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17 March 2012 1859 comments
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There may only be two matches in the Premier League today but with Clint Dempsey carrying the armband for thousands of Fantasy managers, there’s still plenty of interest. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to soak up the reaction from today’s two games at Fulham and Wigan.

The Cottagers take on Swansea with skipper Danny Murphy dropping to the bench, presumably as a result of the facial injury picked up in the first half at Villa last time out. Mahamadou Diarra comes into the Fulham engine room. Elsewhere, Martin Jol recalls Bryan Ruiz to the right flank, with Damien Duff dropping to the bench.

The big news for the visitors concerns Ashley Williams, who loses his ever present record for Swansea – dropping out with a virus. Gary Monk takes his place and skippers the visitors.

At the DW Stadium, Roberto Martinez brings Shaun Maloney into his starting XI after his smart assist for Victor Moses’ goal at Carrow Road on Sunday. Jordi Gomez drops to the bench. Wigan are without Hugo Rodallega, however, his knock sustained at Norwich rules him out. Franco Di Santo starts.

There’s five changes from Roy Hodgson – surprisingly Differential pick Marc-Antoinne Fortune drops to the bench with Shane Long drafted in up front. The likes of Peter Odemwingie and Keith Andrews miss out through injury, while Jonas Olsson is banned. Nicky Shorey, Paul Scharner and Jerome Thomas all make returns to the starting lineup.

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  1. Bolivian Seaman
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    wigan have been in the premiership for 7 year :shocked:

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    1. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Yeah don't know how they've managed that.

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      1. DLL18
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        I remember that 1st game where they nearly got a draw against Chelsea and conceded in the last minute.

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        1. COMH
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          The Crespo top corner one?

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          1. DLL18
            • 14 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            That was the one.

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            1. COMH
              • 14 Years
              13 years, 12 months ago

              Was that 7 years ago?! Mental.

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Only team never to be relegated from the top flight.

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      1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        what? ever?

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          They've never been in the top flight before these last 7 years.

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          1. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            did not know this

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      2. sotothemightygreek
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Everton?

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        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          They've been in the top flight for longer than anyone else.

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    3. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      They know the secret of finishing 17th every year

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  2. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Charlton 1-0.

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    1. MADE IN CHARLTON
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      🙂

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    2. bmb100
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      He's better than Shaun!!

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  3. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Swansea outplaying Fulham atm.

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  4. MADE IN CHARLTON
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    BWP goal, Wagstaff assist. Yes folks, Charlton are a goal to the good! 🙂

    "Bradley Wright-Phillips, he's better than Shawn"

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  5. Baggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Hi guys due to price changes I need to make these moves today

    Ba - Rooney
    But then I need to drop Young/Silva to either a 5.4mid or.....
    Young/silva to Valencia and then downgrade Kompany to Caulker say

    What do you think? I have 2 freebies so i don't mind making 3 changes just want peeps thoughts

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    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Seems like you're messing your team around to get rooney in. Has to be a simpler way and one that allows you to wait later in week to make transfer. I'd wait until a GW 32 to get caulker in.

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      1. Baggers
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Ok thanks, think you're right

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  6. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Well the fact that Granny captained Demps makes you feel more comfortable for attacking returns from him or he jinxed another player? 😛

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    1. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Bit strange, Swansea aren't actually that bad away, only conceded 6 in their last 6 away games (inc 2 CS).

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  7. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    brilliant try

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  8. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Brilliant Wales try. Doing all right for chokers.

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      i take it back!!

      a scunthorpe goal would make the afternoon interesting 😆

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      1. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Er... yeah. It has.

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    2. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      i take it all back

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  9. Declan
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Lovely try

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  10. Henry Hill
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Well done Wales, can't bring myself to support the Frogs. Wales for the Slam!

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  11. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Juicy attempt from JAR

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  12. Declan
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Kompany to return vs Chelsea

    http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1488670_manchester-city-ready-to-fast-track-vincent-kompany-return?rss=yes

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      I was considering putting him in the first 11 this morning just in case. BUt so be it. I have bench at least

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    2. sotothemightygreek
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      They were always going to do their absolute best to get him back for that game.

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  13. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Do the Wales football team still play at the Millenium or are they permanently at Cardiff City now?

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    1. ReinaMan
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      In recent seasons, most home friendlies have been played at Cardiff City Stadium, the Liberty Stadium, Swansea and the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. However, qualifying matches continued to be played at the 74,500 capacity Millennium stadium, which was typically only around 20–40% full, leading to calls from fans and players alike for international matches to be held at these smaller stadiums with capacities of 15,500–27,000. Thus, the FAW finally decided that for the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, Wales would play all of their home ties at either the Cardiff City Stadium or the Liberty Stadium, with the exception of the home tie against England, which was played at the Millenium Stadium.

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Thanking you Reinaman!

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  14. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Diarra->Klaxon
    half time sub on..

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      its half time already 😯

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      1. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        meant Diarra's performance warrants a half time sub

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  15. Brookins
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Wigan hit the bar!

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    1. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Victor?

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      1. Brookins
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Boyce

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  16. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Just keep Holt to play Wolves next week ya?

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  17. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Wales trying their best to choke.

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  18. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    ok bet done for the day. roalco de farges. you will not let me down

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  19. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    What should I do when I only have Dempsey, but my ML rival has him as captain?

    Should I hope for many points or him to do nothing?

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    1. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Hope he takes a 12 point hit next week?

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        😀

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    2. Scroobius Mac
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      He can score as much as he likes as long as your captain outscores him.

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        But isn't it better ifDemps get 4 points as captain and Rooney 30?

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        1. Scroobius Mac
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          I guess it depends if you give a rats arse about your overall ranking. I'd be happier gaining 20 points on Dempsey non-owners and gaining 2 points on a ML rival than the other way round.

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      2. David Davros
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Not quite. Every point that Dempsey scores is an extra point his rival gets over him. His captain is entirely seperate to that.

        If you're looking at it purely in terms of you rival the best thing to happen would be dempsey gets negative points.

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        1. Scroobius Mac
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah - I agree. I should have said that I didn't mean in terms of just gaining on your rival.

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          1. David Davros
            • 16 Years
            13 years, 12 months ago

            Ah, with you.

            It's funny how this game becomes like that towards the end of the season. If my rival is also playing someone I find it pretty funny when players get sent off/miss penalties etc because it has no effect on either of us relative to each other!

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    3. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      You can do what you like, it won't change what happens.

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    4. Carl@streetkids.com.au
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      If that rival is your focus you hope he Demps a red card and that your cap spanks 6 in when he plays.

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      1. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Cheers, I only play FPL to win my ML.

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        1. Carl@streetkids.com.au
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 12 months ago

          You should outscore Frings this week

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    5. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      him to do nothing. As he scores more points, the gap widens.

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    6. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      youd want more point to see a green arrow in OR. but not so many that would put your ML rival ahead of you 😛

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  20. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Five Fulham strikers getting in each others way?

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    1. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Four...I think, not including Dempsey:

      Andrew Johnson
      Pavel Pogrebnyak
      Bryan Ruiz
      Moussa Dembele

      I don't really consider Moussa as one really...FPL does though.

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  21. boc610
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    diarra looks so dodgy....shows u how important murphy is to fulham.

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  22. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Dempsey next week V United.....

    A) Playing
    B) Benching
    C) Selling

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      B

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      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        b

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    2. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      B

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    3. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      B

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    4. The3rdTurd
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      has norwich at home the following week

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    5. David Davros
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      I might sell him....

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    6. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      depends on my ft, but at the moment A

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    7. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      D) Might buy!!!

      yes I'm triippin btw...

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      1. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 12 months ago

        Why not wait a week?

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  23. सनकी
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    looks like Swansea might have a slight chance of keeping a CS if they keep playing like this on 2nd half 😀

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  24. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    as a dempsey owner its been disappointing so far

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  25. LawnDart
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    the dumpster shoots -------- ppi

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  26. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    On the FPL transfers page is there any way of filtering for just flagged players? If not, could/should there be?

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  27. Burly - swear i wont ever (…
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Georgie Thompson. Still quality.

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    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Doesn't mind driving home from the pub after a few, either, what's not to love?

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  28. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Dempsey off target.

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  29. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    Haha, for GW 30 my starting 11, all have home fixtures 😀

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  30. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 12 months ago

    How is Morrison looking? Anybody watching the game?

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    1. Manamongst
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 12 months ago

      Mostly a lot of Wigan possession so far, Morrison hasn't seen much of the ball. Long has been caught offside a couple of times. And DiSanto is peppering shots about like a poor man's Suarez -ppi certainly.

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