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Price Change Predictions

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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Watkins	AVL	8.7m	64.3%	Likely
Bowen	WHU	7.7m	74.3%	Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.4m	102.5%	Very Likely
Xavi	TOT	6.5m	102.2%	Very Likely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.5m	74.1%	Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.1m	96.9%	Likely
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	100.4%	Very Likely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	99.5%	Likely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	96.4%	Maybe
Darlow	LEE	3.9m	96.2%	Maybe
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.3m	72.1%	Maybe
Solanke	TOT	7.2m	73.9%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.7m	78.6%	Unlikely
Struijk	LEE	4.3m	89.7%	Unlikely
Beto	EVE	5.0m	83.5%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	89.3%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	64.4%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	82.7%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.7m	73.3%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	79.0%	Unlikely
Ndiaye	EVE	6.2m	72.6%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	72.2%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.1m	53.8%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	72.0%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	71.6%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	71.7%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.7m	68.9%	Unlikely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	59.5%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	65.2%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	68.5%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	67.2%	Unlikely
Shaw	MUN	4.5m	63.3%	Unlikely
Ngumoha	LIV	4.3m	62.4%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	62.1%	Unlikely
Groß	BHA	5.5m	63.1%	Unlikely
N.Williams	NFO	4.8m	54.4%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	55.3%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	6.2m	34.0%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.4m	65.4%	Unlikely
Bijol	LEE	3.9m	60.1%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	102.2%	Very Likely
O.Dango	BRE	5.9m	93.9%	Likely
Angel	WOL	4.7m	101.3%	Very Likely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.5m	101.2%	Very Likely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.6m	101.0%	Very Likely
Schade	BRE	7.0m	92.0%	Likely
Merino	ARS	5.4m	100.0%	Very Likely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	100.0%	Very Likely
Piroe	LEE	4.9m	97.4%	Maybe
Emenalo	CHE	4.5m	96.9%	Maybe
Iwobi	FUL	6.3m	82.0%	Maybe
Longstaff	LEE	4.8m	96.5%	Maybe
Tchaouna	BUR	4.8m	96.3%	Maybe
Mayenda	SUN	5.2m	94.2%	Unlikely
Slonina	CHE	3.9m	92.2%	Unlikely
Grealish	EVE	6.3m	91.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	4.9m	91.6%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.0m	90.9%	Unlikely
Salmon	ARS	4.0m	90.4%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	75.3%	Unlikely
Rayan	BOU	5.5m	76.3%	Unlikely
Johnson	CRY	6.5m	88.9%	Unlikely
Trafford	MCI	4.5m	86.9%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	84.7%	Unlikely
John	NFO	4.0m	83.2%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.1m	80.0%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.6m	83.2%	Unlikely
Mee	MUN	3.9m	79.8%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	76.2%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.7m	74.8%	Unlikely
Estève	BUR	3.9m	75.6%	Unlikely
Cairns	LEE	3.9m	76.4%	Unlikely
Steele	BHA	4.2m	75.6%	Unlikely
Kilman	WHU	4.1m	69.5%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	73.9%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	68.9%	Unlikely
Amissah	FUL	3.8m	68.8%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.4m	57.8%	Unlikely
N.Gonzalez	MCI	5.9m	62.7%	Unlikely
Milambo	BRE	5.2m	62.2%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Darlow	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C

Last updated: 16 Apr, 2026 10:18pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Hill	BOU	B, £
No Change	Struijk	LEE	B, Vs, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	A, Inj
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
No Change	Cash	AVL	C

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 12:20pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Palmer	CHE	B
No Change	Tavernier	BOU	C, £
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	A
No Change	Gordon	NEW	A
No Change	Rice	ARS	C
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Szoboszlai	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
No Change	Hinshelwood	BHA	C, Vs, £

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:11pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A
No Change	Welbeck	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A

Last updated: 17 Apr, 2026 8:13pm

GW34 Transfers Poll

[sbu_large_image] Fixtures

14 August 2011 928 comments

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The second day of the 2011/12 Premier League season sees two of the main title contenders in action. The new Chelsea boss, Andre Villas-Boas, has a tough first competitive assignment at the Britannia Stadium, to take on Tony Pulis’ Stoke City. Following that, the reigning Champions Manchester United are also on the road, with The Baggies waiting for them at The Hawthorns.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for business as usual, so come in, take a seat and hope we see an improvement on yesterday’s events (both before and during the games)…

News from the Britannia has filtered through, and there’s a debut for Stoke City centre-back Jonathan Woodgate. He plays in a 4-4-2 that sees Jon Walters partner Kenwyne Jones up front.

For the visitors, Fernando Torres is passed fit and plays at the expense of Didier Drogba. The Spaniard is flanked by Florent Malouda and Salomon Kalou.

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Back on the horse
14 years, 8 months ago
ooo drogs on the bench and torres plays.

I did a last min change to rooney.
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1. Akers
  14 years, 8 months ago
  I wanted to...
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  1. Back on the horse
    14 years, 8 months ago
    he could easiy come off the bench and score
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    1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
      14 years, 8 months ago
      i hope he will..
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AP
14 years, 8 months ago
Malouda brace por favor.
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1. The Holy One
  14 years, 8 months ago
  +1
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2. ManofKent
  14 years, 8 months ago
  +1 with Cole assists 🙂
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  1. eugtan
    14 years, 8 months ago
    bosingwa's assist!
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    1. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
      14 years, 8 months ago
      +1
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  2. Saint Tim
    14 years, 8 months ago
    +2 esp after yesterday's dire performance
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3. Back on the horse
  14 years, 8 months ago
  -2
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Demí
14 years, 8 months ago
Chelsea have won their last nine opening day fixtures, the longest run of its kind since the Premier League started
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MCM
14 years, 8 months ago
I have a feeling today will be the battle of defences.
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1. MCM
  14 years, 8 months ago
  For Stoke and Chelski, that is.
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2. Admiral Stark
  14 years, 8 months ago
  not bad at all. I'll be happy with a 0-0
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applebonkers
14 years, 8 months ago
1-2 chelsea
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1. AP
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Do you have a delorean or the sports almanac?!
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 8 months ago
    yep, man utd win 1-2. nani to vidic winner
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  2. applebonkers
    14 years, 8 months ago
    it's the buggu almanac, saves on petrol
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2. farsickle
  14 years, 8 months ago
  I'm going 0-2 Chelsea. Didn't they only concede once during the pre-season? I know they didnt face many quality squads, but I think Stoke will be cagey, and not willing to get forward.
  
  Also, have a fiver on 0-2 at 7.5-to-1.
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  1. TorresMagic™
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Hi farsickle.
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3. The Laughing Man
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Ya I could see that happening, I also believe despit previous showings that Chelsea might just stomp all over Stokes (heres hoping).
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Firetick
14 years, 8 months ago
I'm pissed that Drogs isn't playing

As if anything else will go wrong...
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Smarty Pants
14 years, 8 months ago
Drogs benched = bad news! Though, still hopeful he comes on at half time and scores in the second half.
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ManofKent
14 years, 8 months ago
How long before Drogs gets pulled from the bench?
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1. SkyByBo
  14 years, 8 months ago
  We shall see wont we. This pretty much means that we cannot have drogba in our FF teams though, 10.5 on a player that is unlikely to play, he must go!
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  1. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Yep my transfer this week will be Drogba --> equally expensive forward. A few to choose from
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2. MCM
  14 years, 8 months ago
  If Torres doesn't do well. 60 minutes.
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3. MCM
  14 years, 8 months ago
  AVB is Intelligent. He's not responsible for buying Torres, so he might not feel he has to prove that he's worth playing;/starting every game.
  However, I think Torres must've shown some class to get the nod anyway!
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4. Akers
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Not soon enough.
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5. Declan
  14 years, 8 months ago
  65-70min
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6. 'taters deep after a 6…
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Now there's a mental image I'm not comfortable with...
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ManofKent
14 years, 8 months ago
Red card for Nani and Rooney ineffectual 😉
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Lubic87
14 years, 8 months ago
I don't understand why Drogba is finding himself out of favour. Before his illness last year he was THE best striker in the league, and one of the best in the world. Surely that long-passed illness hasn't sucked the footballing ability out of him?! Torres has been absolute crap for the last 2 years.
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1. SkyByBo
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Its weird isnt it. Also, surely 2 of the best strikers in the world, who on paper seem to complement each others games should be given a go at playing together at some point. If chelsea could get torres and drogba on form and playing together they could win everything on offer.
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2. Tatty Bojangles
  14 years, 8 months ago
  All this crap about Malaria never leaving you quite the same is bullsh!t. Me and my dad have both had Malaria while living abroad and 2 months afterward we were strong as bulls again.
  
  Torres is being played to justify his price tag.
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  1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Depends how badly you have malaria... My father in law had cerebral Malaria... took him years to get anywhere near as sharp as he was before... He'll never get it all back sadly...
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andy85wsm
14 years, 8 months ago
As much as it's funny to see Chelsea do badly and £50m looking like a waste I sort of want Torres to do well today so maybe people can stop saying that Torres is "sh*t" when clearly he isn't he's just on a (very) bad run of form.
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1. TheHazard
  14 years, 8 months ago
  You know, I'm not convinced it is just form.
  
  With all the hamstring trouble he's had I get the impression he's lost a touch of his pace. Obviously he's lost a lot of confidence, too, but I don't think he can blister past defenders now.
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  1. SkyByBo
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Seems to have lost more than just a 'touch' of pace, its all gone!
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  2. andy85wsm
    14 years, 8 months ago
    You might be right. I guess we'll see if the "form" continues this season.
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jimnastics
14 years, 8 months ago
Even if Torres does well today, I just don't think you can afford to have either him or Drogba in your team. Who's to say, if Torres scores today, Drogs won't start the next. Absolutely certain that AVB is going to rotate them all season. It Malouda for me in GW2.
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hope
14 years, 8 months ago
If Drogba does play - hope he scores (and Nani too) cos I only have 2 players playing today...and Lescott tomorrow...
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Back on the horse
14 years, 8 months ago
Zero Chelsea players.

I would feel slightly exposed if Stoke weren't, as AVB said, one of the best teams in the Prem.
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farsickle
14 years, 8 months ago
While we're all in a wishful mood, I'd love a Lampard (c) goal and clean sheet.
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Brian (Not the Messiah)
14 years, 8 months ago
I' so happy I bought all the safe players... was tempted by Gervinho. Loads went with Drogba, Almost had Albrighton... I haven't done well this game week, but at least all my players played and should do well in the future...

tempted by Carrol -> Saurez though... liverpool went a little flat once Saurez got subbed...
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1. jimnastics
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Same here... got sucked into risky players at the beginning of last season and paid the price big time. Played it completely safe this time around and, touch wood, haven't had any let downs yet.
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  1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    14 years, 8 months ago
    yeah... me too last season... thought I was being clever taking punts... At least I didn't fall for Boselli! Something just didn't seem right about him!
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Damo.
14 years, 8 months ago
Not overly worried about Drogs on the bench. When Torres gets subbed for being shit it will surely confirm Drogs to start next week. If not I'll dump him. I'd be more pissed if I took the gamble half way through the season.
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Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
14 years, 8 months ago
I hate AVB already! Drogs on bench 🙁 What a t*sser!

Drogs to Suarez it is then
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1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Drogs was always a doubt...
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  1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    14 years, 8 months ago
    I thought Torres wasn't going to start cos of injury and got Drogs as my Chelsea attack cover. Grrr
    
    Suarez was always my first choice and again I thought he would be left out of GW1, so just back to plan A. Frees up an extra 1M so all OK really 🙂
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Tatty Bojangles
14 years, 8 months ago
Anyone unlucky enough to have had Drogba, Rodellega, Gabbidon and Gervinho this week? 🙂
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applebonkers
14 years, 8 months ago
gary neville has such a no nonsense look about him in the studio. gary's way or the highway
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1. AP
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Absolutely loving the Gman in the studio.
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  1. Chazza
    14 years, 8 months ago
    +1
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  2. The Stock
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Behave.
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2. Back on the horse
  14 years, 8 months ago
  he sort of makes me want to hit him in the face
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3. Fratboy
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Scary eyes
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Chazza
14 years, 8 months ago
Wanted Lamps in but alas the crash blah blah.. Hopefully him and Rooney don't run riot this week- they will go straight into my team: certain attacking starters in the two best teams in the league, set-pieces, proven fantasy-wise; the list goes on = a must for their easy fixtures and in Rooney's case as United are beastly there- home ones.
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Gargamel
14 years, 8 months ago
Reading the last few pages I think the Torres criticism on here has reached crazy heights.

Of course AVB will have to give him the chance, he's had almost ten very good seasons in his career and one bad. Cut the man some slack.
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1. AP
  14 years, 8 months ago
  No.
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  1. The Stock
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Me neither.
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2. Chazza
  14 years, 8 months ago
  As a United fan, at the same time I laugh, I am wary. I won't forget what he did to United and how he came and ripped the league up. IF he can rediscover that kind of form.. I shudder- fearing the worst.
  
  No worries though, Kalou is on the pitch too 🙂
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3. 1966 was a great year for E…
  14 years, 8 months ago
  He wouldn't be the first player to reach their peak at a fairly young age and never quite hit those heights again.
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ManofKent
14 years, 8 months ago
Interesting that Ivanovic is fit enough to make the bench.
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Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
14 years, 8 months ago
I cheering on Stoke until Drogs comes on
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TheHazard
14 years, 8 months ago
Boswinga's eyebrow is immense. I'd actually forgotten how magnificent it is.
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1. Demí
  14 years, 8 months ago
  haha
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applebonkers
14 years, 8 months ago
when torres came round from his concussion they told him it was 2008
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1. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
  14 years, 8 months ago
  mucho likeo
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didopich
14 years, 8 months ago
Anyone got any news on when the website is gonna start running live updates?
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1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
  14 years, 8 months ago
  They better bring that back soon or else they're gonna lose a lot player's interest very quickly. It's one of the key features that make FPL so good to play and follow. Come on FPL!
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2. Calroid
  14 years, 8 months ago
  If you click view points, the live scores are under the players.
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sambyy
14 years, 8 months ago
I'm gay for AVB
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1. Back on the horse
  14 years, 8 months ago
  I can't really understand what he says. And for that reason only, I'm afraid I won't be joining you.
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2. TheHazard
  14 years, 8 months ago
  Don't know why but that really made me chuckle.
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applebonkers
14 years, 8 months ago
can't wait for an alex free-kick
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ShinjiKagawa23
14 years, 8 months ago
lol god damit I knew Torres would start. He's going to score for sure ...FML! Good thing I didn't pick up Drogba..
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1. Back on the horse
  14 years, 8 months ago
  were you supposed to give him a lift to the game?
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  1. ShinjiKagawa23
    14 years, 8 months ago
    Haha no. But it looks like he's playing well so far. I hate chelsea so I didn't pick him but I'm sure he'll score today. I think a lot of fantasy players including myself will regret picking him.
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