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Sunday Dugout Discussion

18 December 2011 2833 comments
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This Sunday brings a whole host of soccer action across the globe. Right now Santos are trying valiantly to hold off Barcelona in Japan while in the evening there’s some tasty action on the continent. The Dugout Discussion opens for the juicy Premier League filling in this football sandwich…

QPR play host to Manchester United in an earlier than normal kick-off as Gary Neville sets in for a triple header of televised “Super Sunday” fixtures – with a fourth game off screens for good measure.

Neil Warnock drafts in Matthew Connolly for the injured Anton Ferdinand while Heidar Helguson returns from injury himself. Ferguson must have a temperature as he makes the rare decision to field an unchanged side from that which beat Wolves – his usual fables on the injury front also show Javier Hernandez fit enough to return to the bench. Teams in full are…

QPR XI: Cerny; L Young, Connolly, Gabbidon, Traore; Wright-Phillips, Barton, Faurlin, Mackie; Helguson, Bothroyd (Subs: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Taarabt, Campbell, Smith).

United XI: De Gea; Smalling, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Nani; Rooney, Welbeck (Subs: Berbatov, Giggs, Park, Hernandez, Young, Lindegaard, Fryers.).

Fantasy Managers will then have to settle in for not just Aston Villa hosting Liverpool but Manchester City against Arsenal on television screens. Plenty of captain’s armbands will be following Spurs vs Sunderland also going on while these two games take place.

This Dugout Discussion is also my last planned contribution for quite some time so I’ll wish you all many happy returns over the hectic festive period of football coming up while I’m here. Thanks for your continued support over what’s been a grand old 2011.

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  1. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Silva you beauty saved my GW ( Captain \m/ )

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      You must have forgotten to change it from the Norwich game two weeks ago?

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      1. Lucky_2010
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        lol

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  2. charliec1903
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Murphy>Drenthe leading up to GW 20 ?

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    1. xtina
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Go for, i'm getting him in this week too, replacing Allen

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      1. charliec1903
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Means I am doubling up on Tot and Eve. Maybe bring in BAE as well

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    2. isacki: full casual
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Did Ramsey > Drenthe last night. Explosive.

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  3. Darth
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    De Laet out for Caulker, Neil Taylor or Shotton?

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  4. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    For those who missed it earlier.. I've a new twitter account, was sick of tweets going missing. Same name but with an E at the start. I've re-followed everyone I think

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  5. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    stat of the year:

    number of players in the premiership who scored more than torres when he was at liverpool: ZERO

    number of players in the premiership who have scored more then torres while he has been at chelsea: SEVENTY THREE

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  6. andy85wsm
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Already thinking about next week! Current team is looking like

    Vorm
    Enrique Jones Walker Simpson
    Silva VDV Nani
    RVP Ba Adebayor

    Subs: Cerny, Walters, Dyer, Boyata. £0.3m in the bank. 2 free transfers.

    Can't really see where I need to improve immediately. I'll definitely make a transfer to clean up my subs if I can't think of anything else. Like Boyata or Dyer. But even those transfers I'm not sure about because replacements dont have great fixtures.

    Main thinking at the moment is Walker to Evans and Dyer to Drenthe, letting me play 3-4-3 again this week and can bench Walters without worrying about Dyer.

    Thoughts?

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  7. udit
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    So does, Jags -> Caulker/Shotton this gw and ba-> morison, sess-> nani next gw sound good ?

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    1. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Everton are due a cleanie, + have a DGW but the rest is good. But I guess you need the cash to get Nani

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  8. Djerbil
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    i just had a gut feeling and made DVD my gmwk 17 captain..

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      How was VDV today? I couldn't see the match. I know he got an assist, was he his old self and running the match?

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      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Man of the match in the second half, not great in the first. Dictated everything.

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Curses, I might have to bring him back in for the DGW. It would take a hit but he's got to be worth it.

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      2. McDog
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah he bossed the match in the second half, could've had more points. Looks back to full fitness too.

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        1. isacki: full casual
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          I'll wait and see on the Bale injury. If he really is back I might have to consider my DGW plans and go for the whole Holy Trinity. Was only gonna keep Ade and Bale. Didn't read anything about Ade on text commentary, did he do bugger all?

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          1. McDog
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            Nah Adebayor played well, had a couple of good chances, but really Sunderland defended very well and we lacked a bit of creativity which was why the score was so low.

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            1. isacki: full casual
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 4 months ago

              Cheers. On current form, you reckon there's goals for you guys against Chelsea presuming Bale makes it back?

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          2. Shipstontrev
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            Apart from going offside, yes.

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    2. Mr Sarcastic
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Had same feeling while watching people do vdv to nani/mata.
      Just didn't have balls to captain him tough.
      Ade C, safe and sorry.

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      1. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        He will be my midweek captain..wasn't my C for this week..it went to Star-idge

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  9. The Spudgunner
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Defensive Crisis!!!!!!!

    I've got.....

    P.Jones | Walker | Simpson | Wilkinson | N.Taylor and I need to play 3 of them i've got P.Jones and Simpson playing and also Vorm in goal so could double up with N.Taylor or play Ruddy

    Thoughts???

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    1. Canelo
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Play Walker.

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  10. isacki: full casual
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Guesses for

    FPL average this GW?

    FFS average this GW?

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    1. Djerbil
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      35
      40

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      a million

      a billion

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      33
      45

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  11. Catastrophe
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    hello!

    what sub(s) should i make? one free transfer.

    Vorm (krul)
    Vermaelen, Enrique, Jones (Rtaylor, Monk)
    Nani, Silva, Bale, Walters (Dyer)
    Ba, RVP, Adebayor

    cheers!

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  12. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hello Udit how was the gaameweek ?

    Did you sess the ares man city match ?

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    1. udit
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      not bad i suppose, 50 + bps, yours?

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  13. FF Dirtbag
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Team looks like this:
    Vorm(Ruddy)
    Enrique Jones Simpson (Naylor Brown)
    VDV Nani Silva Larsson (Dyer)
    Adebayor RVP Ba

    Got 2 FT's, dont wanna waste one really, 0.1M in the bank.
    Who should i swap out? Was thinking of replacing Brown but for who?

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Brown to Evans or Shotton.

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Evans? Gabbidon or Shotton too. Who u giving armband to?

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      1. FF Dirtbag
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Not to sure yet mate.... might be considering RVP at the moment, but Nani/Silva is in the back of my head too!

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Going for RVP for sure here. Villa are pants I think Stoke will kick lumps out of city. Ba(C) experiment failed so back to tried and trusted I think.

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          1. FF Dirtbag
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            Yep worth it i think. If i had rooney he would be a possibility as well. But Fulham are not doing too bad at the moment. It's gotta be rvp//Silva imo.

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          2. FF Dirtbag
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            Ive got evans in haha

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  14. Bubbles
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    New post.

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  15. Darth
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    De Laet out for either Caulker, Neil Taylor or Shotton?

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  16. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Got 2 frees and wasnt really planning on making any this week. For that reason, considering i was planning on taking Aguero out next anyway, is Aguero to Dzeko a decent cheeky little option just for this next game?

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Speaking as someone who's been there, don't touch any City striker except Aguero. You think you can guess them right... you almost always can't.

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      1. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers, fair point.

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  17. dishanski
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    bale injured?

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  18. Up the Boro
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    what a week, took a hit to get mata, ba and vermaelen in for silva, richards and aguero! captained ba too!!! also used all 3 of my subs which is a first for me.

    team for this gw, please, please help!!!!

    Vorm (Stockdale)
    Verm, Jagielka, Enrique, Simpson, PJones
    Bale, Silva, Drenthe (Larsson, Moses)
    Ba (C again) RVP (Sturridge)

    any advice would be most welcome and greatly appreciated!

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    1. drughi
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      i wouldnt have sturridge on the bench

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      1. Up the Boro
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        who would you take out?

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        1. drughi
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          simpson or jagielka

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          1. Up the Boro
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            home to WBA and Swansea? well i'm pretty close to the bottom of the overall league so won't argue, thanks for the input.

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        2. Shipstontrev
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Moses

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          1. Up the Boro
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            moses already on bench

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  19. rdb
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Do we have the fantasy cup this season? If yes, when will it start?

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    1. tevezthetroll
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      GW18 I think

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    2. isacki: full casual
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Sometime in January wasn't it?

      With a bit of maths you can see the number of people involved doubles every GW and about 2 million people are involved I think.

      2^21 ~= 2 million so there's 21 GWs of it. That places it around GW18 I think, Boxing Day?

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  20. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hernandez is starting to look very good value at 9.9

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    1. tevezthetroll
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Who would you take out to get him?

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      1. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Not sure, had him before he gor injured but my team has changed a lot since then. I dont have RVP though which makes it easier to get him.

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  21. anish10
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    jonjo worth a punt?!

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  22. Catastrophe
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    hello

    what sub(s) should i make? one free transfer.

    Vorm (krul)
    Vermaelen, Enrique, Jones (Rtaylor, Monk)
    Nani, Silva, Bale, Walters (Dyer)
    Ba, RVP, Adebayor

    cheers!

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    1. Ings on the up
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      your team is pretty much the same as mine, i'm thinking of getting rid of R Taylor

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  23. bmb100
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Can anyone who knows bets explain why my Balotelli First and Anytime GS bets are void and had my stake returned?

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    1. Shakey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I can't, but if I were you I'd just take it.

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  24. Baggio84
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    blimey VDV is dropping, down to 9.9

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  25. Pierre Luigi Collina
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    NEW post on football, have a look 🙂
    http://tonyromo123456.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/does-football-receive-too-much-coverage/

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  26. Tony B
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hey all I need some help understanding.....

    Got Ryan Taylor who didn't play (GW16) I have Simpson, Tiote and Dyer all as subs. According to the rules - "If any of your outfield players play 0 minutes in the Gameweek, they will be substituted by the highest priority outfield substitute who played in the Gameweek and doesn't break the formation rules" yet Tiote has been used instead of Simpson is this an error?

    Any help appreciated?

    Thx

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Have to play at least one striker,or two mid-fielders or 3 defenders any given gameweek.
      In other words 5-4-1, 5-2-3, 4-4-2, or 3-5-2.

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  27. Ings on the up
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hello

    Vorm (Habsi)
    Jones, Enrique, Taylor
    Sinclair, Bale, Nani, Silva,
    Ba, RVP, Adebayor

    Subs: Caulker, Walters, Wilkinson

    1 FT, any suggestions? correct subs order?

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  28. Pierre Luigi Collina
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    NEW post on football, have a look 🙂
    http://tonyromo123456.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/does-football-receive-too-much-coverage/

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  29. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    new post. adam johson to play against stoke?

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  30. Acquafresca
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hennessey
    Kompany---Ward---Mertesacker---Simpson
    Silva---Nani---Lampard
    Ba(C)---RVP---Yakubu

    Question: Should i use my FT to do Lampard>VDV
    Bcuz i Will change Ba>Sturridge soon due to ACON

    Thoughts??(PS i know i have to get rid of ward/mertesacker...stuck :/ )

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