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26 August 2011 1582 comments
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Alex Ferguson faces selection headache up front. Wenger welcomes back Laurent Koscielny but is losing sleep over Thomas Vermaelen’s ankle knock. Roberto Mancini and Andre Villas-Boas contemplate throwing their new signings into the mix. Kenny Dalglish set to rekindle the Suarez/Carroll partnership against Bolton. Harry Redknapp adamant that Luka Modric will line up against City as the Croatian sorts his hamstring and his future at Spurs.

A reminder that these nuggets from around the Premier League grounds – all the team news leading into the weekend – is being collated and compiled for you via our team news section. Noteworthy additions are being flagged via our Twitter feed as usual.

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  1. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Who to play? Long at home to Stoke or Jarvis away to Villa (read that he has a good history against them)
    Leaning towards Long but am also playing Brunt so hmm

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  2. reply fail
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Guys, post got lost somewhere; play:
    1) Simpson at home to Fullham
    2) Bardsley, gimme another red, away to Swansea? He could have some chances against Swansea.

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      is 2 not banned??

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      1. DrD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Suspension was served in the Carling Cup

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      2. reply fail
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        He served his ban in the CC.

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      3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        ah ok, defo 1 anyway

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        1. reply fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          thx

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  3. mikess
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    confused about my wc defence.no extra cash so direct swaps.

    Bosingwa, smalling, enrique, r. taylor, de tait

    too short term??

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    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Get briggs over de lait, riise injured, looks a good bet for 4.0.

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Poor advice, Riise may not be that badly injured but more importantly, De Laet is one of only two of these likely to play regularly.

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      r taylor to simpson. r taylor will stop playing soon.

      You will have to transfer smalling out at some point in the future.

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      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Bad again. Only true if Newcastle invest.

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  4. good biashara
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    1st post, hello all!
    my forward line is torres-bent-rvp. for days i was sure i was going to swap torres for suarez after captaining the former and watching his hapless performance against west brom. but now all the posters have guiltied me into leaving torres (admittedly kneejerky and ill-advised before norwich(h)). so if i really want suarez i'm now thinking should i drop rvp instead? Of course I got him with gw 4 and beyond in mind, but it's not too bad to change your mind for free...

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    1. reply fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Wait 1 week, then decide.

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Go Torres > Suarez next week i think, RVP next week and beyond will outscore Torres IMO

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      1. good biashara
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        thanks. suarez does look on fire tho and pool have a good record v bolton...sounds like captain potential

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        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Get suarez now imo. I'm keeping torres for this week but I already have suarez.

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        2. I Dont Care What They Call …
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          not sure if you'll get a full match from suarez id wait till next week to change give torres one more week I've him as captain

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          1. good biashara
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            he looked pretty miserable against west brom..

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    3. Strikeman
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Shouldnt RVP drop in value whilst they have these poor first 3 weeks so picking him up from GW4 onwards should mean hes slightly cheaper?

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  5. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Vote
    Need to start 2 from these 3 midfielders.. who do i bench?
    Moses/Sessegnon/Sinclair

    And who do i bench between
    Brown/Simpson

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    1. Manilaman
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Bench Moses and Brown.

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    2. DUDE
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      moses brown

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    3. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I have all five of those players. I'm playing all three mids and benching Brown. However out of the mids I would bench Sess I think...just to spread between different games.

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    4. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Tough choices.

      Is Moses fit for tomorrow? If so I'd definitely be playing him, hit the bar in the Swansea game, and didn't he hit the woodwork against Norwich too? He's been unlucky not to get some points I think. Then probably toss a coin between the other two.

      I slightly favour playing Simpson and benching Brown, although I would be slightly tempted to play both and bench Sess and Sinclair as I think Swansea S'land will be a low scoring affair.

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    5. llamaZA
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Sess
      Brown

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    6. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Bench Sinclair.

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    7. I Dont Care What They Call …
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      moses is apparently good to go id defo have him in bench brown and sess imo

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  6. Fratboy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    None of you know where I could find a company's SIC code do you?

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Try the Companies House website and put in the Company Registartion number

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      1. Fratboy
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        you're a hero 🙂

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        1. Stat virgin
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Are you Fray Bentos?

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          1. Fratboy
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Fratboy by name, not by nature

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          2. Fratboy
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            I see you came 6th and then 4000th, is there really that much luck involved at that rank?

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            1. Shipstontrev
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              He was lucky to beat me in 2009/10 😉

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            2. Stat virgin
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              Anything above 100 is super lucky, I personally think that wherever you come above about 10k is all down to luck

              Then there's Trev the beast who disproves all of this

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        2. Shipstontrev
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          You're welcome.

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          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Trev you're a machine. Kudos.

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  7. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    I could be crazy, but I reckon Moses(C) could be gold!

    If he plays, he'll be Wigan's most dangerous player and has had more shots than any of his teammates.

    That being said, Wigan-QPR could easily finish 0-0.

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Moses couldn't find the back of the net with a tourguide

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  8. mattyd
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Just a quick one
    Dyer and 0.5 or Moses

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Neither ...

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Dyer

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  9. Scar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Any scoutcast for this weekend?

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    1. spuq
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I was thinking the same thing...
      No ScoutCast 🙁 ?

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    2. Manilaman
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      None this week.

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  10. Chinese_person
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    OKAY APPLEBONKERZ MATE! IM CALLING U OUT FOR INSULTING STEPHEN FRY!
    WHAT UR SCORE 'MR STEPHEN FRY IS TERRIBLE AT FOOTBALL'?!

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Is your caps key broken, or...

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    2. reply fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Are you ok?

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    3. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      i'll show you mine if you show me yours

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      1. Chinese_person
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        SORRY ME OL' MATE! this is a call out be a man and step up to the plate! u cant question stephen fry and then not show ur score!

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        1. applebonkers
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          score? i was talking about my penis

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          1. King Eric, in America
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            looooooool

            Isn't that what your grav is? 😀

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I see that keyboard error has cropped up again - it's typing shit again. I'd get it seen to ...

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      1. Bubbles
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        + lots and lots.

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      2. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Late night was great around here ... the trolls sleeping soundly in their cribs, adults could have a banter in peace.

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      3. Chinese_person
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        'OH MY NAMES DOOSRA AND IM A SCOUT BOY!'

        Scout Boy Definition-A user of fantasy football scout who posts convoluted opinions as though they are facts and who refuses to admit they are in the wrong. Gives advice to others and doesn't use it himself because they know its crap advice. Worship the Scout team and listens religiously to the podcast.

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Haha, Doosra just post quite witty comments. Thats about it as far as I can tell. No advice whatsoever!

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          1. Chinese_person
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            You're a cool guy Ginkapo. Just a chilled out person who comes on and doesn't act like an idiot.

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        2. vova
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          you are an angry little kid aren't you?

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Hey low blow, just cause hes chinese doesnt mean hes small!

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        3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          See - you are a little weak in your observational skills, sadly. I am not even a member.

          I have never posted an opinion as a fact, although I have observed you do so yourself.

          My thoughts may well be convoluted - good word, that - but you have no need to follow them, or even to comment on them. That is for my friends, of which I have a few.

          Finally, there are one or two scouts who may even regard me as a troublemaker, so I'm afraid that you have completely missed your mark, here.

          Go get that keyboard fixed, son.

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          1. Chinese_person
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            I dont need you telling me what words are good.

            End of the day Chinese_person has figured out who the scout boys and what they like to do with their little rotation spreadsheet BS.

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          2. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            just ignore pls!!

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        4. Fratboy
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          If you came on here at all, you would know his names not Doosra 😉

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            I think the world just fell down around me.

            You mean Doosra is an alias?

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              Aka as MMW ... 🙂

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          2. Chinese_person
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Of course his names not Doosra foolish boy.

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  11. TO
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    To play RVP or swap to suarez

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    1. DUDE
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      save RVP for next GW

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    2. good biashara
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      very much in the same situation...i want suarez but am afraid of dropping bent and torres, so only rvp is left. it would be backtracking cos of course we got him for the medium term but i've got one of those feelings (which often proves wrong..) about suarez.

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  12. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    at qpr id have him for sure

    http://www.sportsnewsireland.com/soccer_irish/46865/?

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  13. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    I'm slightly scared that I've had two pretty good weeks and my team looks good for this week with no transfers required.

    I'm therefore recommending no-one captains Rooney, because this will blow up in my face sooner rather than later - I'm thinking missed pen and/or red card.

    You have been warned...

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks Jack, I'll captain Suarez instead 😉

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Bugger off and captain someone else, Jack! 😉

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    3. reply fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks, I'll do Torres.

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    4. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Hey come on now, he'll be fine, why say stuff like that?

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  14. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Not going to be around tonight or tomorrow morning so need to decide on me team. not liking it much, but this is what I'm going with...

    Given
    Simpson Bosingwa Richards
    Sinclair Brunt Cahill Sessegnon
    Suarez (C) Bent Rooney (VC)

    Ruddy Moses Brown Senderos

    What we thinking? Already made one transfer.

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    1. Dave Bauer
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Looks good to me, although I'd probably give Moses another go in the starting XI.

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Was thinking the same but don't really know who I'd want to drop out of that 7.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          I think Moses will go down ...

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          1. The Bandit
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            on..

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          2. andy85wsm
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            • 15 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            In price? 😯

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          3. Denis Tueart on the wing
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Go down ?

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              Go down, Moses ...

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz0sQDhx1rE

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            2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              And ...

              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_Down,_Moses

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        2. Bubbles
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          I'd play Moses over Sess or Sinclair, which one to drop is a toughie though.

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        3. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Sinclair

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 8 months ago

            Sinclair would be the only one of the three that I would keep ... 😉

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            1. Get up ya bum
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              🙂
              Swansea have serious goal scoring issues. Less penetration than a mouse shagging an elephant.

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 8 months ago

                😆 I agree!!! However, I feel that I know the others are shit, whereas I only suspect that Sinclair is ... 😀

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      2. Be
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        me too.

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    2. DUDE
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      suarez (C) will do you proud..

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    3. notidaho
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      thing about suarez captain is... bolton have started strong, kept a clean sheet vs qpr and only let in 3 against goal machines ManCity.

      i might captain 'big game' rooney or 'assist machine' bosingwa.

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      You are good to go, imo ... 😀

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    5. Real Champion
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I'd play Moses over Sessegnon for this week - I was at the Brighton + Sunderland match and although it was only a Carling Cup match he did not look good.

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      1. notidaho
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        yeah i'm dubious about sessignon. i got on the bandwagon without seeing him and he's got 2 points a game.

        is moses gonna play? he's down as 50% but he was so unlucky not to score last week

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    6. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      i'd play Moses over Sessegnon personally...
      I'm also thinking of (C) Rooney over Suarez, just in case Daggers decides to manage Suarez's fitness again and saves him for their next Carling Cup outing....!

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  15. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Any Everton fans around. Bit worried that FFS team news has Arteta on the bench. I need him to start, any thoughts? 😐

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      http://theexecutionersbong.wordpress.com/

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks, don't understand any of it! 😛 Where does it say if Arteta likely to play or not? 😕

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          No. 30, inside the centre circle ... 😉

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  16. Phillips
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Gotta be Suarez captain over Torres this week?

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  17. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Shane Ferguson on the bench last night. El capitan option for next gameweek??!! 🙂

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  18. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    just a thought

    to me, the captaincy should go to a player who starts the match

    if your nominated captain comes on as a sub, the VC should get the armband... if they don't start either but come on as a sub then f*ck knows... was just an idea

    ALRIGHT?!

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    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I like it the way it is. I know where you're coming from though, I'm worried about Suarez not starting but I guess that's all part of the risk!

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    2. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Boo, no 🙂

      Like Suarez last week, it's quite possible that a) a player could not start and still score well for the match, and b) that you'd *want* that player to be (C), even if they don't start.

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    3. Marknlard
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      That's it dan, you're getting called out for this.

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    4. reply fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Sounds like a bulletproof idea! First sub gets the C.

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  19. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Opinions pls:
    Captain Rooney or Suarez
    Play O'Hara, Y.Toure or Kompany

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  20. No Totti No Party
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    have to bench Simpson or Senderos . Any advice?

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  21. Waldaz
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Any news from WBA? Gotta get rid of that useless crock that is Saha.

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  22. TommyK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Chances of malouda starting? Realise this question's probably been asked a lot! 🙁

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    1. No Totti No Party
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      50%

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    2. AP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      It's just a Mata of time before he doesn't.

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  23. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    liverpool traning pics. they look so damn happy compared to the hidgson and late rafa era. would love to live in one of the flats overlooking the training ground, would be worth getting woken up by a screaming carragher every morning
    http://www.gettyimages.es/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=122699896&EditorialProduct=Sport#

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    1. reply fail
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Suarez looks a little bit tired, doesn't he?

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        he looks a little bit captainy to me

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        1. reply fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          Exactly, captainish tired. Imagine the price drop if he doesn't play this gw. He has 44% ownership.

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      🙂

      really does fill my heart with joy seeing them so happy

      love spearing's face in the first one

      tongue out, run faster

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      1. Stat virgin
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/122161745.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=77BFBA49EF878921E86F5CE8BE5D78FBDAE2B972F1B74216EB5CC771CE2C896242B2A32ACCEACEF8

        I want to know what they just did to poor Spearing

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        1. reply fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          LOL, it looks like he got runover by the lawn mower machine.

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  24. mo3000
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    Lukaku (C)?

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  25. Chinese_person
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    MARKNLARD...CALL OUT TIME! THE LINK ON UR NAME IS BROKEN MATE! WHATS UR SCORE! 'MR YOU'RE GETTING CALLED OUT FOR THIS'

    wheres me ol' mate attila the bumboy?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      In the course of being an onanist, you appear to have spilt it all over your keyboard. I should go and get it cleaned up, if I were you ...

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      1. maglia rosa
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        ha ha ha doosra like that word....onanist, appropriate indeed 😆

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      2. Chinese_person
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        These keyboard jokes have gotten almost as old as my call outs Doosi me ol' mate...

        Im clearly getting to you haha

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    2. pompeyfan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Maybe people would pay you some attention if you didn't post such nonsense, linked your team and stopped typing in caps.

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah but we are kinda paying him some attention. thats the issue. Hes playing to the crowd. It would be fair to say we are quicker to insult than congratulate on hear, its just the way of the crowd mentality. Sadly this guy has picked up on this and found a sure fire way of gaining our eyes.

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  26. Bubbles
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    It may well have been said over and over, but I've only just noticed they've added a highest score and average. Under the average for both weeks, great start...

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    1. Fratboy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      You happier about this week ahead Bubbles?

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      1. Bubbles
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Meh, team looks good on paper, but it's been that way for the first two GW's. Can't wait to get the old WC out next week though.

        Brilliant start from yourself, FB. Keep it up!

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  27. Gdr
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    which one?!

    mid :malouda or VDV?

    forwards: Davies.K or Long/Jones

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  28. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    My team is (CAPS=STARTING):

    GIVEN
    ENRIQUE RTAYLOR ACOLE hughes jagielka
    MIKEL BRUNT NZOGBIA SINCLAIR larsson
    ROONEY SUAREZ BENT

    Thinking of captaining bent after a solid game gw2 but suarez also looks good.

    Thoughts?

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  29. Fancy Feet
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    I am going for a real out of the box cpt this week.

    Moses, VDV, Nani, or ammm Torres ??????? who is the best pick form this bunch?

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    1. I Dont Care What They Call …
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      its a long shot but moses he's gonna be awesome against a lacklustre QPR imo

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Nani.

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    3. Addicted to transfers
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      Van Der Vaart. If Tottenham do anything, he'll likely be involved.

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      1. No Totti No Party
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        Give Torres LAST chance Imo

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  30. njfsdkffslkf
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    Owen Coyle. What a plonker.

    Zonal Marking did a piece on Bolton last year showing under Coyle they are actually more direct than Under Megson or Big Sam.

    Coyles response to this is to tell his fans the naked yes is better than facts.

    http://yfrog.com/g01o7nj

    Yet another fool at the top level of Football.

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
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      *Naked eye

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      😯 Blimey! Agree!!! 😀

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    3. mo3000
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      That goal against Blackpool was amazing though. Stats don't account for that sort of thing. IMO Bolton haven't made many improvements since he took over.

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        They do. How wouldnt they?

        Your measuring passes.

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        1. Jack Tatum
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 8 months ago

          There needs to be a clear definition of "short pass" and "long ball". There's a difference between passing the ball sideways with no real purpose other than keeping posession and quick short passing leading to a goal. Just like a long pass can be a good pass - a long ball doesn't necessarily mean hoof it up the field and hope to get the knock-down

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          1. njfsdkffslkf
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            Its pretty easy to tell the difference between a ball on the ground and a high one. Long and short are not that significant.

            Its the manner in which they are delivered - on the deck or off the ground.

            Bolton play more hoofs now than ever.

            I thought it was a beautiful piece to illustrate how easy it is for people to be so misled......even Bolton fans going to watch them live love to point out how Bolton play more balls on the deck. When evidence says the opposite.

            The power of the media and the message. Repeat something enough times and people will believe it. To the point where Coyle is not trying to attack a piece based solely on evidence.

            In any other profession to write those words in public would call for ridicule. Yet it will be championed as a "good on owen standing up to that stats guy and his facts oe-er he wouldnt last a minute down the pit"

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            1. Stat virgin
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              http://5addedminutes.wordpress.com/2011/05/10/directness-still-key-to-coyle%E2%80%99s-bolton/

              This kind of agrees with the fact that the stats suggest not much has changed, but the quality of football actually has

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              1. njfsdkffslkf
                • 16 Years
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                But as i was discussing with him on twitter the medias impression of them now and favor towards Coyle compared with "Big Sams Long Ball team" plays a massive part in the fans perceived attractiveness

                Also has to be remembered Megson nearly relegated them so any improvement would be deemed more satisfactory

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            2. Jack Tatum
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              • 16 Years
              14 years, 8 months ago

              The power of the media and the message indeed. Zonal Marking is the media too. For you to just label Coyle a moron is just as misguided as someone to blindly say "Bolton play better football" or however you want to put it.

              Long and short HAVE to be that significant as that's exactly what this piece alludes to the analysis being done on. I'm not defending Coyle or slagging Zonal Marking by the way, but Coyle has turned them from relegation fodder into (almost) a top-8 side last year before their late season collapse, and reaching the Cup Semi was something Megson didn't manage.

              Oh and I saw Megson's Sheff Wed side at Gigg Lane the other week, and that was route-one at it's worst

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              1. njfsdkffslkf
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                Zonal marking is using stats which back up his argument. Its different from newspapers using subjective eulogies like "Coyle has got Bolton playing more football on the deck and more attractive play". He hasnt.

                I agree Coyle has improved them. He would have to or they would have been relegated.

                My point is on the methods he used to improve them. ie . More long balls and more fouls, cards , physicality and aerial duels.

                A 50 year old man when presented by Stats which show clearly the side is more physical and plays many many long balls and responds by saying "Zonal marking whatever" as some form of 2 bit insult is a moron.

                Im not blindly labeling him a moron.

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                1. Jack Tatum
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                  • 16 Years
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                  Totally agree on the newspaper (and TV) point but I don't think Coyle deserves to be labelled a fool just for getting a bit pi**ed off at an interviewers question. Those same stats also show that there's a very small difference between Utd and Bolton when it comes to "long balls"

                  Anyway I'm off home now. All the best

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    4. Demí
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Did Owen Coyle respond with "Zonal Whatever"

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
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        Yes.

        Proper moronic child like nonsense. People working in Football in general have the intelligence of a bag of sand.

        So glad i didnt go any further into it

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          i have to ask what you mean by not going any further into it?

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          1. njfsdkffslkf
            • 16 Years
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            I did Exercise Science degree in an earlier time. Very nearly ended up going into Sport Science teams in pro Football

            Very happy to have gone down medical route now for a list of reasons which wouldnt fit on this page. The moronic stupidity of those in Football illustrated by Coyle above being one.

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    5. applebonkers
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      zonal marking never compared coyle to megson and big sam

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      1. AP
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        Check this out.. you can almost hear the northern-ness. Eeeeebagum:

        http://www.gettyimages.es/detail/122157581

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      2. njfsdkffslkf
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        http://www.zonalmarking.net/2011/05/24/bolton-owen-coyle-style-of-football/

        Its implied. Bolton have got dirtier, play more long balls, won more headers in air, have less possesion.

        Its obvious a comparison and a dig at the bland and erroneous "oh Coyle has made Bolton more attractive opening attacking team compared to the long ball Sam teams"
        which is constantly pandered out.

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    6. applebonkers
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      the only poor thing here is the question

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