[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion

Saturday Dugout Discussion

31 December 2011 3357 comments
Akers Akers
Share:

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!

The Dugout Discussion chatroom can be accessed right here.

Akers Richard or Akers, as he is known, has been regularly haunting this site since July 2008. He is young and foolish, take what he says with a pinch of salt. Follow them on Twitter

3,357 Comments Login to Post a Comment
  1. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Surely I can't do worse than last week's 22. Surrrely....

    Open Controls
    1. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      U will do fine if rvp rips it up i pray he does

      Open Controls
  2. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    *Mancini sits infront of the telly and licks his chops with delight...

    Open Controls
    1. CatMac
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Hi SuperZ, I meant to reply to you yesterday - getting into the 1k club is the easier bit, staying there is the hard bit - look at my current GW history 🙁

      Open Controls
      1. super zlatan
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah just had a look. Havnt had a great start with jones and nani only getting a point each. Need rvp (c) to go mental. Fingers crossed. Fantasy football is very stressful!!! What u doing for the dgw?

        Open Controls
  3. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    If steve kean was invincible when he kept losing games, he's a god now.

    Open Controls
    1. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He'll probably get sacked in the week now

      Open Controls
  4. CatMac
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Need Swansea c/s now as no Spurs players (this GW) and Vorm in goal with Gower 1st sub coming in for Roo (c). RVP (vc) score shed loads please.

    Sod SAF's birthday, it's also mine 🙂

    Open Controls
    1. McEwan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      the way my gw is going, you will get your wish, peno save from ade and a gower goal!

      Oh, happy birthday aswell!

      Open Controls
      1. CatMac
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Many thanks McEwan. Good luck to you also this week, may we both get our New Year wishes.

        Open Controls
  5. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Oh Steve Kean, hell yeah!

    KEANO!
    KEANO!
    KEANO!

    Open Controls
  6. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Just to compound things more, every one of my rivals has captained VP, totally looking over my shoulder today....disastrous scenes

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

      Same.

      Ah well - I've got Etherington and Huth and they haven't!!!

      🙂

      Open Controls
  7. tevezthetroll
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    All you Nani captainers. Hahahaha

    Open Controls
    1. Wakka Wakka
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      who did you captain. at least we have 2 points. you win some you lose some.

      Open Controls
    2. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah, thanks for that.

      Open Controls
    3. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Hahahaha at your ranking.

      Open Controls
      1. tevezthetroll
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Put ur rank up then you complete cuunt

        Open Controls
    4. Rock n Grohl
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      You had him as vice captain you tit.

      Open Controls
      1. tevezthetroll
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Silly cuunt

        Open Controls
    5. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Dickhead.

      Open Controls
      1. tevezthetroll
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Shut up puussy

        Open Controls
  8. big oak
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    my cup opponent score is 10!
    although only samba played for him and he's not capt
    weird

    Open Controls
    1. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      They often include the appearance point for starters in the total before showing it against players score. Has confused me before in the past...

      Open Controls
      1. big oak
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        cheers mate

        Open Controls
  9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    steve kean > old man fergie who has gone done lost his marbles on his 70th birthday

    Open Controls
    1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Another three years. pfffffft

      Open Controls
  10. super711
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    take a bow espn
    you choose a game that has odds of 1/8 on the home team and they lose!!!!
    great game

    Open Controls
    1. MrJefferson
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      more like the only one left after sky choose theirs

      Open Controls
  11. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Thought Blackburn would nick a goal and be on the end of a 4 or 5-1, with Berba filling his boots. But THIS...?!

    Open Controls
  12. Pinturicchio
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Happy 70th Fergie and thanks for the present of leaving Rooney out

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

      He had a strain. Hardly Fergies fault.

      That performance on the other hand..........

      Open Controls
  13. alang
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    wat were the odds for bburn win. i was hearin a draw was 7-1?

    Open Controls
  14. vkel
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    my cup opponent captain Nani but has the Yak up front, phew... what a game!!

    Open Controls
  15. FPLord
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Great decision to give Nani the armband. Only thing that cheers me up is that he got one point more than his team 🙂

    Open Controls
  16. sla9sa
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Looks for all those who advocated Rooney and Nani with a loaded gun!

    Open Controls
  17. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    And Greg takes the early lead in his cup tie... Valencia 😎

    9-6..

    All depends on the swansea game

    PAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAH @ United.

    Kean, 4 points from Anfield and Old Trafford, Bravo.

    Open Controls
    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Well done Gregory...

      Open Controls
  18. sotothemightygreek
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Ferguson finally gets what he deserves for taking the Premier League for granted. Nani(C) but I really don't care.

    Open Controls
  19. Hate that rotation
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Bet the muppet Venky owners will say "look far we have come since last year, lost badly with allardyce and now kean gives victory at OT". "We are freakin genius".

    Open Controls
  20. Keyzer Söze
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    I don't know which one is worse, transferring out Yakubu yesterday or losing 3-2 to Blackburn. Been making poor decisions of late, Mata out for Nani then he scores, Nani was poor today.

    Open Controls
    1. Keyzer Söze
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Also took a punt on Bosingwa starting today then he is benched by AVB!

      Open Controls
  21. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    My Nani history this season. Got GW7 and C: 3 (6) GW8: 1 GW9: 2 GW10: got rid. Got him back GW 18: 3 GW19: 1. Total: 10 in 5 GWs

    Open Controls
  22. The Red Viper
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    (vc) Bale replaces Rooney.

    Open Controls
    1. Gabriel Agbonlahor
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      same here

      Open Controls
  23. Gr3g
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Norwich lineup anyone?

    Open Controls
  24. Dr Bronner
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Nani was the worse player on the pitch by a mile, the entire team cost us the game but he is one of the players you can single out. De gea should not play again until he's bulked up and has a bit of experience because he cost us this, he was unlucky as he had barely got a touch of the ball all game but it's inexcusable. Sir Alex, completely got it wrong with his team selection, no natural leader out there, no talking. The tempo was awful and the spirit was dreadful. Jones, evans and nani (c) fail. I'm going to drop like a stone.

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

      Everybody was sh*t. Berba did something but defense, Jones get the f*ck away from CB. Not ready yet.

      Open Controls
  25. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Is Bale starting? He's my captain thanks to Wayne

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

      Yes and same.

      Open Controls
      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        phew.

        Cheers

        My heart was in it's mouth when Jeff Stelling said "unexpected line-up at Swansea"!

        Open Controls
        1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 4 months ago

          my mouth

          Open Controls
  26. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Who was offering me 33/1 earlier?!

    Open Controls
    1. Keyzer Söze
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      That was me!

      Open Controls
  27. Neddy55
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    He's made me look at Glaswegian ginger baldies in a whole new light. And not just the blinding rays reflecting off that shining dome.

    Open Controls
    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Ginger Baldies is an interesting oxymoron

      Open Controls
  28. SuarezSaurusRex
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    will rvp start? my cup oppo has him ad C while i have nani. totally gutted.

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

      You're probably out. RVP starts

      Open Controls
    2. Bungalow Bill
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      same here … and he is starting D:

      Open Controls
  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    i will settle for 2 pts from nani captain seeing utd got embarassed v blackburn 😀

    Open Controls
    1. xtina
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      +1

      Open Controls
  30. izy
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Who knows what were the odds for a 3-2 correct score before the same?

    Open Controls

You need to be logged in to post a comment.