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Saturday Dugout Discussion

5 May 2012 2287 comments
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The Dugout Discussion opens for the oddity of a solitary Saturday Premier League fixture. With Chelsea and Liverpool Wembley bound this evening, we’re restricted to just one fantasy scoring opportunity. But, with over half of us backing Robin van Persie with the armband (if our Captain’s Poll is to be believed), then Arsenal versus Norwich is a game of huge significance. With mini-leagues hanging in the balance, let’s take a look at the team news to confirm whether or not our talisman starts…

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Song, Gervinho, Rosicky, Benayoun, van Persie.

Norwich XI: Ruddy, Naughton, Ryan Bennett, Martin, Lappin, Johnson, Howson, Elliott Bennett, Hoolahan, Jackson, Holt.

Of course the Arsenal captain does start, and he does so in an unchanged Gunners line-up from the side that drew 1-1 at Stoke.

After a 3-0 defeat at home to Liverpool, Norwich make several changes with Grant Holt and Simeon Jackson leading the line for the Canaries.

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  1. Stern John Terry Wilson Pal…
    14 years, 6 months ago

    That could be the wake-up call Arsenal badly needed. Verm as second striker now.

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  2. Pinoche
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Dodged a bullet by not getting an Arsenal defender!

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    1. sminkypinky
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Just thought that I was one of the people trying to sell Sagna to you... sorry. Good decision!

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  3. LarryMurphy
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I'm roughly 50 points off a lead and was thinking of taking a big chance for the last game of the season- get Tevez, Aguero and Silva in for -8 and captain one of them. Worth it?

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  4. GlasgowFF
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Love Piers Morgans running Twitter commentary when Arsenal are playing.

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    1. COMH
      14 years, 6 months ago

      He is a c*nt

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      1. GlasgowFF
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I like him.

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        1. COMH
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Poor you

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      2. Piggs Boson
        14 years, 6 months ago

        +100000000000000000000000000000

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    2. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Love and Piers Morgan should never be in the same sentence, unless it's "I'd love to stick Piers Morgan's balls in a vice"

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      1. Give The Todd Some Love
        14 years, 6 months ago

        ahahaaa 😆

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    3. LarryMurphy
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Grade A moron. If I had a gun...

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    4. Call Me Old Fashioned
      14 years, 6 months ago

      he is a dickhead of monumental proportions

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      1. Tin of Directors
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Piers Morgan is a complete and utter thunderc*nt!
        End of conversation.

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  5. Lrf
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Fack. Verm was one of the only good differentials I had on my ML leader. Damnit.

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  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    14 years, 6 months ago

    arsenal deserve this, they have been awful

    starting ramsey and gervinho was an awful decision. Should have gone with the ox. Dreadful

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  7. Kagawa-san-mia
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal back to there original form from early season

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    1. FORCA INTER
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i like it !

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  8. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal are playing like third place is already tied up, no desire what so ever. People were just jogging back for that Holt goal.

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  9. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    FFS!! Why is Vermaelen running upfield this early. Schoolboy defending. Goodbye Champions League.

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    1. Goonther
      14 years, 6 months ago

      shut up

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      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 6 months ago

        What? It was schoolboy defending.

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        1. Fred the Red
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Must have learnt that from Gallas

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        2. Goonther
          14 years, 6 months ago

          theyre gonna make CL

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          1. Drip Doctor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            14 years, 6 months ago

            How'd you work that one out? If we don't win this, you don't think Spurs will beat Villa and Fulham? I certainly don't want to put my hope on Bayern beating Chelsea.

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          2. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
            14 years, 6 months ago

            From the looks of things they're going to have to hope Chelsea don't manage to win in the final though.

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    2. Fred the Red
      14 years, 6 months ago

      At this point, might as well so he can score a goal and redeem himself (for us FFS that is)

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  10. Phaze 1
    14 years, 6 months ago

    So Arsenal without Arteta and Walcott are pure garbage?

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    1. The Finnisher
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Without Arteta yes.

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      1. tosey
        14 years, 6 months ago

        they miss walcott too. offers more than gervinho n turns the opposition defence

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        1. The Finnisher
          14 years, 6 months ago

          Our record without one/both of them is awful this season.

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  11. Fred the Red
    14 years, 6 months ago

    C'mon RVP! Don't score! Just this once!

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  12. LawnDart
    14 years, 6 months ago

    RAMSEY OF PLZ!!!!!!

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  13. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    14 years, 6 months ago

    So close RVP.

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  14. Ivan
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Barely 2 hours ago, one of the only two surviving members from GW1 departed from my team. Good luck, Michel! You did well!

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  15. FPL Daniel
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Early kick of captaincy curse strikes again?

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    1. LarryMurphy
      14 years, 6 months ago

      He scored a hat trick VS Blackburn in an early kick off this season..couple of assists too. Captain Fantastic is immune

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      1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Not immune to bad form it appears...

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        1. LarryMurphy
          14 years, 6 months ago

          30 or so minutes into a game..players have been known to score after that amount of time has elapsed...just so you know

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          1. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
            14 years, 6 months ago

            I understand that, and I'm not saying he isn't going to score, but he certainly hasn't looked that lively or threatening so far.

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    2. HVT
      14 years, 6 months ago

      That's the only reason I didn't c rvP

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  16. Will
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else regretting captaining RVP over Roon yet?

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    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      If I had Rooney, I would be.

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    2. DLL18
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Jelly (c)

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    3. Grimmaldi - Send in the Clo…
      14 years, 6 months ago

      I'm certainly starting to. Just have to carry on telling myself there's 55 minutes to go.

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    4. For Fuchs Sake
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Not even half time yet!

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  17. Balotellitubbies
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Arsenal are a shambles. All the board cares about is making profit, most expensive tickets in the world to watch a bunch of clowns waiting for Van Persie to score.

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  18. andrei
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Vermaelen is anything except a central defender.

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    1. Messi & fabregas
      14 years, 6 months ago

      he scored 7-8 goals a season and arsenal concede 10-12 goals a season because he is usually out of position

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  19. Just_Ty
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Doubled up on Arsenal defenders - 1st & last time... symptomatic of this FPL year, just not taking the right punts... let's hope I stay within top 10K...

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    1. Qubit
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Same here, decent punt, but typical of my luck this year. Often the right punt at the wrong time. My worst season ever. 🙁

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      1. Just_Ty
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, I feel you.
        I can't say it's dramatic considering it's my 3rd season and worst end ranking is 10'200th but yeah not a satisfying one.

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  20. FPL Daniel
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Come on Roonieeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Sagna in trouble.

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  22. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    LOL at the Emirates monkey

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    1. LarryMurphy
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Be more specific there mate....

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 6 months ago

        There was a monkey in the crowd. Really

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  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wenger takes it out on the water again....

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  24. Arsenals Number 10
    14 years, 6 months ago

    why is rvp still on 0 pts on fpl ????????//

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      14 years, 6 months ago

      For playing so crap.. 🙁

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    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      14 years, 6 months ago

      No score on FPL site for the game.

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    3. Fred the Red
      14 years, 6 months ago

      Some technical problem, it also says Ars NONE - NONE Nor lol

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    4. GlasgowFF
      14 years, 6 months ago

      refresh page

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  25. little_wizard123
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Wenger and his damn water bottles.

    This is the Wigan game all over again.

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  26. Somalion
    14 years, 6 months ago

    Hmmm I could start crying about my captaining of RVP and bringing in Verm. Or I could do the sane thing and wait until the match is over, have peopled learned nothing from last GW when everyone was making an ass of themselves about captaining Cisse over Jelly? Chill people.

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      14 years, 6 months ago

      The knee jerk 'expert football' analysis really grates me. Idiots.

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      1. Somalion
        14 years, 6 months ago

        Exactly, pain in the ass!

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      2. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        14 years, 6 months ago

        I agree, although it took me an 8 pt hit to get RVP in over Cisse. If it's a blank and Cisse scores tomorrow I will feel like a clown. But at the moment, judgement is reserved!

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  27. tangtastic
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    14 years, 6 months ago

    ESPN commentary < ITV commentary

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  28. GlasgowFF
    14 years, 6 months ago

    I have RVP but not captained. Hoping Norwich going ahead sparks a bit of urgency into them.

    It was a very lucky goal.

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  29. realtin
    14 years, 6 months ago

    no points given on fantasy football website. anyone else?

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    1. Fred the Red
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +everyone

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  30. SPorting
    14 years, 6 months ago

    hmmmm, i see a C fail on the horizon.....

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    1. sminkypinky
      14 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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    2. Darkwood Dub
      14 years, 6 months ago

      i see ars-tot game scenario 🙂

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