[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
17 January 2015 4526 comments
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Gameweek 22 begins belatedly with a batch of six three o’clock encounters before Southampton’s visit to Newcastle brings the day to a close.

Fantasy managers will be concentrating their efforts on events in South Wales, where leaders Chelsea take on Swansea, and down at White Hart Lane, where Mauricio Pochettino’s rejuvenated Tottenham unit face Sunderland.

Harry Kane tops our Captain Poll, just ahead of Man City’s returning striker, Sergio Aguero. The Spurs hitman will look to extend a run of form that’s brought him six goals and three assists in as many league outings, backed by an army of new Fantasy Premier League (FPL) owners.

At the Liberty, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and Diego Costa command a weighty ownership of their own, although with Aguero’s return, the latter has it all to do to maintain his current 59% level: a goal or two against Swansea would help his cause.

Elsewhere, Burnley’s Danny Ings will look to maintain his run of returns as Alan Pardew rolls up to Turf Moor with Palace. Liverpool, with Steven Gerrard out of the squad through injury, drop in on goal-shy Villa, while Leicester City host Stoke at the King Power. Down in Shepherds Bush, Louis van Gaal’s United go on the hunt for points at Loftus Road, as Charlie Austin looks to regain his London scoring boots to keep his place atop the FPL forward rankings, having blanked in the last two on home turf.

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

  1. Jammy Dodger
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Idea for 2 weeks time:

    Hazard -> Oscar
    Adm -> Henderson
    Kane -> Sturridge

    Means my top 3 are: Costa, Aguero, Sturridge

    Worth a punt?

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

      Wait on the Sturridge bit, he could get injured any time.

      1. Jammy Dodger
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Just disappointed in hazard and adm 🙁

    2. Judas
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      kneejerk.com

  2. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Doosra how are Puncheon's stats?

    About to bring him in.

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

      Moses are better

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

        Moses? Stoke can barely score a goal.

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

          I'm looking at either Bojan and Puncheon or Moses and Gayle

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

            How does that rotation work?

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

              in a 3 say with Siggy

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

      Don't know about the stats but watched the match. He looked extremely good, good runs, taking shots, free kick which almost went in

      and Pardew rates him already. I am getting him in on WC

  3. JWF
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Not sure I really need my winter wildcard, anyone want it? I'm lacking inspiration and only really want to make a handful of changes to my team and most of those are only because I know I have to use the WC. It will make getting Aguero in nice and easy at least.

    Maybe I'll make it interesting by trying to keep both Costa and Kun. That will force me to break my team and make loads of transfers with the WC.

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

      I used mine this week simply to get Aguero in. My pre-wildcard team would have scored much better this week! Hoping Aguero rips it up tomorrow!

      1. JWF
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        It wouldn't be a proper wildcard if I didn't use it to ruin my team!

  4. Back on the horse
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Missed the chat on Bertrand, was there talk of a knock. is he playing?

    1. Demí
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yes and yes

      1. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        so he manned up and is playing through the pain barrier?

        that spells a goal for me

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

          Or he will break and be subbed after 10 mins

  5. Declan
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Cmon Clyne!

  6. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Austin > Defoe on WC methinks

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

      in fairness, Austin was denied by a brilliant save from DDG today

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        yeah but he still plays for QPR

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

          and Defoe plays for Sunderland

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            great fixtures and far better than QPR

        2. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          he still has 100+ fpl points

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            yeah and all their home games now are tough..

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

              and scored last away game

              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                lol a penalty.....

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

                  Soton chelsea arsenal away too

                  1. sinik
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    yes everyone gets runs of form..doesn't mean it will sustain

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

                      why do I bother..

                      1. sinik
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        yes please let me keep Austin on my wildcard when they have 4 away matches in their next 7 and their home matches are against Southampton, Spurs and Arsenal..

                        by all means you keep him

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

        Twice actually

    2. PGR
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Gayle might be the better option

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        considering it but he's only just now getting regular playing time (successive weeks), if that continues then definitely

  7. Caesar, Hot Mustache
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pants 4.0

    Cahill PvA Wisdom Hutton 3.9

    Hazard Sanchez Di Maria Puncheon Marney

    Aguero Costa Kane.

    what say you?

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

      In Jedinak's absence, who takes pens for Palace? Puncheon or Gayle?

      1. Tatty Bojangles
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Gayle

      2. Caesar, Hot Mustache
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        think Puncheon. not certain

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

          Gayle

      3. applebonkers
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Gayle, I need to update this some time

  8. Daniel Exeter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Hoping Pocongoli will play, need him to come in for Fazio

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

    any idea for the overall average ?

    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Costa alone accounts for about 12 points of the average so add that on to the clean sheets for the big teams and it's high 30s I'd say if not into the 40s

  10. Davido989
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Beginning to think Fab Haz Costa. Ditching a Chelsea defender seems silly though

    1. 1314
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm thinking of Haz Costa Terry .

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Fabregas is too consistent to let go of

        1. 1314
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          I know..but owning Fab will cost more than Terry , and Terry is very good to have too..argh very hard to decide .

    2. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wish I could have four.

      1. Green Arrow
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        wish i could have the whole team

        1. Not Irish
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Four would do nicely.

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

      I've owned Terry 6 weeks and he's given me 51 points in that time

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I've had him since mid November

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

      Haz, COsta, Ivanovic

      Shame can have only 3

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

        This is my combo

    5. Le Limpar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Weirdly I think if you either want 2 CFC defenders or none. A cleansheet with 2 gets you a nice haul, but otherwise, your Costa/Haz/Oscar/Fab is so much more explosive than e.g. Just Terry

  11. Prince of Persia
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Do you remember me, The one who can't remember his last right captain choice? Kane (C) this week and the streak continues!!!

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

    Haz to Oscar so that i could have Kun + Costa upfront

    Sensible move? IMO Both Haz and Oscar are just as good when at home...

    1. Daniel Exeter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Nor for me personally

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

      Is Oscar absolute nailed on? If yes, I can see the logic in it

  13. Tatty Bojangles
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Did Chadli go off injured or tactical?

  14. 1314
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    On WC now , no idea who to get for midfield apart from Haz and Sanchez . if trying to own both Kun and Costa .

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

      Puncheon and one of Sterling/Mirallas/Tadic

      1. 1314
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        thanks !

  15. Vardy Gras PBFC
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Skrtel & Keane with goal attempts cleared off the line?

    Dammit.

  16. applebonkers
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    puncheon revival makes some sense, confidence game for explosive wingers and he was playing under possibly his least favourite person in football

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

      how true

    2. Not Irish
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Can't believe they hired that clown in the first place.

  17. Le Limpar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    If Saints manage to grind another cleansheet here despite these injuries I'm tripling Clyne, Bertrand and Forster on WC.

  18. icywrists23
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    i have a terrible 15 points from 6

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

    What to do with Eriksen on the wildcard is going to be tough. He's been really good, although inconsistent, has a fair price, although not cheap.

  20. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Total fpl has 0 bps for costa

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

      sadly he will be getting bonus

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

      they don't have him in their database. this has happened before. he obviously gets 3 bonus ffs. look at FPL.

    3. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Unfortunately that site doesn't seem to be reliable for much anymore

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

      72 bps on fpl click on detailed stats

  21. beric
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    i might get moses + puncheon on WC

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

      I'm thinking Moses and Gayle

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

        anyone who doesnt get kun-costa-kane is mental

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

          well, I'm mental then

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

            but i already knew that

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

              Then why say it? 😛

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

          I can do it tbh but then I;d have Puncheon, Moses and Siggy and no Cesc

          Think I'd rather have Cesc. Costa won't get gifts like today every week

    2. 1314
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      is Moses nailed ?

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

        i would think so

  22. Jammy Dodger
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    31 points with clichy, Sanchez and aguero (C) ok?

  23. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pls RMT WC . Will play mainly 4 3 3

    Foster
    Ivan Terry Fonte Berty Clyne
    Haz Alexis Silva Downing
    Kun Austin Kane

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

      3 saints defenders. no.

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

        Looks stupid.

        There's no point for 3 saints defenders. If you wanna risk the biscuit get 2 and a 3.9 bench fodder (Wasilewski/ Baird)

    2. beric
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      worst wc team ive seen

    3. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      U wot m8

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Why worst? It is the best

    4. sweglet
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      far too much invested in defence, if either concede rip points

    5. ebow14
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Awful :roll eyes: 😉

    6. Caesar, Hot Mustache
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      haha! this is unreal! I like it!

  24. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Rmwct??

    Forster
    Terry. Fonte. Wisdom
    Fabregas. Silva. Hazard. Sanchez
    Kane. Ings. Aguero

    McCarthy. Puncheon. PVA. Bruce

  25. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    About the hit confirm.

    Debuchy Alderweireld Chadli > Terry Wisdom Punch (-4)

    Yay or nay?

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

      Whats the rush?

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

        exact cash.

    2. Le Limpar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I saw this before. It's not massively exciting seeing Terry plays City next. Is this long term...
      When will you play your WC?

  26. gillih90
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pants/Hutton
    Wisdom-Ivanovic-Baines-Trippier-Hutton
    ADM-Downing-Hazard-Sterling-Silva
    Austin-Costa-Kane

    WC now or wait till after next week?

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

    I used my WC this week, but already tempted to swap Chadli (as already have Kane too ofc) to Puncheon. Palace very attacking with Pardew in charge.

    Wise or knee-jerky..?

  28. Chinu
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Did Kane even look like scoring today? Did not watch the Spurs match.

    1. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hit the woodwork

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

      Hit the inside of the post.

  29. TheCurseOfRaheem
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    So glad the the two chasing me in my ML also foolishly sold Costa this week. Would've been a disaster.

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

    That Soton kits 😯