Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

After the previous nine matches served up 26 goals, tonight’s White Hart Lane encounter between Tottenham and Sunderland brings the curtain down on Gameweek 33. The Black Cats have now slipped to the bottom of the table and are seven points off safety, but with eight games still to play, including a pair of upcoming double Gameweeks, Gus Poyet will be relying on Vito Mannone’s heroics between the posts and Adam Johnson’s goal threat more than ever, with the winger back in the first XI this evening:

For the hosts, the likes of Christian Eriksen and fit-again Emmanuel Adebayor are handed the chance to make an impression on Fantasy managers ahead of a very favourable run-in which sees Tim Sherwood’s side square up to three more of the bottom eight (West Brom, Fulham and Villa) in the final five rounds of fixtures.

As always, our Twitter feed will bring you all the news from tonight’s teamsheets, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to accompany you right through to the final whistle in north London.

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  1. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Won €190 tonight, sweet!

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Chump change.

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  2. Granville
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    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    AJ for the world cup squad. I don't think so.

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    1. Jimbo123
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Laundry man ?

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    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      He really was horrid tonight. so was teh rest of sunderland though

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      1. Granville
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        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        He blows hot and cold. Can't have players like that in the squad whatever he may think.

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        1. Valar(Keith)
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah.. he is a glorified impact sub

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    4. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Going out in the group stage no matter who goes

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      1. Granville
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        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I don't believe that. We ain't too bad.

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        1. Snikiii
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          too tired

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    5. Sess!
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I know.....I'm embarrassed to be a s'land supporter at the moment. We are a joke.

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  3. sinik
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    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard, if I keep you, you better do something these last few weeks..

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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      when you least expect it..

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  4. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mutch silva

    Or

    Eriksen Nasri (-4)?

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    1. Sess!
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Easily the second one. Silva playing with an injury so might be rested some of the easier games.

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  5. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    nolan rooney ----> eriksen dzeko (-4) 😎

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  6. The Light Knight
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Go on Dim Tim. Please stop United from getting Europa

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  7. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Over the next 2 weeks I had planned to bring in Eriksen, Ade, Ramsey and Aguero, but was leaning towards prioritising / transferring in Aguero first.

    Not so sure now.

    Who would you rather bring in next week out of Ade and Sergio?

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    1. Pasqualinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You have to go with Aguero - just because he's due 2 more games. WBA aren't pushovers at the moment so Ade can wait.

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      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I'm thinking Silva and Sturridge ----> Aguero and Eriksen this week.

        Followed by Lukaku and kim ----> Ramsey and Ade after the DGW

        Sound right?

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  8. Ed
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen you beauty

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    1. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Two players I got in on a free for GW33 were Punch and Eriksen. 32 points! I'm a happy man today.

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  9. The Machine
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Shrewood learning his lessons too late...

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    1. Jimbo123
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      its not like he can choose to play Sunderland every week....

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  10. Spike ⚽️
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen 4.5 ownership. Need more like that to get anywhere now

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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      got me back in the ML race. 🙂 gained about 15 points over the weekend. just gained another 15 or so with one player. 😀

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      1. Spike ⚽️
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Good for you 🙂

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          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          cheers man 🙂

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      2. POLSKA GOLA
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Before this game I was 4 points behind in my head-to-head match. He had Mannone, I had Eriksen 🙂

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  11. DonTheSpecialOne
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Might play Boruc over Mannone..

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Might sell Mannone to DDG or Harper for GW37 and play Adrian.

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        1-5 against Spurs.. Imagine City and Everton!

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          exactly. But I'm 0.2 off Hart

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          1. DonTheSpecialOne
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            • 13 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            I'm nowhere close to afford Hart. AJ + Studge -> Aguero and 4.7 mid is pretty much a done deal for me

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        2. Woy of the Wovers
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Mannone still got 2pts

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          1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            but Everton and City are far better than Spurs, could be a massacre

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            1. Valar(Keith)
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Will prob get 12 saves over those 2 fixtures and concede 12 goals.. prob end up with a grand total of 2 points. I want hart but it seems a waste of a city spot

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          2. DonTheSpecialOne
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            • 13 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            In other words, 4 pts against coming next. Boruc if fit should Get a CS home to Cardiff

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            1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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              • 12 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              I have Adrian away at Arsenal but Arsenal are hardly free-scoring atm and at least West Ham's defence is pretty reliable

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              1. DonTheSpecialOne
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                • 13 Years
                10 years, 2 months ago

                Good point. But I still think I would play Mannone over Adrian. Boruc on the other hand with that fixture.. Not sure

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  12. lifes a pitch
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    anyone considered Kun and Dzeko for the dgw??? if spurs did this to Sunderland imagine what City will do...at home

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yaya Silva Nasri 😎

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      1. lifes a pitch
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        i have Zaba, Yaya, Dzeko

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  13. Johnnyboy UK
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    How much will the average move up by tonight?

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      4

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Oy, congrats on The victory.

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      -1

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  14. pezzerman
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    i hate to gloat but my captain was my worst outfield point scorer and i've still got 117 points this week.. Dreamland at long last!

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    1. floydy_floyd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Christ guy.

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    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      What a score mate. I thought I did well with 83 points.

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  15. Ramboo
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Gerrard --> Eriksen worked out, whoho!!!

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  16. Woy of the Wovers
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Baines, Adam > Kaboul, Eriksen. That went about as well as it could.

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  17. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    SO, WHERE IS THAT FECKING SHERWOOD STORY NOW? HUH? HUH???

    😡

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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      you realise they only beat sunderland? 🙂

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Even Arsenal best Sunderland.

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You can only beat what is in front of you. Some Spurs fans behaviour disgusts me.

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      :p

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

      Nowhere tonight, but in a couple of weeks when the dartboard goes wrong again 😉

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    3. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Beating the bottom team is a huge achievement.

      NOT

      Awful attention seeking manager. Just playing Adebayor doesn't make him. look at the results

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You are an onanist, Nate. 😕

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        1. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Shrewood is an onanist

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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            • 14 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            ... and a crap speller.

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            1. The Machine
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Even West Ham beat Sunderland.

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        2. The Machine
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Lol at people actually upvoting that. Like they actually believe Shrwood is any good 😆

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          1. lifes a pitch
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            ...no i don't think they are commenting on Sherwood, they'r agreeing with the comment made

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        3. lifes a pitch
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          lol

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  18. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Why can't someone with a DGW have looked good this weekend? (Apart from the obvious City players and Lukaku)

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Errr ... Puncheon? 😀

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

        Oh yeah, but had him for ages anyway

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Ward? 😉

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Barkley looked useful, if not in the points.

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  19. waltzingmatildas
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard and sturridge to eriksen and aguero?

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    1. Jackson123
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not Hazard.

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  20. SneakyPete
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    93 Points. Only the 2nd great week I had all season

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  21. Frank Black
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Definitely time to bring Eriksen back in my team.

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    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      gotta decide between him and Nasri.. Nasri with the 2 extra games surely gets the edge though

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    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not next week

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      1. Frank Black
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        No, definitely not next week, i meant after that. For next week there's the one and only Jason Puncheon.

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  22. Wet Knee Houston
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Thank you Ade & AJ. Now waiting for the UFPL update, top 10 surely, possibly close to top 5. Screenshot -> frame.

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    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      great week for me too in UFPL... 112pts

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      1. Wet Knee Houston
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well done! I have only 110. How are you doing overall?

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        1. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          was in top800

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    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ADE has 43% ownership in UFPL you know.

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      1. Wet Knee Houston
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I was 29 before this game and very few of those above me have him. There is the danger of some below having both him and Eriksen, highly unlikely from what i saw.

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        1. Wet Knee Houston
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Alright, i've checked all within 20 points below me, no one has such a crazy combination. It seems the top five will look like this: 699-691-685-684-679 (me). Sorry for bragging, but top 5 is probably the time for it, lol (even in a second hand game).

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  23. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bye Sunderland, hold the door open for Cardiff and Fulham on your way out.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Replace Fulham with Norwich

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Still see Fulham dropping right now.

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    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Norwich instead of fulham

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      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        See above. Fulham have kinder fixtures but could still wind up losing all of their coming games. This weekend decides it I think.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          They will now beat Norwich.

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  24. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard, Snoddy and Kolarov > Silva, Mariappa and Eriksen -4? By doing so I will bench Sturridge this week and have enough to Sturridge > Rooney next week?

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  25. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    YES FT 5-1 NO more agonyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
    JUHUUUUUUUUUUUUUU 🙂

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    1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Just like watching Arsenal 😆

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  26. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Fak yeah !!!

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  27. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mannone should not be receiving 2 points in a 5-1 defeat. What a troll 😆

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

      It's a strange quirk of the rules

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        A sobering lesson that we should all read them more carefully.

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I deserve something for charitably having him in my team.

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        You helped the enemy!

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  28. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    hmm, selling Mannone to Harper or DDG and playing Adrian in GW34 not looking too bad given Sunderland's defensive form coupled with playing Everton and City.

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  29. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Crap night, with AJ and Mannone.....made slightly better by Mirallas and SuperDemel coming off the bench with 15 points 🙂

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      StunnaH! 😀

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    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well you knew those pts were coming by placing non starters in your line up so not really a bonus

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  30. applebonkers
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    hate double gameweeks. keeping excellence like adebayor and eriksen an extra week away

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Agree.

      *sigh*

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