[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
5 May 2012 2287 comments
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The Dugout Discussion opens for the oddity of a solitary Saturday Premier League fixture. With Chelsea and Liverpool Wembley bound this evening, we’re restricted to just one fantasy scoring opportunity. But, with over half of us backing Robin van Persie with the armband (if our Captain’s Poll is to be believed), then Arsenal versus Norwich is a game of huge significance. With mini-leagues hanging in the balance, let’s take a look at the team news to confirm whether or not our talisman starts…

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Song, Gervinho, Rosicky, Benayoun, van Persie.

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Naughton, Ryan Bennett, Martin, Lappin, Johnson, Howson, Elliott Bennett, Hoolahan, Jackson, Holt.

Of course the Arsenal captain does start, and he does so in an unchanged Gunners line-up from the side that drew 1-1 at Stoke.

After a 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, Norwich make several changes with Grant Holt and Simeon Jackson leading the line for the Canaries.

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  1. Kanus hat trick
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    14 years, 4 days ago

    Am i the only one who dislikes Ronnie O'Sullivan. Great to watch when he's flowing but when he loses its always "i'm going to retire" with no praise for his opponent. Hope the Captain can capture the title- massive ask though

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      I guess you haven't watched Snooker in a while. He was like that as few years ago, not anymore

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      1. Kanus hat trick
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        Still don't like him! Maybe the fact that people who don't like or ever watch snooker love to jump on the Ronnie bandwagon when he's playing well

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          Best thing to ever happen to snooker.

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          1. Kanus hat trick
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            I'm not questioning the fact he is good for Snooker, but his attitude just irritates me that's all

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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              The guy is just honest. He says what is on his mind.

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          ok maybe not completely but he's certainly better 🙂

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          1. Tin of Directors
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            It's all part of his character at the end of the day.
            The sport would be a poorer place without him that's for sure.

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    2. Egg noodle
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      yes you are the only one.

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      1. gledy
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        no, he isn't

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        1. Egg noodle
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          you two are the only two then 🙄

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          1. gledy
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            i don't think so, it's pretty depressive to watch o'sullivan making manic grimaces after every miss.

            and he never was and never will be half as good as hendry once was

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            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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              lol

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    3. Epic Fail
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      Ronnie is the best thing about snooker.

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      1. Tin of Directors
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        Ronnie is brilliant.

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      2. Kanus hat trick
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        Rubbish- the best thing is Michaela Tabb!

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        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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          She is a rotter.... although i suppose anything looks good compared to the rest of those refs!

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          1. Kanus hat trick
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            You know you would lol

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        2. Epic Fail
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          I stand corrected. 😀

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      3. gledy
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        i prefer tony drago in that context

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    4. beric
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      I can't stand the man

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  2. Give The Todd Some Love
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    YES BARNET

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      14 years, 4 days ago

      Are you a bee too?

      Come on the black and amber army.

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  3. exammy
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    Come on Chelsea lets smash the dippers today

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    1. Bolt-on
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      Can't stand either team but the thought of hearing that kenny tool carrying on about doing the 'double makes me want a Chelsea victory

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  4. Valar(Keith)
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    Started the season and Endin the season with Moses and prob Silva in my team.. Full circle

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    1. THE BAD
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      when I look at my first team, I think I was probably on drugs atm...

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    2. User
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      Same with me and Nani, although I doubt I'm going to captain him again. 😛

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  5. Barry
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    Does anyone know the Chelsea starting line up?

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
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      Cech bosingwa invanovic terry cole mikel lampard ramires mata kalou drogba

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    2. gledy
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      cech
      bos - ivan - terry - cole
      ramires - mikel - lampard
      kalou - drogba - mata

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    3. Nopli
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      Chelsea will line-up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

      1 Petr Cech
      17 Jose Bosingwa
      2 Branislav Ivanovic
      26 John Terry (c)
      3 Ashley Cole
      12 John Mikel Obi
      8 Frank Lampard
      7 Ramires
      10 Juan Mata
      21 Salomon Kalou
      11 Didier Drogba

      Subs: 22 Ross Turnbull, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 5 Michael Essien, 16 Raul Meireles, 15 Florent Malouda, 23 Daniel Sturridge, 9 Fernando Torres .

      Liverpool are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

      Reina; Johnson, Skrtel , Agger, José Enrique; Spearing, Henderson; Downing, Gerrard, Bellamy; Suarez.

      Subs: Doni, Kelly, Carragher, Shelvey, Kuyt, Maxi Rodríguez, Carroll.

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      1. Barry
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        Thank you

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      2. gledy
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        i dont think lampard is playing the same position as gerrard, so while i would call liverpool formation 4-2-3-1, i don't think same can be said for chelsea

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  6. Torres76
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    Cmon Suarez and Stevieeeeeeeee G

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
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      No.

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    2. Nopli
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      -1

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      1. Torres76
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        Gosh Downing gets to play. How pants is he?

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        1. Davido989
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          Downing always destroys A.Cole.

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          1. Torres76
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            Hmmm why did we waste 20m on him? Still puzzles me bigtime.

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    3. Bolt-on
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      No

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      1. exammy
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        No.

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    4. michaelington
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      Yes. C'mon Suarez.

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  7. Kanus hat trick
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    Well done Wednesday...sleeping giants

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    1. fatherted
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      Heeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllll yesssssssssssss

      And it's I o Sheffield Wednesday

      And to all the blunts(blades). All the worst in the playoffs.

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  8. LOCO ABREU
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    3goals for arsenal, 2 assists, what happened? I did not see the game.

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      1. LOCO ABREU
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        thanks. but rosicky assisted RVP in first, Song assisted RVP in second, and the third has no assist or is in discussion?

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  9. Nopli
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    14 years, 4 days ago

    Less than 1 hour to go.... Lets get that Trophy back! 🙂

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  10. Davido989
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    John Terry is scum. Cmon you Reds we can do this! Ynwa!

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    1. Nopli
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      Lets go Chelsea!! Beat Liverpuddle !!

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    2. Torres76
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      John Terry is such a dirty player its unreal!

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      1. Torres76
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        He will get shown up in the Euros as a limited player. Poor speed, technically weak and positionally inept!

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      2. Kostja
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        That is not a bad thing 😀

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    3. exammy
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      Absolute legend, loved him saying he would rather with Fa cup and champs with us than win euros with england, what a guy!

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      1. Davido989
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        Club over country for any player though. He's scum, end of.

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        1. Nopli
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          He's Mr Chelsea . Period

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        2. exammy
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          Absolute hero.

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        3. Torres76
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          He will get propped ripped by Spain, Holland and Germany (something's never change)

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    4. beric
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      +1 (whats Ynwa?)

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        You never walk alone

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      2. tosey
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        youll never walk alone

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        1. gledy
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          i'd rather walk alone

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        2. Nopli
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          You'll Never Walk alone!! Cos you roam in packs you scouse rats..

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      3. udit
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        You'll never win again

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  11. Ginkapo FPL
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    Good teams come and go, it takes a great team to maintain their performance.

    Barnet fc are a great team, maintaining their position just above relegation year in year out.

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
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      I went to see a Barnet game a few weeks back, was really good actually!

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        Were a decent team, just cant seem to finish at the moment. And our defence makes nieve mistakes cause of their age.

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  12. tosey
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    sagna broken leg

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    1. Declan
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      Terrible 🙁

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      1. Evs
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        I almost brought Sagna in this morning too when I lacked funds for Vermalen.

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  13. unoaime
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    Sad way for Podolski to end his time at Cologne

    They've gone down, and the game was ended just before 90 mins with Bayern 4-1 up since some fans had set off flares and you couldn't see half the pitch through the smoke. All the players had to go straight in, no time to say goodbye or anything.

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    1. beric
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      Thats a shame.

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    2. Evs
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      Well, at least he can look forward to winning trophies at Arsenal.

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      1. Declan
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        🙂 Thanks Evs

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        1. Evs
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          Soz mate, that one was wide open for me.... 😉

          But I LOVED bergkamp. Any conciliation for my quip 🙂 ?

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          1. Declan
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            All is forgiven 😉

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      2. A.
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        Haha, good one

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    3. Kanus hat trick
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      A bad day all round for Pod then

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  14. Holy See
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    Hands up if you have 20 points from RVP & Vermaelen today! Over to Wayne to see if he can mop up a couple tomoro.

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    1. Declan
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      Just RVP's 20

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    2. gledy
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      i dont have verm, but i have 20 points from rvp yes 🙂

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    3. Torres76
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      Hands half up: RVP + Gibbs

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      1. Mick the Greek
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        +1

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    4. A.
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      Aye

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    5. Tin of Directors
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      Here

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    6. Billy Ketsu
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      RVP and Sagna here. Terrible news, poor old Sagna. One of my favourite players as well.

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  15. Tin of Directors
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    14 years, 4 days ago

    Moses and Simpson the only players in my team that I had from GW 1

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    1. gledy
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      just simpson here

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    2. Tin of Directors
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      Moses brought in this week btw - not had for 37 weeks.
      Simpson a main stay all season though.

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      1. A.
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        In that case, then RVP, had him and sold him for Rooney GW2 😉

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      2. David Davros
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        Pretty sure Simpson was ever-present for me last season as well.

        He's an asset!

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    3. A.
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      Had Simpson til I sold him this week, that's it

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    4. Kanus hat trick
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      Good one. Just Simpson and RVP for me

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      1. Tin of Directors
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        Simpson seems to be popular.

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        1. Kanus hat trick
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          He was 4.0 i think was an ever present weds

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    5. Declan
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      Just Schwarzer for me.

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    6. beric
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      Only Valencia for me

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    7. Evs
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      Without looking who can guess my 3 forwars gw1?

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      1. udit
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        Carrol, Holt and RVP?

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        1. Evs
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          First 2 correct. 3rd bent. Awful.

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      2. Declan
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        Rooney Bent Suarez

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      3. bmb100
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        DJ Campbell, Zamora, Rooney

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    8. Billy Ketsu
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      Simpson only.

      Looking at my team from GW1 I see that I had a QPR defender called Orr. I have no memory of him at all - what happened to him? Was he dropped or transferred, or sometyhing even worse?

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  16. Nopli
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    CHELSEA!! CHELSEA !! We are gonna make this a BLUE DAY!!!

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    1. exammy
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      I like this.

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  17. Torres76
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    Got RVP, Jelavic and Rooney this week (after selling Cisse > Rooney)

    Could be RVP, Jelavic and Ageuro next week. Can see City battering QPR to win the league

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      Same, although mine is likely to be Rooney, RVP, & Aguero next week i think. Can't hurt to have the 3 highest scoring players in the game 🙂

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        oops, Dempsey is 3rd best but still.....

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  18. Holy See
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    Passed on the Verm then. He's due next week, fun to watch him playing so far forward. This may account for conceding 3 to Norwich tho.

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    1. Holy See
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      Reply fail to Declan above. D'oh! Nearly drinking time, yippee! Etc.

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      1. Declan
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        nearly bought Koscielny this week, couldnt afford Verm, brought in Huth instead.

        Just opened the first of many 😉

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  19. Bolt-on
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    Seriously how sick must AVB feel - fa cup and champions league final - could scar his career for life.

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  20. Nopli
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    If Chelsea win Today they will have the same number of FA Cup wins as Liverpool!!! Come on you Blues!!!

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    1. udit
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      +1, Chelsea is the lesser of the two evils for me. KTBFFH.

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  21. SouthCoastSaint
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    Anyone else think Dalglish has been a disgrace this season?

    Really didnt have an opinion of him till this season.

    Not quite in Lennons league but he's up there

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    1. Torres76
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      I think his conduct in tv interviews has been shocking. He has been plain rude on occasions. Sheer disgrace to such a historical club.

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    2. Bolt-on
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      Yes - and definitely in lennons league - carried himself so badly through interviews with non stop arrogance which came back to bite him with the Suarez matter

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      1. Torres76
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        Im a Liverpool fan and I feel like we have gone backwards since Rafa left

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    3. Kanus hat trick
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      I concur

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    4. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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      He's certainly represented himself in a pretty disgraceful manner all season which has made it fairly difficult to like him. I do sympathise slightly though as spending all the money he has and then following it up with a pretty awful season must have put a lot of pressure on him, most manager appear grumpy after losing and that's what he's done pretty much all season.

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    5. Natas
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      I just cant stand the excuses followed by comments about how "where not making excuses". Now, according to him, people are too obsessed with bpl that it takes away from the all importan Cup. This guy is a rationalizing loser, has no control of his team, instills no discipline in his team including how they act and play, and I will be very surprised to see him keep his job. Hodgson looked like a genius next to him, and if had been given as much slack as Dalglish, would probably have gotten in a much better league position.

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      1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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        +1

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  22. gers23
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    Who scores more?and by how alot?

    A)friedal hangeland vdv suarez

    b)krul terry valencia rooney

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    1. Breadbin
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      Alfred by 3.

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  23. gledy
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    Were Chelsea the last team to win FA cup and Mickey Mouse cup in the same season?

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    1. A.
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      Not sure, Liverpool last did it in 2001 though.
      Chelsea might've done it in 05?

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  24. Kanus hat trick
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    My team from GW1: Al Habsi, Given.
    Gibbs, Komps, JEnrique, Simpson, De Laet.
    Taarabt, Nani, N'Zog, Silva, Ferg
    RVP, Zamora, Suarez

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
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      ok

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    2. Breadbin
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      Nice one.

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  25. Otis Kay
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    thoughts on rafael playing tomorrow guys.....?

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  26. SouthCoastSaint
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    100% a blue for the day

    lesser of 2 evils (don't like supporting any team with Terry in it)

    But come on Chelsea

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  27. gledy
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    arsenal boards are fun to read today 😀

    Repulsive (Lobby Member) on Today, 3:01 pm
    "Good luck at your new club RVP."

    Bendy (Lobby Member) on Today, 3:01 pm
    "hey guys dont worry, we still got chamakh"

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    1. Kanus hat trick
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      Pretty certain he'll stay. 99% if Arsenal get in the CL next season

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  28. Nopli
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    Stamford Bridge Lions!! You Ready To Roar!!!!!!!

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  29. Egg noodle
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    Anyone who thinks Liverpool will win today needs to wake up and face reality.

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    1. Kostja
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      Both teams suck.

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    2. Torres76
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      Two words

      Suarez, Gerrard

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      1. Egg noodle
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        are the other 9 words that useless? 😉

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      2. Evs
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        Or.... Henderson & spearing.

        Suppose that's 3words.

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      3. The Light Knight
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        Two words
        Extremely overrated

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        1. Torres76
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          Watch them two rip the static Terry and his dirty mates....Cmon REDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDMEN

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    3. Kanus hat trick
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      They've already beaten them twice on their own ground this season so why not? 50/50 for me

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  30. exammy
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    Hearing the bin dippers singing that song makes me feel sick.

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