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The Dugout Discussion – Wednesday

16 April 2014 1692 comments
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The final two fixtures of Gameweek 34 arrive this evening. Everton and Palace both have plenty to play for at Goodison – an eighth straight win for the hosts would take them back above Arsenal in the race for fourth, whilst a victory for Palace would take Tony Pulis’ side onto the 40-point mark. City are desperate to bounce back from Sunday’s loss at Liverpool – the visit of basement-dwellers Sunderland affords them the chance to rack up a fifteenth home win in 16 attempts:

The big news from the Etihad is that David Silva has been omitted from City’s squad altogether. With Yaya Toure sidelined due to a groin injury and Edin Dzeko dropping to the bench, Sergio Aguero will carry the hopes of many into this evening’s encounter against a Black Cats side beset with injuries, suspension and illness. Over at Goodison, Romelu Lukaku – leader of last week’s Captain Poll – is looking to recover from Saturday’s unexpected blank at Sunderland.

We’ll bring you the teamsheet news from tonight’s games via our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reactions.

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  1. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    lol nearly a 2nd. Bolasie is terrorising them 🙂

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  2. Root
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Zabaleta back on

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    1. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      F**k me, listening to the a*rseholes on here, I thought he was subbed off

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      1. Root
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        His facial expressions made it seem worse than it apparently was.

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  3. Here's the manager
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Boruc Mannone

    Coleman Zaba Ward ( Martin, Chester )
    Lallana Eriksen mirallas Yaya (Colback )
    Sturridge Suarez Dzeko

    1FT , 5.4 ITB

    Obv wait til after tonight's games but what do folks recommended ? I'm considering :

    A Dzeko and Yaya to Aguero and Mata.
    B Just Yaya to Mata / Silva
    C Sturridge and Yaya to Aguero and Mata
    D Dzeko and Yaya to Aguero and Silva and get Mata next week somehow!

    Any takers?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Wait to see what happens tonight.

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  4. Essan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I think I'm keeping Puncheon for the run in now ...

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    1. Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I'm captaining him til end of season!

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  5. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    There's a guy currently little behind me in my ML who has actually captained Puncheon.

    Oh dear.

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    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      While I captained Yaya Toure of course.

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  6. Sif
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Everton CS, Zabaleta, Yaya, Dzeko 🙁

    Things not going well.

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    1. Sif
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Please don't say a player's off until confirmed :p

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  7. Del Griffith
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Pullis for England manager, heck he could win us the WC

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    1. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      No thanks hes ours 🙂 But good shout for prem manager of the season so far when you consider where we were when he took over.

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        He could do it part time on top of Palace. Surely it doesn't require that much time.

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    2. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He wouldn't have Hart in goal...

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Should be Forster anyway.

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    3. Lazarus
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I'm not sure he would win it, but he wouldn't lose it.

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  8. JT's Dog
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Only 7 teams on plus goal difference
      Must be a new low

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      1. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Was the same last season as I remember.

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      2. Snikiii
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        happens alot

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    • CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Is Zaba staying on?

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      1. Root
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Looks like it

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      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        yes

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      3. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers both.

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    • Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Zammo back on.....

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    • Salah’s Sonnet
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      To hell with it, i'm doing Coleman, Yaya and Dzeko TO Zabaleta, Mata and Aguero for -8 🙂

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Don't get Zaba

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        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          No? Why? Demichellis instead? City have great home fixtures next.

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          1. Root
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Keep Coleman.

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            1. Salah’s Sonnet
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 11 months ago

              His goal scoring has dried up though, if i keep coleman i'd have to get rid of Lukaku to fund Aguero and yaya to mata.

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    • Gimli son of Gloin
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      If Pullis was United manager this year, they'd be higher in the league.
      I certainly think so.
      Not saying they should have appointed him, it's just fun to laugh at Moyes.

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    • Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Could do with a nice Agueroooo goal. That and Barkley to actually do something before he leaves my team.

      #pleasepleaseplease

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      1. Breadbin
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        No. My players to score well and not yours. Please.

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    • Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I can't find the full team news anywhere - is Silva not even on the bench?

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        No

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      2. Snikiii
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        he is not, a knock from the previous game, should be ok for monday

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      3. WipWapJaws
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        check http://www.bbc.co.uk
        He is not on the bench

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      4. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers, guys. I guess 12pts is enough 🙂

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      5. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Didn't look very hard did you 😀

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    • sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Deulofeu is talented but stupid. Cut the selfishness out.

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      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Can't shoot either

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      2. Razz1983
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Agree with this he needs to look up and pass

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    • Razz1983
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Everton frustrating to watch nobody passes the ball in final 3rd just dribble and shoot lukaku got no chance really

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      1. Lazarus
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Have a +1 for using the words "shoot" and "lukaku" next to each other.

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    • Chucky
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Lukaku almost

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      1. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I think he'll get one...

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        1. Fabreghastly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          ...or two 🙂

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      2. 4-4-who?
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Shhhhh!

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    • Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      On 81 points, come on Aguero(C) and more from Puncheon please!

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      1. Hampe
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        That's sick. 44 here + hit...

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        1. Yome
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Feel for you

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      2. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        On 82 Luka (C). I can feel another hundy coming 🙂

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      3. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        on 75 with Baines (c)..a pen here would be nice

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      4. Essan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        75 with Lukaku (c) here - but more from Puncheon will be accepable! (Despite having Distin)

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    • FishFingers
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah what happened to Silva

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    • Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Puncheon and Nasri, this is like a dream come through 😀

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      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Come through?

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      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Why Nasri??

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        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Nasri assist?

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          1. Respect My Authoritah
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Aguero

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          2. BeachBadger
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Aguero assist

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      3. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Nasri hasn't done anything yet this gameweek

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    • Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      See?!?!?;

      I told you all Silva wouldn't start but some mod deleted my comment

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    • For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Damn you Puncheon! Just glad I don't now have to get rid of him CPL have some tricky fixtures!

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      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        17 pts and on for 3baps as it stands. Damn those tricky fixtures

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      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Aye, it's the following fixtures that put me off him. Lallana better repay my faith 👿

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        1. aehii
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Lambert for me the giant willy.

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    • Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Damn. I thought I have more DGwers in my team.

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    • Jönny
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Jason Puncheon....I don't mind losing ground when opponents pick a flair player who I wanted but didn't have the balls to get, but this is like...the opposite of that.

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      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        I got him simply for CRY DGW cover and it worked perfectly!

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      2. aehii
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        They're just really stuffy.

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      3. Gimli son of Gloin
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah... Barkley over Puncheon wasn't my best move.

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      4. Fabreghastly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        He's cheap, had a DGW coming and was showing some form. An obvious pick IMO. Nothing to lose cos he's a bencher - except that I benched him the game before 🙂

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        1. Big_Andy_GAWA
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          I've had him for months. He has been excellent for me!!

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          1. Fabreghastly
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah, I remember he had a decent late season cameo last season too

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    • sminkypinky
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      If no other injuries occur tonight, how's this?

      Yaya+Barkley -> Mata + Eriksen -4

      Got exact money.

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      1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Sounds good to me.

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        1. sminkypinky
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers. Will have to do it tonight after the games...

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    • Towsor44
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Highest scoring players this week for me Speroni and Punch. Never would have thought that

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    • Bolt-on
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      That lukaku first touch is just crazy - ball comes off foot like a brick wall

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        He's no Giroud 😉

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      2. PogChamp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        lol yeah. He's another Ade. Brilliant or awful.

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    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Sunderland winning.........5-4 shots on goal 😉

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    • sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Palace flying into challenges, can see a penalty here potentially if they're not careful.

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      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Here's hoping...though Baines(c) will undoubtedly miss!

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    • Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      City have got to improve in the 2nd half , looks like they're nursing the Pool loss

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