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13 August 2011 2067 comments
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The Saturday Surgery has closed. Pre-season is over. The sea of “Rate-my-teams” will begin to subside. The deadline for team selection has slammed shut and then some.

At least for now, what’s done is done. It’s time for the football to begin and for some new Fantasy Football champions to be crowned as we open the Dugout Discussion…

Fulham and Aston Villa have new managers looking to start their season off in style, QPR and Norwich both return to the Premier League with ties at home to Bolton and away at Wigan respectively.

Liverpool and Arsenal are seen as big rivals for fourth place as they open against sides from the North-East. Blackburn also host Wolves.

As you can see, plenty of action going on as the season kicks off. Will your gambles pay off? Have you made the right captaincy choice? Will all that effort require a sudden wildcard? Were you even able to get through the sky-high walls around the Fantasy Premier League castle this last 24 hours? The Dugout Discussion will be open through it all as we welcome “soccer” back with a warm embrace. It’s been a long three months.

Here’s hoping Gameweek one starts with a bang deserving of the last day’s frustration. I’m sure we’ll all have a new bandwagon to jump on by the time evening is upon us – Mauro Forimica anyone?

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  1. hooi1983
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Gabbidon is 2nd sub, lucky.
    and having Hughes & Given.

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  2. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Last year, Suarez and a couple of Sunderland defenders would probably have seen bonuses come their way. Do we expect the new system to throw up something different? Or is there too little knowledge of it atm?

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    1. SkyByBo
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Probly larsson, suarez + 1

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  3. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    DID HOLT GET ASSIST OR NOT?

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Not

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  4. Someoneleet
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Obviously have Given and Hughes sat on the bench. Zamora and N'Zogs in my team 🙂

    Oh well. Expect many of us are going down together today.

    Carroll (c)

    Nice one!

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    1. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Not me...Carroll=hot trash

      Plenty of reports stated that Fat Charles was out of shape. he looked like he was running in sand out there.

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  5. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Think I'm on about 20 points so far, nice!!

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      19 for me. At least Given came thru.

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    2. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Around 26 with only 3 to play. Yet to get any goals or assists

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    3. MB10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Ye think I have around 25 from 7. RVP(C) brace and I'll be flying it.

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  6. Attila the Bum
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Jeez QPR having a horror of a day, Clint Hill sent off.

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  7. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Calm down everyone, not even half way through 1st Gameweek yet. Marathon not a sprint lol

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  8. dogtanion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    16 from 7....tidy

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  9. Caboose
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Jarvis on the bench :((((((((((

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  10. Jas aka The age of Ozil is …
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    FML...RVP is gonna be on a hat-trick today

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Or off after 15 with a twisted ankle.

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      1. Caboose
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        -1

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      2. cstan11
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        my money is on the dodgy ankle or knee

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      3. Manamongst
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        -1

        hissses from the crowd...Sit down up front!!!!

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    2. MB10
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Hope your right!

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  11. Hotrod
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Suarez captain would have been inspired if he hadn't missed the peno. Hopefully he gets the 3 BP to make up for it a small bit. I should be on around 30points anyway, 2 clean shhets and Suarez captain and Nzogbia

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    1. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Suarez will be an early transfer in i imagine. Looked good and involved a lot, bonus magnet i would think.

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      1. Dr. Rog
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Eagles/Klasnic will be most transferred in.

        But the average player doesnt examine the fixture list

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      2. Manamongst
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        If they got the chucking magnet out the middle of the field and maybe pushed Adam up a bit...maybe next to Kuyt...Henderson...go find the pine lad.

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    2. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      He looked slow as s**t, looked like he went to the Andy Carroll School of Run Mechanics...lol

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  12. Monklane
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Horrible, horrible first day.

    All that thinking for this?

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  13. eviemonkey
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    At least Gabbidon managed not to get sent off. Result

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      🙂 Oh, dear. 😉

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  14. TheHazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    After today I can safely say I would like the old fpl site back 🙁

    I miss being able to make transfers and see how many points I was on. And being able to see how players in other fixtures were doing for points. And being able to see how my rivals are doing.

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    1. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +1 It's taken the fun out of it already for me to be honest..

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    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed, the new site is an utter, utter joke.

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      1. Monklane
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        What were they thinking?

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  15. dogtanion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    RvP starting?

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    1. Shakey
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      yep. theo isn't

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      1. dogtanion
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Pity..Expected Theo to have a field day...Good news about Van the man anyway.

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      2. Manamongst
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Arsene is a joke, oooh, but I bet the albatross (Rosicky) will be right there centrally holding s**t up.

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        1. Manamongst
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Was it the ankle?

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      3. The Laughing Man
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        What about Ramsey?

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  16. A Shining Wit
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Started today as an optimistic Liverpool fan, with Cahill on the bench... I already hate this season.

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  17. Joey Millions
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    my points are still not working. this new site sucks.

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  18. Ownership
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    so when do we get to see the score? and dont tell me i shouldnt moan about how sh"t FPL is because it is and i am

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  19. bmb100
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Haha Hill sent off to finish it all. QPR 20th, don't expect to see that change much this year.

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    1. PFOR
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I think the owners could splash the cash in January if they're in trouble though.

      As for Taarabt, he better not f*cking drop in price 🙁

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      1. Manamongst
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Hopefully people have more pressing trash to dump from their squad (Carroll, Simpson & Bramble etc).

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      A peachy -3 to start the season xD

      I'm doing horrendously. Need my big guns to deliver, but even then, the Carroll (c) is going to hurt this week.

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      1. Mr Smith
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Harsh luck, i wouldn't worry the amount of people who will have copied your team you won't be alone.

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      2. Manamongst
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Wow. Carroll captain? Wes Brown 1 AC 0

        It can only go down from Wes Brown. Carroll's game as I've said is 'easy to scout, and easy to fall asleep on'.

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  20. Cilly Bonnolly
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I take it the lack of real time score updates is a glitch? The fact that the option is there for Gameweek 1 In Progress>View Points suggests so. I hope.

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      someone said the site hasn't linked to the player updates so sure it'll be fixed soon.

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  21. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Tarrabt to who ?

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    1. dogtanion
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      anyone

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I am selling as soon as I have had a look at Sinclair.

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  22. roytommy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    have arsenal confirmed 11 yet?

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  23. big oak
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    last second changes were:
    formica out dunn in
    hoolahan out moses in
    collins benched orr starts
    suarez out caroll in
    silva vc caroll cpt

    its a f***ing greek tragedy

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    1. big oak
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i wish the site was blocked 24 hrs earlier, i wouldv had an excellent GW

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    2. Passionated
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Wow, that is a shocker. Unlucky mate.

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      1. big oak
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        yeah we still have 37 weeks to fix it 😉

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      2. MCM
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Dear oh dear. Absolute awful luck. Commiserations

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    3. Yes Don
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      shocker!

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    4. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I went Warnock to Gabbidon this morning. Genius, I'm sure you'll agree.

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    5. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Stunning, 37 more weeks, butter side up, my friend.

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  24. Mighty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    QPR last seasons Wigan?

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  25. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hoping for 3 save points and some bps for Given. I need it ...

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  26. super711
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    match of the day order

    1 newcastle-arsenal
    2 qpr-bolton
    3 liverpool-sunderland
    4 wigan-norwich
    5 blackburn-wolves
    6 fulham-aston villa

    a poor day to be honest especially for qpr !!!

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    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Don't think I can stand to watch it.

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  27. barfly14
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    how are u guys seeing your points? i've got players that played but they are all showing zero?!

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    1. Keep Calm and Sessegnon
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      ..work it out

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    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      People are just working it out, it's not hard to get a rough idea.

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    3. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Best play that wildcard imo

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  28. clauxy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I wish I could redo this day and Gabbidon was never born 🙁 Zamora with a blank and Taarabt and Nzogbia drawing blanks! At least Moses looked really good

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  29. micky6969
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    did carroll miss a pen

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Nope Suarez

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    2. Ownership
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      no but he missed a lot of other stuff

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      1. Ownership
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        carroll had about 3 decent chances. sess was quality as well

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    3. Super-Hans
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      no, Suarez did...

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  30. NapoleonSolo
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Didn't have Given in today, but had Robinson in for a pen save (?). Could be worse.

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