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. rohan
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Hands up if this has been the worst GW that you've had for the time you've been playing FPL??????

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    1. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      still, been bad for everyone so kinda evens out.

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    2. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      The snow week a couple of years back will take some beating. Think my GW score was 3.

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I had Tevez captain that week. The guy got 100% of my team points that week :-).

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      2. udit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I had 44 😀 😀 Timmy Cahill and MGP (C)

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        1. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Lol yes I had Cahill too.

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

        Had Cahill and Baines that week 😉

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      4. halnone
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Ohhhh I remember that week. Baines saved it for me.

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

      Okay, technically that is not a question

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    4. Gargamel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, I scored less than ten in one of the snowed away gameweeks a few years ago

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    5. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Nope, one GW last year most people scored around the low 20's.

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    6. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      3 CS's saved me from that doom

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    7. timski8000
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Not including weeks with missing fixtures aye.

      But it's also been my worse season so i thik my team is just crap.

      That and fergie bringing on 30 million pound players for 20 minutes...

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    8. Sidd5
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I had a score of 5 in one of GW last year ........... 35 sounds reasonable.................. 🙂

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    9. Oldman Unathletic
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      here

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  2. Aaa fantasy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    39 pts, all players played :/

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    1. Dannny
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Snap

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    2. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I will take this. 31 with Saylor + Pienaar

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    3. Van The Man
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Decent comparitively. Mine 30 with Baines to come..

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  3. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Tough to judge the BPs on that one. Defoe missed a lot of shots and got a yellow. Bale's scuffed goal was the only decent thing he did all day. Gallas and Vert lost their chance of any in the last few minutes.

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  4. Mak_Gold
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Repost: Had originally planned to take out Zab and Graham for a 4 pt. hit, but now it looks like Friedel must go. The question is, is it worth a 4 pointer to move your goalkeeper?

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      1. Simon69
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Why must Friedel go

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        1. Mak_Gold
            13 years, 3 months ago

            Because he's sh*t?

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          • Daniel_tsl
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            Lloris, who's ur reserve?

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      2. The Pep Revolution
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Bale to Hazard for a 4 point hit?

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        1. Le Bluff
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          *raises hand*

          *sobs*

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        2. Sidd5
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Yes 🙂

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      3. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        😆

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        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          ?

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          1. Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            This Gameweek has been one of the funniest for a while...

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            1. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 3 months ago

              Not for me 🙁

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            2. Midtable
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 3 months ago

              that's one way to describe it

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            3. Billy Gilmore
              • 13 Years
              13 years, 3 months ago

              Agreed!

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        2. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Tips hat for your team name

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      4. FORCA INTER
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        wtf is going with comment system?

        it's so annoying when your comment show at different page

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        1. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I knw, hopefully something that Mark and co will fix up soon.

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      5. sean 2099
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        i have 29 points with baines piennar and jelavic captain any use?

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      6. Fpl Old Guard
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        AVB you tactical genius! Not bringing on Adebayor means I have 9 points coming off my bench

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        1. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          😀

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        2. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          That's triffic 😉

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        3. keeney
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I get +6 off the bench and my captain armband
          goes to tevez

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      7. @Bryan
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        As a Bale owner, I think ill have a cheeky pint later on in celebration.

        Mainly cause I like beer, oh and backed Bale with a bet to score anytime. So really he is paying for the pint.

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      8. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        DEFOE: HE SCORES WHEN HE PLAYS

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        1. Gargamel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          That's what they said about Chris Gunter as well...

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      9. lord leonard
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Do we think bale is best tot midfielder to have ? Too early for Dempsey and siggy not firing

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        1. Shaps
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Aviod Spurs altogether

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      10. LJPF
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Captain for GW4?

        Bale at home against Norwich
        RVP away to Liverpool
        Ba/Barfa at home to Norwich

        Cheers.

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        1. Crouch Potato!
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Bale has already been home to Norwich 😉

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        2. LJPF
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Sorry Bale at home to QPR

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      11. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I have kept bale until now and now I'm goin to get rid of him.

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        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          His fixtures look good. He was awful today though. His goal was also such a fluke

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          1. @Bryan
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            To be fair, after not scoring in 18 league games, any goal would do. Should return some confidence .

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        2. Fpl Old Guard
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Why - surely spurs will have a bot more confidence now they have got their first win out the way under AVB

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        3. Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgri…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Your grav looks like spurs defender owners 🙂

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          1. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            If games lasted for 80 minutes I'd be a much happier person 🙂

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        4. don parcheesi
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I'm keeping one more week (QPR at home), then probably out for cazorla

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            yeh agree, ars play city away too next week

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        5. Keane There Dunne That
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          But I'm wild carding this week

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      12. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Why did they have to concede!!!

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        1. Back to Back Ballacks
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Cos I have kanu 😉
          had Vertongen and Dembele too so it evened out!

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

            You still have kanu? Wish I had sold McAnuff instead of him

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            1. Back to Back Ballacks
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 3 months ago

              not by choice but thems the breaks 😉

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

        I Kanu Believe it!

        Pity Kebe and McCleary fight for that wing spot

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      14. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Congratulations to those who resisted getting rid of Bale...it was the logical thing to do but I couldn't do it. Patience was the winner, as usual in FPL.

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      15. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Generic I sold Bale for Hazard moaning comment

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        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I'm not moaning. Good decision still, imo. Bale was poor.

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

            I wish I had sold Bale for Cazorla 🙁 I said this two weeks ago a couple of days after I made the transfer

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        2. Pratik
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          So did I. This year is relatively strange indeed.

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          1. Lateriser 12
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            Hazard will get more points over the next few weeks.

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            1. MJ6987
              • 15 Years
              13 years, 3 months ago

              Wouldn't bet on that, Bale is a confidence player.

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      16. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Bale was limping at the end btw.

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        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Oh yes 😆 😉

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        2. MJ6987
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I find that Bale is one of those players who always looks injured at some point during most games, but never actually misses many games. Maybe a fast healer.

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      17. @banterburyH2H
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        why have they now taken dembele assist way for defoe 2nd goal feckers 🙁

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        1. Back to Back Ballacks
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I reckon there's a possibility he might get it back.

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      18. Rowley Birkin
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Any bp's for Fletcher, Tevez, or Demel?

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        1. Dial Square
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          fletch only i would think

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      19. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I can't wait for Wild Rover's gloating marathon....

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        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Did you do Bale -> Hazard as well 😆

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      20. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Are we expecting Baps out tonight?

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      21. SC not pearls before swine
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Broke the elusive 30 point mark. Hip hip hooray

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      22. Shaps
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        First Mata to Nasri
        Then Cazorla to Kagawa
        Now Hazard for Bale
        My transfers so far have been far from good.

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        1. SC not pearls before swine
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Ouch. Other than selling Cazorla I would say they were reasonable though.

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        2. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          The ultimate kneejerker...

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        3. Keane There Dunne That
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          My brother captained adybayor twice and rvp the last 3 weeks. They got 2 every time 😆

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      23. aflickering
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        that bale goal should shove me back in the top 200 😀 proof that i knew EXACTLY what i was doing when i got rid of captain hazard after gw1 and ignored the bandwagon! sort of. O.o 7 out of chelsea's next 9 games are tricky.

        now i just need a pienaar brace tomorrow

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      24. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        If you're a Bale owner, you have to keep him for QPR now don't you?

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        1. LJPF
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Of course.

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        2. The Pep Revolution
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          No. Getting in Hazard.

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        3. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I would think so. Yes.

          Despite the goal, he does not inspire confidence does he?

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        4. Back to Back Ballacks
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          He was shite today and looked uninterested. I'm considering selling

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        5. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          I am, I will.

          He scored for Wales midweek so that's 2 in 2. Form and a good next fixture, I am keeping bale for next 3gw min.

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        6. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Yes.

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        7. emperikal
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Yes then probably to Cazorla after that

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        8. LOCO ABREU
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          yep. Go Bale!

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        9. Art Vandelay
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Stick with him. He is just getting used to his new ears.

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      25. FiveStar
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Sitting on 49, Baines still to come. 3 BAPS for Berbatov to come, hopefully 1 or 2 for bale and maybe a cheeky random one (hazard?). I definitely needed a solid week to make up for my shocking start.

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        1. Shaps
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Completely forgot about the potential Baps for Haz (c), there still hope...

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        2. Locarno
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Hoping for six BPs from Berba, two from Kaca, and maybe cheeky ones from Jussi, Hazard, Ivan or Cazorla. Not holding my breath on those four, mind.

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 3 months ago

            nice call on berba and captianing him.....

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      26. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Watching Defoe's goal again, it is amazingly reminiscent of Owen's against Argentina all those years ago. Mirror imange.

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      27. Back to Back Ballacks
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        44 with Baines to play and 2 free transfers in the kitty, lovin it.
        Gloat over 🙂

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        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Well done sir.

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        2. Keane There Dunne That
          • 13 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          38 with 2 frees and a wildcard

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

          Same except I'm only sitting on 36

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