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14 April 2012 3189 comments
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The FA Cup affected Gameweek 34 swings into action with title challengers Manchester City facing a stern test at Carrow Road. The Dugout Discussion opens for what will surely be an eventful day, with one eye on the Premier League and one eye on the goings on at Wembley (and also perhaps Aintree). The team news from our early kick-off is in, and the line-ups are as follows…

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Martin, Ward, Ryan Bennett, Drury, Elliott Bennett, Howson, Johnson, Pilkington, Holt, Wilbraham

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, De Jong, Barry, Nasri, Tevez, Aguero, Silva

The Canaries name an unchanged side from their successful trip to White Hart Lane, and Pablo Zabaleta in for Micah Richards is City’s only alteration.

After the title race has either heated up or died down, we’ve got another three Premier League games to enjoy. The almost relegated Wolves take a trip to the Stadium of Light, fellow strugglers Blackburn travel to Swansea, and West Brom host QPR, another side looking to avoid the drop.

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

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

    chance Aguero

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

    wba Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Brunt, Dorrans, Mulumbu, Thomas, Odemwingie, Fortune

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

      Odem my hero 😀

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

      You the man Demi 😉

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

      Thanks Demi

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    4. Fray Bentos
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      McAuley back in the team. Phew!

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

      Ridgewell lets do this. Another 14 point haul would be lovely!

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

        Definitely!

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    6. celtic10000
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Phew odemwingie starts 😀

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  3. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    How is silva playing???

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    1. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      reasonably, caught in possession a couple of times though, unusual for him.

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  4. Demí
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    SWANS: Vorm, Rangel, Caulker, Williams, Taylor, Britton, Allen, Dyer, Sinclair, Sigurdsson, Graham

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

      All going well so far...

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

        Lovely!

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      NO SIGGY

      Just kidding.

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

        No Siggy, just Sigurdsson 😀

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    3. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy Siggy Siggg. Oi Oi Oi!

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

      Vorm + Siggy ... Thanks Demi.

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    5. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy and Caulker. Nice.

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    6. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      C'mon you Swans!

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

        +loads

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    7. Kirby
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Everyone playing as hoped and expected. Cheers Demi

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    8. Fray Bentos
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      go on siggy, you know you want to...

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    9. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      would have preferred Graham benched...

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

      My trio start 😀

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    11. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      At least the Swansea three start anyway..Vorm, Caulker and Sigurdsson.
      I hope they are not thinking of their holidays in Pwelli.

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

      Check, check, check.

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

      Graham, today is your day to shine.....

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      1. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Forget about the last 2 weeks where you did nothing for me, this is the one...

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

          +1, I have never played him. Had him for a few weeks.

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  5. @ImpressiveTackl
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Surman - 2.3% ownership

    I reckon 100% of that is from FFS users. Most of us probably online right now.

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      40,000 FFS users have Surman? Wow.

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        I don't think there are 40,000 FFS users!

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

          I'd say more!

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

            Well users.. not necessarily members

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

          Stop making fun of me guys. I can't do long division 😛

          Okay it was a slight exagerration.

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

      Yep. 😀

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

      Yeah probably. He definitely has a fan club on here

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    4. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      It went down last week, ok I admit it I am sickened by it...should have left him in.

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

    Pasting it here:

    Al-Habsi | Bogdan
    SKelly | Santon | Caulker | JEvans | Kaboul
    Sessegnon | Sigurdsson | Pilkington | Mata | Silva
    RVP | P.Cisse | Rooney

    bank: 0.8
    2 FT

    ____

    before GW35: Mata & Rooney —–> Dempsey & Aguero
    before GW36: Silva & Pilkington —–> Bale & Pienaar ( with – 4 pts hit)

    then after GW36 I will have 1.3 mln in the bank.

    It gives me 8 players with duoble games in GW36. Plus players like RVP, Sessegnon and Sigurdsson to play with one game and favourable fixtures in GW36.

    The only big “?” in this plan is no Chelsea and Liverpool players for DGW36. Can I handle without ?

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  7. floydy_floyd
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Freakin surman. Just taken that useless prat out for mcdirty. What are the bloody odds

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

      Did you do it for a hit?

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

        Naa my one free tranny. Ah well u can't legislate for this kinda thing.

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    2. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      fully justified move, very bad luck, but McClean may still score more points this week, so don't get upset in advance

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

        Innit life's a bitch then u marry one.

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  8. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero on form as early season again ?

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

      hopefully

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

      seems like that.

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  9. Desertbug
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Can't believe Everton aren't just lumping more balls into box and giving Jones more chances to screw up.

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

    Maxi on please be for Henderson

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    1. Fray Bentos
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      god knows why they didnt start him - watch him score

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  11. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Maxi On - Henderson Off

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  12. Says
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Surman came down from his mount on the bench to score.

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

      I love him. He's been permanent bench material until now. Had to play him this week to make XI. The Gods have smiled upon us.

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

    cmon maxi another brace

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      😆

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  14. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Get out of the way Tevez you fat f*cker.

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

    Get out of the way Tevez

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  16. Kirby
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    BP so far?

    Aguero - 3
    Tevez - 2
    Surman - 1

    ?

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

      Maybe Silva 1

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure on Surman at the moment.
      But yeah seems accurate for now, Tevez had a few off target.

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

    Aguero is cool as f*ck. Great player to watch.

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  18. tosey
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    all week i was unsure on surman > mclean

    oh well it was teh right move to do i suppose seeing as i didnt think he'd start

    just bloody annoying as i own kompany too!!!

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
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      13 years, 11 months ago

      Undoubtedly you made the right call, just got the wrong result.

      I was cursing myself for not taking a hit to get in McClean when I heard he wasn't starting today.

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

        mclean isnt starting?

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

          sorry just read it again u meant when surman wasnt starting!!

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

            Yep.

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        2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Surman...

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

      You did the right move, just unlucky.

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

        well that depends on how much McClean scores surely?

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

      Same here Tosey, except I went for Sess instead of McClean. Let's hope Sunderland go nuts against Wolves tomorrow!

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

        today

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

        Today

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      3. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Tomorrow?

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

        it's at 3pm

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

        Same same, but different.

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

      Me too tose-meister

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  19. Says
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Rodriquez level set to maximum now for Liverpool

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  20. Flog the trog
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Tevez my player, blocking aguero, my rivals captain, for me! It's the small things

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

    Nasri is a bit part player.

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  22. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Nasri off for Yaya

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

    Cmon Maxi 😀

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  24. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Need a Kompany goal or assist now.

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

      +1million

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  25. TheAcestarr
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone know a website which gives line up's the quickest?

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

      Fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

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

        +10191019109289878165490r5

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

        +10000000

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

      Demi on this.

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

      Here

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    5. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      This one. Wait for Demi to post them.

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

        anyone know how demi gets them so quickly?

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

          Twitter

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

          He steals them.

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

      your on it

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

      Just see Demi on here! 😉

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

    Carroll went close then.

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  27. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    I've only 5 players playing today. Boring!

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

      In a GW where people are struggling to put Xl together you should be thankful to have 5 playing today.

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

      3 for me 🙂

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  28. Hybrid.power
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero down.

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

      Aguero up.

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

        Take it back now y'all.

        Charlie Brown.

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

        Does he exercise? Up & Down.. 😉

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

        Is the Lady pregnant??

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  29. Abominable Snowy84
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    13 years, 11 months ago

    Carroll????????????

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

      mistletoe and wine...

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    2. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      pretty much what dalgleish must be thinking....

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