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14 July 2014 1194 comments
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After Germany’s win over Argentina brought the 2014 World Cup to its conclusion last night, we take a final look at the standings in the FantasyiTeam game. Matchday 7 consisted of Saturday’s third/fourth place play-off in addition to Sunday’s Final and, in a closely-contested last evening of action, just six points separated the top five players in the Fantasy Football Scout league:

A free-to-play Fantasy football app, FiT is available on a number of mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPodTouch and Android. We supported FiT throughout the summer and with a £500 Amazon voucher available to the winner of the official Fantasy Football Scout League, there was everything to play for over the weekend’s action.

Fantasy Football Scout League

Stefano Von Meedows climbed back to the top of the Scout League in a dramatic final night of action. He used his trio of free trades to draft in three of the Germany back-four and also took up the option to purchase a fourth (which costs 100 FiT Credits) to acquire another member of Joachim Low’s starting defenders. With Manuel Neuer already in place between the sticks, Stefano’s decision to go all-out on the winners’ backline delivered five clean sheets in Sunday’s match and with Robin Van Persie amongst the goals in Holland’s win over Brazil, he reclaimed his spot at the Scout League summit on 530 points.

Also on 530 points is King Jon, who went into the weekend’s action with a 22-point advantage over any of his rivals. His decision to opt for only one Germany defender for the Final against Argentina proved costly, though, as his faith in the South Americans was undone by Mario Gotze’s late winner. Having scored less goals than Stefano over the tournament, King Jon finished second in the Scout League.

Just four points further behind is Juan Garcia. Like Stefano, he drafted in Germany’s back-four and keeper for the Final but with ground to make up, his decision to hand Phillip Lahm the armband was an inspired one. With Arjen Robben serving up an assist in Holland’s 3-0 triumph over Brazil, Juan managed a very respectable 526 points overall.

Paul Fitzgerald was a non-mover in fourth spot. He also chose to captain Lahm for Matchday 7 but his decision to opt for three Argentines and three Germans at the back was ultimately ruined by Gotze’s winner and meant Paul finished on 525 points, just five off the top of the Scout League leaderboard.

Lewis Nicklen completes the top five on 524 points. After his side chalked up four Holland clean sheets and a Van Persie goal in Saturday’s match, Lewis looked perfectly placed to take advantage but, despite having goalscorer Gotze on board for the Final, his decision to hand Lionel Messi the armband proved costly to his hopes of clinching top spot.

For those looking to play FiT over the upcoming domestic season, the player prices are now live in-app, allowing you to tinker with your squads ahead of the big kick-off on Saturday August 16.

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  1. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Serious question of the day:

    Why are India so shite at football given their population size?

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    1. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      I hope you don't live in Kolkata 😛

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        Unsurprisingly by the question, I dont live anywhere near India.

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      2. Pedram
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        I guess Cricket is more popular than football there.

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 12 months ago

          Yes, but even then. If your population is so one sport minded, then why is international cricket even a competition? India should win it year in year out.

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          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 12 months ago

            We actually are the current World Champions, Champion's Trophy winners and runners up in the T20 WC.

            So we're doing pretty well.

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            1. Ginkapo FPL
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 12 months ago

              Yeah but it isnt the foregone conclusion that it should be.

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            2. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 12 months ago

              But Alastair Cook got a wicket against you...

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              1. pundit of punts
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 12 months ago

                Shit happens.

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

          Wrong in fact, football more popular.

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

          It's like this

          Sachin
          Cricket
          God.
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          earth's atmosphere.
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          .
          Mariana Trench.
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          Football

          and I am not being figurative here

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    2. laGan1n1
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      and what about China ?

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      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        Chinese children aren't allowed to have fun. They have to study maths 23 hours a day.

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        1. laGan1n1
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 12 months ago

          hahahahahaah

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      They follow the England youth system?

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

      Terrible infrastructure.

      Good read indeedy

      http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_football/3937015.stm

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        cheers

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      2. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        "Not surprisingly, DasMunshi rejects criticisms of the set-up - and says he has his sights on a World Cup qualification by 2010."

        Oh boy

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

          Aye, bit of a humdinger there 😉

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    5. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Mad on Cricket and Cricket alone.

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    6. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Cricket in India is what football is in Brazil.

      Kids are only interested in cricket. No one wants to play football. Hence we're so good at cricket and so poor in football.

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    7. udit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Why are England so shite at it given that they invented it?

      In seriousness though, I'd attribute it to of a lack of opportunities, infrastructure, training and the mindset of parents who want children to become doctors and engineers and not sportsmen

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        Ah that last point is something I hadnt considered?

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        1. udit
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 12 months ago

          It's a point most people overlook but it's the most important one in my opinion

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    8. A Defender's Nightmare
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      I'm from Southern India. We love Cricket so much that we ignore other sports.

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    9. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Football doesn't get enough funding in India. All the money goes into cricket. Conditions of stadiums and training facilities are really bad.
      Secondly, Indians didn't get good coverage of the premier league and La Liga(like they do now), so its popularity didn't grow until recently. Most Indians just watch the World Cup once every 4 years.
      Finally, in a developing country people are always looking to go into a stream where it guarantees decent pay, whether it be in education or sports.

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  2. laGan1n1
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnD7L-bGJ4A

    comments ?

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

    Suneel Chhetri

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  4. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    We're quite sad aren't we?

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    1. laGan1n1
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      😀

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Very

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    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Yep.

      .

      .

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      Micah Richards.

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    4. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      What possibly in this world could have given you that idea 😯 ?

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  5. Thomass
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Michel Vorm

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Fabianski?

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    2. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      No, too dear for Swansea

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  6. laGan1n1
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Roger Espinoza

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  7. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    French reports claim Arsenal poised to complete £3m deal for Colombia goalie David Ospina. We're gonna have a brilliant squad next season!

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      We know

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Good deal

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  8. Stimps
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Aiden McGeady

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  9. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    I raise you Barry Ferguson

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

      I raise you 3 BAPs

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      A legend!

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  10. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Graziano Pelle any good?

    Scored 23 goals in 28 games for Feyonoord. Although the Eredivisie isn't exactly the Premier League...

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    1. The Sarjeant
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Could be good under Koeman.

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

      Pretty sure that's better than Suarez at Groningen and at Ajax...

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    3. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Natural born finisher, a monster at turning crosses and chances into goals. But the prem is a different league entirely, so we will have to see how he gels with his new team mates.

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

      Meh

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    5. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      27 in 28 last year, too.
      Never seen him play, supposed to be good in the air though and James Ward Prowse whips in a mean set piece.

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  11. Gregor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Shane Ferguson.

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      I give him a week.

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Oh... the Twat returns!

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      1. The Sarjeant
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        😉 I still need to change my name!

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      *leaves 2013 in the url*

      So cute.

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    3. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      😀

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    4. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Oh feck off!!

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    5. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      😆 best one I've seen on this

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    6. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Do you know what times the previous FPL's opened?

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      1. The Sarjeant
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        2013/14 -
        Opened 15:00pm July 15th - 4 weeks 5 days before the start of the season.

        2012/13 -
        Opened 18:00pm July 19th - 4 weeks 2 days before the start of the season.

        2011/12 -
        Opened 22.30pm July 20th - 3 weeks 3 days before the start of the season. (There was a few false starts the week before.)

        2010/11 - (Post World Cup)
        Opened July 12th (one day after the World Cup final 2010) - 4 weeks 5 days before the start of the season.

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    7. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      🙂 the best one i ve seen from all this bull.it regarding the launching

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    8. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      go away

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    9. JT's Dog
      11 years, 12 months ago

      If i was waiting for league 201415 to start I would have opened that

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

          Asking for membership money back then, punctuation deserves respect

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  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    15mins

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Take aways take so long these days. Anyway, at least the WC is over which should speed up my kebab a bit.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        Kebab delivery 😯

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        1. User
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 12 months ago

          Shish.

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    2. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      ?

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  13. WALOR
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Yahoo Fantasy Premier League is open:

    uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/fantasy/soccer/premier-league/home

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Lol.

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah... like we're going to believe that 😉

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    3. The Sarjeant
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      THIS is what we've all been waiting for!

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    4. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Tried to give a fck but the progress has been stopped at 99%.

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    5. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Woohoo.

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

    All that talk about Tim Howard's beard

    Best ever US 'soccer' beard

    http://www.images99.com/i99/01/16129/16129.jpg

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    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Of course. Maybe the best football beard of all

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  15. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    "I don't care about all of that bull****. We're world cup winners! We have the trophy!," Muller said.

    "You can take that golden shoe s*** and stick it"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9fe8bJ1hhQ

    BRILLIANT

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  16. Thomass
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Daniel Sturridge

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    1. Pedram
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Sturridge > Michael Jackson

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  17. Liastro ⭐️
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Genuine question:

    What would you do if FPL updated and said that there would be no FPL this season? Like they did with the UltimateFPL last year.

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    1. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      we will have a normal social family life 🙂

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    2. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      play other PL fantasy game..

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Play one of the others.

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    4. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Reported.

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    5. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Cry*

      *i'm actually serious

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    6. CaTriEm
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Buy some rope.

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  18. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    10mins

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      What did you order?

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        FPL with chips, gravy and peas

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        1. 4vets
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 12 months ago

          It's going to be a day or 2 late 🙁

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  19. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Joey Barton.

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      No need for that!

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      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        He blocked me on Twitter.

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    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Reported as well.

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  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Insert joke about fpl being open here....

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      OMG

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Hot topic seeker 😉

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      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        🙁

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  21. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Graziano Pelle and Erik Lamela are on my radar, could be fantasy gold.

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Reported.

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        Seconded

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

        Just putting it out there 😉

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  22. Zombie
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Jafooli is making me nauseous and anxious

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      😛

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      His dinner didn't look good to me either.

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  23. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    It didn't take long after the World Cup final for this place to return to its deranged ways 🙂

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

      The asylum ran out of funding

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        😆

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      2. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 12 months ago

        I'm a paid up member.

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  24. JT's Dog
    11 years, 12 months ago

    Wish messi would just sod off
    Tmuller@mullertime

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  25. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    5mins 😯

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      You'll get the phone call soon, asking for your address again 🙁

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  26. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    I just want an Martin Tyler to be screaming in my ears that IT'S LIVEE 🙁

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  27. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    FPL 2014/15 ‏@fpl_addict
    All set for the July 21st re launch. Possibly a few days earlier. #countdown #fpl

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    1. laGan1n1
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      nice one

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    2. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      FPL 2014/15 @fpl_addict
      FPL 2014/15 due to go live July 21st. The excitement begins

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    3. The Sarjeant
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Really don't believe that. Seems far too late.

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    4. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Is he genuine?

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  28. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 12 months ago

    2 mins.

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 12 months ago

      Blimey, we're take away-tastic tonight!

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