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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.

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. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    yessssss city clean sheet gone. Rival doubled up!:D

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  2. Attila the Bum
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  3. AP
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    YESSSS! come on Newcastle!

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  4. RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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    1. Sasquatch
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      I concur.

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  5. GREENDREAMS11
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    great goal

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  6. snipsnap369
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Unlucky to all those who thought MCY would keep a clean sheet!!

    I nearly brought in one of their defenders....pretty glad I didn't!!

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

    al habsi > hart. 😀

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    1. chinmusic
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      You're positively clairvoyant this week, ab

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  8. The relentless pursuit of p…
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Any chance Carrol will come on soon?

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

    A brace for Didier now this evening would go down a treat.

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  10. DickFranDyke
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Newcastle, win this mutha.

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  11. ArcticJunkie
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Rival (C) Hart, so that's good news he wont be getting his CS.

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  12. J0E
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Cheeky quid on Tevez as first scorer, put an even cheekier (c) on Tevez and most mini league rivals have a Man City defender. Its going well.. Cmon Tevez put them to the sword!

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  13. Countryside Ram
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    dose tevez get an assist for the penalty as he was taken down?

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    1. arsms
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      No

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    2. mufc802
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      no

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  14. njfsdkffslkf
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Newcastle playing well again away from home.

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  15. Just_Ty
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    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    All rivals have City defs... sad, I don't have much more to celebrate atm 🙂

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  16. Night Stalker
    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Stupid Adam! You think so? Daft!

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Eh?

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  17. njfsdkffslkf
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    So nice to see such different tactics from Newcastle pressing up the field so much not letting City have the ball at all.

    They will be wrecked in second half if they keep this up.

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    1. AP
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      They did this against Utd too.

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        I missed that game unfortunately. They are playing in a similar fashion to Mainz in Germany. Good article on ZM about them.

        Tevez keeps it up. Still hopeful on the Drogman belting in a few mind at 4 05 today.

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  18. DickFranDyke
    • 16 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Who's going to see red first?

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    1. Alan:''Where'…
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Torres and Gerrard.

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      1. In Like Flynn.
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Fingers crossed

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  19. bobn
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    15 years, 3 months ago

    just heard about ben arfa being broken.

    players are just gonna stop coming to the league if they dont clamp down out the thuggery.

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    1. AP
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      15 years, 3 months ago

      Wasn't it you that thought it was funny when Valencia had his ankle broken?

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      1. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        That was innocuous though, no malice involved.

        Definitely wasn't funny though.

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        1. AP
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          I know, it's just the kind of knuckle dragging sh*te that bobn produces on a daily basis. Someone was talking about how sickening it was that Valencia was getting paid to sit at home and lol@ valencia and all that stuff.

          Broken ankles are just horrendous, wouldn't wish them on any team or player.

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          1. bobn
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            15 years, 3 months ago

            ok seriously, i'll say this once calmly. it wasnt me and you must have me mistaken for someone else.

            get your facts right next time before spreading your slanderous filth.

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            1. AP
              • 16 Years
              15 years, 3 months ago

              I guess I must have: I'll take it back.

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              1. bobn
                • 16 Years
                15 years, 3 months ago

                thank you.

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      2. bobn
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        why they fack would I think its funny that somebody get their ankle broken you thick tw@t.

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  20. Attila the Bum
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    • 15 Years
    15 years, 3 months ago

    Setanta commentator moaning his @rse off over names on shirts - get a grip man!

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  21. Mak_Gold
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Hey,how do you read the price drops predictions at FT?

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    • gooner dave
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Sol campbell coming on here....

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      1. gooner dave
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        For coloccini

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    • jamsiep
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Part of me thinks that football should involve tough tackling, and that injuries are just part and parcel of the game...

      But idea of a top Chelsea player getting ruined by a thug like Henry/De Jong abolsutely disgusts me. Massive sympathy for Ben Arfa and all Newcastle fans.

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

        it's one incident by one player. there's nothing you can do. i still haven't seen a replay just the sound in normal time was enough for me. i know see why tiote gave milner a bit of a thump in the aftermath.

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    • Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      luvin this game so far.

      missed the substitution though... what happened to Arfana Arfana?

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      1. Attila the Bum
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        Suspected broken ankle - he was scissor tackled by De Mong who was not even booked.

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          dark side of dutch football. cynics like van bommel, de jong, bhoularouz...

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    • damokc
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      who got booked toure or tevez sky sports centre have both

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      1. PB-THE-VET
        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        toure

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        1. damokc
          • 16 Years
          15 years, 3 months ago

          cheers.

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    • Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      only one sub left for newc now. I wonder if Carroll will ever come on.

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

        same here, hope he does

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    • More Cowbell
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Odds of Carol coming on are slipping away. Toon only 1 sub remaining!

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    • RoysBrotherJohnson- Irish p…
      • 16 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      REALLY hope i get to do a buggu later- ive been saying people shouldnt dismiss newcaslte so fast all week 🙂 and to Andy last page!

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      1. njfsdkffslkf
        • 16 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        They could and should easily be 3 - 1 down but for poor decisions

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

          yeah no shit, im watching it. when you goin on mastermind?

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      2. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        15 years, 3 months ago

        joey barton brace in the 2nd half? get in!

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    • Attila the Bum
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Not fancying Campbell's 'pace' V Tevez. uh oh

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    • andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      15 years, 3 months ago

      Etuhu is my first sub which isn't SO bad if Caroll doesnt come on.

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