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Sunday Dugout Discussion

15 April 2012 1914 comments
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With their city rivals making a statement at Carrow Road yesterday, the Sunday Dugout Discussion opens to see if league leaders Manchester United can hold their nerve and restore a five point lead at home to Aston Villa. It’s the only Premier League game taking place today, and the team news for the encounter is in…

Man United XI: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Young, Welbeck, Rooney.

Villa XI: Given, Hutton, Collins, Baker, Lichaj, Bannan, Ireland, Clark, Gardner, Weimann, Agbonlahor.

As expected, Sir Alex Ferguson restores Paul Scholes to his starting line-up in place of Ryan Giggs. There’s also recalls for Rafael and Danny Welbeck, with Phil Jones and Javier Hernandez dropping to the bench.

Alex McCleish is without the injured duo of Stephen Warnock and Chris Herd, so there are starts for both Gary Gardner and Ciaran Clark.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom can be accessed right here, and will remain open the duration of today’s football, including the FA Cup tie between Tottenham and Chelsea.

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  1. NED KELLY
    • 14 Years
    14 years, 24 days ago

    what happend to pelebeck ? ?

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      too much rotation imo
      or loss of confidence

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      1. Somalion
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        Or he's just plain shit.

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  2. FF Dirtbag
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    Holy moly.

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  3. tangtastic
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Utd cleansheet gone.

    Heskey goal..

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    1. DLL18
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      Only in his mind.

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      1. tangtastic
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        I remember a time when he was meant to be the next big thing for England.. his first game against Argentina he actually did really really well.

        Funny how things work out.

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        1. Gaz Downright
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          • 15 Years
          14 years, 24 days ago

          heskey for england is alot of things

          funny is not one of them though tang

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          1. tangtastic
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            Hey! Seriously.. once upon a time he was going to win us the World Cup.

            This was back when we were convinced we could win the World Cup/Euros if only, *only* we unleashed our 'potential'.

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            1. Gaz Downright
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              14 years, 24 days ago

              he was amazing for Leicester

              then again, so was Zamora for Brighton

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  4. DV8R
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Scholes almost scores

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      one spectator being stretchered off the stands

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  5. Over Midwicket
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Everytime Welbeck gets the ball he loses it and wastes a goal scoring or assist chance. Just get off the pitch for frick's sake.

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  6. Drip Doctor
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    Poor effort from Scholes

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    1. Declan
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      -ppi

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      1. Drip Doctor
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        Indeed. Pathetic.

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        1. Declan
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          🙂

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        2. tangtastic
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          Easy now..

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  7. COMH
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Vintage Scholes attempt! Remember Bradford City?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gOnxDBX9u8

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    1. michaelington
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      I was there!

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      1. COMH
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        14 years, 24 days ago

        Awesome mate! One of my favourite goals.

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        1. michaelington
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          14 years, 24 days ago

          Im a bradford fan so didnt enjoy at the time. Class goal though

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  8. sotothemightygreek
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Scholes can't half hit a volley.

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  9. Corrigan
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    A Scholes goal and Never Captain Butt/Sky will cream themselves.

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
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      i was jus sayin this ^

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    2. DLL18
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      Yeah that 'perfect' volley that went 5 yards wide.

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  10. Kirby
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    That would have been a beautiful goal.

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  11. Abominable Snowy84
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    I hear Utd are cheating again.

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    1. DLL18
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      Just Young to be fair.

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
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        He wears a Utd jersey so il label them all cheaters 🙂

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    2. Tim Canterbury
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      Effective diving is just part of the game. If a defender is stupid enough to leave a foot out you have every right to take full advantage

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      1. Kirby
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        ...you what?

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      2. Gaz Downright
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        14 years, 24 days ago

        thats too easy an analysis imo trandict

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      3. Rebellion
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        14 years, 24 days ago

        Your Avatar speaks volumes....

        Another diver eh?

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      4. AMygg
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        14 years, 24 days ago

        I hope you're trolling. If not, that's a pretty pathetic comment (not that surprising with Ronaldo as your avatar though).

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        1. EoinM
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          14 years, 24 days ago

          Isnt ronaldo one of if not the best players in the world though!

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          1. Gaz Downright
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            surely you are not saying that justifies cheating?

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      5. James
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        ???!!!

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      6. Says
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        Yeah, one thing teams can do to stop the opposition embelishing fouls with dives, is to stop fouling them. What was the Villa player doing sticking out his leg with no chance of making a play on the ball?

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        1. Kirby
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          14 years, 24 days ago

          What disgusts me is that when a player like Young sees that opportunity, he'll dive knowing it's a certain goal to come from a penalty.

          That's just abysmal 'football' though, true footballers will carry on when they can and show that they have the skill to still score/assist despite a potentially poor, but not penalty-worthy challenge.

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          1. Says
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            14 years, 24 days ago

            by not going down he bails out a defender for the opposition that fouled him. Why should he do that?

            In this case the contact is possibly enough to slow him that he doesn't get to the ball before the other Villa player does. That warrants a penalty. I'd prefer he doesn't dive to embellish it, but then he risks not getting, due to the flawed officiating structure in football in general.

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            1. Says
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              As for diving when there is no contact or foul. I think this should have a severe penalty, maybe 10 match ban. The refs need help to trust when someone has been fouled.

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              1. Kirby
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                I agree 100% with this. Retrospective punishment should be used in this manner to make footballers think twice about diving. Needs to be stopped.

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            2. Kirby
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              But was it a foul that would have brought him down if it wasn't for his theatrics?

              I don't think it caused enough impact to slow down Young since he was going full speed and decided to fall, he clearly went over the top pretty much belly-flopping the ground like a wild seal.

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              1. Says
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                going full speed, and trying to turn also. Any contact to the front of your legs in that situation completely hinder you and even probably bring him down eventually.

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      7. Nigel Tufnel
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        Ridiculous

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  12. zoltar74
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Vintage Scholes… Just that the volley was about 37km/hr slower...

    He is ramping it up..
     

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      v Bradford years ago wasnt it? special

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  13. Over Midwicket
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Scoles in trouble, getting treatment

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  14. COMH
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Has Rooney had all his shots on target so far?

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    1. SouthCoastSaint
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      header wide?

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      1. COMH
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        14 years, 24 days ago

        And that minger just now

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  15. tangtastic
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    COME ON VALENCIA!!! HURRY UP AND SCORE!!!

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  16. zoltar74
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Need more involvement from Antonio

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  17. Drip Doctor
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    When is Rooney going to realize that he is no Charlie 'Hollywood' Adam. Everyone of his long passes are cut out.

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    1. Kagawa-san-mia
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      not all, he makes his long passes sometimes

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  18. DLL18
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Carrick thought he was Messi for a minute there, and then quickly gave it away.

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  19. COMH
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    What a ball from Tony V!

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    1. Drip Doctor
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      Danny Welbeck, costing us points yet again.

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    2. Declan
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      every cross is hit at 100mph

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  20. zoltar74
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Ok Danny thats enough now... Go sit down..

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  21. som3awy
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    2 shots off target for Rooney now -.-

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  22. Gaz Downright
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    if rooney had the chances welbeck has had this half, utd would be 3-0 up at least

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    1. Chazza
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      Or Chicharito, shame he never seems to get such service whenever he plays these days 🙁

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  23. Syd.
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Well said Ryan Taylor.

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  24. Kagawa-san-mia
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    A lot of united hate on the site this morning

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    1. Holy See
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      Par for the course.

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    2. The3rdTurd
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      Hatred of cheating is not the same as hatred of United.

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      1. Leaf
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        Its very similar 😉

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    3. LaLaLand
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      14 years, 24 days ago

      really? im a United fan and everthing said has been justified imo

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  25. Rebellion
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Has Young taken Ronaldo's crown?

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  26. super711
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    ballotelli
    Coming soon to a theatre near you. Ashley Young the #Diver!

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  27. Kagawa-san-mia
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    i dont hear anyone cussin valencia passes
    hes made a few wayward ones

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  28. bmb100
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    Woops

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  29. DLL18
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Lolzers 😆

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  30. Mílanista
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    14 years, 24 days ago

    Tony...

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