Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 3 – Saturday

Saturday afternoon continues with a quintet of fixtures to entertain us before Everton square up to Chelsea later on. For many, the main focal point will be at the Etihad as we look to see whether Sergio Aguero will be let off the leash against Stoke, with Stevan Jovetic’s owners anticipating another home brace from the Montenegro striker.

Newcastle have been heavily backed in this week’s Scout Picks and we’ll be hoping to see new boy Siem de Jong justify our show of faith ahead of a very kind run of fixtures. Fantasy managers will also get to run the rule over Palace’s potential in the St James’ Park encounter as Neil Warnock takes the helm for a second time.

Elsewhere, Fantasy favourites such as Steven Caulker will be hoping to make an impact at home to Sunderland, while Gylfi Sigurdsson’s growing band of owners are expecting returns for the third Gameweek in succession as Swansea prepare for the visit of West Brom. West Ham welcome Southampton to Upton Park as Big Sam pins his hopes on Mauro Zarate to inspire his side to another win.

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  1. Call Me Old Fashioned
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    3 goals and 1 assist from that game.

    Yet I am pissed because I captained Rooney and have Cahill over Ivan

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

      Ditto...

      Cept I have Azpi over Ivan

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      so do most other managers.

      did you have Siggy over Dyer too?

  2. the cromulent one
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pieters on my bench is kind of annoying, but I was never going to start him against City...sigh.

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

      Right decision. Don't worry. Still tough though.

  3. GeorgeHedley
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    42 points with adebayor sterling and debuchy is quite poor isn't it? no captaincy

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

      not at all

    2. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Decent score. Above average I reckon.

    3. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      decent score methinks

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

    Andy's bench has been wow so far :
    Wk 1: siggy
    Wk 2: jovetic
    Wk 3: costa

    I don't know if He is playing seriously this year with Nugent(C) every week

  5. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Costa is a season keeper!

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

      He's class and bound to be real value for money with the service around him.

  6. Champ
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who's wild carding?

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

      Not me..even Though I need to with my current team..

    2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      o/

    3. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Tempted but likely to take a -4 instead

  7. Gigging Order
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Anybody considering keeping Mata?

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

      last chance at qpr

    2. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not me. May go without any ManU, Rooney at most.

  8. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    another lesson from this season, fixtures aren't that big of a deal

    1. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      form > fixtures

  9. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is 58 (post BAPS) with Ramsey to play good result?

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      f*** off

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

      no are u kidding me??

    3. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Link to your team? It's a big result today but may not end that way tomorrow.

    4. 1-1 at Newcastle
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      lol shutup

    5. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It will be top 100k

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Nice to hear that 🙂 But only Ramsey left 🙁

  10. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I love Costa. 😀 😎

  11. Flying Nugget
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    any other muppets bench Costa? Can only pray now that Hutton, Eriksen, Ramsey or Debuchy don't play tomorrow

    1. Albert_Luque
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I am in exactly the same situation as you. So cross with myself, should have left him in and risked that he would play.

  12. Shifty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Need another 10 goal-ish thriller between Liverpool and Tottenham tomorrow.

    Dammit Costa.

  13. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Honest opinion guys.

    Would you wildcard this team?

    Krul / Foster
    Duff / Terry / Moore / Chester / Hutton
    Hazard / Sigurdsson / Eriksen / Mata / Marney
    Rooney / Sturridge / Fletcher

    1 FT, £2.9m in the bank.

    1. nolard
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Not at all.
      I'd work it using FT's and possibly a hit.
      Starting line-up is good.

  14. Elniñorules
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Boring, Boring Chelsea 😉

  15. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hutton HUL (H) MD2
    Kaboul LIV (H) MD2
    Adebayor LIV (H) MD2
    Ramsey LEI (A) MD2
    Sterling TOT (A) MD2
    Weimann HUL (H) MD2

    Pick a captain for me?

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

      Ade

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        thats where I'm looking'.

        Bit high risk for a ©?

    2. Arsenal USA FC
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ramsey

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Mr consistent. Might be a good shout...

        I kinda fancy the Ademonster

    3. Gigging Order
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ramsey

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        hmmm... the sensible move...

    4. nolard
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ramsey.

  16. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What a day. 😆

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

      Your score is outrageous

      1. Heydudes13
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks man. 🙂

  17. UnderstandablyDistraught
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Get Diouf. Bap magnet

  18. RedNev
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Thank you Costa!

  19. Colonel Wasabi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    @Rodallegabomb

    Careful with that hamstring, Eugene

    http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/77282000/jpg/_77282134_diego_costa_jump_getty.jpg

    😀 😀

  20. JWF
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Come on then, talk to me about your points...

    38 (-4) with Hutton, Sterling, Ramsey(c), Eriksen to go

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

      51 post baps with Sterling and Ramsey to go

      Diouf seller also

    2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      40 (-8) with Lamela, Ramsey, Chambers, and Adebayor (c) to go. (or 1 point if CC doesn't play..yay).

      (Plus bonuses for Siggy/Costa)

  21. Podge
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I doubt there will be much movement this week, everyone between 35-45 so far

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

      it is very tight in the top 100 k though.

  22. Arsenal USA FC
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Will Costa's price rise over Intl Break or is he "Protected"

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      he's protected until the inj flag is removed and then he can go up if i'm not mistaken

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

      he will rise like a tin of john west

  23. sumatera
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry have to re post this:

    To all those out there on scout who were dissing me last night for suggeting to keep Costa yesterday I am feeling very smug right now.

    1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Classy.

  24. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Were those reports that Falcao joined City true.. or just trolling? Google cant confirm it. Jovetic owner here 🙂

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

      Off to Madrid. Deleted a tweet about it aswell...

  25. RyanC
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    44 points with Ramsey and Adebayor to play. Pretty pleased with that. 🙂

  26. LSONG
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Who to put in to catch the price rise?

  27. Diva
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    18,000 Rooney transfers out, 20,000 Costa transfers in already...

  28. Zeeco
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    mata to sterling?

  29. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Did Costa > Rooney this morning (on a WC)

    Also have 19 points on my bench!

  30. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is it fair to say Costa is becoming essential? Forget the midfield options, points are too widespread. Costa seems to be as focal as some on here predicted. Might need to cave in and get him.

    1. Wakka Wakkas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

    2. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Costa owner here and i love him. Was bricking it as a Fabregas non owner though. not feelin so bad now

    3. theloveburglar
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      defo

    4. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Essential:
      Costa, Ramsey, Siggy

      Maybe essential:
      Ivan

      Opposite of essential:
      Young