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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?

Andy Leicester won the Premier League. Leicester. Premier League. What is this life? Follow them on Twitter

  1. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Penalty Wigan.

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  2. Hated, Adored but never Ign…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wigan pen

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

    "Required String parameter 'email' is not present" - not seen this error on the FPL website before...maybe they're working on it.

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  4. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Goal. Formica!

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

    Formica!!!!!

    BANDWAGON.

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i took him out for moses. will watch match of the day and decide whether to bring him back

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  6. Saint Tim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    formica wagon anyone?

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  7. DropPointsNotBombs
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Johnson yellow card and no clean sheet

    FML

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  8. MADE IN CHARLTON
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    "We are currently experiencing some technical issues

    Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible"

    Telegraph Fantasy Football debut on live score updates...:-?

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  9. Saint Tim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    pen at wigan

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  10. SupaTune
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Please let Moses take the pen. PLEASE.

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  11. Saint Tim
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    watson (pen) for wigan

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  12. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Watson goal.

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

    Formica wagon ahoy

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  14. gera.bostock
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    formica!!!!!!!!!!

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

    Carroll disallowed goal

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  16. GREENDREAMS11
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    wigan pen

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  17. MADE IN CHARLTON
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Watson! 🙂

    Moses eh?

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

    Yep! My Formica punt has already paid off..fancy him to get another!

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

    Wigan pen - de Laet gave it away.

    Di Santo won it.

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    1. CFCTom
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Watson scores it.

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      1. Henry Hill
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Damn I thought Moses might take it

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  20. Nailer
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Carroll goal ruled out for a foul!

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  21. AP
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Norwich going down. Bahahah 🙂

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

    Fletcher goal

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Assist?

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  23. sambyy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Can't remember if I have Formica. This is a nightmare 🙁

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    1. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      You don't. Click on your username on your post.

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  24. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Formica (c)

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  25. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Could sportinglife had got this commentary more wrong....

    1523: Ben Foster scores the penalty for Wigan and Ritchie De Laet hangs his head after his foul on Huga Rodallega gives Norwich all the work to do now.

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  26. Admiral Stark
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hate to admit the scouts were right. But good call on Formica

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  27. bunk_medal
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Got to say, the game isn't really that exciting when you still don't know what your team is.

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

    ive just logged in - eventually !

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    1. Jimbob
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      HOW? I AM A MAN DENIED!!!!! WHY WON'T THEY LET ME IIIIIIINNNNN??????

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

        Trainers?

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

        "Username and Password are case-sensitive" probably something to do with that 😛

        Just keep trying, more and more are getting on now.

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

        just kept tryin

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  29. SOM.... This is Fellaini�…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Fletcher goal, Jarvis assist

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  30. Countryside Ram
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    carroll goal ruled out for a foul

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

      Disappointing (I have Carroll (c)) but it sounds like there are goals in that game.

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

      Should have stood - defender dived!

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