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. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Finished 80k in my 2nd season bit disappointed to be honest last season I finished 12k and I didn't even know this site existed back then but hopefully next season I'll do better cheers all

  2. Viper
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Finished in 1,031 overall. The Koscielny red cost me that illusive 3 digit rank.

    I just want to thank everyone who took the time to reply to my many questions and I hope I steered a few people towards the right decisions over the season. Congrats to all of you who hit your targets! 🙂

    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Well played Viper, cracking rank....

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Well done viper. Great effort. I had kosc as well! Frustrating but won my cash mini league which was main aim

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

        Good stuff, don't spend it all in one shop 😉

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

      I think it should get rounded off to 1k - well done

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        I agree 🙂

        Well played Viper, thanks for the advice and help over the weeks 🙂 See you next season 🙂

    4. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Didn't hit mine except ML victory. Your rank deserves applause though. As does your input here. Way to go!

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

        Thanks sminky

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

    1770, highest of the season. Happy with that.

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Well done

  4. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Triggerlips at 56k, he's had another stinker by his standards

    1. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Lost the plot and believed his own hype

    2. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      link?

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        888

  5. Baked baines
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Gutted. Finished on a red arrow. A -4 and Hazard out the culprit.
    7778

  6. Konig Luther
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Started GW28 in 600k
    Finished GW38 in 33k.

    Just 1 gw ranking below 1M in that time.. i wish i could have a better middle season

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

      Similar for me, 860k > 120k

      What a puzzle of a season

  7. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    315K. Simply a bad season from me. Can't wait for the next one.

  8. DaddyPig
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    **Thanks to everyone's advice and guidance this season.
    99 points today and 807 overall rank.
    My best ever. Gonna miss this game.

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

      Brilliant stuff, well done!

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

        Thanks, loved this season. Good old Kane captain hey!

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Excellent. Fairplay

    3. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Great, well done

    4. PÍE
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Congrats on the top 1k club!

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

        Cheers!
        First time ever. Feels great. Well done everyone!

    5. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      See DaddyPig actually does know what he is doing
      Reference to Peppa Pig not your FPL ability.

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

        Ha ha, I'm a bit of an expert at this. Oink oink!

  9. Here's Tom with the We…
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Aim at the start of the season was to finish top 10k.

    So chuffed with myself to have an overall rank of 720 🙂

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

      3 digit OR is great isn't it!!

    2. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Great rank, well played!

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

    Worst OR in 8 season playing, confirmed!

    Thanks for all your help throughout the year, this feat wouldn't have been possible otherwise

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

      😉

    2. the axolotl
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      🙂

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What was the final position?

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      😛

    5. brianutd-why always we? 20
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Same here Optimus

    6. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Me too Boss 🙁

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

      Unlucky Ville.

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

        Hah!

    8. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Haha.

  11. Double Entry
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Proof that this game is a marathon, not a sprint -

    GW13 - 1M+
    GW38 - 7.4k

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Well played

      1. Double Entry
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Thank you

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Amen

      GW 17 - 1.168m
      GW 38 - 0.006m

  12. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    12k in the end.

    My 2nd best finish but gutted not to be in the top 10k.

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

      Hard luck. Still a good season though remember 🙂

  13. HVT
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    All our worry about who to have this week as a Chelsea mid!

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Ha ha!

      Worked out ok in the end 🙂

  14. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    GW 25 - 188k
    GW 38 - 5k

    I guess I'll take that. 😀

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Great finish

    2. George Sillett
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      I have to say well played POP.☺

    3. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Great score, none left to play for few months. 🙂

  15. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    10 K first Season

    Love You all 😎

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      What a feeling!

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Buzzing to win my ML and H2H too and a knockout cup

        Clean sweep lol

    2. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Well done. Cheers mate!

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        congrats on the Cup win mate

        1. Karan14
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 11 months ago

          Thanks a lot 😀

  16. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    GW35 - 4545th OR
    GW38 - 877th OR

    The late wildcard/BB paid off 😎

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Strong 3 digit result!

      1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        It's been a long time coming.. I've missed out on the last day twice in the past 🙂

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Top stuff. 153k to 32k for me 🙂

      1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Congrats Sess, great climb!

  17. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Best ever finish, 872 for me.

    Thanks to everyone on here for their insight

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

      Well done, fairplay

    2. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      You ended up on the same points as me just five places ahead, congrats 🙂

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      That's a top OR, nice one!

    4. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Amazing mate!

  18. arndff_
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    OR 9917 (2307pts)
    Won 1 classic ML and 1 H2H league

    Sess! thanks for the help once again! 🙂

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      2nd best finish from 4 seasons I played

  19. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Finished 18,278. I'm happy with that. And more importantly I shut my ML whole-season leader the hell up by overtaking him last week and winning this week! Thanks for everyone's helps etc this season.

  20. notlob legin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Hi All
    Just wanted to thank everyone on this site. This is the first time I've posted but every day I read all the comments and every article open to non-members - I've learned so much. Finished the season just inside the top 8,000. My third year and head and shoulders my best one. I wouldn't have achieved this without this site and the knowledgeable insight shown by so many.
    Thank you all and hopefully next year we'll all do even better.
    Thank you

  21. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    OR 9420. Not too happy as I was near 7k in GW36. No City assets have hurt over the past 2 gameweeks!

    But happy to win my MLs and The Frequent Posters Cup!

    Thanks for all the advice mates. I'll probably upgrade to a member next season! 😀

  22. 8ball
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    9k last season, 13k this season. The only 2 seasons that I managed to crack 100k. Coincided with finding out about this website. Thanks to all. See you guys next season.

  23. I Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    If Kane costs 12.5 or more will he be in your GW1 team?

    1. arndff_
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      fo sho

    2. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      For sure!

    4. 8ball
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      yes

    5. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Doesn't matter what he costs. He's in. Only slight concern is he seems to traditionally start slow.

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 11 months ago

        Yep takes him a few weeks to get going

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

      For sure

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

      First player in my team regardless of cost

    8. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      No. I made that mistake this year. He is a very slow starter, just 1-2 goals in the first 10 gws the past seasons.

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

    Apologies for the brag....550 OR first season, huge thanks to those who persuaded me to take the captaincy off jesus and onto Kane today!

    1. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Brag away that's brilliant

  25. Volley127
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Start of GW35 - 400k
    End of GW38 - 36k

    🙂

  26. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    OR of 232, should seem good, but was 60 ish three weeks ago

    Disappointing end

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

      Great season

    2. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Congratulations.
      Amazing rank

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

      you'd have taken that at the start of the season - great season and you should be delighted

    4. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Similar feeling here, torrid end to the season but still have the 3 digits I guess 🙁

    5. sminkypinky
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      It's awfully chilly at the top. Still very well done mate!

    6. Point-one short
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Still a great rank when all's done and dusted.

    7. iron2010
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      Great season

  27. THFC4LIFE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    My friend runs a cash mini league this year he had 174 entries at £20 each top 5 take the money if anyone's interested next season could make it even bigger!

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

      lol

  28. Ange Ball
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I can't stop smiling won all my mini money leagues and came runner up in my big league by 1pt when I was 12th- 15th all season. Every point counts very true saying. 

    Thank you Mr Kane for making my season. #lucku no chance skill.

  29. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    Just saw coutinho free kick! What is guzan doing, terrible goalkeeper

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      terryble

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 11 months ago

      You're only just realising this now?! Let's be honest if you have coutinho, you'll take it though.

  30. The Big Fella
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 11 months ago

    I could have captained absolutely any other midfielder or striker in my squad and got a better score than the one Sanchez got me