[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
14 April 2012 3189 comments
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The FA Cup affected Gameweek 34 swings into action with title challengers Manchester City facing a stern test at Carrow Road. The Dugout Discussion opens for what will surely be an eventful day, with one eye on the Premier League and one eye on the goings on at Wembley (and also perhaps Aintree). The team news from our early kick-off is in, and the line-ups are as follows…

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Martin, Ward, Ryan Bennett, Drury, Elliott Bennett, Howson, Johnson, Pilkington, Holt, Wilbraham

Man City XI: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, De Jong, Barry, Nasri, Tevez, Aguero, Silva

The Canaries name an unchanged side from their successful trip to White Hart Lane, and Pablo Zabaleta in for Micah Richards is City’s only alteration.

After the title race has either heated up or died down, we’ve got another three Premier League games to enjoy. The almost relegated Wolves take a trip to the Stadium of Light, fellow strugglers Blackburn travel to Swansea, and West Brom host QPR, another side looking to avoid the drop.

Follow all the action as it unfolds in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which is open and can be accessed right here.

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  1. Declan
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Inspired substitution

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    1. BootlegRascal
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Good thing 90% of the people on here aren't PL managers

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      1. 88mph
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Probably higher than 90%.

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  2. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    SURMAN! HAHAHA

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    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      😆 I shall crow about this for some time 😉

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  3. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Get it up you City!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  4. McDog
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Yes!!! Thank you Surman.

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  5. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Great news.. No CS for City. 😀

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    1. Perthite
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      +10000. Have Surman and chose not to get Kompany to make my team 11 this GW. Hooray and phew.

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    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Oops!!

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    2. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Haha makes no sense at all 🙂

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    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Lol I linked it above.
      That'll show me!

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    2. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      🙂

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  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Are you fking kidding me. Kompany, gtfo.

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Seriously. 1 clean sheet since he came back in 4 games.

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  7. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    CS gone....

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  8. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Ok for my bet i need 1 liverpool and 1 city goal.

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  9. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    tosey will not be happy surman to mclean

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    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      eh, mcclean hasn't played yet.

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        what 😯

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    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Has he done that move?

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    3. Pratik
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Did he finally go through with it? He did ask a few times

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        yep think he did...i know mclean has to play but id take surmans score

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  10. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    nice surman, hopefully mankini brings back richards for wolves

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  11. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    You have got to be kidding me. Transferred Surman out this week!!!!!

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    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I told you to keep him too!

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Initially, but then you agreed Surman -> Sess was the right move!!

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        1. Ryan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Did I? maybe reluctantly but I always thought it was silly you trading him out especially when he is a great bench option for GW35

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          1. Jinswick
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 11 months ago

            Had to use or lose a freebie. He was a rotation risk (as proved). So jammy he gets a goal today imo. But fair play to those who kept him.

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            1. Ryan
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              • 14 Years
              13 years, 11 months ago

              Ah thats why. Yeah that does make sense now

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  12. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Only player I'm interested in from Nor next season is Holt. To much rotation in Mf.

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      And up front...

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  13. Cruicky
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Thank you Surman. 😀

    Still going for Petrov next week though, but cheers. Game On!

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  14. fatherted
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Get in Surman

    City cleanie gone

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    1. Desertbug
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Sweet. Loss of cleanie hurts my opponent more than hurts me. I get the point for Hart's saves at least.

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  15. TheAcestarr
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Should I keep RVP or get Tevez suggestions please all!! Cheers.

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    1. Spoiler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      keep rvp is the sensible choice

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    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Keep RVP

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    3. TheAcestarr
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Thanks.

      What about City midfield? Worth getting?

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Yes. Silva or Yaya if he's fit.

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  16. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    City are in '3 points in the bag' mode. Norwich are up for it now.

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      They need AJ or Dzeko on imo.

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      1. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Don't understand why AJ doesn't get more game time.

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    2. TheAcestarr
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Hope it will be a draw, need Lescott to score though!

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  17. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    The first time I've played Surman in the XI since I got him. Bargain!

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    1. Smarty Pants
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      unbelievably lucky

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  18. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Glad I kept Surman this GW now!

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      I don't believe it as Victor Meldrew says

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    2. Manani
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      well done.
      it is these risk that separate from the good and the excellent

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  19. anish10
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    joe hart has been terrible today

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  20. Ryan
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    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Dodgy players in my team

    Surman. Check
    Richards. Just wait till he comes on 😉

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  21. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Cant believe Surman goal I can only laugh.
    Didn't start or anything and goal.
    Surman out Sess in does not look as good now.

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    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      TBF Sess should still do well against Wolves

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    2. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      D'oh

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    3. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Same boat mate. Same boat.

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  22. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Transferring in Kompany = fail

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Me 2

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  23. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Al-Habsi | Bogdan
    SKelly | Santon | Caulker | JEvans | Kaboul
    Sessegnon | Sigurdsson | Pilkington | Mata | Silva
    RVP | P.Cisse | Rooney

    bank: 0.8
    2 FT

    ____

    before GW35: Mata & Rooney -----> Dempsey & Aguero
    before GW36: Silva & Pilkington -----> Bale & Pienaar ( with - 4 pts hit)

    then after GW36 I will have 1.3 mln in the bank.

    It gives me 8 players with duoble games in GW36. Plus players like RVP, Sessegnon and Sigurdsson to play with one game and favourable fixtures in GW36.

    The only "???" in this plan is no Chelsea and Liverpool players for DGW36. Can I handle without ?

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  24. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    League rival has bloody Surman. Very irritating.

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    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      It is more irritating for me check my transfers.

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  25. McDog
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Please let Mignolet start!

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

    😆 Cant believe so many of us have Surman!

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    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      It truly is brilliant. Especially since he didn't start

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    2. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      Well everybody who has him has something to say now he's finally done something... waste of a player imo. Better options out there.

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      1. Perthite
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 11 months ago

        Not this week!

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        1. little_wizard123
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 11 months ago

          Yeah :p but it's surprising so many people want him in their squad, not like you'd get him in for this week.

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    3. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 11 months ago

      they're lying!

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  27. Says
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    any tips for the national? I've had to back Planet of Sound for the Pixies reference.

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  28. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 11 months ago

    Damn Aguero
    Shot on target at least 🙂

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