Dugout Discussion
27 December 2011 3320 comments
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Gameweek 18 concludes with three games staggered throughout the day – Arsenal Vs. Wolves, Swansea Vs. QPR, and Norwich Vs. Spurs. The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and following the action as it unfolds, so venture in and share your views on all of today’s events.

The team sheets from The Emirates are in…

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Djourou, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Song, Arteta, Rosicky, Benayoun, Gervinho, Van Persie.

Wolves XI: Hennessey, Zubar, Berra, Johnson, Ward, Forde, Henry, Milijas, Jarvis, Hunt, Fletcher.

For the first time in the league this season, Yossi Benayoun is named in the starting eleven for the home side, whilst the visitors – playing with a lone striker today – hand a Premier League debut to 18-year-old winger Anthony Forde.

Over six hours of football is almost upon us – enjoy it in our Dugout Discussion chatroom which can be accessed right here.

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  1. Indalo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    So what are peoples plans for their wildcard teams? 🙂

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    1. tevezthetroll
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Put in loads of sh1t players and watch the points roll in!!

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      1. Indalo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        the only way to do it 😉

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    2. Oldman Unathletic
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      the opposite of what im doing right now

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  2. Smarty Pants
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Scout picks struggling to get 20 points at the moment. Says it all.

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  3. Back on the horse
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    I could lose my cup game against a numpty unless adebayor pulls his finger out. 🙁

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    1. 4-4-who?
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Ade hat-trick me thinks 🙂

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      1. fatherted
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Would settle for one assisted by Bale

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        1. Essan
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          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          with my luck both will play 55 minutes and not get involved in any goal ....

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          1. 4-4-who?
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            Rest assured, I saw Norwich at the Molineux last week and they will continue to concede - Wolves should have found a third goal. Spurs rout...

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  4. Fergies fledgling
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Huge two days for Spurs if they can get 3 points this evening!

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    1. Pratik
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Would be the only good thing in premier league this mid-week for me.

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  5. anish10
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    ba to rooney
    nani to dempsey

    worth 4 point hit?

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  6. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    just slightly better than last season's GW 18 when 7 games were called off, explains it all.

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  7. 4-4-who?
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    RvP 11 shots, 5 on target, no goals

    Steven Fletcher 1 shot, 1 on target, 1 goal - who's the man!

    UTW!

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  8. Dave1966
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Danny Graham bandwagon anyone 😉

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    1. Andy
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      No.

      I love Danny Graham and he's great value... but he's striker. You're almost always going to want to pick three other strikers before you get there.

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  9. The Finnisher
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Just thought it was worth re-posting as it's 2 pages back, thoughts? (initially about RVP - apparently 'he is shit'
    "FORCA INTER says:

    off to bed?na dude,it’s time to go in bar and place new bets and getting drunk

    i seriously dont rate players without thropyes as good ones

    messi is nothing for me untill he dont win World Cup"

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    1. THE BAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      lol... top 5 forwards in the world is shyte... that's a good one...

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      1. The Finnisher
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        And Messi is nothing, lol.

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        1. THE BAD
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          han...Ronaldo won't be nothing for him.. never...

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    2. Tim Canterbury
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      lol is all i can say

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    3. kaz 96
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      so according to this logic

      darren gibson is way better than rvp 🙄

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    4. FORCA INTER
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      i was talking about messi as ,,ALL TIME GREATEST'' he is for sure the best player on the planet but he wont be at maradona level till he dont win world cup

      i dont care if you are arsenal fan or not,but i just dont like RVP...he is the most OVERRATED player ever

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      1. THE BAD
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        I love maradona, but he won the cup because of a goal with a hand... if it wasn't for that goal, he wouldn't have won it....
        so if he didn't score that goal,for you he wouldn't be the besta ll time player.... that's just stupid...

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      2. The Finnisher
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        I don't care if I am an Arsenal fan either, or if you don't like RVP.
        You are just stupid, and wrong.
        "Messi is nothing until he wins the WC" is pretty much what you said, nothing about the all time greatest or whatever.
        You're embarrassing yourself.

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        1. THE BAD
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          even with he's "winning world cup" logic is stupid... so if youre a great player, the best in the world, but you play in a crappy national team, you're nothing because you do not win thw world cup?

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      3. kaz 96
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        are u one of those who judge the player by the quality of the goals?

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    5. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He's an Inter supporter (I think anyway, he can't spell forza). They know nothing about football 🙂

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      1. FORCA INTER
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        all i have to say is:

        bye bye to england clubs in CL

        napoli and milan gonna smash those scums

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        1. The Finnisher
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          In other words;
          "I look like the douchebag that I am so I will change subjects"

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        2. THE BAD
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          and you will never win a CL again unless Mourinho returns...

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          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            They only won any trophies because of a made up match fixing scandal that wrecked Italian football.

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            1. jamsiep
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              14 years, 1 month ago

              "made up"

              😆

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              1. Mílanista
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 1 month ago

                Read up on it. Recently it came to light that the evidence that lead to certain clubs being punished was extremely flimsy and amounted to nothing more than phone calls between clubs and the referee designator moaning about poor decisions. Clubs had actually been encouraged to have contact with the designator to try and improve relations with officials. It turned out that all 20 clubs in the league had these sort of conversations yet when the court case went on the evidence provided implicated only certain clubs, including Inter's two main rivals who kept outperforming them every season. One of the key sources of evidence was from a former director of Inter yet the fact this person had no objectivity was completely overlooked. Inter were asked to hand back one of their league titles last summer once all this came to light yet their parasite of a president refused to do so and because a certain amount of time had passed the league were powerless to do anything.

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        3. Mílanista
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          Not sure what the relevance of that is but I would love it to happen.

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  10. THE BAD
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/140500/history/

    consults 5 different Fantasy tips websites, still 776k overall... that must be harsh...

    Thanks FFS for being all I need 😀

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    1. The Finnisher
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Didn't he post just earlier?

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  11. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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    Song's kicks were far worse than Miilijas's tackle

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    1. kaz 96
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      true. that double show vs hunt and fletcher was pathetic

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    2. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      yellow for milijas for me and even that would have been a bit unlucky. song's was very cheeky too, hunt's overreaction just after was embarrassing though

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    3. 4-4-who?
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Agreed - only one Stuart Atwell thank goodness; shocking decision wiht Milijas, I hope Mick appeals

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  12. OPTA FPL
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Vorm 2 saves already

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  13. Baby Face Nelson
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    shocking week

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  14. FORCA INTER
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    2 bad roony didnt start last game

    ih he scored just 1 goal i would enjoy in one of the biggest bangdowns every

    RVP to rooney

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  15. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    My staggering 26 points has won me my cup match. He's on 12 with De Laet and Fox to play 😀

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    1. Baby Face Nelson
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      my 22 won me my cup. hes on 20

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    2. Fergies fledgling
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      lol. Only in gw18 😉

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    3. Scroobius Mac
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Don't count your eggs.

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    4. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      the way this week is going, fox and de laet will probably knock you out, no doubt

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    5. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Wtf! My cup opponent is on 48 😕

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  16. super zlatan
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Augustine is a beast

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  17. fatherted
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Am i clutching at straws to hope rvp gets some baps??

    He had loads off shots on target and only a couple off

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    1. OPTA FPL
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      6 off, 5 on

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      1. fatherted
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        That'll be a no then :.(

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    2. tangtastic
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      I have RvP (c), and its not gonna happen. 1pt if we're amazingly lucky I'd have thought, but not much hope of that

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  18. WOLVERiNES
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Where did the transfers tab on FPL disappear ???

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    1. WOLVERiNES
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      The which shows how many transfers a player has done.. total transfers and transfer history ??

      Somehtings amiss..

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        login

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        1. WOLVERiNES
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          lol yeah thanks.. feel stupid now.. Auto login failed and its been on auto login since I created my acc in august..

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  19. anish10
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    ba to rooney
    nani to dempsey

    worth 4 point hit????

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      what's problem with Nani?

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      1. anish10
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        want roooney as my mini league differential

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      2. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        didn't score 15+ points this gw

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    2. Silva is Gold.
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Fascinating transfer this gameweek. Wilkinson to Shotton.

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  20. Cowshed - Blue & White …
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    I like watching Swansea, especially at home. Good to see a side that goes with two out and out wingers, its not done enough for me.

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      +1

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  21. jamsiep
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    #mcfc left-back Aleksandar Kolarov has been named Serbian Footballer of the Year.

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    1. Smarty Pants
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      hard times for Serbian football

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    2. The Stock
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Bad year for Serbian football...

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    3. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      HOORAY!

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Is that Dima Berbatov, Garg?

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    4. Granville
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      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Suarez - Sky Sports player of the year.

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    5. Oldman Unathletic
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      bout time

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  22. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Getting fed up of this bullsh*t from my team.

    Championship level defending every f****ing week. Can't score for sh*t. All the other teams below us got something over the last few GW's, we are now sliding and sliding back to the championship at this rate.

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    1. Dave1966
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Feeling your pain. I went through it with West-Ham last season. Hopefully back up next season though.

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      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Looking ominously like we have no clue and no fight.

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        1. 4-4-who?
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          Odds on for relegation...

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    2. WOLVERiNES
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I honestly think qpr will avoid relegation even if its by the skin of their teeth... other teams are way way poorer.. qpr are getting some results inbetween their losses enough to keep them safe i believe..

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  23. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Tough captaincy next week if you don't have Rooney. Going to go with Nani i think.

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      RVP or Nani. Guy in my mini league has left it on Ba for last 3 weeks and is storming ahead!

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        RVP is too risky. Rotation, pressure of this record.

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      2. Messi & fabregas
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        think is about time nan gets rested so s rvp

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    2. Messi & fabregas
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      rooney hat trick bet on it i feel it coming..he has to explode and what a better chance to do t coming rested vs a blckburn team that got tired defendng vs liverpool plus they struggle anyway

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    3. The Finnisher
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Same, or Sturridge/Mata.

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Ah yeah, might go mata.

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Worked out that he averages 8.3 every 90 minutes at home, what a guy.

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  24. Messi & fabregas
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    lets hope vdv wakes up tonight to save the week...if he plays....
    rvp only 2 pts and now about to be rested guess...

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He won't be happy about it but i think Wenger will rest him. He didn't play for the team today.

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      1. fatherted
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Why do you say that? Was he greedy?

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Should have passed to Song who was clean through on goal to make it 2-0 but instead he decided to take it on himself whan he had two defenders around him. I might be being harsh, he might not have seen Song.

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  25. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    assuming i start my front 3 of sturridge ade and rvp next week, which back 8 should i start

    krul vorm
    kompany enrique shotton jones simpson
    drenthe ramsey silva bale nani

    4 of the back 5 have good games even pool at home are poor. very confused

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    1. PGR
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      bench ramsey, vorm and simpson

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      1. SMOOTH
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        need one more

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    2. Messi & fabregas
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      ramsey s a waste of funds to have u could get etherngton or walters or osman

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Aaron 2 point Ramsey - pfft.

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  26. mr messi
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Does Shotton look like keeping his place?

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    1. Captain Robert Hatch
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I'd like to know this as well. need a cheap way into stoke D

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      1. skully
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        i juz bought him this week..and sit very comfortable on my 1st sub bench...waiting to be auto transfer in for neil taylor...

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  27. d452
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Gallas or BAE for DGW?

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    1. Messi & fabregas
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      gallas more likely to score but if kaboul and king are fit he might be rested for 1 of the 2 matches

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  28. JYANG
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Hi
    I'm thinking abt taking a 4 point hit to gwt in spurs coverage for the DGW. Will the 4 point deduction come off the December score or the January score. The transfers will obviously take place after GW 19 closes

    Reason I ask is I'm in contention to win my mini league December comp and taking any hits in Dec may affect the outcome

    Thanks in dvance.

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    1. viewoftheland
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      January score I think... as the deadline for GW20 is in January

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  29. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Can I interest you all in a TOP QUALITY whine? 😉

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      yes please, crapernet sauvignon please

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        I had this in mind ...

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp3N_C5PH2g

        😉

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    2. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      yes please

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        I have had a terrible gameweek ... *sniffle* ... all my top players scored -6 points between them ... *snuffle* ... I have 5 injuries ... *sob* .... aaand I'm out of the cup!!! *wails inconsolably*

        😉

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    3. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      GOD. The puns on this message board have been RUBBISH. Its discustarding!!

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Have some chardonneigh ... 😛

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    4. UnderstandablyDistraught
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Woejolais Booveau for me please

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        Bevy Gevrey ... Chambertin? 😉

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        1. UnderstandablyDistraught
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          A bit on the cry side for me

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            14 years, 1 month ago

            Have this Woomara Shiraz instead! 🙂

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    5. mr messi
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      What about a nice Malfeck

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Syrah - drink this instead! 🙂

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  30. Compulsive Transfer Policy
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    RVP for 3 bps

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      why not make it 10? 😉

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      1. Compulsive Transfer Policy
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        20.85 ict index. Second highest of the week to 25.97 Berbatov. My guess is he will get the 3 bps.

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        1. tangtastic
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          link please.. I'd like to take a gander.. (at the other performers this gw)

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    2. Smarty Pants
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      only in the parallel universe, where the old bonus points system is still in force

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    3. thegaffer82
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      One can dream i suppose

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