Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After a day of tepid Fantasy returns, Sunday arrives with a double header that looks bristling with drama and points in equal measure. Quite simply, the stakes at Old Trafford and White Hart Lane couldn’t be higher – bitter rivalries, title and European place ambitions – the ingredients are all there. Sunday really should be a treat.

It all begins in Manchester, with David Moyes’ side attempting to maintain the little momentum they’ve gathered from back-to-back away wins and three consecutive clean sheets. That record will be tested to the full by a Liverpool side that’s simply overflowing with goals, delivered in the main by the feared partnership of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. Fantasy managers will be focused on their performances today, whilst assessing the suitability of United’s assets ahead of their double Gameweek.

The day’s events conclude at White Hart Lane the North London derby – a fixture which has rarely disappointed in recent seasons. Chelsea’s defeat to Villa will have revived Arsenal’s ambitions somewhat but Arsene Wenger’s side cannot afford to drop points against their rivals if they are to get themselves back in the race. As for Spurs, they’ll be seeking a result to aid recovery after suffering hidings from Chelsea and Benfica in the past week. A win would put them firmly back in the hunt for a top four place and keep them on Arsenal’s tail.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet tittle-tattle, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to welcome those seeking out some real-time interaction during today’s matches.

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

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

    Guys
    Which best transfer to do for DGW
    1)Snodgrass+Mata-->Silva+Gerrard (-8)
    2)Snodgrass+Olsson-->Silva+Chester (-8)
    3)Snodgrass+Shaw---->Yaya+Chester (-8)
    4)Olsson-->Coleman (-4)
    5)Shaw--->Baines(-4)
    Worth swapping a DGw mata for another DGw player??

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

      i mean i know he aint performing but still 2 more matches in the GW n let go...

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

    Regarding the Suarez Assist

    I have sent an email to the FPL as follows:

    Per the FPL rules, Suarez needs to be credited with an assist (and BPS) on Gerrard's 1st penalty goal arising from the Rafael hand ball. Specifically:

    Penalties and Free-Kicks
    In the event of a penalty or free-kick, the player earning the penalty or free-kick is awarded an assist if a goal is directly scored, but not if he takes it himself, in which case no assist is given.

    Please do the right thing here and make the adjustment.

    Regards
    ====================

    If the points matter to you perhaps you should send them one as well. Here's the link:

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/rules/

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      😀

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not "Best Regards", but you expect a response

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        They won't like your Batman-like appeal to justice also 🙁

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How about you do the right thing and let them do their job without endless spam from you?

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

        Endless spam???? 1 email?

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

        Well said Sir

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

        Having a bad GW I see.

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    4. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      In an ideal world fantasy points wouldn't be decided by popular protest.

      I do think he will get the assist anyway, and I'd like to think they don't get influenced by emails, so I think it's OK.

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    5. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have Suarez and can't be bothered to email them. If they give it, they give it. If they don't they don't..

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Some.of us captained him. Daylight robbery if they dont give it. Its not like its a difficult one t give either

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

      You do know you're in 112,000th and the assist points will be like taking a p!ss on the great fire of London

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

        What I know is that you captained Lallana and that if Suarez gets the assist you're screwed.

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

          Really? Those 5extra points will see you fly by?
          What does my captaincy matter? Does it entitle you to whine like a b!tch or is that the only thing you could find?

          Check my ufpl team if you like, the one with Suarez captain. Easy to find, it's rank 35.

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

            Guess I hit a nerve.

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

              Not really. Just wondering where your nonsensical logic came from.

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

                What I did was respond to the energy you used to look up my rank before posting in order to put me down. The fact is that nobody gives a rat's ass (pun intended) about your rank or teams except for you, whereas you apparently seem to care about mine. And that's my last word on this.

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

                  Thank Jeebus.

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  3. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I see more price rises/falls happen on Saturday.. is it the same on Sunday too?

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      1. Siva Mohan
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I follow this CHU..

        if players target is around 70% rise/fall.. do you think their price will be affected after midnight price changes?

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      theres always a peak at the weekends due to the deadlines and post game kneejerks

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

      Saturday gets double transfers:
      a). Transfers before the deadline (who didn't get Aguero)
      b). knee jerks after the matches.... which are generally more in numbers than on Sunday

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      1. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        knee jerks did Odemwingie in, Lukaku out

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

          Even I don't knee jerk that much

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  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    curtis worth 0.9 more than chester?? i dont see it really

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

      Same here. No idea why anybody would pay the extra for him

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        gotta go cheap i think to leave funds for a rainy aguero

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

          +1

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    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Davies has 3 goals in his last 5/6 League and cup games I think

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

        2 league goals this season and one of those in the last few weeks. Chester had one goal and missed almost half the season

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        1. GREENDREAMS11
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          recent goals, hinting at form. 😉

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

            I understand but the xtra .9 is a lot to pay

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            1. GREENDREAMS11
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              yeah, if money is tight fair enough.

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

    Will you kick out any of Ward/ Olsson for a DGW Non-everton defender?

    Some of the possible picks would be: Vlaar/Dummet/ Davies/Flanagan

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    1. Siva Mohan
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Olsson >> Flanagan
      Ward has DGW34

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

        but Olsson got 3 awesome fixtures post GW31

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

      Aye - keep Ward with DGW coming up.

      Then plenty of time to consider whether to keep/sell for their blank.

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

        Then it seems I will have to go with only 8 DGW or sell Olsson for flanagan

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

    will mr. silva burn me again the 3rd time this season??Or best to downgrade shaw instead of olsson and get in yaya

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  7. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    oh dear chadli oh dear

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  8. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Chadli is back

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  9. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kosc u beaut!! Have him in team which makes it even better

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

    Koscielny is immense. Shez super dodgy.

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  11. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Szczesny with some Dave Beasant clown-style goalkeeping..

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

    chadli. u cannot be serious.

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  13. Mighty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    A fantastic two month run has come to an end by making the stupid early Aguero transfer, which in turn has compromised my other plans.

    On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the most stupid, is swapping Sterling to Gerrard for 4 points? Would be a permanent transfer.

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

      No !
      Sterling lost the touch !

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  14. GunsnRoses
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    We are going to concede :/

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  15. Wavey Wambz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Is Sterling nailed on?

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

      Little less than Jesus

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  16. jonny77
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Which 4 out of the Man City defenders will be most nailed for the double gw?

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

      Demichelis

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      1. jonny77
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I asked for 4 names

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Zabaleta.

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  17. In Moyes We Thrust #freeshi…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    If Suarez gets the assists, he'll go up to 10BPS and get 2 baps right?

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      yes, the emphasis is on the IF tho

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      1. Mr Smith
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        It was an assist alright, not sure where the argument for it not to be has come from?

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        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          no argument, its whether fpl decide to award it in time...........

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    2. Mr Smith
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Correct but there is some talk of it having to happen soon otherwise the bps are not adjusted and therefore he won't get the baps.

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

        Exactly.

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

    How can u not score there? Moron

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  19. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    DGW31 line up looking okay?

    Mannone (c)
    Coleman (c) - Demel (c) - Azpil
    Yaya (c) - Mata - Gerrard (c) - Hazard (vc)
    Suarez (c) - Sturridge (c) - Lukaku (c)

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Azpil to Zaba and (c) him

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

        Good thinking Rover....

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

        😆

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

      Do you get double double points for all the Captains ?!
      Nice team.

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

        😛

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    3. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      they should have this instead of wc.......... a team captain card, only 1 use

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

        That would be class......captain all your players for one week only 😀

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  20. Margarido
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ox still out of consideration for the dgw31?
    He is clearly their main threat.
    And its a title bid for ARS in the following 3/4 fixtures.

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I got him ages ago and am keeping him for it. I believe he is one of our biggest threats with his pace and driving on from central midfield like Ramsey - though I wouldn't say we're going to score a bucketload of goals.

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  21. ElementWire
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Trying to soak up pressure and counter but when the only player with pace is playing in the double pivot it's going to be difficult.

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  22. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    can't believe Arsenal are ahead.

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Today's game will be familiar to anyone who remembers the final third of our last season.

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  23. SW6
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Cazorla has been quiet. Definitely suffereing second-season syndrome

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    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      How bad is Ozil going to be next season then?

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  24. ElementWire
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Townsend got confused passing there.

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  25. Lazarus
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I've just seen Rivaldo has hung up his boots.

    What a player he was.

    Thanks for the memories, especially that last minute, hat-trick scoring bicycle kick.

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      *has finally

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    2. SW6
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Unbelievable player. A shame many will remember him just for that dive at the WC.

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

        True, but if they only want to remember that then that's up to them. I'd rather remember the brilliant football he bewitched us all with 😀

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

    I shouldn't have sold Kosc..Baines better pay it off in next 4 weeks

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  27. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Extract from a previous FPL email...

    "Unfortunately we are never able to change any stats on the game after an hour has passed following the final whistle in any game."

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      really?

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      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Yes. This is very annoying.

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          It's claimed it's one hour after the last game of the day, dunno which is correct.
          http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/6978967

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

            I think this is the case

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          2. MJ6987
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            "Any game" suggests different.

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        2. MJ6987
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          They must have concluded that Suarez didn't do enough to "earn" the penalty. The rules are a bit vague on this.

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          1. isacki: full casual
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            I keep banging on about this because it's true: the original rule, that the last touch before the goal is the assist, results in the consistent and predictable awarding of assists.

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            1. MJ6987
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Agree

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

    Spurs arent playing mega bad just not scoring.....already was cheering Man U on and they lost so no surprise this is going the same way 🙁

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  29. There's Always One!
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys thoughts on A Johnson and Dzeko for the dgw?

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

    If Arsenal keep a clean sheet today, that will 3 clean sheets I've p***ed up the wall - Koscielny (foolishly sold for Distin), Vlaar and Ward on the bench.

    Bloody useless.

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