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18 March 2012 2824 comments
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The Gameweek continues with a pair of Sunday Premier League fixtures – beginning with United’s visit to Wolves, as Wayne Rooney sports the armband for thousands of Fantasy managers. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to catch the reaction from the Molineux clash, plus the encounter between Newcastle and Norwich later today.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s teamsheet brings mixed news for Fantasy managers. Wayne Rooney starts as expected, but Ashley Young drops to the bench with Antonio Valencia making his return from injury to earn a role on the flank. Danny Welbeck also starts and is likely to be out wide, with Javier Hernandez given the nod up front. Rafael lines up at right-back with Phil Jones missing out once again.

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  1. ssssshhh
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Highest scorer yesterday must have been planning for those fixtures since GW1:

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/2750056/event-history/29/

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    1. Canadian Football
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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He just started playing

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      1. David Davros
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        On paper going without Dempsey seems a little bizarre.

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    2. ssssshhh
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Oh, obviously just joined this week. Doh.

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    3. Carl@streetkids.com.au
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      New team

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    4. Tin of Directors
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      I guess he got his 15 mins of fame.

      What a loser though!
      Making a team up to get the high score for the day.

      The virginity must be strong with him.

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  2. Coldplay
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ajmal v Tendulkar, will be interesting to watch

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  3. Tim Canterbury
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    bolton villa postponed

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  4. David Davros
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    Oh also, adverts with sound - poor form imo. Reminded me to install adblocker on this computer though at least.

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    1. Simon March
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      I agree but also bear in mind that this site is ad-funded...

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      1. David Davros
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I appreciate that. They have to pay for their outgoings somehow.
        I just personally think having ads with sound playing every time you refresh massively detracts from the user experience of the website - imo anyway, just putting it out there.

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        1. Mark
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          • 19 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I'm not sure if they've become more frequent of late. I'm going to talk to our agency about it.

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          1. David Davros
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            14 years, 1 month ago

            I'd never noticed them before today but I had it upon every refresh in the past 30 minutes or so.

            Anyway, like I said, don't wanna seem like I'm moaning - think you guys have put together a great site. Just offering my opinion.

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    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      It's bullsh1t

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  5. IfYouTinkerYou'llHaveA…
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    young to gerrard for a 1 week punt at home to wigan? Then Gerrard to Valencia if he's playing 100%.

    Or will young def start next gameweek having been rested?

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  6. @ImpressiveTackl
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Is Jones on the bench?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      NOOOOOOO!! dont say that

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      1. Tim Canterbury
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        The lack of Jones is my ticket to Siggy heaven 🙂

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    2. Demí
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Didnt travel I.T.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Demi. Nice one, my rival has him.

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  7. Lord Flashheart
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    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Omg Bolton game postponed! Miyaichi won't play This gw - enter siggy!!
    I so wish muamba makes it healthy because I feel horrible being happy from the above...

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    1. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      You shouldn't feel bad about it. What happened with Muamba is a horrible thing and obviously we all hope that he gets better, but people should be careful about overgrieving the situation imo.

      Siggy off the bench is good fortune, leave it at that!

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  8. WOLVERiNES
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Miyaichi > Sigurdsson If G.Johnson stays injured..

    This the best g.johnson can do for my team.. make it happen LFC...

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  9. wozza
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    No Cleverley in the squad for united? no Jones either...

    Don't tell me Cleverley is injured again 🙁

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    1. maltasi
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      just rotation i think..they had a match on thurs followed by a long flight back

      united's fixtures are tasty and i have 3 of their players myself..but rotation is always likely so its a risk!

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  10. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    So, in comes Siggy for Nani, I hope Nani will play next week after 2 weeks out.

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  11. kraftwerker
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    #cfc: Cech; Bosingwa Cahill Ivanovic Bertrand; Meireles, Mikel; Sturridge, Mata, Kalou; Torres.

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    1. kraftwerker
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Lampard, Ferreira, Essien, Drog, Hilario, Malouda, Luiz on bench #cfc

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    2. Parm
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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      RDM really does love playing Bertrand in the cup, almost as much as Torres.

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  12. rohan
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ashley Young, please for the love of God, stay on the bench.. I'll worship you

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    1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      You want him to do a Tevez?

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      1. rohan
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Yep, will change my grav and start worshipping him.. Siggy to come off the bench

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    2. boc610
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      nay chance of that im afraid, fergy wont be looking to give valencia full 90 after just coming back from injury....

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  13. Shane Ferguson 4.0
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Chances that Simson play in % ?

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      50% according to FPL

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  14. COMH
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    My rival keeps playing Smalling for some reason. If he doesn't get as 1 point cameo he gets 1 from Kelly off the bench. Nice.

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  15. Hazard267
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/624513/event-history/29/ Vorm comes of the bench which is good but in whats happened its not really

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      You've said this already.

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      1. Hazard267
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Good memory

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  16. COMH
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Torres to score today? Or is that an outrageous thing to say?

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Steady on

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        no havent seen him since yesterday 😉

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        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          It's been quite quiet without him 😛

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    2. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Outrageous thing to say. We're not that bad!

      Put a cheeky couple of quid on a 2-1 win for us, Nugent to score first! Come on you foxes!!

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    3. COMH
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I'll rephrase that. Will Torres shoot today?

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      1. Funkyav
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Torres doesnt shoot, he scuffs. He shouldnt be playing for us at all.

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  17. Hazard267
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    My only swansea is vorm think i need some more swansea

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Fet the Holy Trinity; Vorm,Caulker & Sigurdsson.

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      1. Hazard267
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Yh i think im gonna get both in

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  18. Tim Canterbury
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Surely they should red flag Muamba on FPL. Im guessing they dont really know what to put as a reason! :/

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    1. kraftwerker
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      I don't think that would be appropriate.

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      1. Tim Canterbury
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        im pretty sure they will. it would be silly to keep him green flagged when we all know he's not gonna play

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      2. Tin of Directors
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Why?
        He's not going to play.
        It's not insensitive.

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    2. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Illness.
      Job done.

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  19. @ImpressiveTackl
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    I'm sorry guys but don't even bother mentioning who is coming off your bench because the Villa v Bolton game has been postponed. Thanks.

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    1. David Davros
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Nobody is happy about what happened yesterday and obviously hoping Muamba gets better is the main thing on everyones mind but I personally think it's pretty disrespectful to get entirely caught up in it to the point we're no even allowed to discuss other stuff.

      I don't want to come across the wrong way, yesterday gave us all a sense of perspective, now it's time to keep some of that perspective and not go too far the other way.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        No no I totally agree. I am not being overly prickly here, I just don't like the duality of the comments that run like this "Oh I'm so happy x is coming off my bench" but "I'm also sad about Fabrice".

        It just comes off very insincere and a little insensitive IMO.

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          I disagree, i am gutted that N'Zogbia won't be playing this week and have Senderos coming off my bench as a result. It doesn't mean that i don't understand why the game has been called off.

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          1. @ImpressiveTackl
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            You have N'Zogbia 😯

            TBH I haven't seen you post anything about being gutted about that though, thats the difference and if you have posted about that then I'm sorry but my comment is directed at you and this is exactly what I'm talking about. It's all a little petty in light of whats happened.

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            1. David Davros
              • 16 Years
              14 years, 1 month ago

              I just think that's a dangerous line of thinking.

              As AB said below, bad shit happens all over the world and you have to find a way of dealing with it. At risk of sounding a little insensitive, what about all the other people having heart attacks, living in war zones, starving to death? There is always terrible stuff happening that other stuff seems insignificant compared to - but you can't live life like that.

              To reiterate it's horrible what happened yesterday and I hope he gets through. I just think it would be massively hypocritical to pretend that everything else should be put on hold.

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    2. Drip Doctor
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Why not? Obviously we are all gutted about what happened to Muamba and hope he pulls through but this is a fantasy football website at the end of the day.

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      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        I suppose so. I'd just rather people give it some time and not celebrate so publicly.

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    3. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      i think the game shouldn't have been called off. shit things happen every day, the rest of the world should try and move on

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      1. COMH
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        The game should have been called off. You're right that bad things happen every day all over the world but Bolton are directly affected by what has happened. The manager and players would not be able to play or concentrate on the match when their friend is fighting for his life.

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        1. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          then where does it stop. do you call off the next game, and the next game?
          i don't think it's a bad decision, of course not, these things are very rare, just possibly overkill.
          surely muamba will be in hospital for a while?

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      2. @ImpressiveTackl
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Perhaps. I'm not one to say whether the game should have went ahead or not, it's up to the players and the club and whether or not they could put in the right performance.

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      3. Natas
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        I think the show must go on. There is the understanding that critical for 24 hours after a heart attack is normal as it is the time frame where shit happens (more clots, arythmias, etc). But the fact is that Fabrice is stable and we are assuming all Will go well with him. As for the players, not training, not playing, not living does not help. Physical activity is probably what would be best for all of them even in terms of dealing with all of the trauma. I would have preferred to have seen an inspired performance, and I think it would have done them all good as well. Sitting around worrying and not keeping things moving doesnt help. This is not a mourning period, the news is good - everybody got a scare and the scare continues, but Fabrice is Not Dead, he is alive, he is a fighter, and so must everyone else keep fighting.

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      4. Back on the horse
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        I would probably agree. The incident has been given undue prominence because it happened during a game. It could have almost equally happened in training and wouldnt have got the same coverage or reaction

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  20. manu4life99
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Worth 4point hit?
    Silva > valencia

    Ba > Rooney
    Or Silva > Walcott

    Suarez > Rooney

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  21. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Is there a source for the Bolton game postponed?

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    1. samcro
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      The premier league.

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    2. Jax
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      they said it on the news.

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  22. My name is an echo
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    whenever I refresh the page a video automatically starts at the top of the page. Does this happen to everyone else? I am in Germany so its extra annoying

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    1. Optimus.
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      ich habe eine grosse bratwurst 😉

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    2. halnone
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Are things just extra annoying in Germany?

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    3. Incorrigible Brat
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.

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    4. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 19 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Can you mail me about this at support@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk. I need to know the ad in question and the details of what's happening. Cheers.

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  23. asyrafdanial
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Young on the bench ??? Yezzza ! goodluck my ML lead because bring him instead of Bale ~~

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  24. Cheggers
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Villa v Bolton postponed on Tuesday for anyone who doesn't know.

    http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2664324,00.html

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  25. Bøwstring The Carp
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know who that Wolves fan is that sits on his own with a sign "No one likes me" hahaha

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    yep seen the tweet on the main page here, bolton v villa postponed

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  27. BOOM XHAKALACA
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    The time has come to say goodbye to Mr Silva. Would you rather get Valencia (already have Rooney and Evans, don’t like SAF’s rotation) or Walcott (proud owner of Robin)?

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    1. halnone
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Wait until silva actually plays.

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      1. Granville
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Can you really see Silva doing much till the end of the season.

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  28. Damo.
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Just been listening to NewsTalk and some journo said he's gotten it from solid sources that Chelsea have narrowed it down to Jose/Capello & Zola or John Terry

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    1. Jax
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      give di matteo a chance

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    2. Coldplay
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Whoever comes in will remain an assistant to JT. He became the manager, the moment Chelsea let Ancelloti go

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      1. Simon March
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Arguably he was the manager during the Grant era too

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  29. FunkmasterP
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Could do with an active game from Holt and Ba - both seem on a bit of a drought at the moment though 🙁

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