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Fixtures February 9

Man City v West Ham postponed due to adverse weather conditions

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One of today’s two Premier League matches has been called off.

Manchester City announced this morning that their meeting with West Ham United wouldn’t go ahead “due to extreme and escalating weather conditions and in the interests of supporter and staff safety.”

A date for the postponed match has yet to be announced (it remains to be seen if the winter break could still accommodate this clash) but City are facing a real backlog of fixtures, with Pep Guardiola’s troops also blanking in Gameweek 28.

Progression to the FA Cup quarter-finals (or Chelsea’s) would also force their Gameweek 31 meeting with Frank Lampard’s side to be rearranged.

City’s Gameweek 34 clash against Newcastle United would be postponed if either team made it through to the FA Cup semi-finals, although the free midweek afterwards would accommodate one of their outstanding games.

As it stands, the other Premier League match scheduled for today – Sheffield United v Bournemouth – remains on.

The Blades’ fan services account tweeted this update earlier on:

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  1. n14mul
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    With the game postponed what are the chances it could be scheduled for next weekend?

    If not it would mean city would have 3 games in hand soon?

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    1. TRIPOS TOPPER
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      very low

      not enough time to arrange policing etc

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  2. Magic Zico
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    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    We used to have casualties like this due to snow right? So it’s part of the game? Lucky or smart factor?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Luck obviously.

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    2. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Both. I factored in the weather.

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  3. Team Cruel
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    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    My guess is they play it on Wednesday 19th and the game remains in this GW. Enough time to arrange policing. Both teams have 2.5 weeks off between games.

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    1. Niho992
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You wrote this alredy twice

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    2. Sun Jihai
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      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Aguero already booked his holiday though so they might play Foden instead

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      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Haha

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    3. SHOOTER MCGINN
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This seems the most logical to me and City will want it out of the way rather than interfere with the CL later down the line.

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      1. Team Cruel
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        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Only issue would be Sky agreeing to it since they can't televise PL games on CL evenings

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  4. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    No way that game will be next weekend. It s either tuesday/wednesday or later in season

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  5. Superballzzz
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Apparently the weather is harder in Sheffield ? How come there game is still on? Al other events and games around called off ..

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They are made of steel in Sheffield

      Not plastic

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    2. faux_C
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      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Bramall lane is right in the middle of town, not far from the station. The surroundings are a lot less vulnerable to weather disruption.

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I doubt the wind is bad IN Sheffield. I bet its bad in the hills AROUND Sheffield

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  6. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I wonder if the Sheff Utd Vs Bournemouth goes ahead.

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    1. Epic Fail
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      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It does.

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    2. Udo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They certainly would have canceled it by now if it wouldn't go ahead, I'd imagining.

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    3. Kip
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Watch Rico score a direct corner kick

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      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Stevens set piece classic coming right up

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  7. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    God is obviously a scouser

    With VAR and now Man City fixture congestion he is doing everything in his powers to make sure Liverpool win the PL

    I think the whole season should be scrapped 😎

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    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is right God lad

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    2. -Klaus-
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Robbie Fowler apparently

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  8. 4 Hits & A Packet of Cr…
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Surely won't they just play the game next weekend as everything still comes under the umbrella of GW 26 so City assets in theory should return- and this will just be used as Man City's winter break weekend?

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    1. faux_C
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      City will have winter break plans for next week.

      FPL isn't as important as you think.

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    2. SADIO SANÉ
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      apparently that is simply impossible

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      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Why is it?

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        1. SADIO SANÉ
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          I'm just paraphrasing the geniuses on here

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    3. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Makes sense

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      1. Epic Fail
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        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Makes sense from an FPL perspective but perhaps not a real life perspective with advanced notice and all that crap.

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        1. 4 Hits & A Packet of Cr…
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Looking through the fixture list it could be possible that a triple GW may not be out of the question,with the Arsenal game already being postponed due to City's involvement in the league cup.

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    4. squits
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Pep would go mad. They probably have stuff sorted for the winter break like warm weather training camp etc. Can't just lose all that. They must have trained normally this week. Would mean they wouldn't get a break like all the other players. Maybe he'll send the youth team out?

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  9. Epic Fail
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    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As someone with no Man City players I can't understand why y'all didn't predict this in advance like I did.

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    1. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I was warned by the weathermen/women on here I listened and only KdB in

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    2. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shocked the captain sensible article didn't show any wind forecast data when recommending Aguero as (c)! 😉

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    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/02/08/holgate-and-sidibe-benched-as-everton-face-palace-in-gameweek-26-opener/?hc_page=5&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_21661181

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        😀

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    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same, smh

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    5. FDMS All Starz
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Because of the match did go ahead, rank drop would’ve been imminent

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    6. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Michael Fish said not to worry about it.

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    7. Hawk Eye
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

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  10. Stu3y
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Obviously made of slightly stronger stuff in Sheffield.

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    1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Steely

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  11. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    So we don't have any clue as to whether this city gw is cancelled or not?

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    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No games are ever cancelled in the PL

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    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Today's fixture is cancelled. History tells us that its more unlikely to be scheduled for next week.

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  12. alfast1c
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    As looking up at the games today i said to myself... feck this city game is gonna hurt me big, since i only have kdb and not captain him. Next thing i see... ofc its cancelled and couldnt be more happy. Traore getting in! 😀

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    1. FC Hakkebøf
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Depends on wether or not it will be rescheduled before next gameweek's deadline

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  13. Mooster©️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is it possible the game will be played later this week?

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It is possible.

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    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Anything is possible mooster

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    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's even possible that they decide to play the game today after all.

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      1. Sun Jihai
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Doubt that!

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It's possible though.

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    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      These guys get paid millions and get private jets all over the show.

      Surely they can cut winter breaks short to play next weekend.

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      1. Saka Punch
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Think that would mean a lot of fans would then not be able to make it

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    5. Mr Man
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Can’t they just rearrange the match for tomorrow. That would make more sense as the players would get some sort of a winter break???

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      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It's not as easy as that. They also have to rearrange police, road blocks and all that jazz.

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    6. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Possibly, but Pep might do a Klopp and play the U23s!

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    7. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      My thoughts exactly. Plenty of room to fit it into this GW.

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  14. Countess Weffie von Wobbego…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I guess the replay date will depend on what the police will agree to. They used to want 10 days notice, but I don't know if that's still the case in general, or if they might allow less for a non-derby or grudge match. I don't think City will worry about the crowd, they are wealthy enough to refund anyone that couldn't make a new date.

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  15. Drexl Spivey
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Bramall Lane's only 30 minutes from the Etihad.

    Must have had their flu jabs.

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    1. Drexl Spivey
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      *miles, I should say.

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      1. One More Hit
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        There was me thinking you'd solved the generations-old issue of how long it takes to cross the Pennines.

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        1. Uncle Gamst
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Those right honourable ministers who sit south of the gap have made cunning plans to do so...oh wait a minute, the election has been won.

          The Pennies have their own micro climate which means the
          whether on one side is most often completely different to the other.

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  16. Sulk
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    TGW anyone?

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  17. teddypicker
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    % Chance of Sheffield game going ahead?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      https://twitter.com/SUFCServices/status/1226441773389619201

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  18. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Only decent sport left to watch on TV now is cricket (South Africa vs England) and Snooker (Robertson vs Dott in the World Grand Prix Final)

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    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Wouldn’t call watching Graham Dott play as decent sport.

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  19. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    At this rate I won't be surprised if City's last game of the season is after May 17th

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    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      With the Manchester City game is cancelled and given their blank in GW28 and their love of the FA Cup they could be playing their final league game after the opening game of Euro 2020....

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  20. Bobby
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Chances of Salah benching now? Please tell me hell start

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    1. BNMC
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      How does this cancellation influence Salah playing?

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      1. Bobby
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        He’s my skipper, kdb my vice.

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        1. Bobby
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          (Probably didn’t need to use the word now)

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mo chance of him being benched now

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    3. squits
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Unless he gets sick or injured in the next week he'll start

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  21. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Only have KDB from that game, I guess I need more very soon!

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  22. caddy118
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Someone in my league has played triple captain, with Aguero (C) KDB (VC).

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    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Nightmare.

      I thought I was bad with Kun C Kdb VC.

      Makes me feel s little better.
      Not much though.

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      1. Utopsis
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I don't feel any better 🙁

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  23. BNMC
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I'm thinking the game could be moved to one of the midweeks where LIV and TOT have UCL round of 16 games and CHE and MCI don't.

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    1. squits
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah this isn't really allowed by UEFA but I remember it happening before

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      1. Jambot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It happened because no English team was playing in the CL that night though

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    2. Jambot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I think there’s problems with TV rights. BT have paid for that game when sky won’t be showing a PL game if sky do effects their viewer numbers revenue for ads

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  24. Long ago I drew a walrus
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    City have insanely good fixtures in the run-in - would be interesting if that ends up also including 2 or 3 DGWs. Triple City essential. Probably Laporte and KDB, maybe Foden for a punt.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Man City are probably the worst team to get excited about extra DGWs for.

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      1. Hazz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Aguero & Laporte have been good bets in DGWs. Sterling & Sané less-so.

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    2. KGFC
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      GL with Pep roulette... their focus is CL now and the later their DGW/TGWs get scheduled, the more chances of Pep stress!

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  25. KGFC
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    And here we were worrying about BGW 28 😛

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  26. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone mess up their vice captain

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    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Salah (C), KDB (VC) so technically yes.

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      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same here

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    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah.

      KDB VC

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      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Kun C

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    3. Utopsis
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same Kun C KDB VC

      Shocker

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      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        The warning was three. Even here people mentioned the possibility.

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        1. Tinkermania
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          There

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          1. Utopsis
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            More hindsight vindication

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  27. Nightf0x
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Sidibe to

    A) boly/sais
    B) taylor
    C) stephens/kwp
    D) egan/basham (have lund)

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  28. el polako
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Tough cookies in Yorkshire.

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  29. Riverside Red
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mane injury triple captain victim and now Kun ( c) /KDB postponement. Fortunately got Auba as VC ...didn't captain Salah due to impending arrival. No planning can overcome bad luck.

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  30. Elly88 > KTR (Kevin The …
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Peace be upon those who did not captain Salah and went (K)un

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    1. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I am sure Salah is their vice, so they are okay.

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