[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
14 December 2014 4120 comments
Mark Mark
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The Gameweek rolls on courtesy of a clash between two old foes. United host Liverpool in an Old Trafford cauldron to provide a tumultuous start to the day’s action which concludes with Tottenham’s visit to the Liberty Stadium to face Swansea.

This afternoon is all about events in Manchester, however, as old rivalries are renewed against a backdrop which finds both sides battling to maintain a challenge for a top four place. United’s lot is much improved following five straight wins, whilst pressure on Brendan Rodgers mounts following a string of poor results and hollow performances.

The team news finds Louis van Gaal tinkering once again. It appears that the Dutchman has reverted to a 4-4-2, recalling fit-again Phil Jones and Jonny Evans to his defence, with Marcos Rojo sidelined with a training ground injury. Despite Falcao’s availability, James Wilson comes into the attack alongside the revived Robin van Persie, with Wayne Rooney presumably adopting a withdrawn role or even deployed in wide areas.

Rodgers also makes changes – big ones at that. Simon Mignolet is the fall guy after an assortment of abject displays between the sticks: Brad Jones is the beneficiary as the Belgian drops to the bench. He’s joined by Rickie Lambert and the returning Mario Balotelli, as the Liverpool boss looks set to give Raheem Sterling a run in attack, deploying the likes of Adam Lallana and Philippe Coutinho to buzz around him in support; an intriguing set-up.

The Old Trafford clash is followed shortly after by our tea-time fixture as Spurs drop in on Garry Monk’s Swansea – a scenario which will have Fantasy managers willing Gylfi Sigurdsson to raise his game and return points against his former employers.

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

  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen is such a troll.

    Since selling he's been one of the best performing midfielders.

    Ffs.

  2. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    BARGAIN

    1. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      +1

  3. SEASIDER
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    RVP->Kane ?

    1. Seamy
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      No need when you have both 😎

  4. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    For a 4 point hit I could have:

    Rvp Kane Austin

    For no subs I could have:

    Rooney Kane Costa

    Which is better?

    1. TeamSteam
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      For another post like this you can have: More annoyance. Less influence on your own team. Less self respect. ALL FOR JUST ONE MROE POST LIKE THIS.

      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Liverpool fans. Stop crying coz your team is poo.

        Go throw yourself off of a bridge.

        1. TeamSteam
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Atleast i make my own decisions in a game im playing. Swallow the barrel of a gun, please.

          1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Still not found a bridge?

            1. TeamSteam
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              I hope your mother is proud of you. Oh wait, you probably grew up from the ground.

              1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                What a guess!

    2. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      You're going to want 3 subs over the Xmas period. Lots of rest and rotation will catch many out.

      1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Absolutely.

        This is only a -4 though. Fancy Costa to be dropped Boxing Day.

  5. coran2123
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane you absolute legend!

  6. Jax
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Bandwagons for GW17:

    Downing
    Cazorla
    Giroud
    Rooney
    RVP
    De Gea
    Kane
    Eriksen

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      That's if you don't have any of them 😉

    2. Forest4Life
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Hazard

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        most people have him to be fair.

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Heaton and Hazard!!!!

  7. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Feck sake Naylor.

  8. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Need a Siggy goal now

    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      This

  9. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Erikssen and Kane....thanks you fantasy Gods...

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      😀 Well done, Tommy!

    2. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      o/

  10. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Naylor cleanie gone.

    Done nothing for me since I've had him. Except getting a 1 game ban, of course.

  11. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane and Eriksen 😎
    Only have 12 other points though...

  12. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Repost: I see alot of Rooney to RVP, kneejerk? injury>?

    1. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Kneejerk

    2. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Better points.

      Rooney playing way way too deep. Rvp putting everything away.

    3. RyanC
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Rooney is playing deeper.

    4. SEASIDER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It's RVP to Kane now

    5. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      he's still very consistent even though he is playing deeper, i get the concern though. Price difference is a factor, the main thing for me is that Rooney will play every game over Xmas, will RVP?

    6. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It goes game by game. Wouldn't say knee jerk but not convinced yet. Kane is such great value and he's been screaming this for weeks now.

  13. aleFFS
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    why eriksen not care with the hairstyle??

    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      😆

  14. Professor Abel X
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 1 of Naylor Berty or Wisdom next week?

    1. Forest4Life
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Wait till Friday to decide

  15. BMox81
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    The amount of people on here saying that Kane wasn't a decent pick this week so shouldn't be considered....

    1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      12?

    2. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Meh, some people didn't see the stats, others are allowed a bad decision

    3. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      5.0 for spurs main striker is mental to overlook

  16. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Should I get Austing (WBA - H) or Kane (BUR - H)?

    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Both

      1. Marty McFly
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        This. All about the power 5.

  17. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    RVP looked ill after the game

    Coughing a lot

    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Sparked a doobie with LVG.

      1. The Light Knight
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        ^racist

        1. Your Mum's Athletic
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          how is that racist?

        2. Declan
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          🙄

        3. Somalion
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I know the signs of weed induced coughing.

          1. The Light Knight
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            😉

        4. Super PVA - Small Spuds
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Kn0b

      2. RubeRx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        haha i knew they were potheads

    2. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Probably smokes

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Passive smoking from Ballotelli

  18. Saniul
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Eriksen and Rooney atleast get me some points.

    Lukaku, please do well. :')

  19. Forest4Life
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Congrats to Kane owners

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Tanks

    2. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks 🙂

    3. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not enough people like you around.

  20. HP.
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is there any chance of Rvp getting 3 bonus?

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      no

    2. Professor Abel X
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Mata edging it

    3. conan_hn
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He is on 2

  21. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    ffs Kane, I was all set on Dzeko->Giroud!

  22. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Smell a Naylor goal

    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      OG it is then

  23. AH 🙂
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    bonnnnyyy

  24. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    feck off Lloris

  25. mbrucie
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Kane scores from my bench to destroy Naylor's CS... :'(

  26. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Bony close

  27. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Dzeko > Kane done.

    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Rash

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Coming up later on......'Kane is injured so I need to take a hit to replace him' post....

  28. jfxm
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Bony > Kane
    Boyd > Yaya Toure

    For a -4?

    1. Marty McFly
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Looks good.

  29. Piggs Boson
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone removing Downing after next week? (che, ARS)

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      bench

    2. the grinder
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      no way

    3. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'm just gonna bench him vs chelsea. got him at 5.7 so don't want to sell, and why would i anyways?

    4. ronmadpirlo
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      might do though if he scores big versus Leicester I might just have to keep

  30. rickardinho
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Top 10k starters:

    Bony 40.2%
    Kane 10.8%
    Eriksen 14,8%
    Taylor(SWA) 22,9%

    Nice to have that CS disappear already.