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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. vballer
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    how did sessegnon play? from the commentary it seems he did well?

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

    Only 33 pts with Adebayor,Bosingwa and Sinclair to play.

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

    Which will win?

    A) 19 points + Riise + Modric + Mata
    B) Schwarzer + Baird + Bosingwa + Graham + RVP + Taarabt

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  4. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Rather low scoring week, but same goes with my rival and H2H opponent...29 with Vorm, Bosingwa, SWP, Petrov, and Drogba to play.

    Up 6 and will remain on top if Arteta and Adebayor don't go crazy. Swansea have to score on Stoke!

    Aguero (C) very disappointing...

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      29 with 5 to play is not low scoring.

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      1. bdwhite91
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        on my standards it is! 😛

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  5. JapBen
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    My concerns are that I have Young and Richards who didn't play, Dzeko only came on for 3 minutes and Bent will play against Man City next GW. Who should I transfer out? I have 2 free transfers

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  6. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I need the swansea-stoke game to end 0-0 and bos and mata to destroy Bolton. Likely?

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

      0-0 yes.

      Mata goal & Chelsea CS, likely but wouldn't rely on it after conceding 1 vs. Norwich & WBA at home and late to Swansea & Sunderland. Though if Klasnic is still out, don't fancy Bolton scoring tbh.

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

      More likely than N.Dyer not playing so I can get Enrique up to top of my bench. Stupidly assumed the Merseyside derby would be a goal fest.

      Swansea-Stoke could well be 0-0. And Bolton are bottom of the league. So yes.

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

    Who ever told me to captain Rooney over Diame nice one! You just got me 3 extra points. Love you man

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  8. Le Bluff
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Nani just had to be my lowest scoring player today, yet also have the Captain's armband 🙁 *sigh*

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    1. Locked&Bloated
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Snap

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    2. bdwhite91
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      at least you didnt put it on aguero...

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  9. Park the bus
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    49 with Adebayor, Walcott, Shawcross & Sinclair to play!

    Sorry to gloat but it's the first chance i've outscored my mini league all season! Delighted.

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

    Oh and: BA-WAGON.

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      BA GON WHEEL

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

        +1

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

        +1

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

      the runaway Ba-th

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

    If only i captained Nasri...If only...

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

      if only i had nasri, if only

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

        If only I hadnt of took Nasri out for a 4 pt hit to get Aguero in. If only.

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        1. Ste7ieBoy
          • 16 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          +1

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

          Cheggers your name in forward thinking is pretty special.

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  12. hellothere23
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    just WC

    RVP -> Ba
    Brunt -> Larsson to catch on price rises!

    By the end of international, one of RVP, rooney and Aguero have to go to beef up my midfield. 🙁

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  13. Pop Ooh Yeah ★x8
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Bloody Mark Halsey. Must be a Baggies fan. Never gives us anything.

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

    Is anyone else using the Hide Team tactic? And if so is it any advantage?

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, its good so that your rivals can't see your team

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

        if you're chasing rightr? ....at the top they can see all they want

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  15. Scroobius Mac
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    After the Milner incident last week any chance of Welbeck bappage? Or will his shot off target ruin that.

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  16. Dartsfan501
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking about w/c is it a good idea

    from
    Hart,Vorm
    Baines,Kompany,Brown,Bos,Simpson
    Silva,Nani,Moses,Jarvis,Petrov
    Lita,Rooney,Adebayor

    To
    Schwarzer,Vorm
    Bos,Kompany,Brown,Enrique,Simpson
    Bannan,Silva,Nani,Petrov,Walters
    Rooney,Suarez,Adebayor

    One 1 transfer in the bank, defo baines to enrique, is it worth the w/c

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

      Woodgate over brown, i also wudnt have nani since you already have rooney and man u have a couple of tough fixtures but its hardly a bad choice.

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      1. Dartsfan501
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers mate...

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  17. Last Resort...
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    My first knee jerk of the year... Rooney(C)+Sess to Nani+Ade. I honestly like the look of my team much more now, but Ade needs to get 9 points tomorrow to make it a good swap (for this GW).

    Either way, having Sess in my team was really really bothering me.

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  18. dudload
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    nice gw for me at last. 50 with dyer, bos and arteta to play - brown coming off bench. hoping for some baps for rooney, agbon (dead cert) and perhaps suarez/silva?

    anyway looking forward to next week, horrible rotation issues what with agbon against city & roonpig & jones vs suarez

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  19. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wonder how long Aguero will be out and how much his price will drop before we know!

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  20. Portsmouth Bubblejet
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Could anyone who watched the Man Utd - Norwich match tell me which position Antonio Valencia played (full-back or midfield?) and whether it looks worthwhile to take an FPL punt on him yet?

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

      Right back, and no.

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

      right back

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  21. JapBen
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    38 points with Bosingwa, Petrov, Adebayor and Sinclair left to play - not too bad.....although need to use my 2 free transfers to get out 2 of these : Richards, Dzeko, Young, Bent(against Man City). Any ideas?

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

      Wouldn't take out young. And dzeko may play with aguero injured

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

        Yeah, I wouldn't even be considering Richards, Dzeko and Young if they hadn't been rotated....

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

          the thing is after playing Man City Bent has fairly good fixtures....WB (H), Sun (A), Norwich (H)

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

    Moses is so out of my team tonight it's not even funny.

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

      +1

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  23. Forest4Life
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Worst week ever

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

      Seen this posted a few times 😆

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    2. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I bet my score is lower.

      14 with 6 to play.

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      1. Forest4Life
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        30 0 to play

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        1. Locked&Bloated
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 6 months ago

          I had a little giggle...sorry!

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

        Depends, to a certain extent, who your six are.

        I have only twenty with 6 to play but still expect a decent score - VDV, RVP, Adebayor, Vorm, Dyer and Bos to play.

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

    15 from 4, including my captain. Bah! Need serious goals from the NL derby tomoz.

    How bad is Aguero's injury? Got away with having neither him or Potato Head this week....

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    1. Screaming Midget
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I keep seeing good managers scoring low... which makes me feel slightly better.

      I scored 14 from 5 so we're in the same boat.

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

        *former good managers

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      2. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Most in my mini league have scored 35-50 so far (only 32 for me though)

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

      3 words.

      Big Dog Carroll.

      8)

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

        Yes, I've already congratulated you on this on twitter. Move on. 😉

        Did you watch the game though? He was pretty ordinary.

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

          Pretty ordinary?? A football playing donkey is far from ordinary...

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

      Love the hypocrisy.

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

        How so?

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

          Oh yeah, fair enough.

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  25. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Succssesfull GW. It would be perfect if Dzeko didn't come in and New kept that CS. I don't get it this year I had plenty of CS's lost in the 90min.

    And looks like Gabby is gonna have wonderful season, FPL constant player like previous years. Last year was one of a kind.

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

    Nzog is gonz...

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

    51 with dyer and adebayor to play

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

    35 points from 4 players : ando nasri given and kompany. got naylor bos mata(vc) parker arteta ade and rvp(c) still to play. might be a good week:)

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

      Ur on for a great week imo. 35 points from 4 players is awesome

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

        finally after steadying my team i have got a high score for my patience.. 50 with shawcross, bosingwa, murphy, adebyaor and van persie to play. plus never made any transfers so two free after internationals. this is why its worth it. get in.

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  29. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    If the Aguero injury is bad

    Aguero - Suarez looks decnt to me

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Everyone who hasn't got Suarez will probably be doing that. Problem is by the time we know the extent of it Suarez will be up in price and Ageuro will be down!

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

        and Liverpool play Man U next GW....not really worth buying him in for that

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  30. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Want Gabby but dont wanna drop Ade-Aguero-Suarez...hmmm

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