Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion

Sunday delivers a double header of lip-smacking ties, as old rivals United and Liverpool clash at Old Trafford, whilst Arsenal host City in the four o’clock kick-off. With a host of big Fantasy assets on show, our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to catch the real-time yelps and cries as events unfold.

The team news for the lunchtime kick-off finds Sir Alex Ferguson opting for the experienced pairing of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand at the back, with Jonny Evans reportedly missing out with a hamstring problem. Elsewhere in the United lineup, Danny Welbeck is drafted in, along with Shinji Kagawa as Antonio Valencia and the rather unfortunate Javier Hernandez drop to the bench.

Visitors Liverpool make just one change: Joe Allen comes into the midfield with Jordan Henderson dropping out. Andre Wisdom again occupies the right-back role, then, with Glen Johnson deployed at left-back. Both Daniel Sturridge and the returning Fabio Borini find places on the bench.

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

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  1. floydy_floyd
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    1 week punt.

    1. Mata to caz (lose 0.1)
    2. Bale to ca (lose 0.2)
    3. Berba to lukaku.

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      2 is bale to caz

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      3 😎

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    3. Tin of Directors
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      3

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  2. Blue Teets
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So it would appear I activated my WC while completely drunk- this is disappointing.

    However, there's something to be said for over-thinking, so I'm glad I have something workable.

    De Gea (Rudd)

    Rangel Rafael O'Brien (Wilson, Clyne)

    Bale Walcott Fellaini Michu (Gerrard)

    Aguero Ba Fletcher

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    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Too many players you wold not want to bench in your front 8. Downgrade fletcher

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      1. Blue Teets
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        They rotate perfectly. Even when pissed, I know how to do that.

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    2. Evans
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Do you really need both De GEA and Rafael ?

      I like fletcher

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    3. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Double United defence?

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      1. Blue Teets
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        CS's are on their way. I was at OT today- strong. Hardly a chance.

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        1. Golden Oldies
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Is that a joke?

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  3. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Just came onto this site on laptop and it said I was logged in as Wigwan. WTF is going on

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hacked.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Fake Milanista. Reported.

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        😯 😀

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  4. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I think he needs to invest in a bigger cabinet...
    http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/429108_10151158589586582_51352401_n.jpg

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  5. Hatter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry for repost lost at bottom of page

    Which is better,
    A). Bale and Pogrebynak (Pog being subbed every week)

    B). Ba and Puncheon (Puncheon being subbed every week)

    C). Tevez and Puncheon (Puncheon being subbed every week)

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    1. DRIZ ✅
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      A

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  6. Cheggers
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Can everyone please stop being racist now

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      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 17 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Come on guys - such "humour" puts me in a difficult position because folk are likely to be unaware of the context and report it as abuse. Let's cut it out. Ta.

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        1. Tin of Directors
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Sorry chief.

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  7. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Caz where was he ?

    He is playing deeper day by day.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Lack of Arteta didnt help though

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    2. Hatter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Just stay away chef

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    3. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      player sent off after 9 minutes...no-one had a chance after that

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        The jury has made their decision on him.

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    4. Viper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Looks tired lately, hasn't been up to his usual standards!

      May be due a rest?

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  8. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    60 points with 3 to play and £110 million team

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      **56 😉

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      110,wow. well set for the second of the season, then.

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

      Great rank and value though

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      1. I taught Ashley Young how t…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

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  9. Pangaea
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Worth to get Walcott before the price rise?

    Who do I sell?
    Got Bale at 9.3 so don't really want to sell, but I'll lose 0.3 on him or 0.2 on Mata, with Mata probably rising more... Don't want to sell either really, but guess Walcott is a must have given the DGW

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure about a must have , more of a probably have

      But I will get him before the rise....probably

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    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Difficult decision. At least arse fixts are good going forward. Has to be bale. Can't sell mata.

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      1. Pangaea
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        It's what I'm thinking too, but having gotten him at 9.3 it's really tough to sell him. Mata will probably rise though, so good chance I'll lose more than 0.2 on him too. And I do want both Bale and Mata long-term more than Walcott.

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        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Don't get him then. It's only one Dgw as opposed to serious long term planning. Sell bale and you might not get him back for a while.

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          1. Pangaea
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Another alternative is to go Power 5 in midfield and downgrade Ba, but that doesn't sound too appealing either. Tough decisions in this game. Will give it a think. Cheers for the input

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          2. A.T
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Don't get him then. It's only one Dgw as opposed to serious long term planning. Sell bale and you might not get him back for a while. I've got Walcott. Was thinking about Bale to caz but its not worth it. I'm saving my transfer. Its a time to wait and see.

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      2. Pangaea
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Bale also murdered United at OT, so I'm worried he can do a similar job. But Mata is so bloody good now, dropping him is almost madness.

        Dam you DGW!!!!

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    3. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Just sold Bale, will get him back next week (will lose 0.2)

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  10. Evs
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I hope Ba scores a hat-trick, and mata is rested midweek just to wipe the smile off some of these smug mata (c) b____ds on here with their continuous...

    'how many points have you got this week? I've got 273pts with 8 players left type posts'

    Yes, we'll done Mata captain... Don't keep on. It's like school.

    (I'm not bitter I captained Ba, honest 😛 )

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      +999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      In fairness, you're 119th in the world...

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      1. Evs
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        I know, but do you ever here me say...

        'Wow, look how good I am - marvellous rank, 14th in HoF'

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        1. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          😉

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          1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            yeah... just there 🙂

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            1. Evs
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Oh yes, so I did 🙂

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

      Chill Ba starts at Southampton and scores brace. Mata assists one though Im afraid.

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    4. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      More chance of Ba being on the bench though :p

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Ba should start. Wasn't that the point of the early substitution.

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    5. Evans
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      There is still I've for Ba this gameweek ain't over

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      1. Evans
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        *time

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    6. The Shadow
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Never understood this behavior. Do people think we'll be so impressed with their Mata choosing prowess that we'll overlook they're boasting tw@tiness?

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      1. Tin of Directors
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        I think everyone's entitled to pat themselves on the back personally.
        The threads tend to move rapidly and a lot of the time if you're not a 'big name' your point can get lost whereas the 'big names' skulk off when they're wrong but quite happily take the plaudits when they're right.

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    7. A.T
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ba will get that hatrick. Keep the faith!

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    8. Jax
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      moan moan moan

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      1. Evs
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Rookie, rookie, rookie.

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        1. Jax
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          your mistakes yeah they are.

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          1. Evs
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            🙄

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            1. Jax
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              lol

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          2. The Shadow
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            You're getting bitch slapped. Quit now.

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  11. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    What chance of a Tevez price rise before tomorrow?

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Who'd know, he's up and down like a yo-yo

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    2. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      zero

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    3. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      0%

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    4. PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ok thanks. Anyone tempted by the £8.9m price? Only 0.1 more than Ba.

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  12. Podge
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Next week would you play Lennon (MANU), Luis (ARS) or Berb at city ?

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    1. Evans
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Luiz

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    2. Djerbil
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Lennon.. Spurs will beat United( bookmark this)

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    3. Van The Man
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Lennon

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  13. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Gibbs was outstanding defensively today. Too bad he didn't get a chance to go forward more. He is on really good form and I hope he comes good for me over the next month.

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    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He'll be ready to unload in the double GW

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  14. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    waites will hammer this fat whale

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Silverback is qualiteeeee!

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  15. Tin of Directors
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Oh God - here come the Arsenal fans on R5L.
    They really are the plankton of football supporters.
    Whiney, whingey tossers most of them.

    One a few weeks ago called Talksport the day after the Bradford game and had the audacity to say "the only good thing about last night was my pizza and wine during the game".
    I wept inside.

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  16. Oxyd
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So with koscielny banned who's likely to be arsenals starting 4 in def for the DGW?

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Sagna/Jenks Vermaelen MeatSack Gibbs

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    2. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Sagna Mert Verm Gibbs

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    3. jms
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He should only miss the FA cup game. Denying a goal scoring opportunity is one game ban.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Ah, forgot about that!

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    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ban will be in the cup. Mert should start ahead of him anyway

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    5. Oxyd
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Ah okay, thanks!

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  17. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    if aguero were to be fit for the weekend who do you think would make way out of dzeko/tevez?..it would hardly play the 3 or could he

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Both. Balotelli is due a start. He managed to not get sent off in 6 minutes today, so he is "in form" 😉

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    2. heartsattack
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It's very hard to say. For me Aguero is the only one to have when fit.

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  18. chunk
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Has the baps chap been on for todays games

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    1. Matt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      he said none for RVP

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      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        No he didn't. He said he doesn't know who will get the one.

        Tevez 3, Milner 2, Vidic 3, Evra 2

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        1. Viper
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          *who will get the 1

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  19. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    glad i got theo at 8.5 mil

    yooooo

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    1. Evans
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Did you get him for this GW or more likely the DGW ... Stop complaining

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  20. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    When Reading registered a successful comeback this afternoon against West Brom;
    The Reading fans started singing, "We are Manchester United in disguise.."

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    1. bund
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      ahhaahah

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    2. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It's not a very good disguise.

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  21. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    The Press Association have corrected the assist for the third Sunderland goal from Steven Fletcher to Stéphane Sessegnon and the number of saves awarded to Petr Čech and Asmir Begović

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Did Begovic gain or lose saves?

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      1. Chris_White
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        from 3 to 5

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    2. Tin of Directors
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      *Bemba Da frantically looks this up*

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  22. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Can't believe I benched Nastasic and played Cuellar

    🙁

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Eh?

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      1. Djerbil
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        So, Nasty comes of ur bench

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I see what you did there.

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

      you joking

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I sold Nastasic for Baines but have Zaba as well

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  23. MachuMichu
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is this or next gw best for wc?

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Next - chance to settle team after 2 DGW's and also games are on Tues/Wed so opportunity to see teamsheets on Tues night before finalising team

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  24. Blue Teets
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    "I'm on 126 with 11 remaining. How's everyone doing?"

    Kill yourself bro..

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    1. Evs
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      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      This is my point, see above ^^^

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  25. King Henrik
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    when do the bonus points get added .?

    .

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      tonight

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      1. heartsattack
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Think they should be.

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Tonight, as they always are.

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    3. Tin of Directors
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      When I can be bothered.
      Tuesday now you've pushed me.

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  26. Feanor
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    51 with Mata and Luiz seems decent

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      😆

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    2. Birthday Sess
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'd start running. The angry mob are out!

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  27. Evans
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Sturridge or fletcher ?

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    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Fletcher out of those 2

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

      fletcher

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  28. I have a pain in Miyaichi
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Ba -> ???
    Bale -> Walcott

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      ??? is injured

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  29. The King
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Ramirez > Gerrard or Cazorla (have Theo & Gibbs & no Liv cover)

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  30. Hatter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone taking a punt on Tevez? His fixtures are pretty good - FUL QPR liv SOT

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

      qpr. And no, Aguero for me when he's fit

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