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Saturday Dugout Discussion

27 August 2011 2352 comments
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There’s not one, but two lunchtime kick-offs in the Premier League today, and the Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and ready for a full day of football. We start at Villa Park in a matter of minutes, whilst the game at the DW Stadium is set to go at half past.

Once the dust has settled from Adel Taarabt announcing himself to the Premier League and Darren Bent scoring the first hattrick of the season, we have a somewhat meagre offering of just three 3 p.m. fixtures…

Blackburn and Everton do battle at Ewood Park, each side desperate for their first league point of the campaign. Swansea host Sunderland, who will both fancy their chances of earning a first win of the season. And then there’s Fernando Torres, with his belligerent of fantasy owners, all praying he finally nets today at home to the Canaries.

Finally, we’ll be off to Torres’ old stomping ground Anfield, where Liverpool and Bolton meet in today’s evening game.

All of which can be followed right here, in the Dugout Discussion chatroom.

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  1. Matt_
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    14 years, 7 months ago

    Best Arsenal cover for GW 4 with 7.5 mil?

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    1. The Finnisher
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      14 years, 7 months ago

      In what position?
      Guessing midfield, gotta be Ramsey IMO

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

        Sorry, midfield, Cheers Jack.

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  2. jamsiep
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    14 years, 7 months ago

    Probably been talked to death on here, but what is the common opinion on Arsenal's bid for Gary Cahill? It would great form from Wenger if he did for a joke, to mock to constant 'Cahill to Arsenal' rumours.

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    1. Shakey
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      14 years, 7 months ago

      Correct valuation at 6/7 million. Bolton should open their eyes and cash in.

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

        In no way is this ironic after the fabregas valuation.

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

          No, it's not.

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        2. njfsdkffslkf
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          14 years, 7 months ago

          Cahill has only few months left on his contract

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    2. Syd.
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      14 years, 7 months ago

      Cahill is cack... Best avoided and not even worth 6m...

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    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      They made a 6 million quid offer, which whatever you think of him as a player, is still taking the piss.

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

        In 12 months Bolton will lose him for free, it's not very far off his correct value imo.

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

        But do you think they were actually taking the piss though? Or was it just classic Wenger?

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

          Definitely classic Wenger.

          I think it's a nod to Everton as well, who need to cash in on Jagielka but think they can play hard-ball.

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

      for 6mil it would be a good buy to be fair.

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

        He'd be an okay fourth choice CB.

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      2. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Wolves got R.Johnson for about the same,cheap but realistic. I think.

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

      Crazy as it sounds they may get him, that would at least let him platoon Kos and Djourou. They always tend to get hurt.

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  3. Molly Malone
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    14 years, 7 months ago

    Today IS the day Torres will be reborn

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

      as a winger....

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

      will gladly take a goal off his arse amongst 89 mins of filth

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

    CHELSEA: Hilario, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Lampard, Malouda, Drogba, Torres. Subs: Turnbull, Alex, Ferreira, McEachran, Mata, Anelka, Lukaku. /// NORWICH: Ruddy, Naughton, Barnett, Whitbread, de Laet, Tierney, Johnson, Hoolahan, Crofts, C Martin, Holt. Subs: R Martin, Morison, Jackson, Pilkington, Rudd, Fox, Bennett.

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  5. A-Team
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    No Alex and no Anelka...

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

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

      surely you're getting adebayor next week?

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      1. A-Team
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Absolutely.

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  6. chosta
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Moses + Nzog out

    Brunt / O'Hara / Hunt / Jarvis / Ramsey in

    if you have to choose two?

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

      After today's game I feel like Taarabt is an option too. Will Barton take any of his set pieces?

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

      Didn't think N'ZOG was that poor. Still lacking match fitness but his mazy runs and crosses will earn 5-10 assists this season and at 7.5M you can't get much better than that...

      From those options Ramsey has the best fixtures and Brunt is probably the most influential / important to his side.

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

        Ty.
        I am a fan of Nzog but for this price its not worth it. At 6.5 Taarabt is a better option for the home fixtures. I am leaning towards Brunt - Taarabt or Brunt - Ramsey. I only fear that Nzog's price will decrease and I will lose the first option. Maybe I'll wait for WBA-Stoke to finish (without an injury for Brunt) and go for the first couple.

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  7. Alonso14
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Cahill on bench!!!! fook

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

      The way I've started this season it really wouldnt suprise me Moyes brings him on with 2 mins to go, then he gets yellow carded.

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  8. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Gutted for Taarabt, hit the post twice could have had an assist from the corner that hit bar and a shout for qpr penalty just then. Another day, he could be looking at a monster score. Frustrating.

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

      +1

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

      I'm with you. Keeping him though, the potential is there and I like QPR fixtures.

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      1. NobodyF*cksWithTheJesus
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        yeah,keeping too. If they win games, you just know he'll be at the centre of it

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

        Only if Warnock makes more signings. I know that was basically our reserves defence but they seriously need some pace at the back.

        Luke Young has signed and I hear we're looking at Ridgewell. Boy, do we need them. Wigan are still cack, we're just cacker at the moment.

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

    Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Givet, Olsson, Emerton, Nzonzi, Dunn, Pedersen, Hoilett, Roberts

    Subs: Bunn, Formica, Petrovic, Rochina, Goodwillie, Hanley, Lowe

    Everton: Howard, Neville, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Heitinga, Arteta, Barkley, Fellaini, Anichebe

    Subs: Mucha, Hibbert, Bilyaletdinov, Beckford, Cahill, Vellios, Baxter

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

      damn you cahill. Illness? MAN UP! ffs

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Go Barkley
        Will probably get subbed for Cahill at the 59th minute 🙁

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

      Thanks Moyes for Cahill you useless piece of ginge - AGH !!!

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

      Saha not playing??

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  10. S9PKE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Formica on Bench Again... GRRRRR

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  11. Oi! Shadders!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Au revoir, Monsieur Saha.

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

      is he not even a sub??

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      1. Oi! Shadders!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Nope.

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  12. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea will line-up in the following 4-4-2 diamond formation:
    40 Hilario
    17 Jose Bosingwa
    2 Branislav Ivanovic
    26 John Terry (c)
    3 Ashley Cole
    7 Ramires
    12 John Mikel Obi
    15 Florent Malouda
    8 Frank Lampard
    9 Fernando Torres
    11 Didier Drogba

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Diamond formation is ideal for lampard

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

        Its really not. 433 is ideal for Lampard.

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

        _________Hilario___________
        Bosingwa_Ivanovic_Terry_Cole
        __________Mikel____________
        Ramires_____________Malouda
        _________Lampard___________
        _______Drogba__Torres______

        ...surely...?

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

          Though I doubt it.

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

            Covering all bases again Tom 🙂

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

              Lol, what I'm saying is that if its a diamond it will be that, but I doubt it would be a diamond. More like 4-3-3 and thats my bet. With one of Drogba or Torres slightly wide on the RW. I'm not sitting on the fence.

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

      Not when Malouda is at the 'tip', rather than Lampard. I'm just counting on a penalty from Frank (c).

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      1. Fernando Torres
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        It looks as though Villas-Boas has gone to a 4-4-2 diamond shape, with Frank Lampard tucking in behind the front men and Florent Malouda playing on the left of midfield.

        ??

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

          Just because some random person, who clearly isn't Andre Villas Boas, says that "it looks as though" Lampard will be behind the forwards, doesn't mean it will actually happen.

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          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            Fatty's useless in the hole anyway.

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          2. Fernando Torres
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            mmm So who is going to play Left mid?

            That person is a reporter on the chelsea fc official site?

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

              Looks like the diamond : Malouda on the left and Lamps center. Then, Ramires on the right, might be off for Mata...

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  13. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    dear avb, you are a f*cking prick

    that is all

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

      He's my favourite person in the world at the moment.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        i liked him until he dropped alex for one mistake... expected better from him

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

          expected better from avb or from alex? : ) Alex was always at risk and Ivanovic began his career as a dominating CB, not RB, so don't know why it's a big surprise he's preferred at CB to Alex. When Luiz comes back it will be even stickier...

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      2. Bad Seed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        I'm an Arsenal fan and pretty close to holding that opinion too.

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

          Eh?!

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

            Met him in a pizzeria after the Stoke game. Top bloke!

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

      Everyone knew that certain players were rotation risks

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  14. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Did Moses get any ************* assists or was he useless as bent?

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

      None. Both for Hugo Rod

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

        Hugo Rodallega... Funny Feeling Friday selection... : )

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

    So question is who is Mata coming on for after 60mins of Chelsea being dreadful?

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

      I wouldn't have thought it would be Torres. AvB will presumably want them to get some time playing together. Could be any one of Malouda, Drogba, Ramires and Mikel.

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

      I cannot wait to see Mata in action today! Wah!

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    3. Spoonzers
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      Ramires

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

    Great result for the mighty Wigan that. Up to 5th 8)

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

    Everton team news:

    Cahill on bench, Saha not included. Barkley, Arteta & Fellaini start in midfield with Anichebe uptop.

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

      thank "bad word" I dropped saha for long this week then!

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

        Me too!

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      2. gooner dave
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Me n'all. Means long will be dropped or not do nowt though!

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  18. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Looks like transfer history isn't still available or? How I can see what were the transfers from my competition this year?

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

      Compare Gameweek 2 and Gameweek 3 points and spot the difference.

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        That is the hard way I know that but previously I could see what time the transfer was made and at was price was the player sold/ both. Huge difference IMO

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      2. DeathAngel
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        14 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, but that takes ages and it's still a bit of a memory test to see the 15 players they have in GW2 and then trying to check who is new in GW3, only to find that no one is new and that they've saved a transfer.

        This is annoying, we should be able to see a list of their transfers over the season as you want to be able to check maybe 10+ rivals each gameweek, and the memory test way takes too long.

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        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 7 months ago

          I agree DA but this seems its another bug waiting to be fixed.

          FPL are amateurs clearly !!!

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

            Yeah, I'm really disappointed with the site this year, when you consider how much the EA Sports PPI system sucks as well. Not enourmously fussed at the site crash, ok it's embarrassing for them, but after GW1, you pick yourself up and move on and it's quickly forgotten about.

            But the EA Sports PPI is now ingrained into the fabric of the season, and will still be sucking come GW38!

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          2. FPL Daniel
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 7 months ago

            I think it will be in the Data view. They r fixing it, cause previously we could see all the transfers.

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

              Maybe, but in previous season's it was put in as a link in the right-hand column and linked to a separate page.

              Doesn't the Data View option, just show the current players in that week, and their stats, whilst removing the picture of the kits and the football pitch? Isn't it just an alternative way of seeing the current 15 without the kits, and not a way of showing the last weeks transfers?

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  19. super711
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    super over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      lol at the 6

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      1. super711
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        watch sky sports 2 now!!!
        bumble is gone crazy

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  20. leycrjb
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    F*CK YOU SAHA

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  21. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Glad I ditched Saha, waste of space

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

      Least he wont come on for a 1 pointer though

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  22. Demí
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Was Drogba on the pitch last season when Torres got his goal against West ham? *clutching at straws*

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  23. JC
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    No Saha with Moses coming in for him instead of 6 pointer Collins... its gonna be another one of those weeks 🙁

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  24. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Moses, you *****r **t* **y **n*!!

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  25. The Blind Badger
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Thank god the guardian was wrong and arteta is starting.

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  26. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Lot of Moses hate. 3 points isn't terrible! He's only 5.0 for f*cks sake!

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      +1

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

      3 points at home to QPR IS terrible. I view 3, 2 and 1 point in the same bracket, ie the player has done nothing!

      I'm not happy unless a player scores at least 5 points really. Even an assist and a booking kind of sucks.

      If all your players score 3 points, then by your definition none of them did terrible, and yet you will end up with only 36 points for your team that week, and that is truly terrible and you will be falling down the rankings fairly quickly.

      If all your players score 5 points, then a total team score of 60 points is fairly decent.

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

        Moses accounts for 1/20th of your budget. It's hardly a catastrophe.

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

          It's not really about the price though, he is still one of my eleven places in my side that is eligable for points this week. In that sense he has as much worth as any of the other non-captained players in my side.

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  27. ozone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    I'm the only one in my work mini league that has Torres in his team and best of all i made him my captain. Hoping for a hat-trick today, in all honesty i would take a goal and an assist.

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

      no no hat-trick is what we want 😉

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  28. everyday, i'm shufflin…
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    umm.. a wildcard used for revamping my team over the first 2-week break seems..

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  29. Bigo1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    What a great start; Bent (2), Nzog, Taarabt, Moses for 11pts. Hate that game

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  30. Caine & Co.
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 7 months ago

    Planning to bring Sturridge for next gameweek. Does anyone think he'll be a regular starter?

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

      No.

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      1. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 7 months ago

        Scheisse, should be though. If Torres and Sturridge were equal (for example the same age and no money spent on either), Sturridge would be ages ahead of him in the pecking order.

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    2. S9PKE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 7 months ago

      im doing it especially if toress under performs today i'll free up tons of cash and drop tores before the price crash

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