Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Saturday’s modest points returns pile expectations on to Sunday’s trio of encounters, as an assortment of prime Fantasy assets take to the turf.

It all begins with a pair of lunchtime kick-offs, as Spurs entertain Newcastle at the Lane and Burnley host Everton up at Turf Moor. Fantasy managers will be looking to the likes of Leighton Baines, Nacer Chadli and Christian Eriksen to provide some early cheer, before attentions turn to the main event at Old Trafford at 4pm.

United and Chelsea meet head-on in one of the season’s key clashes. It arrives in time to find Jose Mourinho’s Blues flying high on top of the table, while Louis van Gaal’s United struggle to break out of a state of flux.

The script points to a comfortable away win, with Fantasy managers eagerly awaiting the visitors’ team sheet and the potential “revelation” that Diego Costa defies the claims of his manager to spearhead the Chelsea attack. We’re in for a fascinating afternoon.

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

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  1. Back to Back Ballacks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    No Costa and Falcao = Mane and Huttinho coming on for Ballacks boys,
    Oooooooohhh Betsy, could be a sweet weekend

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😀

      1. Back to Back Ballacks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
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        I was like, who da fook is Vier Vets

        4VETTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

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

          Well done Sherlock. 😉

  2. Ser Football 42
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Need fab. Ivan and ADM to have an excellent match

  3. AFC49
    • 10 Years
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    Hazard still on pens?

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

      Probably Drogba.

    2. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
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      think so

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

      I'd say so

    4. rohan
      • 12 Years
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      He has always been on pens

      1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
        • 11 Years
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        Not while Lamps was there.

    5. Kip
      • 10 Years
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      yes

      Mourinho was angry with Haz 'cause he let drogs take one in CL

    6. Wilshere Knowledge
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      Yes. Mou was annoyed when Drogba took the pen against Maribor. Hazard has 16/16 in his career.

    7. Randy_Marsh
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      Hazard wont let Drogba take it again

  4. Shifty
    • 10 Years
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    Any pre-match comments from Jose to shed light on Costa situation?

    1. Liquidfootball101
      • 9 Years
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      he's out 🙁

  5. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
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    BPS changes: Baines 2 BAPS it is

    1. Caine & Co.
      • 13 Years
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      awesome!

    2. Evs
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      • 14 Years
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      Thank Crunchie.

      1. Not Irish
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        Wish we'd had him last week eh.

        1. Evs
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          • 14 Years
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          Oh yeah... 🙂

    3. Guidinho
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      I wonder which family member Baines has at Opta sometimes!

    4. chrisjdgrady
      • 10 Years
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      Yayy

  6. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Did anyone see the Everton game?

    How did Barkley look?

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

      Average

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

    How was Chadli today...? Wasn't able to watch the game... Thanks!

    1. Liquidfootball101
      • 9 Years
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      terrible 2 points brought him on just for that game

    2. OnionBag
      • 10 Years
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      didn't watch either, but others are saying he was garbage

    3. Guidinho
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      Seems like Spurs are hit and miss. Chadli is not the kind of player who can change a game on his own but will piggy back off the likes of Eriksen when he plays well. Quite like Welbeck in that respect

  8. OnionBag
    • 10 Years
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    what formation will man u play today?

    1. Guidinho
      • 13 Years
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      1-10-0 if they had any sense

  9. Evs
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    • 14 Years
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    I just got in from rugby ( a fantastic away win, so I'm over the cowing moon 🙂 ) but...

    NO COSTA 😯 ?!?!????

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Try Starbucks

    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
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      *moooooooon 😉

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
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        Put it away. It's seen better days. 😉

        1. Evs
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          • 14 Years
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          Ok.

          MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON* 😎 !!!!!!!

          Better?

    3. 7shadesofsmoke
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      congrats Evs, Costa shocker for me too. Hopefully our loyalty will be rewarded next week!

      1. Evs
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        • 14 Years
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        I'll be getting the b*gger back old friend 😆

  10. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
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    37 points with De Gea and Fabregas to play.

    Good, bad or average?

    1. Twelve years a slave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Exact same score

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        No adm could hurt

      2. Owd Big 'Ed
        • 14 Years
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        Looking at about average then I imagine.

        Depending on Di Maria and Hazard output I should be on a small red arrow

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
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      Bit better than average.

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

      bad

    4. Back to Back Ballacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      FOOK YOURSELF

    5. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
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      good.

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

    Siggy>Oscar

    yes or no?

    1. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      no

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Considering this one as well... Also considering Sterling > Oscar. Hmmm...

    3. Zombie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

  12. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Looking forward to this now

    Who will rip this gameweek open?

    ADM Hazard Ivan or Fab?

    1. Ser Football 42
      • 9 Years
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      Adm. Ivan and fab

    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
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      ADM 😉

    3. chrisjdgrady
      • 10 Years
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      Adm

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

      Ivanovic is my guess.

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
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        Expected you to say oscar

      2. Zombie
        • 11 Years
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        You still have him as well 😀 ?

    5. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      I have a feeling it will be Hazard.

    6. Evs
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      • 14 Years
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      Dai Maria 😉

    7. Kip
      • 10 Years
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      Ivan

    8. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
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      Hazard time

  13. RoysCallerAnne
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    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ok, let's just hope it's a great game and put all this bickering behind us. 🙂

    *(trying to be nice after lolling at Costa sellers).

    1. Evs
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      • 14 Years
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      Lol @Evs 😆

  14. Lingardium Leviosa.
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    how is the chelski defence lining up?

  15. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
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    The two lads 🙂

  16. 4vets
    • 13 Years
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    Right, another disastrous week. Ivan, I expect!

  17. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
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    Costa and boyd out for sanchez and zamora ?
    Have 2ft
    And think that sanchez is much more tasty pick against bunrley than costa against qpr

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

    lol@Costa sellers

    1. Pea Soup
      • 12 Years
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      Next week it will be!!

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
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        lol@next week it will be-ers

        1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
          • 10 Years
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          lol@lol@x-posters

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

    Someone asked for a team with CPA, Sanchez and Baines, here is my team for next GW:

    Forster / Given
    Baines / Taylor / Hutton / Colo / Moore
    Sanchez / Silva / Chadli / Downing / Boyd
    Kun / Costa / Pelle

    But I lost ~1.5m during first 3 GWs being complete noob so def or mid can be better...

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

    25/1 Chelsea 3-0 seems a bit big

    1. Long Juan Silva
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Get on it

    2. Licky
      • 11 Years
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      ... because it's an overhyped "Super Sunday" clash.

  21. Pap Le Cissier
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ah, fantastic away win! I now feel the way Doosra probably did yesterday!

    Now a Terry goal, Fab assist and ADM goal would do me lovely thanks!

    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Could well happen imo

      1. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Hope so, Sakho scoring has been the only plus so far this week

    2. Randy_Marsh
      • 13 Years
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      I would call a Terry goal. as much as I hate doing so as a rival has him

  22. Adderz
    • 13 Years
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    Any word on Sakho's shoulder?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
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      Chip.

    2. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      bird is the word

  23. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 9 Years
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    Terry to score a headed corner 😎

    1. Evs
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      • 14 Years
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      How do you head corner, surely you use your foot 😉 ?

      1. Lingardium Leviosa.
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        👿 🙂

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

    Less lolling, more loving

  25. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
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    ADM is going to sting those who transferred him out. So many did ADM, Costa -> Aguero, Eriksen

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

    Happy days, sakho 8 bench points incoming for Costa, anyone else got decent 1st sub points coming in?

    1. beric
      • 12 Years
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      Boyd, up to twelve points now this week 😎

  27. davies
    • 9 Years
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    Everyone keeping Costa?

    Think I'll keep but captain Aguero instead.

  28. Zombie
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    Place getting towards sanity.....so much better

    1. Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 9 Years
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      ah there u are, buttman

      1. Zombie
        • 11 Years
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        Loooooooollll???

        1. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
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          😉

    2. Mílanista
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      • 12 Years
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      Wait until we're into the second half of Utd Chelsea

  29. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
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    38 with Fabregas/Hutton to go...

    Really need ADM/Cahill to do nothing... Big ask

  30. Granville
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    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Ok now for the football, rather the peripheral nonsense. It's been exhausting.

    Phil Jones injured again. Anything Kieran Gibbs can do, Jones does it better. It's a shame for him, but we need to move on.

    1. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
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      What's the story with Falcao?

      1. Granville
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        Picked up an injury in training.

        1. Not Irish
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          Knee or do we know?

        2. Evs
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          He's like Darren Anderton getting.

    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 14 Years
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      Difference is i swear 90% of Jones's are self inflicted! I'm convinced he just runs into doors and stuff at Carrington. Lummox

      1. Granville
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        • 15 Years
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        Did he miss many game for Blackburn?

        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 14 Years
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          One major injury from what i remember but not this constant stream. He wasn't playing first team football with us for long though

      2. Pap Le Cissier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
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        Or his jaw gets wedged in them.

      3. Sleep Talk
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        • 12 Years
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        My thoughts exactly. I'm baffled by some of his tackles in matches, it's like he wants to get injured. Probably has the hots for a nurse at Carrington.

        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 14 Years
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          looool he doesn't even have Eva coming on to treat him!

      4. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
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        We'll never be able to rely on him, Smalling or Evans. Should be playing McNair.