The Dugout Discussion - Gameweek 1 - Man United vs Swansea - Best FPL Tips, Advice, Team News, Picks, and Statistics from Fantasy Football Scout

FPL GW16 Scout Picks - Final Selection

Raya Martin

Lewis-Potter
Chalobah
Andersen

Szoboszlai
Saka
Bruno Fernandes
Eze

Raúl Jiménez
Haaland
Thiago

Dubravka
Spence
Heaven
Le Fée

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Ekitiké	LIV	8.5m	125.2%	Very Likely
Foden	MCI	8.7m	110.3%	Very Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.2m	103.5%	Very Likely
Cherki	MCI	6.4m	99.7%	Likely
Saka	ARS	10.2m	94.5%	Likely
Thiago	BRE	7.1m	92.7%	Likely
Lacroix	CRY	5.1m	90.9%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	88.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.7m	86.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.4m	71.2%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.5m	81.6%	Unlikely
Marc Guiu	CHE	4.2m	78.5%	Unlikely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.3m	77.7%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.3m	66.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	73.9%	Unlikely
Casemiro	MUN	5.5m	74.2%	Unlikely
Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	5.1m	79.8%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	69.9%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.5m	67.7%	Unlikely
Livramento	NEW	4.9m	67.0%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	65.8%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	65.1%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	63.7%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	63.6%	Unlikely
Gusto	CHE	4.9m	59.2%	Unlikely
Keane	EVE	4.6m	60.3%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	60.7%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	57.4%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.9m	53.2%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	55.9%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	56.1%	Unlikely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	54.5%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	45.7%	Unlikely
Ballard	SUN	4.6m	53.4%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	52.9%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	52.6%	Unlikely
Gvardiol	MCI	5.9m	49.0%	Unlikely
Flemming	BUR	5.3m	47.0%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	46.1%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.6m	43.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Muñoz	CRY	6.0m	108.4%	Very Likely
Mateta	CRY	7.9m	99.7%	Likely
Longstaff	LEE	4.9m	101.7%	Very Likely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.7m	101.6%	Very Likely
Nallo	LIV	3.8m	101.0%	Very Likely
Gudmundsson	LEE	3.9m	100.3%	Very Likely
Jordan	BUR	4.0m	99.9%	Maybe
Morgan	BRE	4.4m	99.9%	Maybe
Neave	NEW	4.4m	99.7%	Maybe
Rodon	LEE	4.1m	98.3%	Maybe
Muniz	FUL	5.4m	97.4%	Maybe
Bobb	MCI	5.2m	96.9%	Maybe
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	96.4%	Maybe
H.Bueno	WOL	4.4m	97.2%	Maybe
Mbeumo	MUN	8.3m	84.8%	Maybe
Kulusevski	TOT	6.4m	94.9%	Unlikely
Mayenda	SUN	5.3m	93.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.5%	Unlikely
Toti	WOL	4.3m	96.0%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	94.0%	Unlikely
McKenna	BOU	4.0m	93.7%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Minteh	BHA	6.2m	92.3%	Unlikely
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	94.0%	Unlikely
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	92.3%	Unlikely
Elanga	NEW	6.6m	91.6%	Unlikely
Gunn	NFO	4.0m	91.6%	Unlikely
Webster	BHA	4.4m	90.9%	Unlikely
Balcombe	BRE	4.0m	90.3%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	91.5%	Unlikely
Yarmoliuk	BRE	5.0m	90.5%	Unlikely
Piroe	LEE	5.0m	90.0%	Unlikely
Bentley	WOL	4.0m	88.5%	Unlikely
Doku	MCI	6.6m	85.1%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	88.3%	Unlikely
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	87.7%	Unlikely
Kudus	TOT	6.5m	85.2%	Unlikely
Irving	WHU	4.4m	83.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	85.0%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	88.2%	Unlikely

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Watchlists

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	C
No Change	Alisson	LIV	C
No Change	Donnarumma	MCI	C, Sus
Up	Kelleher	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Ramsdale	NEW	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:16am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C, Inj
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	C
Up	Andersen	FUL	C
Up	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
Up	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	A
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:28am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	C
Up	Szoboszlai	LIV	C
No Change	Minteh	BHA	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs, Sus
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:34am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	B
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A, Vs
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	B
Down	Welbeck	BHA	C, Rest
Down	Woltemade	NEW	B

Last updated: 13 Dec, 2025 10:43am

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Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Man United vs Swansea

16 August 2014 2747 comments

Mark

And we’re underway. All our deadlines have passed and the season is here. It all starts at Old Trafford.

Normally the home of trophies and glory, this season United will host teams bereft of silverware but still buoyant, thanks to the Louis van Gaal revolution.

There’s room for optimism. A goal-strewn pre-season accompanied by all the right noises from the manager carries United into an opening day clash with Swansea who are asked to take up the role of sitting ducks. However, the visitors will have other ideas. With the bulk and pace of Wilfried Bony and Bafétimbi Gomis at their disposal, Garry Monk’s side have the weapons to disrupt a make-shift United back-line. It’s going to be interesting.

There should be goals. There should be points. Our expectations are raised by the fact that the world and his wife have the armband on Mr Rooney. The familiar tide of joy and frustration is just minutes away.

Fantasy Football and The Dugout Discussion has returned and it feels good. Enjoy the game.

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Tangerine Army XI
11 years, 4 months ago
Albion team v @sunderlandafc: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Gardner, Dorrans, Berahino, Brunt, Anichebe. #WBASUN #wba
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1. Syd.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wisdom 🙂
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Come on Foster and Wisdom!
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3. Buck The Trent
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Phew went wisdom and not baird
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4. Jafooli
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Manonne 😯
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Fin
11 years, 4 months ago
#THFC team: Lloris; Naughton, Dier, Kaboul (C), Rose; Bentaleb, Capoue; Lennon, Eriksen, Lamela; Adebayor.
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1. SW6
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Naughton 😀
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2. @ocprodigy
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lamela out wide? Hope not!
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3. Mr_Partridge
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Glad i didnt get davies
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4. Buck The Trent
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Naughty!
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
Albion subs v @sunderlandafc: Myhill (gk), Ideye, Davidson, O’Neil, Sessegnon, Yacob, Baird. #WBASUN #wba
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Djerbil
11 years, 4 months ago
West Ham United FC ‏

TEAMS: #WHUFC Adrian, O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Noble, Kouyate, Downing, Cole, Vaz Te
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1. SW6
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Vaz Te wagon
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2. Mull
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Demel 😯
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3. Sleeptrumper
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Yes adrian wasn't sure if they would go with jasskelainen
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
Sunderland AFC ‏@SunderlandAFC 7s

Sunderland: Mannone, Roberge, van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea (c), Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Should have got Mannone...
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Fin
11 years, 4 months ago
Starting: Schmeichel, De Laet, Morgan ©, Moore, Konchesky, Knockaert, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez, Ulloa, Nugent #LeiEve
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1. Jairzinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  MOORE!!! 😀
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
#scfc Starting XI vs Aston Villa: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf
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1. DLL18
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Willlllllllllllllllllsssssssssssooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnn! 😀
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2. Zep
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Huth, interesting
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3. Mr Smith
  11 years, 4 months ago
  What, no Bojan 😯
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  1. Aston Villa-Boas
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I almost cried from joy 🙁
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  2. fedolefan
    11 years, 4 months ago
    He's there.
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4. Buck The Trent
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Banjo
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Fin
11 years, 4 months ago
#scfc Starting XI vs Aston Villa: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf
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1. MJ6987
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Wilson and Bardsley but no Cameron or Huth...
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2. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Sidwell 🙁
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    11 years, 4 months ago
    I hope he doesn't get a sub role.
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
#scfc Substitutes vs Aston Villa: Sorensen, Huth, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Crouch. Come on Stoke!
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Tangerine Army XI
11 years, 4 months ago
#AVFC: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar [c], Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor.
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1. Bootsy: Snoddy's Reven…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Best Villa team i've seen in about 2-3 years, better again when Tekkers returns
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2. Sleeptrumper
  11 years, 4 months ago
  i was gonna go with hutton aswell - but at least i have Zog may score a free kick
  who is villa bench?
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
QPR XI v Hull: Green, Simpson, Traore, Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne, Barton, Austin, Mutch, Faurlin, Remy. #QPR
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1. Luigi
  11 years, 4 months ago
  4-4-2?
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2. fedolefan
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Holliet? Not that I have him.
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3. Sleeptrumper
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Traore Starts god damn it - i do rate him plus he normally plays as a wing back if I'm not mistaken that being said i can have rio and traore in defence lol
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Fin
11 years, 4 months ago
Everton XI to face Leicester: Howard, Baines, Jagielka, McGeady, Lukaku, Naismith, Distin, McCarthy, Barry, Pienaar, Stones. #LEIvEFC
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1. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Lukaka
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2. Bauerhaus 24
  11 years, 4 months ago
  naismith get in
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
TEAMS: #WHUFC Adrian, O’Brien, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Noble, Kouyate, Downing, Cole, Vaz Te #WHUTOT
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  No Demel 😯
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Your Mum's Athletic
11 years, 4 months ago
Hull XI v QPR: McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies,Huddlestone, Snodgrass, Livermore, Jelavic, Ince, Robertson, Elmohamady. #UTT
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1. Mr_Partridge
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Bruce is the best 4m defender
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  1. Sleep Talk
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Robertson
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  2. Bellerinmondo
    11 years, 4 months ago
    until they go 4-4-2
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    1. fedolefan
      11 years, 4 months ago
      Great!!! Bruce starts.
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SW6
11 years, 4 months ago
Albion team v @sunderlandafc: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Pocognoli, Mulumbu, Gardner, Dorrans, Berahino, Brunt, Anichebe.

Mannone, Roberge, van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea (c), Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher

Lloris; Naughton, Dier, Kaboul (C), Rose; Bentaleb, Capoue; Lennon, Eriksen, Lamela; Adebayor.

Adrian, O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Nolan (c), Noble, Kouyate, Downing, Cole, Vaz Te

Schmeichel, De Laet, Morgan ©, Moore, Konchesky, Knockaert, Drinkwater, King, Mahrez, Ulloa, Nugent

Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic; Diouf

Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar [c], Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Richardson, N’Zogbia, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

Green, Simpson, Traore, Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne, Barton, Austin, Mutch, Faurlin, Remy. #QPR

Howard, Baines, Jagielka, McGeady, Lukaku, Naismith, Distin, McCarthy, Barry, Pienaar, Stones. #LEIvEFC

McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies,Huddlestone, Snodgrass, Livermore, Jelavic, Ince, Robertson, Elmohamady
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1. Piggs Boson
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Rose-wagon
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2. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks Parm...wait a second...
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3. Nabs Kebabs
  11 years, 4 months ago
  cheers
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4. Zep
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks...
  
  Caulker Cavies Eriksen check...
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5. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Thanks
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6. Kew Pee Arr
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Spurs defence & mid looks terrible
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7. Long Juan Silva
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cheers
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Les Bleus
11 years, 4 months ago
Please Rooney let my season start with a bang!

Oh, and Mata too.
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1. Lanley Staurel
  11 years, 4 months ago
  This x 1000
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Aaron Ramessi - Straya
11 years, 4 months ago
😎
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1. Aaron Ramessi - Straya
  11 years, 4 months ago
  feck
  
  *logs off*
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4vets
11 years, 4 months ago
... and I've got to go and do the shopping 🙁
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1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  You'll get your rewards in heaven...
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Jairzinho
11 years, 4 months ago
LET'S GO!
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JT's Dog
11 years, 4 months ago
Broke the machine again
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super zlatan
11 years, 4 months ago
C'mon Rooney and mata!
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Hailzter
11 years, 4 months ago
If Mourinho doesn't start one of Hazard, Willian, Oscar and Schurrle then won't his team be too weak? I still think Hazard will start.
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1. In Like Flynn.
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Most of the games I play you can change players each day, I'll know the line up and bring him in then.
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2. Sánchez
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Willian hardly played at world cup
  Hes fresh
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Mojo Rojo
11 years, 4 months ago
I'm nervous!!!
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BeachBadger
11 years, 4 months ago
Just saw those mourinho comments on the scot tweets. Makes you think he'll play the treid and tested defence.
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Nice to Finally Michu
11 years, 4 months ago
Siggy dont hurt me too bad
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1. BeachBadger
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Cmon Siggy!!!!
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In Like Flynn.
11 years, 4 months ago
What chance a Man U CS today?
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1. Jairzinho
  11 years, 4 months ago
  2.20 on William Hill.
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  1. In Like Flynn.
    11 years, 4 months ago
    So they don't think so. Oh well. Thanks Jairzinho.
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Jafooli
11 years, 4 months ago
Go Siggy 😀
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1. Nice to Finally Michu
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Timing 😆
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S.Kuqi
11 years, 4 months ago
After seeing others team. My team suddenly looks like crap 🙁
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1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
  11 years, 4 months ago
  The amount of other teams with Sturridge and Sterling in makes me nervous... I have to just remember that after the first week 'pools fixtures are not too great.
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  1. S.Kuqi
    11 years, 4 months ago
    Most regret dumping Hazard after seeing Mourinhos comments. Not worried about owning Studge
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UptheBlues
11 years, 4 months ago
RMT please:

Begovic
Azpi, Debuchy, Smalling
Sterling, Mata, Ramsey, Eriksen, Mutch
Costa, Rooney

Myhill, Hutton, Vaz Te, Kelly

Any thoughts to improve? what do you rate it out of 10?
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Seriously?
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  1. UptheBlues
    11 years, 4 months ago
    what mate?
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    1. Billy Gilmore
      11 years, 4 months ago
      lol
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      1. UptheBlues
        11 years, 4 months ago
        why are you laughing?
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  2. Jafooli
    11 years, 4 months ago
    😆
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    1. UptheBlues
      11 years, 4 months ago
      do you like it?
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      1. Jafooli
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Yes very good.
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        UptheBlues
        11 years, 4 months ago
        thanks man. do you know what these guys are on about ^^
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        Jafooli
        11 years, 4 months ago
        No idea, they're clowns, ignore them.
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        UptheBlues
        11 years, 4 months ago
        alright, appreciate the help
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        Mílanista
        11 years, 4 months ago
        Jafooooooli 😆
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        Jafooli
        11 years, 4 months ago
        😆
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        Mílanista
        11 years, 4 months ago
        First game of the season has just started and you're asking for a RMT, it's just silly 🙂
        
        Enjoy the game.
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        Jafooli
        11 years, 4 months ago
        This 😀
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2. Redalert
  11 years, 4 months ago
  Template team. If you go back through previous post you will find the rate out if 10
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Mílanista
11 years, 4 months ago
Good luck everyone, as long as you have my players.
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