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The Dugout Discussion – Newcastle vs Liverpool

Gameweek 10 begins at St James’ Park for a fixture that, a few weeks back, would have looked decidedly one-sided. Today, however, Newcastle host Liverpool off the back of two unlikely away wins at Spurs and Man City, while the visitors limp to the North East nursing indifferent form and fragile confidence.

Bizarrely, the match will be compelling viewing for all the wrong reasons. Many will want an uneventful encounter, with little or no contribution from Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling. Having suffered heavy sales going into today’s Fantasy Premier League deadline, the 19-year-old will undoubtedly provide the biggest threat to a Magpies rearguard that, despite recent form, has failed to convince. Sterling is without a goal in his last four outings and many Fantasy managers will be hoping that run is extended further, watching today’s match from behind the sofa.

The early kick-off is followed by six three o-clock encounters: sadly, we’re without a tea-time clash to see us into Strictly this evening.

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

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  1. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Lol at Balotelli, you are useless and your dragging your team down with you

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      *you're

      1. Cheggers v2
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        it's your team not you're team, numpty

        1. coran2123
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I think you might be the numpty..

        2. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          "you're dragging". I wouldn't be so quick to insult, it makes you look a little like a numpty. 😉

          1. Cheggers v2
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            maybe take an IQ test and try and see the irony in my post

            1. Brookins
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Might want to look up the definition of irony.

          2. Reedy
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Not sure he was being serious 😉 Incidentally your username just reminded me of this, which always makes me laugh: http://www.dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=101 🙂

            1. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              I did wonder, but he just seemed so sincere. And, well, it's always fun to insult Alan Shearer. Apologies Alan!

              Never seen that before. Very funny! 😆

  2. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Colocinni on 2 bonus points atm!

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      3rd sub for me 🙁

  3. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Missed the goal.. how did Moreno mess up?

    1. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Took a rubbish touch (for some reason) in the box and the Newcastle guy scored from it.

    2. MrAnderson
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I think the ball got caught under his feet and he basically fell over trying to get it out from under.

      1. MrAnderson
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Or was it a poor touch! Can't remember been a lot of poor stuff in this game.

  4. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    uerghhhh 🙁 🙁

  5. Licky
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I actually hope we lose this game, Rodgers might FAQ off if we do.

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      wow fans are fickle

      1. Licky
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        How can I be fickle when you consider over his entire tenure he's made poor signing after poor signing and not improved defensively, and don't give me that 2nd place BS, especially not when he just ripped off Bielsa's tactics and rode the crest of a poor showing from the rest of the league.

    2. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      BRING BACK RAFA

      1. Cloudeu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        lets tak about FACTS! 😉

  6. Nabs Kebabs
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    sissoko is a p*ssy

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      K

      1. Nabs Kebabs
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        he headed the ball and had to go off the pitch.

  7. Rambo Motin
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Krul + Dumment combo 😎

    Krul also on on bonus point

    1. Kno
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      both on my bench 🙁

      1. Rambo Motin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        unlucky mate, I called Newcastle beating Liverpool. Newcastle are a really unpredictable team imo I wouldn't of benched them tbh unless I had superb alternatives

    2. Hamstergod
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I have Krul and Collocini, both benched 🙁

      1. Rambo Motin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        oh god feel sorry for you lads now

        1. Hamstergod
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          funny enough the result (Newcastle ) winning didn't surprise me, just somehow thought other players had better chances of clean sheets , well happens 🙁

  8. Celt Abroad
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Absolutely amazing how much Suarez elevated a pretty poor side into a great one.

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      And how Pool fans thought they'd be fine without him.

      1. Livinginapool - Top 100 Any…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I think most of us knew we might struggle a little compared to last.

        I'm not sure we expected Sturridge to be out for so long. We all tended to feel we needed another striker. Balotelli was a gamble too far though. He's been so poor, and we now have no urgency to our attacking at all...

    2. Cheggers v2
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sturridge says hello

    3. KunBaYaya My Lord
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Great players have that ability.

    4. tm245
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Agreed. Irreplaceable.

  9. eish
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    hold in there krul

  10. PGR
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Krul+Begovic has been awful for me. I've always ended up playing the wrong one!

    1. kitier katba
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bego hasn't played yet!

  11. TheSteady ¤ Wines th…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What do you think about these HT/FT bets?

    Stoke-WHM to draw at HT/West Ham win at FT at 6/1
    Hull-Southampton to draw at HT/Southampton win at FT at 4/1

    Combined it gives me 34/1 😀

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No. Southampton will be at least 2 up at HT

  12. supperspout
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Krul cleanie in the bag

  13. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is this save?

  14. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    😆

    Balotelli crosses from Left Wing for Moreno in the Box

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Stay up there Moreno.

  15. VougieDipond
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Tekkers Cabella 😯

  16. eish
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    gerrard slips. . . .

    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      ste gerrard, gerrard etc 🙂

  17. DIegoCosta19
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Savage is sooo annoying.. having a meltdown

    1. Mikeharbrw
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Think he's an upgrade on Owen... A very minor upgrade

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    That save could have just been worth 3 points for Krul... he's now on 3 saves (+1) & level w/Colocini on 23 Bps (+2)

    Whatabout a Stevie G penalty miss/save to bump him into double figures??!!

  19. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    No wonder England are s**t if Glen Johnson is our best right back. Utter garbage.

    1. Cheggers v2
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      yea he has been awful for years

  20. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    9 BPS points for an assist and 6 for 60 minutes. So how is Sissoko only on 13 BPS?

    1. Djerbil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      fouls conceded ??

    2. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      YC maybe?

    3. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yellow?

    4. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Shots off target maybe?

    5. trollelu trollkaku
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      yellow

    6. Manani
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      missed big chances?? or misplaced passes??

    7. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yellow?

    8. Rambo Motin
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      no clue tbh? slow updates?

  21. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is the BT co commentator Robbie Savage today? My god he keeps complaining.

    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      i prefer him to owen but that isn't saying much

    2. Barry Woj
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah he's awful. I actually prefer Michael Owen to him :s

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Same

  22. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Guess I should've shipped Raheem rather than Siggy (sighs)

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yep. The clincher for me was that Pool have CHE next week.

      1. KunBaYaya My Lord
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This

  23. trollelu trollkaku
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    newc defence bench fail

    1. another bad start
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Me to but Moore not starting is a bonus

  24. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsey ??

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Benched

  25. JedJez
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hey guys - Azpi is suspended until the 8th Nov - Does that mean he can play the game on the 8th at Liverpool?

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

      1. JedJez
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers fella - feels good to have him off my bench again 🙂

    2. JedJez
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      or Does that mean he's not available till the 22nd?

    3. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes.

    4. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      he can 🙂

    5. Fray Bentos
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yup

  26. Mr Smith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any baps for Sterling?

    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      -1

    3. sweensa
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😀

  27. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling- Chadli or Eriksen..
    Is Eriksen worth the extra money??

  28. GREENDREAMS11
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    liverpool to a man have been piss poor today, terrible performance from them.

    1. 50shades of o'shea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Long ball passing is all they have done today and is been awful in accuracy

  29. Djerbil
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Abeid looks a wonderful player

  30. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Balotelli is a cancer to any team and its spreading among the rest of the Liverpool players including Sterling. Feel bad for the kid because of his potential but glad I sold him two weeks ago.