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Dugout Discussion August 17

Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Stoke

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And we’re back. Quite literally.

First off, I can only apologise for the issues you’ve faced this morning accessing the site. Obviously the volume of visits was an issue but we really thought we were prepared (certainly our server bill will vouch for that). However, something, somewhere was awry with our set up and we are still investigating the cause. Fortunately, the members area remained unaffected so I’m hopeful that our members were still able to get some last minute analysis in, even if they were unable to comment on the main site. We’ve got our best men on the situation and I’m hopeful we can resolve it for future Gameweeks. Thanks for your patience.

On a more positive note – Premier League football has returned.

We start things off at Anfield for the season opener that has Brendan Rodgers’ side welcome Stoke, as Mark Hughes begins his Potters tenure with a daunting opening encounter.

The team news from the Liverpool camp won’t have be met with enthusiasm from Hughes – Daniel Sturridge is fit to start and features in what could be a three-man attack with Iago Aspas and Philppe Coutinho. Just how they lineup will be fascinating and will certainly reveal more on the potential of Coutinho over Sturridge as a Fantasy option.

Elsewhere, Kolo Toure starts in defence alongside Dan Agger and Jordan Henderson is given the nod in midfield, despite Joe Allen featuring prominently in the pre-season.

As for Stoke, they hand a debut to left-back Erik Pieters as expected and did line up with both Glenn Whelan and Wilson Palacios starting in midfield. However, Palacios has withdrawn late on through illness, giving Marc Wilson a start in the engine room. Surprisingly, there’s no Charlie Adam who drops to the bench, with Jon Walters set to support Peter Crouch up front in what looks to be a 4-5-1.

Our Duguout Discussion chatroom is now open to those who wish to indulge in some real-time view swapping during the match.

We’ll be back with another Dugout Discussion post in time for the three o’clocks.

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

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  1. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke you beauty 🙂

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    1. World XI
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      -3 for pen miss?

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      1. Sheep Flavour
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Er...he scored?

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        1. Sheep Flavour
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Apologies just noticed that was the re-bound save.

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        2. World XI
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          Missed the first effort. -3 no? then +4 for the goal = 1

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          1. Sheep Flavour
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 10 months ago

            Apologies just noticed that was the re-bound save. 🙁

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  2. Flicka
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    How many points does Tekkers get from that? 4?

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    1. World XI
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      1 i think

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    2. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      2

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      1. Flicka
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        How does he get 2?

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    3. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      4(goal) -2(miss penalty)

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      1. Flicka
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Ah thought a missed penalty was -3

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  3. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Gibbs off - subbed.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Jeez.

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    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Alright dude, Hows it going?

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      1. Sheep Flavour
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        Not bad man you?

        I swapped out Sturidge for Sold....so I hope Spurs do summat 🙂

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        1. GREENDREAMS11
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 10 months ago

          It happens though, I think almost every forward and midfielder has been in and out of my team over the last month or so.

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  4. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Cardiff due to spend £35 million this window (media)......decent amount should be interesting watching them.

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  5. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Norwich 0-0 Everton
    Everton looking really lively, as Kevin Mirallas has a shot blocked bravely by Russell Martin. There's not been too much different from Roberto Martinez as opposed to David Moyes today, but Ross Barkley has come into the side and is looking sharp.

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    1. Geoff
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      • 11 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      repost from bbc sport

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  6. Sheep Flavour
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Wilshire and Vlaar booked.

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  7. Stevee10001
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    surely szczesny gets points for saving the penalty

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    1. Tangogooner
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Yes 5 points but no clean sheet so better than a clean sheet sort of

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  8. bdwhite91
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Well that was some bull. Typical for me though...I always have bad starts.

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  9. Baby Cuties
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Nolan! Today's turning out to be a great day for the nearly-made-it-into-my-team FPL assets

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  10. MikeyMitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Not sure why no one else has Nolan, but I love it!!!

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  11. Baby Cuties
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    is this a rookie error?

    Got Lambert up front who's just scored for me, but unfortunately have Foster in goal and Boruc on bench.

    Should I have gambled on a Soton clean sheet away, or is it sometimes sensible to hedge your bets like i did today?

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      That's a good question. First and foremost in a situation like that I'd always back the home team, like you did. Hedging your bets is a good idea though I think

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      1. Baby Cuties
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        yeah, but i think ive played this right this time as Lambo will get 3BPS, which means 9 + 2 for Foster whereas had Lambo not scored, it wouldve only been 6 + 2 for Lambo, if you catch my drift

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  12. Scoredelario
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    This bonus system is going to cause some moans haha. Sturridge get BPs with the only goal

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    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Edit ZERO bps

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    2. The3rdTurd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 10 months ago

      Part of the criticism of the old system was that it rewarded players who had already been rewarded for scoring goals/picking up assists etc.

      If the new system reduces this bias, then I reckon that's a good thing.

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 10 months ago

        +1 i am all in favor of this reduction in bias [ except, I have Sturridge in my team 🙁 ]

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  13. Mario Italiano
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    any help on where i can find the live bonuses? Can't seem to find them

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  14. Mario Italiano
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    Just found it on data view...lol I have giroud on 3 bonus points which would be ridiculous loool i'm sure this is not official and will be edited so don't ride your look guys

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  15. Hill16
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    How did everyone fair first day, I should break the 50 once the bonus points come in. 4 players to go for tomorrow. A good start, so far!!

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  16. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 10 months ago

    The Pre-Match Preamble articles should be a weekly feature. They are by far the most decisive articles imo.
    That and Spot the Differential are my favs 🙂

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