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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

23 February 2014 3302 comments
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Gameweek 27 concludes with three matches that address both title ambitions and relegation concerns.

Liverpool’s credentials as title challengers will come under the spotlight as they clash with Swansea at Anfield. The visitors come into the game potentially leg weary after their fine performance against Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday. In contrast, Brendan Rodgers side will be fresh and looking build on their last two home appearances which has seen them claim nine goals against the Everton and Arsenal defences.

Elsewhere, Newcastle will be looking to stem the tide of three straight defeats without a goal as they face up to Villa at St James’ Park. Paul Lambert’s side will be seeking to come away from the North East with at least a point to consolidate their position outside of the relegation places.

Events then conclude at Carrow Road, with Norwich battling to keep themselves out of the bottom three and hoping to get a result against a Totteham outfit that struck four goals on their last away trip at Newcastle.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the lineup news, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking to partake in some real-time banter.

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  1. FRESH SLICE
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    WILLIAN TWO GAMEWEEK PUNT.

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      THANKS!

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    2. Kevin Twine
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      OK.

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    3. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      he's shown no credibility in the FPL game. There's a 5% chance it could be an inspired punt, but I highly (95%) doubt it.

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    4. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He couldn't finish a pork pie.

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    5. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      think it makes more sense to get a 2nd defender than use up a spot with willian

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    6. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He hasn't done me any favours.

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  2. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    *takes (C) off Ade against Cardiff*

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    1. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      not me (so far). I'm punting big on him

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    2. floydy_floyd
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He's normally quiet like this then scores from nowhere. Plus Cardiff are woeful

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      1. The Glory Hunters
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I hope so, my transfer this week Giroud to Ade:(

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        1. floydy_floyd
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Mine was bony to ade 🙁

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          1. The Glory Hunters
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            🙁

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          2. The Glory Hunters
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            At least Ade has a game in gw29

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    3. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      check ruddy's ranking in the keepers. norwich solid at home

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  3. Terrible Muriel
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Silva > ???
    For the next 2-3 games. I don't see any good options. Snod, Adam,...?

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    1. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      If Hull loses - Nolan

      Otherwise - Paulinho

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    2. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      oscar?
      didn't look good yesterday though

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      1. Terrible Muriel
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Already have 3 che. Paulinho looks ok, but i just got Ade and their gw29 fixture is away at che

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  4. sminkypinky
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    God this is appalling football.

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Worst televised Sunday games I can remember.

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      1. The Shadow
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Liv-Swa was fun to watch.

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        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Not on Sky 🙁

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      2. Licky
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        8 goals scored isn't too bad for a Sunday, shame 7 of those were in the untelevised match at Anfield.

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  5. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    This scouting is bloody boring

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    1. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      hopefully at the least it puts people off Snodgrass. A bit of chatter about him on here, due to fixtures, but he really isn't a viable candidate IMO

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      😀

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  6. Federico
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    50p all out 🙁

    Hope I can get away with it in the TM's last man standing.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      BPs to come?

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      1. Federico
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No, including 3 from Sturridge.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 15 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          I think you'll be lucky to squeeze in tbh KVTVK.

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          1. Federico
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Will just have to wait and see, i guess.

            Fun as long as it lasted 🙂

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  7. Blue Lion
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Somebody film me on how Norwich vs Ade is taking shape?

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    1. Blue Lion
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      *fill..OOPS!

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    2. Downtown
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Square

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    3. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Even this is more interesting than the match - http://guyism.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/JMOpZXo1.gif

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      1. sminkypinky
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        That's actually pretty entertaining. Watched it through over 10 times. 😀

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        1. asdasdasdadasdasda
          • 12 Years
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          Agreed

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        2. Zombie
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          and Impressive, no 😉 ?

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          1. asdasdasdadasdasda
            • 12 Years
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            Yeah very impressive 😀

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      2. turd ferguson
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        nice

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    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I'l let you know when Ade touches the ball.

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    5. rohan
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Not enough service. Dropping deep to receive balls. Pretty dull viewing so far

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    6. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Quiet Please!! Sound, film running, cameras! Action.

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  8. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Taarabt motm for Milan....How the Serie A and Milan have gone backwards

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    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      It's not too bad considering Milan are now effectively a mid-table club.

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Hey!

        2010/11: 1st
        2011/12: 2nd
        2012/13: 3rd
        2013/14: ... lets wait until it ends

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        1. Licky
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          😉 In all seriousness it's a shame to see such a club in trouble, it's a difficult situation made worse by the league's quality waning somewhat and of course the off field troubles of recent times.

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          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            The main problem has been the management of the club, made worse by the financial situation of the league.

            There have been some recent signs of improvement and Athletico Madrid, who are right up there with Barca and Real, were very lucky not to lose midweek against us but I don't see the team winning anything in the near future.

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      2. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        This season maybe

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Taarabt, on the other hand, has gone forwards. He's actually doing well, playing for 7 time European champions makes you work harder.

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  9. Balos boys
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Gw 29 suarez -------> rvp,rooney or carrol ? Any tips?

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    1. Downtown
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Erm...Carrol...is that a typo??

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      1. Zombie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Actually if the game is on, It's a good shout

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  10. LOCO ABREU
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Play Noone(Spurs away), Olsson(Villa away) or Ward(Swansea away)?

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Olsson

      Villa are shocking at home.

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  11. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    What a shity game.

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  12. Jax
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    norwich's last 4 games of the season.

    liverpool h
    man u a
    chelsea a
    arsenal h

    lol

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    1. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      😆 if they dont some points till that point they going down

      So Cardiff ,Norwich and Fulham will go down i think

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    2. Lazarus
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Three difficult games in there.

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      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Now, now, Norwich may be shell shocked by Suarez going to Old Trafford.

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  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Ffs wake up and get Eriksen on at half time. No creativity in the midfield atm

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    1. Total Foot 5
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      i agree, i said same thing b4.
      Unless eriksen has a slight knock we're not aware, then makes littke sense fielding Dembele, Chadli, Capoue, Bentaleb. Surely one of these could be in bench for Eriksen to play along Lennon and paulinho. Sherwood needs to get some Videos of Eriksen's masterful games while at Ajax and even w/ Denmark... TS has to his credit turning Spurs' season around, ade in, etc, but still.

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  14. sukrut23
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    will suarez get another assist and will skrtel get a -2??

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Stop it.

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      1. sukrut23
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        ??

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        1. asdasdasdadasdasda
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Horses Dont like Foxes

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    2. asdasdasdadasdasda
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Nope

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  15. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    I'm actually going to write that we're missing Walker.

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    1. A.
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Tragically he might be England's best RB.

      Walker has been poor this season, but Johnson has been worse (did ok-ish today)

      Who else is there?
      Clyne? - Not even playing.
      Smalling/Jones? - OOP CBs, not great
      ...

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Jenkinson

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  16. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    i have SS, Lallana and JRod next week lol.....goal fest plzz

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      probably

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    2. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      SS, Lallana, Lambert & Boruc ...We will have goalfest with lots of saves

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    3. Ted Maul
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Funny how they're not normally referred to as the SS!

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  17. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Sky sure know how to pick and schedule their fixtures

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  18. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    This game is seriously weird. It's like a game of who can leep the ball the longest, and that's the only objective.

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  19. Zep
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    This game needs Eriksen's creativity...

    But that isn't entirely a non-partisan point of view...

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Have a not entirely non-partisan +1 🙂

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Thanks 😀

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    2. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No, totally fair comment that. 😀

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  20. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    How has Snodgrass played ?

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    1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Not much going on on the right wing. They are going more on the left over MOlsson and Redmond.
      Snody had few crosses, but nothing special.

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      norwich don't score enough goals to warrant getting him in

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    3. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Like he's on an island with no other talent around him.

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        None on land either.

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  21. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Emmanuel Adebeyor, a striker who has scored twice as many Premier League goals (six) in 2014 than Norwich have managed as a team this calendar year (three).

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      142 thousand bought him in for this goalfest this week.

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  22. MattLevett
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    guys need some quick help. Ive got Erikson. Gonna get rid even though Tott have games wk 28&29. He's obviously out of flavour. Leanign heavily towards Nolan but some people saying he might not have a game wk.29 - WH still have a game that week so what is it I have missed ?? cheers

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    1. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      If Hull wins tomorrow, their match on GW29 which is against West Ham will be off

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      1. MattLevett
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        ahhh ok. cheers. Must have missed that. Thanks ill wait til tomorrow..

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        1. Zombie
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Yup, That's what I am doing

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      W Ham will have no game if Hull beat Brighton in the cup tomorrow. Don't sell Eriksen unless you can field 11 gw 29

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  23. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Best midfielder to have next week? Have Hazard and Lallana already.

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    1. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      punzeon

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      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        What about Ince?

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        1. Caine & Co.
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          haven't watched him play. myself gonna get puncheon because he is cheaper & apparently on pens (at least used to be).

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          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Cheers.

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    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      What you think guys?
      Adrian
      Kos-Sagna-Ivan-Olsson(Ward)
      Hazard-Mirallas-Lallana(Noone-Yaya)
      Adebayor-Sturridge-Suarez

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      1. LOCO ABREU
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Fail

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        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Who's your other keeper?

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          1. LOCO ABREU
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Mannone, i think i'm not getting Snod,Puncheon,Ince and that 2 week punts. simple ignoring the blanks. Thanks

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            1. EmreCan Hustle
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 10 months ago

              maybe I'll join you 😉

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      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Looks good, I would play Noone ahead of Olsson.

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  24. FPL Touches
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Scintillating first half..

    🙁

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    1. CABAYE4
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Lovely, can we have another one exactly the same please.

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      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I don't think I'll be able to contain my excitement.

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  25. RabMac
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    That was a complete borefest of a half.

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  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    falling asleep here. what a load of old tosh this game is

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  27. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    So glad I sold Eriksen

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  28. In Like Flynn.
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    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    So, are Eriksen owners counting him as a player for GW29?

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    1. Zep
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I'm counting him as a transfer out and a 0.4m TV kick to the balls for my time...

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Ouch, I had him earlier in the season, come to think about it, I had most players in my team earlier in the season. 😕

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I am. When he comes on in the second half and turns the game he will be in favour again 🙂

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    3. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Why not, his 2nd half haul should nail him on 😀

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    4. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      No. I can field XI (5-2-3) even if I keep him but I am selling him

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  29. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Olsson cs half way there

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      on bench for me again. i think i only played him when he got 0pts vs West Ham.

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    2. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He next in. Keep a cleanie against Spurs then next couple should be easy.

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  30. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is it time to get rid of Suarez?
    Not taking into account Sturridge eating up his goals.. but fixtures do not fall in his favour.
    Southampton away
    BLANK
    Man United away
    Cardiff Away
    Tottenham home
    WHU away
    City home
    Norwich away
    Chelsea home
    Palace away
    Newcastle home

    look at all those away games.. home ties all wasted up on tough opponents.
    Adebayor - Aguero - Sturridge for me.. bulk on my backline and midfield with the cash.

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    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      don't like adebayor fixtures also.

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    2. RabMac
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      If he blanks next week then I will consider it.

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    3. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Might swap for rvp for the dgw

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    4. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      i think one of suarez/sturridge may need to go for one of rvp/rooney. presuming you want aguero you then have 2 players with those fixtures.
      lots will depend on where the liverpool dgw falls, as it's a good fixture that needs fitting in

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    5. Magerost
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Think its time to sell, every time he touched the ball today I was just waiting for him to loose it.

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      • Blue Lion
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Nope.He may be under performing right now..But i am too scared to part with him..!

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