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The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Man United vs Swansea

16 August 2014 2747 comments
Mark Mark
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And we’re underway. All our deadlines have passed and the season is here. It all starts at Old Trafford.

Normally the home of trophies and glory, this season United will host teams bereft of silverware but still buoyant, thanks to the Louis van Gaal revolution.

There’s room for optimism. A goal-strewn pre-season accompanied by all the right noises from the manager carries United into an opening day clash with Swansea who are asked to take up the role of sitting ducks. However, the visitors will have other ideas. With the bulk and pace of Wilfried Bony and BafΓ©timbi Gomis at their disposal, Garry Monk’s side have the weapons to disrupt a make-shift United back-line. It’s going to be interesting.

There should be goals. There should be points. Our expectations are raised by the fact that the world and his wife have the armband on Mr Rooney. The familiar tide of joy and frustration is just minutes away.

Fantasy Football and The Dugout Discussion has returned and it feels good. Enjoy the game.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. aehii
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I don't care about fixtures now, that was too bad by united. I don't know why i persisted owning so many united players?

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    1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Young is gonna go

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  2. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    To be fair, DDG should have probably saved both.

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  3. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone watch the game care to give a report on:

    A) Young

    B) mata

    Seems both were non-existent

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    1. Seabreeze
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A) Woeful.

      B) He actually wasn't bad, no one was getting on the end of his deliveries.

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      1. Seabreeze
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Well he wasn't amazing either, but he was made to look a lot worse.

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    2. Rivaldo Izback
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Mata's deliveries were all very dangerous.. other than that: nothing.. Young wasn't great because in this sysstem he has to defend a lot (which he did)..

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    3. jonohenderson
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      A) Not that bad in attack, but wasteful.
      B) Anonymous, had virtually no impact on the game apart from his set pieces.

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  4. Saniul
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    We are ICC Champions lol.

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  5. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Link to Mark's team? Can't find it in Mod/Contr league...

    πŸ˜•

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Why do you care so much?

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      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I apologize for being such a caring person.

        Boy oh boy.

        Forgot how much I hated this place on match day.

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

          πŸ™‚

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No

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    3. A.T
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's not entered it yet

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    4. The Sarjeant
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Can you link me the league please?

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      1. Christina.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        http://fantasy.premierleague.com/my-leagues/18792/standings/

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        1. The Sarjeant
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers.

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  6. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Mata won't start next week

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      yes he will

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    2. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He shouldn't but he will.

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  7. DÏLKS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I'll take that from the first match, if it stays as it is, 31pts from 3!

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      32 from 4 here.

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      1. McSauce
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Captain ill be on 30 as Rooney dropped to 1 BAP

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    2. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      You sir are lying you had Rooney and Jones!

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      1. DÏLKS
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Whaaaaat?! Rooney - 16pts. Siggy - 13pts. Mata - 2pts.

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  8. RyanC
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    On one hand, gutted I took Siggy out for Mutch at the last minute.

    On the other hand, pleased I brought Ramsey in for Mata.

    A goal and an assist for Mutch will do me just nicely. In the words of Alan Partridge, taking Siggy out was a negative, and right now I need two positives.

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  9. BeachBadger
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    All the casuals in for Siggy now. Differential gone but what else can you do?

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sucks :/ and I benched him.

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    2. Deano
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hold on for the ride, Michuesque!

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      1. BeachBadger
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        😎

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    3. havel
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      So you'd rather want him not score?

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      1. BeachBadger
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Of course not. Hence my second sentence

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  10. Christina.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Grannie benched Siggy...

    😯

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      ::D

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    2. Licky
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      ... also a United fan, not a good first game for him. πŸ™

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    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      what happened to siggy being the classic FFS hype πŸ˜†

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  11. Zombie
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Just in case anyone missed, here are the line-ups:

    Leicester: Schmeichel, De Laet, Moore, Morgan, Konchesky, Mahrez, King, Drinkwater, Knockaert, Nugent, Ulloa........... Subs: Hammond, Hamer, Schlupp, Hopper, Taylor-Fletcher, Wasilewski, Wood.

    Everton: Howard, Stones, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, McCarthy, Barry, McGeady, Naismith, Pienaar, Lukaku............ Subs: Robles, Mirallas, Besic, Atsu, Osman, Coleman, Alcaraz.

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    QPR: Green, Caulker, Ferdinand, Dunne, Simpson, Faurlin, Mutch, Barton, Traore, Remy, Austin................ Subs: Hill, Phillips, Onuoha, Henry, Murphy, Hoilett, Zamora.

    Hull: McGregor, Bruce, Chester, Davies, Elmohamady, Huddlestone, Livermore, Robertson, Snodgrass, Ince, Jelavic............ Subs: Figueroa, Meyler, Brady, McShane, Harper, Aluko, Quinn.

    -------------------------------

    Stoke: Begovic, Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Bojan, Ireland, Arnautovic, Diouf.............. Subs: Huth, Muniesa, Adam, Walters, Sidwell, Crouch, Sorensen.

    Aston Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Vlaar, Senderos, Cissokho, Westwood, Delph, Agbonlahor, N'Zogbia, Richardson, Weimann............. Subs: Baker, Clark, Bacuna, El Ahmadi, Bent, Given, Grealish.

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    West Brom: Foster, Wisdom, Dawson, Olsson, Pocognoli, Dorrans, Gardner, Mulumbu, Brunt, Berahino, Anichebe............ Subs: Baird, Yacob, Ideye, Myhill, Davidson, O'Neil, Sessegnon.

    Sunderland: Mannone, Roberge, Brown, O'Shea, Van Aanholt, Larsson, Cattermole, Rodwell, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher............... Subs: Pantilimon, Bridcutt, Gomez, Altidore, Mavrias, Graham, Buckley.

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    West Ham: Adrian, O'Brien, Reid, Collins, Cresswell, Noble, Drampis, Vaz Te, Nolan, Downing, Cole.................. Subs: Zarate, Demel, Diame, Jaaskelainen, Poyet, Valencia, Burke.

    Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Naughton, Kaboul, Dier, Rose, Bentaleb, Capoue, Lennon, Lamela, Eriksen, Adebayor.....................Subs: Soldado, Holtby, Townsend, Kane, Dawson, Friedel, Davies.

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    1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Some interesting things to note. Remy for starters

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      1. Planet Jo
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        And Davies (bench)

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  12. Deano
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    That Ki has come a long way from his days with Cardiff last season!

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    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Lol

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  13. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Season fixture tickers - 0
    Swansea - 1

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  14. Well you know, Triffic
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sour grapes alert:

    Did Siggy's goal hit DDG then rebound in off a United defender?

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    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Looked like a possible og with De Gea stopping it then his other arm pushing it over. But that was just from a couple quick replays at the time.

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    2. DÏLKS
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      No, hit DDG, went in, then his other arm pushed it further over the line.

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    3. Pavsboot
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hit DDG then rebounded off DDG is how I saw it

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  15. Hazard for Ballon D'or
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Martinez better leave atsu on the bech. Siggy first sub. Gonna be listening to 401 anxiously now.

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  16. Willis.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney 2 BAPs?? Bollocks

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

    If I get Siggy tonight, I officially become a "casual", whatever that is.
    Should I get rid of my grav and change my name to Johnny6483 ?

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    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Just get a Yaya grav

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

        good idea Reedy πŸ™‚

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    2. TheDogTor
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Nah lad, if you didn't have siggy to begin with then the plan all along should have been to get him GW2. Luckiy i played him.

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  18. anderson-son-son
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    As usual, plenty of points on the bench already. Naylor going off at 52 is a worry. I might place a bet on a Newcastle clean sheet as I have Krul and Colo on the bench

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Naylor was absolutely shocking. Slow, weak, and beaten in every 1v1.

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    2. Pavsboot
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah Naylor wasn't good

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  19. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    rooney not reaching the 30 pass mark. very bad sign, hopefully rvp's arrival sorts that out

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  20. GREENDREAMS11
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Rooney captain ears happy ?

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    1. Tim Canterbury
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      *lucky

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    2. GREENDREAMS11
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Captainers even.

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  21. Kuyt Dirkula +42
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    At last - an opening day success!
    Siggy + Roo 29pts with Costa, giroud, Ramsey, Ericsson and hazard to come (plus the defense)
    Happy days πŸ™‚

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    1. united68
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Erikson's gonna get sent off.

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    2. Kew Pee Arr
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Would count on Eriksen or costa

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    3. gdog2244
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Good grief "Ericsson"

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  22. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Ops... where's Bojan? πŸ˜†

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  23. havel
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Caulker - check
    Davies - check
    Pieters - check

    Siggy on bench.. :((

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  24. Whistle
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sorry I'm in a rush, got to work in 15:30pm πŸ™

    Can someone tell me what happened to NTaylor?

    Thanks.

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    1. Well you know, Triffic
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Booked and taken off as a precaution.

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      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        And he was awful.

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

      Kept getting skinned. Got booked. Got hooked.

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    3. Fresco
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      tactical sub, he was on a yellow card and was struggling with Januzaj

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    4. Willis.
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Booked and shite

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    5. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Booked, off before the hour.

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    6. Whistle
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      TY all, will consider a transfer on him this week.

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    7. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Booked and no clean sheet

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  25. united68
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    In two hours you'll all regret not picking Wickham.

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  26. Wishdom Teeth
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    My last minute decision was to bench Siggi πŸ™

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Same.

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  27. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Mmmm.. Kolarov or Sturridge Capt tomorrow? πŸ™‚

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  28. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I'm more disappointed with Mata than I am young.

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  29. henryleeds
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    had young instead of siggy who was on my bench... ffs

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      snap

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  30. Saniul
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    From what I see, almost 80% Sigurdsson owners benched him. Weird.
    If I had him, I would have surely played him.

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    1. Manani
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      20/20 hindsight

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    2. Rivaldo Izback
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      We are all sooo smart with "ifs"..

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