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24 December 2012 1316 comments
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Bryan Ruiz has a chance of returning from a hamstring injury for Fulham’s home game with Southampton, though Damien Duff and Mladen Petric are out for the Cottagers. The Costa Rican’s possible comeback would see a more advanced role for Dimitar Berbatov ahead of a run of three home games in the next four for the Cottagers.

Martin O’Neill is sweating over the fitness of Seb Larsson and Adam Johnson ahead of the visit of City – both were subbed off last weekend with knee and leg problems respectively.

In what has been a relatively quiet day in terms of official news, Chris Hughton has confirmed Grant Holt is expected to return as Norwich prepare for the visit of Chelsea, though right-back Steven Whittaker is ruled out for the Canaries.

Darron Gibson is available for Everton’s Boxing Day home game with Wigan. The Toffees have appealed against the midfielder’s dismissal at West Ham last weekend, with the FA expected to review the case on December 27.

Michael Laudrup is hopeful on a return for Pablo Hernandez as Swansea make their way to Reading, though Angel Rangel remains a doubt for the Welsh outfit, while Harry Redknapp is optimistic on Julio Cesar’s chances of a comeback as QPR prepare for the visit of West Brom.

We’ve collected all this in our team news section and added our current predicted lineups ahead of Wednesday’s fixtures. You can keep in touch with the very latest via our twitter feed as always.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    Rafael to Luiz?

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    1. The King
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Nah

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    2. Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Cazorla to Gerrard?

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        maybe

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    3. gravless
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      Last Saturday morning would have been a good time.

      Not this GW.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        If he playing dm might be good shout still?

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        1. John Nerdelbaum
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          I don't see how playing DM or CB makes that much difference tbh. I doubt he will be getting that far forward and he'll still take free kicks wherever's he playing. Better chance of clean sheets with him out of the defence mind

          I like him tho, great on the ball. I'm deffos considering it but maybe after Norwich and Everton - bigger fish to fry

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    4. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      Rafael to Sir Leighton, if you can afford. He has had his barren spell. I expect 2 double figure hauls over Christmas from Baines.

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        I got baines already 😀 Just looking for a replacement for rafael, difficult to find one

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      2. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        v Chelsea? I'll settle for Wigan.. 🙂

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Everton will beat Chelsea. Moyes knows how to unravel Rafa, always has.

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          1. John Nerdelbaum
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            very strong test of their credentials

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    5. Van The Man
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      Don't think so.
      I would get Baines if I could.

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  2. Van The Man
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney might be benched???
    Team news says so.
    Worth doing Rooney > Torres in that case??
    No UTD or CHE cover.

    Thanks. Merry Christmas 🙂

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    1. Van The Man
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 4 months ago

      for a hit*

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      1. Pickled and Preserved
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        For a hit makes it tough. If it was free absolutely.

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  3. ~SpartakMac
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Currently have 3 players for the upcoming DGW - Jaask, Reid and Santi. Reckon I should get 2 or even 3 more in? Then use my wildcard after the DGW and bring some order back to my team...

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    1. King Nemanja
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      13 years, 4 months ago

      Yup, Nolan, Theo and Sagna/Gibbs 😉

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      1. ~SpartakMac
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Definitely thinking of getting Walcott in and likely to get Gibbs/Sagna too 🙂

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    2. jelly.john
      • 13 Years
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      yes

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  4. bring on Real Madrid !
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 4 months ago

    berba to fall ?

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  5. King Nemanja
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone Fulham fans or anyone else know how bad M Diarra's injury is?

    FPL have the 26th as return date, while physioroom have 'unknown return date'

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  6. The King
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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Ba -> Berb for a -4 point hit??

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    1. Theseus
      • 13 Years
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      Yes!

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  7. JT's Dog
      13 years, 4 months ago

      I might actually make my first non transfer week in 2 years.
      More exciting than Xmas.
      Going to take the risk of bassong of bench

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Norwich 0-8 Chelsea

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        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          spaz

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        2. JT's Dog
            13 years, 4 months ago

            As its Xmas I won't ignore you. 🙂

            Nor 8-0 che

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      2. Theseus
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Tevez or defoe->berba (-4)??

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

        Do all PL teams train on Christmas Day or do some teams have it off?

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        1. Pat Mustard
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          13 years, 4 months ago

          Gunners have it off says Arsene.

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        2. halnone
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          not sure about Christmas day, but I know that United took a day off training today.

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        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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          13 years, 4 months ago

          some do, I guess the ones who are doing badly

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        4. Namtab Nomolos
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          If the rest of the team is out training I'm sure Terry will have it off.

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

          footballers always have it off. it's the main draw of football as a profession

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        6. John Nerdelbaum
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Villa?

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        7. Alan The Llama
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Most train

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      4. nadman89
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        nolan to pienaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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        1. Theseus
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Did the same;-)

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          1. nadman89
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            im thinking of captaining him i dunno if i have the balls to take it off rvp

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            1. Theseus
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              If i dont get berba in might do the same. him or michu 😉

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            2. Fancy Feet
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              A ball brushing off a players thigh should not convince you to cpt him

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        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          you will want nolan back with his fixtures though. I am thinking of getting him in for reading away

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      5. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cGF-n21qdPo

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      6. unoaime
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        Enrique, Demel, Shorey, Boyce, Cuellar

        Happy with the rest of my team, is it worth using a FT to sort my defence out or save it so i have 2 transfers next GW?

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        1. CaptainKeita
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Keep the FT

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      7. Pinoche
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        How's my team looking?

        Begovic

        Baines - Nelsen - Shorey

        Pienaar - Michu - Bale - Yaya Toure

        Suarez - RVP(c) - Berbatov

        Subs : Tremmel Sterling Cuellar Gorkss.

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        1. Theseus
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Really nice!

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        2. Van The Man
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Good team there.
          Most things covered. 🙂

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          1. bring on Real Madrid !
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            what u doing for DW'rs ?

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        3. Pat Mustard
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Looks a bit light, few mill in bank?

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          1. Pinoche
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            1.2m to do Yaya to Walcott next week.

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            1. Pat Mustard
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              Nice.

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        4. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Good, but Yaya is a rotten egg.

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          1. Pinoche
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            I'll be happy with 3 points. Getting rid next week 🙂

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        5. La Roja
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          no chelsea coverage??

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          1. Pinoche
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Not for now. Will see in January. Might get Luiz for Baines though.

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            1. La Roja
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              i suggest get azpili dude or Gibbs/sagna and upgrade on of your midfielder to mata/hazard eventually

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            2. bring on Real Madrid !
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              i reckon for those DGW one needs to have 5 plyrs ?
              i have to reach that target w/o taking a hit

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              1. Bobby
                • 16 Years
                13 years, 4 months ago

                Very jealous of that teamsheet, though shoreys future not looking too bright at the moment

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      8. Pat Mustard
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Berba & Baines seem to be flavour of the day. Encouraging.

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          I've been fighting their corner for so long, they owe me...

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          1. Pat Mustard
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Berbatov yes - Ruiz back. Baines is stretching my patience though.

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        2. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          And Bale and Pienaar.

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          1. Pat Mustard
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Fully behind Bale. I've never liked Pienaar fantasy-wise.

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      9. Romford Pele - Don't w…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        How did i miss that the cup had started??!!

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        1. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Does the cup even matter?

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      10. bring on Real Madrid !
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        dnt knw how can i get the DGw's
        only have demel with 0.1 in the bank 🙁

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        1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          it's not for another month so don't worry. Just gradually bring them in. Plenty of time

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        2. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          You still have 5 GW's(5 Freebies + Hits + Jan WC) until the DGW

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        3. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          There's the WC option.

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      11. CaptainKeita
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        What transfer should I make?
        This is my team
        Mignolet
        GJ davies nelson cameron
        Bale morrison michu silva sterlinh
        RVP suarez holt
        ?
        1.4 in the bank

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        1. ~SpartakMac
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Morrison > Somone, p'raps Pienaar?

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          1. CaptainKeita
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Should I remove sterling or morrison for pienaar?

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      12. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        got to say man city's next 3 look like big clean sheet chances to me. nastasic at 5.6 is looking harder to ignore.

        some city stats:
        nastasic has the best cleans sheet percentage of all defenders to have played 10 or more matches (60%), ahead of luiz in 2nd with 53.8% and cameron with 52.9%.
        joe hart has only faced 44 shots on target this season, over 20 better then 2nd best liverpool with 67.

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

          interesting.. my df are s*it like now. hope to sort it out with Jan WC.

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        2. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Is Nastasic likely to play all 3? Or will I have to wait nervously for the line up gameweek in gameweek out?

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          1. applebonkers
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            • 16 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            who knows but worst case scenario looks like 2, which could be 2 more than rafael

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        3. AK ⭐
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Just why I brought him in last week. 😉

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        4. Smakies
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          if you wanna have a city def cover nasty is your man !
          luckily, i have mister hart since gw 1 and i'm happy with him !

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

          Yeah Nasty looks great value now City have stopped leaking stupid goals. Still a rotation risk but I'd imagine him and Kompany will be the favoured CB partnership long term.

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        6. sy
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Got him in my team, his lack of goal threat is my worry when city do concede.

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          1. applebonkers
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            • 16 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            he seems to have a few efforts on goal when i look for bps, the irony is they have cost him in the last few weeks due to being off target or blocked

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        7. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          It's all about the Nasty Kolarov double up.

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

        Hi again.. I could have just 7 starters if unlucky. * are at risk.

        Begovic - Ruddy(inj)
        G.Johnson - Nelsen - Shorey* - Gorkss* - Demel(x)
        Michu - Mata - Silva - Sterling* - Santi(x)
        RvP* - Suarez - Tevez*

        Any of these plans worth to do ?
        A: [FT] Gorkss -> B.Davies
        B: [-4pts] Tevez -> Torres , Gorkss -> Baker
        C: [-4pts] Suarez -> Torres , Gorkss -> B.Davies
        D: [-4pts] Sterling -> Bale , Tevez -> Anichebe (good punt?)
        E: [-4pts] Sterling -> Bale , Suarez -> Rodallega (good punt?)

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      14. Mr. Perfectionist
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        So irritated about the 3bps revoked from mertesacker. He was easily their best defender and was crucial in keeping wigan out.

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        1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          yeah but he didn't deserve the baps so chin up

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          1. Mr. Perfectionist
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Saw the entire match and im sure he deserved it, even PPI wise he had some important blocks and clearances. How do u go from 3 to 0.

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            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 4 months ago

              2 blocks were BS.

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        2. applebonkers
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          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          thought sagna was their best personally. opinon

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        3. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          i think its out of order going from 3 to 0. absolute joke

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      15. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        okay the alcohol took over....sterling benched and puncheon in for McAnuff for a hit... feck it... good luck chris_white

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      16. Pickled and Preserved
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Start Sterling this week? Never know when to play him.. might just ditch him

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      17. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Films have classical music playing in the background, so that the people watching it, know how they are supposed to feel.

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        1. Namtab Nomolos
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          13 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah, like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz3Cc7wlfkI

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        2. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          why is it in some pornos?

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      18. COMH
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        13 years, 4 months ago

        Best replacement for Berbatov after his next 2 home games?

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        1. r0nh
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Messi would be a good replacement.

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        2. Optimus.
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          ba

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        3. McDog
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Demba or Defoe

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          1. bring on Real Madrid !
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            no need to berba has to be in for atleast 4 GWs

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      19. Robbens Diving Instructor
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        sagna > nastastic or skrtel

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      20. Cheggers
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        team -

        begovic
        clichy, nelson, b davies
        silva, taarabt, puncheon, sterling
        rvp(c), roonpig (v), suarez
        subs - jaask, cazorla, demel, mertesacker

        got 1 free, thinking of just doing demel -> hughes, sound ok?

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        1. sy
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          Is clichy fit? Didn't play at the weekend and I'd take caz out as your midfield looks light.

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          1. Cheggers
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            nah would lose to much cash on him, would want him back next week

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      21. sy
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        Was planning to captain Rooney against Newcastle has a good goalscoring record against them but worried fergie might bench him after his display against the swans.

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        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          nah cant see it

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          1. sy
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            Hope not, being a wimp and switched to rvp

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      22. Jimjam
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Begovic (Foster)
        Luiz - Johnson - Wilkinson (Cuellar - Shorey)
        Mata - Michu(c) - Morrison - Puncheon (Cazorla)
        Rooney(vc) - Suarez - Defoe

        0FT, 0.5 in bank

        Team ok for Boxing Day? Any changes would require a -4

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      23. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        cranberry sauce ✔
        get ahead gravy ✔
        sprouts peeled and halved ✔
        chestnuts roasted ✔

        Chablis? not chilled. FAIL. 😯

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        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 4 months ago

          stick it in the freezer son

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          1. Granville
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 4 months ago

            it's in there as of 5 minutes ago. Still have to wait 30.

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      24. Indalo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 4 months ago

        Hope everyone has a good christmas 🙂

        Begovic Mignolet
        Rafael Cuellar Cameron Nelsen Gorkss
        Silva Mata Michu Nolan Sterling
        Rvp Suarez Berbatov

        1 FT, 1.5 in the bank

        Rafael ➡ Natsasic sound good ❓

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