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2 April 2012 1459 comments
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It’s Monday night and champions Manchester United frequent our screens once more – this week away at struggling Blackburn Rovers. The Dugout Discussion opens to see Gameweek 31 wrap up, and the team news is in…

Blackburn XI: Robinson, Lowe, Dann, Grant Hanley, Martin Olsson, Orr, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Marcus Olsson, Hoilett, Yakubu.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Rafael Da Silva, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Carrick, Scholes, Jones, Valencia, Hernandez, Rooney.

Steve Kean makes one change from the side that lost to Bolton, with Bradley Orr coming in for Mauro Formica.

Three changes for the visitors see Ryan Giggs, Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck all miss out to Phil Jones, Paul Scholes and Javier Hernandez.

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  1. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    World class save there.

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  2. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    De gea. Wow

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  3. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Blackburn v De Gea

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  4. som3awy
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Another :O

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  5. LarkyTown
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Been going through my history. Just realised that there has not been a single gameweek this season where I've had my highest scoring legal 11 on the pitch and my highest scoring player as captain.

    Bored as I am watching this game, thought I'd go through and tot up all the missed points and couldn't believe it when it came out at 315. Enough to put me number 1 in the world by about a hundred points.

    Not sure whether this is just pretty standard due to chance, or if I'm particularly unlucky, or if I'm just a pish manager.

    Bloody annoying at any rate considering the amount of time I put in to it.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      It happens to us all, get over it.

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    2. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      10 points a week is probably well below average I reckon. You are doing your job well.

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    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I thought of doing that a few days back and wondered if it would come out at number one but couldn't be bothered. My captain choices have certainly been spot off most of the time. I suspect anyone in the top 100,000 would come up with the same result.

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    4. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Standard and you're a bit pish too 😛 oj

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    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I think we all have that problem. I have had a mare with my defence this season. Just one CS extra a week and I'd be right up there!

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    6. A.
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      No one gets every subs decision correct, even less often captaincy.

      I'd say getting 60% of your potential captain points is a good enough return over the season, I worked out mine, I've got 49% of my potential points had I picked the best captain each week.

      366 vs 764

      That looks like 398 points lost there from captaincy alone for me :/

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        398? 😆

        More like 199.

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        1. A.
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Oh yeah, good point, I always make that mistake 😛

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          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            Don't get your 49% either?

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  6. Hank Scorpio
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    De Gea got skillz!

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  7. Bendy Busdriver
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Great Save

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  8. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    De Gea is a boss !

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    1. Dirtman
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      yeah he's great at making a meal of saving shots that any professional keeper should stop!

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  9. SPorting
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    top save from De Gea.

    mind you, he did cause the problem with a pub team punch.

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      +1

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  10. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    De Gea is more aerodynamic without the beard 😀

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    1. JC Lopez
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Amazing saves by De Gea. He really is a great keeper. Still needs to work on set pieces, but he really has some skills.

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      1. Dirtman
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Amazing saves ffs straight at him ! ad he's trying to look spectacular!

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  11. Mulder
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Lucky De Gea

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      hey mulder. still anti-MUN, i see.

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    2. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      The truth is out there.

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Spooky.

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  12. Baby Face Nelson
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Man u have been shocking

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      like last monday, they will nick it 1-0, its the norm 🙁

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      1. Baby Face Nelson
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Probably

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    2. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'd hardly say shocking. Lacklustre yes, uninspiring yes. Shocking, no.

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    3. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      unless.. 😀

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  13. Cantona90
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Can't decide whether Rooney starts dropping deep to get the ball of his own accord or whether Fergie tells him to. Can't understand the logic behind it myself when he proved last season he can be lethal up front alone.

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Tactical for sure, not convinced its the way to go.

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      United are not the same team when he plays this way. It just encourages him to be lazy and spray the ball about without hurting teams. Get on the shoulder of Hanley the Pig and cause them some problems.

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    3. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sorry to be pedantic but last season was probably his worst in a United shirt despite the overhead made out of dreams and children's smiles.

      You might be thinking of the season before where he carried the team.

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    4. Cantona90
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      The season before I meant, 2008/09. He got about 35 goals and was banging in headers for fun at one stage, I wanna see that again.

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    5. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      You don't want your best player hanging around the goal waiting for your second and third best players to pass the ball to him. Particularly when your midfield has been shown to be lacking. With Rooney dropping deep MU get the most out of him, they are more solid and ship less goals. Score less too but with the talent they have the others should be stepping up.

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  14. Manani
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone thinks that de gea is a bit like a cat?
    His jumps Especially

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    1. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      yes. he quite often sits in the box licking his own arse.

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      1. Declan
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        😆 .

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Word from the dressing room is that he urinates everywhere and chews on IAMs all day.

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    3. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      So can he lick his own ar5e then? 😆

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        And eats fresh mice as a snack?

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    4. JC Lopez
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      +1 He moves amazingly.

      Once he gets the hang of playing PL set pieces, he'll be the best goalkeeper in England.

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      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        He is so aerobic, it's unbelievable.
        Still has to work on his punching skills though.

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    5. Hank Scorpio
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He looks a bit like the cat in the hat actually. Or the grinch, a Spanish grinch.

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      1. Heartbreak
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I thought this...very Seuss-like

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    6. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      pussy?

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  15. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Valencia 2nd half goal please.

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    1. Oncemoreuntothebreach
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Let us pray.

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      1. JC Lopez
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        YES! A Valencia or Evans goal would be nice.

        Anyone but Rooney really.

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  16. Holy See
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Can someone remind me why I have Rooney?

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      because you are a sheep?

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    2. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      someone should remind SAF why he has Rooney.

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    3. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He is capable of huge hauls. Have faith oh holy one. 🙂

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        My faith is being tested Zlat. Wolves, Fulham, Blackburn, one goal. A prayer perhaps...

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        1. super zlatan
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          I would keep him for the nxt few gw's. I plan to ship for ade for the dgw.

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    4. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      8 goals in his last 6 games before today?

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    5. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      just cos he hasn't scored in the first 45 minutes. give it a rest mate.

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      1. Holy See
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Sure, he might well score yet, but for his price I'd like my forward to be playing...forward.

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    6. Microcuts
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He makes a cracking BLT.

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  17. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Dear Fergie,

    Please let Rooney play as normal up front instead of this midfield/ defensive mid bull crap.

    Yours Sincerely,

    Rooney Captainers

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  18. Ivor
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Pretty dire game so far, B'burn finished the half well though. Everything's going down United's right, they need to start getting on the end of Valencia's crosses! Could do with Young on the other wing.

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      +lots

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah Young on to double the threat from both flanks, Rooney pushed up with Hernandez to get on the end of crosses and Giggs on for the creative spark.

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      1. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        And while those four are pushed right up Blackburn just waltz right down the middle and score. There is more to this game than attack, attack, attack you know.

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        1. COMH
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Shut up you tw@t I know how the game works.

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          1. Fabreghastly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            LOL.
            Lighten up mate.

            Sounds like your life depends on Rooney scoring.
            I hope he scores, then misses a penalty then gets himself sent off.
            And I have him in my team.
            It will be worth if just to read the bedlam on here.
            Enjoy the rest of the game! 🙂

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            1. COMH
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              I don't care what he does for FF. I want a United win for the title. I know what i'm talking about when it comes to football though and don't need patronised that the game isn't all about "attack attack attack".

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              1. Dirtman
                • 14 Years
                13 years, 11 months ago

                SHUT YOUR FKIN MOUTH YOU BEEFY TITTED MANC PRI CK!

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              2. Fabreghastly
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                13 years, 11 months ago

                Not trying to be patronising. Your comment Just looked like the same old, 'my player isn't going to score enough points for me' stuff. Agree, it would be great to have Rooney up there banging them in. But Fergie thinks different and you've gotta respect a man like that. I don't think he's running scared, I think he well understands the weaknesses of his side and is giving them the best possible chance to win the title, as usual, by not leaking goals. Only my opinion of course.

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                1. COMH
                  • 14 Years
                  13 years, 11 months ago

                  Yeah fair point Fab.

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    3. JC Lopez
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah, We need Young to come in...probably for Jones or Silva.

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  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Fpl, sod off, just sod off!!

    Warning everyone, I'm buying Siggi next week!

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Don't, please!

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    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Can't you leave it another week please?!

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    3. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I'm just about to buy Siggy, why all the drama? Share please...

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  20. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Love that Aviver ad 😉

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  21. Gladde Aal
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    KK has admitted that when subbed yesterday, Carroll was aiming for the dugout but missed and ended up going down the tunnel instead 😀

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    1. Life's Very Good
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      LMFAO :lol

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  22. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Actually tempted to captain Valencia next gameweek!

    And no, it isn't because Rooney hasn't scored yet!!

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not a bad shout

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      He would destroy taiwo

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      1. Menly
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Taiwo was great vs Arsenal

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        1. Jax
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          v man united at old trafford will be a lot different. the loftus road pitch was too narrow for arsenal.

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    3. JC Lopez
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Me too. But I just hate it that the chances of him scoring depond so much on someone else's finishing.

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      1. Viper
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Thats true, he constantly looks like a threat though.. Could be a great captain differential..

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  23. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Team for this week:

    Mignolet
    Evans, Skrtel, Baines
    Dempsey, Bale, Miyiachi, Valencia, Siggy
    RVP (vc), Rooney (c)
    Subs: Krul, Cisse, Senderos, Taiwo
    (1.3m in the bank)

    So....
    Is it worth using my free transfer to do Senderos out for Caulker/Rangel?
    Or save the freebie?

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  24. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    HT Entertainment:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WYMcJ_oKKY

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I LOVE SALAD FINGERS 😀

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  25. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone got a decent punt for the masters?

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    1. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hunter Mahan

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      1. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Or KJ Choi?

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        1. super zlatan
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          What odds is choi?

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          1. threeputt
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            nooooo

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          2. Boss Hogg
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            66-1.

            Mahan is 33-1.

            Interestingly, Choi is 66-1 to be leader after the 1st round. I fancy a bit of that. He always starts well.

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            1. Shipstontrev
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              That actually sounds good.

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            2. threeputt
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              not a bad shout that

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            3. super zlatan
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              Cheers bosshogg

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            4. 1966 was a great year for E…
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              +1, I was saying that earlier.

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    2. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Martin Laird

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      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        betting on golf is a mugs game.

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Betting is a mugs game.

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        2. Locarno
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Can't argue with that.

          Backed Retief Goosen at 150/1 when he won the US Open. Don't think I've backed a winner since.

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        3. threeputt
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          won £100 once betting on pairs on the Masters, all 6 came in

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    3. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      GMac

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    4. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Louis Oosthuizen for me 🙂

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    5. sotothemightygreek
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I stuck a few quid on Mickelson at 10/1. He loves Augusta he does.

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  26. DLL18
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I think I'll watch Game of Thrones instead of this crap.

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Looking forward to it, skyplussing it atm

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Same here

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      2. DOCLES
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        what channel is it on??

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Sky Atlantic

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  27. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    tends to go to a good putter, same old names tend to crop up so look for a previous major winner

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    1. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      awesome fail !

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      1. Podge
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        So not a threeputter then 😉

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  28. Menly
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    So apparently United are lacking width on the left...

    *ahem Young on please*

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  29. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    45 more minutes of nothingness from Rooney and Valencia and I go through in the Europa League H2H.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Quite possible

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  30. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Here we go again then. As things stand, United are still just the three points clear at the top of the Premier League. They have got 45 minutes (plus fergie time of course) left at Ewood Park to get the win that would extend that lead to five points. 😆

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      And you copied and pasted that because...

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I thought it was funny.... i did alter the stoppage to fergie but we all know what they meant 😉

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    2. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      nice copy and paste there...

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    3. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      apart from the 'fergie' time

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