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, 5 months ago

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

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

      How long until FPL opens again?

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        2.5 months...

      2. Viper
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        83 days according to FPL

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

        🙂

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

          Not bad

        2. andymck
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

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

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

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

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

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

      Online

  3. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

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

    1. S.Agueroooooo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Carry over to next season starting budget

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

        Nice

    2. BROOKLYN GOONER
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months 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…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      3.6 million here

  4. Kibas
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    114 Points 😀

    1. S.Agueroooooo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wow

      1. Kibas
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Perfect Storm

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

      1. Kibas
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

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

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

      That's tough to take

    2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

  6. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

      When I hear crab tree I think is is John Terry

    2. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

  7. the snazzy viking
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months 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
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Most goal scorers. Next tiebreak is most clean sheets.

      1. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Hits not the first criterion?

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

          1. the snazzy viking
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 5 months 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
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Does it include the bench?

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

      Him

    3. You Must Be Jokin Ere
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

  8. Feloh
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    FPL taking ages to update OR

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

    we can make transfers 🙂

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

      Rage transfers Costa out.

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

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

  10. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    14 shiny points from Wijnaldum. 😎

    1. Hakchak
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Congrats great punt

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

        Ta. Congratulations on LMS!!

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Very underrated. Great home player

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

        Aye, decent home pick.

    3. Bunk Moreland
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

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

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

    4. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Brilliant punt, congrats 🙂

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

        Cheers 🙂

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

      Congrats on not been able to afford Coutinho? 😉

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

        Hey, I got Coutinho and Wijnaldum. 😛

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

        😀

    6. wulfrunian
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Bravo great move!

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

        Ta 🙂

    7. KingNidge
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Great shout berbs and well done on the top 4 finish

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

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

    8. George Sillett
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

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

        Hehe cheers Slouchy.

        1. George Sillett
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

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

  11. Ha.
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Autosubs repair, autosubs replace 😎

  12. CostaCoffee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

      That's quite a big jump. Congrats

  13. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Subs added

  14. Feloh
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    I am Crab tree

  15. aleksios
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    91 pts thanks all for great help here

  16. Deano
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Still no RMT, how peaceful.

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

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

      1. wulfrunian
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 5 months 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
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

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

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      No transfer this GW suggests so.

      1. Shawcus
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months 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
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months 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
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      His 2nd WC was poor to be fair

    5. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

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

  19. CloudSky
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

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

  20. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 5 months 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
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bournemouth in 9th is quite impressive.

    1. Here's Tom with the We…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Very impressive. Been good to watch too

    2. diesel001
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months 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
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months 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…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    8 lovely points coming off the bench from Vokes

  23. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    45k after gwk 35
    roughly 6k after today

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

      Great job congrats!!

      1. MartialMatas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        thanks.
        looks like you had a pretty great season

    2. CC22
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

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

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Bubs around?

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

      o/

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I see you won the true foods fpl league

        Any idea how they pay out?

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

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

      2. Back on the horse
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        The real one

  25. Salah’s Sonnet
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months 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, 5 months 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
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

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

    1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Points? Where is 2297 points predicted?

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

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

  30. ejaknian
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    89pts (-4)
    good night from Indonesia