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13 August 2011 2201 comments
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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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  1. shivamutd
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    me too.

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  2. Forest4Life
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 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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  3. rixabix
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 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
      14 years, 7 months ago

      + 1 million.

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    2. pukey
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      boring...

      And reset scores? wow you are deluded.

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    3. Dark_Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      + 1 billion

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    4. The Pooer
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Do you mean Jeff?

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        1. rixabix
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Haha yes I did, oops 😛

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      • THE BAD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        ok!now what?

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        1. rixabix
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          We go and enjoy the real football 🙂

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      • twoofthree
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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 - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I suspect, horribly, that tens of thousands are in your particular boat ... ðŸ™

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      • Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        + a heartfelt 42.

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      • manwell
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        And breathe..

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      • Kadi_J
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I know.
          How inconsiderate of him to have to work for the weeks the site was up.

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      • Shteve
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 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 - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Perhaps you might like to consider your position? ðŸ˜

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          1. Shteve
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Meaning?

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    5. OzziesDream
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Have they tried switching it off and on again?

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      1. Kingston
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        like this alot

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        1. Wolffdale
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          thats what i would do

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      2. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        here are moss & roy when we need them

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        1. kennethrhcp
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          here=where

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      3. kennethrhcp
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        haha quality! 🙂

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      4. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        LOL

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      5. rixabix
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Haha brilliant!!!!!!!!

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    6. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Henderson will be well up for this match - Liv debut and versus his old club.

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      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 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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    7. DropPointsNotBombs
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Anyone having problems logging in?

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      1. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Nope just you.

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        1. beatJI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          lol

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    8. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      The cricket might be over before the PL kicks off...

      How good would that be

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    9. roytommy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Get there too late and you might end up looting Jara and Kolarov

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    10. GuusMourEss
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Fantasy Premier league was trending a few minutes ago worldwide on twitter. Lots of angry managers

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    11. RÏÉ BY
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          14 years, 7 months ago

          +1

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        2. Anti-Ipswich
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 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
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 7 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. RÏÉ BY
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 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. RÏÉ BY
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        or FPL for that matter 😛

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      3. Passionated
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          +1 reality check

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      5. Geezer
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        If you are going on a vacation. Do you start packing 2 weeks before?

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        1. Dark_Mata
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          my wife does 😉

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        2. RÏÉ BY
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 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
        14 years, 7 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
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 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. RÏÉ BY
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 7 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
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        knob

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    12. rasher
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 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. rasher
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers

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    13. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        +1

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      2. TommyK
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        +100

        I particularly liked "Stop giving out abuse you retards." 😛

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        1. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I'm allowed to abuse, it's in the rules 🙂

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      3. THE BAD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        +10000

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    14. SH1M1
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 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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    15. Shakey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        +1 to this.

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      2. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        +1! Liking this Arsenal slating on Soccer Saturday Faulk?

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        1. JWF
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Hehe +1

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        2. Shakey
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 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…
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Wenger out, Merson in. Sorted.

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            1. AP
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              +10

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          2. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 7 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...
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 7 months ago

              Yeah quite right, they'll get nowhere near sixth...

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        3. AP
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 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
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Agreed. Our squad isn't even as bad as people say it is.

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          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Well, if SAF plays a blinder, which he has ... again, it's going to get called ... 😀

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      3. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Agree.

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      4. Declan
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Amen!

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      5. AP
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          And now Bendtner wants to leave Arsenal. It's the end of the world!

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    16. Yoshimitsus Revenge
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      RMT.

      These are the only players I remember:

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

      Subs: MIA

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    17. Ramseys Rovers
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        lolol

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      2. RÏÉ BY
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        😛

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    18. Out4GoodBehavior
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      504 Gateway Time-out

      Shit!

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    19. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Lose the s

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          😳

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    20. DAV087
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Hey TM whats the league code for oz league?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        My link.

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        1. DAV087
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          cant see it there

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    21. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      6 places left in Oz EPL. Details in link.

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    22. Forest4Life
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        14 years, 7 months ago

        With you there mate

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    23. lespaul
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 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
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Please stop talking about anything BUT login issues.

        I have holt and Sinclair. Played only holt though.

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    24. banz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Heard they might offer an additional wildcard to be used before GW2

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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        bull

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      2. gera.bostock
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        not gonna happen

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      3. tosey
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 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
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Yep, I told you that. lol

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      6. PFOR
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          14 years, 7 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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    25. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Samuel L Jackson has pedicted Swansea to beat Man City 😕

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      1. Dr. Rog
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        legend

        he knows nothing about football though!

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    26. Tabasco
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Who's showing the 3 o'clock games?

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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        nobody..saturdays games are never shown on tv

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        1. PFOR
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Yes they are, just not 3pm games.

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      2. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        The internet

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    27. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Apart from Baines which other defenders take penalties or free kicks.

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      1. gunners2011
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        riise's been taking some set pieces for fulham i think

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      2. jamlove
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Irwin

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      3. Dark_Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Ryan Taylor

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      4. Declan
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Lolarov

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        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers chaps

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    28. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Today's wishes -

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

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    29. Forest4Life
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Lfc tv have their game I think

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    30. MJonno_79
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Hahahahaha to all you lot who missed out on getting your teams sorted. Very very funny

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 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
          14 years, 7 months ago

          Oh touched a nerve did i. Ah football focus on cya

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    31. twoofthree
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 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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