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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

24 August 2014 6148 comments
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Sunday serves up a trio of Gameweek encounters, with Thursday’s Europa League ties pushing Hull and Tottenham’s home fixtures alongside Man United’s trip to the Stadium of Light.

Events begin at the KC Stadium and White Hart Lane, with Steve Bruce’s Hull hosting Stoke and Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs facing a London derby clash with QPR. Fantasy managers will be focused mainly on the latter, with Christian Eriksen the top owned asset on show from the early kick-offs.

Attention then turns to the North East, with Louis van Gaal’s United outfit taking on Sunderland in a bid to get their season underway following the opening day defeat to Swansea. With a staggering 48% ownership, Wayne Rooney remains the headline act, while Juan Mata’s 19% ownership will be holding out for returns in order to stem a tide of sales that have already seen the Spanish playmaker drop in price.

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

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  1. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Mata smells.

    There, I said it.

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    1. gravless
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      ...of a points getter

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  2. Omar Devone Little
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    united have never replaced Keane, they need a midfielder who isnt afraid of the dirty side of the game, but can still play football

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    1. Robbens Diving Instructor
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nigel de Jong would do a job

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      1. Omar Devone Little
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        if he is fit, definitely

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      2. Zidanny_Blanc
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        vidal would be my first choice. if not then de jong or possibly song. wish we'd kept pogba

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    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      🙂

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

    Mata is so lucky 🙁

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    1. A Defender's Nightmare
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Sorry, not watching. Please explain. You referring to goal? Any link?

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  4. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Need to replace pieters,which is the best defender under 5.0

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    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Pieters home fixtures are fine.

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  5. Not Irish
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    RVP, Rooney and Mata such a static three. We won't persist with it.

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Lol

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    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A luxury they can't afford...They really need to go back to 4-2-3-1 until they can get some quality at the back of the line up...

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      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I think a 4-4-2 diamond would still work fine. Or 4-3-3. LvG will probably get back to that if this match ends badly. It's just a question of how will he play Mata, RVP, ADM and Shrek at once. Maybe in 4-2-3-1 with Mata on right and Roo behind the striker?

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      2. Zidanny_Blanc
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        but then you cant play rvp, rooney and mata in their right positions. I say stick with the 352. it worked well pre season and it will work well in the prem with vidal, vertoghen, shaw, etc

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  6. KOKAK
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Need to wait 3 months to buy MU players again!

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  7. Zipster00
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie > Larsson or Dyer?

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  8. ADucksBehind
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Sacrilegious I know but Downing has looked good in both games 😀

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  9. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Another classic Phil Jones face during that bicycle kick.

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  10. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Costa captainers hoping for a Rooney blank?

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    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He can equal Costa's output, that's fine.

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    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Mos def.

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  11. jimmy12
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    why did i have to choose De Gea + Jones 🙁
    will keep until their game with burnley next week (which they will probably concede anyway) then im getting rid.

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  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Lol at Smalling owner

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Man U? 😉

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    2. Balotellitubbies
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      All about Blackett

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    3. Stephen - Robot Daniels
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Building her team around smalling, his mum will have to activate the wildcard.

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  13. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Michael Keane on for Smalling.

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  14. For Fuchs Sake
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Smalling Evans and Jones are decent defenders, but they always seem to get injured!

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  15. AlCapwnUK
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    oh god. that defence is SOOOOOOO shit

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  16. M.I.A.
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What to do with Jones. He was always going after this GW but should I bring in a Spurs or Southampton defender?

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    1. Kip
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Ivan

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      1. AlCapwnUK
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        extra 1.5mil needed though

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  17. The Man Pastore
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hi guys, please rate my team:

    De Gea (Gilks)
    Cahill Clynz Debuchy (Wisdom Bruce)
    Mata Hazard Siggy Ramsey (Elmohamady)
    Costa Rooney Boja

    2FT / 0 in the bank

    please give me your suggestion to put Bojan out.. I dont find a solution that convices me

    Thanks 🙂

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    1. Gorgles
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Naismith!

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      1. Gorgles
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Bojan -> Naismith!

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      2. The Man Pastore
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        even though his price raised?

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        1. Lanley Staurel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          To £5.1m!

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        2. Gorgles
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Yes its definitely worth it with Barkley out

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          1. The Man Pastore
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            what about downgrading a defender and uprgade Boja?

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    2. crushro
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Most people appear to be going Naismith as replacement but I'm thinking Fletcher... although maybe tempted to keep Bojan for another week...

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  18. Pedram
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Was it really an own goal ?

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    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes

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    2. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I was worried, but one of the replays was conclusive, definitely Mata's.

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      1. Pea Soup
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        This

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm pretty sure it was after seeing a replay, don't think Mata even touched it. BUT I think he'll keep it now.

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    4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hope so

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    5. Balotellitubbies
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Moved up a million places so far this week.

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      1. Balotellitubbies
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        fail

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    6. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No.

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    7. Gonna mesut up
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      conclusive? can i bank on that?

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      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah.

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  19. Chelskimagi
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I got rodwelll. Wohoooooo only 5 mill piss cheap

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  20. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    smalling (c) fail 🙁

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      fantasy football fail

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  21. jimmy12
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    the wildcard is tempting. Anyone used theirs yet? or when do you normally wait till

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    1. gravless
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Till it's needed

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    2. Jacketts Potatoes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      When it's needed. But if you picked well at the start it can't be needed yet. I'm just biding my time until I think it's vital for team improvement and increasing TV

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  22. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Utd's defence is so substandard.

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    1. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Right, because Chelsea's would look fantastic with four first teamers unavailable.

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  23. FPL Touches
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    What's wrong with Smalling?

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    1. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hammy

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    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      plays for Man U

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      1. Gorgles
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Lol

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    3. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      hamstrung

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  24. Pinky and Brain
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    RVP looks poor.

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    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      First game back, full World Cup and injured back end of last season. He'll be back.

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      1. FISSH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Naaaaw he won't

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      2. Gaz Downright
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        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I wasn't aware Cpt Hindsight went to the world cup? Haven't heard of the injury either?

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    2. VougieDipond
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      haven't even noticed him

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    3. crushro
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Think it was him that turned his back on rodwell for the goal - stay up front if cannot defend.

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

      won't be long before United will need to go big on a new striker.
      VP past his best

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  25. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I am actually sorely tempted by Austin--->Ings

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    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      United may not keep a CS this side of Christmas.

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      1. Qubit
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        at the moment id say quite likely not. once they get out of their 'nice' fixtures it could get ugly.

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      2. For Fuchs Sake
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Depends who they sign and how many injuries they keep getting!

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        1. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Aye...ADM ain't gonna help that though....They have J Evans and Smalling injured, would either of those get in their "rivals" teams...don't think so.

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  26. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Quite keen to get a spurs defender...

    Dier to catch the price rise, or Kaboul for more guaranteed starting time once Walker is back?

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    1. AlCapwnUK
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      the awesome might of Vertonghen

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      nah, spurs have just played poor opposition, won't be another clean sheet until november

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  27. Towsor44
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Keano on. Shame its not Roy

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    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Or Steve.

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  28. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pjones to Dier for a hit?

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    1. dannytoffee
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      This is my plan right this second

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  29. FISSH
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Massive knee jerk this week, ergh

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  30. Aston Villa-Boas
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Everyone whining about united...

    Still can't get over F***ING CHESTER!

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    1. Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I think he's married...

      You probably will need to get over it.

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      1. Aston Villa-Boas
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        You're right I just need to move on

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