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Sunday Dugout Discussion

28 August 2011 1470 comments
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We open the Dugout Discussion for the final four fixtures of the gameweek, and the month, before we take our first International Break breather.

Newcastle versus Fulham kicks us off with the home side calling in Peter Lovenkrands for the now departed Joey Barton and Leon Best filling a Shola Ameobi sized void. The visitors meanwhile welcome Chris Baird and Matthew Briggs at the back with a host of changes made to their midfield and attack…

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Steven Taylor, Coloccini, Ryan Taylor, Lovenkrands, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Obertan, Best

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Briggs, Hughes, Hangeland, Baird, Dempsey, Murphy, Sidwell, Duff, Dembele, Kasami.

Half an hour later Spurs are left to pick themselves up from their defeat to Man United to welcome Man City for their first home game of the season.

Despite talk of an impending departure for Peter Crouch he lines up for ‘Arry with Luka Modric also in the mixer. Roberto Mancini rewards Micah Richards with a new contract and a place on the bench as he, Aleksander Kolarov and James Milner drop out for Pablo Zabaleta, Gael Clichy and new signing Samir Nasri…

Spurs XI: Friedel; Corluka, Dawson, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Kranjcar, Modric, Bale; Van der Vaart, Crouch.

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, Yaya, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko

The Dugout Discussion will be around for all four games as West Brom vs Stoke and, the big one, Man United vs Arsenal round out the day, week and month.

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  1. CFCTom
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    14 years, 8 months ago

    Leon Best makes it 2-0 to Newcastle.

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  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    damn you Dzeko, you have ruined my plan for Rooney Suarez RVP

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    1. Chazza
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      Same here! Had perfect transfers planned for that!

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  3. mufc802
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    Transfer problem sorted: Torres to Dzeko. What do you think? Might do Bent > RVP/Rooney later too if they do well today.

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    1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
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      I think that would be the most popular transfer tonight.. 🙂

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      1. Camzy
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        Yep. I think I'm on it if he doesn't get himself injured tonight.

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          bet anyone who transferred torres out last night for someone who isn't dzeko is a little worried

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          1. Camzy
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            Yeah. Glad I held off on that Torres transfer.

            I was actually leaning Dzeko anyway, and this tipped the scale.

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  4. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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    2-0 FFS

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    1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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      Obertan assists the assist Teite assist

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  5. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    BestWagon!!

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      ON IT

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  6. Baines on Toast...
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    Nasri and Holt or Dzeko and Jarvis/Brunt?

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  7. Schurrle Not
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    yess no odem, good news for long owners

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Not even on the bench

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  8. Bubbles
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    Leon Best double, but no-one really cares.

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  9. Demí
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    Man City are going to absolutely tear Wigan apart. Double figures?

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      I am gonna love that 2 week debate, should I swap Nasri for Silva, Silva or Nasri, are both of them overkill? 😉

      Before the Wigan game 🙂

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      1. jayzico
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        really?

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      2. Tatty Bojangles
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        Man City have good fixtures after that anyway. Silva, Nasri AND Dzeko could be excellent 🙂

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      3. Manamongst
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        Starting to not look like it. They both are seeing so much of the ball. And you know it's only a matter of time before they start finding each other too.

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    2. gledy
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      6-0 IMO, Dzeko and Aguero both 3 🙂

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      1. Manamongst
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        I hope.

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    3. Smarty Pants
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      you can't predict Wigan, even if they play City

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      1. moment
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        This will no doubt be the week Moses finally comes good. And none of us will have him any more.

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  10. The Finnisher
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    Nasri, Silva and Dzeko? Call me crazy!

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    1. Monklane
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      Crazy.

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  11. njfsdkffslkf
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    Massive vindication of Mancini with this Dzeko return to form. Big flak he took last year

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    1. Shakey
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      a fair few on here (United fans in particular) need to be stuffing some humble pie down their necks re Dzeko

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      1. jamsiep
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        a fair few Granville

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          oooh strike through fail

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        2. jamsiep
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          yeah, that didn't work. But I'll get over it.

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      2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        i think a fair few will be stuffing some humble pie down re city in general

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      3. Jimrod™
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        Yeah, glad I brought him in for Suarez last week 🙂

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        1. jamsiep
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          Astonishing transfer. I know it worked but I can't praise you for it....

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          1. njfsdkffslkf
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            Like the bad poker player who wins 🙂

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            1. Jimrod™
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              *adjusted the comment below - I play Poker and hate those guys too, got knocked out by a guy a few weeks back with 7&5 off-suit when there was potential for full house, flush etc on table and I vetted strong from the start. We really couldn't see why he called my instant all-in on the river...

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      4. Jimrod™
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        Yeah, glad I brought him in for Aguero last week 🙂

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        1. Jimrod™
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          For some reason I confuse Suarez and Aguero a lot!

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        2. Somalion
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          14 years, 8 months ago

          You brought him in for both Suarez and Aguero? Interesting...

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          1. Jimrod™
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            Blame the iPhone - I tried to correct my initial comment but it double-posted, I meant I brought Dzeko in for Aguero last week!

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            1. Somalion
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              Haha ah no worries man the aul iPhones are shocking for that stuff!

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    2. mannaggia
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      Signs were there pre-season, surprised it took so long for people to notice

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    3. FPL Daniel
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      That was always going to happen. Dzeko is quality. I watched him for Wolsburg and Bosnia he scored a lot of goals. If I remember good he scored 4 goals in one important game.

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    4. Somalion
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      I think my problem with Mancini last year was that Dzeko wasn't getting as much time as I wanted him to so he could adjust to the league. He's always been a quality player he just had to get used to the game.

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  12. Somalion
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    Kevin Keegan on Man City "It's like watching Barcelona. I know that sounds ridiculous but they can play like Barcelona." They're playing very well but steady on there Kev!

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  13. Just A Hat
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    West Brom: Foster, Reid, Tamas, Olsson, Shorey, Brunt, Scharner, Mulumbu, Morrison, Tchoyi, Long. Subs: Fulop, Thomas, Dorrans, Dawson, Jones, Cox, Fortune.

    Stoke: Begovic, Huth, Shawcross, Woodgate, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Walters, Jones. Subs: Sorensen, Collins, Soares, Pugh, Upson, Wilkinson, Shotton.
    Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)

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  14. Tatty Bojangles
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    Credit to Demba Ba there. Leon Best with his usual poachers goal.

    Best isn't a great player, but can't complain if he keeps scoring the way he does.

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  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Yaya and Barry sitting in midfield allowing front 4 to do what they want.

    I reckon it will be yaya and de Jong as defensive mids when de Jong comes back

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  16. Mak_Gold
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      Feck,I wish I hadn't done Alex->Bosingwa with one of my freebies last night.Could've been able to do Torres->Dzeko,Toure->Nasri for free.Should I do it anyway for a 4 pt. hit or play Yaya for one final time next week and then change him in GW 5?

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      1. Jonah
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        14 years, 8 months ago

        Classic snarky piece of advice, but you really should log down in your mental "Fantasy Football Golden rules" logbook that the absolute earliest you should do a transfer is after the final match of the gameweek has been played.

        Particularly in a week where all the games are done by Sunday. I mean jeez, how impatient can you be!?

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        1. Mak_Gold
            14 years, 8 months ago

            I know,mate.I just can't implement it. 🙁 Still,it can't be too bad,surely?Bosingwa should do well against Sunderland and also his price will go up.Besides Alex was deadwood anyway,so he had to be gotten rid of.

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      2. Forest4Life
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        14 years, 8 months ago

        Who got newcastle assists??

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        1. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
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          tiote

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        2. MB10
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          Cabaye and Ba

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        3. Demí
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          Ba and Cabaye

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        4. everyday, i'm shufflin…
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          Cabaye and Ba

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      3. jamsiep
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        Wasn't everyone saying that they think Newcastle will go down at the beginning of the summer?

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        1. Smarty Pants
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          surely not everyone, but some people did
          Blackburn, Swansea and Norwich were mentioned much oftener

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      4. HellasLEAF
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        Which wagon to jump on.

        Dzeko or Klasnic

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        1. Tatty Bojangles
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          I bought Klasnic last night before the price rise to make a bit of $$$. May have to switch to Dzeko though 😐

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        2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          100% dzeko

          better service, better team

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        3. Jimrod™
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          I've got both, and Suarez! 🙂

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      5. The Laughing Man
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        Man are Newcastle playing well so far this season.

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        1. Andy
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          Mike Ashley wants them to become the Arsenal of the North - are Arsenal becoming the Newcastle of the South?

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      6. MB10
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        Leon is at his Best. Another goal for Newcastle.

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      7. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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        Could be a year for ditching my 3 defenders policy, both my benched defenders got clean sheets this weekend.

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      8. Forest4Life
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        3-0 down and we bring on a defender for a mid. WTF

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      9. Danton
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        Which one?

        Current: Aguero Bent Holt

        Which one?
        (1) RVP Dzeko Holt
        (2) Dzeko Suarez Holt
        (3) Aguero Suarez Holt (& Malouda -> Walcott)

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        1. gledy
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          The one without Holt.

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      10. Schurrle Not
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        is ben afra injured?

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        1. Tatty Bojangles
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          Back in about a month.

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        2. Monklane
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          Isn't he always?

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      11. mikeywoodward
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        currently thinking baines and a johnson out dzeko and a 5.5defender

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      12. Something Clever
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        Did Keegan really just say Dzeko had 'good feet for a big man'. Jesus

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      13. Giggs Boson redundant accou…
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        stay on the bench johnson! I think i'll prefer the auto sub!

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      14. Gigging Order
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        14 years, 8 months ago

        will klasnic rise tonight do people think? Or suarez again?

        A little article on potential price risers this arvo wouldnt go amiss...

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      15. MCM
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        Playing my WC, just got Dzeko in. I hate to be in bandwagons 🙁

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