Tuesday Dugout Discussion

Seven Premier League matches ease us into 2013, starting with West Brom’s Hawthorns clash with an ailing Fulham outfit. That’s followed by a string of three o’clock matches, with both City and United in action.

Robin Van Persie will sport the armband for many when he faces up to Wigan at the DW Stadium, while City will be looking to blow down the stubborn Stoke barrier at the Etihad. The Swansea teamsheet for their encounter with a porous Villa defence will be keenly anticipated, with Michu due to undergo a fitness test to decide if he can take pot-shots at Brad Guzan. Arsenal, with Theo Walcott expected to be in the striker’s role once again, round things off with their trip to Southampton for the evening kick-off.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to hoover up the emotion as the day progresses and already, the early team news is in from the Hawthorns:

Steve Clarke makes five changes from the side that slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford. Youssouf Mulumbu returns after a hamstring knock to take his place alongside Chris Brunt in the Baggies’ double-pivot, while the West Brom boss changes all four of his offensive players. Marc-Antoine Fortune, James Morrison and Zoltan Gera replace Graham Dorrans, Markus Rosenberg and Peter Odemwingie in the attacking midfield three, and Romelu Lukaku gets the nod over Shane Long as the lone forward.

West Brom Starting XI: Foster; Jones, McAuley, Tamas, Ridgewell; Mulumbu, Brunt; Fortune, Morrison, Gera; Lukaku.

For the visitors, Martin Jol makes a single alteration as Alex Kacaniklic replaces Kerim Frei on the left flank. Mark Schwarzer and Damien Duff fail to recover from neck and calf problems, while Matthew Briggs is preferred to John Arne Riise at left-back again.

Fulham Starting XI: Stockdale; Riether, Hangeland, Hughes, Briggs; Dejagah, Karagounis, Sidwell, Kacaniklic; Ruiz; Berbatov.

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ccc
11 years, 5 months ago
Sometimes I hate living in the US. We do not have universal healthcare and we lack comprehensive football coverage. I cannot watch the Arsenal vs. Southampton game, but yes, we get to rewatch Being Liverpool again. I have Walcott, Caz and Lambert in this game too 🙁
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1. Granville
  11 years, 5 months ago
  You can buy also a gun from the corner shop. We can't do that.
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  1. ccc
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Sometimes I wonder how different things could have been if we remained a colony a bit longer.
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2. Stupendous
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Mate there's more footy on telly here than there is back home (in England). Get on a website....there are loads of places to watch in high quality at the click of a button for free.
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  1. ccc
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Thanks. I found it on watchespn.com I am going to stream it from my laptop to my TV.
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Viper
11 years, 5 months ago
Come on Theo & Santi!!
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Captain Shirokov
11 years, 5 months ago
My score seems so much better if I don't include the hit. 😆
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TheKingThierry
11 years, 5 months ago
Perfect from my strikers today

Berb RVPC Hernabdez
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1. Miracallas
  11 years, 5 months ago
  same
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2. Theseus
  11 years, 5 months ago
  +1
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Alton E.
11 years, 5 months ago
Don't (c) van Persie they said..
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1. Alton E.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  ''He's not expolive enough..''
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  1. Samwise the Brave
    11 years, 5 months ago
    thats true for the most part this season, the goal scoring version of silva, cosistent 9 points is captain material in my eyes though
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2. The Finnisher
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Who said that? 😆
  
  33% on the (c) poll. Next was 13%
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  1. Alton E.
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Few lads here were not feeling confident about captaining him. Mental.
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    1. Bolt-on
      11 years, 5 months ago
      I captained but so nearly didn't
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    2. The Finnisher
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Indeed.
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Parm
11 years, 5 months ago
Hmmm....might go on my first rampage of 2013...
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ReinaMan
11 years, 5 months ago
New year, new beginnings, new picture posts.

Yes, I am continuing with the picture posts after the extended break, but it is likely that the format will be different, in the fact that it will most likely become one picture a day, as it's just much easier for all involved (me). So without further ado, here is today's special New Year edition.

● Space Needle, Seattle, Washington: http://i.imgur.com/e6u6S.jpg

● Parthenon, Athens, Greece: http://i.imgur.com/rZG37.jpg

● Sydney, Australia: http://i.imgur.com/2sxf0.jpg
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1. Ginkapo FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I actually think the Space Needle is the best, Aussies overdoing it as per usual.
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  1. Billy Gilmore
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Oi, watch it, Monkey!
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2. Alton E.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Sydney wow..
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3. Yes Don
  11 years, 5 months ago
  nice
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4. moment
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Notice the greeks could only afford one firework. Nice they made it a big one.
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  1. AU79
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Black humour @moment.
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5. blue cheese
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Happy new year to you too! 🙂
  
  Great pics.
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6. Billy Gilmore
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Happy New Year, Reinaman
  
  Nice to see Aussie photos 🙂
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Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
11 years, 5 months ago
Without RVP(C), today would have been a disaster so far. Hoping Arsenal will rout Southampton.
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1. Green-Pea
  11 years, 5 months ago
  i beg to differ
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Matt
11 years, 5 months ago
Is the site down for anyone else?
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1. Miracallas
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Very slow
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2. Revival
  11 years, 5 months ago
  yep
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The Finnisher
11 years, 5 months ago
RVP 3 boners?
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1. Miracallas
  11 years, 5 months ago
  RVP 3, Chico 2 I would assume
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2. Matt
  11 years, 5 months ago
  either him or javier
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3. Waterwheel Inc.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Hernandez comfortably beat him on Metro scores, not sure how strong an indication that is?
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Just For Kicks
11 years, 5 months ago
FPL down ?..
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1. Just For Kicks
  11 years, 5 months ago
  And if by magic. All if well again.
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COMH
11 years, 5 months ago
Silva still ticking over nicely with those assists.
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1. Miracallas
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yeah very consistent
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2. Mílanista
  11 years, 5 months ago
  3 assists in 4 games since I got him. He's getting the boot anyway.
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  1. COMH
    11 years, 5 months ago
    For Mata or Bale?
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    1. Mílanista
      11 years, 5 months ago
      I'm getting both in WC.
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3. Rafabio
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Booted him this GW and not regretting it. I think that's a bit too much for what turns out to usually an assist.
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4. Waterwheel Inc.
  11 years, 5 months ago
  I confess I'm going to feel a bit uneasy when I ship him for Bale this week.
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The EJJ
11 years, 5 months ago
Someone check my score? I can't get on FPL. Thanks.
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1. Parm
  11 years, 5 months ago
  726 with 10 to go.
  
  Happy?
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  1. COMH
    11 years, 5 months ago
    or 43
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2. Alan The Llama
  11 years, 5 months ago
  43
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  1. The EJJ
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Cheers, Parm. Slightly disappointed, I never get any luck!
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3. Siva Mohan
  11 years, 5 months ago
  43 with 5 to go..
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4. Miracallas
  11 years, 5 months ago
  43 with 5 to come
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5. OPTA FPL
  11 years, 5 months ago
  43
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  1. The EJJ
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Thanks everyone 🙂
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Red-United
11 years, 5 months ago
Bloody hell West Ham, getting my hopes up for 2 clean sheets and then conceding in the last minute.
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Mílanista
11 years, 5 months ago
RVP is 14m, bleed those wildcarders dry! 😈
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1. McDog
  11 years, 5 months ago
  +1 👿
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the axolotl
11 years, 5 months ago
Bangon ‏@Arlarse
You've got to feel sorry for the Aston Villa fans travelling home tonight. Birmingham is a shithole.

🙂
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McDog
11 years, 5 months ago
Any chance of Zabaleta bonus points?
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Goal and CS, at least 1 I think.
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  1. Samwise the Brave
    11 years, 5 months ago
    i'd say 3 goalscoring def + a clean sheet
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    1. Mílanista
      11 years, 5 months ago
      Could be, but since I'm not the Bap Chap and there were 3 different scorers I don't know.
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  2. McDog
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Nice one.
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Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
11 years, 5 months ago
Must send out a search and rescue for Nicky Shorey !
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iCon
11 years, 5 months ago
High scoring week! Any idea what average sort of score is so far?
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1. Matt
  11 years, 5 months ago
  a lot of the average people have low scores. i can see it being about 25-30 for this evening, unless Arsenal run rampage again
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  1. iCon
    11 years, 5 months ago
    So 59 will do nicely then? 😎
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2. Screaming Midget
  11 years, 5 months ago
  30s.
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Beautiful Game
11 years, 5 months ago
walcott not starting???
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1. Mílanista
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Starting upfront
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2. Screaming Midget
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Yep, he starts.
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3. Snikiii
  11 years, 5 months ago
  he is starting....
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MJ6987
11 years, 5 months ago
No Clyne???
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1. Parm
  11 years, 5 months ago
  The bloody tosser is not even on the bench.
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  1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
    11 years, 5 months ago
    Must be injured. Can't be anything else.
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Screaming Midget
11 years, 5 months ago
Assume pretty much all (C) RVP, so 38 with 6 to play won't be as orgasmic as I'd have thought.

Another Walcott hatrick would be nice....
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1. Manani
  11 years, 5 months ago
  imagine those without RVP 🙁
  
  Torres (C) to make up for it 😀
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JK - Cønt ⭐
11 years, 5 months ago
2 main rivals both captained Defoe, lovely.

On another note, I want Gerrard in the mid on my wc as I can't afford Suarez, but with

Mata, Bale, Theo, Michu. Fellaini in there I got no clue how I'd fit him in, short of getting Ade/Defoe over Bale, Pod over Theo or Torres over Mata (and thus not get Ba)
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Parm
11 years, 5 months ago
Lord Sugar ‏@Lord_Sugar

Thanks to friendly followers was advised go to firstrowsports was able to watch Spurs game live. Naughty I know .how do they do it ???
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1. Samwise the Brave
  11 years, 5 months ago
  thats how he stays in the money
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Mind över Mata
11 years, 5 months ago
Any improvements to this wc team?:

Bego, Bunn
Zabaletta, Gibbs, O'Brien, Wilson, Davies
Michu, Fellaini, Bale, Mata, Walcott
RVP, Aguero, Pog
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Tim Canterbury
11 years, 5 months ago
will RVP be on 32 points if he gets 3 baps?
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1. Screaming Midget
  11 years, 5 months ago
  yup
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  1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    11 years, 5 months ago
    I'm waiting for the Bap Chap pretenders can go elsewhere
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2. Miracallas
  11 years, 5 months ago
  Can't you work it out yourself?
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3. Matt
  11 years, 5 months ago
  😀
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4. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
  11 years, 5 months ago
  do points double if you have captained him? 😉
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5. सनकी
  11 years, 5 months ago
  dont see why he wont if he gets 3 baps ? 😯
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Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
11 years, 5 months ago
My only defence this gameweek is Mignolet and Cuellar...to say a CS would be blissful would be an understatement...add to that me being a mackem 🙂
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4-4-who?
11 years, 5 months ago
I need to see the 2013 Fernando Torres tomorrow night (or for him to be left in the locker room...)
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Red-United
11 years, 5 months ago
My main rival behind me in 2nd is a spurs fan and has hated RVP since his Arsenal days...as a result of this he refuses to put him in his fantasy team.

Needless to say I'm perfectly happy with that 😉
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1. jimnastics
  11 years, 5 months ago
  If your "main rival" refuses to pick RVP, you need to find some new leagues / rivals to play against.
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Arsenals Number 19. Santi C…
11 years, 5 months ago
love the fact O Brien got subbed and then West Ham conceded such a good feeling
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1. Red-United
  11 years, 5 months ago
  🙁 I had Jussi and Demel. So close...
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