Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

We’ve only about two hours of Premier League football today, but with 14 teams in action it may well prove eventful. The Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors as team news from today’s seven games roll in…

Aston Villa XI: Given, Lichaj, Collins, Baker, Warnock, Gardner, Herd, Agbonlahor, Ireland, Bannan, Weimann.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Sturridge, Mata, Kalou, Torres.

Alex McCleish makes a total of six changes from last weeks defeat at Arsenal, and Gary Cahill drops to the bench for Chelsea.

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Heitinga, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Fellaini, Pienaar, Cahill, Jelavic.

West Brom XI: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Brunt, Andrews, Scharner, Tchoyi, Long, Odemwingie.

Tony Hibbert and Phil Jagielka come in for Everton, replacing Phil Neville and Johnny Heitinga.

Fulham XI: Schwarzer, Kelly, Hangeland, Hughes, John Arne Riise, Murphy, Dembele, Ruiz, Dempsey, Duff, Pogrebnyak

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Ward, Whitbread, Ryan Bennett, Martin, Naughton, Fox, Surman, Howson, Hoolahan, Morison.

Danny Murphy and Bryan Ruiz return to the starting line-up for Martin Jol’s Fulham, whilst Norwich look set to play five at the back.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Toure, Kompany, Kolarov, Milner, De Jong, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli, Dzeko.

Sunderland XI: Mignolet, Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Colback, Larsson, Gardner, Cattermole, McClean, Sessegnon, Bendtner.

Vincent Kompany is back for Roberto Mancini’s side, and Matt Kilgallon and Jack Colback come in for the Black Cats.

QPR XI: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Barton, Diakite, Derry, Taarabt, Mackie, Zamora.

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Song, Arteta, Ramsey, Walcott, Rosicky, van Persie.

Laurent Koscielny is fit for the Gooners, and Aaron Ramsey replaces Gervinho. The hosts are without the suspended Djibril Cisse, and in comes Joey Barton.

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

Stoke XI: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whitehead, Whelan, Etherington, Crouch, Walters.

Victor Moses is passed fit and starts for the home side, and Jermain Pennant in for Cameron Jerome is the only change for Stoke.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Stearman, Johnson, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Davis, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher.

Bolton XI: Bogdan, Ricketts, Ream, Wheater, Alonso, Miyaichi, Mark Davies, Reo-Coker, Petrov, Klasnic, Ngog.

Slyvain Ebanks-Blake is prefered to Kevin Doyle for Wolves and Ivan Klasnic starts up front alongside David Ngog for the visitors.

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  1. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    EL NINOOOO

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  2. BOOM XHAKALACA
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    Already thinking about my transfer this week:
    A. Pog to Bendtner
    B. Dempsey to Walcott

    Thinking A this week, B next week.
    What do you think?

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      Pity you didnt captain demps

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      1. BOOM XHAKALACA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        I know, would be nice way to say goodbye!

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        1. सनकी
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          i would still keep Demps for home games, walcott is too painful to watch 🙁

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          1. BOOM XHAKALACA
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            Next home game is against Chelsea and then blank GW34. Too much money to bench.

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          2. The Finnisher
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            Painful? Who cares? Over 7 points per game for the last 8 isn't a pain at all.

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  3. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    12 years, 25 days ago

    hmm, not worried by mian rival this week. But giuy in 3rd is on 21 (I'm on 30-40 and has Rooney (c) A Wolves situation will do nicely and and Siggy to score would be nice.

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  4. The Finnisher
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    12 years, 25 days ago

    Hope everyone sells RVP...

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      next week C

      trust me

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        If Rooney wasn't at home to QPR then probably.

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        1. FORCA INTER
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          what if rooney will play deep again?

          i am seriously considering RVP as C for massive diferencial next week

          and he did deliver against all big clubs when you dont excepting.,,

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    2. Elniñorules
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      C'mon. 2 assists 1 goal.

      What more do you need from Torres? 😉

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      1. The Finnisher
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        12 years, 25 days ago

        For Drogba to get injured - then I might consider.

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Not for RVP though!!!

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        2. Elniñorules
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Torres will be preferred over Drog, surely.

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          1. The Finnisher
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            Not every game though, there will be rotation.
            And besides, Torres has been shit for more than a year before today.

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            1. Elniñorules
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 25 days ago

              bet you don't watch our games.

              He's been phenomenal ever since AVB left.

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              1. The Finnisher
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 25 days ago

                I didn't watch today, no.
                But I'm talking from a goal-scoring perspective, I've watched plenty of games of Chelsea (post AVB also) and he still can't finish.

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  5. Elniñorules
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    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    Duff nailed on for 3.

    Dempsey's 4 shots off target should give him 1-2, possibly a surprise player (dembele?) grabbing the 2 points.

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    1. Sarnab
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      yup dembele had 2/2 on target.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      Damn!!! I was going to get Duff as I couldnt afford Dempsey!

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      1. Sarnab
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        duff dressed as dempsey. 😀

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  6. FORCA INTER
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    RVP C fial

    Arsenal-Betting fail

    oh well,what i did expect from arsenal at frist place 😀 ?

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  7. Dom Salahnke
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    12 years, 25 days ago

    A quick summary of the week so far anyone? Internet horribly slow here.

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    1. Dom Salahnke
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      12 years, 25 days ago

      Anyone?! 😕

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        MOTD tonight 😉

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      27 goals, and I bet none of them were in your team. QPR beat Arsenal, MAN C drew with sunderland

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      1. Dom Salahnke
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        27? How the fecking hell?

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      2. Manani
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        basically, if u don't have walcott/dempsey, probably no one in your team have scored

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        1. 1NAM
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Well i have walcott/demps, and and Cap Mario 🙂

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    3. shifty_pow3rs
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      The game I saw was Everton vs West Brom
      Everton looked solid and West Brom less so. Their players were arguing amongst themselves towards the end.
      Jelavic was very lively.

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  8. Sarnab
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    I know a person who sold Balotelli this week. 😉

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  9. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    Ba > El Nino ?

    Any takers?

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    1. Sarnab
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      funds is the constraint. anyways m in.

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      If I had the money...

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    3. Dave Boozle
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      Rotation risk with CL and FA Cup.

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  10. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    Verm will score next week as I have him benched.

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  11. marteinnorn
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    that fekker POG gets to go now.... any ideas who to bring in to support Rooney and RVP.... got enough money for anyone !?!?

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    1. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      I would say Torres, but the logic that stopped me bringing him this week (Drogba) still holds, depending on CL result midweek.

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    2. Dave Boozle
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      Balotelli?

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  12. Just A Hat
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    12 years, 25 days ago

    Tosey - if you are out there. I

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      love you!

      Changed from RVP to Demps after he said that he never even thought of putting anybody else except for Demps as captain and so I followed his confidence and it paid off! 😀

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      1. BMox81
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        So couldn't make your mind up so followed someone elses choice then.... Ok.

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        1. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Fair play to him because making up our own minds led to a worse captain choice.

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        2. Dom Salahnke
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Bitter much? 😉

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  13. Acquafresca
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 25 days ago

    Here's to hoping Rooney has a quiet game..

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      +1

      A Wolves situation would be good, as long as Tony doesn't score.

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        but i have tony 😉

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    2. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 25 days ago

      Me too, even though I have him. Gotta feel that Utd will batter Blackburn though.

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  14. Thatsnotcricket
      12 years, 25 days ago

      Anyone else having problems signing into FPL?

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      1. Manani
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        yes

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        1. Thatsnotcricket
            12 years, 25 days ago

            Well at least it's not only me, must be updating or something.

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      2. Simon March
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Are Arsenal going to hit their usual April slump do we think?

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        1. moment
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          They don't really have a great deal to play for at this point; just maintain 3rd.

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          1. Simon March
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            I remember a good few times them having an apparently easy run and yet fluffing it. Trying to think what that would mean in FPL terms - Always an attacking threat but maybe not a good defensive option?

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        2. The Finnisher
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          12 years, 25 days ago

          It's not even April yet - and it's one game, before today we were the form team.
          I'll judge them after a few weeks.

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          1. Simon March
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            That's very true - Arsenal do tend to struggle in this part of the season though don't they (same as United in September, Chelsea in December etc...)?

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      3. Lrf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Me: Ade + Valencia

        Rival: 10 points + Walcott bp.

        I got a fair chance right?

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        1. Podge
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          No

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        2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          u got an unfair chance

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        3. afcblegend
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          12 years, 25 days ago

          why would walcott get any bonus points...?

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          1. Lrf
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            *any bps he might get.

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      4. Manani
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        the thing i learn from the captain poll, is that the top choice is rarely the highest scoring player, but is always a safe choice. e.g. >5pts 90% of the time

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      5. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Well 4 games after today Demps has double GW. Just saying

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        1. Manani
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          and apparently dempsey always produce in a dgw??

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          1. The Finnisher
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            and he fails away from him...

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      6. woodenarmadillo
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        why does wenger insist on putting that idiot Ramsey on the field... so infuriating!

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        1. woodenarmadillo
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          its not good for my health to follow anymore arsenal games in which ramsey is starting

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        2. Hate that rotation
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          I dont know

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          1. woodenarmadillo
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            i get he doesnt want to over use the ox but its only 8 games left ffs!

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      7. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        What an ugly gameweek so far.

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      8. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        PP cup almost completely rests on

        Bale vs Siggy and BAE
        P. Cisse and Simps vs Skrtel

        my players on the right

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        1. shifty_pow3rs
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          i'd be worried

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          1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            U bet i am!

            On top of that
            Opponent has 1 pt + Walcott BPs

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            1. shifty_pow3rs
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 25 days ago

              Best of luck! Walcott probably wont pick up anymore than 1 bonus point if that makes you feel better.

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      9. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        26 from 4 + (C), fairly average I'd say

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Very nice actually.

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      10. Incorrigible Brat
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Why isn't fantasy loading??

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        1. Crazy Joe
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Because they have been incompetent morons all year?

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        2. Podge
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          too many peeps checking exactly what score everybody in their league got

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        3. Abominable Snowy84
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          go in through your link

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      11. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        I'm convinced.

        Torres for the DGW! He was immense tonight, once again.

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      12. halnone
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Balotelli > Torres??

        was only ever meant to be a 1 week punt and captain.

        Torres looks be to gaining some form.

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      13. Grounderz
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Anybody jumping on the Bendtner bandwagon here?

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        1. Dave Boozle
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          12 years, 25 days ago

          Could be a good shout.

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          1. Grounderz
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            Sunderland play Spurs at home next gameweek. It should be a good one for him, I guess.

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        2. Acquafresca
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          faggoteli wagon

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        3. BOOM XHAKALACA
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Considering

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      14. Fernando Torres
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        So Ivanovic and Torres for the DGW. sound good?

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        1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          Yeah def

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        2. Nopli
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          I second that

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      15. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        FPL dead. New wildcard please.

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      16. Dartsfan501
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 25 days ago

        Sorry to go on guys but going to pull the tricker on kompany>Baines but i am worried should it be Verm in stead ??

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        1. Park the bus
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          whats a tricker?

          I'd keep Kompany tbh. Baines..... meh. Vermaelen.... meh.

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      17. 4vets
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        12 years, 25 days ago

        Did Richards get an injury or was it tactical?

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        1. Park the bus
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 25 days ago

          injured in 1st half, looked like he'd come off straight away but persevered till half time. may have been an element of tactics as well though...

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          1. 4vets
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 25 days ago

            Thanx

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