Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Middlesbrough vs Leicester

Just 24-hours after waving goodbye to Gameweek 19, we’re underway again as the exhausting festive period draws to a close.

In Fantasy terms, we at least appear to be eased into this next round of fixtures.

Middlesbrough host Leicester City in a match-up that, on paper, harbours little interest for Fantasy managers.

Alvaro Negredo and Gaston Ramirez are perhaps the major attacking assets on show, as we get the opportunity to scout their potential ahead of Boro’s kind run of January fixtures.

Given that Middlesbrough have scored just 17 goals from their 19 matches, Aitor Karanka’s defence is perhaps more likely to offer us profit, with Ben Gibson already backed by 9.6% of FPL managers. He starts today but, elsewhere in the Boro rearguard, a knee injury to keeper Victor Valdes keeps him out of action, while George Friend is relegated to the bench having returned to the starting XI at Old Trafford in Gameweek 19.

They are part of five changes made by both Middlesbrough and Leicester, perhaps indication of a turbulent day for the teamsheets.

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

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  1. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Who are barragan owners getting in to replace him? I've got about 5.6m to spend, any suggestions?

    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Friend 😉

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Friend seems nailed.

    3. thep025
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I am thinking Friend or CHambers...I need that 0.1 to do Origi->Kane....WHich one is better according to you?

      1. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Friend looked very good today

        1. thep025
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Nailedness not an issue?

          1. twoplustwo
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Captain

            1. rivercityransom
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              fabio has been great though. if barragan is not seriously injured, i think friend will just stay on the bench

          2. tisza
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Nailedness - that's a great FPL word.

    4. mad_beer ✅
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      He will stay on my bench until he is back. Not wasting a FT on a Boro Defender.

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Baines

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Not a bad shout.

  2. davies
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Origi benched again... Deffo going 352 this week.

    Ulloa or Borini up top?

    1. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Origi -> Kun

    2. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Barnes.

    3. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Barnes or dio

    4. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Same here been having issues with 3rd striker since austin injury

  3. moz_1983
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Brought in Aguero for today, switched C from Rondon to Kun. Goddamn.

    1. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Lol

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Good move, bcoz Phillips will rob all the goals from Rondon 🙂

  4. C_G
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Rondon (c) unite

    1. Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I wish you 4 assists for Philips!

  5. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Brought Sterling in for Walcott and a hit this week as a punt. Now hoping he scores big and there's no need for an Aguero cameo.

  6. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Wonder how many people triple captained Aguero today?

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Transferred in: 135,341 (3rd most)
      Captained: 467,993 (4th)
      Triple Captained: 5,836 (1st)

      1. Nomar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I have no words.

      2. Belsunz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Wow

    2. Slartibartfast
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      5,000 and change

    3. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I think its about 6k

  7. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Now that Lallana has started wish i captained him over Sanchez. Was risky not knowing he would start though

    Sunderland are worse than Bournmouth. Anyone else thinking same ?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Studge might alter the fluidity up front..
      But who knows!

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I toyed with it, same as I toyed with Phillips.

      In the end, though, I went for the safe choice. Guys like Lallana and Phillips have a habit of letting you down the week you decide to take a punt on them with the armband.

    3. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Liverpool mids share points, its usually a lottery picking which one is going to score

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        good point, any thing good about arsenal all comes through alexis

    4. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Sturridge to get all the goals today

  8. TheSteel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Now i know how Mandela felt. #JusticeforFriendOwners

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      #jesuisFriend

    2. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      5 points robbed,nonsense rule

      1. Aguerrrooooooo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        It states it clearly in the rules. How can you complain about it?

        1. Speédy
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          just the fact that goals scored after 90 mins count to take away cs,so practically,those mins should be counted

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Bit OTT

    4. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Absolute meltdown from Friend owners

    5. Perthite
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Freind's jersey number is 46664.

      Too soon to joke (after Friend was robbed of 5 points)?

  9. bigwig
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    C'mon Iheanacho!
    I don't know why I still have you and nearly transferred you out to serg for -8 but I didnt!!

    1. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      gg

  10. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Agueroooooooo

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      To Liverpool

      1. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yes please

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Arsenal should break the bank to get him.

  11. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    That's just Pep setting up Gabriel Jesus to be his number one striker.

  12. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Have ever seen a player credited with more than 90 minutes? And you know why not? They never play more than 90 minutes, the added time replaces lost time. Hardly rocket science.

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wasted on the hard of thinking I'm afraid.

    2. Odikostar
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Who are you talking to?

    3. thep025
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      This. Though it may feel Unjust

    4. Conk
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Exactly, surely everyone must understand this

    5. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A most excellent point.

    6. MTPockets
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Acceptance stage will come.

      • Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Are we still talking about this lol.

      • agueroooooney
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        100%. People going nuts here when it makes perfect sense. Posted a near identical comment myself haha

    7. tm245
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Just find a game that calculates points to decimal places if you don't like FPL.

      Score checks of
      68.779 from 8.543 player units, any good?
      will be so soothing...

      1. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        lolol

    8. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      If a Friend comment doesn't get a pun reply is it ever read?

      1. Odikostar
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        People get offriended by stuff like that

    9. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Remember when Pep benched Lewandowski vs Wolfsburg?

      Was put on in the second half and score 5 in 9 minutes.

      1. Arctic monkeys
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah but Wolfsburg have no Heaton.

    10. Dr Mantis Toboggan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Mane and KDB score predictions?

      1. Champione
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        7 and 10

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        7 & 16

      3. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        6 - 6

    11. Scotty B
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Are kun owners annoyed or still confident he will come on and score?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Laughing and hopefully.

        1. GREENDREAMS11
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          annoyed. You want your captain to play as many minutes in a game as possible,

      2. Goodricke
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        He will only come on with enough time to get a few goals if City are drawing or losing come the second half. If they are 3-0 he may get 10 mins at most.

      3. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        He will come on for at least 30 I think. He will score too

      4. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        A late cameo would be annoying

      5. Jordan.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        im annoyed ive worked all bloody xmas ,cant believe one bloke has deemed to work 90 mins and needs a break after a month off,so annoyed in fact im going to w/c and kun has joined lukaku and eriksen on the never again shelf....

      6. Pino
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I'm raging. Tok a -8 hit to bring in Kun and captained him. He wil probably play the last 20 min and blank giving me 2p.

    12. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Come on Heaton! 😎

    13. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Guys, there's still time for Nacho to get injured in the warm up...

      1. Odikostar
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Nolito false 9

        1. Gianfranco Sola
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Red card 100% guaranteed

        2. SEXY SOLO SAUCE FOR THE LAS…
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Haha wouldn't surprise me with Pep's mentality

      2. El-Kloppico
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Jesus!!
        Gabriel

    14. Shultan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      The way this season is going,
      kun will come on with 30 minutes to go & get 2 goals & 3 bonus & its the kun owners who will be loling later!
      Oh & imagine ibra not starting either

    15. James101
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Did kun make the bench ?

      1. GREENDREAMS11
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        yes

        1. nevins84
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Wow.. A man of many talents

    16. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Don't worry ladies. I've spoken to my new signing Barnes to score a brace so that my other new signing Sergio can come on at 45 mins.

    17. GreatCarragherReef
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Rules should be looked at, but the extra time was due to game stoppages. It is literally there because the ball was not in play for 7 minutes of the match. So really, Friend did not play enough minutes to get a cs.

      1. MTPockets
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Seems pretty basic really:
          90 min - stoppage + extra time = 90 minutes

          1. GreatCarragherReef
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            exactly, people need to stop whinging

      2. ragsyboys
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Alonso gonna play or not ?

        1. Arctic monkeys
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          I'd say 75% he plays

        2. Rainer
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Fiddy/Fiddy

        3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          at least he has max amount of time to recover

      3. King Kohli
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Got Valdes in this week as my only playing GK and benched Chambers.. FML

        Any chance Alonso doesn't play at all?

      4. davies
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Barnes is on pens, right?

        Is he starting today?

        1. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          He's starting yeah

          He went up overnight 🙁

          1. davies
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Didn't even look at him until Origi was benched again today

            352 looks tasty, agreed?

            1. andy85wsm
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              I'm all over it now

        2. Numb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Not Gray?

      5. The Red Devil
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        washing my hands off city after this fiasco
        #kungate

      6. Sauzée
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Hi guys. Just started a petition for all you scorned Friend owners out there. Please support it and get it in to Parliament. Thanks.

        http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/822/715/238/

        1. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Oh my...

        2. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Not one of your finer moments bernie

        3. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          0 Supporters, you don't support this?

          1. Sauzée
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I don't own him 🙂 I simply facilitate the will of the people.

        4. MTPockets
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Hilarious that's even doable.

          • Ravager
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Lol

          • Steve McCroskey
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Good work. I've contacted Interpol and asked them to investigate the Friend fiasco. FPL should be tried at The Hague.

            1. Sauzée
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Thanks Steve. Good to see someone is treating this grave issue as seriously as it deserves to be.

        5. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          One good thing that happened is that I saved my FT *Phew*

        6. Sif
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Got Phillips in, Nyom also who looks like he's of to AFCON.
          And Origi.

          Is a Brunt, Phillips, Rondon to much WBA? (after Spurs for 6 or so weeks)

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I have that - hoping they deliver over the next 8 weeks

          2. Speédy
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            i have it for today,though will sell rondon this week

            1. WVA
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Even if he scores?