The Saturday Surgery

FPL GW17 Scout Picks - Bus Team

Verbruggen

O’Reilly
Senesi
Hincapie

Semenyo
Saka
Wilson
Foden

Ekitiké
Haaland
Thiago

Kelleher
Rodon
Clyne
Kroupi

GW17 Chip Poll

Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	99.2%	Likely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	99.1%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	94.5%	Likely
Semenyo	BOU	7.5m	86.6%	Maybe
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	89.5%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	86.4%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	87.0%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	84.7%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	5.6m	72.6%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	79.7%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	73.4%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	69.4%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	69.5%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	8.6m	63.0%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.8m	63.6%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	68.1%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	66.4%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	66.6%	Unlikely
Haaland	MCI	15.0m	62.3%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	64.7%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	63.8%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	61.9%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	60.2%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	57.5%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.4%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	56.2%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	51.1%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	50.9%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	49.7%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	46.3%	Unlikely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	44.9%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	48.8%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	47.4%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.7%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	40.9%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	39.1%	Unlikely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	38.8%	Unlikely
Wilson	WHU	5.8m	39.5%	Unlikely
Leno	FUL	4.9m	38.5%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	36.2%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Lammens	MUN	5.1m	102.9%	Very Likely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	100.1%	Very Likely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	100.1%	Very Likely
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	100.1%	Very Likely
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	100.1%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.1%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	100.0%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.3m	97.3%	Maybe
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.6%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	98.9%	Maybe
Woltemade	NEW	7.4m	91.5%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	93.8%	Maybe
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	95.1%	Maybe
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	92.3%	Maybe
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	94.1%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	93.7%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	92.5%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	92.1%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	93.2%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.0%	Unlikely
Sels	NFO	4.7m	90.5%	Unlikely
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	91.9%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	92.2%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	89.8%	Unlikely
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	89.6%	Unlikely
Worrall	BUR	3.9m	89.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	87.5%	Unlikely
Danso	TOT	4.3m	86.9%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	86.5%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	91.5%	Unlikely
Coleman	EVE	4.3m	85.8%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	85.4%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	87.2%	Unlikely
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	83.5%	Unlikely
Munetsi	WOL	5.4m	83.8%	Unlikely
Aina	NFO	4.7m	83.3%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	85.2%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.4m	80.5%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.3m	75.9%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

Site Features

1 October 2011 772 comments

Andy

The strange summer of October has dawned on us this Saturday morning and, with about an hour to go until Fantasy Premier League locks the doors ahead of gameweek seven, the regularly scheduled programming of the opening of the Saturday Surgery is nigh.

As clocks count down until Fantasy Managers are left but to the fickle fate of twenty rogue squads of Football Players we’re left to deliberate over those last gasp decisions…

Hopefully a week’s worth of Fantasy Football Scout material can help those in a deadline pushing quandary. The “Scout Committee” have put forward a new set of Scout Picks while our members can read in great detail as to why Gareth Bale got the call to arms.

The Weekend Team News is in (Wayne Rooney is fit) and our community have been scrabbling for days to try and decide on who to hand their weekly armband to.

Still in a fluster? Then the Saturday Surgery remains here to let you all duke this one out with fellow Fantasy Managers.

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Screaming Midget
14 years, 2 months ago
Aguero or Carlos Tevez for captain?
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1. guillermo
  14 years, 2 months ago
  summerby
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Mak_Gold
14 years, 2 months ago
Given,
Bosingwa,Brown,Lescott,Simpson,
Nani(V),Silva,Sinclair,
Suarez,Roo(C),Dzeko.

Subs: Moses,Surman,De Laet.

Everything all right?Or should I start Moses instead of Dzeko?
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CFCTom
14 years, 2 months ago
#Breaking News:

"Major doubts have arisen as to whether the Premier League match between Swansea and Stoke will go ahead later today. This is in light of an escaped dragon deciding to nest in the north stand of The Libery Stadium. Ordinarily, Premier League groundsmen are well practiced in the art of removing dragons from grounds, however, this particular breed is born of the Welsh valleys and is significantly more powerful than those found in England."
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1. Cheggers
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Not funny anymore.
  Stop milking it
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  1. The Light Knight
    14 years, 2 months ago
    Anymore??????
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2. applebonkers
  14 years, 2 months ago
  this is another reason i can't wait for the deadline
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3. Somalion
  14 years, 2 months ago
  You don't listen to the haters CFC, I'm finding this very funny.
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tommys
14 years, 2 months ago
Front 6
mata nasri swp
rooney suarez adebayor..

thoughts?
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spa
14 years, 2 months ago
Hernandez or Silva for captain currently on silva?
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1. guillermo
  14 years, 2 months ago
  yes
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FPL Emu
14 years, 2 months ago
Ramsey or Walters?

Why?

Please!
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1. Just One More Thing
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Ramsey - more goals likely in his game. In good form too (two assists last week)
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  1. FPL Emu
    14 years, 2 months ago
    This is long term! On WC
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    1. MJ6987
      14 years, 2 months ago
      Not the ime to be making long term decisions like this! Ramsey
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      1. MJ6987
        14 years, 2 months ago
        *time
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Mílanista
14 years, 2 months ago
Thoughts on doing Suarez>Drogba for 2-3 weeks? Have no transfers planned this week or next.
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1. Samwise the Brave
  14 years, 2 months ago
  not woth it, drogba won't start every match for the next 3 weeks + surez will have gerrard supplying him soon
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  1. Fray Bentos
    14 years, 2 months ago
    as torres is suspended - drogba most likely WILL start every game for the next 3
    
    not a bad punt imo
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    1. Samwise the Brave
      14 years, 2 months ago
      Mata,struige,anelka is a possibility
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2. Call Me Old Fashioned
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Suarez has norwich coming soon. Do not do it!
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3. Just One More Thing
  14 years, 2 months ago
  More madness
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
14 years, 2 months ago
really want some arsenal cover from next week but dunno who to lose
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Gubborr
14 years, 2 months ago
Dyer or Ramsey to play ? Currently have Dyer just because of Stoke's UEL hangover..
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1. guillermo
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Ramsey
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Gargamel
14 years, 2 months ago
Dyer or M Petrov is doing my head in. Had it on Dyer all week but think he's not as good as he's made out to be and M Petrov has potential penalties etc.
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1. Leysh
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Go for Petrov, Chelsea love conceding penalties 😛
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2. Fantarific
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Dyer my good man.
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3. Just One More Thing
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Stick with it Garg!
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  1. Call Me Old Fashioned
    14 years, 2 months ago
    look at their opponents this week. Keep Dyer in!
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4. Get up ya bum
  14 years, 2 months ago
  petrov imo garg. Dyer's not a bad player but cant score or assist for shyte
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Phillips
14 years, 2 months ago
Bench Dzeko for Brunt?
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1. Disco Pat
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Philips start dezko i did. brunt first sub
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Congressman
14 years, 2 months ago
Can people please stop asking questions about who to captain? Just check the results of the captain poll, you bunch of muppets.
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1. The Light Knight
  14 years, 2 months ago
  This is a website where people ask for advice.
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  1. Disco Pat
    14 years, 2 months ago
    +1
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2. Ginkapo FPL
  14 years, 2 months ago
  But seriously should I captain Drogs?
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Mak_Gold
14 years, 2 months ago
Start Moses or Dzeko?
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1. Fishy
  14 years, 2 months ago
  dzeko
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  1. Mak_Gold
    14 years, 2 months ago
    Cheers.
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teddy.
14 years, 2 months ago
Holy Moses,

I'm going into the gameweek with no Utd coverage.

Yikes.
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1. Fishy
  14 years, 2 months ago
  long weekend for you then
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2. Caine & Co.
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Me too. I think Norwich is gonna win this one.
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  1. teddy.
    14 years, 2 months ago
    I don't!
    
    I couldn't decide between Nani and Young, so I went for Silva. Rotation is still a big risk for those guys.
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    1. Caine & Co.
      14 years, 2 months ago
      0-1 Norwich, you'll see =D
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      1. Nomar
        14 years, 2 months ago
        Don't make me laugh.
        
        Norwich will be doing well if they keep Utd down to 5 or less. The fact that it'll probably be over as a contest after about 20 mins may save them.
        
        The Stoke and Basle results are quite possibly the worst results a team facing Utd could have asked for as they will now be determined to get it right today in front of their own fans.
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3. Fray Bentos
  14 years, 2 months ago
  but you have moses? you'll be fine then 😉
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IceMan DB
14 years, 2 months ago
Rooney going to start fersure?
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1. guillermo
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Fersure on the bench, you'll be fine
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2. Screaming Midget
  14 years, 2 months ago
  He'll start and score 1 goal.
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EastLeakeTerrier22
14 years, 2 months ago
Arteta + Best => Ade + Murphy/Petrov for an 8 point hit?
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1. Fishy
  14 years, 2 months ago
  no
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guillermo
14 years, 2 months ago
What's for lunch today?
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Just One More Thing
14 years, 2 months ago
Need RVP to match Aguero this week...not confident.
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1. drughi
  14 years, 2 months ago
  me neither
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  1. Vpan
    14 years, 2 months ago
    +1
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Screaming Midget
14 years, 2 months ago
Who for captain...

Aguero or Alex Ferguson
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1. MJ6987
  14 years, 2 months ago
  SAF
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2. applebonkers
  14 years, 2 months ago
  alex fer.. ahhh too late 🙁 you're stuck with aguero now
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  1. Screaming Midget
    14 years, 2 months ago
    🙂
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3. keotes
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Aguero
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  1. Screaming Midget
    14 years, 2 months ago
    Cheers... just done in the nick of time.
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James
14 years, 2 months ago
CFCTom keep up the good work (with reference to your "breaking news" post)

lol
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Tin of Directors
14 years, 2 months ago
One minute before Bendtner Wonderland commences.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jLGa4X5H2c
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Fantarific
14 years, 2 months ago
1 MINUTE LEFT!
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1. Fantarific
  14 years, 2 months ago
  fail
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Fishy
14 years, 2 months ago
surely aguero and nani will get more points then rooney and silva this gw???
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1. Leysh
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Why would they?
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KOKAK
14 years, 2 months ago
Really fishy indeed! 😀
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Just One More Thing
14 years, 2 months ago
Time up!!
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Fantarific
14 years, 2 months ago
ITS OVER PEOPLE!
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Screaming Midget
14 years, 2 months ago
BBC NEWS: Woman stops r@pist by biting off part of his tongue.

Police have arrested a man but he`s not talking.
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1. Leysh
  14 years, 2 months ago
  😆
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2. applebonkers
  14 years, 2 months ago
  it's up with the the combing the area wig story
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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    14 years, 2 months ago
    Hey how come you didnt get my email, my strikers havent been updated 🙁
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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 2 months ago
      oh bugger i only used one underscore
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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        14 years, 2 months ago
        any chance i can change to Drogba, Saurez, Fletcher????
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        Shipstontrev
        14 years, 2 months ago
        Deadline was 10.45 - cheeky monkey 😉
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        Ginkapo FPL
        14 years, 2 months ago
        I know, but I sent an email on tuesday, but too the wrong email address. my fault i know
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3. Crouch Potato!
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Is that tongue in cheek?
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  1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    14 years, 2 months ago
    "Tongue in cheek" - that reminds me of The Human Centipede..
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    1. Somalion
      14 years, 2 months ago
      This reminds me of the human centipede http://beesbadmoviereviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/the-human-centipede-avi_snapshot_00-57-30_2010-06-01_19-56-56.jpg
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      1. jamsiep
        14 years, 2 months ago
        Epic.
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        Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        14 years, 2 months ago
        I bet he gave her a right mouthful.
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        Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        14 years, 2 months ago
        She bit off more than she could chew.
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4. The Light Knight
  14 years, 2 months ago
  This story leaves a bad taste in the mouth
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Call Me Old Fashioned
14 years, 2 months ago
Locked in.

Given (Vorm)
Bosingwa, Kompany, Enrique (Simpson, De Laet)
Nani(v), Silva, Dyer, Cabaye (B.Johnson)
Rooney(C), Aguero, Adebayor

Good luck all.
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1. Fishy
  14 years, 2 months ago
  u are in for 100pts this gw
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  1. Call Me Old Fashioned
    14 years, 2 months ago
    You have just jinxed it! 😀
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tommys
14 years, 2 months ago
You sunk my battleship!!
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1. yousunkmybattleship
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Hi.
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Optimus.
14 years, 2 months ago
with tevez/dzeko not playing who will play furthest forward aguero or balo?
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1. Screaming Midget
  14 years, 2 months ago
  Balo
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