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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

17 August 2014 5003 comments
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Sunday presents two further Premier League encounters with a variety of Fantasy heavy-hitters on show.

Events begin at Anfield, with Liverpool starting life without Luis Suarez with an encounter against a Southampton side ravaged by a summer exodus. It’s a fascinating scenario that’s set to feature an-all start case of assets, including Daniel Sturridge and Raheem Sterling – players burdened by big Fantasy ownership and expectation. The Saints, meanwhile, arrive on Merseyside looking to gel quickly after a flurry of new arrivals under the guidance of new boss, Ronald Koeman.

The day concludes at St James’ Park, as Newcastle host champions City. Manuel Pellegrini will likely field a much-changed side to the XI that suffered a Community Shield reverse against Arsenal. Even so, Fantasy investment in the City ranks has been tempered, with Yaya Toure remaining the top target, finding his way into 20% of Fantasy Premier League squads. Like Southampton, Newcastle present us with an array of new signings to assess, making Sunday a vital opportunity to scout talent.

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

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  1. Glut Von Smark
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Guys,

    Why is the coverege so important? Why not have 3 Chelsea, 3 UTD and 3 City players if you think they are going to do well.

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    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      It's unlikely 3 players from a team will get a lot of points, especially if they are in attack/midfield. Or they need to sweep through 3 to 4-0.

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    2. 4vets
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      +1

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    3. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Makes watching every game more interesting. This game is constant fear for me as I don't own any Liverpool players...

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    4. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      This is always the argument, in a high scoring team you can get away with it but not so in a low scoring team

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    5. Brutus619
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I have 3 Chelsea attackers & 2 United attackers. I'm backing their early fixtures. (Changing at least one Chelsea player after GW 2).

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    6. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      They not gonna do well every week . In those bad weeks you - go down !

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  2. The Finnisher
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Why isn't Emre Can playing? Thought he was one of their best pre-season and Gerrard/Lucas midfield is shite.

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    1. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      fk knows

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I think Rodgers is just easing him into a new league. Though he's a tank, so can't see the physicality of the PL being an issue.

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    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Because Can can't?

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    4. TheDogTor
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I agree, i think he'll come on this half. Lucas + Gerrard is cautious and pretty un Rodgers like really

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    5. Demí
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Apparently carrying/playing with a calf injury during pre-season

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  3. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    So is sterling going to keep playing this position for the season or what? Might be a just have for me

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    1. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Who knows?! Can't argue with a winning formula though

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  4. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sturridge, stay quiet for 45 more minutes.

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  5. Solenya
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Stop hogging the set pieces off Tadic JWP 😡

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  6. NightMahrez
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    People so quick to judge - it's GW1! It's been 1 home win so far, just to paint the picture. The first 5 GW will give a solid picture, with Chelsea, Man Utd, Newcastle, Swansea, Arsenal, Spurs and Southampton with decent fixtures to judge hazard/fab, mata, rvp/rooney, walcott/cazorla/ozil, townsend/eric/lamela rose/davies, new signings, potential bargains like tadic, fonte, pelle, siggi, montero, de jong, riviere, cabella, janmaat, etc..
    It's a marathon - not a sprint.

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    1. SC not pearls before swine
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If you want to finish in the top 1000, it's a sprint. A great start to the season is nearly essential.

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      1. SC not pearls before swine
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        But I agree with your message, dumping your players after a week is not the way to sprint.

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        1. Debauchy
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Think what your'e saying is you gotta try stay in touch from early and keep grinding ?

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      2. Debauchy
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        So you gotta sprint for a marathon distance - Yup

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      3. NightMahrez
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        I've played 2 seasons - top 30k and then just outside top 5k . Did some stupid mistakes in the beginning that threw me off, too many -8 and -12 to get the right players in before knowing, not thinking about injuries and just assuming based on 1-2 gameweeks.. Hope to break top 3k this year and keep climbing..

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  7. Mr_Partridge
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Any chance Cahill won't start tomorrow?

    Have Vlaar in if so

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    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Of course there is a chance he won't start. He probably won't start if he tumbles down the stairs and breaks his ankle.

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    2. nibby
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hope he doesn't start . Got Chester as my 1st sub. 😀

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    3. Bauerhaus 24
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      maybe 20%? thats generous

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  8. The Mighty I
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling looking good, might find a place in my team if Mata fails to get returns in the next 2-3 fixtures
    30.8% ownership might be too much to ignore if he hits the ground running

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    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Worth waiting the next two, given Pool's fixtures.

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  9. nibby
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Need to shift Snoddgrass out,but for whom. Already got siggy & 7M to spend. Thanks in advance,

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    1. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Sell everybody and buy 11 Sterlings

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  10. 50shades of o'shea
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Lamela owners, are you keeping him till qpr and see if he does something (like me) or swapping Him out ?

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    1. Licky
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping for now.

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    2. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      keeping.. last chance

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    3. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If you picked him in your team at the first place, then you need to keep for a while. He is not injured and has 2 home games

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    4. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping....Spurs going down to 10 men affected the game....he played pretty well

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  11. Yome
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Sterling, one more son 😉

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  12. Geordienufc1
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Lol Johnson

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  13. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Dejan Lovren completed 43/43 (100%) passes in the first half. Looks a great buy. #LFC

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He's been excellent

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  14. 4vets
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I'm looking forward to seeing Riviere play...

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    1. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Cabella too

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  15. Tin of Directors
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Even though I have Sterling in UFPL - I want him to stay quiet as my H2H rival has him.

    It seems I would rather have the pride of winning a H2H match than strengthening my chances of winning £25k!?

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    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Wow!! That's some pride.

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      1. Tin of Directors
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Or stupidity!
        LOL

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  16. Billy Gilmore
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Moreno can't start soon enough...

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    1. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      GJ really is a rubbish footballer

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      😆 true

      As a non Liverpool fan it's amusing to watch gj

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  17. RocketMan
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    How do I input my team ID to use the RMT tool?

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    1. Dynamo Chicken
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      If to click on game week history then it's the unique number that appears at the end of the web address.

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    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Not active yet - later today

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  18. mgilbert86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Hendo and Siggy look like great values so far, might have both GW 3

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  19. Silent Alarm
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Cant wait for Moreno to come in and replace Johnson

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  20. Red-United
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Hendo goal coming up

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  21. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    We ll know the answer to the question of the day soon..
    Will Jovetic start??

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    1. Geordienufc1
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He better

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    2. Wildcard
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Has to, surely...

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  22. Tin of Directors
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Is there any news on Felipe Luis starting or does Azpi look more likely tomoz?

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  23. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Jesus this place sometimes. So what Sterling is the new Messi...? Stop overreacting, Bojan had 3 shots too yesterday and I don't see no one going over the clif about him. Just fecking wait!

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      *Studge

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    2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Agreed. It's one game

      Too early to say anyone is must have

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    3. Tin of Directors
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I would still rather have Sanchez than Sterling personally.

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      1. 50shades of o'shea
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        No way

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        1. Tin of Directors
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 4 months ago

          Yes way Bill!!

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    4. TheDogTor
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Bojan scored 4 in Holland, Sterling's been in good form for a long while and is playing in a generally attack minded team who scored over a hundred Goals last season.

      Theres a difference

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  24. Wildcard
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Step up Toure and Jovetic to save the gk1....

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  25. WipWapJaws
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Is Naismith likely to be the ongoing CAM while Barkley is out, or is he filling in for someone else?

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    1. Wildcard
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Miralles to come back in, but I don't think it would be Naismith to drop out against Arsenal or Chelsea. Probably McGeady

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    2. Bauerhaus 24
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      think he should play attacking mid. should note that mirallas will probably slot in when he's fully fit, although interestingly it was pienaar who was subbed off yesterday while naismith got 90 minutes. also mcgeady could make way... i think (hope!) naismith should start 3 games out of 4 at least

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    3. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      I think it might be.

      Atsu Naismith mirallas

      As the attacking midfield three whilst Barkley is out. I got atsu but unsure he will start for a few weeks now with mcgeady scoring yesterday.

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      1. Bauerhaus 24
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        surely pienaar will start most games than not, he's quality for everton with baines?

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    4. vova
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Atsu can play CAM

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  26. DT42
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Does anyone here know why Naylor was subbed off yesterday?

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    1. Demí
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Being rinsed by Januzaj and on a YC i would suspect

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      1. WipWapJaws
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        This

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    2. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He the rest of his haircut

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      1. Test Eagles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        *get

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    3. Sz21
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      yellow card and also he was been roasted.

      A worry. Hope he starts at home v Burnley.
      no point in switching him before then.

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      1. DT42
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks guys, so worth holding him for GW2 then?

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  27. Test Eagles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Just remember who Liverpool are playing today, they might struggle a bit more against the better teams and Sturridge is still a classy striker who can score against anyone!

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    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      They're not exactly dominating us 😛

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  28. super zlatan
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Dzeko better start!

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    1. McSauce
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      100% to start

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    2. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      He will 😉

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    3. Debauchy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Love to see Jovetic as lone striker ! Nah Dzeko gotta start

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  29. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Foster
    Caulker Debuchy Hutton
    Ramsey Mata Eriksen Sterling
    Giroud Rooney Costa

    Myhill Marney PVA Moore

    A) Save FT
    B) Eriksen --> Siggy
    C) Mata --> Siggy
    D) Hutton & Eriken --> Terry and Siggy

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  30. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 4 months ago

    Reckon Liverpool will manage a clean sheet this game?

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    1. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hope not

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    2. Hazard for Ballon D'or
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 4 months ago

      Hope so. Manquillo in my team.
      Just a question. If he gets a red card in the 85th minute and they have a clean sheet at that moment then concede do I get a clean sheet?? What about if Liverpool keep a clean sheet after he gets the red, do I get e clean sheet then??

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