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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. EverReady
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone have any good shouts for accumulator bets this weekend?

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    1. Putherover
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      do a draw yankee. i've got a feeling there will be alot of premiership draws this weekend

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      1. EverReady
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        Cheers, predicted a few draws myself

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  2. Egg noodle
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    With a forward line of Torres,Bent and Holt - Is Suarez going to f*ck me deep this weekend?

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    1. Scroobius Mac
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      And look you straight in the eye whilst he does whilst Rooney gets it all on tape.

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      1. Egg noodle
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        😆

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    2. thetinkerman
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      ewww

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    3. kennethrhcp
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      same forward line... but thankfully im not getting f*cked deep by suarez 🙂

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  3. United-4-life
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    PLEASE HELP !!!

    Is it worth getting rooney for a 4 point hit but ill be getting rid of nani to do so .

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    1. cj_88
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      No way. Nani is enough cover.

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    2. The Bandit
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Not for me

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      1. cj_88
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        Don't think Nani will outscore Rooney by 4 points.

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        1. Back to Back Ballacks
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          14 years, 8 months ago

          Irrelevant, his dilema is whether Rooney will outscore Nani by 4 points, not the other way round. Can you dig that sUCka?

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  4. arcticjunkie1
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    8 playing at home and 3 playing away,

    Hopefully some points in that.

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    1. kennethrhcp
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      iv no idea how many i have @ home/away... im just praying 4some points 🙂

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    2. Scroobius Mac
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      9 at home and 2 away subject to doing a transfer and Moses fitness.

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    3. Disco Pat
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      was it not two weeks ago, when only man city did well as a home team?

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    4. Granville
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      In that case, you can guarantee this will be your worst week ever.

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    5. Bubbles
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Last week I had all 11 at home with games I thought their teams would win. Got 39 points.

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  5. Chappers
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    Who to start.. Moses or Sinclair?

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    1. kennethrhcp
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      sinclair, moses if half fit might get a run as a sub for 5/10mins. sinclair def starts & on set pieces

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      1. Chappers
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        Cheers! Leaning towards Sinclair too! Just have a niggling feeling Moses might be started and actually score this week knowing my luck...

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        1. kennethrhcp
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          haha i hope you are right! im leaving him & cahill in my team, if they dont play il rely on my bench & have 2 free transfers next week

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

      sinclair

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

      mmm, I have this dilemma too.

      Not one of the sites early season budget bandwagons have flowered yet.

      Sessegnon, Moses, Sinclair, Taraabt, Holt.

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        Torres too - bandwagon created on a podcast but not selected by none of the scouts present on the scoutcast. Hmmm....

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  6. The Bandit
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    a) Bent and Brunt
    or
    b) Nani/Young and Long?

    Cheers 🙂

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

      a

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    2. Gregor
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      B for me.

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      1. kennethrhcp
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        14 years, 8 months ago

        hey i just entered a team in2 a charity tournament & used your name, ali dia... nearly as good as his cousin 🙂

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

          Haha, classic football story! Still can't believe Souness let him on the pitch.

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          1. kennethrhcp
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            mental alright! at least he was only on a short trial... unlike bebe £7mil ðŸ™

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    3. Joey Millions
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      AAAAAAAAA

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    4. Declan
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      A!

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    5. The Bandit
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      Looks like a) then. Cheers.

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

    What are peoples score predictions and scorers for the Mancs vs Arsenal game?

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    1. LMNO
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      2-0 united

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      1. Joey Millions
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        I'm thinkin Arse will play the champs tough... 2-1 Uni

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    2. Egg noodle
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      surprise 0-0. i've got £10 on it.

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    3. Declan
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      3-1 United ðŸ™

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      1. Gregor
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        Hmmm, Arsenal ravaged by injuries, suspensions and players having left, have travelled to play in a tough gane in Europe during the week, playing United at Old Trafford all nice and fresh. I can see nothing but a massive United victory.

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    4. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
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      3-1 home win

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  8. FPL Daniel
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    Will Boyata slot in the first Bolton's 11? He is 4.0

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    1. Scroobius Mac
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      Asked on the previous page, people pointed out that at least there 5 GWs to find out.

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    2. J.A.R.V.I.S
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      I'm thinkin Coyle has picked him up as cover in case they lose Cahill just before the window closes..But even if they did, Wheater would still get in ahead of Boyata anyway...

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        Thanks mates

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  9. Viola
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 8 months ago

    What are decent 5M midfielder choices?
    It seems most ppl go for Moses. Any other good candidates?

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    1. LMNO
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      dyer from swansea looks better at 4.5

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

        I already have him in my team.

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    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
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      not really im afraid. maybe go for nathan dyer, although he's 4.5

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    3. J.A.R.V.I.S
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      Barkley...or if you can find another .5 Petrov at Bolton looks a steal (and playing well at the moment)

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  10. icanseethroughyou
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    Should I get rid of kalou or moses this week?

    Replacements for kalou – taarabt or brunt

    Replacements for moses – faurlin, tiote

    Alternatively I could do clichy out, briggs in and upgrade Kalou to Mata for a 4 point hit.

    Any thoughts ppl?

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    1. Joey Millions
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      Get Brunt.

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    2. Long ago I drew a walrus
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      Kalou to Brunt

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      1. icanseethroughyou
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        14 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks fellas. Uve just confirmed my initial thoughts! So Mata isn't worth the hype then? And certainly not a 4 pt hit?

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

          Not just yet.

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  11. stanway1
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    is agbonlhoor fir does anyone know ?????

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    1. Gregor
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Team news says he's back in training.

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      1. stanway1
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        nice one bud cheers

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  12. Joey Millions
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    More goals in the L'pool V. Bolton or ManU V. Arsenal...? Predictions?

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    1. applebonkers
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      2-1 in both

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    2. Goose
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      2-1, 2-0

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  13. Hitman
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    Which 2 to Bench this GW out of:
    Warnock
    R Taylor
    Kompany
    Olsson(WBA)
    Sess

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    1. Egg noodle
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Kompany and olsson

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  14. MJonno_79
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone know about Zamoras fittnes? Struggling to decide on if i should stick or twist.

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

      50-50 chance, I sold him, for Long!

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      1. Uncle_Sams_Army
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        14 years, 8 months ago

        Odemwingie for the surprise standout of the week..

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  15. Flash Harry
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    Howard Webb is on for the Utd game and apparently has given 5 penalties to them in the last 10 games that he has refereed. This has tipped the balance to hand the armband to Roo who should be on penalty duty

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  16. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    do we think alex will start tomorrow or not?

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

      not

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

        Surely AVB hasn't lost faith in him after one game.

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        1. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
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          not even that, it was one moment of one game. if it was that brutal then de laet, al habsi and de gea would all have missed gw2.
          saying that it wouldn't surprise me to see ivanovic

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  17. Manilaman
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    I wonder who the latest bandwagons will be after this GW? 🙂

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    1. Joey Millions
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Mata, Briggs...

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Hopefully:

      Given
      Baines Bosingwa S.Taylor
      Lampard Cahill Brunt Sinclair Moses
      Suarez Bent

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      1. Joey Millions
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 8 months ago

        😀

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    3. J.A.R.V.I.S
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      Torres hat trick (cue mass purchase) cut short by inevitable groin strain on internation duty????

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  18. @ImpressiveTackl
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    I wish more posters would link their teams.

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

      You just want to show off your rank from last year IT!

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      1. Shipstontrev
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        Can you blame him!!

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
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          😆 I don't really. I try not to brag at all although it was a phenomenal season for me.

          It's more because I want to know what qualifies some people to give advice. I also want to know if say all the people who are saying "Keep Torres" have Torres. Y'know.

          There's always an agenda.

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          1. Damo.
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            14 years, 8 months ago

            In fairness IT you are modesty personified. Unlike FB who's had 2 good Gw's in 3yrs and still hasn't shut up about it 🙂

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            1. @ImpressiveTackl
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              14 years, 8 months ago

              Lol. Let young Fratboy have his fun!

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    2. Shipstontrev
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      +1 The one I hate is where people link video of the team's only victory over say, Chelsea, in 20 years...

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    3. Egg noodle
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      i wish my rival wasnt on this website so i could link my team

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        What solid information could they really garner from seeing you post on here? It's up to you how much you reveal.

        Anyway you guys must have some pretty dedicated stalker type rivals. Most of my mini league just do their own thing and don't care what other people are doing.

        If you're making good decisions it won't matter if your rival knows exactly what you're doing nevermind having a slight inclincation as they spotted your meanderings on a post on FFS.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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          14 years, 8 months ago

          I am discursive, you meander, they witter on ... 😉

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      2. J.A.R.V.I.S
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        ?? you cant see anymore info than when he clicks on your minileague link... (i.e he can only see your team as it was at the last deadline)

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    4. J0E
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      I may add mine in a few weeks...waiting to see if any mini-league rivals have started using it due to FPl link up. Not so far.

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  19. Jonah
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    Any Sessegnon owners have any opinions about whether he's set to start at the weekend?

    All the football sites have him nailed on but the 120 minutes that he clocked in during midweek must make him a bit of a doubt?

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    1. Baines on Toast...
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      At least four other players played 120 minutes who I'd still expect to start this weekend. Maybe he won't but I'd still make it likely he does.

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
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      Jonah, your link is broken. Fix it.

      Also I think Sess is pretty sure to play. He's been one of the few creative players thus far and Sunderland badly need to start creating more chances and scoring.

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      1. Jonah
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        Link fixed. Thanks for the notice. 🙂

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  20. Screaming Midget
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    BBC NEWS: Pupils at a school in Peckham achieve record GCSE results.

    It's amazing what a few new laptops will do.

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    1. Mull
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      +10

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  21. SMOOTH
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    which 2 to play
    brown (swansea away)
    simpson (ful home)
    senderos (nc away)

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    1. arcticjunkie1
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      Simpson and Sendo

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      1. Baines on Toast...
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        +1 all day

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        1. SMOOTH
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          you guys expecting a 0-0 huh?

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  22. Mull
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    Why is everyone benching city defenders it makes no sense. You pay at least 6m to have one. City can go anywhere and get a clean sheet. Tottenham couldn't score against a half-strength Untied defense, they have less chance of scoring against City.

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      Fair enough.

      Another way to look at it though is that Spurs are a better side than Bolton and they were able to put 2 past Kompany and co?

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    2. Granville
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      • 16 Years
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      Not at all, Spurs are at home. I can see them scoring.

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  23. gooner dave
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    Who to sort out first? Saha,alex?
    Saha out for long
    alex out for bos?
    Neither and ride it out with 2 free next gw
    Given(vorm)
    simpson,alex,enrique
    Yaya,Young,moses,Dyer,N'zog
    Rooney,torres(Saha)
    Cheers.

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    1. Declan
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      Save it till next week Dave!

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      1. gooner dave
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        Out of respect to the only person who replied, and your gravatar. I'm going to heed your advice.Cheers!

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  24. reply fail
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    Hmm. Got N'Zogbia vs O'Hara and Sinclair vs Larsson. Let's hope for some high scoring games!

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  25. Jimjam
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    • 15 Years
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    Bench look good?

    Given (Ruddy)
    Baines, Cashley, Kompany, Simpson (De Laet)
    Yaya, N'Zogbia, Jarvis (Sessegnon, Moses)
    Rooney(c), Suarez, Long

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    1. arcticjunkie1
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      14 years, 8 months ago

      Bench Kompany, play one of Sess/Moses

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  26. Goose
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    Can't make my mind up about playing Kompany this week, think their will either be a lot of goals and he'll get 1 point or I could see a 0-0 and in that case i could see him getting baps for a 9 point haul.

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    1. arcticjunkie1
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 8 months ago

      I'm benching him, playing Simpson instead

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

        and me

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      2. gooner dave
        • 16 Years
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        likewise here.....though how i've started the season....do the opposite!

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      3. Mull
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        • 14 Years
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        I'm playing him they don't get 18 cleanies out of 38 for nothing.

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    2. maglia rosa
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      its a close one that i have him and alwayz thort id pick him home and away at the begining ur rite tho about both scenario's goose, wudnt be suprised at all to see citeh get a clean sheet at the lane. mancini will blatently play it defensively and hope to grab the lead on the break

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      1. Goose
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        Hmm, thanks guys. Instincts say bench him.

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    3. cechmate
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      I'm playing him but my other options aren't great.

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  27. arcticjunkie1
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    Argh, who to (C)

    Rooney (obvious pick maybe)
    Torres (may not play 90)
    Suarez (may not play 90)

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    1. gooner dave
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      wazza for me. Then ironically hope he does nowt when he plays. Fpl, its a funny old world....

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      1. arcticjunkie1
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        Currently on Suarez with Torres and VC, so I may just leave it at that

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      2. Gregor
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        Wazza all day long, wish I had him.

        Nani or Suarez the best choice for my team?

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        1. gooner dave
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          Out of those two? got to be Suarez. Shame i can't wedge him into my squad.

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          1. Gregor
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            • 16 Years
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            Hmm, may not start or play the 90 though. Can't help thinking Nani could run riot against an out of position Bacary Sagna.

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        2. arcticjunkie1
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          as in (C)? i'd go Suarez if you don't have Roon.

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  28. shugmeister
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    What do you reckon? I need to pick 2 from 3 of these:

    Sessegnon
    Jagielka
    Kompany

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    1. arcticjunkie1
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      Sess and Jags for sure

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      1. shugmeister
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        Cheers 😉

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  29. Ex
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    Not sure whether a transfer needed:
    Defence:
    Simpson (Fulham)
    Smalling (Ars)
    Terry (Nor)
    Hangeland (Newcastle)

    Mid:
    Mikel (Nor)
    N'Zogbia (Wolves)
    Silva (Tott)

    Was thinking Moses for Mikel

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    1. Gregor
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      • 16 Years
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      Looks fine, Moses might not be fit, i'd leave Mikel.

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    2. shugmeister
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      stick with Mikel

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  30. Ragabolly
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    Suarez or Bent for this GW?

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    1. shugmeister
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      I've got both, but if could only pick one, would go with Suarez

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