Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion

16 September 2012 1295 comments
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Just the solitary Premier League fixture today, as Reading host Tottenham Hotspur with both sides looking for their first win of the campaign. The Dugout Discussion is open, and is the place to interact with your fellow fantasy managers as the events at the Madejski Stadium unfold. The team news is in, and here’s how the sides line-up…

Reading XI: McCarthy, Gunter, Gorkss, Pearce, Hartel, McCleary, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff, Guthrie, Pogrebnyak.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Naughton, Sandro, Dembele, Lennon, Sigurdsson, Bale, Defoe.

It’s the men between the sticks that grab the headline team news, as Alex McCarthy replaces Adam Federici (injured) for the Royals, but Brad Friedel keeps Spurs’ new-signing Hugo Lloris at bay on the substitutes bench.

Elsewhere, Clint Dempsey and Emmanuel Adebayor are also on the visitors’ bench, and Kyle Naughton replaces Benoit Assou-Ekotto at left-back.

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  1. Oldman Unathletic
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    come on reading! lets get rid of this numpty avb

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    1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Are you a spurs fan? If so that ridiculous

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      1. Oldman Unathletic
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        nope - just a football fan who enjoyed spur's very entertaining play last year and can't understand why spurs went 4 a downgrade in an overrated and over hyped manager such as avb

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  2. Lanley Staurel
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Lennon is very lively. Bale is a shadow.

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  3. Syd.
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Howard Webb is sporting his true colours today 😉

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  4. Baby Face Nelson
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Defoe is so wasteful

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      Hahaha at this comment

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  5. Last Resort...
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    It's a sad time when Lennon is one of your best players. He's still wasteful and makes a lot of poor decisions in my mind, but certainly putting a better effort in than most spurs.

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  6. Rafabio
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Any Bale owners who were still on the edge (re: whether to drop him), this is your answer.

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  7. Live4pool
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Any news on BAE??

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    1. ColeHole
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Handbags, hair, spittle.

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  8. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Has Bale had his ears pinned back?!!! He looks different somehow...less monkey like.

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    1. Oldman Unathletic
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      hes evolved

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      1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        🙂 Regressed you mean.

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        1. Oldman Unathletic
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          lol he gone from primate to neanderthal

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    2. Last Resort...
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      He trimmed up his hair and went for a fauxhawk

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    3. ColeHole
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      AVb's insistance on a short, functional haircut.
      Or in Bales case, a shave.

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  9. TheSteel
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    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    demel or mcauly for cuellar?

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    1. Kingston
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Wait for more news on cuellar

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  10. GoonerByron
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    I've given up on Bale, he's definitely coming out this week.. He really does look awful!

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  11. Oldman Unathletic
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    jokes aside dembele is class

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    1. Bobbydhino - ⚒ Saint Slav…
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      I think so. Might not be a FPL type player, but as a footballer he is.

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      1. Oldman Unathletic
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        certainly - too good 4 that shower up at white hart lane

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  12. fijuhmon
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Gimme one reason why I should keep Cuellar even he would be fit? Sunderland defence is poor.

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    1. Kingston
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      1 clean sheet in 3 games, he offers a goal threat and he'su only 4.5. There's 3 reasons now shut up

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    2. TheSteel
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      if youre wildcarding u might as well get rid of him

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    3. Mílanista
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Nonsense, he's a bargain.

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    4. Captain Shirokov
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Sunderland defense is quite good actually.

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  13. OneTwo
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Good bye Bale.

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  14. TheSteel
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    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    is bale even on the pitch? 😛

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  15. Locarno
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Another Spurs chance blown. They're all going to come back and bite AVB in the ...

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    1. Oldman Unathletic
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      scrotum

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    2. Lateriser 12
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Its really not AVB's fault that those players aren't burying the chances.

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      1. Locarno
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        Starting to get a bit weirded out by your insistence on replying to my every post.

        I didn't say it was AVB's fault. But he will carry the can if Spurs don't win this. End of.

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        1. ColeHole
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          13 years, 3 months ago

          I'd be flattered...

          *goes to put on lipstick*

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      2. Oldman Unathletic
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        he got rid of vdv - u know if he was playing (big if i know) spurs would be well clear by now - he was their most clinical finisher

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        1. ColeHole
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          13 years, 3 months ago

          And their hot dog eating champion (16, if you're wondering)

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          1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
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            13 years, 3 months ago

            🙂

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          2. Oldman Unathletic
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            13 years, 3 months ago

            lmao he wasn't the fittest in the world was he? - big loss tho imo

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            1. ColeHole
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              13 years, 3 months ago

              Enough talent for any team, VDV.

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      3. Syd.
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        No1 rule in football...

        It's always the managers fault...

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        1. Locarno
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          13 years, 3 months ago

          Thanks, Syd. Much more succinctly put than my effort.

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          1. Lateriser 12
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            • 13 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            Blame it on a bad day. Agree, i've been jumping the gun. Apologies

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  16. Timmy Cahill Rules
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    i have to keep faith in bale as the week i sell he will score big

    just done my 2 free trannies i had 2,4 mil in the bank to do this

    IN

    Hazard
    Pog

    OUT

    Kac
    Bent

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  17. Oldman Unathletic
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    le fondre equaliser late on - he does it all the time - supersub supreme

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  18. crystalpalaceRus
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    bale off target

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    1. ColeHole
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      He certainly is.

      However, he's bang on his personal target (which is to one day be a real boy)

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  19. ColeHole
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    I nominate Vertongen as the new Mata.

    All he needs is the little ginger beard to be another AVb mini me on pitch.

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  20. Rafabio
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Spurs are wasteful as a team. Everyone wants to hit a 25 yard screamer...

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    1. Syd.
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      a bunch of greedy bastards

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    2. Bobbydhino - ⚒ Saint Slav…
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      sandro kills me with his vision of a viable chance.

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    3. ShegavemeaBONY
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      reading will get back into this

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    4. Lateriser 12
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      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      They hate a good pass. Especially Bale and Siggy.

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  21. Agbonlahorse
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Just got back from Hollywood.

    RMWCT please

    Ted / Edward Scissorhands

    Happy Gilmore / Donnie Darko / Jackie Brown / Shrek / Malcom X

    Stuart Little / Jerry Maguire / Forrest Gump / Dick Tracy / Billy Elliot

    Willow / Erin Brockovich / Wall-E

    Is my strikeforce too lightweight? Am I over compensating in defense? I’m really panicking here guys, thought please!

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    1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Re post from earlier. Desperate stuff.

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      1. Agbonlahorse
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        To spot the earlier post as it got buried under other posts AND spotting its second appearance as it again got snowed under again is very eagle eyed.

        I suggest you have even less of a life than me 😀

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  22. suarrr
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    I captained bale. This week has been a fairy tale so far.

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    1. Locarno
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      I'm sorry. There's ballsy and then there's just blydi stupid. I can't think of a LESS in-form player in the entire comp.

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      1. Oldman Unathletic
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        jesus - need better delivery then that lad

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        1. Oldman Unathletic
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          13 years, 3 months ago

          sorry - was meant as a separate post - to be fair to the bloke all the captain choices have done naff all apart from berbe and podolski

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    2. Kingston
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      3 point captain? I only dream of such heights this week

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      1. ColeHole
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        +1

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    3. Dannny
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Better than RVP captain

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      1. suarrr
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        thats how im consoling myself.. however, RVP was my VC :p
        heights of stupid decisions by me this week.

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    4. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Me too but it is only my sky team... Saying that doing pretty well in it so come on bale sort it out

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        😀

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    5. suarrr
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      22 minutes more to go. Come On!

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    6. suarrr
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Cooomeee ONNNNNNN!!!!!! BAAAALLEEEEEE

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  23. Timmy Cahill Rules
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Shut the doubters up bale

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    1. Home Run Baker
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      It'll take an extended run of form to quiet the doubters - this is GW4 after all.

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      1. ColeHole
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        Unless he wades into the crown and takes Timmy's suggestion too literaly. He could get prosecuted for that.

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        1. ColeHole
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          13 years, 3 months ago

          *crowd. Leave Our Princess alone, Gareth!

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  24. Lateriser 12
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    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Reading showing some fight, the crowd getting behind them. I like.

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  25. Locarno
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    AVB, get Vertonghen off. Got a horrible feeling you lot are going to concede.

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  26. Syd.
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone got any soy sauce.. I am doing a stir fry and just realised that I dont have any 🙁

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    1. Captain Shirokov
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      Ya I do.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      It's in the kitchen. Help yourself.

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  27. Home Run Baker
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Was Ryan Nelson injured 1st 2 GWs?

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    1. Locarno
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      World Cup qualifiers with Noo Zillund, I think.

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      1. Home Run Baker
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        13 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

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  28. ShegavemeaBONY
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    bale will probably be worth looking at once his prices drops to 8.5

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      13 years, 3 months ago

      6.5

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  29. Rafabio
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Sorry...left 🙂

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  30. Ginkapo FPL
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    13 years, 3 months ago

    Shorey really should be playing over Harte

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