Dugout Discussion

Boxing Day Dugout Discussion

A busy Boxing day programme serves up nine Premier League matches, with only the Gunners and West Ham missing the party. With seven three o’clock kick-offs and two evening matches, we’ve feast in front of us and a constant stream of Fantasy points right throughout the day. Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to be your soundboard as you surf the wave of emotions approaching.

The team news from the three o’clock kick-offs is dominated by the news that it’s Wayne Rooney who makes way from the United lineup to face Newcastle, with Robin Van Persie, trusted with the armband by many, starting along with Javier Hernandez. Sky Sports have reported that Rooney, along with Ashley Young who is also absent today, picked up knocks in training.

Elsewhere, Roberto Mancini defies his statement that it’s “impossible” to start with the same strikers for two matches in the space of three days by starting with the same strikers for two matches in the space of three days (so bitter – ed) – it’s Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez up front at Sunderland, then. John O’Shea misses out for the home side, Ryan Nelsen is absent for QPR through illness, Bryan Ruiz is fit enough to return to the bench for Fulham, Grant Holt returns for Norwich, David Luiz looks to be in midfield again for Chelsea as Rafa Benitez rests Eden Hazard. It’s breathless stuff and there hasn’t been a ball kicked in anger yet.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

2,591 Comments Post a Comment
  1. MACHU MICHU
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Villa - Tott Line ups ?????

    Open Controls
    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Last page.

      Open Controls
    1. stufail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      lol

      Open Controls
      1. FPL Daniel
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Apparently a Baines owner

        Open Controls
        1. Alton E.
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Hey c'mon, getting closer every week 😉

          Open Controls
          1. FPL Daniel
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah yeah closer and closer 😛

            Open Controls
  2. सनकी
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    45 with Bale, Suarez, Enrique and Fonte's 2 pts.

    Open Controls
  3. heeljames
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Suarez, Bale and Benteke hattricks would be nice right now

    Open Controls
  4. Mindless Freak
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    OMG LOST MY CUP TIE ARHHHHHHHHHHHHHh

    Open Controls
  5. Paolo Di Laernu - low rep r…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Cuellar makes up for me only playing 2 defenders this week 🙂 🙂

    Open Controls
    1. The Baines
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      hey.. does the assist belong to him???

      Open Controls
      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Yes.

        Open Controls
    2. Buck The Trent
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      you should change your name again

      Open Controls
  6. Bad Seed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Despite shots off target, I reckon RVP could be on for baps, even 2/3. Everyone else who scored had something against them eg. yellow card or own goal.

    Open Controls
    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      yep, hope so

      Open Controls
    2. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hernandez has better shots on / shots off ratio and might steal the 3bps

      Open Controls
  7. Sleep Talk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    That Berba-shirt was pretty awesome! 😀

    Open Controls
    1. Red-United
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Not worth a bloody yellow card though lol

      Open Controls
  8. get_in
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    33 with Suarez, Sterling , GJohnson, Bego and Shawx to go, I'll take that!

    Open Controls
  9. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Michu injury update?

    Open Controls
  10. Frip
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    16 from 7, what do I do?? http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/72166/event-history/19/

    Open Controls
    1. stufail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Give up.

      Open Controls
  11. meule
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    tottenham team ?

    Open Controls
    1. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hugo Lloris
      28 Kyle Walker
      13 William Gallas
      5 Jan Vertonghen
      16 Kyle Naughton
      7 Aaron Lennon
      30 Sandro
      19 Moussa Dembélé
      11 Gareth Bale
      18 Jermain Defoe
      10 Emmanuel Adebayor

      Open Controls
      1. meule
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        thx !

        Open Controls
  12. OPTA FPL
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Gallas or Caulker starting\?

    Open Controls
    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Gallas

      Open Controls
  13. Henry Hill
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    QPR should have had a stonewall penalty, Ridgewill handled in area.

    Open Controls
  14. Flying Assassins
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Cuellar 2nd sub and Nelsen didn't play, swapped Clyne and Cuellar as subs at last minute as well

    Open Controls
  15. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    4pts from my 3 city players 😎

    Open Controls
    1. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      3 from 2 here. Marvellous.

      Open Controls
      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Same, Silva and Nasty?

        Open Controls
      2. sotothemightygreek
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        2 from 2

        Open Controls
    2. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Well it could be less

      Open Controls
      1. Call Me Old Fashioned
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I think I am taking another hit this GW 🙁

        Open Controls
    3. Pablitto
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      massive haul ... 5

      Open Controls
  16. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Michu got stretchered off :o?

    Open Controls
    1. ★FC Borecelona★
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Just limped off

      Open Controls
  17. emperikal
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Just saw your post a couple pages back Ajay. Is your tie with TW decided? Haven't loafed up latest results yet. Think I may have taken the win against Roscola with the RVP (C) though.

    Open Controls
    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yes he has Sess and Cuellar to come off his bench. Even if I captained RVP I would have had no chance. I will lose

      Open Controls
      1. emperikal
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Tough mate!

        Open Controls
        1. Call Me Old Fashioned
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          I haven't looked at other results. But I was 4th before today and will certainly get Europa league now. Where I finish between 4-10th depends on other results

          Open Controls
  18. KakiBangku
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    When is chelsea soton DGW please...

    Or a likely guess

    Open Controls
  19. Live4pool
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    chance of baps for rvp? i haven't seen the game
    cheers!

    Open Controls
    1. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      1 at best, lots of shots off target

      Open Controls
      1. Red-United
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I hope he only gets 1, but I can see him getting 2/3

        Open Controls
      2. Bad Seed
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        other scorers had yellow cards or own goals etc. against them. could be on for 2/3

        Open Controls
        1. Chris_White
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          evra 3 carrick 2 imo

          Open Controls
          1. Waterwheel Inc.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 10 months ago

            I'd agree with that.

            Open Controls
    2. FPL Daniel
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I think no. 1 BP top

      Open Controls
  20. bring on Real Madrid !
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    may be a sightly low scoring boxing day FPL wise
    true ?

    Open Controls
  21. सनकी
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Please be okay Michu. Yaya>Walcott seemed like a sound plan before, but not now..

    Open Controls
  22. Ghost Ship
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Ade punt coming up

    Open Controls
  23. Pat Mustard
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    How we doing?

    38, Cuellar assist, Begovic, GJ, Bale & Suarez..

    Open Controls
    1. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Cuellar assist? Seriously. God I need to stop leaving him on my bench.

      Open Controls
    2. meule
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      35, bego , enrique, defoe , suarez, cameron

      Open Controls
    3. shirtless
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      47 plus Clyne. Saurez, Shawy, Cameron to come!

      Open Controls
  24. Red-United
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Feels wrong even saying this, but c'mon Suarez + Sterling!

    Open Controls
  25. Sir_Dunc
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    How are we doing? I'm on 40 points, nay bad 🙂

    Open Controls
    1. Red-United
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      36 with Guzan, Cameron, Sterling, Bale and Suarez to play.

      Open Controls
  26. Mindless Freak
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Any chance of me winning my cup tie?

    Open Controls
    1. Red-United
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      yes..

      Open Controls
  27. v12w12
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Not sure if been asked, just on....Berba on for Bonus?

    Open Controls
    1. Red-United
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hope so. Probably 2. (just guessing)

      Open Controls
      1. v12w12
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers

        Open Controls
  28. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    I'm losing count on the amount of times I've transferred a player out, only to have them score the very next game. Johnson this week.

    Open Controls
    1. Red-United
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      So...who are you transferring out this week? 😉

      Open Controls
  29. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Update on Michu injury please... I have just enough money to bring in Walcott and Punch for Sess and Sterling and Punch looks like he is rising today

    Open Controls