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Saturday Dugout Discussion

21 April 2012 3426 comments
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Gameweek 35 kicks off with a game between third-placed Arsenal and sixth-placed Chelsea. Champions League qualification (and all the money it brings) is at stake, and the Dugout Discussion opens to see how it plays out. The line-ups from the early game have been released, and are as follows…

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, van Persie.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Bosingwa, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand, Essien, Romeu, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Kalou.

From the defeat at the hands of struggling Wigan there are four casualties, with Johan Djourou, Andre Santos, Mikel Areta and Yossi Benayoun all out of the eleven. In comes Laurent Koscielny, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Juggling his priorities, Roberto Di Matteo makes eight (8) changes ahead of the second leg Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Petr Cech, John Terry and Gary Cahill are the only survivors from the first leg.

After the game at the Emirates we’ve got five 3pm fixtures to enjoy, before the day’s football concludes at Loftus Road for the game between QPR and Tottenham.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be open for the entirety of today’s action, and can be accessed right here.

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  1. Spencer
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    Midfielder for the DGW (have Bale and Dempsey already):

    A. Ben Arfa
    B. Pienaar
    C. Van der Vaart

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    1. Manani
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      same question down there.
      i am thinking about B, since C could get rested for 1 of the match

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    2. Bartowski
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      D. Cabaye

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    3. Park the bus
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      i am thinking of going Sess > HBA & Rooney > Ade with a view to getting Ade > Aguero in GW37.

      Ideally would like some kind of chelsea cover but rotation is too much of a risk, however seeing Mata benched today gave me hope he may start both in GW36....

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    4. FPL Daniel
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      Pienarr by a mile. Has wonderful 3 games from 4 till the end. WOlves included

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      1. Spencer
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        Cheers guys

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  2. Manani
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    walcott out for who?
    thinking about pinnear.

    or maybe even VDV, but he could be rotated though...

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    1. Sess!
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      Bale and Mata coming in for me. May bring a 3rd mid in or poss Chelsea def.

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      1. Manani
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        already have bale, and mata, same as VDV might get rotated.
        i am confused 🙁

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        1. Sess!
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          Ben Arfa could be good shout if wasn't for Man City straight after.

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      Bale if you don't have him.

      You should read my DGW midfielder previews. It will help you out.

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      1. The buck stops with me
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        Can you post it again please?

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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          am just finding the links

          Will bookmark them when I do.

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          1. Manani
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            pls do.
            thanks a lot in advance

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    3. chinmusic
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      Roy Pinnear?

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  3. xtina
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    worth doing Walcott--> Duff and RVP --> Ade 4PH?
    Or are there better players i could get in for DGWK? (maxed out on newcastle players)

    current team

    vorm/krul

    verm/williamson/ caulker/ evans/ BAE

    bale/ demp/ walcott/ valencia/ mcclean

    cisse/ rvp/ aguero

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  4. Viper
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    "Statistically, Malouda ran the show today. Most CFC touches, five key passes, five tackles, nine crosses, two long balls, 88% pass accuracy."

    Likely baps for him so..

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  5. TorresMagic™
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    Can see goals in the Sunderland game in the 2nd half.

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      amen to that

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  6. Parm
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    Why does Garth Crooks speak so much bullsh*t?

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      he's an obnoxious loudmouth. He shouts over other pundits and loves the sound of his own voice.

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    2. COMH
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      Yeah the guy is a total knob.

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  7. Cheggers
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    If Blackburn and Bolton manage to win today - I think Villa are FAR from safe, especially if they fail to win.
    No Collins or Dunne for the run in.

    Even fancy Bolton's chances at their joint.

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  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
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    anyone else got MGP in their bottom 5 team?

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      sold him and NGog for Petrov and Hoilett

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        sold Hoilett for Gerbil

        Got MGP and Petrov (c)

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        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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          i forgot that maloney has injured but then i guess i would have had to buy di santo so not too bad

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    2. Hate that rotation
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      Nah but have petrov(c)

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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        got that as well.

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
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      Of course

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      1. Hate that rotation
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        You've been doing really well in the league. But Chazza had a superb GW score few weeks back. Think he got 80!

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        1. Ginkapo FPL
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          Dont worry I think I can catch him.

          The Hennessey//De Vries combo is doing me wonders, ties up a useless Wolves spot.

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  9. gledy
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    Mig is going to be a world class goalkeeper in 1-2 years time, this guy is really really good!

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    1. Portsmouth Bubblejet
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      Lot of talented Belgian players about at the moment - Mignolet, Vermaelen, Kompany, Vertonghen, Hazard, Witsel etc.

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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        Yep, should be a good team in the future. Shame they're in Scotland's qualifying group

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  10. Sess!
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    Any chance of lampard starting both DGW games?

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      Chance yeah. Probability very low

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      1. Sess!
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        It's either him or mata, money not an issue. Mata safer choice but I'd have lampard hands down if knew he'd start both.

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  11. Hazard267
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    I hate cisse i need to get him

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    1. Viper
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      +1

      I put money on him today in order to jynx but not even that worked!

      #Profit 😀

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      1. Viper
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        Money on him to score 😉

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      2. Hazard267
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        at least im not the only one without him i would of had to get rid of rvp for a hit to get him in

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  12. Pinoche
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    Anyone watching Fulham game ?
    Hows it going ?

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    1. Cheggers
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      Typical boring wigan performance

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      1. Pinoche
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        Hows Dempsey playing ?

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        1. Cheggers
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          No chances

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        2. A2U
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          Dempsey's played well, hasn't had many chances but looking very good

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    2. gledy
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      Not watching it, but according to BBC comments it's a poor game.

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  13. HappyAnkit
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    5 points from 5 players. 🙁 🙁

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    1. TorresMagic™
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      I have 2 players over 5 already. 👿

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    2. Cheggers
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      yea very similar for me...

      Siggurdsson, Dempsey, RVP, Bogdan, Miaychi

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  14. TorresMagic™
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    Turner & N'Zogbia looking good for baps atm. Wouldn't mind an Evans no show if this keeps up.

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    1. Cheggers
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      Bogdan v Mignolet will a tough decision next week

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        True. Might even play Sess in that game.

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        1. Cheggers
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          I reckon ill go boggy just because sunderland have nothing to play for

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          1. TorresMagic™
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            Well he does have 2 games. Expect Sunderland to score at home this time.

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  15. Spoiler
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    i guess my idea of bringing in ben arfa to cover cisse hasnt worked

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  16. Schwarzer
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    JKISTHE1 mind linking us your DGW preview mate? 🙂

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      gimme 5 mins to dig out the links

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      1. WOLVERiNES
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        Ta

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  17. Jafooli
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    Dempsey or Gerrard for the DGW?

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    1. Sess!
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      Neither imo. Gerrard almost certainly won't play second game.

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      1. Sess!
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        In fact scratch that, I might get dempsey.

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      2. Jafooli
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        So who? Have Bale aleady.

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        1. Sess!
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          Mata probably. Dempsey might not be a bad shout. I reckon he'll prob score against us the following week. His last fixture's not great though.

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  18. Says
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    Was hoping to break into top 10k again but RVP (c) Theo and having no newcastle players seems to have already ruined me

    Maybe I'll just take a boat load of DGW hits to make it interesting for next week

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  19. Nopli
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    How is Pogrebniak Playing? I really need him to match Cisse points.

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    1. Sess!
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      Not gonna happen

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    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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      Dunno but the good point is the ref probably won't book him because spelling his name would take too long..

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  20. garbage1
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    which chelsea defender for next week? thinking cahill...

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    1. FPL Daniel
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      Petr

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    2. Nopli
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      Go for Cech

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  21. Park the bus
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    thank god i didn't go for collins this week.

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  22. FPL Daniel
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    Well I should have played Senderos instead of RVP. I was thinking whole week 😛 blablablabla. I love that kind of comments

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
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      i should have played McAuley over Siggy and RVP!

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    2. Hate that rotation
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      Ive yet to read one of those comments so far.

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  23. pony101
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    Walcott and tevez out gerrard and ade in? Nuts?

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    1. Sess!
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      Yeah, gerrard won't play both games and I'd keep tevez, especially if city beat utd next week.

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  24. Menly
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    Bah. Kelly out means Europa opponent gets Sagna off his bench, while Verm stays on mine. Anyone else having a shite week so far? (Apart from Cisse obviously)

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    1. Spike ⚽️
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      Only if it covers Captaining RVP 🙁

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  25. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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    Bad points more Sagna points on the bench.
    Good points Cisse goal and assist and Captaincy.

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  26. Cheggers
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    Who are we all captaining next week?

    Adebayor for me i think

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    1. Hate that rotation
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      Don't want to capt another double 2 pointer. Will be cisse.

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      1. Hate that rotation
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        *ade double 2 pointer

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  27. shirtless
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    Cisse (c) sweet... 🙂

    Sinclair on bench not so sweet... 🙁

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  28. colin1201
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    any official news on walcott?

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
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      out for season apparently

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      Out for season. Hamstring.

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    3. Perthite
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      Is an injury the reason he went off after 59 mins?

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  29. bobbypires88
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    so gutted about not taking the 4 pt hit for Walcott to M Petrov :@

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  30. Parm
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    Play RVP(sto) over Valencia(mc) next week?

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    1. Nopli
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      NONE

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    2. Sess!
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      RVP for sure. Stoke look poor at the moment.

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