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A goal in each of the last couple of Gameweeks has brought Andros Townsend onto Fantasy radars over the international break. Since arriving on loan at Loftus Road, the winger seems to have firmly established himself as a key member of Harry Redknapp’s first-team – starting five of the last six matches, he has also chipped in with a pair of assists and received six bonus points in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game, averaging 6.6 points per game. In this latest article for members, we take a look at the underlying Opta statistics to see how he’s been performing and examine whether he really is a viable target for the fifth midfield slot in our squads.

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  1. charlie1X
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    penalty holland

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      Oh was it only a penalty? Blimey, by the reaction on here you'd think he just scored goal of the year.

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  2. charlie1X
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    van Persie

    Holland 3 Romania 0

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    1. Crouch Potato!
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      Previous Rooney lovers, be afraid, be very afraid!

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  3. Optimus.
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    i have no knowledge of Sammon 😯

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    1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      haha, great minds...I was just about to make this same joke 🙂

      eerie... 😯

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      1. Optimus.
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        😯 😎 😉

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  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    OMG rvp

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  5. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
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    RVP Again. 😎

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  6. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    RvP 3-1 Rooney 😎

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    1. Kostja
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      Chelsea should be scared

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      1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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        *Sunderland 😉

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    2. Piggs Boson
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      He's over-exerting himself 😉

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    3. Crouch Potato!
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      Assist and 3 baps also 😉

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  7. charlie1X
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    van Persie hits the net 3 times (1 disallowed for marginal offside)

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  8. Piggs Boson
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    Wazza is bossing this game.

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  9. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    Come on van Gaal, let's get RvP a standing ovation and a little rest, sheesh.

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    1. charlie1X
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      spoilsport

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  10. Ginkapo FPL
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    Scotland are lucky, imagine the scoreline if Kolarov was playing... 😉

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      😀

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        I might go dig out Forca's "Croatia are the best team in the world" rant

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        1. Mílanista
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          Please do

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          1. Piggs Boson
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            Seconded.

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  11. charlie1X
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    Kolorov = Banana power

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  12. the Penman
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    How is it possible for Alan Hutton to be such a poor defender? I've really never seen anything like it.

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    1. Yossi
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      And a thug to boot, not a good combination.

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  13. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    Milan, winning only 2-0 at Malta may come to bite you in the butt. Especially, if we hold on for 5 more minutes.

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    1. Mílanista
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      Balotelli's got time for another

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  14. charlie1X
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    The drought is over

    2 games 3 goals & 2 assists van Persie

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  15. Trigg ⭐️
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    Did Chiles just say something marginally amusing? 😯

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    1. the axolotl
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      you shouldn't be taking hallucinogens on a school night

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  16. Piggs Boson
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    Did Adrian Chiles just say Bale 1 Croatia 0? 😆

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    1. Yossi
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      😆

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    2. Stan The Man
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      Itv football coverage is down there with ESPN and C5

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  17. Kostja
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    Someone coming on for netherlands.

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  18. thetinkerman
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    The way some people on here are reacting to RVP and Rooney goals, you'd think there were Premier League games going on!

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    1. charlie1X
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      Swansea man takes a bath

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      1. thetinkerman
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        Cazorla > De Guzman

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        1. charlie1X
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          lol

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    2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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      Let us have some fun, it's the international break, sheesh! 😉 😀

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      1. thetinkerman
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        😀

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    3. Optimus.
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      walters ftw

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      1. thetinkerman
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        *does Bale > Walters*

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  19. Mílanista
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    Unreal, can you make that Rooney/RVP post again at around 1pm on Saturday please. Tonight's jinxing has been outstanding.

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    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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      +20

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    2. charlie1X
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      van Persie won't start on Saturday

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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        😆

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      2. thetinkerman
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        Who do you reckon will? Not saying I disagree, but Wellbeck and Rooney are playing now and have to travel further back. Hernandez has to travel half way across the world too.

        Youth players?

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        1. charlie1X
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          Rooney & Kagawa, (Henandez & van Persie may get 30 min)

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        2. charlie1X
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          I reckon v Chelsea the team that played Real Madrid minus Giggs.

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          1. Piggs Boson
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            I agree.

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          2. thetinkerman
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            Fair enough. I have no idea to be honest but I think anyone will start both.

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            1. charlie1X
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              beetroot nose is a liar and very difficult to predict. But always in important games he shows his cards.

              Real Madrid is the best clue. Sunderland game is almost meaningless.

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  20. Yossi
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    Ireland actually playing some good stuff here, come on lads!

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  21. Kostja
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    Maher on for De Guzman

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  22. FORCA INTER
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    i hate our coach

    i hate brazil players

    only true bloded croats should be allowed to play

    if you dont play with full heart for national conntry you sucks

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
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      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/03/23/scout-scribbles-international-round-up-9/comment-page-3/#comment-5448020

      How are you defining true blooded?

      I do agree that players for whom international glory isnt everything should be playing. I really wish Rooney was dropped a long time ago.

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      1. Mílanista
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        That link 😆

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      2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        The whole England team would need to be dropped if that's your criteria for selection.

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
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          Well a large part of it yes. It deeply saddens me. Gerrard can stay.

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        2. Kostja
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          No pure blood in the world exists nowerdays. There are pureish nations. Like maybe North Korea or the Amish.

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    2. Kostja
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      Wait wait, what happened to the invincibles, never can be beaten? 😀 And I dont think there are many Brazilians in the defense that allowed that goal

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    3. Piggs Boson
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      🙄

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    4. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
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      True bloodied Croats.... Dare I ask you to explain just what that means?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
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        I'm worried too

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      2. Kostja
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        Definition on pure blood usually varies by how long that country has existed and the dominant demographic group has been the minority. A la- americans since they killed most of the indians. So in terms of croatia it is probably all of those people who have been born there since Yugoslavia was separated .

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        1. charlie1X
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          less of this racist shyte

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      3. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        I don't think it's out of order to say that you should only be able to represent the country you were born in. Isn't that the point of international sport?

        Should be the same in cricket, too.

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
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          That definition is fine by me, the term pure blooded could mean a lot of other things. But yeah going by Milanista blow Forca is talking about the acceptable version.

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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            Yeah, I took that to be a bit lost in translation 🙂

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          2. Mílanista
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            I what Forca? 😯

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      4. Mílanista
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        Judging from his post a few pages back I think he just means Croatians, i.e. not Brazilians that weren't good enough for the Brazil team.

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    5. Piggs Boson
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      I will fight against your 'pure-blooded' ways!!
      http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn236/LaceannDomination/GIF/b8405302.gif

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    6. Crouch Potato!
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      Maybe its just because they are crap at football!

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  23. Stan The Man
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    Good article Paul, interesting stuff !

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      +1

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    2. The Bandit
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      -1 😉

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  24. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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    RVP saving his two pointers for the league...

    😯

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    1. charlie1X
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      1 pointer

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    2. Granville
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      I love how you were talking about Rooney scoring more than RVP tonight and now you're talking about saving the goals for the weekend.

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      1. JWF
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        I don't like your new grav, Gran. It just isn't you! Couldn't you just slip a very subtle vuvuzela into Granville's pocket or something?

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  25. /
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    I thought that was in!

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    1. Piggs Boson
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      No where near 😉

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    2. The Bandit
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      +1

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    3. Optimus.
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      oh matron!!!

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  26. Mílanista
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    OMG sidenetting

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  27. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
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    Undefeated 😎

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  28. Yossi
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    Save 😯 !

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  29. Voodoo
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    Have a really lob sided team at the moment and feel like I’m losing momentum after getting bringing down the gap from my leader to 40 from over 100;
    Bego / fed
    Shaw / Baines / Harte / Rafael / Turner
    Gerrard / Bale / Michu / Walcott / Noble
    Suarez / Lambert / Sturridge

    2.6 mil in bank. Thinking of doing Harte and Noble to Mertersacker and Sidwell for -4? This sound good? Unfortunately it still leaves me with 3 Pool players, Walcott and Michu…

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  30. TorresMagic™
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    Pedro goal!!!!!

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