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Sunday Dugout Discussion

15 January 2012 2247 comments
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Mark Hughes takes charge of his first game as Queens Park Rangers manager today, as his side travels up to the Sports Direct Arena to face Newcastle United. After that, Thierry Henry returns to the Premier League, where he’ll be dreaming of a similar comeback to that of the fabulous Paul Scholes. Heroics or not, the Dugout Discussion is here to follow the events as they unfold (or to further reflect on the majestic Paul Scholes’ return). The team news from early game is in…

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, R.Taylor, Guthrie, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Shola Ameobi, Best.

QPR XI: Kenny, Hill, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, Young, Wright-Phillips, Derry, Buzsaky, Mackie, Bothroyd, Helguson.

It’s more a case of who’s missing today rather than who’s playing. The home side have a chance to leap-frog Liverpool into sixth with a win today, but they’ll have to do so without arguably their best two players. Senegalese Demba Ba and Ivorian Cheick Tiote have escaped to warmer climates for the African Cup of Nations. In come Shola Ameobi and Danny Guthrie.

As for the visitors, Joey Barton is suspended so misses the opportunity to play at his former stomping ground, and Adel Taarabt (Morocco) and Armand Traore (Senegal) are on international duty.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom can be accessed right here, and as you take your seat I’ll leave you with one brilliant fact I heard yesterday (and no, it’s about not Paul Scholes)… If Thierry Henry plays against Swansea today, it’ll be the 34th Premier League side he has faced. He’s scored against every one of the other 33.

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  1. super zlatan
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Brendan Rodgers has done a sterling job with the swans.

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  2. Spin
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    Rooney would do well to watch Sinclair taking penos

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    1. Declan-
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      how many has rooney missed this year?

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      1. Spin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        3!!!

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        1. Spin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          but only 2 in the PL

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          1. I wish I knew
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            Only... for a 12m striker sounds like too many to me

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          2. Top Heavy
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            4 out of his lat 8

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  3. Tim Canterbury
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    Id quite happily buy Sinclair a pint right now

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    1. More Cowbell
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      I'll get the next round.

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      1. Tim Canterbury
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers. Strongbow.

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  4. Fancy Feet
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    Once he is home,he scores

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  5. More Cowbell
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    I'd be raging if I was an Arsenal fan. One look at Sinclair's pens this year and you knew which way he was going.

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    1. Menly
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      Scezny is too busy insulting people on Twitter to put in that sort of commitment

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      1. The3rdTurd
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        He went the right way, it was just too well placed

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  6. Marco Pagano
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    Yes! Yes! Yes! Scooooooooooooooooooottttttt Sinclaaaaaaaaaaaaair

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  7. HOTspurs
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    szczesny should have done his homework, all of Sinclair's pens are bottom right

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    1. More Cowbell
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      This.

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    2. Jukesy
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      But he dived bottom right?

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      1. More Cowbell
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        He did, true. But the pen wasn't hit with any real conviction. Had he gone for it, he would have got there.

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      2. HOTspurs
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        it was more of a tentative dive than anything else. If he fully committed like bogdan did to rooney, he would have stopped it.

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      3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        +1. Are these people blind or just stupid?

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        1. More Cowbell
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          Which one are we Hotspurs?

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          1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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            just a really odd thing to say about him not doing his homework when he dived the right way dude

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            1. More Cowbell
              • 16 Years
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              I just feel had he been fully comitted to getting to the bottom right corner, he might have stopped it. But, agree to disagree and all that.

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              1. HOTspurs
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                +1 basically what I meant in my original post

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                1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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                  😆 basically what I meant but failed to say

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  8. Hate that rotation
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Great game. Hopefully plenty of chances for RVP(c). No parking the bus BS.

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  9. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sinclair and Formica scored this gameweek... Those were the first two players out of my WC team

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  10. Tim Canterbury
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    End to End stuff

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  11. McDog
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Dyer is such a hero. A goal and assist off the bench in the last 2 weeks.

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      He's a nippy wee fellow, isn't he? Sort of like a better SWP.

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    2. Chris_White
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      He sure is

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    3. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      But enough for you to start him any week?

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    4. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      All of those points staying on my bench. When i need to start him next week he will do naff all

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      1. McDog
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        What! You didn't put him first sub this week after his heroics last week?

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  12. super zlatan
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Britton is a great wee player

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    1. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Aye, a wee gem he is

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    2. McDog
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      Hard to believe he's been in their team since they were in league 2.

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    3. Crouch Potato!
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      Little Britton.

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  13. Spin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sinclair looks like a twat with that haircut!

    Anyone in here have that haircut?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Its not new. As long as he puts them away he can have a bowl for all I care.

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  14. BootlegRascal
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    So my wildcard worked well, i'm in danger of dropping my 30 point mini-league lead in one week, at this rate...

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  15. Locarno
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    My bench: Fletcher (goal), Sinclair (goal), Huth (clean sheet).

    Go me.

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    1. The Light Knight
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      lol

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    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      I wouldn't have benched a penalty taker tbh

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    3. Declan-
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      have you any coming on?

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      1. Locarno
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        Nope. Unless Richards doesn't play.

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  16. cocknose
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Am i stupid to replace the yak with goodwillie. Will goodwillie play 90 mins now the yak is out?

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    1. The Light Knight
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      probably but i would rather hoilett

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        Hoilett is the creator, not the scorer

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    2. Spin
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      Too much of a gamble I reckon, theres more proven players available for Yak money

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  17. wizzy2011
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Lindegaard or Given as back up WC gk?

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    1. Yossi
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      Back up???

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      1. wizzy2011
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Hart No.1 but moving Vroom out

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        1. wizzy2011
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          14 years, 3 months ago

          also can see Lind and Given possibly rising in value

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          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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            If u have got hart don't waste additional money on anyone else. I have bogdan, for once I want hart to pull a muscle... Ever so slightly

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  18. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sinclair to come off the bench. How many times has he and Walters dragged a gameweek into respectability? Now all I need is Moses to destroy a Kompany-less city. 🙂 Think I am out of the fpl cup all the same. Opponent captained RVP I captained Bale. The git also has ryan taylor. 🙁
    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/200852/event-history/21/
    Hopefully Swansea will keep the ball for the rest of the game?

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  19. Locarno
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    My Cup opponent: 2,644,708th

    Me: 2,349th

    I need Richards to keep a CS and score to beat the clown.

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    1. Yossi
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Link :)???

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      1. Locarno
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        My ID is 182670. I've got 42 with Richards to come. He's got 39 with Raylor (9) coming off the bench and he's captained RVP.

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        1. wizzy2011
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          14 years, 3 months ago

          Good luck...I'm on the way out too. The team I'm up against is only in top 1m but has Dunn as captain Raylor, Lampard and Aguero to come in for smalling, jones and sturridge. He's already on 59 points...so unless RVP scores 5 today I'm out 😀

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      2. Spin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        Your link is class 🙂
        Didnt hernandez do something like that last year and score when the ball bounced off his face and went in

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      My cup opponent scored 99 last week think that blinded my captaincy decision. That's my excuse anyway!

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    3. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Unless RVP misses a peno then gets sent off. He has him as captain
      A richards cleansheet might do you then 🙂

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  20. Arsenals Number 10
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else saying a prayer that silva wont start because they have sinclair on the bench ?
    what are peoples views will silva play ?

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    1. tevezthetroll
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Silva will start 2moro.

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      1. Arsenals Number 10
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        how sure are u m8 i think he will be on the bench and if they arent winning after 60 mins he will come on

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    2. Spin
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      Yeah I think Silva will play

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    3. Top Heavy
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      why dont you just hope silva plays scores himself

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      1. Arsenals Number 10
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        because everyone has him and i will gain no points on my rivals

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    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      I think Silva will play some part either 20 mins or 60 mins at least.

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  21. Hate that rotation
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    RVP not getting service!

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

      Say wha? 😉

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    2. msimms89
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Should've scored there.

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    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      Long may it continue...

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  22. सनकी
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    jevans or richards is more likely to start nowadays ?

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    1. Chris_White
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      richards

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    2. Declan-
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      both

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  23. Elniñorules
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal looking really really weak at the back today! Rooney/Nani owners should be delighted.

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    1. Locarno
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      Doubt there's many delighted Nani owners out there, the way he's racking up the points...

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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        tell me about it, captained the fecker..

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  24. Yossi
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    Agghh rvp

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    1. applebonkers
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      you did your part yossi at least

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  25. McDog
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    RVP should've buried that.

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    1. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Ok my stream is at least a full minute behind - I'm living in the past here!!

      But yes, who would have thought he'd miss that

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  26. Declan-
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    A guy in one of my private leagues is 3988 in the world and he never had rvp. Imagaine how much higher he would be

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    1. moment
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      Spurs fan is he?

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      1. Declan-
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        united actually

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  27. My nipples were so cold the…
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    So are Rooneys assists staying then?

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    1. Declan-
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      i hope so as i captained him but i think he'll lose the one for scholes goal

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    2. msimms89
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      We wont find out til Monday probably.
      I hope they don't personally.

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    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      Like his hair transplant we just have to wait and see if they hold.

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    4. Spin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      I hope the first one stays anyway, the second looks like Wheater
      WOnt know until tomorrow....

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    5. @FPLStrategist
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      It would be a joke if at least one of them was not taken off him.

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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        Why would it be a joke?

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  28. Jimmers
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    Arsene looks naff in those trainers!

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      haha

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  29. NANI screamer screaming !!!
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    suggestion please....2 goal keepers.....me in wildcard now.....vorm and ?

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    1. Arsenals Number 10
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      sorensen

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    2. msimms89
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      Krul

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      1. Declan-
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        Krul is the best keeper to rotate with vorm imo

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        1. applebonkers
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          double dutch

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      2. NANI screamer screaming !!!
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        already have stoke defender shotton....except krul please ?

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  30. Hybrid.power
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    • 16 Years
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    Swansea are a pretty damn good team. Nice skills. Dyer is coming straight back into my team with my wild card.

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