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.

Enter the Dugout Discussion chatroom to keep up-to-date with the goings-on in Manchester, Swansea and Norwich. It can be accessed right here.

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  1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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    Is Fox for Norwich limping? Maybe Pilkington will take his place?

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    1. Lloyd Xmas
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      Yes ,hope so,why is he not starting?

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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        Pilkington is on the bench. I'm hoping he comes on, better than Walters 2 points coming off my bench!

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      Whatever. He's rubbish!

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
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        Hey, it's wishful thinking! Can't get more rubbish than 2pt Walters!

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  2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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    Just added Wayne Bridge to my team. Am I chasing points or just ******* stupid?

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      both

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
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        Fair enough, it does feel like both

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  3. super zlatan
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    Anyone else surprised how well swans and canaries have done this season? Been really impressed with both.

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    1. Bad Pen
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      Surprised at the beginning but not now - they have really grown into midtable teams. I worried for a while that they might pull a Blackpool but now I think they will be ok. Nice to see the promoted teams finally pushing the nails into the coffins of other teams that have outstayed their PL welcome.

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      1. super zlatan
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        Isn't caulker on loan from spurs at the mo? Wonder if he will stay at Swansea. A decent defender imo

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        1. Bad Pen
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          Yeah he is, not sure if Harry will let him go with the performances he has put in this season. Brilliant effort every week.

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    2. COMH
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      So winged creatures are the key to success? 🙂

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      1. super zlatan
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        As I said earlier hristo.... The swan is my favourite bird. A thing of beauty. 🙂

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        1. COMH
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          Very true

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    3. Henry Hill
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      And the team who won the Championship are rubbish!

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  4. Ravanelli
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    worth doing Suarez to Roo and Sess to Siggy now or should I wait?

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    1. FORCA INTER
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      wait

      QPR ,Wigan next

      give suarez 2 last chanes

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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        thats what i got him in for, should be a fair chance, means i dont have to panic rid, if he fails to score hes gone never to darken my dishcloths again

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        1. Ravanelli
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          Everton is his last chance for me, thanks, don't want to miss out on Rooney with awesome fixtures as well

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  5. FORCA INTER
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    RVP-2pts tomorrow PLZ

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
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      +11111111

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      1. super zlatan
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        - 500000000000

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    2. Mílanista
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      Whenever you want players to fail they seem to do really well. Feeling more confident that RVP(c) can outscore Rooney now.

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      1. FORCA INTER
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        aguero fail today 😉

        also i wanted Vorm CS and i got one

        my luck changing

        hopefully RVP will be sent off tomorrow

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        1. Sarnab
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          Dream On..

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    3. CABAYE4
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      1pt - you forgot the yellow card!

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  6. COMH
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    Holt is playing like a complete tit today

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  7. The Bandit
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    Epic dive from Moses

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  8. piers
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    Ugh, week from hell.

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  9. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    No even 60 for holt!

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    1. Bad Pen
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      Ouch, there was someone on here that captained him...

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Holt off 58 mins

    Morison on

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  11. COMH
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    Holt failure this week. Lesson learned.

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
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      He burnt me at the start of the season so i stayed clear

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  12. Kings of Lyon ★
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    Poor ff week all round so far?

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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      Wrong 0 Pts for holt as yellow and not 60 mins

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  13. FunkmasterP
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    Oh WHAT! Holt (c) subbed on 59 mins after a yellow card. 2 points for my (c) this week.

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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      How?

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    2. FunkmasterP
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      In fact no it'll be zero!!!!!

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      1. Kirby
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        Ouch - Holt was always going to be a risk though!

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    3. Kings of Lyon ★
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      dont mean to be a d1ck but should it not be 0 points?

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    4. Dave Bauer
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      0 in fact.

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    5. super zlatan
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      Zero points. 1 point for playing 58 minutes. Minus point for yellow card.

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    6. Barnsley FC
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      0 points actually. Don't shoot the messenger.

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      1. FunkmasterP
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        Agh, what an epic fail. No RvP either this week. Fingers crossed for a Ba HT.

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  14. Tiki-Taka
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    31 with Suarez, Enrique, Rosicky and RVP(c) to play, took a .....16 point..... hit this week though, team had half dead players and needed to turn it around quick so i can start picking up points again. Just hope the Rosicky punt pays off

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    1. Declan
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      so you are on 15

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      1. Krionos
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        16 points is madness

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  15. applebonkers
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    holt on 0, why didn't he play? is he injured? fishy

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    1. Barnsley FC
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      Subbed before 60 mins+yellow card.

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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
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      🙂

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    3. Crouch Potato!
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      yellow card.

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    4. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
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      yeah he's injured, at least now i can get my autosub kelly on who got a cleansheet (was subbed before they concede)

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      1. CatMac
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        He wasnt subbed and didnt get a clean sheet, he's got 2 points!

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  16. LÖrKingMuch
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    OK, it's done, and at a 4 point hit for next week already, ah well.
    Frontline now Ba - Rooney - Van Persie, deep breath - feeling better now 😉
    And the anagram "overripe abs anyone" sounds so much better than "pure average bonsai", or does it, err...

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    1. Ravanelli
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      suarez to roo?

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      1. LÖrKingMuch
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        Aguero to Roo :-D, I kinda snapped after today's City results. Calm is beginning to return though. Ruddy keeping a clean sheat could salvage the day just a tiny bit...

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  17. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    poor old rvp, got to shoulder the burden of so many ff owners bad gw....can he handle that kind of pressure!

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
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      Hope he bottles it

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        +1

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      2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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        i think that would just about be the straw that breaks the camels back for me 🙁

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    2. Kirby
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      A goal or two will be nice. Leaves me with points from him but with Rooney as my captain as the right choice.

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  18. Philman
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    Norwich are to be avoided. Way too much rotation throughout except the keeper.

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  19. Daniyal
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    if aguero--> rooney i am short by 0.7
    hv 0.5 in bank
    1 FT what should i do?

    friedel sorenson
    senderos santon richards enrique ntaylor
    bale silva moses demps mcClean
    rvp ba aguero

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  20. RetroGamer - Do a Barrel Ro…
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    Got Holt in this week (plan to keep him for the next 4 good fixtures) didn't play very well, got booked and got taken off before 60 minutes, fuming! Especially when i'm not having a good week at all, i'm just hoping Moses will do something in this game.

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  21. Declan
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    Bonkers - what's your prediction for the Swansea BAPs?

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  22. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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    Brilliant from Alcarez

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  23. Mr Smith
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    Did my eyes deceive me, was that Holt coming off a minute or two ago? Rival captained him so would be about the best thing that could happen this weekend if so.

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    1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
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      yeah it was + yellow card = 0 points

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  24. Kings of Lyon ★
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    As a scotsmen it pains me to say that Galdwell is our captain

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  25. RetroGamer - Do a Barrel Ro…
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    Now i fear Morison might take Holt's place :s

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
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      he just did think it was 58 mins

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      1. RetroGamer - Do a Barrel Ro…
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        Yeah i know, i meant in the fact that Holt didn't play well, so i think that Morison could take over Holt's position for the next few weeks, or this is just me being completely paranoid.

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    2. Granville
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      This is how Lambert seems to operate. If they win, he goes with the side that finished the match.

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  26. Brookins
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    Grant Holt off in the 59th minute! Ouch for those who own him lol

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    1. jungle
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      *cries*

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    2. The3rdTurd
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      Another scout picks fail

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      1. The3rdTurd
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        And Ruddy too, as I typed that.

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  27. GreenWindmill
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    Ooh! Nearly a Moses assist!

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
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      Would be perfect

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      1. GreenWindmill
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        BOOM!!

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        1. CatMac
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          😮

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  28. super zlatan
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    Wigan playing well at the mo..

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  29. Declan
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    Did Lord Ferg mention Nani's phantom injury/exclusion in his post match interview?

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  30. COMH
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    Struggling to see what 3rd striker is appealing?

    RVP Rooney & ????

    Got Dempsey so avoiding PogYak.

    Hoilett, Yakubu, Ba, Jelavic???

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    1. Declan
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      Im sticking with Suarez, surely he will start scoring, surely????

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    2. Chris_White
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      Adebayor from GW31, Odemwingie until then perhaps?

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    3. maglia rosa
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      how about odem or balo 😛

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      1. COMH
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        Just thought of Odem. Mario is not a bad shout

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