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Sunday 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.

Andy Leicester won the Premier League. Leicester. Premier League. What is this life? Follow them on Twitter

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  1. NATSTER
    14 years, 10 months ago

    RvP almost did it....... Slim off-side.

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  2. Jukesy
    14 years, 10 months ago

    RVP offside. World class finish though.

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  3. Twisted Saltergater
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    Silva. Essential.

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  4. GullyOne
    14 years, 10 months ago

    That chip was digusting lol

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  5. Hybrid.power
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    RVP offside goal. come onnnn!

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  6. GordonGekko
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Jones - Evans = not particularly good
    Smalling --> Shotton (or Caulker if you wait to gameweek 18) could proove fruitful
    Adebayor --> Rooney = I would wait and see how the injury situation is at Tottenham. No need to change if Bale and Lennon gets back for the next game

    If you really want Rooney in, and need to free money, I would keep Jones because of his OOP edge and easy fixtures, and rather look for cheap alternatives in Liverpool (brilliant clean sheet fixtures the next two weeks, and strong defensively atm), City (stoke home) or Swansea (they do the unthinkable clean sheet time and time again).

    Baines -> Assou Ekotto seems good. But as I said over, I would await and see how the injury situation is at Tottenham. Changing Baines to one of the defenders on the teams I listed above - Agger and Enrique on Liverpool being my favourite choices until gameweek 19.

    Walters sounds decent, BUT tough fixture next week. Other mid-range options like Drenthe and Larsson sounds more logical to me.

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    1. Somalion
      14 years, 10 months ago

      You answered my question before I even posted it! AMAZING!

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      1. GordonGekko
        14 years, 10 months ago

        What was the question :p?

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    2. Dynamic
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      14 years, 10 months ago

      Is this is in answer to my post, if it is thanks.

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      1. GordonGekko
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Haha, yes. No idea why my reply got here. šŸ˜›

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    3. Forest4Life
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Reply Fail šŸ™‚

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    4. reply fail
      14 years, 10 months ago

      What's the question? Tough one!

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  7. applebonkers
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    i don't get how aguero can head the ball where it went, surely vermaelen scoops it to silva?

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    1. andy85wsm
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      14 years, 10 months ago

      It may have been off Aguero and then Kos kicked it. Would need to see it from behind the goal to be sure

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    2. Jukesy
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Came off the defender, just depends if he touched it before Verm half cleared it.

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    3. applebonkers
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      14 years, 10 months ago

      although aguero may head it into vermalen's foot in which case it's aguero's assist. it's just the direction it goes would be impossible without a vermaelen touch

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    4. super zlatan
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Was it given as aguero assist?

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    5. msimms89
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely came off Vermaelen

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    6. Bubbles
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I don't think he touched it. Balo assist then, isn't it?

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    7. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      14 years, 10 months ago

      +1

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  8. Scratch
    14 years, 10 months ago

    That was never an Aguero assist. Vermaelen did brilliant to hook it away.

    FPL have it down as Aguero though, hopefully it gets removed later.

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  9. Bubbles
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Great call Mr. Linesman. Keep up the good work. šŸ˜‰

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    1. Waldaz
      14 years, 10 months ago

      šŸ˜†

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    2. Waldaz
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I wouldn't be too scared today, against Villa it's gonna be a nightmare though. šŸ˜‰

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      1. Bubbles
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Haha, don't I know it!

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  10. Mr Sarcastic
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Getting little nervous about Rooney now. He cost me much early season and things are starting to looks quite similiar now...

    My front 8 is;
    Nani, Silva, Vdv, Bale, Dyer
    Rvp, Ade, Ba (changing for sturridge gw18)

    I-m happy with that, but....still...is nani enough for gw18 and 19?
    What's the consensus today?

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    1. Fishy
      14 years, 10 months ago

      got the same dilemma how to get rooney in my team? because rvp is going nowhere

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  11. Demí
    14 years, 10 months ago

    How on earth is that an Aguero assist.

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    1. msimms89
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Its not

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  12. Fishy
    14 years, 10 months ago

    dont know wats up with this gw and all these clean sheets

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  13. Portsmouth Bubblejet
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Confirmation from Darren Lewis of The Daily Mirror that Aaron Lennon has torn a hamstring.

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  14. SPorting
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Silvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...........ah, i shipped him out for Yaya this week.

    then i bought Mata.

    then i benched Yaya.

    rope anyone?

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    1. Bubbles
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Ouch!

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  15. waitinginthelonggrass
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Watch the replay, that didnt touch Aguero, Ballo assist.

    Fpl have it wrong.

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  16. Demí
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Didn't think it touched Aguero on 1st viewing, but it may have done. This is one for the review panel again i suspect

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    1. applebonkers
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      14 years, 10 months ago

      yeah, don't see how anyone can be certain either way with the replays we've had

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  17. BMox81
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Never touching my team again.

    I'm so poor with transfers it's unreal - i think I've cost myself about 40 points in the last few weeks. Danny S and Silva for Ba and Mata.

    I stand by my decisions because I believed that the other two would score more, but I'll hold my hands up and eat humble pie - Silva will be swiftly coming back into my team now.

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  18. OPTA FPL
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Aguero --> Ba fail for me!!

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  19. PFOR
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Definition of mixed emotions: City taking the lead, but having Silva in your FPL team.

    Just need RVP to equalize šŸ™‚

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  20. msimms89
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Fiso have Nani at -32265 transfers out today, this right or an error.

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
      14 years, 10 months ago

      When people go up in price the net transfers thing on fiso gets a little screwy for a while

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      1. msimms89
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Ah kk.

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    2. The3rdTurd
      14 years, 10 months ago

      It's because he went up this morning and goes back to zero, but the counter on FISO hasn't reset.

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  21. The3rdTurd
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Silva is by far the most owned player in the fantasy game (45.4%) so I don't think that goal changes much.

    The next most owned is R Taylor, currently on 35.7%.

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    1. OPTA FPL
      14 years, 10 months ago

      many people on this site sold Silva this week

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    2. Jukesy
      14 years, 10 months ago

      You'd rather he scored than he didn't though (if he's in your team)

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    3. msimms89
      14 years, 10 months ago

      I'd rather he scored for the 45% (including me), than didn't score for 100%.

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    4. Park the bus
      14 years, 10 months ago

      exactly. all of the top 10 in my mini league have silva so it doesnt mean much! apart from the toppers that shipped him out!

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      1. The3rdTurd
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Or those who captained him!

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  22. Cowshed - Blue & White …
    14 years, 10 months ago

    O oh, here go the emailers.....

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  23. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    14 years, 10 months ago

    aguero to rooney success! shame i captained ade

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    1. charliec1903
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Suarez>Rooney(c) 4pt hit šŸ˜‰ paid off

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    2. applebonkers
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      14 years, 10 months ago

      the way this is going i can see aguero scoring.

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      1. Park the bus
        14 years, 10 months ago

        sshhhhhhh

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      2. Damo.
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Please god. The petty hate is unreal.

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  24. Old Schoolį“¼Ė¢ “disa…
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Come on ar.... No I can't write it...

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    1. The Light Knight
      14 years, 10 months ago

      ...seholes?

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      1. Old Schoolį“¼Ė¢ “disa…
        14 years, 10 months ago

        Well they are a bunch I suppose...

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  25. davysteen
    14 years, 10 months ago

    HOLYSEE has brass balls...
    Playing 3 liverpool in his back four..

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    1. andy85wsm
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      14 years, 10 months ago

      Tosey did the same

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    2. jimnastics
      14 years, 10 months ago

      Means nowt when you can get cheaper cleansheets elsewhere.

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  26. andy85wsm
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    14 years, 10 months ago

    SHould have been 2-0 there.

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  27. jimnastics
    14 years, 10 months ago

    56pts + Simpson, VDV and Silva BPs, are we thinking that's a good score this week?

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    1. The Light Knight
      14 years, 10 months ago

      just below average

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  28. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Kompany on the bench...Please RVP score

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  29. The Holy One
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Haha Nasri.

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  30. super zlatan
    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hate to say it but city are a well oiled machine

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