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Sunday 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. Baines on Toast...
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    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Swapping Simpson for Santon in my Jan WC is my biggest regret of the season, has had such a knock on effect on the rest of my defence.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      +1 did the same. Totally pointless move too. Both the same price.

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      1. Baines on Toast...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I let someone on here sway me re: Santon's attacking potential. I also did Naylor for Senderos, that one made a tad more sense due to Swans poor fixtures at the time, but still now it's really haunting me, and forcing a lot more transfers on defence than I originally needed. Live and learn though eh.

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

      these silly little mistakes are costing us.

      How many times have we benched a Simpson CS but played him at Craven and WHL?

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

    Very, very good chance Liverpool will finish in the bottom half.

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

    *pencils in Skrtel to Bardsley move*

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  4. UKG
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Yes, super Krul clean sheet. Wish I doubled up with Simpson now!

    How do these changes sound:

    Pog > Jalevic
    McClean > Walcott
    Lampard > Ben Arfa

    Two free so -4.

    Current team linked

    Cheers

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  5. Le Gooner
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    I'm just not very good at this FPL lark. Reina and Skrtel in my team with Ba and Simpson on the bench ðŸ™

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    1. Top Heavy
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Why double up on Pool defence?

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      1. Le Gooner
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I'm an idiot, that's why.

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  6. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    What's the verdict on the 2nd assist?

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

      Ah, whats all the talk of a 3rd Competition???

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      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Email man. Nothing decided.

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

      It is 100% definitely not Ben Arfa's. The camera up behind the goal shows he was some way away from touching it.

      Presumably has to be Ba's, but this is the crazy world of FPL, so who the hell knows?

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      1. elkunaguero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Ba owners need to appeal to the FPL

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

          Ba owners already have.

          😉

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      2. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        Hopefully.

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      3. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        ESPN said:

        GOAL Newcastle 2-0 Liverpool Cisse bags a brace!!! Ba plays the ball across goal, everybody misses it and it reaches Cisse, who rounds Reina and walks the ball home.

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        1. Funkyav
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          if you WATCH it, you can clearly see no touch from HBA. clearly Ba assist

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    3. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      100% ba assist just seen it

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  7. Crazy Joe
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Williamson 1st sub for Raylor.

    That'll do.

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

    3 Cisse?

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

      ye

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    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Any words on Vermaelen...?

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

        Aye looks like we are even 🙂

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        1. Drip Doctor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          So frustrating hay, QPR are awful. 4th is going to be soo tight now.

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

            We were so good the past few weeks and QPR have been pathetic, honestly thought we'd smash them. it wasn't just Vermaelen either pretty much everyone was crap.
            I still think (hope) we will get 3rd.
            Come on Swansea!

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            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              13 years, 10 months ago

              COYS!!! 😛

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  9. Huckleberry
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    That makes EIGHT Simpson clean-sheets on my bench for the season.

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

      same here

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    2. Nopli
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      🙠Me too

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

      I hear ya

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  10. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Krul and Simpson clean sheet for me, even though my score this week is crap! 😀

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    1. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Wish I had them, only had the confidence to play one of them.

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      1. Chris_Fàbregas #DOOS…
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        I just had a feeling they would keep a clean sheet.. Glad I was right and played both of them 😀

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  11. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Cisse Rooney RVP

    The best front 3 for the rest of the season?

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

      Agreed, Luckily I already have them 😉

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    2. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I have Ba Rooney RVP... will soon change!

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  12. BOOM XHAKALACA
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    So Skrtel is out, even with Aston Villa next at home!
    Which Sunderland defender has the most attacking potential?

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

    as a liverpool fan today was just a joke,the kings empire has crumbled

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

    Dalglish - the angry, senile old man of the premiership.

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I don't believe it!!! 😉

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  15. McEwan
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    New plan, get in players who are playing against Wolves and Liverpool!

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

      Clever thinking Batman

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  16. sotothemightygreek
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    FFS Simpson CS sitting on the bench again! I've lost count! 11 points from 2 on the bench. 3 from 3 starting. Bye bye monthly prize.

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  17. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Hate playing the wrong keeper. As soon as gw34 is out of the way Hart is leaving, probably for Friedal.

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  18. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Kenny has to stay at Liverpool. This is too entertaining.

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

    As a Scotsman i'm embarrassed for the SPL. Just turned over to EPSN for Inverness v Hibs and you can hear individual voices in the crown. It's like a local amateur game. No way should this be televised.

    100 nil to the PL.

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

      *crowd

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  20. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Nail-biting stuff in Group E.

    I might have sneaked a 1 pt victory, assuming Bale Valencia Evans Roo all start.

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

    In an argument with someone...

    Can you send someone off and book the other player for diving (e.g. Reina vs Perch).

    I know the booking was for the trip, but is the above possible? I argued it's not.

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    1. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yes.

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

        I suppose the movement of the head itself is a red card nowadays, rather than the actual head needing to hit the other player...

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    2. odannyboys
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Yes the ref can do that.

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

      Well yeah because its the intent, like raising your hand for example.

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      1. Funkyav
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 10 months ago

        of course both can be booked/sent off. No question.

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

          Only if it's for intent, if there's any contact he obviously can't. This was what I was getting at.

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  22. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    me: siggy and kaboul

    opp: +2 points

    surely me? my combo defo is not going to score 2 or less

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    1. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      nvm, cisse's bps will win it for me anyway

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    2. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      kaboul red and siggy off at HT

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    3. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      Kaboul and Siggy have a punch-up and get sent off.

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  23. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Optimistic about my cup match

    Bale, Gylfi, 10 points & Dempsey bp
    vs
    BAE, Vorm & Walcott bp

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

      Congrats, you win!

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

    Is Lennon on the bench? It's a shame he's not playing - less width for spurs - but Sandro is still a good player. VDV to pose more of a threat than Bale this game imo.

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

    Well Enrique > Verm turned out to be a disaster. Was made instead of Ba > Cisse and meant Simpson on the bench.

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  26. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    who will win
    22+ demps and balo baps, vdv
    or
    walcott baps, roo(c),tony V, evans and bale

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  27. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Thinkin of Startin Vermaelen over Enrique next week.. pool are horrible.. though doni might improve them 🙂

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

      Will brad jones play. He plays reserves games

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  28. Cantona90
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    Whenever I keep faith in players they don't do anything. Ba now. Rooney after the first few games I the season.

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  29. Manani
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    so who should go out first, suarez or senderos?

    it will be for caulker and some striker who play in GW34.
    or should i do both for a hit??

    going to need to take a hit to field 11 in GW34 anyway.

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    1. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      I'm keeping Suarez for Villa. Two hopeless clubs.

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

        so how about kelly vs caulker, who would u play next match?

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        1. Scratch
          • 16 Years
          13 years, 10 months ago

          Caulker

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  30. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 10 months ago

    32 with Evans, Sig, Bale, Valencia, Rooney to go.

    Still a slim chance of 60+ but I have Ba! He's no longer a good FPL player ðŸ™

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 10 months ago

      He'll get 5 points from today.

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