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Dugout Discussion – Arsenal vs Leicester

11 August 2017 3415 comments
Mark Mark
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The 2017/18 season gets underway this evening as Arsenal entertain Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium.

With last season’s top scoring Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player Alexis Sanchez stuck on the sidelines through injury, the stage is set for new arrival Alexandre Lacazette to make an immediate impact.

Boasting an FPL ownership of 17%, he’s is the most popular Arsenal player after netting 28 times in Ligue 1 for Lyon last season.

Encouragingly for the hosts, Lacazette scored six goals in his last four opening day appearances in the French top division.

Fellow new arrival Sead Kolasinac also makes his Premier League bow tonight – he’s owned by 12% on the back of Sunday’s Community Shield strike against Chelsea.

With clashes against Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool also to follow in the first six Gameweeks, Leicester’s key assets have been mainly overlooked.

Only 4% have taken a punt on Jamie Vardy, who averaged a healthy seven points per appearance under Craig Shakespeare in the latter stages of 2016/17.

The Foxes also face promoted pair Brighton and Huddersfield over that period, though, affording us a chance to scout Vardy and new strike partner Kelechi Iheanacho as potential differentials up top.

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

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  1. The Bandit
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    GW rank updated 😀

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    1. PvA
      • 9 Years
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      0 points

      2m rank 😆

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        5 pts - 1.1m

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    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
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      Won't take hits into account though.

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      1. The Bandit
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        Damn, thought I was doing ok

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    3. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
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      highest points 69 wtf !

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
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        Probably a TC vardy

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        1. Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Yep , Ben Foot has achieved his aim for the season

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          1. Nomar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Famous for 15 hours!

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      2. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
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        thought 11 was ok lol

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      3. StalkingDwarf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
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        Wow doesn't even have Laca too

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  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    There was a lot of talk about formations over the summer so what formation have ye started with?

    I started with 3-5-2.

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    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Sorry i meant 5-3-2.

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        4-3-3 here but may play 5-2-3 next week

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    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
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      343

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    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      The same ogie as usual you kerry fellas copy the Dubs tatics... 😀

      I figured it let me have a 4.0 defender on the bench to save another .5

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        If the Dubs ever copy the number of All Ireland's we have won than ye talk 😎

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    4. barracuda
      • 8 Years
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      Hello Boss, how is the season shaping?

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
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        I had Kola so am happy enough after the first game.

        How did it go for you?

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        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Same here mate. I hope you are going to have a jolly good season again.

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    5. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I went old style.
      1-3-3-2-3-3

      We'll sort those Mayo lads out

      (In FPL 343)

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  3. LǝgleSs e|even
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Scramble to transfer out arsenal defenders? Yay or nay

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    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
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      Not so fast.

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    2. Dickie1898
      • 11 Years
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      Anyone other than kola yeah.

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  4. kanelgifler
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
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    Arsenal - Everton in gameweek 9 is postponed ?

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    1. Sir Edo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      Get a kanelgiffel-grav and I will tell you..

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    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No, Sunday game

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      1. Sir Edo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
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        But normally, they dont usally disappear from fixture list. New from this season..

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  5. Nice to Finally Michu
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    As impressed as I was with Vardy today, I was equally unimpressed with Mahrez. Leicester will be an interesting bunch to monitor

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      When Mahrez leaves leicester will be in trouble?

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      1. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 12 Years
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        I don't think so, they played very well and he looked invisible in this one

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    2. Pariße
      • 10 Years
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      Kolasinac bullied him really.

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  6. VFORVANDETA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Your f3.Mine Kane Kaku Firm.

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
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      Same as 🙂
      Swapped Jesus for Firmino at last minute 🙁

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    2. F4L
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane Kaku Gabbi

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    3. Yav
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane Kaku Jesus

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    4. UshFPL
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane Kaku Teke

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    5. BlueIncognito
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane Kaku Tammy

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    6. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus kaku Kane

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    7. Jammy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane Aguero Lukaku

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    8. Jigger & Pony
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lukaku Jesus Lacazette

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  7. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else gone with both Aguero and Jesus? Decide later which 😀

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    1. Fred54
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      The crazy FFX twiter account was proposing this along with KdB...

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    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nice. I mulled over KDB and Silva for a while.

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    3. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Have you seen Luke's team, WR?

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
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        Who?

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    4. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Jesus for Kaku

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        So not you then? 🙄

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    5. Jammy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nearly did but couldn't lose Kane or Lukaku

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    6. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I went with Aguero(C) and Benteke myself but i have not ruled out both Jesus and Benteke, it could very well work.

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      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Jesus and Aguero i mean

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        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          No Kaku?

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    7. Hairy Potter
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yep and Lukaku. Ignored the very sound advice to get Kane to keep the Man City double up.

      Will see if it was a bit mistake by the end of the weekend.

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      1. SADIO SANÉ
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I kinda wish I had actually done this instead of Kane, but who knows what will happen!

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  8. Deulofail
    • 9 Years
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    troll

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    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Oops, was meant to be a command

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  9. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Are any price change sites working yet? Will vardy go up 0.1 tonight?

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    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Will you really get him anyway?

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
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        Nope. Want to start monitoring the old markets though

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  10. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Do people think Arsenal could actually get top 4 this season?
    For me its between Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal fighting for that last spot

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    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Same was said last season.

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    2. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yeas they "could". No idea if they will.

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    3. Yav
      • 8 Years
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      Don't think they will imo.

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    4. Oflow
      • 12 Years
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      Its funny how the side that finished behind Arsenal isn't listed.

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
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        cant see them lot bottling it for 2 seasons in a row, or there's gonna be a riot

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  11. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
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    Would love to see a Xhaka bandwagon. Would remind me of when Danny Welbeck notched a brace GW against Swansea and all too many brought him in

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  12. Arctic monkeys
    • 12 Years
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    How would someone choose that 69 points team

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    1. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
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      have a look 3 Leicester and 3 Arse . Happy tonight , downhill from here

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      1. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
        • 10 Years
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        20 million ITB.

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      2. Homo Neanderthalensis
        • 12 Years
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        Wildcard might be played! lol

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  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    I'm probably way late on this... but have we all seen the team that triple captained Vardy tonight? 69 points lol

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    1. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
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      see above , lol

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    2. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
      • 10 Years
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      20 million ITB.

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      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
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        Wtf

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  14. Rubbish
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    43pts not a bad first game

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  15. JayBomb
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone sell Iwobi yet?

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  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    TC Vardy will most definitely outscore my TC this season; no doubt

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    1. Rubbish
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      98% + will not get 39pts on TC

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      1. Turbolag
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Depends on the DGW performances really. The popular choice could go off.

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  17. Team Cruel
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    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Here we were spending months trying to utilise every single penny of our budget and then we get an OR1 with 20m ITB.

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    1. F4L
      • 11 Years
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      swings and roundabouts

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  18. FPL Virgin
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    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Jonty predicted tonight's 4-3 score back in June 😆

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    1. Deulofail
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      garglegargleglllbbllblbbdbdlasphyxiation

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    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
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      Zzzzzzz

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  19. Defcons are for Kinnear
    • 12 Years
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    When can we check ML teams?

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    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You can view them on the FPL mobile app now

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      1. Defcons are for Kinnear
        • 12 Years
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        Cool

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  20. hixen
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    So after looking at the game tonight I have the following questions/observations.

    - Ramsey should start next game right?
    - Lacacette did look really sharp and very active.
    - Kolasinc was pushing forward and looks really dangerous.
    - Xhaka did take a lot of corners, I always thought it was Ozils job.
    - Vardy is class, always a threat. Should have a great season.

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  21. Debauchy
    • 12 Years
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    Ben Foot 69 Ville Ronke 0

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  22. Jammy
    • 12 Years
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    Ramsey def monitoring

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  23. BlueIncognito
    • 11 Years
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    The donkey with 69 points could burn his wild card to fix it up and look not so donkeyish. Though he's still quite the donkey

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    1. Rubbish
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Every donkey has it's day

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    2. La Galatica
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I wonder how many teams he got. Later a Dead Team????

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  24. MOZIL
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    predicted score for Watford vs Liverpool??

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  25. mfcphil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who in their right mind would play Vardy as triple captain in week 1 away to Arsenal

    Genius or a Loony lol - answers on a postcard

    Well done Ben Foot who scored 69 points from game 1

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