[sbu_large_image] Fixtures
3 October 2010 1954 comments
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After a reasonably low-scoring Saturday (for me at least), we have three remaining Sunday afternoon fixtures to increase our tallies. And with the four most selected captains in action today, according to our poll, we have every chance.

The first of two televised games sees Roberto’s Mancini’s Manchester City play host to Newcastle United. The headline team news for the 1:30pm game is that Newcastle leave striker, and fantasy favourite, Andy Carroll on the bench for the first time this season. For Man City, Jerome Boateng starts his first league game and Adam Johnson is once again on the bench, despite scoring mid-week…

Man City: Hart, Boateng, Toure, Kompany, Lescott, De Jong, Barry, Silva, Toure Yaya, Milner, Tevez

Newcastle: Krul, Perch, Williamson, Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Ben Arfa, Nolan, Tiote, Barton, Gutierrez, Ameobi

Then, on the other channel, Arsenal travel to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea at 4pm, where both clubs are looking to bounce back from defeats last week. Elsewhere, and not on the box, 18th-placed Liverpool take on 16th-placed Blackpool at 3pm.

As always, the Dugout Discussion will be with you throughout the day. Enjoy.

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

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  1. MTPockets
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Think I've been saved from a Gerrard armband and Alex on the bench by lack of obvious big player bonuses.

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    1. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      10 points from a Captain this week isn't too bad.

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  2. FPL Man
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Nasri is my captain for next GW...anyone?

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  3. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    I don't really care but that bonus point to Milner is farcial.

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    1. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      +1
      Part of the game. His touch was so bad today at times. Kept thinking about his transfer fee ........and then VDV's

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    2. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Yes, you do.

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    3. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      his assist for johnson's tap in was world class...

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    4. jimnastics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Milner was so bad, one of the commentators said how tired and sluggish he looked, and the other said he'd be ill with a virus all week. Maybe the 1bp was for being a brave little soldier.

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  4. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    katie,as delightful as she is, bang off this week- told her not to captain torres injury or not hes playin shite, and all those silva lovers got a wake up call today too.

    merely confirms what we all knew- women know nothing about football 🙂

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    1. 5678
      15 years, 9 months ago

      And how many points did you get?

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        Are you going to claim to female and gazzump his score? 😉

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        1. 5678
          15 years, 9 months ago

          Lol. I am a female wondering if he can beat 68 😉

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      2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        61,9 on bench, no hits,

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        1. 5678
          15 years, 9 months ago

          So I did beat you...

          Men - know your limits.

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          1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 9 months ago

            i was joking, don't get your feathers all riffled.

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            1. Manilaman
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 9 months ago

              Not another transgender on the site.

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    2. MTPockets
      15 years, 9 months ago

      🙂 Women, know your limits

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMb8Csll9Ws

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    3. Zidane
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      if she even is a woman

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  5. Goose
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    36, oh dear, out the cup I go! Can concentrate on the league now 🙂

    Time for a WC or just gettin rid of the relegation fodder (Konchesky & Torres)?!

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    1. FPL Man
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Good move to get rid those junks.

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  6. sing out of tune.
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Sorry for the repost, was flooded out by bonus talk.

    1) Adam and Elmander
    or
    2) Etherington and Odemwengie?

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    1. Lev
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Adam and Elmander

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  7. Zidane
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    anyone dumping malouda?

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    1. Brightside
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      No. Why would you?

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    2. MARVELLUS
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Strongly considering it, Drogs may be enough coverage.

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    3. Brightside
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      They've had two tough gameweeks.
      Coming up villa, WOL, blackburn, and liverpool. Not exactly difficult opponents. Their high scoring ways will return.

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  8. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Nasri gets 1 and MOTM Drogba and the outstanding Ramires get nothing?! Frustrating.

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  9. qwerty
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Who got the 1 BP?

    3 Essien
    2 Alex
    1 ?

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    1. tazri
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      ram

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      1. tazri
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        sorry nasri

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  10. mufc802
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    do i have a chance of the cup with 44?

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  11. tazri
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    rafael or o'shea
    WCing

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      neither

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    2. MARVELLUS
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      NOT Rafael, thinking about OShea but still a rotation risk.

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      1. tazri
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        want utd def cover

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        1. MARVELLUS
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 9 months ago

          In that case, OShea, he's played virtually every game, just expect some rotation with Raf and GNev now and then.

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  12. $hahriyar
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    I'm off to work for now, hope 43 will be enough to get in. Enjoy whatever of the weekend is left for you guys, FPL breaks my heart. ciao

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      I got 42 so hoping that will do!

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      1. Goose
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        37+ will be enough 🙁

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        1. Abstruse
          • 15 Years
          15 years, 9 months ago

          45 hopefully JUST enough

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        2. Burton
          • 17 Years
          15 years, 9 months ago

          Probably more like 50-55

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    2. Brightside
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      That will be very very close.

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  13. jpoler1
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    70 points all said and done.

    🙂

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  14. pgeelufc
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    How can you play 19 mins and got 3bps?

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    1. Duckbill
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Its not how much you play, more to how decisive you are to the overall match and you cant say ajohnson didnt change the match when he came on, mancity were lethargic before then.

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      1. Attila the Bum
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        🙄

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        1. pgeelufc
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 9 months ago

          That's bullshit

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          1. pgeelufc
            • 16 Years
            15 years, 9 months ago

            You're telling me that someone can get motd for coming on as second fiddle? Bollock mate.

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            1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 9 months ago

              i think BUggu might be sorta right in fairness...they were getting a draw until he scored a cracker.maybe not totally right, but theres merit in what Buggu says

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            2. Duckbill
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 9 months ago

              not going to argue when it comes to fpl judges &bonus pts but i would have thought it be the case.

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  15. MARVELLUS
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    One of my shoe-in's for my WC was Konchesky, is he still worth a punt?

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    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      god no

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    2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Liverpool shall be avoided at all cost. They're dead.

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  16. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 17 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Other than choosing Dann over Elmo, having flicked between them a number of times, oh and the ludicrous transfer in of Kuyt (Mark where are you), I had a decent week 50 points. Even Milner managed to finally get something.
    BTW Sven at Leicester, utter disgrace get rid of an up and coming manager and replacing him with old rope.

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Hey Granville, why do you have a picture of Awkright and not Granville?

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    2. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      thats yer man u bias Gran- no place for tat in fantasy football

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    3. Andy
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      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Whey! Thanks for reminding me - not doing Dorrans to Kuyt - success!

      Oh, and leave us alone, I think he'll do alright. Sousa maybe shouldn't have gone, and it's indicative of the times, but we were doing shocking so it's not surprising.

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        Maybe results made his job untenable, but surely there are young English managers who at least know about the championship. Are you happy with the Sven appointment.

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        1. Andy
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          • 17 Years
          15 years, 9 months ago

          It's clearly a bit of grandstanding from the owners, and Sven is a bit of a merc, but he is a competent manager - he can be a success. Not to say he will, this could be the start of many appointments of this nature and a tumultuous time ahead - which won't be good.

          I'm not not happy with it, for now I'm willing to see it out. As I was with Sousa - who I wasn't a great fan of - who I would have been content keeping for longer but am not surprised at the departure.

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    4. Manilaman
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Kuyt LOL ("but they are playing Blackpool").

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    5. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      You almost had a fantastic back line this week. For some reason getting 6+ points from all my defenders is like the holy grail to me, so having Jags on the bench really burns.

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  17. kings of kafiristan
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    59 with 8 point hit 51 net
    money on b'pool at 10/1...steak for dinner tonight
    today is a good day

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  18. dz1984
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Worth getting etherington regardless of Stokes difficult games coming up?

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  19. milanista
    15 years, 9 months ago

    will we know tonight who qualified or we have to wait for tomorrow?

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      look at the game average, add on 10, and if youre over that, yorue probably in

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  20. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Andy Gray " Liverpool has spent alot of money in the summer"

    Good one.

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    1. Zidane
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      they probably did just not on good players

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    2. NotoriousDRE
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      probably meant on counselling...

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  21. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    good week - 73, only blackspot was leaving albrighton on bench, almost took bale out for him but I'll take it

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      You've linked the wrong team.

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      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        thanks - think I've sorted it now

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  22. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    49 (-4) for me, was looking like a complete disaster of a week before alex smashed home. Going to be tight for the cup though, good luck all

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  23. comeondieyoung
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    57 points this week, but second week in a row I have captained someone who has got 2 points. Terrible. Back to Drogba default now probably.

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  24. rabm122
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Gilks or Krul for mid-term keeper?

    Krul matches well with Foster but, avg. only one point per game so far.

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    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      krul imo

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  25. Gargamel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Nooooooooooooo, red arrow. If 44 is not enough for the cup I'll eat five big bags of crisps right now.

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    1. Attila the Bum
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Red arrows too after 42! *bleurgh*
      434 overall though so not totally mortal

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      1. Sean
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        got a red arrow with 50 as well

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    2. Andy
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      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Silver lining: you beat me!

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    3. DickFranDyke
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      What's a red arrow? 😉

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      1. Andy
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        • 17 Years
        15 years, 9 months ago

        Well if you start so low...

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        1. DickFranDyke
          • 17 Years
          15 years, 9 months ago

          lol, who said wildcarding in GW2 was a bad idea?

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  26. Kingston
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Ranking 196, i'll take that. 53 this week. Will that be good enough to qualify for this cup?

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  27. MTPockets
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Average score in the game overall this week is 40.

    http://fantasy.premierleague.com/M/eventhist.mc?id=8814

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    1. Andy
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      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      Oooof, your bench!

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      1. MTPockets
        15 years, 9 months ago

        Yup just a tincy 20+ points *sigh*

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  28. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    anyone reckon Mancini will begin starting AJ now?

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      No

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    2. DickFranDyke
      • 17 Years
      15 years, 9 months ago

      He should, but rotation will always be there so not for me.

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  29. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Green arrow, sweet 😀

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  30. Mighty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 9 months ago

    Akers,

    Any idea were the cut off point is for the FFS?

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