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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Cunha	MUN	8.0m	105.7%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.3m	82.4%	Likely
James	CHE	5.6m	99.3%	Likely
L.Miley	NEW	4.4m	99.3%	Likely
Lewis-Potter	BRE	4.8m	97.5%	Maybe
Mukiele	SUN	4.2m	98.4%	Maybe
Chalobah	CHE	5.5m	92.6%	Maybe
O'Reilly	MCI	5.3m	93.4%	Unlikely
Dalot	MUN	4.4m	86.5%	Unlikely
Verbruggen	BHA	4.4m	91.6%	Unlikely
Ekitiké	LIV	9.0m	78.8%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	91.1%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.0m	89.1%	Unlikely
Virgil	LIV	5.9m	76.4%	Unlikely
Andersen	FUL	4.6m	74.0%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	71.1%	Unlikely
Tete	FUL	4.5m	69.5%	Unlikely
Roefs	SUN	4.8m	66.4%	Unlikely
Guéhi	CRY	5.3m	63.2%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	63.5%	Unlikely
Petrović	BOU	4.5m	60.2%	Unlikely
Saliba	ARS	5.9m	58.6%	Unlikely
Van den Berg	BRE	4.5m	59.0%	Unlikely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	55.4%	Unlikely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	55.3%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	55.1%	Unlikely
Semenyo	BOU	7.7m	52.0%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.2m	48.9%	Unlikely
Konaté	LIV	5.4m	53.2%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.5m	52.0%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	51.7%	Unlikely
Heaven	MUN	3.8m	48.4%	Unlikely
Raya	ARS	6.0m	49.7%	Unlikely
Smith Rowe	FUL	5.6m	48.6%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	5.8m	45.1%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.1m	46.2%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.7m	47.1%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.5m	45.9%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	44.6%	Unlikely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	44.9%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
De Ligt	MUN	5.0m	100.5%	Very Likely
Pedro Porro	TOT	5.3m	100.4%	Very Likely
Udogie	TOT	4.4m	100.3%	Very Likely
Cucurella	CHE	6.2m	98.8%	Likely
James	LEE	5.3m	99.5%	Maybe
McAtee	NFO	5.1m	98.5%	Maybe
Nørgaard	ARS	5.2m	100.0%	Maybe
Colwill	CHE	4.8m	97.4%	Maybe
Yoro	MUN	4.3m	93.9%	Maybe
P.M.Sarr	TOT	4.6m	94.5%	Maybe
Jair Cunha	NFO	4.3m	95.7%	Maybe
Trafford	MCI	4.6m	94.7%	Maybe
Nwaneri	ARS	5.1m	94.5%	Maybe
Bevan	BOU	3.9m	94.5%	Maybe
Gibbs-White	NFO	7.3m	93.9%	Unlikely
Mosquera	ARS	5.4m	93.8%	Unlikely
L.Guilherme	WHU	4.9m	94.3%	Unlikely
Hannibal	BUR	4.8m	93.2%	Unlikely
Tasker	BHA	3.9m	92.5%	Unlikely
Fer López	WOL	5.2m	92.3%	Unlikely
Barnes	BUR	4.3m	91.8%	Unlikely
Fitzgerald	MUN	4.4m	90.8%	Unlikely
Robertson	LIV	5.8m	87.0%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	87.3%	Unlikely
Bayindir	MUN	4.8m	87.2%	Unlikely
Hermansen	WHU	4.3m	87.5%	Unlikely
Aké	MCI	5.3m	86.3%	Unlikely
Broggio	AVL	4.5m	85.5%	Unlikely
Adams	BOU	5.0m	85.5%	Unlikely
Johnson	SUN	3.9m	85.7%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.5m	85.0%	Unlikely
Bellegarde	WOL	5.2m	85.4%	Unlikely
Welbeck	BHA	6.4m	78.1%	Unlikely
Van Hecke	BHA	4.6m	79.5%	Unlikely
Odobert	TOT	5.3m	84.6%	Unlikely
R.Gomes	WOL	4.4m	81.1%	Unlikely
March	BHA	5.8m	80.1%	Unlikely
Seung soo	NEW	4.4m	80.0%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	78.4%	Unlikely
Bruno G.	NEW	7.0m	77.1%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Pickford	EVE	B, Vs
Down	Alisson	LIV	C, Vs
Down	Donnarumma	MCI	B, Vs, Sus
No Change	Kelleher	BRE	B, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:46pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	C, Vs
No Change	Jurriën Timber	ARS	C
Up	Keane	EVE	Vs
No Change	O’Reilly	MCI	B, Vs
No Change	Marc Guehi	CRY	A
No Change	van den Berg	BRE	C, Vs
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C
Down	Andersen	FUL	C
No Change	Milenkovic	NFO	C, Sus
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	A
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:50pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
No Change	Foden	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Matheus Cunha	MUN	A
No Change	Semenyo	BOU	A
Up	Wirtz	LIV	B, Vs
Up	Grealish	EVE	B, Vs
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	B, Sus
No Change	Schade	BRE	C, Vs
Down	Minteh	BHA	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	C, £

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:54pm

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A, Vs
Up	Ekitiké	LIV	A, Vs
Up	Bowen	WHU	B, Vs
Down	Thiago	BRE	C, Vs, Inj
No Change	Mateta	CRY	C
No Change	Woltemade	NEW	B, Rest

Last updated: 26 Dec, 2025 1:56pm

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Metro Champion Crowned – iPad in Hand

25 May 2011 287 comments

Andy

Yesterday we offered further congratulations to Chris McGurn who bettered over two million Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers to win the crown, but he is just one of a few Fantasy Football Scout champions deserving of a round of applause.

With the untimely demise of the “Can You Kick It” game we took it on ourselves -after a World Cup dry run- to take up Metro Fantasy Football on their offerings as our “bit on the side” and now we have our first official champion.

I begrudgingly abdicate my World Cup throne to a more than worthy winner by the name of Pascal Evans…

Pascal’s late surge up the rankings has not only won him the Fantasy Football Scout title (pocketing himself a fancy iPad machine courtesy of the folks at Metro for his efforts) but he also has the small matter of business of finishing second in the overall rankings and pocketing £2,500 hard cash in the process.

If anyone -be it the girlfriend, wife or misunderstanding friends- say there isn’t anything to be gained from playing Fantasy Football then I’m sure Pascal has two thousand and five hundred answers to that question tucked in his back pocket. Even those devout FPL managers need know that there is certainly gold in them there hills.

Added congratulations must also go to the unfortunate Andy Potter (otherwise known as Aldershot Rejects on our site) who is sat in a highly commendable fifth place overall but having lead for many weeks likely won’t have recovered from his late stumble just yet. My colleague Big Dunc also deserves a pat on the back for his 99th place. The swine.

So congratulations to those guys and one more time especially for Pascal, who is no doubt counting his money while playing an extra-large game of Angry Birds as you read this. Well done.

Further congratulations (and details) on our FPL Head to Head leagues will be with you next week as well whoever decides to pilfer another of my titles and win the Fantasy Football Scout Champions League crown this Saturday evening.

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Attila the Bum
14 years, 7 months ago
Uno

Congrats to Pascal Evans, I'll have to have a proper go of Metro next year.
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1. herman murman
  14 years, 7 months ago
  na, one is enough for me. i even lost interest in the champions league one. my wife would throw mw out
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  1. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Decent prizes in Metro though. Instead of a kodak £6.99 one-use instacamera. Not that I expect to win, just nice to know its there.
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    1. gooner dave
      14 years, 7 months ago
      iPad and 2 and a half grand....very nice indeed.
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  2. Christina.
    14 years, 7 months ago
    +1
    
    I gave up after the first couple of weeks this season. I prefer FPL.
    
    To think I ended 2nd in last years FFS CL league. Andy beat by 5 points if I'm not mistaken.
    
    😡
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    1. Christina.
      14 years, 7 months ago
      * beat me
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    2. big oak
      14 years, 7 months ago
      last season started the FCL and after 2 weeks lost interest
      
      came back to look at it in the semi-finals to see that at the end of the group phase i was top 2k
      
      forgot about it this season, but after such a dissapointing campaign in fpl i will give it a go again next year, but my heart will always be here
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Dragan Stojkovic
14 years, 7 months ago
Congrats to all. Is the Metro game similar to FPL?
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1. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Not paticularly. The points scoring is totally different and inflated, e.g. points for passes, tackles and interceptions, along with big rewards for goals, think it's 25 points for a striker goal.
  
  Played it during the world cup and surprisingly really liked the format. They updated players points live during matches, and it can be quite addicitng watching your player constabtly getting points during a game for just making passes and tackles. Definatley doing it next year.
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  1. Dragan Stojkovic
    14 years, 7 months ago
    That sounds good. Hopefully my twin sons will be sleeping at night by then and i'll be awake enough to enter a team. Could do with some cash prizes so I can afford all the nappies! £50 work mini league prize doesn't go far.
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J0E
14 years, 7 months ago
I'm tempted by the Metro one this year. The world cup one was great and I ended up in the top 500 somewhere....much better scoring and the in game scoring was superb...like liveff but worked.

Prizes are better. When will FPL up their prize?

only fear is that will it take my eye off the FPL ball?
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1. Eeggs
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Doesn't take too much time - I finished 81st and only looked at it on a Friday lunchtime. It's a nice little add-on to play a different team from FPL!
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Keep Calm and Sessegnon
14 years, 7 months ago
Jeff has quit countdown 🙁
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1. Demí
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Rachel Riley is still there though right?
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  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    14 years, 7 months ago
    always
    
    goddess
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    1. GoatGoat
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Vorderman > Riley
      
      http://home.asparagine.net/jamie/bloguploads/Carol_Vorderman.jpg
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      1. Demí
        14 years, 7 months ago
        http://www.themakoshark.com/stuff/countdown.jpg
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        GoatGoat
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I bet she would make you wear a conundrum though.
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jimlad
14 years, 7 months ago
Wowwee! That puts my £100 for my work league to shame.

In a random coincidence i scored 2149 points this year, which is exactly the same as my 2149 points last year. Consistent or what!
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gooner dave
14 years, 7 months ago
If I remember correctly the metro game was only open to uk residents, right?
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  The Metro Game is open to residents of the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Nothern Ireland 👿
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2. Gargamel
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Yep. Racist.
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3. Attila the Bum
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I got on it fine in the ROI
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  1. stilicho
    14 years, 7 months ago
    You should probably be offended by that.
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    1. Attila the Bum
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Why?
      
      GD - yeah you might be right there. I think there's a fair chance of me not winning a prize? 🙂
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  2. gooner dave
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Suppose you could get on it fine anywhere. Supposing it just gets a bit sticky if you win any prizes like.
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  3. Back on the horse
    14 years, 7 months ago
    you come over here. you take our prizes
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big oak
14 years, 7 months ago
do you think giggs will start the CL final? or be left as a supersub as SAF dsnt want a player he will have to take off if the game goes into overtime
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  he should start imo...he has been superb for us in the big games this season...
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  1. big oak
    14 years, 7 months ago
    id go with park/valencia on the wings, keep it tight in midlle with fletch (if ift enough) and carrick, and blitz the 2nd half with giggs in teh middle and nani on the wing for fletch/park
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    1. Carling2K
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Carrick was embarrassed by the Barcelona midfield in the last final they played. Do you think hes recovered/improved enough to do any better this time?
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      1. AP
        14 years, 7 months ago
        We'll soon find out.
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      2. jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        He wasn't the only one.
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        TommyK
        14 years, 7 months ago
        +1 🙁
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Tommy J
14 years, 7 months ago
I finished 197th in the metro with my one team but this competition is soured for me as people(including the winner) enter more than one team which doesn't feel in the spirit of the competition(but is allowed by the rules!).
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Boom!!!
14 years, 7 months ago
Fergie sees red: United boss caught trying to impose own gagging order on press
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1390399/Alex-Ferguson-demands-reporter-banned-asking-Ryan-Giggs-question.html
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1. TommyK
  14 years, 7 months ago
  hehe- love him or hate him you gotta admire his "Don't f*ck with me" style..... 😆
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  1. Gargamel
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I like him for many reasons but don't admire that style at all. Terror doesn't appeal to me.
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    1. TommyK
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Fair enough, but I think it's less that, and more him taking a set position which everyone is aware of. Basically being a hard ass 😉
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  2. Marknlard
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I don't admire bullying behaviour.
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    1. TommyK
      14 years, 7 months ago
      How's that bullying?
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      1. AP
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Clue: It's not. All the journo's would have been told before not to ask questions about Giggs (obviously!), this guy thought he'd be clever and mention his name. Don't mess with SAF hacks.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        It's just like Russia.
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        TommyK
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah and whose hosting the 2018 world cup? I rest my case...... 😉
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        TommyK
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Who's
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      2. Marknlard
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Because it's not the first time that he's withdrawn (or attempted to) journalist access due to questions he doesn't like, and for more frivolous reasons than this. To me, that's bullying because he's trying to use his weight and influence to get his own way. If this was the only example of it, then I wouldn't question it, but it really isn't.
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2. pompeyfan
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Fortunately he isn't going to get his way, no way will he be banned. Ferguson is such vindictive bastard. I think that every journalist who wants to ask him a question should always start by asking why he feels he has the right not to speak to the bbc.
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  1. Boom!!!
    14 years, 7 months ago
    stfu pompeyfan 😀 and can u tell me how good a player is Ricky van Wolfswinkel?!?!?!
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    1. pompeyfan
      14 years, 7 months ago
      He is a decent striker, a good finisher. I think he is a bit lightweight to make it in the top leagues at the moment but quite a lot of people here disagree and rate him very highly.
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  2. Namtab Nomolos
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Not like a Postsmouth manager has never refused to talk to the BBC? Wasn't Redknapp still in charge when he got the huff with tham too 🙂
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    1. TommyK
      14 years, 7 months ago
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJBsI7RAuvk&feature=related
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    2. pompeyfan
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Redknapp is also a despicable human being.
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Boom!!!
14 years, 7 months ago
Málaga wants Santi Cazorla. They will offer 15M. It is said that Villarreal won't reject the deal.
why he wants to go there 😕
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1. More Cowbell
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I'm trying to work out if that is exciting news or not...
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Indeed. Boom, you don't need to post every football related news from twitter on here.
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      i don't post every news and i am bored 🙁
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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        i think she's in one of her moods today
        
        aunt irma's visiting
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disparate dan - a reasonabl…
14 years, 7 months ago
excuse my ignorance, but what is this metro game?? he got an ipad for winning the FFS league and £2500 for coming second overall??

seems better than the FPL game...
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  http://fantasyfootball.metro.co.uk/
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  1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    14 years, 7 months ago
    do you regulars here play it?
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    1. More Cowbell
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Yeah a fair few on here play it. Was a few hundred in the Scout League. Better prizes overall as well as FFS incentives too.
      
      Although for me it still comes number 2 to FPL! No idea why!
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More Cowbell
14 years, 7 months ago
Ruddy Metro game and it's ridiculous GW38 deadline! Only fielded about 7 players in the end! Still, ranked 173 in my first season playing it aint too shabby!
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More Cowbell
14 years, 7 months ago
There's a couple of beauties on Football Venn Diagrams today. Particuarly enjoyed this one:

http://footballvenndiagrams.tumblr.com/post/5800282318/submitted-by-emma-bung
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 7 months ago
  lol at drogba
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    lol at you
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      lol at u as well
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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      14 years, 7 months ago
      🙁
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2. AP
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Very good. 🙂
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3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 7 months ago
  not seen that site before
  
  some funny ones
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  1. More Cowbell
    14 years, 7 months ago
    It's up there with my favourite sites out there at the moment. There's just not enough people who contribute! Only 1 or two sneak through a day.
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4. TommyK
  14 years, 7 months ago
  hehe- like it 😛
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5. applebonkers
  14 years, 7 months ago
  http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk92dfNwrr1qio9tmo1_1280.png?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1306412653&Signature=7DVSLafvwsM%2Fw3owbbjoLZ29Hzw%3D
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  1. More Cowbell
    14 years, 7 months ago
    It's a classic alright!
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  2. TommyK
    14 years, 7 months ago
    lolz
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  3. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    14 years, 7 months ago
    that's my fave
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6. Goose
  14 years, 7 months ago
  http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljw48feq5A1qio9tmo1_500.jpg
  
  Tremendous!
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7. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  They may as well give with the site now, they'll never come up with a better one than:
  
  http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkrkw1m7WH1qio9tmo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ6IHWSU3BX3X7X3Q&Expires=1306414864&Signature=y%2BPNIzaEkyuHIiHoVt%2F%2BUtYYkR4%3D
  
  So simple, so brilliant.
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Aldershot Rejects
14 years, 7 months ago
Yes, congrats to Pascal also to Paul who came third overall who is also a visitor to this site but wasn't in the Scout league. And yes, I am still gutted. I thought I might be in with a shout of the £15k first prize. Also missed out on one of the monthly prizes of £1k by finishing fourth having led with one week left. I content myself with the fact that it is all a matter of luck 😉
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1. Dragan Stojkovic
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Were you still in with a shout going into the final week? I was nervous enough about holding onto top spot in my work mini league with a £50 prize, let alone £15K! Think I would have been close to a breakdown if there was that much cash involved.
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  1. Aldershot Rejects
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Yep; although my team was wrecked by injuries, rotation so I wasn't expecting to win. Second could have happened if Berbatov and others had scored big, as could third (£1k). When Lescott's goal went in (Pascal had him in his team), I knew it wasn't going to be my day.
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    1. Aldershot Rejects
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Should have said that I was ahead of Pascal and Paul who came third going into the final week.
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    2. Dragan Stojkovic
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Must have been even worse when you saw Lescott's goal! As you say a lot of luck involved (although the skill needed to be in with a shout). Hopefully lady luck will be with you next season.
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      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yes, that Lescott fluke cost a few of us who didn't have him quite a few quid!
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Pork Pie Sausage Roll
14 years, 7 months ago
Just watching MotD just now, haha Lescott's goal was such a fluke.

Lovely stuff! 😀
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 7 months ago
  goal of the season for me
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2. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  9 points just for that. Scandalous stuff.
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  1. TommyK
    14 years, 7 months ago
    It was really only six points- Lescott get's BP's whatever he does.....
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  2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    14 years, 7 months ago
    I almost feel guilty about how lucky I've been with Lescott's 2 goals in 2 weeks. Almost.
    
    The three baps to him make up for the travesty of Silva's two the week before.
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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      14 years, 7 months ago
      yeah i'm glad i chose kolarov over him for the last couple of games
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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah same. I feel we deserve the three cleanies as that's what we all brought him in for, knowing he was a guaranteed starter, but I can understand rivals raging about the 6+6+3 flukey points on top of them!
        
        I know I'd be sick if my rival got that kind of luck. (oh wait he did with Hangeland)
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        😆 read the comment again PPSR...
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        Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        14 years, 7 months ago
        lol yeah just realised 🙂 Hard lines dan!
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        14 years, 7 months ago
        haha
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    2. More Cowbell
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I chose Kolarov becuase I was .1m short of Lescott! That hurts!
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      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I chose Kolarov because he was bound to come good at some point. 1st name on my team sheet next year. 😉
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        pompeyfan
        14 years, 7 months ago
        +1 should make him a cheap differential next season. He'll be in my team.
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3. Smarty Pants
  14 years, 7 months ago
  could be worse 🙂
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9UU7FYaWnc
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Drip Doctor
14 years, 7 months ago
Oooo looks like Joey Barton could be off. Newcastle aren't going to offer him a new contract once his expires in 2012.
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1. Bubbles
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Attila will be pleased...
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2. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I think he'd do well in Glasgow.
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3. big oak
  14 years, 7 months ago
  too bad, i think (surprisingly) this season he was an example in all aspects of the game for them, he carried them throughout the season. it will be a great loss for tehm, and dnt see any academy prospect that can fill the void
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  1. Dragan Stojkovic
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Ryan Taylor can just step right in there. He could make an excellent fantasy prospect for next season 😉
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4. pompeyfan
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I presume this is to do with him being on massive wages, if it is it was always likely that he would leave after his contract finished.
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  1. big oak
    14 years, 7 months ago
    his wage is similar to alan smith, while jonas and colo are better paid, and all expiring next season or the season after. if thers 1 that deserves to stay, its him.
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    1. pompeyfan
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I'd be surprised if they were all earning more than him, and anyway even if they are presumably they won't be getting their contracts renewed either, they would have to accept much lower terms.
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5. Portsmouth Bubblejet
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Although Hamburger SV have been linked with Barton, this rumour has only come from the British press, and not the German media. As HSV have announced that they want to recruit a younger squad (Jeffrey Bruma will sign from Chelsea later this week, Ruud van Nistelrooy is being sold to Malaga), getting Barton wouldn't seem to fit in with this policy.
  
  The idea of Barton enjoying a quiet, sober night out on Hamburg's notorious Reeperbahn is potentially hilarious however. What could possibly go wrong?
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  1. jamsiep
    14 years, 7 months ago
    HSV are trying to sign Bruma on a permanent deal, yes?
    
    Pretty annoyed that Chelsea are so willing to let so many youngsters leave. Borini, Bruma etc...
    
    At least van Aanholt has signed a new contract though.
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    1. Attila the Bum
      14 years, 7 months ago
      I thought Van Aanholt was coming to us. Probably horseshite again though
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      1. jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Maybe on loan? He just signed a four year deal with us.
        
        Would be a decent loan move though, if Jose Enrique goes.
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        Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Yeah could be. Then we have at least a bit of cover, though I'd rather they gave the majority of games to Shane Ferguson if that's the case. No point in training up another teams youngster when we have a promising one of our own.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Indeed. But I don't care about Newcastle or Shane Ferguson. 😛
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        Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Ditto vice-versa. 😛
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dk123
14 years, 7 months ago
so with aguero wanting to leave you think they would do a swap deal with chelsea aguero for torres woul suit both parties 🙂
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1. big oak
  14 years, 7 months ago
  or maybe a benzema/torres swap deal...
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2. Goose
  14 years, 7 months ago
  So Torres left Atheltico to go to Liverpool to win stuff, won nothing, then went to Chelsea to win stuff, won nothing, so he's gonna go back to Atheltico where he has a chance of winning anything. Makes sense 😉
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Attila the Bum
14 years, 7 months ago
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_6951316,00.html

My reaction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiLXhTwcuNE
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  😆
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big oak
14 years, 7 months ago
Martinez says Wigan are aiming for top half finish next season....
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1. big oak
  14 years, 7 months ago
  he should be sacked for a comment like this
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  1. pompeyfan
    14 years, 7 months ago
    what is he supposed to say? He needs to instil some optimism.
    
    Saying he should be sacked for that is a ridiculous comment in itself
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      +1
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2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 7 months ago
  you mean they're not aiming to finish just outside the drop zone again, with a stressful and energy-sapping battle to the death?
  
  strange
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  1. Demí
    14 years, 7 months ago
    hehe
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  2. big oak
    14 years, 7 months ago
    not getting relegated is the best they can hope for. and no need to give the fans (if there are any) or the players false hopes, he's not gonna fool anyone anyway.
    
    plus there you have levels of ambitions like: trying to avoid relegation, staying clear of relegation, mid table, top half.... so in my opinion he's aiming to jump 3 levels in 1 season....
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      wtf do u expect him to say?that his aim is to finish just outside the bottom 3?!?!
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      1. big oak
        14 years, 7 months ago
        of course, they rely 78% of income from TV money, they spend 82% of it on player wages (both highest in the league exept blackpool for teh 1st one) they have no young prospects in the squad and they have losses in their books every year.
        
        can anyone see any room for improvement? their finances are stretched to the max.
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        Boom!!!
        14 years, 7 months ago
        they will get a lot of money for n'zog and they can sign 2 good players with that money...moses is a very good player imo and he will do well for them next season imo and there scouts are not bad either who can find decent foreign players that will not cost a lot...noone heard of rodallega and look what he has done so far...
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3. Goose
  14 years, 7 months ago
  If Nzogbia & Rodellega are gonna leave and TC going back to United an maybe others moving on, surely they have to go down next season?!!!
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  1. big oak
    14 years, 7 months ago
    maybe boselli will be back (he's on loan right?) 1st player on my squad next year!
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  2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Hopefully. Rubbish club
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    1. Goose
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Yeah but I do like Martinez tho, think he will be a cracking manager. He's done excellently so far at Wigan and I like quite a few of their players.
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  3. Boom!!!
    14 years, 7 months ago
    no way they know how to stay outside the relegation zone and they will do it again 🙂 #teamwigan
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  4. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Looks quite likely Zoggers is coming back to Newcastle.
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    1. Boom!!!
      14 years, 7 months ago
      same situation as enrique,if he wants to play for france he should go to a french club...how much do u think he will leave wigan for?
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    2. Goose
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Really?! No offence but surely he can set his sights higher than that.
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      1. Attila the Bum
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I love the way people say "No Offence" and then go on with complete freedom to be hugely offensive. 😛
        
        Apparently he's interested, I'll believe it when I see it though.
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Attila the Bum
14 years, 7 months ago
Absolutely gutted by the news today. He had such a great season as well, not offering him a new contract is bloody criminal.

Fare the well Sol Campbell 😉
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1. Demí
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Enrique not being in the Spain squad for the friendlies either is ridiculous
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  1. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    True that, I think he is a victim of playing at a 'smaller' (ie not big in Spain) English club. He must be as good as if not better than Capdevilla (I assume he is the LB).
    Probably a reason for why he will leave this summer. If he was back in Spain or at Liverpool/Arsenal he'd be in the squad.
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  2. Boom!!!
    14 years, 7 months ago
    that is why i think he should leave the pl for the la liga(villareal) to be in contention for the spanish team...
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2. Marknlard
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Thought you were talking about Barton there, Attila! Though I only skim-read and saw 'criminal'...
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  1. Attila the Bum
    14 years, 7 months ago
    😆
    Touche!
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BMox81
14 years, 7 months ago
Concerning the Metro game-while I like certain aspects of it, they shoukd have kept it the same format as the World Cup version where you can sub in your bench players if they have a game on the following day for example. Lack of bench fluidity hurt it IMO like auto subs. Also, not having the option to select a 3-4-3 formation was a poor decision.
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Kings of Lyon ★
14 years, 7 months ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQYob9E0q-Y

Duno if you's seen this before but I would have liked to in the last few matches.
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 7 months ago
  *have seen him
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Attila the Bum
14 years, 7 months ago
Ravel Morrison has just pleaded guilty to charge of criminal damage and fined £600. He denied assaulting girlfriend and charge dropped

Bad boy. Tut tut.
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1. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  lucky boy 🙂
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2. AP
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Scored two sweet goals on monday though. I'll forgive him.
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wozza
14 years, 7 months ago
So it looks like Ashley Young could become a United player. Interesting to see what will happen, I suppose he will be a replacement for Giggs when he retires but surely someone has to go?

We all know how much Fergurson loves Valencia, so much so he displaced a Nani on tremendous form. Can you imagine Nani or Young being happy with a bench slot? Could nani be cashed?
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1. Demí
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I'm not even contemplating the prospect of Nani leaving tbh. Just hope this Ashley Young rumour is nonsense compiled from the Daily Fail.
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2. Boom!!!
  14 years, 7 months ago
  he is a very different player from giggs and i think nani will be the one who will leave if young comes in bcoz he already expressed his desire to play in the seria a and both milan clubs and juventus are willing to pay good money for him ...
  
  p.s i just hope it is a rumour bcoz i would rather have nani than young in a manutd team...
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Drip Doctor
14 years, 7 months ago
Does anyone have any idea what this means?

"The FIFA 11 Online Pass is either corrupt or could not be found on your console. If you wish to access Online Features in FIFA 11, please download the FIFA 11 online pass."
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 7 months ago
  means you should get pro ev 😉
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hillbillypete
14 years, 7 months ago
People seen that Paddy Power are refunding bets if Barcelona win in normal time? Great offer.

Need to pick my bets wisely but think i will be doing a few.
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1. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 7 months ago
  im thinking of doing a couple of messi & rooney scorecasts with a bit on both messi & rooney wincasts.
  
  its gonna be 0-0 eh? might cover that tooo 😉
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  1. hillbillypete
    14 years, 7 months ago
    i will prob do a first scorer/last scorer and anytime scorer plus wincast and 0-0
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2. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  I'm going to cover all correct scores where Barcelona don't win ranging from 0-0 to 3-3.
  
  Worked out the maths earlier, and from £200 total staked, I can guarantee a profit of £60 if Barcelona don't win (and if United don't score more than 4 goals!). Will probably then put that £60 on a Barcelona win @ 11/10 (Stan James).
  
  So it's basically a free bet of £60 on Barcelona! Or United somehow manage to score 4 goals, and I'm completely f*cked.
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  1. AP
    14 years, 7 months ago
    C'mon 4 goals! 😀
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      You'll be lucky to touch the ball 4 times all game. 😉
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      1. AP
        14 years, 7 months ago
        That's probably true. Is there a bet for that?
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    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      14 years, 7 months ago
      lol
      
      well worked out jamsiep, i might look into that.
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      1. Bigo1
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Dont get it. Basically, you win min £60 if Barca do not win - but if they win, you lose £200?
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Nah, because Paddy Power are refunding all losing correct score bets - if Barcelona win 90 mins.
        
        So, if Barcelona don't win in 90 minutes, I'll win at least £60 on one of my correct score predictions (0-0, 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-1 etc....).
        
        And if Barcelona do win, then all my correct score bets will just be refunded.
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        Bigo1
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Ah sorry, I missed that part!
        This is just awesome
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        disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        do i trust you enough to do the same thing....
        
        can you post your maths here?
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        Kings of Lyon ★
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Im going to check it out tonight in theory its flawless. free money. Im going to put a 10r on man u to score 4 or nmore just to cover my back
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        disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        i'm going higher than 200 if that is the case
        
        i assume he's allowed for the 200 to be split evenly over the number of bets??
        
        i'll be looking out for you after tonight lyon, to see how your calcs went
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        Comfy Coxy
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I'm not the best with betting odds etc, but are you suggesting staking £200 of bets on correct scores for the match? The money back special for Paddy Power T&C states maximum £100 given back per customer. Were you aware of that?
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        Kings of Lyon ★
        14 years, 7 months ago
        awwwwww sh1te!!!!! why would you ruin my day 🙁
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        14 years, 7 months ago
        haha you're kidding
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Ah, I wasn't.
        
        It's fine though, halve each stake, and you're then guaranteed a £45 profit if Barcelona don't win.
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        But massive thanks for the heads-up though... Probably would have dived straight in with the £200 staked, without having properly read the T&Cs...
        
        Bullet dodged!
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        14 years, 7 months ago
        yeah well done!
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        Comfy Coxy
        14 years, 7 months ago
        Haha you're most welcome. Glad I noticed. Terms and conditions are your friend!
        
        May give the scheme a go myself. Where does the £45 profit come from then if Barcelona don't win? I'm starting to get confused now! lol
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        disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        14 years, 7 months ago
        work out how much you win with each correct score
        
        they are all about 290
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        jamsiep
        14 years, 7 months ago
        If Barcelona don't win, then one of the correct score bets will come in, and will give you a profit of around £45. All £100 will get refunded if Barcelona do win.
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  2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    14 years, 7 months ago
    epic post haha!
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    1. Demí
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Or not
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  3. The Rock
    14 years, 7 months ago
    Nice one Jamsiep, must do that, there's always ways of winning money when PP offer these special offers, just not enough take the time to figure out how they can take advantage!
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3. mr messi
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Skybet also refunding scorer, scorecast and correct score bets if Messi or Rooney scores in 90mins.
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14 years, 7 months ago
who are people picking as captain then?
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jamsiep
14 years, 7 months ago
Reply to Dan:

I'll give it ago.... I actually got it wrong earlier, you can secure a profit of £90 from £200 staked.

0-0: £38.77 @ 13/2
0-1: £29.04 @ 9/1
0-2: £16.10 @ 17/1
0-3: £5.18 @ 55/1
0-4: £1.28 @ 225
1-1: £47.98 @ 5/1
1-2: £19.19 @ 14/1
1-3: £8.08 @ 35/1
1-4: £2.30 @ 125/1
2-2: £19.19 @ 14/1
2-3: £5.68 @ 50/1
2-4: £1.64 @ 175/1
3-3: £3.79 @ 75/1
3-4: £0.96 @ 300/1
4-4: £0.82 @ 350/1

So, if any of those correct score bets come in, you're £90 in profit. And if they don't, i.e. Barcelona win*, you get all the money back thanks to the money back offer. From there you can obviously manipulate the £90 profit/£0 profit situation however you like, just by backing Barcelona to win in 90 minutes, at around evens.

*or United score 5 goals in 90 minutes. 😕

P.S. Obviously if any of the odds change, the maths would have to be re-calculated, and the numbers I've written above would be completely invalid.
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1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
  14 years, 7 months ago
  hmmmm..........
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2. Kings of Lyon ★
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Comfy Cox has just saved our blushes.... see above... im do it with the 100 staked.
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3. Bigo1
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Divide by 2 everything mate, max refund is £100 per customer
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denial
14 years, 7 months ago
Belatedly seen the Everton v Chelsea highlights. Fair enough Coleman had to go, but Lampard and Terry really show their lack of class - shouting and giving out towards a young player in his first season in the division. Really worth it.
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1. jamsiep
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Agreed, begrudgingly.
  
  Did you hear about Terry at the final whistle too? Apparently when our players went to applaud our fans, Terry stuck a middle finger up at the Everton fans who were [apparently] also clapping our players, at least the majority were.
  
  Classy as ever. 😕
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  1. AP
    14 years, 7 months ago
    lol really? Holymoly. England's captain. 😕
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    1. jamsiep
      14 years, 7 months ago
      Apparently.
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      1. denial
        14 years, 7 months ago
        I'd like to hope I would feel the same if it was Spurs lads behaving like that. I just don't get why they have to act like that.
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14 years, 7 months ago
Anything new on the Ashley Young deal since last night?
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1. Marknlard
  14 years, 7 months ago
  Buy one get one free, apparently.
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