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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

9 August 2015 5274 comments
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After yesterday’s disappointing start, many Fantasy managers will be looking for some of Sunday’s heavy hitters to come to the rescue.

A couple of 1.30pm kick-offs get us underway. Community Shield winners Arsenal welcome West Ham to the Emirates before Steven McClaren takes charge of Newcastle for the first time in the top-flight as in-form Southampton roll up to St James’ Park.

Stoke play host to big-spending Liverpool in the late kick-off, with Brendan Rodgers’ side looking to immediately avenge their 6-1 mauling at the Britannia in the final league fixture of 2014/15.

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  1. Ridgewell's scores
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Jon Walters looks 42.

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    1. 4vets
      11 years, 2 months ago

      🙁

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    2. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Far too kind.

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  2. JØ
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Why does Ibe looke like Glen Johnson?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Glen Johnson was so good, Pool tried to clone him.

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  3. Francescoli
    11 years, 2 months ago

    hit the wildcard. way too much carnage and deadwood in my team.

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    1. dribbler
      11 years, 2 months ago

      that'll be 15 knee-jerks then

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      1. Francescoli
        11 years, 2 months ago

        yep. i normally use it in the first 5-8 gws. but it's a horror show this week...

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        1. dribbler
          11 years, 2 months ago

          good luck

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    2. PSEBJ27
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Same...livening it up. Plus a lot of my opponents have the same players, so let's get this juicy now. Sanchez, Mahrez, Payet, Romero, Shaw, Oxford, Gomez in.

      This will either be worse or insanely better than GW 1

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      1. PSEBJ27
        11 years, 2 months ago

        And yes, my knees are spazzing

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      2. Francescoli
        11 years, 2 months ago

        ha i hear you.

        not sure about shaw but good shout with the rest of your mob.

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  4. Jazz!
    11 years, 2 months ago

    A) Ayew + Sakho
    B) Payet + Gomis

    Can't decide which one! Help?

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    1. Brutus619
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Easily B imo.

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    2. andrei
      11 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    3. EmreCan Hustle
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I have the exact same question in my mind, thinking A, coz cheaper.

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  5. #WinterIsNotComing
    11 years, 2 months ago

    This is how my team looks like.

    Fabianski, Schmeichel
    Clyne, Mert, O'shea, Cedric, Huth
    Fab, Ox, Cazorla, Depay, Sterling
    Benteke, Wilson, Pelle

    I think Darmian and Payet are 2 good option to go for.. Don't know who to replace esp. in midfield.

    Also want to bring in Aguero and Hazard after GW2

    Suggestions.

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    1. TJ_777
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Save a ft do 3 transfers next gw for a hit

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    2. dribbler
      11 years, 2 months ago

      don't panic...save a transfer unless you get an important injury

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  6. Hairy Potter
    11 years, 2 months ago

    How are Hendo and Milner lining up? Either looking more attacking?

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  7. super zlatan
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Call be a knee jerky son of a b*tch....

    But I'm considering

    Mane > payet
    Wilson > sakho

    -4

    Mental?

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    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't sell Mane. Still has good fix

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    2. Zombie
      11 years, 2 months ago

      1st one gonna come back to bite ya. Mane looked threatening towards the end

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      1. super zlatan
        11 years, 2 months ago

        It's either him or Wally?

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        1. Scoredelario
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I might sell Wally. Don't like the doubt

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    3. Your Mum's Athletic
      11 years, 2 months ago

      what's wrong with Mane today?

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      1. Norb
        11 years, 2 months ago

        this

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        1. super zlatan
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Too many zlatan's on this site. Need a new username pal

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    4. andy85wsm
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      11 years, 2 months ago

      Thinking same 2 players in but not getting rid of Mane

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    5. 4vets
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Good.

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  8. jimbobmij
    11 years, 2 months ago

    All aboard the Payet wagon with his next two fixtures?

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    1. TJ_777
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Probably I'm gunna save my ft but scared as a non sakho Payet owner

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  9. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Why am i watching Stoke vs Liverpool on a Sunday afternoon, oh becasue i own Benteke in FPL. Why do we play this game....

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    1. davies
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Try watching it at 1am on a Monday morning, mate. And I don't own anyone.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Lol. You win.

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

      I liked football before I played this game.

      Now I hate it haha

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      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        11 years, 2 months ago

        This

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        1. dribbler
          11 years, 2 months ago

          no I loved having MOTD back last night

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    3. dribbler
      11 years, 2 months ago

      it's free gambling

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    4. Camp No No
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Because in our ML's we can win amounts of money that for the work we do to perfect our teams throughout the long season is way below minimum wage.

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  10. Camp No No
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Where's Sakho? The Liverpool one? Hopefully put aside for the time of transfer negotiations.

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    1. Darwen
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Just had a kid.

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      1. Camp No No
        11 years, 2 months ago

        There's hoping that he wants to raise it somewhere else than Liverpool.

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  11. The Chosen One...
    11 years, 2 months ago

    wonder if the watchlist will finally concede Wally is a rotation risk

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    1. dribbler
      11 years, 2 months ago

      i think that message has well and truly sunk in

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  12. Danstoke82
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Shaqiri in the stands at the Brit...I need to calm down

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    1. icywrists23
      11 years, 2 months ago

      you serious?

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      1. Danstoke82
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Yes. Sat next to mark Cartwright, head of recruitment.

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    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      11 years, 2 months ago

      is he ?

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      1. Kagawa-san-mia
        11 years, 2 months ago

        he is damn, just seen him

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        1. Danstoke82
          11 years, 2 months ago

          As a Stoke fan, seeing a player like him in the stands is chartered territory.

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    3. andrei
      11 years, 2 months ago

      the money in PL is absolutely insane if Stoke can sign Shaqiri...

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    4. Tomeister
      11 years, 2 months ago

      shaquiri cant be that good.... wy else would his club be selling him after half a season

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      1. Danstoke82
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Doesn't feature in mancini's plans for some reason

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        1. Tomeister
          11 years, 2 months ago

          but also, no top 6 clubs are in for him.

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          1. Danstoke82
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Absolutely agree.

            Ours allegedly is only offer on table at this point

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  13. reason17
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is cedric still nailed on? Why was he taken off in the 45th minute?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Looked like getting sent off, apparently.

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    2. dribbler
      11 years, 2 months ago

      pat nevein said he was too slow...getting burned by obertan (I think)

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      1. dribbler
        11 years, 2 months ago

        nevin

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  14. Random Name
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Blessing in disguise. Lots of people with so called template teams are wild carding or taking hits to bring in this weeks top performers picking the second best options in the process.

    Love to see their reaction when big boys perform

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    1. andy85wsm
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      11 years, 2 months ago

      What happened to Hazard?

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    2. icywrists23
      11 years, 2 months ago

      lol exactly

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    3. Francescoli
      11 years, 2 months ago

      fabregas was absent. need to upgrade to hazard. coates is a waste of space. leicester looking great in attack but i have huth and schmeichel... also, rooney looked lost as did the rest of the utd attack...

      it's not about the template, it's about seeing how players perform and making decisions on that. we've been tinkering for weeks with so little information. now's a valid time to wildcard imo.

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  15. Your Mum's Athletic
    11 years, 2 months ago

    29 with Butland and Aguero left. BOOOOOOM 😉

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    1. super zlatan
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Giggity.

      Beats me

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      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        11 years, 2 months ago

        How many Zlatan? Giggity

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        1. super zlatan
          11 years, 2 months ago

          24. Benteke and sterling to go

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    2. TJ_777
      11 years, 2 months ago

      38 with Kun and Richards on the bench

      You get to excited easily chill

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      1. TJ_777
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Kun is not on the bench

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      2. Your Mum's Athletic
        11 years, 2 months ago

        It's clearly a sarcastic post so chill

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        1. TJ_777
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Oh my bad

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          1. Your Mum's Athletic
            11 years, 2 months ago

            no worries dude 😀

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    3. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I bow down to your power!

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      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        11 years, 2 months ago

        giggity

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    4. Francescoli
      11 years, 2 months ago

      giggity

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  16. Magic Box
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I'll be looking to get Payet in, but need a sub 8.0 MID to go alongside.

    Currently on Ayew?

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    1. Cesc, Drogs & Rock and …
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yer, or Mane with those fixtures.

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      1. Magic Box
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Good shout. Didn't see the Soton game, did he look sharp?

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        1. Cesc, Drogs & Rock and …
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Assisted the assister, could have scored a couple, should have won it. Decent preseason, good fixtures. Really close between him, Ayew, or Payet for the next few weeks for me.

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  17. The Nuttmxn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is it just a knee jerk to want to do Ivanovic to Naughton to create Aguero funds for GW3? Should I consider Oxford?

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  18. andy85wsm
    • Has Moderation Rights
    11 years, 2 months ago

    What is all the clapping for? Missed first 10 minutes and build up.

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    1. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      SNP have infiltrated 😉

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    2. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      In seriousness, Stoke fan in coma, people thinking of him, great gesture 🙂

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  19. The Royal Robin
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is it worth getting Sanchéz in yet? Surprised all featuring today I imagine. How did he look when he came on?

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    1. Francescoli
      11 years, 2 months ago

      very lively. but haz surely the better bet?

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  20. Norb
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Shaqiri in Britannia watching Stoke play...

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  21. Eden Hazardous
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Why was Cedric taken off at half-time?

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    1. Norb
      11 years, 2 months ago

      On the edge of a red

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      1. Eden Hazardous
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Sure to start next match?

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        1. Norb
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah, played great offensively.

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  22. Halleys Comet
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Hopefully Wagner had learned his lesson about not starting Walcott!

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, that's why Arsenal lost today, no Walcott....

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    2. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yes, starting a stronger Striker vs a physical side, Wenger knows nothing.

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    3. Camp No No
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully Wenger has now learned his lesson and buys Benzema.

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  23. Bøwstring The Carp
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So much of this gameweek rests on Man City doing well tomorrow 😕

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    1. davies
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling*

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      1. 4vets
        11 years, 2 months ago

        *Kun

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      2. Les Bleus
        11 years, 2 months ago

        This.

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      3. Bøwstring The Carp
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling (c)? 😎

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    2. The Enlightener
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I got Silva, so wouldn't mind a double-digiter from that lad. Like Luke Skywalker, he is my only hope.

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    3. Celt Abroad
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Or not. For those of us who went kosc over kolorov; Walcott over sterling; and hazard over silva

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    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'll make a sacrifice to the mighty Pulis.

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    5. 1569Tippins
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Kolarov, Lambert and Aguero (C)

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    6. Carcaju
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling and hopefully Aguero

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    7. #WinterIsNotComing
      11 years, 2 months ago

      *Sterling and sterling alone.

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  24. Les Bleus
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez looked more dangerous in 15 minutes today than all of the mids combined.

    The question is, when do we need to get him?

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    1. andy85wsm
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      11 years, 2 months ago

      Right now

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      1. Les Bleus
        11 years, 2 months ago

        With Kun as well, that will be hard.

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        1. The Enlightener
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Hard, but necessary.

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      2. PSEBJ27
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Exactly, already brought him in

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      3. The Nuttmxn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Assume you're a fan of a hit or two?

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  25. BONZ
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Afternoon all

    I trust many are having a frustrating opening weekend in all Fantasy format?

    Any news on Cedric?

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    1. andy85wsm
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      11 years, 2 months ago

      Payet and Adrian in Sky is at least a little bit of a silver lining

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    2. 4vets
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hello!

      Subbed off due to wanting to get a red.

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      1. BONZ
        11 years, 2 months ago

        LOL - great start for Cedric then 🙁

        Adrian v Gooners very brace but proved very successful.

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  26. reason17
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Why was cedric taken off in the 45th minute? is he nailed on?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Read a couple pages before asking... please.

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      1. dribbler
        11 years, 2 months ago

        this

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    2. Norb
      11 years, 2 months ago

      close to a red

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  27. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Bojan not on the bench 🙁

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  28. Flynny
    11 years, 2 months ago

    What is the consensus on Walcott.....give him another week or get rid now for payet?

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  29. trinzoo
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Ozil > Payet that let me have 2.5m to get Kun for Roo. Good move ?

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    1. super zlatan
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

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    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not bad.

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    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      11 years, 2 months ago

      But Roo and Özil is 19 and Kun and Payet is 20.5 however

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  30. Tomeister
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Shaquiri is at the stoke game today. oooooooooooooohhhhhh

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