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Thursday Dugout Discussion

22 December 2011 1703 comments
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Gameweek 17 concludes tonight at White Hart Lane, as third in the league Tottenham Hotspurs play host to fourth placed Chelsea. For the last time before Christmas and for the third night running, the Dugout Discussion is here. The team news for the game is in, and is as follows…

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

Chelsea XI: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Mikel, Meireles, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata.

The home side have the fortune of being able to call upon the services of the injury-plagued Ledley King and Gareth Bale, who was rated as “very doubtful” by manager Harry Redknapp earlier this week. Emmanuel Adebayor also shakes off a slight foot injury to start upfront with Rafael Van der Vaart.

As the visitors, Andre Villas-Boas makes the bold (according to some media outlets) decision to name Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres amongst the Chelsea substitutes. Elsewhere, he’s boosted by the availability of the Brazilian Ramires, who returns to the side after missing the weekend’s game at Wigan.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be open for the entirety of tonight’s game, and can be accessed right here.

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

    +ve Ade scoring, BAE 2nd on bench losing CS. With bonus I may get 70+ for first time this season.

    -ve Ade yellow. Sturridge goal. the mini league is confirmed as a 1 horse race with leader projected to be 170 ahead of me and 100 of 2nd.

    Oh well roll on 2012/13 FPL

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    1. Park the bus
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      my mini league leader is top 15 in the world 🙁

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

        ouch! mine is just outside 2.5K. I am over 400K atm. Writing this FPL season off and going for other mini leagues!

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  2. Ginkapo FPL
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    SO what is the latest on Phil jones' injury?

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    1. super zlatan
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      No one knows yet

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  3. DGno9
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    in all honesty the Chelsea physio's had more action then VDV literally...

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  4. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    Great goalkeeping from Cech

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  5. pukey
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    When do the BP's get put on?

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    1. super zlatan
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Tomrw morning we think

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    2. Mull
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Tomorrow morning.

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    3. Shipstontrev
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      When FPL get back from their 48 hour Christmas party.

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  6. Demí
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Van der Vaart to get subbed off in the half time interval would be just glorious

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      Epic even

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        hahahahahahahahahaha

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    2. Hitman
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Your wish has been granted!

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    3. Lionel Hutz
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      Prescient

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  7. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
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    My overall rank is still 18 places behind my gw1 rank, even though I'm now in the top 10k. Who are these people? How good do you have to be to start after gw1 and still be top 10k? Just seems rude to be that good without even taking the game seriously!

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    1. Mull
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Lucky.

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    2. Park the bus
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      as i have noted above, my mini league leader cracked top 15 in the world last night. i mean give us a chance!

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      1. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Ouch. Time to find yourself a new mini league?

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        1. Park the bus
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          hmm i think cash prizes for top 5 (currently 4th) so not all bad. it's a pretty big league but he is over 200 points ahead of the rest of us!

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    3. Mílanista
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I see I'm not the only one annoyed by this. I'm top 3k and there's still 4 f*ckers who started after GW1 ahead of me.

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  8. Park the bus
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Heard Petr Cech was lucky not to be hit by a bus earlier this week. Apparently even that managed to go under him.

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  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    big dilmma now. was thinking of taking bale out. Now thinking silva for nani

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  10. Jinswick
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sheeesh, just lined up a 12 point hit for GW20. Thoughts on this?

    Wilko, Verm, Ramsey, Sinclair & Rooney -> Baines, BAE, Bale, Drenthe & Studge

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    1. Mull
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Spread it out over the next two weeks.

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      1. Jinswick
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        Problem is, Sinclair, Ramsey, Verm & Rooney all have good fixtures in GW19 (and the incoming players don't)....deluded to think a 12 point hit that brings in 4 DGWers is only really a 4 point hit?

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          What's the rush for DGW players?! Plenty of time yet to get them in

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          1. Jinswick
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            All transfers would be in GW20.....

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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              oops sorry, didn't even see that. Anywayz back to the footy!

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    2. Cyril Figgis
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      See a doctor ASAP.

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    3. Park the bus
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      ridiculous to plan all this so far in advance. you could just wait till the WC?!

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    4. Cheggers
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      No dont be ridiculous

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    5. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Rooney ya loon!

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      1. Jinswick
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Haha, this is after the 2 MUN great fixtures though, and will be bringing in 4 DGWers....

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

      -12 to get Baines. That funny

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    7. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't do that for +8 points.

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    8. Cilly Bonnolly
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I did a twelve point hit earlier in the season (against all advice on here) and am now almost sixty points clear at the top of my mini league and at 14092 in the overall rank, so I'm not doing too badly out of it.

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      1. Fitzy.
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        All due to that 12 point hit?

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  11. Mr Sarcastic
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ba => sturridge worth a 4 point hit? Getting desperate to watch that week after week...

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    1. Turbodog
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      don't lose Ba, he's on form and playing Bolton

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      1. Mr Sarcastic
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        I will lose him, it's only matter of time.
        If I do it for gw19, I'm sure sturridge runs a riot next gw......

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    2. No Luck
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Would you rather have watched Ba bang them in week after week?

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      1. Mr Sarcastic
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        Well rivals have sturridge, I don't thats the difference.

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  12. Corrigan
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    No wonder Hoddle struggled as England manager. A tap in from sturridge and he's now a shoe-in for the Euros.

    Me thinks not.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I think he's a cert to go personally. Didn't hear what Hoddle said but we are hardly flush with quality forwards

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    2. Cheggers
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Idiot. Him and Rooney are clearly Englands best two forwards.

      Corrigans ideal strikers to go to the euros are probably Bent, Defoe, Crouch, Rooney and Holt

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      1. sotothemightygreek
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        He'd better go. Got on him to be in the squad at 11/4.

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      2. Corrigan
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Just because England's strikers are sh*t doesn't make Sturridge capable of playing in an international tournament.

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          And you would take who....

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          1. Corrigan
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            that's tough as we're not flushed with options. Welbeck a better team player than Sturridge. Welbeck, Defoe, Rooney and Bent.

            That is uninspiring. Who cares, we'll fail anyway.

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      3. Funkyav
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        i think it will be Roooney, Sturridge, Welbeck, Defoe plus one other.

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        1. Cheggers
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Them 4 plus Big Dog Carroll for me

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          1. Corrigan
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            Sturridge and Carroll?

            And you call me an idiot...

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  13. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    Any of the scouts about? Just wondering if we can expect an article on the bonus point predictions tonight? They nicely sum up the PPI and all that other weird EA stuff that goes right over my head

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  14. danishdynamite
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ba to Sturridge for a hit? Or wait til next GW?

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    1. Turbodog
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      wait - Ba has Bolton

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    2. super zlatan
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Wait to nxt gw. Ba plays Bolton nxt. And Bolton ship goals for fun.

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    3. Cyril Figgis
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Might as well wait till next week.

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    4. Sheldon
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Wait

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    5. The one who has a knock
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      Wait until after bolton for sure

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      1. Jax
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        newcastle will lose to bolton

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    6. Holy See
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      If that makes sense to you, I say you do it.

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  15. samcro
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    I can do Silva and Ba -> Nani and Sturridge... worth it? No hit needed.

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    1. Sheep Flavour
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Why would you ditch Sliva?

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  16. Alsorans
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    gotta love spurs fans - from the bbc ticker....

    From anonymous, via text: "Love Assou-Ekotto! Easily most improved Premier League player over the last 2 seasons. Gone from liability to world class."

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    1. Sheep Flavour
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      😆

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  17. SlightHawk
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Which option?
    1) Drenthe and 7.7 Forward
    2) 4.5 Mid and Adebeyor
    Team is linked

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    1. Hostage
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'd take out VdV and bring in Mata myself. It's a good time for Man U coverage. And VdV's lost his fantasy magic from earlier in the season.

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      1. Hostage
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        I mean Nani

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  18. Jukesy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV off, Pav on. Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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  19. Fudge
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV OFF! dearie me

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  20. Demí
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV OFF PAV ON get in

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  21. super zlatan
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    DVD off. Sicknote

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  22. Sickboy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Post lost on last page....

    Best defender for 4.9m or less for the next 6 weeks? Will be in addition to BAE, Evans, Wilkinson, Simpson.

    Thanks in advance

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    1. big oak
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      ferreira?

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      1. moment
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Not a terrible shout, but how long's Luiz out for?

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    2. Disco Pat
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      any of the swansea lads?

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  23. Mílanista
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV off.

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Saving him for Norwich. Tough game.

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  24. big oak
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    vdv out pav in

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  25. weetonyharris
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    vdv offffffffffffff

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  26. JoeySamSam
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Replacement for Mata? Haven't got enough for Nani or Silva, so anything up to 10m.

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    1. SPorting
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Bale?

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      1. JoeySamSam
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Rest of midfield is Bale - Larsson - Sinclair - Valencia

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        1. SPorting
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          ah. didn't see your team linked. sorry.

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    2. Jukesy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      If you can't bring in Nani, keep him.

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  27. SPorting
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    VDV off!

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  28. weetonyharris
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    LOL

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  29. Drip Doctor
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV off. Smashing, just smashing.

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    1. Woga
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      gotta feel sorry for all that either kept vdv, or went bale to vdv, my heart bleeds

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    2. Salah’s Sonnet
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      now just for bale to get truly done in and out for season, make it happen chelsea!

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  30. Top Heavy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Pavlyuchenko for Vdv

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