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

    Krul bonus points changed to 1 🙁 🙁

    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Softens the blow for me! He didn't really do much.

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

        didn't have much to do

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

        Krul getting points this week is just a little consolidation for how long I've hung on to him this season

    2. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Meh, 8 points

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

        Im happy with that at least

  2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is Downing back on the wing then?

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

    Spurs last season, Liverpool this season - money from selling their best player just frittered away

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

    Alcaraz or Dummett?

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

      alcaraz

  5. The Finnisher
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ayoze 4.8 😉

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ayoze 3rd striker in Newcastle.

      1. The Finnisher
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hardly

  6. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Benched Krul for Foster. Well done, idiot. -.-

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

      West Brom are playing Leicester. Stop being so results oriented.

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

      same

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

    And what about Balotelli..

    Jeez-- One touch inside the box or something!!

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

      Tbf if you don't get the ball up the pitch how is he supposed to do anything with it?

      1. SG8
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        yeah but the lazy twat doesn't make any runs either

  8. mipola
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Rival benched both Dummet and Krul 🙂

  9. Dial Square
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Forgot to sub my GKs and so played Krul 🙂

  10. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Henderson to Mané worked well then... Actually it probably did 🙂

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

      I have Mane too but not sweating, he'll come on a score Rover don't you worry!

    2. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Can't see you regretting that long-term.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I don't regret it already

  11. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Liverpool easy 2 games up next LOL

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

    All I know is 2FT this week = Sterling > Someone.

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

      som-eee-oh-nay ?

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

        I think that's how you pronounce it, yes... Heh heh

  13. getfunky
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    pardew once again proving his doubters wrong. personally i like the guy & think he's deserves more respect, yeah theyve been a bit up & down over the last few yrs but whenever their backs are against the wall he gets them out of it.

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

      Liverpool being absolute dross helped them today to be fair.

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

    Krul has more clean sheets that Courtois and Hart.

    Shhhhhhhhushh

    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Wow, wouldn't have thought that

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

      not surprising with chelsea and city's defences this season.

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

    Bojan starts!

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

      (C)

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

        He is the worst player I have ever picked fantasy

  16. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sold Sterling and started Dummett....The only joy I can take from that shite

  17. Geordienufc1
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I honestly could not care what happens for the rest of the day in terms of fantasy.

    I'm just loving being a newcastle fan 😀

  18. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Pardew outwits Rodgers. To be fair, so could my 2 year old.

  19. Chambo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Krul got me 1 clean sheet and 16 points in 7 gameweeks, then I got rid of him and he gets 2 cleansheets and 15 points in 3 games. Argh!!

  20. Smarty Pants
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Wow, 4th consecutive victory for Newcastle, 2 clean sheets. Who could have seen this coming...

    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Great stuff on your site as always

  21. Dempsey
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Boom! Change this week as Moreno to Chambers!

    Krul in goal, great start to the day!

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

    Ok so Sterling is gone.. but for whom?? Is Chadli the best -7.0m mid going forward?

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

    Please stay on the bench Moore! Colo's 8 point would be most welcome.

  24. Mak_Gold
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Any chance Mannone does not play? Krul on the bench. 🙁

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

        big chance

      2. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Every chance 80-20 I'd say

    • Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ballotelli gets slagged off , but what was it £20m for Markovic

    • CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Kept Sterling and sold Colo 2 weeks ago, but who cares!

      No doubt it'll all be because Liverpool weren't great, nothing to do with us, but we'll just take the 3 points.

      The youngsters were immense, Abeid so strong, Dummett had Sterling's number all day, Aarons full of pace and directness, and Ayoze came up with the goods again!

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

        Pardew in! Morons.

        Who's your next messiah?

        1. CABAYE4
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers for your eloquent response!

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

            Surely they're going to look at Liverpool playing poorly as they created f**k all and nearly won the league last season. However, you played a great game and the defence was solid, albeit against absolutely nothing going forward.

            Just don't understand the whole Pardew out bandwagon. He's a good manager and will get you 10th again or thereabouts. If you think you should be in the Top 7 you are deluded, but then a lot of Newcastle fans are.

    • Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Did someone say Foster was injured in the warm up?...please...

      1. Tommy J
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        *not badly

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

      I'm getting rid of Sterling now. But for who?

      1. CarelessGenius©
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        same here. maybe Tadic next week.....

    • SG8
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      As a Liverpool fan I personally believe Rodgers isn't getting enough criticism, getting it wrong week in week out imo

    • Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I see Microsoft's version of Siri on their phone is called Cortana.

      Unbelievably cringeworthy

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I noticed that. Bizarre.

      2. CarelessGenius©
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        shoulda called it Plagarism.

      3. FPL Blow-In
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Halo right?