[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
22 December 2011 1703 comments
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Gameweek 17 concludes tonight at White Hart Lane, as third in the league Tottenham Hotspurs play host to fourth placed Chelsea. For the last time before Christmas and for the third night running, the Dugout Discussion is here. The team news for the game is in, and is as follows…

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, King, Assou-Ekotto, Modric, Parker, Sandro, Bale, Van der Vaart, Adebayor.

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

The home side have the fortune of being able to call upon the services of the injury-plagued Ledley King and Gareth Bale, who was rated as “very doubtful” by manager Harry Redknapp earlier this week. Emmanuel Adebayor also shakes off a slight foot injury to start upfront with Rafael Van der Vaart.

As the visitors, Andre Villas-Boas makes the bold (according to some media outlets) decision to name Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres amongst the Chelsea substitutes. Elsewhere, he’s boosted by the availability of the Brazilian Ramires, who returns to the side after missing the weekend’s game at Wigan.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be open for the entirety of tonight’s game, and can be accessed right here.

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

    Stop it Ade.

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  2. red warriors
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    3bp for Ade?

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

    Please sub Adebayor off now Harry. i'll gladly take those 5 points and run

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +42, if the maths is not to complicated! 😉

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  4. Mílanista
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    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Phew, thought that would be a second yellow for Ade.

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  5. smp
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Good god Adebayor.

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  6. The Holy One
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Adebayor so close to a red now.

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  7. Jukesy
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Torres on Drogba off. This could be amusing..

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  8. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Is anyone having this problem?

    There is a DGW coming up so you think you need Everton coverage, then you look at their team, all their players are pish and they are pish.

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

      Talking of pish Torres is coming on.

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

      Have been wondering about Hibbert or Jags in for weeks but can't summon the enthusiasm. I think Rolls Royston may be the key.

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    3. SlightHawk
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      Drenthe

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

      Baines and Osman.

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

      If any Everton players get in my team for DGW it will only be in my cheap defence/midfield spots.

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

        What about Saha?

        Joke

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  9. is_there_nanibody_out_there
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    how does ade not get a second yellow there

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    1. Jukesy
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      The part where Terry drew upon his Italian Heritage to fling himself in the hair, what a loathsome figure.

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

        air/hair, makes'a no difference.

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

        Cannot stand the twat. Hope the Black Panthers get their hands on him

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

    mata to score, torres assist
    me thinks

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

      +5

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  11. gruffyboy
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Could Terry really do any more to make himself look like an 'orrible ****?

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  12. Says
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ade needs to not attempt a tackle for the rest of the game.

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  13. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I know VDV wasnt great, but Pav has been awful in 2nd half

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

      As standard.

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    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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

      you sound surprised by that?

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  14. HellasLEAF
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    IMPORTANT QUESTION that I'm sure everyone needs an answer too. Is Jones out for a while and which is the better transfer. Go cheap and get Evans or pay a bit more for Smalling...

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    1. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Nobody knows yet. I'm sure once Utd announce it itll be all over the site

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        +1 people need to just hold on and wait

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  15. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    TORRES BANDWAGON. GOGOGOOGOGO

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  16. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Question:
    Who to start next week out of these two
    Sinclair v QPR (H)
    OR
    Baines v Sunderland (A)

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

      Sinclair

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

      If you're gonna spend 8m on a defender I'd play him every game

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      1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        There is some logic to that. But I try and judge the player who will score the most points.

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  17. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Chelsea players falling like flies... get up!

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  18. SlightHawk
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    TORRES JUST SCORED.............some game time

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

      with Lampard ???

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

    Pav is so terrible

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  20. smash
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Is owning Rooney & Nani overkill?

    thinking I could draft Rooney in by flogging VDV if he's injured again? but already own Nani, stupid?

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

      I have both - WIG + BLA, you dont get much better fixtures than that.

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

        This is true... think I might go for it!
        cheers.

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        +42 encore

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

        Nani is too streaky for me. He will tear it up for a couple of games then go quiet. When he does tear it up though and you don't have him you are screwed.

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    2. Keep calm and hoof me the b…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Not with those fixtures I would say.Only worry is what position Rooney will be in if Jones is out

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

      Nope. Take a look at those fixtures. Bloomin' lovely.

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

    Erm ok, I guess VdV -> Nani is a no brainer now, right?

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    1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I did that 3 weeks ago. AS soon as VDV pulls his hammy, say goodbye to his season. He will keep coming back again and again.

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  22. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ade off or did he get away with it?

    Both Bale and Ade on yellows... good chance one will walk.

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

    this VdV and Jones business is playing havoc with my transfer plans. Could do with doing them tonight to beat price rises, but don't want 2 injured players hanging around.

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    1. meechamspowders
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      14 years, 4 months ago

      I've knee-jerked and got rid of both. brought in nani and enrique.

      just get it done. no turning back then.

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

      I agree that transfer plans are out the window. There's no one I want to replace VDV with. Perplexing.

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  24. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Wimps!!!

    STRACQUALURSI!!! 😉

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      enjoy your point then

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        😆 True dat!!!

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

      GENIUS!

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  25. @ImpressiveTackl
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    Some very petty and pathetic comments on here tonight. Yeah that's right, I went here.

    Suck it.

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

      what on earth are you wittering on about

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

        who cares - look at the grav.

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          😆

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            I would, I would ... 😉

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

        LOL@ VDV!!!!!!!!!!!

        And the like, I'd guess.

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      3. @ImpressiveTackl
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        14 years, 4 months ago

        Wah wah VDV's hammy.

        Wah wah disallowed goal.

        Wah wah lets cheer when such and such gets booked.

        #petty

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        1. @ImpressiveTackl
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          14 years, 4 months ago

          ^ exactly.

          Small minded.

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          1. @ImpressiveTackl
            • 15 Years
            14 years, 4 months ago

            That was supposed to be to Bubbles' comment.

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  26. Alonso14
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    14 years, 4 months ago

    1. Rooney and Surman

    2. Walcott and Sturridge

    Have Nani and rvp

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

      2

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

    I Juan a Goal Mata

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

      It Juan Mata, No-juan will score

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  28. Random_Guy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    AVB is a tactical genius.

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  29. Compulsive Transfer Policy
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    How does a yellow affect bonus points?

    Who will get full 3 bonus points:

    A.) Ade 3 shots 2 on target 1 goal 1 yellow
    B.) Sturridge 5 shots 2 on target 1 goal

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

      Probably depends on who wins the game as well...

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    2. red warriors
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ade

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