Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Monday

The Gameweek concludes with a clash of the titans. The first “humdinging” encounter of the season finds Man United host Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea, handing David Moyes a huge test in his first Premier League match in front of the Old Trafford faithful.

In Fantasy terms, our focus will be on Robin van Persie after he started the season in devastating style with a brace at the Liberty Stadium. With thousands backing the Dutchman with the armband and ownership of Chelsea’s assets still high after their double Gameweek, tonight’s outcome could provide the catalyst for a big mini-league swing.

The team news is in and, once again, there’s a couple of surprises in store.

Wayne Rooney starts for the hosts in the only change from the team that swept aside Swansea at the Liberty in Gameweek 1. Ryan Giggs drops out for the former Everton man, who is likely to line up on the left, with Danny Welbeck tucking in behind Robin Van Persie and Antonio Valencia out wide on the right.

Jose Mourinho names nine of the same XI that started against Villa last Wednesday evening. Juan Mata makes way for Kevin De Bruyne on the right, while Demba Ba is replaced by summer signing Andre Schurrle as the visitors line up without a recognised striker in their ranks – Romelu Lukaku once again misses out for the third match in a row, with Ba left out of the squad completely.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open and will be available throughout this evening’s match.

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

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  1. Scottys Army
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    All this Ivanovic baps whining

    He should have been sent off last game so count yourslves lucky he got those points.

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    1. applebonkers
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      and his goal was offside (sorry, couldn't resist)

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  2. footyjuana
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Quick one guys:-

    Best midfielder to get under 6.2m?

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  3. Matt Sk
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Someone worse than 33? Can you beat me?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, I got 68.

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    2. thepuntmaster
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      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      30 -4

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      1. Matt Sk
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        You rule

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  4. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Who has Jerome Thomas here?

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  5. mattyrobinson
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    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    The big problem with the new BPS is the massive variation in the number of players picking them up per game. Am I right in saying 5 players get 2 tonight?

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, I don't like a lot of players sharing the bonus points.. 😕

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      1. Sleep Talk
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        And the fact that shots on target are not rewarded, while shots off give negative bps..

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    2. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Low scoring system is partly to blame. Perhaps next season they can make certain things worth more/less. Passing % is a joke for defenders.

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  6. Parm
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    OMG RVP BLANK.

    AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE AFTER A BLANK AGAINST A NEGATIVE SIDE WITH NO STRIKER.

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    1. Oldman Unathletic
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Sell Sell Sell!

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    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Agree. Sell him!!! 13.5 would be nice.

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    3. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Well that's the casuals acting up again 😉

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    4. FF Dirtbag
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      This ^^ I'm so scared RVP didn't get anything. I best transfer him outttttt

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    5. onionbarje
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Rvp is off form sell

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    6. Willis.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      He costs 14m. He should be banging them in every game. I would transfer him out if I had him.

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  7. King Nil Miss ✩
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Who´s predicted to go up/down in price tonight?

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    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      fiso.co.uk / price changes

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      1. King Nil Miss ✩
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        😕

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    2. Portuguese&Proud
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      here you go mate

      Risers: Lampard, Oscar, Aguero

      Fallers: Snodgrass, Kompany, Carrol, Sessegnon, Kone, Zaha and + 50/60 players

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      1. Portuguese&Proud
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        and Cazorla on the fallers aswell is worth a mention

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  8. Trigg ⭐️
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    I knew my H2H rival had RvP (C), so assumed I had won ....

    He beat me by one point, due to a double Chelsea defence. FML 😆

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  9. ADucksBehind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Doing Hazard to a midfielder 7.9m or less so I can get Benteke in the next week.

    Considering:

    Ben Arfa - Nice Fixtures/ lots of shots at goal
    Paulinho - Looking good/ Not the best fixtures
    Nolan - Nice Fixtures
    Mirallas - Bad Fixtures/ Flop

    Currently I'm thinking Ben Arfa

    Opinions?

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    1. cechmate
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I'd go with Nolan.

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  10. Pedram
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Bwahahahahaha, Van Persie owners.

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      People are getting carried away over def baps.. Clean sheets are not that common and when the goals start flying in things will be different. I don't have a problem with so many get baps either, it's just unfair that attacking defs get punished for the odd wayward cross/shot or getting tackled while attacking...

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Reply fail... I was going to abuse you 🙂

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        1. Heydudes13
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          haha

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        2. isacki: full casual
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 6 months ago

          I've got my popcorn, let's go.

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      2. Heydudes13
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        looooool reply fail of epic proportions hahaha

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      3. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        This is spot on. When defences keep cleanies the best ones deserve the BPs, in my opinion. I think it's a bit odd that 13BPs rather than the 'usual' 6 are awarded, but you can't have everything.

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    2. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I havent got him, but hes not gonna score every single game. He'll probably get 4 goals and an assist next week.

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    3. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      seriously are you 12

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  11. Herman Toothrot
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    GW3 Captain choices:

    RvP, Silva, Walcott, Dzeko or Soldado?

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    1. fdotman
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Silva for me

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    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Walcott.

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    3. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Soldado or Walcott, plenty of goals in that game!

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      1. Herman Toothrot
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        Was torn between Silva and Wally. Think I will go Wally 🙂

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    4. thepuntmaster
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Rvp

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    5. svgcr
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      I have the last 4 in my team and going with silva

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  12. LOL LINGARD SCORED
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Evening Rvp owners - just wondering how your £14m striker is working out for you? Happy face

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    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      You'll be grimacing next week. I hate these smug shite comments.

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      1. mgrea
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        ^^^^^^^^^^^

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      2. LOL LINGARD SCORED
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        For 14m I'd expect goals every week, nothing smug about it

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      3. Javra
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        I guess they're just paying back the RvP owners who were being smug last week. what goes around comes around.

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  13. applebonkers
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    vidic gw6, get in my belly

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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  14. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Hmmmmm Moyes not denying Bale links...

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  15. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Bale bid by man utd...

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    1. onionbarje
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Source

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  16. Whiskerz
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    I want to see how Swa +Tot come out of their Euro obligations before I move Haz out for either Paulinho or Michu.

    Do you think I have time to wait and avoid price drops, or will someone's knee likely knock the clock off the wall?

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  17. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    55 points.

    Average around here?

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    1. An Púca
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      poor week....48

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    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Good score SZ, I'd take that no problem this week.

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    3. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Yup... 56 -8 but am happy.

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    4. Indalo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      54 for me

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    5. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      56 i got

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    6. tangtastic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      62

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    7. Baa
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      46 :/

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    8. Flicka
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      57 -4. Would have been 64 without the hit if I had just left Terry alone. Sigh.

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  18. Jimmers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Reading between the lines of Moyes interview United in for Bale???

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  19. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Moyes pretty much admitting United are in for Bale. I wonder how much they bid. 15m?

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      +Anderson

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      1. Tim Canterbury
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        🙂

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      2. Jax
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        and nani

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    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Would love him to come to united

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      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 6 months ago

        yeah that will happen.

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    3. Tim Canterbury
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      You get the impression Spurs would rather sell to Utd. Wonder why

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    4. The3rdTurd
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Not going to happen. They won't outbid Real.

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    5. rohan
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      What exactly did Moyes say about the Bale situation?

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    6. Voyeur
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Likely, plus a choice of loads of their unwanted fringe players (nani / baines / kagawa etc) who are on more wages than spurs would pay.

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  20. applebonkers
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    lampard hand balled in the area. the ref gives a penalty. rvp scores and gets 3bps too.

    fine lines guys. chillax

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  21. Adro3
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    K, Haz to Silva with my freebie.

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  22. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Team for next week with no hits...

    Mannone (cry)

    Ward (SUN) - Pieters (whu) - Zaba (HUL) - Clyne (nor)

    Walcott (TOT) - JWP (nor) - Mirallas (car)

    Bony (wba) - RVP (liv) C - Lambo (nor)

    Bench - Migs (MUN) - Bellamy (EVE), - Brayford (EVE) - Hazard

    Thoughts?

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      mannone is benched mate.

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  23. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Who will be dropped in the Norwich midfield when Snodgrass/Hooper return?

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  24. The Suspended One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    A) Aspas to Sturridge now for a hit, play him v United
    B) Aspas to Tekkers or Sturridge next week for .1 more and no hit

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  25. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    BAHAHAHHAHAAH I CANT BELIEVE I OWN THE BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME

    NOT LIKE HE BLANKED LAST SEASON

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    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      guy demel?

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  26. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    95 + 60 🙂 going good so far. Thanks for any input you guys have helped me with!

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Well done.

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  27. blivy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Ravel Morrison -> Ward-Prowse

    What's his game time looking like?

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  28. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Keep calm and don't sell your Chelsea defenders.

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    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      too late

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  29. rohan
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Not trying to take anything away from Rooney here. Feel he had a more than decent game. But another reason for that was Ramires who had a very poor game by his standards. Rooney kept getting the better of him.

    PS- John Terry is gonna be a beast this year

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  30. Maz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 6 months ago

    Nolan (H - Stoke) or Snodgrass (H - Southampton) for next GW?

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    1. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 6 months ago

      Nolan boy!

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