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Saturday Dugout Discussion

25 February 2012 1534 comments
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We’ve got six Premier League games to enjoy today, starting with five 3pm games before Manchester City have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the league. The Dugout Discussion returns, and we’ve got all the team news for the games kicking-off shortly…

Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Ramires, Essien, Lampard, Sturridge, Drogba, Mata

Bolton: Bogdan, Steinsson, Wheater, Ream, Ricketts, Reo-Coker, Muamba, Sanli, Pratley, Miyaichi, Ngog.

Frank Lampard starts as captain today for Chelsea, and Ashley Cole returns at left-back. For the visitors, Tuncay Sanli and Ryo Miyaichi hold on to starting roles.

West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Andrews, Mulumbu, Morrison, Odemwingie, Fortune, Thomas.

Sunderland: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, O’Shea, Richardson, Larsson, Cattermole, Gardner, Colback, McClean, Sessegnon.

Roy Hodgson plays Peter Odemwingie on the flank as expected, and Martin O’Neil goes without Niklas Bendtner and Frazier Campbell.

Newcastle: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Santon, Ryan Taylor, Cabaye, Tiote, Gutierrez, Ba, Cisse.

Wolves: Hennessey, Zubar, Berra, Stearman, Ward, Foley, Henry, Edwards, O’Hara, Jarvis, Doyle.

Newcastle welcome back Ryan Taylor, Yohan Cabaye and Cheick Tiote to their starting line-up. Terry Connor rings in the changes for his first game in charge, with defence the area biggest hit.

QPR: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Diakite, Mackie, Taarabt, Barton, Wright-Phillips, Zamora.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hughes, Hangeland, John Arne Riise, Ruiz, Murphy, Dembele, Dempsey, Pogrebnyak, Johnson.

Mark Hughes gives Samba Diakite his QPR debut, and Andy Johnson replaces Damian Duff fr Martin Jol’s Fulham.

Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Gomez, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo.

Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Agbonlahor, Gardner, Keane, Bannan, Albrighton, Bent.

The home side are unchanged from the victory last time out, and Villa name Robbie Keane amongst their starters for the final time this season.

Join us in our Dugout Discussion chatroom as we follow the events as they unfold, which can be accessed right here.

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  1. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Fuzzy Czarbles - Are you online?

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  2. Jukesy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Naughty Priestland

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  3. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Wales yellow. Gonna be tough now.

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  4. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Any worthwhile bets for the City game?

    Aguero anytime @ 8/11

    Over 3.5 goals in the game @ 10/11

    City winning at HT @ 4/9

    You guys recommend anything better?

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    1. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      i got aguero 1st at 7/2, think its 3/1 now though

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I hate 1st scorer bets. Can't remember winning one. Nice odds you got though.

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    2. Arsenals Number 10
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      no no and no all are way too short no value at all

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    3. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Got Aguero anytime at 4/1 yesterday 8)

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Damn son that is a great bet.

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  5. adziom
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    13 points from 6 players, Dempsey and Moses on 3 each are my highest scorers.

    One thing I can be happy about though is my bench. Senderos 0, D Cisse 0, Agger 0

    Vorm could still burn me though, and almost certainly will.

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    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I have 11 from 5 !!

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  6. drughi
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I think it was funny a guy on here before posted a bunch of reasons why to captain ba over aguero and like 5-6 people were convinced by his arguments and switched haha. Aguero can of course draw a blank also but not likely. Hope richards stays on the bench got kelly first sub

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  7. Spike ⚽️
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    That was West Broms only 3rd home win this season !!

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  8. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Cheers then, Ba. The week I get you in and captain you.......

    I swear I've been cursed since GW17. I'm sinking worse than QPR.

    Off to stuff my face at all you can eat Chinese buffet. Enjoy your double figure haul all you Aguero owners.

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    1. Jukesy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd take an all you can eat Chinese buffet and Ba (c) over Aguero (c) anyday!

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      many people here have been cursed since GW17/18

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  9. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Could really use a bp-earning performance from Harts, looks unlikely though, as City should score a few. I'd settle for Silva bps.

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  10. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    leverkusen is pwning me at the moment. 6 points ahead, Kun (C) still to come for him.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I have a 14 point lead and just have to weather microcut's impending Aguero(C) storm

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      1. Microcuts
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        On my current form its going to be more of a drizzle.

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          😀

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          1. Microcuts
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            This GW has literally come to be an Aguero-or-nothing.

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  11. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    This gamweek all about City

    Come on Aguero teach the non captainers a lesson

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  12. isacki: full casual
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Richards is obviously coming on for a 1 pointer just to piss us all off. RAAAAAGE

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Well, my rival has Warnock on the bench so I won't mind.

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hope you've got that wrong. Kelly my 1st sub !!

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      1. HappyAnkit
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Same here.

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    3. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Fulham got a cleanie on the bench.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Mull I'm about to explode

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        1. Demí
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Sorry Isacki 🙁

          Trying to find my post about City's core players, and the full backs possibly being rotated.

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          1. Gaz Downright
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            i can confirm this

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          2. isacki: full casual
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            Buggu? 😉

            Always been a believer in Silva and Aguero starting. Richards was a risk I took and it's not paid off.

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            1. isacki: full casual
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              The 9/10 home starts stat looked tempting but it looks like if anything that was punching above his usual. Guardian had him down to start yesterday and if anything that suggested to me he wouldn't 😀

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  13. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    If Kolarov scores I'll be fuming.

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  14. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    MON's luck has finally run out

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      But you have to admit, he's one of the best managers in the PL, comfortably.

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      It doesn't take long for the opposition to suss teams out after a new manager comes in. Hodgson is a shrewd old bugger !!

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  15. udit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Any chance of shotton keeping his backside on the bench yesterday? Kelly is 3rd sub for me if richdiot doesn't come on.

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Our defence is almost similar.
      The difference is that I have Rangel & you have Simpson.

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      1. udit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Okay.

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  16. Josh
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Changed from Silva to Ba - currently very annoyed

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    1. Josh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      captain

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    2. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      understandable

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    3. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not as annoyed as you'll be after Silva's hat-trick.

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    4. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero to Ba and transferred Ade out for Ba. Doosra was right !!

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  17. Arsenals Number 10
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    19 points from 6 players but simpson cud put that up or down

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    1. Josh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      18 from 5. I can feel the red coming.....

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    2. The Milkman
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      What's this about Simpson?

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      1. Josh
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        possible own goal and assist to be added

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        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          That adds up to zero doesn't it ??

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        2. The Milkman
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Ah, interesting... 🙂

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    3. adziom
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      13 from 6 here.

      Krul, Bardsley, Santon, Dempsey, McClean, Moses.

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Can't even be bothered to look at my team anymore.

        Can't take much more of these weekends when QPR lose and my FPL team, packed with decent enough players gets sh*te scores.

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  18. udit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Not 1-0 but would have rather not got this one right. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2012/02/25/the-pre-match-preamble-gameweek-twenty-six-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2770509

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  19. CatMac
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What a load of .......!! After starting out with big hopes this weekend, I come back online to see 13 points with 5 players including Captain Ba ❓ Another red arrow? sigh

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    1. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      12 from 5 here. 🙁

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      1. CatMac
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        🙁 Not good is it? Who did you captain Ankit?

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        1. HappyAnkit
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Ba. 🙁

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  20. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    A huge sigh of relief when I saw Richards on the bench. Swapped him to Kompany about 11.20.

    Up to Aguero though to save a lot of our GWs I think.

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    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      did the same

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    2. The Milkman
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Gutted, was my last week before swapping Richards back to Kompany. Was hoping he'd at least play this one. 🙁

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      1. The Milkman
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I hate Jack (Off) Attack for putting me off Lescott when Kompany got suspended!

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    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I have done that change 30mins ago now. Aguero cant save me, i did not captain him.

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    4. Egg noodle
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      rival with Rooney captain and no Aguero will outscore me. i bet

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  21. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    7 from 4.

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  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    What a sh*t gameweek. Roflcopter!

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  23. adziom
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Strategy for next season:

    GW 1: Log on, press auto-complete, log off.
    GW 21: Log on, play winter Wildcard, press auto-complete, log off.
    GW ??: Get hammered, log on, play wildcard, pick players which appeal to me when I'm too drunk to read, log off.
    GW 38: Log on to find that I have a much better rank than this season, where deep analysis of fixtures, form, rotation, statistics and such have failed me repeatedly.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      A-f'n-men to that, Adziom.

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    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Classic.......or.....

      GW1: Don't log on.
      Enjoy the rest of the year

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  24. MrJefferson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    right, someone give me a % chance of richards staying on the bench, shotton playing and getting a clean sheet?

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd say an 80% chance he'll stay on the bench.

      He won't need to bring a defender on, he'll probs swap mids and attack

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        that is imposssible. Mancini ALWAYS brings a defender on

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      If Richards and Shotton both stay on the bench I get the unthinkable, a Fulham clean sheet.

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  25. @FuzzyWarbles
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    im here pratik, aguero scores, you win, if he doesnt, you are still in great shape. Here's hoping richards stays benched!!!!

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    1. @FuzzyWarbles
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      yeah you are up 10 with your captain still. im screwed 🙁

      oh well, outlook never did look good. onwards and upwards!!

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  26. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone actually on a decent score? 30+ ?

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Im sure some people has odemwingie, fulham and chelsea defenders.

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      1. Screaming Midget
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah I have Kelly.... benched.

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      2. MrJefferson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        i have none of the above 🙁

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      3. McDog
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        And Drogba/Lamps

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    2. HappyAnkit
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2449217/event-history/26/

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      1. MrJefferson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        terrible rank

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        1. HappyAnkit
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Not my team.
          Its because he has started in GW 5.

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    3. BOOM XHAKALACA
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Fella in my ML has Mata, Jarvis and Drogba (c). 37 from 6

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    4. fantasyxprt11
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Captained Lampard, against Bolton, its always double figures for him

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  27. McDog
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    My Europa head to head all comes down to Aguero. If he hits double figures I think I have it won.

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sounds like it will be a top of the table clash next week then. As long as Kompany and/or Evans don't score I'll be picking up the win. Just wish I did the transfer I was talking about.

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      1. McDog
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I must say i'm appalled you brought in Raylor, my main differential for next week 😛
        Sounds like you have your game in the bag then.
        I need Aguero, Sorenson, Kompany and Dyer to score about 12+ points between them and I think i've won.

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        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          I'm appalled to, I wanted Kolarov! Depending on cleanies, transferaddict's 4 point hit might be all that wins it for me 🙂

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  28. rasher
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    ffs richards on the bench gettin rid next week

    please please stay on the bench as kelly will come off mine for a cleansheet

    if mancini brings him on im gonna go f&ckin nuts. i bet for 1 minute the poxy italian Pr%ck

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    1. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      surely keep him for next week, will def. play

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      1. rasher
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        he prob will but he's too roation risky

        the 1 time kelly gets a cleansheet and i guarantee richards comes on for a few minutes at the end

        very very annoying

        i need to get raylor so i reckon richards-)raylor looks a good move

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        1. MrJefferson
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          im keeping him for next week, the switch to kompany most likely, may even take a punt on a liverpool def, enrique or squertil

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          1. rasher
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            might just keep him 1 more week but the thing is there so many at the back with lescoot and kompany potential goalscoreres

            think ill try get kompany in

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  29. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone see the Sunderland game? What the hell was going on? Sunderland back to normal i guess 😕

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  30. GreenWindmill
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Hmm, if Richards keeps his carcass on the bench I have a chance of an unlikely win away to Inter, would make it close anyway.

    He's got Clichy (BAE first sub defender), Evans + 4 point headstart.
    I've got Richards (Kelly first sub defender), Shawcross and Sigurdsson.

    Everything else is equal. Could even be a draw yet!

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    1. Jukesy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Shawcross + Sigurdsson aren't the best pair to have considering their playing each other. It's possible with such an attacking team Mancini will bring on Richards late to shore up the defence.

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      1. GreenWindmill
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I know, I'm expecting to lose but to be honest I didn't expect to be still in with a chance at this stage!

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