[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
3 November 2012 3984 comments
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Despite the playful twitter tamperings of Gary Lineker, Robin Van Persie takes his place in an unchanged and attacking United lineup for today’s early kick-off against Arsenal. The Dutchman starts, then, and wears the Fantasy armband for many as he faces his former club for the first time.

Our Dugout Discussion Chatroom is now open and available to collect all the joy and agony of this match and the day’s other six encounters, concluding with City’s visit to West Ham this evening.

The lineups from Old Trafford are predictable. Both sides remain unchanged with Sir Alex Ferguson keeping faith with Ashley Young on the flank, opting to keep Javier Hernandez in reserve, with Danny Welbeck out of the squad. As for Arsenal, they keep Theo Walcott on the leash as they put out the starting XI that struggled to break down QPR last weekend.

Man United: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Young, Rooney, van Persie

Arsenal: Mannone, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Arteta, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Bullet Tooth Bony
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Cazorla just stole my Raf CS and I benched him to play Crouch...

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    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch..

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    2. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      You made the right call - Arsenal luck a goal from nothing. FPL is just a game of chance masquerading as one of skill

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      1. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Bad day at the office?

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      2. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        😆

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      3. Bullet Tooth Bony
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah thanks. I just hope that Crouch has his lucky pants on.

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    3. Nicti
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Cazorla score for extra 5 pts for me and stole my benched Raf CS.
      I feel for u man

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  2. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    That'll do me - RVP (c), Santi and no Utd defenders. Perfect!

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    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      RVP(c), Santi and Rafael. I'll take that 🙂

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    3. wagner is king
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Could nt said it better myself lol

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    4. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yep - you and 50,000 odd others 🙂

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  3. Beamer
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    U R AWESOME CAZORLA!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RVP 3 or 2 bonus?. All shots on target

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    1. jose-mourinho
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      3 for sure

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    2. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      3 now that cs was taken from evra

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    3. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Nailed on for 3.

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    4. Lucky_2010
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      rvp-3, evra-2 then both santi and rafael 1 just my thought lol

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  5. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So Cazorla actually ended up with more points than RvP? Who would have thought!? 😀

    RvP with the 3 baps surely though? A good start to a GW at last.

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    1. I taught Ashley Young how t…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Rival has Cazorla captain. I am very pissed off

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  6. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Main rival done Santi -> Mata as imagine quite a lot of people done..

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Me too. Annoying, especially as I had Rafa

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    2. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      This 🙁

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    3. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Not people who read this site.

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  7. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I'm quite comfortable with Bale(C) now. C'mon Tottenham!!

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      RvP - check
      Carzorla - Check

      Bale (c) 😎

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        This 😎

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        1. Rafabio
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Good luck gents...

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  8. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    what a terrible last minute fpl-wise

    had evans- 4 points lost

    don't have cazorla- the arsenal player with the highest ownership scores a goal

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  9. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    What happened to United being concerned about goal difference? That was stupidly lazy defending.

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Fergie will not be happy....

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  10. Jax
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    always happens. you have a player as captain he does nothing. next week. BANG! he scores. still, cazorla = nice! 😉

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  11. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Lateriser...happy you benched Caz now? 😀 hehehe

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

      He has Mata

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Oh...well he got lucky! 😀

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

          I have Sterling to perform the role for me 🙂

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Damn, should have captained Cazorla! 😀 😀 😀

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    3. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Check again 😎

      And i am happy 😀

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Close shave...! 😀

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        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          I know 😉

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  12. Quish_
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RVP - 3 point
    Rafael - 1 point
    Evra - 1 pt
    Cazorla - 1 pt

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    1. jose-mourinho
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      u mean 3,2,2,2??

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    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Rooney will get in there. 1 shot off target I think, but an assist and plenty of passes.

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  13. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    I think you'll find that nicked RVP

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  14. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So Santi outscores RVP by 2 points...

    It's a funny old game 😆

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      0 points- RVP 3 baps, Cazorla 1.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Let me enjoy it while it lasts 😉

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      rvp will get 3 bonus

      funny old game

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    3. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Not after baps

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    4. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Til bonus

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  15. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Utd surely haven't had a more comfortable game this season. Sad fact

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    1. Zoomi
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      yeah, work in progress though. Can't expect to bring in all those new players and hit ground running. Look at Kagawa, difference is utd can afford for him to take a year to settle in.

      At least the rot may have stopped now in terms of players leaving.

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      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Walcott? Any way no one left worth selling

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      2. Kanus hat trick
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Hard to stay positive. Utd could easily have had 5 or 6 today. We are light years behind them. 4th
        will be an achievement i'm afraid

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        1. Zoomi
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Of course we are, they've the two top scorers from last season - we've giroud and gervinho

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      'pool and Arsenal - interesting to see how low they finish in the table this season

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  16. Lucky_2010
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    nope, will probably get rid of him after spurs game !!!

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  17. Heisenberg:Crystal Meth Pal…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Any chance for a sneaky Cazorla bap?

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    1. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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    2. SirStevieG
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Is this a trick question? I didnt even know he was playing until he scored with the last kick of the game.

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    3. Rafabio
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

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  18. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    😆 And so it begins. History repeats itself. I've learned my lesson when I sold Bale for Hazard after GW3. These players, including Cazorla, should be considered season keepers. It's just a matter of time when they'll deliver.

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  19. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Everyone crying about about Santi goal when the gameweek is one week old... who's to say Sterling / Bale won't still score more than Santi?? Some people on this site are proper morons.

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    1. jimnastics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yes.... yes that post featured moronic mistakes.

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    2. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      He deserved nothing from the game

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  20. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    knew that Caz will came good

    still can't belive that people actually transfered him out

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      zzzzzzzzzz

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      He was anonymous. Didn't know he was playing until that last shot.

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    3. Pratik
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      When I asked for Caz->Mata, 5 people said yes, 2 said no......So BELIEVE!!!

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    4. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      he's a season keeper like Suarez, eh?!

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      1. FORCA INTER
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        that's right

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  21. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Selling Cazorla was never wise.

    @Tin Of Directors - review his stats again. Why would I sell him?

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  22. Professor Abel X
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    My H2H rival had rafael and Ferdinand. Both RVP captain. Needless to say I'm a happy and relieved man right now!

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

    So Cazorla was terrible until the 94th minute. Interesting

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    1. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Still unimpressive throughout tbh. I'm more interested in Walcott if he starts.

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    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I thought he was just awful.

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      he was awful

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

      I agree. Just funny how a goal and some points can change some peoples perspective.

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    5. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      As a begruntled Arsenal supporter, I'd second that. I was thoroughly unimpressed by the man tonight.

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    6. Limbo
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I thought he passed well - save one or two misplaced opportunities - dreadful from Arsenal in general and was the only one making in roads.

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      1. Limbo
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        That's not saying much tho.

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    7. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal were awful. Highlighting one player most on here sold this week smacks of sour grapes.

      Awful and 7 points pre bonus. I'll take at.

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      1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        *at/it.

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  24. Lucky_2010
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    not sure probably 1 .......

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  25. Ings on the up
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Some thoughts about United

    De Gea - Unlucky not to keep a CS, made a good save
    Rafael - Good going forwards as usual, assist to add to his tally
    Evans,Rio - Simple and effective
    Evra - Goal from Rooney's cross, still suspicious positioning defensively
    Cleverely - Quiet game and a yellow
    Carrick - Dodgy passing, about 6-7 hopeless long balls
    Young - Worked as per usual, did not offer much FPL wise
    Valencia - Great threat going forward (one to keep an eye on especially with Nani off form)
    Rooney - M.o.M for me, involved in everything going forwards and included a lot of tackes too - dodgy penalty today. I still think he'll be first on FK's and PK's in future games
    RVP - Could have had 2/3... worth for money imo

    Nice goal from Santi too!

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      rvp was motm for me not rooney

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      1. Ings on the up
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        fair enough - I just thought was heavily involved, played well... as did RVP

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    2. Ings on the up
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      *tackles

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  26. SirStevieG
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Cazorla didnt deserve 1 point let alone a goal from the game. He was no where today.

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    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      no shots off target 😆

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Meh...he is world class

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Quality needs but one chance...

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    4. Gooders
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      That is fantasy football for you.

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  27. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Cazorla->Mata for 4 pt hit........I think I am gonna bang my head on the wall a couple of times. What do you say - 5 times enough?

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    1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      That should do it..

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        It better 🙂

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    2. Hi I'm Jose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Here worse; Cazorla--->Mata, Yaya--->Fellalini and guess what?? brought in ROONEY!!!!!!!!!

      -8 (for hits)
      -2 (penalty missed)
      -7 -Baps( Santi you cabron!!)
      - Yaya scores and assist I reckon,

      BAD LUCK BRIAN!!!!!!!!!!!

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  28. wagner is king
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Early Christmas present from santi .

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  29. Simon March
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Come to think of it, Cazorla maybe got himself a bp and probably shifted the 3bps from Evra to RVP (C). So the CS I lost from Rafael might still equal a net 3 points. 🙂

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  30. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Had to laugh at the Arsenal fans chanting for Walcott at the end of the 1st half. His decision making is horrendous

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