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Dugout Discussion December 8

Kane and Eriksen benched for Spurs trip to Leicester

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Harry Kane (£12.5m) owners are in despair after he was named on the bench for tonight’s game against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Mauricio Pochettio has shuffled his pack ahead of Tottenham’s crunch tie against Barcelona on Tuesday night. Midfield maestro Christian Eriksen (£9.3m) is another who finds himself on the bench.

Son Heung-min (£8.4m) looks set to lead the line in Kane’s absence. The South Korean has been in fine form in recent weeks with two goals and an assist in his last three appearances. It will be no surprise to see him register more attacking returns tonight.

Ben Davies (£5.6m) starts ahead of Danny Rose (£5.8m) while Dele Alli (£8.9m) comes back in to the starting XI having come off the bench against Southampton in Gameweek 15. Jan Vertonghen (£5.9m) also returns having served his suspension.

Harry Maguire (£5.4m) is named amongst the substitutes for Leicester City. Kelechi Iheanacho (£5.9m) leads the line again in the absence of the injured Jamie Vardy (£8.9m).

James Maddison (£6.8m) owners will be hoping he can find the back of the net for the third consecutive Gameweek. He’s likely to be on spot kick duty if the Foxes are to be awarded one.

Leicester City XI: Schmeichel, Pereira, Morgan, Evans, Chilwell, Mendy, Ndidi, Iborra, Maddison, Gray, Iheanacho.

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Lloris, Aurier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Dier, Davies, Sissoko, Winks, Alli, Moura, Son.

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  1. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Should bring back Haz? Sacrifice Salah, Auba or Kane?

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    1. mysteryDave
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Don't chase the points. That is what got you into this mess... 😉

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    2. ShababQ
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah because of fixtures

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    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'm not.

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    4. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Lol yes, sell Salah after his hattie.

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    5. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Salah fixtures now aren't great. He did just score a hattrick.. but we're not playing for the previous week's points.

      Auba was poor and out wide.

      Kane is essential.

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      1. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I´m just going to wait until friday if someone gets injured.

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      2. rocrocodile
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        There's lots of good reasons to sell Salah. Fixtures isn't one of them.

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  2. Rainer
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Okazaki warming up.

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    1. LǝgleSs e|even
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      So is Kane

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  3. Football Heaven
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    How is my team filled with good players with excellent fixtures yet doing so badly!? Like it just makes sense to have Kane and Auba and sterling. It makes sense to not keep Salah with all the other great value players. I knew Salah wou,d score but not a bleeding jammy hat trick (jammy because the first goal shouldnt have stood therefore the other season might not have happened).

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    1. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      If you find the answer let me know

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    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Kane, Auba, Sterling have all hauled recently. Can't haul every week

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    3. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      you should of had salah, and captained him

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  4. Sandy Ravage
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    D.Silva + Eriksen > Salah + F.Anderson (-4)?

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  5. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Who's on penalty duty when kane isn't playing?

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    1. Mysterion
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      He'll come off the bench to take it

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      1. Infamy, Infamy
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I know the football laws....

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    2. Pierce34
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Alli probably.

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    3. mdm
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Eriksen

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    4. Ghost Gooner
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Son

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    5. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      doesn't matter who takes it.. he will claim it

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  6. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    A Leicester goal is gonna feel like 20 points. Ridiculous how many people in my ML have Kane(c) Salah(vc).

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    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Only if it’s Pereira smashing it in.

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    2. mysteryDave
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I did the reverse thank f***.

      SMOOTH: Salah (C)

      ROUGH: 2 unecessary transfers Robertson, Hazard -> TAA, Sterling. -8
      down 25 points on that (Assuming Success gets me 2 points off the bench for TAA)

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  7. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    What are Ederson owners doing?

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Sticking

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    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Lossl for a hit.

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    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Dafuq

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      1. DMP
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Lol

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    4. Nightf0x
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Keeping

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    5. Zilla
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Meh set and forget

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  8. KAPO KANE
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    With Auba as VC and Kane C, would you want Kane to come on?

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    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      I'd take 15 minutes of Kane.

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    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Who is on your bench?

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      1. KAPO KANE
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Bennett

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    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes.

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    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Of course.

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    5. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Yes I think. A lot of Kane cappers will get Salah or at least the Auba pts if Kane doesn't come on.

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    6. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 6 months ago

      Only if you are already above me on OR.

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  9. Hughes the Daddy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 6 months ago

    Alli diving again

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  10. MTPockets
      5 years, 6 months ago

      TAA - subbed on last gw due to Gomez injury.
      Think he would have started this week otherwise?

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      1. Ghost Gooner
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        They won 4-0, why should he have started 😆

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      2. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, plan was probably not to start him vs Napoli but it all went out the window with Gomez injured.

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      3. tafrère
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Yes

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    • JohnnyMagrinho
        5 years, 6 months ago

        To be honest it's hard to be that annoyed with how things have gone this week.

        Still think it was the right move to captain one of Auba/Laca/Kane and would never in a million years have thought Salah would grab a hat-trick, away from home, against the surprise package in the league this season whilst not setting the Prem alight.

        Sometimes the move that - on paper - is the most logical/has least risk attached to it, just doesn't play out the way you'd expect.

        Fair play to those who captained Salah but 21 points was surely never on the cards. You just have to be in it for the long haul. The moment you start chasing a GW or points already scored - you'll just fall even further behind.

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          The whole comments section is based on people chasing points.

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        2. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Post of the week!

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        3. rocrocodile
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I was fairly 50/50 between Kane and Salah before the GW, my gut leaning towards Salah. The Captain Sensible article pushed me in that direction. He WAS a good captaincy option this week. But I'm glad I don't own Abua - that would have made it a lot harder. I own Laca, though. Didn't even cross my mind to captain him.

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          1. tafrère
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Capitaining Laca over Salah is stupid.

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            1. LD
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Hindsight

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        4. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          This isn’t the place for this type of post.

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        5. Ghost Gooner
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Laca offside goal and if he didn't trip over while would have changed things for La(c)a owners. fine margins

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          1. Ghost Gooner
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            *while shooting

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        6. Pied Mee Ince Silva
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          100% agree mate, I had Salah captain this week but if I had Auba or Kane I would have slapped it on them. Anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves.

          Mo hasn't been as clinical this season, I love the guy so I'm hoping today was a return to last year's form but we'll have to wait and see.

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        7. Legendash
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Great post, made me feel a bit better about my currently disastrous wildcard (ditched Salah and hazard)

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      • C'mon the Fylde
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        What would you guys change in this team? I've been spiralling in the last 2 weeks!

        Ryan
        VVD Robertson TAA Bennett (Dunk)
        Fraser F.Anderson Sterling Sane (Sigurdsson)
        Kane Wilson (Arnautovic)

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        1. Pukki Party
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Different, i like it

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        2. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I'd change nothing. We've had two strange GWs that's all.

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          1. C'mon the Fylde
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Cheers, guys!

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        3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Wouldn't bench siggy

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        4. Hughes the Daddy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          I'd potentially change Arnie, Wilson, Fraser, Sane and reduce triple Pool defence to double max

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        5. LD
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          It’s nice. Not sure about triple liv in defense though. Tougher fixtures coming up

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          1. C'mon the Fylde
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Triple Liverpool was my concern before today.
            I didn't realise that I have 2 Liverpool defenders, already when I got VVD.
            Thankfully, I escaped it today.

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            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Huh?
              You didn't realise!

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              1. C'mon the Fylde
                • 8 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                It was a rushed transfer on my 10 minute break.
                I forgot who my defenders were until it was confirmed.

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      • Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Today has stirred some emotions, not over yet, scenes await when Kane makes a cameo to block Salah VC.

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      • Chucky
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Bednarek nailed?

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      • DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Not sure wether to go Sane, Eriksen or Mane for Salah. Big decision, need Kane for this christmas period.

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        1. C'mon the Fylde
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Don't rush.
          Liverpool have Man Utd next. I'd wait until after next week.

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          1. DAZZ
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            No Kane against Burnley though.

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        2. DMP
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Mane. Spread the risk. Fixtures arent great aswell.

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      • ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Richarlison to Anderson a good move?

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        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Get both.

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          1. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Rich has City away and Spurs at home next. Difficult fixtures.

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            1. All de Gea no iDier
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              That's 2 out of 24

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            2. Fred54
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              I think long term they look good for price and fixtures. Nothing to suggest Everton can't do anything against Spurs.

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        2. All de Gea no iDier
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Only if you have a time machine

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        3. Hulk Smash
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Anderson is good but it's a sideways move

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        4. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Sideways.Get both

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      • Hulk Smash
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        I had 10+ pts on my bench 5 times in the first 8 gameweeks when I didn't need them. In the last 3 gameweeks I've had 2pts, 3pts and 2pts (with Bennett still to play). Sods law.

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      • Hughes the Daddy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        Kane on at HT or Poj to wait till 60/70?

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        1. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          60 I'd say. Breakthrough looks likely.

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        2. Pierce34
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          He'll wait, he's no Emery.

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      • Football Heaven
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 6 months ago

        If didn’t make any transfers I’d be about 50 points up. I haven’t even been chasing points. I was going to get Auba before his haul and Salah was always going to go even though I knew he’d score vs Bournemouth (not a hat trick mind). I’m genuinely done with this game

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          See you tomorrow.

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        2. MTPockets
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Not even half way through the season yet - current rank pretty meaningless.

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          • FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            I know how you feel. FPL is a horrible game. A sickening addiction of bile and puss and excrement.

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        3. drughi
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Kane and Eriksen on at HT surely

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        4. Chucky
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Which combo scores more points in the next 4-5 GWs?
          A) Sterling,Hazard and Spurs Def
          B) Salah,Hazard and Schindler

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          1. Epic Fail
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            The one with Hazard.

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            1. Chucky
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              😛

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          2. drughi
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            A

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          3. tafrère
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            A imo

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          4. Mysterion
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            Name and shame the spurs def

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            1. Chucky
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              Aurier 😉

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          5. LD
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            A

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          6. Chucky
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            cheers all... bbye salah,thanks for hattie and baps

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        5. GoonerRed
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Looks like Kane will be coming on by the way this game is going.

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        6. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Need Kane to stay off... Salah vc. Would be my first vicecap ever.

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        7. Digital-Real
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Hartson comments how Sissoko has been Spurs best player of late. Jesus wept.

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          1. Hulk Smash
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            His mates must have paid him to say it

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        8. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          OMG SON OMG

          Aurier A

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        9. #FPLBhuna
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          that's it spurs keep it this way

          need kane to come on to block those jammy salah vices 😉

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          1. #FPLBhuna
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            ermmmmmmmmmm

            lol

            well fudge it - I own son so get IN MY SONNNNNNNNNNNNNN

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          2. kennethrhcp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 6 months ago

            well my good man... how scoring cup tie we have!!! didn't think you'd go Salah aswell

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            1. #FPLBhuna
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              haha mate

              you've trumped me, really thought I had it after the first game until I checked ur team and you had the same fair play

              think you've got this 🙁

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              1. kennethrhcp
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                if son does a bit more & kane nothing it'll be fair tight. Alonso off my bench will hurt you

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            2. #FPLBhuna
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 6 months ago

              just checked the scores

              yes you have definitely won

              what a fine set of scores you team have got pal

              very well played!

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              1. kennethrhcp
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                5 years, 6 months ago

                I aint counting the 3points yet 🙂 nice to play someone you recognise around the place!

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        10. tafrère
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Son...

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        11. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Son G
          Aurier A

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        12. tm245
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          Son matching the rest of my midfield!

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        13. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 6 months ago

          What a player!

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