Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

The final match of an explosive Gameweek 8 takes place at the Hawthorns this evening. West Brom are looking for their third win in four as Man United roll up to the Midlands, with Alan Irvine’s side having beaten Spurs and Burnley before narrowly tasting defeat at Anfield last time around.

Youngster Saido Berahino carries the main threat for the Baggies, having scored five of their eight league goals this season. In midfield, the likes of Graham Dorrans and Chris Brunt will be looking to stake a claim as viable budget options ahead of a run which pits the hosts against Palace, Leicester and Newcastle in the next three.

Andre Wisdom owners will be glad to hear the right-back returns to the XI this evening – unavailable to face parent club Liverpool last time around, he replaces Cristian Zamboa. Elsewhere at the back, though, Ben Foster misses out with a calf complaint.

Louis van Gaal’s side are searching for their first away win of the season this evening. United may have triumphed in each of their last three at Old Trafford but on the road, it’s been a different matter altogether – draws against Sunderland and Burnley preceded a 5-3 hammering at Leicester.

Now up to 42% ownership in the Fantasy Premier League game, Angel Di Maria carries the hopes of many after serving up a goal and assist in three of the last four. Robin van Persie retains his place but Radamel Falcao drops to the bench for the visitors as Adnan Januzaj comes in, whilst Juan Mata continues in “the hole” due to the absence of suspended skipper Wayne Rooney.

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  1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Costa looks like he'll drop tonight.

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

      Hard to rise every night

      1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        especially when not at full strength

    2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Fortunately I got him for 10.5

  2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    ADM dead?

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

    Where does Smarty Pants get his info? 😕

    1. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Coding stuff and all that he makes them himself

    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Pulls it directly from the FPL site, like the price prediction sites do.

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

        Except he is accurate

    3. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      from a gang of monkeys working 24/7 on red bull and cocaine

    4. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      His algorithm I'm guessing.

    5. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I guess he has a script to crawl through FPL site and fetch details

    6. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sleeps with FPL Towers.

  4. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    How many of you legends are going for Costa>Lukaku this week?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      o/

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Costa to Agüero, mate.

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Already got Aguero and Pelle, and I have a severe itch to get rid of Costa =/

      2. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        You taking a hit, Doos? ADM and Costa out? Am thinking the same...

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Yes Andy - that's me. Getting Oscar, else.

          1. Big_Andy_GAWA
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Not reckon Costa'll play this weekend, no? Am thinking ADM to Haz or Eriksen and Costa to Kün. Costa set to drop and Kün to rise tonight...?

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      got to dump Leicester shit first...

  5. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Yoda talks

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Body talk ... lets get fizzical, fizzical ... 😉

  6. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Amazing how much it would have helped the real (c)'ers if Costa had a cameo!

    1. timski8000
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      This.

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

      stop mentioning it

      too painfull 🙁

  7. Not Irish
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    My faith in LVG is slipping. It was so obvious we needed Carrick in beside Blind tonight. I'm not quite sure what he wants our midfield to do exactly. Our Spanish contingent is as soft as toilet roll.

    1. DRY PEANUT
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      8 games in 🙄 Fergie had 4 years at the start...

      Give the guy 2 years

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        He seems more interested in style than results. The anti Moyes. Can't we just bloody get someone in to get results.

      2. Captain Peacock
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Moyesy only got one. That's the new normal.

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

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

      Herrera clearly still affected by his rib injury, Mata very poor though, far too negative when on the ball.

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        And offers nothing off it.

    4. timski8000
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      United miss carrick badly.

    5. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      What about Januzaj? He was totally pish.

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Bit more concerned with central midfielders leaving gaping holes behind them by pressing the ball beyond the striker TBH.

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

          Fair enough. Every time he got it he gave it away I thought.

          Your midfielders don't have to press as much if your winger isn't consistently turning over possession.

          1. Not Irish
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            Perhaps if they were showing for the ball instead of make CF runs he'd have someone to pass to.

  8. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Transfers for the week done. Sorry Tomkins, had hoped you could actually play a match for me but I needed Aguero.

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I have Tomkins AND Aguero

      *waves from lofty perch*

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        😀

  9. DRY PEANUT
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    LVG just said best performance of the season 😯

    1. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😆

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

    Lol.. LVG says that was their best match of the season

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      2-2 against WBA

      He has high standards

    2. Brian (Not the Messiah)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Agent LVG...

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      The man is a clown.

  11. Brutus619
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Costa, PVA, Chambers TO Berahino, Coleman, Baines? Yes please!

    1. AH 🙂
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      So are you gonna get costa back in 1 month or what man ?

  12. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Don't think much very big changes in rank tonight.

    ADM(vc) not gonna hurt much.

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

      All the Costa captainers to VC have to happen though during autosubs

  13. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    No matter how badly the rest of the side played, Blind was excellent today, by far the best player on the park in my books.

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

      Di Maria was excellent.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Is this for real bar his goal he got the total run around IMO.

      1. The Suspended One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This

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

        gotta agree with tony here

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😯 You are joking! Surely?

      He was AWFUL!!! Imo.

      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Blimey, seems like my United goggles are glued on tonight then.

    4. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      He's not good enough.

  14. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    New Post

  15. copps
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    LVG fast turning into Moyes

    "It was our best match of the season"

  16. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is FIso accurate for price risers?

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

      No - use this

      http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

      1. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Thank you. Very much.

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

        how reliable is this?

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No, fplstatistics by far the least wrong this season

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

    Manager of West Brom said on norwegian tv-interview that Wisdom played today because the other RB that I don't remember the name of didn't play because he came back from internationals on friday, but also that he had competition from Wisdom, so Wisdom might not be as nailed on as we think

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Buggeration. Can you confirm, please?

      1. Superman6
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        i can confirm this. they talked about Gamboa and he is gonna get games!

  18. Gravless wonder
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    does anyone know tonight's likely price risers

  19. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Costa against the worse defence in the PL next week

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

      If fit

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        He is fit

        Mourhino is just messing

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

    Ask him about Di Maria you clown!

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

      and why he plays RVP

  21. izo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Should I be patient and give Moreno one more week?

    He's been one of my biggest failure's ever...
    Since GW 4, he's gotten me a grand total of 4pts.

  22. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best Duo? thx

    1.Pelle - downing
    2.welbeck - chadli

    rest of Mid: tadic - sterling - adm - Obertan/(orBoyd)

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

      A IMO
      Coz I see eriksen being the main man at spurs
      And pelle defo is delivering

      1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        thnx. only thing is chadli plays more advanced than erik.

  23. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    wisdom bap! grrrrrrrrrrr

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

      Seriously?

  24. New post
    1. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      agueroooooo

  25. AH 🙂
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Chaps, 🙂 Whos getting rid of Costa ? If so for How long , and who you replacing with ? 🙂

  26. Vasty Deep
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sakho Or Berahino? Quick vote, please.

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

      Sakho
      Just coz I feel he will get better service

  27. Brutus619
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I bought Costa for £10.7 m, does his selling price drop for me if he drops tonight overall?

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

      he's on an even decimal, so no.

  28. henryleeds
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Silva+Ulloa+ADM> Sanchez, Pelle + Chadli??

  29. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I don't ask for a whole lot of attention, but nobody even seems to want to mock me for switching Costa to Falcao and getting a 1-pointer. I guess I'd get the abuse I deserve if I argued that Falcao got an assist, but I don't have the heart.

    Falcao --> Benteke anyone?

  30. Jacketts Potatoes
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Guys I've tried to shy away from RMTs and advice type questions but tonight I'm at a loss as to where to go next... Last season I stormed my Cash ML but this season it's a little mediocre....

    What would you do with these?

    Krul Green
    Ivan Clyne Duff Hutton Wisdom
    Fab Siggy sterling adm Jedinak
    Costa pelle Welbeck

    2 FTs
    £3.1m in bank