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Monday Dugout Discussion

2 April 2012 1459 comments
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It’s Monday night and champions Manchester United frequent our screens once more – this week away at struggling Blackburn Rovers. The Dugout Discussion opens to see Gameweek 31 wrap up, and the team news is in…

Blackburn XI: Robinson, Lowe, Dann, Grant Hanley, Martin Olsson, Orr, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Marcus Olsson, Hoilett, Yakubu.

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Rafael Da Silva, Evans, Ferdinand, Evra, Carrick, Scholes, Jones, Valencia, Hernandez, Rooney.

Steve Kean makes one change from the side that lost to Bolton, with Bradley Orr coming in for Mauro Formica.

Three changes for the visitors see Ryan Giggs, Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck all miss out to Phil Jones, Paul Scholes and Javier Hernandez.

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  1. Wolverine
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Need a defender around 5.5 to play this week and double gw 36. Considered huth/shawcross and cahill? Anyone else worth a shout? Who would u go for?

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    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Kaboul.

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    2. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Kaboul, assuming you don't already have a Spurs defender.

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    3. Lorenzo
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Kaboul

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      1. Wolverine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Kaboul it is! Not much goal threat compared to the 3 I mentioned though??

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        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Oh loads of threat, just been unlucky

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    4. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Kaboul

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    5. EdinaHibsNut
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Shawx about to get banned!

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      1. Wolverine
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Missed that. Thank you. Cahill too much of a rotation threat really. Kaboul seems unanimous tho. Thanks everyone for suggestions

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  2. Absinthe 42
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Transfer time.

    I've been making up a lot of ground in my mini league lately, but I could be doing so much better.

    Thinking of taking an 8 pt hit.

    Out: Santon, Dempsey, Ba
    In: Baines, Ben Arfa, Cisse

    Current team:

    Krul - Mingolet
    JEvans, Cahill, Verm, Caulk, Santon
    Sess, Valenc, Siggy, Bales, Demps
    RVP, Roon, Ba

    I guess it's the Dempsey out that is the risk, but I need the money to bring in Baines, and apart from Wigan (H), his fixtures don't look all that appealing.

    Thoughts welcome on any changes.

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    1. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      only the first 2 transfers? is it possible? 8 point hit is too much, Newcastle is facing Swansea away. that is not an easy game.

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      1. Absinthe 42
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        By first two, do you mean the def & mid?
        Yes that's possible.

        I backed off a 4 pt hit last week for Ba -> Cisse, but it would have worked.
        Fed up with Ba being forced out wide. I bet he is too.

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  3. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    City could easily drop points at Arsenal and it could be a goal fest at Old Trafford

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      but rooney or val for (C)??

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      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I'm going Val. While I still see Rooney as scoring more goals over the rest of the season I think the majority of United's goals are being influenced by Val. Very good source of assist points.

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        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          I fancy at least one penalty for Rooney at the W/E

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          1. Somalion
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Doesn't mean he'll score it though 😉 Probably be Val who gets the assist for it too.

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            1. Pasqualinho
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 8 months ago

              I don't think Tone is much of a tumbler. Ashley Young on the other hand...

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    2. FF Dirtbag
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Im hoping for this, secures united's title.

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    3. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      1-0 City
      and
      4-0 United.

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  4. RetroGamer - Do a Barrel Ro…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I think rooney had a good game, even if he didnt do anything, he still played well. im thinking bonus wise:
    Valencia 3
    Rafael 2
    Evans 1
    I cant see young getting one tbh for playing very little time.
    On 63 points pre bonus, so iam pleased 🙂

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    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Goalscorers do tend to hog them though

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  5. wolowizard
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    two dilemmas,

    1) Ream (FUL) or Caulker (NEW)
    2) Andrews (BLA) or McClean (TOT)

    Cheers 🙂

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    1. Heiro
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      1: Caulker
      2: Andrews

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    2. सनकी
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Andrews and Caulker/Ream ?

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    3. Oncemoreuntothebreach
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Caulker and McClean.

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  6. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Tough night being a Rovers fan with Roon, Valencia and Evans 😐

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    1. Menly
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I transferred in Cisse this week. It felt horrible but it worked in fpl terms

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    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I thought Blackburn played very well tonight, impressive. Hoillet is a star in the making, it'll be hard to keep him for next season though.

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      1. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I agree but not quite sure what his best position is

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  7. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    What will the avg be of this week?? Seeing as Valencia and Evans are only 10% owned...???

    I think it shoulld go up only a pinch

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    1. Zep
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      33/34

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

      Automatic subs coming in. Should go up to about 38.

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      1. Zep
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Ah yeah, forgot about that...

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    3. Scroobius Mac
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Auto subs captain changes, Youngs ownership, Evras ownership - up to 47ish I reckon.

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    4. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Have been wondering about the autosub boost this week. Who are the best-scoring sub candidates? Siggy?

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      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        moses and simpson will be common ones

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      2. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        He's hardly any teams as it is, plus people who have him will play him given his recent returns and benching problems/

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  8. Heiro
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Im now torn who to switch Ba for.. I am 30 points behind first in ML. Could go Adebeyor or risk it with Torres. I have RVP & Rooney.

    What you think?

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    1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going with Odemwingie for his gw 34 fixture

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      1. Heiro
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I can field 11 for GW 34.
        Mig
        Caulker/Kompany/Evans/Mcauley
        Valencia/Walcot/Mclean/Sig
        Rooney/RVP

        So 34 is sorted, so this would be more of a long term shot.

        Think Ade is the obvious choice. Leader has neither Tores of Ade

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    2. Podge
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Torres is playing well again but Ade seems the safer bet

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    3. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Ade or dave but I think ADe is better option as he has a really good dgw

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  9. SneakyPete
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Sorensen - Vorm

    Rangel - Kelly - Evans - BAE - Baines

    Valencia - Dempsey - Miyachi - Dyer - Bale

    Rooney - RVP - Ba

    0.1 in the bank

    Please help what changes you think i should make ?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Ba to Bendy

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  10. Tiki-Taka
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Dempsey out Walcott in. Could regret it but needed Walcott so I had a GW34 player as Dempsey has a blank and I'm not backing him in the DGW, 2 tough away fixtures + Fulham's poor away form.

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  11. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    *Sigh* I think it is pretty much settled that this will be the week I save a freebie in order to bring in 7 DGW players following GW34.

    Is this strong enough or should I use my 2.7m to invest in a GW34 player?

    Krul
    Evans Enrique Caulker
    Valencia Siggy Bale Dempsey
    Rooney(c) RVP Suarez
    Subs: Mig, Surman, Kompany, Kelly

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    1. ludi
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I have a similar starting line up except Bale=Walcott, Krul=Mignolet/Bogdan and Caulker=Cahill. Im staying put.

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    2. Tommytour
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Not going with 11 in 34? Kelly > Turner (Boring) Surman > Sess (I would look at even though Surman plays which is City), then use your other transfer either on another 34 or 36 player!

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  12. Declan-
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    This is the 4th week in a row I've won all my head to heads. Woohoo

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    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Well done.

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    2. Podge
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      the 750k jump is even more impressive

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      1. Podge
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        *in ten weeks

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  13. McTown
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    What do people think of walcott in for dempsey now, then back again for gw 35 and gw 36

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    1. McTown
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      gives more attacking firepower for gw 34 (9 players)

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      1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        11 players would be better!

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        1. McTown
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          too many transfers for that, and would lose so many dgw players (bale, ade, enrique etc)
          will bring in another defender for gw 34 so that would be 10 players, not terrible

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  14. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Any BP predicitions from AB or Granville as yet?

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Not AB or Granville but i think it'll be really close between Valencia and Rafael for the 3. Rafael has excellent defensive stats again, along with his clean sheet which may be worth as much as a goal. Valencia has a shot off target and a yellow.

      My guess:

      Rafael 3
      Valencia 2/3
      Young 1

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      1. Kylos
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Scott Dan or Ferdinand for 1

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  15. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Wow hearing about this university gun rampage in the US. So glad guns arn't legal here

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Surely our answer will be to *expand* gun freedoms, under the stupid idea that more guns = more safety.

      *shakes head in utter disbelief*

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      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        I had a very big argument on another forum about gun usage and why I think they need to be much more controlled/banned. The number of people that had a go at me over it was shocking, coming from a forum where people think of themselves as forward thinking and the new future. One of them even told me the best remedy to a rustling in the bushes is a 12 gauge shotgun....Glad I live in a country without them.

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  16. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Think I'm just going to go into 34 with 10 players...would rather have someone extra ready for the next week and the double than waste another transfer getting someone in for one week. This is bearing in mind I'm still yet to offload Zamora.

    For 34 I'll have Vorm, Caulker, Komp, Evans, one more DF, Val, McClean, Sig, RVP & Rooney

    With Krul, Papiss, Bale, Dempsey & Skrtel ready for the double, and 2 more to bring in.

    That feels better now I've typed it out, apologies for rambling to myself.

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  17. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    If you want some BIG NUMBERS, COME GET EM ON THE NEW POST.

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  18. Menly
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Now I have a dilemma.

    Do I do:

    1) Young > Valencia
    2) Dempsey > Walcott
    3) Kelly > Caulker

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I have Tony & Theo. SAF has to be an f-ing lunatic not play Young. I would do Demps > Theo but see that alot here have been seduced by Clint's showing against Norwich at home. That seems strange but does save a tranny.

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  19. Oncemoreuntothebreach
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Through in FPL and PP cups. Slightly extended my mini league lead. Green arrows. Thank you, Tony.

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    1. Team Hayemaker
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      He saved me too.

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  20. LaLaLand
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    i have verm caulker and williamson am i right in playing verm as all will concede imo and bigger goal threat?
    also out of bale cisse ben arfa who would you bench?

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  21. Kylos
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Am I the only person to think Dempsey will tear it up this weekend.

    This away Fulam thing is getting ridiculous. He has played really well last few weeks home and away and probably should have a lot more to show for it, I for one would bench RVP before him this week

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  22. Team Hayemaker
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Ok Silva to whom people? Siggy, McLean, Tony V and Gazza Bale are my others

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  23. LaLaLand
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    next week is going to be an absolute nightmare in terms of benching an attacker

    rvp rooney cisse bale ben arfa walcott siggy valencia all have cracking fixtures

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    1. Kylos
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Rvp and walcott Vs City a cracking fixture?

      U MAD?

      In fact I wouldn't call Swansea away a cracking one either

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    2. Heiro
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      cisse away to swansea isnt a cracking fixture to me. Swansea are pretty decent at home

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  24. joinho
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    After watching tonights game I'm thinking Valencia is a better captain choice than RVP for next GW?

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  25. Gr3g
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Why lots of people try to get 11 players for GW34... two bad games out of six a you pretty much end up with crap score and no chnace of loading up for 5x DWG 35/56 without the hits...

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    1. Wuffs
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I will do both. 😉

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    2. joinho
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      I'm doing it, think you should go into every GW with at least 11 players starting.

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  26. A.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    So in the UCL I needed a win, the other result to go my way, and an 18 point swing in goal difference.

    I currently have the first two, and an 8 point swing, it doesn't look like being enough, Europa for me.

    I thought at first that the other team was at home in the other tie, which would've given me a 16 point swing with Valencia vs Young BPs to decide it for me, but no 🙁

    Through in the FPL Open, but going out of the PP Cup thanks to that HBA assist, otherwise I'd be going through on overall rank I think 🙁

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