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18 August 2013 4717 comments
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Sunday’s two matches get underway with a Selhurst Park encounter that finds Crystal Palace host Andre Villas-Boas’ Spurs. Two hours later, Chelsea start their double Gameweek with a home clash with Hull City as Fantasy mangers brace themselves for an avalanche of points.

The team news from Palace finds Ian Holloway keep the faith with much of the side that won promotion from the Championship. Holloway keeps the new boys on the bench, with Marouane Chamakh and Jose Campana in reserve while the likes of Aaron Wilbraham and Scott Dobbie are handed starts. New signing, Dwight Gayle, does get his Premier League debut up front, however.

Visitors Spurs are without Gareth Bale but can call on the services of Jan Vertonghen who is fit to line up alongside Michael Dawson in defence. Danny Rose gets the nod at left-back as expected. In midfield, Gylfi Sigurdsson looks to be starting in the Bale role, with Nacer Chadli given a debut on the left-flank. All eyes will be up front, however, as Roberto Soldado makes his first start following his £26 million move from Valencia.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will be available for those who fancy live chat during this match and into the tea-time clash at Stamford Bridge.

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  1. super zlatan
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    12 years, 4 months ago

    Vert will hoover the baps this season

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    1. Podge
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      indeed

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  2. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Not impressed with Soldado getting 3 bonus points of that performance. Should be something in the BPS that rewards a penalty goal less than a normal goal.

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      he did win it too so...

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      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Lennon won it with his cross that hit Moxey's hand..

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        1. Podge
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Just getting bits on the radio and they said he won and dispatched the peno, point is with no assist given he was fairly secure for baps

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          1. Gargamel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            12 years, 4 months ago

            Beavis is right, Lennon won the pen with a cross. No assist is given in the BPS for that, effectively ensuring that the pen goal is worth even more than a normal goal because nobody is there to get assist points for it.

            Apart from this little flaw I like the new BPS.

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    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'll take it, but glad I didn't sacrifice getting RVP and rest my hopes on Soldado and 2 others to be honest with you.

      At this point in time I may well take him out for Negredo if City look in the mood tomorrow night. As suspected, though, Spurs without Bale are sh*te. Needed a lucky pen to beat Palace today.

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      1. Gargamel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Very interested in Negredo too - think he could be the City striker to have. Although Soldado should improve too I suppose, and we knew he was on penalties.

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        1. Ayling Buyers Club
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          This.

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

    Sad to see Lukaku on the bench. I was considering getting Lampard instead, but Lukaku had such high ownership, I felt I needed to get him in. Well it will make it easier to switch him out to RVP. Sorry, done sulking.

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  4. Fantasy Football Friend!
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    OH MY GOD IT'S JOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

    *Screams like a girl*

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  5. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Woo, things have taken a turn for the better today fpl-wise 🙂

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  6. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Have not been around since the morning. Surely there were already a few posts asking:

    Rvp + anelka

    Or

    Sturridge + soldado + 1m

    ?

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      not Anelka

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    2. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Tough one.

      RVP is a beast but the latter looks good.

      Can u try and turn anelka into lambert?

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      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        It's a hindsight post, an answer to all the people saying lol at non Rvp owners.

        That was the dilemma and am happy with my choices despite his brace.

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    3. I taught Ashley Young how t…
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      RVP will be necessary. Anelka will get 10 goals at least this season. And you can quote me on that

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I would but nothing would happen. West Brom were proper crap yesterday and Anelka was rubbish.

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      2. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I've seen some of your posts yesterday, unlikely I will ever quote you.

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  7. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    4 shots in the box and 4 chances created for Soldado. Can't say I remember many created chances outside the Sigurdsson one.

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    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      He got tackled by Chadli for one of them.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Ahh yep I remember now...it's all coming back to me 🙂

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I wasn't watching but read that he created a decent chance for Chadli which apparently went just wide.

      Seemingly he has decent stats which is never a bad start, first game in a new league.

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  8. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Lloris for the 3baps

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      No way..

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      1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Check again

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        1. Chu Young Ping Pong
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          you check again..

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        2. LewanGOALski
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Look at BPS not TP column, man

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        3. Podge
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          BPS not TP

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    2. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      wrong column

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  9. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Gotta get Vert

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    1. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      For that price, I can't really justify it.

      They won't be playing Palace every week

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    2. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Thinking the same. Besides a few games fixtures are good. Ivan -> Vert?

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      1. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        I'm doing the same transfer, I think!

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    3. The Laughing Man
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Wernt they saying that Vert looked like he reinjured himself near the end of the game? He sure wasn't moving much I the last 10 mins.

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    4. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      7M is say too much. I'd rather have some Chelsea or City defender for the season

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      1. Deano
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Plus he looked lame during the last five minutes.

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  10. The Machine
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    How many of the following 4 do you have?

    A)RVP
    B)Soldado
    C)Lukaku
    D)Benteke

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    1. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B and C

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    2. nevertrustbony
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B C

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    3. Fantasy Football Friend!
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      A & C

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    4. Midtable
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B & D

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    5. lightspeed
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      3

      B C D

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    6. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      BCD

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    7. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B, C and D.

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    8. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      cd

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    9. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B, C, D...

      i shouldn't have C though. i called Torres potential start on Friday. late change from Sturridge 🙁

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    10. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B D

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    11. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      AC

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    12. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      B

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    13. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      BC

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    14. ccc
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      bc

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  11. Kieranduru
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Maybe Torres will flourish under Mourinho? Unlikely, but who knows

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    1. LOL LINGARD SCORED
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      They all said that when Benitez arrived too

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      1. Kieranduru
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Mourinho > Benitez

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        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah but Torres = Torres

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  12. Crouch Potato!
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    A proper Arsenal fan! What disturbs me is fans walking about behin him looking like they have won the match! http://www.joe.ie/football/football-news/video-a-very-very-unhappy-arsenal-fans-lets-rip-into-the-board-and-wenger/

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    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I think you have some sort of an obsession with Arsenal. A particularly negative one.

      Hard to understand, though. We're nowhere near QPR...

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      1. Godfather Bandit 42
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        That's why!!

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    2. FC Tinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't want to see that interview in 3D. Too much finger pointing.

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  13. Heels_Over_Head
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Did the EPL mandate teams to have at least one kit with ugly hoop socks this season?

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  14. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Seriously guys...check the bps again...looks like Lloris will take 3

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I looked again and it's the same. WTF?

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    2. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      You're looking at the wrong column, its the second from the right, not the far right!

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    3. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Loris on 8 points. Soldado on 12.

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    4. Red5
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      You're looking at the wrong column.

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    5. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Lol jk....read the wrong column

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    6. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      You're a tool.

      TP= total points
      BPS = bonus points

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      1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Honest mistake....sorry

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        1. Podge
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          How dare you make a mistake !!! Where's the gallows ????

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      2. Demí
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Wow calling him a tool because he made a mistake

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        1. Acquafresca
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          He keeps posting the same thing, at least be sure if you state something multiple times.

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          1. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 4 months ago

            Lost my place tracing the columns....sorry I've ruined your day

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      3. gravless
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        No man of the cloth should talk like that.

        Shame on you.

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    7. Brouhaha
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      troll or idiot?

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    8. mgrea
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      😀

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  15. Plagued by indecision
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Must admit the Lukaku no-show is annoying. Only picked him because of the double gameweek!

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      As did I, gut said Benteke.

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      1. Plagued by indecision
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        and Sturridge and Soldado. Have all three in the Sky Sports game!

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    2. faulksp
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Double game week is 2 .....yes 2 games. He not starting the first as expected by most on here, last 20 could easily get one against a tired Hull and then start on Wednesday.

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  16. Red5
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Sigurddson punt fail.

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      No fail He could have scored twice..

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

      keep or sell?

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      1. PMC3
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        If Bale goes keep.

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      2. Red5
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Will keep for now.

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    3. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      looked dangerous. keeper great save off one of his strikes. on all corners and set pieces. stick with

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  17. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    4 by 100m final on bbc1 now

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    1. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Bold prediction: Jamaica to win

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      1. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        *Bolt prediction

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

      Thanks for that bro 🙂

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    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks

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  18. eratrius
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    So KDB is a winger? I always thought he was a central playmaker

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    1. Yossi
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      He is. It'll be a very fluid 3

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      1. eratrius
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

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

      Plays either role. Not an out-and-out winger, but has a mean cross and reads the play as the best.

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

      He can play on both positions. Prefers centre.

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  19. drinkup245
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    ivanovic capt here, while everyone else in my league is on hazard capt!

    could be an epically great or disastrous day for me!

    come on ivan!

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    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      ur a year too late

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      1. drinkup245
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        part of my thinking was that i indeed captained ivanovic last year when he scored his two goals.

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

      I almost captained him, I hope it pays off for you!

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  20. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard. Please shine...

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  21. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    So who is it looking like for GW 2..
    Lukaku- lambert? Bony?

    Got to watch the price increases/ decreases now

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  22. ADucksBehind
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I am so happy I went with my head and got Oscar

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  23. Manani
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    did anyone captained Lukaku? 😛

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Thank god no. VC though :p

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    2. Derailed Bandwagon
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Me 🙁

      Not panicking yet though 😉

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    3. Konig Luther
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      did you remember when he scored a hattrick in last game of last season, when he starts on bench?

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  24. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Why no lennon assist? Have the rules changed again?

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    1. Prime
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Took a while for Shaw to get his yesterday, should be coming up.

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  25. Hyperion
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else have Coleman on the bench? It's so painful to see a little star next to a bench player.

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  26. ccc
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    If Lampard starts both DGW matches, I'm getting him in. Could be a steal.

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  27. Yossi
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Bolt is superhuman

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  28. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Geez guys...made a mistake...my bad

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    1. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Learn from it and move on....

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  29. Ayling Buyers Club
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Prettiest kit in the Premier League this year?

    Personally I like the City home and away shirts.

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    1. hugothedog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Spurs. At least so says Isaak Mizrahi (sp?)

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  30. tm245
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else without a Chelsea defender?

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    1. gravless
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      o/

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    2. hugothedog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      here.

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