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Sunday Dugout Discussion

16 September 2012 1295 comments
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Just the solitary Premier League fixture today, as Reading host Tottenham Hotspur with both sides looking for their first win of the campaign. The Dugout Discussion is open, and is the place to interact with your fellow fantasy managers as the events at the Madejski Stadium unfold. The team news is in, and here’s how the sides line-up…

Reading XI: McCarthy, Gunter, Gorkss, Pearce, Hartel, McCleary, Karacan, Leigertwood, McAnuff, Guthrie, Pogrebnyak.

Spurs XI: Friedel, Walker, Gallas, Vertonghen, Naughton, Sandro, Dembele, Lennon, Sigurdsson, Bale, Defoe.

It’s the men between the sticks that grab the headline team news, as Alex McCarthy replaces Adam Federici (injured) for the Royals, but Brad Friedel keeps Spurs’ new-signing Hugo Lloris at bay on the substitutes bench.

Elsewhere, Clint Dempsey and Emmanuel Adebayor are also on the visitors’ bench, and Kyle Naughton replaces Benoit Assou-Ekotto at left-back.

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  1. Keane There Dunne That
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Vorm. Federici. 

    Cole. Cuellar. Fabio. Demel. Hangeland. 

    Yaya. Bale. Larsson. Pienaar. Kagawa

    Tevez. Torres. Graham. 

    2 FT

    Should I wildcard

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Why?

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Rvp my backs and bale Larsson kagawa

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        1. Evs
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          • 16 Years
          13 years, 3 months ago

          Bale plays,QPR next. So thats fine.

          Decent gk. decent def and mid.

          Just take a hit if you want rvp

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  2. emperikal
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    I'm very seriously considering WC this week. I've had 0 GK's for the last 2 weeks and not very thrilled with my midfield at all tbh. This is what I'm looking at it currently. Worth it?

    OLD Squad

    G: DDG - Federici

    D: Ivanovic - Boyce - Jenkinson - Hangeland - Clyne

    M: Bale - Michu - Noble - Kaca - Kagawa

    F: RVP - Tevez - Graham

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    WC Squad (10 changes)

    G: Jussi - Begovic

    D: Ivanovic - Boyce - Hughes - McAuley - Davies

    M: Bale - Pienaar - Ben Arfa - Y. Toure - Sterling

    F: RVP - Tevez - Berbatov

    B: 0.3M

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    1. Darren Caskey
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Tough one... exactly in the same boat as u, got a very similar team to yours and contemplating WC`ing also.

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  3. Rowley Birkin
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Everyone keeping Cazorla?

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    1. LJPF
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Season keeper for me.

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        +1

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    2. boc610
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      yep, a permanent fixture for me. he will be highest scoring MF by end of season

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      1. Shaps
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        *cough* Hazard *cough*

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    3. Darth
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      yar unless gervinho continues his form

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    4. Adnan Shah
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, got him for Bale last week. He was quite unlucky to get only an assist yesterday. Can see him doing well even against tough opposition.

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    5. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely

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      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Drops quite deep though.

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  4. kimoo
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    http://imgur.com/nRr0q

    what can i do 🙁 with my 2 GK ?

    and any advice for any player ?

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Howard.

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  5. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    ADE - BAE - ABV - DIE - DIE - DIE - DIE

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    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Owning Adebayor always end in shouts of DIE!

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    2. FORCA INTER
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      wow,what a bad luck

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    3. The_Druid
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I really don't get it.You have Demel from the bench and you have been lucky for that reason.Tottenham conceded as far as I know.

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I had 4 non starters... The other 2 on my bench get me a combined total of 2 points...

        What bit of that do you not get 😉

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    4. Gatsby
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      BAE not playing means Clyne comes in.. -3, lovely

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      1. Syd.
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Ouch...

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  6. joinho
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Worst GW ever.

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  7. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking I have to do De Gea & Kagawa -> Jaask & Hazard this week. Every chance I'll have no GK (again), so one has to go, and Hazard has 3 decent fixtures in the next 4, whereas Kagawa has the opposite and he doesn't appear to be nailed on. I want to ditch Zabs soon also, but I think the other 2 trades take priority. Agree?

    De Gea, Federici
    Zabaleta, Cuellar, Hughes, McCartney, Clyne
    Bale, Michu, Pienaar, Kagawa, Guthrie
    RVP, Tevez, Podolski

    Bank 0.5m, 2 freebies

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

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    2. Darren Caskey
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Jinswick, we have similar squads. U dont consider WC`ing? We got mutual issues in: De Gea, Federici, Zabaleta, Cuellar, Kagawa. Also McCartney seems to be on the bench.

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      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I did consider it, but I think I can just about justify holding off. McCartney isn't an urgent one, but he needs to go at some point. What's the latest on Cuellar?

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

    This week justified my decision too have a
    decent bench

    team score 28+ demba ba
    but I have 22points coming off the bench
    from jaask(8) Allen(2) Barnett(6) bosingwa(6)

    And auto captain change from ade(0) - tevez(5)

    Come on Ba get me above 60

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    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      That is lucky.

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      1. keeney
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        It's about time a little bit of luck came my way

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    2. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      allen is the opposite of a good bench. ship his ass out. what possesed you to buy him initially?

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      1. keeney
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I know !! I did ade-->berbatov last night
        keeping Allen on bench this week, shipping
        Out next week.

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

    So gents, BAPs out tonight? (So to speak)

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    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Who knows? Random at present.

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    2. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      100% yes, about 9pm.

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    3. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      I doubt it, but others monitor the times of these things closer than I.

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  11. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Patience and faith in Defoe pays off; guaranteed to start next time out with a performance like that. Thanks JD!

    38 with bonus and two to play making this a reasonable week...

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  12. Bio Hazard
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Rvp captain, kept faith in bale even with WC, 45 points with Baines and bonus to go. Not bad eh?

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  13. Pinoche
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Average Points predictions?
    30

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      29-30 yes

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      33

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    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      34

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    4. Pratik
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      It's 26 right now, how many do you think would have had players from Tottenham or Reading? 28 most likely

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  14. Van The Man
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Any idea who'll get the bps for West Ham- Norwich and QPR- Chelsea games??

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    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Random defenders most likely.

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      1. Van The Man
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Snodgrass??

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      2. boc610
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        jussi?

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  15. boc610
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    bale was pretty bad today...not getting back on that bandwagon just yet

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  16. cuterandy
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    i want to get benarfa next game week..the only option i have now is yaya - > ben arfa...should i go for it guys?

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    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      No, Yaya looked great for City, I expect a bonus point or two again this week. HBA great differential - bet you've got Michu...

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      1. cuterandy
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        yes have michu

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  17. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    That sorts out my benching issues for next GW. Gorkks and Guthrie definitely on the bench.

    Now just one dilemma. Bench one from:

    a) Rafael (liv)
    b) Lescott (ARS)
    c) Clyne (AVL)

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Clyne. Southampton def like a leaky sive.

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      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        Clyne loves to attack though. I'm thinking Clyne too. First sub out of Gorkss Guthrie Clyne? I am thinking Clyne Guthrie Gorkss in that order.

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

          always the attacking player imo. So Guthrie

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    2. Portuguese&Proud
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      i would bench lescott

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  18. r0nh
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    If BAE had have played, he would have scored 2 points.

    As he didnt play, I got 3 points from Noble coming off the bench.

    Hello Wild Rover 🙂 🙂

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      😆

      Well played son. That said, he's just happy about Bale scoring

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      1. r0nh
        • 14 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        True, he did well to hold on to him for that goal.

        Shame he looked injured after the match 🙂

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    2. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      That's why it pays to have some depth on your bench. Nice one (although I ditched Noble last week myself)

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  19. Back to Back Ballacks
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on Dembele getting his assist back?

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    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Did not do anything to get that assist. Defoe took the ball from a reading player.

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      1. Back to Back Ballacks
        • 15 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        He headed it to the reading def who took one touch and was dispossessed by Defoe.

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  20. Stevee10001
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Well considering DDG, Mcartney, Federici and RVP (C) didnt play (You know where im coming from with RVP). It only makes sense now that Pienaar with his injury that stopped him from playing in the international break will not play as well. Which would put the final nail in the proverbial coffin for my gameweek!

    Roll on GW5!

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  21. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    do hope bale gains back some value over the next gw.....

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  22. megatronaldinho
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    kudos to those wot kept faith in the bale. if i hadn't felt that my defence and keepers needed execution, i mighta bin one of those. squandered a WC. but hey, i always do. for some reason i prefer WC to a 4 point hit. :/ also kudos to anyone who noticed the word bailiff, phonetically

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    1. GoonSquad
      • 15 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      His goal was ugly, shanked with right foot off left insole....gross.

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  23. GoonSquad
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    What's everyone's thought on Garcia for ManC? Looked dangerous all game.

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    1. My name is an echo
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      too much rotation

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  24. Sharkey
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking of using WC to creat this

    Jussi-Cesar
    Ivanovic-Reid-McAuley-Jenkinson-Rafael
    Kacaniklic-Santi-Yaya-Hazard-Michu
    Berbatov-Tevez-Fletcher

    Got 1.1 left, where shall i use it and on who?

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  25. Pratik
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Do you guys really reckon United will get more than 2 clean-sheets in the next 6 gw's? Be precise against which teams, do you fancy a Clean Sheet.

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    1. r0nh
      • 14 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Eh... I would imagine people will say the 2 least good teams.

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      1. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        13 years, 3 months ago

        I think he will be awfully lucky to get 2 cs's. I think it's a waste of space to keep Rafael in the team. Much better options imo.

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    2. Midtable
      • 13 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      Not more than 2. Possibly 1 against Stoke

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  26. Killitzer
    • 15 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Bad bad bad.

    Had DDG and Frederici in goal so no points there. Also evra and zab didn't play so need to make some fast changes.

    Have 2 FT so can get:

    Federici---- jaas/foster
    Evra---- rafael/Reid

    Should I then take a hit and replace DDG and/or zab? They will all go down in value soon!

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  27. joinho
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    My lowest scoring GW last season was 31, think I'll beat that this GW.

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  28. My name is an echo
    • 14 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    Is DDG going to drop tonight? He needs to go. I can get any defender in. Reckon I will take Baines. Any other cheaper gems out there? My defense is very poor

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      He's dropping at a rate of knots.

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

      he is on 77% so more likely tomorrow or tues night!

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

    So the big question for me.....................

    .............will Robson-Kanu recover some of the 0.2m I've lost on him!?

    Cost me 4 pts...love it!(although it was Walker's fault)

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    1. That\'s a different Ma…
      • 16 Years
      13 years, 3 months ago

      nope but 40pts GW not a bad return with RVP cap and missing the 12pts on the bench lol

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  30. Spoiler
    • 16 Years
    13 years, 3 months ago

    current squad with 0.9 in bank. save FT?

    Foster
    Cole | Rafael | Demel
    Cazorla | Hazard (c) | Pienaar | Michu
    RVP | Tevez | Lambert

    Begovic, Guthrie, Hughes, Cuellar

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