Dugout Discussion

Sunday Dugout Discussion

Yet again both Manchester clubs in are involved in Sunday Premier League action. With most fantasy managers cheering on their captain today, the Dugout Discussion opens to follow all the action from the three games on show.

We start at Old Trafford as United look to open up an eight point gap with a victory against Everton. The team news from the match-up is in, and the sides line-up as follows…

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

Everton XI: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Neville, Osman, Heitinga, Gibson, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jelavic.

Nani returns to United’s starting eleven for the first time in eight games, with Ashley Young taking his place on the substitutes bench. Facing his former employer, Darron Gibson starts for Everton.

Then it’s over to bottom of the league Wolves, where City are in town needing three points regardless of the earlier result. Kicking off at the same time, Liverpool and West Brom are also in action, with Roy Hodgson back at Anfield for the first time since departing as Liverpool manager.

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  1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    I like how 6 people have transferred out Maierhofer today. He's not been a Wolves player since August. I wonder what made them feel that today of all days was the time to finally get rid of him! 🙂

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    1. Vpan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      lol

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Yeah but imagine if he reappeared to face Wolves, would be a travesty, better get rid.

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    3. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Just as the 4 people who's finally had enough of Gyan not starting any matches for Sunderland in quite some time...

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    4. Back to Back Ballacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      😆 they even missed the deadline for the City game!

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    5. Corrigan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Exactly! This is what I constantly think!

      "In today's news, 7 people removed 8 million defender Nemanja Vidic 6 months after his injury..."

      Who on earth are these people? What sort of life do they lead?

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        😆

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  2. Dirty Dhalsim
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    If you HAD to bring a Chelsea midfielder in for the DGW who would you bring in?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Mata

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    2. Liastro ⭐️
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      All of them are rotation risks but if you can afford him, Mata.

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    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Kalou

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Is he a mid?

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Yup.

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Now that sounds interesting, but I must resist.

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    4. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Mata, but I highly doubt he'll start both games

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    5. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Mata but preferably none

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    6. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Ramires - but I won't.

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      1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Haha JK was right 😆

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    7. Dirty Dhalsim
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Cheers guys.

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    8. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      mata...forget all about rotation........

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  3. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Fellaini playing just behind Jelavic.. Maybe a decent punt for GW36?

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    1. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Haven't checked but if you look at his scores this season I'm fairly sure they will tell you it's a bad idea.

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    2. DLL18
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Maybe he'll drop back when Cahill comes in.

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  4. Corrigan
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Tangtastic about?

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    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      He was on the first page of this article, so could be

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  5. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    OMG ROONEY -PPI

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Good, can he get minus points just for being indifferent?

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  6. Cluckfuster
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    I have…
    Hennessey Friedel
    Kompany J Evans R Taylor Kaboul Cahill
    Valencia Petrov Walcott Dempsey Sessegnon
    Cisse Tevez Weimann
    1 FT and 3.9m in the bank
    I’m chasing
    Krul Vorm
    Kompany J Evans R Taylor Evra Shotton
    Valencia Bale Walcott Sinclair Sessegnon
    Jelavic RvP Yak
    He has a 30 point lead but has just made 5 transfer with just 1 FT.
    He’s obviously going with 11 DGWs, any advice?

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    1. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Not the time to ask.

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      that scott parker as a kid?

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  7. GoonerByron
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    12 years, 17 days ago

    Maybe a bit picky but i think Walcott should have had 2 extra points yesterday, I was at the game in and am sure he was taken off 30 seconds after the 60th minute...

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    1. King Eric, in America
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      🙄

      Sub is made when the board goes up/whistle blown.

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      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Either way it was very close 🙂

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        1. King Eric, in America
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Yeah, more insult than injury, but I'm sure it was annoying for owners.

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        2. Mílanista
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          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Email them if you think that's the case. Didn't watch the game but from what I've read on here I believe the 1 point is correct annoyingly.

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          1. Hello. Yes, This is Dog
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Yeah 1 point was correct. I think the board went up at about 59:45, I was gutted! he should have wobbled around for another minute

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  8. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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    • 14 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Next Season, all things being equal, I may start with Welbeck ... 🙂

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I hate the handicap system.

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      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        12 years, 17 days ago

        ... but I have to live with it ... 😉

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 13 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          I guess you're allowed a good striker as well? 🙂

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Yes. He is it. 😉

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      2. Corrigan
        • 13 Years
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        😆

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    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Free money

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      1. Mr Smith
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        said that last night with messi anytime scorer 2/1....

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        1. McDog
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          And RVP 3/1 ...

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          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            So paddy power are doing a grand job of conning all this lot out of money. Genius

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            1. ...---...
              • 13 Years
              12 years, 17 days ago

              As with Cisse @ 3/1 anytime goalscorer yesterday?

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      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Blimey, if only I had some money!

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        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Same here.. I'd stick £20 on that any day

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    2. McDog
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I'm not going to get on this, because I want them to lose and don't want to have to cheer for them.

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    3. Back to Back Ballacks
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      good man, got stung by messi last nite , this should make up for it

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    4. beric
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      £20 betted

      Thanks! (I hope)

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    5. markus808
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I don't get it? What's the catch?

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    6. ...---...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Excellent mate! Missed out on the Cisse bet yesterday but managed to get my £20 on here.

      Keep 'em coming!!

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      1. Rowley Birkin
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I don't see why people are saying Paddy power are conning people, if you aren't confident with the bet don't do it. I got United at evens against villa, cisse anytime and City at evens. I also lost on RVP anytime and Messi time.

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    7. little_wizard123
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Jeez. They're 1.25 usually. Nice.

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    8. little_wizard123
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      You could just lay against it on betfair...

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  9. Declan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Welbeck is top class 😆

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Yes, he is.

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  10. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Welbeck down

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      And back up..

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        "I get knocked down, but I get up again. You never gonna keep me down"

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      2. halnone
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        sounds like young

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  11. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Jesus, Wellback is pants. Heskey-esque dribbling there

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Strange view ... 🙂

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        reminded me of this:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgysC2anC5Y

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          12 years, 17 days ago

          Not me! 😉

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        2. beric
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          What a guy

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        3. CarelessGenius©
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Heskey. You gotta love him.

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          1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
            • 13 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            As a Scot, yes I did love him 😉

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  12. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Scholes getting in on the -PPI act now!

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  13. NeedleVor
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Has James Fitz ever posted anything more than one word answers on here?

    I realise you want to get involved but its more constructive if you try and provide some substance to your opinions.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Quality over quantity 😉

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      1. NeedleVor
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Fantastic. Thanks for being a part of this thriving community.

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          😀

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          1. NeedleVor
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Its people like you with your mentality towards posting without substance that are killing this site and turning it into a school boy hang out rather than a place for intelligent debate.

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            1. Captain Shirokov
              • 12 Years
              12 years, 17 days ago

              Thanks 😉

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        2. F is for
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Same goes to you.

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    2. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Are you suggesting that Stoke might not be so reliant on set pieces as before, seems a waste of that backline. Although Crouch is nowhere near as dangerous in the air as Kenwyne, a better player though.

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      1. NeedleVor
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        No, I am not suggesting this.

        Long throws, sure, but there's nothing to suggest the number of goals we create from set pieces or corners will decrease. If anything, the fact that Rory is on his way out will increase the pressure on Pennant and his dead ball delivery, which is bad news for Shotton.

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  14. Liastro ⭐️
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Re-post!

    Rate my team! Here it is as it stands:

    Vorm – Ruddy

    BAE – J Evans – Cahill – Williamson – N Taylor

    Bale – Dempsey – Sigurdsson – Ben Arfa – McClean

    RVP – Rooney – P Cisse

    £3.8m in the bank, 1FT.

    I was thinking…

    McClean -> Valencia?

    Thanks

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  15. Menly
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Allo

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    1. Hate that rotation
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Things about to get spicy round here I feel.

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I don't make things spicy! I'm the soothing voice around here!

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        1. Hate that rotation
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          🙁 Please stop shouting at me. I was just trying to be witty. *crying in the corner*

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          1. Menly
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            *places a hand creepily on his shoulder*

            It's ok Kiddo... its ok

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    2. NeedleVor
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      There he is!

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Alright? 😉

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        1. NeedleVor
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          He's arrived!

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          1. Menly
            • 12 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Hello Levor. How are you? 🙂

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Allo

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    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      'Ello. 🙂

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Aighhht!

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  16. bigbraff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    What do people think of Cech for DGW36 & beyond? 2 home games and should get one clean sheet. Chelsra' GW 37&38 fixtures look okay and as a GK he's probably not going to be rested/ rotated...

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Chelsra = Chelsea + Doosra?

      Hmm.....

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Was thinking that myself. No rotation worries either

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    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I think Cech is a good bet, if I had a Wild Card, I would get him in

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  17. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    After an entire week of confusion I have calculated static wind loads on a bridge deck. No one hear will understand the pain of traversing through Eurocodes that dont cover the subject, Bs5400 being impossible to find, textbooks being unspecific on the subject and the internet holding no clues.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I understand what you're going through 🙁

      (Not really)

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    2. Hate that rotation
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Engineering masters student ?

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Yup, 3rd year

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      We may not, here - BUT - we hear your cry of pain. 🙂

      What is BS5400 - a special pile of cow dung? 😉

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    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      A bridge too far for me.....

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    5. King Eric, in America
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Whereas I spent an entire week calculating the cost/benefits of an Aguero/Tevez in for RVP/Rooney out ... textbooks and Eurocode-thingamajiggers don't cover *that*, either.

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Actually that question can be simplified to an expression to do with Expectation and Correlation. But lets not go there.

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    6. Corrigan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I think you should just buy VDV and be done with it...

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    7. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I play bridge a bit. I've never had much wind on the deck though, just shuffle and deal.

      It can get a bit draughty if the door is left open but I never thought to calculate the effects. Stiff neck if you don't close it I suppose.

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      1. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Hehe, me and my brother fleece the old biddies by playing without any convention, nobody understands our bidding including us. They always look suprised when we produce the aces having bid the opposite.

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        1. In Like Flynn.
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          • 13 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Psychic bidding IS a convention. 😀 Can go spectacularly badly though.

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          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 17 days ago

            I find Goren more efficacious ... 😀

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  18. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    That corner a shot on target for Wayne?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Clutching at straws 😉

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      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        😆

        I don't have him anymore, so I'm hoping it isn't a shot on target!

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      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Straws in the wind?

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Of course 🙂

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      3. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Trying to find the neel in the haystack?

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        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 17 days ago

          I think the eel is in the river ...

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  19. Menly
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    The game any good? Worth watching?

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    1. The Mighty Slovenian
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Boring.

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Not at all.

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    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      In patches.

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    4. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Been better than the Arsenal vs Chelsea game.

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      1. Menly
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I watched that, then watched Udinese v Chievo which was also 0-0. Fun afternoon!

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  20. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Is there a maximum amount for the Paddy Power City evens bet??

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      The absolute limit of your overdraft? 😉

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      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Free money in my opinion 😉

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      200, I think

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  21. The Mighty Slovenian
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Impotent United.

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  22. Declan
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Man Utd 1-0 Everton, Hernandez 97th minute winner

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    1. DMcC
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Of course...

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  23. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Lovely ping from the Gib. Had DDG scrambling.

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  24. F is for
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Just out of curiosity, did anyone take a punt on the Special 2/1 Messi bit yesterday?

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  25. palalmas
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Please rate my GW36 team from 1-10

    Bogdan (Vorm)
    Skrtel – Simpson – Walker (Evans – Caulker)
    Bale – Siggy – Dempsey – Ben Arfa (Silva)
    RvP – Rooney – Cisse

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  26. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Raining at Old Trafford, its going to become slippery. This means Ashley Young can come on and slip for a penalty.

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  27. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    JELAVICCCCC

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  28. Over Midwicket
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    JELLY GOAL

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  29. Dirty Dhalsim
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Jellyman!!

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