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Sunday Dugout Discussion

1 April 2012 2647 comments
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The Dugout Discussion opens today for two Premier League games involving some of it’s most enjoyable teams to watch. Third-place chasing Spurs take on the exciting Swansea City after Newcastle host Liverpool, with the former fighting for European football.

The team news from the game at The Sports Direct Arena is in, and the sides line-up as follows…

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Perch, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Cisse, Ba.

Liverpool XI: Reina, Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Shelvey, Spearing, Gerrard, Suarez, Carroll, Bellamy.

Alan Pardew is without the injured Fabricio Coloccini, which partners James Perch with Mike Williamson in central defence and puts Jonas Gutierrez in the left-back berth. It’s the same attacking mentality that served them so well at West Brom.

Liverpool also name an attacking side, knowing that a win here is essential if they want to overhaul the Magpies. Andy Carroll returns to his former stomping ground and starts alongside Luis Suarez.

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  1. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Wish I had Super Kevin Davies in my team instead of Suarez

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      😀
      I'm inclined to agree with you

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  2. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    So after I bench Ben Arfa and sell him this week he decides to start to perform.

    Well F*ck you.

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    1. Fabreghastly
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      He's doing it to spite you personally 🙂

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Why would you sell him?!

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        He has come to life in the new set up! I would not have sold him now.

        I hope France have no decent strikers, Barfa and Valbuena will make quite a pairing in the Euros.

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  3. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Best SUN attacking option to go for and why?

    a) Bendtner - sole striker, bang on form, fairly cheap, on pens (i think)
    b) Sessegnon - most influential SUN player, OOP, on form, most expensive
    c) McClean - cheapest, reasonable form

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Im pondering this as well

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      1. F is for
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Sessegnon all day long.

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      sess > McClean > that danish donkey

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        That Danish Donkey has 4 goals and 7 BPs in the last 5....

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        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Still not keen in the slightest

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    3. Hybrid.power
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'd rather have Sess.

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    4. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Bendtner if you can't think of a decent third striker. You have my midfield which I like and also Suarez, so I'd suggest a).

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Only other 3 striker options I'm considering are P Cisse & Ballotelli. Comes down to:

        a) Wilko, Dempsey & Bendtner, or
        b) 4.8m defender, Sessegnon & P Cisse

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    5. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      McClean

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    6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Depends on where you think your team is weakest.

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  4. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I agree with Wizard and Hybrid about having Sess and HBA but how do you sell Siggy with such nice fixtures ahead?

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  5. halnone
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    get a few more cisse!

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  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    A Liverpool player will surely get sent off today.

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    1. F is for
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Hopefully its Gerrard.

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    2. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      But which one? I'll stick my neck out and say Flanagan.

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  7. lazybones18
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    liverpool so painful to watch

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'm actually going shopping in IKEA with my girlfriend, that's how much I hate watching them play right now.

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      1. lazybones18
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        they have ikea in uk ?

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        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Ireland.

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  8. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Flanagan = Dozy

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  9. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Suarez + Skrtel = :'(

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  10. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Flanagan is deformed; so bloody ugly. In keeping with the rest of his mutant team I suppose.

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yep. That whole team is hideous.

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    2. F is for
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      How can you say that? Liverpool have some seriously good looking lads i.e. Suarez, Skrtel and Kuyt.

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    3. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Ugliest team night out in football

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    4. Huckleberry
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      What it would look like if Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez had a baby.

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    5. DementedFlamingo
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Are you saying Aquilani was sent back to Italy because he was too good looking for the team?

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      1. सनकी
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        hahahahahahahaha

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    6. som3awy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      We're all beautiful!

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  11. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Flanagan looks like he was in the film "The Hills Have Eyes"..

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Hahahaha!!

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Here's Flanagan calling for the ball: http://img.emuleday.com/data/img/b1/b107068956196117e119d1c1a3fcd829.jpg

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  12. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    That's it Ba, stay in your own half please

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    1. Anderson-son-son7
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      once upon a time you could be guaranteed he would play a part in every Newcastle goal. They play some good stuff with that front three now tho.

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  13. DementedFlamingo
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Shelvey, Spearing, Flanagan.... So glad pool are investing in the best UK talent...

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  14. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Liverpool are garbage.

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      This isn't a leading question Monte, I just can't remember. Who do you support again?

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        RUN monte!! it is a leading question

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      2. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Celtic

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        1. Menly
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Oh cool. Trust me there was nothin behind that question 🙂

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  15. F is for
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Somebody told me that Demba Ba and Akon are brothers. Does anybody else think they could be true?

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      April fools to you as well lol

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      1. F is for
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Yeh was probably a poor attempt at an aprils fools joke...

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  16. Menly
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Jesus Christ

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Dont think he's on yet

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    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Liverpool may need to play him ...

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      1. Menly
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I thought he was Spearing but apparently not

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          He's the ugly apostle.

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  17. Corrigan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Sturridge or Cisse for 36?

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Sturridge's first goal since GW17 I think, I wouldn't go near him. Not a bad shout if you really want Chelsea coverage for the DGW though.

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      1. Corrigan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I'm very wary of exposing myself during DGWs.

        The Police arrested me GW24 last year.

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        1. Menly
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Haha 😀

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  18. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    No saves for Krul yet.

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  19. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Shelvey and Spearing wouldn't get a game for Swansea never mind Liverpool.

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Swansea are quality

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah but based on the size of the club and what it means to play for Liverpool.

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  20. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    F*ck Enrique for the DGW, i'm having Walker, Simpson & Cole as my DGW defenders!!!!!!!!

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Liverpool will have agger back by then.

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        The saviour of Liverpool Football Club. Hardly. He's not that good.

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      +3

      Liverpool are septic. Not having any of them for the rest of the season.

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Baines, Caulker, BAE and Kaboul for me 🙂

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  21. Top Heavy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    This must be a real long term plan by Liverpool if they are going to seriously contest again.

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      And the fans will want players like hazard, higuain etc in the summer

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      1. Top Heavy
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        If them players keep an eye on this league atall they would never move..problem is that Liverpool is still seen to be a 'big club'.

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      They pass and move (with the times) so slowly. I think they still think they are in the first division and banned from Europe...

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  22. Corrigan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I sold Ba pre-Utd at home due to ACON and now I can't buy Cisse due to going for Jelly when selling Ba, Swans away and a blank coming up.

    Infuriating.

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Everton always finish the season well. Keep faith with jelavic

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      1. Corrigan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Aye, he did look good. Hopefully, Ev/Stoke fixture will still sneak in to 34, yet.

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Graham is a good long term option that people are forgetting.

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      1. Corrigan
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Perfect were it not for quota issues.

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  23. Men who stare at Gotze
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Oh dear, I just saw the dive by Carroll...

    http://www.caughtoffside.com/2012/04/01/video-andy-carroll-dives-horrendously-whilst-looking-for-a-penalty-for-liverpool-at-newcastle-united-gets-booked/

    How dare you try to get Krul sent off when he's on my team!

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      +42. Prat.

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  24. Gylfi Sigurdsson < That&…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Another Flannagan lookalike here:

    http://www.boxofficefootball.com/football-lookalikes-liverpool-defender-john-flanagan-is-pob/

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      😆 Thats 1 of the best

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  25. Viper
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse coming off for Ameobi, Suarez is coming off for Kuyt!

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      not watching but i assume this is an AF

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        It's after 12 - no fair! 😀

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    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      i'll cum if this is true

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      1. Viper
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        April Fools, i'm sorry. My first and last of the day!

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        1. EoinM
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Viper you are a shlippery aul shnake

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        2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Bah! 😛

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        3. McDog
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          I actually fell for it you b*stard 🙂

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          1. Viper
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 10 months ago

            🙂

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Masterstroke by King Kenny!

      *sticks finger in mouth to extract tongue from cheek*

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        To be fair, its a better plan that whatever he does go for.

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Cynic/Romantic! 😉

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    4. Top Heavy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      April fools.

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  26. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    😆 Gerrard only has 22 on Metro ...

    Sell!

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  27. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    cant wait to get rid of ba argh

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      wait fot the hattrick

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    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Me too. The whole Ba/Cisse thing has been a pain in the arse.

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    3. Valar(Keith)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      i've resigned myself to the fact that i prob never will be able too.. no good strikers playin gw 34.. and if i keep him till then i might as well keep till the double.. aaaargh

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      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        that being said i'm so fedup i may do ba to adebayor

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  28. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Get that donkey off and move Suarez upfront please!

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  29. Manani
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    have suarez got some decent threat atm?

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      No.

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    2. McDog
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Don't think he's had a shot so far..

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  30. Anderson-son-son7
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    This game could all change when King Kenny unleashes Henderson and Downing off the bench.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Nah. He will play Henderson on the right, and Downing on the left.

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      lol

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