Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Cardiff

Saturday offers up the uncomfortable scenario of an early kick-off captain. Luis Suarez dominated our thinking going into the Gameweek, running away with our Captain poll has thousands backed him for his home clash with Cardiff. That Anfield encounter provides the day’s opener and a potential points haul or major failure from the off.

The team news from Anfield finds few surprises from Brendan Rodgers’ lineup as he keeps the same starting XI that destroyed Spurs at the Lane. Raheem Sterling and Joe Allen retain their starting roles in midfield, while Dan Agger is amongst the substitutes as Martin Skrtel and Mamadou Sakho form the centre-back partnership once again. Malky Mackay is under the media microscope for today’s match in the light of the seemingly untenable relationship with club owner Vincent Tan. In what could be his last Cardiff team selection, Mackay chooses to recall Aron Gunnarsson in place of striker Frazier Campbell in the only change to the side that won three points against West Brom last time out.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to provide a real-time platform for your views for this match and will remain throughout the day’s action.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling is one greedy fecker

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Perfect for us owners.

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      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        I would agree, 2 in 2 now and ceaper than Hazard!

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    2. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Don't invite him to x mas dinner then!

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Not if you want to feed his 7 kids as well.

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  2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    1 minute!!

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  3. The Finnisher
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Did anyone bring Rooney in only to transfer him out later, for free or for -4?

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    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Guilty.

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      1. FACUPARSE
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        😳

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      2. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Ouch man, that's rough with Benteke out to rub it in.

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        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah it sucks. Shouldn't have sold Rooney but believed Moyes and the morning squad reports. Whittingham's 6 points off the bench atleast

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Plenty.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Really? I've not been on much since his COC game until just before the Liverpool game, was it a popular move on here?

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    3. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely a few

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    4. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      me. swap rooney for negredo but i will wait until the 90min whistle blows b4 i decide whether it will be a blessing in disguise or a disaster

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  4. rdpx
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    I have MUTCH 1st sub...

    Kind of hoping Rooney won't start.

    Am guessing the average score so far is somewhere around the 24 mark?

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      you're gunna need to hope pretty hard

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  5. SW6
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Currently:

    Suarez - 3 baps
    Henderson - 2 baps
    Whittingham - 1 bap

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    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Get in Whittingham!

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    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      ravmo needs to get some returns....it's 2 weeks i've been burned by benching whitts...

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    3. Mull
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      I've got all of the bonus! 😎

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      1. Mílanista
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        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        So you've got 6 in total, like everyone with Suarez(c) 😉

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        1. Mull
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Feck off! 😉

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    4. Moorinho
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      What did Mutch do for such a shitty BPS score?

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      1. The3rdTurd
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        3 shots off target and a pass completion less than 70%

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      2. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Clearly not mutch. Noone did less.

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  6. ~SpartakMac
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Dortmund's awesome yellow wall, yet again.

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BcBA_txIcAAiMnH.jpg

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Why Charlie Chaplin?

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      1. Portsmouth Bubblejet
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        It's not Chaplin, it's Franz Jacobi, one of the founding fathers of Borussia Dortmund.

        All of the founders - 'die Gründungsväter' - are being celebrated here.

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  7. rdpx
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance one of these won;t play today?:

    Oviedo
    Hazard
    Ramsey
    Ozil
    Long

    (Mutch 1st sub)

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    1. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      oviedo will not play today

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    2. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      All of them apart from long aren't playing today

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    3. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ramsey and Ozil unlikely to play today

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    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      realistically, they are all gunna play this weekend, bad luck mate

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    5. rdpx
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      well I guess if that's all true, I am fielding a small team but at least have Mutch on the bench...

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      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        everton is tomorrow, chelsea vs arsenal is monday

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        1. rdpx
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          boom boom.

          Okay I get it.

          Dang

          Well I only need one of them to wimp out....

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  8. Scottys Army
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    39 after 2 including baps

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    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      32 from 2 before baps. Slightly better than last week's early kick-off.

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      1. Scottys Army
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        nice one

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        1. Woy of the Wovers
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 4 months ago

          Happy with my Sterling draft.

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      How?

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      1. Scottys Army
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        oops 38 counted whits as 2 baps

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    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Almost everyone will have 32 from 1.

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  9. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Vincent Tan celebrates a Liverpool victory that means he can now feel justified in sacking Malky McKay.

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      He was justified at halftime

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  10. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone with Rooney(C)??

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  11. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Suarez assist, that should have been ruled offside, and 2 goals...Could have been worse

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    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        😆

        He played it behind to Sterling!

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  12. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Demi sacked!!!

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Source?

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  13. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Is Sterling gonna get the winning goal bp?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Oh Whitts on 10, never mind

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Forgot about that. Would be very nice.

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

    So, the Big Q: Sterling or Hendo?

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  15. crystalpalaceRus
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    brilliant touch malky getting clapped off by all fans

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  16. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    'Clap clap' Malky Mackay

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  17. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Next week: Mirallas or Walcott (-4)?

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  18. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Poor Malky 🙁

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  19. Jax
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Man city will beat pool

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    1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      ...Badly

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      probably, but theyre far from shored up at the back emselves

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    3. FACUPARSE
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Without Aguero?? not that nailed on i'm afraid

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  20. Baa
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    No Berbatov?

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    2. Demí
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Injured

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  21. FollowFollow
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    32 inc Baps with 10 to play .-)

    Anyone got less than that?

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      33 inc baps with 9 to play is less. Stupid Flanagan

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  22. Texas Pete
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Right, which of th 3pm's to watch. Might go on Rooney watch.

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    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Gotta be Rooney

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  23. rdpx
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Just heard on the radio that David Coleman has died.

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah

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  24. beric
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    26 points so far

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      get outta here, so do i

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      1. beric
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        i captained suarez, thats what did it

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  25. tm245
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Hope he can soak in the applause. Awful position to be put in, deserves much better.

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    1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      at least it wasnt 5-0

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  26. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    How many goals have Cardiff scored from set pieces?

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  27. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone fancy a punt on Dzeko?

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    1. Lao Tzu
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      A bit late for that now.

      Possibly for the Palace game.

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  28. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Top of The League!

    This is our year. 😎

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Its all thanks to Aspas.

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      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 4 months ago

        Bargain 😉

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    2. FACUPARSE
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      You can keep 2013 Arsenal will have 2014...

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  29. Obi Wan Elokobi
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    Just saw Sunderlands fixtures on sky sports really considering Bardsley or Ki now

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  30. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 4 months ago

    40 from 3 for me after baps.

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    1. GTS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      good call on sterling.

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      😯

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    3. rohan
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Stop gloating

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    4. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 4 months ago

      Ditto

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