[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
31 January 2012 3778 comments
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Crazy times. The midweek deadline stretched our resources to the limit as the teamsheets caused a frenzy around the 7.30 deadline. We remain alive and kicking, though, and our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to take us into the action.

Hopefully your final tweaks were submitted in time and now you can sit back and take in the action, shaing the anguish and joy with your Fantasy Football peers in real-time.

The teamsheets are interesting to say the least. United are forced to hand Ben Amos his debut with both Anders Lindegaard and David De Gea unavailable and Stoke have laid down the gauntlet – both Kenwyne Jones and Peter Crouch start. Elsewhere at Old Trafford, Danny Welbeck makes way for Dimitar Berbatov, while Paul Scholes comes into the midfield.

Andre Villas-Boas keeps Gary Cahill on the bench at the Liberty, despite the absence of John Terry. Jose Bosingwa starts then, with Branislav Ivanovic partnering David Luiz. Swansea recall their regular first teamers in opposition.

Everton choose to star with Tony Hibbert at centre-back and he’ll be up against Sergio Aguero who returns to the City lineup, along with Vincent Kompany.

Gareth Bale is safely nestled in the Spurs lineup as he overcomes a thigh injury to start. He lines up alongside Niko Kranjcar who is given a rare start.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Sim Simma
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    Why ?

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    1. ManchesterIsRed
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      How?

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    2. Sim Simma
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      am I first

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      1. Podge
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        Yep

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  2. rohan
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    damn

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  3. halnone
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    lets goooooooooooooo

    i want 80+ points this week and to be through to the next round of the cup!

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    1. Mull
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      I want 100+ points and to get the highest score of the GW.

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  4. Les Bleus
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    Good thing I made transfers this afternoon. Then again I wasn't on WC...

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  5. rohan
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    Micah Richards confirmed out,yet???

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    1. Podge
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      no he starts

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  6. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    i went went thro the gw23 transfer deadline and all i got was this stupid t-shirt

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  7. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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    Mark, please don't say you're sitting in the hospital on your laptop!

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    1. isacki: full casual
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      LOL +1

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  8. Kuqi Monster
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    lost on last post, any predictions on those that could get a double rise this week?

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    1. Back on the horse
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      prob none, it's only a few days

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    2. don parcheesi
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      will depend on knee jerks after today, but Sess and Silva are set to rise tonight, so if they perform, they could double rise.

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    3. WOLVERiNES
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sess is your best bet..

      And those who get double digit hauls this week might rise twice..

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  9. Podge
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    Everton v Man City
    Everton: Howard, Neville, Hibbert, Heitinga, Baines, Donovan, Gibson, Fellaini, Drenthe, Cahill, Stracqualursi. Subs: Mucha, Gueye, Barkley, Vellios, Forshaw, Duffy, Baxter.
    Man City: Hart, Richards, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Barry, Milner, Silva, Aguero, Nasri, Dzeko. Subs: Pantilimon, Zabaleta, Johnson, Kolarov, Savic, De Jong, Razak.
    Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

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  10. Royal5
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    Tottenham camera man needs to zoom in..

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  11. Hate that rotation
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    I dont know my bench order. Cant login to check.

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    1. Podge
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      What difference does it make now

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      1. Hate that rotation
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        Fair enough. Let it be a nice suprise. 🙂 Or a kick in the nuts.

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  12. WOLVERiNES
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    I was on 20 transfers and decided to WC minutes before deadline to fool my friends..

    Thankfully after 15-20 tries and 15 minutes of panic and nervous sweating it was finally confirmed..

    PHEWEW !!!

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    1. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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      I hope you learnt your lesson there boy! 😛

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      1. WOLVERiNES
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        Yes i did.. Do all your FPL biz max 30 minutes before the deadline and not less than that.. 😀

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  13. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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    Richards looks ok BTW, according to Sky Sports Score Center.

    Personally I'm just glad Clichy has started, i've gone for the Komp, Clichy, Kun Combo. Purely for alliteration reasons only.

    (I know its not strictly alliteration but meh.)

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    1. Henry Hill
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      You could have got Tevez, you'd then have the Komp, C unt Kun Combo 😮

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      1. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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        HEEEEYOOOO!

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    2. Kanus hat trick
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      not quite KKK!

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  14. Mihai Roman
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    Closest captain call this GW? Only about 20 votes the diffrence between RVP and Bale. I went with the dutchman 🙂

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
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      I went with Bale. Putting money on RVP scoring to ease any (c)-fail-related pain though

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    2. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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      Robin reliant ftw!

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  15. Back on the horse
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    booooooooom

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  16. Colonel Shoe 肝池
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    would like that dzexko punt to work out, specially if micahs not playin

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  17. sminkypinky
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    Richards starting?

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    1. sminkypinky
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      or Kaboul?

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    2. THE SQUARE ONE
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      Had tweaked a muscle in warm-ups apparently, now looking better and sure to start.

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      1. sminkypinky
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        phewww... cheers!

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        1. THE SQUARE ONE
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          Cheers 🙂

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    3. Kanus hat trick
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      ...starting to realise he won't play again this season

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  18. halnone
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    just noticed that wigan have some decent fixtures

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    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
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      decent for the other team

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    2. Epic Fail
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      Frisk the fixtures...

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  19. Mílanista
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone know why Shotton isn't even on the bench? Not fussed about this GW but was planning on playing him at the weekend.

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  20. Kadi_J
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    Berba one week punt! Hope my uncharacteristic courage pays off!
    Anyone else make an unconventional transfer?

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  21. Ryan
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    wow. i panicked thought evans was out of the man u line up. saw goal.com. was wrong. transfered him out. fml

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  22. Epic Fail
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    Am I right in thinking that Walters is playing in midfield? Not that I've got him, but he was on the radar.

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    1. rohan
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      yup... Jones and Crouch starting up frontt for stoke

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      1. Epic Fail
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        Cheers. Just the final piece of info I needed to completely scrap him from my plans.

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    2. The3rdTurd
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      Probably - Crouch and Jones are playing.

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  23. Philman
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    For all those still to use their WC, I am sure (without trying to sound smug) that this was the way to go. Fixtures ease for some from GW24, while others harden, and surely it is best to know who has gone where.

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  24. Granville
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    BBC football Guy Mowbray commentator at Goodison Park on Twitter: "Micah Richards just pulled up in warm up - looked like right knee. Mancini concerned."

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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      He's starting.

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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        Just confirmed on Sky.

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        1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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          hopefuly that means he is fragile, and gets subbed early for a 1 pointer

          😉

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          1. 1966 was a great year for E…
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            I was going to say, better injured in the warm-up than off after 5 mins 😀

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            1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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              100%

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      2. Henry Hill
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        Sweet, come on Micah

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    2. JimmyDeemo - Sir Puntalot
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      Moving freely now, according to Sky Sports Score Center Grandville.

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  25. Scratch
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    Spurs are turning the screw already

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  26. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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    excuse me, is that FPL?

    hi, dan here

    F*CK YOU

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    1. Back on the horse
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      what tranny would you ahve done?

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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        gerrard out, dempsey in

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    2. isacki: full casual
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      I feel your pain mate, I saw your post about getting the updating page. I think they kept it open a bit longer and quickly shut it before the matches started. It was down for so long. Site still can't cope. Pricks.

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  27. F is for
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    RVP!!!! GOAL!!

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    1. Epic Fail
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      ok.

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      1. We Need Van Der Sar
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        save that for tomorrow will ya.

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    2. udit
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      Righhttt

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    3. A.
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      Hah, nice try

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  28. Kings of Lyon ★
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    too early for a RMWCT? 🙂

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  29. Cruicky
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    What's the point in MOTD tonight if there are games tomorrow as well?

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    1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
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      UM

      couldn't you say that about EVERY motd??

      always games sunday

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