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26 November 2011 2664 comments
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Gameweek 13 gets off to a somewhat underwhelming start, as two of the Premier League’s worst form sides do battle. Coming in to the game on the back of four straight defeats, Stoke City host a Blackburn Rovers side with only one win to their name this season.

On the otherhand, we could be about to witness another end-to-end classic between two sides desperate for points. Blackburn showed last week that they will stop at nothing to get a result, even if that means Morten Gamst Pederson has to take a corner to himself or Paul Robinson has to go up and headbutt an opponent’s boot. Either way, the Dugout Discussion is open, and the team news is in…

Stoke XI: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington, Walters, Crouch.

Blackburn XI: Robinson, Lowe, Hanley, Dann, Givet, Rochina, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Hoilett, Formica, Yakubu.

Once again, Tony Pulis picks Thomas Sorensen ahead of Asmir Begovic in goal for the Potters. He also hands starts to Marc Wilson and Glenn Whelan, at the expense on Danny Higginbotham and Dean Whitehead.

Steve Kean is forced in to one change, with Mauro Formica coming in for the suspended David Dunn. Elsewhere, Jason Lowe replaces Michel Salgado.

After that we have six 3p.m. kick-offs, and the action concludes at tea-time with Arsenal Vs. Fulham.

Follow all today’s games in our Dugout Discussion chatroom.

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  1. Demí
    14 years, 11 months ago

    https://twitter.com/#!/chrislepkowski/status/140421861078077440

    No Modric or VDV apparently..

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      14 years, 11 months ago

      well if there is no drenthe either then hello Dyer and Enrique. Shit.

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    2. Optimus.
      14 years, 11 months ago

      ade on penos so??

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Pavlyuchenko if he plays.

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      2. Declan
        14 years, 11 months ago

        nice.

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    3. Demí
      14 years, 11 months ago

      link fail

      https://twitter.com/#!/101greatgoals/status/140422428064092160

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      1. Mull
        14 years, 11 months ago

        The first word is Rumour.

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    4. Just A Wooden Spoon
      14 years, 11 months ago

      This is good if true, welly welly good. VDV -> Bale might just come off.

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    5. A2U
      14 years, 11 months ago

      🙁 🙁 This is shaping up to be a nasty week, fingers crossed either ade storms it or mcauley gets a a clean sheet

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    6. Waldaz
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Come on McAuley

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 11 months ago

        +42. 😀

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      2. applebonkers
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        he's the winner here

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    7. thobe230
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Link doesnt work?

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    8. Menly
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Damn. Well then hello there Mr Eagles!

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    9. Cruicky
      14 years, 11 months ago

      So Sandro in for Modric and Defoe for VDV?

      Pavlychenko to play Europa League midweek.

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    10. Nomar
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Sold VdV for Bale this morning so not bovvered.

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    11. wozza
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Seems legit. There has been a spike in the betting odds

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  2. meechamspowders
    14 years, 11 months ago

    how do I link my team lads? Have looked around the site, but can't find anything.

    sarcastic and unhelpful gits need not reply.

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    1. Team Hayemaker
      14 years, 11 months ago

      stupid, repetitive posts not required

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      1. meechamspowders
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Didn't really pull that off did you?

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Look in the FAQs at the bottom of the page.

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    3. O Fenomeno
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Go to your profile and where it says website put the link to your fpl team.

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      1. meechamspowders
        14 years, 11 months ago

        thanks.

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        1. O Fenomeno
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Your welcome.

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    4. kaz 96
      14 years, 11 months ago

      scroll down, find "faq", find ur answer

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    5. blue cheese
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Copy the "View Gameweek History" link from the FPL page.
      Then go to the Your Profile page on the top. Paste the link in the website box.

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    6. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      OK. 🙂

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    7. Goodfish
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Oooooo, I dunno...This seems a little bit like a Frequently Asked Question...Oooo, I wonder if there's any place on the site where they're answered...Ooooo...

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  3. didopich
    14 years, 11 months ago

    well took Bosingwa out for Shawcross so lets see also VDV for A.Young

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  4. arcticjunkie1
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Come on Rooney! kept the faith and held onto him last night (had a feeling he could score big) so didn't press the button, hope i'm right.

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    1. Declan
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Hernandez(c), really hope he starts! Gulp.

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 11 months ago

      2 goals today, no bother. Wish I had him.

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  5. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Can deal with VDV being out this week...so long as he's back next week I'll be fine with not having got rid for Bale.

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    1. Nomar
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I also had Drenthe so couldn't take the chance of VdV not playing.

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  6. Bigo1
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Walters touched the bal last, just saw it in the replay. Assist by Monday?

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 11 months ago

      He definitely did not touch it! Just saw the super slo-mo on Sky.

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    2. Sheep Flavour
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Should of gone to Specsavers? 🙂

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    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I think that's straw clutching

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    4. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Get those emails in =D

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    5. Mull
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Not a chance in hell.

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    6. applebonkers
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      14 years, 11 months ago

      opticians by monday?

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    7. Mulder
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Should be a walters goal

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    8. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 11 months ago

      it was actually a pennant goal - delap didn't even touch it. that big deviation was from the strong wind.

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  7. arcticjunkie1
    14 years, 11 months ago

    No VDV/Drenthe? welcome off the bench Kompany and Brunt

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    1. Chewy Toffee
      14 years, 11 months ago

      No VDV/Drenthe - welcome off the bench Ward and De Laet..make that 0 points for me then 🙁

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      No Vdv means I welcome Moses..yay, 2 points

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      1. Chewy Toffee
        14 years, 11 months ago

        The Messiah will deliver this week. Watch this space!

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    3. 4vets
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Dyer & Enrique for me.

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    4. PFOR
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Why Drenthe?

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      1. Sheep Flavour
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Cant shake off the Wolves knock he had.

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  8. meechamspowders
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Dyer and N.Taylor off my bench if the rumours are true. Not a disaster, but not ideal really.

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  9. Menly
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Whats everyone's most pointless transfer? 🙂

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    1. Jukesy
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Last week I did Warnock -> Hibbert, Larsson -> Drenthe.

      Not exactly inspiring.

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    2. Chewy Toffee
      14 years, 11 months ago

      De Laet.

      He makes Roonpig look like a supermodel..

      http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/ManUnitedYouth/Blog%2520Graphics/News%2520Item%2520Pics/ritchie.jpg

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      1. Declan
        14 years, 11 months ago

        speaking of supermodels

        http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00743/Luke_Chadwick_743608a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/top10s/article2281604.ece%3Foffset%3D9&h=390&w=280&sz=24&tbnid=W_mOFQ2KcC6pSM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=73&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dluke%2Bchadwick%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=luke+chadwick&docid=3asGFzjPf4Gd8M&sa=X&ei=0u3QTtqZCdS4hAeasZ23DQ&ved=0CC4Q9QEwAQ&dur=765

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        1. Chewy Toffee
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Oh my goodness. I almost forgot about Luke Chadwick!

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I did Agustien to B.Johnson this week, YEAH!!!!!!!!

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        Welcome to the club. 🙂

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    4. Sheep Flavour
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Johnny Evans - The week he stopped playing for Utd! Face Palm.

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      1. Menly
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Ah i did that too!

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      2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Yep. Me too. He might play today, though ... 🙂

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    5. Horizontal
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Sturridge to Klasnic looks two weeks ago looks like a completely moronic transfer in retrospect.
      Especially if Danny boy knocks a few in against a depleted Wolves defence. 🙁

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    6. HuttonDressedasLahm
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Usually involves a pointless bench warming defender to another pointless bench warming defender!

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    7. Menly
      14 years, 11 months ago

      One of mine was Suarez to Dzeko GW 6. Dzeko didnt play, Suarez scored

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    8. Just A Wooden Spoon
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Last week Shawcross -> Wilkinson so i could get in Drenthe, net effect -10 points

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    9. Shipstontrev
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Wes Hoolahan. He's been like an expensive Moses, altough not as expensive as Rooney...

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  10. MARVELLUS
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Is no Drenthe confirmed?

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    1. Sheep Flavour
      14 years, 11 months ago

      People are saying he hasnt travelled with the squad.

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 11 months ago

      no, just rumours

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    3. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Isn't but looks like likely

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  11. MUfan
    14 years, 11 months ago

    what's this im hearing vdv and drenthe not playing?

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  12. FPL Daniel
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Come on Demi, stop falling behind, we need more more team news 😉

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      🙂 Bit harsh ...

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      1. FPL Daniel
        14 years, 11 months ago

        I would say motivating 😀

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        1. FPL Daniel
          14 years, 11 months ago

          Come on Demi we are becoming desperate 🙂

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  13. Goodfish
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Berbatov to start in place on 'The Little Pea Shit'. No source, just my own wishful thinking. Hope he comes on for the last 2 minutes and gets a yellow card. Come on, Nuucastle, like!

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    1. Declan
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I hope you're wrong!

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  14. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Desperate times. If VDV doesn't play then I have the mighty NIGEL REO-COKER coming in!!

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    1. FPL Daniel
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Bet on him getting yellow/red card online in order to be winning in either cases. If he doesn't get carded will get BP, if he is carded wohallalal there goes your bet.

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    2. Fray Bentos
      14 years, 11 months ago

      REO-COKER > MOSES

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  15. Just A Wooden Spoon
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Heart in mouth moment for Wilks owners there

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  16. In Like Flynn.
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    It just slid off the surface, Formica eh?

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Bit of polish from Rochina, actually ... 😀

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        14 years, 11 months ago

        😆

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  17. Jukesy
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Formica should've scored that!

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Rochina is far too good for Blackburn

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      1. Chewy Toffee
        14 years, 11 months ago

        You were saying..

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          14 years, 11 months ago

          hehe

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
            14 years, 11 months ago

            Although my point still stands...

            *waits for Superdunny to appear, angry.

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  18. Chewy Toffee
    14 years, 11 months ago

    40 grand a week for an airshot. Cheers Formica.

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  19. FPL Daniel
    14 years, 11 months ago

    WOW MGP actually knows how corners are taken? Eureka !!! 😀

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  20. applebonkers
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    i'm on 0 with 11 to play.
    any good, or is that about average?

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    1. Cheggers
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Rubbish, Where are your Stoke and B'Burn players??

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    2. Johnny Unitas
      14 years, 11 months ago

      I have 1 with 10 to play, so you are struggling

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    3. Declan
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Im -4 with 11 to play! Below average?

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      1. Menly
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Same 😐

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  21. Egg noodle
    14 years, 11 months ago

    The amount of rumors on this single page is unbelievable.

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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      14 years, 11 months ago

      it's the sat. morning squawk

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  22. Cruicky
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Oh Formica...

    That's why your 3rd sub.

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    1. Cruicky
      14 years, 11 months ago

      *you're.

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  23. Mull
    14 years, 11 months ago

    RCA if you're lurking, I apologise for recommending Formica.

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    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      haha! I quite liked the look of him from earlier games...not TOTALLY your fault!

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  24. Sheep Flavour
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Green D = Louis Saha has had 25 shots and scored once – the worst ratio in the Premier League

    🙂

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 11 months ago

      check out suarez stats

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      1. Sheep Flavour
        14 years, 11 months ago

        Copy and paste from a paper - I cheated 🙂

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    2. unoaime
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Victor Moses has had 39 shots and not scored once.

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    3. GREENDREAMS11
      14 years, 11 months ago

      here we go again, dissing your own team in order to try and scaremonger, sad man

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  25. Mull
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Can you score directly from a throw in?

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    1. Fray Bentos
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Yes but you have to be in the same stadium

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 11 months ago

      No, unless the ref screws up like in tif Birmingham Derby a couple of years back

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  26. McDog
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Silva > Delap no- brainer right?

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    1. OPTA FPL
      14 years, 11 months ago

      VDV --> Pennant

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    2. PFOR
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Definitely.

      Make room for Helguson --> Torres.

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  27. GREENDREAMS11
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Paul Lambert football talk "and this is a huge, huge test for us." top top comment

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  28. Just A Wooden Spoon
    14 years, 11 months ago

    Blimey Huth looks like someone out of the Gestapo with that tache

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  29. Chewy Toffee
    14 years, 11 months ago

    What a ball..how on earth has he missed that!

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  30. Drip Doctor
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    14 years, 11 months ago

    eeek Wilkinson is living on the edge.

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    1. Just A Wooden Spoon
      14 years, 11 months ago

      Give it 5 mins and he should be taken off imo, save him for thursday

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