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27 April 2014 3177 comments
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After Sunderland’s win over Cardiff took the Black Cats out of the drop zone, our attentions turn to the summit as the top three sides prepare for action. In what could prove a decisive day in the race for the title, Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield before City make their way to Selhurst Park to face a Palace side looking for a sixth straight win under Tony Pulis:

Our first stop is at Anfield, then, where the likes of Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling will be looking to grab the goals that would bring the Reds one step closer to clinching the title and end Chelsea’s bid for the crown.

Daniel Sturridge is on the bench for the hosts after recovering from a hamstring problem, whilst Jose Mourinho rings the changes for the visitors and makes seven alterations ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Atletico Madrid.

Full details of the day’s starting lineups can be found via our Twitter feed, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom remains opens for those looking to indulge in some real-time banter.

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  1. Crash
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    12 years, 11 days ago

    -8 to get in yaya for mirallas and wickham for suarez?

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    1. Phaze 1
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      prob not

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    2. super zlatan
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      Sounds a bit crash to me.

      Would personally keep Suarez.

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      1. Crash
        • 13 Years
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        Haha.... ok!

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  2. Somalion
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    My brother is bawling crying at that loss. Don't get me wrong it's disappointing of course but are Pool fans forgetting what an incredible season they've had? CL football is guaranteed and the PL is still wide open.

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
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      Very true. Many were saying top 4 would be amazing. Should be happy anyway, but I understand how gutted they must feel being so close.

      But hey they could still win it, who knows, that's the beauty of football. Not ever yet, many more twists and turns

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      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
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        Exactly, seems too strong a response to me because there's so much still left in it. Of course it is gutting but Chelsea was always the tough nut for them, a bit of perspective is needed.

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    2. RÏɠBY
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      quite emotional those pool fans innit 😉

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      1. Somalion
        • 16 Years
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        Quite true I have to say 😉

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        1. copps
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          would you say united fans were joyous after losing the league on the last day to City?

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
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      John Cross ‏@johncrossmirror 20m
      Looking for a new RT record

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  3. Phaze 1
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    With the amount of times I get my starting defenders wrong I have to conseed its not bad luck and something is wrong with my thought process when selecting my starting 11. What do you guys do to decide on playing defenders? Looking at the bookies CS odds? Shot data from the last 6 matches? Gut? Strength of fixtures?

    Looking for input from both good selectors and bad so I can see whats working and whats not and maybe tweek how I approch the selection process.

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    1. emperikal
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      75% gut
      25% fixtures

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I just go by fixtures. I mostly get it right, but I have benched a fair few Chelsea CS's 😀

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    3. Revival
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I always play the big defenders regardless of the opposition, e.g. Chelsea, Arsenal defenders etc

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    4. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
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      if you keep getting it wrong then make the decision process easier and just choose 3 nailed on defenders and 2 bench fodder, no rotating necessary, no thought process. same with keepers just choose 1 and 1 bench fodder and leave it

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      1. Phaze 1
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        This was how it was at the start of the season but with team values so high most can afford to have a decent back 5 now.

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    5. Somalion
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      Recent form and opposition is what I look at as well as tactics of management. Pool, while scoring lots, have looked nervous in the last few and Jose always gets the big games right (or most of the time does) so Azpi was a sure starter for me. Kosc is against a desperate Newcastle side so I expect returns but may be wrong. Was forced to play Ward but I doubt he'll concede as much as my Norwich defender on the bench, Mannone was standard.

      Recent form of both teams, how important defending is to the team and tactics.

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    6. Tmel
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I got very lucky today, had to play my two Chelsea defenders as Bruce & Olsson were my altenatives

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    7. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      50% gut, 25% form, 25% fixture

      Wish I'd followed my gut and played Azpi alongside Ivan. Oh well.

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    8. JT's Dog
        12 years, 11 days ago

        I tend not to rotate my defenders much, over the course of time they will give you payback as long as they play

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        1. JT's Dog
            12 years, 11 days ago

            I am also happy to play my defender against my forward, if forward fails to score good chance I will get CS

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        2. Gimli son of Gloin
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          A balance between how good the team is defensively and how hard their fixture is.
          Haven't made too many wrong calls this year; you're bound to miss the odd shock cs from a small team vs one of the big 5/6 but that's not bad management.

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      • bigdip
        • 13 Years
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        Re-repost:

        Mannone* (Adrian)
        Chester* Zabaleta* Baker* Dummet (Coleman)
        Ramsey Mata* Yaya* Nasri* (Ki)
        Adebayor Rooney (C)* Suarez

        A) Coleman -> Evra
        B) Ki -> Livermore/Chester
        C) Adebayor -> Dzeko

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Same page? People are watching the game

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          1. Mr Smith
            • 15 Years
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            Not even half the page gone at that 😆

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        2. Mr Smith
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          I don't see you say the word 'thanks' in any of your previous posts, looks like your an ungrateful little bugger and an annoying one at that.

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      • The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Jose little bit sick atm having handed the title to Pellegrini

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      • super zlatan
        • 15 Years
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        Best united and city defender to bring in for the dgw?

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        1. emperikal
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          Jones IMO

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        2. Crash
          • 13 Years
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          Jones and zab

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        3. The Light Knight
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          Vida and Kol

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        4. bigdip
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Evra and Zabaleta

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      • RÏɠBY
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        12 years, 11 days ago

        i do like milner.. i hope he gets something out of this game

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        1. Baa
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Stop posting the same fecking thing

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          1. Your Mum's Athletic
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            wrong link, i meant the next one jeez 😉

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      • Jimbo123
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        The top score this gw (100) so far.........this is without 9 points from Giacherrini who is first sub!

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        1. JT's Dog
            12 years, 11 days ago

            But he has Coleman to come off bench, so he is fooked

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            1. Jimbo123
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              Yeah Colemans -1 wouldn't have mattered much if he had Giacherrini starting!

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        2. Tmel
          • 15 Years
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          Is this 12 point hit worth it to get Mata & Yaya...

          Baines, Puncheon, Eriksen, Lallana > Vergini, Noone, Mata & Yaya

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          1. Tmel
            • 15 Years
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            I do realise Noone is out btw but I can't afford it without a 3.9 mid

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          2. Turtlepower
            • 12 Years
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            No

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        3. Wilshere Knowledge
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          12 years, 11 days ago

          Do corners count as chances created on the BAPs?

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        4. Chucky
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          So, Is 70 points with 3 still to play any good? 🙁

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          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Not enough with your rank.

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          2. Jax
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Awful. You should quit

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          3. Syd.
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            Depends

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          4. RabMac
            • 12 Years
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            I'm 50 with 5 still to play.

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          5. Crash
            • 13 Years
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            No. You'll be lucky to make a 4mn gw rank with that crap score.

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          6. maff
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            i was going to ask this exact question. i prefer my 3 though

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          7. Terrible Muriel
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            You're just a boring little tit, aren't you? What's that expression? Attention w...

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            1. The Shadow
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              Does feeding it make you his John?

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              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                😆

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          8. Mr Smith
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            12 years, 11 days ago

            Don't listen to the haters, that's a superb score this week. Massive green for you 😎

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            1. Chucky
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              thanks 🙂 Turning out to be one of the best days of my life !!

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        5. Your Mum's Athletic
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          12 years, 11 days ago

          Would you capture it, or just let it slip? 😆

          https://twitter.com/JasonKingPatel/status/460440198221156352/photo/1

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        6. SW6
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Suarez was very average this afternoon

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          1. Somalion
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Quite poor I thought, I forgot they had brought Sturridge on too.

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          2. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Had zero space and time.

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            1. Elniñorules
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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              12 years, 11 days ago

              This. All down to Matic.

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                The entire back 7 tbh.

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        7. Optimus.
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          12 years, 11 days ago

          I think Shelvey would have made a difference today,Brenden made a mistake selling him 😥

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          1. Baa
            • 13 Years
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            I agree

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          2. Wilshere Knowledge
            • 12 Years
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            And Carroll!

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          3. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
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            😆

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          4. The Light Knight
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Stevie taught him well

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          5. rdpx
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Should never have sold Torres.

            Schoolboy error right there.

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        8. Dušan Citizen
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Good to go for next week? What I should to? Maybe Smalling to Alonso? 🙂

          Harper*
          Demichelis*, Vlaar*, Azpilicueta
          Nasri*, Mata*, Eriksen, Ramsey
          Aguero*, Rooney(C)*, Suarez

          Bench:Speroni - Smalling* - Chester* - Puncheon

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          1. Crouching Tiger
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            Smalling will get at least 1 game.

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            1. Dušan Citizen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              I need someone who will play both games..thats why I looking for Alonso

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        9. Bøwstring The Carp
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          12 years, 11 days ago

          Scorechecks?

          59 with Dzeko and Rambo to go here

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          1. Declan
            • 16 Years
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            47(-4) Kompany, Mertes, Yaya, Cazorla, Ramsey, Dzeko

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            1. Tmel
              • 15 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              42 with Kun, Nasri & Ramsey(c) to go

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          2. RabMac
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            50 with Aguero, Nasri, Ramsey, Cazorla & Koscielny to go.

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          3. The Light Knight
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            12 years, 11 days ago

            -16 with Kol(c), Kun, Rambo, Ozil and Podolski to go

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            1. tm245
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              I am rooting for you to finish in the positive column for the week after that massive hit.

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              1. The Light Knight
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                Cheers. 2 pointers would leave me on -4, so I just need 1 return

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          4. joinho
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            62 (-4) Speroni, Demichelis, Aguero, and Ramsey to play

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          5. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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            12 years, 11 days ago

            53 with kos, Ramsey and aguero to go

            Not expecting anything from aguero today :-/

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          6. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 11 days ago

            27 with Nasri,Demichelis,Aguero and Ramsey to go :v And -8..awful

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          7. Jax
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            12 years, 11 days ago

            67 with ramsey

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            1. Jax
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              As of now will be more with Zab, punch, aguero

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        10. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          Dzeko scores more goals away than at home, no wonder he so frustrating to have when City at home to the weaker teams

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        11. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 11 days ago

          It all started going downhill for Pool as soon as Charlie Adam left.

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          1. JT's Dog
              12 years, 11 days ago

              They missed fairclough

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              1. Granville
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                Do you think any more than 1 or 2 people on here is going to get that?

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                1. Somalion
                  • 16 Years
                  12 years, 11 days ago

                  I got it but it took me some time. I like a challenge 😉

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                2. JT's Dog
                    12 years, 11 days ago

                    Only the true football fans 😉

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                3. Jafooli
                  • 14 Years
                  12 years, 11 days ago

                  And Sammy Lee

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                4. Somalion
                  • 16 Years
                  12 years, 11 days ago

                  I think Wisdom could have done the job today.

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            • Elniñorules
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              Mourinho says John Terry has a chance of playing versus Atletico.

              https://twitter.com/chelseafc/status/460441503824084992

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              1. Wilshere Knowledge
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                He only turned his bloody ankle!

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            • Thick Of It
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              Finally some class:

              Chelsea's Frank Lampard on Steven Gerrard's slip: "it takes nothing away from the player he is. What can you say? It's not a nice moment."

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              1. Cevap
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                he has always been class

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                1. Thick Of It
                  • 13 Years
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                  Very true, total pro.

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                  1. Cevap
                    • 15 Years
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                    on the other hand, I wish someone had slapped Cashley today

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            • Jafooli
              • 14 Years
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              Jedinak has been prolific recently. Could do with another goal from him today.

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              1. Jax
                • 16 Years
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                Ahahaha brilliant!!!!!!

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            • The ghost of a Pug's g…
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              Aguero letting me down.

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              1. Cevap
                • 15 Years
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                only 25 mins in

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                1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
                  • 15 Years
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                  Looks poor

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                  1. Cevap
                    • 15 Years
                    12 years, 11 days ago

                    fair enough, but just needs 1 to get him going

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                    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
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                      Don't think it'll happen. This is dzekos type of game.

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                2. Namtab Nomolos
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                  If he is getting hauled off after 60 odd again the clock's ticking.

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                  1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
                    • 15 Years
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                    ?

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                    1. Namtab Nomolos
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                      Pellegrini keeps saying he only has an hour in him that's why he has only done an hour in the game's he's been back so far. I can only hope he will give him longer now, but he repeated it again after the last game.

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            • Journeyguy
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 11 days ago

              (C) Podolski this week. The mans been in fine form.

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              1. Revival
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                Cue Wenger returning him to the bench to play Rosicky

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              2. Holmes
                • 12 Years
                12 years, 11 days ago

                Hope he score atleast 10pts

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            • JT's Dog
                12 years, 11 days ago

                Not lost it yet
                But with champ league next year do you think that Liverpool chance of league has gone now
                Can't see them buying a decent enough squad to cope

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                1. JT's Dog
                    12 years, 11 days ago

                    Meaning every winning league

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                  • Wilshere Knowledge
                    • 12 Years
                    12 years, 11 days ago

                    I think Liverpool will win it this year, and then struggle for top 4 next.

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                    1. The Light Knight
                      • 14 Years
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                      Moyes @ Pool 😯

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                  • The Light Knight
                    • 14 Years
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                    I concur.

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                  • tm245
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                    12 years, 11 days ago

                    Has FSG said they will not open the purse strings? Won't the CL revenue plus increased merchandising revenues give them that cash?

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                    1. Billy Gilmore
                      • 13 Years
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                      There's only so much you can do at once, and a lot is needed.

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                      1. tm245
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                        Fair enough, but as a Red Sox fan I know this group believes in spending money on successful clubs to put them over the top. I think they will spend big.

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                        1. JT's Dog
                            12 years, 11 days ago

                            As berb says, I can't see them getting a depth of quality
                            May even lose some

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                            1. tm245
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                              Could be, and City certainly proved that money plus a league title didn't automatically ensure CL success.

                              I just have blind faith that the organization has the right plan from the pitch to the sideline to the office as I've seen it work over here brilliantly for the past decade, and I'd assume that CL success was always the plan.

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                      2. The Shadow
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                        Won't the Red Sox be first at the trough though. Liverpool will get enough to keep up the brand, but the Sox will always be the favored child.

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                        1. tm245
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                          They have kept them pretty separate, I think. We were all pissed during our 2012 meltdown that Stewart Downing was taking their attention away, but what did we know?

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                  • Egg noodle
                    • 16 Years
                    12 years, 11 days ago

                    City to win the league on goal difference, AGAIN?!!

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                    1. rdpx
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                      so what happens if they win this one and the last three 1-0, and LFC get two 5-0 games

                      GD the same both on 60 - who wins then?

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                      1. Billy Gilmore
                        • 13 Years
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                        Liverpool on goals scored?

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                      2. JT's Dog
                          12 years, 11 days ago

                          Fewest transfers

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                          1. rdpx
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                            lol

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                        • The Shadow
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                          Most goals scored.

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                        • Kostja
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                          liverpool will be lucky to get a goal at palace

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                      3. joinho
                        • 16 Years
                        12 years, 11 days ago

                        could happen, unless Liverpool win their last 2 games and score a crazy amount of goals

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                    2. Snikiii
                      • 13 Years
                      12 years, 11 days ago

                      I hate Nasri so much i am considering getting yaya for a -4

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                      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 16 Years
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                        The trick is not to get him in the first place. 🙂

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                    3. Jafooli
                      • 14 Years
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                      Oh dear, someone's a little bit upset 😛

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                      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 16 Years
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                        Who?

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                      2. JT's Dog
                          12 years, 11 days ago

                          * scrolls back to find angry comment

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                          1. Jafooli
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                            *bitter 😀

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                            1. JT's Dog
                                12 years, 11 days ago

                                Lager man myself, oh bitter right

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                                1. Jafooli
                                  • 14 Years
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                                  😛

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                        • joinho
                          • 16 Years
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                          Not watching the game, does Aguero look like doing anything?

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                          1. Mr Smith
                            • 15 Years
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                            He's involved, can imagine a goal from him today.

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                          2. The ghost of a Pug's g…
                            • 15 Years
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                            Can't see it myself. Will be pulled off early no doubt

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                          3. Wilshere Knowledge
                            • 12 Years
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                            Man Coty not creating much.

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                          4. Dial Square
                            • 14 Years
                            12 years, 11 days ago

                            Nasri, Milner and Dzeko look more threatening (but inevitably it will be fecking Yaya Toure who scores...)

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