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Sunday’s Dugout Discussion

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.

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  1. $hahriyar
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Koscielny misses from under the bar!!!

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  2. njfsdkffslkf
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    What a miss. Sitter should be 1 nil Arsenal

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  3. Jax
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    should have scored

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  4. Oliver Reed
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    word of advice to koscienly. turn your head towards thee ball to head it..idiot!..

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  5. Schwarzer
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    I know that pool are down 2-0, but just how shockingly bad are they playing?

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    1. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      Bad, I dont see them getting a point from this game

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  6. $hahriyar
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    Arsenal already finding it difficult to cope physically with chelsea.

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  7. Back on the horse
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Love it. both sides well up for it!

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  8. Jax
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    who doesn't have either malouda or drogba?

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    1. Will
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      me :S

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  9. BoobyZ
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    After Fernandogate, Adam saved a bit of face for me. Now heres hoping Drogba does little if not nothing

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  10. snipsnap369
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    This Torres injury is pure gold, it makes my wildcard choices so easy and saves me over £1m meaning that I can have Fabs and Malouda

    Magic! (Plus I chose Tevez over Torres this week)

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  11. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    I would like the Chamakh of firm scoring, please! 🙂

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  12. Lew
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Any BP predictions for City game?

    Also, Toure played 55 mins. Is he ok? Cheers.

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    1. The relentless pursuit of p…
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Teves will get 2-3 BP´s

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      1. Attila the Bum
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        If he does they are massively undeserved.
        Kompany was the best City player, and Tiote and Gutierrez deserve baps too.

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        1. The relentless pursuit of p…
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          I agree, but BP´s dont seem to be bound to fairness 🙂

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      just tired from the midweek

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  13. Andy
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    It would be Brilliant now if Chelsea won a penalty and Drogba's only involvment in today's action was to miss it.

    Well a guy can dream, Torres to score infinitely more points than Didier. I'm clearly going to face a stonking of epic proportions over the next 90 minutes.

    Just give me an entertaining game to watch at least, only one I've had all weekend.

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    1. Jax
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      surely berbatov at home to west brom in 2 weeks is a better choice...

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      1. Andy
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        Eh?

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        1. Jax
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          than keeping torres. sorry.

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          1. Andy
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            Oh, yeah, probably.

            Don't really want to think about it too much as there's so many days, and games, between now and the next gameweek, but yes, if (when?) I sell Torres come a couple of Friday's time I imagine he'll be high up on the list.

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            1. Jax
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              15 years, 3 months ago

              will torres or fabregas ever be injury free again? it's sad to see, but they really are always injured.

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    2. Attila the Bum
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Newcastle V City was entertaining, in a Shakespearian tragedy sort of way

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      1. Andy
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Didn't see it unfortunately, only get ESPN on my phone and with a 2 minute delay I "couldn't resist" just getting updates from on here instead.

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        1. Attila the Bum
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          Worth watching on the highlights, entertaining stuff. I just hope Ben Arfa isn't too bad, IF it is broken the lad has gone right up in my estimation - he was waving to the fans from the stretcher. Hardly the reaction I would have expected from a premadonna Frenchman

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  14. Sasquatch
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Kyrgiakos goal, Gerrard assist.

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
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      Balls!

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    2. Oliver Reed
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      a concellation. just need the gerrard brace to now...

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  15. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
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    Stevie G ~~ get on and score more now =)

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  16. GREENDREAMS11
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    pool goal kyrgiakos

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  17. Attila the Bum
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    Gerrard does something! Nice

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    1. Van Dal
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Yes yes yes another 2 goals for him woulddo nicely. Followed by two carragher og's

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  18. WeWuzRobbed
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Arsenal working really hard here. Chelsea don't seem to be able to get it forward too much just yet.

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  19. Gaz Downright
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    dont quite understand why the FA insist on having the sunday fixtures overlap....

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    1. Jax
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      because of the european cup and tv coverage...

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      1. Gaz Downright
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        why not 1pm, 3pm and 5pm though?

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  20. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
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    Gerrard is playing further up front now, good enough for a goal. Damn and Joe cole just miss a sitter

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  21. Schwarzer
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Great game, crowd getting into it at the bridge.

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  22. Schwarzer
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Liverpool pull one back!! Comeback anyway (hope not).

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  23. Reed_Rothchild
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Hmmmm. I have Gerrard, and my plan all along was to get Fabregas. But it occurred to me that I can do.

    Gerrard and Barton > Van der Vaart and Arteta.

    Giving me a midfield of VDV, Arteta, Dempsey, Nani, and Malouda to go with a strikeforce of.

    Drogba, Berba, and Carroll.

    I have been in get Fabregas mode since the beginning of the season when I thought he would play game 2 against Blackpool after missing game 1. Lot to think about over the intl break.

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    1. andy85wsm
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I'm the same mate. Dempsey and Gerrard to Fabs and Etheringon

      Or get the same midfield you're considering but with Tevez not berba

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    2. The Gravless Sheik of Dream…
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      I can do the same as well, just instead of nani i will have ertington instead. Gerrard is the only spark in a poor pool at the momment. Still pondering to change him to Fab onot.

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    3. Attila the Bum
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      You must have a few bob in defence, cos my mid and attack is now
      VdV, Fabregas, Malouda, Nani (Routledge)
      Carroll, Drogba, Berbatov

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  24. Back on the horse
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    flapianski. literally

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    1. Jax
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      flappy-hands-ki

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      1. Van Dal
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Copyright BBC

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        1. Jax
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          15 years, 3 months ago

          didn't even see it on the bbc website. copyright FROSTY

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      2. For Fuchs Sake
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        15 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I think that joke works better 😉

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  25. Goose
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Come on Cashley, save my week!

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  26. WeWuzRobbed
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    Is it me or is everything very narrow at the Bridge?

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    1. Back on the horse
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      yes, it's arsenals fault

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  27. Lew
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    hmm, there were some decent odds on betfair.

    Put a bet on the Draw and the Blackpool win.

    If draw -> full stake return.

    If win -> full stake + 50% return.

    Liverpool better not win.

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    1. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      i backed the draw.

      anelka is a major weak link today for chelsea, they need something else

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  28. Back on the horse
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    Alex is putting his striking boots on...

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    1. Reed_Rothchild
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I want to move Alex for Boateng or Kolarov so bad, but I can't seem to bring myself to do it.

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  29. Gaz Downright
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    went all quiet in here suddenly

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    1. WeWuzRobbed
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      cos nothings happening.

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  30. Kingston
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    As a non gerrard owner i'm worried. This situation is made for him

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