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Dugout Discussion – Sunderland vs Middlesbrough

21 August 2016 1535 comments
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Gameweek 2 rolls into Sunday with a lunchtime Wear-Tees derby clash.

Sunderland play host to a Middlesbrough side that earned a draw in their opening home encounter with Stoke City on day one. David Moyes’ side also emerged with some credit from their first fixture, losing out to Man City by a narrow 2-1 margin having equalised via a Jermain Defoe goal.

Defoe will once again carry the goal scoring burden for the Black Cats today, who are without Fabio Borini due to a toe injury. Moyes gives home debuts to Donald Love, Paddy McNair and Adnan Januzaj, while Papy Djilobodji earns his full debut at the back.

Aitor Karanka begins to rotate his Boro troops by bringing in Cristhian Stuani for Albert Adomah. Victor Valdes misses out with a training ground knock, opening the way for Brad Guzan to earn his debut in goal.

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

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  1. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I'm never benching Friend again

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    1. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You will

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    2. Clump
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      But can you beat upwards of 50 points benched so far?
      🙁

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    3. Fluctus de Mutilatio
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      * against Sunderland

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  2. JÆKS ⭐
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Can't handle a Friend cs

    Already have Jakupovic Capoue Morgan on my bench....

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    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yep 🙁

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    2. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Same, just enjoying the rising team value tbh

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  3. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sunderland will definitely score. I have no idea how Boro are 2 nil up

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  4. Jigger & Pony
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Sunderland look likely to score

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  5. Fluctus de Mutilatio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Clicked through the following transfers last night (-4):

    Kane, Firmino, Deu >>> Ibra, Barkley, Lamela

    Not thrilled about the -4, but these moves put me on the right side of transfer (pricing) trends and improved my fixture outlook for the near term. Also needed to climb on the Ibra train before tickets became too expensive.

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  6. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    So Ramirez will have 1 point instead of 3?

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    1. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yep 🙁

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    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      why?

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      1. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Subbed before 60 so doesn't get 2 appearance and no clean sheet bonus 🙁

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    3. Eden Azzzar
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      1

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    4. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Noooooo

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    5. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      oh my just saw

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    6. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How has he been today? I'm guessing not great...

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      1. Jazz!
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Wasn't bad. Was good.

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  7. RADOAFC
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Please help!
    Foster
    Stones VVD Shaw
    Delofeu Haz Townsend Tadi lamela
    Vardy Aguero

    Jaku/Friend/Amat/Gray

    Thinking Friend,Tadic and Vardy to Love, Redmond and Ibra for -4

    What you guys think? not having Ibra is stressing me out!

    Reply

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  8. XLNC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Btw during a WC the prices don't change am I correct? So let's say I WC tomorrow and Negredo is 6.6 he will be 6.6 till next gameweek? Or can he change to 6.7?

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

      Wrong.

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      1. XLNC
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        So after you WC you can pick a player who will rise the next day and sell him the next day and do it again with a new player to gain more money?

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        1. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You need a 0.2 rise in a player value to get 0.1 in your team value

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    2. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      what are you talking about?

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

      That's right - they'll fix the prices just for you

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    4. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      They do change, it's just that ppl that get him in on a WC won't count towards the changes required for a price rise.

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  9. JayLegend
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Ramirez off at 59' seriously?
    As if Gray only getting 1 bonus point wasn't enough...

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

    Januzaj...

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  11. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Fischer seemed like such a popular choice during preseason but I haven't seen anyone have him in their team for 2 weeks

    Did people know he wasn't nailed or what?

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    1. Moore FPL
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah I heard he wasn't just before the season started, went Ramirez instead

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    2. JayLegend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah the intel came late though

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  12. Respect My Authoritah
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Djilobodji looks a big threat from set pieces. Getting him on my WC

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    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nah Love is only 4.0

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      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He isn't nailed. But yeah short term decent

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  13. Gerd Mueller’s thighs
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    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Gooch might have the best sounding name in Premier League....hope he succeeds...

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    1. Supertrooper
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Haha, he goochi

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  14. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Was just about to post how Januzaj is overrated but realized he isn't even rated.

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  15. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Holy smokes I had (C)arroll with Aguero VC, Carroll ain't gonna play right?

    And what's with the Capoue injury?

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What were you smoking captaining Carroll over Aguero?!

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      1. Lingardium Leviosa.
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Tried to be clever.

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  16. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Matter of time before Sunderland score.

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    1. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Nah, we're good #friend4lyf

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  17. Eden Azzzar
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton off the bench oh yes that will take me to 75 points pretty decent I guess

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    1. Fitzy.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You guess?

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  18. dg
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    30 points benched if Friend gets the C/S... Thank god I played the bench boost chip!

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    1. KOLASINA(C)
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      lol@ you for not saving it for DGW.

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    2. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 3 months ago

        That was not a good move.

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      • Jamie_GAWA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Nice work

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    3. Jazz!
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Dreadful GW for me 🙁

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      1. Rolls-Royce
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Score?

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      2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Same 🙁

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    4. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Desperately need Sunderland to nick one from anywhere... Why is Khazi not on the pitch?!?!

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      1. Clump
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Moyes.

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    5. Numb
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Fecksake, Ramirez has gone off with 1 point!? #sackthescout

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      1. KOLASINA(C)
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        2

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        1. Numb
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Get in!!

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          1. KOLASINA(C)
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Sorry, 1 😆

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            1. Moore FPL
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Thought you'd captained him 🙂

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              1. Moore FPL
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Only lost 1 after all, no cs anyway

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    6. Davidinho
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Friend now into the baps 🙂 4 behind to catch Negredo

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      1. Stevee10001
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        So glad to hear this

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        1. Davidinho
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Don't get too excited, Sunderland are all over Middlesbrough at the moment.

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    7. KOLASINA(C)
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Jesus, I'm so frustrated atm and I'm so confident that Sunderland will score just because I have Friend in my squad.

      🙁

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    8. LIARS POKER
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Need some advice, current team:

      de gea / jakupovic
      terry friend shaw / amat paredes
      ramirez chamberlain mahrez hazard / capoue
      ibra aguero negredo

      Used up my 2 transfers to ditch vardy for ibra, wondering whether to take the hit and swap chamberlain for redmond or just bench him for capoue and wait for a ft next week?

      Had capoue on bench last 2 weeks 20 points down the drain!

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      1. Moore FPL
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Stick

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    9. Rolls-Royce
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Ramirez GTFO of my team!! 👿

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    10. SamH123
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Friend currently 2 bonus tied with Negredo

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    11. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Early thoughts on who to start next GW?

      Ramirez or Friend?

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      1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I opt for the more attacking option when faced with a decision such as this

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      2. Stevee10001
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Haven't borough got Chelsea?

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    12. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Having both Capoue and Stuani could work. They rotate well for the next 6 weeks as well. That 1.6m would be very tasty indeed #tempted

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      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Stuani is a forward ?

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      2. BERGKOP
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Stuani would be the ultimate knee jerk.

        Just monitor for now.

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    13. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Love these casuals playing their bench boost chip already.

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    14. Dacra
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Carroll to Rondon or Gray or?

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