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Sunday Dugout Discussion

11 December 2011 2540 comments
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With no televised (English) top-flight game yesterday, Sunday’s double-header has us eagerly anticipating some live Premier League action. The Dugout Discussion opens for the second day of Gameweek 15, with a relegation scrap and a game between two sides aiming for Europe.

We start at the Stadium of Light as Martin O’Neill takes over the reigns as Sunderland manager. His first assignment is against a Blackburn side whose manager, in total contrast, is hanging onto his job for dear life. Having said that, Steve Kean has a win against Swansea last week to build on. Here are the all-important team sheets…

Sunderland XI: Westwood, O’Shea, Bardsley, Brown, Bramble, Richardson, Larsson, Colback, Vaughan, Sessegnon, Wickham.

Blackburn XI: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Dann, Givet, Formica, Dunn, Lowe, Pederson, Vuckevic, Yakubu.

Sunderland striker Niklas Bendtner is kept out with a groin injury, and in his place Connor Wickham gets his first league start since October. The visitors are also without a key striker, as Junior Hoilett picked up a training ground hamstring injury that sees him miss out.

Following that it’s over to the Britannia Stadium where Stoke City host Tottenham Hotspur. Stoke’s ambition this season will be to match last season’s success of reaching the Europa League, whereas the visitor’s will have their sights set on returning to Europe’s premier competition after a year out. That’ll then just leave Monday night’s grand finale at Stamford Bridge to bring the gameweek to a close.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for all today’s action.

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  1. Holy See
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    So VDV out then.

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      100%! Now to decide between Bale/Nani/Mata..

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  2. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Right... so what is the point of VDV? Sharing corners, off pens? Taking it easy with his hamstring maybe?

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Hmmm...that's weird. VDV allways score on pens.. Maybe he gave it to Ade?

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  3. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    VDV fail lol.

    Mata/Bale/Nani > VDV.

    Unlucky VDV owners.

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  4. Guinney
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Ah feck Spurs players letting me down, have 3 Bale/Walker/Ade.
    Well at least Walters got me 3 points for an assist.

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  5. Somalion
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    No VDV peno 🙁 Oh wait, I have Ade 😛

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  6. Ivor
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Why?

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  7. charliec1903
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    YAHHHHHHHHHHHH

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  8. Goalarov
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Time to dump VDV folks - just watch that price plummet!

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  9. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    aAdebayor legend haha

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  10. Viper
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Those who still have Rafa, really REALLY have to be considering Bale in now! Not on penalties = Bale better option!

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Drenthe+VDV--->Nani +Bale (-4) for me i think

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  11. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    To be fair, VDV is a pretty ordinary penalty taker. He's no Le Tissier.

    And, yes, I have Ade. 🙂

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I completely agree,

      As do I 😛

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  12. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Mass exodus of VDV owners . He looking very slugggish and not even on penalties lol

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  13. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    VDV to Nani before he goes up tonight, who's with me?

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    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Do it. I done it on Friday and benefited from his haul yest. Feels good. Trust me.

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    2. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I may be... looks likely

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      1. 1mills
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        I did it last week.

        Then captained Nani who made up for my VDV misery (had him a month and got about 3points I believe) and lost 0.3 million on him.

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  14. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Ade on pens is great news

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    1. McEwan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed. Strong Captain option next week!

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  15. Shatner's Bassoon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I have VDV. Rival has Ade. Cursing ensues...

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    1. Davemc23
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Same as, what a joke that VDV didn't take it!

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  16. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    It does change things. Bye bye Rafa. Thanks Ade but 5 points would have been better than 4. VDV to Nani just got a lot easier.

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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  17. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Loves me a bit of Adebayor! Plays like utter toilet every game but brings home the points.

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    1. Jukesy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Played better than VdV

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  18. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I have VDV and Ade so don't care too much but if that's VDV off pens then he's out of my team

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    1. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      +1

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  19. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    why didnt VDV take the peno? I have no connection to watch the game. Very disappointing

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  20. DublinDude
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I've got Adebayor but is anyone else confused why the commentator calls it a definite penalty when Modric clearly dived

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    1. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      like a sack of spuds

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Suggest u watch again. He made the most of it but it was a foul

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      1. Jukesy
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        +1

        You've got to go down to get a penalty these days

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  21. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    As a non-owner of both of them, I don't care.

    But I'm very surprised to see Adebayor still on pens with VDV on the pitch. I would've had a big bet that VDV would be on that.

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    1. Andy
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      As an owner I'm annoyed sure, but, I agree, as a neutral I'm just confused.

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  22. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    adebayor is still crap though

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    1. don parcheesi
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      disagree. He's dangerous. Nice shot just there... coulda been 2

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  23. Corrigan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    A goal for Ade, an assist for Walters. Things are looking much better just need VDV and Bale to get something now.

    If VDV is off pens then that makes his sale much easier...

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  24. Towser44
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    BBC website took ages to update on that penalty. I thought all the Ade penalty posts on here was a huuuge wind up!

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  25. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Thought that one was in....

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    1. jimnastics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Was out of my chair! 😀

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  26. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    that ade goal was only worth 3 points, would much rather have had the 4 from VDV (-1 for walters clean sheet)

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      I have Ade & VDV and that was very annoying! Nobody else has VDV in my league where as the people who matter below and above me have Adebayor. CONSPIRACY!

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  27. Viper
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    That would have been sweet..fook ya Ade!

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  28. CRAZY TRAIN
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Ade on pens - this gw is just getting better and better. Walters assist, Ade goal....bootiful

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  29. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Lol Shawcross got away with a rugby tackle on Kaboul. The ref bottled it.

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  30. McEwan
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    That was quick, VDV getting a red arrow in the watchlist!

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