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21 November 2011 1043 comments
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Gameweek 12 draws to close tonight with a game at White Hart Lane between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa. This is the third time in the last five years that this fixture has taken place on a Monday night, and if the tie goes anywhere near matching the excitement levels of the 2007 meeting, then we are in for an instant classic. As a Martin Laursen owner that night, this fixture evokes fond fantasy football memories.

The Dugout Discussion opens for the late shift, and if reminiscing over a defender brace (and three bonus points) isn’t for you, then I hope the following team news is enough to chew over whilst we wait for the 8p.m. kick-off…

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.

Villa XI: Given, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Hutton, Petrov, Herd, Heskey, Bent, Agbonlahor.

With yesterday’s encounter at Stamford Bridge focusing on players looking to (and in the end succeeding to) haunt their old employers, tonight once again there’s a whole host of players on that same mission. Brad Friedel, Kyle Walker (was on loan), Alan Hutton and Darren Bent all start and face their respective previous clubs. Jermaine Jenas, on loan at Villa, is ineligible to play tonight.

Elsewhere, fantasy football favourite Rafael van der Vaart passes a fitness test to start up front behind Emmanual Adebayor.

Join us in the Dugout Discussion chatroom where, as always, you can follow all the action.

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  1. Sheep Flavour
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    EPIC VDV FAIL

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    1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
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      at least he got 2 and not 1! 😉

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      1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
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        oh and clean sheet!

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        1. Sheep Flavour
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          3's not bad.............not great either 🙂

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    2. Nice1Cyrille
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      He played well tonight, so much unjustified VDV hate on here...

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      1. Sheep Flavour
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        I dont hate VDV, I just didnt want him to score many points today.

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  2. IceMan DB
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    Mata > Bale or should I wait one more week?

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    1. Chris_White
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      Wait for it

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  3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    dear spurs

    you may now concede

    THANKS

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    1. lazybones18
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      fffuuuu i have ekotto n i want that CS

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    2. exammy
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      +1

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  4. Simian Master Ace
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    what do you think will be a score to qualify for the paddy cup, ive got 56....i think i may have missed out..bloody vdv/nani/silva stiched me up

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      I've got 55 plus Ade baps so far, gonna be tight I reckon.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        58 plus ade baps for me

        surely enough to qualify?!

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        1. Nomar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          Bog off, Dan!!!

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  5. Syd.
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    Cue massive VDV > Bale Kneejerk

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    1. super zlatan
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      Not for me. I'm keeping faith in the chubby one

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    2. MrJefferson
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      il stick with vdv 4 a wile

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    3. ddande
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      I drunkinly knee jerked last week when I heard he got injured, 1st time that mixing beer and FPL worked out for me

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  6. stooshermadness
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    I've got Adebayor and VdV. Probably worth doing Bale >> VdV and save the cash. At the end of the day, Bale and VdV seem close enough as FF prospects to save the 2.0 or so.

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    1. Cyril Figgis
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      I'm considering this too... I could really do with an extra 2m... But with VDV on free kicks, corners and penalties I'm thinking he'll be worth it as the season goes on.

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  7. Valar(Keith)
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    about to hit wildcard button.. somebody stop me.. sick of my team:(
    Vorm Ruddy
    KOMPANY WILKINSON BROWN Enrique Simpson
    VDV NANI MOSES RAMSEY Silva
    SUAREZ Rvp Sturridge

    to

    Vorm Ruddy
    Richards Baines Jones Enrique Simpson
    Bale Walters Sessegnon Brunt Silva
    Adebayor Rvp Sturridge

    worth it? Dunno what i'm saving my wildcard for.. will prob waste it later.. fallin badly in my minileagues

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    1. Valar(Keith)
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      Nani moses and suarez have to go.. wilko has bad fixtures.. ramsey.. well it just aint happenin.. bale looks pretty good as compared to injury prone vdv.. richards seems brilliant as compared to kompany.. baines jones offer brilliant potential.. walters sessegnon brunt look pretty good too

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    2. Senile Delinquent
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      imo Friedel or Howard have good fixtures and both end up with dgw week 20 after which you can w/c anyway. Not sure about Ruddy CS's although their fixtures are not bad either

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  8. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    Bale looking to rise in price this week?

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    1. Ivor
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      already risen .1, possibly will do again

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    2. Royal5
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      yes.

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  9. Johnny Unitas
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    At least he got us 3 points #VDV. He was supposed to be injured for this game so I am not too bothered with one more point than m first sub Dyer, he will have off games, I for one will be holding and resisting a VDV OUT Bale IN move, we all know Bale can blow more hot and cold than anyone, but I do think this run will continue for a few weeks yet, he seems to be in a position where he can actually impact the game, more centrally perhaps?

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  10. brianyboy 42
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    Gotta say Bale's the form player, looks very dangerous every game. Scotty's the unsung hero though.

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  11. Cruicky
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    3pts are better than 2.

    VDV will outscore Bale at WBA next week - I'm confident.

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
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      im confident of that oo, VDV most games will out score bale so not worried at all about bale.

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      we have to accept that as VDV owners, sh*t happens

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  12. Maz
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    Any VDV owners making the swap to Bale? Or staying put?

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    1. DV8R
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      I'm not sure...I'll stick for a few more weeks. If Bale continues to score big then I'll do it

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    2. MrJefferson
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      sticking

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    3. waitinginthelonggrass
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      Staying put. VDV will outscore bale over the course of the season.

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    4. Salah’s Sonnet
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      staying put, but is VDV nt playing in his usual position anymore then?

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      1. Sheep Flavour
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        He was outwide today Bale in the centre it looked like.

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
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          ahh right, will monitor this, will be keeping anyway regardless though.

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    5. wodka
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      I'm staying put.

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      1. Nomar
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        No point shipping VdV out yet as they play WBA next week.

        VdV has had 2 quiet weeks so have to hope next week is his week.

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    6. SlightHawk
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      Nah not a knee jerker

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    7. Cyril Figgis
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      On the fence here. VDV has been great for me, I got him when he was just 9.7 and just before he scored 6 goals in 5 games... But I really need to free up some funds to prop up the rest of my midfield.

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  13. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    i am neck and neck with my h2h rival... assuming adebayor gets 3 baps we'll both be on 61

    need spurs to concede to take away my rivals cs point from parker or adebayor to get an assist or goal

    COME ON

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  14. Johnny Unitas
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    "Emmanuel Adebayor stays on as Jermain Defoe replaces the silky Rafael van der Vaart. Another classy performance from the playmaker and now a different problem for Villa."

    From BBC, did VDV actually play well then? Just owners on here giving out due to lack of points?

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    1. Cruicky
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      Yep - at least he got the CS pt as well.

      Just the fact that VDV has 3pts and Bale has 9pts + bonus.

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    2. epj448
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      Played well, good team performance, just missing the final ball/shot. Spurs playing really well at the moment, manchester clubs played them at the right time. Interesting how they'd do now, certainly wouldn't be the easy wins that they got

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    3. The Bandit
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      Distinctly average compared to Bale imo

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    4. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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      No, he was spraying Hollywood-long balls all over the pitch, and putting shot after shot off target.

      Wasn't bad from corners, but nothing came from them.

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      1. Nice1Cyrille
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        14 years, 5 months ago

        1st goal was after DVD corner

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    5. brianyboy 42
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      Not easy being objective when points are at stake, we are very unforgiving. Before Fantasy I actually used to enjoy watching footie!

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      1. reply fail
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        So true.

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    6. Nice1Cyrille
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      Precisely, VDV played well tonigh.

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    7. Somalion
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      He was grand but it was Adebayor's night for the goal scoring. A couple of chances that didn't go VDV's way so a bit unlucky but I didn't think he played badly. Might not get many Baps though.

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  15. Neddy55
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    Count on three things in life, sports fans - death, taxes and Big Eck's pig-ugly football teams scoring the one goal to ruin your clean sheet.

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  16. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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    bale or ade for 3 bps???

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    1. Forest4Life
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      Ade becaise of shots on target. I have both so unbiased

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      both!

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    3. MrJefferson
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      ade couple of shots off

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  17. exammy
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    Save point for given, oh yeah!!

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    1. Pat Mustard
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      yesss!

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      shot on target by Adebayor!

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  18. Royal5
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    How poor have Aston Villa been in this game...

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    1. epj448
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      To be expected. Still don't know how McCleish got the job, what would be classed as a promotion after taking a birmingham side down that never should have

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      Very poor. As usually. McLeish doing his job.

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  19. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    adebayor working his ass off

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    1. brianyboy 42
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      That's what I like about him, he works very hard.

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      1. Henry Hill
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        Imagine the commentator said he works like a black 😮

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  20. epj448
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    If city do run away with the league, which i think could happen, the race for the top 6 should be good. Real possibility chelsea might not get top 4 the way they and other teams playing

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    1. Alan The Llama
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      Spurs v Che 22nd December (gw 17). Merry xmas AVB

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  21. exammy
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    Need a ade goal to regain 1st in my league come on lad

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      come on adeeeeeee

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  22. Says
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    I think

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    1. Says
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      I think I shouldn't have used angle brackets in my post 🙁

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  23. Salah’s Sonnet
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    14 years, 5 months ago

    ekotto why?!! just why!!! should of shot! bufoon.

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  24. Super-Hans
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    So Ade for 3 points, Bale for 2, but who gets the 1?

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    1. Maz
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      One of the defence probably.

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    2. Demí
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      Kaboul i reckon

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    3. Alan The Llama
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      walker?

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      1. Cruicky
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        No, had shot off target.

        Probably Kaboul.

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    4. lazybones18
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      ettoko 😛

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    5. Royal5
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      A defender usually gets a point when they keep a clean sheet..

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    6. wozza
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      I'd like to think Parker will get some

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      1. Super-Hans
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        he has been playing well. So has Modric....

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        1. wozza
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          and lennon. Could go anywhere

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      2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        i hope not

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    7. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Assou Ekotto

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    8. The One
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Kyle Walker for the 1 point

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      1. Smarty Pants
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        He made 1 shot off target which pretty much destroys that slight chance he might have had

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  25. LMFAO
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    Just went for Bale in now, so fielding VDV, Bale and BAE this next GW. WOOT!!

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    1. Cruicky
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      They won't roll over WBA - especially at the Hawthorns, I'd expect a 2-1 Spurs win, maybe even 1-1.

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      1. LMFAO
        • 14 Years
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        That still means goals or assists coming my way....setting myself up for GW20. Tired of City rotation all the time, managed with 54 after having Silva and Dzeko in my squad this week.

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  26. In Like Flynn.
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    BAE having a hell of a game. Unlucky not to have had something to add to his FF score. OK apart from that 😉 Warnock doing pretty well for Villa by the sound of the commentary. Will have to wait till I see it somewhere.

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  27. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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    3rd in the league with a game in hand.. Who would of thought it after the first two games... Not bothered about lack of vdv points he played well... People are too fickle and expect two digit games each week.... hoping walker keeps a CS... COYS

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  28. Royal5
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    Have Defoe even touched the ball?

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  29. brianyboy 42
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    Shocking tackle on Bale

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    1. Royal5
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      14 years, 5 months ago

      Pure frustration from Petrov. C*nt.

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  30. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    delph, almost agbonlahor's twin lol.

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