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The Knee Jerk – United Rip It Up

28 August 2011 3323 comments
Mark Mark
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Manchester United have just joined Edin Dzeko in turning Gameweek three upside down.

In 90 minutes of football, United simply blitzed a bewildered Arsenal, ravaged by injury and suspension, ill-equipped and unprepared for the waves of United attacks and individual brilliance thrown at them.

For Fantasy owners of Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young, United’s 8-2 win has brought a rare bounty of points that will have transformed their Gameweek scoring. Three goals and an assist from Rooney, a brace and and three assists from Young, the returns are beyond our wildest expectations and the stuff of nightmares for Arsenal fans and their beleaguered manager who could only watch on while their inexperienced and shell-shocked side were dismantled. Those Fantasy managers without the United pair are unlikely to feel much better – mini-leagues have been turned on their head by today’s events.

This afternoon will have a major impact on the Fantasy Premier League game with Young and Rooney now inevitably set to enjoy huge investment during the international break. Prices will rise, Wildcards will flutter – an extraordinary end to our Fantasy Gameweek.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Irish Madridista ⭐
    15 years, 1 month ago

    so.......... silva or nasri? 🙂

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Nasri.

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    2. 7923dos
      15 years, 1 month ago

      both IMO

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  2. Dave Bauer
    15 years, 1 month ago

    I genuinely cannot believe people have/had Torres and some have even captained him this season.

    The man (/little girl) has one goal in about 30 games - I honestly wouldn't have had him this year if he'd been 9m.

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    1. Catalonian
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I will not have Torres in my team even if he is worth 4.0

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  3. Screaming Midget
    15 years, 1 month ago

    I absolutely HATE when people use song lyrics as their Facebook status! It makes me wanna SHOUT! Kick my heels back and SHOUT! Throw my arms up and SHOUT! Throw my head back and SHOUT!

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I can't stand to be around, I get sick when I'm around, I hate everything about that.

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    2. Monklane
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Come on, now.

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  4. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 1 month ago

    To people who haven't played their wildcard,

    All those lovely players you think will get double price rises won't. The only ones likely to get a double price rise are Dzeko and Rooney. If you can get both by next week without using a wildcard, it won't be worth your while. It's too early on, you won't increase your value much and rue it when the double gameweeks start kicking in.

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    1. Dave Bauer
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Sensible advice as always, cheers Camzy.

      The sheer number of transfers needed for a double rise make them extremely unlikely at the best of times.

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      1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Camzy always gives Sensible advice. 😀

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        1. Demí
          15 years, 1 month ago

          As if you couldn't be any further up his arse

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        2. Sasquatch
          15 years, 1 month ago

          Get a room.

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    2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I am having Rooney.So will transfer Torres ➡ Dzeko.
      And it will help me i am not WC are you ?

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    3. Adam
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Stop talking sense and join us in the knee jerking.

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      1. Dave Bauer
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Just knee jerk a transfer or two. I'm knee jerking Dzeko in as soon as FPL lets me.

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      2. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        15 years, 1 month ago

        I kind of have xD

        Two free transfers done already. 5.3 in the bank to upgrade a midfielder. Will take a 4 point hit this week to get a midfielder in for Surman. Walcott or Young on my radar.

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        1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
          15 years, 1 month ago

          which 2 free transfers have you done...???

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        2. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
          15 years, 1 month ago

          Sound plan Camzy.

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          1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
            15 years, 1 month ago

            😀

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    4. Nomar
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Camzy, I assume your comments are directed to people who HAVE played their wildcard?

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    5. The Laughing Man
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Isn't one price rise almost as bad as two anyways tho?

      If you want Suarez, he's gone up 0.2, you add Rooney, Dzeko, Enrique and anyone else that has (or will) gone up by 0.1 and it starts to leave you at a pretty sharp handicap, especially with prices high as they are this year.

      Can you really afford to spend 0.6 more for the same players that other people have gotten for there starting price?

      I'm not saying your wrong Camzy, I'm just offering a different view, a reason why it might not be totally wrong to WC early.

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      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        15 years, 1 month ago

        It could be the right move if your team has a strikeforce of Torres, Bent, Holt.

        But otherwise, most teams have Rooney in them, Dzeko is this week's transfer, and that leaves the likes of Suarez, Enrique, Silva, Bosingwa who have all already gone up.

        Not much to gain now.

        Quite a few teams can shoehorn risers in without needing to use the wildcard.

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  5. The Laughing Man
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Yesterdays average was 18pts, what do you think todays is 100pts?? Stupid Man u.............

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    1. Monklane
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I'm wondering what the highest score will be. Could be enormous.

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  6. BONZ
    15 years, 1 month ago

    fkin Arsenal spoiling SPL today 🙁 Wenger deserves a 25 inch cucumber slammed repeatedly into his hoop - that's how the Goner's performance made me feel.

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  7. Cruicky
    15 years, 1 month ago

    GW4 team:

    Given; Brown, Shawcross, R Johnson, Lescott; Silva, Nani, Brunt, Walcott; Rooney, Suarez.

    Bench: Vorm, R Taylor, N Dyer, Holt.

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  8. romeo03
    15 years, 1 month ago

    i dont no why you people are excited and wanting to wildcard

    just because these players done good this week it dosent mean they

    will do it the next and the following week

    have faith in your players

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    1. jimmythegent
      15 years, 1 month ago

      no

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    2. Timmy Cahill Rules
      15 years, 1 month ago

      no

      VDV is a liability have to get rid

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    3. Fencesitter
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Dzeko and Rooney have scored every week so far so the evidence suggests you're wrong.

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  9. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Torres & Bent hat-tricks GW4 ? 😉

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    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      15 years, 1 month ago

      -1

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    2. JapBen
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I am losing Torres for Dzeko but not sure whether to get Rooney for Bent as Bent has some great fixtures coming up while Rooney doesn't

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      1. Timmy Cahill Rules
        15 years, 1 month ago

        bent isnt the problem

        his crap manager is and the fact he is alongisde donkey heskey

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        1. Catalonian
          15 years, 1 month ago

          Bent is one of the best strikers in the premier league, but unfortunately I have to let him go. He doesn't have supply anymore, Ashley Young is gone and only Agbonlahor remains. N'zogbia who who was supposed to take over Ashley's role is too selfish and immature.

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  10. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    15 years, 1 month ago

    You say Blue ? I Say Red. You say 5-1 ? I say 8-2. You say tottenham ? I say Arsenal. You say 2nd ? I Say 1st. You say City ? I say UNITED. City are the team to watch... But united stays the team to CATCH. The blue side of manchester is very good , but the red side is just special. The sky is the limit for Man united ♥. Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal

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    1. RevsFC
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats, you beat a reserve team. #eightplayersout.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        15 years, 1 month ago

        united had 4 players out

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        1. RevsFC
          15 years, 1 month ago

          That was not a weak Man U team.

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
            15 years, 1 month ago

            cos they have a squad!

            (can't believe i am defending united, bleurgh)

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            1. RevsFC
              15 years, 1 month ago

              No one in their right mind would have said Arsenal even had a chance. There was too much against them. Coquelin had never even played with them before. I might as well have played.

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              1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
                15 years, 1 month ago

                Reserve team or not, you wre destroyed. It's Arsenal's fault they had suspensions, and it's their fault they don't have a good enough squad to fill in for injured players.

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      2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        15 years, 1 month ago

        LOLz.... 😀

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      3. Dave Bauer
        15 years, 1 month ago

        To be fair, it was an absolute massacre.

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        1. RevsFC
          15 years, 1 month ago

          It was an inexcusable, it was pathetic. But its not a reason for Man U fans to gloat, only for Arsenal haters to cheer.

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          1. Leysh
            15 years, 1 month ago

            I'm sure you would be gloating if the tables were turned.

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            1. RevsFC
              15 years, 1 month ago

              Hardly, I felt bad for Spurs fans. I'm not some opportunistic troll. I've trooped through 8-2s before, come home, and saw that someone trashed my car. I don't give fans crap over routes.

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          2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
            15 years, 1 month ago

            WWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHEEEEEEYYYYYYY

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    2. Shakey
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I say local team, you say place you've never even been to.

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  11. Tuchap - Lurker
    15 years, 1 month ago

    2.5 in bank with this mid to upgrade :

    VDV,Silva,Tchoyi,Moses,Dyer

    My initial thought is VDV to Young.

    Anyone else got any ideas?

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  12. Torres76
    15 years, 1 month ago

    There are so many players now kicking into form its unreal - choices, choices

    Man United - Rooney, Young,
    Chelsea - Lamps, Mata? Bosingwa
    City - Dezko, Silva, Nasri, Aguero
    Liverpool - Enrique, Adam, Suarez...

    How the hell do you get some of them in your team? Which ones would you consider essential?

    I think Nasri may take away from Silva's returns now...

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      15 years, 1 month ago

      You can remove Lamps, Mata, Bosingwa (that bus has already left the station), Silva and Enrique from that list.

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    2. jimmythegent
      15 years, 1 month ago

      dont ditch silva just yet

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    3. Tuchap - Lurker
      15 years, 1 month ago

      For me I'd say 'Essential' at the min,

      Rooney,Bosingwa,Dzeko,Suarez.

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    4. NLB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Of those I have Rooney, Silva, Enrique, and Suarez...and just knee jerked Dzeko in.

      I really don't see anyone as 'essential' though...people tipped RVP as essential all preseason (including myself), now I'm not even considering him.

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    5. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Not really. Those are the big guns for the teams, they're not all in form.

      I only really consider Rooney, Young and Dzeko in form. Consistent returns over the last 3 gameweeks.

      Chelsea can't possibly be called in form, Liverpool aren't really, and then you have the remaining Man City players who could all score huge on any given day. Any one of the 4 could score double figures in any given gameweek.

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  13. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 1 month ago

    LEON BEST got a brace! (just for a change of subject)

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  14. sambyy
    15 years, 1 month ago

    I don't even want to know my score this week. I had no Dzeko, Nasri, Young, Rooney or Lampard. Somewhere around 35 I guess.

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    1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
      15 years, 1 month ago

      you will be at 40..

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        15 years, 1 month ago

        i had none of these players, i am on 34 pre bonus. wildcard coming out when site is up

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    2. Dave Bauer
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Just don't look. On weeks like this, if I've done badly I don't look until about Thursday/Friday.

      🙂

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  15. Wounded Prophets
    15 years, 1 month ago

    This new fpl site is really pissing me of now, I've not bren able to log on all day again.

    At least I have the comfort I had aguero, silva, rooney and young playing today .

    No transfers for me this week 🙂

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  16. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    15 years, 1 month ago

    elbow at reading on bbc3, nice

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    1. Dave Bauer
      15 years, 1 month ago

      They're so good they make me remember why I love music so much.

      Spine-tingling.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        15 years, 1 month ago

        10 years since i first saw em live, haven't seen em live for a while now cos i don't like big arena shows a la MEN

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        1. AP
          15 years, 1 month ago

          Long way to go from Shoreditch too! 😛

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  17. FPL Daniel
    15 years, 1 month ago

    The site is still down? Or updating, as they want to say.

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  18. NED KELLY
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Torres(c) GW4 anyone ?

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  19. MCM
    15 years, 1 month ago

    I want someone to keep Torres. It just sounds perfect if he bags a hatty next week.

    I though, am not that risky.

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  20. Schnellders24
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone else not wildcarding because of price rises and bandwagons, but simply because their team has started absolutely sh*t.....?

    Just me?

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    1. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      15 years, 1 month ago

      *like* 😛

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    2. Huuge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 1 month ago

      first 3 gws have been my worst in 3 years each poorer than the last, im wildcarding because im at the worst rank i have ever been

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    3. jimmythegent
      15 years, 1 month ago

      nothing to do with price rises

      really took a long time to create a "good" team ... ohara, moses, torres, saha, a cole all looked good for opening fixtures

      the dissapointment has forced my hand to the wildcard, i may regret it but this game is about risk

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    4. 5teve8ould
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Probably just you mate. You sound like the kind of clump to have captained Torres already this season.

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  21. Nomar
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Not being funny but anyone really want Arsenal players at the moment?

    Playing poorly, confidence probably shattered after today, defence that actually makes our (QPR) current defence look average!

    Better off spending the money on Man Utd or Man City players.

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    1. NLB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 1 month ago

      I'm considering Walcott...Arsenal are quite rubbish, but hoping Swansea get the backlash next week.

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    2. RÏɠBY
      15 years, 1 month ago

      i haven't had any this season.. and won't for at least a few months
      they are a mess

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  22. RÏɠBY
    15 years, 1 month ago

    tempted to enter the metro league and mirror my team
    just so i can mess with it 🙁

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  23. Huuge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 1 month ago

    So annoying that after an even worse game week than the last the site still seems to have troubles, no excuse for a bad score but fpl really does need to get its act together, so does my team, wilcard button hit.

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    1. Wounded Prophets
      15 years, 1 month ago

      When you can log on

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  24. Valar(Keith)
    15 years, 1 month ago

    someone talk me out of doing torres to dzeko tonight:(.. huge risk makin a transfer early right
    Pros
    Dzeko will be 8.7 and torres 10.8.. that's 0.4-0.5 lost..
    I want to do torres to dzeko for gw 4 for sure.. so even if someone else gets injured i'll be takin a 4 point hit to get dzeko at the end of this week
    cons
    If 2-3 of my guys come back injured i'm dead and buried

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    1. Dave Bauer
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Do it tonight - worse case scenario you can wildcard.

      I'm risking it.

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  25. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance of another free wildcard FPL? Site keeps failing and cannot do the transfers I want to do tonight... ahem.

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    1. Arse Craic
      15 years, 1 month ago

      haha

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  26. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Camzy which 2 free transfers have you done…???

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    1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      15 years, 1 month ago

      So you can do the same ? 🙂

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      1. FPL Daniel
        15 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah Camzy what did u have for breakfast?

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    2. FearTheTurtle
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Aren't you Camzy's number one fan?

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  27. bamitzricky
    15 years, 1 month ago

    waiting for fantasy football to update -___-

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  28. THE Wild Rover
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Blackburn are off the bottom!! 😆

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  29. BoobyZ
    15 years, 1 month ago

    To Arsenal fans, realistically, what do you think Arsene should do and will do?

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    1. bamitzricky
      15 years, 1 month ago

      He should buy more players but he'l end up just buying that park guy who looks adequate

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    2. RmS
      15 years, 1 month ago

      Get Cesc back.

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  30. 7923dos
    15 years, 1 month ago

    Are transfers made whilst a wildcard is active added onto the total number of transfers made?

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    1. FPL Daniel
      15 years, 1 month ago

      i think no

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