Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The first of five days of Gameweek 34 action gets underway at 3pm, offering up a quartet of fixtures to keep us entertained.

Middlesbrough are the only Double Gameweek team on duty this Saturday as Steve Agnew takes his troops to Bournemouth.

Alvaro Negredo and Ben Gibson were the most popular picks for clashes with the Cherries and Sunderland, transferred in by 193,000 and 112,000 FPL managers respectively.

Up against a defence that’s conceded two or more goals in seven of their last eight at the Vitality, the Spaniard earned second place in our Gameweek 34 Captain Poll, with over 20% backing.

Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku will be hoping his record against West Ham can remedy a run of one goal in his previous seven road trips – the most owned player in FPL has found the net in each of his last nine head-to-heads with the Hammers.

Swansea’s Gylfi Sigurdsson attempts to halt a run of five straight blanks as Stoke roll up to the Liberty. The Icelandic international earned more transfers out (88,000+) than any midfielder ahead of this afternoon’s deadline.

Hull take on Watford at the KCOM in the other Saturday fixture.

The Tigers have won seven and drawn one of eight matches in all competitions since Marco Silva took charge, suggesting they could deliver some differential options today. With goals in each of his last two appearances, Harry Maguire – boasting a 0.5% ownership – looks the man most likely as the battle to beat the drop intensifies.

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  1. Live Lad
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Need a big couch for Spurs game after benching Alli! Really wanted to play both King and Siggy.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Think people might finally stop calling the AOA chip useless now. Tailor made for the lesser DGWs where you don't want to BB/TC...

      1. Live Lad
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Totally agree! Earlier in the season AOA is not useful because we decided on a format with a cheapie. At this stage bargain players keep emerging. We want to have them all creating unbearable benching headache.

    2. TopMarx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I'm glad I'd already used it - I currently have Holgate coming off my bench and instead of a point from de Roon.

  2. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Would you do it for a -8 ?

    Siggy (mu) Sanchez (tot) Eriksen (ARS) ---> Hazard (eve) King (sun) Sane (mid)

    (btw already have kane alli)

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Maybe on Friday.

  3. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I am going out to a bowling club for a 50th birthday party of somebody I don't even know

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      You can ride his wife then and not feel guilty about it 😉

      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Lol

        My missus will be with me it's an old friend of hers

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          In other words you are being taken against your will lol

          1. Optimus.
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 11 months ago

            the older the fiddle the sweeter the tune

            1. Optimus.
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 11 months ago

              reply fail to Syd 😉

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

      Do you smoke?

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I bet it's Jacks

  4. ChrisHXS
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on wc team?

    Pickford Cech
    Alonso Bailly Yoshida Stephens Holgate
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Sane King
    Kane Jesus Rashford

    0ITB

    Still contemplating Gabbi instead of Rashford.

    Also is Alonso still a must?

    Cheers!

    1. Chidi LaLa
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Gabbi for Rashford. Keep Alonso.

    2. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      never double up on defenders

    3. Pirlø's Pen
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Alonso not a must be a nice luxury!

    4. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Azpi in for Alonso and pocket the change.

      1. ChrisHXS
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers for the replies! Will look at the defenders and keep Alonso!!!

  5. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    To think we were eyeing up Boro defenders.

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I wasn't

    2. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Double game weeks are only useful if the teams are any good and Boro are utter crap.

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      We were?

  6. gorilla
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    sigurdson->sterling?

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Nah, I'd rather get Sané.

    2. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      dont have the funds

    3. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I'm doing Negredo and Siggy to Gabbi and King.

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Jesus.. why on earth would anyone willingly bring sterling in. If I could give him you for free I would. He's a nightmare

    5. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      because i can afford him and hes a great player with great fixtures

  7. Only a Hazard of time
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Still the gold standard of DGWs for me:

    https://imgur.com/a/IAFkB

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

      Lovely.

    2. Gooner Kebab
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      wowser

    3. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Crikey you should have that framed on your wall

    4. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Ironic that 168 is a big biblical number that resonates through various cycles of living things on our planet, it's a division of 7.

    5. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      WOW

  8. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Middlesbrough play Man City next week

    Hits galore for me

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Not for those with Negredo already. Some people get all the luck....

  9. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Predictions for tomorrow

    Burnley vs Man Utd
    Pool vs Palace
    Arsenal vs Man City

    1. b✪mber
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1-1
      1-0
      1-6

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

        0-2
        3-1
        1-9

        1. b✪mber
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          You're waaaay off - no way the second game ends 3-1 😀

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      0-1
      1-1
      3-2

    3. dark91
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1-1
      2-1
      1-2

    4. Funkyav
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1-1
      2-2
      1-4

    5. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1-1
      2-2
      1-4

      1. Funkyav
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        great minds syd

    6. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1-1
      3-0
      2-2

      1. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Woah tempted to put money on 1-1

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

      0-2
      2-3
      2-2

      But i am terrible at score predictions so this is not going to happen

    8. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      0-2
      5-0
      1-3

    9. Numb
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      0-0
      2-0
      2-2

    10. Live Lad
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Can you ask them to predict the lineups too? Will Valencia play? And scorers?

    11. Kun Tozser
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      1-0
      3-2
      1-2

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        0-0
        2-1
        1-3

  10. Back on the horse
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    This was always going to be a funny week... just not many laughs so far.... apart from the manic ones dampened slightly by salty tears.

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Love the saltiness though - always good to be a bit salty. Friend and Negredo let you down today.

      1. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        No, I let myself down...

  11. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    You reckon Spurs will start all Kane, Alli and Son for the Palace game?

    or Son's position is at risk

    1. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      son is at risk. he was bad today and spurs is great with 3 at the back

    2. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure about Son, but Spurs need to go all out for the league now and have to risk players getting tired or injured

      1. Gudjohnsen
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Alli, Eriksen and Kane are 100% nailed for all remaining games. Not so sure about Son.

  12. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    A Boro clean sheet against Sunderland?

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Unlikely

    2. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      likely

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Put some money on Victor Anichebe anytime goal scorer it will make you feel better about it

  13. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Rashford going to hurt us Negredo(c) tomorrow 🙁

    1. DR0GBA
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      As a Rashford(c)'er, I hope you're right!

    2. seanie3
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hindsight is great but why oh why did i even get negredo and even captain him?

      Should have just kept kun or got rashford

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Rashford and Benteke over Negredo owners tomorrow

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR2kGBW4KoQ

  14. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Which Chelsea & City players are you all getting in for their upcoming DGWs

    1. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Hazard Sane and probably Jesus

    2. lordkippe
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      chelsea : Azpilicueta, Alonso, Hazard

      City : Stones, Sane, Jesus ( If nailed etc... )

    3. gorilla
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      thinking of siggy to sterling and later couts to pedro and kaku to costa

  15. Pocky
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Ouch...Jonty's got Charlie Daniels (14pts) as 1st sub and unlikely to come on for him.

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Thankfully I played him.

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

      That's one way to ruin his Easter.

    3. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Isn't he a guy who says: "Always play a defender who plays Boro" 😛

      1. Pocky
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Haha...nice one...hope that gets bought up by the others on next weeks scoutcast!!

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Couldn't understand why he was benching him on the Scoutcast. I almost brought him in for a hit!

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I knew captaining negredo would be a bad idea. But still I did it.
    Probably will be benched for the next game too.

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      He will play next game and score a brace. A non owner speaking.

  17. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Forgot to change my captain from Kane to Negrado as was working, I feel good, luck may be with me 🙂

  18. Kun Tozser
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Siggy + Lukaku > Sanchez + Jesus- next week should be good!

  19. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Worth clicking wildcard tonight in order to catch some potential double rises this week even if I have no intention of keeping them...?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Sure. Just don't sell players who you have profit in if you want them back.

      1. Cookie Kid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers

  20. rrcmc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I've just seen the BBC sport news flash that Zlat and Rojo suffered ACL injuries. feel sorry for those two. Did my ACL quite a few years ago and it REALLY hurts, and stuffs up a year of sport. Hopefully they recover fully and ahead of schedule!

    1. Pocky
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      All over for Zlatan now??

      1. TokyoRisingSun
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yep, must be career ending at his age

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

        Could be

    2. rrcmc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Depends. For sure I was only 26 and didn't have any sort of "career", but I guess for him it's worth sorting it out and getting a nice contract in the MLS or China. I think it's Man Utd career ending....

  21. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Hardly seen any score checks today 😀

  22. TokyoRisingSun
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Benched both King and Maguire, anyone else do something similar? 🙁

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Why bench them? They both had strong home games.

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  24. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    To early to say whether this GW has been a disappointment.

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yep.

  25. Gudjohnsen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Is Trollkaku alive and well?

  26. _Jane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I dont have any Boro players and captained Firmino myself but those who transferred them in did the right thing I dont get the comments about how you cant trust Boro players and I told you they will get nothing etc , before the start of the GW it made sense..

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      It's not a case of trusting them

      Their stats are horrific

  27. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Which City midfielder would you get in next week?

    1. AdamB
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Sané.

  28. suddenorgan
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Dear fellow GW35 wildcarders, which Arsenal options are you going for besides Sanchez? I'm thinking of doubling on defence with Cech/Koscielny but it is pretty expensive obviously