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3 March 2013 1972 comments
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Sunday finds Spurs go head-to-head with Arsenal. The irresistible force of Gareth Bale, facing off against Theo Walcott’s emerging talent. Fantasy managers look to the encounter with much anticipation, then, with the neutral surely banking on yet another North London derby goal-fest.

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The team news from White Hart Lane finds Andre Villas-Boas shuffle his defence again, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto recalled at left-back, shifting Jan Vertonghen to centre-back alongside Michael Dawson, as Steven Caulker makes way. Gylfi Sigurdsson is, perhaps, a surprise starter – he comes in for Lewis Holtby which could see him deployed left, with Gareth Bale playing central up in support of Emmanuel Adebayor. Jermain Defoe is fit enough to return to the bench. As for the Gunners, they make just one change with Aaron Ramsey earning a start in midfield at the expense of the injured Abou Diaby; Lukas Podolski is again amongst the subs, then, as Santi Cazorla is set to retain his role on the left-flank, with Walcott patrolling and cutting in from the opposite wing.

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

  1. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Taking Mata out this week. Sessegnon or Nzogbia to replace him?

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  2. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    well.... still got aguero to win me my H2H atleast.....

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I need him to score for me to progress in the members cup. Fecking Suarez and Fellaini...

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      1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        same here..... fellaini messed up my h2h tie.... 🙁

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  3. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    That was without a doubt Bale's own goal. They HAVE to give him it.

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    1. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Grow up.

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      1. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Great result for us 🙂

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        1. Art Vandelay
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Indeed.

          😀

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    2. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Will the non-Bale owner please make himself known.

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      it came off adebayor head last so if anyones own goal then his. Watch the replay before making stupid comments like this.

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        ^^

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      2. Breadbin
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        You tell him Bemba.

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      3. the axolotl
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Not really. When it came off bale it was then on target. Should really be given as a bale o.g. And i'm a bale captainer and walcott owner looking at 7 pt swing

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    4. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
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      13 years, 2 months ago

      Blah blah blah...

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    5. Adnan Shah
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I have him captain and it does look like an OG. Doubt it will be changed though.

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    6. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Rival captained Mert eh.

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  4. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Bye Giroud.

    This will be my cup run over too.

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Send him to a donkey sanctuary..

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

    Why the hell did Chesney take that? stupid

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  6. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Ah fine, you lot have a go. Just liking a player is a crime around these parts.

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      What's this?

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        His precious Giroud's taking some stick I think 😉

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        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          Hahaha oh dear 😀

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    2. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I want to have a go. Do I need to pick a player?

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      People not liking Giroud is not people having a go at you personally 🙂

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      1. gebb
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Giroud was maybe Arsenals best offensive player this game. I'm selling him so I'm not biased or anything, but he creates alot for other players

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        1. UnderstandablyDistraught
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          I wish that was true but it's not. He tries hard but he just does not cut it.

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        It does seem like it sometimes. 😉

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      No it is not. But sometimes it is a curse, when the silly buggers get going ... 😀

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

      Didn't realise everyone was mentioning "Lateriser12" when discussing how shit Giroud was

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

        This was a light hearted comment mate...

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      2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        😀

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    6. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Fickle people.

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  7.  ⓖⓐⓩⓩⓐ™
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    What's everyone's gw score
    Mines 74 with Aguero n Zaba to play

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      63 with the same 2 as you to play.

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    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      58 with none to play

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    3. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      *68

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    4. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      79 + BAPS

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    5. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Actually on 64.

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    6. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      78

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    7. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      66 pre baps.

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    8. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      69 none left

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    9. ccc
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      48 points (7 points coming off the bench)

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      1. ccc
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Zabaleta, save my GW 🙁

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    10. Breadbin
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      125 with 4 to play.

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      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Bollocks

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      2. ccc
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        😯

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      3. Breadbin
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Lol.

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    11. Wings of Steel
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Makes me laugh when these questions are asked because generally you only ever get people posting with fairly high scores

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    12. El Asesino Pacheco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      64 all in

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  8. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Lennon 3 baps? A lot of dribbling and a goal.

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    1. Adnan Shah
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bale will get 3 for sure. 4 Shots 3 on target.

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      1. Breadbin
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        1 off target? Not sure I saw that game.

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        1. Stupendous
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          What is your deal?

          He skied one over from 4 yards after the ball was pinned across to him.

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        2. Breadbin
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          New deal from Labour if you must know.

          I was suggesting 1 off target was under the actual amount.

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  9. Tommyg
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Will Walcott lose his assist?

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      If he does it means Bale gets the OG

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  10. Tin of Directors
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Here come all the Arsenal fans on talksport..............

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  11. Demí
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Tottenham defender better, simple as that. Well worth the win

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    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      *defended

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Benny! 😀

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

      Sadly true

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  12. EssienTheSon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Yes. Own Goal for Bale. End of discuss please

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

    Suarez was always going to be the best captain pick this week. Bale was always going to score, but not more than one. There was also always a slight possibility he was going to score an OG to ruin everything.

    Cheers

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

      you were always going to be a waste of space

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    2. Trigg ⭐️
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      It's like you are the offspring of Captain Hindsight and Forca 😀

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    3. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      your posts just get worse as the day goes on

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    4. El Asesino Pacheco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      go to hell and link your miserable team

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

      Why are people so angry? 😆

      I'm only teasing 😉

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  14. El Asesino Pacheco
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Somebody get me the BPs predictions

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Arteta,0 Giroud,0 Bae, 0, not sure about the rest!

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

    BAP predictions

    Bale 3
    Lennon 2
    Siggurdson 2
    Parker 1

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    1. EssienTheSon
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Bale WON'T get three. Bale captain here.

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Think he might

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      2. Gobigorgohome
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Bale will get three 2 shots on targets edge it. 😉

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      3. Adnan Shah
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Hwe will. Just one shot off target.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Vertonghen? 😕

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    3. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Mertesacker

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

      I don't care who gets the baps between bale and lennon as I have both, but honestly Bale barely touched the ball this game.

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Eh?

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    5. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Lennon will get 3

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  16. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Well done to Spurs. Best side won.

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  17. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Score check then

    48 + Aguero(c)

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      67, no-one left to play.

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    2. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      67 + Zabaleta

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      63 + Aguero, Zabaleta

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

      46 + Kun(C)

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    5. PGR
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      44 + Aguero(c) + Nasty

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

      65

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    7. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      72 (pending OG gate) with Zabaleta to play..

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    8. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      41 with just Aguero to play. Could be worse after yesterday's shocker

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    9. dul
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      61 :/

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    10. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      53 + dzeko

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    11. ccc
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      48 (+7 off the bench) and Zabaleta

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    12. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      41 all out. Shocking couple of weeks.

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    13. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      58 with Zab and Benteke left

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    14. El Asesino Pacheco
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      64 all in

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    15. Tatty Bojangles
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      65

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

    Vertonghen MOTM.

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  19. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Definitely an OG, but is the general consensus that it will be changed?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      no, will go to the dubious goal commitee.

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  20. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Here's something to smile about: Today, you beat your own personal record of the longest time lived without dying.

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

      😆

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  21. Gobigorgohome
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Bale(C) Failed

    Should have captained Suarez 🙁 😛

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    1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Never mind. Happy just to have both.

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  22. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    davies over dawson last minute swap worked out! 😀

    michu captain didnt 🙁

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  23. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Remember when Gervinho played up front? 😀

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

    And I I don't 1-2 be Arsenal fan right now !!

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  25. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    I fell asleep at 2pm, what did I miss???

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Your dinner?

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Had a big brunch, with sausages from the butchers, but come to mention it, I am quite hungry now!

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  26. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Gareth Bale full time stats: 4 Shots 3 on target 1 Goal - 59% Pass Success - Take on's completed 1 out of 5 - 3 out of 8 head duals won.

    At least 2bp's imo..

    Still think Arsenal will pip Chelsea to 4th..

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      I think they might, too. Hope so. 🙂

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  27. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Lloris is class. Top top keeper. Not sure how we got him, to be honest.

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      AVB is a top class manager.

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      1. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        tell that to chelsea

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        1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          They'd take him back now, I'm pretty sure of that!

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      2. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        Probably doesn't have much to do with how Spurs got Lloris

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  28. AnfieldCat87
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    Repost, best midfield option for GW 29?

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

      You don't have Bale. Get Bale.

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      1. AnfieldCat87
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 2 months ago

        forgot to write for 5.8

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        1. Konig Luther
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 2 months ago

          n'zogbia,sessegnon maybe?

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    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      Siss

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  29. boc610
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 2 months ago

    blah blah blah "quality" blah blah blah "spirit" blah blah blah "controlled the game".

    gonna be the same old record from Wenger!!

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

    I have a feeling my 55 + Aguero & Clichy is a bit shit....

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      and you are right

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    2. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      nah, it's good. I'm on 58 with no one to play...

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    3. Gobigorgohome
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 2 months ago

      you are right mate 🙂
      me 63 with Aguero feeling shit too

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

      you might end up on 59 if your are lucky more lightly end up with 57

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