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Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	93.2%	Unlikely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	88.1%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	78.6%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.5m	77.2%	Unlikely
Cash	AVL	4.8m	76.3%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	74.8%	Unlikely
Estêvão	CHE	6.4m	68.4%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.4m	59.5%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	67.4%	Unlikely
Ayari	BHA	4.8m	64.1%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	62.1%	Unlikely
Igor Jesus	NFO	5.8m	58.2%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	53.1%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	52.2%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	52.9%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	51.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	49.9%	Unlikely
Amad	MUN	6.2m	47.9%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	43.8%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	46.0%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	44.0%	Unlikely
James	CHE	5.7m	44.5%	Unlikely
Maguire	MUN	4.3m	41.6%	Unlikely
Chalobah	CHE	5.7m	37.8%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	40.4%	Unlikely
Nallo	LIV	3.7m	39.4%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	38.4%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.8m	38.2%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	37.2%	Unlikely
Bowen	WHU	7.6m	32.5%	Unlikely
Summerville	WHU	5.5m	32.4%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	35.6%	Unlikely
Kayode	BRE	4.5m	34.9%	Unlikely
G.Jesus	ARS	6.4m	33.5%	Unlikely
Mykolenko	EVE	4.9m	34.0%	Unlikely
O'Brien	EVE	4.9m	31.1%	Unlikely
Anderson	NFO	5.3m	30.1%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	31.2%	Unlikely
Mitoma	BHA	6.1m	29.9%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	7.0m	23.6%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Xhaka	SUN	5.2m	100.9%	Very Likely
Watkins	AVL	8.8m	97.7%	Likely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	94.7%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	93.8%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	94.1%	Unlikely
Schär	NEW	5.3m	92.4%	Unlikely
Gomez	BHA	4.9m	93.0%	Unlikely
Brierley	BUR	4.5m	92.6%	Unlikely
Bradley	LIV	5.0m	90.7%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	92.0%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	91.9%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	91.3%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	91.5%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	91.3%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	90.8%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	94.2%	Unlikely
Alleyne	MCI	4.3m	77.3%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.2m	77.7%	Unlikely
Spence	TOT	4.3m	85.7%	Unlikely
Schade	BRE	7.1m	80.8%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	84.8%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.1m	70.5%	Unlikely
Acheampong	CHE	3.8m	82.9%	Unlikely
Poveda	SUN	4.8m	84.2%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	84.0%	Unlikely
Burrowes	AVL	4.4m	83.9%	Unlikely
Wood	NFO	7.2m	83.7%	Unlikely
Van de Ven	TOT	4.6m	80.5%	Unlikely
Raúl	FUL	6.2m	80.0%	Unlikely
Gordon	NEW	7.3m	81.8%	Unlikely
L.Paquetá	WHU	5.9m	79.7%	Unlikely
Yoro	MUN	4.2m	79.5%	Unlikely
Weiss	BUR	4.3m	79.1%	Unlikely
D.Leon	MUN	4.2m	77.7%	Unlikely
Andrey Santos	CHE	4.5m	76.3%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	BUR	5.6m	75.7%	Unlikely
M.Bizot	AVL	4.2m	73.0%	Unlikely
Ebere	EVE	4.4m	75.5%	Unlikely
McAidoo	MCI	4.5m	72.0%	Unlikely
Frimpong	LIV	5.8m	69.2%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
No Change	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	B
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	B, £

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
Up	Senesi	BOU	C, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	B
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	B
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	B

Last updated: 31 Jan, 2026 1:36am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A, Vs
No Change	Saka	ARS	C
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
Up	Wilson	FUL	A
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
Down	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, VsX, Inj
No Change	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
No Change	Mitoma	BHA	B

Last updated: 31 Jan, 2026 1:43am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs, Inj
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	C
Up	Bowen	WHU	B
Down	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX

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GW24 Chip Poll

Injuries

8 March 2011 1475 comments

Mark

Robin Van Persie returns to the Arsenal starting lineup in Barcelona tonight.

As we detailed yesterday, the Dutch striker was named late in Arsene Wenger’s 19-man squad for the second leg tie and was due to miss the match due to a knee injury sustained in the Carling Cup Final defeat to Birmingham. However, Van Persie returned to the squad and starts in Spain tonight – a major boost for Arsenal and, of course, great news for those who held on to a prize Fantasy asset over gameweek 29.

We await to see just how Van Persie comes through tonight’s game but, given Wenger’s assurances that he would take a gamble on the striker unless fully fit, the signs are good and we should expect Van Persie to return to league action in gameweek 30. As we’ve documented so often recently, Arsenal’s fixture in the forthcoming gameweek at West Brom on March 19, depends on the result of their FA Cup tie at Old Trafford this coming Saturday. If that goes to a replay both United and Arsenal will suffer a gameweek 30 blank.

That’s for another time however. For now, we can settle and watch Van Persie try his magic on the Barcelona defence.

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rakkhi
14 years, 11 months ago
God I hate rafa so much. Why would you ever get a guy that's so inarticulate
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
Sympathy for the Arsenal players, RVP especially.

Absolutely no sympathy for the Arsenal fans. They found Ovrebo-gate hilarious, so I'll find this joke of refereeing decision funny too.

Zero shots from Arsenal, they'd have been knocked out even if RVP has stayed on the pitch.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1- Barca were awesome, except with their finishing......
  
  Wenger in a bust up with the match ref BTW!
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2. AP
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Right on.
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Back on the horse
14 years, 11 months ago
99%? dont think so jamie
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Akers
14 years, 11 months ago
Jesus wept. Those stats are mental.
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Gargamel
14 years, 11 months ago
That was absolute world class from Almunia. I never knew he could do that.
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1
  
  Absolutely gutted that Bendtner didn't score too.
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  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Bendtner ... score ... hahahahahahahaha ... oh, dear ...
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 11 months ago
  +1...koscielny was sh1t today and should been sent off!
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Please.
    
    Koscielny, along with Djourou, was one of Arsenal's best players tonight.
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 11 months ago
      yes you are right now shut up...
      
      he should have been sent off in 2nd half for the disgraceful challenge on villa and u know it...
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      1. BONZ
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Agree plus styupid lunge in 1st half at Messi.
        
        He was pisz poor!
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    2. Granville
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Djorou is very decent but don't keep kidding yourself about Koscielny, no one is buying it.
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      1. jamsiep
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Over the course of the two legs, he was probably Arsenal's best player.
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        Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
        14 years, 11 months ago
        You don't 'arf come out with some crap, sometimes ... 😉
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BMox81
14 years, 11 months ago
Haha, Wenger in a bust up with the Ref in the tunnel!
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1. Back on the horse
  14 years, 11 months ago
  did he metamorphose from his cocoon into a killer butterfly and attack the ref?
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  1. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
    14 years, 11 months ago
    ROFL.......best comment all day
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2. Granville
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He has every right to have a go at that ref.
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ArcticJunkie
14 years, 11 months ago
Great win for Barca I had a 3-1 score prediction and managed a £20 return so that ain't too bad.

On the other hand, back to FPL 🙂

Replacement for Vidic, am I wise to do a straight swap to Evra?
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1. Michael Jordan - call me MJ
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Why do you need a Vidic replacement? Isn't he back this week?
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2. 1966 was a great year for E…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Why? Vidic is back next game.
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alsybach
14 years, 11 months ago
Is there ANY other sport that a man would be ordered off the field of play for not hearing the whistle or even carrying on play for a split second........football is full of shit.
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1. Jack Frost
  14 years, 11 months ago
  American football- hitting after the whistle. Normally just a 15 yard penalty, but could result in ejection if intentional injury.
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tazri
14 years, 11 months ago
darn you people i got the shakhtar donetsk keeper sitting on my bench with a clean sheet and a penalty save. i hope casillas doesnt play.
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1. Demí
  14 years, 11 months ago
  i've missed you taz 🙁
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  1. tazri
    14 years, 11 months ago
    have people been happier as frank says, i bet its alot quieter
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2. Seanigula
  14 years, 11 months ago
  ??? You should play players earliest date 1st, see how they do, then sub them
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  1. tazri
    14 years, 11 months ago
    wtf, i dont know what game yer playing but im playing a game similar to fpl, its espn
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    1. Seanigula
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Uefa, like everyone else on here
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
14 years, 11 months ago
not a shot on target for the arse
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greghammer95
14 years, 11 months ago
Carling Cup - Out.

Champions League - Out.

FA Cup - Soon to be.... Out.

Premier League.... - Soon to be.... Out.

Shame.........
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1. njfsdkffslkf
  14 years, 11 months ago
  West Ham fan. Glass houses etc.
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2. AP
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Anyone seen chill pill?
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  1. applebonkers
    14 years, 11 months ago
    are we really going to mock (even if it's banter) arsenal for losing to that barca side?
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    1. TommyK
      14 years, 11 months ago
      I'll always mock Chill Pill...... 😉
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    2. $hahriyar
      14 years, 11 months ago
      but ppl like chill pill deserve that, not arsenal though.
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      1. AP
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Quite right. I actually like the way arsenal play football but chill pill and piers Morgan single handidly ruin it 🙂
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    3. The Stock
      14 years, 11 months ago
      No. But we can for them behaving like spuds after.
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    4. AP
      14 years, 11 months ago
      He would do it X10, so you bet your rvp signed shirt I will.
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    5. njfsdkffslkf
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Well said.
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      1. $hahriyar
        14 years, 11 months ago
        ass well kissed
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
Actually forget about the sympathy for RVP. That 'tackle' on Messi in the first half was pretty terrible, could easily have been a card.
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Hehe- you reckon Arsenal will follow through with their implosion?
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  1. jimnastics
    14 years, 11 months ago
    History suggests absolutely yes. Pretty sure they'll get turned over at the weekend, which leaves the Prem completely depending on the fitness of RVP and Fabs for the rest of the season. My bet is 3rd place.
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Horizontal
14 years, 11 months ago
Where's the assist by Iniesta for Messi's goal?

Wasn't it an assist?

Poor old Arse. Would have been a fairer match if RVP hadn't been sent off, not that I think it would have made much difference.
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Syd.
14 years, 11 months ago
Wenger has attacked the referee in the tunnel 😯
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1. jimnastics
  14 years, 11 months ago
  A "furious bust-up"... sure they just had harsh words for each other mate.
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  1. Syd.
    14 years, 11 months ago
    "verbally attacked" 😉
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  2. TommyK
    14 years, 11 months ago
    We don't know either way yet.......
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2. Seanigula
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He's French, he'll surrender in a minute or two
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The Stock
14 years, 11 months ago
Everyone look up 'dogmatic'. You won't find 'winners'.
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1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  I'm going for a "catnap" ... 😉
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  1. The Stock
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Tickled me that one.
    
    RVP not doing himself any favours here.
    
    Ruig bitter.
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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius�…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      Ohhh, yesss!!! (Best Churchill imitation!!!) 😀
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tazri
14 years, 11 months ago
hey guys what actualy happened when rvp got sent off, thats the only bit i missed off the match
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1. Alan The Llama
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Arsenal red card: Harsh this, to say the least. Robin van Persie chases a ball over the top but he is marginally offside. He doesn't know it, though, and goes for goal - smashing his shot wide. According to referee Massimo Busacca, that is time-wasting and that means a second yellow card for the Dutchman. A stupid decision. Arsenal must play the last 25 minutes with 10 men.
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  1. The Stock
    14 years, 11 months ago
    The rest of the world stops. RVP doesn't. Spot the simpleton.
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    1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      The rest who were behind him...
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      1. The Stock
        14 years, 11 months ago
        Righto.
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    2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      14 years, 11 months ago
      youre a proper muppet The stoock...gimp.
      
      the defenders kept going aswell.
      
      yorue a halfwit,
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      1. The Stock
        14 years, 11 months ago
        *Stock
        
        *You're
        
        Possibly.
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RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
14 years, 11 months ago
Bottom of the ninth...BASES ARE LOADED..its all down to you, the championship is on the line.....you need to make a decision. YOU, neeed to lead, YOU need to turn the tide your way and make things happen. EVERYONE is looking at you....and here's your reaction...its coming...ITS COMING...

........

......

......

YOU BROUGHT ON BENDTNER!!!!!! WAHEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!y!y!!y!YY
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Alan The Llama
14 years, 11 months ago
Has anyone else recently been doing the enhanced odds by PP? They keep coming in. Good work the soon to be demoted person at PP.
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RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
14 years, 11 months ago
I HOPE WENGER HIT THE KUNT A SERIOUS SMACK IN THE GOB
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A-Team
14 years, 11 months ago
So Wenger is going to hide behind a referee's decision again?
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1. TO
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Was that a valid red card?
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2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Wig_Billy,
  
  youre also a fukwit
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  1. A-Team
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Was it the refs fault that Fabregas gave the ball away for the first goal?
    
    Was it the refs fault that Bendner missed the chance to put Arsenal through?
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Syd.
14 years, 11 months ago
The referee will get the blame but in truth Arsenal would have lost the game anyway...

Seems to be a reoccurring theme of late.. lets blame the ref..
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Voronin
14 years, 11 months ago
Second yellow was harsh. If it wasn't that incident a red was still on the cards.
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andy85wsm
14 years, 11 months ago
Glad arsenal are out. Not glad about chesney
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applebonkers
14 years, 11 months ago
was diaby really taking credit for that jump? if they went through due to that OG he should have brought out a range of trampolines.
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
Cesc: "After 15 minutes, I already felt something and I knew my game was over. In the end, I couldn't hold anymore."

I bet he's f*cked something by playing for so long with an injury.
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1. applebonkers
  14 years, 11 months ago
  something was wrong. as the half time whistle went he was hopping to change direction which is normally a sign of a hamstring weakness
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    Vettori and Ryder have really f*cked me over big time... Long term transfer plans out the window!
    
    Annoying the next NZ game starts at 4 in the morning, so I'll have to stay up for that to see the team sheet! Hoping that Ryder is back in (it was just a stomach bug wasn't it?) but it sounds like Vettori is screwed.
    
    Well done with Southee, good pick.
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    1. applebonkers
      14 years, 11 months ago
      ryder is just ill isn't he so not sure that one's a long term problem but yeah vettori wont be playing again this tournament. seeing it happen i still don't get what he does to his knee.
      now those pakistani's have been banned for spot bettng southee is the best young bowler in the world imo, almost guarenteed 2 wickets a game
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2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 11 months ago
  so the back heel was a muscle spasm?
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  1. BONZ
    14 years, 11 months ago
    🙂
    fantastic explanation
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$hahriyar
14 years, 11 months ago
Ahhh, I was rite yet again! http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2011/03/08/zigic-set-to-train-ahead-of-goodison-trip/comment-page-4/#comment-1460214
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SuperDorrans
14 years, 11 months ago
Van Persie is going to get a ban European ban then.
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1. TO
  14 years, 11 months ago
  He spoke the truth. Horrible decision by the ref
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TommyK
14 years, 11 months ago
Love RVP's voice- sounds like a drunk jamie redknapp....
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jamsiep
14 years, 11 months ago
Hopefully RVP gets a six game ban too.
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1. AP
  14 years, 11 months ago
  Burning all your mfaulk bridges tonight.
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 11 months ago
    He's deep in the bunker, for sure. Otherwise I wouldn't risk it, I don't want to upset my hero.
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  2. $hahriyar
    14 years, 11 months ago
    they will go back to ass kissing again when the need arrives, don't worry.
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Voronin
14 years, 11 months ago
He heard that whistle. Still a lame yellow.
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1. Gargamel
  14 years, 11 months ago
  This is what I think too to be perfectly honest. He knew what he was doing but the ref bottled it bigtime by sending him off and just not telling him to stop doing that.
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