[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. OPTA FPL
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    Koscielny bandwagon

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  2. gruffyboy
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    When will Walcott learn how to cross a ball?

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  3. Joeywho?
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    ok koscienly now for the clean sheet

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    1. Dirty Dhalsim
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      +1 what a hero.

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  4. rohan
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    Missed the chelsea match tonight.. i dont plan to buy him but did FT look promising???

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    1. gruffyboy
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      errr......not so much, no

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    2. OPTA FPL
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      who's 'him'? lol

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      1. Mílanista
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        Who plays for Chelsea and has the initials FT?

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        1. tajulariff
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          Fohn Terry

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    3. The Finnisher
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      He could have had 3-4 assists.
      Done very well with his passing, but still can't shoot.

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  5. GordonGekko
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    So I'm considering shipping out Van Persie for 2-3 gameweeks, and get in Berbatov. This would free up my funds to change Gower to Van Der Vart / Valencia (my other midfields: Nani, Silva, Bale, Ferguson), and upgrade a 4 point defense to a 6 point defense.

    What do you think?

    And what defensive player would you get in for Shotton?

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    1. markieffm
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      Mental...

      Stick with bale for spurs attack.

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      1. GordonGekko
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        But is it, mental I mean? Look at the fixtures for arsenal. Manu and Swansea (away) - I predict few goals...

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      I wouldn't - Berba is far from guaranteed to play once Rooney is back in the first team. Why sell Shotton?

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    3. Joeywho?
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      i did ba

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  6. BigUps
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    Theo's crosses......smh. Kid has pace, but my god are his crosses erratic.

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    1. GoonSquad
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      Awful....looks like he kicks the ground 90% of the time.

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    2. AP
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      OxC wll have his place by the end of the year.

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  7. Le Bluff
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    Get in! Studge didn’t play, neither did my 1st sub Surman, so on comes Mr Nathan Dyer! So jammy I know..

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    1. Turbodog
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      I have the uncanny knack of always placing my highest scoring sub 3rd on my bench grrrr!

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  8. Davidmon
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    lol DEMPSEY RAGEEEEEEEEEE

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    1. Shipstontrev
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      "I didn't f^cking touch him" 7 times 😆

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  9. The Finnisher
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    Ruiz is becoming some player..

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    1. OPTA FPL
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      new Suarez?

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      1. The Finnisher
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        how?

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        1. OPTA FPL
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          Fulham fans call him that when they bought him.
          both came from Eredivisie.
          many youtube video compare them

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          1. Joeywho?
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            does he like black people?

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  10. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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    Next gameweek will be on 16 boring......

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  11. Ostrich Baby
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    Did Mata not get an assist for Chelsea's first?

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    1. OPTA FPL
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      yes, Terry did

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    2. Turbodog
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      I thought he did but apparently Terry glanced his corner onto Ramires. Annoying.

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    3. Epsom Jim
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      Came off Terry's head. I had him too, but them's the breaks...

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      1. Epsom Jim
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        Had Mata, I mean! Not bragging 🙂

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    4. Shipstontrev
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      No, Terry did.

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  12. Gr3g
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    Lads,

    Would anybody know whats happening to Saurez ban and when it kicks in?

    Thanks!

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    1. GoonSquad
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      Really? Ever heard of google.

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  13. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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    Its nice to see Arsenal looking like Arsenal again.

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  14. FPLH Chief
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    With the mid-season mark reached, Van Persie has been Arsenal's star player by far - if not the stand out player for the Premier League as a whole. I have commented on him and other players on my mid-season review that can be read here:

    http://fantasypremierleaguehints.blogspot.com/2012/01/mid-season-review.html

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Van Persie, eh? Insider info, like it.

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      1. FPLH Chief
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        It was indeed "insider info" when I bought him 10 or so gameweeks ago at 11.9. Many, many, many points later he is now valued at a cool 13.2. At his current value he is out-priced for many FPL gamers...

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        1. The hope that kills...
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          Wow. You're for real aren't you?

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        2. Mull
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          I think you find a lot of us bought him GW4 or GW8.

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        3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          So it's not much use now, is it?

          Anyway, 10 gameweeks ago? Johnny come lately, I got him in GW4.

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    2. Mílanista
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      RVP the star player. Really?

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      1. The Finnisher
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        I assume he is being sarcastic.

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        1. Mílanista
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          Don't think so, he's been spamming the site with comments like "Osman at 6.7m is one of the cheapest midfielders that plays every week" and "Adebayor and Bale are good captain options for the DGW".

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    3. The hope that kills...
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      You sir, are a plum!

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      1. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
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        +1223455

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    4. GoonSquad
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      No rules about shilling on someone else's forum? Pretty classless

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      1. Mílanista
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        +loads

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    6. AP
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      Meanwhile, earth round, bear shits in woods.

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  15. Tabasco
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    Super Song Billong

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  16. Twelve years a slave
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    It would be good to see fulham mess up an arsenal clean sheet , also be good if VP only gets 2 (lots have as capt_

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  17. @FuzzyWarbles
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    is Yak ACON bound?

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    1. Shipstontrev
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      No, Nigeria didn't qualify.

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    2. Viper
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      Nope..

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    3. Mílanista
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      No

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    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Nah, he's still in their youth team.

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  18. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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    Anybody here having Dempsey in their team ?

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    1. adziom
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      Considering it

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    2. applebonkers
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      week after next

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    3. Joeywho?
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      i have dempsey and vp, im stupid

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  19. markieffm
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    Whose jumping on the crimping bandwagon now he's gonna get first team action....

    5.2 is a bargain

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    1. markieffm
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      Whoops... Hahahaha.... Frimpong!!!!!!!!!!

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    2. Viper
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      for a Wolves DMF.. is it? :/

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      1. markieffm
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        You watch. He will smash it.. Quality talent

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    3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      Why would you want him? He's have to be £1.2m i reckon

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      1. Jonny
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        atleast he will be the most extreme differential ... lol

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      2. OPTA FPL
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        😆 1,2

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Step daughter got crimpers for Xmas, a bit 80's for me personally!

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  20. Viper
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    Van Persie on target a couple of times now 😉

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  21. Jonny
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    which gameweek is Ba back for ????

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    1. Chris_White
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      Depends how far Senegal go in the ACON

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    2. Mílanista
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      Depends how long until Senegal get knocked out. I think in the ACON article last week it suggested he would be back around GW26 which ties in to a good run of fixtures.

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    3. adziom
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      Depends how far they get through the tournament

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    4. udit
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      depends how far his team go obviously

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  22. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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    "Form is key; Class doesn't matter!"

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  23. Jinswick
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    Walcott really isn't improving is he. Starting to lose the faith. Time to give AOC a go.

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  24. Torrestar
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    LOL @ Wenger's failed attempts to put his hand in his coat pocket...

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    1. Ryan J
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      Beat me by a minute. Glad someone else caught it. Amazing stuff, I guffawed.

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  25. GordonGekko
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    Team with zero hits, gameweek 21:

    Vorm ( Ruddy)
    Jones / Vermaelen / Caulker / Shotton (Kelly)
    Bale / Nani / Silva (Ferguson / Gower)
    RvP / Ba / Ade

    With january wildcard:

    Vorm (Hilario)
    Kompany / Jones / Walker (Caulker / McAuley)
    Bale / Nani / Valencia / Silva (Drenthe (or Sess? Osman? Sinclair?)
    BA / Ade / Berbatov

    Worth doing it?

    I could also do Van Der Vaart-Moses for instance instead of Valencia - the 4 options above.

    Thanks for any help 😀

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    1. Ryan J
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      No. You'll want RVP back sooner than later...hard to get him in with that much in the mid.

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      1. GordonGekko
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        Downgrading Valencia to Moses would free me with enough money to get RvP back, though. I see your point, but oh how I want to get in a different team to eat up my league leader's 15 points lead!

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      2. Disco Pat
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        I have that front 8, except swap Ba for Sturridge!

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        1. GordonGekko
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          Which, wildcard version or my current? 😛

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          1. Disco Pat
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            GordonGekko, the wildcard one. Sorry forgot to say I have RVP instaed of Berbatov, Misread original post.
            Bale / Nani / Valencia / Silva (Drenthe)
            Sturridge / Ade / RVP
            I'd downgrade the defense. Swansea keeping more clean sheets than United and City. Alot of money gone into Jones and Kompany.

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  26. Ryan J
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    Wenger has trouble putting his right hand in his pocket (please tell me you guys caught this). News at 11.

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    1. Epsom Jim
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      Right up there with him kicking the water bottle...and Balotelli's bib...

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  27. NANI screamer screaming !!!
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    when will following players leave for ACN ???

    1> BA

    2 > BAE

    3> Adebayor

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    1. Syd.
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      The 19.45 from heathrow....

      BTW... Ade isnt going

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      1. Shipstontrev
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        Nor is BAE

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  28. Syd.
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    Errr.... Walcott...

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  29. Jinswick
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    Ramsey could've hat a hatful (again) today if it wasn't for awful play by the likes of Walcott.

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  30. A.T
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    Has anything been said on when Suarez ban starts?

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    1. Syd.
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      Depends if they appeal which would be pretty pointless....

      They will probably accept it after the City game so he will be back just in time for the united game

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