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10 May 2011 1455 comments
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Double gameweek 36 comes to an end tonight, with a potentially decisive game in the chase for that all-important fourth spot. Manchester City host Tottenham Hotspur knowing that a win will see them qualify for the Champion’s League for the first time. For Spurs only a win will do if they hope to mount a realistic challenge in the closing league fixtures.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and the team news is in…

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Zabaleta, Milner, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Adam Johnson, Silva, Dzeko

Spurs XI: Cudicini, Corluka, Dawson, Gallas, Rose, Lennon, Palacios, Sandro, Modric, Van der Vaart, Crouch

The home side drop Fantasy favourite Aleksandar Kolarov, who takes his place on the bench alongside Mario Balotelli and the returning Carlos Tevez. Filling that left-back slot is Pablo Zabaleta, meaning that there’s a place in the side for Micah Richards.

There’s also changes aplenty for the visitors, as recently calamitous ‘keeper Heurelho Gomes is left out, with a “back injury” being cited as the reason. Charlie Adam is the reason Gareth Bale misses out, opening a space for Wilson Palacios in a formation-altered Spurs side, which promotes the hugely popular Rafael van der Vaart up behind Peter Crouch.

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  1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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    Prepare to be bored in the championsleague next season guys...

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    1. King Eric, in America
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      ?

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      1. King Eric, in America
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        None of that exciting "Bale-ball" next year? (with Tot, anyways ...)

        Bale = this season's Bentley.

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        1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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          Not sure I'm with u on this one...

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          1. King Eric, in America
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            Bentley, hailed by all and sundry as the 'next Beckham' and nearly the future of English footy ... now, a no-show nobody. Found out.

            Bale, hailed at the beginning of the season (after a few good performances) as the future of footy in England and of Wales. Meh. Found out, IMO.

            Can't fill Giggs' water bottle ...

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            1. Granville
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              You can't write off Bale though, he's been injured and just come back. No one is comparing him to Giggs.

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              1. King Eric, in America
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                Not writing him off permanently, just saying this season Bale's not been much, for me. And: before his injury, too.

                Giggs is just there for a Beckham/Welsh counterpart.

                Thanks for the translation of Dozzell's post for me, though. 🙂

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      2. Scoredelario
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        he has a point. Real Madrid won't score as many against city.

        And AC Milan ... oh wait

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  2. Smell The Glove
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    I need a VDV goal!!! Come on do it for Silvie!!!!!!!!!

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  3. applebonkers
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    vdv is sooo greedy. that free kick was made for pienaar. i bet 'arry doesn't even instruct him to take evrything off bale and pienaar he's just that greedy

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  4. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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    Oh man couldn't Manchini have waited 3 more mins! Damn it.

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    1. p_laski
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      +5

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  5. F.C. Träumerinnen
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    Hey guys, anyone having problems accessing the FPL webpage?

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  6. dogtanion
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    I'd impale Melody...she's fairly annoying though. She'd definitely be kicked out of bed before the 11.30 deadline.

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Man city are embarrassingly negative

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  8. jamsiep
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    Seriously, Wigan would do a better job of holding this lead. This is pathetic from City.

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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      Theywill keep it coz spurs have 0 decent strikers

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  9. harmonica
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    To add to the debate on the previous page

    Net spend since the premier league began

    Chelsea £457,765,000
    Manchester City £434,877,000
    Tottenham £197,332,500
    Liverpool £190,885,000
    Manchester United £139,160,000
    Aston Villa £137,415,000
    Sunderland £91,935,000
    Newcastle £86,220,000
    Fulham £80,386,000
    Birmingham City £76,970,000
    Everton £52,975,500
    Wolves £46,374,000
    West Bromwich Albion £41,512,499
    Stoke City £37,585,000
    Arsenal £35,866,000
    Bolton £26,700,000
    Blackburn Rovers £12,977,000
    Wigan £5,222,500
    West Ham £4,300,000
    Blackpool £2,217,500

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    1. Boss Hogg
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      Leeds £1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000*

      (* not including goldfish food)

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      1. harmonica
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        surprisingly leeds net spend was only £3,835,000.

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    2. tosey
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      utd surely spent more than that?

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      1. harmonica
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        net spend, ronaldo helped a little

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      2. TommyK
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        NET- i.e. we actually buy good players like ronaldo who we can sell on for a tidy profit.

        That and the fact we've spent virtually bugger all for the past couple of seasons....

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    3. Blue Teets
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      There is a CLEAR winner there my friends 🙂

      No not Blackpool...

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    4. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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      But u haven't considered income from sames either so this surely is false information?

      Plus i thought the discussion was regarding recent years not the inception of the prem league (20 years nearly)

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      1. harmonica
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        I'm not sure what a 'same' is but I guess it tries to remove fun from an online forum.

        Anyway, if it makes you happier, 2003-2011

        Chelsea £389,300,000
        Man City £368,145,000
        Tottenham £132,150,000
        Liverpool £101,150,000
        Aston Villa £94,075,000
        Birmingham City £52,600,000
        Manchester United £49,150,000
        Sunderland £45,780,000
        Stoke City £41,575,000
        Bolton £33,800,000
        West Bromwich Albion £32,895,000
        Wolves £28,650,000
        Fulham £25,935,000
        Everton £22,950,500
        West Ham £18,305,000
        Blackpool £4,350,000
        Wigan -£2,035,000
        Arsenal -£2,820,000
        Newcastle -£11,300,000
        Blackburn Rovers -£14,888,000

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        1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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          If u take money recouped from transfers purs have not spent that kind of money. Absolute rubbish.

          £30mill from berba, £18 mill carrick etc etc.

          False stats

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          1. Marknlard
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            As 4 clubs are in the negatives, I'd imagine it does take sales into account.

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            1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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              Seriously it doesnt.

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              1. harmonica
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                guess again

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              2. Marknlard
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                Spurs have made 8 £10m+ transfers since 2007.

                http://www.mehstg.com/transfers.htm

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                1. applebonkers
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                  amazed it's only 8.

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          2. harmonica
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            they've spent £295,400,000 in those years. So yes they are accurate

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        2. Granville
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          • 16 Years
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          None of this takes into account wages though. United's and Arsenal's are pretty high

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          1. harmonica
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            very true. I wasn't really making any point in particular, just sparking lively debate 🙂

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          2. dogtanion
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            Arsenal's wages aren't that high.

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    5. Granville
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      The figures are broken down as follows: Purchases = Money spent on Players, Sold = Money received from Players sold, Net Per Season = Purchased minus Sold. This gives an indication of new investment on players. The per season column gives an average of the money spend per season since 1992.

      Net Spend 92-2010 Purchased Gross Sold Net Per Season

      1 Chelsea £661,640,000 £203,875,000 £457,765,000 £24,092,895
      2 Manchester City £573,180,000 £138,303,000 £434,877,000 £22,888,263
      3 Tottenham £399,050,000 £201,717,500 £197,332,500 £10,385,921
      4 Liverpool £495,805,000 £304,920,000 £190,885,000 £10,046,579
      5 Manchester United £430,250,000 £291,090,000 £139,160,000 £7,324,211
      6 Aston Villa £281,740,000 £144,325,000 £137,415,000 £7,232,368
      7 Sunderland £199,465,000 £107,530,000 £91,935,000 £4,838,684
      8 Newcastle £321,945,000 £235,725,000 £86,220,000 £4,537,895
      9 Fulham £133,281,000 £52,895,000 £80,386,000 £4,230,842
      10 Birmingham City £135,545,000 £58,575,000 £76,970,000 £4,051,053
      11 Everton £218,245,500 £165,270,000 £52,975,500 £2,788,184
      12 Wolves £85,419,000 £39,045,000 £46,374,000 £2,440,737
      13 West Bromwich Albion £93,880,000 £52,367,501 £41,512,499 £2,184,868
      14 Stoke City £61,615,000 £24,030,000 £37,585,000 £1,978,158
      15 Arsenal £273,440,000 £237,574,000 £35,866,000 £1,887,684
      16 Bolton £91,970,000 £65,270,000 £26,700,000 £1,405,263
      17 Blackburn Rovers £189,162,000 £176,185,000 £12,977,000 £683,000
      18 Wigan £82,965,000 £77,742,500 £5,222,500 £274,868
      19 West Ham £189,082,000 £184,782,000 £4,300,000 £226,316
      20 Blackpool £7,002,500 £4,785,000 £2,217,500 £116,711

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      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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        This is accurate but doesn't take into consideration wages nor the fact that the debate was in recent seasons.

        Hmm will we get to the bottom of this one?

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        1. harmonica
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          recent seasons above

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      2. harmonica
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        out of date? your net column is identical to mine?

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  10. Granville
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    Champions league, you're havin' a laugh.

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    1. arfa
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      🙁 back to reality for us Spurs fans....hope Liverpool get 5th so we can concentrate on the league 😕

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  11. Blue Teets
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    How long do you think Gomes' "back injury" will keep him out ? All of this and next season I suspect.

    When he's good he's good, but to be a clown some of the time is still to be a clown...

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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      He only has a yar left on his contract. Hopefully he willnever play for us again

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  12. jamsiep
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    Another classic Adam Johnson performance.

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    1. TommyK
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      Almost as bad as buying crouch from me there.....

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  13. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Spurs are actually even worse

    They look terrible going forward

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  14. TommyK
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    Silva related lolz

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  15. Back on the horse
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    Pulis looks well bored with this game

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  16. Be
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    anyone know why spurs sing slowly?

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    1. Mole
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      I know. It sounds like Anfield in slow motion.

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  17. Scoredelario
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    Man city clean sheets this season.15
    Kolarov clean sheets (60+ mins) this season. 5

    Lucky he's been so great in an attacking sense to make up for this

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    1. dogtanion
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      The fact that I bought him twice disturbs me

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      1. Scoredelario
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        He's been on this watchlist far too often. Probably the scout pick which has most harmed Ffs players since his ownership is pretty much an Ffs differential v the rest of thhr world

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        1. Granville
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          Can I just say, the scout picks are Mark's and Mark's alone. I would never go near him, he's fools gold, utterly useless.

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          1. applebonkers
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            save it for the podcast 😀

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    2. Demí
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      Has he

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      1. Scoredelario
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        I really hope you didn't think I was being serious

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        1. Demí
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          Sarcasm is hard to detect over the internet.

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          1. Scoredelario
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            Saying kolarov has been good in an attacking sense is like saying Einstein was stupid

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  18. 88mph
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    It's impossible to like City under Mancini.

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    1. Johnny Unitas
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      because they play such sledgehammer sit back football? Yep.

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    2. King Eric, in America
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      "It’s impossible to like City under Mancini."

      There. Fixed.

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      1. King Eric, in America
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        Fail 🙁

        "Impossible to like city."

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  19. Johnny Unitas
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    Have Spurs threatened at all? They have really fizzled out haven't they?

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  20. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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    Seriously if City concede it will just be the most disappointing week.

    Yaya goal would be a nice pick me up.

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  21. jguti14
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    dude...are u really telling me vdv is gona get nothing!!!??? this is insulting!

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    1. Be
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      its hilarious!!

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      1. tosey
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        +1

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    2. Johnny Unitas
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      and he could be off soon too

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  22. UKG
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    Not watched the game or checked previous pages, BBC says crouch own goal, correct? Would be perfect as main rival has him, and zabaleta who just got subbed off before 60!  now cmon VDV!!

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    1. Rush
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      Correct. Someone in my league's captained him. 2 points for a dgw captain. Hilarious.

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  23. Demí
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    Sir Alex Ferguson rejected 1986 chance to become Arsenal manager

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/may/10/sir-alex-ferguson-arsenal-manager?utm_source=t

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    1. arfa
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      he nearly came to Spurs instead of United....silly bugger

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  24. BMox81
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    Spurs are just dire.

    Going on from hot and cold he is and the fact that he's going to be so overpriced next season - doubt I'll look at VDV as an FPL prospect.

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    1. Granville
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      1 goal in open play since January.

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  25. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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    Fancy Silva n modric for bp this week

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    1. Be
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      +1

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  26. jamsiep
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    Well done Grinch!

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  27. applebonkers
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    dean you dog

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    1. denial
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      Dean is a petty little drama-queen.

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  28. applebonkers
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    1-0 ronaldo. amazing outside of the foot cross

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    1. applebonkers
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      ozil. serious people need to watch this cross sometime. http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c75/broncorocks/Anchorman/MassiveErection.jpg

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      1. AP
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        Ozil!

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  29. Johnny Unitas
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    VDV is gonzo for me this week, easy decision after tonights performance from Spurs

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    1. The Bandit
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      Too many to choose from! 🙁
      VdV, Bale, Coleman, Luiz, Kolarov......

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    2. JWF
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      Who have you got your eye on as a replacement?

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  30. BMox81
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    Go away Dzeko.

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