Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

After a subdued Saturday programme, Sunday explodes on us with veritable feast of football featuring five of last season’s top seven sides. While Chelsea’s visit to the Etihad at tea-time is undoubtedly the headline act, we’ve plenty to keep us engaged until the 4pm kick-off.

The day begins with a pair of fixtures, with Leicester looking to continue their impressive start to their campaign against Louis van Gaal’s United redux, whilst at the Lane, Spurs will be seeking to dish out further punishment to a West Brom side that’s faltered out of the blocks so far.

That’s rounded off by the main event in Manchester, with Everton’s Goodison clash with Crystal Palace running alongside it. Fantasy managers look set for a eventful afternoon,then, with the day’s events potential turning Gameweek fortunes on their head.

As always, you can look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet news and key injury updates as the night draws in and Gameweek 5 draws to a close.

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

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

    Mirallas please don't play I have welbeck sitting on the bench :/

    1. Joey Barton and Friends
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      why would he be on your bench?

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

        It was siggy or him I had Ade and costa up top seemed bett options and I'm a villa supporter I had fog eye yesterday with our recent run :p

    2. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      😯

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      U don't deserve his points if u bench dat guy

    4. Baby Face Nelson
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      lol what a crazy decision

    5. Badgevilla
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling-----ADM-----Fab---------siggy-----mirallas

      Ade-----Costa.

      That was my front 7

  2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I predict a Mangala red.

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

      Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

      Currently the highest scoring team! 😎

  3. Sting
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Balotelli + Naismith + Moreno > Falcao + Ulloa + Duff (-4) ??

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

      perfect kneejerking

    2. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Biggest. Knee jerk. Ever

    3. Sting
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Falcao > Balotelli

      Ulloa > Naismith

      Why are these moves bad?

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

        They aren't. Not knee jerks either.

    4. For Fuchs Sake
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      No to Falcao

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

    I'd love Costa to get sent off. He really is a horrible human being.

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What's he done?

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Played well in all his games.

        1. 4vets
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Oh... I hate him too then. I'll sell him tonight.

          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            The bast**d!!!

      2. Damo.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Nothing yet. He just has one of those hate me faces. 🙂

        1. 4vets
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Heh... post a pic of yourself 😉

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

      I'd dread to hear your comments on Terry

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

        He's got a scathing opinion on frozen peas as well!

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

          leave the peas alone dude

    3. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ^Suarez fan

    4. Laserface
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      slept with the Mrs ?

  5. Galfadez
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    The battle of Zablanovic

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

      Who is playing OOP out of those two?

  6. rickardinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is this worth a -4 hit:

    Siggy, Rooney, Naismith > DiMaria/Hazard, Pelle, Ulloa

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

      siggy out is madness

  7. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    That's a very deep hole that Fabregas is in 🙁

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

      😯

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

      Playing false pivot, I think.

    3. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Against City,. I'll accept it.

    4. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      the bus driver just parked and gone home.

    5. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      That's why I benched him. Could easily backfire since my other midfielders failed.

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I captained him 😆

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

    palace are getting dominated

  9. Royal5
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Fabregas playing deep

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

      Normal, Mou wants to park a bus

  10. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Here we go with Lukaku again, will blank as soon as everyone buys him.

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

      had him last week

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Was he any use?

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

          scored

          1. Somalion
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I know you did, you had him 😉

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

              😆

    2. tm245
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He is perfect for a dead team. I will never miss a haul...

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        True enough 😉

    3. BabyB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      My ML rival has him as (c) 🙁

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Bad luck 🙁

    4. Says
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      10% of people have him.

      1. Somalion
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        90% don't.

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

    As a Costa owner, I find it hard to cheer for him given that it hardly makes a difference if he scores and I don't have him captained....

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Don't cheer him then.

  12. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Kompany vs Costa

    Proper scrape.

    1. Super PVA - Small Spuds
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Tis very scrapey

  13. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RIP Rob Bironas, 36 former NFL kicker

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

    Where is Coleman >?

  15. thorvaldsson
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    No Mirallas really? Martinez explain that logic to me!

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He's winning ...

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

        I don;t care about that. I care about my points. Mirallas has been lighting it up.

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

      He was rotated a lot last season, no surprise

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Not when he was in goalscoring form though.

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

          Hmm not sure, People were buying him because of his form but then got burnt as he was often left on the bench. He is not worth it

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Prabably wants players that actually pass the ball

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mirallas played on Thursday and Eto'o was once on the best strikers in Europe . No need to bother Roberto

    5. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mirallas is piss.

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

    Bar a huge mistake, Everton already look good for the CS

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      They'll tire.

    2. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      *Puts tenner on a Palace goal.*

    3. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Baines (c)

      1. Long Juan Silva
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        😎

    4. Tangerine Army XI
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      As you were saying.....

  17. Pringle
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    What do you like best?

    A. Welbeck, Forster
    B. Pelle, Mannone

    1. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      A.

  18. svasei - Up (?) the Rovers
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    http://isagueroinjured.com is a hot domain.

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

    @Wakey. Yoyo is a beast.. Thinking of getting him in

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

      Get him a birthday cake first.

  20. Sebbo29
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    surprised that Zaha is not playing, just coz he had 1 bad game last GW? Was excellent a fortnight ago...

    1. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      1 good, 1 bad, 50/50 chance. You that surprised? 😉

  21. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just seen that I am the worst manager in the UEFA Hockey WC 😳

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It has to go to someone 🙁

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

        hoping we have lots of points coming today!

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

    Vardy 1 goal and 4 assists is best FPL score from lad from promoted side ever !!!

    1. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I don't wish him well after that dive.

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

        It wasn't; a dive. Rafael is not qualitty. Simple as that

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

    Kompany vs. Costa: https://vine.co/v/O7mQJdLje7e

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

    Willian is feckin useless 😡

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

      disagree

  25. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    A lot of unexpected benchings this week. Alexis, Mata, Demichelis, Naismith, Mirallas

    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      ucl and europa league started.

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, should have figured.

    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      lvg clueless benching mata

  26. Best goalkeeper combo
    Lucy.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    If you were going to WC now, what would your GK picks be?

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Forster Heaton

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

      Forster - 4.0
      or Heaton - 4.0

    3. Joey Barton and Friends
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      get Heaton in

    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mannone Heaton

    5. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Forster and McCarthy, same as two GWs ago 😉

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

      Heaton and Mannone or Heaton and Schmeichel.

    7. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Forester

    8. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Forster - Mannone is what I'm looking at. Or Heaton.

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

      Heaton McCarthy 😉

    10. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Begovic/Fabianski

    11. Yome
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Manonne and a 4.0

    12. J0E
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I'd still go for two 4.5s... Mannone and one other maybe Heaton or wierdly Mannone and Krul...something will give soon re Newcastle either a change of manager...and Mannone and Krul is still a great H and A combo. Clean sheets are in short supply so save points are key.

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

      You're WCing Lucy? What's your current squad?

      I may WC as well and looking at Forster+Heaton

    14. Qubit
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mannone and Guzan

    15. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Heaton - Gilks

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

      Mannone Heaton

    17. Axle11
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Mannone-Heaton owner here. if i planned to use my WC, i'll be happy to keep this combo.
      they will give you:
      SWA/wba STO/lei sot/WHU EVE(+) cry HUL lei/sto AVL NEW qpr whu/SOT new HUL avl new

      until GW20.

  27. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    albrigthon injured?wasn't on bench i think

  28. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    This gam,er badly needs a City goal 😐

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Eh? game

      1. 4vets
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        *er? game

  29. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    someone get silva out of this game. looks like a battle of brawn, not skill out there

  30. Hurdy-gurdy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Considering wildcard this week boys, been a shocking season so far...

    Begovic mannone
    Clyne dummett chambers cahill wisdom
    Ramsey young (lol) schneiderlin sanchez siggy
    Rooney costa bojan

    To

    Begovic mannone
    Clyne duff chambers cahill hutton
    Di maria ramsey schneiderlin fabregas siggy
    Costa welbeck ulloa

    Thoughts appreciated

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Looks pretty good. Would not get Bego.

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

      Get Forster 🙂

      1. Hurdy-gurdy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I would but i already have clyne as soton coverage...dont like the idea of doubling up