[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
3 November 2012 3984 comments
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Despite the playful twitter tamperings of Gary Lineker, Robin Van Persie takes his place in an unchanged and attacking United lineup for today’s early kick-off against Arsenal. The Dutchman starts, then, and wears the Fantasy armband for many as he faces his former club for the first time.

Our Dugout Discussion Chatroom is now open and available to collect all the joy and agony of this match and the day’s other six encounters, concluding with City’s visit to West Ham this evening.

The lineups from Old Trafford are predictable. Both sides remain unchanged with Sir Alex Ferguson keeping faith with Ashley Young on the flank, opting to keep Javier Hernandez in reserve, with Danny Welbeck out of the squad. As for Arsenal, they keep Theo Walcott on the leash as they put out the starting XI that struggled to break down QPR last weekend.

Man United: De Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Young, Rooney, van Persie

Arsenal: Mannone, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos, Arteta, Ramsey, Wilshere, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Funny watching Cazorla trying to run away from Nani and Rafael with the ball. Short arse was going nowhere.

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  2. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    If ManU concede now, RVP will get 3 bonus

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Yup

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  3. I taught Ashley Young how t…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Anderson should start next game. He looks very good

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  4. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Caz has been shocking today..

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      He';s gone from my team, defo

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    2. Zep
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Caz who? 😉

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    3. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      🙁

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    4. lets av em
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      the new modric in terms of fpl

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Didn't Mark say Rooney was the new Modric?

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        1. Syd.
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          slim and elegant 😉

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    5. Declan
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Be gone.

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

      Great stats though. Meh!

      Delighted with Cazorla > Bale

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    7. Messi & fabregas
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      the problem is that noone can score for arsenal thats why u feel like this for santi, he is world class ( not enyone can play for spain )

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      1. Messi & fabregas
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        and he just scored!

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  5. Scribe
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    RVP and Rafa should be enough Manu cover

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  6. crystalpalaceRus
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    all i got going through my head right now is 'oh arsenal we love you'

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    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      that must be horrible

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  7. Lucky_2010
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    santi where r you lol ...... get one !!

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  8. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So RVP fail or not? Depends on what Bale does I suppose..

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    1. crystalpalaceRus
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      14pts is enough for me

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      1. COMH
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        +14 Definitely not a fail in my book

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    2. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      nah gona get at least 7.. good enough really

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    3. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Better than i've got from many captains this year but i'm still expecting bale to get more tbh

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  9. Dealbert
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    So, RVP captaineers, are we:

    A. happy
    B. sad
    C not sad but not happy, or
    D. happy, but only because we thought about captaining Cazorla

    ?

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    1. Conneely*
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      A

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    2. Cruicky
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      content.

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    3. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      I don't have him but most would say C I think coz he could have scored a few more

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    4. Scribe
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on Bale

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      1. Wej
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        +1

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    5. I taught Ashley Young how t…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Only disappointed because RVP deserved more

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    6. Portuguese&Proud
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      happy as long as Bale doesn't get more than 1 assist, even being a player i own

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    7. Sweatygoals
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      C

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  10. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    8 yellows in this match 😀

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    1. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      *9

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  11. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Kinda regretting playing Sterling over Piennar... Thoughts??

    Was delighted with sterling the week i brought him in getting me 8pts..

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  12. Sweatygoals
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon, RvP score one more

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  13. Doolittle
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Having had 10 points from 2 players after 2 and a half minutes, I really didn't expect to have 11 points after 90 minutes. Deflating.

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  14. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Arteta booked. What's the record for yellows in an EPL game?

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  15. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Cazorla now........

    What are we all to do with him now? Clearly in shocking form along with every single other Arsenal player besides Mannone in net.

    Form or fixtures with Caz? Their fixtures are definitely tasty but he's clearly frustrated enough hasn't he now , for his price???

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      He was marked by ROONEY. I'm keeping for now.

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      1. Rafabio
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        This. Plus two home games coming up...

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    2. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      getting rid - 1 assist v Southampton, QPR and Norwich suggests to me that he isnt worth having

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    3. Slaps
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      got to keep for the next 2 i think.... what did you really expect out of him and arsenal today?

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    4. Doolittle
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Have more pressing matters I think, but he's playing far too deep to be worth the money when there are other options available. Going to have to get rid I think.

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      1. Doolittle
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        ...or maybe not!

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  16. Zep
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    After that start, 5 pts is a MAJOR let down...

    7pts seems to have handed the advantage to those brave enough to look elsewhere for captaincy...

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  17. Van Dal
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Stoke team v Norwich: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Wilkinson, Huth, Adam, Kightly, Whitehead, Nzonzi, Walters, Crouch. #NORSTK

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      serious? you're regular poster here

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    2. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Ya don't say

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  18. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Another no-show from Cazorla. Most over-hyped player of the season even allowing for the fact that he's playing in a team struggling for form.

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    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Rooney. Marked. No chance.

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      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        Not just this game

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        1. Conneely*
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Like that?

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    2. Planet Jo
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      lol

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  19. Optimus.
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    just seen to the penny i can do berb/cazorla to roo/mcanuff....tempt mania

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    1. afcblegend
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      what have you seen that makes you want to get Rooney?

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      1. Optimus.
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        exactly hes done nothing and got assist..fixtures sweet

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    2. Crouchy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      what did berb ever do wrong 😉

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      1. Bartowski
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        To be fair, he's been virtually non-existant in this game.

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  20. Billy Gilmore
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Giroud 😡

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    1. blue cheese
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      😥

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        He could've easily scored 🙁

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        1. blue cheese
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, came strolling in ...

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    2. Le Kerfuffle
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      he looked like he didn't quite want to score that

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  21. cechmate
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Mata not in the squad? I think I prefer it like that. Piennar off the bench for me.

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    1. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Long or Rangel for me 🙁

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    2. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Agreed. Takes the uncertainty of a 2 mins and 1 point cameo away.

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  22. Lanley Staurel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Roonpig MOM

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  23. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Awful pass from RVP, Rooney coul've scored

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    1. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      No bonus coz of this.

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 5 months ago

        No but i've got Rooney and would like 3 bp's from him and none for RVP even so

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  24. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    rooney MOTM

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      meanless in FPL

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      United's best all round player.

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  25. XVIVX
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    safe to say:

    rvp - 3
    rafa - 2
    evra - 1

    ?

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Evra 3 RVP 2 Rafawel 1

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    2. Timmy Cahill Rules
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      rafa 3

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    3. Fifa las vegas
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Rooney 3 😀

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    4. 4-4-who?
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      13 years, 5 months ago

      RVP 3 Rooney 2 Evra 1

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    5. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      Evra 3, Rvp 2, Rafa 1

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  26. 4-4-who?
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    Shipped Torres out this week - stand by for a big week for him...

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  27. Timmy Cahill Rules
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    nolan and davies

    to

    Ramirez and Shawcross

    or

    Nolan and Fletcher

    to

    Gerrard and Pog

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    1. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 5 months ago

      DEFO NOT 2

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  28. FORCA INTER
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    13 years, 5 months ago

    i hate you giroud

    the most pathetic player in epl

    Chamack should start

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  29. Minty
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Good old Mike Dean, 11/10 for 55 points was like buying money. Just a shame Steve Bennet doesnt ref any more

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  30. Van Dal
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea team v Swansea: Cech, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Cole, Oscar, Moses, Mikel, Romeu, Hazard, Torres. #SWACHE

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