[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
1 December 2013 5613 comments
Mark Mark
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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.

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  1. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Is it possible to get a negative score on an IQ test?

    I think Moses has the potential to get it.

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    1. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      actual LOL

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  2. Demí
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Go Tigerssss

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    1. Total Foot 5
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      afternoon demi. went w/ Flanagan after we spoke last nite. thx. on the other hand went w/ Agger on my other betting team. needless to say, frustrating to see Toure starting.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      You stirring it? 😉

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  3. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    And they start walking alone hahahahaha 😆 #The dream is over

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  4. Liastro ⭐️
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Brady assist

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Really?

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    2. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, Meyler

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  5. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Pool Cs out the window. i feel (me inkluded w/agger) for all those who went piking up Skrtl,Agger, or GJ instead of Merts this GW for future potential Pool CS gw

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  6. Freshy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Players Youve kept from GW1
    Migs, Lewis and Barkley for me

    Checked because my selling price for Barkley is 4.9

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  7. Fin
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    GJ 🙁

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  8. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Knee-jerks GJ/Flanagan out of next GW's plans.

    It's Hull for christs sake!

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    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      It was a massive deflection ffs.

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Should I have placed a winky face in there or would that have been TOO obvious?

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      2. RÏɠBY
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        because the liverpool defence have been great so far?

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        1. Mull
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 4 months ago

          I didn't say that. I thought he was disregarding their defence on that one goal.

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  9. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Chose Suarez as captain over Ozil, Rooney, Ramsey and Coleman.

    I see a 4 pointer 🙁

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    1. Fin
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      You were never gonna captain Coleman.....

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      1. Orion
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        this

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      2. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Right, that's fine then...

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  10. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    I was actually listening to a radio discussion about the design of football tops.

    Apparently, clubs want plain & simple colours/design, because it is easier for identify your teammates in the corner of your eye.

    It also makes you appear larger, which can intimidate the opposition. So in that split second, if a player sees a big frame running towards him, he loses that cutting edge, as his survival instincts is to survive, not dribble around him with a football.

    Sticky?

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    1. d1sable
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      lol also wearing red gives you more chance of success =)

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah, they said that too.

        Proven success.

        Red = danger, so puts fear into the opposition.

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      2. A.
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 4 months ago

        Statistically yes, but have Liverpool and United been successful because they wear red or is red a better colour because of their success?

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    2. DS.
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I read somewhere about goalkeepers using brightly coloured tops because it catches the eye and makes players more likely to hit the ball at them rather than away from them.

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  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Liverpool are terrible

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    1. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      I'm starting to wonder whether Suarez is a good captain choice midweek. They look rubbish with Moses and Sterling rather than Sturridge and Coutinho,

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  12. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    2 CS gone to a lucky deflected goal, 1 CS lost yesterday due to Murner being dropped. Meanwhile my rival keeps getting fluke clean sheets like Villa yesterday with players missing from 3 yards out.

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  13. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Well, I did warn people that Liverpool are rubbish at keeping clean sheets...

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  14. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Can't get a clean sheet out of this team any more

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    1. Mindless Freak
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      This Liverpool side is like a Pizza without the toppings. It's like a Bun without the Burger, it's like me without you, Please improve. No Johnson cleansheet.

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  15. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Moses LOL

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  16. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Meyler assist. Get in there

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    1. d1sable
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      12 years, 4 months ago

      =)

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  17. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Hi 5 Victor Moses 🙂

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  18. Darsh
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Asking again, as would like more opinions

    Which option to go with?

    1. Chico, Ozil and Sessegnon out for Debuchy/Coloccini, Gerrard and Walcott (-4)
    2. Ozil and sess out for Gerrard and Ramsey
    3. Sess out for Ramsey
    4. Ozil out for Gerrard
    5. Chico out for koscielny

    Thanks

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  19. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    This Liverpool team needs some changes...right now...

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  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Get sterling and moses off

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  21. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Couldn't score against Palace yet ahead against Liverpool.

    Whoever wins the whole of FPL this season has to be the jammiest man alive.

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    1. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      but i think forca is a curd man

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    2. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      The leader is only 21 or 22 points behind the dream team with the Aguero captained!

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  22. A.
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling's first touch :/

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  23. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Arsenal will have the title wrapped up by Christmas at this rate 😎

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    1. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      Wenger Cup in the bag!

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  24. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Moses and Sterling are a Suarez captainers worst nightmare 🙄

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 4 months ago

      This ^^^

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  25. Declan
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    This first 25mins of owning Stevie G and Suarez is going swimmingly. 🙄

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  26. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Coutinho would have saved that

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  27. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone else having problems with TalkSport? Mine seems to be like 30 seconds behind

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  28. Mindless Freak
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    Oops accidently posted on wrong comment before:

    This Liverpool side is like a Pizza without the toppings. It's like a Bun without the Burger, it's like me without you, Please improve. No Johnson cleansheet.

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  29. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 4 months ago

    The whole Liverpool midfield looks in no man's land at the moment.

    Lucas, are you ok?

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