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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. Declan
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Into the last 16 in the PP Cup. thank you Scott Sinclair.......

    🙂

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

      Go Declan!!!

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

        Thanks

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

      well done

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

      congratulations 😀

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

    4-5-1 is a legit formation on fpl isnt it??

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

      http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VCjOzMn55NM/TUZR_EHYWaI/AAAAAAAABvU/jqk2HKETdrE/s1600/headondesk.jpg

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  3. Smarty Pants
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Sinclair & Ba (9 points +bonus) to Bale & Graham (2 points) for a 4 point hit. What a masterstroke it was 🙁

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

    My worst week this season.

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Same here. Complete disaster. Awful transfers, Nani captain, Moses second sub...
      It's time to take a rest from fantasy football.

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  5. tommys
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    24 points with only Silva left ......... tear tear

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  6. Kanus hat trick
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal have scored 4 goals in their last 5 games at the Emirates. Glad Helguson didn't play today. Hope Henry can make a difference as we're not scoring enough goals atm. Perfect day for the Gunners and the Scousers though!

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

      We need some better wide players.

      I don't mind Gervinho or Walcott, but both starting all the time is not cool.

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      1. Kanus hat trick
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah and full backs all being out does blunt our attacking too. Hope Vermaelen's not too badly injured

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

    18 from 9. Oops.

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  8. Kuyt Dirkula +42
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    the two players i transferred out have scored more than the entire rest of my team...

    21 points with just Silvia to come.

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

    Well my cup run ends here.

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

    Anyone captain walters??? He was my (vice) and rooney was my (C), Get it! Made up for the rest of my team.

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    1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      No you didn't.

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

      nice, didnt even occur to me to captain him

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

        Hope Walters get 3 baps and that will take me to 49 points if RVP get 3 baps too, and hope baines can score 2mo or is that greedy?

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      he has been dreadful for the last 6 weeks, didn't even think of it

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    4. nadman89
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      loool samething happened to me rooney cap and walters vc and yak subbed in for rooney

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

        Good job rooney didn't play then.

        My Rival took our Yak for rooney this week for a points hit, lol

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

    Dear Mr Mancini,
    Please rest Silva tomorrow.

    Walters first sub.

    Thanks in advance.

    FF player

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

      -1000000000000

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

      At this rate Silva will come on as a sub for a 1 point wonder!

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

    BPs for Vorm Sinclair Walters RVP?

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

      0
      3/2
      3
      3

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

    When Walters has double the number of points of any other player in your team you know it's been a funny old week.

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

      Captian Walters saves my day, yay!

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

    Super Swans......

    knew they wouldn't get mullered

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

      very impressed with their performance.

      keeping my faith in them for a bit longer

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

      Your predictions. Deary me.

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

    Really need Silva to Score 3 goals Tomorrow to get in the next round of cup.

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

      -100000000000000000000

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  16. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    when i saw yakubu with those two strikes, i thought it was over, im never gonna make it past the 2nd round, im a loser when it comes to knock outs.

    thank god walters has brought me some hope(p.s: total fpl picks > ffs picks)
    brown now for me tomorrow, even if he does concede a goal, aguero and silva will be there to help out, phew!

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

      Total FPL have Walters and RVP.

      Everyone else failed. So, not much of a bragging right.

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      1. kaz 96
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 4 months ago

        atleast they had walters, who did ffs have? etherington?

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

          Watch Johnson get a goal and Foster a clean sheet now.

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

    What a terrible day for FF.

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

      based on the last couple gws, get a list of the moist logical ones and choose none of them

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

        +1

        Actually getting sick of this game, yet I just know I will keep playing it!

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  19. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    That Vermaelen substitution sums up my luck of late. Can be such a cruel game.

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

      +1 to that.

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    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      He was my captain but nothing can spoil my day! 😀

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

      Plus he got given a yellow card for a foul that he didn't commit...!!

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  20. big oak
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    out of the cup unless clichy dsnt play and drenthe gets a hatrick

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

      So you're sayin there's a chance....

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

        whatever

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  21. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    So,

    Ba ➡ Agbonlahor anyone?

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

      Or yak.... thats my thoughts.

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  22. User
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    What's the chance of Silva playing no part tomorrow? Would give me more hope in my cup tie as I have Sinclair 1st on the bench, and at the moment I need a minor miracle from Everton. :p

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

      I think he will play, City will see it as a chance of opening a 3 point gap back up

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

      more chances of aguero not playing... silva usually plays all the games...

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

    Looking at 63 per-bonus with Silva to play. Anyone beat that?

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

      Ahem...

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    2. nadman89
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      i had rooney captn and walters VC so thts 10 pts without bp , have moses yakubu , i should be around 50 pts with baines n howard left

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

        Same as me walters vice rooney c, on 49 predicted baps and baines left

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

      more like 38...

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

      *pre-bonus

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    5. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      I'm beating right now, all over your stupid lies. Pr1ck.

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

      Yak off the bench.

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    7. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 4 months ago

      Well played, you knew Rooney wouldn't play, Yak would come in and the armband would pass to RVP right? Inspired...

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

        Wasn't claiming skill. Crazy fluke.

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

          truth but bragging posts don't go down so well in the wake of a gw such as this, lol

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

            And my math is crap. 56 I think.

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

              You've linked your team, you moron. You've got 38.

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

                that's what've said... people are such liers

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

              45.

              28 + 6 + 10 + 1 = 45.

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              1. nadman89
                • 14 Years
                14 years, 4 months ago

                u have to admit when u think ur captn is gna get a hattrick against blackburn and then u see him in the stands , u need some help and walters and yak helped

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

    Walker -> Warnock
    and
    Mata -> VDV

    Only reason to dump Walker is that he has returned nothing going forward in ten gameweeks and I've lost patience. Warnock has 4 decent fixtures coming up and I already have Bale and Ade so its Walker or VDV as my third Spurs player.

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

    22 with just Silva to play.

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  26. Sun Jihai
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Can anyone do worse than my score of 10 with 3 to play!

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  27. mir
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Bonus points out on monday as usual or the fact that there is deadline that day at 11.30 will they wrap it all up on sunday night??
    Anyone know?

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

    God, what an excruciating afternoon that was.

    Good, though. Highs. Lows. Madness.

    Football, eh?

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  29. halnone
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    Never had my captain score 0 points before! Why couldn't vermaelen just play 7 more minutes?!!?!?!?

    0 points would have become 9 points.
    f*ck off wenger.

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

      9?!

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  30. Laserface
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 4 months ago

    25 with Brunt to go and Bonus from RVP and VDV .. Oh Well !

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