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4 January 2012 3136 comments
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The first double-gameweek of the season rolls on with two fixtures tonight, as Newcastle United host Manchester United, and Everton face Bolton Wanderers. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to capture you views on the events as they unfold.

Again the drama starts tonight with the (sometimes untrustworthy) incoming team news, but here are the official line-ups…

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Coloccini, Williamson, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Tiote, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi, Ba

Man United XI: Lindegaard, Valencia, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Park, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney

Two changes for the home, as Gabriel Obertan misses the opportunity to face his former club. Also out is Haris Vuckic, with Davide Santon and Shola Ameobi starting for the Magpies.

As for the visitors, Sir Alex drafts in Anders Lindegaard, Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney for the trip to St. James Park.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Donovan, Neville, Heitinga, Osman, Stracqualursi, Saha

Bolton XI: Bogdan, Steinsson, Cahill, Knight, Ricketts, Mark Davies, Muamba, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Eagles, Ngog

Whilst the game in the North-East will hold the attention of most, fantasy managers will have one eye on the game at Goodison Park, where Everton play their first fixture of two this gameweek.

David Moyes boldly goes with two strikers up front and starts Landon Donovan for the first time in his two-month loan period.

The Bolton team news is that Gary Cahill starts, despite his expected imminent move to the capital.

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  1. Up the Boro
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    how long can newcastle keep hold of Ba if he keeps this form up? and how much would he be worth? (in the real world, not FPL before somebody says £7.6)

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    1. GlasgowFF
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      15M I would say.

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      1. Up the Boro
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        torres £50m, carroll £35m, ba only £15m?

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        1. GlasgowFF
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          14 years, 3 months ago

          Yes

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          1. GlasgowFF
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Maybe 20M. He is good but may just be a flash in the pan.

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            1. Somalion
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              14 years, 3 months ago

              Playing for Hoffenheim he scored 40 goals in 103 apps and for west ham 7 goals in 13 apps.

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      2. Tabasco
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        At least. Carrol went for 35 let's not forget. I'd say 25 if he maintains goalscoring form after the ACoN

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    2. mouldy_uk
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      He's only 26. If he stays fit and delivers anything like the goals he is producing now, he is easily worth £25m (compared to £50m for Torres and £35m for carroll)

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      1. sackenfox
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        XD oh my... torres 50M, that investment still makes me do something like.. this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naAjBlLBe0Q

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  2. mouldy_uk
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Jagielka plays every single minute this season, I transfer him in, bam there he goes!

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    1. Thatsnotcricket
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Thems the breaks, I lost both my H2H and cup match by one point each, because of Tony Hibbert's assist and bonus points! To add insult to injury Adam got taken off after 59 minutes and Nani got a yellow card, effectively losing me my matches.

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    2. Thatsnotcricket
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Demba Ba just shows that Avram Grant has a good eye for players, he was a bit unlucky at West Ham, decent manager.

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        1. Tabasco
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          No no, West Ham's scouts have a good eye for players. They always have.

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          1. Thatsnotcricket
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Grant still bought him, along with Boateng, Obinna and Hitzlsperger among others, quality players.

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              1. Tabasco
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                No, West Ham bought him.

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          2. Hate that rotation
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Stoke must be kicking themselves. He was on their door step.

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            1. threeputt
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              couldnt take a long throw though !

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          3. jamsiep
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Great decision from Grant to play Ba on the left wing, as well.

            I will not have a good word spoken about Avram Grant. He is a terrible manager.

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            1. Le Limpar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Ello Jamseip. I'm considering Romeu on a bit of a WC cheapie punt. Decent shout?

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              1. Le Limpar
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                I should add that I've barely seen him play so after some thoughts from one who has...

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              2. jamsiep
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                Can't see him getting anything more than 2/3 in any game this season, to be honest. He's a great little player, but plays in front of the back four and offers very little attacking threat, if any.

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                1. Le Limpar
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 3 months ago

                  Aha. That clears that up! Thanks. Might open up the way for Ramires to get forward? I've had Mata for a while and finding it hard to justify the money. Might just go Sturridge.

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                  1. jamsiep
                    • 16 Years
                    14 years, 3 months ago

                    Assuming we don't sign anybody to replace Sturridge (I personally hope we do), he's definitely the best bet in the Chelsea team.

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                    1. Le Limpar
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      14 years, 3 months ago

                      Ts again.

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            2. Shakey
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              He doesn't actually do any managing.

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            3. chinmusic
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              And just an EBJT slip away from immortality...

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            4. Chewy Toffee
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              He would have won you the Champions League had it not been for the womanizer.

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            5. Hate that rotation
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              He led you to your first champions league final. If it wasnt for terry miss, he would be a legend. 🙂

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              1. AP
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                Grant > Mourinho.

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                1. Shakey
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 3 months ago

                  Steve Clarke* > Mourinho

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              2. jamsiep
                • 16 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                Not in my eyes, and he'd have still been sacked.

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                1. Cardiff Kopite
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 3 months ago

                  ....and you give LFC fans a hard time for sacking of Roy.....

                  Smooth.

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            6. Thatsnotcricket
                14 years, 3 months ago

                Should have won the CL with Chelsea, closer than Mourinho came with Chelsea.

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            7. jas5sk - Youtube channel
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              No...

              If West Ham had should a good eye for players, then we wouldn't still have Carlton Cole

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              1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                should = such*

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          4. The hope that kills...
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Is there a reason why Steven Taylor is wearing a corset on SkySports?

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            1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              I was wondering the same thing, must just be what all the cool kids are doing.

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            2. Nice1Cyrille
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              hahahha... looks well weird!

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            3. Namtab Nomolos
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              He knew he'd be with Yorkie and wanted to not look out of place

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

              His mamie dressed him... then spat on her hankie and washed his face!

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          5. halnone
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            14 years, 3 months ago

            so glad I've kept Ba.

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

            Thoughts on this WC attempt:

            Vorm, Lindegaard
            Kompany, Enrique, BAE, Simpson, Kelly
            Dempsey, Bale, Silva, Valencia, Moses
            Aguero, Sturridge, VP

            ?

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            1. Andy1
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              When are you doing this?

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

                Before the next GW starts

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                1. Andy1
                  • 16 Years
                  14 years, 3 months ago

                  I am thinking about a similar transfer - except jones for bae and sess for dempsey, and yak for sturridge

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          7. mouldy_uk
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Go for it, you will feel better, guaranteed 🙂

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          8. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 16 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Wish I'd missed the deadline this week.

            VDV, Adebayor, Jagielka -> Silva, Ba, Vermaelen

            Going to chuck the toys out of the pram shortly.

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            1. Alan The Llama
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              On the plus side, Miffed will be good.

              Sorry.

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              1. Granville
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                • 16 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                No podcast this week.

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          9. david ngog
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Guys wildcard must haves?

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            1. Locarno
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Rooney! He looks in tip-top form.

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              1. Goonther
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                he just looks so focused right??....

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

            Glad I kept Ba till very end. I can work out a WC squad for GW24 with 1.4 spare to do Yak---Ba. Assuming Ba drops 0.3 while away. Lush

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          11. AP
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            It's ugly granville, very very ugly.

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          12. Kanus hat trick
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Just looked at the games Demba misses for ACON. He will be back to play Arsenal- dammit!

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

              he is still straight in. I can do a WC squad with 1.4 stashed away for Yak---Ba

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              1. Kanus hat trick
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                He's a must have- he is lethal

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          13. Back on the horse
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            ha my cup oppo has Jags. what a TOOL

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            1. chinmusic
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah, what an idiot not foreseeing that Jags would get injured.

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            2. The Red Viper
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Mature.

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            3. Back on the horse
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              oooo get you guys. It's just a play on words...

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              1. Tabasco
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                14 years, 3 months ago

                How?

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                1. Back on the horse
                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 3 months ago

                  see my cup oppo

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                  1. Tabasco
                    • 15 Years
                    14 years, 3 months ago

                    Can't be arsed. I'll trust it's very clever 🙂

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            4. Granville
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              I guess I'm a TOOL too.

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            5. Locarno
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              You're ranked 340,000 and HE is a tool?

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              1. Back on the horse
                • 15 Years
                14 years, 3 months ago

                says someone who never links his team

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          14. Nice1Cyrille
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            bad luck son, I got rid of Silva for Osman... was a toss up between him and Nani... fail!

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          15. Daradus
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Gallas is out for me, no way he'll be back for the dgw fixture - fingers crossed for everton to convert some of these chances and go on to score against tottenham now, would be absolutely brilliant to all those BAE owners.

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          16. Beamer
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Its sad that BA is going to ACON.. Time to replace him....
            with the wild card, i am thinking of having a good midfiled,... and a decent forwards..

            who are the one s to be considered going forward... I am planning to have aguero for the rest of season... Cant get Van persie (expensive) and rooney is not worth at this time.. choose 2 from below

            1. agbonlahor
            2. sturidge
            3. yak
            4. ruiz
            5. bent
            6. hernandez

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            1. VK
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              stu and Yak

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            2. Goonther
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              aguero yak

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          17. Adagios26
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Pls how is it with januarty wildcard? Is it time limited? Have I use it until certain time? Thx

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            1. Adagios26
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              I am idiot. I find out it 😀

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              1. Top Heavy
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                14 years, 3 months ago

                " I AM IDIOT"

                Yes you are.

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          18. Holy See
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Donovan covered the most ground in the 1st half of the Ev Bol game. You're welcome.

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          19. Optimus.
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            have utd failed to score in any league game this season?

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            1. Granville
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Nope

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            2. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Managed 1 against us 😉

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          20. Well you know, Triffic
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Rooney's first touch has been shocking and Park doesn't have a clue. Anderson on to strengthen the midfield, switch Giggs to the left.

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            1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Never seen Anderson strenghten anything to be fair..

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            2. Goonther
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              valencia forward, carrick back. welbeck for rooney....id have started nani at left too.

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          21. 1966 was a great year for E…
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            10/3 for Utd to win now.

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          22. Dynamic
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Jones yellow card

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          23. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Jones yellow.

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          24. Tabasco
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            14 years, 3 months ago

            Jones NFL tackle. That's why I got him.

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          25. The Red Viper
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Thanks for that Phil...

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          26. bmb100
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            14 years, 3 months ago

            A Jones yellow too now? The Fantasy Gods must love me...

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            1. bmb100
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Now he's on 0...

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          27. Huckleberry
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            14 years, 3 months ago

            What a tackle from Jones! Ha

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            1. Beamer
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              sold Jones, so that BAAAAAAAA could score LOL

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          28. Fat Ron
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            How can Yorke say that it was not a penalty?!

            Ferdinand didn't get the ball.

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          29. Dynamic
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Cabaye goal, Ba assist

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          30. Locarno
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            14 years, 3 months ago

            Jones yellow - making a late bid for England's Six Nations squad.

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