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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

26 April 2015 2794 comments
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Although Sunday beckons in just two Premier League fixtures, there are plenty of points at stake as four sides rich in Fantasy talent do battle. Everton play host to Manchester United in the lunchtime kick off, with the Red Devils looking to cast aside their defeat to Chelsea and snap the Toffees’ five-match unbeaten streak. Arsenal’s home clash against the Blues caps headlines the weekend’s action, with Jose Mourinho’s men all but securing the Premier League crown in the event of an Emirates win.

Everton welcome United to Goodison Park in search of their fifth victory in six outings. Roberto Martinez’s side have been particularly resilient at Goodison in recent weeks and have served up five clean sheets in the last six in front of their own fans, as Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman make a late scramble up the Fantasy standings. United are now enjoying goals from midfield, with Juan Mata (three in four), Marouane Fellaini (two in five) and Ander Herrera (two in three) all contributing to the cause.

The team news from Goodison is significant for both sides. Everton hand a start to striker Romelu Lukaku after he saw action as a substitute in the win over Burnley last time out. Leon Osman also returns to the teamsheet as Kevin Mirallas and Arouna Kone drop to the bench. As for United, they are able to welcome back Daley Blind to the midfield engine room, allowing Wayne Rooney to shift to the attack against his former club: Radamel Falcao makes way.

Sunday’s main event promises to be a tight affair that could become attritional; Arsenal and Chelsea have both conceded just seven goals in their previous 12 matches and it’s fair to say that Jose Mourinho’s side will be containing the Gunners threat as a first priority. Arsenal have recorded eight straight wins since a 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur back in early February, with Olivier Giroud’s red-hot form (seven goals in as many starts) driving their success. With two goals and three assists in four league outings, Aaron Ramsey is showing glimpses of least season’s breakthrough star. Eden Hazard has delivered attacking returns in 13 of his last 17 appearances and promises to keep Arsenal occupied at the back.  

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  1. Davido989
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Great start to the game this

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  2. Bubz
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Going to be loads of goals in this

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    1. Jax
      11 years, 6 months ago

      for everton yes

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  3. Would an idiot do that?
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Aaron Lennon breaking the speed of sound there

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  4. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Regret selling Mata on WC...

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    1. Jax
      11 years, 6 months ago

      why? he hasn't scored

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      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like it could be a goalfest. Thinking of bringing him back in as well, wasting FTs.

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        1. Jax
          11 years, 6 months ago

          unlikely.

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  5. Davido989
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Fellaini YC

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  6. The Finnisher
    11 years, 6 months ago

    It's never too late to celebrate Kolarov points 😎

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    1. Piggs Boson
      11 years, 6 months ago

      JOA sighting 😯

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        11 years, 6 months ago

        😯

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      2. The Finnisher
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Nice link haha 😯

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  7. Jimbo123
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Squirtybumtime from DeGea

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  8. Numb
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Nothing in that ref.

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  9. Wilshere Knowledge
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Foreign divers...

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Not a patch on the English ones.

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  10. THE Wild Rover
    11 years, 6 months ago

    What a tool, he's never going to make 90 mins 😆

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    1. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Barkley dived

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  11. Jar Jar Dinks
    11 years, 6 months ago

    This start summarizes why english teams are struggling in europe.

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 6 months ago

      They're crap?

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      1. Jar Jar Dinks
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Hard to argue with that.

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    2. The Enlightener
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Chelsea won Champs League not so long ago.

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        11 years, 6 months ago

        And Greece won the Euros a few years back.

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        1. The Enlightener
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah. And Arsenal.....oh, never mind. 😆

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          1. Wilshere Knowledge
            11 years, 6 months ago

            We, like every other PL team, are miles away from Europes best teams.

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    3. Syd.
      11 years, 6 months ago

      It's the PL

      There are no easy games unlike other leagues around Europe

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  12. Jax
    11 years, 6 months ago

    afroman has started well

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  13. The Enlightener
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Fellaini should be off. 2 yellow-worthy fouls in less than a minute.

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    1. Royal5
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Last one looked like a dive tbf

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 6 months ago

      😆

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    3. @ocprodigy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Lol.

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

    Mata to be a key man for United next season? Could be good value.

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  15. davies
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Thug RC all over this

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  16. Syd.
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Fellaini is a thug

    Red card incoming

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    1. davies
      11 years, 6 months ago

      😯

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  17. ADucksBehind
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Barry & Mc Carthy are the best defensive midfield pairing in the league!

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    1. davies
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Wanyama and Schneiderlin say hi.

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    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Mogran and Vic?

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  18. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 6 months ago

    someone is on an upvote parade

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      😯 I promise not to spend it all in one place

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    2. Jar Jar Dinks
      11 years, 6 months ago

      What about the inflation!?

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    3. mojoindojo
      11 years, 6 months ago

      And that someone might get temp ban if he persists

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  19. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Who is Yaggelka??

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    1. mojoindojo
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Yggardsil's child

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    2. Jimbo123
      11 years, 6 months ago

      It's how Jags himself pronounces it....

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  20. Jax
    11 years, 6 months ago

    she fellaini over

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  21. davies
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Alexis is going to punish sellers and grab a brace vs the Bus.

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    1. Bubz
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Jose has probably put 2 men on him

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      1. davies
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Double decker?

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        1. Jimbo123
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Tasty sheet

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    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I can deal, as long as Rambo provides both assists

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    3. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/04/26/scout-notes-gameweek-34-saturday-3/?hc_page=7#hc_comment_10181710

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  22. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    11 years, 6 months ago

    So close Smalling!!

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  23. Bubz
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone want to tell me their bad luck stories from this week? Makes me feel better about selling Siggy.

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    1. davies
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Schlupp and Toby ahead of Dawson on bench.
      Didn't do Krul > Kasper (-4)

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      1. FAITHNOMORENO
        11 years, 6 months ago

        The worst story of all is that I realized I'm 0.1 short of austin to giroud 🙁

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        1. The Enlightener
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Ouch. The dreaded .1 short! That sucks.

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    2. PGR
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I sold Kolarov.

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      1. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        😯

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    3. Arvin-ation
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Have Schlupp and Moreno. 🙁 I even had cash ITB to upgrade Moreno to Skrtel, but the thought didn't even cross my mind. Didn't think I could!

      Moreno was a big differential between myself and my ML leader as well...

      Feel better now? 😆

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      1. Debauchy
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Have same , and Sterling Cpt , cheer up AA

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      2. Shakshuka
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Got Moreno and Schlupp myself.. Gutted

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      3. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, I feel for the Moreno/Schlupp owners. I was nearly one myself.

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      4. ellelelle
        11 years, 6 months ago

        same situation.. except I was keeping my money in the bank to give me my pick of mid fielders.. i thought moreno was better value in that situation but I knew Skrtel would be more attractive for baps. Difference between 3 points and 9 points though.. i did not imagine that!

        I went with Schlupp because of his better position.. but I knew on paper Huth and Morgan were on fire.

        Cruel game 😆

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    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I'm on 22 (-12). Sterling (c) Moreno in.

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Myhill benched for Davis, Perez last sub.

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      2. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Yikes

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    5. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Sold Kane for N'Doye instead of Murray!

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      1. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Wait.. what?

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      2. Debauchy
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Bad luck stories please

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        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 6 months ago

          I meant I took out Kane when I should have taken out Murray. Kane got an assist.

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          1. Debauchy
            11 years, 6 months ago

            Lol ,Ok , still hardly bad news with N'D in

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            1. Debauchy
              11 years, 6 months ago

              *oye

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    6. tm245
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I didn't get NDoye for Austin then played Austin over Siggy. Quite a differential for me as it turns out.

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      1. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        That's pretty brutal

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    7. Nickofoz
      11 years, 6 months ago

      I sold siggy as well.

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      1. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Group hug

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        1. Nickofoz
          11 years, 6 months ago

          😀

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    8. ILOVEBAPS
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Dawson > Shlupp -4

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    9. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      16 (-8) enough said

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      1. Bubz
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Say no more

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      2. ILOVEBAPS
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Ouchy wah wah!

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        1. RubeRx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 6 months ago

          very depressing

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    10. DavidFFC
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Schlupp instead of Morgan, Austin instead of Vardy... 2 'coin toss' decisions.

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    11. Camp No No
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Used my wildcard and forgot to make transfers.

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      1. Camp No No
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Not that that counts as really bad luck, but neither do your stories about who you bought, sold or didn't buy.

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    12. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Ask Tom Fenley.

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  24. Royal5
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Has Rooney had a touch yet?

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    1. Jax
      11 years, 6 months ago

      no

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    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, a good number of touches , quite involved.

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      1. Jax
        11 years, 6 months ago

        no he's not.

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  25. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Howard looks uncomfortable, like he's carrying a knock

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  26. Mary
    11 years, 6 months ago

    The team of the year is De Gea; Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill, Bertrand; Hazard, Matic, Coutinho, Sanchez; Kane, Costa... I'm not sure how Aguero and Silva didn't get in over Costa and Coutinho but how the hell did Gary Cahill make it?

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

      Their fellow professionals voted those players in, that's how it works.

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    2. MDK
      11 years, 6 months ago

      How did Coutinho get in over Fabregas?

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 6 months ago

        voting happened during a period of time when Coutinho was playing well and Fabregas was not

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        1. Mary
          11 years, 6 months ago

          its true and if i remember correctly Aguero was only back from injury and playing poorly during this period aswell

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          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            11 years, 6 months ago

            to be fair though, the TOTY has to be 442 so you can't leave out Kane and you can't leave out Costa, who is performing on the same level as Aguero but for the PL winning team

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            1. Camp No No
              11 years, 6 months ago

              I'd pick _both_ Aguero and Giroud ahead of Costa on basis of performances and importance to his team.

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              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                11 years, 6 months ago

                you can't not include Harry Kane

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        2. Camp No No
          11 years, 6 months ago

          Which speaks loads about the intelligence of the voters.

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  27. The Machine
    11 years, 6 months ago

    cant recall i more annoying united player than fellaini

    Maybe ronaldo in his final year, or evra

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    1. The Enlightener
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Anderson maybe.

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      1. The Enlightener
        11 years, 6 months ago

        He annoyed me, at least.

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    2. Camp No No
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Well, there was of course that guy whose name I can't recall.

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  28. Royal5
    11 years, 6 months ago

    Shaw looks injured

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    1. The Machine
      11 years, 6 months ago

      Really? thats a surprise

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      1. Royal5
        11 years, 6 months ago

        Looks like he's OK

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  29. FAITHNOMORENO
    11 years, 6 months ago

    I advocated for Pelle a few weeks ago,no one was interested.

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  30. Jar Jar Dinks
    11 years, 6 months ago

    ManU gets into attacking positions way to easily. Sharpen up Everton!

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