Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

Having suffered a weekend break for FA Cup distractions, the Premier League makes a return with no less than eight encounters on today’s agenda. Proceedings start early at Loftus Road, where Harry Redknapp’s side will look to build on the unlikely three points gained at Stamford Bridge as they tackle another daunting derby with Tottenham paying visit. That’s followed by seven three o’clock kick-offs, with Chelsea’s trip to Stoke perhaps the headline act.

Those who have invested heavily in double Gameweek assets will be hoping that Rafa Benitez’s side can muster goals against the stoic Stoke defence. With the big-guns to follow in Sunday’s programme, the Britannia clash, along with Everton’s home meeting with Swansea, look to be our best source of points from the day’s offerings.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now accepting visitors, providing a real-time sounding board throughout the course of today’s matches.

The team news from the QPR camp shows starts for Shaun Wright-Phillips and Ji-sung Park, with Junior Hoilett and Esteban Granero making way. As for Spurs, they bring Gareth Bale back into their starting lineup, with Gylfi Siggurdsson dropping out. Michael Dawson partners Jan Vertonghen in central defence, with Kyle Naughton recalled at left-back.

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

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  1. Rafabio
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good luck to ALL!

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    1. Perthite
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      QPR v Tottenham
      QPR: Julio Cesar, Onuoha, Hill, Nelsen, Da Silva, Mbia, Park, Derry, Wright-Phillips, Taarabt, Mackie
      Subs: Green, Ferdinand, Cisse, Ben Haim, Faurlin, Bothroyd, Campbell

      Tottenham: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Naughton, Lennon, Dembele, Sandro, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe
      Subs: Friedel, Dempsey, Huddlestone, Parker, Sigurdsson, Assou-Ekotto, Caulker

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  2. Optimus.
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    bale destroy qpr please

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Of course, he's in his prime like Optimus...

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    2. Mr.KK
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      +1 punish the non-owner and push us up the ranking.

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    3. Birthday Sess
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes please.

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    4. Manamongst
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs lose today...sorry Optimus.

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    5. donkey73
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      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yes please

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  3. gravless
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Adebayor............

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    1. Manamongst
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      oh sh*&....

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  4. Mid-Table Obscurity
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    wattup

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  5. ★FC Borecelona★
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bale

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  6. Mindless Freak
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lennon please hattrick

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  7. Mílanista
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    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    This could be a big week. Gareth, get things off to a good start please.

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  8. PGR
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Gareth!

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  9. RoysCallerAnne
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Bale. I'll see you all in two hours to bask in the glory. 😉

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    1. Mr.KK
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No faith on a DGWer?

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Not particularly, I just couldn't trust Rafa

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    2. gravless
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Highly unlikely. 🙂

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    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Torres lover?

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        No. Just got him in when Rooney got injured.
        I'm hoping he gets the start V SOT. Could work out well.

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    4. Adam Lallana makes Messi lo…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      evan a hatrick i wouldn't be worried about, people on a dgw would have two games to make that up

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      1. Absinthe Minded
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        seriously?

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    5. Manamongst
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Captain armband on a 12:45=FAIL

      somebody shoulda told ya.

      (there, that should work for you)

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  10. Elwood
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good luck everyone.

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  11. Nopli
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Bale, Cmon Bang in some goals to start my DGW in Style 😉

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    1. Smakies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      +loads

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  12. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Well, here we all are ...

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    1. King Nil Miss ✩
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ba (C)? Very brave Sir!

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      1. King Nil Miss ✩
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        And Maya ofc 😀

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Check out my ML rival Doosra. Big West Ham fan. 😀

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    3. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      H2H league I meant to say. City Slickers.

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  13. Thomass
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    @CHIC14 how is your deadline later than 11:30?????

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    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      different fantasy game?

      espn, yahoo, sky, etc

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Transfer said 11.31, no big deal.

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He works for FPL.

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  14. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    fairly confident i wont have to make a single transfer to my team now for the rest of the season the way i have it set up 😯 😉

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    1. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yeah me too

      looks like i am going to end the season with an unused wildcard.

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      1. Jake Donahue
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        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        There is no way that team is lasting till the end!!!!

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    2. Mr.KK
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That's how most of us feel after the wildcard. You'll think differently at the end of today.

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      lol ive done 44 points in hits so far.....jeepers....lets see if i can reduce that 2nd half of season

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  15. Smakies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Just wondering, are spurs playing like this :
    sandro dembele
    lennon bale
    adebayor defoe
    or like this :
    sandro
    lennon dembele bale
    adebayor defoe
    ??

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    1. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Dembele alongside Sandro

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      1. Smakies
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        thanks

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    2. Blue-Ghosts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      top one

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  16. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool have been offered a current premier league Number 7, who are the options? Milner?

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    1. Portsmouth Bubblejet
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      As a Villa fan, I'd love it if it turned out to be Stephen Ireland.

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    2. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      interesting.

      Had a quick google and got distracted by this - gotta love THE YAK....

      "On occasion players have moved numbers to accommodate a new player, for example Chelsea FC midfielder Yossi Benayoun handed new signing Juan Mata the number 10 shirt, and changed to the number 30, which doubles his lucky number 15.

      Upon signing for Everton in 2007, Yakubu refused the prestigious number 9 shirt and asked to be assigned number 22, setting this number as a goal-scoring target for his first season, a feat he fell one goal short of achieving."

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    3. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Rosicky, Lambert, Valencia, Jarvis, Snodgrass, Ramires, Park, Britton, Ireland, Larsson, Jelavic, Lennon, Pog, Morrison, Sidwell

      So yeah Milner 😉

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    4. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta be Tony Valencia.

      Fergie rings up BR "I'll sell you Valencia if you want him. £50 million"

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      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        LOL. I Hope not!

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  17. COMH
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Who is going without City cover (h) to Fulham?

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    1. Rafabio
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      *raises hand*

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      o/

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    3. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Aguerooooo

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    4. Pinatta
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Me

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    5. Blue-Ghosts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      im wildcarding so i'll be getting in cover

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    6. JWF
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Me. No city coverage this week, next week and probably none for several weeks after that*

      *reserves right to change mind

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    7. Koflok
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Me.

      Why is everyone keeps talking about City coverage for Fulham? Fulham are a decent team and is City guaranteed to trash them or something?

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      1. COMH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Obviously not guaranteed. But it's hardly a fixture where it's not worth considering getting a City player in.

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  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Rafa benitez has hit back at critics in the stands stating "you will love Fernando Torres again"

    ‘He was playing with this stomach bug problem,’ said Benitez. ‘You have a professional trying to do his best in this situation for the team. I was really pleased with the attitude of Fernando.

    "When he starts scoring again the fans will appreciate this. The fans loved Torres when he was scoring and giving everything. They will love him again when he starts scoring goals.’

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    1. JWF
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Good stuff Fat Waiter. Let's hope his ego pushes him to playing Torres both games this week so I can get some points before permanently banishing Torres from my team.

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  19. Wild Rover
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hey Mr KK... May the best man win! 😀

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Good luck you two. 😀

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      1. blue cheese
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        ^ This!

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Differentials?

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Me - Fed Luiz Baines Shaw Michu Lambert
        KK - Bego Gibbs Azp Cameron Walcott Suarez

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        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Very close.

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    3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      or woman

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    4. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      COME ON ROVERS!!!!

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    5. BONZ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Name that team WC & the Oppo & we will asses the winner!

      Did you hit WC?

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  20. In Like Flynn.
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    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I have a H2H against a guy in my £ML who wildcarded yesterday and brought in Joe Cole for Mata and captained Nolan.
    Does he know something we've all missed?

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    1. kaz 96
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      obviously didn't notice the che dgw and thought arsenal vs west ham was this week, will be an "ouch" moment for him when he discovers the truth

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    2. El Asesino Pacheco
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He is an idiot

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  21. BONZ
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    So this is it - the DGW that has seemed 2 months not 2 weeks in the making........and how many of us took hits on donkeys & simply ignored Bale & Fellaini?

    I can see tears!

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Me too Bonz. I have a very bad feeling about this DGW.

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      1. BONZ
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Worse than that is everybody griping I had him and dropped him and could have had him......

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    2. JWF
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm already lovin' my 4 point hit to get Turnbull in

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    3. COMH
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bale ✔

      Fellaini ✔

      Michu ✔

      Walcott ✔

      RVP ✔

      Ba ✔

      Berbatov ✔

      Puncheon benched 😉

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  22. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Park Ji sung start! Oyeahh..

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  23. Birthday Sess
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I love Saturdays 😀

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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  24. Grounderz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Taarabt starts upfront alone? Wow!

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same at Chelsea, no?

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    2. Revival
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      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      cmon Tarrabt

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  25. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    Dawson is creeping into my WC team...

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  26. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    come on you spurs

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  27. Locarno
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    For Lawro, a few No 7's in the PL:

    Snodgrass, Suarez, Rosicky, Valencia, Ireland, Lambert, Ramires, Sidwell, Morrison (WBA), Jelavic, Larsson, Jarvis, Pog.

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lennon

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    2. SW6
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Milner

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    3. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wheres this no 7 come from?

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  28. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Will be good to see where you would need to rank to qualify for the Elite 64 at the next update. 9K or so I think. Still 9 GWs to go.

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  29. Locarno
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Suarez and RVP get into a huge handbag fight over who's the biggest tosser. Both red-carded.

    If Carlsberg did...

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  30. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lennon on my bench......

    If you need me I'll be behind the sofa!

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