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The Weekend Team News

Louis Saha will not feature for Tottenham after former boss David Moyes and Harry Redknapp strike up a “gentleman’s agreement” prior to the Goodison fixture, whilst Aaron Lennon misses out with injury.

Moyes welcomes back a host of players including Jack Rodwell, Victor Anichebe and Leon Osman. Chris Smalling will be assessed ahead of Manchester United’s game with West Brom, who have lost Steven Reid for the season.

John Terry and Ashley Cole are both available in a fully fit Chelsea squad as they take on Stoke. Arsene Wenger is sweating on a number of players in the build up to their clash with Newcastle.

For the latest head over to our Team News page which includes detailed reports ahead of the weekend along with Predicted lineups and outs and doubts. Our Twitter feed continues to bring you all the latest news direct from the official sites.

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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Atletico Madrid Press Conference ahead of the key ECL Group I game vs Udinese

    JKisthe1 strolls in, beaming smile and all.

    "Good afternoon Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for coming, let's have the first question please."

    Marca - "JK we haven't seen you yet, where have you been?"

    JK - "well I figured you guys would care more about those guys in white. But to answer your question, look at the table, I've been in the dugout rather skillfully guiding my team into a controlling position in the group. Now that I have done that I have time for more frivolous activities. Plus, like my friends over in Manchester, I frankly can only be arsed to turn up for games against big rivals."

    Sky Italia "Do you think playing away will be a hindrance?"

    JK - "Why should it, did you see Udinese last week? If you thought United were bad last night, then geez. He has taken a huge risk and sacrificed his home advantage to try and avert an injury crisis and mount a serious challenge. I am not worried, his Uruguayan boy couldn't hit a bovine rear end with a stringed instrument."

    BBC - "Can you tell us a little bit about how you intend to line-up?"

    JK - "Sure, why not I have replace a annoying English piece of crap in a defence shorn of it's best player with a Slovakian beast who will get a nice 180 minutes, whilst an Argentinian waster has made way for an English Ogre. My Aussie safe will take some unlocking, whilst mum's everywhere love a bit of Iceland, especially in Swansea."

    Gazzetto - "Is there an opposition player that worries you"

    JK - "Not overly, but there is some bloke in midfield who's supposed to be quite a holy fella, if he decides to make something of himself he could be a threat. But he hasn't managed it so far"

    Goal - "Is there any truth to the rumour that you plan on signing Ryo speedwagon?"

    JK - "Who?

    Goal - He plays for Bolton"

    JK - "Bolton?? Who the hell would buy one of their players, except maybe Mark Davies" Good grief, is it any wonder everyone thinks your shit."

    JK - "Anything else?"

    ESPN - "Do you have anything to say to your opponent this week, Mull"

    JK - "That Italian bloke who has a Scouse twinge? Just this

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYDuNq-a5b4

    and

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvUuo-U1-y8

    Jk - "Thank you all for coming this afternoon"

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      i do worry for this site 😆

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    2. A.
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Couldn't hit a bovine rear end with a stringed instrument? 😛

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        yup, quite proud of that one.

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        1. A.
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Well I'm hoping he can do better than that 😉

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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            • 12 Years
            12 years, 2 months ago

            a wind instrument?

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            1. A.
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 2 months ago

              Maybe threading the ball through the eye of a needle or two on his way to back to back hat tricks?

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              1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 2 months ago

                Back-to-back hat-tricks?

                Think you're confusing Suarez with Rooney, Messi or Ronaldo.

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    3. udit
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Brilliantly done JK 🙂

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    4. Elniñorules
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      "like my friends over in Manchester, I frankly can only be arsed to turn up for games against big rivals." 😆

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  2. alfast1c
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    What is a better combo ?

    Pog - Bale - BAE

    or

    Suarez - Dempsey - Caulker

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      First one

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  3. Brada_wba
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    lost on page

    Dempsey V Moses

    Demps has only ever scored above a 2/3 once this season away. Moses on the other hand has 13, 7, 5,6

    Who fancies a Demps double and assist then?

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    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      id be more sick having demps on the bench with points than i would with moses

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      1. Brada_wba
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        good thinking

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      2. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed. Can see Villa keeping it tight but you have to go with the form.

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Dempsey has 7, 11 & 9 away against new, wig & che, respectively.

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  4. Touré De Force
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Balotelli (c), it's time for brave decisions!

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    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      away to swansea..?

      i guess its true when they say "sometimes you have to be really stupid to be brave"

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Hmmm, I don't think the grown up Balotelli is the right kid to be captain for City.

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  5. Mihai Roman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Repost, lost on last page.
    WC team:
    Schwarzer (Mignolet)
    Sagna/Skrtel/Evans (Caulker/Simpson)
    Dempsey/Yaya/Surman/Silva (Siggy)
    RVP/Rooney/Suarez

    Wanted Valencia really instead of Yaya, but gonna have to wait one more week to get him. Also having a tough time deciding who to captain between the front 3. Any suggestions? Thanks!

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Good team, but I am going for McAuley rather than Simpson. WBA in great form and Newcastle in very bad defensive form.
      + You need Bale.
      Suarez>Holt/Odem and then Yaya>bale.

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  6. Albert Cole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    For only the upcoming GW: Rooney or Suarez?

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Suarez if you're chasing a lead - see Belha's 'bravery' reasoning above

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  7. SwindonSteve
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone fancy Rosicky?

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  8. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Kompany ➡ G.Johnson. Good idea or not ❓

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    1. El Doctor
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      depends, how much did you get Komps for?

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      1. ★FC Borecelona★
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Bought him at 6.5 and could sell him for 6.6. Also have 0.3 in the bank

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    2. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I'd go for Skrtel ahead of Gohnson but who the hell am I ?!?!

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  9. El Doctor
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Valencia -> Henderson for -4?

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    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehh No.

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Nonononononononononononononononononononononononononononyonononononononononono.

      This:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUSSkIqyxp8

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  10. Darren Caskey
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Given or Schwarzer for the rest of the season?

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    1. El Doctor
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Schwarzer 100%

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        +1234567890

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    2. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Shwarzkopf!

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  11. Vpan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    With ...........Evans - Caulker - Simpson.......... as my defence,
    should I go for a -8 hit and bring a Liv defender for Kelly or Kompany or is it too much?

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  12. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    will holt play this weekend?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      "The Weekend Team News..."

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  13. tricpic
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Planning on Silva to Nani next week
    Worth doing it today for a 4 point hit?
    Of worth doing silva to Adam, again for a hit, for this week only?

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  14. Blue Moon Rising
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Siggy, Pilko or another midfielder under 6.8 million?

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    1. SwindonSteve
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Rosicky?

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    2. Blue Moon Rising
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy's obviously the most in form man but his fixtures are really poor.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        form over fixtures

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        1. Blue Moon Rising
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          I don't really like the move but there's no better options out there.

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          1. Blue Moon Rising
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 2 months ago

            How about Danny Murphy (already got Dempsey)

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              1. Blue Moon Rising
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 2 months ago

                I'm going to(or at least try to) find someone better than Siggy

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  15. Geezer
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Will Rooney start on sunday?

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    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He'd better!

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Should do but small chance of being rested

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    3. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      You'd certainly hope so if you took a hit to get him in i guess!

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    4. Touré De Force
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Lol, someone WILL bite.

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    5. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      No.

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  16. LaLaLand
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    mignolet home to pool or scwarzer away to villa
    fulham poor on the road but in form easier fixture
    pool cant shoot so many save points and possible cleanie for mig

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I have both and am playing Schwarzer. Only thing that worries me is another Ming penalty save, which given they are playing Pool is very possible.

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      1. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        If they take them like they did in the CC final then Mignolet will get nowhere near them.

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          very true

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      2. LaLaLand
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        hmm ive got it on mignolet atm
        home against a side who have scored so few goals and penalty misses etc
        fulham concede on the road almost every game this season

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 2 months ago

          5 CS away from home so far.

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  17. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Simpson > Carragher (-4)

    Have to play McAuley if not...

    I know he's a card magnet, 2nd choice until Agger is back and all that, but going to bin him for Kaboul/BAE (depends on my money situation) prior to GW31 anyways

    Thoughts?

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Play Macauley for sure

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  18. suarez 25
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    RMT

    Vorm

    Santon Enrique Senderos

    Silva Surman Bale Etherington

    Aguerro Suarez (c) Rooney

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  19. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Mignolet (Krul)
    Kelly Richards Evans (Caulker, Santon)
    Silva Dempsey Bale Ryo (Siggy)
    RVP Rooney Suarez

    a) Who should get the armband?
    b) Should Clint start ahead of Siggy?
    c) Probably not worth a 4 point hit (8 in total for the week) to get a Liverpool defender in for Richards is it?

    I know Kelly is out but thought I’d keep him in just in case there’a a miraculous recovery.

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      rvp
      yes
      Take the 4 hit

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Suarez
      Dempsey
      50/50

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Rooney
        Yes
        No

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  20. raisingtheba
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Who will get more points?

    A) Drenthe
    B) Reina

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      B

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      B

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    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

      Drenthe. Don't think pool will keep a cleanie

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  21. Parm
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Light Night around ❓

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  22. Alonso14
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone convince me to

    1. Play BA
    2. Sell Walters for a 7.3m MF for a 4 point hit and whom!!!!?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      1. scored 16 goals this season

      2. Drenthe. DGW so hit could well pay for itself. Being talked up so should get more game time. My ML leader just bought him and he knows what he's doing 😉

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      1. Alonso14
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        haha which one then!?

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    2. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Play Ba - Arsenal defence will concede!

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Im playing Ba v a not particularily good Arsenal defence

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  23. real ale madrid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Repost

    Hi Everyone, i am on a WC and this is what i have come up with so far

    (Vorm) Bogdan
    Skrtel Enrique Evans (Simpson Shotton)
    Bale McLean Dempsey YaYa Sigurdsson
    Suarez(c) RVP Rooney

    Should i replace siggy with Miyachi?

    Do you think i should bring Denthre in for DGW

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  24. CABAYE4
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Simpson to Evans for a 4 point hit or play Simpson or Caulker??

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Play Caulker

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  25. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Kompany to Enrique for a 4 point hit?

    My other two defenders I could play instead of making this change are williamson and caulker

    Sessegnon to Yaya for a 4 point hit?

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      It's a good move unless you bought Kompany at a low price and will want him back. If you bought low then once he's gone, he's gone. Sess to YaYa for a hit is unlikely to get the 4 pts back short term - unless of course you need this transfer to field 11, in which case it's probably worth a gamble. But wouldn't the 2 be an 8pt hit?

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  26. COMH
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Do SSNews really need to go live to Ibrox and Murray Park every hour to tell us the same chat about 75% wage cuts? Snooze.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Not much else to talk about on a Friday

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    2. Abominable Snowy84
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      be grateful its not the bbc!

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    3. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      +++++++++1111111111111111 😡

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    4. epj448
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I hate that channel and presenters, so annoying the way they sensationalise nothing

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  27. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Right, final decision to make..

    Play Raylor or Senderos??

    Raylor for his attacking threat obviously, but Senderos is up against a weak Villa, who are very susceptible to set pieces.

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    1. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Senderos

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Senderos all the way. Newcastle will almost certainly concede imo. Arsenal love scoring at home. And you cant assume Taylor will get attacking points

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Hmmmmm

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  28. Abominable Snowy84
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    pity bolton and swansea dont rotate

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  29. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    For my WC:

    The Bolton midfielder:

    A:Mark Davies

    B:Ryo Miyaichi

    The WBA defender:

    A:Liam Ridgewell

    B:Jonas Olsson

    Just answer like AA,AB,BB,BA 😛

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      AB

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    2. Philman
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Spooky! I have gone away from Pilkington as I am not sure of him playing 90mins.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Huh?!!

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    3. Parm
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 2 months ago

      ABBA

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  30. Philman
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 2 months ago

    On my WC. Need a 5th Midfielder, to play this week (as Valencia injured) and then for the bench going forwards:

    Bale, Dempsey, Walcott, Valencia + ??

    Thinking Miyaichi or McClean. Budget up to 6.4m.

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