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The Big Numbers – Gameweek Thirty One

1 April 2012 3036 comments

Mark

We’ve been here before. Seven days ago we were waxing lyrical about the efforts of Papiss Cisse and Hatem Ben Arfa – a week later, we’re at it again having seen both combine to unravel a hapless Liverpool.

Cisse’s brace took him to seven in as many games, while at the Lane, Emmanuel Adebayor confirmed himself as a rival for a slot in our squads, as he returned to goalscoring form.

Our members can now drown in the numbers from today’s games and read on for our guide to the key statistics on show in the Gameweek thus far, along with our take on the destination of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) bonus points.

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tw

14 years, 3 months ago
which combo would you prefer:

a) cisse/sess
b) ade/hba
c) cisse/hba

also walcott or vdv from 35-end
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  A with VDV.
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  1. tw
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    thanks. even though sess is the only one of those that won't have a dgw?
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2. TimeDrifter
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  a) or cisse & siggy
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BOOM XHAKALACA

14 years, 3 months ago
Anyone already through in FPL Open?
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1. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Sporting Abeergut should be.
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Hooray! 🙂
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2. A.
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I'm through unless Rooney goes crazy.
  
  I'm 18 points ahead after autosubs, we both have Evans, Valencia and Rooney, but he has Rooney (C)
  
  So Rooney needs to score 19 or more for him to go through, possible, but unlikely
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lazybones18

14 years, 3 months ago
people keeping suarez for villa home ?
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I would if, I had him.
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2. doncastro
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Hoping hernandez starts and does something against blackburn. I got a few hundred k in the bank for an easy switch then
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  1. tw
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    does that mean you have no rooney, evans or valencia?
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3. Messi & fabregas
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  i am
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TheSteady ¤ Wines th…

14 years, 3 months ago
What do you think of this DGW team? 🙂 (no hits)

T.Howard(FUL,possibly also Stoke)

S.Caulker(WOL)-BAE(BLA,bol)-J.Terry(QPR,NEW)

VDV(BLA,bol)-J.Mata(QPR,NEW)-G.Siggy(WOL)-S.Sessegnon(BOL)

W.Rooney(mci)-E.Adebayor(BLA,bol)-P.Cisse(che,wig)

If I field this team ,I will sell RVP for GW 36 and then buy him again for GW 37 most likely.
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1. Mílanista
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Oh god, we've got 5 weeks of this.
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  1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    NO, stop being a knob........
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    1. Mílanista
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      You mean you're not going to repost it? I'll take everything back if you don't.
      
      It looks fine. I'd prefer Baines to Terry assuming Everton also play twice.
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  2. Captain Shirokov
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    It's going to be tough..
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2. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Half that team will be injured by then.
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3. Abominable Snowy84
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  its ok but i hate the grav
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  1. Captain Shirokov
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Ya same, maybe he should change it?
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COMH

14 years, 3 months ago
Got a little idea here.

GW32 - Save FT

GW33 - Dempsey > HBA for the (h) to Bolton game

GW34 - Switch HBA > Sess for the (h) to Wolves game

Keep Holt (h) to City

or

GW32 - Save FT

GW33 - Dempsey > Sess for the (h) to Wolves game.

GW34 - Switch Holt > Bendtner for the (h) to Wolves game
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1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I like your second plan.
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2. Captain Shirokov
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  2nd because I wouldn't want to sell Dempsey before a home game
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  1. COMH
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Have you been drinking Fitz?
    
    Dempsey gets sold in GW33 in both scenarios.
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    1. Captain Shirokov
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Whoopsie 😆
      
      Ok then, 2nd still but wait till GW34 to do Dempsey to Sess?
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TorresMagic™

14 years, 3 months ago
Wish I played Simpson over Enrique. Had Krul at least but threw away 5 points. 🙁
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1. JT's Dog
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Enrique will get baps for outstanding goalkeeping display surely
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2. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I played Simpson before Skrtel but the bookies were on your side
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  1. TorresMagic™
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Seems silly in hindsight. Home team etc.
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Fpl Old Guard

14 years, 3 months ago
Will Dembas Ba assist get awarded?
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1. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  http://www.flashscore.com/match/hEjNObxj/#match-summary
  
  Only flashscore gives to him all the others goes with HBA
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  1. TorresMagic™
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    http://www.fantasyleague.com/Classic/Stats/ResultsAndFixtures.aspx
    
    Another site.
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  2. Huckleberry
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Not true, ESPN also gives it to BA
    
    http://soccernet.espn.go.com/gamecast/statistics?id=318250&cc=5901
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2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  hardly IMO.
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FPL Daniel

14 years, 3 months ago
Bad news. I watched the replay. That is clearly HBA assist
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1. Hansi K.
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  No!
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2. JT's Dog
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  My thought first time and still same
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  1. FPL Daniel
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    HBA is point machine. Thinking of getting him instead of Ryo
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    1. JT's Dog
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Good idea, Roy is starting to look like an assist to the assist type player, and HBA always has chance to bring big points. With the speed of their counter attack I think even away from home
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3. Bad Pen
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  It makes no odds to me whatsoever really, but it seemed to me that it came off the Pool defender, making it Ba's assist.
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  1. Huckleberry
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    From the Guardian match report:
    
    "His second goal began with Demba Ba's attempt to play a slick one-two with Ben Arfa ending when Enrique's challenge sent the ball spinning clear to Cissé"
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    1. Sputnikboy
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      The BBC said the same thing.
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4. Huckleberry
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  You're full of shit.
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  1. Abominable Snowy84
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Harsh?
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Hansi K.

14 years, 3 months ago
Does Enrique get extra points for his goal-keeping --> clean sheet, OOP? 😉
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Laserface

14 years, 3 months ago
Baps predictions for
Walcott
Bale
Siggi
Adebayor ??
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1. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  5 max. Ade 3.
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2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  1
  1/0
  1/0
  3
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3. Podge
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  0
  0
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Connor's Calling

14 years, 3 months ago
Damn it. Decided not to do Silva -> Walcott before sat as have so many not playing GW34 and thought I'd better start focussing on them! Now I'm stuck with Silva who I've now lost all confidence in!
What to do? Keep and start sorting dead wood out (Santon etc) or just accept I got it wrong and do it anyway?
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1. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Play for points. That is what u need to do
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2. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Sell Silva, no brainer.
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3. tw
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  i made a similar mistake mate! was deciding between skrtel to verm or silva to walcott and went with the first one....
  
  depends if you think walcott will score significantly better than silva next week when they play each other
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Ivor

14 years, 3 months ago
Did BAE go off injured today? If so, any word on how bad it is?
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  No. It was a rest - and a go for Danny Rose! 🙂
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  1. JT's Dog
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    That rose is blooming into a good player. I thank you
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  2. Ivor
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Good news, cheers.
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Corrigan

14 years, 3 months ago
DGW cover

Please pick two of:

Ade, Cisse, Sturridge

and

VDV, Mata, HBA

*can't have VDV and Ade
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1. Bad Pen
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Cisse and VDV.
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  1. Corrigan
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Sorry, I'm not making much sense. I can have two mids and two forwards.
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Ade, Sturridge
      Ramires, HBA
      
      Imo - at the moment
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    2. Bad Pen
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Ahh gotcha, in that case... Mata, HBA, Cisse and Ade.
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2. Kirby
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Ade and Mata.
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  1. Kirby
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Ad + Cisse
    &
    Mata + HBA
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3. Podge
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Cisse Torres VDV Mata
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4. tw
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  so are you ditching rooney or rvp?
  
  ade and cisse def
  
  vdv and hba but you cant do that :(. so i guess mata and hba. or maybe do either dempsey or gerrard and hba instead
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5. Corrigan
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Thanks guys.
  
  I'm selling Rooney. Don't see too much at City and the fixtures after.
  
  RVP benched along with Vermaelen and Evans.
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andres

14 years, 3 months ago
When will we know sth about the stoke everton match?
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Fernando Torres

14 years, 3 months ago
Will Tevez start vs arsenal?
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1. Captain Shirokov
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Quite possible
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cfcrzbest

14 years, 3 months ago
Hi guys, I'm trying to plan a decent side for GW34...

Current team is;

Schwartzer / Sorensen
Kelly / Caulker / Vermaelen / Richards / Simpson
Siggy / McClean / Bale / Dempsey / Rosicky
RVP / Rooney / Suarez

I'm currently thinking;

This week: Suarez -> Odemwingie
Next week: Sorensen -> De Gea
GW34: Bale -> Man Utd mid (Valencia/Young/Nani)

Then I can activate my WC for the doubles.

Any suggestions and comments welcome.
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swede

14 years, 3 months ago
I've Still got my WildCard. Planning on having a full team GW34, Wildcard before GW 35 For team with 3 Bolton Players and full double gameweek players. Then I'll bring in V.Persie GW 37.

Sounds good. Im around 55 points behind in my mini league but leader has no w/c.

Guys think I can catch him? Still possible?
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1. swede
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  How many of you still have your W/C?
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2. JT's Dog
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Defo but think 3 Bolton players is overkill, don't just focus on the star 2 points in DGW , go for form players first
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3. Corrigan
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Unleash hell with that WC. Good luck.
  
  P.S bench RVP for 36 as it save a FT
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  1. swede
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    I'll decide on V.P before GW 35 depending on how far behind i am etc..
    
    I might need to get rid.
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4. Podge
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  If you get lucky with Bolton's Double DGW players u could put a big dent in that lead. GL
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  1. swede
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Im focusing on getting 11 players on the pitch for GW34 right now and I'll take it from there i think.
    
    Cool thing is that he is also bound to take a few hits.
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PlayPercentage

14 years, 3 months ago
Anyone else got problems viewing the FPL site?

I can't find out who got the points in this weekend's games.
The layout for my team page is really weird, I have to scroll down a few pages.
If you mouse over a player, the tooltip breakdown of points is not working.

I don't suppose they've updated the leagues yet, either.

The ads onthe site work OK, though.
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1. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Just go to your transfer page. Click a team & round score.
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  1. PlayPercentage
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Thanks, but I want to see a breakdown of points scored for this weekend's matches. Not to have to dig around for this info.
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2. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  ctrl F5 an u will see magic 😀
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  1. PlayPercentage
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Ctrl-F5 works. So I needed to clear my cache or something?
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    1. FPL Daniel
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      It happens, don't worry
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Captain Shirokov

14 years, 3 months ago
How the hell did this get posted twice?
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tw

14 years, 3 months ago
which two spurs are you guys going for in additon to bale?

vdv? bae? walker? kaboul? king? ade? lennon?
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1. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Kaboul if I have the cash. Gallas is maybe but that is all. I am not gonna repeat the same mistake again going without Tot defender
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2. Kirby
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Got Ade and Bale already. BAE most likely.
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Mílanista

14 years, 3 months ago
Average score updated - 27
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1. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I hope for green !!!
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  1. Mílanista
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    I hope for a bigger green!
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      I hope for an ENORMOUS green!!! 😀
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      1. Podge
        
        14 years, 3 months ago
        with 4 to play it will be
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2. Abominable Snowy84
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I cant even get close
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3. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  What was it yesterday?
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  1. Captain Shirokov
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    17
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    1. TorresMagic™
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Thanks. Up by 18 today so hopefully inside 8K.
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4. Kirby
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  If I don't get green I may as well go smoke some!
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FPL Daniel

14 years, 3 months ago
Ryo or HBA for the double? Even Ryo with the extra game I think still HBA. Better team more goals and he can score too. GW 35 HBA has Stoke at home and Ryo swa AVL both recent good defense.
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1. Bad Pen
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I would be very surprised if many of the Bolton players feature in all 4 matches and if they do they will be knackered. HBA is on fire at the moment, keeps tabs to see if he can maintain it.
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Hansi K.

14 years, 3 months ago
Just watched HBA's "second assist" again He might get the points but he's nowhere near the ball!
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1. JT's Dog
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  By nowhere do you mean inches away?
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  1. Hansi K.
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Of course :-), still definitely not touching it....
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  2. lightspeed
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    From behind the goal it's clear that that is NO touch from either hba or the pool def. not quite sure why it's being debated.
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    1. Dave Bauer
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      +1
      
      It really isn't remotely questionable.
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      1. Reacher
        
        14 years, 3 months ago
        +50 surely they have to remove it, no question what so ever!
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  3. the axolotl
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    i've not seen or heard much about this. if not a barfa assist, would it be ba's?
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    1. Hansi K.
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Yep...
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    2. lightspeed
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      Yes. Anyone who thinks otherwise "should have gone to specsavers". Still lack faith in those in power to make the right decision.
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      1. Reacher
        
        14 years, 3 months ago
        + alot on both counts
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    3. FPL Daniel
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      It is HBA assist!!! FPL aren't admitting mistakes now a days. They change assists only when they want to annoy us (Ger case) or give it wrongly to Rooney when they own him. No chance to give it to that high owned player.
      
      Get over its HBA assist !!!
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      1. Reacher
        
        14 years, 3 months ago
        Your glasses have failed! or you are a Barfa owner!
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Tim

14 years, 3 months ago
26 points. Roon (c) val and J evans to play.

Hate this game sometimes.

Waiting for utd and roonpig to save me.
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Bobadoba

14 years, 3 months ago
I have Adebayor.

Stick or twist for Cisse?
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Don't be a daft twit. 😉
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  1. Bobadoba
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    cheers!
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  2. Bobadoba
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    however I think you are the daft twit for suggesting that I am a daft twit if you look at Cisse's form which is amazing.
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2. Lrf
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Waste of a transfer imo. Both got a blank in gw 34, a dgw in 36, is in good form. Cisse is cheaper, but Ade got better fixtures.
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applebonkers

14 years, 3 months ago
just seen the walcott goal, is that an RVP assist? not too clear on the precedents of them this season but always thought the player scoring his own rebound cancels out the assist
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1. Captain Shirokov
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Yup
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2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Go away. 😉
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  1. applebonkers
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    i'm serious, when reading the description of the goal i just presumed no assist. very very very happy to be wrong
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Captain Shirokov

14 years, 3 months ago
The top scoring team is actually half decent, for once.
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Henry Hill

14 years, 3 months ago
Adel Taarabt vs Arsenal video, I was at the match, he was fantastic. Wenger should sign him, if he takes him under his wing he will be unreal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asptr6L_ewE
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1. Captain Shirokov
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Has too much of an ego for Wenger, imo.
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2. Granville
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  His attitude stinks, can't see that changing. 31 weeks in and he scores his first league goal, nah.
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  1. Reacher
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    Wenger is too intellegent surely, Barfa maybe!?!
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    1. FPL Daniel
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      He is not that injury prone according to Wenger standards. HBA on the other hand ...
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      1. Reacher
        
        14 years, 3 months ago
        Both not good enough anyway imo
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3. QPR expects... glory!
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  I was there too. Quality performance form Adel. Great goal too. Turned V-man inside out. Here's hoping for better things when I bring him back in GW33 for 2 games
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Donnie Chen

14 years, 3 months ago
The guy I'm chasing in my main mini league is 776th globally. I mean, come on.
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1. TorresMagic™
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Lucky he isn't 10K.
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2. FPL Daniel
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  How many points is the difference? That is more important. Make a plan how many points do u need to gain per GW.
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Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…

14 years, 3 months ago
Feck me slow, feck me quick ...
Hit me with your rhythm stick -
I might make it, even tick
That wonder box 100k - sick!!! 😀
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1. Abominable Snowy84
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Reasons to be cheerful
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    
    14 years, 3 months ago
    I loved that!!! Lugubrious ... 😉
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    1. FPL Daniel
      
      14 years, 3 months ago
      COngratulation.
      
      It was about time 😉
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2. LÖrKingMuch
  
  14 years, 3 months ago
  Ahem, very, err, poetic. ;-). Congratulations!
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