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Saturday Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 9

27 October 2012 2655 comments
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A chilly Saturday afternoon greets the start of Gameweek nine, as twelve Premier League sides do battle once more. The Dugout Discussion opens it’s doors, in time for the early kick-off at Villa Park between Aston Villa and Norwich City. The team news is in, and is as follows…

Villa XI: Guzan, Lowton, Vlaar, Bennett, El Ahmadi, Delph, Herd, Albrighton, Holman, Agbonlahor, Benteke.

Norwich XI: Ruddy, R. Martin, Bassong, Turner, Garrido, Johnson, Tettey, E. Bennett, Pilkington, Hoolahan, Holt.

Paul Lambert makes three changes to his team, as he seeks victory over his former employers. Christian Benteke, Marc Albrighton and Chris Herd come in, with Darren Bent, Stephen Ireland and Nathan Baker making way.

After his sides impressive victory over Arsenal last week, Chris Hughton names the same starting eleven that earned those three points.

We’ve then got dose of four 3p.m. games, before the Champions see us out this evening against Swansea. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and can be accessed right here.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. mutatedllama
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Oh hell yeah. Had £4 on Benteke to net first. £24 profit!

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    1. Chewy Toffee
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Nice one! 😀

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    2. Rafabio
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Get. in.

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    3. Limbo
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Nice punt!

      Reminds me - must get on Paddy power. Got loads of credit after a triple came in last week 🙂

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  2. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Nicky Butt scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Jax
      14 years, 7 days ago

      funny friday feeling!

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    2. THE Wild Rover
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Did you captain him?

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 7 days ago

      His funny feeling Friday is amazing this year

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      1. llamaZA
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Except the time I brought in and captained Gerrard (aka last week)

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        1. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 7 days ago

          10 points, could be worst

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  3. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    14 years, 7 days ago

    had benteke first GS at 6-1 😀

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    1. Manani
      14 years, 7 days ago

      🙂

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      20 quid as well

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      1. mutatedllama
        14 years, 7 days ago

        £20? Nice! I had £4 on but happy enough with that 😉

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          14 years, 7 days ago

          well done...

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    3. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      N1

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  4. TheKingThierry
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Cazorla a doubt !!

    Lucky I didn't captain him

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    1. Rafabio
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Surely you jest?!

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      1. TheKingThierry
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Well the source was reliable but the tweet has been removed just now

        Fantasyiteam is the one

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  5. Piggs Boson
    14 years, 7 days ago

    OMG a squirrel... and a Villa goal.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      14 years, 7 days ago

      http://archuletafanscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Squirrel.gif

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  6. footyjuana
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Bennett just got booked for a foul on Bennett

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Is this a palindrome?

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      1. footyjuana
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Nah, just bin-it

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  7. Dr Dream
    14 years, 7 days ago

    That terrible sinking feeling when you are one of the 0.1% who have Benteke and you left him on the bench...doh...!!!

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      im more surprised and shocked that you actually have a villa attacker

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      1. Dr Dream
        14 years, 7 days ago

        It's my sons team in the family league...All the Belgian players plus five others...He isn't really interested so asked me to pick his team...doh again...

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        1. Optimus.
          14 years, 7 days ago

          thats what they all say 😉

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        2. Dr Dream
          14 years, 7 days ago

          Straight choice between Benteke and Lukaku because of the Dembele and Fellaini injury situation..still might get it though cause he's first sub...

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    2. Chewy Toffee
      14 years, 7 days ago

      I don't even.. :O

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    3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 7 days ago

      if you dont play him at home to norwich when would you?

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Has a nice run of fixtures

        sun,MUN,mci,ARS

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        1. Dr Dream
          14 years, 7 days ago

          yeah..his team is ace in defence and midfield...but weak up front..

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  8. Red-United
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Ok where has all this Cazorla news come from? Is he really a doubt?

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    1. Syd.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      No... Just the usual shite you get on here at times

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      1. Viper
        14 years, 7 days ago

        They mentiomed on talksport that he has a 'niggle' and Wilshere could start in his place. So not unfounded rumours!

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        1. Red-United
          14 years, 7 days ago

          Badtimes.

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    2. mischty
      14 years, 7 days ago

      rumours flying around the old Twitter that Sagna and Wilshere are in For Jenkinson and Cazorla..we shall see.

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      1. Red-United
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Cheers, lets hope it's the usual Twitter bollocks 😉

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  9. Jax
    14 years, 7 days ago

    darren benteke!!!

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Hahahahazard

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    2. TheKingThierry
      14 years, 7 days ago

      It's actually

      Bentekkers

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      1. Blue Teets
        14 years, 7 days ago

        That's another Mata

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      2. Jax
        14 years, 7 days ago

        my bad 😉

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      3. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Darren Bentekkers

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  10. TheKingThierry
    14 years, 7 days ago

    No one cares about Cazorla then 😉

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    1. Syd.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Iv'e captained today...

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      1. Syd.
        14 years, 7 days ago

        "him"

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    2. LOCO ABREU
      14 years, 7 days ago

      it was a 2 pointer anyway.

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    3. Rafabio
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Source?

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      1. mischty
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Apparently the Cazorla info is coming form John Cross, who is usually half right a third of the time

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        1. ASAP Rocky
          14 years, 7 days ago

          1/6 right isn't too bad

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  11. Syd.
    14 years, 7 days ago

    I have some interest in this match... Iv'e got Villa in my footie bet today.. 20/21 not a bad price..

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    1. Viper
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Not bad, went for a draw myself..

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    2. Jax
      14 years, 7 days ago

      not over yet...

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  12. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 days ago

    People have so few players from this game that no one cares who assisted or which team is conceding

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    1. Viper
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Holman assist, he was mentioned in the Spot the Differential article last night so mark and co will be happy with it..

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  13. Back on the horse
    14 years, 7 days ago

    noooo! my Norwich cs!

    just kidding

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  14. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 days ago

    My head hurts

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    1. mutatedllama
      14 years, 7 days ago

      +1 would read again

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    2. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      18hours on th beer now me

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 7 days ago

        No more beer. Ever.

        .
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        Until tonight

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        1. Optimus.
          14 years, 7 days ago

          thats the spirit

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          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 7 days ago

            Did someone say 'spirits'? 😉

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    3. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      grow a pair 😉

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  15. Jax
    14 years, 7 days ago

    bbc says joe bennett assist. are they ever right?

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      http://ballsdot.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/agger.gif

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  16. isacki: full casual
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Those spreading Cazorla injury doubts, can we see your source or your silence please?

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    1. Rafabio
      14 years, 7 days ago

      +1

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Was Talkshite I believe.

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      1. mischty
        14 years, 7 days ago

        John Cross, Mirror, not injury just rest. Debatable .

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        1. isacki: full casual
          14 years, 7 days ago

          Who are they saying would play instead?

          Ramsey? Wilshere??

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      2. isacki: full casual
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Only useful for comedy videos, their tips are a joke 😉

        Bale (C) anyway but this news is just from nowhere.

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    3. Viper
      14 years, 7 days ago

      They mentiomed on talksport that he has a ‘niggle’ and Wilshere could start in his place. So not unfounded rumours!

      Don't necessarily have a link as it was mentioned on the radio. I would have absolutely zero reason to spread a rumour about this, just saying what was said..

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      1. isacki: full casual
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Ok fair enough there's a source, I believe you.

        Wilshere at CAM in his first game back would be at odds with Wenger gently bringing him back in...

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        1. Viper
          14 years, 7 days ago

          Hopefully Wilshere comes in for Ramsey! That I would like!

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          1. isacki: full casual
            14 years, 7 days ago

            If you mean at CM alongside Arteta, massively. Would even be an improvement at Ramsey weird RM position.

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            1. Ginkapo FPL
              14 years, 7 days ago

              I would expect Wilshere or Frimpong to replace Coquelin. Ramsey will play CAM if Cazorla is actually out. But I hope that Ramsey is no where near the pitch

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  17. Syd.
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Do people actually pay money to go and watch Aston Villa

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    1. heartsattack
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Such a poor game to select for Tv.

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  18. Rafabio
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Nice ball! Deflected out for a Villa corner...

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      GET IN!!!

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      1. Rafabio
        14 years, 7 days ago

        :):)

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  19. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    14 years, 7 days ago

    When people say stuff is circulating on Twitter...what exactly does this mean? I've never used it and only looked at some accounts briefly...but I don't get how stuff circulates...what does this even mean??

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    1. Viper
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Just means a lot of different people are talking about it..

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Somebody says something and if they are well followed or thought to be reliable other people talk about it. The search function is really open on it unlike say facebook so it's easier to see rumours unfold.

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    3. mischty
      14 years, 7 days ago

      One person might post something ,true or false as rumours are, and everyone who is "following " that person gets it in their feed. They then repost it and spread it like a virus to everyone who is following them.
      I hesitate to use "tweet" and "re-tweet" because it makes me cringe to use that word. Sounds so wussy.

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    4. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Cheers for clearing that up guys!

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    5. Back on the horse
      14 years, 7 days ago

      someone tweets it and other people re-tweet it, like forwarding on an email to all your friends

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      1. Back on the horse
        14 years, 7 days ago

        apologies, I meant to include some kind of sarcasm or ridicule at such a basic question but I submitted early 😉

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    6. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 7 days ago

      people can retweet others tweets.

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  20. Soccaholic
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Any1 see grant holt's shot hit the corner flag :p ?

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      worse than this?

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYcbwiAr-xM

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      1. Soccaholic
        14 years, 7 days ago

        OmGggg lmaooooo

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 7 days ago

        😯 😆

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      3. Back on the horse
        14 years, 7 days ago

        The John O'Heskey comment was surprisingly well liked

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    2. Rafabio
      14 years, 7 days ago

      It was sublime skill...FIFA 13 weekly challenge surely...

      Your mission is to skew a shot and hit the corner flag a la Holt

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    3. Rafabio
      14 years, 7 days ago

      It was sublime skill...

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  21. Viper
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Did anyone see that throw in? 😆

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  22. ASAP Rocky
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Ill bet none of you captained Dempsey like I did. Madness or genius? We will see.

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Only because we don't have him... could be a good shout

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    2. heartsattack
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Yeah we will.

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    3. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      mmm well he wasnt on the coach

      http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzK96G7iQO7mvbyo2ruhiFdmjBXTgAVdIzuN40uQJEmfY37JUF

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      1. COMH
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Haha I don't think anyone was on that coach.

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      2. ASAP Rocky
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Lol

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    4. Blue Teets
      14 years, 7 days ago

      More like wishful thinking. You should play the game as it is- not as you want it to be.

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      1. ASAP Rocky
        14 years, 7 days ago

        That's how I got my 1,000 world ranking, because I play the game in a delusional way of how I want it to be. Oh wait, I didn't get it this way.

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    5. Scroobius Mac
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Like it.

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      1. ASAP Rocky
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Thanks

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    6. Mak_Gold
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Madness.

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      1. ASAP Rocky
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Don't like it. 🙂

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  23. TheKingThierry
    14 years, 7 days ago

    https://twitter.com/fantasyiteam/status/262168474527342592

    Cazorla

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    1. isacki: full casual
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Fair enough. This transfer is becoming a pain...

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 7 days ago

      thats not a credible source, they're repeating the same twitter rumours from other poor sources. When a reliable guy tweets it then it will have some substance 🙂

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  24. Daniel_tsl
    14 years, 7 days ago

    The passing in this match makes me wanna cry :'(

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  25. Tim Canterbury
    14 years, 7 days ago

    http://cache1.asset-cache.net/gc/154828314-aston-villa-manager-paul-lambert-celebrates-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QaU6C1G3m1V2FASVe7neXGNRDWm%2b4IylDzVwQzjSG%2bTgmZw33%2blkmWsTk%2bq6JvREsg%3d%3d

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Haha...says it all

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  26. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Anyone else captain Bale over Carzola?

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    1. Optimus.
      14 years, 7 days ago

      yep

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  27. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Arsenal must have had a stinker for these to beat them!

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    1. Jax
      14 years, 7 days ago

      different style at home to away from home. norwich are rubbish away.

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      1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
        14 years, 7 days ago

        They should play the away style like they play the home style then.

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    2. Nomar
      14 years, 7 days ago

      They did.

      Arsenal made one goalkeeping error which led to Norwich's goal. Other than that they stuck 10 men behind the ball and rode their luck.

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      1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
        14 years, 7 days ago

        Or you could say they defended very well to hold on for there win.

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Norwich got an absolute fluke of a goal early on, and valiantly sat 10 behind the ball

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  28. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    14 years, 7 days ago

    Incredibly poor standard on show here. The lower teams are meant to be what makes the PL the best.

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    1. Jax
      14 years, 7 days ago

      since when?

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      1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
        14 years, 7 days ago

        its true, the difficulty of the league as a whole is what makes the prem so great.

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    2. isacki: full casual
      14 years, 7 days ago

      Watching lower teams and surprised they're playing a lower standard of football?

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  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    14 years, 7 days ago

    I'm having problems connecting to the site via my phone 🙁

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      14 years, 7 days ago

      best news i've heard all day

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    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
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      14 years, 7 days ago

      OMG 😉

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  30. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 7 days ago

    A Norwich win now would be handy..
    Norwich to win from behind 16/1
    Half time villa, full time Norwich 35/1

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    1. PINKFISH (SANCTIONED AND GA…
      14 years, 7 days ago

      I'll take a piece of that_they don't look too bad going forward
      Pilks is ok and hoola-hoops n holts look a good pairing.

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