[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
18 December 2011 2833 comments
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This Sunday brings a whole host of soccer action across the globe. Right now Santos are trying valiantly to hold off Barcelona in Japan while in the evening there’s some tasty action on the continent. The Dugout Discussion opens for the juicy Premier League filling in this football sandwich…

QPR play host to Manchester United in an earlier than normal kick-off as Gary Neville sets in for a triple header of televised “Super Sunday” fixtures – with a fourth game off screens for good measure.

Neil Warnock drafts in Matthew Connolly for the injured Anton Ferdinand while Heidar Helguson returns from injury himself. Ferguson must have a temperature as he makes the rare decision to field an unchanged side from that which beat Wolves – his usual fables on the injury front also show Javier Hernandez fit enough to return to the bench. Teams in full are…

QPR XI: Cerny; L Young, Connolly, Gabbidon, Traore; Wright-Phillips, Barton, Faurlin, Mackie; Helguson, Bothroyd (Subs: Kenny, Orr, Hill, Derry, Taarabt, Campbell, Smith).

United XI: De Gea; Smalling, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Jones, Nani; Rooney, Welbeck (Subs: Berbatov, Giggs, Park, Hernandez, Young, Lindegaard, Fryers.).

Fantasy Managers will then have to settle in for not just Aston Villa hosting Liverpool but Manchester City against Arsenal on television screens. Plenty of captain’s armbands will be following Spurs vs Sunderland also going on while these two games take place.

This Dugout Discussion is also my last planned contribution for quite some time so I’ll wish you all many happy returns over the hectic festive period of football coming up while I’m here. Thanks for your continued support over what’s been a grand old 2011.

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  1. Gaffer
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Tosey, if you're still logged on (or any other knowledgable folk pls...)

    How can I improve on this team? I feel like I'm stuck in a rut...

    Vorm / Ruddy

    Walker / Evans / Brown / Simpson / Boyata

    Mata / Nani / Bale / Silva / Johnson (Norw)

    Ba / Ade / RVP

    .3 left in the bank (no WC, down to 1 free next gw)

    Cheers!

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    1. Monklane
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Relax. It's fine.

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    2. Twelve years a slave
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      nows not the time

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    3. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Really??? Or are you having a laugh here? Why would you be changing that team? forward line is grand. Mid field is very string. Defenders are fairly good too, would prefer someone other to Ruddy as my spare keeper. Walker is grand, Evans looks like he'll keep his place. Brown and Boyata would be the only 2 I'm not interested in.

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      1. Gaffer
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Honestly I'm serious !
        Just checking if there's some scope for flexibility with any tasty fixtures that may be on the cards.

        Cheers tho chaps, I'll stick then 🙂

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    4. msimms89
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good, maybe think about getting rid of Bale if he's out midweek too. You can always get him back in the Jan WC.

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

    Sandro = Just, an awful player lol.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      This = wrong.

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

        Everytime he gets the ball, panicks, and loses it, translates into an awful player imo.

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      2. Anderson-son-son7
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        totally agree mate. he's a very good midfielder.

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      3. tangtastic
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        +loads

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  3. ColeHole
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    😉

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  4. GullyOne
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Tottenham are jus crap all of a sudden..

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      'all of a sudden'?

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  5. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV playing in the centre tucked in behind the front 2, much better!

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  6. Portsmouth Bubblejet
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    This is now all set up for Nicklas Bendtner to score the winner against his former North London rivals and then perform an elaborate goal celebration in which he begs for pizza in Danish while pretending to stamp on some taxis with Lee Cattermole.

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Or just stand around chewing gum with a gormless look as usual.

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  7. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    The match kicks off with #MCFC fans singing: "Van Persie is ours, you are our feeder club, Van Persie is ours"

    :O

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    1. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Serious WUMming.

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    2. 88mph
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Citeh fans are shit - this was recently confirmed by the emergence of the Poznan.

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    3. jimnastics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      The next 5 or so years could be painful if City go on to dominate... their fans just seem to be a massive bunch of morons.

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  8. Big_Andy_GAWA
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Was Lennon taken off injured ?

    Thanks.

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    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yes.

      Most unusual for Lennon. Not!

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    2. msimms89
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He was

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    3. Podge
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      yeh hammy

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  9. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    anyone know how adebayor is playing?

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  10. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero should have put that away!

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

    Aguero should've smashed that in..

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  12. Hybrid.power
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    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Great chance for Aguero.

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  13. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Who knew it was the week to play 4 defenders?

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    1. Podge
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      5 if I could go back

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    2. BMox81
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Gonna play 4 again this week as well.

      Agger and Enrique - doubling up is the future Nomar.

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    3. Stat virgin
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I played all 5!

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    4. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I have 5 with Verm coming in. Not really banking on a CS there tho'.

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

      it's like gw6 all over again http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/3457/event-history/6/

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  14. Says
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I will have to find something new to fill the hole left by a lack of a spurs midfielder bandwagon

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  15. msimms89
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Song booked.

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    1. msimms89
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Misses Next game,

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  16. mahone24
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Song banned

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  17. Demí
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Alex Song suspended for Villa

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  18. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Song booking.

    Misses next game

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I've just heard MFaulk screaming ...

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  19. DGno9
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    tut tut song's picked up his 5th booking this season!

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  20. Rivaldo
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ade to do nothing and Spurs to hold on to their CS please.

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    1. Sim Simma
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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  21. andy85wsm
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Not sure how Arsenal are gonna win this....

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

    Hold on if the games on Wednesday when is the deadline for submitting the team?

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    1. msimms89
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      7:30pm Tuesday

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

        CHeers

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  23. msimms89
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Pav scores, DVD assist

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  24. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Super Pav!!!!!!

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

    Yay VDV assist

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    1. Waldaz
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Sweeeeeeet.

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    2. Bubbles
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah!

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  26. jimnastics
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV assist + BPs ooooh yeah!!

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  27. McDog
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    VDV assist !!!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSS

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  28. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Pav with the kind of finishing that Neil Warnock will be looking for in 2 weeks time!

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  29. adziom
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Rafa (C) pays off. Glad I gave Mata and Nani a miss now!

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  30. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    VAN DER VAART CLOSE! His shot from edge of the area takes deflection that beat Westwood and very nearly crept in at the far post! Corner to Spurs.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      61'GOAL! SPURS IN FRONT! PAVLYUCHENKO SCORES IT! A lovely move from Spurs, made by a super pass from Van der Vaart and a no-nonsense low finish from the Russian. He'd been quiet until then, but he has swung the game the way of the hosts.

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