[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
18 January 2014 2167 comments
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The first of seven Saturday encounters kicks off at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland entertain Southampton this lunchtime.

Following the Wearside encounter, there are five games to focus on at 3pm, with Arsenal and City’s home clashes against Fulham and Cardiff heavily-backed by Fantasy managers. The evening match at Anfield then follows, as Captain Poll favourite Luis Suarez looks to run riot against Villa’s porous backline.

The Black Cats are looking for a fourth straight win on all competitions and, having already beaten City, Chelsea and United at home under Gus Poyet, they’ll fancy their chances of claiming another scalp against Adam Lallana and co.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet news, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom has opened up to cater for your real-time requirements for this game and all of today’s matches.

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  1. MattysFantasyFooty
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    God sake Southampton letting my coupon down, What bellends

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  2. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Ref. didn't even call this a foul, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BeRPBJBCMAEhx47.jpg

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      That's nasty. Didn't see it, cheers for The pic

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Not even a foul? 😯

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    2. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      OUCH.

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    3. stufail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      A photo of a tackle shows no context whatsoever. Absolutely pointless.

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      1. stufail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Obviously a horrendous injury though.

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      2. Shifty
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        true to your name i see.

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      3. Jake Donahue
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Nonsense.

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

        It was not linked to "prove" anything. Context? WTF. The run of play clearly showed it was a foul. Commentators were shocked as well. Clear foul.

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        1. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Owen said it wasn't a foul you moron.

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        2. stufail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Except it wasn't a foul.

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      5. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Ex-squeeze-me?

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      6. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        So what you're saying is that it is the context which determines how ankle breaking the tackle is?

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        1. stufail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          The comment says that the ref didn't even give a foul. That's what I was responding to.

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    4. Mr Pink
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Looks terrible. Didn´t see it live, but from the picture it looks reddish

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    5. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Bloody hell. Brown sees red.

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    6. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Well he'll probably see a retrospective ban.

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      1. stufail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Except he clearly won't.

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    7. Manamongst
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      to be fair brown did get a witches nipple worth of ball just before that. It was a shocking :45 seconds of play to honest. Sunderland fans were a lil shocked I bet.

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    8. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      12 years, 3 months ago

      Retrospective ban coming then

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        How????

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        1. Koflok
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          He's a football machine apparently

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    10. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Ridiculous photo, was a clean tackle he won the ball. Unlucky with the injury.

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    11. SamH123
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      BT sport saying not a foul ........
      Surely it's dangerous play to hurt someone so bad even if you win the ball

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      1. stufail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        What?! Do you understand football at all?

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    12. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Bad taste to dispute a fowl or not, or a ban or not..That's a potential career ender if it's as bad as it looks...nightmare...

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    1. Darsh
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Great news for him

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    2. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Going to Chelsea was the worst decision of his career. Glad to see him going somewhere he'll play.

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Not as if he wasted his time though. Got 2 great seasons in Germany in that spell.

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        1. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          No but I do believe a player like him needs a permanent club, not consistent loans. He'll grow much more now.

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          1. Somalion
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            Especially when he was so good for Werder yet still couldn't get in the team at Chelsea, quite frustrating for the lad.

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    3. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Quality player, but ye won't miss him

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    4. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Can't believe they squeezed £16 million out of him

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      1. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Double figures for goals and assists in the Bundesliga last season is pretty good for a 22 year old. He just had too much competition at Chelsea.

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        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          True

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    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Sold at a profit, without playing. Mental!

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

    Which game should I watch City v Cardiff??!

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    1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I was going to, but no Aguero has pissed me off. I expected it, but with the BS already today it's the straw that broke the camels back.

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    2. Jake Donahue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      has to be that one since its the only option

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      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Why is it the only option?

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    3. President Giggs
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      That or Arsenal v Fulham. I'm gonna go with City v Cardiff as Arsenal usually only score 2 or 3 goals, City could score any number.

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  5. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Left just after Boruc hurt himself. Is he alright?

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  6. Gr3g
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Mannone should be on 9 saves... What's wrong with FPL?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I counted 7

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    2. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      There ability to count saves is always rubbish.

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      1. Gr3g
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Maybe they can count to 6 only...

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      2. No Luck
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        It's a joke, caught crosses count as saves while proper saves aren't counted. They just make the numbers up!

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        1. Gr3g
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          I think I know how! Must be with a dice so we should feel lucky we got 6 saves.... 😀

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  7. Spencer
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Damn... Accumulator fail already.

    A whole £1 lost. 🙁

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    1. Tibidabo
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Right there with you

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  8. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Any BAPS for Wes Brown?

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  9. Ed
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Not the greatest start for the WC - Mannone, Lallana & Aguero. Things can surely only get better 😀

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  10. FPL Touches
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Fill 'yer boots Negredo!!!

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  11. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    So Mutch starts.

    😡

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    1. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      So mutch anger 😉

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      1. Christina.
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I'm trying to keep my whits about me.

        👿

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        1. Fitzy.
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Noone believes you.

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      So much confusion

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  12. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero yellow card would be lovely today 😆

    0 points

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    1. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      You loosing internet would also be awesome 😉

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      1. Elwood
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        *losing

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    2. mason419
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      How was the gym?

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Didnt go 🙁

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    3. Koflok
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I love you ted

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    4. President Giggs
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      3-0 at half time. Aguero comes on for the second half and scores a brace, lets go.

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  13. Tribecca
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone think ki played very deep??

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  14. SW6
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    This is where FPL gets annoying. I have Kosc, Ozil and Giroud, but ideally I'd like Arsenal to lose.

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    1. Elwood
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Look at it as a win-win then not a cake and eat it situation.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Cake theory

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      2. Koflok
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Cake..

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      3. Whitman2013
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        COME ON ARSENAL :p
        haha no but seriously you should come out happy either way lots of points or the defeat you crave...

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    2. Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Win/Win situation?

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    3. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      6-5 Fulham? 😆

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      1. SW6
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        With Kosc getting subbed at 61mins and the score 5-0 to Arsenal? Yep that'll do

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  15. Whitman2013
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Does anyone else think that mannone's 6 saves are as important to sunderland then AJ's goal?
    why is he not down for bps 🙁

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Just not how the system works

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      1. Whitman2013
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        what does a gk have to do to get bps? save a pen?

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        1. President Giggs
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Make a few saves in a 0-0 draw 😉

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        2. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah. Only get baps otherwise if it's a 1-0 or a 0-0 really

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    2. 50shades of o'shea
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Couldn't agree more mannone was class

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  16. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone notice that around the 81st minute Davis was warming up and it looked like boruc was gonna be subbed off.. but then Lovren and Ramirez got injured and he stayed on. anyone know why?

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      He dint look very comfortable today tbh

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  17. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    so those who haven't wc yet

    what keeper combo you going with?

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    1. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Probably a nice cheap Mannone-Davis 🙂

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Contemplating Speroni/Adrian

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        I'm thinking Mannone/Adrian

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        1. Whitman2013
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          check out mannone and marshall

          cardiff and sunderland pairing is pretty good they rotate well.

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 3 months ago

            but I have more faith in West Ham's defence than I do in Cardiff's

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            1. isacki: full casual
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah if Mackay was still there I'd consider Mannone/Marshall

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        2. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          Hmmm the home/away rotation is perfect, home game every GW. But sceptical of the Sunderland defence (attack is much improved under Poyet, defence weaker).

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    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Looking at Adrian and McGregor.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        what's the rotation like on that one?

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  18. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Burner to score an own goal and get beaten in defence at least 4 times. Should be enough to warrant a return for Hudson surely! 😎

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  19. Fin
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Sunderland unlocked the Southampton defence with the Ki.

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    1. Fin
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Apologies for inflicting that on the innocent people of FFS

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    2. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      😆

      Do you write Gary's sign-off on Motd?

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  20. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Palace to beat Stoke?
    Norwich to beat Hull?
    Newcastle to beat WHU away from home?

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  21. Yome
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Adam L. to Adam J.?

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    1. aehii
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, and maybe bench him for all those hard away fixtures. Luck fest this game.

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      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        He is scoring against everyone but I am not going do it, keep patience is the key

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    2. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      C. Adam?

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    3. Reed_Rothchild
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I like that

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  22. aehii
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Oscar and Ozil or Ramsey and Hazard?

    two no10s or two who usually play on the wing.

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  23. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Mannone you legend - I'll take the 3pts and run 🙂

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    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Glad I played him over boruc

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  24. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Jermain Defoe’s 1st words as a Toronto (Canada) player: ‘I’m happy to be in the USA’

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      LOL

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    2. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      😯

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    3. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Is this true.

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      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. In fairness he is playing in the MLS so may have meant that.

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

      Amazing.

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    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Really? 😆

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    6. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Haha. He is playing in the American League though

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  25. Lucy.
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Bit confused. Lallana's had one poor game and people want to drop him?

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      He's in my planned WC, brilliant player.

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    2. FPL Touches
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Mad WC'ers 😉

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      That's just how it is round here

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    4. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Welcome to FFS.

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  26. Koflok
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Which game does Bloodzeed stream? Arsenal or Citeh?

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  27. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    Just realize Aguero didn't start haha 🙂 where is jk

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      I'm here

      at no point did I suggest he would start

      I merely stated that him not starting did not automatically mean he was nailed on to only get 1 point

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      1. SuperOsçarBaby
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 3 months ago

        you bought £12m player that play as a sub

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          FOR THIS WEEK

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        2. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 3 months ago

          You're an idiot

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    1. aehii
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      christ. Di Maria behind Ronaldo? How does a right back contend with them two.

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  28. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 3 months ago

    4 from 2 (Boruc and Lallana 🙁 )

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Me too

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    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 3 months ago

      Only doing marginally better - 5 from 2, Mannone and Lallana.

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