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Saturday Dugout Discussion

31 December 2011 3357 comments
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We see out 2011 with a programme of seven Premier League fixtures, after Gameweek 19 got under way last night with a 3-1 win for Liverpool over Newcastle. The Dugout Discussion opens for the final time this year, and the incoming team news from Old Trafford suggests that a certain Scot has begun his birthday celebrations a tad early…

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Rafael, Jones, Carrick, Evra, Nani, Valencia, Park, Welbeck, Hernandez, Berbatov.

Blackburn XI: Bunn, Lowe, Samba, Hanley, Pedersen, Henley, Nzonzi, Petrovic, Rochina, Formica, Yakubu.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who turns 70 today, names a peculiar looking side for the second game running. Given United’s 5-0 drubbing of Wigan last time out, who are we to question his selection? However, eyebrows will be raised at the exclusion of Wayne Rooney from the matchday squad, after only featuring for half an hour on Boxing Day.

Phil Jones returns from illness to partner Michael Carrick in defence rather than midfield. Nani and Antonio Valencia play in midfield behind a trio or strikers, leaving Ji Sung Park to man the middle of the park.

As for Steve Kean’s side, injuries to both Junior Hoilett and David Dunn (surprise, surprise), mean Radosav Petrovic and Ruben Rochina start. After his heroics at Anfield, Mark Bunn continues in goal.

After that we’ve five 3pm fixtures, and no evening game allows us to be unfashionably on time for our New Year’s shindigs. This is my last post of 2011, so I wish you all a Happy New Year! See you in 2012!

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

    Canaries, beauty!!

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  2. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    http://hasandrevillasboasbeensackedyet.com/

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    1. Schurrle Not
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      =))

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

    Thanks for f**k all Dempsey, fulham cant even keep a cleanie with 2 mins to go, disgraceful.

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He was unlucky today.

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    2. FF Dirtbag
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Hahahaha told you it was a risk!

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  4. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    McLeish team in 3-goal shock!! He'll be most unhappy with those free-wheeling chancers in his team.

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

    Well, RVP didn't do as much damage as feared but he'll still pick up 3 BP's for those that captained him.

    QPR definitely in freefall at the moment.

    Norwich is a MUST win game for us now. Can't see us winning that either.

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Still a hell of a lot better than Nani(c)

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I shall be there on monday, Shall be entertaining

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  6. "The Special One"
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Hopes Drenthe dosent play 🙂

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

    RVP couldn't break the record!!

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

      Yeah, what a loser he is.

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

      Terrible player

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  8. unoaime
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Do i need to do Evans > Baines now or can it wait till after tommorrows games?

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    1. Come on boro
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Wait

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  9. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Scary thing is city tomorow. I dont have any city players. 🙁

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

      me neither, dont worry it'll be a 1-0 if anything, sunderland are lot stronger now, and the way this week is going they could even win.

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

    This bet is looking good now, some payback for an otherwise atrocious GW:

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2011/12/31/van-persie-will-face-qpr/

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  11. David Davros
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Absolute horror show from defenders over the past week. I'm so bitter about these clean sheets I keep missing out on. Jones, Evans, Richards, now Vermaelen.

    Oh well, guys it's a new year tomorrow. New beginning, triple up on spurs and get off to a good fresh start!

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

      here here!

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  12. waitinginthelonggrass
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    My cup opponent is placed 2,643,952 in the world and is beating me, the shame. He has Yakubu, RVP, Sinclair and Walters.

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

      I'm top 20k, been knocked out by someone ranked 2.4m. Embarassing.

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    2. THE BAD
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      that's unluck man...forget abou those dead teams... no shame in that...

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

      Sorry, but that is quite funny.

      It's a laugh or cry week, isn't it? Think I'll laugh.

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  13. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    30 points with Drenthe Silva + Kompany to play. Sounds terrible but I have a feeling it's a reasonable score...

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  14. THE BAD
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    22 with silva and kompany to play... what a shyte GW after 69pts with the same team... my cup is shaky...opponent has 15 with aguero yaya and jagielka to play... what do yout think?

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

      You should be fine unless Aguero goes crazy

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    2. Hate that rotation
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      aguero could kill you with a brace and bps.

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

        aguero's likely to be rested for pool 2 days later man

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      2. THE BAD
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        i know... i think i'm in a very delicate position now... stupid nani captain,lol

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

    Rival has Walters and Sinclair in midfield. Destroyed me.

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    1. "The Special One"
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      gt both... sinclair n bench 🙁

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

    Nice end to the year.

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

      For your boys indeed. There's a lot riding on the double gameweek in both the real and fantasy worlds now.

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  17. dopey1
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    What a weekend of football!

    Shit FPL wise but entertaining nonetheless!

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    1. The Red Viper
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +100000

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  18. Marlen R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    After a nightmare last week, where I dropped 50,000 places with a team I thought was going to get 80, I wake up this morning to find Rooney spectating and Yak coming on off my bench. Prepared for a nightmare week again. Now this. Sinclair, Walters, yak, RVP vice captain. This game makes no sense.

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  19. bring_on _the_fantasy
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    shocking day for me, shocking.....im still reckon Rooney would have be right choice for cpt this week. WTF is SAF doing.

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Rooney was injured for goodness sake

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  20. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    R5L repeated that Delap assisted Stoke's second goal...anyone see it?

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    1. Real Socially Distant
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      No it was a walters assist, watched it myself

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      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        cheers....and damn!

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

      bbc sport saying walters flicked it on for jerome.

      walters saved my gameweek, absolute legend

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  21. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    35 points before Drenthe and Baines tear it up. Cheers, Nani.

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    1. thegaffer82
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Thats a good score this week

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

    27 points from 10. What a shit week. Only CS for Arsenal and Verm comes off after 54 minutes with a booking that wasn't even his foul. Almost get a Walker CS. Rival gets goals/assists from 3 mid price midfielders and gets RVP vice upgraded to captain.

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

    18 with 5 to play.

    Grim stuff indeed.

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

      187 with 3 to play

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

        Ha ha. I wish. Make that 18.

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  24. thivagar
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    any chance i'll win my cup game? need silva and kompany to score less than 3 more than drenthe 🙁
    opponent: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/756444/event-history/19/

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  25. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Happy new year to all, im off to get rat arsed

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

      Ditto.

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  26. Pinturicchio
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    36 with no more players to play and BP's for RVP(c) and Walters...Red arrow here I come

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

      it is better than most people.

      i'm only 34, with rvp (no C), walters and BAE?'s bp yet to come.

      think average is around 25-27

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  27. Manani
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    now i am hesitate to do my waltters>donovan move......

    few lesson learnt:

    1. it is always supervorm, no one else
    2. RvP (C) all the way
    3. DON"T KNEEJERK!!!

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  28. Viper
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Best defender for 4.6?

    Having Evans, Wilkinson & McAuley competing for the 3rd defender this week spot just isnt going to work out..

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  29. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    i think i'm gonna win my cup tie mainly because my opponent had the yak as his second sub and shotton came on as a sub denying him. Few.

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  30. 1mills
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Need Aguero, Silva, Richards to be rested tomorrow or looks like I am out of the cup.

    Although RVP and Walters maximum bonus points could be crucial.

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