Dugout Discussion
1 April 2012 2647 comments
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The Dugout Discussion opens today for two Premier League games involving some of it’s most enjoyable teams to watch. Third-place chasing Spurs take on the exciting Swansea City after Newcastle host Liverpool, with the former fighting for European football.

The team news from the game at The Sports Direct Arena is in, and the sides line-up as follows…

Newcastle XI: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Perch, Gutierrez, Guthrie, Tiote, Cabaye, Ben Arfa, Cisse, Ba.

Liverpool XI: Reina, Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Jose Enrique, Shelvey, Spearing, Gerrard, Suarez, Carroll, Bellamy.

Alan Pardew is without the injured Fabricio Coloccini, which partners James Perch with Mike Williamson in central defence and puts Jonas Gutierrez in the left-back berth. It’s the same attacking mentality that served them so well at West Brom.

Liverpool also name an attacking side, knowing that a win here is essential if they want to overhaul the Magpies. Andy Carroll returns to his former stomping ground and starts alongside Luis Suarez.

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  1. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse again!

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  2. DGno9
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    cisse goal again! ba has to go!

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  3. Djerbil
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    DemBa

    CiSSEreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  4. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Fu(k off Cisse, this is getting stupid.

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  5. DLL18
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Here we go again.

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  6. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    cisseeeeeeeee

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  7. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse again

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  8. som3awy
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse ;S

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  9. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Barfa assist.

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  10. COMH
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Sold Enrique and Skrtel this week. Mwahahaha

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  11. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    PAPPPISSSS!!! BOOOMM

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      you got him in your side, jack?

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      1. The Finnisher
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Yep, this week for Ba.
        Not a success yet but it funded Enrique > Baines as well 🙂

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        1. Mr Smith
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Well in *ticker tape* 🙂

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  12. Mr Smith
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Well that reconfirms my Pog -> Cisse transfer this week!

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  13. Kuyt Dirkula +42
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse! Get in there my Son!

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  14. disparate dan - a reasonabl…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    f*cking hell liverpool

    all week i was gonna get cisse then bottled it

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  15. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ben arfa is pickin up form here
    i shoulda got him instead of ryo

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Looking at his minutes has really put me off, he looked nailed on now though so maybe after GW34.

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  16. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse Goal?

    I'm out of PPcup....

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  17. kraftwerker
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ben Arfa -> Cisse = goals.

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  18. Kagawa-san-mia
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    time to sell skrtel

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Exactly my intentions

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  19. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    On fire.

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  20. Mindless Freak
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    There goes Liverpools cleansheet. Good thing i took out Skrtel for Baines 😛

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  21. Kuyt Dirkula +42
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse!

    Get in there my son!

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  22. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Pog out, Cisse in. Yes please.

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  23. FF Dirtbag
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ba -> Cisse... Looking good.

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  24. SouthCoastSaint
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ahh that feeling when a knee jerk transfer pays off

    Ba to Cisse

    bosh

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    1. Kuyt Dirkula +42
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Aguero > Cisse for me last week.

      Smug post (usuallly I bomb out on transfers)

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  25. Corrigan
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    13 years, 10 months ago

    Jelavic or Cisse, Jelavic or Cisse, Jelavic or Cisse...

    Guess which one I picked?

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    1. Abominable Snowy84
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jelavic

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    2. Dave Bauer
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Cisse?

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    3. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Jelavic

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    4. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Cisse? Was it Cisse? I'm putting all my money on Cisse.

      I went for Adebayor over Cisse so it can still look good.

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    5. Corrigan
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Bloody Jellyman. 1 poxy point.

      Simpson to Verm may well have lost me 6 points.

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  26. Dave Bauer
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I'm starting to think Cisse (c) every week is the thing to do.

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    1. little_wizard123
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      You do that. A shame you have Ba though!

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  27. Abominable Snowy84
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Wenger. Difference between Chamakh and a decent striker right there for you

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    1. Cruicky
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      They have RVP and possibly Podolski...

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      1. Abominable Snowy84
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Thats only 2 strikers. 2 strikers arent enough

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        1. little_wizard123
          • 14 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          They've done well with one.

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  28. The3rdTurd
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Ben Arfa + PCisse = Barton + Carroll from last season.

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    1. Zep
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Harsh on Ba, who was brilliant for the first 20 games...

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  29. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    DEMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Loses my Enrique CS 🙁

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      and my skrtel cs as well

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    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      it was inevitable

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  30. PL Ball
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Why the hell did i buy the Pog 😐

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    1. Mr Smith
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Probably the 5 goals in 3 games that did it....

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