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10 November 2013 4759 comments
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A quartet of matches, three of which are beamed into our living rooms as we sit and count up the Fantasy points. This is a Sunday to savour.

Certainly, expectations are high. With Manchester City’s goal machine set to engage against struggling Sunderland, Spurs and Swansea with home matches and a true classic in the making to come at Old Trafford, the day looks packed with goals, incident and potential returns.

White Hart Lane provides the venue for our first encounter at midday, as Andre Villas-Boas look to cut loose having scored just two goals in their last three home league matches. Newcastle turn up looking to spoil the party, fresh from taking three points off Chelsea last weekend. That’s followed by City’s trip to Sunderland, with Sergio Aguero looking to maintain an incredible run of scoring form that has seen him notch seven goals in his last five league starts. Swansea host Stoke following that, a match cast in the shadow of Man United’s clash with Arsenal. A rich array of talent is on show at Old Trafford, with Fantasy managers hoping for goals and points from the likes of Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Aaron Ramsey and Mesut Ozil.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet news, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will stick around throughout to cater for your real-time chatter requirements.

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

  1. Declan
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Cmon Arsenal!

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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      1. Grumpy Camel
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        -1

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Damn.

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    2. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      -11

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  2. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Predictions?

    Spurs 1-0 Newcastle

    Sunderland 1-2 Man City

    Swansea 2-0 Stoke

    Man United 0-14 Arsenal

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      lol

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      1. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        ..I will take that.

        Ozil 5 goals and Rooney sent off. Three times.

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    2. thetinkerman
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Don't be daft, Arsenal won't keep a clean sheet.

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      1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      2-1
      2-2
      0-2
      6-2

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    4. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Just seen rumours of Mertesacker out.

      In that case make that Man United 1-14 Arsenal.

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    5. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      0-0
      1-3
      1-0
      1-1

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    6. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs 1-1 Newcastle

      Sunderland 1-3 Man City

      Swansea 0-1 Stoke

      Man United 2-2 Arsenal

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      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        2-0
        1-3
        1-0
        2-1

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Wrong, sorry no prize 🙁

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    7. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      2-0
      2-0
      2-0
      2-0

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  3. FantasyNik123
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Friedel starts. Perfect, because everyone in my league has Lloris.

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I don't know anyone that owns Lloris.

      😕

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      1. FantasyNik123
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly. My friends are noobs.

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  4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I really hope mert isn't out, united always get lucky. Kos and Mer the most solid partnership, to lose them for the united game is a nail in the coffin

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  5. thetinkerman
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Suarez going nuts was so obvious. I was set on bringing him in for Giroud and giving him the armband until I decided to save the cash/transfer to get Wally in.

    I shouldn't bother overthinking my transfers and should just do the obvious ones like I did last week (Soldado > Aguero). This game is cruel!

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      i thought youd agreed to get him in ..... there was a long debate about it

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      1. thetinkerman
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, I was so close to doing it, which makes it all the more frustrating. I just need to hope Wally returns this week and goes nuts.

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    2. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Everyone is obsessed with Wally. I was as well until Michu got injured. Decided to play safe and just get Ramsey and make him stop scoring. 😉

      I will worry about Walcott when he starts and has some sort of form.

      I will have to narrow my ML deficit of 56pts with (c) options.

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      1. thetinkerman
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I also got Ramsey to make him stop scoring 🙂

        Will upgrade to Wally when the time comes. I've missed Suarez's haul this week and I'll have to work out another way of fitting him in after the Merseyside derby

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        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          YEah, Ozil has been killing me while Ramsey have been cleaning up. Now I own both.

          Ozil might be canned soon to facilitate an upgrade to Rooney & Baines.

          I need luck with differential (C) now.

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      There was no alternative to him in my eyes, not even Kun. But we'll see...

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      1. thetinkerman
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Only got Kun ahead of him last week because I needed a good captain, and was always planning to get him in. Thought too hard and thought I could be clever by getting Wally and captaining Studge instead

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          You mods/scouts are really backing the casual style of play recently. You really think that'll work long term when DGWs and xmas rotation comes into play?

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          1. thetinkerman
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            • 14 Years
            12 years, 4 months ago

            I wish I could play this game casually!

            The only style of play I would "back" is the one which gets my team the most points over the season. At the moment that style seems to be doing the obvious transfers (Yaya and Ramsey in, Aguero (c) last week, Suarez (c) this week)

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    4. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I learned the same lesson last week, this is the season of obviousness.

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      1. thetinkerman
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        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yep. I think I will spend 20 minutes thinking about transfers from now on.

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  6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    please do well arsenal thanks xx

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      united will win. arsenal no away defeat yet, has to happen sometime.

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  7. Obligatory
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Don't post often but, with Barkley falling and Suarez rising just before the start of a two week break; I'm uncertain whether to pull the trigger on:

    Barkley + Sturridge > Ravel + Suarez

    Anyone able to sway me one way or the other?

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    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Do it. Suarez is must have

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    2. Grumpy Camel
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      If cash isn't a problem then wait, if it is then choose weather to take the risk or not.

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    3. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Do it. I'm happy to say that I shifted michu, sturridge, and barkley to hazard, suarez and brady for an 8 point hit. Needed the three trannies cos of cash. Smiling today.

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  8. rohan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Let's go Townsend

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  9. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Love the Nike boots.

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  10. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Here we go again...who will shine today...?

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  11. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Short of a Chico double I sense the only way is down for me today.

    Aguero, Chico, Zab and Yaya still to go

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  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    C'mon toon....

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      *Brazil

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  13. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    COYS!

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    1. Grumpy Camel
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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  14. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Walcott could be 4 weeks away from regular starts yet. Why the rush?

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    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Plus who cares so much?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Walcott is an FPL God.

        I think we all care about him returning.

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        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Mark's whole season is waiting for Walcott whilst Ramsey gobbles up the points.

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        2. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          BTW good call on Gerrard.

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          1. Piggs Boson
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers 🙂

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

      I would want to see 2 decent performances from him before I'd bring him in

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    3. thetinkerman
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Because we want all the time we spend obsessing over FPL to pay off by getting a player in BEFORE the masses, not after all the casuals have hot him 😉

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  15. najk
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Need help with midfield. Pablo Hernandez and Ross Barkley has got to go...

    1FT, 0.3

    1. Trade Hernandez
    2. Trade Barkley

    and for who?
    1. Amalfitano
    2. Ravel
    3. Bacuna
    4. Other, who?

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    1. Grumpy Camel
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      2 2

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  16. big oak
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    non spurs fans:

    wouldnt you looooove to see hilarious gomes back in the 1st eleven??

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  17. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    come on newcastle

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  18. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Townsend passed 😯

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  19. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Townsend actually passed to Paulinho...jeez...

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  20. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Right I'm refusing to watch this 0-0 draw at WHL. Time to do stuff with the family.

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I just returned from the strawberry farm picking strawberries.

      http://polkadraaifarm.co.za/

      Time for a Heineken and some footy.

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs fielding no natural holding midfielders today! Most attack minded line-up in the league so far. Cue galore.

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        OK then 0-1

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        1. Gaz Downright
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          You'll be back before half time 😉

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    3. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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    4. Jax
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      will be goals.

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  21. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Possible 10k dead in the Philippines. 🙁

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    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Sad. I had my Thailand holiday cancelled 2 weeks prior to going due to tsunami a couple of years ago. Could have been worse had I been there.

      It's bad.

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      far out! A few hours ago they were guessing 1 or 2k. Messy stuff

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    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Just so horrible. Such grief and pain over there now. Such wonderful people and a beautiful country.
      I really do feel for them and hope they can get their lives back on track sooner rather than later. Will be a hard long road.

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      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        We've got a large Filipino community here in Limerick, lovely people.

        So sad.

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    4. FORCA INTER
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      for exacly this kind of news i dont watch TV 🙁

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    5. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Shocking...and it was just a footnote on yesterday's news...Storms gets all to wall live news when it's America

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      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Had a lot of coverage here in oz. Know what you mean though, would be non stop if it was in America

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  22. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Just know Paulinho will score in this game. He is 1st sub 🙁

    Stupid Barkley.

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  23. Phaze 1
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Things that will happen in the next few hours.

    1) Dawson will score 2 goals and keep a CS

    2) Rooney will put 5 past Arsenal and Man U win 9-1(no Ram involvment)

    3) Ozil will be rested and left at home.

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Things that won't happen in the next few hours;

      Those 3 things.

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      1. Phaze 1
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        cool story bro

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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Haha... it'll be ok mate. Deep breathes and have a pint. Enjoy the footy!

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  24. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    can't wait for Pieters fitness test

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  25. Cole-man of the Ca-hill
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs to win.. Thats for sure

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  26. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    bet you will have flash score on in your phone though 🙂

    http://www.flashscore.com/

    Did realise the 1st game was on already

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    1. Gaz Downright
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Livescore Addicts is good as well

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      1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        just looked it up ... and has an app.

        Cheers for the tip

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    2. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      reply fail 🙁

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  27. rohan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Townsend never gets in the box

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    1. Flying Nugget
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Horrible player, right up there with Jack Wilshere as the most over rated players in my book

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    2. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      He should find a new girlfriend then.

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    3. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      And he's had the most shots of any player in the prem, says it all...

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  28. Flying Nugget
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    LUIS SUAREZ - Thank you for rescuing my fantasy football season

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  29. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Spurs need an in-form Adebayor

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Why?

      He's a lazy ass player who only plays when he wants a new contract. Once he has that he stops trying. There's a reason he's now rotting on Spurs bench the way he did at Man City.

      He is definitely not what they need right now.

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  30. Gaz Downright
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Chiriches heroic defending

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    1. The3rdTurd
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      That's why he will dislodge Dawson eventually. No way Dawson would have recovered from that.

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