[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
16 March 2013 3484 comments
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There are six Premier League matches in front of us, with the Manchester title challengers providing bookends to our day. City start things off with their latest “must win” game at Goodison, as they take on Everton in the 12.45 kick-off in a bid to close the gap on United to nine points. Later this evening, United will be on the hunt for goals as they continue on their seemingly relentless path to the title. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men face Reading in a match that will carry huge expectations for those holding Robin Van Persie in their squads.

In between those two matches, there are four other games to entertain us and provide Fantasy returns with both Liverpool and Arsenal in action at Southampton and Swansea respectively, while Villa face another “six-pointer” with QPR. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will be with you throughout the day to capture your views and emotions as the points roll in.

The team news finds Everton make two changes, as David Moyes elects to bring in both Darron Gibson and Victor Anichebe with Phil Neville and the woefully out-of-form, Nikica Jelavic, making way. City make changes of their own, with Yaya Toure forced to miss out, apparently due to a migraine. Roberto Mancini reacts by appearing to revert to three at the back as he recalls Javi Garcia, James Milner, Matija Nastasic and Joe Hart from the side that mauled Barnsley in the FA Cup. It’s unconfirmed, but it could be that Aleks Kolarov and James Milner will be at wing-back, with Edin Dzeko and Carlos Tevez retained up front from last weekend’s FA Cup win.

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  1. drunken_mess
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Cheers to the guys who told me to play Lambs!! 🙂

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Me? I did and I have. 🙂

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    2. chunk
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      No worries

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    3. flipperallstars
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Will be keeping him, even against the bigger teams he gets chances

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  2. King H
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    liverpool are getting pumped today 🙂

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    1. Cheggers
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Joe Allen is having his man boobs squeezed

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      1. King H
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        lmao

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  3. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    PA given it to Lambert.

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Shame

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  4. Piggs Boson
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Urgh, Puncheon isn't going to come back after this...

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    1. Does what he wants
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      I've already sent him packing after last week

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        I can't seem to find an available transfer. I need to get rid of Cuellar this week, and i want Santi in for Michu as well 😐

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  5. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Sturridge own goal

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    1. .
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Hilarious 😐

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  6. Fin
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Why did i bench him?

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  7. Fenners
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Glad I switched the armband to bale from Suarez at 11.29

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    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Pretty sure it was not 11:29

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      1. Declan-
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        Definitely

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  8. The Finnisher
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    I'm gonna sound like an arse but do some people really not know the definition of an own goal?

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Sounds like Sturridge's arse to me.

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    2. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      you need to master the concept of Christmas though

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        joa, have you really had no reds since Xmas

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        1. The Finnisher
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 1 month ago

          I had 1 where I went down 200 odd places, but it's there until I'm out of the FPL cup. Probably this week

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          1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
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            13 years, 1 month ago

            good luck joa

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    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      "Sound" like an arse?! 😉

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    4. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      FPL tinted glasses do strange things to people..

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  9. Demí
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    @stokecity
    36' A superb intervention from Shawcross to stop Lukaku as he looked to find space to shoot

    Shawcross 3bps then? Zzzzzzz

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    1. Lovzat
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      The 3 bp are automaticaly locked on ShawX when on the pitch.

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    2. Pat Mustard
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      I'll take the double CS, good man Shawcross keep it up.

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  10. Licky
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Funny, i knew Liverpool would lose, so typical.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Same. Just when you think they found form, boom!

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    2. MCH
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Dam is it over?

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  11. JD
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    is it an own goal or not?

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    1. Lovzat
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      No.

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    2. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Own goal for sure

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    3. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      It's a goal

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    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Only if the shot was off target.

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      1. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        I think it was off target

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

          As someone without Lambert and Sturridge, I would like that. Haven't seen it.

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  12. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Merson just blew his load

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  13. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    This is Liverpool I know.

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  14. olidooley
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Swansea Arsenal is a damp squib of a match

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Good, 0-0 would be good, especially if Azpilli doesn't play

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  15. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Lambert 😎

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    1. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Again?

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      1. Messimerized- Join My FPL L…
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        No

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  16. Rossamous
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    I didn't know that today was international shitty ref day. Funny, I must have not have gotten the memo

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    1. reply fail
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Why, you are a ref?

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      1. Rossamous
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        and you are a reply fail ...

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  17. big oak
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    since when jenas is a serial goalscorer?

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    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      since last week

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  18. CABAYE4
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    So, everyone still predicting those easy Liverpool wins now? 😉

    Southampton, especially under Pochettino, are a really underrated side on here.

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    1. Demí
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Weren't they underrated under Adkins too? I think they're both just really unpredictable.

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      1. CABAYE4
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        13 years, 1 month ago

        True, but loads on here criticized Pochettino coming in and Adkins being sacked without giving him a chance.

        Their results since he arrived have been pretty good considering the fixtures they've had, bar the QPR game.

        Decent points against Everton (H), Wigan (A) and Norwich (A), and a great win against City. Not many would have expected points at Man U and Newcastle.

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  19. Viper
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Get the feeling I should have captained Rooney, went Bale instead..

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    1. Declan-
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Stay calm. Bale is where it's at 🙂

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    2. Lovzat
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      If you don't feel safe with Bale with his current form + the Fulham defence you won't be often.

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  20. Pinoche
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Coutinho ffs

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  21. GunsnRoses
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    I stuck to a captaincy rule ...

    Don't make a captain from 3 pm Saturday matches. Today I made an exception and I'll be paying I afraid 🙁

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  22. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Who assisted Schenaiderlin?

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    1. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      J Rod.

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      Rodriguez

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    3. Lovzat
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Rodriguez

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    4. Declan-
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      rodriguez

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    5. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      rodriguez

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    6. GunsnRoses
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      If you have internet then why don't you go and see ? 😉

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    7. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      J-Rod

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    8. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      J Rod.

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    9. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      rodriguez

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  23. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    So, play Lambert v top half, bench v bottom half?

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    1. reply fail
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Always play, or sell.

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      1. Lovzat
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly, like 95% striker

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    2. Lovzat
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 1 month ago

      He scored against wigan/norwich/villa/qpr...

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        Oh ok, thought he only did well v better teams

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  24. Manani
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    carrgher is missed

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  25. Rafabio
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Couthino?! WTH.....

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  26. Dr Dream
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    13 years, 1 month ago

    Commentator epic fail..."you won't see a better touch than the first touch...and the second one's even better".....wtf....

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    1. Alan The Llama
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      excellent

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  27. samaael
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    any word on the man u lineup?

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

      50 minutes away

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      1. samaael
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 1 month ago

        thanks mate

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  28. AGUEROOOOO!!!!!
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    GJ is a waste at that price that double gw screwed me over

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  29. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Samba should have 2 goals!

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  30. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 1 month ago

    Lukaku, please do something...

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
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      13 years, 1 month ago

      Please don't. 😉

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