[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
9 April 2012 2122 comments
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With five Premier League matches from Gameweek 34 to be decided today, our Dugout Discussion chatroom has opened up to catch the reactions as the action unfolds. Click here to get involved as we take you right up to this evening’s clash at Craven Cottage.

The team news is in from the three o’clock kick-offs and, as expected, rotation has taken a bite out of our squads. While Gareth Bale is fit to start for Spurs, Harry Redknapp has rung the changes with the weekend FA Cup semi-final in mind. The likes of Scott Parker and Sandro make way in midfield but, more significantly, Emmanuel Adebayor and Rafael Van der Vaart are both rested as Jermain Defoe and Louis Saha both earn starts.

Everton are also involved in a semi-final next weekend and they too have put out a much-changed lineup. Those who dipped into the transfer market for in-from Nikaca Jelavic get an immediate disappointment of seeing him rested to the bench. Surprisingly, Moyes also rests the ever present Leighton Baines as a makeshift Toffees lineup takes to the field against Sunderland. They themselves make just one change – David Vaughan comes in for back injury victim Nicklas Bendtner, with Stephane Sessegnon shifting up front.

Elsewhere, Fabricio Coloccini returns ahead of schedule to bolster the Newcastle back four as they take on Bolton. Alan Pardew resists the opportunity to tinker with Demba Ba, Papiss Cisse and Hatem Ben Arfa again unleashed in a 4-3-3 – James Perch moves into midfield to replace the injured Cheick Tiote.

Our Fantasy bench players are likely to come into play then – with more teamsheet surprises likely to be on the way in the remaining matches. Lament your misfortune and vent your frustration in today’s Dugout Discussion chat.

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  1. Abominable Snowy84
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Would love no more goals in any of the matches

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  2. Lawrø
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    M'gay, gay scored, Osman assist

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    1. McDog
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one.

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  3. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    At least I don't have a Turner cleanie on the bench!

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  4. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    why couldnt bolton do this last week

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    1. McDog
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      +10000000000000000

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  5. Optimus.
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    any chance of the raylor lad coming on for a 1 pointer?

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    1. Podge
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Barfa to Raylor I'd say

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        hope your right to sting rival

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    2. Top Heavy
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      be on soon for Barfa imo

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  6. Podge
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Bale starting to look lively

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  7. Nopli
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Terrible FPL day. 3 players contributing just 3 points. 🙁 But i am happy to see a lot of my Global league rivals captainig Cisse. It could work out for me if RVP goes mental. 🙂

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      3 from 3 for me, soon to become 10.

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  8. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Oh, my team looks perfect for next week............

    http://featherfiles.aviary.com/2012-04-09/b073f6881/96a15e3f3e184039b4223d2a23118e2f.png

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    1. Podge
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      OCD much ?

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. HaHa 😆

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      2. Conrad.
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        +1

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    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      taking a bigger image next time

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    3. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like mine

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    4. Abominable Snowy84
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      You shall get atleast 50pts more than the average.

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      1. Podge
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Average next week could be 10 or 15 🙂

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        1. Abominable Snowy84
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          Yep that why i said atleast 50!

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    5. super zlatan
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Great lookin team

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    6. Jafooli
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Exact same team as I'll be putting out Palmy......prepare to be disappointed, sorry....

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    7. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Love it.

      My team looks hideous for next week. Only because I'm benching almost £30m of attacking talent to have blanks on the pitch in a disgusting 5-3-2. The autosubbed version will look a lot nicer 😀

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      1. Mr Smith
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Sounds like something Kenny would say.

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    8. Jafooli
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Bale should be between the 'toon defenders on the bench. Improves the symmetry........

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      1. Schwarzer
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        lol nice.

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        1. Jafooli
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          That'll take him bloody ages to sort out!!

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    9. OCORMCOR
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      What you gonna do for DGW 36, take some points hits?

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        GW35: Walcott + Vermaelen -->> Kaboul/Walker + Dempsey
        GW36: Rooney + Turner-->> Adebayor + Baines -4

        7 DGWers!

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        1. Jafooli
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          14 years, 1 month ago

          That's nuts, same team for next GW and exact same plans for transfers over next two.....what's your ranks Palmy?

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    10. floydy_floyd
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Only 2 differences to mine. Good team lad.

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    11. RenNy
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      I will have the same team, except Yakubu instead of Caulker and McClean instead of Sess.

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  9. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    @AB, no probs. Uber annoying how much gametime (and BPs) Cahill's getting right now!!

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      don't mind what he does when he plays as he's earning those points. just wish terry and luiz could stay fit and they didn't have 2 games every week

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  10. sotothemightygreek
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Glorious chance for Johnson.

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  11. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Just switched to watch Spurs game. It looks like Spurs playing against rugby team.. 😛

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    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Not style of play, but the green jersey...

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  12. Declan
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    VDV surely to get 30 mins 🙁

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      only 1 sub left, suppose he could get a goal if he comes on

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  13. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Lambert's at it again, 30 in all competitions this season.

    Premier League here he comes!

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    1. Bad Pen
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Literally going to be one of the first names in my team for next season.

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      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        It really depends on the fixtures next season.

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        1. Bad Pen
          • 14 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah true, if they are half decent though he'll be in there.

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    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      He's not going to be cheap in fpl next season.

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    3. applebonkers
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      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      late bloomer

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  14. zee303
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Already regretting the Cisse captainy ahead of RVP

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  15. Killitzer
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    30 minutes for cisse to save my season.

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  16. ssssshhh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    If you could pick any mid/fwd for GW34 (excluding Arsenal and Utd as I already have 3), who would you go for?

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    1. Podge
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sess or Bendy if fit

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    2. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sess

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    3. SayWhaaaaat
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Siggy Sess and Dzeko seem the most obvious to me. But Odemwingie might be worth a punt.

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        But he asked for a midfielder...

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        1. SayWhaaaaat
          • 15 Years
          14 years, 1 month ago

          or did he actually say "any mid/fwd"?

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          1. Shipstontrev
            • 16 Years
            14 years, 1 month ago

            oops, sorry...

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    4. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sess

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    5. McDog
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sessegnon

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    6. Karmanya
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sessegnon

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    7. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Sessegnon or Taarabt

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  17. Sheep Flavour
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Not sure why people thought EFC would be so easy for Sunderland.....they may of rested players but still have players with a lot of Prem experince on the pitch and are always hard to beat at Goodison Park.

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    1. ssssshhh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Surely no one thought away at Everton would be easy!

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    2. SayWhaaaaat
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Who thought it was gonna be easy for them? Nearly everyone i know predicted everton 1-0

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    3. moment
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Why I didn't do Demps -> Sess yet. May not bother at all, depends how today goes.

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  18. Bartowski
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Whos Ameobi coming on for?

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    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Ba

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      1. Bartowski
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        14 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

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    2. fantasyxprt11
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Demba

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  19. The Finnisher
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ameobi coming on.
    😕

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      for Ba, phew

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  20. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    coys

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  21. Perchinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ba > Ameobi

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    1. jimnastics
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Thank god... was expecting Cisse.

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  22. UKG
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ba off for Shola

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  23. Top Heavy
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Ameobi for Ba

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  24. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    C'mon Plymouth, hold that lead!! Vital 3 points.

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    1. Sheep Flavour
      • 14 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      Theres only one team in the south, Torquay 😀

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  25. Crabwalk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Thank christ Ba's off. Cisse has a much better chance of grabbing something now.

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  26. udit
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    FAckin hell

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    1. udit
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      14 years, 1 month ago

      Bale on the bar. Beauty of a shot too

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  27. NATSTER
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Bale hit the bar.. 🙁

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      14 years, 1 month ago

      -PPI

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      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        14 years, 1 month ago

        dont mind for him to hit more bar, if scoring few..

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  28. Lawrø
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    Bale Crossbar!

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  29. Kagawa-san-mia
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    14 years, 1 month ago

    jeesus bale

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  30. ssssshhh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 1 month ago

    Bale hits the bar!

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