Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Manchester City vs Liverpool

A busy Sunday comes to its conclusion at the Etihad now as Manchester City and Liverpool go head-to-head at 4.30pm.

Two of the top eight captains for Gameweek 29 take to the pitch now, with Sergio Aguero and Sadio Mane handed the armband by 8.33% and 2.12% respectively.

Owned by 21.6% of FPL managers, the Argentinian has found the net just twice in his last ten Gameweek appearances but history is on his side, having scored in all four of his home league appearances against the Merseysiders.

Both Raheem Sterling and Leroy Sane boast far better form than the South American as Pep Guardiola’s side look to recover from their midweek Champions League exit in Monaco.

The former has produced returns in nine of his last 11 league outings, while Sane has finally settled after a frustrating first few months after arriving from Schalke last summer – the German wide man has racked up six goals and four assists in his last 11 starts across all competitions.

Residing in over 23% of squads, Mane has delivered double-figures against Spurs and Arsenal in the last four Gameweeks to emerge as Liverpool’s most reliable FPL performer.

Sold by over 118,000 FPL managers last week, Roberto Firmino recovers from a minor groin problem to return to the Reds’ XI.

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Last Man Standing GW29 🏆

    Safety score = 67
    Top score = 95
    LMS average = 74.17 (79.16 - 1.99)

    305 : 61 eliminated
    244 through to GW30
    20% or minimum 49 out.
    Congrats to all the survivors 😀

    1. ljuta zena
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      This is for FFS Cup?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No, 70 would be a minimum I'd want though.

    2. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Still going, good luck all remaining survivors 🙂

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Danke!

    3. Mince n Tatties
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sadly LMS stopped many weeks ago for me
      What do you think the FFS Cup qualifying score will be TM?
      82 with a -4 hit be ok?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        78 should be enough. Plenty of entries to enter.
        Might have a go at working a cut off later.

        1. Mince n Tatties
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers TM

    4. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Safety score is getting a little high now

      1. ljuta zena
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Scored 74. Enough?

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Soon it's green arrow or out.

        1. ljuta zena
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Last 4 weeks makes me 1.000.000 places behind

    5. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What's his last man standing then?!
      See it every GW but keep forgetting to ask!

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Click TM name

      2. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Article link in my profile.

    6. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      67 😎 😎

    7. Moses _H
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Do they take into consideration the minuses in this cup ? Or is it the score of the gameweek alone?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This is for LMS, not the FFS Cups.
        70+ is probably needed there.

        1. jason_ni
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I feel like I entered this league earlier in the season, but not sure now.. do you get kicked out of league if you don't make the cut?
          The only one I can see now is league fot fantasyfootball scout.co.uk is that the lms?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            http://torresmagic.webs.com/lmsupdate.htm shows the scores needed.

            1. jason_ni
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers..looked through and I've been above safety score every week, there was 1 week where I was right on the safety score, but still matched it.
              Does this mean I'm still in?

    8. Baked baines
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      When did this league start then. Is it all about GW scores then?!

  2. NestorC
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Spent 100 points on transfers, cant say that even half of it payed off, but still have nice OR for first season ever, inside 6k.

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not paid off, kill me now

      1. NestorC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, paid off, mistake, english is not my native language, as we can all notice 🙂

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Fantastic. Just my sort of player.

    3. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I've spent 124pts and 8.2k

      1. NestorC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, look at your TV, its great.

    4. JJJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      well done

    5. FIKO
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Good job. I've spent 104 pts and 30k for the first time

    6. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I've spent 60pts at 16K.

  3. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Tough captaincy call next gameweek, any early favourites?

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy for me, maybe.

    2. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Costa.

    3. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard Vardy Costa.
      Own none.

      1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Same

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          * Sané

      2. NestorC
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Me too, and probably wont get any, have bigger problems

    4. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard if fit. Vardy. Mané

  4. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    1064th 😀

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not bad at all. 🙂

    2. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So close! 😀

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Extra hit would have done it 😡

    3. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ooo err 😀

    4. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Excellent

    5. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No where near you. 🙂

      2. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Wow top 100. 🙂 less than a 100 points to catch up you never know.

    6. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I see Mark is 491. 😀

    7. Paul
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      niceeee 😀

  5. TorresMagic™
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    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Mark @ 491st.

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So he's more than twice as good as you

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        and the rest.

    2. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thats crazy, does he have chance of winning it do you think

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not a chance

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          The difference between him and 1st place is 137pts. To put that into perspective the difference between him and 50,000th is 135pts so he's actually closer in terms of points to 50,000th than 1st 😀

    3. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He really is the scout.

  6. VFORVANDETA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Save Kun for Arsenal or do Vardy?

    1. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Is Jamie ok with you "doing" him?

  7. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    up 2k from yesterday to 223k

  8. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ownership Tactic

    Started using it again in the last 11 GWs. OR of 500k to 40k

    10 green arrows: 420,100 OR rank rise
    1 red: 17,000 OR drop

    Net rank: 403,100 rise
    Current rank: 40k
    Chips used: TC and WC

    1. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Certainly paying off for you, you seem to be enjoying it as well.

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks man, yes - I love green arrows. Some people say it's too "dull", but winning isn't dull to me

    2. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Low ownership or covering ownership?

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Covering

        1. Junior ⚽
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Any examples? It seems a solid strat. Have tried it the odd time but not too much.

    3. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      What is the ownership tactic exactly Conor? I'm guessing it's picking the players that are most commonly owned in the top 10k, but I could be wrong..

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Going to release a book, host seminars across the UK and US, make a movie and they will all be available for the 2017/18 season

    4. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      how does that work out?

    5. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Favourite article of the week

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hahahhaha thanks, tune in next GW

        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          😛

      2. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😆

    6. Paul
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Oh was just looking out for this post... thought you had forgot somehow... my bad 😛

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

      Somewhat interesting that you haven't entered the FFS cups!

  9. rocky7st
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Llorente or Coutinho out this week?

    1. Alan_T
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why would you ditch Llorente.te?

      He has MID

  10. Sarri-ball
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    So annoyed we team wildcarded needs fixed now. Thoughts on wildcard

    Degea/pickford

    Alonso/valencia/stones/yosihda/Stephens

    Sanchez/eriksen/pedro/redmond/deroon

    Vardy/lukaku/costa

    Vardy will become zlatan after next 2

  11. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    550k to 43k since gw17, five green arrows in a row, last four all after 8pt hits 😎

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nice work sir

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks 🙂 You on the up too?

    2. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ownership tactic?

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lots of hits early on, now got loads of money so I can keep King as my fifth mid, don't need to sell Aguero etc 🙂

        1. Oven Glover
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Well played sir! (Just kidding about the ownership tactic btw)

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Beats Conor above.

    4. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Old fart tactic?

  12. Rains of Castamere
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    GW17 - 743k
    GW29 - 103k

    Basically making up 50k a week recently. Chuffed but still chasing a third successive top 10k finish, lots of work to do.

    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nice

      GW18 - 500k
      GW29 - 40k

      Yours is better I think

      1. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Both great mate, keep up the good work.

    2. XabiAlonso
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Good job
      Gw 17 - 969000
      Gw 29 - 302000
      Slowly getting there

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Great stuff!

      GW17 = ~4500
      GW29 = 46

  13. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Where those cheeky youths saying my team was too template now

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Your team is too template

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who was the wildcarder lolling at Everton owners (they got me 44pts alone) Oh wait, it was you 😛

      1. PvA
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Well done mate, do you want a trophy?

        I have 1 Ev player and he got me 32 points. Enjoy those next 2 fixtures with your triple up

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Selling Coleman, benching Baines 😉

          1. Carlton P
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Other way round surely?

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 1 month ago

              Need the extra funds

          2. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Reverse that. Keep Baines over Coleman?

  14. Vinyl78LP
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Booo, red arrow down 9 places to 574 !

    I'll take it 😉

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      The benefit of having a poor rank 🙂

  15. Fred54
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    OR 13.7K last night, 14.1K final.

    Defo take that with 11 from 3 today. Two YCs at -2. Wonder how much that cost me...

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      GW17 seems to be a weird turning point for the better.

      GW17 - 154K, now 14K.

  16. SLUMVILLAGE1
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton(Pickford)
    Alonso-Valencia-McAuley(Nyom)
    Sanchez-Mane-Alli-Siggy(Capoue)
    Lukaku-Costa-Gabbi

    1 ft 0ITB

    Is there any news on Sanchez and Gabbi?

    Thinking Sanchez+Gabbi->Eriksen+Vardy if they are both injured.

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That's the 2 moves I am thinking

  17. Junior ⚽
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    GW 8 1.2 million
    GW 29 28.5k

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very nice 🙂

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

  18. EL_FENOMENO
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    When will there be more info on Sanchez's injury?

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Over the next 2 weeks. Not travelling.

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        How's he not traveling?

        1. Junior ⚽
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Chile?

  19. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Long break, but what change would you make to this lot with my FT? Any suggestions? 1m ITB

    Heaton (Jaku)
    Walker Alonso Coleman (Pieters Evans)
    Siggy J. King Mane Antonio (Capoue)
    Costa Aguero Lukaku

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Vardy for Kun.

    2. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing right now, I would hold because of the internationals of course

  20. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Damn it!
    Down 5 places from last night

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Oh.....to 78th

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Down 9! Oh... to 46 🙂

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Only 11 places or 3 points between us
      Hopefully we can break into the top 10 this season all going well

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hah I'll add my voice. You're two spots ahead of me 🙂

    3. Oven Glover
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Great work from all of you! Applause

    4. Paul
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Seems like the bragfest of the upper circle 😀

      Conor learn something:razz:

    5. Paul
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Btw well done honestly to all you guys... wish I could just match that 🙂

  21. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Wow finish that Neymar!!

  22. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Lucky save tbh.

  23. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    7924th, hopefully I can crack the top 1k this year

  24. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Leoooo

  25. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you rather get in for Sanchez:
    A). Alli (Own Eriksen)
    B). Mahrez (Don't own Vardy)

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli

  26. VFORVANDETA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is there gameweek ranking list?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's all updated.

  27. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    At the Highest ive been all season in terms of overall rank, 223k hoping for top 50k finish this season

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Well done. 🙂

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks TM

    2. Carlton P
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Chips left?

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        All chips left 🙂

        1. Carlton P
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Well done sir

    3. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Congrats 🙂

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks rafa the gafa, i know its not a great rank but onwards and upwards

  28. John t penguin
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    4 million to 2nd
    In space of 3 weeks
    Any good?

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Mmm could do better.

    2. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Ownership tactic?

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yip own everyone I bought

      2. A.T
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        😀

    3. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      That's nothing.

      I only entered the game on Wednesday but i got 1900 points this week.

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        WC?

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

      Should be 1st.

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Too much fame for me

    5. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Damn you Josh King!

    6. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      My first testimonial of the ownership tactic. You are welcome

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Will be at book signing

        1. PvA
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Spread the word. The tactic that shook the world

  29. bojack
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    New leader in the overall standings. Ex-leader has been top for ages but now he looks like a right Knut.

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Solid use of the ownership tactic i assume.

      1. bojack
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Must be.

        He owns all his players.

  30. Carlton P
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Top 39k for first time this season..still 40 points behind my rival!