[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
17 September 2012 2146 comments
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Gameweek four concludes tonight at Goodison Park, as Everton play host to Newcastle United. The Dugout Discussion opens to see two sides with high ambitions for the season tussle it out. The team news is in and is as follows…

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Mirallas, Neville, Osman, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jelavic.

Newcastle XI: Harper, Perch, Williamson, S Taylor, Santon, Anita, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Marveaux, Ben Arfa, Cisse.

David Moyes makes two changes from the side that suffered defeat at the hands of West Brom in matchday three, with Tony Hibbert and Kevin Mirallas starting in place of Darron Gibson and Steven Naismith.

As for the visitors, Steve Harper replaces the injured Tim Krul, and James Perch and Mike Williamson patch up the defence in the absence of Danny Simpson and Fabricio Coloccini. Slyvain Marveaux is a surprise inclusion, as Demba Ba drops to the bench.

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  1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
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    1-1

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  2. Doctor X
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    Happy MNF to you lot! 🙂

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  3. The Bandit
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    Neville is being over critical and in danger of vanishing up his own arse tonight. Clyne 'swung a boot at it'... What was he supposed to do? Just let it pass him on it's way into the six yard box? 😕

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      what he means is he should have shown more composure. By swinging your boot at it you have no control over where the ball goes.

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      1. The Bandit
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        Have you seen it? What else could he have done?

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          I have seen it yes. Perhaps he could have dived at it and try to cut it out rather than swinging a wild boot

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  4. A.T
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    Come on you blues. 3-0

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  5. jamsiep
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    UCL fantasy first draft. Be nice.

    Sirigu, Muslera
    Vermaelen, Evra, Alex Sandro, Vidal, Dante Bonfim
    Hazard, Cazorla, Kuba, Fayzulin, Kombarov
    Messi, Ibrahimovic, Mkhitaryan

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Punty...I like it

      Keepers rotate right?

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      1. jamsiep
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        Yup, that much I'm sure of!

        Haven't seen any other team posted on here so not sure what the 'generic FFS team' looks like...

        Keen to have Ibrahimovic in there. Going to have to sacrifice Ronaldo.

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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          Same front three as me actually

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        Not sure about Kuba in that group. I'm avoiding it altogether

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        1. jamsiep
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          Yeah, he's only really in there because they've got Ajax first up - I expect that game to be fairly high scoring. Plus he's on great form for Dortmund at the moment, virtually every goal they score he's involved in.

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          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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            Then again Ive got Ozil

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          2. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            Interesting about Kuba that, someone said he wasn't nailed on, I guess he is. I;d want a Milan attacker in there, could you downgrade Verm to Gibbs and upgrade Kombarov to Nocerino or KPB?

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            1. blue cheese
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              or probably Fayzulin. Is he nailed-on after Hulk's arrival?

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              1. jamsiep
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                Hulk shouldn't be the problem, it's Witsel who'll take a slot from one of Denisov-Fayzulin-Shirokov. Absolutely no idea who though, will have to investigate.

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                1. blue cheese
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                  Ah, ok.

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              2. jamsiep
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                Hmmmm, Fayzulin came off at HT on Friday.. Might have to get rid of him then.

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                1. blue cheese
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                  Yeah. I remember Hulk coming on for him against Grozny(?).

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            2. jamsiep
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              Potentially. As mentioned below, if Gibbs does start I may downgrade Vermaelen to him and then change Kombarov - he's the one player I'm not overly keen on at the moment. But haven't really investigated potential bargains in midfield at that price bracket.

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              1. JK - Cønt ⭐
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                there is a post a bit further down that will help with that

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      3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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        i like the use of punty 😀

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    2. Chazza
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      One of the best teams I've seen on here. I'd be wary of Evra as Buttner will definitely get more games and with a tough fixture schedule in the league I can definitely see Fergie playing Buttner for a couple of games in Europe, despite last season's antics he won't able to resist a bit of rotation with that group.

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      1. jamsiep
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        Yup, it's really hard to predict long term, but given Buttner played at the weekend you'd imagine Evra will play on Wednesday.

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        1. Chazza
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          Wednesday, should do unless there is some knock we're not fully aware of. United should rack up the clean sheets so I've gone for Vidic for the long-term security.

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          1. jamsiep
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            Hmmm, Vidic + Gibbs is probably a better long term option than Vermaelen + Evra thinking about it now...

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            1. Chazza
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              Ha, I've gone for Vermaelen and Vidic for pure security and goal-threat, mind. Andre Santos will play games and I have a feeling it'll be in Europe.

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    3. Scroobius Mac
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      Wern't you not doing this this morning?

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      1. jamsiep
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        I don't understand?

        I did it late last night, just looking at it again now.

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    4. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Vermaelen, Evra, Hazard, Cazorla? Thought you were a bit more hipster than that...

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      1. jamsiep
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        haha, yeah. Admittedly half of the reasoning for having Vermaelen, Hazard and Cazorla is because they're in my FPL team too, so if they do again ever, I'll benefit! No issue of them doing it all in Europe when they're only in my FPL team!

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        1. jamsiep
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          *anything, instead of again

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        2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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          Like your reasoning!

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    5. Dr. King Schultz
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      Very nice! We got the same front line. Mkhitaryan is the man.

      Malafeev, Pyatov
      Rafael, Alex, Vidal, Vida, Alba
      Sammir, Cazorla, Pirlo, Valencia, Boateng
      Messi, Ibra, Mkhitaryan

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      1. jamsiep
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        Was hoping that Mkhitaryan would be something of a differential but evidently not!!

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        1. Dr. King Schultz
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          Haha well... I personally haven't seen a lot of teams in here that have him..

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  6. @ImpressiveTackl
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    A 1-1 with OGs please. Hibbert and Gutierrez assists.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Parti pris, much? 😀

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    2. The Bandit
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Right score, wrong scorers. Baines and S Taylor ftw 😉

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        ^This
        Saylor owes me!

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  7. crystalpalaceRus
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    3-1 everton pienaar jelly x2 and cisse

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  8. QPR expects... glory!
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    Last time Everton were on MNF the big Fellaini ran the show against a makeshift defence. History has a habit of repeating itself 🙂

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    1. Pap Le Cissier
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      Hush now! 😉

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  9. HuttonDressedasLahm
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    Since I jinxed the last post, Ill repost here. 🙂

    Hi guys, 1st effort at my UCL team…do your worst!

    Malafeev Pyatov
    Gibbs Vidal Vida Boateng Alba
    Fayzulin Sammir Ozil Cazorla Lampard
    Messi Ibrahimovic Mkhitaryan!

    Bank 1.5 for shizzle

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    1. jamsiep
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      Like it, although from what I've read, Arsenal fans expect Andre Santos to come in for Gibbs tomorrow.

      Still, if you're around tomorrow evening the line-ups are out before the deadline, right?

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        they are, and I have my eye on them as I have Gibbs. If he doesn't start I might draft Lichsteiner in, or Mulgrew

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        Oh, good point, out for my birthday dinner tomorrow from 6! I have a spare 1.5, shall I upgrade to Vermaelen?

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        1. Chazza
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          Absolutely. Another strong team by the way- bar Ozil maybe with Modric a threat to his position.

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  10. mufc802
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    Please Baines I could really do with a CS which my team has been lacking. 3-0 would be great but will be more like 1-1.

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  11. Seamy
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    @Demi… Is there anyone even left in the 'Captain Fantastic' league out of interest?

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    1. Demí
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      http://i.imgur.com/hRhd0.png Just about 🙂

      RVP did some real damage, about 60+ captained him.. final 3 now.

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      1. Chazza
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        Hopefully it won't be long before it's up and running again.

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        1. Demí
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          You think i should run it again next season? Not much fun if it ends after 5-6 gameweeks. I suppose the more people in it, the longer it will last..

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          1. Chazza
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            It's a nice idea, the problem is many people on here have the same captains so one week of a big player rested/injured and the game is up.

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      2. Seamy
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        Has 'Moves Like Agger' got someone playing tonight then?

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        1. jamsiep
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          I demand royalty payments. That was my team name for most of last season!

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        2. Demí
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          Yep. Baines (C) for him.

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      3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        😀

        I said that league would last til GW8, maybe I was being too optimistic 😉

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  12. Bio Hazard
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    Which will produce more points?

    a) Demel Cuellar(When fit) Baines

    or

    b) Rafael Gibbs Clarke

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    1. Valar(Keith)
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      A) by a mile and a half

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      1. Bio Hazard
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        cooool...it's what I've gone for

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  13. Acquafresca
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    Haven;t played fantasy UCL. Anybody care to gimme some players who would be good fillers??

    just need some cheap options to start me off.

    Cheers lads.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      There is a post somewhere, from a blog, that's a good start

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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        Thats the fella!

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      2. Acquafresca
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        Cheers a million Nitin.

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        1. blue cheese
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          Thanks Kostja for the effort, not me. 🙂

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  14. Manani
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    made a cheecky bet on pineear 1st goal scorer, 10.50,
    decent odds?

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      Yep, good odds

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  15. The Bandit
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    Am I the only person who has never heard of many of the players in CL RMT'S? Think I'll pass on this one and just enjoy the games... 🙂

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      yeah who is that ronaldo fellah and what kind of name is messi

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      aye, this is why i was utterly lost at the euros this summer, tried a entering a team on the maccy ds site...failed abysmally

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  16. Jebiga
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    Guys, how looks my UCL team ?

    feel free to join league: 1208876-421075

    Malafeev, (Unnerstall)
    Ivanovic, Vidic, Gibbs (Vida, Demichelis)
    Shirokov, Hazard, Pirlo, Santi Cazorla (Gillet)
    Messi, Van Persie, Ibrahimovic (C)

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    1. The Bandit
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      Too well known judging by most of the others...... 😉

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    2. jamsiep
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      Like it. How have you managed to get Messi, RVP, Ibra, Hazard, Cazorla, Pirlo?!

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      1. Jebiga
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        13 years, 5 months ago

        my subs are very cheap: 3, 4, 3.5, 4

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  17. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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    I just had a funny thought, did Fergie only sign Buttner to avoid the Evra/Suarez row/debacle next weekend? And did Buttner just accidentally turn out to be really good?

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    1. QPR expects... glory!
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      Buttner would have gone to Southampton were there not ownership issues. Talk about a guy who lucked out!!!!

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    2. The Bandit
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      Lol... It is convenient though

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    3. The Light Knight
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      Evra won't play at Anfield and Suarez won't play at OT. It's been agreed by the higher ups

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    4. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      no he didn't

      Evra has been on cruise control for at least 2 years now, his form has been patchy at best. His place has been under no threat since Heinze left, so complacency appeared to have set in. Buttner's arrival (as his debut performance) should hopefully serve as a reminder to him that he needs to up his game. His reaction to Buttner's goal appeared to indicate to him that he has a fight on his hands

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    5. Chu Young Ping Pong
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      Are you aware of what you're saying?

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  18. QPR expects... glory!
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    2-0 Everton, Fellaini & Jags. You read it here first!

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    1. Manani
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      people keep saying that, and when one of them matches the real result (inevitably, as there are 100s of predictions), they think they found miracles

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  19. Thomass
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    5-0 EVERTON

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  20. Corrigan
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    Thoughts on no Arsenal players even for whm and nor, which both look tougher fixtures than I previously thought?

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    1. The Light Knight
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      You would want a def at least

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  21. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    Best 4.0 defenders for the cl game?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Vida
      Holebas
      Demichelis
      Anyone from Celtic
      Cadu (takes pens for Cluj)

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      1. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Excellent. Cheers!

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      2. OPTA FPL
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        what vida?

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          Vida from Dinamo

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  22. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
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    RMUCLT

    Abbiati, Felgueiras
    Alba, Vidic, Vidal, Rat, Ibanez
    Sammir, Valencia, Santi Cazorla, Robben, Pastore
    Messi, Pazzini, Mkhitaryan

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      who is Mkhitaryan?

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      1. Alan The Llama
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        13 years, 5 months ago

        The Shakhtar Falcao

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          never heard of him

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          1. Alan The Llama
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            Doubt he's heard of you

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            1. Chazza
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              😆

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          2. blue cheese
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            11 goals in 8 games, apparently.

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            1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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              playing against who though? I could probably score 11 goals in 8 in their domestic league let's be honest here

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              1. blue cheese
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                Good luck with that!

                But up against Nordsjaelland in Gw1 - not a bad punt by any means.

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      2. Mull
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        9 apps, 12 goals this season and playing at home against one of the worst team in the CL.

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    2. Fifa las vegas
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      Will he start. Mkhitaryan that is?

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      1. Mull
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        Hope so.

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  23. Bio Hazard
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    will Cuellar's position be under threat once beardsley and brown come back?

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  24. ThreeLeftFeet
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    I captained Baines on a whim, Saturday morning. Didn't feel any of my forwards or midfielders were likely to have a great weekend. And boy, was I ever right. After scoring eye-wateringly few points on Saturday and Sunday, I feel rather like an alcoholic who, lying in a sea of empties, suddenly realizes there may be a bottle of whiskey on top of the wardrobe, but, as he rises wobble-legged to his feet and begins to clamber up the shelves, isn't sure if there's going to be anything in it...

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    1. The Bandit
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      Link or stink

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  25. China Mag
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    HOWAY THE LADS!!! And howay marveaux, prove me right!! Coming off my bench tonight as I never got round to getting rid!

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      I chose this week to put him 2nd sub 😆

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  26. COMH
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    Great effort from Everton to pay their respects to the 96 and show their solidarity as a city.

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    1. The hope that kills...
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      Yeah, good to see

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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      aye, they lost brothers, sisters etc etc too

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  27. Moves Like Agger
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    Quality from Everton with that Liverpool mascot. Genuine gesture 🙂

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  28. Thomass
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    This is what my dream would be
    Baines scoring and getting an assist
    Pienaar scoring a goal or 2
    Howard saving a pen

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  29. King Yid
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Evenin all
    Just settling down to the final match of the week and scouting the site out too

    So im wondering who you would sub out for BERBs IN the short term?

    Tevez (ARS) or Kone (FUL) or Defoe (QPR)......OUT

    Or sit tight? Im wondering about tevez rotation if theres any truth in that so currently thinking him to upgrade elsewhere

    cheers

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    1. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Wondering about Tevez myself but I think it's too early to make that call particularly as I'd lose a lot of value when I make the switch. Either of the other two are less risky

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  30. China Mag
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Am i missing something here? I get up at 3am to watch some premier footy, and all the chat is UCL 🙁

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    1. Jebiga
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      I hope Cisse will score 2 goals 😉

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    2. @ImpressiveTackl
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      Yes, a braincell. Go back to bed 😛

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