[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
13 September 2014 2041 comments
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And we’re back. Premier League action resumes with, potentially, the biggest of bangs – a lip-smacking contest between Arsenal and Man City at the Emirates.

On paper, it’s a fascinating contest with both sides looking to kickstart their campaigns. Manuel Pellegrini’s outfit roll up to North London, smarting from a shock 1-0 setback to Stoke in their own backyard. Arsenal’s start has been equally unconvincing – Arsene Wenger’s charges dropped points at Everton and Leicester and are often found wanting against fellow title contenders: they’ve a point to prove today.

Fantasy managers have plenty to consider, not least the impact of Danny Welbeck: the Β£16 million capture from Manchester United has attracted over 200,000 new owners this week ahead of his debut.

The early kick-off is followed by no less than six three o’clock encounters before we take the trip to Anfield as Liverpool host unbeaten Aston Villa.

As always, our Twitter feed will deliver all the lineups and key team news as the day’s events unfold.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Sebbo29
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Fernandinho yellow

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      He would never do something to get a yellow!!

    2. big oak
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      isn't it akward that city has fernando and fernandinho..... but fernando is actually younger than fernandinho??

      1. Sebbo29
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        yep should be the other way round πŸ˜‰

  2. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Kicking Wilshere is an offence?

  3. Woy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ramseys got great accuracy today

    1. Sebbo29
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Irony?

  4. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    http://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2014/09/13/gw-4-transfers-and-team-selection/#more-1988

    Average team value is just 99.1m. 100.1m in top 10k.

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Not including money in the bank.

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Ahh OK. Didn't realise that! Makes more sense.

      2. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        which makes the team value stat meaningless, as some people will have benched the likes of ramsey, costa etc.

        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Huh? Players on the bench count, just not the money you haven't spent.

          1. Paul Psychic Octopus
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 7 months ago

            Yep. I'll put the bottle away.

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      People aren't going to be able to pick a team come January!

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        More fallers than risers, so I guess the players will generally be cheaper than be previous August.

        1. big oak
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          unlikely anyone will reach 105 team value by the end of the season unless hes playing the team value game alone

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      + money in the bank

  5. I-Taught-Danny-Welbeck-How-…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Wilshere really is a scumbag. Would be selling drugs if he wasn't a footballer.

    1. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      how do you know he isn't combining both professions?

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Might be doing both for all we know.

  6. Kuda
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ramsey currently at 1 bps

    1. Woy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Now for a brace!

    2. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Lotta CSs to come in.

    3. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No CS included yet though

    4. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      won't get 1 after 60 min

    5. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Not when the CSs are added

  7. haroldhammond
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Look how high Ramsey is playing now πŸ˜€

  8. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Bring Sanogo in, enogh Welbeck allready

    1. big oak
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      cause: arsenal knew they might need to score at some point today
      effect: they left sanogo out of the matchday squad

    2. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

  9. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    I'd love to see Navas and Schurrle playing in the same team.

  10. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Ozil and Wilshere should just got subbed off 😐

  11. Messi & fabregas
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Chelsea XI : Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill,.Terry, Azpilicueta; Matic, Cesc; Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Diego Costa #CFC

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Cosssttaaaaaaaaaa

    2. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Costaaaaa πŸ˜€

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        duh.

        1. Piggs Boson
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          I miss the downvote button

    3. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Costa, Terry and Hazard

      check

    4. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      no schurrle πŸ™

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Always a risk πŸ™

    5. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Remy then.

    6. BayerNevaLusen
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Its not on twitter?

    7. Sunny 😎
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Costaaaaa..yesssss!

    8. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      If this is genuine how come about ten people haven't also posted it?

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Duplicates are removed?

      2. Messi & fabregas
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        copy paste from totalfpl someone posted it

        1. BayerNevaLusen
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          That was a troll...

        2. Sunny 😎
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          Ahh..how can you fall for those trolls!!

    9. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Diego!!!

      Never in doubt

    10. Paul Psychic Octopus
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Luis F

    11. Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Fake!!!!

    12. Footylicious
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Ivanovic - the true blues striker!

    13. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Could be fake?

    14. Chu Young Ping Pong
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Schurrle is playing.

  12. CTID_
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Navas having a great game shame he doesn't start

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      he did today

  13. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Cue a Ramsey goal in the last 5 mins :/

    1. Crouching Tiger
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Welbeck goal please.

    2. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Wouldn't complain

  14. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Forster, Clyne, Fonte, Alderweireld, Bertrand, Schneiderlin, Cork, Davis, Tadic, Long, Pelle.

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Cork again, interesting. No JWP will upset a few. Toby makes his debut. COYS!

      1. Chu Young Ping Pong
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Clyne goal, assist and CS.

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          this πŸ˜€

        2. Lucy.
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 months ago

          2 in 61. Not the best scoring ratio.

    2. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Let's go Tadic!

    3. Woy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      TASTY backline!

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        πŸ˜€ I agree.

    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Triple clean sheet please.

      1. SW6
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        Hope it works for you (I have double πŸ˜‰ )

    5. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No JWP.

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

      Clyne goal incoming

    7. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Clyne

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        He's the second name on the sheet…

  15. Sebbo29
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Just don't see Ars scoring atm - always want to carry the ball into the goal and get the perfect goal, nothing straightforward and simple atm

    1. The Finnisher
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      You sound like the commentator.

      "Perfect goal"

  16. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Why Wenger persists with Ozil out wide is beyond me.

    1. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      why he persists with him on the pitch is beyond me.

      1. Messi & fabregas
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 months ago

        this

  17. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Mannone, Vergini, van Aanholt, Brown, O'Shea (c), Cattermole, Larsson, Rodwell, Johnson, Alvarez, Wickham

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      PVA, check

    2. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      *vomits*

  18. Woy
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Come on pool lineup

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Lol

    2. Woy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Got a while to wait I know

    3. Jax
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      eh...5.30 ko??

    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      4.30pm

    5. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      You'll be waiting a while...game's at 5:30

  19. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Did Terry to Ivanovic this week

    Terry goal incoming

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Yes, please

    2. Woy
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      That'd be nice!

  20. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    No Luis again.

    And to think I was called crazy for saying he'd be eased into the team. πŸ˜›

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      you are crazy, but that's not the reason why

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      It's a fake line up

    3. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Eased is a nice way to put it..,

  21. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Krul; Janmaat, Coloccini (c), Williamson, Haidara; Colback, Anita; Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran; Riviere.

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Dummett πŸ˜€

    2. Footylicious
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      lol gouffran

    3. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Dummet gone for good, Dammit

    4. Sunny 😎
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      End of the road for Dummett

  22. Kevtheotter
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Newcastle United FC ‏@NUFC 31s
    #NUFC v @SouthamptonFC (4-2-3-1): Krul; Janmaat, Coloccini (c), Williamson, Haidara; Colback, Anita; Cabella, Sissoko, Gouffran; Riviere

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      I warned the Dummett owners that Haidara had no reason to be dropped.

  23. chrisjdgrady
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Flamini is crap

  24. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Speroni, Ward, Delaney, Dann, Mariappa, Jedinak (c), McArthur, Puncheon, Zaha, Campbell, Gayle.

    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Kelly 😯

    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Zaaahhaaaaaa. πŸ˜€

  25. Jax
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    flamini booked non shocka

  26. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton; Trippier, Shackell (c), Duff, Mee; Arfield, Jones, Marney, Boyd; Ings, Jutkiewicz

  27. Team News
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    : Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross (c), Wilson, Pieters; Whelan, Nzonzi; Moses, Bojan, Walters; Crouch

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Bojannnnnn! Today is his day.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Banjo but no Diouf

    3. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Bojan...oooh...

    4. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      No Diouf?

  28. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    No Bony for Swansea

  29. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Real team

    Team to play Swansea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Diego Costa. #CFC

    1. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Oh good. Still…

      Cooossstttttaaaa!

  30. Billy Gilmore
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 months ago

    Kolarov would've buried that πŸ˜‰

    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      +1

    2. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 months ago

      Fair point. πŸ˜›