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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

A busy Saturday afternoon of Premier League action delivers six kick-offs at three o’clock before we head over to Villa Park for this evening’s encounter, with Chelsea seeking to extend their lead at the top of the table.

Bottom placed Fulham will be hoping for a vital three points to drag them out of the relegation mire when Newcastle pay visit, while fellow strugglers Cardiff face a testing trip to Goodison Park, with the Toffees looking to push on into the top six.

Up in the North East, two of the Premier League’s meanest defences – Sunderland and Crystal Palace – square up at the Stadium of Light, while Pepe Mel looks to ease the pressure on his tenure in the Midlands by claiming the points from West Brom’s trip to the Liberty Stadium to face Swansea. Norwich are another side scrapping to keep themselves out of the bottom three; they face a daunting test today at St Mary’s, while West Ham will look to cement their mid-table status by claiming the points at the Britannia against Mark Hughes’ Stoke.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for news of today’s teamsheets, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will accompany you through today’s matches right through until the whistle at this evening’s Villa Park fixture.

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  1. Kip
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    debuchy and fonte => chester and coleman for -4 seems good? otherwise only DGW Def is collins

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    1. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      What about Flanagan...I know Pool can't keep cleanies but they got juicy fixtures

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      1. Kip
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        already have triple pool with SaS and sterling...

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        1. Zombie
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Davis instead of CHester

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          1. Kip
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            thx for advice but only have the funds to bring in Coleman if fonte rises tonight and i take a 3.8 Def instead of buchy...

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            1. Kip
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              could also do Collins/buchy => bardsley/davis and keep fonte for later on

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            2. Zombie
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Well, as good as chester is, someone was throwing the name Dummet in here for DGW

              Coleman is a must though

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              1. Kip
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                hmm, will check it out . thx for replies!

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  2. Respect My Authoritah
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    10 years, 1 month ago

    Goalman is back!

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  3. Brouhaha
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is anyone tempted by some Arsenal midfielders for the double?

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    1. aehii
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yep, chamberlain if he gets to play. Unfortunately kallstrom is available and podolski now starts, so don't want to risk it again. And the chelsea game is bound to be 0-0.

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    2. Brouhaha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      kallstrom highly unlikely to play 180 mins, right?

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  4. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How to Stop Playing the Blame Game

    Do you look for Lukaku to blame when things appear to have gone wrong? Do you tend to look down on Lukaku you have marked out as the culprit? Do you treat (speak or act toward) Lukaku in a disrespectful manner and think yourself justified? How often? Are you a blame gamer? If so, then what should you do differently for happiness sake?

    Give up you blame claim that Lukaku always has to be blamed and made to pay. Everyday life isn’t a court of law and you aren’t the judge and jury. Accept yourself and Lukaku unconditionally. This doesn’t mean you can’t negatively rate your own actions or those of others; but it does mean that you shouldn’t berate yourself or others. People aren’t “assholes” or “shits” even when they do shitty things.

    Recast responsibility as a way to learn from your mistakes as well as those of others. Accept your fallibility as a route toward self-improvement. Try to make things better, but rest content that you live in an imperfect world. Embrace this imperfect universe and the fallible beings in it, yourself and others —and stop blaming Lukaku for it !

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      too long.
      DID read.
      Wish I hadn't bothered...

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Would you have picked lukaku if you weren't a member here or visited the site in the last couple of days.

      the answer is probably no

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      1. money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        haha the amount of transfers in obviously show that plenty of ppl who have not visited the site bought lukaku. he is clearly the best transfer to make lol regardless of the site

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    3. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      are you lukaku fan boy?

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    4. Phil_fox85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, I understand what you are saying, but can't help but BLAME you for wasting my time 😉

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      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

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    5. Brouhaha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      sounds like the real Gazza!

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    6. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I just replaced Lukaku by Twilight and the whole thing became chuckling 😉

      Try replacing it by Pizza or Bacon 😆

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      1. Phil_fox85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Haha, good work.

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    7. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      if you watch wwe you should join the wyatt family

      they do some promos similar to what you are saying

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  5. FACUPARSE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I now wish I didn't have AJ and Mirallas. Neither will do much next gw

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  6. jackx13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I am getting rid of Lallana and Ward/Shaw. Most important pick is MF so:

    A) Yaya
    B) Silva

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    1. aehii
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Personally, yaya unless he's injured.

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  7. Berbalove
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    On a WC - is Silva, Yaya, Dzeko and Gerrard, Suarez, Sturridge too much?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Why would it be?

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      1. Berbalove
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Would be a tad light at the back, and I'd be at risk if they don't turn up. Huge upside, though.

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Maybe Sterling over Gerrard then.

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    2. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      nope

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    3. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      who are u going to sell dzeko to when kun is back? as far as we noe dzeko is a short term buy. make sure u have a plan for it

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      1. Berbalove
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        That's true, Dzeko is gonna have to go at some point, but I'll deal with it when it becomes a problem.

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    4. Brouhaha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      are we expecting 180 mins from Dzeko though?

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      1. Berbalove
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Probably not, but Agüero won't play 180 either.

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    5. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      3 City is slightly too much..They are not scoring for fun any more

      What about Carroll instead of Dzeko..or or Lukaku 😆 ??

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      1. Berbalove
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Carroll might be a decent shout.

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  8. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Playing boruc and benching manone will haunt me all week now...

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    1. dribbler
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      it was a coin flip if you ask me

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    2. Stats King-@football2space
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I had the same dilemma all week long. Decided to play Manone to spread the risk as I had Fonte. But if I had only Boruc , I wud hv played Him.

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    3. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      me too

      will always play mannone over boruc if the fixtures are good for both
      because saints have secured their place so their form will dip

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    4. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I always play Mannone when I can regardless of other keeper...worked like a charm so far this season

      and Mannone gets BAPS 'everytime' he keeps a cleanie

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  9. Stats King-@football2space
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    So I was contemplating bringing in the so called SAFER Pick I.e Lukaku but I realised its better to take a much needed PUNT bfore paying my WC, so I did Adeb -> Dzeko ytday & was duly rewarded. Hope Haz C , another PUNT delivers.

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Haz c is not a punt.
      Also if you congratulate yourself any more you will have to wipe the chair.

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      1. Brouhaha
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        looks like Haz c was a punt

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    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah Yeah Yeah. Give yr self pat on back then

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    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      you appear to have your Ps and Cs mixed up..

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    4. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      only have mannone..so no need to choose lol

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  10. aehii
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    One of those gameweeks where the worst decision i made was getting rid of snodgrass.

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  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    might do lukaku to dzeko if aguero is out for long

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      makes me laug
      people drop mata but get lukaku lol

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    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I might do it myself..It allows me go get Yaya+Baines while keeping Hazard/Azpillicueta

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      1. Brouhaha
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        WIll Dzeko play both games?

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        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Who knows...that's the excitement of it 😉

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          1. Brouhaha
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            lol, fair enough!

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    3. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      one goal from dzeko made u change your mind or you had cautious faith in lukaku b4?

      i was one of the few suggesting Dzeko, (given he DID have a 3 gw spell earlier kin season whe he did perform almost 30 pts), and vast majority have no faith in him.
      i went Lukaku more due to the easier fixtures. now im somewhat in doubt.

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  12. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    F**king ridiculous linesman.

    JOKE

    Should be 1-0 Chelsea

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Torres never beating Guzan, even if it was onside.

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  13. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    That wasn't an offside...

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  14. aehii
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I can do

    a
    rooney and nolan for dgw, or

    b
    chamberlain and van persie

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  15. Phil_fox85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on swapping out Hazard to Y. Toure?

    I'm loathe to drop Hazard as a general rule, however for the final weeks of the season with 11 games for Yaya rather than Hazard's 8 it seems like Yaya is the better pick of the two?

    This links to my current planned transfers this week for a -4:

    .Ivanovic, Hazard, Lallana to Zaba, Y. Toure and Silva.

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    1. dribbler
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have the same dilemma

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  16. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Did Vlaar just outpace Hazard?

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    1. Berbalove
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Someone did.

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    2. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I was gutted....until I remembered my rival captained him!! 🙂

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      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Reply fail ! 😳

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        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          haha.

          Imagine the level of cojones required to captain Vlaar against Chelsea!

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  17. Hampe
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    What happened to Lallana? Injury?

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  18. Big_Andy_GAWA
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My DGW team looks tasty, even if I do say so myself 😎 Just one question:

    Play Olssen (SUN) over Shawcross (Villa), yeah?

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  19. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I can't believe I let Ade dropping once push me to get in Aguero early. The dominoes tumbled with great negative effect 😆

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  20. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    fecking Kolarov cameo denying my Ward CS points 🙁

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    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Clichy was bound to start that game after midweek.

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      1. Phil_fox85
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        We are all wise in hind-sight.

        On the scout-cast both Mark and Granville reckoned Kolorov was nailed for today, but not a good general pick due to rotation.

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  21. Plagued by indecision
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Awful gameweek so far. Only Hazard(C) can save me now.

    20 points from 6 players!

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      don't fret. The average score will be very low

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    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      it's 5 from 8 here atm, so hush.

      😀

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    3. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      That's not bad , 9 from 5 here and erm ... - 8 so a big 1

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    4. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Stop bragging

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  22. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Vlaar is deceptively quick haha

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      sneaky-pace, we call it.

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      No, just good at positioning.

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  23. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    who else is hoping for a 0-0 here in this Chelsea game?

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    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd take any from of 'pointage' for the Villa

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  24. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Villa is defending well or Chelsea is just sheite.

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      second one

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    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Villa PLAYING well.

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  25. Blue Lion
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Jelavic for the DGW?

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    1. Brouhaha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      hahahaha

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  26. clockwork
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    was going to do

    Lambert -> Lukaku for a -4.

    Gut now says no.

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  27. aehii
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Conflicted watching chelsea with terry in my team, clean sheet would be great, but a rival has double chelsea defence.

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  28. panicinapagoda
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone has the armband on Mata? Missed the deadline to move it to someone else.

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    1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      You had it on him last week too?

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      1. panicinapagoda
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah I only had 5 fielded players and no strikers.

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        1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Don't think anyone went for him. Pretty sure lots of people sold him for Yaya.

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  29. The Mandalorian
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have a box big enough to fit Lukaku in? I'm posting him to Australia!

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    1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      To learn from Heskey?

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