[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
2 January 2012 3033 comments
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While some of us have already begun tinkering with the winter wildcards, there are five games taking place today as double gameweek 20 gets underway.

The big news is that Daniel Sturridge is not in the Chelsea squad- those overnight reports of a leg injury appear to have been true, then.

Here’s the line-ups of this afternoon’s four fixtures before Arsenal make their way to the Cottage this evening:

Blackburn: Bunn, Lowe, Samba, Hanley, Henley, Nzonzi, Formica, Dunn, Petrovic, Pedersen, Yakubu
Stoke: Sorensen; Woodgate, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson; Shotton, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington; Walters, Crouch

Wolves: Hennessey, Stearman, Berra, Johnson, Ward, Hammill, Henry, Frimpong, Forde, Edwards, Doyle.
Chelsea: Cech; Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Meireles, Romeu, Lampard; Ramires, Torres, Mata.

QPR: Kenny, Hill, Derry, Gabbidon, Taarabt, Faurlin, Mackie, Barton, Young, Helguson, Ferdinand
Norwich: Ruddy, Martin, Drury, Johnson, Whitbread, Holt, Jackson, Pilkington, Bennett, Lappin, Ayala.

Aston Villa: Guzan, Cuellar, Dunne, Collins, Warnock; Petrov, Clark, N’Zogbia, Ireland, Agbonlahor, Bent
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Taylor; Britton, Dyer, Routledge, Agustien, Orlandi; Graham

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  1. King Eric, in America
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Learned my lesson early-season: had Given and Vorm, rotated them. Lost many Vorm points.

    Decided to pick up a crappy second GK (Cerny) so no thoughts of rotation would enter my head.

    Vorm: done good, son. Done Good.

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

      On my bench, but assume that Westwood won't play anyway..... Hopefully

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    2. Pinturicchio
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Vorm has to be the FF player of the season so far interms of value for money

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

      getting ruddy for given 2nite i think (playing later WC)

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  2. Viper
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    2 points with 15 (including my captain to play)..

    Is that good???

    🙂

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

      11 points with 14 (including captain to play). 🙂

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  3. bobn
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    VOOOORRRM

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  4. SuarezSaurusRex
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    My cup oppo has Gyan (c) but Howard(VC). if howard get cs n save penalties then im doom. GO BALE(C)!.

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    1. Davidmon
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      lol your cup oponent doesnt play anymore xD

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      1. SuarezSaurusRex
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        i know. Lucky that he won the other previous 2 cup game...:p

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        1. Mr Smith
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          You aren't 'winners FC' are you?

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    2. Hate that rotation
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Lol gyan. Hows that guy doing these days?

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    3. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      You sound like you got the chap who beat me last round, I'm still not happy about that so you better destroy him!

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      1. SuarezSaurusRex
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        I dont think so. his last oppo's name was Cleidir Neves... :p

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        1. Mr Smith
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Lol co-incidence only, good luck

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          1. SuarezSaurusRex
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            Good luck to u too 😉

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  5. FPLH Chief
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    I can't believe RVP is starting v Fulham, I thought he would be rested for tonight - I have him as sub1.

    For DGW I have 3 evertonians (Baines, Jagielka, Osman) and 3 spurs' players (Walker, Bale, Adebayor).

    In particular I would like to highlight Leon Osman, at 6.7, one of the cheapest regular starting midfielders in the Premier League:

    http://fantasypremierleaguehints.blogspot.com/2012/01/recommended-player-for-gameweek-20.html

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

      What about Walters?
      is he not regular?

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    2. markieffm
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah I got 5

      Walker bale ade Hibbert osman

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    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      you;...benched...RVP? (faints*)

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    4. Hate that rotation
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      The most regular of regular starters.......Mr Moses

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      1. Sarnab
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        +1

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    5. AriseSirGiggsy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      there are a lot more regular starting midfielders that are cheaper

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    6. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I seriously thought he'd be benches too, but I'd NEVER bench him. Madness!!

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      1. The hope that kills...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        I'll give you madness, I transferred him out for Ade in a moment of drunken 'inspiration'...

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    7. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      You probably shouldn't be giving FPL hints if you benched RVP...

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    8. CarelessGenius©
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      And your link is to Fantasy Premier League Hints?? You should be ashamed....

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  6. Sarnab
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Dyer 11 points..surely done enough to earn the 1st sub place in my fpl team next week..
    😀

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    1. markieffm
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      8 points

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

        3 bonus

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      2. Sarnab
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        expect 3 bonus from him..or atleast 2 to make it 10..satisfied.

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    2. Chris_White
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like Routledge will get the 3 bps, Dyer likely to pick up 2

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    3. markieffm
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ah yes bonus. Apologies

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      1. Sarnab
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        its ok.

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  7. slavip
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    any news about W.Brown ???

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

      Wes Orange

      Pretty sure he'll be out but nothing concrete

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  8. Silenzi's Dream Team
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    anyone knows Demba Ba's last game before he leaves for Afican Nations Cup?

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

      tomorrow's game is the last.

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

        Do you have official confirmation? Some ACON players are staying until after the GW21 games.

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  9. hillbillypete
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Dyer, Vorm, and Caulker kick of my week!

    unfortunately all on the bench

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    1. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Oh dude....i feel for ya. I remember that happen to me one time for Newcastle last season...like 20+ points on my bench. :S

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

        its OK

        cerny didnt play
        sturridge didnt play

        so

        in comes vorm and dyer

        just caulker waiting now

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    2. mucka
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Dyer and Vorm are gonna come on tho?!

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

        🙂

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      2. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah exactly. Very fishy.... 😉

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    3. Mak_Gold
        14 years, 4 months ago

        But both Vorm and Dyer will be coming on for you. What are you so thick about?

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      • SPorting
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        and?

        Vorm for Cerny and maybe Drenthe won't show.

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      • SvenGoranErskine
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Ouch!!!!

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    4. Hazard267
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      So how did you guys do today i did ok yakubu got an assist but samba and mata failed and i have vorm on the bench im playing krul 🙁 im also on -4

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      1. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Getting pretty jerky with Mata tbh...need to see some more returns.

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    5. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Assume Sinclair was just rested rather than dropped?

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

        Id say so.

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    6. Mulder
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Soooo last week I played Morison and benched Moses, this week I play Moses and bench Morison.

      I can already apologize to whoever that played Moses.

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    7. FPLord
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Great that I didn't do Ba>Agbon yesterday. Not keen on Villa with their inconsistency. That leaves Morison and the Yak as possible replacements. Who do you prefer?

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

        Tricky. Both on from, but probably Yak for me (pens and better short term fixtures)

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      2. Silenzi's Dream Team
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Is Man U game Demba's last?

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

          QPR looks likely.

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        2. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Not yet decided, I think.

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      3. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Yakubu if I had to choose

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    8. NATSTER
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I might keep hoping for Nani to not play tomorrow or at least he must do better than Dyer.. 😡

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      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        * Thursday.. I mean.

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

          Wednesday?

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          1. NATSTER
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            Right.. Wednesday. New Year break made me forget day & night.

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    9. Menly
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm sorry I didn't captain you RVP! Please don't hurt me!

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      1. mouldy_uk
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Would chuckle if he outscores any of the DGW players 🙂

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        1. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          The scary thing is that thats not as far fetched as it sounds. :S

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

            Indeed. And my cup opponent captained him 🙁

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            1. Hate that rotation
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              14 years, 4 months ago

              +1

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

              same position here

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        2. Viper
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          very possible..

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        3. tony
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          didnt get a chance to sort my team since new years so heres hoping RVP captain works out

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        4. Epsom Jim
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          I wouldn't. My cup rival has him as (c). He also has Johnson (NOR) coming on in place of Sturridge. Jammy sod...

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    10. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Pilkington on my bench after Enrique and Simpson! BALLSSS!!!!!!

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

        Dyer in between enrique and simpson, i feel ur pain

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      2. Mak_Gold
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Same, only after Naylor(!) and Simpson.

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

          morison as sub for only sinclair play about 17 minutes, cleansheet for chelsea about 10 minutes to go......really agonising.......thought it was a good start to me...

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        • For Fuchs Sake
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Thing is it will only hurt if Drenthe doesn't play, because my 3 man defence would have meant an injury would have brought in a defender sub anyway

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      3. FPLH Chief
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        I believe that Bale as captain and Adebayor as vice-captain are good shouts for D-GW 20. It would be interesting to see the type of football Spurs will play. Surely they will do their utmost to take advantage of their game in hand by being attacking?

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        1. reply fail
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Are you serious?

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        2. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Great hints. I would never have thought of those and now I can make them captain and vice before the deadline.

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        3. CarelessGenius©
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Wow. That's some prose you got there.....

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

          No, i think they will set up defensively for two 0-0s.

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      4. My nipples were so cold the…
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Cmon Fulham!

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        1. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Shush you. 😉

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        2. Tim Canterbury
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          As long as Dempsey doesn't score! I have the exact money to do Sinclair > Dempsey next week but have an agonising wait

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      5. Declan
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Have my 2 WC's still, seems like a good a time as any to start the winter WC, try catch a few price rises, yay or nay?

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      6. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Is anyone else unable to get on the Metro site? I haven't been able to get into the live scores all afternoon.

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      7. Tim Canterbury
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        really well taken goals from crouch

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        1. Tim Canterbury
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Yakubu should have made it 2-2 right at the end!

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          1. Tim Canterbury
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            LOL! MGP sent Kean flying

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        2. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          yeah surprised by that, good for him

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      8. NED KELLY
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        is clark OOP

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

          currently yes. playing DM

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          1. NED KELLY
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            cheers! just planning my wild card

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      9. Freshy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Switched my captain to Bale last night.
        Got out FPL and came back in to check it and it was correct.
        This morning my captain has reverted back to RVP
        Buiiiitch!

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        1. reply fail
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          I keep clicking on your link somehow.

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          1. CarelessGenius©
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            The wife nearly spotted those boobies.....I coulda innocently been in trouble!!

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      10. Joeywho?
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        i had sturridge starting and dyer for my first sub, but its not showing any points for dyer? do the points show up later?

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      11. _____JR_____
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Johnny Evans...Will I get rid of him or not?

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Dunno, will you?

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

          Talking to yourself? First sign of madness that.

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

          you tell us

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        4. CarelessGenius©
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Get rid of him as in hide the body?

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        5. I wish I knew
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Is it a guessing game? What's the prize?

          As far as I'm concerned he's not worth the oxygen he respires, never mind a FPL space...

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      12. Chewy Toffee
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Shut up Gary Neville.

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

        74 points from 2 players. Is that good?

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        1. Joeywho?
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          come on

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        2. Shipstontrev
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Unbelievable Jeff 😉

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          1. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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            Im pleased with that.

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        3. CarelessGenius©
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          7.4 points you mean? Guffaww!!

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      14. "The Special One"
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        13 from 3 players??

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

          12 from 3....

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        2. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          16 from 4

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      15. Joeywho?
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        any streams for the arsenal game? im in the states

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        1. King Eric, in America
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          It's very no-goodski to ask for/post streams to games on the site.

          You have the power of the Internet at your fingertips, use it.

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      16. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Whats the opinion on Ba-->Bellamy?

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

          will he play QPR. if not then i maybe on it

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        2. Freshy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          Good 3 game shout

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