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

    Withdrawal symptoms already! When you go to check your line up for next week 🙁

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      How long until FPL opens again?

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        2.5 months...

      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        83 days according to FPL

        https://twitter.com/OfficialFPL/status/866347030209323008

        🙂

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 days ago

          Not bad

        2. andymck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 days ago

          I think that's the first day of the season actually.

  2. Adriano
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Where does everyone find these high stake mini leagues? Friends? Websites?

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      i know someone who knows someone......

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Mine was a league of Ireland club that ran a league. The actual manager of the club approached me about it because he knew I was decent at it. (From a town local to me)

      Can't thank him enough 🙂

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Online

  3. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    So can I withdraw the 500,000 I have left over in the bank now or....

    1. S.Agueroooooo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Carry over to next season starting budget

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Nice

    2. BROOKLYN GOONER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Don't be so selfish. You should give your unused budget to charity, just like I do after every season.

    3. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      3.6 million here

  4. Kibas
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    114 Points 😀

    1. S.Agueroooooo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Wow

      1. Kibas
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Perfect Storm

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      That's 38 points per post you have made in the last 30 days prior to this post 😉

      1. Kibas
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Good Point 🙁 Sorry Community... my English is poor

  5. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    That jammy Cahill CS may have cost me my ML.. If my calculations are correct I will finish 4th and 141 points behind him 😐

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      That's tough to take

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Are you going to load up on Arsenal players for the F.A Cup Final to make up ground ?

  6. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Has anyone found who Ben Crabtree is? Seems to be in a ML with a loaf of Aussie engineers in Brisbane, but someone in his ML of what seem to be his mates is in a ML with a load of Scouser financial advisers - this is consistent with him being in the England league and an Everton fan.

    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      When I hear crab tree I think is is John Terry

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Great investigation work, you'll crack the case yet 😉

  7. the snazzy viking
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    In a public head-to-head league Finale and I've got 99(-4) points and he's got 95 points. Who wins then?

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Most goal scorers. Next tiebreak is most clean sheets.

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Hits not the first criterion?

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 days ago

          Nope. Immaterial for H2H tiebreakers. The 4 points is deemed enough.

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 days ago

            It randomly updated. Was worried for a second as it said he got 97 points but then realised he took a hit! 95-93! I win!

      2. the snazzy viking
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Does it include the bench?

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 days ago

          I don't think so. The clean sheets does include the whole team though, not just the defenders.

    2. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Him

    3. You Must Be Jokin Ere
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Most goals scored - if that level, fewest goal conceded (entire team, even the strikers))

  8. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    FPL taking ages to update OR

  9. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    we can make transfers 🙂

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Rage transfers Costa out.

      1. Deus
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Wirst transfer ever before gw37 for double and gw38 totalling 6 pts for 3 games. Never again

  10. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    14 shiny points from Wijnaldum. 😎

    1. Hakchak
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Congrats great punt

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Ta. Congratulations on LMS!!

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Very underrated. Great home player

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Aye, decent home pick.

    3. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Good move! Considered him, but couldn't bring myself to drop Alli. 6 shiny points from Lovren instead.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        I only considered it after the King news to be fair.

    4. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Brilliant punt, congrats 🙂

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Cheers 🙂

    5. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Congrats on not been able to afford Coutinho? 😉

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Hey, I got Coutinho and Wijnaldum. 😛

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        😀

    6. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Bravo great move!

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Ta 🙂

    7. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Great shout berbs and well done on the top 4 finish

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Cheers Nidge. You guys will join us on Wednesday and then we can troll Arsenal.

    8. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Well played Berbs . ☺. Although WhatsApp were clearly inferior. ☺

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Hehe cheers Slouchy.

        1. George Sillett
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 days ago

          Unsurprisingly I was our least valuable player. Thanks for letting me join your league this season. All the best.

  11. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Autosubs repair, autosubs replace 😎

  12. CostaCoffee
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Gone from 430k in GW23 to hopefully top 4k at least... huge 9 weeks after GW23 jumping to 10k in GW32

    1. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      That's quite a big jump. Congrats

  13. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Subs added

  14. FER FUSCH AKE
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    I am Crab tree

  15. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    91 pts thanks all for great help here

  16. Deano
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Still no RMT, how peaceful.

  17. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Though we knew King's injury i benched him and started Monreal.Regardless from the results was that a bad move?

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      On paper it was sensible if you would have had to take a hit

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        I had 2 ft but still i started Monreal cause i couldn't found a good midfielder at 6.6.The only thing i thought was King+Jesus->Coutinho+Liorente instead of Alli->Coutinho i did but didn't had the balls to sell Jesus.

  18. Shawcus
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Ville Ronka outside of the top 20k. Is the Finnish Enigma losing his touch?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      No transfer this GW suggests so.

      1. Shawcus
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        Noticed that he didn't make a transfer, thought he might have brought Kane in. Surely he didn't just give up!!!!

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      He has suffered from lack of team value IMO. FPL policy change re price rises has affected him IMO. I hope FPL is more transparent about price rises next season.

    3. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Just prove he is human after all.. he will bounce back without a doubt

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      His 2nd WC was poor to be fair

    5. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      This has been an unusual season tbf. His conservative style of play punished him badly.

  19. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Alonso from free kicks:
    - 1x shot saved
    - 3x woodwork
    - 2x goals

  20. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    I picked
    Willian over Pedro
    Vokes over llorente
    Lallana over wijnaldum.

    Ended the season overthinking .... And just above 100k 🙁

  21. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Bournemouth in 9th is quite impressive.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Very impressive. Been good to watch too

    2. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Got to disagree. 6 points separates 8th from 17th. All it shows is the Top 7 are way ahead and the rest are a bunch of rubbish.

    3. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Well done on winning The LAWR main league. Didn't add that at the time as was unsure how many points where in it

  22. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    8 lovely points coming off the bench from Vokes

  23. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    45k after gwk 35
    roughly 6k after today

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Great job congrats!!

      1. MartialMatas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        thanks.
        looks like you had a pretty great season

    2. CC22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Great effort that. How do you know you're OR? I was 48k after GW 35 and am finishing on 2315 - is that enough for top 10k?

      1. MartialMatas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        fantasy football fix has a feature which tries to predict your rank. normally does pretty well

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Bubs around?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      o/

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        I see you won the true foods fpl league

        Any idea how they pay out?

        1. Bubz
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 days ago

          Not sure. I think it might have said in the t's and c's that you have to have a UK bank account though...

          Where did you come?

          1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 3 days ago

            I think I might be 3rd but not sure

            However I went to their Facebook site and I can't see the post anymore

            I don't have any info on how they payout and also whether they contact you directly etc

            1. Bubz
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 days ago

              Send them a message on facebook. I will be doing. I want my 300 quid!

      2. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        The real one

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Well, 104 points from today, and looking at a 50k finish, i really cannot complain after such an up and down season, happy to just be in the top 100 k lol!

    On the bright side, head to head won, and ML won, cashing in 🙂

    Thank you to all of you's once again and hope you all have a fantastic summer.

  26. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Such a turbulent 90 minutes mini league wise, thought the late ozil assist had done me but largely thanks to big vincent I'm OK.

  27. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    Finishing a long and frustrating season on a high! Great GW37+38 and ML won at the finishing line 🙂

  28. CC22
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    363 (after hits) in the last three gameweeks to go from 70 behind in my ML to winning it by about 95 points. Leader had neither Sanchez or Kane or any chips/wildcard going into GW36 (would be definitely considered a casual on here)! Also think I may just crack the top 10k again.

    Marathon not a sprint was the clear message for me this season!

  29. acidicleo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    FFfix projected OR 7737..
    Even with their overestimation I hope to be in top 10K.

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 days ago

      Points? Where is 2297 points predicted?

      1. acidicleo
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 days ago

        2314...
        you need to put your team details on there..

  30. ejaknian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 days ago

    89pts (-4)
    good night from Indonesia