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1 October 2011 1815 comments
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There’s nothing like the smell of a Derby in the morning.

The Dugout Discussion now opens as Everton play host to Liverpool in our early kick-off and with a bang things shall begin, one doth imagine.

Louis Saha finally returns to the Everton team as he replaces Phil Neville in the only changes for the hosts while the short-haul visitors also make a solitary change with Dirk Kuyt coming in for Jordan Henderson. Teams in full are…

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Distin, Jagielka, Baines; Coleman, Rodwell, Fellaini, Cahill, Osman; Saha

Liverpool XI: Reina; Kelly, Carragher, Skrtel, Enrique; Kuyt, Lucas, Adam, Downing; Carroll, Suarez

The five remaining three o’clock fixtures, while not on quite the same level locally, promise just as much interest for the Fantasy Managers looking to snap up some big scores before another international break.

Eyes will then be firmly planted on the likes Nani and Wayne Rooney (at home to Norwich), David Silva and Sergio Aguero (visiting wayward Blackburn) and a feast of players from Barry Bannan to Steven Taylor as things wrap up a little earlier for Fantasy Managers today.

Unless, of course, you have a hankering for some punishment and decide another derby (Leicester visiting Derby, in fact). The 124 Fantasy Managers in our Texaco Fantasy Championship Scout League may be just mad enough. And me, the Leicester fan.

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

    Ffs since when did everyone have Enrique? He's killing me in my league this week.

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

      2 weeks, 2 assists 8)

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

      5m nailed on defender for a top 4/5 side. Madness not to have him.

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      1. Hate that rotation
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Madness to bench him during a merseyside derby. 🙂

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

        Top 4/5 side, not a top 4/5 defence IMO. I don't feel the need to get him yet, when fixtures improve maybe.

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

          I'd be happy to play him in 7 of the next 8 weeks.

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      3. jamsiep
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I've had an absolute mare not getting him in for a hit last week.

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

          Silva and RvP out for Nani and Hernandez could be two of the worst transfers in my career. RvP could make it suicidal tomorrow.

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          1. Hate that rotation
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            Dont really know whats up with hernandez. I tipped him to outscore everyone at the start of the season.

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

              Well he's only played 90mins once. He's nowhere near full sharpness / fitness at the moment.

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

            lol... i tried to warn you

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

            I ate well off of him last season, but SAF is constantly progressing. May be the reason for his success, the Barça loss was, I believe transformational to him as he vowed not to let himself be beaten by that brand of football again. Look at the only poacher for Barça (Villa...and maybe Pedro), they are years ahead of where Chich is. And their roles are large against high line teams and extremely low against conventional defensive line teams. Nani is a whole different bag of worms only the cats at Zonal Marking could begin to unravel.

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

              Welbeck does seem to link up play better as he drops deep and puts himself about more. Wouldn't surprise me if Chicha is left out against Liverpool with Welbeck and Rooney starting.

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

                hernandez didn't even have a shot today, home to norwich 😡
                watched about 50mins of it and he was offisde a lot!

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

                  Mmm he needs games but i don't think he'll get them with Liverpool and Citeh on the horizon.

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

                GW 2 & 3 with the brand of play was woodie inciting for the coaching staff. Taka taka,samba-esque type of ball, Spurs had no chance, and Barça couldn´t beat Arsenal that bad given the chance last season. SAF knows that Chich is a piece that won´t change and can be plugged in late as Villa and Pedro were, with relatively little few problems. They are developing the short touch game now. DO NOT forget about Chich, he could very well be a goal machine once the Man U fuel injected engine has completed it´s upgrade.

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    3. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Benched him this week, never again.

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

    3rd in forward thinking, very casual.
    Although, the guy at the top is scumming it, lucky git

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

      And that guy in second 8)

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

      What's your team name again? I'm casually 3rd. Ade goals could lead me to glory.

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

        connor wickham is a poo head

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

          Ugh Gubbins has come in from nowhere! 4th 😡

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

            he fletchered your ass

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

      I see there are a lot of people with the chance to get 3 scorers this week. My hopes rest with RVP

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

        Yakubu let me down big time today.

        Yakubu OUT, Kean IN.

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  3. Rowley Birkin
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Who do we expect to go up in price over the break?

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

      Suarez, Enrique, silva agbonlahor Bannon. Possibly adeybayor

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      1. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        + Nasri & Ba

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

        ba, agbonlahor, bendy, anderson, suarez, enrique, nasri

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

    Praying adebayor scores tomrw

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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Think everybody is. Cue red card.

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

        wash your mouth out with soap!!!

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  5. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Mertesacker and Holt to Enrique and Ba?

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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      YES. Dont know why you had holt and mertesaker before.

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Mert was a gamble after vemaelen got injured which let me get in ade. Holt......I really do not know

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  6. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Got 54pts so far with Cashley to play, very happy.

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

      Nice score

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

      fantastic score

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  7. The Red Viper
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone over 400 points?

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I have just got to 320. Lets wait a few weeks 🙁

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      1. The Red Viper
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        392 at the moment for me.

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        1. The Light Knight
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          nice how is this week going?

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          1. The Red Viper
            • 14 Years
            14 years, 6 months ago

            52 points so far, took a risk bringing in Balotelli and payed off. Vorm, Sinclair, Mata and Adebayor to come. Yourself?

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            1. The Light Knight
              • 14 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              35 from 4 with Rvp(c), mata, naylor, bos, ade, parker and arteta tomorrow

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              1. The Red Viper
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 6 months ago

                You should definitely break 60 tomorrow!

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                1. The Light Knight
                  • 14 Years
                  14 years, 6 months ago

                  My one issue with that sentence is should. Many things which should happen don't and my H2H rival isn't too far away with 6 players to go.

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

              Might break 70!

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            3. Lucky_2010
              • 15 Years
              14 years, 6 months ago

              great with those pts .... mine not even reach 30 pts only hope remaining two -same- as you ...

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  8. taibi
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Any 1 get any news on whether drogbas playin tomorrow?

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    1. People in Preston
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      AVB

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  9. super zlatan
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    Agbonlahor injured

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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      He has int break to recover. Just back problem.

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  10. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Bent scored. Anybody know how he played today?

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

      He always plays horribly...he just scores goals. Bent owners know not to ask...

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        ^ Pretty much. He 'looks' awful every single game. He's a poacher, nothing more.

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        1. Manamongst
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          14 years, 6 months ago

          he stumbles into goals with the best of them, he is the epitome of, ¨never look a gift-horse in the mouth¨. He´s an athlete, I don´t know if he can even dribble or shoot. ¨The Clyde Drexler of Soccer¨.

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  11. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    SAF confirmed that Young had a minor injury. How is these injuries going under the radar? First Rooney, now Young.

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Training ground injuries aren't always well reported.

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

        Almost never. Would you?

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

    Well after 11 points (-8 pt hit) I need Swansea Stoke to be a 0-0 affair, RvP to run riot and a thrilling Mata/Ramires partnership - it's not beyond hope is it? 🙁

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    1. Lucky_2010
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      14 years, 6 months ago

      hope so to get CS .......

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  13. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Why oh why did I bench Enrique..

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  14. Lucky_2010
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    next tine just don't bench him that all .....

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