[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
20 December 2014 3604 comments
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The day continues with a collection of six three o’clock kick-offs, laden with Fantasy talent. Manchester United’s Midlands trip to Aston Villa warrants a degree of interest from Fantasy managers but, in the main, our attention is likely to be centred on three London venues.

Queens Park Rangers reliance on the comforts of Loftus Road will be expected to reap points for Harry Redknapp and Charlie Austin owners alike – the striker has notched five goals in his last four home outings and he’ll carry the weight of expectation ahead of the R’s clash with the Baggies today.

Down at the Lane, Spurs will host a Burnley side that have lost just one of their last six. Mauricio Pochettino’s outfit will be buoyant having dealt out a 4-0 drubbing to Newcastle in midweek, with Fantasy managers looking to Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen to question the Clarets’ resistance.

In East London, West Ham’s incredible season looks likely to roll on as they encounter basement dwellers Leicester City at the Boleyn Ground. The smart money will be on Sam Allardyce grinning by 5pm: Fantasy managers will be doing the same if Stewart Downing and Diafra Sakho deliver in another Hammers win.

Elsewhere, Everton drop in on a Southampton side that have lost their last four league matches, while Swansea City will look to halt their own slide of defeats as they visit struggling Hull having lost back-to-back matches.

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

  1. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    WHU: for those who saw the game, how did sakho look? was he a thrat, lost of shots or carol main playa upfront w/ downing all over the place? thinkin maybe sakho's luster off a bit w carrolll around no?
    went Sakho C thinking hedget 1 at least ag leaky defence.

    1. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Dont care about him anymore 🙁

      Sakho>Austin

    2. Keno
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He looked decent, had 1 maybe 2 decent chances but nothing really clear cut. Will prob give him another chance or 2 before I decide to ship him out, he did get a nice assist to downing

  2. Screaming Midget
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Reckon Chambers will start? Put him 1st sub ahead of Boyd.

    Don't ask..

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yep.

    2. Kuqi Monster
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      He'll start

    3. RyanC
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah, imagine so.

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yep, wenger loves him. He's going to be arsene's john o'shea for years to come.

    5. Ramboo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Same as me, hope he dosnt play, but i guess he will play.

  3. SweeSwee
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    54 pre-bonus with 4 to go

    About average?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Above.

    2. Judeksi
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I think so, 58p and 5 to go here.

    3. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Above, I imagine/hope.....

  4. Lucky_Z
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    2FTs

    Which is better?

    A) Siggy & Rooney to Silva & Giroud
    B) Marney & Rooney to Silva & Austin

  5. M4d_H4tt3r
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Baines, Clichy, downing > zab, silva, sunderland defender for a hit?

  6. Kip
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I chose to play Hamer over Guzan because of RVP(c)

    😆

    1. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I couldn't choose due to Elliott so had Guzan and RVP (c)

      Still made 50 pts post baps even with C fail.

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

    Can I go ahead with Baines to Zab, or any midweek?

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

    Thoughts on the RVP sub anyone ?...seemed strange at 1-1 and needing a goal, why did he do it ?

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Good question...not that I'm complaining 🙂

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

        You'd have thought he would have been the last player he would take off.

    2. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Probably needed a rest

      1. Venom Snake
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Hasn't got the freshest legs in the business

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

        Mmmm...If he needs at rest at 1-1, after not playing mid week, then he really is getting old.

    3. copps
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      poor decision really

  9. BlzE_94
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys, what transfer would you make to this team?

    Guzan
    Baines, Berty, Azpi
    Sanchez, Hazard, Downing, Siggy
    Costa, Bony, Austin

    Bench: McCarthy, Yun, Boyd, S Taylor

    I'd really appreciate any thoughts 🙂

    1. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Perhaps look to move Baines to get a better bench for the Chrimbo period?

      As for Costa....is he worth 11 mill? A question I keep asking myself, but the other options are not too tempting.

      Pelle keeps scoring though.

    2. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'd keep track on Giroud too.

  10. Adderz
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Mangala or Demi?

  11. CoolBeans
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen + Sakho > Downing + Kane not looking sideways at all!

    1. Surgical Attack
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      easy hothead

    2. Pointsonthebench
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Eriksen does well away from home and Leicester next. Keep.

  12. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Carroll----->Austin?

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

      No

  13. copps
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    is the indication that siggy will be back next GW?

  14. joinho
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    One of my close rivals in mini league has benched Austin 🙂 And there was me kicking myself for not captaining him.

    1. Kip
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      he's not a rival

    2. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      That's insane. He was playing at home...

  15. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I'm keeping Baines for Boxing Day, then I'll have two FTs and can move him out if he blanks again.

    1. Adriano
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Worth the imminent Baines price drop imo

    2. Pointsonthebench
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yep no harm in keeping for another game (apart from maybe a .1 price drop)

  16. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    58 post baps - Aspi, Dummett, hazard, Sanchez and Costa left.

    I'll take that!

  17. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Leader in my money league did Austin-> RVP(C) for -8 just before the deadline...I wonder how he feels right now 🙂

  18. Konig Luther
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Don't know if posted yet:

    Average in top10k: 39.6 (-1.1), 6.8 players played ( from 12)

    Overall Average : 23.5 (-0.8), 5.4 players played ( from 12)

    https://fpldiscovery.wordpress.com/2014/12/20/gw-17-intermediate-results-saturday-2/#more-2480

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      😎

    2. leo_messi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      great news!thanks 🙂

    3. RyanC
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wow.

    4. Lawrø
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not bad

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Random sample, not average.

      1. Mull
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        20000 sample is pretty conclusive.

      2. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        worked in other gws

    6. Ramboo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      After or pre baps?

      1. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        after, with provisional baps atm

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

      and that's without all them yummy boydinho points coming off the bench

  19. SC not pearls before swine
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    If Bony hadn't come on it would have been have a perfect week. Oh well.

  20. thesham01
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Will Costa play all the games in December?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Costa only needs 3x more yellows for a 2 match ban 🙂

  21. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Must sell Rooney if I don't pick up any injuries, it was so annoying watching that game. And I captained him...

    A) Roo - RVP
    B) Roo - Falcao
    C) Roo - Giroud
    D) other

    1. Courtois in the Rye
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'd be pretty nervous about going to Falcao with his injury issues, he isn't going to play every game over Christmas is he.

      RVP a great shout if you can afford it. One blank does not suddenly make him a poor transfer.

  22. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Biggest priority?

    A) Siggy > Sterling
    B) Baines > Anyone
    C) Rooney > Anyone

    1. Concrete
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Prob B - 7mil for continuing fails is too much

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

      B

    3. amol
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      B

  23. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Shambles of a GW so far 😀

    1. Chris_White
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Just wait until the Balotelli show tomorrow..

  24. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    When's baines price going to start falling? I want him in a few wks time... Would be lovely if he was back to 7.0 by then

  25. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    rvp to bony?

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

      Goodnight

  26. Tarzan
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Azpilicueta -> Zabaleta good move?

    1. Bobby Crush
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not for me. Zab rotation.

  27. Zombie
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    1,1,2,1,1

    That's Baines in last 5 weeks. Not having him in your team is essential

    1. Baines on Toast...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      This is his last, last chance for me this week. Home game without Mirallas. Then if he fails, he's gone.

  28. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    57 after gaps with 4 left and could've been a lot better had I not messed up and sold Downing last week....Selling Clyne proved a mistake (albeit Cresswell got a cleanie too), but team looks decent for next week. Finally things appear to be on the up...

  29. Hangover United
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    why did siggy not play????

  30. Citizen kano
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    idiots on here told me not to do sakho to austin !

    1. RyanC
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      And you listened?

    2. Calm
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      lol @ u

    3. Benteke10
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      You're an idiot for listening then...