Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Gameweek 38

The 2016/17 season comes to a close this afternoon, with all 10 Gameweek 38 matches getting underway at 3pm.

We’re spoilt for choice in terms of armband options for the final round of fixtures, with the top three players in this week’s Captain Poll – Alexis Sanchez, Harry Kane and Philippe Coutinho – are serving up their highest hauls of the season in Gameweek 37.

Kane’s four-goal blitz at the King Power takes him two ahead of his nearest challenger Romelu Lukaku for the Golden Boot, while Sanchez welcomes Everton on the back of three successive double-figure tallies.

Throw in champions Chelsea at home to relegated Sunderland (Eden Hazard and Diego Costa both start) and Man City’s trip to a decimated Watford defence and it’s fair to say that goals look very much on Sunday’s agenda.

So sit back and enjoy the frantic next couple of hours’ action – it won’t be until August 12 before domestic action comes back our way again.

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  1. Make Arrows Green Again
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 hours ago

    Well done everyone and I hope you had enjoyable seasons. This has been a tough one. Hope to still see some of you on here over the summer, if only for the Eliteserien.

    1. Atwood
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Second this. Don't know if I've won my league or not, but hope others have.

      Well played all.

  2. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 hours ago

    97 points! So close!

  3. Like an Egyptian Magician
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 hours ago

    Won both my MLs and got my highest rank ever (just short of top10k--around 12k) mainly because I started following this chat. It, almost immediately, gave me the edge over my rivals. Thank you all so much for the priceless insight; it made all the difference and I owe my ML victories to all of you.
    This season, when I started following the chat in January, I decided to be a passive participant simply because my 4 past seasons have all been very mediocre (except my 1st one where I prolly got beginner's luck and finished 14k) and hence I wasn't confident my insights would be productive lol.
    Now with this sick season under my belt, I will be much more active next season. Again, thank you all very very very much and see u next year lads....

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Well done and post more. My ranks are never that great. Does not stop me voicing an opinion.

      1. Like an Egyptian Magician
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Next season surely.

  4. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 hours ago

    Who'll have your armband for gw1?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Fixtures...

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Form over fixtures 😛

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Haha by that rationale I could have justified Wi(c)kham GW1 this season

    2. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Kane

    3. Atwood
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Harrop TC

    4. TheBusDriver
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Koscielny

    5. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Griezmann

    6. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Allen (TC)

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Same as this week then?

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Kind of backfired. But yes, always one Allen TC per season

    7. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Gabbiadini

    8. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      McAuley

    9. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      I'll be using bb in 1st week

  5. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 4 hours ago

    Morality question..

    It was posted on here that King had ruled himself out. Is it right that the info (I'm guessing passed on by Mark) was then messaged to the masses by FPL?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Yes. We are the moral winners.

    2. MTPockets
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Yes. We only knew b/c niemi posted instagram link. Niemi only knew b/c...

      • Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        yes

      • Coaly
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        It came from King himself

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          🙄

      • Shifty
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Yeah, I'm okay with that. It's out in the public domain, people still had to make their own final decision on the news (whether it was true, whether to bench King, whether to re-order bench). Little miffed, but okay.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Update ffs

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        They're updating over the summer, didn't you read the article about the new programmer guy?

    4. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Thanks to all on here for your help this season, won all my money mini leagues and highest ever OR!

    5. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      13.5 K to 10 K

      how many points should do it ?

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        1 more than you have

      2. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        95

      3. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        100

      4. Like an Egyptian Magician
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        I'm afraid at least 100

    6. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Great Sky montage

      Totes emosh

    7. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 hours ago

      Any point looking at FFFix or is it still all wonky?

      1. Jay_
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          I think it's better but still giving everyone higher than reality. Expect to be a lot of disappointed people later

          1. Bubz
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Might not bother then. Cheers

        • potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Think it's back to normal now. ie giving out a slightly higher OR than you deserve

      2. The Big Fella
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        ETA for points to be updated? ETA for tables to be updated?

      3. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        3k last year 6k this year! Not bad!

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Looks like a downward trend 😉

          1. For Fuchs Sake
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Ha ha could be!

        2. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          9k nailed on next season

          1. For Fuchs Sake
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Good maths 😉

          2. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Or is it 12k? 😉

        3. Demba Demba
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Twice as poor as last year.

      4. jackx13
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Haz 2 baps is preposterous imo.

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          I disagree 🙂

          1. Here's Tom with the We…
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Disagree 😉
            Winning goal!

        2. Ephurion
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Why, are you saying you disagree with Opta when it comes to him completing those passes, creating those chances, winning those duels etc etc?
          Or are you simply choosing GW 38, the last GW, to complain about the same system we've had for the whole season (and further back)?

          Seems salty

      5. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        102 all out!

        1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Well done HVT

        2. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Awesome HVT

        3. JAC THE CAT
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Well played buddy

        4. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Nice

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

          Great score HVT.

        6. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          119

      6. Dokdok666
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Horrible season ending with +100 points three GW's in a row, could be worse off

      7. Lizard Lips
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        When on earth are ranks updated? Can't handle the wait!!

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

          It's GW38.

        2. Viper
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          If they have you at 900 you should be safe 🙂

        3. Jimmers
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Baps haven't been added yet so another 30/45 minutes

      8. TheBusDriver
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Only 1 bonus for Pedro? WTF!

        1. Here's Tom with the We…
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          I'll take that! Thought he'd only get 1 point in total at 2pm today

        2. Phil Dagger ⭐
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          10 points in 20 minutes

      9. Viper
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Fix now has me at 1,040.

        The Koscielny red card will have cost me dearly if that's the case. Koscielny on wildcard instead of Monreal had already screwed me. Today compounds it.

        Still happy with the rank of course, doubt I'll get that close again though 🙂

        1. Lizard Lips
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Feel your exact pain with Kos. A killer. I went Sane today over Cesc/Pedro and forgot to do Cab over Cech in goal. Think I might miss by 2 points so all those things have cost me. Really hope we pull it off.

      10. JAC THE CAT
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Looks like 96 for me.

        Unlikely to get into the top 10k from 16k 🙁

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

          Solid season.

          1. Atwood
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            How did you get on today?

        2. Urchin
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          In a similar situation her, 93 for the GW, just under 17K before start of GW

      11. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Back to back 3 figure scores after baps - call me Harry Kane

      12. Deano
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Pedro robbed of bonus! Cost me 10 ranking places. 😉

      13. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        54K OR and on 105 with BAPS - can't beat my best OR of 29k? I think not.

        1. Deano
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          No, but good consistency.

      14. Hypnos
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        just a couple days for a taste of the top 10k and I'm out

      15. stumanchuu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Will a defender sub in in aoa if a midfielder didnt play?

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Yes

          1. stumanchuu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Thx

      16. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        ML rival made up 50 points and was 8 behind before last week. Harry Kane has now given me a 70 point win in the ML, Thanks 'Arry!!

      17. Ninja Škrtel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        What are you gonna do now that's its all over?

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Stare at Matip.

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            hahahahahahaahah!!!

        2. Viper
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Realise that none of it really matters 😆

          1. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Yeah right you will be here guessing when the game goes live for next season

            1. Viper
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 4 hours ago

              Yeah, in July. Until then.....

        3. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Knit myself a jumper saying ML winner on it 🙂

          1. Like an Egyptian Magician
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            lol

        4. :
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          Build the best u21 team EVER!

      18. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        New/current Top 10k average?

        1. tambourineman
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 hours ago

          88.5 (-1.9)

          1. Jafooli
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 4 hours ago

            Cheers Tam......

      19. :
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Brilliant! Forget Kane, Hazard, Sanchez, et al, history will tell us that this season's most explosive midfielder/forward was Joshua Harrop and Demetri Mitchell (wtf!) earned that accolade in the defenders rankings.

        😀 😆

      20. Mr. O'Connell
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        Koscielny

      21. Atwood
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 4 hours ago

        I know league standings will take a while, but any guesses when total points will be shown?