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22 January 2012 3312 comments
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After a thrilling day of Premier League action yesterday, Super Sunday has a lot to live up to – and it just might. Four of the top five play each other, in what could prove be a monumental day in the 2011-12 season. Needless to say, the Dugout Discussion chatroom is open for business, so come is and share your thoughts on the day’s action as they unfold.

It all starts at the Etihad Stadium, where league leaders Manchester City face a Tottenham Hotspur side eager to establish themselves as title contenders. The team news is in…

Man City XI: Hart, Richards, Savic, Lescott, Clichy, Milner, Barry, Silva, Nasri, Aguero, Dzeko.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, King, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Parker, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Defoe.

Once again Roberto Mancini cannot call upon the services of their suspended captain fantastic Vincent Kompany, but welcome Micah Richards back into the fold. Edin Dzeko continues up front with Sergio Aguero.

A huge boost for the visitors sees their captain and defensive rock, Ledley King, named amongst the starting eleven after missing the last five league games. Elsewhere, Jermain Defoe starts, replacing the ineligible Emmanuel Adebayor.

Once the dust has settled in Manchester, we turn our attention to the capital. Manchester United will be looking to capitalise on any dropped points from the earlier game, and Arsenal are seeking redemption from the humiliation at the hands of the Champions in the reverse fixture. In case your memory has failed you, it was 8-2.

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  1. arcticjunkie1
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Good ol' Bale on my bench, just bloody would happen 😉

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  2. Drip Doctor
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    14 years, 9 months ago

    Savic will get all the blame but what the hell was Hart doing for the 1st goal!

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  3. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 9 months ago

    OK. Own up! Who put Bale on the pine!!! 😉

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    1. Tiote on Peyote
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Me

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      1. 1mills
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Me. For Drenthe.

        Trust brain rather than gut from now on (Although gut had Sess captain going for him).

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    2. The Red Viper
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Here. For Donovan...

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    3. fatherted
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Doos ...See below. My stomach hurts laughing

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      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 9 months ago

        To quote Jim Morrison:

        "People are strange ..." 😀

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    4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      14 years, 9 months ago

      tbf most "advisors" here were sayin to bench him, i couldnt because of injuries, lucky really

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    5. msimms89
      14 years, 9 months ago

      S got rid of him, for Dempsey though so still happy.

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    6. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
      14 years, 9 months ago

      yep

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  4. Guinney
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Get in Bale 🙂

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  5. Menly
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Casually played Ruddy and captained Bale 😀

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    1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Jolly good!!! 🙂

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    2. The Finnisher
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Lucky swine 😉

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    3. F is for
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I captained Rooney, have Bale and Dempsey who will still outscore those that captained Bale 😀

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      1. Menly
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Shhh you! I raise you a Sessegnon

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        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Bale, Dempsey and Sessegnon ... and Rooney captain ... 😉

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          1. Menly
            14 years, 9 months ago

            Damn! Why did i do Barfa > Walters!

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    4. Lucky_2010
      14 years, 9 months ago

      good luck to you ....

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    5. Thatsnotcricket
      14 years, 9 months ago

      You said on the previous page you meant to change Bale as captain. You lucky swine. ; )

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  6. fatherted
    14 years, 9 months ago

    I am sure I was dreaming. People benching Bale. Madness

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    1. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
      14 years, 9 months ago

      raises his hand in shame

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    2. Tiote on Peyote
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Shut up

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      1. GunsnRoses
        14 years, 9 months ago

        😆

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        1. Tiote on Peyote
          14 years, 9 months ago

          The truth hurts

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          1. GunsnRoses
            14 years, 9 months ago

            I have Lennon on bench and played Walters who missed a pen 😉

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    3. Rocket
      14 years, 9 months ago

      I would rather say prudence, but hey after it has rained you can say " boy I knew it ! "

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  7. Egg noodle
    14 years, 9 months ago

    We all know the script. Balotelli winner. £20 on it

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    1. Oi! Shadders!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Nicely.

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  8. Gavin - Gers in turmoil!!!
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like my 1st Sub Bale is fixture proof after all :-((((( need Roo or RVP injury in Warm-up

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  9. The Light Knight
    14 years, 9 months ago

    5 pages in last 10 mins

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  10. @FuzzyWarbles
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Bale has cemented his name next to silva and rvp as a frozen year long keeper.

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    1. super zlatan
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Yep!!! Sure has.

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  11. Hybrid.power
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    14 years, 9 months ago

    DVD ejected for Livermore.

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    1. Says
      14 years, 9 months ago

      lol

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  12. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    14 years, 9 months ago

    for the first time my midfield has wicked points 45 from 4 players!, shame about the backline and front letting me down but wow!
    damn wish id captained one of them tho lol

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  13. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Arry going for the 1 pointer!

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  14. villian-ty
    14 years, 9 months ago

    thank u silva and bale. Combined more points than my other 6 players

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  15. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    14 years, 9 months ago

    cannot believe i'm seeing that people here have benched bale?!!

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    1. arcticjunkie1
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Either him or Valencia for me and with Arsenal's poor defending of late, had to be Bale

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        14 years, 9 months ago

        you must have someone weaker than bale and valencia?!

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        1. arcticjunkie1
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Played Ramires but you would against Norwich

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          1. Says
            14 years, 9 months ago

            players > fixtures

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            1. Paul Psychic Octopus
              14 years, 9 months ago

              Nicely summarised. Agree with this. Now.

              Too late for this week.

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          2. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
            14 years, 9 months ago

            i wouldn't own ramires!!

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    2. Lucky_2010
      14 years, 9 months ago

      never bench silva and bale ........

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  16. Pilko's Pump Pants
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Someone might wanna call Chris Colemans carer... i've heard him refer to Da Silva, Julian Lescott & Mario Boticelli so far today.... what a numpty...

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    1. fatherted
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Was gonna post the same. Makes Neville look like Motty

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    2. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      kunt aguero will be next

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    3. Bungalow Bill
      14 years, 9 months ago

      "Spurs had a good run when Sergio Ramos was in charge"

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  17. AP
    14 years, 9 months ago

    What a goal from Gaz Bale.

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  18. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 9 months ago

    What would make this day even better would be if Nani doesn't play and I get Ben Arfa off the bench 😀

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 9 months ago

      If RVP or Valencia don't pay then I get ben arfa off the bench... But they will

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      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Play 😉

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    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      14 years, 9 months ago

      im worse i need rooney not to play to get ben arfa or a rooney hat trick would be great

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  19. Tangerine Army XI
    14 years, 9 months ago

    That's it, VDV is a gonner from my team. Been patient with him for far too long and cried as Bale has turned it on.

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    1. Dr Bronner
      14 years, 9 months ago

      during the wc for me, he gets one more week unfortunately. got a big torres mess on my hands i need to take care of

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  20. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Come on spurs.. Stick one up that ITie bas*ard... Flash c*nt... Come on bale get another u beauty

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    1. super zlatan
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Lol. Love ur work. Don't u take no shit from Mancini. The flash prick. Loooollll

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah sorry about that.. Mancini makes me sick and got carried away

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        1. luke
          14 years, 9 months ago

          lol, how's those meds need a super size?.... nice passion though

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    2. Menly
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Um...

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  21. super zlatan
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Bale 3 baps.

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  22. @FuzzyWarbles
    14 years, 9 months ago

    would you care for More Liver?

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      14 years, 9 months ago

      You love punning don't you? That's the second worst joke you have made on here.

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        14 years, 9 months ago

        thats the idea.

        Andy Kaufman school of wit.

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      2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 9 months ago

        Oh, come on ... I liked it! 😀

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    2. Holy See
      14 years, 9 months ago

      You take me for some sort of Savic?

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      1. @FuzzyWarbles
        14 years, 9 months ago

        I have a pun Obsessegnon.

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        1. Holy See
          14 years, 9 months ago

          Onouha what you mean.

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    3. DanMed
      14 years, 9 months ago

      No thanks, it makes me Vaart wildly 😆

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  23. @ImpressiveTackl
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Silva assist and Bale goal fits nicely alongside Dempsey(c).

    Very happy to see those clean sheets well and truly banished!

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    1. samcro
      14 years, 9 months ago

      Exactly the same here...

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  24. is_there_nanibody_out_there
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Who posted Bail Fail a while ago

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  25. msimms89
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Parker you w**ker.

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  26. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Walker is horrible

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  27. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    14 years, 9 months ago

    If ever there was a match to show why you never bench your big boys...

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  28. waitinginthelonggrass
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Aguero do me a favour and score a f@cking goal!

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    1. beslowbowler
      14 years, 9 months ago

      +1

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  29. F is for
    14 years, 9 months ago

    LOL as if City let a 2 goal lead slip..... Sat here chuckling at those who think City can win the league 😀

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
      14 years, 9 months ago

      bit unfair, spurs are the form side!

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  30. HappyAnkit
    14 years, 9 months ago

    Bye-Bye VDV From my team.

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