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17 September 2011 2286 comments
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The Fantasy Games have updated and another weekend of disappointment begins now.

Missed penalties, red cards, disallowed goals and all sorts of contentious decisions – they’re all coming the way of the intrepid misbegotten Fantasy Manager. To help everyone through this hardship we’ve opened up our Saturday edition of the Dugout Discussion so like minded souls can wallow together. At least until someone turns up at five o’clock and casually mentions how they’ve got a “measly” 100 point haul.

We begin with Arsenal at Blackburn. Most notably Yakubu starts for Rovers while Theo Walcott sits out for the Gunners. Line-ups in full are…

Blackburn XI: Robinson;, Salgado, Dann, Samba, Givet; Hoilett, Nzonzi, Lowe, Rochina, Formica; Yakubu

Arsenal XI: Szczesny; Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Santos Song, Arteta, Ramsey; Gervinho, Arshavin, Van Persie

After the dust has settled on that tie we’ll have five more match-ups at three o’clock including Leighton Baines at home against Wigan, Swansea still awaiting their first ever Premier League goal and Kevin Davies and Grant Holt duking out a battle of the gargantuan strikers.

Plenty to keep you busy on a Saturday afternoon and the Dugout Discussion will be here for it all.

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  1. Natas
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    do you guys think kieron gibbs starts at home to bolton next week? Santos looked rather awful.

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    1. Baines on Toast...
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      He wasn't great defensively but he did put a few great balls into the box. Can see Santos still playing especially if Wenger mixes it up and starts Chamakh.

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  2. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Next week I'll mainly be transferring

    Mertesacker, RVP, Walcott

    to

    Aguero, Mata + defender

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    1. Goose
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Eek, that's a lot of Arse u have!

      I'm gonna keep faith will Walcott for one more week!

      In other news, Brunt is still a tw*t, cost me a Gabbidon cleanie off the bench! 🙁

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      1. andy85wsm
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I played Dyer ahead of Brunt because Brunt is sh1t. No idea why I got him in the first place.

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      2. Hate that rotation
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I give up on Walcott. So much promise, so much dissapointment. I dont get why he thinks he should be in the England squad.

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    2. Bubbles
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      I'll be de-arsing myself this week too:

      RVP, Walcott & BruC*nt OUT
      Suarez, Mata & Silva IN

      Boom! x lots.

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  3. rohan
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero or RVP for next week???

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    1. O Fenomeno
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      RVP

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    2. deckybhoy
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely Aguero if he starts tomorrow, Arsenal are gash at the minute, glad I do not have any in my team.

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      1. Djerbil
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        14 years, 3 months ago

        I have Arterta and he gave me 7...nice

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        1. Somalion
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          14 years, 3 months ago

          +1 some bps too I think.

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  4. sachmo
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Is it finally time to get rid of Walcott? Might swap him for SWP and spend the spare cash on upgrading to Kompany at the back...

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  5. deckybhoy
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    That was a good start from the Yak on his debut, bit of pressure off Kean and piled onto Arsene

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  6. MA
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    26points from 5 of my cheaper players today, very happy!

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    1. deckybhoy
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      nice

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  7. DropPointsNotBombs
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone know what time Mayweather and Ortiz are likely to enter the ring tonight?

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    1. moment
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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      About 10 pm Vegas time, so 6 am UK. I think.

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  8. alsybach
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    66 points with 6 to play!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      DAM you

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    2. deckybhoy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Holy ****

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    3. MA
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Whoa! Eclipses my achievement. Well done.

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    4. Davemc23
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Thats not even possible with 6 players to play this GW. Even if you had Sinclair Captain and the other 4 highest scoring players you would still only have 57 pts

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    5. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      man did u captain Sinclair/Yakubu???who did u have??u gotta be kidding

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    6. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Who did you have then?

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      1. alsybach
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I am kidding......I am shit really!!!

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      2. Davemc23
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah go on, who did ya have?

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    7. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Link fail.

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    8. udit
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      ahemm,u have 19 points with klasnic no less.

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  9. Guybrush Threepwood
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Didn't see the game, what's the likelihood of Barton picking up BPs?

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Very likely. 2 or 3 for sure

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      1. Guybrush Threepwood
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Cheeers

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  10. Demí
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone not getting on the Mata train next week?

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    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Need to get onto some kind of train this week. Luckily I'm still 3rd in my mini league, not sure how that's happened.

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    2. jimnastics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Me, happy to go in with Sturridge. Can't really get Mata because I want to hang on to both Silva and Young.

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      1. Mr Smith
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I'm being greedy, Sturridge, Mata, Young and Silva. Bring on the points next week.

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  11. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    annoyed that everton's and qpr's good runs are coming to an end as SWP and drenth look potentially great differentials

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    1. AP
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      QPR still have 3 very favorable fixtures coming up, then trouble. I've just bought wee Shaun myself.

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      1. Leysh
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I bought him after the Newcastle match 😉

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      2. applebonkers
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        hmm this is true. got an annoying 2 week queue of transfers at the moment though. mata, hernandez and adebayor waiting to be squeezed in

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    2. Leysh
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      QPR's fixture's are Ok, up 'til 9 anyway.

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    3. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      I would have had SWP this week if I had 0.1m more 🙁 Ah well, will have to join the bandwagon this week!

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  12. Guybrush Threepwood
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Have 2 free transfers.. was going to just do Nani to Mata and have 2 the week after aswell..

    BUT Brunt is a problem.. favourable fixture but if he isn't playing then it's pointless. Also, despite fixtures I'm tempted to lose RVP for Rooney. Can't believe how shit Arsenal are.

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  13. Dartsfan501
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Nzog > Tarrabt
    Brunt > Henderson

    That sound good ??

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Henderson will be dropped for Gerrard

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    2. deckybhoy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Would not do Henderson, Qpr fixtures are getting difficult also, much better options out there

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    3. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      No

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Taraabt maybe, Henderson no chance.

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    4. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure about Henderson.

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      1. Dartsfan501
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Anderson and Meireles ????

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  14. Leysh
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Glad for the swans. Hope they stay up.

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  15. pat timmins
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    is brunt still a starter?

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  16. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Hey don't u think that the Norwich team is the most unfriendly Fpl team ever???I mean u have got cheap players there--who can get u the odd points---but when De Laet and Holt doesn't play--makes no sense...

    this one got lost in the last page---

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  17. dierstraights
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    best mid for 4.5 that isn't dyer?

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    1. jaseume
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      faurlin

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      1. dierstraights
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        cost = 5.0

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      2. jaseume
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        sorry kept thinking he was 4.5 but he's 5.0 well in that case Derry or Tiote (both defensive mid)

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        1. dierstraights
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          cheers, dont fancy any of those 🙁
          back to the drawing board

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          1. The Finnisher
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            Mate you dont fancy any of them because there is nobody good for 4.5 or less!

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            1. sachmo
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 3 months ago

              Dyer's alright, 21 points so far including 8 today...

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  18. Bazman returns
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    What a cr&p day for FPL.

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    1. jaseume
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      IKR the dream team consists of rubbish players who probably won't do well over the course of the season

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      speak for yourself!
      http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/88212/event-history/5/

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      1. jaseume
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        I can't imagine sinclair being up with the top scorers this season... Sorry.

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  19. Goalarov
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    I enthusiastically advised someone to captain RVP last night - I hope you ignored my advice. Lucky for me, I don't own RVP, so . . . good for me!

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    1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      Doesn't sound good..

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  20. 1966 was a great year for E…
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Original plan was Nzog to Mata, with Sinclair to Dyer to free up the £££. Now I'm thinking Moses to Ferguson instead.

    Planning to w/c GW11, so not too worried about being stuck with Ferguson, shouldn't be any postponements before then (power cuts notwithstanding...)

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  21. jaseume
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Not bad 17 from 5... But seven big hitters to go. Went for Mata and Gabbidon (if he isn't injured- hooray!)in and Baines and Brunt out. Any thoughts?

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    1. deckybhoy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Mata is a good choice, I'm waiting until after the game tomorrow to pull the trigger - why did you transfer so early. Is he going to rise?

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  22. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking early about captaincy next week, I don't see why we should think Chelsea will batter Swansea. I'd feel much happier captaining Silva against an Everton side still leaking goals.

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    1. deckybhoy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Either will be a strong choice

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  23. southern softie
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Who do we reckon will get Swanseas Bp's??

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    1. Cruicky
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Sinclair, Dyer & Lita probably.

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      1. southern softie
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        yeah sinclairs a cert i would of thought..ive got Dyer and Taylor so fingers crossed!!

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        1. sachmo
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          So do I, but theyre both sitting on the bench!

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  24. MA
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Do we think dyer/m. Petrov have chance of bps?

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    1. Cruicky
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

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  25. qwerty
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    SWANSEA!

    Vorm and Sinclair for president.

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    1. MA
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Vorms been a beauty today.

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      1. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        He is the 2nd best gk of the best National team in the world!!!!

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  26. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Can next week begin now please... i always do like the misguided hope before the inevitable low scoring 1 point returns. Things always look good on paper

    Ruddy
    Kompany , Simpson, Bosingwa
    Mata VDV Nasri Ramsey
    Suarez(c), Dzeko, Hernandez

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    1. O Fenomeno
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Wouldn't be gone on Ramsey, I like the rest a lot.

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    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Are you pissed?

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  27. O Fenomeno
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sinclair this week, Taarabt next week.

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  28. deckybhoy
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Sessignon > Mata
    Baines > Jose Enriques

    Any other defenders I should consider to get the money for Mata?

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Someone from QPR - Gabbidon perhaps?

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      1. deckybhoy
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 3 months ago

        Had him previously, trying to stay away from relegated sides unless they start to look like Birmingham. Liverpool should do well and at 5.1 he is cheap as.

        Cheers

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        1. Marknlard
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 3 months ago

          "trying to stay away from relegated sides"

          😀

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          1. deckybhoy
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 3 months ago

            promoted lol, soon to be relegated

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  29. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 3 months ago

    Who is gonna be this years Blackpool, team who concedes every week?

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    1. chilin_dude
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      arsenal

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      14 years, 3 months ago

      If they keep giving away pens, Norwich.

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    3. Demí
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Norwich

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    4. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Arsenal.

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  30. everyday, i'm shufflin…
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    14 years, 3 months ago

    Do anyone watch QPR game ?

    Which one is best to invest .. SWP, Barton, or Taarabt ?

    I'm so disappointed with Brunt. Anyway, I think I correctly selected him ahead of Moses.

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    1. deckybhoy
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      SWP hit the post, watch MOTD and decide

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    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 3 months ago

      Not really, Moses is rubbish but is cheaper than Brunt.

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