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Saturday Dugout Discussion

21 April 2012 3426 comments
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Gameweek 35 kicks off with a game between third-placed Arsenal and sixth-placed Chelsea. Champions League qualification (and all the money it brings) is at stake, and the Dugout Discussion opens to see how it plays out. The line-ups from the early game have been released, and are as follows…

Arsenal XI: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Ramsey, Song, Walcott, Rosicky, Oxlade-Chamberlain, van Persie.

Chelsea XI: Cech, Bosingwa, Cahill, Terry, Bertrand, Essien, Romeu, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Kalou.

From the defeat at the hands of struggling Wigan there are four casualties, with Johan Djourou, Andre Santos, Mikel Areta and Yossi Benayoun all out of the eleven. In comes Laurent Koscielny, Kieran Gibbs, Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Juggling his priorities, Roberto Di Matteo makes eight (8) changes ahead of the second leg Champions League semi-final against Barcelona. Petr Cech, John Terry and Gary Cahill are the only survivors from the first leg.

After the game at the Emirates we’ve got five 3pm fixtures to enjoy, before the day’s football concludes at Loftus Road for the game between QPR and Tottenham.

The Dugout Discussion chatroom will be open for the entirety of today’s action, and can be accessed right here.

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  1. Tommy J
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    FPL confirm only 1 pt for Walcott....pity..

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  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Hahahaha 1 pt Walcott

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    1. Tommy J
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      May the fantasy gods bless you as well

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      1. Lrf
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        +1

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    2. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Stop acting like a little bitch.

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      1. Huckleberry
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        +1

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  3. COMH
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Sunderland rotation deedle!

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  4. anish10
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    who to take RVP out for?

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    1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Heskey

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  5. DVassell
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    my walcott out dempsey for gw35 looks wise atm

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  6. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Surely he'll be given the 3 points as there was a minute of stoppage time? 59.58 +1.00 = 69.58

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    1. DVassell
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      haha u wish

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    2. The Japanager: Roberto Newm…
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Doesnt work that way.

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    3. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      You might want to check your maths

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      1. AIRMILES
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        haha!

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  7. little_wizard123
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Mighty 3 points from RVP (c) and Walcott so far. Looking good!

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    1. udit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Same 😀

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    2. Jukesy
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAyKJAtDNCw&ob=av3e

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      1. little_wizard123
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        😆

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      2. udit
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        😆

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  8. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Mikel on, no getting past that Chelsea-defence now! 😛

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  9. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Atm baps for this game are anybodys. No standouts.

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      rvp just missed the target again

      so not just anybodys

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    2. Jinswick
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Yep, no idea here

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    3. DVassell
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      prob cech, szczesny and cahill so far lol

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    4. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Szczczczczczczesny has made a few saves. Verm made a good few clearances, tackles and blocks.

      I reckon they'll both be amongst them if it stays like this

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    5. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Verm and terry

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  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    13 years, 8 months ago

    Rvp fail

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    1. COMH
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      You're a little fail.

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      1. Park the bus
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        he is an uber fail.

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  11. Pinturicchio
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    I think Walcott will be counted as after 60 mins similar to how if a goal is scored at for example at 59m25s it is written as 60th minute...hopefully

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    1. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      fingers crossed

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      1. An Púca
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        nope, they're only giving him 1

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      60th minute and 60 minutes are different though

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      1. Pinturicchio
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        yes but FF give players 1 point before a game has even started as long as they are confirmed starters

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    3. Lrf
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Nope. 1 point given.

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      1. threeputt
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        no, i had the same with lampard earlier in the season

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    4. King Eric, in America
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      No. Must play a full 60 for 2 points. Not play 'into' the 60th minute.

      Really, people are sad.

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  12. brianutd-why always we? 20
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    An inspiring transfer Walcott to Dempsey this week Yessss

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    1. Screaming Midget
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      Had Dempsey for ages. Can see a Walcott > Bale/VDV though for the double.

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      1. Pinturicchio
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        yep gonna get Bale in

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  13. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    1 point for Walcott instead of 2 is like throwing a deck chair off the Titanic.

    Shouldn't make any difference.

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    1. udit
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      1 instead of 3.

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      1. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Ah, that's everything, then.

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        1. udit
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          No it's not, that's why I'm not arguing, he went off 2 seconds prior.

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  14. COMH
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    RVP looks terrible. Form out the window.

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    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      may have to keep Carlitos at this rate

      Has he been that bad?

      or have we just been so spoilt but how good he's been that we've expected too much?

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  15. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Arsenal need to give RVP a rest, surely Cham-2-pac can't be that bad?

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  16. afcblegend
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Was that the goodyear blimp or a ufo? lol

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  17. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    FPL confirms 3pts for Walcott.......but makes it easy to ship him out now. Hello Dempsey

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    1. DLL18
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      You mean 1pt

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    2. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Oh shat, no they don't. He is gone the twT

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    3. An Púca
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      ????

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  18. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    All the RVP bashing is ridiculous tbh

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    1. McDog
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      +1

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  19. DLL18
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    (Un)Officially 1pt

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  20. maltasi
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Correct me if I'm wrong but it's the time the play stops to bring on the substitute, not the exact time the player walks off..

    In today's case, the whistle blew for the change before 60 minutes and that's the time FPL counts

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Says 60 mins on BBC. Not that I want him to get 3 points as I got rid this week

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      1. MCH
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        They are wrong he came off in the 60th minute unfortunately.

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  21. GreenWindmill
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Arsenal, allow Newcastle to open up a nice lead over Chelsea this afternoon.

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  22. bobbypires88
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    OMG what a dull game!!

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  23. crystalpalaceRus
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Walcott should get 1pt all those saying 3 are delusional

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    1. Djerbil
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      It does not matter much

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      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        Everything matters.

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  24. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    you know its an exciting game when people are debating over 1/2 points for walcott over the last 4 pages 😉

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  25. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Robin! Bag a brace and make all those that sold you regret! 😀 Please?

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  26. Lovely Jubbly Lions
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Where has this over use of the word 'Decent' come from?
    That film was decent, this tune is decent, your mum is decent??

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    1. MJ6987
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      13 years, 8 months ago

      1. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality.
      2. Free from indelicacy; modest.
      3. Meeting accepted standards; adequate: a decent salary.
      4.
      a. Morally upright; respectable.
      b. Kind or obliging: very decent of them to lend you money.
      5. Informal Properly or modestly dressed.

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      1. Lovely Jubbly Lions
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        13 years, 8 months ago

        I didn't ask what it means I asked why is it being over used lately? It seems to be the 'in word' at the moment amongst the cool kids prem footballers

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        1. MJ6987
          • 15 Years
          13 years, 8 months ago

          Just that the examples you gave were not correct usages

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          1. MJ6987
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            Except possibly the mum one "your Mum is kind"

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          2. Lovely Jubbly Lions
            • 15 Years
            13 years, 8 months ago

            I know that that was my point! FFS

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    2. Sleep Talk
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      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      That's a pretty decent comment you made there.

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    3. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      It's a very British thing to tone down a positive feeling towards something. For example, 'not bad' is actually used to mean pretty good.

      I reckon decent is used in a similar manner now.

      I also find it interesting how when we say 'average' we mean 'pretty poor'

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  27. halnone
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    come on arsenal. ruin Chelsea's clean sheet.

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  28. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    They have added an extra 2 pts to me now

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    1. Tommy J
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Must be the 3pm players

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    2. threeputt
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      no they havent thats all of your players playing this afternoon they just added

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      1. Tommy J
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        • 16 Years
        13 years, 8 months ago

        snap!

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    3. In Like Flynn.
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      • 15 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      Just checked rivals FPL Walcott 59mins 1pt RVP on 70mins.

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  29. threeputt
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    someone score for Crissake !

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  30. More Cowbell
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 8 months ago

    Villa v Sun predictions fellas?

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    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      0-2 sun

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    2. Billy Ketsu
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      One of the most miserable, woebegone 0-0 draws in the entire history of football?

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    3. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 8 months ago

      i hope 2-1 agbo brace!

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