Dugout Discussion
30 January 2013 2681 comments
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Six more Premier League encounters bring Gameweek 24 to a conclusion this evening, with a plethora of heavy-hitting Fantasy talent on show. While Robin Van Persie sports the Fantasy armband for thousands against the Saints at Old Trafford, our remnant Arsenal double Gameweek assets face up to Liverpool at the Emirates. With Juan Mata and company looking to deny Reading their third straight victory and Everton facing an enticing home match-up with an out-of-form West Brom, there are points in the air tonight as Phil Collins might say.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom now has its net cast wide, looking to gobble them up, along with the joy and agony of those within its virtual walls.

The big team news tonight is that Rafa Benitez chooses to stick with Fernando Torres up front for the trip to Reading; the Spaniard keeps his starting role having notched from his 90 minutes against Brentford in the Cup, Ba is presumably being preserved for the weekend trip to former club Newcastle. There’s no John Terry in the Blues lineup either, while Ryan Bertrand retains a midfield role in the absence of Eden Hazard.

Elsewhere, David Moyes makes the decision to drop Nikica Jelavic following his poor run of form; the inclusion of Johnny Heitinga is likely to see Marouane Fellaini restored to his advanced role in tandem with either Victor Anichebe or Kevin Mirallas. At Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson tweaks the ire of Fantasy managers by resting Rafael – Chris Smalling comes in at right-back as United take on Southampton who themselves make a change at full-back: Luke Shaw is replaced by Danny Fox. Chris Hughton brings back Seb Bassong, Wes Hoolahan and Anthony Pilkington as Norwich look to end a dismal run of results as they host Spurs. Andre Villas-Boas rings the changes from their FA Cup at the hands of Leeds – Jermain Defoe is fit to return, whilst Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Michael Dawson and Mousa Dembele are also drafted back in.

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

  1. kaz 96
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    test

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

      icles!

      sums up the GW for most.

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

      imonial

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      1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season rc…
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Looks like 54 pre bonus the same as you EVS ..... Nice Baines choice for you though 🙂

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  2. Wings of Steel
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    was worried Bale would score loads as I didnt take a hit to get him in. More than happy with just one

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    1. Golden Oldies
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      I'm sure your ecstatic....

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  3. Locarno
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    He likes the colour yellow, young Rafael.

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

    Oh God, I hate Rafael.

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    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Pain in the arse.

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    2. McDog
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      + infinity

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  5. Egg noodle
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Lampard Berbatov JCole... give me at least an assist NOW!

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

      Berbatov did his hamstring - out for a while now I guess

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      1. Egg noodle
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Ugh...

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  6. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Might jam my way through the cup...

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

      Bale baps vs Saurez baps...

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      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        1 of 2 goalscorers vs 1 of 4 goalscorers. Without looking at the stats I fancy your chances.

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    2. The EJJ
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      It looks like I'm through, can't believe I've gone this far!

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    3. Ginkapo FPL
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      I think I might have just got two H2H wins, I'm on 33pts.....

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  7. Jeremiah
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Before my WC last week I had Baines, Shawcross, Suarez and Berbs and was contemplating bringing in Rooney over RVP as a differential but was assured RVP was a must have, Frustrated.com.....

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  8. El Berbossa - \\\"El b…
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    Benitez just disgusts me not playing BA. its unbelievable. I hope he gets arse reamed by the fans.

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    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Why play him against dross like Reading?

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

      Correct me if I'm wrong but Chelsea are 2-0 up and Torres got an assist so he got it right.

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

        2-1...

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

          Ha timing!

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

    Anyone has a link to Lateriser team?

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      1. Keane There Dunne That
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Wow. Why did he captain RVP 😉

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    1. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Click on 'highest' once the scores update

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

        hahaha lol a good one Isacki

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          😆

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    3. SPorting
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      i think Lateriser has it somewhere.

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    4. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Overall Rank -> 2nd Page -> 100th place.

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  10. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    WC fail! Aguero -> Giroud I reckon.. Dunno why I left him out!

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  11. mr messi
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    My cup opponent has Baines 🙁

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    1. Still No Eye Dia
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      same 😡 👿

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  12. COMH
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    I take it Modric was signed by the Madrid hierarchy and Mourinho isn't a fan?

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  13. Nice2Michu
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 12 months ago

    whats the average around here? im on 59

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    1. Mile Plankton
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      55

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      1. Mile Plankton
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        + Lukaku on bench for Marv

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    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      60

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    3. berbatron
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      31 🙁

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

      20

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    5. Fabreghastly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      49

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    6. Dynamic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      44 :/

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      1. bitterandstout
          12 years, 12 months ago

          40 🙁

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

        57.

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

        58

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      4. GoonerByron
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        42 😐

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      5. LMNO
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        44

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      6. Pratik
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Should be the average around here....Plenty here would have been in the 60's too.

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        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          Wouldn't have thought so

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

            I don't know why I thought so...The teams I was surfing all were in the 60's. Looks like I was just seeing the good ones.

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      7. Absinthe Minded
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        50

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      8. bennydebull
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        53 - bloody Rafael

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        1. Absinthe Minded
          • 15 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          This

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      9. JELLYFISH
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        54

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      10. Djerbil
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        47

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

        58

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      12. Locarno
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        72

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      13. Absinthe Minded
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        12 years, 12 months ago

        Feck Bertrand cs gone and Rafa yellow....

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      14. Buck The Trent
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        50

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      15. stephenl15
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        55 (-4) bloody RVP captain and hit to get in tevez +zaba

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    7. isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      I just watched Andre Santos give the worst performance from a defender I can recall.

      He should be banned from football for life.

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

        not his fault - who bought him - who hasn't replaced him..?

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        1. isacki: full casual
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          It is his fault. He's the most amateur, irresponsible, undedicated, incompetent defender I have ever seen.

          He swapped shirts with RVP at halftime. This is the kind of mentality we are dealing with.

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

        and he only played for 53 mins

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      3. ~SpartakMac
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        +an infinite number.

        No confidence, very little defensive ability. If Gibbs is out a while, we MUST sign a LB.

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    8. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      FPL site down?

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      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        yep

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    9. Keane There Dunne That
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Well done to all ye Baines owners who kept faith. Well rewarded

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      1. King Eric, in America
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Was it? I think not.

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    10. SneakyPete
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      if not for heitinga n howard. Everton would have had atleast 3-4 more cleansheets this season

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    11. Drogba "Unstoppable, U…
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      FECK YOU FSW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    12. kaz 96
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      I HATE the away fule of UEFA.

      it's going to cost me if Bebr's gets the 3 baps

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    13. flipperallstars
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      I'm on 49, quite pleased with that with RVP captain fail

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      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Not a fail yet, still 6 mins left with injury time

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    14. Tatty Bojangles
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      READING GOAL

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    15. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      ALF score.

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

      is Ba playing?

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    17. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Reading goal is beautiful!!!

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        12 years, 12 months ago

        Balls that has cost me 2 CS grrrrr

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    18. jayzico
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Can someone remind me how many more yellows suarez needs to get before he's suspended?

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      1. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        3 more

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

        3

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      3. jayzico
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        aw cheers guys. right he's in ba's out first hit of gw25. nice

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    19. Az
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      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Looks like i'm through to the next round of the cup.

      Getting scary now, opposition is definitely getting harder...

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    20. Henry Hill
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Le Fondre has started 8 games in the league this season and scored 9 times 😮 What a superb impact player

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    21. Zep
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      All CS gone... happy with that...

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      1. elkunaguero
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        happy with the ones from yesterday...

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      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 12 months ago

        Thats why everyone should have Evra.

        (Baines can piss off)

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

        Not the Davies one

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    22. Le Gooner
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Chelsea CS gone 😀

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

        Not Mata's though 😉

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        1. Le Gooner
          • 14 Years
          12 years, 12 months ago

          Hallelujah!

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

        yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

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    23. Licky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 12 months ago

      Hendo should have got MOTM, Carra was good but we conceded twice!

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