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23 August 2014 2390 comments
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Saturday’s schedule concludes with the headline act. Arsenal make the trip to Goodison Park looking to build on the stuttering 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on the opening day. The Toffees meanwhile, will also be looking to improve on their first showing, having been pegged back to 2-2 by newly promoted Leicester a week ago.

Arsene Wenger rings the changes with a few surprises. He welcomes back two of his German contingent as Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker return to the starting lineup. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also starts, while Nacho Monreal comes in for Kieran Gibbs at the back. Santi Cazorla and Laurent Koscielney drop to the bench, with Calum Chambers retaining his start at the back. Olivier Giroud again starts from the bench with Alexis Sanchez set to be fielded in a central attacking role.

Roberto Martinez also tweaks his lineup with Seamus Coleman and Kevin Mirallas drafted in – John Stones and Aiden McGeady make way.

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

  1. JT's Dog
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Bloody hell ozil is playing

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        😯

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      2. Fin
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        He is dreadful

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      3. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
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        😯

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      4. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        😯 zil

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        1. Limbo
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Haha

          :(zil

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      5. â­ Bemba_Da â­
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Played ok today

        But haters just want to talk

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        1. Limbo
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Disagree. Looks out of it.

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        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          😀

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        3. theloveburglar
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          for 42 mil ok just doesnt cut it

          hes a little boy lost in this league

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        4. JT's Dog
            11 years, 6 months ago

            This sums up your knowledge of football in a nutshell

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            1. â­ Bemba_Da â­
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Played better than ramsey or wilshere

              But yet you pick out ozil?

              You can take your football knowledge and shove it up your arse

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              1. JT's Dog
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Reported

                  To your mum

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                  1. theloveburglar
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    lol

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                • Jafooli
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  😯

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                • Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Teddies --->

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                • Bob.
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  To be fair the whole Arsenal team is playing poor. But the fact that so much more is expected out of Ozil is why people are picking him out.

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          • Super PVA - Small Spuds
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Hahaha

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        5. fedolefan
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          So, Rambo to go up in price tonight?

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          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            If he doesn't score or assist I reckon no

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          2. piquiblanco
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            I think he will, no one else at 9.0 or below to draw attention.

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            1. fedolefan
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah, fear that he'll rise. Need a few guys to drop him. Don't have Rambo or Mata and only Yaya's place is up for grabs in my team.

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        6. The Machine
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Monreal thinks he's baines. Jeeeeez

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          1. theloveburglar
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            baines on acid

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        7. Planet Jo
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          At position 2.745 million I am among the dross of the FPL - correction, I AM the dross of the EPL.

          Looking for my differentials of RVP, YaYa, Jovetic and Lamela to step up to the plate tomorrow, but I wish I hadn't got Coutinho.

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          1. gravless
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            🙂

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          2. Super PVA - Small Spuds
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            But great grav

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        8. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          They should bring off Ramsey he is useless

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        9. CellinoArmy
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Anybody else see Leverkusen's amazing 9 second goal vs Dortmund. Left Mats Hummels helpless. As a Leverkusen Fan i'm so happy, sick of the Dortmund Arse-Licking from the bandwagon fans around the world.

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          1. Wakka Wakkas
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            What is a Germany?

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            1. Mr.Irwin
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Where does he mention Germany you Muppet

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          2. cravencottage
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Bundesliga has better players than EPL

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            1. CellinoArmy
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              yes it does

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          3. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 6 months ago

            I'm not sure Dortmund has any bandwagon fans lol

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          4. JT's Dog
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah nothing worse than those people who like attractive free flowing football
              What are they like

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              1. CellinoArmy
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Dortmund's football style is widely exaggerated, an infact Dortmund have a more counterattacking style rather than a barcelona-esque style. Bayern's the one with the attractive football.

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                1. JT's Dog
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    You really hate them don't you

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                    1. CellinoArmy
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 6 months ago

                      they are rivals so ofcourse 🙂 in all seriousness though as i said below, dortmund play attractive football too, but it's too often exaggerated.

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                  • Bauerhaus 24
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    Depends what you call attractive. Personally I'd rather watch the fast paced, direct, powerful attacking approach (think they had about 17 shots against bayern recently) than the nice little tikka takka passing

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                    1. CellinoArmy
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 6 months ago

                      Yeah that is true, and i'm not saying dortmund play bad football, it's just exaggerated too often. They're the second best in the bundesliga and that's one above leverkusen so that's that.

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              2. OPTA FPL
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                As an United fan I like it too

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              3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                But everyone supports Bayern

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                1. cravencottage
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Bayern would own the EPL

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                2. CellinoArmy
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  True, but Dortmund have gained quite a bit of bandwagon support too.

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            • stumanchuu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              2 free transfers not sure what to do?

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              1. OPTA FPL
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                lend me

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                1. Jafooli
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  😀

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              2. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Yes I am...

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            • Limbo
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Continue with 352 : Eriksen Dzeko Rooney (Naismith bench headache)

              Or

              433: Naismith Aguero Rooney (4.5 MF)

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              1. Lallana_
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                That's tough...I'd go with the 352

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                1. Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  yeah. I know I need to wait on it but two weeks of watching Naismith in that role is killing me.

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              2. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                It seems as though it ain't such a good idea benching Naismith.

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                1. Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  I know.

                  not like you'd bench Hazard, Yaya, Sigurdsen or Ramsey tho...

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              3. Planet Jo
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Albrighton is back to provide that 4.5m option

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                1. Limbo
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Yeah. I've got eyes on that - King's been great but I guess he may have to go.

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                  1. Limbo
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    (actually not sure Albrightn will replace King... Any leicester fans here?)

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            • Lallana_
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Thought I was clever bringing Baird and Chambers in instead of two decent 4.5M defenders...that cost me quite a lot.

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            • Wakka Wakkas
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Arsenal suck.

              Seriously. They freakin suck.

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              1. Les Bleus
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Flamini with his usual YC

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            • piquiblanco
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              46k managers sold Howard today. Explain this shit

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            • Jay Jay Okocha
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Why is Wilshere still out there? He's been worse than useless today, clogging up the middle and getting in the way of the good players.

              And to think it could've been Fabregas playing in that spot. Ugh.

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              1. Licky
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Wenger knows best...

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            • Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              You will take Arsenal penos?

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              1. 4vets
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                I won't

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                1. Jafooli
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  😛 *who

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              2. Billy Gilmore
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Jeez, I hope you have a Concorde handy.

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                1. 4vets
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  😯 Certain death ðŸ™

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                2. Jafooli
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  😀

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              3. Podge
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                If they ask nicely I'll oblige

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              4. Bøwstring The Carp
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                I'll try but I think Ozil could could take better ones

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            • Sunny 😎
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Any reason as to why Sanchez was taken off at half time? He is supposed to be Arsenal's new superstar

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              1. Microeconomics
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Probably cause he wasn't playing very well ðŸ™

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              2. Podge
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                He's not quite fit or good, one or the other..

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              3. goneill79
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                He was on the phone to Brendan Rodgers at half time,pissed Wenger right off.

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              4. Kew Pee Arr
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                It's the same old, same old arsenal. No chance of the top 4.

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            • KOKAK
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Chambers stays as the Arsenal fixtures ease from GW3 onwards.

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              1. The Bandit
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Irrelevant if he doesn't stay in the team

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              2. Wouter
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                But he won't be starting. Horrible performance thus far.

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                1. KOKAK
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Drop him only if Wenger does! Otherwise, it is a waste of 1 precious transfer.

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              3. dribbler
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                which season are you looking at?

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            • The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Eeeaww ways does that 😆

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              1. gravless
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                did you double the Newcs?

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                1. The Bandit
                  • 15 Years
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                  Yep, thanks for the advice 🙂

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                  1. gravless
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 6 months ago

                    😉

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            • Bøwstring The Carp
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Why was Giroud not playing from the start? As much as a donkey he can be he did score like 16 goals last season for Arsenal....

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                He was terrible in the big games though. I can see the logic behind Arsene's decision, but it didn't work.

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            • Kew Pee Arr
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Giroud is awful. Ozil is a liability. £42.5M waste of money. Lazy, no commitment, no spine.

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              1. OPTA FPL
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                😯

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              2. Zipster00
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Great hair though...

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              3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                They should have signed Gareth Barry #threelionsontheshirt

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            • Microeconomics
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Will Sanchez drop in 8 hours?

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            • FPL Daniel
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              How is Rambo looking? Any chances?

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              1. UnderstandablyDistraught
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Nothing of note

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            • Hazard for Ballon D'or
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

              I have planned to do Rooney/costa to Naismith this week to afford me yaya for young next week

              Obviously I want Naismith partly for the price rise so don't want to wait until tomorrow or I will miss the first rise. However I don't want to pick a striker to go before I have seen Rooney tomorrow. If I get costa and Rooney gets injured?? If I go rooney and he scores a hattrick??

              What should I do and are the transfers stupid??

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              1. cravencottage
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                You want Yaya? He is overpriced and disinteresred

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                1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Need some city coverage thoh. If I go young to 4.5 and f.luis to 5.5 which I was already planning on doing before this game I would be 0.2 off aguero. I could get a 5.0 for luis but got manquillo and don't fancy any others. Also trying to keep money in the bank to switch Adrian to courtois at some point.

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              2. piquiblanco
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Do your transfers tomorrow, obviously

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              3. Kip
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Wait untill tomorrow evening before you start planning what you want to do with your striker slot

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              4. thegaffer82
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Stupid............ I'd rather Costa & Roon over Yaya

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            • The Fantastic Mr Fox
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              is there any place which shows Bonus Points in live games? other than the fpl site itself

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              1. WilsonSD
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                http://totalfpl.com/bonuspoints

                Gives live scores during the game too but they're not official so don't be surprised if the FPL BPS is slightly different.

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            • amol
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              I don't see Ramsey replicating last season. No fecking way, had these thoughts before gw1

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              1. Bøwstring The Carp
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                It's why I went without him.

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                1. amol
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 6 months ago

                  Me too 😀

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              2. OPTA FPL
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                sell him plz

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              3. fedolefan
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Yeah, please sell him, it makes those of us who don't have him feel slightly better. 🙂

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              4. Kip
                • 12 Years
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                i would sell tbh

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            • Bøwstring The Carp
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              "Lukaku's got the legs on Mertesacker"

              That sums everything up 😆

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            • Lallana_
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              For a target man, Giroud's finishing is shocking...Surprised they didn't go in for Balotelli

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            • Flicka
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Donkey...

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            • Frip
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              I like Naismith but I can't find space in a front line with Dzeko/Rooney/Costa. Anybody else in the same boat?

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Nope. I have a nice Sanogo-size hole, ready for him. 😉

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              2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Having Chelsea next would put me off

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            • theloveburglar
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              iv seen milk floats turn quicker than that big eejit mertesacker

              imagine when sturridge and sterling get a run at him

              lol

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              1. Kip
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Selling vermaelen was a huge mistake imo

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            • Vasty Deep
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              What will Man city back 4 look like in long term?

              Is Clichy a certain starter?

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              1. SW6
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 6 months ago

                Zaba - Komp - Mangala - Clichy/Kolarov

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            • @ocprodigy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 6 months ago

              Common Baines!! Damn.

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