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The Numbers Game – Fabregas Under The Microscope

3 November 2010 1241 comments
Mark Mark
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By his own admission, Cesc Fabregas had the “worst first half” against West Ham on Saturday. Certainly, when a home win for Arsenal passes by without Fantasy Premier League Bonus Points for the skipper, you know that something is wrong.

A paltry 3 point Gameweek return for Fabregas left those who had played wildcards or spent points on recruiting him, feeling rather hollow; particularly given that the he was awarded the FPL captaincy by the majority of his owners. Those who resisted the Fabregas pull meanwhile, can feel somewhat smug by his return given that he later revealed that his hamstring remains a concern.

So just how badly did Fabregas perform in relation to his peers and his own high standards?

Very soon our Members will be able to analyse weekly Opta data so that player performance can be measured on a Gameweek basis; we’re testing that functionality right now. That form of analysis immediately comes into play when examining the potential of Fabregas in the light of the West Ham showing…

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

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  1. NLB
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    Anyone considering Silva for Nani?

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    1. Declan
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      not guarenteed starter!

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    2. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      I might be

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    3. Boom!!!
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      not at all...

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  2. royals forever
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    Hi Guys

    I really need your advice on my current DF and MF which is as follows

    Konchesky Jones O’Shea Salcido Coleman

    Malouda Nasri Nani Adam Nolan

    Due the vulnerability of this lineup, however, I was thinking that for GW11 I will either be doing

    Putting O’Shea on the bench and selling either Malouda or Nani and then benching the other one (no hit)

    Or

    Putting Konchesky on the bench and selling O’Shea and Malouda or Nani and then benching the other one (4pt hit)

    Which option do you think is best and which MF should I sell

    Thanks

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    1. decisions
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      is o'shea's time over for sure?

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  3. njfsdkffslkf
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    Excellent goal

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  4. Boom!!!
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    higuain scores....1-0...

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  5. pstokes2010
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    clichy is brutal.the exact type of player that means arsenal will win nothing soon

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  6. Declan
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    Eduardo 2-1

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  7. Boom!!!
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    shakhtar leading gunners 2-1...guess who has scored EDUARDO!!!

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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      Assist by Srna ... 🙂

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  8. The relentless pursuit of p…
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    Sorry this got lost on other page and would like your opinions:

    Thinking of dropping Odemwingie, I think there is more to his “small knee injury” than we are being told.

    Who would you replace him with similar price range tho maximum 5.9 mils.(already got Carrol)

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    1. NLB
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      oo 0.1 off from Elmander!
      It's a short list...but Varney if you want to free up funds
      Zigic may be worth a look too

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      1. greghammer95
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        Heskey perhaps?

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    2. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      thanx

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  9. Ronny17
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    how long are nani and malouda due to be out for?

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    1. greghammer95
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      How long is a piece of string?

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      1. andy85wsm
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        Twice as long as half its length

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        1. greghammer95
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          Yep but in Cm?

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    2. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
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      we all want to know: I'm sure you will when we do.

      Add VDV and Fabregas to that, too.

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  10. ArcticJunkie
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    Team for GW11:

    Foster
    Dann Coleman Samba Elmohamady
    Fabregas(C) Bale Brunt
    Drogba Carroll Hernandez

    Hahnemann Albrighton Konchesky Nani

    I'v been a little unfortunate lately, losing my last two H2Hs and now with Nani out and a couple of doubts it doesn't make things any better. Can anyone shed some light on my team and offer some advice on where I could use my free transfer? or should I just leave it?. Any help would be amazing. 🙂

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    1. The Real Big Vern
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      Your team is almost the same as mine. I'd go Albrighton to Adam if you can afford it?

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    2. eviemonkey
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      I'd happily go with that team for this weekend. Nice defense with reasonably strong clean sheet potential. Fab can work his magic in midfield and a good front three. Maybe keep the free transfer and possibly tweak the defense in GW 12/13 when Dann, Samba and Elmo have two tough away games.

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  11. The butts
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    guys,

    is it crazy to have 3 Arsenal player to my mid field

    Thinking of adding walcott to team instead of adam,

    then have Fab, Nasri and Walcott (he scored 2night

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    1. Boom!!!
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      yes it is crazy.....

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    2. sniborp
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      It's what I have. Didn't work out last week, but it was a risk.

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  12. pat timmins
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    does ny1 know how long corluka is out for... thinkin of hutton?

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    1. Boom!!!
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      he is out till maradona come back to coach argentina...

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      1. pat timmins
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        not funny.

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  13. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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    I've been away for the last two days and came back to see that out of my 5 midfielders 3 might be injured; joy be.

    Having had players like Nani and VdV in since the start I don't want to get rid of them and I was planning on bringing Cashly in. Should I take a 4 point hit to take out Etuhu for someone also.

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    1. The Real Big Vern
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      Etuhu - Adam?

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      1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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        Etuhu the Fulham midfielder who has been injured for an age and yet I haven't removed him... I'm really clever in such ways.

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  14. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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    who went over 3 goals in the arse match huh? RBJ did! almost there!

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    1. greghammer95
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      Bound to be another, I went over 5 goals at 50p in the Marseille match, Looks good at the moment. Will get me up to £10 in the kitty again.

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      1. Spaghetti Hoes
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        Looking very good now. 5 Already

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        1. Spaghetti Hoes
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          Congrats

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    2. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      good call

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  15. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    i know this will have been discussed beforehand but i'm not here for long, and i just wondered what the current status is of nani, VDV and fabs?

    thank you!

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    1. Lanley Staurel
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      I thought Fabs was OK. Just not able to make the CL game.

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
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      Seemingly Fabs is fine, Nani is out for Wolves and VdV is in question mark land.

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    3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      cheers folks

      hunter, I'M ONLY F*CKING ASKING

      these are big talking points 😀

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  16. HST
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    STOP!

    Before you type that post..

    "HOW LONG IS xxxxxx OUT FOR?"

    NOBODY KNOWS!!! wait and see.

    Thank you for your time.

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    1. Cheggers
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      +1

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    2. Boom!!!
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      +1..

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      1. Hybrid.power
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        Who does xxxxxx play for?

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        1. Boom!!!
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          zilina

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        2. BBB
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          a porn side

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        3. HST
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          More to the point how long is he out for?

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  17. andy85wsm
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    Great finish from Anelka!

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  18. howler
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    Buy Carroll or Elmander?

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  19. DundalkKid
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    Hi Folks,

    Do people reckon Rio is still a rotation risk for Utd ?

    Cheers

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    1. Chelsea D
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      Not unless he is injured.

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      He's an injury risk, possibly a rotation risk when Utd have important midweek games. I doubt he'll play in the CL til after the group stages, so only when there's a midweek Prem game is he a rotation risk.

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      1. DundalkKid
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        Cheers Folks

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  20. GREENDREAMS11
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    cant believe that, was just about to log in to put a bet on anelka . too f..kin late

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  21. ArcticJunkie
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    Anelka, great goal.

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      immense accuracy in such an acute angle

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  22. GREENDREAMS11
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    killer he had gone out to 4/1

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  23. Dhubanmonkey
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    Quick question

    My team has lots of injuries and I just wondered ----

    Is it true that every Premier League player will be out with a Hamstring injury this gameweek?

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    1. Boom!!!
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      u r truly a monkey....

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      all except fat frank

      he fell over and broke his leg and gravy poured out

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  24. Boom!!!
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    marseille ..6-0 up already ...jesus this will end up over 10 goals...

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  25. Sarri-ball
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    Wish could get a proper timescale on how long nani out for im thinking bench this wkend then hope he bck for city.

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  26. Churchill
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    Midfilder x to Walcott might be a cheeky punt. He has form.

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      does he???

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      1. Churchill
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        3 in 2. Clearly playing with confidence. A mildly leftfield choice.

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  27. greghammer95
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    Drogba looks out of sorts tonight.

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    1. Boom!!!
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      like heskey has been always...

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    2. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      yes, hope he does better vs Liverpool

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        i bloody don't!

        yes, i have him in my team, but i am a liverpool fan

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    3. Churchill
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      Being the penalty taker, he's worth keeping.

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    4. greghammer95
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      So 3 minutes later he goes and earns a penalty and scores.

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  28. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    thoughts on balotelli?? starter before tevez returns? much game time when he has retured?

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  29. ArcticJunkie
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    Foster
    Dann Coleman Samba Elmohamady
    Fabregas(C) Bale Brunt
    Drogba Carroll Hernandez

    Hahnemann Albrighton Konchesky Nani

    opinions on free transfer to do Albrighton > Adam?

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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      albrighton is NOT greater than adam, disagree there.

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      1. ArcticJunkie
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        I never stated he was better than Adam? I was looking for feedback on transfering Albrighton out and replacing him with Adam.

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    2. HST
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      Decent transfer Adam is great value for the season.

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    3. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      my gut tells me to hold on to Albrighton a little longer

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      1. GREENDREAMS11
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        could be a good idea. houllier said villa missed him. ireland dropped for being a lazy twat and lets be honest you will need to add more money to bring a replacement in for him.

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  30. The Real Big Vern
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    Do I play Alex over Coleman, Elmo or Dann or none ie leave him on bench this weekend?

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