Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The day continues with a collection of six three o’clock kick-offs, laden with Fantasy talent. Manchester United’s Midlands trip to Aston Villa warrants a degree of interest from Fantasy managers but, in the main, our attention is likely to be centred on three London venues.

Queens Park Rangers reliance on the comforts of Loftus Road will be expected to reap points for Harry Redknapp and Charlie Austin owners alike – the striker has notched five goals in his last four home outings and he’ll carry the weight of expectation ahead of the R’s clash with the Baggies today.

Down at the Lane, Spurs will host a Burnley side that have lost just one of their last six. Mauricio Pochettino’s outfit will be buoyant having dealt out a 4-0 drubbing to Newcastle in midweek, with Fantasy managers looking to Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen to question the Clarets’ resistance.

In East London, West Ham’s incredible season looks likely to roll on as they encounter basement dwellers Leicester City at the Boleyn Ground. The smart money will be on Sam Allardyce grinning by 5pm: Fantasy managers will be doing the same if Stewart Downing and Diafra Sakho deliver in another Hammers win.

Elsewhere, Everton drop in on a Southampton side that have lost their last four league matches, while Swansea City will look to halt their own slide of defeats as they visit struggling Hull having lost back-to-back matches.

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

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  1. Winter_is_coming
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    68 post BAPS with Terry, Sanchez and Hazard (c)
    Current rank: 37 k

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Big green

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

      Very nice, any hits?

      1. Winter_is_coming
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        no hits, FT was Baines -> Zabaleta

        1. ronmadpirlo
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          That worked!

          1. Winter_is_coming
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I was confident that Southampton will score, so it was easy!

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

    What defender will have a good GW next week? Need someone to slot in alongside Ivan and Baines. Cresswell out for who? (Got 3 City players) Would like someone with attacking or Bonus potential

    1. Adderz
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Punt on a Liverpool defender? Great fixtures.

      1. ronmadpirlo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Ya cheers was thinking of this. Skrtel the best but expensive, any other/better options from liverpool?

        1. nolard
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          I wouldn't got there.
          Fixtures or not - the defence is a shambles.

          Moreno could be an option if Rodgers keeps on about the wingback-formation.
          The other defenders playing are three centerbacks. Not worth it.

          1. ronmadpirlo
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Dont rate them either but those fixtures are immense

    2. nolard
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Zab, Berty
      Gibbs?

      1. ronmadpirlo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Hadnt thought of Gibbs will give that some consideration, cheers!

        1. nolard
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          I put the ? there, as they ship lots of goals.

          Debuchy is also back for them.

  3. Silva is better than gold
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    (C)HARLEEEEEEEEEEEEE 😆 get the feck in

  4. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    There's a guy ranked inside the top 60. His current score (admittedly with Boyd to come off the bench) is... *drum roll*...

    8 (eight) !

    1. copps
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      i imagine he had eriksen sigg bony etc?

      1. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No Eriksen

    2. Randy_Marsh
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Big red

    3. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      2nd place has 19 points

  5. copps
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Clyne is one jammy mofo

  6. nolard
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Best Rooney replacement?

    Got Costa and Kane.

    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Austin, Carroll or Bony

      1. nolard
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers.

        Am looking at the fixtures....

        Dare I lose Costa and Rooney for RVP and Bony/Giroud?

    2. Henrzd
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Austin, frees up some moneyys

  7. Scab
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Gonna go ahead and do a early transfer of baiens to zab

    1. Randy_Marsh
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Same here he just pisses me off now

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Me, too.

    3. KeepCalm
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      i'd atleast stick out till after his home game

  8. Silva is better than gold
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    whats up with the siggy no-show?

    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Foot injury.

  9. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    so what happened with yun and bony ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Injured and sub

      1. Jebiga
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        blaaaaah

        thanks

  10. Elwood
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Good armband choice Granville! That will make Mark sweat.

    1. threeputt
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      link ? or is there an easy way of finding them ?

        1. Elwood
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          The rest are in the mods and contribs league.

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

    Wonder if I'll crack the Top 100 again?!? 🙂

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      GW17 Average Score 43.42
      Average Points Deducted for Point Hits 1.00
      Players Played per Team (out of 12) 7.17
      Captains Played 80.0%

      1. Konig Luther
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        ^^ Top100

        1. ronmadpirlo
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          thanks, guess I can work it out then

  12. amol
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone seen the guy in 2nd place's score :lol:,

    1. Elwood
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      What is it?

      1. amol
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        19

      2. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        19

    2. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      😆

    3. Silva is better than gold
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      19? hardly anything to 😆 at 😐

  13. CelticBhoy1
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Baines > Kolarov

    Siggy > Sterling??

  14. money face bandwagon
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    have a poor week of 34, dropping out of 1k and yet i m thinking of saving FT..too risky? 0.8itb 1FT

    heaton

    wisdom baines taylor

    siggy/mirallas(whoever is playing) hazard sanchez downing

    austin rvp costa

    bench: gilks yun bartley

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Get rid of RVP, overhyped

      1. money face bandwagon
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        haha i guess saving a FT is better than taking out the overhyped rvp when he plays against newcastle at home

  15. Jebiga
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    realy considering downing to silva for free !

    downing have chelsea and arsenal next two games, no way he will score or assist

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      That's why you have a bench

    2. Caesar, Hot Mustache
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      anyone can score against Arsenal.

  16. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    New Post

  17. threeputt
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    having played my captain silva already I guess I'm hoping for a blank from costa & sanchez now even though I have them ?

    1. bazrah99
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Crazy talk, not everyone will have all three. Just enjoy your own team points 😉

  18. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    who will score more:

    1.baines STK
    2.zaba wba

    1. Elfozzie 42
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Stoke will bully Everton.

  19. Lavaman
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    This game is f***ed up! I actually cheered when Silva bagged his second, this is from a lifelong United fan but Siva (c) LOL!!!!

  20. Lavaman
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone considering Di Maria? Looked impressive for the last 30min

  21. Always (C)ane
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Siggy -> ?

    A. Silva
    B. Sterling

  22. Benteke10
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    What to do with Rooney this week :s Can't afford Costa, Falcao RVP and I've got Bony and Austin

  23. The ghost of a Pug's g…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Right

    Baines and Siggy ---> Zaba and Sterling

  24. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    2FT

    a) Baines Sakho to O'Shea Benteke
    b) Duff to O'Shea

  25. icywrists23
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    wow pelle scores 1 of the 2 goals for sou and he gets no bonus points wtf. this bps is b.s

  26. mgilbert86
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    If the average is 43 and 80% captains played, sanchez captain and 42 points right now looks good

  27. DannyBoy33
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    The red arrows continue....so some advice would be appreciated.

    Siggy and Sakho to Silva and Kane (free); or
    Baines, Siggy and Sakho to Zabaleta, Silva and Austin (-4)

    Cheers all!

  28. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    71 with Sanchez Haz and Luis(?) To go!!

    Up to 21k

    Noish?!!!

  29. Twelve years a slave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Poor old evs

    Bought Rvp in a few weeks ago captained him for 2 points
    Then sold him for two weeks, when he made loads of points
    Then this week buys him back and captains him again for another 2 points

  30. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Mangala/Demichellis aren't going to be rotated until Jan right since Kompany is out.. I need to get Baines out of my team asap asap. I am fed up with his crap.