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Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Sunderland

13 August 2016 4436 comments
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Attentions now turn to the Etihad where Pep Guardiola makes his Premier League bow.

David Moyes’ Sunderland are the guests and potential party poopers, although the odds do seem stacked against them.

The Black Cats are in transition under their new manager, while City boast such attacking riches there can be no doubt that they head into today’s clash as overwhelming favourites.

Expectant Fantasy managers will be looking to Sergio Aguero to capitlise – the Argentine heads into the teatime kick-off as the most popular captain choice in the Gameweek and with over 40% ownership.

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

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  1. Trae44
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hope Williams is ready to go 8)

    West Brom (A)
    Stoke (H)
    Sunderland (A)
    Middlesbrough (H)
    Bournemouth (A)
    Crystal Palace (H)

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    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Gone for RFM myself, hoping for a few cs and a goal or 2.

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  2. Bruno Bruno!!
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Looking at 34 points after bonus points with 4 players left to play. Dea, Valencia, Firmino, Hazard. Is this alright or poor

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    1. itwaswritten
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Alright.

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  3. itwaswritten
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Does the ranking come out tonight or after GW1?

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    1. Les Bleus
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Usually the same night. But who knows this year with the update taking hours

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      1. itwaswritten
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Ok. Thanks!

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  4. Backup Dancer
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone got a link to Ville Ronkas team?

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    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/30327/event/1

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  5. Nabs Kebabs
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Save your Bench Boost for a DGW they said.........

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/2179/event/1

    🙂

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    1. Konig Luther
      10 years, 2 months ago

      in a dgw, stones, delaney, vardy would have scored more than 2pts

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      1. Nabs Kebabs
        10 years, 2 months ago

        LOL

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    2. Rath
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well done!

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      1. Nabs Kebabs
        10 years, 2 months ago

        cheers 🙂

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    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      wow, fair play that's an amazing score 😀

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    4. Chucky
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

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    5. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well played!

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    6. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      That's a decent haul, well done.

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    7. Nabs Kebabs
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers fellas 🙂

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    8. Postman Ty
      10 years, 2 months ago

      very poor decision if you're playing for money

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      1. Nabs Kebabs
        10 years, 2 months ago

        how??....

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        1. Postman Ty
          10 years, 2 months ago

          i mean, you got lucky so it went fairly alright. but end of season you would have a much better team value and therefore could have a much better bench. kingsley was by no means guaranteed a start and swansea looked one of the least likely to keep a clean sheet. friend got 2 which is basically guaranteed less than a dgw and ramirez got 4 which is basically worst case for a dgw. forster had a great game like kingsley but he could have easily got a much safer 10 points from a dgw as well. it's just statistically a poor decision all-round. but congrats for doing well. very nice team btw.

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          1. Nabs Kebabs
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Nah mate you have it all wrong. Hours went into this. Ruth NZ posted several days ago saying the compromises to the second WC playing the late BB could possibly not be worth it.
            It's not necessarily about who i have on the bench, I have picked my whole 15 players for the first 3 weeks (GW4 WC) with a GW1 BB in mins. Kinglsey was a guaranteed to starter to me as i had been reading forums and found an article saying Taylor was not going to make GW1.

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            1. Nabs Kebabs
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Now instead of playing my second WC a week before the DGW I can play it during the DGW and get a solid 11.

              Cheers

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            2. Postman Ty
              10 years, 2 months ago

              Fair play. There's obviously no guarantees in this game, but i see where those later compromises may hurt enough to outweigh the benefit. I did a very similar gw1 all out attack last season and it went horribly though. Good shout then, like a real football manager there's more than one way to win.

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              1. Nabs Kebabs
                10 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah look mate that's what it's all about I did something different and it has clearly payed off. Could have definitely gone pear shaped but I still think it would have been the right call either way. The whole thing is to get away from the crowd mentality.

                If I posted my RMT with Walcott and Lamela people would have been Lol'ing @me.

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                1. Postman Ty
                  10 years, 2 months ago

                  Most likely. There's been a lot of praise and a lot of hate for Lamela around here lately. If he can keep getting 90 minutes he could be worth the price. I was actually thinking about Walcott briefly after their last friendly, I just didn't want him to burn me in the season opening two years in a row.

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                  1. Nabs Kebabs
                    10 years, 2 months ago

                    What swayed me to Lamela is his stats from last season. Incredible amount of shots in the box and assist potential as good as Tadic's. Great pre season form, it all added up for me.

                    Walcott is a "guarantee" to start up front against a shaky Liverpool defence now. 😉

                    Good chat mate, take care, best of luck for the season ahead

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                    1. Postman Ty
                      10 years, 2 months ago

                      Cheers, good luck to you as well.

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    9. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nice 😀

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  6. Chucky
    10 years, 2 months ago

    BAPS Out

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    1. Fred54
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Suprised they managed to do it in this GW...as expecting GW1 baps sometime in GW5.

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    2. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Oos er missus.

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  7. Rains of Castamere
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Dreadful start with just 30pts after bonuses - everyone got 2pts bar Aguero - but it's only GW1.

    Hold your nerve.

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  8. GinjaWhinja
    10 years, 2 months ago

    40 points, 3 left to play.
    32 on my bench. Should I be miffed?

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    1. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Miffed off.

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    2. Syd.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Big time

      I have 20 points on my bench

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    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Remember, if your bench played, you wouldn't have 72 points!

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    4. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I thought 20 was bad. Ouch. But i was never going to play capoue. McAuley is the one thats eating me. Had him in until this mornings last minute switch. Hey ho.

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  9. Mike C
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sorry if already covered but is there a reason we can't see rival teams in mini leagues ?
    It's driving me nuts ! 🙂

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    1. Qaiss
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You will be able to after the points are updated in an hour or two. Then from then on you will be able to see everyones team. Its only a GW1 thing.

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      1. Mike C
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Ahh ok cheers!

        Was gutted to get in and not be able to open the presents on Xmas day

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    2. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You can see them on the app

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  10. THE Wild Rover
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is it just me or is the HD Olympic coverage very patchy? Some of it doesn't even look like its HD

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Must be your TV 😉

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      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        heh heh
        12 inch black and white portable TV ftw

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    2. Syd.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Looks okay from where I am sitting

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    3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Has been hit and miss. Cycling isn't at the mo, but kayaking was awesome yesterday

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  11. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    10 years, 2 months ago

    36 with Firm and Haz. Saving my transfer anyway, will have 2 next week to tweak and not knee jerk. Anyone else saving their transfer this week?

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    1. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah will be very handy having 2 with 2 weeks to work with.

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    2. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, planned for GW2 as well and will save.

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    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hopefully, yes. Then a 3 transfer -4 in GW3 followed by WC

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    4. Totally !rre!evant
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Will save, use 1 the week after and then have 2 for over the international. Always best 🙂

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      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Hmm good shout, will try adopt that tactic #plagiarist

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

    29 with 5 left, could be worse. But that said, I have 27 on my bench.

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    1. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Lol auch.

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  13. King Kohli
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Play any two:

    A) Stones(sto)
    B) Amat (HUL)
    C) Kone(MID)
    D) Friend(sun)

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  14. TwiggsJameson
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone else have Diomande on the bench?

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    1. Trae44
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Last player on mine, was already planning on starting him next week before the game started so happy he scored and looked decent

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  15. jm2126
    10 years, 2 months ago

    61 points with Ibra, Hazard and Shaw left
    Think thats pretty good for GW1

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    1. Jeremiah
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Just below average I think.

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      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well above mate

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        1. ThunderPants
          10 years, 2 months ago

          just like the joke and your head i think

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

      Great score congrats!

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    3. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why do we need to know what you think?

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    4. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nobody likes a clever clogs 😉

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  16. Qaiss
    10 years, 2 months ago

    48 with Zlatan, Hazard, Wally, Shaw and Terry still to play. Im chuffed 😀

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    1. GinjaWhinja
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You mean with Zlatan, Shaw & Terry. Wally will be lucky to make the bench :p

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  17. Trae44
    10 years, 2 months ago

    How long till Kompany is due back?

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  18. gamesmad11
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I remember last year there was a website which provided a spreadsheet of lots of useful info about the gameweeks, anyone remember what it was?

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  19. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    with Redmond looking handy, I've got a double up of Redmond and Tadic. So Tadic > Ramirezseems like a good bandwagon move on Monday night.

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    1. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn't sell Tadic imo.

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    2. THE Wild Rover
      10 years, 2 months ago

      It'll all end in tears

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  20. GinjaWhinja
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Wow...Negredo 5,849 transfers in & Vardy 3,414 out. Well above anyone else. Could see both changing tonight.

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    1. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Aargh - why didn't Vardy take that penalty?

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    2. Fred54
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ooh I'm actually ahead of the curve already. 😀

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  21. FantasyNik123
    10 years, 2 months ago

    41 with Valencia, Hazard and Ibra left. No clean sheets except for the 2 defenders I left on the bench. 🙁

    Plus an injured Lloris, and a suspended 5th mid.

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  22. Pompel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Kone owners, waht will you do - sell or keep in the hope he retains his starting berth or goes to Everton?

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    1. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Keep.

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    2. Backup Dancer
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why sell?

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    3. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Definitely keep.

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    4. Pompel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      cheers guys - guess I'll be keeping,. But could do with any of the 4.0 Swansea defenders

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  23. Michael Gary Scott
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Stand out players today? Tadic unlucky not to get any points, seemed to have a very nice display, maybe Llorente also?

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    1. Zikry
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Ramirez. Hit the bar and post and looked a constant threat.

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      1. Michael Gary Scott
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        True, good point!

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  24. Syd.
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I am the only one on this site with Costa ?

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    1. Fred54
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Contemplated him, but decided to go with Hazard.

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      1. Bunk Moreland
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Same.

        Costa is a good pick though.

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

      Yes. And I'm the only one on this site that started Amat.

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      1. MrMaverick
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I started amat, he had a shot cleared off the line

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Ok 2 of us 🙂 Yeah, I saw that mentioned, ah well happy with the CS, pity about the YC

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      2. Syd.
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Well done

        He was my 3rd sub 🙂

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        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          10 years, 2 months ago

          I played him ahead of Evans. So not a real brag 🙂

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    3. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      N

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    4. Rath
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You will reap the benefits Monday night! 🙂

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    5. Beav
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Nope. I got convinced to fit him in a few days ago browsing here.

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    6. George Sillett
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Try again - no. Monday night will be memorable.

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    7. kalmoffit
      10 years, 2 months ago

      At least two others.

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  25. vova
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Where do we track prices now?

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    1. Fred54
      10 years, 2 months ago

      You know before all these fancy FPL related tool sites came along, I used to just look at the transfer figures on a daily basis on the official site and predict my own rises/falls.

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    2. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      See below

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  26. KeepCalm
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Kane blanked. Now that old hag Ibra is going to make this worse

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    1. Hurrikane
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I actually just traded into Kane, give him time.

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    2. MrMaverick
      10 years, 2 months ago

      kane gw2 will fire

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  27. Hurrikane
    10 years, 2 months ago

    97 with Zlatan, Sanchez, Payet, Mane and Hazard to go
    Is this good??? (plz compliment me)

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    1. S.Kuqi
      10 years, 2 months ago

      This suppose to be funny 🙄

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      10 years, 2 months ago

      100 needed

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    3. Syd.
      10 years, 2 months ago

      We are not worthy

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    4. Girasoli
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Pants on fire

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    5. Dark_Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Average

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  28. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Tonight's prices changes ?:
    + Stones, Barclay, Diom, Kun Negredo (nearly 6k in already)
    - Hart, Musa, Morgan, Vardy

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    1. JÆKS ⭐
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Already today?

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  29. Dark_Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Don't you love it. Took out Lamela and Mahrez for Del Boy and Haz a few days back. Typical.

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    1. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well the jury's still out on that one.

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  30. Sadio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 years, 2 months ago

    51 with Ayew, Mane, Oscar and Valencia to play.

    Redmond (C) feels great, can't believe it actually panned out.

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    1. S.Kuqi
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Really brave to captain Redmond over Kun

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    2. Rolls-Royce
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Well done!!

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    3. Hurrikane
      10 years, 2 months ago

      compliment worthy

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