Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Man City vs Crystal Palace

Gameweek 17 begins on Manchester, as Manuel Pellegrini’s City unit gather themselves to face Crystal Palace at the Etihad.

The Chilean has his work cut out. With all three recognised strikers laid up, we’re expecting Pellegrini to roll out something that resembles “false nine” setup.

Neil Warnock and us Fantasy managers can only speculate on what form that will take, with the possibility that either Samir Nasri or David Silva will be the central fulcrum for City’s waves of attacks from midfield. Meanwhile, Palace’s free-styling wingers have a stage to make a name for themselves. It’s going to be interesting.

Following this, a batch of six afternoon kick-offs follow, with no evening match to see us out. Presumably Christmas shopping takes precedence. Bah humbug.

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

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  1. SkyByBo
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Navas must be one of the worst players in the PL. Absolute shite!

    1. SkyByBo
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Worthy page topper!

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Him and Valencia are brothers

      1. All about Pliny
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Valencia at least has an end product. Navas is really really poor at crossing the ball. Shocking!

    3. 1314
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      used to admire him 5-6 years back

  2. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Silva fail

  3. AH 🙂
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Shocker of a week ..... gonna take a -4 to improve bench tonight

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      After 3/4 of one game

      🙄

  4. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bony not in the starting line up and no siggy...damn

    Yun and Chads to save the day

    1. Sif
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Bony owner too.

      I'm sure he will troll us with a one point bench cameo

  5. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Dint do boyd to silva for free cause I could not decide between him and sterling.. boy did that cost me

  6. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Good! Save Silva for the Christmas period!! 2 goals are enough

    1. maff
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      cs point secured

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        😆 yes!

  7. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Frank to play the false9?

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      he should

  8. Tasty Jerk
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Great officiating yet again.

  9. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Was it worth it?

  10. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Why is rangel suddenly out of favour?

    1. Think Tank
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      At fault for goals last game.

    2. mattyrobinson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I wondered this.

  11. Baby Face Nelson
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Warnock will dwell on that 'offside' goal all evening

  12. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Yaya captain and Bony owner. Ugh.

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Join the club

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I hate my new club

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Aye.....sakho my vc. Still hope he scores a couple.

  13. AH 🙂
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    NO BERTRAND WTFFF ?

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      #SaintsFC team vs @Everton: Forster, Alderweireld, Fonte (c), Yoshida, Clyne, Reed, Ward-Prowse, S. Davis, BERTRAND, Long, Pellè.

  14. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Is it Rooney CM today ?

  15. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    What is Gary Monk playing at?

    Doesn't fancy telling us Sigurdsson has a knock and drops Bony after a run of 4 goals in 5 games.

    Hope Hull spank them.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Dropping Bony is absolutely ridiculous

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He's a wank

    3. BabyB
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      its not like Bony is leaving in three weeks so it doesn't matter if he is tired...

    4. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Don't really feel like he owes us anything to be honest. The Bony thing is weird, but he probably knows more than us. Maybe he's sick/has a minor knock as well.

      And I captained Bony 🙁

    5. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      It's not his job to tell us anything.

    6. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Hull win today

  16. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Really need hazard © to turn up

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      T-t-t-turn up

  17. Jax
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else Silva (c)? 🙂

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      vc...another gragatron fail

    2. beric
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Well played senor

    3. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      well doneeeeeeee

      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers! They don't always pay off so well

  18. andres
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Yaya owners, selling?

    1. Dr. Rog
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not unless he gets booked

    2. SkyByBo
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      definitely

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        If Yaya gets no scoring, I may sell him to silva to grab £ and then upgrade elsewhere (defender, Rvp). Can't hold an £11m mid who doesn't score.

    3. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No.

    4. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Course not

  19. Willis.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Man City get lucky again

  20. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Why the hell would Siggy not be in the squad?

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Injured

    2. Ludo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Injury, apparently.

    3. beric
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Injured

  21. Sadio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Wish I played Lukaku over Austin.

    Sometimes you've just gotta be a maverick.

  22. Bellerinmondo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bony! - injured? rested?

    1. piquiblanco
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He's on the bench, clearly rested.

    2. justgiving.com/JonnyChard
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Rested, on the bench, hopefully comes on to score the winner 😉

    3. RyanC
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Rested. He'll be on at half time when Monk realises how tosh the rest of 'em are.

  23. justgiving.com/JonnyChard
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Now Silva has gone, come on Yaya, step it up!

  24. aapoman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Should have done Siggy to Silva this week. Oh well...

  25. beric
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Still time for a yaya brace and three bonus

  26. SC not pearls before swine
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Austin vice captain, Benteke first sub. Waiting for Bony to come on and ruin it could be really painful.

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

    David Silva is like a London bus: you wait 20 minutes for one then all of a sudden, two come in the space of 2 minutes.

    1. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Two David Silvas?

  28. jacksonbarber125
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Sorry to everyone who owns Yaya, he will not score this GW because I have him.

  29. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    That was a palace goal, he wasnt offside

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      😯

  30. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Time to get rid of human refs.