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28 November 2010 1811 comments
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Ain’t snow stopping us now. Despite the downpour of white stuff in the North-East St James’ Park is good to go to play host to Chelsea and that is where we start our Sunday affairs.

Newcastle welcome Cheikh Tiote back into their team after suspension, Sol Campbell and Steven Taylor cover for the suspended Williamson and Coloccini while Wayne Routledge comes in for Kevin Nolan who has picked up a knock. Chelsea play the eleven as revealed earlier in the week..

Newcastle XI: Krul; Simpson, Campbell, S. Taylor, Enrique; Routledge, Guthrie, Tiote, Gutierrez; Ameobi, Carroll

Chelsea XI: Cech; Bosingwa, Alex, Ivanovic, Cole; Mikel, Ramires, Malouda; Anelka, Drogba, Kalou

After we weather the storms up north we have Spurs playing host to Liverpool to warm our cockles while the gameweek comes to a close.

All of you looking for your matchday fix can of course head into the Dugout Discussion to discuss your favourite snowflake or, preferably, Fernando Torres’ impending hat-trick.

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  1. yarkiebrown
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    what's that ivanovic not playing... Oh well, at least konchesky will come on.... Ah...

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    1. Waldaz
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      Eh?

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  2. Camzy
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    45.

    I'll have better weeks.

    I'm struggling to decide on transfers this week though.

    I've decided on only 2 things.

    1. I want Kolarov.
    2. I want a new striker.

    Suggestions?

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    1. Scratch
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Well I just got Kolarov. And after seeing the Chelsea match Droga was very disappointing, a couple of instances where he was just sauntering at a snails pace while Chelsea were breaking. T'was frustrating to watch. Beginning to lose faith.
      Keep Carrol, never get rid of a form player and he has WBA.

      You'll need to wait on striker ttransfers depending on news of VDV's injury.

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    2. Boom!!!
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      if vdv is out for a 2-3 weeks than u need to transfer him out first...get kolarov for coleman if u really wants him...

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      1. Camzy
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        Good point.

        I'll wait on news. I've been very patient so far, and I'm not going to rush.

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    3. Pat Mustard
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Same score this week and same thoughts. I'll wait to see how VDV is and as long as he's not out for two weeks plus i'll go with Kolorav. He is a few days off a rise too so no rush which is good.

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    4. megatronaldinho
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      i'm in the very same boat camzy. kolarov is calling me and as for drogba, bah i'm sorry i kept faith with him this long.

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      1. Alex Hunter
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        what other big name strikers have been putting up pts. though recently? i'm thinking of simply sticking w/drogs because i'd be losing .1 if i sell and i'm sure i'd be wanting to get him back at some point again anyway. doing arteta>nasri and coleman to kolarov i think. my biggest mistake was getting arteta instead of cahill a few weeks back.

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        1. megatronaldinho
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          i did the same transfer with arty instead of cahill. tevez looks a better bet than drogba to me anyway as there appears to be something rotten in the state of chelski

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    5. fuloptothebrum
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      I'm going drog > torres but probably next week

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  3. Syd.
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    From Manchester to Chelsea with Love...

    Mikel...

    Sturridge...

    Hope you enjoy many happy years together..

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  4. cruyff81
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    finished up with 47,15 points on the bench lol,what muppet i am

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  5. Maefteda
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Etherington, Gamst or Brunt?

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    1. Countryside Ram
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      mgp is injured aint he?

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      1. The Bandit
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        He'll be back next week

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    2. applebonkers
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      i like brunt. the other two seem too hit and miss

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    3. tosey
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      im deciding between mgp and brunt

      favouring brunt

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    4. Maefteda
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Thinking of Albrighton aswell, but maybe not for a couple of weeks.

      Federer is beating Nadal now, great! 🙂

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  6. denial
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    up 6 points overall - result.

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  7. mikess
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Hi, not the greatest of weeks. Clawed a few points back today thanks to fpl redeeming themselves with an N'zog assist and a Carrol goal.

    Hart
    Vidic Coleman Toure
    Arshavin (C) N'Zogbia Nani Jarvis Bale
    Drogba Carroll

    Elmander Bosingwa Elmohamady

    Went with Arshavin instead of Nasri to replace Fab. I know he isn't got the greatest fan base on here but needed a differential with twice as many people owning Nasri. Question is do i need any more changes?

    Elmander or Jarvis? Need to get rid of Bos. Any ideas?? Have 3.1 in bank.

    Going to give Drogs 1 more week or he can do one to Rooney

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  8. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    11.1 in the bank and its burning a hole in my pocket. still, only one transfer for me, no hits.

    Davies out, Darren bent in.

    vidic, cole, samba

    nani, brunt, adam, nzogbia

    bent (c) , tevez, carroll.

    happy days! 🙂

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    1. mikess
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      upgrade adam. brunt is in better form

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      1. Boom!!!
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        why transfer out davies just eep him till gw19...

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          *keep

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          1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            eh, cos darren bent has better fistures, and is due a hatrick. its a no brainer

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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        ok, so should i have two brunts then, and take a hit for him yeah??zzzzzz.....

        and you think lose adam at home to chelsea in a game that has goals all over it and everything his team does goes through him?

        THanks, but ill pass on your stinkadvice

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        1. Boom!!!
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          adam home to manutd not chelsea...

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          1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            sorry, ur right, same thing. goals all over it

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            1. Alex Hunter
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              15 years, 24 days ago

              i agree, should be a cracker.

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        2. mikess
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          erm i don't see the point in having both therefore 'brunt is in better form' clearly implies he is the better option to keep. Using your stupid stash of cash to get a better midfield option

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          1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            hokk line and sinker.

            ok, so i should spend my money on a midfielder cos he costs more?

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            1. mikess
              • 15 Years
              15 years, 24 days ago

              sitck with adam then. dunno why you bother to ask for advice. away win to man u by a decent margin and i'd personally upgrade the midfield as defence and attack look fine

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  9. Countryside Ram
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    down from 10k to 20k

    expected worse with only getting 44 -4

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  10. jamsiep
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Why do I waste my time with this game when it's such a farce almost all of the time?

    Kalou getting 2 BPs is the biggest joke of the season. He was pathetic.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      Still, at least he kicked the ball at some Toon defenders and got the equaliser...

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  11. AP
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Faulk - can't be bothered to find the post chain again so -

    According to Mfaulkners world of stats, Sunderland should have lost at the Bridge right? Arsenal should have beaten Spurs. Hmmm, doesn't quite work like that now does it?

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    1. denial
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      🙂

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    2. Shakey
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Yes, you can go through loads of anomalies. But most of the time, anomalies don't happen, hence why they're anomalies.

      United suck at Stamford Bridge, and if I had to put money on it, I'd back them to suck again there next month.

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      1. AP
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        No, the point is stats prove nothing. It's a hstory which has no bearing on the current situation. The current situation is Chelsea are in massive dip in form and Utd are just finding top gear. To say it's a guaranteed 3 points for Chelsea, i think, makes you look a little silly frankly.

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        1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          lies, damned lies, and statistics

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          1. AP
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            Exactamondo.

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          2. denial
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            Katie Price has nice stats, but I wouldn't go near her.

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            1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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              15 years, 24 days ago

              so does ron jeremy, and the sentiment is quite similar.

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            2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 24 days ago

              Her "stats" are false ...

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        Ooo - I think you might have mounted the wrong horse there, MFaulkner. Something is wrong, deep in Chelsea, right now.

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        1. Cheggers
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 24 days ago

          Chelsea will start playing well as soon as Lampard and Essien comeback

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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            15 years, 24 days ago

            I'm not sure it's that quick a repair job - I think the dressing room is in turmoil ...

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      3. Shakey
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        LOL at all the United fans thinking they're the best team in the world after beating Blackburn and Wigan.

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    3. $hahriyar
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Massive panic from others, when they try to find faults of an improving rival instead of thinking about their own weaknesses.

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  12. united1192
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    Alright lads, just wondering if anyone knows to write e-mails to fpl?

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    1. united1192
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      never mind, sorry

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  13. TommyK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Down a couple of thousand- no biggie, time to bring in the big guns! 😀

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  14. Dhubanmonkey
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Just got in
    Whats up with van der vaart?
    Is he proper injured and for how long are we guessing?

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  15. Boom!!!
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    nadal lost...heartbroken!!!

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    1. The Bandit
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Shouts in girly voice... "C'mon Tim"! Elitist bullsh*t sport.

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  16. Bazman returns
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Well that game might as well have been called off today for all the good it did. What a useless Sunday as far as FPL. At least NZog got his assist. Cheers RBJ looks like your campaign paid off.

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  17. PlayPercentage
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    What were the FPL cock ups on BPs and assists this week?
    Amazingly, they didn't give Arteta any BPs yesterday.

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  18. Locarno
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    65pts, back into the top 10k where I belong. 🙂

    Anyone got a more expensive bench for next week than Fabregas, VDV and RVP??? ğŸ™

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  19. Camzy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    No cleansheets in any game this week.

    Defenders are overrated.

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    1. Countryside Ram
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      get vidic!

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      That's why I'm buying expensive ones! 😉

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  20. SuperDorrans
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Down to 155k from 50k in 4 weeks, niceeeee..

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  21. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Down 15K this week & tripled my rank. Terrible gameweek & next week doesn't look much better. ğŸ™

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      Chin up, 'SmoreTragic℠ - at least you haven't plumbed my depths! 😀

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        15 years, 24 days ago

        I think if I didn't make a trade for the rest of the season I wouldn't fall to those depths. 😉

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
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          We'll see

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          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 16 Years
            15 years, 24 days ago

            At least you got a green arrow & went up 5K.

            P.S. I will never be ranked over 1 million overall unless it's GW1.

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  22. David Davros
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Bad week but still in the top 2k.

    Hoping for some green arrow business next week.

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    1. Stat virgin
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      Very good post, thank you

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      1. David Davros
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        You too

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    2. jamlove
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      an excellent contribution, well thought-out and above all very interesting.

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  23. Countryside Ram
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    15 years, 24 days ago

    are people keeping vdv and fabs?
    or which one would you transfure out first? dont want to take a hit.

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  24. TorresMagic™
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    New post.

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    1. jamlove
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      newer post

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  25. Bazman returns
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Why couldn't they have just left VDV alone why did they have to play him. I knew Carroll was going to score but couldn't work out which player to drop as it was I should have dropped Tev.

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  26. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Poor week for me, my knee jerk cost me 13 points but at least Mark played his wildcard and didn't really do too much damage. Check out my ranking, if the season ended now I would have achieved my aim exactly.

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    1. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 24 days ago

      Your team value is excellent for your ranking. Lots of potential, cant see Mark getting close.

      Shame about the 8 pointer it wasnt really needed and they rarely work out!

      Nice going this season

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  27. dave_the_bear
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    F**k you Jose Enrique!!
    3 bonus cost me my h2h >:(

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    1. Shakey
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      15 years, 24 days ago

      He was the bes player on the pitch, to be fair.

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      1. dave_the_bear
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        15 years, 24 days ago

        Just annoyed that its bonus points that cost me...and the result in general...
        I stand by my statement 😛

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  28. samcro
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    Any Bolton fans on here?

    Drawn you away in the FA Cup... Bring it on 🙂

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  29. Luigi United
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 24 days ago

    wow what a rotten gameweek!!

    cleanie for vidic and nani and cahill doing well were my only points really, still 52 for GW cant complain,

    needing to make some drastic changes ahead of next week,

    i think, MAN UTD, SUNDERLAND, CITEH AND CHELSKI will all score big next week,

    currently, got

    krul, foster,
    vidic, toure, bosingwa, coleman, figueroa,
    VDV, Cahill, Nani, Adam, Nzogbia,
    Tevez, K.Davies, HAREWOOD!

    might make a FEW changes,

    thinking i want Berb, BENT (fo sho), nasri maybe, also need to improve defence a little, maybe coleman out for kolarov or onuoha...

    IS VDV gonna be injured long time?
    IS Berba now gonna start scoring now wazza back?
    Darren Bent gonna find form,

    ANYONE considering 5.0 mill for dany welbeck?

    thats all, just a small post...

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  30. Hoping To Manage Better Tha…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 23 days ago

    Before today's points were tallied I had 51, and moved from (155,383) to just under (97,300) on my overall (770). But after the points from today, and auto subs, my GW was 59 and I was ranked at 155,383 on Overall.
    The arrow beside my score still shows green and up, yet I am at the EXACT SAME position overall, AND monthly as the previous gameweek. The odds of this happening are ridiculous, and since the arrow shows that I moved, im assuming it's some kind of error...

    Thoughts anyone?

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    1. Hoping To Manage Better Tha…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 23 days ago

      Ignore this. Found where I was mistaken.

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