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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Anderson	NFO	5.4m	99.7%	Likely
Mac Allister	LIV	6.2m	99.6%	Maybe
Ekitiké	LIV	9.1m	98.3%	Maybe
B.Fernandes	MUN	10.0m	96.4%	Maybe
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	93.0%	Unlikely
Mainoo	MUN	4.6m	87.8%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.6m	84.3%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	83.9%	Unlikely
Gakpo	LIV	7.3m	78.5%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	6.9m	73.6%	Unlikely
Szoboszlai	LIV	6.9m	72.1%	Unlikely
Diouf	WHU	4.0m	69.9%	Unlikely
Gravenberch	LIV	5.5m	69.8%	Unlikely
Šeško	MUN	7.3m	69.4%	Unlikely
Stach	LEE	4.7m	67.5%	Unlikely
Aït-Nouri	MCI	5.7m	66.5%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	62.7%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	60.6%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	60.5%	Unlikely
Wan-Bissaka	WHU	4.1m	60.1%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.2m	58.5%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	57.4%	Unlikely
Kelleher	BRE	4.7m	57.0%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	57.0%	Unlikely
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	56.4%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	56.7%	Unlikely
Lammens	MUN	5.0m	56.4%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	55.2%	Unlikely
Richards	CRY	4.4m	54.1%	Unlikely
Justin	LEE	3.9m	52.6%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	52.6%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.7m	52.1%	Unlikely
Henderson	CRY	5.0m	49.1%	Unlikely
Adli	BOU	5.4m	48.1%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.3m	47.0%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	46.9%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	46.7%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	46.4%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	44.2%	Unlikely
Rodon	LEE	3.9m	42.8%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Wirtz	LIV	8.3m	124.2%	Very Likely
Woltemade	NEW	6.8m	107.6%	Very Likely
Trésor	BUR	4.4m	99.8%	Maybe
Lucca	NFO	5.5m	98.9%	Maybe
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	98.5%	Maybe
Wood	NFO	7.2m	97.9%	Maybe
Byram	LEE	3.8m	93.6%	Unlikely
Carvalho	BRE	4.7m	93.2%	Unlikely
Perri	LEE	4.5m	91.7%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.7m	90.9%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	91.0%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	90.4%	Unlikely
Tchaouna	BUR	4.9m	90.3%	Unlikely
Fredricson	MUN	3.8m	89.6%	Unlikely
Gnonto	LEE	5.2m	89.1%	Unlikely
Gallagher	TOT	5.3m	87.9%	Unlikely
Arrizabalaga	ARS	4.1m	87.8%	Unlikely
Soler	BOU	4.0m	84.6%	Unlikely
Heaton	MUN	3.9m	82.7%	Unlikely
J.Palhinha	TOT	5.5m	82.1%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	80.4%	Unlikely
Lewis-Skelly	ARS	5.1m	80.3%	Unlikely
Sánchez	CHE	4.9m	80.1%	Unlikely
Foden	MCI	8.1m	78.9%	Unlikely
Pope	NEW	5.1m	78.6%	Unlikely
Clarke	ARS	3.8m	77.2%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.9m	75.1%	Unlikely
Isak	LIV	10.3m	75.0%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	73.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.5m	72.0%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	71.8%	Unlikely
Milenković	NFO	5.1m	71.4%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	69.5%	Unlikely
Bruun Larsen	BUR	5.3m	69.0%	Unlikely
Digne	AVL	4.5m	68.4%	Unlikely
Lamadrid	WHU	5.0m	63.2%	Unlikely
Isidor	SUN	5.1m	66.7%	Unlikely
Ramsay	LIV	3.8m	66.3%	Unlikely
Martinez	AVL	5.1m	66.2%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	64.7%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Alisson	LIV	B, Vs, Rest
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Martinez	AVL	B
No Change	Petrovic	BOU	B
Up	Darlow	LEE	C, £

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:07pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	A, Vs
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	B
No Change	Hill	BOU	A, £
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	A, Inj, OoP
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Muñoz	CRY	B
No Change	Kayode	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Cash	AVL	C
No Change	Ballard	SUN	C

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:13pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Salah	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	A, Vs, Inj
No Change	Dango Ouattara	BRE	B, Vs
Down	Rogers	AVL	B
No Change	Ismaila Sarr	CRY	C
No Change	Rice	ARS	B, Inj
Up	Tavernier	BOU	B
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Up	Stach	LEE	A, £

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:16pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	B, Vs
No Change	Bowen	WHU	B
Up	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C
No Change	Kroupi	BOU	C, Rest, £

Last updated: 3 Mar, 2026 5:18pm

[sbu_large_image] Podcast

The ScoutCast – Episode 72 – The Third Man

15 March 2012 1371 comments

Granville

Have Robin Van Persie and Wayne Rooney made this Fantasy football lark look easy? Get the pair in, alternate the armband and watch the points flow. Simples.

Even if it really is that straightforward, there’s still a role for “the third man”, the striker that slots alongside the two titans. In this week’s ScoutCast, we rinse this once through, throw some names around and argue a few theories of our own.

Chuck in the usual bandwagon review in “All Aboard”, the Gameweek preview and Mark’s latest gentle Fantasy Premier League reform idea and you have another episode packed and ready to go.

Grab the banter here, or stream away with the handy player below.

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GashGordon
13 years, 12 months ago
Silva > Gerrard....???

For at least next 2 fixtures..

Cheers
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  go back to last week then do it
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  1. The Light Knight
    13 years, 12 months ago
    mission accomplished ...except for transfering out silva
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    1. GashGordon
      13 years, 12 months ago
      not a good idea would have been ok cheers
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LarryMurphy
13 years, 12 months ago
Anyone else thinking of going Pograbnyak captain this weekend?
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1. LarryMurphy
  13 years, 12 months ago
  *Pogrebnyak
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2. Abominable Snowy84
  13 years, 12 months ago
  im captaining dempsey so id imagine a few would captain the russian
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3. kennethrhcp
  13 years, 12 months ago
  i'm going for ba
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4. GREENDREAMS11
  13 years, 12 months ago
  got him as v/c at the moment. he done me proud 2 weeks ago as my autosub (c) when Aguero was benched.
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fc_gorbachev
13 years, 12 months ago
Chaps, who would you start this week out of Enrique or Moses? Liverpool are away to QPR, Wigan are at home to WBA.
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1. Abominable Snowy84
  13 years, 12 months ago
  moses
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2. Mull
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Enrique.
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    13 years, 12 months ago
    Mull this week got even more interesting. Who knows if either Young or Valencia will start. This could be Moses vs McLean.
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    1. Mull
      13 years, 12 months ago
      I think Valencia will start though. 45-60 minutes I think.
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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        13 years, 12 months ago
        Hmm, Young or Nani could punish a tired Wolves defence then.
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        Mull
        13 years, 12 months ago
        I just think it's a good game to ease him back in.
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    2. Mull
      13 years, 12 months ago
      Also double Fulham coming up.
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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        13 years, 12 months ago
        assuming both of them play.
        
        Gonna be another interesting one.
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        Mull
        13 years, 12 months ago
        Williamson would come in for double Newcastle D.
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        JK - Cønt ⭐
        13 years, 12 months ago
        Norwich will score.
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3. LucasD
  13 years, 12 months ago
  moses
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Sam
13 years, 12 months ago
Rooney and Rafael have apparent knocks from tonight's game and are doubts for the weekend.
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1. JT's Dog
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Would this be from the reliable SAF?
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2. MJ6987
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Whatever!
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3. Wuffs
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Sauce?
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  1. Sam
    13 years, 12 months ago
    Hmm. Barbeque please.
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4. Hay Number 2
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Source?
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  1. Sam
    13 years, 12 months ago
    Never mind. It was a Mirror journo who said it. Erase it from your memories.
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5. MJ6987
  13 years, 12 months ago
  This is the first time that either Twin has started and finished a whole game without getting injured, so he's probably just tired
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
13 years, 12 months ago
Sigurdsson(ful) or Ryo(avl) first sub? (keep in mind that I'm playing Schwarzer)
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1. Chris_White
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Sig.
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2. Kuqi Monster
  13 years, 12 months ago
  ryo
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kennethrhcp
13 years, 12 months ago
play 2 from 3: enrique (qpr), skrtel (qpr) & simpson (NOR) @ the moment i'm going with the 2 liverpool lads
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1. Chris_White
  13 years, 12 months ago
  stick with it
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2. GREENDREAMS11
  13 years, 12 months ago
  its a tricky one kenneth, liverpool up against cisse and zamora at home . i've split it myself.
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3. Hay Number 2
  13 years, 12 months ago
  I have the exact same prob man, I have a feeling Liverpool will conceed. I am dropping Skertel but I have BAE to bring in.
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4. kennethrhcp
  13 years, 12 months ago
  cheers lads, knew it was a tricky 1, i have an ft so might just use it. i was going to get bae in week 31 but might just get him this week & bench vs chelsea
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popcoin
13 years, 12 months ago
Bogdan or Hart for this gameweek?
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1. The Light Knight
  13 years, 12 months ago
  hart
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2. JT's Dog
  13 years, 12 months ago
  That's a dilemma I never thought I would see
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  1. popcoin
    13 years, 12 months ago
    Hahaa! Decision?
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Optimus.
13 years, 12 months ago
balo to miss?
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Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
13 years, 12 months ago
Pilkington or Walters?
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Shane Ferguson 4.0
13 years, 12 months ago
So, can I get some opinion about % of chances to be in first XI at Sunday -

A - Rooney
B - Nani
C - Young
D - Valencia
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  A-90
  B-50
  C-70
  D-50
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  1. MJ6987
    13 years, 12 months ago
    Agree with these
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2. Natas
  13 years, 12 months ago
  A - 100
  B - 70
  C - 100
  D - 30
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Optimus.
13 years, 12 months ago
you have to say he is a cool customer from the spot
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1. The Bandit
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Cool or just cocky?
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  1. Optimus.
    13 years, 12 months ago
    both i think
    
    would love to see him miss 1 though
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2. GREENDREAMS11
  13 years, 12 months ago
  he was saying he has never missed a pen in a game before.
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
13 years, 12 months ago
Arrogance...
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Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
13 years, 12 months ago
who to play

Silva or Mclean???
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Silly
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Ivor
13 years, 12 months ago
What's this about Silva carrying a knock, was he struggling during the match?
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halnone
13 years, 12 months ago
just 2 more!!!!!
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Ninjaa
13 years, 12 months ago
best keeper to rotate with vorm till the end of the season?
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1. Abominable Snowy84
  13 years, 12 months ago
  krul
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2. Optimus.
  13 years, 12 months ago
  schwartz
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3. kennethrhcp
  13 years, 12 months ago
  i'm finding al habsi good but i don't do home/away rotation. 1 always has an ok fixture though
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4. Natas
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Habsi
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JT's Dog
13 years, 12 months ago
At this rate even the lone ranger will be dropping silva
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1. Spike ⚽️
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Aguero again
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2. Hiphopopotamus
  13 years, 12 months ago
  🙂
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The Bandit
13 years, 12 months ago
Miracle recovery! 🙄
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JK - Cønt ⭐
13 years, 12 months ago
Looks like Eastlands has finally realised there's a game on.
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1. The Bandit
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Well tbf it has only just become game on....
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    13 years, 12 months ago
    but they were quiet when it was 0-0
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Epic Fail
13 years, 12 months ago
As good as Balotellit is, I'm not sure I could trust him to put an important penalty in his hands if I was Mancini. You're just waiting for him to try something stupid.
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  i swear to god
  
  any day now
  
  he's gonna try and score a penalty with his head
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  1. Epic Fail
    13 years, 12 months ago
    Now that I would love to see. 😀
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  2. Wuffs
    13 years, 12 months ago
    I can just imagine the run up for it aswell...from the half way line. 🙂
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      13 years, 12 months ago
      he'd do a run up from the goal he's trying to score into
      
      then with a foot either side of the ball and his back towards the keeper, he'd fling his head downwards between his legs and casually nod it in
      
      or summat
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Brookins
13 years, 12 months ago
Props to me for captaining Huntelaar over both Falcao and Aguero tonight, he just got his hattrick! 😀
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1. Waldaz
  13 years, 12 months ago
  8)
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2. Epic Fail
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Give yourself a pat on the back.. Oh you just did. 😉
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  1. Brookins
    13 years, 12 months ago
    haha 😉
    It makes a change, rotation in this competition usually throws me.
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Tommytour
13 years, 12 months ago
A) Krul Senderos Moses
B) Mignolet Simpson Siggy
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  B
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Parm
13 years, 12 months ago
Just for some inspiration, who are you capaining this week ❓
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1. The Light Knight
  13 years, 12 months ago
  gerrard 😆
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  1. hillbillypete
    13 years, 12 months ago
    week too late there
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    1. The Light Knight
      13 years, 12 months ago
      no i captained him last week and he got me a draw against treeparm
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      1. Parm
        13 years, 12 months ago
        I'm the highest points scorer in the competition, yet i'm 3rd in the group.
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        The Light Knight
        13 years, 12 months ago
        similar to me in my family h2h league. i have 1458 but the 3 above me have 1325,1256 and 1207
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2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Piggy
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3. Kno
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Probably rooney
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4. Mull
  13 years, 12 months ago
  ROONEY!
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  1. JK - Cønt ⭐
    13 years, 12 months ago
    has to be he burnt us both last week.
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little_wizard123
13 years, 12 months ago
I hate City but a comeback would at least leave an English club in the competition...

One more!
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Epic Fail
13 years, 12 months ago
Never seen this place so quiet after a goal. Are you all posting on some secret article or something?
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1. The Bandit
  13 years, 12 months ago
  Just thinking the same
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2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  13 years, 12 months ago
  We are all waiting for others to write : "GOAL AGUERO!" 😛 , too lazy to do it ourself....
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3. Scroobius Mac
  13 years, 12 months ago
  I would like this to be the most subtle New Post post ever.
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4. The Light Knight
  13 years, 12 months ago
  sssshhhh.... no one tell him
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5. Tommytour
  13 years, 12 months ago
  AGUEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  Whatever...
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Brookins
13 years, 12 months ago
Falcao goal!
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halnone
13 years, 12 months ago
YESSSSSSSSS JUST 1 MORE!!
COME ON CITY
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PlayPercentage
13 years, 12 months ago
What's the news on Nani?
Last I heard, he had a bruise.
Surely he's nailed on for the weekend?
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Abominable Snowy84
13 years, 12 months ago
good scoutcast as always
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
13 years, 12 months ago
Boring on here, lets hope all the people come online tomorrow night! 😀
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1. Bad Pen
  13 years, 12 months ago
  It's very difficult for me to have something to say when I don't have access to ESPN and made my FT this week already :p
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2. GREENDREAMS11
  13 years, 12 months ago
  i wasn't saying anything in the hope you would get bored and just log off until tomorrow night ;P
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3. hillbillypete
  13 years, 12 months ago
  lol, sod off then
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