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The Dugout Discussion – Sunderland Vs Southampton

18 January 2014 2167 comments
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The first of seven Saturday encounters kicks off at the Stadium of Light as Sunderland entertain Southampton this lunchtime.

Following the Wearside encounter, there are five games to focus on at 3pm, with Arsenal and City’s home clashes against Fulham and Cardiff heavily-backed by Fantasy managers. The evening match at Anfield then follows, as Captain Poll favourite Luis Suarez looks to run riot against Villa’s porous backline.

The Black Cats are looking for a fourth straight win on all competitions and, having already beaten City, Chelsea and United at home under Gus Poyet, they’ll fancy their chances of claiming another scalp against Adam Lallana and co.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet news, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom has opened up to cater for your real-time requirements for this game and all of today’s matches.

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  1. Bubz
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Did Lallana get an assist?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 9 months ago

      No.

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    2. Pedram
      12 years, 9 months ago

      No, it was Davis.

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  2. Tim Canterbury
    12 years, 9 months ago

    The 100+ is off the cards already then

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  3. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 9 months ago

    anyone not captaining Suarez next GW?

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    1. Noisy Neighbour
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Someone suggested Hazard a few pages back. Not a bad gamble, but seeing as how Suarez got a goal and assist the first time around in the derby, I'll stick with him.

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    2. floydy_floyd
      12 years, 9 months ago

      No way. That'll be high scoring.

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  4. Trading Bear
    12 years, 9 months ago

    1st Sub: Jay Rodriguez
    2nd Sub: Dejan Lovren

    Rule No.1: "Never choose Norwich players in your starting XI"

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    1. Grumpy Camel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      ollsen will get it done this week

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Rule No 2

      Never buy Norwich players

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  5. THE Wild Rover
    12 years, 9 months ago

    0 from 2

    Looking forward to the Bardsley goal and Mannone pen save 😉

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  6. Frank Black
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Chambers is nailed on....i don't know if that's a good thing but he is...

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    1. Bolivian Seaman
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I don't think he is

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  7. rohan
    12 years, 9 months ago

    5 from 1 😎

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    1. Breadbin
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Nicely done sticking with JRod. Everyone ruling him out because of 1 blank.

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  8. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I have Lallana and Bardsley in this game. My main ML rival has J Rod and Lovren. Feck.

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    1. Pedram
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Ouch.

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  9. Billy Gilmore
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Ki yella

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    1. Grumpy Camel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      mmm

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  10. Breadbin
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Ki 🙂

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      on my bench this week

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  11. Chucky
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Ki YC

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    1. EGIAL10
      12 years, 9 months ago

      cheers for telling me to play lovren 😉

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      1. Chucky
        12 years, 9 months ago

        haha good one mate

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  12. Royal5
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Ki yellow. This is getting worse and worse..

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  13. Tim Canterbury
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Ki will get sent off

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    1. Breadbin
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Did DJ Campbell tell you this?

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    2. Royal5
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Tell us more please, will there be any more goals?

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  14. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Any news on why Clyne isn't starting?

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    1. Manilaman
      12 years, 9 months ago

      He's second choice now

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    2. Mr. Greedy
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Looks like Chambers is first choice.

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    3. SamH123
      12 years, 9 months ago

      might be competing with Chambers for a spot now but someone said it had something to do with illness

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  15. LewanGOALski
    12 years, 9 months ago

    0 from 1 with 5 on the bench 🙁

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  16. 50shades of o'shea
    12 years, 9 months ago

    I'm predicting a RC

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    1. Your Mum's Athletic
      12 years, 9 months ago

      bet on it

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  17. malbekh
    12 years, 9 months ago

    As a comparison I'm not quite sure why JRod has such low ownership compared to cost (11% £6.3) compared to Giroud (24% 8.7m), Lukaku (28% 8.7m), Remy (13% £8.1m) . Not only does owning JRod allow you to have a premium defender, midfielder or Aguero, he will also score the same or better than the other three based on Southampton's generous fixture list.

    Paying more for the likes of Sturridge makes perfect sense as that kind of player has the potential for flagged burst damage on double returns in predictable games. But for one goal or asist every-other-game plodders he's surely the more logical option?

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      JRod is a great budget pick, and seems to score equally as well as the much more popular Lallana

      The main issue is, there are more mid-priced striker options than there are mid-priced midfielder options

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    2. XecutionerX
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I think it more has to do with psyche. That is of the two you mentioned earlier are predicted to do better than what their price suggests as compared to J.Rod.
      So far that's not the case..

      It's the same I studied in business.. Same product, with more expensive package, and hefty price tag, is liable to sell more than the cheap packaged one.

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  18. Venom Snake
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Boruc fail.

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  19. Jafooli
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Anyone else bench JRod over Ki and have Mannone in goals, having taken a hit to transfer out Lallana? 😎

    Didn't think so 😕

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    1. XecutionerX
      12 years, 9 months ago

      haha you're talking to a suicide victim? :p

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      1. Jafooli
        12 years, 9 months ago

        And used my WC last week 😉

        I'm sh1te at this game 😀

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    2. Colonel Klink
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      I benched JRod for Ward. I asked for advice and took it, my own fault. We'll see what happens. More transfers in, on the bright side...

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  20. Plagued by indecision
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Yep, transfer this week was Bannan > Ki. Great work.

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    1. Jimbo123
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Bannsn will get booked anyway. Dirty little.....

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  21. Your Mum's Athletic
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Bit irrelevant but Catherine-Zeta-Jones is in the snooker crowd 😯

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    1. Jafooli
      12 years, 9 months ago

      😛 anyone pot a pink?

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    2. bunk_medal
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Great place to pick up older men.

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    3. Pasqualinho
      12 years, 9 months ago

      A' bit' irrelevant? Great spot and I love the post but how could it be less relevant?

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    4. Gamst - Up (?) the Rovers
      12 years, 9 months ago

      This is relevant to my interests.

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    5. Your Mum's Athletic
      12 years, 9 months ago

      😀

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  22. XecutionerX
    12 years, 9 months ago

    lol

    Daniel Taktak: Did anyone else feel that bump? I think it was all of the Sunderland fans running back into the stadium at the same time!

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    1. Breadbin
      12 years, 9 months ago

      No, I'm too far away.

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  23. CABAYE4
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Two CS's down and nowt for Lallana, good start to the WC!

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    1. 50shades of o'shea
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Same,

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    2. Breadbin
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Watch out, certain posters don't like you celebrating events that result in your team doing well.

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  24. Bolivian Seaman
    12 years, 9 months ago

    My idea is that the owner has come in, the chairman resigned and she wants some money.

    southampton have always had too many good fullbacks, so i think they'll try to sell one. just a wild guess though

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    1. Lucy.
      12 years, 9 months ago

      She wants to sell the club, not its assets. It's got nothing to do with sales, just manager preference for bringing through youth.

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  25. Tim Canterbury
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Lallana fail

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    1. Jimbo123
      12 years, 9 months ago

      It's the first half

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  26. Scottys Army
    12 years, 9 months ago

    lovren ownership lower than i thought

    not so bad then

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    1. Pedram
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Mostly dead teams i guess.

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      1. Scottys Army
        12 years, 9 months ago

        aye

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    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 9 months ago

      As a Clyne owner I'm struggling to see any Saints defensive option that isn't Boruc that is worth owning.

      Shaw and Clyne are injury prone, Fonte and Lovren get the odd rest and their attacking returns are unpredictable.

      Boruc/Davis with Boruc every week makes the most sense as at least you have a decent chance of save points. Will be going with this on wc now for sure

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      1. Scottys Army
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Thats what i did on WC

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      2. Lucy.
        12 years, 9 months ago

        Just to reiterate, Clyne hasn't been dropped this time due to injury.

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        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          12 years, 9 months ago

          so he's basically just been dropped?

          Boruc/Davis it is then

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  27. copps
    12 years, 9 months ago

    is altidore going to be the main striker for USA at the WC? or do they have other options

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    1. Dial Square
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Altidore, Donovan, Dempsey, Eddie Johnson

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    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      12 years, 9 months ago

      He's their #1 option. They also have Eddie Johnson, Donovan and Deuce up front.

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    3. Royal5
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Altidore usually does well for USA

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    4. Noisy Neighbour
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Move along folks, nothing to see here. Sorry, couldn't resist.

      Seriously though, I don't know but it doesn't matter. We've no chance in the World Cup.

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  28. Tim Canterbury
    12 years, 9 months ago

    How many seats is Katharina Liebherr taking up?

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    1. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Two for her arse and one for her lunch

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  29. GoonerByron
    12 years, 9 months ago

    1-2 with Lallana, Bardsley and Boruc... Not a good start!

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  30. SW6
    12 years, 9 months ago

    Found a stream that doesn't have Owen as commentator :mrgreen:

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    1. Jafooli
      12 years, 9 months ago

      Gold.

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