Games July 15

Fantasy Premier League 2013/14 Is Now Open

The waiting is finally over. This afternoon, the doors swung open on the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game for yet another season, allowing Fantasy managers the chance to finally assemble our new 15-man squads with just over a month until the 2013/14 campaign kicks off.

This time, there are no teasing tweets from the Premier League with two or three player prices every day for a week. Instead, we’re straight in at the deep end, with a brand new bonus point system to consider, an update on the assist definition and the use of statistics from our data partner, OPTA.

Intriguingly, the FPL have been completely transparent with the new bonus scoring system. Statistics such as recoveries, clearances, blocks and interceptions, crosses from open play, key passes, “big chances” created or missed and pass completion percentage are all amongst many critical indicators – you can click on The Scout tab to find out more.

The inclusion of OPTA data makes our members area all the more valuable to FPL managers this season and we intend to add extra tables, offering tailored tables of the relevant stats and a breakdown of the bonus allocation over the last two seasons in accordance with this term’s new rules. As with all our tables, members will be able to slice these by Gameweek range intervals for home and away matches and of course our player comparison tool will be mighty handy when it comes to selection when considering the factors at play behind the bonus points.

A quick glance at the assist ruling update is also eye-opening. The below statement indicates players will no longer be afforded an assist if their pass/cross into the penalty box is cleared by an opposing defender prior to a team mate scoring, for example – an award that has proven contentious in years gone by.

Significant Deflections
If an opposing player touches the ball after the final pass before a goal is scored, significantly altering the intended destination of the ball, then no assist is awarded.

We’ll digest the new features in full and roll out a series of articles – including Player List analysis – in due course but, for now, this is just a heads-up. Enjoy tinkering, folks.

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thegreathoudini
10 years, 11 months ago
First Draft RMT.

Boruc
Clyne, Azpilicueta, Mertesacker
Pienaar, Hazard, Walcott, Bale, Brady
Rooney, Aspas

Robles, Rat, Cornelius, Chester
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Beautiful Game
10 years, 11 months ago
REPOST

Among these whom would you select for the start of the season???

1)Krul
2)Foster
3)Ruddy
4)Steklenbrg
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1. Manani
  10 years, 11 months ago
  whichever rotate well with ur next keeper
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The Finnisher
10 years, 11 months ago
I'm not sure if PP90 is a reasonable way to look at things, but if Mirallas was a midfielder last season he'd have scored 110 points in 1827 minutes.

Or 5.5 points/90 minutes.
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Demí
10 years, 11 months ago
Bargain spotting:

Arsenal- The Arsenal defence. All priced at 5.5. Think Koscielny could be the way to go here.

Aston Villa - Helenius. Could be their Benteke replacement at 5.5. Has looked good in pre season.

Cardiff - Bellamy as a 5.5 mid stands out here. Should be nailed on when fit and on set pieces/penalties(at times).

Chelsea- Lukaku at 8m, Hazard at 9.5m look decent, the former depending on other transfer activity. Others to note are Azpi and Terry at 6m

Crystal Palace- Gayle at 5m if is pretty decent for a promoted striker that is 1st choice. Remains to be seen whether he will be though. Another is Williams the mid at 4.5m, who's pretty versatile too.

Everton- Coleman as a def at 5m. Yes please! Alcaraz at 4.5m too if Martinez goes with 3 at the back. Don't see any value anywhere else apart from Mirallas who's been changed to a mid at 7.5. Could be very good if he stays fit.

Fulham- Like the prices of Berbatov at 7.5 here. I thought he would be 8. Nailed on again and on penalties still. Stekelenberg at 5m is potentially great too if Fulham improve on last year's defence.

Hull- Brady is the choice here. 5m, very attacking, set pieces. Seems to be nailed on. Downside is he may play full back in a back 4 on the odd occasion, but at 5m, can't really go wrong i don't think.

Liverpool- Sturridge at 9m. Nailed on, atleast until Suarez's ban is over. Another is the Liverpool goalkeeper at 5.5m. May get an idea of who 1st choice is when the season starts.

Manchester City- Nastasic at 5.5 appeals to me here. Very promising defender, cheapest out of all their first choice players. Quite like Silva at 9m if he finds his 1st season form. 9.5 would put me off as he'd need to add more goals, but 9m is good, especially with the new bonus system which i feel will suit him.

Manchester United- De Gea at 6m. First choice, cheaper than last season, should improve on the cleansheets. Also expect Evra to be nailed on at 6.5m if we don't buy another LB. Kagawa/Valencia at 8/7.5 are very decent shouts too. Not to start with but they could become bargains with injuries and players sold. Won't be touching RvP at 14m. Effectively priced out of the game imo.

Newcastle- Like the look of YMBiwa at 4.5 if he nails down a spot. Ben Arfa at 7m too, with set pieces, being nailed on, no Europa League and possibly pens too.

Norwich- Turner as a 4.5m, 1st choice CB with goal threat. Out of the attack, only Snodgrass appeals and he's a reasonable shout at 6.5m

Southampton- The whole defence at 4.5 may be good value. Ramirez/Lallana at 6m the only other notable players for me.

Stoke- Nothing.

Sunderland- Again, struggling to find anyone noteworthy here. I suppose whoever nails down the GK spot could be good at 4.5m.

Swansea- Hernandez at 6m and Bony at 8m. Latter is a tad expensive so a wait and see but will justify the price tag overall. Wait and see after their tough opening fixtures.

Tottenham- Kaboul at 5m looks good if he as expected becomes 1st choice with Vertonghen in the middle. Walker at 6m also tempting.

West Brom- Foster at 5m, Morrison at 6m and Anelka at 5.5m. Remains to be seen how nailed on the latter player will be though.

West Ham- Carroll at 7.5m if he stays fit could be the 3rd striker of choice this season. Nolan at 7m seems abit steep to me, but could be good value if him and Carroll get lots of starts together. Can't see another player that appeals.

Hope this helps.
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1. Kevin Twine
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Just what I was looking for - cheers!
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2. SuperOsçarBaby
  10 years, 11 months ago
  stoke - charlie adam, pieters
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  1. timski8000
    10 years, 11 months ago
    Yep. Adam could do ok this year, Hughes has stated he wants to get his blackpool form back.
    
    He also missed pre-season last year and we all know fitness is his main problem so hopefully that will help.
    
    Walters is never a bad shout as a potential OOP either (didn't finish that way last year but a new manager - keep an eye out for friendly formations)
    
    Assuming Cameron nails down right back I think any of 'our' defence is solid at 5 million.
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    1. Ghost Ship
      10 years, 11 months ago
      Adam's dad died last season I think and he was pretty young. But you could see when he got going that he was quite consistent with assists and goals for the run in and Hughes basically loves him and will put him on everything, build the attack round him etc.
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  2. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
    10 years, 11 months ago
    Crikey DEMI that was quick
    
    Nice One 🙂
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3. Manani
  10 years, 11 months ago
  who is the 4.0 cardiff defender to have?
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  1. TheSteel
    10 years, 11 months ago
    excellent post
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4. Sheffield Rules
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Very Nice
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5. Dr Dream
  10 years, 11 months ago
  That Stoke pick seems a bit optimistic...
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6. SW6
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Good stuff Demi. I'd add Kacaniklic to it though, should be a big year for him and at £5m is very reasonable
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7. ReinaMan
  10 years, 11 months ago
  "Stoke- Nothing."
  
  🙂
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8. Mull
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Arsenal- Wilshere could be a great option if he plays in the hole again like last year.
  Cardiff- Cornelius has a decent record in Denmark. 5.5m striker.
  Fulham- Amorebieta at 4.5m looks good.
  Liverpool- Kolo Toure at 5m
  Man Utd- Rooney at 10.5m is great value
  Stoke- 5m for Stoke defenders isn't bad.
  Spurs- Dempsey at 7.5m
  West Brom- Craig Dawson at 4m.
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9. The Finnisher
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Nice post, good to see I'm not alone on these prices.
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  1. The Finnisher
    10 years, 11 months ago
    *in my thoughts on these prices 🙄
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10. Ghost Ship
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Afternoon all. Great post, would only add Adam at Stoke.
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11. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Top stuff Demi. Just the post I was looking for to get me started. Have an up vote!
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12. Messi & fabregas
  10 years, 11 months ago
  west ham collins at 4.5 bargain
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13. GreenWindmill
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Yup, agree on most of this, nice work.
  
  It's already annoying me that I can see several 'bargain' big team defenders but I don't really want to spend much at the back and they skew my team too much 😕
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14. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
  10 years, 11 months ago
  far prefer Nolan to Carrol myself
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TheSteel
10 years, 11 months ago
carroll altidore anelka berba deulofeu pick one to go with bony and rvp
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1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
  10 years, 11 months ago
  carroll
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Konig Luther
10 years, 11 months ago
not sure about bony... difficult games coming
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BRKFCTrueRover
10 years, 11 months ago
I'm thinking maybe holtby reasonably priced
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1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
  10 years, 11 months ago
  nowhere near nailed on
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FACUPARSE
10 years, 11 months ago
Ruddy/Boruc 4.5m

Koscielny Turner Alcaraz Dawson 4.0m

Bale Walcott Kagawa Hazard Bellarmy

RVW Aguero Anelka

Looking Hot
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Dynamic
10 years, 11 months ago
Does anyone know why Anelka is priced so lowly at 5.5? Bargain or isn't he nailed?
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1. BRKFCTrueRover
  10 years, 11 months ago
  He's 35 and been away for a while my guess
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  1. FACUPARSE
    10 years, 11 months ago
    34
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2. Piggs Boson
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Judging by the managers comments I think he will be nailed on. Apparently he's a hard worker and his fitness is great. Could well be a bargain.
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3. Mílanista
  10 years, 11 months ago
  He's old, barely scored in China.
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Piggs Boson
10 years, 11 months ago
Aguero 2m more than Silva?! Hmm...
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The Finnisher
10 years, 11 months ago
Also, Coleman 101 points in 2165 minutes if he were a defender.
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In Tommy We Trust
10 years, 11 months ago
Is the BAP change going to effect defenders getting them? I'm trying to work out the crazy value we are getting in our backlines
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1. roscola
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Strikers getting 8 points and defenders getting 4 points seems to put an end to the virtually guaranteed 3 BAPs for a goalscoring defender that we had last year. I can't work out if anything else will compensate for it though.
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  1. In Tommy We Trust
    10 years, 11 months ago
    Yeah, basically reading the BAPs system I think its going to be hard for a defender to get any BAPS this year. Got to say though, I like the BAP change
    
    Think this explains the pricing.
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ClaireT
10 years, 11 months ago
First draft - RMT ? 🙂

Begovic, Boruc
Coleman, Koscielny, Luiz, Assou-Ekotto, Clyne
Carrick, Ramires, Wanyama, Bale, Bellamy
RVP, Benteke, Jones
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Sif
10 years, 11 months ago
1st draft, any thoughts, ideas?

Jääskeläinen, Boruc
Clyne, Ried, Koscielny (Parr, Chester)
Bale, Walcott, Kangawa, Morrison (Rouledge)
Benteke, Lukkaku, Sturridge
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Piggs Boson
10 years, 11 months ago
I'd love to replace Chester with C.Dawson in my team. I hope to god we get some news from the West Brom camp...
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Captain rex
10 years, 11 months ago
Jääskeläinen Davis
Dawson Shaw Demel Koscielny Barnett
Paulinho Bale yaya coutinho hazard
anelka aspas lukaku
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Acquafresca
10 years, 11 months ago
It's open!!! 😀

What ID did ya'll get?
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1. Lawrø
  10 years, 11 months ago
  55 😎
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  1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    10 years, 11 months ago
    🙂 I win Lawro
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    1. Lawrø
      10 years, 11 months ago
      🙁
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2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
  10 years, 11 months ago
  54
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3. In Tommy We Trust
  10 years, 11 months ago
  47
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4. The Finnisher
  10 years, 11 months ago
  146 I think. Complete luck that I logged in to FFS as the panic was going on haha.
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5. Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
  10 years, 11 months ago
  4314 my lowest ever!
  
  Cue my highest ever ranking this season. 😉
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6. SW6
  10 years, 11 months ago
  11 😎
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7. Captain rex
  10 years, 11 months ago
  750 🙂
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8. ReinaMan
  10 years, 11 months ago
  45, Conrad's favourite number
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9. TheSteel
  10 years, 11 months ago
  how do u check this
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10. Manani
  10 years, 11 months ago
  616, my favourite number
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Chrissy Waddle - 2023/24
10 years, 11 months ago
Coleman at 5m. 😎

That's the mustard!
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Lawrø
10 years, 11 months ago
Mignolet, Boruc
Nastasic, Koscielny, Evans, Turner, Dawson
Snodgrass, Ramirez, Bale, Hazard, Kacaniklic
Bony, Aguero, Aspas

BOOM!
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1. roscola
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Very nice in many ways. Not sold on Aspas myself. Bit too heavy at the back for my liking but that's personal taste.
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2. Acquafresca
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Chelsea GW. Unboom
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  1. Acquafresca
    10 years, 11 months ago
    DGW*
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3. Freshy
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Kacaniklic = good idea
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4. CoolBeans
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Same front three as me, I'm tempted to go RVP, Aspas, Helinius though!
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  1. Lawrø
    10 years, 11 months ago
    I have a feeling Bony will explode against United on the opening day 😀
    
    or maybe that's what I want to happen...
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AA
10 years, 11 months ago
Thoughts on Holtby? At 6.5 he could be great value for money if he is guaranteed game time.
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1. SW6
  10 years, 11 months ago
  That's a big if. I don;t see a regular starting spot for him
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Manani
10 years, 11 months ago
looks like I am the only one going fo rNavas 😆
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1. The Finnisher
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Why? He scored ZERO goals last season.
  
  ZERO.
  
  0.
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    10 years, 11 months ago
    Holy moley.
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2. Captain rex
  10 years, 11 months ago
  i have him in my second a/c
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  1. Manani
    10 years, 11 months ago
    boooo
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Dr Dream
10 years, 11 months ago
Really liking the look of these RMT's...plenty going without RVP is making it much more interesting and varied...
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1. roscola
  10 years, 11 months ago
  We'll all bottle it come GW1 and get him in.
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  1. Dr Dream
    10 years, 11 months ago
    I hope not...but maybe...
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2. SW6
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Agreed, There are pretty much no premium strikers that appeal currently. A lot of people going with 3 x 7.0 - 9.0 strikers
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McDog
10 years, 11 months ago
Anyone getting Berbatov from the start?
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1. CoolBeans
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Considering!
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2. Tadic is the new Eriksen
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Nope, Carroll too tempting at the same price
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  1. McDog
    10 years, 11 months ago
    I'm probably getting Nolan myself.
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3. The Finnisher
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Long way to go now but he's currently in my team.
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  1. McDog
    10 years, 11 months ago
    Same, I like his price along with Lambert. They look the stand out mid-price strikers.
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    1. The Finnisher
      10 years, 11 months ago
      Like Carroll too with his fixtures and the form he showed at the end of last year.
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Piggs Boson
10 years, 11 months ago
My ID last season was 184. It is now 84. Creepy if next year is 4 😀
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1. trikster102
  10 years, 11 months ago
  where is the ID shown??
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CoolBeans
10 years, 11 months ago
Koscielny or Nastasic?
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1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Both 😀
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Brutus619
10 years, 11 months ago
Kagawa a worthy asset?

Moyes talking about Rooney being a back up for RVP has thrown me into confusion.
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1. onionbarje
  10 years, 11 months ago
  yes but i will wait a bit. I will probs replace Hazard with Kags for the Chelsea blank
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roscola
10 years, 11 months ago
I'll have a go. RMT

Mignolet • Boruc
Shaw • Garrido • Alcaraz • Azpilicueta • McNaughton
Hazard • Snodgrass • Thomas • Bale • Kagawa
Bony • Sturridge • Benteke
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Manani
10 years, 11 months ago
who is the cardiff 4.0 defender who is nailed on?
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- DC -
10 years, 11 months ago
Kolo's 10 inch Bony?

Is this a legal team name?
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1. Manani
  10 years, 11 months ago
  Watchout, I bony ur mom
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Smakies
10 years, 11 months ago
Muniesa 5.0 ? anyone ?
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1. Demí
  10 years, 11 months ago
  One to watch i think. Competing with Huth to partner Shawcross
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