[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
12 December 2011 2539 comments
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A hugely significant fixture in the capital tonight, sees Chelsea host league-leaders Manchester City in the final outing of Gameweek 15. The Dugout Discussion has swung it’s doors wide open, so come and and digest the emerging team news…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Bosingwa, Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Romeu, Ramires, Meireles, Mata, Drogba, Sturridge.

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, Kompany, Lescott, Barry, Yaya Toure, Milner, Silva, Balotelli, Aguero.

The visitors line-up exactly as expected, with Mario Balotelli partnering Sergio Aguero upfront, and Pablo Zabaleta replaces the injured Micah Richards. It’s the home side who make a couple of changes from the game at Newcastle, with the free-roaming David Luiz banned and the once guaranteed-starter Frank Lampard dropped. Jose Bosingwa comes in, pushing Branislav Ivanovic infield, as does Raul Meireles, slotting into the midfield.

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  1. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Mata --> Malouda 🙁

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  2. Reacher
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Get in sturridge lad 80pts coming up 🙂

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  3. Epic Fail
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Does Sturridge really get an assist for somebody elses handball?

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    1. kennethrhcp
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      hope so 🙂

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    2. NATSTER
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      I guess he will.. 🙁

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    3. JK - Cønt ⭐
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      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      yes, that is how the assist system works, he won the penalty therefore he gets the assist as someone else scored it.

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    4. Jukesy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Bardsley got the assist yesterday so you would think so.

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    5. drughi
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      of course

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    6. Epic Fail
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Wow that's crazy. Not complaining though, if it happens I may actually win my PPC round. 😀 Was unthinkable before the game started.

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    7. Manamongst
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      That a strong reading on the sketchy meter if you ask me...

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  4. Marco Del Wattsio
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    2 points for silva today?

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    1. NATSTER
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. He's no longer on the pitch.

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      1. Marco Del Wattsio
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        May of made paddy power round 4, get in there!

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  5. Mull
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    How long before CFCTom appears.

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    1. SPorting
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      depends how long it takes for him to get out of his own ar*e

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    2. AP
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Just remind him how the CFC win helps Utd.

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    3. CFCTom
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      😆

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  6. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Mata off

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  7. super zlatan
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Fook u sturridge. I have now lost my h2h

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  8. Shatner's Bassoon
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sturridge isnt given the assist in my team. You sure it actually counts?

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    1. adziom
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I hope so! Technically he should right, as he won the peno?

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      1. Shatner's Bassoon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        It counts if he was fouled but I'm not aware there's an assist given for a handball. I'd have assumed not based on intuition. Kompany has 0, Sturridge still 5.

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    2. Cruicky
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Should do. Bardsley got an assist yesteday for a Formica handball, which led to Larsson's freekick.

      Here Sturridge's shot hits Lescott's arm - same scenario.

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  9. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    so close to Mata's pen. give it a little more time my son

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  10. Dirty Dhalsim
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Fat Frank Lampard (c).

    Never. In. Doubt.

    Phew.

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    1. Le Bluff
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Pretty controversial (dumb) Captain choice?!

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  11. drughi
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    sturridge for 3 bp now surely, maybe to many shots off target though, maybe have to settle with the 2

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  12. The3rdTurd
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Not being greedy, but Come on Sturridge, score another!

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    1. Salah’s Sonnet
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Score another? he hasn't scored at all has he?

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      1. The3rdTurd
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        I meant another Chelsea goal

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          ahh right, easy mistake 🙂

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  13. Cruicky
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    Kompany joining the 0pt club 🙂

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  14. jfr
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    my Sturridge Adebayor RVP strikeforce is really doing the business these last few weeks

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    1. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      So has my Adebayor - RVP - Ba strikeforce lol. I'd love to get Sturridge in but don't know at whom's expense

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    2. Art Vandelay
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I can't complain about my ba Sturridge RVP combo either.

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  15. Fernando Torres
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Is Mata really that could FF wise?

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    1. Fernando Torres
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Good*

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    2. FF Dirtbag
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Disliked Mata from the start, would never pick him in a fantasy football team

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    3. Jukesy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'd cut him some slack, playing against top of the table. I've got him in my side, but I'm not dead set just yet.

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  16. Indalo
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    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hon Dzeko!!!!

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  17. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Give the assist FPL!!!

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    1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah GIVE IT!

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  18. Dave1966
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Where is the sturridge assist it isn't showing on my team

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      FPL hasn't updated yet, it still shows Lamps as 0 mins and nothing else, need to let it catch up.

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  19. epj448
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Mata assist for pen

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Mata?

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      1. epj448
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        He put the ball down

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          😆 😆 😆

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    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Haha.. Yes, he's the last Chelsea player who touch the ball inside PK box before penalty took.

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  20. charliec1903
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    If the penalty is for a handball on a goal-bound shot (which has already passed the goalkeeper and hence results in a sending-off), then the player taking the shot is awarded the assist. No assist is awarded for a handball that is not a goal-line clearance. Sorry :/

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      From FPL rules

      In the event of a penalty or free-kick, the player earning the penalty or free-kick gets an assist if a goal is directly scored, but not if he takes it himself, in which case no assist is given.

      Thus Studge should get the assist.

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      1. The3rdTurd
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Last season the penalty assists were awarded after the game, not sure about this season.

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      2. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        He bloody well better.

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      3. onionbarje
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        we will see in the morning.

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    2. Shatner's Bassoon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Source?

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        see the top of the post.

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        1. Shatner's Bassoon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah was wondering Charlie's source

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    3. Mr Smith
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ooh I like this of true! Boy there are some funny rules this year

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    4. msimms89
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      We had this discussion with Bardsley yesterday, Sturrige will get the assist, not saying I agere with it though.

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  21. onionbarje
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    8 points for Sturridge now isn't it.

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  22. Jukesy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sturridge off Mikel on.

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  23. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Thank god studge off

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  24. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Invincibles? Your having a giraffe mate.

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  25. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Phew... Sturridge -> Mikel

    My PPC winning seems safe now.

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  26. Sheep Flavour
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sturridge assist? Surely...dont tease us FPL.

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  27. Catastrophe
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    hello!

    should i make any subs? 0.4 in the bank.

    Vorm (Krul)
    Enrique, Vermaelen, Jones (RTaylor, Monk)
    Nani, Silva, Bale, Walters (Dyer)
    RVP, Ba(c), Adebayor (vc)

    Thinking about Shotton/Caulker in for Monk, Sturridge for Adebayor, or downgrading Vermaelen to get Mata in for Walters, or Rooney in for Adebayor.

    Cheers!

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    1. charliec1903
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      give us all 5 minutes

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    2. epj448
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      RVP - Torres

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    3. Liquid_Shano
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Walters is a guaranteed 5 pts for home games, OOP, pens, etc. value for $$$ him and Larsson rock

      I would change Dyer if anything just for xtra safety over xmas games

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  28. GullyOne
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sturridge doesnt get the assist for someones handball surely?

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      ? Of course he does. He won the pen

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  29. Manamongst
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Mata off for Malouda just does it for me...

    No vaseline...

    Paddy Power Out!

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  30. Jukesy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sturridge assist not given apparently, doesn't make sense after Bardsley yesterday.

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    1. Cruicky
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      My point exactly. No consistency.

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      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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        What?!

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        1. Cruicky
          • 14 Years
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          Bardsley got an assist for a Formica handball which led to Larsson's goal.

          Sturridge should then get one for the Lescott handball, surely?

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          1. 1Man
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            14 years, 4 months ago

            I wouldnt hold my breath. The F League administrators take the mic. There's no consistency cos they probably have their own interests influencing their decisions - their own F League teams..

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            1. Park the bus
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              14 years, 4 months ago

              jesus stop greeting man!

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          2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
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            Of course he will

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