[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
8 April 2012 2962 comments
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A pivotal day of Premier League football sees both Manchester clubs involved, as the race for the title heats up. Justifying the “Super Sunday” billing, the Dugout Discussion opens for the opener at Old Trafford, where United are in a prime position to pile the pressure on City. They themselves visit the Emirates later this afternoon, facing an in form Arsenal.

The team sheets for the Manchester United – Queens Park Rangers game are in, and the sides line-up as follows…

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

QPR XI: Kenny, Onuoha, Ferdinand, Hill, Taiwo, Diakite, Derry, Mackie, Taarabt, Buzsaky, Bothroyd.

Two changes for the champions then, with Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck replacing Phil Jones and Javier Hernandez from the side that were victorious at Blackburn.

Somewhat surprisingly, Bobby Zamora is dropped to the substitutes bench for visitors, with Jay Bothroyd replacing him. Meanwhile, Joey Barton isn’t risked, with the midfielder one yellow card away from a two-match suspension.

Follow the action as it unfolds in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which can be accessed right here.

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  1. The Bandit
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Balo pretending to be injured as he knows he will not be coming out for the second half...... 🙄

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      How do you do the 'rolling eyes' smiley. I want to make sarcastic comments on people's posts but i don't have the pictorial vocabulary to do so.

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

        Without the spaces : roll :

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        1. Piggs Boson
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          🙄

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          1. The Bandit
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            😎

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            1. Piggs Boson
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              Sweet 8)

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        2. COMH
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          🙄

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  2. tangtastic
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Actually quite a few empty seats today at the Emirates. Isn't that strange for Easter Sunday?

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    1. JT's Dog
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Jehovah's

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    2. Jafooli
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Balotelli faking an injury as he knows he's about to get hooked.....

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    3. Djerbil
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      Time to bring the OX in

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      1. Declan
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        +lots

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    4. lebron85
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      Guys, bonus predictions for United's game?

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      1. Declan
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        Scholes 3.
        Rafael 2
        Rooney 1

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        1. Baines on Toast...
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          Rooney 3 IMO.

          Lot of shots on target, Scholes had 2 off.

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        2. lebron85
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          Really? Even with Scholes' shots off target and being subed off early? Rooney had more on target. Also don't you think Evams will get some with his blocks and clearances. Rafael got a yellow.

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      2. The Bandit
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        3 Rooney 2 Scholes 1 Evans

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      3. FORCA INTER
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        rooney-3
        scholes-2
        valencia-1

        judget by some metro stats what some guy posted eralier today

        i am not sure for valencia

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      4. The Milkman
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        Rafael 3. Rooney 2. Scholes 1.

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      5. The Finnisher
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        3 Rooney/Scholes 2 Rooney/Scholes 1 Evans/Rafael

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      6. JT's Dog
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Rooney, raf, scholes

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        • lebron85
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          Cheers for your responses guys. Have Rooney (c) and hopefully he gets maximum.

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        • tangtastic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          Rooney 3
          Valencia 3
          Evans 3

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          1. The Milkman
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            Love!

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          2. lebron85
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            Has it ever happened before?

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      7. The Milkman
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        The only thing more annoying than Gary Neville, is all the people jumping on the Gary's such a wonderful pundit bandwagon.

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          he is pretty good

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          1. 7923dos
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            +1

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            1. Kirby
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              As annoying as he I found his as a footballer and person

              +1

              He's actually a very good pundit.

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              1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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                +1

                Seriously enjoy it when he is commentating, thought he would be trash.

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                1. The Milkman
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                  You guys suck.

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        2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          THANK YOU

          finally, some sense

          scummy f*cker

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          1. The Milkman
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            +7

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        3. Lloyd Xmas
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          Listen to Jamie Redknapp (What a prick)
          I rest my case

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          1. The Milkman
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            Doesn't change anything.

            -934

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      8. FORCA INTER
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        such a boring halftime

        UTD 10 times better club that either arsenal or city

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        1. The Finnisher
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          Boring halftime?
          What do you want? A halftime show?

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          1. FORCA INTER
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            yes you are right

            0-0 is perfect rsult for me( If i dont care for fantasy)

            keep it up

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            1. Djerbil
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              14 years, 1 month ago

              u support Inter??

              They are the most boring team in the world

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              1. FORCA INTER
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                not at all

                Inter team is proved champions

                they won CL as well

                unlike Arsenal or Chelsa

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                1. The Finnisher
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                  Lol where did Chelsea come into it? and how does this mean they aren't boring?

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                  1. FORCA INTER
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    so,they scored 7 goals in last 2 games

                    that is not boring in my book

                    new coach owns and they playing really good football now

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        2. Djerbil
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          I thought the United match today was more boring

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        3. Declan
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          🙄 seriously

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        4. Kanus hat trick
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          They're so good they scored one goal from open play against 10 man QPR who rested their best players

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          1. Kylos
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            yeah but 10men behind the ball is harder to play than 11 vs 11 in open play

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      9. Kanus hat trick
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        Mankini will sub Balotelli off cos he should have had 4 yellows and a red in that half

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        1. OPTA FPL
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          good, rival (C) him

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      10. Darren Caskey
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        From GW33 until GW36: Vermaelen or Kompany?

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        1. Dr Ennet
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          kompany imo...

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      11. Dr Ennet
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        quick question guys...

        cahill or enrique out for kompany?

        cheers 🙂

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        1. Psakhotherapy
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          I was pondering the same thing.

          Conclusion: Cahil and Enrique --> Komps and Gallas.

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          1. Dr Ennet
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            14 years, 1 month ago

            ha ha brilliant solution... 🙂 might actually go for a tottenham defender now as well, but would like to save that transfer for next gw... so, i have to choose one of them to ship this week..

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      12. Baines on Toast...
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Kompany is an absolute warrior. Sooooo good.

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        1. Lloyd Xmas
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          Agreed

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        2. JT's Dog
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Big team will sign him soon

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            1. Demí
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              lol

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              1. The Milkman
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                would love it if he signed for Utd, even though I'm not a Utd fan.

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            2. The Finnisher
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              Haha nice

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            3. HappyAnkit
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              14 years, 1 month ago

              So, Man City isn't a big team?

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              1. JT's Dog
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                  Knew there would be one who bit

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                  1. Jafooli
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    Bit what?

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                  2. JT's Dog
                      14 years, 1 month ago

                      *bite*

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              2. mucka
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                brilliant

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            4. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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              14 years, 1 month ago

              Afternoon all, missed the United game.

              Is Rooney looking good for BP's?

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              1. OPTA FPL
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                14 years, 1 month ago

                good on paper
                1 pen goal + many shot on target (at least 3 i can remember).
                Rafael , Evra, Scholes all have some shot off

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              2. Declan
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                14 years, 1 month ago

                will be in the BAPS, nobody is sure how many.

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              3. The Finnisher
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                2 or 3 I'd say.

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              4. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
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                At least one.

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                1. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
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                  cheers lads, not a bad captain choice, although with Demps and Cisse om my team as well. im feeling a little short changed....

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            5. Kanus hat trick
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              Balotelli- a danger to his fellow professionals, the worst tackler since Paul Scholes

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              1. Djerbil
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                14 years, 1 month ago

                Paul Scholes had a brain..Don't compare this twat witth him

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                1. Kanus hat trick
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                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  He still can't tackle though can he?

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                  1. Djerbil
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                    no he can't

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              2. Jafooli
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                14 years, 1 month ago

                Don't deserved to be mentioned in the same sentence....

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            6. LarkyTown
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              14 years, 1 month ago

              That Rafael was the first defender into my original GW1 squad. I knew he'd come good

              I just got my timings wrong by eight months or so

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              1. FORCA INTER
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                14 years, 1 month ago

                same here

                in that time i didnt know for this site as well

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

                  Oh thank heavens you discovered it 🙄

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              2. JT's Dog
                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  U from larkhall

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                  1. LarkyTown
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    Yep - know it?

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                    1. JT's Dog
                        14 years, 1 month ago

                        Born n bread with silver flute in my mouth. Living up in Blackwood now

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                  2. Kylos
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    the thing is most people have 3 united so can't get him in without going sidewards from evans which is a tad silly

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                • mucka
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                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  Next GW, who should i start?
                  a) Sagna (wolves)
                  b) Simpson (BOLTON)

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                  1. fijuhmon
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    Both :D. Who else do you have?

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                    1. mucka
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                      Evans and Kompany?!

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                      1. fijuhmon
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                        Nice, clean sheets coming thru then. Bench Sagna if you have to.

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                      2. Lloyd Xmas
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                        Kompany is class,Evans is a better FF pick for value

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                  2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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                    simple son

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                  3. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
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                    No-brainer imo. B

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                    1. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
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                      WOL - ARS is a good match-up as well, but Newcastle is defending really well these days.

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                  4. The Finnisher
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    A.
                    You just know BOLTON is the type of game Newcastle concede when everyone plays them 🙂

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                  5. mucka
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                    Could drop sess and play 4 at the back.. But thats stupid surely?

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                • Pinoche
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                  Keep Suarez or transfer him out ?

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                  1. HappyAnkit
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                    I Am Keeping.

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                    1. NATSTER
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                      brave.

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                  2. Kanus hat trick
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    He's a nightmare to own, i can't stand him hitting the woodwork all the time. Apparently he should have had 2 pens yesterday though. I may keep him but undecided

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                • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  balotelli is a fcking disgrace

                  get him off now, absolute disgraceful tackle on song, horrific!

                  Sorry guys missed it live as went to get my milkshake, but that was terrible. Get him off NOW! Nobody wants to see his stupid message underneath his shirt.

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                  1. Jafooli
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    Tick

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                  2. FORCA INTER
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                    racist?

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                    1. tangtastic
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                      idiot?

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                • Jafooli
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                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  A retro ban for Balotelli would mean five matches out, therefore pretty much the rest of the season....

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                  1. Jafooli
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                    *red

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                • Andy1
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                  Cahill + Simpson --> macauley + kompany

                  Or

                  Cahill + Dempsey --> kompany + sessegnon

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                • China Mag
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                  If bale is injured, it solves my benching siggie dilemma!!

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                  1. Bøwstring The Carp
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                    Exact same boat 🙂

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                  2. beric
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                    Me too

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                • The Milkman
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                  Any faith in Adebayor ahead of Norwich?

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                  1. Bøwstring The Carp
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                    Yup just did Pog --> Ade yesterday

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                • Spoiler
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                  im sure the two words bale or dempsey are on a lot of peoples minds, still undecided

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                  1. Piggs Boson
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                    Not mine 🙂 I'm keeping Dempsey. And i haven't had Bale for a lot of weeks.

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                • Declan
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                  Off Topic, just watching the egg chasing. Saracens v Clermont on SS2. Cudmore for Clermont has the ball, commentator, " Great run by Cudmore, he used to be a debt collector for a drug lord, he said that getting into rugby saved his life". Now children, working for drug lords is bad. Bloody Hell.

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                • Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
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                  Mancini will get a red if Balo starts second half.

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                • fatherted
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                  Really need an Arsenal goal from anyone and an Arsenal cleanie

                  Ps when I say anyone I mean Vermont or Theo

                  Too much to ask?.

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                • BootlegRascal
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                  So many points on my bench 🙁

                  Miyaichi - 1
                  Caulker - 1
                  Taiwo - 1

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                  1. fatherted
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                    Wliiamson and kelly

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                  2. COMH
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                    Ridgewell and Holt

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                    1. BootlegRascal
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                      That's painful

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                • Green-Pea
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                  balotelli seems wearing an inner shirt stating some words i doubt he could display it as he did at united game (why always me)

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                  1. Ginkapo FPL
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                    He got a yellow card then, he could get one again.

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                • beric
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                  Who do you think I should bench out of:

                  Dempsey(CHE); Sessegnon(eve); Valencia(wig); Sigurdsson(qpr); Bale(NOR);

                  RVP(wol); Cisse(BOL); Adebayor(NOR)

                  I'm thinking Bale after yesterday...

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                  1. fijuhmon
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                    14 years, 1 month ago

                    I have pretty much the same situation, and I'm about to bench Demps. Or even sell him.

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                    1. beric
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                      I think Clint is a must have, at home playing up front, Chelsea haven't been keeping many clean sheets recently.I'm undecided between Sess, Siggy and Bale. Maybe Bale will be injured and solve the issue

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                • Jinswick
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                  • 15 Years
                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  Theo needs to up his game 2nd half - been our worst player on the pitch so far (Benayoun not far behind)

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                • fijuhmon
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                  14 years, 1 month ago

                  What the heck should I do with Richards? Doesn't seem to be on the pitch now, bur has WBA, nor, wol games in the next three game weeks....

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