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The Dugout Discussion – Saturday

Saturday continues with a quartet of matches, featuring Arsenal and an array of budget and mid-price Fantasy talent.

The Gunners trip to a resolute Aston Villa will likely be the headline act on show: Arsene Wenger’s men will look to recover from the midweek Champions League defeat to Dortmund against Paul Lambert’s resurgent midlands outfit. Alongside that, we’ve an enthralling encounter at the Liberty Stadium as Swansea and Southampton prepare to press and weave patterns around the South Wales pitch.

Elsewhere, Alan Pardew will look to extend his stay of execution at Newcastle via a winnable home clash with Hull City, while Burnley go in search of their first three points back in the top flight as Gus Poyet’s erratic Sunderland unit pull up to Turf Moor.

We may well be discussing some very meagre Fantasy points tallies by 4.50, as we prepare to make our way to East London to check in on West Ham’s progress, as they host Brendan Rodgers’ title pretenders, Liverpool.

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

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  1. Lucy.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren better be careful with head collisions. His head has a habit of going elsewhere.

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Obviously hope he's ok. Wouldn't wish a serious injury on him.

    2. Cheggers v2
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      inapropro

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      1. The Machine
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Wow

      2. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        No.

        1. Honeybadger
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          He is, celebrating the murdering and cleansing of Serbs on his twitter account...

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Blimey...

          2. Lucy.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Link?

            1. Honeybadger
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              Google Oluja croatian military operation, he celebrated that on his twitter...

          3. Hank da Silva
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Eff off.

      3. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        No, just no.

  2. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Pelle or Welbeck for the next 5?

    1. Woy
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Pelle

    2. Qubit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Both?

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

        Costa and Rooney other two, so for now only want one

        1. Qubit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          For the next 5. Pelle. Just.

    3. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Pelle for the next 2, then switch.

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I will have both.

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

        If you had to pick one ...

    5. johnbarnes
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Pelle, but keep Arsenal midfield cover

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

        Midfield will be Sig Fab Sterling Di Maria, not seeing room for Ramsey or Sanchez in there ...

        1. johnbarnes
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          I have a hunch that ADM>Ozil will be a popular transfer in 1 to 3 gws...

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

            You may be right. Would you pick Ramsey/Ozil over Di Maria now though?

            1. johnbarnes
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              maybe not now, but over the season, I'd definitely pick Ramsey over ADM. I think FPL is a game of coverage, hedging your bets. If you have a Man U forward, don't double up with a midfielder from the same team, unless they're an unstoppable team (cf. Chelsea).

        2. johnbarnes
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          people tend to forget he's still a world class player.

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

            I know he is and I'd like to have him but who would you drop?

            1. johnbarnes
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              ADM or Sterling imo

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

                Sterling really? Agree with your point on coverage most of the time, but value form and Di Maria has better form and fixtures atm

                1. The Shadow
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  MUN have 2nd toughest attacking fixtures over the next 6 according to the ticker. LIV much better.

            2. ralfb
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              Fabregas

  3. Proggy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren. 🙁

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Head fell off in the tunnel 🙁

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

    Doesn't look good for Lovren.

    Nor for Liverpool if Toure is coming on

  5. Sebbo29
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    It was Sakho's fault!!

  6. Sif
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Baps Updated I think

    3 Points (53 BPS): Welbeck
    2 Points (49 BPS): Özil
    1 Point (38 BPS): Gibbs

    Swansea VS Southampton
    3 Points (35 BPS): Wanyama
    2 Points (30 BPS): Fonte Clyne

    Newcastle VS Hull
    3 Points (51 BPS): Cissé
    2 Points (32 BPS): Gouffran
    1 Point (29 BPS): Diamé

    Burnley VS Sunderland
    3 Points (31 BPS): Brown
    2 Points (30 BPS): Mannone Shackell Trippier

    1. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Makes me feel slightly happier at benching pva

      1. Ross Geller
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        +1 same... Why did i play colo... stupid me 🙁

        1. Andy1
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          I played dier and terry.

          1. Ross Geller
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Yeah, but they still have to play and can match pva's points. Colo has 0 pts...

    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Fonte matching Clyne despite the yellow card.

    3. Il Gladiatore
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Annoying that PvA has missed out

    4. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Tripper yey. So under the radar and ready to explode.

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Yep, I was thinking about bringing him in this week but saved my FT in the end. Think I might well bring him in for Chester.

    5. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Don Vito 10pts. Lovely 😀

  7. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren is dead 🙁

  8. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Just caught up with the game and being 3 pages behind all I see is Sterling is shite, he plays in the Ashley Young role, OOP, he's gone backwards etc..

    Followed by STERLING yoohooo!!!!!!!

    So funny 😆

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Gotta love FFS 😛

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Page 39 it's a funeral
        Page 40 it's a party

    2. Son is Rising
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      A fickle bunch aren't we 🙂

    3. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      😆

    4. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Ultimate funny. This place is nonsense sometimes.

      Yooohooo
      Wooohooo

      I might switch to that. Lav it

    5. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      So typical lol

  9. Bolivian Seaman
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    He needs to bring manquillo back on

  10. Lucy.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Saints fans - I know Lovren was a **** but a serious head injury isn't something to wish on someone.

  11. FPL Touches
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Ahhhhhh tits.

    I just got Lovren to replace Debuchy!!

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

      You weren't expecting any Liverpool cleanies right?

  12. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren ok?

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

    2. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      He's up. Looks ok.

      1. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        May have concussion.

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          should be subbed then

  13. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    I have figured out who my new fifth midfielder is going to be!

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Downing?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        No, funnily enough. Slightly too pricey. Even for me.

        1. amol
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Noble?

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Game week 11.

    2. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Noble?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Nope. 😀

        1. amol
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Quinn?

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Wash your mouth out. 😀

            1. amol
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              Diame? Or at least give a clue like what club he comes from 😆

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Another Northern club.

                1. amol
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Kranjcar?

                2. amol
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Johnson?

    3. Grounderz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Noble?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Not at this time.

    4. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Barry Bannen?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        There's a thought!!! 😆

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

          You sure?
          😉

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Not him, anyway!

    5. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Downing. His stats are off the chart

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        See above. 🙂

      2. applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        careful, that's why liverpool bought him

    6. Prime
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Song

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Not yet.

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

          Not Kouyate surely? I love the guy IRL as an Anderlecht fan, but for FPL I wouldn't touch him.

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Certainly not!

    7. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Krancjar

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Still got the scars from a couple of years back ...

    8. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Diame?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Never go back ... 🙂

  14. amol
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Waiting for a Balo goal now

  15. The Sarjeant
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    The word 'lol' should be banned from this site.

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      lol

    2. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      At least we don't get:

      "Where da mannnurrre at" over and over again.

      Unlike other sites.

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

        Like on Total Gangsta FPL?
        🙂

        1. Herman Toothrot
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Yep, you can check the site day or night and it will be the same 4-5 talking garbage. Even Forca stopped posting there.

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I would sign that petition.

    4. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Should we say Hardy ha ha instead? 😉

    5. Qubit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I've said that before. Or more precisely lol@

    6. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Can we get rid of dat over that too?

  16. Pooodle
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Quite tempted to wildcard for the following transfers. Would leave me with a midfield of Rambo, Fab, Di Maria, Sterling, Siggy. Thoughts?

    Begovic -> Forster
    Krul -> 4m
    Balinese -> Chambers
    Rio -> Duff
    Chester -> Moore
    Hazard -> Fab
    Mata -> Di Maria
    Marney -> Sterling
    Naismith -> 4.4m

    1. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      "Balinese" = Baines!

    2. Andy1
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Who is Balinese?

      Will there be any 4.4m forwards

      1. Pooodle
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        None that play but with those 5 in midfield I'll never play my 3rd striker

    3. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      I wouldn't ship the Balinese!

      1. Pooodle
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Due a big haul...

  17. The Finnisher
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Now Sterling right back. 😆

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Even better. Goal and assist upcoming obviously

    2. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      i once got valencia and he played right back that match, i was fuming at my awful timing. anyway he got a goal and assist 🙂

  18. aree036
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Lovren is still alive, he might be back on to get his brace any minute

  19. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    If Kolo Toure comes on for Lovren, WHM will be very happy.

  20. Billy Gilmore
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling RB now 😆

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

      So that should mean that if Liverpool don't concede again he should get a cleanie right??

      😉

  21. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    PVA now ZERO Bonus?? WTF

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Wahoo

    2. Qubit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Quite

    3. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      🙁

    4. Solenya
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      AB called it

    5. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      ah well, was in the mix, almost scored. good signs for the future

  22. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    the lols at Sterling continue

    *cue another goal*

  23. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling keeper now.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Sometimes you post genius posts 😛

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Will he get save points?

  24. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    BP for the Liv game?

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      May as well look after the game.

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Still on mate.

  25. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Absolutely shocking that Lovren is allowed to continue after that.

  26. Captain Shirokov
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    West Ham are actually very good, who'd have thunk it?

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Doosra?

    2. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Doos.

    3. aree036
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      was just thinking the same

      Might sign one of their mids - who you reckon?

  27. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    WOW Liv defense. Were they utterly shite and last year too? Suarez was carrying them on his shoulders obviously

  28. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    https://vine.co/v/OWYLWEFTQ6J
    80 metre goal in bundesliga today 🙂

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Goal of the season

    2. applebonkers
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      and bayern still couldn't score. rookies

      1. Hank da Silva
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        Har, har. I'll take the one point.

  29. Frank Black
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Two Liverpool defenders headbutted each other and the one who got a concussion is the only one who can defend.

  30. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    West Ham already got 7 shots on target, hard to see Liverpool not conceding more