Dugout Discussion
11 March 2012 2618 comments
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Gameweek 28 enters it’s second day of action, which sees the top two sides in the country play simultaneously before the televised Norwich City versus Wigan Athletic game. Despite no TV coverage for either of the Manchester clubs’ games (in this country at least), the Dugout Discussion opens nonetheless to follow the events at the top.

The teams sheets from both our 2pm games are in and, starting at Old Trafford, are as follows…

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Young, Carrick, Scholes, Welbeck, Rooney, Hernandez.

West Brom XI: Foster, Tamas, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Odemwingie, Andrews, Morrison, Mulumbu, Brunt, Fortune.

Having been turned over by Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, Sir Alex makes several changes with Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes and Danny Welbeck all returning the the starting eleven. West Brom make a couple of alterations, with Gabriel Tamas and Chris Brunt installed in the starting line-up.

Swansea XI: Vorm, Rangel, Williams, Caulker, Taylor, Allen, Britton, Sinclair, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Graham.

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Savic, Toure, Clichy, Barry, De Jong, Nasri, Toure Yaya, Silva, Balotelli.

The home side are without the suspended Nathan Dyer, so in comes Wayne Routledge in what is their only change from their previous outing. The league-leaders are much changed following their midweek defeat in Portugal. Roberto Mancini takes another gamble away from home by starting Mario Balotelli on his own, leaving Sergio Aguero on the substitutes bench.

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  1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    Loving this new rotation that Mancini's got, keep playing Aguero + Dzeko in that Eurowhatever, Let Balotelli play lone striker every week in the EPL

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      sshh... 🙂

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    2. dogtanion
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      He's a better player than both. Makes sense.

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      1. Egg noodle
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        ofcourse not.
        Agueros much more of a teamplayersthan Balotelli can ever be.

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        1. dogtanion
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          Nah, Aguero's a tidy little player against bad teams . Look at his away record.

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          1. Kagawa-san-mia
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            u do realise its his first season right, he will only get better

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  2. Gaz Downright
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    why did it fall to Routledge? poor man's Downing

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      WELL DONE LAD!

      haha.. i eat my words

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  3. Abominable Snowy84
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    best site to watch either game?

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    1. DLL18
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      firstrowsports is decent

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
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        ta

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  4. Pat Mustard
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    An Evans goal today to nil would be siickk! Only 6% owned

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
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      he should have more than that

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    2. unoaime
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      Yay to the goal, nay to the clean sheet, loads of people have at least one Man U defender.

      What would suit me is something like 2-2, Evans and Rooney goal, maybe have Evans get the assist for Rooneys aswell.

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      1. David Davros
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        Evans goal and assist, easy!

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  5. Kagawa-san-mia
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    i heard a penalty was saved ??

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      Hart save from Sinclair

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      1. Kagawa-san-mia
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        some points for me finally
        Hart in goal

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  6. Jukesy
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    Tough for people who did Hart > Reina.

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  7. Gaz Downright
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    nerves got to sinclair

    Siggy next pen?

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    1. सनकी
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      Graham i reckon.

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  8. little_wizard123
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    My friend just texted me saying he's hoping for a Swansea penalty. Doh...

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  9. Le Gooner
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    Horrendous penalty, from that run-up, he was always going to miss. Idiot

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  10. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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    Hart just saved my gw to an extent

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  11. Abominable Snowy84
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    hart booked?

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  12. udit
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    To hell with this game, Why should I waste time(hours) thinking about my team and transfers when they suddenly pick up mystery injuries at the last minute without any info? Goodbye FPL and FFS it was fun while it lasted, this post is not meant to garner me any sympathy but I'm just expressing my disappointment and frustration, anyway Best of luck to all, may join you later on, but for now a break is needed starting tomorrow.

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    1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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      Bye, will miss you! 🙂

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    2. udit
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      HArt saved a pen!!!WOW Hart-> Reina for a hit was a truly wonderful transfer( guess what it was done to fund nani)

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    3. Egg noodle
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      Any excuse is good enough to get drunk at the pub 😉

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    4. Gaz Downright
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      Steady Udit!

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    5. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      See ya

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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        Tomorrow 😀

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          +1 8)

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    6. 4vets
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      Oh come on Udit, it's all part of the game. You wouldn't have the highs without the lows. Chin up, lad!

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    7. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      Buck up, Udit! 🙂 There is going to be a lot of ups and downs yet!!!

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    8. oomzee
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      It's only a game mate

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    9. सनकी
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      okay

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    10. jamsiep
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      Yeah buddy! Join the club.

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        If you quit, you'll end up like young jamsiep. A cautionary tale...

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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          😆 Harsh - but fair! 😉

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    11. The3rdTurd
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      I bet you're back before the next gameweek.

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    12. asyrafdanial
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      -12?

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    13. applebonkers
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      these things happen unfortunately, a reaction like this suggests you've had it quite good in the past

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      1. udit
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        Ha, look at my rank, a tale of horror and woe 😀

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    14. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      FPL isn't supposed to be fun. It's character-building 😉

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      1. King Eric, in America
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        Wait until he gets married 😀

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    15. Breadbin
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      Bye you big baby!

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    16. Breadbin
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      You spent hours bragging about how great your captain choice was. Some of us have had it bad at points this season, shrug your shoulders and don't worry about it. I can't believe how much some of you care.

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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        +1

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    17. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      Look at all these responses. We all love you, Udit!

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      1. udit
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        Well, that's comforting.

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  13. Mílanista
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    Nocerino scores again in the league. The UCL bandwagon has to pay off soon.

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  14. little_wizard123
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    Annoying as he gave it away, didn't get booked and then saves it...

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    1. David Davros
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      Blates captained himself this week...

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      1. little_wizard123
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        I make stupid captain decisions, so Suarez for me this week.

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  15. dogtanion
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    England's number 1

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  16. asyrafdanial
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    Hope Vorm can save penalty too~

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  17. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    Wayne Rooney = "Xavi" Hernandez in disguise

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
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      thats a bit much

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  18. The3rdTurd
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    Ah crap! now Daniel's going to become even more insufferable in his Hart vs Silva debate.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      😀 +42!!! Bah!!!

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      He was right though 😀

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      1. The3rdTurd
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        Yeah, that makes it doubly annoying!

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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        No. He is not. 😉

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        1. The3rdTurd
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          Don't you start, please! we're gonna get enough of this later on.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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            Sos. 😀

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  19. Drip Doctor
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    Bloody hell, 3 people above me in my mini league have Hart. Fabulous.

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  20. Smurf
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    I have Hart, my H2H opponent has Sinclair..... Good times 🙂

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    1. Spike ⚽️
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      Could be 11 pts gained then

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  21. Spike ⚽️
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    Listening to Man U game on Talk Sport and West Brom are doing reall well. Could have had 2 goals with better finishing !!

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
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      u are right

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  22. Sim Simma
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    I need A JEvans brace and Silva hattrick to save my GW.

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  23. COMH
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    Young > Nani fail at the last minute. F*ck off

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    1. Declan
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      same here

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  24. Parm
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    This is tense

    Me: Vorm,Caulker,Evans,HBA,Rooney,RVP(C)

    KnightLight: Verm,Distan,Gerrard(C),Balotelli,RVP +12

    Who will win ❓

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  25. CABAYE4
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    Damn you Sinclair! I've been waiting for this pen for ages so I could laugh at all these Siggy owners and you go and miss it! The only reason I've got him is because he's good at pens!

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      My Father-in-Law is chewing the carpet right now ... 😀

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    2. asyrafdanial
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      lol

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    3. thetinkerman
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      Taking pens is not the same as being good at them!

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      1. CABAYE4
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        His record is amongst the best in the PL atm.

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  26. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    So far, so good ... 1 real point up now!

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  27. Declan
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    Welbeck is looking lively

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  28. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
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    I said earlier that SAF would drop Nani for the West Brom game, he has been in very poor form.

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    1. Declan
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      🙄 he's injured

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  29. dogtanion
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    WBA looking solid. 1-1

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    1. dogtanion
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      Terry Connor "scouting" at OT. #bless

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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        😆 Madness. He must be looking for a way to only concede 5 goals instead of 7 United should do

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      2. Breadbin
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        Looking for a job.

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  30. Piggs Boson
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    Joe Hart 🙂

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