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Wednesday Dugout Discussion

22 August 2012 2492 comments
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The first gameweek of the season concludes tonight at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea look to take an early lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Reading. Their commitments in next week’s Super Cup brought this fixture forward, and the Dugout Discussion opens in anticipation of delightful double-gameweek points.

The team news for tonight’s encounter is in, and the sides will line-up as follows…

Chelsea XI: Cech, Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole, Lampard, Ramires, Mikel, Mata, Hazard, Torres.

Reading XI: Federici, Gunter, Pearce, Leigertwood, Harte, Karacan, McAnuff, Guthrie, Gorkss, Pogrebnyak, McCleary.

Both teams make two changes from their opening day line-ups. For the hosts, Ramires has recovered from the illness that kept him out at Wigan, with Ryan Bertrand making way, and Gary Cahill replaces the injured David Luiz. Reading replace Hal Robson-Kanu and Adam Le Fondre with Jem Karacan and Garath McCleary.

Enjoy the action as it happens in our Dugout Discussion chatroom, which can be accessed right here.

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  1. THE BAD
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    once again I'm going to be a slow starter...

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    1. Qubit
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Bad as me? I wont hit 50.

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  2. McDog
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Thank Christ this Gamewek is finally over.

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    1. Chazza
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Plus. One.

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      1. beric
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        Bad luck Chazza. I'm glad I met you this week!

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        1. Chazza
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 6 months ago

          I wasn't going to be surprised if I had a bad week, was always a risk with only Torres (c) as Chelsea DGW cover- didn't think it'd be as bad as this though! Nevertheless, well played Beric 🙂

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          1. beric
            • 13 Years
            13 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks 😀

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      2. LMNO
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        absolutely

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      +2

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    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      ^ this

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    4. In Tommy We Trust
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      I feel bad and I'm in the 90s 🙁

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  3. mufc802
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    This game is still as crazy as ever.

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Yep. I've missed this game.

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  4. Fernando Torres
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Who is keeping Torres?

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    1. Ben Alderton
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      NO!

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    2. Taribo West on a free
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      I am, I am. Just you wait.

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    3. hazza
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      I am until gw3 then getting Ade in... unless roon or rvp does something special ...

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    4. Charlie Bronze
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      He's out. Launched into orbit.

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    5. In Tommy We Trust
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      That offside goal might save him for another week. Depends on value

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  5. Sam
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    1) RVP and a 6.5 striker

    or

    2) Rooney and Ba?

    Baring in mind just how effing atrociously unfit and out of touch Rooney looked against Everton.

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    1. itstimmehc
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Not good timing right now 😛

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    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      RvP and Graham?

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  6. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    So who here captained Ivanovic? Anyone?

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    1. Paul
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      i did /// 😀

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  7. Ramboros
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Was 15k before the game. Only Mata(C) and Gunter played. Around 500k now?

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    1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Nah probably around 200

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  8. faulksp
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    5 dgw players and they all scored......it's all down hill from here !!!!!!

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  9. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Ivanovic (c) topped off with Lampard! TEKKERS

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    1. sotothemightygreek
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Nice

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  10. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    The end to that was not good, could have been a Torres(c) assist, instead none of my players get anything except the -2 for double Reading defence goals conceded. Picked Terry over Ivanovic, painful.

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  11. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Ivanovic scores plenty of points but I had captained Torres... Well you cant have all the luck in the world...

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  12. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Ivanovic, Lampard, Torres(c) owner here 🙂

    What a great game that was. Hazard is an absolute boss! Assisted 5 of Chelsea's 6 goals. Frightening.

    Liking the passing and link up play from Hazard, Mata and Oscar in the middle. Although Mata is about as good at shooting as Aaron Ramsey.

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    1. Evs
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Wow.

      How many points you get this week count?

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  13. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Why the hell did I choose JT ahead of Ivanovic. ??

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

      Because he is nailed on and a decent goal threat 🙁

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    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      For his "goal threat", and nailed on ness like me. 🙁

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        Snap!!

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    3. Sarnab
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Ivanovic scoring twice !! 🙁

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  14. FC St Paulie
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Fed as a scout pick? You could not be more wrong. You could try, but you would not be successful.

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  15. Haz to be Eden- Top scoring…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    The Eden Project.. All aboard

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    1. Spoiler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      after gw3

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      1. Haz to be Eden- Top scoring…
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        Defo.. gotta be a season keeper

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  16. BT31 - WE ARE ALL TINKERMEN…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard in now???

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    1. QPR Lad 92
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      I've actually taken Hazard out and put Bale in

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  17. Mediocre Marksmen
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Surely 3 bonus points for Hazard?

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    1. Gnubuntu
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      YUP! 🙂

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Assists aren't worth a great deal in PPI so I wouldn't be sure.

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    3. GuyIncognito
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Federici 3 BP
      Cech 2 BP
      Linesman 1 BP

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    4. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, with Lamps 2, Ivan 1

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  18. Derailed Bandwagon
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    67 pre bonus. could be worse

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  19. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    FPL down.

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  20. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Well missed the match. Fill me in.

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    1. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Well played, but I have beaten you by a narrow margin 🙂

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    2. Locarno
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Reading scored two. Torres actually got a goal (he was offside) and Hazard assisted bloody everything.

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    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Beric beat you 😉

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  21. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Such a strange week. I have Ivan and Lamps which is great, but with Torres captained and Dyer n the bench it still feels like a let down xD

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

    Tevez or Defoe to replace Aguero?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Definitely not Defoe. Ade is sniffing around.

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez

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    3. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez

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    4. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Defoe? With Ade there?

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    5. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Not Defoe

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    6. COMH
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez all day long

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    7. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Tevez. Defoe is about to lose his place.

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    8. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Defoe might be good for 1 more GW but depending on Ade's fitness could be benched thereafter or transferred out

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  23. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    is 110 any good?

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    1. Simon69
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      sh*te 😀

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    2. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Feck off

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    3. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Oh, quiet you 😉

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    4. Spike ⚽️
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      That's twice you've asked that and my response is the same - bollocks

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  24. blue cheese
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Night, folks! 🙂

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Blimey. Just realised I won my H2H against Brian(47) despite getting 50 😛

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      1. Moose™
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        i want join head to head. plzzz =D

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    2. beric
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Night night 🙂

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  25. Bendy Busdriver
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    poor souls with ramires C ivanovic VC

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  26. Simon69
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    115 pre bonus. Happy as Larry with that!

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      110 here

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  27. Sean
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    swapped out hazard to ramires so i could upgrade tevez to aguero before gw1.Smart move 😎

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    1. Clintymints
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      8)

      Unfortunate 🙁

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  28. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Ivanovic is my best captain pick ever.

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    1. waitinginthelonggrass
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Link your team.

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      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        Why? I dont want rivals seeing. What do you really think I would get by making it up?

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        1. riot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 6 months ago

          What do you mean rivals?

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        2. Mason
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 6 months ago

          lol n00b

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  29. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    Bonus predictions?

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    1. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Ivan
      Hazarrrrr
      Pog

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    2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Lampard (c) 3
      Hazard 2
      Torres 1

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      1. Messi & fabregas
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 6 months ago

        ivanovic 3
        lampard 2
        hazard 1

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    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Lots for me

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    4. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 6 months ago

      Ivanovic 3
      Lamps 2
      Hazard 1

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  30. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 6 months ago

    94 pre bonus. I will take that.

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