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Saturday Dugout Discussion

15 December 2012 4001 comments
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A programme of six Premier League matches begins at St James’ Park where Newcastle host champions Man City in the early kick-off. Five three o’clock matches follow, with United’s home clash with Sunderland and Liverpool’s encounter with Villa the headline acts for Fantasy managers, as Robin Van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez take up the armband for the majority. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to capture the highs and lows of the day as the action unfolds.

The team news from the North East finds Hatem Ben Arfa missing out for the Magpies through injury – James Perch replaces the Frenchman in a move that looks to shore up the Newcastle midfield, with Jonas Gutierrez shifting forward as part of a 4-3-3. As for City, they are without skipper Vincent Kompany as expected, with Kolo Toure drafted in to replace him. Mario Balotelli is also discarded, with Carlos Tevez earning a start, while Javi Garcia replaces the suspended Gareth Barry.

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

    Rafa, of all the weeks to get dropped, why this one. Only 10 men now 🙁

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      same 😥

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    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      +1 I need Walcott to play now...

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

        I need Bale to 🙁

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    3. mutatedllama
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Same 🙁

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    4. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Me too unless Gorkss emerges from the wilderness on Monday night.

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    5. COMH
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Horrible timing. I get Cuellar instead. Yippee!

      I hope Smalling has a shocker and Sess scores 2.

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        No not sess, took him out

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    6. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Got him in for a hit.

      I'm so good.

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    7. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      I might end up with Sterling after all 🙂

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    8. LeBron - King of Argentina
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      same

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    9. Efan Ekoku Pops
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Same...could be 9 if Walcott isn't fit 🙁

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  2. Demí
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross (c), Huth, Wilkinson; Walters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Adam, Etherington; JoneS

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  3. applebonkers
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    yes i have a defender in the man utd game!... balls it's cuellar

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    1. Ben Mee Over A Table
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      HA! Everyone laugh at ^him^

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    2. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      +1 coming in for Rafa

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    3. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      🙂

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    4. Raul
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      i hope he gets negative points haha

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  4. Ben Mee Over A Table
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    I believe I stated yesterday that I would eat my iPhone if Sterling didn't play, looks like my iPhone is saved...for another week.

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  5. Hazardous
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Sterling starta im.soo pissed i started fletcher ahead of him!

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      You listened to unconfirmed bullsh*t this morning too I bet.
      Serves you bloody right!

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  6. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Looks like i'll be doubling up with Johnson and Enrique. Who's with me?

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    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      You mean from next game?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Yes 🙂

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        1. Evs
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          • 16 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          Not me, sorry.

          One is enough, I see a Benteke goal today 😉

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  7. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    So, sterling bench (based on twitter team earlier)..

    1). Could hurt me
    2) will teach me not to base decisions on unconfirmed bullshite again !

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    1. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Based on twitter team????
      Whose twitter team?

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Some numpty at LFC who 'always' gets the line ups out early whose 'never' wrong.

        Grrrrr......

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        1. Tin of Directors
          • 16 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          You will never have a team confirmed that many hours before a game.
          It's barmy to think so.

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          1. Evs
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            • 16 Years
            12 years, 12 months ago

            I don't know what possessed me, I should know better.

            Perhaps too much Stella remains in my system?

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          2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 12 months ago

            there have been many times Liverpool teams have been confirmed early thus was believable

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            1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
              • 14 Years
              12 years, 12 months ago

              stupid I agree though....

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              1. Evs
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                • 16 Years
                12 years, 12 months ago

                I know.

                Lessons learned from me.

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  8. FORCA INTER
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    what a bad start of gw

    got rid of Ba and have only 9 fit players to play

    big fat red arrow on the way 🙁

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  9. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Rafael > Nastasic...easy

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Yep, worth a look

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    2. Kostja
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      kind of dumb with Rafa now nailed on for the majority of the games.

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      1. Kostja
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        and Nasta more likely for rotation

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        1. Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          Have you seen the team sheets? 🙄

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          1. Kostja
            • 14 Years
            12 years, 12 months ago

            yes. That is why I am saying this. Rafa will be well rested after this one wont need to be rotated.

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  10. DLL18
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    LIVERPOOL: Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Downing, Allen, Lucas, Gerrard, Sterling, Shelvey, Suarez.

    VILLA: Guzan, Lowton, Baker, Clark [c], Lichaj, Holman, Westwood, Bannan, Herd, Weimann, Benteke
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    UNITED: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Rio, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Young, Rooney, RVP

    SUNDERLAND: Mignolet, Larsson, Gardner, Colback, O'Shea (c), Bramble, Johnson, McClean, Cuellar, Fletcher, Sess
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    NORWICH: Bunn; Whittaker, Bassong, Turner, Garrido; Pilkington, Johnson, Howson, Snodgrass, Hoolahan; Holt

    WIGAN: Al Habsi, Kone, McCarthy, Gomez, McArthur, Boyce, Boselli, Beausejour, Stam, Lopez, Figueroa
    ___________________________________________________________________________

    QPR: Green, Traore, Hill, Cisse, Taarabt, SWP, Mackie, Onuoha, Nelsen, Faurlin, Mbia

    FULHAM: Schwarzer; Riether, Hangeland (c), Hughes, Riise; Duff, Sidwell, Baird, rIchardson; Berbatov, Rodallega
    ___________________________________________________________________________

    STOKE: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross (c), Huth, Wilkinson; Walters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Adam, Etherington; Jones

    EVERTON: Howard, Coleman, Baines, Jagielka, Distin, Gibson, Naismith, Fellaini, Osman, Pienaar, Jelavic.
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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      no Crouch yes !

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  11. Nopli
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    BIB THEORY BELIEVERS GO TO HELL

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  12. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    took an 8pt hit this week and still only going to be playing 10 players, what a load of bollox

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  13. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Rafael on bench?

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    1. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      nope....
      time to get nastasic

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  14. Viper
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Rafael not in squad

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    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Ok thanks. Demel it is tomorrow then

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Better not be injured.

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    3. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Being saved for x-mas

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      1. COMH
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Is he the turkey? 🙂

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    4. Mr. Greedy
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Looks like it could be a secret injury. I hate Alex Ferguson so so much.

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  15. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    RONH WAS RIGHT AGAIN!!

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      What?

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      1. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Sterling.

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    2. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      😯

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  16. Fifa las vegas
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Cuellar is my sub to come in for rafa *GULP*

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    1. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      same. shame

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    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      That's probably worse than having no-one.

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      1. Fifa las vegas
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Ya, - points

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  17. Canadian Football
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    My rival....has Suarez (C) sterling and Gerrard...........scared!!!!

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  18. moment
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Great. Assuming Gorkss continues his retirement from professional football, I'm 2 at the back.

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  19. JWilson3
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Need Ridgewell to play now or I play with 10!:(

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    1. Viper
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      same

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  20. faulksp
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Rafa out .....feel free to score now Sess .....all will be fine for my 10 men then !

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  21. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Looks like my two defenders this week will be Shorey and Demel.

    Rafael, Enrique and probably Ridgewell all out.

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  22. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Does Ba ever close his mouth?

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    1. COMH
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Na

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    2. Rafabio
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Only when Yaya stops grimacing

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  23. Mulder
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    9 players this week. Ughh

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  24. Hammers Select
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    What a crap week, so far no defence playing from Rafa, Enrique and Caulker

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  25. Demí
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    So glad i didnt post the Liverpool team early. Was always going to be dodgy given Enrique was having a late fitness test.

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  26. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    That is 9 people for me than. The worst happened. Rafael and Enrique not even on the bench 🙁 Damn

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  27. Viper
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Looks like i'm fielding 10 this week and whats worse is 2 of them are away to United!!

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  28. Thomass
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    why is Kolorav red flagged???????????

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  29. Gimli son of Gloin
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Very confident with my Rooney and RVP(C) going up against a defence containing Titus Bramble.

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  30. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    my defenders this week, sagna (hopefully) and shorey. Original line-up: Sagna Enrique Rafael............ FOOOOK

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