[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
16 March 2014 2575 comments
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After a day of tepid Fantasy returns, Sunday arrives with a double header that looks bristling with drama and points in equal measure. Quite simply, the stakes at Old Trafford and White Hart Lane couldn’t be higher – bitter rivalries, title and European place ambitions – the ingredients are all there. Sunday really should be a treat.

It all begins in Manchester, with David Moyes’ side attempting to maintain the little momentum they’ve gathered from back-to-back away wins and three consecutive clean sheets. That record will be tested to the full by a Liverpool side that’s simply overflowing with goals, delivered in the main by the feared partnership of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. Fantasy managers will be focused on their performances today, whilst assessing the suitability of United’s assets ahead of their double Gameweek.

The day’s events conclude at White Hart Lane the North London derby – a fixture which has rarely disappointed in recent seasons. Chelsea’s defeat to Villa will have revived Arsenal’s ambitions somewhat but Arsene Wenger’s side cannot afford to drop points against their rivals if they are to get themselves back in the race. As for Spurs, they’ll be seeking a result to aid recovery after suffering hidings from Chelsea and Benfica in the past week. A win would put them firmly back in the hunt for a top four place and keep them on Arsenal’s tail.

Look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet tittle-tattle, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is open to welcome those seeking out some real-time interaction during today’s matches.

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  1. joinho
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Worth an 8 point hit?

    Adebayor (out) - Sturridge (in)
    Lallana (out) - Gerrard (in)
    Hazard (out) - Yaya (in)
    Ivanovic (out) - Coleman (in)

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    1. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      No

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Not now.

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    3. Reckoner.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Would still want Hazard and Ivanovic long term so not for me no.

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  2. DLL18
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    What a joke.

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  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Penalty assists are always added after the game. If Suarez got the assist, I'm not watching the game.

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    1. dribbler
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      cheers hybrid..phew

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  4. Gloria Kanchelskis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Gerrard and Rafael should both be off

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Yup.

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    2. DLL18
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Rationalising already are we? Shouldn't have even been a yellow.

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    3. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      No

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    4. DJFootball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Rafael yes, Gerrard no

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  5. Tim Canterbury
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    11 points for that goal. Suarez(c) + Gerrard. Yummy!

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  6. dribbler
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    woah...is that not a Suarez assist?

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    1. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Handball, not a foul

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Still an assist.

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  7. FACUPARSE
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Rafael will still get sent off. It's coming

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    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Agreed

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    2. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      True one more tackle and he's off

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    3. Jimbo123
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      He could be sent off in most games he plays.

      Petulant little sod.

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  8. Give The Todd Some Love
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Pretty sure those assists are usually given, think I got one from Sturridge last season

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  9. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Who will be on pens in The DGW if Gerrard gets another yellow?

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    1. Reckoner.
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Suarez

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      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Ok fungera crossed, easier to choose last mid and easier to pick c for the DGW if that happens.

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        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          12 years, 28 days ago

          * fingers crossed

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        2. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 28 days ago

          Figuerua subbed

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    2. Mojo Rojo
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      But Gerrard's only on 6 yc's, no?

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  10. Optimus.
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Hollywood pass from Fellaini

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  11. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Utd are utter gash under Chris Moyles....

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Team looked good on paper, just not working 😕

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Yeah but if the manager spends most of his time choosing which tunes to play on the radio, that can't help.

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  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Rafael will get a red for sure

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  13. Mojo Rojo
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Chambers, Nolan & Mata > Chester, Silva & Gerrard worth -8?

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  14. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Why people unhappy with a Suarez assist? Do people not want him getting points cause they didn't captain him.

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  15. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Can we hand out lifetime bans for ppl moaning about Suarez assist

    It will be added later stfu

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

    If it is a Suarez assist, it's not an OPTA assist so wont be added till later.

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  17. weetonyharris
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    is it suarez assist?

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  18. Sacked in the Morning
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Was gonna go Gerrard for DGW but considering Silva.....

    Have Yaya, S&S, what are your thoughts please....?

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    1. S.Kuqi
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Going to have them both with Yaya,S&S

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      1. Sacked in the Morning
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Hmmm... That would mean losing Haz, and a lot of cash monies with him....

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  19. Godfather Bandit 42
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Glad I did Evra>Coleman now for sure!!

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  20. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Gerrard is annoying as feck.

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    1. Godfather Bandit 42
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      like Yaya?

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      1. ★FC Borecelona★
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Much worse

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    2. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      get both of them then

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    3. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Lol

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    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Penalties every 2nd game now it seems

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  21. Cheggers
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Rvp doesn't try anymore

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  22. Ed
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    How does this look? Just have the right amount of money
    Bruce, Lallana & Januzaj > Chester, Gerrad & Nolan (-8)

    Leaves me with -
    Adrian (Mannone)
    Chester Cahill Coleman
    Yaya Haz Gerrard Nolan
    Suarez Sturridge Lukaku

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  23. Gaz Downright
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    • 15 Years
    12 years, 28 days ago

    Moyes deployment for Mata is shocking

    he's so deep that he can't really use his finishing skills at all

    and he can't cover his side defensively

    shocking shocking...

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      It's just like Kagawa. Practically useless anywhere but CAM.

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    2. SW6
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      I used to defend Moyes, it's become pretty clear now though that he's tactically inept.

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  24. JT's Dog
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Never understood how you get minus points for ball accidentally bouncing off you into net, but don't get them for giving away penalty

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Agreed....should be same rule for assist....if it goes in, get -2pts.

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      2. tm245
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Good point -- giving up the penalty is as detrimental.

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      3. 4-4-who?
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Don't mess with the FPL gods

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    • Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Skrtel blocking it with his face 😆

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    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      C'mon Mata, gez us a goalio.....

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    • tm245
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      United have five or six in the box pretty consistently -- Fellaini way up there.

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      1. Jimbo123
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Just getting overrun in midfield.

        So predictable.

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      2. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        RVP will be complaining about people encroaching into his areas again.

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        1. Gaz Downright
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 28 days ago

          encroaching on his ego morelike

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          1. Ryan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 28 days ago

            Blame is the standard response to lack of success. Unfortunate.

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    • jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      RVP looks like he'll never score again

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    • Bad Seed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      But if someone crosses it, and the cross is hand balled, the crosser doesn't get an assist right? Doesn't the same principle apply here?

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    • Pinoche
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 28 days ago

      Someone make a troll11. Mannone, Kolarov, Coleman, Yaya, Gerrard, Lukaku should be in there

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      1. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Ramsey and Sturridge should be in there too

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      2. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Mignolet is the troll GK

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      3. Gaz Downright
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        RB: Clyne/Chambers, eitherone is fine

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      4. Baz
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 28 days ago

        Evans at CB

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