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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

24 August 2014 6148 comments
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Sunday serves up a trio of Gameweek encounters, with Thursday’s Europa League ties pushing Hull and Tottenham’s home fixtures alongside Man United’s trip to the Stadium of Light.

Events begin at the KC Stadium and White Hart Lane, with Steve Bruce’s Hull hosting Stoke and Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs facing a London derby clash with QPR. Fantasy managers will be focused mainly on the latter, with Christian Eriksen the top owned asset on show from the early kick-offs.

Attention then turns to the North East, with Louis van Gaal’s United outfit taking on Sunderland in a bid to get their season underway following the opening day defeat to Swansea. With a staggering 48% ownership, Wayne Rooney remains the headline act, while Juan Mata’s 19% ownership will be holding out for returns in order to stem a tide of sales that have already seen the Spanish playmaker drop in price.

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

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  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Are you guys REALLY going to keep Rooney and Mata?

    This isn't the attack you double up on...

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    1. SilkySkills
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Utd will always score goals

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      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        12 years, 2 months ago

        But not as many as other teams.

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        1. SilkySkills
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Lets see what happens in the transfer window first

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Not according to all the sheep on this site

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    3. The Finnisher
      12 years, 2 months ago

      They will do for bur QPR lei WHU

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    4. Pea Soup
      12 years, 2 months ago

      No.

      Rooney to Aguero

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    5. Kingston
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Err they've both already scored in under a game and a half

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    6. Qubit
      12 years, 2 months ago

      As I said on the last page (moves bloody quick!). If I knew which one was best to lose I would, just a question of making the right move.

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    7. Licky
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Rooney's still decent for the goals and assists even if United aren't doing well.

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    8. crushro
      12 years, 2 months ago

      With the fixtures coming up - yes for now

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    9. AlCapwnUK
      12 years, 2 months ago

      owners of Jones and DDG should probably ship out, but attack looks fine

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  2. Not Irish
    12 years, 2 months ago

    If it wasn't an own goal then why was everyone congratulating Valencia instead of Mata?

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    1. Pea Soup
      12 years, 2 months ago

      The replay clearly shows it being out in by Mata.

      Get over it

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      1. Not Irish
        12 years, 2 months ago

        No. It doesn't.

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        1. Pea Soup
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Yes it really does

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  3. THE Wild Rover
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I must admit my first thought was that it was an OG but I can't see how Mata could have made no contact 😕

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Mataaaaaaaaa

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    2. Tim Canterbury
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He definitely slotted it home

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    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I Hope its an own goal as have £5 Rodwell first scorer

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      1. MJ6987
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Well I have Mata!!

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        1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          12 years, 2 months ago

          🙁 think you're gonna get paid out tbh

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    4. MJ6987
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I don't think he did from the slow mo replay I saw. They've taken it off YouTube now though.

      I have him FGS!

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    5. Camp No No
      12 years, 2 months ago

      It's very difficult to say, really. I, too, wonder how the ball could have gone through Mata's feet. It may be just the timing of the tackle that makes it look like an own goal. Has happened before.

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  4. davies
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Gundogan and Wanyama would be good for United.

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    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      12 years, 2 months ago

      At least the first i would accept

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      1. davies
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Why not Wanyama? Quality DM

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  5. A Defender's Nightmare
    12 years, 2 months ago

    @ Fellow Mata sellers of last week

    Is it just me or some of you still with me thinking it was not a wrong decision at the time?

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    1. Towsor44
      12 years, 2 months ago

      One of Rooney or Mata had to go for me, double United attack seemed a waste. Both have a goal each so far, so I'm happy with decision

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    2. vova
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I will be laughing when Sterling goes ham tomorrow

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    3. aehii
      12 years, 2 months ago

      siggurdson was rising, is 3m cheaper, and united are rubbish. Don't regret selling him, regret starting with a side with so many holes. I don't think there's value in the strikers this season. Just gone with the ones at the top teams.

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  6. @FuzzyWarbles
    12 years, 2 months ago

    people on here aren't seriously down on Eriksen are they?

    he was unlucky to not join in on the goalfest today and he is the engine in their attack, without him, the lamelas and chadlis and adebayors of the team would be a shell of what they were today.

    you saw eriksen smash that FK off the bar, you know he's gonna bag goals, get BPs and be a generally solid fantasy performer this season barring injury.

    Eriksen is fine, and if I had a free FT to switch him to Lamela, I wouldnt.

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    1. Lucy.
      12 years, 2 months ago

      I'm sticking 🙂

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    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Agree

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    3. Qubit
      12 years, 2 months ago

      this weeks Mata. Im keeping, even though he'll probably lose value. Another home game next week.

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  7. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Oxford dictonary.
    Banter - unknown origin. !!!
    Another blatant theft of Scottish language & culture.

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Scotland has no language or culture. We've stolen it all.

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 2 months ago

        🙁

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    2. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Scotland's main cultural contribution is going without underpants 🙂

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    3. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Get over it before you starting ranting about battles from the 14th century.....

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      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Och. you'll miss us when we're gone.

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        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          12 years, 2 months ago

          🙂 I like you as a people but I'm soooo bored of the paranoid chip on the shoulder nonsense spouted by some of your clansmen.

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          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            12 years, 2 months ago

            Fair enough, but it's certainly not paranoia. An ability to look at things from another perspective in this case with a little bit of factual history may stop you falling into the the massive ignorant arrogance trap that many fall into. This is not a dig but just an observation over the years, until certain facts are pointed most non'-Scots are oblivious to why we may have an apparent 'chip'.
            Hay ho, not the place for this and as I say , not a dig either.

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            1. Zidanny_Blanc
              12 years, 2 months ago

              im all up for the Scottish people wanting their independence if that's what they choose. why should they be governed by a tory government hundreds of miles away? if independent then the scots would never vote in a tory government. but as you said its not the place. er rodwells playing well isn't he 🙂

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  8. FPL Daniel
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I think I could have first ever Full House this wwek. Just assist from Rooney remaining

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    1. Hibbo
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      12 years, 2 months ago

      Goalie too?

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    2. Lucy.
      12 years, 2 months ago

      You just said this. *yawn*

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    3. Back on the horse
      12 years, 2 months ago

      keeper?

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  9. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    12 years, 2 months ago

    If Mata gets that goal removed,

    You Mata owners will get a LOT of abuse,

    Just saying.

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    1. The Finnisher
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Im shaking in my boots

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    2. Lucy.
      12 years, 2 months ago

      But I haven't said anything? 🙁

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He won't

      Mata sellers getting twitchy

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      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        12 years, 2 months ago

        I have Fabregas.

        I'd rather have him than Mata.

        Chelsea look class, utd look shite

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        1. Lucy.
          12 years, 2 months ago

          Why are you going on about it then? You don't need to comment if you're confident.

          I may still make the Fabregas change but would have had to take a hit to get him in for Mata this week. It wouldn't have paid off.

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    4. Twelve years a slave
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Don't be stupid, of course it wont be removed, why listen to the sad idioypts who sold him

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    5. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Shhhhh.
      just saying.
      🙂

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    6. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 2 months ago

      The voice of fear

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      1. THE Wild Rover
        12 years, 2 months ago

        ...and regret

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        1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
          12 years, 2 months ago

          The same voices of fear and regret were heard here yesterday when Fabregas was nailing it

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          1. The Finnisher
            12 years, 2 months ago

            Nailing what exactly? Managed a late assist for what was an individual goal from Hazard.

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    7. Qubit
      12 years, 2 months ago

      yeh but to be frank anyone who puts a lol@ ...... on a forum isn't really worth me paying attention to anyway!

      just saying 😉

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  10. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 2 months ago

    What did I say about mid table bullshit?

    Listen to Tony.

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  11. sminkypinky
    12 years, 2 months ago

    RVP looks out of it.

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  12. PogChamp
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Worried about Rooney(c). Cattermole making things difficult for him.

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  13. Not Irish
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Blackett so, so good

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

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    2. Syd.
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He does look decent

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    3. A Defender's Nightmare
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Sarcasm?

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      1. Not Irish
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely not

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    4. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      About Man U level now. Their bench says it all. They need to start splashing the cash again or they will be left behind.

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  14. AlCapwnUK
    12 years, 2 months ago

    DDG is the only world class young player in the side...this isn't how things used to be at United.

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      12 years, 2 months ago

      They had a good manager

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    2. binyamin44
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Januzaj is world class... so let's put 60m£ for someone who plays at his place...

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  15. Judeksi
    12 years, 2 months ago

    I'm getting rid of Geoff Cameron, which 4.5m def should I choose from Swansea, Taylor or Amat? Amat has played 2x90min and Taylor hasn't but isn't Taylor more attacking defender?

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    1. HVT
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Taylor

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    2. Omar Devone Little
      12 years, 2 months ago

      get coloccini if you dont have him already

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    3. vova
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Get Taylor, more nailed on

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      1. Judeksi
        12 years, 2 months ago

        Btw, do you think Cameron's price will drop this week? If it doesn't then I won't have to do this transfer, otherwise yes.

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  16. Tim Canterbury
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Finally my stream is clear

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Tablets working? How's the burning?

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  17. A Defender's Nightmare
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Why some people are saying Mata's goal will not stand? Is it really an own goal?

    Sorry, not watching.

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    1. Somalion
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He scored it, Larsson slide behind him so tough to see but it was Mata who scored it.

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  18. DROP IT LIKE IT'S HART
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Blackett is very solid...why was Evra even playing ahead of him?

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    1. CellinoArmy
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Blacketts CB though...

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      1. CellinoArmy
        12 years, 2 months ago

        As in he's excelling at CB atm, i know he can play lb.

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  19. For Fuchs Sake
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Dawson's arrival means the end of Alex Bruce surely?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Waiting to see Demi's thoughts

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  20. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Mata smells.

    There, I said it.

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    1. gravless
      12 years, 2 months ago

      ...of a points getter

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  21. Omar Devone Little
    12 years, 2 months ago

    united have never replaced Keane, they need a midfielder who isnt afraid of the dirty side of the game, but can still play football

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    1. Robbens Diving Instructor
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Nigel de Jong would do a job

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      1. Omar Devone Little
        12 years, 2 months ago

        if he is fit, definitely

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      2. Zidanny_Blanc
        12 years, 2 months ago

        vidal would be my first choice. if not then de jong or possibly song. wish we'd kept pogba

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    2. HVT
      12 years, 2 months ago

      🙂

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  22. Pedram
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Mata is so lucky 🙁

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    1. A Defender's Nightmare
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Sorry, not watching. Please explain. You referring to goal? Any link?

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  23. Sid07
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Need to replace pieters,which is the best defender under 5.0

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    1. Sánchez
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Pieters home fixtures are fine.

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  24. Not Irish
    12 years, 2 months ago

    RVP, Rooney and Mata such a static three. We won't persist with it.

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Lol

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    2. Dr Dream
      12 years, 2 months ago

      A luxury they can't afford...They really need to go back to 4-2-3-1 until they can get some quality at the back of the line up...

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      1. Camp No No
        12 years, 2 months ago

        I think a 4-4-2 diamond would still work fine. Or 4-3-3. LvG will probably get back to that if this match ends badly. It's just a question of how will he play Mata, RVP, ADM and Shrek at once. Maybe in 4-2-3-1 with Mata on right and Roo behind the striker?

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      2. Zidanny_Blanc
        12 years, 2 months ago

        but then you cant play rvp, rooney and mata in their right positions. I say stick with the 352. it worked well pre season and it will work well in the prem with vidal, vertoghen, shaw, etc

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  25. KOKAK
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Need to wait 3 months to buy MU players again!

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  26. Zipster00
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Arnie > Larsson or Dyer?

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  27. ADucksBehind
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Sacrilegious I know but Downing has looked good in both games 😀

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  28. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Another classic Phil Jones face during that bicycle kick.

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  29. Royal5
    12 years, 2 months ago

    Costa captainers hoping for a Rooney blank?

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    1. Lucy.
      12 years, 2 months ago

      He can equal Costa's output, that's fine.

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    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 2 months ago

      Mos def.

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  30. jimmy12
    12 years, 2 months ago

    why did i have to choose De Gea + Jones 🙁
    will keep until their game with burnley next week (which they will probably concede anyway) then im getting rid.

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