Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

In a Gameweek blighted by numerous injuries, Fantasy managers will be looking for Southampton to come to the rescue at Villa Park this evening. Ronald Koeman’s side roll up to the midlands on the back of four straight clean sheets and with the hosts having scored just one goal in seven Gameweeks, another shut-out for the Saints could well be on the cards.

Nathaniel Clyne (22.4%) and Ryan Bertrand (32.5%) are amongst the four most popular defenders in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game right now but with the fixtures turning against Koeman’s outfit, many have a dilemma on their hands ahead of a run of matches against City, Arsenal and United.

Further up the field, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle could also be on their last outing for many. The Serbian’s underlying stats continue to impress but, aside from his incredible 23-point haul at home to Sunderland in Gameweek 8, he’s struggled for any semblance of consistency and has blanked in seven of the first 11 rounds of fixtures.

Pelle’s drop in shooting accuracy has been a real concern to his owners. The Italian has failed to register a single attempt on target over his previous three appearances and has now netted in only one of his last five league outings. Another blank this evening may well be the final straw, though with Villa beset by backline injuries (Ron Vlaar, Philippe Senderos and Nathan Baker are all out), Pelle will be confident of grabbing the goals before the fixtures take a turn for the worse.

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  1. enrico.palazzo
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I would like to wait as long as possible to do my TF this week due to injuries in my team, but is Yun likely to rise any time soon?

    1. wedgec
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      No

  2. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    As it stands I'm on 49 after -4 hoping to hit 50 if clyne keeps his bonus point

    1. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That's not terrible this week.

    2. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Good score this week

  3. Royal5
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Think I will keep Clyne. Had him since the start and he has moved from 5.0 -> 5.8. Plays very attacking from what I have seen. Just bench him in one or two games imo

  4. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    What are Forster owners doing?

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Keeping but getting rid of Bertrand

      1. Not Irish
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        lol

      2. Heydudes13
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Other way round fella!

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Maybe but I need the money more.

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

      Ditching. Doesn't get save points which are a goalkeepers bonus.

  5. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I'm going to call my season up until now: Season Part A. F YOU SEASON PART A.

    Averaging 8.67 points per captaincy (that's the doubled score) and only 53 points per gameweek.

    😐 😐

    Season Part A ends today. 😥

    Season Part B starts this weekend! 🙄

    1. Not Irish
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Wasn't left footed or a piledriver.

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/8897526

      😀

      1. Van Dal
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        You asked. I told ya'll

    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      right footed but acknowledged

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      You sound a bit needy.

    4. Shifty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      shut the feck up you child. posting this drivel on every page 🙄

      1. Van Dal
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Haha sorry man just elated 🙂

  6. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Wow +12 points today in the top 10k 🙁

    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Source? FPL discovery not updated yet has it?

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Only comes up with Sunday for me. 😯

    2. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      That's exactly what I'm getting :p

    3. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Yup, scored 12 today if Clyne gets a bp.

    4. S.Kuqi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      We have excatly same rank. Well played.

      1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Except I've gotten 7 red arrows in the last 8 weeks 🙂

    5. tm245
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Loving that picture of Clyne. Boss.

    6. money face bandwagon
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Another 2pts behind 🙁

    7. Shifty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      think that includes subs as well right?

  7. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    i'm a big Naylor fan, but going without Baines is likely to hurt you more consistently than being without Hazard

  8. ManTree(v2!) or just JAY!
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Fab and Pelle to
    Hazard and Austin?

  9. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic > Eriksen?

    Worried by Eriksen's trolliness.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I sold him last week, ffs !!!!

  10. tm245
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    4-4-2 is tempting me through the holiday fixtures.

    Baines Coleman Clyne Caulker/Wisdom
    Sanchez Hazard ADM Siggy
    Aguero Austin

    1. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      You won't get many clean sheets from that defence during that period.

      1. tm245
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        The first four are for goals...

  11. nashi
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Two Questions:

    1) Is Baines + Oscar better than NTaylor + Hazard + 1,2m ?

    2) Is McNair a viable FF option?

    1. Kerz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      1) would rather have the latter
      2) imo no, United aren't solid at the back

  12. Back on the horse
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic has to go. I've lost patience.

    Tadic + Vlaar -> Oscar + Yun.

    Is Oscar good enough or am i kidding myself?

    1. zuzuViking
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      He is good enough, at least until january.

  13. zuzuViking
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic + Pelle > Hazard + Austin?

    Surely that is not knee jerking?

    And is Austin a stayer (as opposed to Naismith and Ulloa knee jerking)?

    1. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Great transfers

    2. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Not sure Austin is a stayer but good for next 3 at least then assess

  14. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Nathaniel Clyne, more points than Baines.

    1. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      New Coleman.

      1. tm245
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        All three is where it's at.

        1. Heydudes13
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Do really like Coleman as an option still

        2. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Baines + Coleman must have been painful this week, but sweet last week.

        3. tm245
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Absolutely -- he and Baines and Ivan in August are special players imo. His low ownership is even more of a reward.

  15. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Are Baines and Chadli going to be fit for next GW? My transfer this week was to be Tadic out Siggy in but not so sure now.

  16. Jimbo123
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    I have the exact money for Kaboul, Tadic, Pelle -----> Yun, Hazard, Bony

    Is it safe to wait until after the Chelsea game tomorrow before pulling the trigger?

    1. Pepin - RIP Absinthe
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Good looking moves.

    2. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Do it

      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Now or after tomorrow's CL game?

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Just wait until all games have finished on Thursday

      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Why Thursday?

  17. DIegoCosta19
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    aguero is just too expensive. getting rooney and have only had him for a week. Makes your team lopsided

    1. Keno
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Aguero is a monster, him and Costa= must owns

    2. Tiote on Peyote
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Lopsided and with loads of delicious points

    3. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Bad move. Aguero is probably the only essential player in the game.

  18. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Clyne will stay on only 1 bonus point?

    Btw, who should I bring instead of Tadic?

    1. Royal5
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Mane 🙂

    2. Daniel Levy- Not the Chairm…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Eriksen/Barkley

    3. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy

    4. Tiote on Peyote
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Depends on funds.

    5. The Machine
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      I think he'll lose it. Will be on 22 or 23 post changes

  19. Tiote on Peyote
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Help a brother out.

    1. Austin, Fab, Naylor

    2. Bony, Downing, Azpi

    3. Austin, Downing, Azpi (with Clyne to Baines next week)?

    First to five wins.

    1. FPL Fella
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      3

  20. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Caulker or yun?

    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Also consider Isla, he looks an assist merchant to me.

  21. Gooders
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Tadic & Pelle > Sanchez & Austin? Is Austin the best striker under 6.6 for now?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Thinking of the same moves. Looks good

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Ings?

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Kane?

        1. Gooders
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          Not a bad shout actually

    3. HurriKane
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Nice moves

  22. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Any idea on price risers/fallers tonight?

  23. Kerz
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Sell Clyne or Pelle first? Can only sell one this week. Cheers

    1. S.Kuqi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Pelle.

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Pelle

  24. S.Kuqi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Already have Baines, can't afford Chelsea def, might as well keep Clyne.

    1. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      doing same

  25. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Expected overall average is 44 points (+9.5 points today).

    Average score in the top 10K is 45.5 points (+11.6 points today).

    1. S.Kuqi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Including bench points?

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Yes baps autosubs etc

    2. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Low spread overall for the week I'm guessing so most will get small movements only. Down in my case

    3. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      50 here 🙂

    4. Not Irish
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Above average despite my -8 and the injuries. Can't emphasize how massive that Southampton goal was. Also means I can deal with Downing and Berahino without losing money on them this week.

      Immense.

  26. JWF
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    A) Hazard/Fabs & Kane

    OR

    B) Bony & Chadli (or another

    1. JWF
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Weird, the 'less than' symbol broke that post. That should say 'or another less than £6.8m midfielder.

      1. Amateur Pundit Zan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        It's the brackets and the less than together

      2. Amateur Pundit Zan
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        I'd take a punt with A but have an exit plan for Kane within 2 transfers just in case

  27. kennethrhcp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    ok... sorry... it's tadic related, i'm getting rid.

    i'm thinking Swans mind in, Montero or dyer?

  28. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    Torn between Siggy (c) or Costa for next week 😕

    1. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Siggy is not captain material

  29. Fais
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 11 months ago

    52 pts, up to 6th in the world...

    1. Jimbo123
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Oh do sod off.... 😉

    2. Dr. Rog
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Alphadog

    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      Best 1st post ever

    4. Shifty
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      go home you bragger. so annoying.

      1. Fais
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 11 months ago

        Sorry, just couldn't resist. I'll probably go silent for the rest of the season unless it starts getting unbearably tense

        1. Shifty
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 11 months ago

          get a grav, learn to be likeable and people will cheer for your cause. Like Timtastic.

          1. Fais
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 11 months ago

            Do people judge you by your pictures here?

    5. Back to Back Ballacks
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 11 months ago

      So you only jumped 1 spot?
      My green arrow is WAY bigger than yours,
      suck it up suckymacsuckerson, you gotta be the biggest sucker at sucking than anyone that ever sucked,
      go suck yourself!