Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Without an early kick-off to see us through, our Dugout Discussion’s are reserved for the three-o’clock encounters and the tea-time treat at Villa Park. Once again European competitions have shifted some of the big guns to Sunday’s programme, leaving Saturday somewhat lacking in points potential.

Nonetheless, Man City’s visit to the midlands and Liverpool’s Anfield clash with a bouncing Baggies will be of major interest. Fantasy managers will be checking on Manuel Pellegrini’s side as their fixture list softens up, with Sergio Aguero’s credentials for our front lines under major scrutiny. On Merseyside, Raheem Sterling’s ability to plaster over the cracks of a stuttering Liverpool attack will be tested against a West Brom side boosted by a 4-0 drubbing of Burnley. Suddenly, this one looks far from a formality.

Elsewhere, Neil Warnock’s goal-getting Palace take on the obliging Hull defence on Humbershide, while the Leicester rearguard is the latest to be “tested” by Burnley’s shot-shy attack at the Walkers Stadium.

Sunderland look to break a run of stalemates when they entertain Stoke, while Swansea will be the latest side to attempt to edge Alan Pardew out of the door at St James Park. Fantasy managers will be expecting, and hoping, for no mercy for Gylfi Sigurdsson and his team-mates.

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

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  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Don't need dzeko to do anything .that s all.

  2. OPTA FPL
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    will be a long int.reak for Ulloa owners 😮 his price may drop like a stone

    1. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Who would they replace him with at that price

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Back to Naismith? 😆

        1. 1966 was a great year for E…
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Back to Fletcher?

        2. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          😀

      2. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Sakho

      3. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Whoever does well this week. Fletcher perhaps.

      4. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Wellbeck maybe with 1.9m. Got him for 5.5. Hull at home is tempting even if he blanks tomorrow.

      5. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Jelavic just scores this week exp...

      6. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        In all seriousness, Cisse

        1. OPTA FPL
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Cisse, fletcher, Jelavic...lots of cheap strikers scores well this gw

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Berahino!

    2. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Most of his owners are kneejerkers so yes.

      1. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Oi! I bought him before the Utd game.

        1. MJ6987
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Most! Or a lot anyway 🙂

    3. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A 300K stone

    4. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Should cause a few hits and wildcards as well

  3. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Wallace freekick for Burnley vs Leicester...

    https://twitter.com/ViewsFTStand/status/518429577233051648

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Dyche reaction looks like we just conceded :p

      1. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ha yeah.... "Not again!"

  4. Honeybadger
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    AV - City game ref famous for red cards 🙂

  5. Sif
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Dream team so far, apart from Siggy them some differential!

  6. Mr Smith
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any baps for Ulloa(c)?

    1. Screaming Midget
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Must be 2 or 3.

      1. Mr Smith
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Save the Lord 😀

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      -1

    3. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Ever the optimist.

    4. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He played like a tit, some call them BAPs.

      1. Mr Smith
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        😆

  7. SPorting
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hutton and Chester have both done me up like a kipper since the start of the season.

    1. Lloyd Xmas
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      50/1 1st Goalscorer?

      1. Lloyd Xmas
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        *Hutton*

  8. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero. Please do something. 🙂

    1. Lloyd Xmas
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Get booked ?

  9. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ulloa > Welbeck is looking a possible.

    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      For free it's a no brainer. For a hit it's still a good move.

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The question is when to do it. Before the price rises or after the internationals.

  10. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sunderland looking decent at the back this season despite no CS today. They've only conceded seven so far which is the same as City, Chelsea and Arsenal....keep PVA a while longer ?

    1. chrrizzy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Don't they have tough games coming up?

    2. Venom Snake
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yeah no reason to sell

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ivan PVA Baines Chambers Duff looks good value.

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. Good value imo.

    4. Texas Pete
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I think so. Saying that I do have other priorities.

  11. Costa Nostra
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Thanks for the gain of .2 Ulloa, I barely knew you, but it's time to go..,,,

    1. rickardinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      good thing he rose the crucial 0.1 last night 🙂 I'm gonna give him another week though. Newcastle up next...

  12. Kuqi Monster
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any predictions for double risers over the Int break?

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Kun if he scores

      Sigurdsson

      Welbeck if he scores

      1. MJ6987
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, good summary actually.

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The days of double rises in a gameweek are gone I think

      1. Kuqi Monster
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah you're prob right but if I can make a few 0.1m I'll take it...

      2. rickardinho
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Ulloa rose 0.2 this week...

    3. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nice to see we will have a wildcard team for the Dutch!

  13. Hammers Select
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ulloa heartbreak 🙁

  14. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Which defender for max 6.3 is a must the next weeks?

    Have Fotster in goal and a bad defence. 1,8 in the bank

    1. mitro
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Mangala, Chambers

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Mangala nailed on?

        1. mitro
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Yes

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Thanks!

  15. Would an idiot do that?
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Aguero (c) and Yaya Toure
    Very important game for me.

    1. Daniel Exeter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Wow, think you're the first Yaya owner I've seen

      1. Would an idiot do that?
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Had him from the start and haven't got around to taking him out

  16. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy 2 BPs then yeah.

    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Looks like it

  17. The Generalator
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Did Ulloa play today? I didn't see him touch the ball

  18. Honeybadger
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I see Kolarov has been back to Serbia to get his hair done...

  19. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Moore was a fingertip away from scoring today, btw.

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Damn

    2. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Really? Oh my. Haven't been my GW's these past 2.

  20. rickardinho
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Repost

    Can anyone who watched Swansea-Newcastle tell me how Swansea looked defensively today, and in particular Taylor? Conceding twice against Newcastle is pretty poor at first glance...

    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Someone posted earlier - both lucky goals -- ??

    2. BabyB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Swansea dominated and looked relatively comfortable. Made a few mistakes and Newcastle capitalised.

      Don't remember Taylor doing anything special to be honest.

      1. rickardinho
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers.

        I'm deciding between Taylor and Lovren (for Baines). Probably gonna get rid of Taylor.

    3. OPTA FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      all 2 Newcastle goals came from the Naylor side ( 2 crosses)

      1. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Overtan got over Naylor in the first goal, then crossed

  21. mitro
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    People transferring Ulloa out now?

    1. MJ6987
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      You betcha

    2. The Generalator
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I reckon spell over

    3. Costa Nostra
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Him and the rest of he lot. Poor performance against a relegation club.

  22. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Yawn.

  23. Punty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Yaya looks like 2013/2014 Yaya today

  24. Holmes
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Every minute is passing like 90mins!!!! -_-"

  25. Mull
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    This game sounds like fun...

  26. MJ6987
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who should I get rid of for Chambers (assuming he doesn't get another yellow)?

    Chester
    PVA
    Colo

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Chester

    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Must be Colo

  27. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    10 from 4 (Gk, two defenders and Sterling). 🙁
    Come on tomorow!

  28. Billy Gilmore
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Kolarov off the post 😯

  29. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Kolarov post.

    Standard.

  30. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    OMG Kolarov