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The Dugout Discussion – Monday

25 August 2014 2664 comments
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Last season’s top two go head-to-head at the Etihad this evening as Gameweek 2 is brought to its conclusion. Both City and Liverpool go in search of a second successive win, allowing Fantasy managers the chance to assess our options in midfield and attack, with Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Daniel Sturridge looking to get amongst the goals once again.

Aguero remains on the bench for City, however, as Manuel Pellegrini makes just one change from the side that defeated Newcastle last Sunday. The City boss hands Stevan Jovetic and Edin Dzeko the chance to lead the line again, then, whilst Pablo Zabaleta is drafted in at right-back, with Gael Clichy swapping over to the other flank as Aleksandar Kolarov drops out.

Brendan Rodgers makes a couple of alterations to the XI that started against Southampton last time around. New signing Alberto Moreno is handed a debut at left-back, with Glen Johnson shifting to the right of defence as Javier Manquillo drops out. Elsewhere, Joe Allen comes in for Lucas in the centre of the park.

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  1. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    as soon as we all get Aguaro he'll pull a hammy

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    1. kiwi_pool
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      At least he'll be easy to get rid of.

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  2. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    The sweats are kicking in for JohnBarnes 😆

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/25/the-dugout-discussion-monday-14/?hc_page=3#hc_comment_8064705

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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  3. Timtastic03
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    11 years, 3 months ago

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/23/the-scoreboard-gameweek-2-saturday/?hc_page=7#hc_comment_8034336
    What a turnaround! 😀

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  4. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    lol @ people buying Pool defenders

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    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I sold Lovren.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        why did you buy him in the first place?

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        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          For Southampton at home

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      2. copps
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        i sold him for a hit

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  5. Andy1
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2733241/Chelsea-doctor-Eva-Carneiro-takes-Ice-Bucket-Challenge-nominating-Branislav-Ivanovic-charity-phenomenon-next.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

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

    It's unfair...during a collision between someone and Toure, Toure is never gonna fall and hence he will always get the yellow

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    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hahah true

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

      it was a foul...toure came from behind and pushed him

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

      Coutinho could have been in a good attacking position.

      He knew what he was doing.

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    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yaya deserves everything he gets. Except cake.

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

        that's why always you

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      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        he had cake but...er.. I was hungry, and I like cake

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  7. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Jovetic owners are so lucky. He only touched the ball like twice.

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    1. Ghost Ship
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      you make your own luck

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      1. johnbarnes
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        this

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    2. Alexe
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Looked really sharp actually.

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    3. Mr_Partridge
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I think i'll have a pint of bitter

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  8. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Yayayayayayayayayayayayaya 1 point!

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  9. SamH123
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I forgot to make my UFPL transfers 🙁

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ... which is why I didn't bother with it this season.

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      1. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Its less hassle once transfer window ends though . No worry about price changes and just do subs over the weekend . Wake up !!

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  10. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    That og keeps Spurs top of the table 😉

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  11. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Sturridge off, Balotelli on

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  12. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Patience is key:

    Hazard, Mata, Jovetic 😎 and 2 FTs left

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You'll need those 2 FTs to get rid of Mata and Jovetic next week 😎

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    2. @ocprodigy
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same here. Loving this.

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    3. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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    4. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ah yeah! But I find myself in the position of not knowing to do with the transfers...

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I've Chester and Huth in defence so I might sort that out and bring Sterling or Ramsey in for Silva, not been too impressed

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        1. SC not pearls before swine
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Yeah, Silva for me too. But surely can't lose him before Stoke at home?

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

    Has anyone noticed how camp Raheem Sterling is?

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    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      The wife beater?

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I wasn't looking for it...

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    3. Jay_
        11 years, 3 months ago

        reminds me of the scouse geezer on the last big brother last month

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

          lol

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        2. RabMac
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          😆

          I know what you mean but his eyebrows are not in his league. 😉

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      • Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Prince

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    4. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Patience pays off with Jovetic. Sellers cant blame anyone but themselves

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      1. Whiskerz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Well yeah, they can. They can blame Moreno for gifting him a goal.

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Lol, this.

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      2. Ashjrobbo
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Glad I kept him now. Turned a good week into a great one.

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    5. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yay. Goal line technology is working. See how hard was that all you technophobes out there? Took seconds

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    6. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I can live with a 4.7% Jovetic goal ruining all the casual Liverpool clean sheets.

      Now come on Joe Allen.

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Are you worried the casuals might beat you?

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        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          They did last season.

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    7. ronmadpirlo
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      trollvetic 😀

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Fail

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    8. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I know he is a bit pricey but I might get Fernando in my FPL team to set a tone for the defenders and to free up my attackers to go forward.

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    9. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm a Liverpool fan and I nearly broke the desk celebrating the Aguero goal.

      This is what fantasy football has brought me to

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      1. DRIZ ✅
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        armchair fan

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      2. Mr_Partridge
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Feel ashamed

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      3. Exilizer
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Fpl is great for that reason.

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

        That's sick. Always your club over FPL

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        1. Feanor
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          The game was over, though.

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    10. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      This season is fecking different. 😀

      No instant rewards for kneejerkers. Casuals struggling with Yaya and co. as well. 😎

      Lovin' it.

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      1. @ocprodigy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Dier worked out..

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          😡

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        2. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Will be dropped soon. At least I hope.

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      2. dodger49
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Exactly

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      3. Whiskerz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Plenty of transfers based on last weeks games resulted in points this week.

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        1. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Like?

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          1. Coaly
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            dier and naismith

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          2. Whiskerz
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Naismith
            Siggy
            Hutton
            Coloccini
            Dier
            Ramsey
            Aguero
            Costa
            Ivanovic
            Fabregas

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            1. Whiskerz
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Not Coloccini. But all those others.

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      4. Guy Demel's SH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Indeed, patience and research seem to be paying off. Or maybe its just luck? 😉

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    11. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Right Jovetic, don't do what you did last game 😕

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      1. HUMZAH96
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Score a hat-trick

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      2. johnbarnes
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Jovetic is playing so deep...

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        1. HUMZAH96
            11 years, 3 months ago

            True hope he goes up

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        2. The Machine
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Just need joveitc to complete to compete 60 mins. vital for baps

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          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Another goal wouldn't go amiss either

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            1. The Machine
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              won't last too long

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            2. HUMZAH96
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Or a couple of assists

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

              ignore" to compete"

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              1. The Finnisher
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Which one?

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            4. Ashjrobbo
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              I'm all about the baps

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          2. TheCurseOfRaheem
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Dzeko owners what are you doing? Even if he's fit, can you honestly see him starting? Not sure who to replace him with though.

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            1. Syd.
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              He was limping at the end of the match

              A bit of a worry

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              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                It's a bloody scratch for god's sake.

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                1. Barry Woj
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  This.

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            2. Hibbopotamus
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Dzeko's style meshes better with Serg's. Jovetic plays very similarly to Aguero, making wild runs and creating chaos everywhere, so having the two on at once probably isn't Pelligrini's preference. This all changes if Dzeko is legitimately hurt, of course.

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          3. Not Irish
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            5 points from my 3 strikers this week. Blimey.

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            1. DRIZ ✅
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              wow thats awful mate

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            2. pundit of punts
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Blame Mata.

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              1. Not Irish
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Provided absolutely no service for Rooney.

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            3. MJ6987
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              See question above

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            4. GoonerByron
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Think yourself lucky... 4 here. Rooney, Dzeko, Austin 😐

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              1. Not Irish
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Crikey. At least I know I'm not alone.

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          4. Somalion
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            I think Lovren has had an absolute howler...

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            1. Debauchy
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Saints - well rid lol

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          5. Kostja
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            This is annoying if you are looking for a city striker to bring in

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          6. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Wahooo Raheem blank!

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          7. bendernas
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            random, but anyone else notice that the scoreboard at the top of the fpl page is stuck on gw1?

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            1. Esalman
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Good catch 🙂

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            2. Holy See
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Sounds like reasonable grounds for a free wildcard, and free drinks for all, huzzah!

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              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Where??? 😉

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              2. 4vets
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Bountiful, as always.

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              3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Jesus - is that who I think it is??? 😀

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                1. Holy See
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Bit drunk Friday night, long story 😛

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                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
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                    Blessed be the drunks, for without them, how are the rest to tell that they are sober?

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          8. Kaja
            • 12 Years
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            Time to get rid of Bony----> Jovetic or Dzeko?

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            1. DRIZ ✅
              • 14 Years
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              dzeko

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            2. JuveGeordie
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Dzeko picking up a minor injury - Jovetic 100%

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              1. finkfankfunk
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Jovetic also picking up some confidence....

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            3. Gatsby
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Still think Dzeko is the forward of choice to accompany Aguero.

              Form or not Jovetic is the more rotation risk imo.

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