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Sunday Dugout Dicussion

24 October 2010 2007 comments
Akers Akers
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Gameweek nine is concluded today with the final three fixtures taking place. The first of a televised double-bill, sees Manchester United take that dreaded annual trip to the Britannia Stadium.

There’s no surprise that Wayne Rooney is an absentee for the visitors, and that hands an opportunity to young Javier Hernandez to partner Dimitar Berbatov upfront. Elsewhere, Gary Neville gets a game a right-back, pushing John O’Shea into a midfield position.

The home side line-up as predicted. Boring…

Stoke City XI: Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Faye, Collins, Pennant, Wilson, Delap, Etherington, Walters, Jones

Man United XI: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, O’Shea, Scholes, Nani, Hernandez, Berbatov

Then it’s off to Eastlands for the interesting match-up between Man City and Arsenal, where I need a Tevez no-show to stand any chance of a round three place in the Fantasy Football Scout Cup III.

That games kicks off at 4pm, but before that (and untelevised thankfully) is Blackburn’s visit to Anfield at 3pm.

For up-to-the-minute fantasy updates, head over to our Dugout Discussion for the day’s action where, if Morrissey1986 is in attendance, you’ll get goal alerts before they’re even broadcast.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. Drip Doctor
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Jeeez calm down Alan Smith, it was an instinct header, it wasnt that good, hes jizzing his pants over it.

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  2. Gargamel
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    Brilliant goal.

    Oh and AP, United are every bit as dirty as Stoke this far.

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    1. TommyK
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      You need to descend to stoke's level to beat them...

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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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        stoke dirty...well i never...i thought they were just highly skilled tacklers

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        1. gledy
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          What game are you watching? It's Man Utd that have been dirty and ref robbed Stoke when he failed to show a deserved red to Neville.

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    2. AP
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      Nevs foul was bad.. he got a yellow. Fayes was worse, got nothing.

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    3. $hahriyar
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      fight fire with fire or replace fire with dire!

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      1. TommyK
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        or Dyer

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  3. TommyK
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    Shit- that header get's better every time I see it, what a player!

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  4. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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    hmm cant wait for motd tonite now to watch this goal

    im sacrificing a united game for the city.arsenal game so i can do sme work bah

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    1. Drip Doctor
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      It really wasnt anything special, Cahill has probably scored a dozen of them

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      1. andy85wsm
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        It was a pretty nice header, give him credit!

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        1. Drip Doctor
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          Dont get me wrong, it was a good goal, i think hes a good player, potentially great but the goal is getting made to sound a lot better then it was to the point where people cant wait to see motd to see it.

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      2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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        i think cahill scored his first ever goal with his foot playing...football against....liverpool

        says alot for liverpool i guess

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  5. Andy1
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    I have 2 free transfers next week. My current team is:

    Schwarzer Carson
    Alex Dann Shawcross Konchesky Jones
    Adam Malouda Nani VDV Barton
    Drogba Tevez Carroll

    I was thinking to either do:
    A) Adam --> Nasri, Shawcross --> Coleman
    B) Adam --> Nasri, Alex --> Coleman, Schwarzer --> Cech (-4pt)
    C) Malouda --> Fabregas
    D) Adam --> Fabregas, Tevez --> Elmander

    Which do people think is best, or any other suggestions?

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    1. Jinswick
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      C for me

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      1. Andy1
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        I was thinking that, or A

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        1. danisrob
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          Im thinking C, thats what I am doing this week.

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          1. Andy1
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            Even with Malouda in such good form?

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  6. HST
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    How long before Chica pops up in the RMT's?

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    1. AP
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      I put the idea forward on friday and was roundly poo poo'd. He'll be back on the bench in 3 weeks though when Wayne is fit again.

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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        hmm u dnt think berba mite sit out a few games??
        a rooney hernandez partnership seems intersting

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  7. Stat virgin
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    Someone link a video to the header please

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    1. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYCck4pTn6g

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      1. Egg noodle
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        hahahahaaaaa

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      2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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        lmao

        why wud there be a video before this games even finished?? noones that fast to break copyrights

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        1. FPL Blues
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          Who's scored?

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  8. Smarty Pants
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    What are the odds of Carroll still getting an assist? Can't get why it hasn't been given yet...

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    1. JWF
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      Email them... repeatedly.

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    2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      from wt i saw in motd last nite it was never an assist it looked like he didnt even kno nolan was there let alone try to make the assist

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      1. Akers
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        +1

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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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        it was an assist

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        1. FPL Blues
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          yes, it was an assist

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  9. andy85wsm
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Neville should be off.

    Etherington is skinning him alive!

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    1. TommyK
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      Knew it would happen...

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    2. AP
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      +1 Cattermole thinking from GNev.

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      1. TommyK
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        We want RAFAEL! (He never gets red cards, honest guvnor...)

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        1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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          i wish that nite against munich we had the ref who was in the city chelsea game

          he seemed to love boyata bossing drogba around

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  10. TommyK
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    Right- I'm gonna back track here- the stoke fans can go and fook themselves! 😛

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  11. SuperDorrans
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Just realised Zigic was in the picks this week. Great game that paid off.

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    1. SuperDorrans
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      gamble** LOL

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  12. Major Doubts
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    I imagine everyone is tiring of questions like this, but...

    Should Fabs survive the City hatchet men, who best to trade him for?

    A Arteta (poss hamstring trouble)
    B Malouda (poss rest)
    C VDV (dodgy fixtures)
    D Nani

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    1. Nomar
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Out of that lot, if you have the money to do it I'd sell Arteta.

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    2. David Davros
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      I have those four and i can't bring myself to transfer out any of them.

      Arteta - good fixtures coming up. As important for Everton as Fabs is for Arsenal (arguably) - and despite Everton not being as good as Arsenal, they're starting to hit form.
      Malouda - Quality form, pretty much playing as a forward in a great team.
      VDV - Basically playing as a striker and is a different class for his price - spurs look good this season imo and they have alot of players comign back from injury too, can only see them kicking on despite difficult fixtures.
      Nani - Really starting to live up to the hype, been great all season really, and becoming increasingly important for united.

      Put Fabs in that fifth slot and you're really talking! I'm thinking about sacrificing Drogs to do that!!

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      1. Major Doubts
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Funnily enough, after giving him the armband yesterday, I was thinking just that! I would feel much happier sacrificing Adam. I could Drog > Odem and have the strongest midfield imaginable...

        Dropping Drogba though... surely that's insane?

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        1. David Davros
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          The way i'm looking at it is that it's not really dropping Drogba as such, more swapping Drogba for Fabs, which in that light looks alot less insane.

          It's basically the move i'm of, and i would play all five midfield every week along with Tevez - then rotate Carrol and Odemwingie.

          Gah, i know what you mean, it's a difficult descision whichever way you look at it. But that as a 5 man midfield would rake in the points everyweek - surely enough to soften to blow of losing drogba. And you still have Malouda for when Chelsea run riot...

          Link to my team
          http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=80170&event=9

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          1. Major Doubts
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            15 years, 3 months ago

            Nice score, mate.

            I think I'd be happier with selling Drogba if I had Tevez too.

            Quite a dilemma.

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    3. WeWuzRobbed
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Arteta. I know his fixtures are good but he's all unrealised potential at the mo. The rest are doing it.

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      1. Major Doubts
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        And I wouldn't lose much if I needed to buy him back because of injury to one of the others. Hmmm... Arteta > Fabs does seem to make the most sense.

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  13. JWF
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Neville should have been off there. One more and he'll be gone.

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    1. Akers
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      Tbf, he's only made one yellow card worthy challenge IMO.

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      1. JWF
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Well then the ref evened it up big time because that second tackle was as yellow as custard.

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  14. Twitter
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Setting sail tomorrow on a month long round the world cruise.

    Return on Dec 1st, which coincides nicely with the delivery date of the Aston Martin I've ordered.

    The only thing I'm sad about at the moment is having to leave my team unchanged for 5 gameweeks, ah well life's a bitch. 🙂

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    1. $hahriyar
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      well you could hire the current top player to look after your team!

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    2. $hahriyar
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      hell, just buy his whole f'in team

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    3. Shakey
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'll manage your team for a few grand.

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    4. JWF
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      Thanks for that post. We'll get your location from your IP address and start sending you the begging letters now. I could really do with a million or two and it's not like you need it all.

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    5. arfa
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      cheers,thats really pissed me off

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    6. SuperDorrans
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      You should just get someone on here to do your team for those weeks..

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    7. Stat virgin
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      This guy's a fake, I won last week's £113m Euromillions

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    8. Nomar
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      If you won it last week I doubt you would have got the money yet. Usually takes a while to do all the checks and then get the PR people involved, I think.

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    9. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      if u won 113 million r u that sad that u have to come on here and change ur name to it

      y dont u go do smething useful and give sme money to charity

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      1. megatronaldinho
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        how can anyone think this dude has won 113 mil?

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        1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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          i dont

          but if he did id still say the same thing

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        2. GREENDREAMS11
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          Megatron - theres a wee ned who lives not too far from where I am won £83 million on the Euromilions a few months back. The crazy thing is that he was not long out of the nick. liked to break into peoples houses and stuff but if youve got the lucky numbers the money is yours. i'm not so sure if I won that much that i'd be boastin on here about it though. this guys probably a wee numpty trying to get some recognition.

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  15. $hahriyar
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Neville you F*cking PRICK! Stop sliding in through the legs of the oppposition and start playing properly!!

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  16. arfa
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    neville has past his sell by date,kicking anythindg that moves and should be off after that

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  17. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
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    It was a very good, improvised, instinctive header, but not goal of the season or anything. He should have had two as well, headed a sitter back across goal earlier on instead of goaing himself. Still... looks like he'll be a hell of a striker when he settles in properly

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    1. AP
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      It's just funny how bitter the gooners are. 😉

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      1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        wait till after they get ripped apart by de jong

        somehow i can hear wenger already ^players like this shud b banned what are they doing in my country and the referee is so blind he can not see the difference between a foul and a bottle of bourgeious 1875^

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  18. J0E
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Just noticed the guy at the foot of my 37strong minileague captained Hernandez....at last he gets some luck!

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  19. _Freddo
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Dirty United getting special treatment again, it say a lot when a team look dirtier then Stoke.

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    1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
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      Here we go..

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    2. Lew
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      fair play to them. playing stoke at their own game, why not? it's working.

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      1. _Freddo
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        Off course it is when the ref is the 12th man.

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        1. AP
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          Open your eyes, there's a whole new world outside your arsenal blinkers. You never know, you might like it.

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          1. Shakey
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            15 years, 3 months ago

            He's lying CP. Don't listen to him.

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          2. _Freddo
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            AP are you saying that Neville didn't deserve another yellow?

            You do know the rules of the game I take it?

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            1. AP
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              Neville deserves another yellow yes, if you could read you'd see i said that a few posts before. Delap also deserves a yellow for his mindless hack on Nani, as does Faye for clearing out Hernandez. You do know the rules of the game i take it?

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              1. _Freddo
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                I didn't see it.

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                1. AP
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                  Wenger!

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    3. $hahriyar
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      just hang around for three more hours and then we'll talk ok.

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  20. TommyK
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HRVwIeed1A

    Here is that beautiful goal from Vela MK II...

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    1. Stat virgin
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Haha nice, better than I was expecting

      thanks

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    2. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      wow

      i thought he looked a bit like a flying giraffe with his neck like that

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  21. TommyK
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    I love seedorf...

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  22. Andy1
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Skrtel, Konchesky, Lucas, Meireles, Maxi, Gerrard, Cole, Torres.
    Subs: Jones, Jovanovic, Babel, Ngog, Poulsen, Shelvey, Kelly.

    Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Jones, Givet, Olsson, Emerton, Nzonzi, Pedersen, El-Hadji Diouf, Dunn, Kalinic.
    Subs: Bunn, Grella, Mwaruwari, Hoilett, Morris, Chimbonda, Mame Diouf.

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    1. Shakey
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Oh so now Dunn starts.

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    2. Akers
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      What!? How on earth does Ryan Babel not keep his place after his last performance?!?!?

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      1. AP
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        lols

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  23. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    What's Redknapp on about. don't get wes brown on for neville!

    I dont know whos on the bench but shift it around. Evra LB O'Shea RB and neville off for another midfielder!

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  24. Schwarzer
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Not watching the game sadly, how's Berba been playing? Not doing much and still yelling loudly at his teammates (as someone so kindly mentioned before)?

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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      from wt im readin on sky sports i dnt think hes touched the ball in the last half hour

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    2. Oliver Reed
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      not had the ball much..

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      1. Schwarzer
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        Thanks guys (for the bad news) =(

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      2. gledy
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Nope, not much, but always dangerous when on the ball!

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    3. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      he's done nothing so far. Probably get bonus points ahead of more deserving folk like last week!!

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  25. For Fuchs Sake
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Out the cup unless O'Shea misses a pen, then gets sent off, along with Nasri doing the same 🙁

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    1. andy85wsm
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      Come on O'Shea. Off on 60 mins with a clean sheet please!

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      1. AP
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Steady, he needs to score first.

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  26. Stat virgin
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    I wish Kelly would get more games for us, especially with Johnson out. That defence is awful, at least Poulsen doesn't make the team any more

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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      johnsons out again

      that guys becoming worse then RVP...well maybe not that bad

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  27. Joey
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Anywhere i can watch the liverpool match. Need a 0-0

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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      sopcast

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    2. Andy1
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      So do I too.
      I am 7 points behind in my head-2-head with
      Konchesky, Jones + Tevez vs VDS + Berbs

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  28. Pat Mustard
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    How are Nani & Berba playing?

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    1. AP
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      Nani is getting a bit of a kicking, Berba is having a bit of a strop.

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  29. WeWuzRobbed
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    Berba's making my weekly transfers easy so far. Wouldn't mind a leaving present from him but on this showing it's bye-bye Berba.

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    1. Jafstar - TheRedDevil
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      touche

      chamakh it is

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  30. andy85wsm
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    so-so. Neither has really done much to be honest. Nani has been playing slightly better imo

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