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Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Chelsea

17 December 2016 1598 comments
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Gameweek 17 begins with Chelsea attempting to maintain their 10-game winning streak at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.

There’s plenty on show for Fantasy Football managers, with Eden Hazard a confirmed starter having missed the midweek victory at Sunderland.

Sold by more than 130,000 ahead of today’s deadline, they will be fidgeting uncomfortably throughout and hoping that Hazard continues to simmer in away matches. He’s scored just two goals in seven road trips so far, compared to six in eight at Stamford Bridge.

Diego Costa has had no such issues, home or away. He goes into today’s encounter off the back of just his third blank of the season on Wednesday – he is yet to go two Gameweeks without a goal or an assist this season.

For Palace, both Wilfried Zaha and Christian Benteke offer the major threat to a Chelsea defence that has conceded just two goals over their ten successive wins.

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

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  1. Dedalus1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Costa > Ibra?

    Decide week after if Ibra/Kane> Costa when he is back

    2 free transfers

    Shall I do it?

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    1. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If you don't have any other issues

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  2. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Walcott > Lallana to afford a second Chelsea defender or is this incredibly knee jerky?

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    1. FALCAO & MOU
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I would do it.

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    2. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You want Walcott for next two definitely

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      1. Odikostar
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This

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  3. tm245
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    2 of my starters, 3 of my bench playing in these games.

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  4. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on Walker + Pedro + Costa -> Azpi + Lallana + Ibra for a -4?

    Spurs have poor fixtures and Azpi looks guaranteed to pick up 12 poitns + BAPs + assists over the next two at least

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    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I like it..

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    2. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso
      Had 3 Very Good Chances
      Could have Easily Scored Today

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      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I like my defenders like I like my you-know-what. Big baps.

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    3. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Not bad

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  5. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Bought Costa at 10.7

    A. Keep
    B. Zlatan

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    1. bojack
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A

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    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Blatan

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    3. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If you have the spare transfer do it

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  6. bojack
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard -> Coutinho will be popular in January.

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He'll be a differential by then, people are starting to sell in droves now

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  7. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How many more weeks?

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/12/17/dugout-discussion-crystal-palace-vs-chelsea/?hc_page=8#hc_comment_14674649

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Home next week.

      He won't blank today.

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      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly

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    2. Backup Dancer
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Give him the 2 homes

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  8. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Team for next GW.

    Heaton
    Alonso, Holebas, Jones,
    Lallana, Sanchez, Siggy, Eriksen.
    Iheanacho, Kane, Costa.
    Pickford, Walker, Amat, Whelan,
    1ft, 0.4m in bank.

    Which of these would u be leaning towards presuming no surprises?
    1. Origi/Carroll- Nacho
    2. Ibra- Costa (bring back Costa for Kane a GW later)
    3. Both for a hit
    4. Other.

    Off to be here and will be up just in time for the price changes.

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Just wait and see how everyone goes.

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  9. Backup Dancer
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Azpi would have no baps without the assist

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A lot of what-ifs there

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    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso would have had baps if he scored.

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    3. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Azpi is getting the better of Alonso recently. Want them both!

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    4. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He knew he was on 3 baps and didn't want to risk it. If he didn't have the assist he would have done something else to get the baps

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      1. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        LOL

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      2. Backup Dancer
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ha!

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    5. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I would have baps if I were female.

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      1. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        3 of them, Total Recall style.

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  10. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Might do -8 and just do major surgery on my team

    Possibly -12 and get Ibra too

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  11. Jönny
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Picking Alonso out of him, Azpi, Walker and Rose is the most annoying decision I've made all season...

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      It's not that bad. His time will come

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Seriously?

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      1. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Well, it's the most recent bad decision so it feels like it...

        And just because I made the move last week,so both Spurs defenders got assists then, Azpi got one today and outscored him last week too... and it just felt like a real coin toss between them all.

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    3. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah you went horribly wrong on that pick. Only averages 7 PPP since GW7.

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      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        this

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      2. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        PPG

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      3. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Hopefully will pay off long term, but it feels really annoying now only 2 weeks in.

        I do realise I'm being over-dramatic.

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    4. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      must have had a good season then.

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    5. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      lol, alonso is great and will score.

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    6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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    7. M.A.G
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Alonso Goes forward much more
      Both of them are awesome picks and every gw one 'll outperform the other 😀
      just go with it

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  12. boc610
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Another round to azpi in his bout with alonso.

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    1. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      That free kick though

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      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Unfortunate but It's still a shot off target,he just doesn't do the attacking things well enough for me

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  13. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with Costa ?
    Keep Hazard for 1 more game ?
    Kane to Ibra still reasonable ?

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      1 game has been played.

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  14. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Have to get rid of Hazard. Bad that I don't even expect any points from him and just assume the usual 8-10 points from Costa.

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    1. Dedalus1
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Keep for next two

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  15. MrMaverick
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Alonso post still hurts. Gonna have to make dinner while Palace v chelsea is on MOTD 2nite

    Heartwrenching

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    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Crossbar*

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    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I am pretty sick about it myself at least he got us the clean sheet
      Dont worry it is only a matter of time for him

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  16. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Smith (Che), Hazard (bou), Costa (Bou, sus) out for Azpillecueta (Bou), Lallana (Stoke) and Ibra (Sunderland) (IN))

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What?

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      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Accidentally posted before I'd finished typing

        Smith (Che), Hazard (bou), Costa (Bou, sus) out for Azpillecueta (Bou), Lallana (Stoke) and Ibra (Sunderland) (IN) or not?

        Smith has poor fixtures, hazard isn't worth the money on recent form and I have Costa on 10.7 SP so don't want to lose value as he'll likely drop 0.2

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    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm doing a similar move, but you shouldn't be losing Hazard before BOU..

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      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I have to do it if I want Azpi in, or alternatively, I have to bring in another defender as 2 of my 4 available defenders (kingsley) have bad fixtures

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  17. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    CALM DOWN PEOPLE.

    HAVE A DEEP BREATH.

    DRINK A GLASS OF WATER

    GET SOME FRESH AIR

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  18. King Klopp
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Costa 1 BAP right?

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    1. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      May change to 2 after winning bonus added etc

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  19. davies
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Vertonghen, Cedric, Hazard > Azpi, Alonso, Lallana (-8)?

    Could do Kane > Ibra for another hit?

    Kinda sick of my team & Chelsea defence

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Terrible transfers.

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  20. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who is the most nailed 4.4 defender (not Amat)?

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    1. jurgenklopp.8
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      ake is popular

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Chambers and has decent fixtures

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Nyom

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    4. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Most nailed is probably Ward

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    5. Railwayman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Friend will be a option from next week and he is now 4.4

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    6. Bellerinmondo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Friend when fully back?

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  21. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    All jokes aside if fixtures are anything to go by then Eriksen/Costa out for Walcott/Ibra looks really good.

    Then Kane back to Costa following GW.

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Calm down.

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      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I'm pretty calm...?

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  22. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Foster,Pieters,Hazard > Courtois,Azpi,Lallana -4?

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    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Don't get Courtois. Alonso and Azpi.

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    2. Tshelby
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't go for Courtois it's unlikely that he will recive bonus points or what so ever. Try to fit in another defender

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  23. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Siggy o/

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  24. Railwayman
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Why are Pieters and Anichebe still flagged ? They wasted no time when Costa got his 5th card today...

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      They haven't pressed the button yet.

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  25. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    As an Alonso owner it was so good seeing him hit the post. Unfortunately it didn't go in but this could mean he might take more free kicks!!!!

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    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      It was the crossbar, but yeah, he should be on more of them from now.

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      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        It's still a post.

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        1. Worzel Gummidge
            9 years, 4 months ago

            It really is not. A post is vertical. A crossbar is horizontal. Well done Dingo.

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      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        My two Chelsea defenders standing over the ball=win win
        I hope to see a lot more of it also

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    2. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone doing Alonso > azpi, look yourself in the mirror. You couldn't possibly do a more sideways transfer

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      1. Odikostar
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Backwards

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      2. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        It's backwards

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        1. boc610
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          How do you figure that?check last three fixtures for help

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          1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            You're being results oriented.

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      3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Agree

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wish I played amat

      Boro are one of the worst attacking teams in the league

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      1. John Nerdelbaum
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        swansea are one of the worst defensive teams in the league!

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    4. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      4 home players now.. hoping for good returns..

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    5. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Took a punt on Janmaat a few weeks back and hasn't turned out as hoped, benched today too....straight swap for Holebas or any other suggestions ? 4.8 to spend. Was thinking Jones but missed last match...

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    6. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Can any of you folks point me the page where the anxiety started when Alonso hit the post? I wanna read all the drama.

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      1. Sjaugen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Around the time I did the " greggregregnwnTGRE" comment

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        1. Grounderz
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          😆

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      2. MrMaverick
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        How about when he scored v EVEat 0.8% ownership

        I loved that

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        1. Grounderz
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Nah, I might as well read the goal scored by Mahrez in the first Leicester's PL game of last season.

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      3. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        It was the page after I said that an Alonso goal, Hazard assist would be amazeballd

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        1. Grounderz
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          You must have taken part in the crying drama.

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          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I still havent recovered

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            1. Grounderz
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              You'd be fine. This is just stage one. Stage two hurts the most when you transferred out Hazard and he rewards his owners with 20+ points the following GW.

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