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Dugout Discussion September 20

The Dugout Discussion – QPR vs Stoke

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European football ravages Saturday’s programme, leaving us with just half a dozen encounters. The day’s events start with what, on paper, looks a tepid affair: Stoke pay visit to Loftus Road to meet with Harry Redknapp’s newly promoted QPR.

Let’s not dress this up – Fantasy managers are likely to have little or no interest in this one. Having been disappointed by the impact of Bojan after his pre-season hype, we’ve steered clear of Mark Hughes’ Potters, bar skipper Ryan Shawcross who has a place in almost 15% of Fantasy Premier League lineups. As for the R’s, only defender Steven Caulker can boast respectable ownership – indicating that a classic 0-0 stalemate will be the result of choice for many.

The early kick-off takes us into four afternoon clashes, before the day is rounded off with Liverpool’s trip to Upton Park at tea-time. As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for lineup news on that one and all today’s matches.

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

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  1. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    OMG Bojan can't start for Stoke even. I repeat for Stoke? That is the lowest for talent like that

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    1. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Talent?

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  2. Darth
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    The commentator on the stream I'm watching just called Asmir Begovic, "Ayal Berckovic".......

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yep he called him Berkovic a few times on my Fox Sports coverage...

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    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Lol I heard it too

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  3. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Come on QPR you absolute tools! At least score one, I don't want to see a Bego clean sheet on the bench!

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  4. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    How are we playing lads?

    On the way to Tunisia.

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    1. Mane Of Steel
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Pretty well, never been to Tunisia!

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  5. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I need to find cash to upgrade Green to Forster obviously

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    1. Obi Wan Elokobi
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Just downgrade Green to Elliott you'll get more points.

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      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Haha, awesome!!

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      🙂

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        I thought you said Foster.

        That would have been funnier 🙂

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  6. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Niko Kranjcar is still alive? Oh my

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  7. Mane Of Steel
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Moses is playing very well

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      v QPR

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  8. Wilshere Knowledge
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    https://vine.co/v/OWVJ6TQHeum

    Diouf goal.

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    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Kind of crazy Crouch didnt try to score himself

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  9. Saniul
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Last week. Eriksen.
    This week. Diouf.

    Looks like patience is finally paying me off this season.

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  10. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Lol at QPR, all over the shop.

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  11. Richd
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I got bottom paged, excuse the pun!

    Who's got a nicer bum?

    A) John Stones
    B) Sergio Aguero
    C) Tim Howard

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    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      With his burst of acceleration, I'd say Aguero definately squats.

      So Aguero.

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      1. Bobby
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Flapjack you're very excited this afternoon. Is everything ok?

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        1. Richd
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          I've had two cans of Coke. Buzzing.

          Will probably crash before the big game, Wednesday v Reading

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  12. asquishypotato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    So whoscored.com have marked this game (along with Arsenal Villa and West Ham Liverpool) are their games to watch!

    Not sure about that...

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    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah, that's weird. And in spite of being an arsenal fan, i think swansea v soton is the pick of the 3pm games.

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      1. asquishypotato
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        True, should be goals, and I like to see both sides play.

        Even as a Liverpool fan I think that would have been the interesting one to watch

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  13. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    @Saniul , I enjoyed the Diouf goal initially thinking what a differential Goal for us..

    But then remembered , U are a non-playing Manager 🙁

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  14. JJO
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    So the main q for Bego owners is
    Will he save that 1 shot on goal or not ??

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    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Probably not 🙁

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  15. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    DO people prefer to have 6 top MIDs/FWDs with two lessers to rotate (if yes, which two players?), or to have 7 top MIDs/FWDs with one very cheap bench fodder (if yes, which one player?)?

    I've found myself in the latter position, and am thinking of bringing in Marney, which will leave me with 2.9 in the bank - rather that than spending an extra 1.0-1.5 to get in someone better, but still likely to be benched every week.

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    1. asquishypotato
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      One sitting on the bench. I've found that if you rotate you end up with points on the bench, and your own hidsight saying "why did I bench him???"

      Early this season people were talking about a Bojan Siggurdsson rotation, look how well that would have gone.

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Yes, points on the bench is always a sh*tter. I had Siggy on my bench for GW1. Slightly smug for having him, slightly upset for missing the points.

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  16. Gigging Order
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I think Rio should do what Gary Neville did, realise that he was not up to the standard he once was and retire graciously.

    There is less shame in that than being embarrassed and at fault every single week.

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    1. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      But then we'd have to live with him as a pundit! I'd rather see him embarrass himself on the pitch 🙂

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  17. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    lol@Caulker owners

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    1. Djerbil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Double lol @ Ferdinand owners

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    2. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Always reminds me of Zep and Innsie lol

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    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Im gonna lol at everyone who fails in your team every week

      You better be ready because im about to get v annoying

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  18. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Curious as how this relates to fantasy football

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    1. Gigging Order
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      What, this comment? 🙂

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  19. Banana Shaqiri - HMD, PUP
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    So much Ex - Pompey on the field 🙁

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  20. Crouching Tiger
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Transferred Pieters to Jagielka mid-week because wasn't sure if Pieters was gonna play due to his injury doubt... this could turn out to be a 4 points mistake again.

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    1. Richd
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Bit early to be worrying,.. 🙂

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      1. Crouching Tiger
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Better to worry early, it could also turn to be a genius move 😀

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  21. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Villa have had 6 shots on target this season and scored 4 goals 😆

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    1. Djerbil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      and has got 10 points

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      They're very defensive this season. I think even Arsenal and Chelsea ill struggle to break through.

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      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        They're middle of the road for shots conceded in the box

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        1. Piggs Boson
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Doesn't necessarily mean much. They still had bodies behind the ball and put the shot taker under pressure.

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

      Need Benteke asap

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  22. fedolefan
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Green on one save already. He's going to do an Mboli from the WC game, save everything in sight.

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  23. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    1) Why do I have a QPR defender?

    2) Why did I pay 5.0 for said defender

    ❓

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    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Because he scored

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Because you're a sheep. 😉

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    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      3) Why did I play him over Clyne? 🙁

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    4. Crouching Tiger
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I thought the pre-season Caulker thing was just a joke and nobody really transferred him in? 😀

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  24. fatherted
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Qpr are tosh. ...its official! !!!

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    1. fatherted
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      And they score as I hit post comment.

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  25. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    There it is.

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  26. Billy Gilmore
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Caulker 😀

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  27. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    lol at Caulker lolers

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  28. Jay_
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Having your goalie (Bego) as your only interest in the early game is not fun, bit like watching England bat in Test cricket

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    • ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      OMG caulker

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    • Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Hahahahahaha

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