The Saturday Surgery

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13 August 2011 2201 comments

Andy

Let’s not dilly-dally shall we. The Scout chatroom has opened for the dawn of a new Fantasy Football season with the The Saturday Surgery here for the last-gasp panic.

There will undoubtedly be even more panic than normal on what is arguably the busiest, and most fraught, period of the whole season.

We’ve opened three rooms in anticipation of a potential abundance of users, we encourage you to spread about and help those as they help you with your last minute quandary.

The first Saturday Surgery of the season is open.

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shivamutd

14 years, 11 months ago
me too.
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Forest4Life

14 years, 11 months ago
Site messed up big time but we cant change anything so can we please enjoy football and stop this complaining as it wont get us anywhere. BRING ON THE NEW SEASON
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rixabix

14 years, 11 months ago
To all of those people stating "Rules are rules, fair is fair" and "You have had weeks to do this, why leave it until last minute (claiming 15 hours is last minute):

FEK OFF.

The fact of the matter is that you are contradicting yourself a little there. The rules are that you can change/start a team right up until the deadline. If you had to do it weeks prior to this then the deadline should surely be weeks ago.

Second, since when has 15 hours been last minute? I have been working in the states and luckily completed a draft team the other week with the mind to research and check news to tweak this better when I got back. I arrived in this country yesterday and got the time to sit down at 9pm last night to find the servers are down.

For me this is simply unacceptable, I work in IT and know the issues it poses when mass requests get sent to a server (Thats what most these hackers do to take down websites it's called Denial of Service) but this site knows how much traffic it gets and secondly keeps banging on about how many users it has. Thats great but you also need the capacity to handle this.

Lots of people going onto the site before deadline is the nature of fantasy football.

I don't know where the funding comes from in order to pay for the upkeep/hardware and staff but it seems to me that it's not enough and it's becoming unsustainable.

I think there is a bit of a catch 22 going on regarding funds for a free service and availability, however a note to inform visitors that something is wrong and that it's being worked on is far better than leaving people wondering if their passwords are wrong and sending loads of forgot password requests!

Anyway - good luck everyone this season, lets get to the stuff we love. Watching Geoff and the gang 🙂

p.s - I hope they reset the scores and start from GW2 including a wildcard for GW2.
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1. I've got worms
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  + 1 million.
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2. pukey
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  boring...
  
  And reset scores? wow you are deluded.
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3. Dark_Mata
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  + 1 billion
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4. The Pooer
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Do you mean Jeff?
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  1. rixabix
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Haha yes I did, oops 😛
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5. THE BAD
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  ok!now what?
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  1. rixabix
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    We go and enjoy the real football 🙂
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6. twoofthree
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  well said.
  
  The issues I always have with IT people - developers especially - is not that the product breaks, but that they don't communicate.
  
  Tell me it's broken so I don't waste half a day trying to use it.
  
  I also had a preliminary team in weeks ago. But I've been away working and since last night couldn't get in to make a few changes.
  
  I've got VDV in my team. His team won't play and he's injured anyway.
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I suspect, horribly, that tens of thousands are in your particular boat ... 🙁
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7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  + a heartfelt 42.
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8. manwell
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  And breathe..
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9. Kadi_J
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I find your post rather stupid to be honest, when the game opened it's doors several weeks ago the first step was to register a team, which quite remarkably many people decided to leave until today! I have sympathy for those who wanted to make a few small changes due to transfer activity and team news however as this game is free and most likely will have 2million players I think it's easy to forget that they not perfect! Last seasons site had it's bugs too, I remember not being able to log on several times and it's just part of this game! Anyway the season is not won o
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  1. I've got worms
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I know.
    How inconsiderate of him to have to work for the weeks the site was up.
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10. Shteve
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  For me, what is unacceptable is all this moaning and complaining. FPL let us play their game for free. This is the first time in my 5 years of playing the came that I have seen any issues and its no coincidence that it comes after they make their new site live. It happens though and this complaining aint going to solve anything.
  
  If ye dont like the service then I say piss of and use another fantasy football site.
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Perhaps you might like to consider your position? 😐
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    1. Shteve
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Meaning?
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OzziesDream

14 years, 11 months ago
Have they tried switching it off and on again?
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1. Kingston
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  like this alot
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  1. Wolffdale
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    thats what i would do
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2. kennethrhcp
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  here are moss & roy when we need them
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  1. kennethrhcp
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    here=where
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3. kennethrhcp
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  haha quality! 🙂
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4. Lanley Staurel
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  LOL
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5. rixabix
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Haha brilliant!!!!!!!!
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Back on the horse

14 years, 11 months ago
Henderson will be well up for this match - Liv debut and versus his old club.
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1. denial
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  and Carroll hopefully - was going to give him the armband this morning, but something happened to stop me.
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  1. Back on the horse
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    yeah Carroll's in my team. Armband was left with Silva from a few days ago. Was going to sort out captain this morning. Silva is ok tho. AJohnson in the team might not be as OK...
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DropPointsNotBombs

14 years, 11 months ago
Anyone having problems logging in?
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1. PFOR
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Nope just you.
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  1. beatJI
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    lol
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Syd.

14 years, 11 months ago
The cricket might be over before the PL kicks off...

How good would that be
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roytommy

14 years, 11 months ago
if we are all angry and pis@ed off- why don't we vandalize and loot fpl
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1. Back on the horse
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Get there too late and you might end up looting Jara and Kolarov
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GuusMourEss

14 years, 11 months ago
Fantasy Premier league was trending a few minutes ago worldwide on twitter. Lots of angry managers
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RÏɠBY

14 years, 11 months ago
be honest
when you say ffs screwed up you actually mean
YOU screwed up
you had weeks to pick a team.. leaving it til the last 24hrs is as wise as captaining fergerson (4.0m)
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1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  rigby funnily enuf transfers have been happening in the last 2 weeks
  
  noone finalises a team when the transfers are still happening
  
  please go to ur local common sense store and invest
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  1. rixabix
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    +1
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  2. Anti-Ipswich
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Why do you change your team 24 hours before kick off? You would have already known what's going on.
    
    I think those who aren't complaining probably had their teams set yesterday
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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      i didnt change it 24 hours ago actually i just had work the last few days and havent had time to get in
      
      some of us do work funnily enuf
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  3. RÏɠBY
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    transfers are still happening and will do for another two weeks numbnuts
    picking your team before a deadline is a basic part of playing the game
    knowing hundreds of thousands will try to use it at the last minute is common sense.. can't wait to see your team
    jaf
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2. RÏɠBY
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  or FPL for that matter 😛
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3. Passionated
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Yeah man, I can't believe how stupid I was to wait until last night so that I could get some more team news. What a plonker I am.
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4. Leysh
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I only had one change to make and I only wanted to change it because I heard news this morning, so I would hardly say that's my fault for leaving it. However I'm not that bothered, I'm hardly going to lose sleep over some fantasy points 😛
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  1. Lanley Staurel
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    +1 reality check
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5. Geezer
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  If you are going on a vacation. Do you start packing 2 weeks before?
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  1. Dark_Mata
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    my wife does 😉
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  2. RÏɠBY
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    no but i don't buy everything i'm going to take on the way to the airport either
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6. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Some people do not have access to the net etc until saturday. Some people work strange hours. It isn't an excuse, FPL should not have let this happen
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7. Tsar-D
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Rubbish. Spent the last 2 days travelling, saved Friday evening to enter leagues and finalize a team. Many people don't spend days on the site when they know where will be transfers, injury's and other updates. I this happened only on Saturday morning I'd agree we were pushing it by leaving it too late. But Friday too is ridiculous.
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  1. RÏɠBY
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    i was tinkering friday night.. true i logged in about 3pm and just kept logged in
    but it was possible
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8. BONZ
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  knob
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rasher

14 years, 11 months ago
anyone know the support email?

I know they won't care but I wanna email a big complaint

playing the game 5/6 years and this hasnt happened before, haven't been able to get in since yesterday morning my bro's team is not registered so he's ruined no so what's the point settin up a team that's a week behind
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1. rixabix
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  support@mail.fantasy.premierleague.com
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  1. rasher
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Cheers
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andy85wsm

14 years, 11 months ago
People don't seem to realise that Mark and Co run FFS not FPL. Stop giving out abuse you retards.
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1. 4vets
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1
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2. TommyK
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +100
  
  I particularly liked "Stop giving out abuse you retards." 😛
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  1. andy85wsm
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I'm allowed to abuse, it's in the rules 🙂
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3. THE BAD
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +10000
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SH1M1

14 years, 11 months ago
Agger,Kompany,Malouda,Silva,Bent,Graham

Or

Brown.Hughes,N'Zogbia,Dempsey,Drogba,Aguero

Which one was better group.
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Shakey

14 years, 11 months ago
This sounds a bit mean, but could all those lurkers who have come on here just to moan about FPL being down now go back to lurking please.

Waaaaay too many posts going on. By the time you've replied to a post, there are two whole new pages.
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1. Cheggers
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1 to this.
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2. Drip Doctor
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1! Liking this Arsenal slating on Soccer Saturday Faulk?
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  1. JWF
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Hehe +1
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  2. Shakey
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    ARSENAL SHOULD BUY GARY CAHILL AND JOEY BARTON AND SHAY GIVEN STOP TRYING TO PASS IT INTO THE NET AND STOP BUYING ALL THESE FOREIGNERS AND YOUNG PLAYERS.
    
    Etc.
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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Wenger out, Merson in. Sorted.
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      1. AP
        
        14 years, 11 months ago
        +10
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    2. Drip Doctor
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Can't believe Champagne Charlie has predicted 6th place for us? These pundits are clueless sometimes.
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      1. The hope that kills...
        
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Yeah quite right, they'll get nowhere near sixth...
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  3. AP
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    I would like that... Gives the players motivation to prove the doubters wrong. I'm very uneasy with MU being favourites for the title with practically everyone, much preferred the 4th-5th chat of last year.
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    1. Shakey
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Agreed. Our squad isn't even as bad as people say it is.
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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Well, if SAF plays a blinder, which he has ... again, it's going to get called ... 😀
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3. PFOR
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Agree.
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4. Declan
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Amen!
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5. AP
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Yeah the big issues like how many more unheard of kids wenger is going to buy are being ignored. Annoying.
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  1. JoeWasEre
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    And now Bendtner wants to leave Arsenal. It's the end of the world!
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Yoshimitsus Revenge

14 years, 11 months ago
RMT.

These are the only players I remember:

Legless (vc)
Clueless, Confused, Helpless
? ? ? ?
? Balotelli (c) ?

Subs: MIA
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Ramseys Rovers

14 years, 11 months ago
I didnt pay 0 monies to have to wait to log in!!
WHAT AN LOAD OF CR^P!!!
Ive only changed my team 50 times, i neaded another 10 at least!!

waiting to spy on h2h team im up against
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1. THE BAD
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  lolol
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2. RÏɠBY
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  😛
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Out4GoodBehavior

14 years, 11 months ago
504 Gateway Time-out

Shit!
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1966 was a great year for E…

14 years, 11 months ago
Come on Mark and Granny! Surely you can just ring Peter Scudamore, explain the situation and get the kick-off times postponed til FPL is back up.

:rolls:
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1. Locarno
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Lose the s
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  1. 1966 was a great year for E…
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    😳
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DAV087

14 years, 11 months ago
Hey TM whats the league code for oz league?
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1. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  My link.
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  1. DAV087
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    cant see it there
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TorresMagic™

14 years, 11 months ago
6 places left in Oz EPL. Details in link.
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Forest4Life

14 years, 11 months ago
Site messed up big time but we cant change anything so can we please enjoy football and stop this complaining as it wont get us anywhere. BRING ON THE NEW SEASON!!
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1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  With you there mate
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lespaul

14 years, 11 months ago
i think it will be interesting to see which of the new boys'players can cut it in the prem... who remember Ebanks "20 goals a season" Blake. i got burned!. Holt, Taarabt, sinclair. I'm not sure seasoned prem defenders will fall for Taarabt's trickery. still have him in though :-s
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1. big oak
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  i think whats protecting taarabt is the fact that he dictates the play (bonus) and takes freekicks/pens
  so he's a safe bet not to crash although he might not be the adam of the season.
  usually strikers are the biggest bet in the PL as they have the most difficulty to adapt to it. midfielders they rarely disappoint.
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2. smp
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Please stop talking about anything BUT login issues.
  
  I have holt and Sinclair. Played only holt though.
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banz

14 years, 11 months ago
Heard they might offer an additional wildcard to be used before GW2
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1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  bull
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2. gera.bostock
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  not gonna happen
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3. tosey
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  they better not. an additional one to use anytime yes but not one for next week
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  1. Dr. Rog
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    they should be offering nothing.
    
    its the same for everyone. stop whining like Drogba after hes been slapped by 5 yr old girl
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4. Kingston
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  They won't. Put it in context. A website crashed for a while which means you couldn't alter a fantasy football team that should have already pretty much been sorted
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5. Yoshimitsus Revenge
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Yep, I told you that. lol
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6. PFOR
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Did you actually 'hear' it or did someone post it on this forum? No point starting silly rumours, everyone's in the same boat so they'll just apologize and we'll move on.
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  1. Yoshimitsus Revenge
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Nah- I dreamt it. Dunno the guy who originally posted it.
    
    Realistically, they wont make any changes. Impact to thise affected is a minority.
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Syd.

14 years, 11 months ago
Samuel L Jackson has pedicted Swansea to beat Man City 😕
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1. Dr. Rog
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  legend
  
  he knows nothing about football though!
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Tabasco

14 years, 11 months ago
Who's showing the 3 o'clock games?
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1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  nobody..saturdays games are never shown on tv
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  1. PFOR
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Yes they are, just not 3pm games.
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2. 1966 was a great year for E…
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  The internet
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In Like Flynn.

14 years, 11 months ago
Apart from Baines which other defenders take penalties or free kicks.
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1. gunners2011
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  riise's been taking some set pieces for fulham i think
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2. jamlove
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Irwin
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3. Dark_Mata
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Ryan Taylor
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4. Declan
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Lolarov
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Cheers chaps
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Cheggers

14 years, 11 months ago
Today's wishes -

High scoring game between Wigan and Norwich
Big Dog Carroll getting a hattrick
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Forest4Life

14 years, 11 months ago
Lfc tv have their game I think
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MJonno_79

14 years, 11 months ago
Hahahahaha to all you lot who missed out on getting your teams sorted. Very very funny
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1. Locarno
  
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Whether or not people have got their teams sorted, that's still a kunt of a post.
  
  Smash a few windows last week, did we?
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  1. MJonno_79
    
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Oh touched a nerve did i. Ah football focus on cya
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twoofthree

14 years, 11 months ago
They say the deadline is 11:30GMT and yet they close at 10:30GMT. That's a loads of bollocks!!
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