Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Monday

The final match of Gameweek 9 sees QPR attempt to haul themselves off the foot of the Premier League table as Aston Villa roll up to Loftus Road this evening. Both sides are in dire form right now, though – the hosts have picked up a single point from their last five fixtures, whilst Paul Lambert’s side have lost each of their last four without scoring a single goal in the process.

From a Fantasy perspective, only Steven Caulker has caught our attentions for the hosts – the centre-half is one of only three R’s players with an ownership above 3% in the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) game and sits in 7% of sides. Despite the R’s having conceded 17 goals in the last seven, Caulker’s owners will be cautiously optimistic over a clean sheet, though – the visitors have now failed to score in each of their last four league matches.

Up top, the R’s will be buoyed by their late rally at home to Liverpool last time around, though, where Eduardo Vargas emerged from the bench to notch twice in a 3-2 loss.

Paul Lambert will be pinning his hopes on Christian Benteke to make a difference for the visitors. The big Belgian returned to the starting XI last time around and whilst there’s still some doubts over his match sharpness after months on the sidelines, he’s proven time and again he’s more than capable of dishing out punishment to obliging top-flight backlines.

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  1. Crystal
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    I can't take the uncertainty anymore, going to sell for Bernie. That enable Naylor to Baines with my 2 frees

    1. Crystal
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Top in 2 pages, my luck must be in 😉

  2. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Vargas. finally redknapp realizes who vargas is, to start him. no due diligience on his part to have benched him and made come from bench around 79th min ag pool.

    i wrote during the pool gae redknapp was wrong, that he needed to start vargas and could play isla as lfb. vargas, austin zamora all could start.

    1. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Onuoha was the one against pool he need t have benched and and played isla as lfb. as today,

    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    @Doosra.....

    Ballsy, but I like it! 😀 Can't believe Ivan the Incredible has gone though. Seen something we haven't, or just a must-have replacement? For -4 I'm guessing?

  3. andres
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Last week everybody qas selling siggy after leicester because of fixtures and stats now everybody is saying have you seen his fixtures after gw 12..

    1. sambyy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      People are realising it would be silly to sell if you got him from the beginning.

  4. PogChamp
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Aww man! No freaking Hutton. Apzi and Blackett OTB 🙁

    1. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      on the plus side at least its not ivanovic 🙂

      1. PogChamp
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah suppose. Already been trolled by Silva and Moreno this GW. Now Villa will CS.

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

    Which of these options are better:

    A. Sterling, Sanchez, Zamora, Dummett, Moore (0.0 ITB)
    B. Siggy, Sanchez, Zamora, N.Taylor, Chambers (1.1 ITB)
    C Siggy, Sanchez, Berahino, N.Taylor, Moore (0.2 ITB)

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Why Zamora? That spoils everything.

      1. wendty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Going with five man mid. I already have Fabregas, ADM, Tadic. I would like to bring in Sanchez, which means only one spot for my other current two mids who are sterling and siggy

    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      c

      1. Think Tank
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        The one without Bobby Z in.

  6. Mr Sarcastic
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Now that Costa lost his left foot, is it possible that Pistorious loans one of his so he could still play against QPR?

    I really need him to play.

  7. jbasma
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why didn't ivanovic get a clean sheet this weekend? When he was sent off they hadn't conseeded.

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      this question is like a filter to show who's playing their first season on here..

      1. Think Tank
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I'll take it.

        Goals conceded by the team still count to a defender who has been red-carded.

    2. davies
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Uhhh, the rules of FPL - that's why.

    3. Mr Sarcastic
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      because he still played his part for them to concede?

    4. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      So like he should be rewarded for the fact that they conceded a goal right after he was sent-off

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

      i wonder how many emails FPL have had to read about this

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, I think it's because it's so rare that a sending off would be followed by a goal and clean sheet lost 20 seconds later.

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

          Passes over the miffed for this weeks scoutcast.

        2. Woy of the Wovers
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          I had Cole and Laursen when Chelsea v Villa ended 4-4. Both were sent off. I know this rule 😀

    6. SC not pearls before swine
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Goals conceded count against players sent off. Which makes sense when you consider it's arguably their fault that their team conceded by reducing their team to 10 men.

    7. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Because his red card helped the team enormously and didn't make their lives harder at all.

  8. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Villa a class above QPR.

    1. Bolt-on
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yep QPR in big trouble

    2. Think Tank
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Economy?

  9. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Any thoughts on what to do with this?

    De Gea, Gilks
    Baines, Bertrand, Taylor, Hutton, Wisdom
    Fabregas, Sterling, Sigurdsson, Chadli, Marney
    Costa, Aguero, Pelle

    0.2 ITB . 1 FT

  10. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why doesn't anyone like Sanchez from Villa? He's quality, imo.

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Probably the fact he's had 145 minutes of football and hasn't featured at all in the last 3 games, don't you think?

    2. Holy See
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Looks good from what I've seen. Stick him on your watchlist and consider bringing him in after consecutive double figure hauls. That's what I do.

  11. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What's the point in championship football on Monday night?

  12. borginho00742
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Siggy ---> Barkley this week a crazy move?

    1. ralfb
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nope seems alright, i got rid of siggi sterling for sanchez jedinak

      1. borginho00742
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Pretty fair trade

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      not yet. Barkley is still a week or two from full potential in my opinion.

  13. ralfb
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Will drogba still play once remy or costa are fit?

  14. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Hutton...how bad this so-called injury he sffered in training...any word if he'll be ok gw 10?

  15. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    OMG austin

  16. 420king
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    who assited C. Austin?

    1. Declan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Bobby Z

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zamora

    3. Henry Hill
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zamora

    4. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zamora

    5. conan_hn
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Zamora

      1. 420king
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        thanks

  17. Henry Hill
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Austin! U RRRRRRssss

  18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Stone cold, stone cold, stone cold!!!

  19. Bad Seed
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Brilliant assist by Zamora. His hold up play is exemplary. Nice finish too.

  20. Not Irish
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Well then. Lovely strike from Austin.

    Hopefully more to come.

  21. wendty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Going against the template. Surely Fabregas, ADM, Tadic, Sanchez and either Sterling/Siggy + a front two of Aguero and Pelle are just as strong as the current magnificent 7 of FAB/ADM/STERLING/SIGGY/COSTA/AGUERO/PELLE.

    What are your thoughts

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      My eyes...

    2. chrisjdgrady
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not really against the template. Sanchez is about to be template

  22. Nomar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Super Charlie Austin! !

  23. Ole Gunnar Kush
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Naismith -> Sakho is a no-brainer right?

    1. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      no-shoulder more like

      1. xuwei
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yes - it takes no brains to make that move before more news.

        1. Ole Gunnar Kush
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          5052 no brainers did it today...

          1. xuwei
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            You saying that 5052 transfers in proves that it's a smart move? 🙂

            1. Ole Gunnar Kush
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              Nope but it could mean that the injury isnt bad, couldnt it?

      2. Ole Gunnar Kush
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        yeah but he should be alright or did it look bad?

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

          Out for between 2 and 4 weeks apparently

          1. Ole Gunnar Kush
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            cheers

        2. xuwei
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Decent chance he's out at least a week.

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Are you actually your grav?

  24. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    QPR goal means I win manager of the month for my mini league at work... Unless Vlaar scores...I might cry then

  25. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Well Vlaar CS gone 😀

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

      My rival has cissokho 🙂

  26. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    austin my gw 1 pick!

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

      and mine

      1. LOCO ABREU
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        missed pen gw1 and then missed gw2 with an injury followed by price drops. good times 🙂

  27. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best thing to FPL is a qpr goal

    1. xuwei
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Wot

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

    Vlaar(c) fail

    1. 4vets
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      😯

  29. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Rivals have guzan and vlaar

    😎