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Dugout Discussion – Czech Republic v Croatia

17 June 2016 520 comments
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Friday’s second Euro 2016 match sees the Czech Republic meet Croatia, one of the tournament’s most attacking sides so far.

In overcoming Turkey 1-0 in their opening Group D clash Ante Cacic’s side had an impressive 19 goal attempts.

In sharp contrast, the Czech Republic, could only muster six attempts on goal in their 1-0 opening game defeat to Spain. If Pavel Vrba’s side do not score today this will be the first time they have failed to register a goal in two consecutive European Championships games. Their last draw in 90 minutes at the European Championships came in their Euro 96 goalless semi-final against France. They eventually won that match on penalties, only to lose to Germany in the final.

This is the first competitive meeting between the two sides. In their two friendly encounters, which took place in 1996 and 2011, Croatia have the edge winning both times.

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  1. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    De Gea; Juanfran, Ramos, Pique, Alba; Busquets, Iniesta, Fábregas; Nolito, Silva, Morata.

    Volkan; Gökhan, Mehmet Topal, Balta, Caner; Oğuzhan, Ozan Tufan; Selcuk, Çalhanoğlu, Arda Turan; Burak Yılmaz.

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Nolito YES

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      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        And Fab. Phew.

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Triple Spain set and ready 🙂

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    3. Eden Hazardous
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Morata , Alba & Juanfran ftw

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  2. RoyaleBlue
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    What a game

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  3. Mitos77
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    i cant believe it 2-2

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  4. Bun Rab
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Never has the word "Scenes" been more fitting.

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    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      😆

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  5. Third Eye Vision
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Good result for those that have Croatia players - less chance of rotation now.

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    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      True. If they play again.

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    2. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Not sure, otherwise it would be the battle for the first place against Spain....

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    3. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Don't think I want any Croatians against Spain.

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Best game so far

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  7. George Sillett
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Albania lowest tournament scorer bet gets better by the game !

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    1. Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      @?

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    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      What odds?

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      1. George Sillett
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        A very impetuous 9/2 , I could have got much bigger elsewhere. Had £50 on it and was banging on about it on here before the tournament started. Although it's not yet a done deal I hope a few others chucked a bit on.

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        1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Good luck! 🙂

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        2. Bun Rab
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          I gamble responsibly. I had a couple of quid @ 6's.

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          1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Gambling responsibility is relative however. 😀

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  8. Jay_
      9 years, 9 months ago

      First game to have +3.5 goals

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      1. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Finally.

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Seems we need more crowd trouble to liven the games up.

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        1. Ziro
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Reported.

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    • Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Only one sub made by Croatia. Oh God!

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      1. Mark-O
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Now that's a second one with Rakitic substituted

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    • Fergietime
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Clattenburg has Perisic in his fantasy team.

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Strinic rested

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    • JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      If it stays 2-2 here, I can see Croatie ending 3th in this group....

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Thirth 🙂

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        1. Wirtzle Gummidge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Threeth

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    • Wirtzle Gummidge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Pick one:

      Nolito
      Fabregas
      Quaresma

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      1. Grand Thibauto
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Fabregas

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      2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Nolito 😀

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    • Mark-O
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Assuming Spain wins later and that means Czech Republic will not qualify further if Croatia gets a draw next

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Turkey 4th with 0 points would likely get Czechs through.

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      2. JÆKS ⭐
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Not sure if I'm following. That would mean Spain 7 points, Croatia 5 points and Czech Republic possibly 4 if they win their next game. That shoudl be enough to make it to the next round

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    • Ludo
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      If Ireland don't beat Belgium tomorrow, then Italy have won the group. Unlike France/Germany/Spain if they win, they'll have nothing to play for in the last match. Think they're the only likely source of rotation in the final round of group matches.

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      1. Slam
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Giacc -> Howedes

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        1. Ludo
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Tough to get rid of them with Ireland to play and price rises imminent for Giaccherini, Bonucci and Candreva. Maybe not the best idea to get them in, though.

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          1. I Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Surely you can't keep a player on wildcard when they won't play just for the sake of catching price rises.

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            1. Ziro
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              We should be able to keep 3 of them probably

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              1. I Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Is it worth it to sacrifice the points you could get in GW3?

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        2. I Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Is he 100% nailed? Worried Emre Can might get a game at RB.

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    • The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Joke Donkey fans 😉

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Manny harshes to Croatia

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        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Could loose some points

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    • BlzE_94
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Spain line up anyone?

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      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Look up

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        In green at the top.

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      3. BlzE_94
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

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      4. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        top of page

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    • Arctic_Orangutans
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Anyone got Spain attack?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Morata. Alba, if he counts.

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        1. Arctic_Orangutans
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Alba counts haha

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      2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Not me, I've got Cesc and Alba. Wish I had Iniesta instead of Cesc though. :/

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      3. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Obviously.

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        1. Arctic_Orangutans
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Soz boss

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      4. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Nolito

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    • Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      How are fans able to bring in flares and explosives? The French security is poor.

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    • Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      To be fair to the Croatians, every country is allowed to cause trouble once. They were just having their turn.

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    • BLANKET DEFENCE
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      that game was the definition of karma.

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    • George Sillett
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      It would be absolute folly to hold a World Cup in Russia.
      How many brown envelopes were handed out by Blatter ?

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      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Then it's off to the equal folly of Qatar. Plenty.

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Imagine if they were kicked out of this tournament, then hosted the next one.

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    • JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Nolito or Morata, who is more likely to score?

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      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Morata easily .

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      2. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Morata

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      3. sloppy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Ramos

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      4. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Morata with a Nolito assist. 🙂

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    • Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Usually trouble starts when a team is in trouble, why the eff were Croatian fans throwing flares?

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      1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Ultras culture! 🙂

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    • VS10_
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Croatian fan earlier today on a message board:

      "A small fraction of Torcida (Hajduk Split's fan base) wanted to infiltrate the stadium with the help from St Etienne fans and cause a disturbance in order to stop the game and get Croatia thrown out of the tournament.

      Their hatred for Mamić is such that they'd ruin this for everyone in Croatia in order to get to Mamić. Don't know if they are dumb beyond belief or just insane. In doing this, they pretty much put themselves on level footing with Mamić and his henchmen, putting their priorities and ideas ahead of everyone else. Maybe they should stop worrying about Mamić and clean up their own shop, and get rid of the cesspool of countless managers who are running Hajduk into the ground?

      Meanwhile, sane Croatian fans (which is 99.9%) are drinking and enjoying themselves along with the Czech supporters just like they were with the Turks a handful of days ago."

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      1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Mamić is a nasty piece of work... 😡

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      2. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Wow. That's purely horrible.

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    • JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      according to the official lineups Nolito is central with Morata wide. is this accurate?

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      1. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Of course not.

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      2. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        no

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      3. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        They don't show what the formation is do they? Just who's playing?

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          they lined up in a formation

          DDG

          Juanfran, Ramos, Pique, Alba

          Fabregas. Sergio, Koke

          Silva, Nolito, Morata

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          1. I Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Morata is a striker, Nolito is a winger. That's where they play for their clubs, in the friendlies and in the first game. Why would it be the other way round?

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      4. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Hopefully hahaha

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    • Davido989
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Wanyama is a fantastic signing by Spurs. Sures up their defence even more

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      1. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        What? Is it official?

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      2. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Spurs signed Wanyama? 😮

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      3. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Confirmed? Haven't heard anything about that.

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      4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        What? We signed him? Hope so

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        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          You'll see v soon 🙂

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      5. Ziro
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Although, results last season indicated he had no effect on Soton CSs, even though that sounds crazy at first.

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        1. Eden Hazardous
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Well - Romeu and Clasie are better than Mason and Bentaleb.

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          1. Ziro
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Bentaleb us a beast, he just had an injury-plagued season. If he starts fit, he'll keep out Wanyama from the XI easily.

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      6. ★Kuntheman★
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Don't know if they need him with Dier and Dembele

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        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          He's a better DM than Dier. Dembele isn't a DM

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        2. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Well at least there's some depth there. One injury to any and Mason would've had to slot in 🙁 🙁

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    • Däzzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Is anyone going to set up their fpl team for the first 3 gws being set to wildcard gameweek 3
      Think it's an interesting strategy myself

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      1. Däzzy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        *just for the first 3 gws

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      2. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        1st international break? I do try and have a team that doesn't need an overhaul that early. I normally fail.

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      3. I Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Probably not. I did use my WC in GW3 last season but it wasn't planned.

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        1. I Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Is their a big fixture turn in GW4 or something?

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      4. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        i wouldnt seeing how well a late wc worked last year.

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    • Bun Rab
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      It taken 8 attempts, but finally a (c) that works! Plus, since they choked, I can keep him. Thank you Mr Perišić.

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    • Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Arrrgh time running out

      Pick one for sun game

      Narrowed it down to
      Morato
      Kdb
      Ramos

      Has time be ramos right?

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      1. Bun Rab
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Yep.

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