[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
19 January 2014 3121 comments
Mark Mark
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The Gameweek continues with a pair of Sunday afternoon encounters, beginning with Tottenham’s trip to South Wales as they take on Swansea, before Chelsea and United see us into the Sunday roast with a would-be classic at the Bridge.

Fantasy managers are likely to have plenty invested in today’s matches, with recent differentials Christian Eriksen and Emmanuel Adeabayor on show at the Liberty, while Eden Hazard and Oscar will carry the hopes for many in the 4pm kick-off.

The team news from Swansea finds the home side make just one change: Chico returns to the starting XI and takes his place alongside Ashley Williams, allowing Jordi Amat to shift to midfield to cover for the injured Jose Canas. Tim Sherwood also makes just one change to the Spurs starting lineup that saw off Palace last time out. Roberto Soldado’s season continues to go from bad to worse as he’s dropped to the bench. It’s a 4-5-1 from the visitors, then, as Nacer Chadli is drafted in with Christian Eriksen perhaps set to be pushed up behind Emmanuel Adebayor.

As usual, our Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to capture the real-time rise and fall in fortunes as today’s matches unfold.

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  1. Jimbo123
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I'd love to drop Rafael.

    Such a petulant little rat....

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    1. Berbalove
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      You're the one having a rat in your team.

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      1. Jimbo123
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Atleast he aint petulant 😉

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  2. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    That should have been red

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  3. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Red card all day long Rafael..that needs a retrospective ban....potential leg breaker.

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Fully agree, ref bottled it.

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    2. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Was he booked?

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Yes..shocking double footed job...They are reds and have been for years...

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    3. Berbalove
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Won't be, the ref saw it. Or is this a case they now are able to go back and have a look at later?

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      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Yes they can.

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    4. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      It's annoying when some players know they've lost and then just try to injure opponents best player. How do they say it again? You can't buy class.

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    5. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      That was red really

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  4. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Jesus. Should have been another red.

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  5. Barrier Freeman
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    How is that not a red as well?

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  6. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Moyes MOTM.

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  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rafael red

    Crazy tackle

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  8. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rafa should have been sent off!!!

    Typical Utd, getting let off by the refs 🙄

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Lol, you were just claiming that Vidic was not a red ;lol:

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Guess my sarcasm was missed here

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  9. Mulder
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rafael not given red lol

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  10. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    We love you David Moyes. We really really do.

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    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      From bottom of our hearts

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    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      A gift that keeps on giving.

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  11. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rafael you dirty, dirty player.

    Disgusting.

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    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Luiz.*

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  12. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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  13. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Just goes to show without Fergie influencing refs the level united are really at

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  14. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks Paddy Power 🙂

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  15. Chris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Moyes needs to buyout Rafael's contract and send him packing. Does that just about every match - liability.

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    1. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      It's actually surprising how many times he has dodged a clear red card, seen how little he has played so far.

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  16. Neto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Oscar outscored Hazard 🙂

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

      Highlight of the day as a UTD supporter 🙂

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    2. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard may still get a FPL assist on the first goal.

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  17. The Shadow
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Typical Mourinho. Could have won 6-0. Wins 3-1 instead.

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    1. JWF
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      The important words in that are 'typical' and 'wins'.

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    2. Kylos
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Could have drew 2-0
      Could have won 2-1
      Could have lost 1-0

      I love this game

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    3. Elniñorules
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Winning is everything.

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      1. The Shadow
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Not for neutral fans. So much potential for great football always wasted.

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        1. bunk_medal
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          I see your hero worship of the guy who was 2nd the other day worked out quite well: 36 points, captain was a flop and he's dropping down the rankings like a stone. Guess he's not a genius after all?

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          1. The Shadow
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 1 month ago

            Did you pass him? Great job!

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            1. bunk_medal
              • 16 Years
              12 years, 1 month ago

              Nope, but you were still completely and utterly wrong. Congrats!

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              1. The Shadow
                • 14 Years
                12 years, 1 month ago

                I cant be completely wrong if he's still ahead of you. QED

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                1. bunk_medal
                  • 16 Years
                  12 years, 1 month ago

                  Aside from that being ad hominem gibberish, the point is that his team this week was rubbish and following it as a model simply because of his ranking was idiotic. Proven correct a hundred times over, but keep digging that hole...

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                  1. The Shadow
                    • 14 Years
                    12 years, 1 month ago

                    WTH! You don't know the meaning of ad hominem?

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  18. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Now we have to listen to more crying from Moyes about how everyone's against him and the refs are all bitter abus 🙁

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  19. Crouch Potato!
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Chelsea have secured 3rd place today.

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    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      I agree. Looks like how the top 4 will finish.

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  20. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Score Check :

    54 from 10

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    1. Declan
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      51 (-4)

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    2. JWF
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      75 inc. BAPs. All out.

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      1. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        wow Very nice

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        1. JWF
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 1 month ago

          Barely makes up for my shocker last week.

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    3. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      65 from 10

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    4. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      50 from 10

      Poor 🙁

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    5. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      64 Coleman to come

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    6. jonnybhoy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      68 post baps all out

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    7. Podge
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Even 50

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    8. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      70 from 10.
      Goalman left.

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      1. POLSKA GOLA
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        70/10 with Lukaku to play or JRod 1st sub.

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    9. Stats King-@football2space
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      85 POST BAPS, 2 to go on Monday.

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      1. JWF
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        Outrageously good.

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    10. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      47 , Coleman to come

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    11. FPL Blow-In
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      40 from 9. Shocker week.

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    12. gillih90
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      51 from 9 here, Ranked around 200k, green arrow?

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    13. synyster626
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      66 Coleman left

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    14. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      51 from 9

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    15. Birdman Transfer
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      40 from 10.

      Twos everywhere.

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    16. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      66 with baines left

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  21. Heydudes13
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rafael. Red.

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  22. Podge
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    I'd say 3-1 in both matches was a nice price

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  23. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    You can't send two players off. Utd are struggling as it is. After all they have done for the game.

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      What have they done for the game ?

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  24. Balotellitubbies
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    United resorting to thug tactics of mid table cloggers. Pathetic.

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  25. Barrier Freeman
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Phil Dowd bottled it 😀

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  26. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    6 goals from our strikers in the last 4 games.

    I sense a Eto'o / Torres rotation on the cards.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      +1

      Everything is coming together now 🙂

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  27. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Rafael should be banned for that challenge. What is Phil Dowd playing at

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  28. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Just checking in to see the massive ABU love in. Enjoy yourself lads we have problems.

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    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      we'll be fine Granville..just gotta take it on the chin and know that we have things to fix. would be worse if we had the squad (and the manager) and were still getting results like these.

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    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      Most Utd fans seem to have jumped ship so it's not even any fun anymore 🙁

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    3. JWF
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 1 month ago

      You do indeed (and I'm most definitely not in the ABU camp). Does give Spurs a better shot at top 4 though so I'll take your struggles continuing for a while yet.

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      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 1 month ago

        I know you're not JWF, you are considered a loyal Spurs fan rather than anything else.

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

      You could have done without the late red in Metro Granville, was going fine till then.

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  29. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    really needed oscar to do well today...... fecked up yesterdays progress......bums

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

      He outscored Hazard, what more do you want? 😉

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  30. Scottys Army
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 1 month ago

    Thank you Adebayor that 13 point haul should boost my ranking as diffs scored the points today.

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