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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. octopuscaveman
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Crumbs. Had Formica down as my differential but the consensus on a Rovers forum seemed to be that he wouldn't start.

    Come on Hoolahan! 🙁

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      He starts

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

    yes im finnaly in

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    1. Arse Craic
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      me too!

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

    Suares starts. NOOOOOOO!!

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

    Charlie fcking Adam on penalties today then. FML

    Any chance of it being Carroll or Suarez :-/

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

      I think there's a fairly good chance Suarez could be

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    2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      what's your team dem?

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

        I.d. 333

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          doesn't want to work

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    3. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Guy in my league who knows literally nothing about football has based his team from what I can see on last years points. He has Adam captain. I would love it if he was top at the end of the week. Would be hilarious.

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  5. pompeyfan
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Don't want to say I told you so about Suarez starting 😉 I just hope some people took some notice.

    Good luck everyone

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

      Captain. 🙂

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

    Wigan Athletic: Al Habsi, McCarthy, Caldwell (c), Watson, Di Santo, Moses, Gomez, Boyce, Diame, Lopez, Figueroa.
    Subs: Pollitt, Thomas, McArthur, Sammon, Jones, Rodallega, Stam

    Norwich City: Ruddy, R. Martin, Morison, Whitbread, Crofts, Holt (c), Surman, Hoolahan, Fox, Tierney, De Laet.
    Subs: Rudd, Johnson, Jackson, Pilkington, Bennett, Barnettt, Naughton.

    Rodallega on bench and no Alcarez

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

      damn i bottled gomez

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

      nooooooo!

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

        May need to change your name now, Jas 😉

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

          never!!!

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

            He will play! hahahaha

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    3. The Holy One
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Lopez bandwagon!

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

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO my captain is benched

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    5. njfsdkffslkf
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Lopez starts. Had him in my team midweek with Alcarez out but will prob lose his place soon enough.

      Amount with Alcarez here was crazy with no pre season

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

        You could say the same about Suarez, and he started. Alcaraz also played one game less in the Copa

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

      No Rodallega is bizarre. Glad I dumped him a week ago.

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

        Its not.

        He played only one game all pre season - behind the doors reserve game thursday this week.

        Him and Alcarez were massive massive risks

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  7. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    must remember super6

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

      Oh, nice reminder.

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

    1414: BREAKING TEAM NEWS
    Kevin Doyle shakes off an injury worry to start for Wolves and Roger Johnson captains the side on his debut. Mauro Formica makes his first start for Blackburn, with David Goodwillie on the bench.

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

    Think the FPL site is back up

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  10. johnny sash
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I'm in! to find i've still got ohara and alcaraz sat nicely in my team with big yellow flags next to em.... captained carroll too, could've been worse i suppose

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    1. johnny sash
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Alcaraz out then... step up simpson off the bench. Great freakin start to the season!

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

    Finally in, seems as though my head to head league isn't up and running though... Ah well!! Let the season commence 🙂

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

    any sign of david 'chicken drumstick' dunn?

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Starts and scores

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

        you have him? decent differential imo as long as he's fit and right now at least he is

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

      I've got him 🙂

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

        high 5

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  13. Yoshimitsus Revenge
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Sob!! I'm so emotional...just got in.

    Selected 10 days ago....pls RMT.

    Al-Habsi (C)
    Zabaleta Clichy Kompany
    Petrov Dempsey Tiote Larsson Vaughan
    Gyan (VC) Drogba

    SUB: Given Rooney Nelsen(inj) Huth

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

      Brilliant captain!!! 🙂

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      1. Yoshimitsus Revenge
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Back VC for a hattrick against Liverpool 😉

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        1. everyday, i'm shufflin…
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          on a bright side, lots of differentials..

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    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Why on Earth is Rooney on your bench?!?!?!

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      1. Yoshimitsus Revenge
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I selcted my team 10 days ago....lots of family issues meant 1st chance to log in lastnight and today meant I couldn't make changes

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    3. johnny sash
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      nice captain!! is that wayne on the bench??????

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    4. Twinkle toes
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Kinda hoping for a Man city clean sheet there aren't ya

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    5. f4rr377
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      not gonna be a good start for u dude

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    6. Paul
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      u hav 3 city defs!!!!!...i'm horrified!!!and al habsi is ur captain!!!!...srery man this is funny stuff....y the hell wud u ever put rooney in sub????

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

    Damn, Enrique starts, now gonna have to do Agger>Enrique earlier than I wanted to avoid price rise, grr

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  15. Well you know, Triffic
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Alcarez not starting is a fail 🙁

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

    Rodallega in the subs? 0_o

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

    http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/suarez-and-enrique-start
    Good start to the new season

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

    horrible start for me

    no kuyt or givet

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      With Kuyt to come on for Suarez in the 59th minute.

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

      No Givet*, Elokobi* or Goodwillie...wildcard ahoy! 😉

      Leaving Simpson against Arsenal & Rangel at City.

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  19. The Holy One
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    No Bramble.

    I feel bad for the guy that said earlier he captained Kuyt. I've been saying whole pre season he's far from nailed on.

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  20. That's Groß
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    love looking at people's teams and laughing!!

    my friend has dawson(c), bale, baines and pavlyuchenko in their team and VC is man united's park!!!

    love it haaha

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  21. bradbury1
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Im in =D didnt get to ditch zamora for johnson though =( i know he will get a brace!

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

    No Bramble or Alcaraz and they're both in my squad... :O

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

      Alcarez, No preseason. People were warned

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

    Glad I didn't pick Rodallega now. He was in every version of my team up until a few days ago.

    Glad Enrique is starting.

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  24. thebizzle
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Can anybody see the other teams in their private leagues yet?

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  25. Ace Ventura
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I got in but cant seem to see anyone elses team, anyone else find this?

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Click on 'Gameweek 1' on their history page.

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

      have you clicked on their name and then gameweek 1?

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      1. Ace Ventura
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks lads

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  26. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    No Rodellega is an interesting one and bound to upset a few people!

    Relief as my whole team starts.. bit gutted about not getting Enrique in but ill get over it.

    Heres to hoping the big dog is on fire today

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

    kuyt on the bench!!!

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  28. BD948
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    No De Laet?!?! Simpson in for him now!:):(

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

      De Laet is playing

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

      Do it now before his price falls.

      Only joking, check again - he's in the team.

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      1. BD948
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Whoops, didnt expect to see him last!

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

      de leat starts

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  29. MCE
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Guys any info on Gorkss? I thought he was in Championship team of the year last season?

    He isnt even on the bench..

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      wondering too, first fail in my team

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

    QPR lineup, anyone?

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

      QPR: Kenny, Hill, Derry, Hall, Gabbidon, Taarabt, Dyer, Campbell, Bothroyd, Faurlin, Smith.

      Subs: Murphy,Orr, Buzsaky, Connolly, Agyemang, Helguson, Ephraim.

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

        faurlin and taraabt centre mids. that's going to struggle defensively surely

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

        cheers

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      3. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
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        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Was Orr not expected to start?

        Really hoping he doesn't come on now, bringing Enrique in.

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

      Any info on Gorkss? I thought he was in Championship team of the year last season?

      He isnt even on the bench..

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