Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 1 – Saturday

With the purr from the Gylfi Sigurdsson bandwagon in our ears, Fantasy managers will now be looking to a batch of three o’clock kick-offs for similar targets. A quintet of afternoon matches await, before Arsenal host Crystal Palace at the Emirates this evening.

Interest in the top bracket looks somewhat limited, although the likes of Stoke and QPR have become unlikely sources of budget and mid-price assets, with the performances of Bojan, Jordan Mutch and Charlie Austin of particular interest. All start this afternoon and, interestingly, Austin is partnered by Loic Remy in the QPR attack, while Thomas Ince appears to be up front for visitors Hull.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku is handed a starting berth at Leicester by Roberto Martinez, despite fitness concerns. Kevin Mirallas is kept on the Everton bench with budget buy Steven Naismith earning a start. Meanwhile, down at the Boleyn Ground, Spurs start with both Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela as expected – although the likes of Eric Dier, Danny Rose and Aaron Lennon are all on the team sheet with Ben Davies, Lewis Holtby and Roberto Soldado amongst the subs.

You can look to out Twitter feed for all the lineup from today’s matches.

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

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  1. Demí
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Time for the Diouf show

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    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      *Bojan

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    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      *PVA show 😉

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    3. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Eriksen

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    4. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      You said something to that effect about Mata earlier 🙁

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    5. SW6
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      As long as he shares some points with Arnautovic

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    6. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      As long as they keep a cleanie I don't mind

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  2. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Let's go PvA.

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  3. gravless
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Top of the league.

    😎

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  4. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    It smells like up dog in here

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    1. Sleep Talk
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What is your intention by using the phrase "up dog"?

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    2. Willis.
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      what's up dog

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Nothing dawg, whats up with you

        Badum ts

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  5. Daniyal
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Young to Siggy right now? have 1 in bank

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    1. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Do it.

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      1. Hazard for Ballon D'or
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        His price is gonna rocket.

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    2. RabMac
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wait until after these games as there might be a new golden boy.

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      1. marcus2704
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I didnt fancy Siggy against Man U but it was always my intention to bring him in for GW2, this week I went with Young.... great decision that was!

        Young out for Siggy already done with bells on.

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    3. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      easy decision, im doing mata to siggy!

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    4. Give us a smile
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I've just done it, needed to get it done before the young price fall/siggy price rise....

      I've still got Mata though.... do I keep him and see how he does with RVP next week or take -4 and get him out??

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    5. Seabreeze
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Got Young and Mata...probably end up ditching Mata to whoever looks good from today due to price drops, which there probably will be =/

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  6. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Come on Lamela, Mutch, Rio, Pieters and Bego!!

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    1. RabMac
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'm expecting big things from Lamela this season. Really wanted to get him and I am sure I will regret not getting him but I went for Eriksen as he had set pieces.

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  7. SW6
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Will we ever get to look back at old comments again?

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure, Could be a good thing if not

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      1. SW6
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Really? I hate it.

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        1. DonTheSpecialOne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I meant today, during match. 'Lol @' 'u suck' etc.

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      2. Zombie
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        all those bookmarks...gone. We will lose all lookbacks and banters

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        1. DonTheSpecialOne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I didn't mean forever, was just thinking these match day articles

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    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Of course. It will be back to normal later.

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      1. SW6
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Phew 🙂

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  8. Hazard for Ballon D'or
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    My gw 1 hopes lie with Roberto Martinez. Leave atsu off!!!!!!
    I need siggy!!!

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  9. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I wouldn't 1-2 be Louis Van Gaal right now...

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  10. Hailzter
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Open chatroom please!

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  11. JT's Dog
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Guy in my ML has attack formation of
      Sterling, Ince, snodgrass, wanyama
      Long

      Probably score lots

      He has aguero, RVP on bench

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    • SENTI CAZORLA
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      thank god i didnt do Sigurdsson->Young at the last moment! Phew!

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      1. micsway
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        did anyone actually start siggy?

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        1. SENTI CAZORLA
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          me 😀

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        2. gravless
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          of course

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        3. EAGLES (0 Chelsea players)
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yep 😀

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        4. dribbler
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          yup...people with albrighton etc for sure

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        5. Pavsboot
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Siggy starter reporting in

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        6. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          yep 😀

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    • LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      counting on a low-scoring games now

      PvA, Chester, Caulker

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      1. Saniul
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        PvA, Chester, Begovic, Hutton.

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        1. LewanGOALski
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Nice 😯

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    • Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      They always seem to use the phrase "De Gea, he couldn't do much about it".... Um, he's the Manchester Utd goalkeeper - He should do EVERYTHING about it! It's what he's trained to do!

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    • The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Eriksen brace incoming

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    • adddiii
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Team lineups...???

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    • denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I feel like a noob player benching Siggy.

      Anyone other 'experienced' managers f-up on this too?

      At least we get the price rise I guess.

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      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        o/

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        1. denial
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          And to think I got the no Utd defence call right too.

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      2. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Me

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      3. Norman Stanley Fletcher
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Of course, it wouldn't be fantasy football if you didn't bench the guy who blows up.

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      4. Bauerhaus 24
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        yup. heres to praying that hazard doesn't play 🙂

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    • Planet Jo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Daft to call people who transfer in Siggy tonight as 'casuals'. To not get the most probable bandwagon in GW1 would just be negligent.

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      1. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        It's possibly the most obvious GW 1 transfer I've ever seen (if you haven't got him)

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      2. Norman Stanley Fletcher
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        At only 6M he was a bargain, so folks should still take the bargain price while they can. Only benefit for those of us who own him is that we can use the transfer elsewhere.

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    • super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Will there be price movements tonight?

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Siggy for sure.

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        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          May as well do hendo > Siggy later then

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      2. FPL Touches
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Movements more volatile than diarrhoea bowels

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        1. lfcserg
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          thats a new one..

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    • sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      a bird shat in Ashley Young's mouth during the match
      https://vine.co/v/M37F1mB5IzB

      😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆 😆

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah saw it hilarious

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      2. Mull
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Well as they saying goes, you are what you eat!

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      3. dribbler
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        that was a gob from van gaal

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    • Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Siggy non-owners will need to buy him tonight if they want the +0.3m. Risky...

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      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Not interested..

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      2. JT's Dog
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah especially with that terrible injury he got

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          1. Aston Villa-Boas
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            lol

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          2. Konig Luther
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            omg

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      3. The Sarjeant
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Really wanted Lukaku!

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        1. gravless
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          If I knew 100% he was starting I would have had him.

          🙁

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      4. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Left Siggy on the bench 😎

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        1. JT's Dog
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Didn't we all?
            Though first on if it happens

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          • Hazard for Ballon D'or
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            First sub. Got atsu though and he's sub. I can only hope.

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        2. PlayPercentage
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Rooney (C) wasn't too shabby, 16 pts.

          I have gone for Costa, and may regret it on Monday.

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          1. The Sarjeant
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I went Sturridge.

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          2. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I went Yaya

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        3. JT's Dog
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Seen a few teams that look like they are playing World Cup points system
            Anyone else?

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          • FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            My main rival played Siggy, has Rooney and captained Studge. #Scared

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            1. JT's Dog
                9 years, 8 months ago

                How can he be your main rival in week one

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                1. Fitzy.
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 8 months ago

                  He thought Evs was his main rival last season.

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              • FPL Touches
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                Knows his shit.

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            2. FPL Touches
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              New team name idea, open to opinions 😆

              Jovetiching My Balls

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            3. Not Irish
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Welp, Siggy>Januzaj sure worked a trick.

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              1. FPL Touches
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                Yikes

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                1. Not Irish
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 8 months ago

                  The Lingard injury ruined everything. 🙁

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            4. Frank Black
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              So, Remy is playing. Should we prepare for a bandwagon?

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              1. The Sarjeant
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                Yes.

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            5. Kroos Kontrol
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              Rooney (C) and Sigurdsson. 🙂

              Great start to FPL for a 4th straight season.

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              1. super zlatan
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                Well done mate

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