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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. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Rafa's dead to me. Dead.

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    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      +1. Bye bye rafa. Hello GB

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

    Huge nani wagon about to start at 5.50pm

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

      Have to consider Mata & Bale aswell though..

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

        Fair point. Bale should be on ur radar with the dgw looming.

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

      warm up the engine!!

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

    lucky i did VDV to bale a week early.
    shame that bale is anonymous ATM

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

    next thing stoke will win a pen and whitehead will take it

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

      Lol

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

      i think you're legend
      yesterday you said Sinclair is worst left Mid in the league and he scored
      today you just said Adebayor is bad and he scored haha

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

    kaboul looks like a transvestite

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

      Ah THAT'S why I remember his face...

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

      A transvestite pirate.

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

    Sorry guys, I bought Bale this week, so he was sure to do nothing!!

    Be warned. I bought Ba last night!!

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

    He looks like a chimp, he looks like a chiiiimp.

    Quality.

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

    That was a corner, no?

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  9. O Fenomeno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Harry Redknapp you f*cling w*nker! Why would he take VDV off penalties?

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

      It's a conspiracy

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

      I'm guessing he sold VDV weeks ago.

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

        LoL

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 5 months ago

        Im sure FF has some effect on the actual league!!

        Its the only explanation for AlHabsi's calamity vs Arteta last week, he obviously has him!!

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

      It'll be one of those really annoying ones for VDV owners where he comes out and says "Well Rafa was supposed to take it but they obviously changed their minds on the pitch."

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  10. viewoftheland
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    I was so sure VDV was staying with me until at least the DGW. Now Im not so sure.

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

    Have ba, ade and rvp. Am I nuts to consider ba out for sturridge?

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

      Yes

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

      Mad as a hat. Got to keep for the 2 home games surely?

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

        Cheers lads. Will keep. Just worried as I have no Chelsea coverage

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

    Seems a bit nuts transferring out a fit VDV home against Sunderland next week.

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

      I would have agreed but I'd say 70% of it is just knee jerking.

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    2. Zod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      Penalties are an important factor in his appeal.

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

      he's fit for 2pts. definately.
      maybe even 3, who knows?

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

    Come on you spurs.. Don't care who scores...

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

    Please leave me with a send off goal Rafa!!

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      +1

      An assist at least....

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

      + 1. You're hardly the real viper are ya?

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

    Wow Sorensen!!

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

      No Huth

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

    Right, my defence is in tatters, but who does regular cleanies?

    VDV and Pilk

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    Nani and Mata and -4

    to be done tonight!

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

      Cue Nani and Mata midweek injuries.

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

        Literally no manouvere with the prices - I'm on the money.

        I can't see VDV surviving the Xmas period and then there's Chelsea after Sunderland.

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

    he was on

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

    clear penalty and red for shawcross

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

    He wasn't offside... disgraceful refereeing.

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

    Adebayor robbed of a second

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

    It was handball and he was onside

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

      Bollox

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  22. Akers
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Ade ONSIDE. Robbed of goal and assist!

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

    C'mon ade. Get me a brace

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  24. vwfiesta
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Has anything been stated about whether Sinclair will be credited Dempsey's OG yesterday?

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

      Sinclairs initial shot was on target so it will stand as his..

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

      It was on target so i would think so, if it's taken away from him I for one will be sick as a parrot

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    3. The3rdTurd
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 5 months ago

      The shot was on target, it's Sinclair's.

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  25. Batmans brother
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Not sure all of the VDV knockers are talking much sense,he has Sunderland at home next,Nani away from OT not as prolific. Just cos he didn't take the pen,no biggie,getting good minutes here and could run amok next weekend. I have him and Nani by the by.

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

      I already have double Spurs and I want Mata. No pens makes things easier. Might go wrong, but needs must.

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  26. Cowshed - Blue & White …
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    That doesnt look offside to me, Stoke lad is still coming out!

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  27. Demí
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Blatant handball

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  28. SC not pearls before swine
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 5 months ago

    Ade getting hosed

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

    any stoke complaints about the tottenham penalty have just gone out the window

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

    Ade goal ruled out, would have been Rafa assist... he was a mile onside!!

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

      Are you the real viper by any chance?

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