[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
1 December 2013 5613 comments
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With Aaron Ramsey’s latest points haul still resonating within the Fantasy Football community, we now look forward to Sunday’s quartet of matches which promise to round the Gameweek off with a bang.

Proceedings begin early, with the midday kick-off at the Lane finding a Spurs side desperate to recover from their Etihad mauling against champions United. With Andre Villas-Boas on the tightrope and Wayne Rooney in red-hot form, the day looks set to get off to an intriguing start.

That’s followed by Liverpool’s visit to the KC Stadium, as Luis Suarez looks to claim his latest set of points against a Hull defence that has allowed just two goals in front of their own fans. A pair of late afternoon kick-offs come next, with Chelsea taking on Southampton at the Bridge, while City’s steamrolling home form is set to go through the gears again as Swansea draw up in Manchester.

With Rooney, Suarez and Sergio Aguero on show and sporting the armband for so many Fantasy managers, today’s events are set to cause a major swing in the ranks and mini-leagues.

The early team news from North London finds Rooney safely snuggled in the United attack although, once again, Robin van Persie is absent. The Dutchman doesn’t even make the matchday squad as his Fanatasy stock continues to diminish at pace. David Moyes is able to welcome back Nemanja Vidic, however, and he takes his place in a back four alongside Jonny Evans, with Chris Smalling at right-back. Phil Jones occupies a midfield role once more, while Shinji Kagawa earns only his third league start of the season.

Villas-Boas shuffles again, making an array of changes from the side that was humiliated at City. Nacer Chadli earns a recall on the flank, whle Mousa Dembele is also back in the lineup in the middle of the park: Lewis Holtby and Erik Lamela make way. Meanwhile, at the back, Vlad Chiriches replaces Younes Kaboul who drops to the bench.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is open and available throughout all today’s matches, right up until the final whistles at Stamford Bridge and the Etihad.

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

  1. Parm
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    Mark "Rooney out is probably the right decision."

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    1. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
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      At least hes not an RVP owner like us.

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      1. Mílanista
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        You don't have RVP. Neither does Parm

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        1. Parm
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          Correct.

          I have Rooney. 😛

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          1. Mílanista
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            Unfortuantely, Brazil have 1 more Rooney. Game over

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            1. Parm
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              Unfortunately so.

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    2. SPorting
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      Ha ha.

      The greatest of minds.

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    3. La Roja
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      😆

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    4. Derailed Bandwagon
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      😆 whats has happened to him? 😆

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        Every veteran has season like this

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  2. Breadbin
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    Was Rooney booked for celebrating?

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    1. Fin
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      Nope

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    2. Liastro ⭐️
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      Nope hahahahaha

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    3. FPL Daniel
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      Indeed he was

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  3. SPorting
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    Wait a minute.....didn't Mark just sell Rooney?

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    1. Zombie
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      Indeed he did 😀

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      1. FPL Daniel
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        *starts praying

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  4. Crouch Potato!
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    Rooney on17baps points!

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  5. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
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    I need rooney ffs

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  6. Gaz Downright
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    hard to get rooney in

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  7. FPL Blow-In
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    All my transfers lately have cost me so many points. Lukaku to Remy last week. Rooney to Aguero this week...

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
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      Ouch

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  8. You've got red on you.
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    I have Coleman, Ramsey, Ozil and Rooney.

    I am starting to think that Suarez as captain was a bad choice...

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  9. Fin
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    Rooney hattie imminent

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    1. Rafabio
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      I think so, Spurs' defense has been found wanting now.

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  10. Milner4eva
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    Wazza is a legend

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  11. Rafabio
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    Rooney you legend!

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  12. Hybrid.power
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    Oh just send Rooney off for feck sake.

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  13. FPL Daniel
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    On another note my rival and my cup rival have Rooney. Damn!!!

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  14. Milner4eva
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    Wazza easily repaying the -8 pointer I took to being him and Agüero in before last GW

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  15. Rafabio
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    Sandro's bomb! http://shrani.si/f/38/Mk/h3jd1lB/sandro.gif

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    1. Epic Fail
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      Brilliant.

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    2. Fin
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      Cheers!

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    3. rdpx
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      nice one thanks.

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    4. Venom Snake
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      Cheers!!

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    5. Rafabio
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      NP, lads. Enjoy!

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  16. r0nh
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    That was a free kick to Spurs!!!

    Rooney just barged into him!!!

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  17. rdpx
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    it needs an evans goal.

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    1. Epic Fail
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      own* goal

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      1. rdpx
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        get thee to a nunnery

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  18. Az
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    If you'd seen one match of man U's this year, any match, you could see that Rooney was in the form of his life.

    Can't understand why everyone doesn't own him... And doubly can't understand why anyone would sell him. Baffling!

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    1. Chris_White
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      With my TV, I can only have 2 of Aguero, Suarez and Rooney...

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      1. Az
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        Doesn't matter about your tv IMO, Rooney Suarez and Aguero is too good to ignore. A more balanced team won't make up the points their getting week in week out!

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    2. Liastro ⭐️
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      This

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    3. Milner4eva
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      Loving having SAR, Rooney has EVE, NEW next as well, wonderful 😀

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    4. Thatsnotcricket
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks capt hindsight, he's got two flukey goals today.

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        1. Az
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          It's not being captain hindsight.

          We're a third of the way through the season, if more people actually watched football they'd see he's just incredible! And turning it into ff points, you can't ask for more!

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    5. Thatsnotcricket
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Tottenham capitulating aginst Man Utd again, what a surprise. Two dumbass mistakes from Tottenham leading to the goals, most annoying team in the league. 🙄

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        1. rdpx
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          to be fair, 2-2 is not exactly capitulating, yet.

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        2. Fin
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          It's a draw m8

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      • ktk_interista
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        Aguero better score a brace now to say the least.

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      • Liastro ⭐️
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        Dawson goal

        Needed

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      • Ady87
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        Had SAR for about 4 weeks now and soared to the top of my MLs and honestly i don't know why everyone else hasnt done it yet!

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        1. Make United Great Again
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          +26425484

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      • Balotellitubbies
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        Spurs so panicky after scoring, like they can't believe they're winning.

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        1. Brutus619
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          😀

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        2. Thatsnotcricket
            12 years, 4 months ago

            Precisely, there is a reason their shirts are the same colour as a surrender flag. Cheese eating surrender monkeys.

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        3. Leaf
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          Watershed bad week , high placing chances about gone 🙁

          Barkley , Januzaj , countinho , ravel , Nastasic all benched 🙁

          Players I don't have like Ozil , Ramsey , Rooney and lukaku scoring

          Just awful 🙁

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        4. Call Me Old Fashioned
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          May have to cave into BT sport. My stream has frozen/jumped at perfect times today. Missed all 4 goals 🙁

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        5. MJ6987
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          Rooney is more an alternative to Suarez / Aguero rather than Lukaku / Remy, who are both budget strikers. Unless you have all three which imbalances your team a bit.

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          1. TeamSteam
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            Idk. Kind of like having all three. Specially since few of the big midfielders are producing atm..

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          2. Milner4eva
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            3 way captain rotation makes it worth it IMO

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          3. Make United Great Again
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            Ozil Ramsey Oscar with Morrison and Almafitiano rotating doesn't imbalance my team.

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          4. Ady87
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            All 3 doesn't imbalance your team. I have all 3 + Boruc, Mert, Pieters, Terry, Hazard, Oscar, Ramsey, Cabaye....

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        6. Tabone
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          Why did I sell rooney for a negredo 2 week punt!!

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          1. Epic Fail
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            You thought Negredo might outscore him?

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        7. McSauce
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          Rooney out for aguero! Rooney bags a brace! CLASS

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          1. Jax
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            To be fair that's a retarded decision

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        8. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
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          If Sergio shits on Swansea I could be on to a 100 pointer 😀

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          1. Ady87
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            I need Chelsea to win about 3-0 and a couple from Suarez but 100+ is on the cards today!

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        9. Dimitris1993
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          A) sess-> 4.0 mid , remy -> rooney
          B)yaya -> gerrard ( cause of fixtures)

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          1. Specialist
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            A could really hurt you if it goes wrong..

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