Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

We’ve a couple of Premier League encounters to tide us over this afternoon. First up, Arsenal entertain Villa at the Emirates as Arsene Wenger’s men look for a fifth win in six attempts – the likes of Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud have earned plenty of new investors over the last couple of days as a result of Alexis Sanchez’ hamstring problems. With Villa failing to score in each of their last five, the Gunners’ prospects of a third straight shut-out also look likely here.

Later in the day, Southampton welcome under-strength Swansea to St Mary’s at 4pm. Eljero Elia was drafted in by 100,000+ FPL managers on the back of a double at Newcastle last time out but with Sadio Mane back from the African Cup of Nations, the Dutchman’s new owners will be eagerly awaiting Ronald Koeman’s team sheet. Like Arsenal, the Saints will be optimistic of a clean sheet today – Swansea are devoid of the suspended Gylfi Sigurdsson and have scored more than a single goal in just one of the last 11 Gameweeks.

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  1. Barrier Freeman
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I reckon Bertie should appeal that red.

    1. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      +1

    2. 1314
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      better be quick lol , don't let the price drop

    3. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Just no

    4. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Defo. Ridiculous decision.

    5. Somalion
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Don't think they'll overturn it tbh. I thought it was very harsh but they'll argue he was over the top of the ball.

    6. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Over the top scissor motion tackle, no chance

      1. Barrier Freeman
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Was it though? Looks like he is turning to clear: https://vine.co/v/OtxhawrpEJ5

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

      Are you joking? He should get a lengthy ban for that. If it's less than 5 games, it's a disgrace.

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        lol

      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        🙄

      3. Sputnikboy
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Your a muppet

        1. Old Man
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          You're no better with that spelling/grammar.

    8. nikobg
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      should appeal, he even plays with the ball ffs!

  2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton bubble burst.

    Double or triple up in Southampton defence they said...

    1. SweeSwee
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Clyne/ Berty combo guaranteed points they said

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

        Yes. But what did YOU say?

        1. SweeSwee
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          I said "Baaa"

    2. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I hope you're no older than 12.

  3. McSauce
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Well thats dark clyne went from 8 --> 2

    Those with berty went from 9 --> -1

  4. walkman666
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Bertrand > Bellerin
    Chadli > Cazorla

    That is my new plan. Oy veh.

    1. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      haha very similar

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

    Well done, Gary Monk. You kept calm, your opposite number did not.

    1. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Monk's a weird one.
      Doesn't do enough to be particularly good, but does alright

    2. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Koeman is better than Monk, but I've always liked the Swans

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

        Agree - but Monk is one of the top 5, imo. Time will tell.

    3. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Both sh!te managers.

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

        Bolleaux, you Muppet. 😉

        1. Not Irish
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Monk is definitely sh!te. Today sealed if for Koeman in my book.

  6. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Best chelsea def to get? Havent had one this season and everyone in my ml has one

    1. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      wish Zouma was nailed.

    2. JWF
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Terry

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

    59

    How many doing worse ? 😀

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      54 lol

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        And this is a WC team

        1. GunsnRoses
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Thank God. I am at least having the WC in tact 😀

    2. Gr3g
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      47!!!!!! Still moving to GW24 cup HAAAAA

    3. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Me by lots.

  8. Somalion
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Cya Bertie, nice knowing what it feels like to own you but I think I'll stick with Clyne.

  9. nosejob
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Replacement for Bertie?

    Can't afford Terry.

  10. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    haha...dream scenario for me with Bertrand off and Gardos not making an appearance to get PVA's points of the bench...yes!!!

  11. Curves in Alderweireld Plac…
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    This y Soton wont make top 4. That and it's also Arsenal's reserved spot

    1. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Juz becos of 1 game?

    2. chrisjdgrady
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal 3rd
      Sot 4th

      🙂

    3. SamH123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      If Arsenal don't finish above Utd I'll be stunned

      1. 1314
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        they can't beat united for years

      2. A guy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        United are there just because of 3 dodgy wins against Arsenal, Liverpool &
        Southampton.

  12. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Pelle fail....

    What to do with him? Straight swap to Defoe/Kane?

    1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      You don't already have Kane?

      1. DV8R
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No I brought in Pelle because people were hyping Southampton 🙁

        Shoulda stuck with Kane

  13. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Transfer priorities:

    Sanchez (Bought at 11.4)
    Chadi
    Bertie (Will lose 0.4)

    Might get away with just Chadli --> Fab
    If Sanchez is out long term then Sanch --> Haz, and Bertie --> Kosc/Bellerin?

  14. In Bale We Trust
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is Bert getting a 3 match ban?

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

      yes

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

    Hmm, so playing Bertrand and benching van Aanholt wasn't so clever after all 😳

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

      Ouch, Gargs. Horrible luck. 🙁

  16. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    at least people stopped posting links to surveys for their questions... survey bloody monkey

    1. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      http://strawpoll. me/

  17. Mr. Grv
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    @TM
    u stuck with your bet ?

  18. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Southampton defense fire sale.

  19. For Fuchs Sake
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    77 all out and I'm on my WC this week.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Average.

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Happy with that though, considering other were on WCs.

  20. peanut101
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    FRONT 8
    Sanchez - Haz - ADM - Chadli - Boyd
    Aguero - Kane - Giroud

    Chadli >
    A) Cazorla
    B) Sterling
    C) Oscar
    D) Silva

    1. AlCapwnUK
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      A/B

    2. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm doing chadli to cazorla.

  21. Ludo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How many points did you get today?

    24 here, about average?

    1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Including auto subs. 5

    2. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      35
      Ohhhhh Santi Cazorla (and not so much Alan Hutton)

    3. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      34

    4. tm245
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      27 w sub, we should be right around average.

    5. Viper
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      17

    6. Mull
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      After subs I'll be on 5. Red or green?

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

      2, beat that 😎

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

        2 auto-sub, 0 today 😆

    8. Declan
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      34

    9. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      0. But I've got 18pts to come off the bench!

      1. Ludo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I'm including Boyd's 2 points for Sanchez in that. 🙂

    10. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      33

    11. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      42

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

      Just Cazorla points and Marney off the bench

    13. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      36, with Walters off the bench

      1. Ludo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        You must be relieved he's coming on!

    14. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      -1. Proud to be an American.

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Oh, 12 points off bench, if we are counting those.

  22. Jay_
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Gonna have 1 player on next weeks hat trick super Sunday that's not gonna be nice to watch

      1. Curves in Alderweireld Plac…
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        #legend

    • Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Zero chance he gets that appealed

      1. Captain Berbarossa - arrrrr…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yea, don't matter what the contact was. He lunged recklessly and studs up

    • Greenbackbøøg…
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      How can people even argue it wasn't a red? You've seen the tackle right?

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

        There are some horrible people about.

        1. UnderstandablyDistraught
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          must be great to be you

      2. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I think it should be extended, worse than a headbutt or a bite in my opinion.

      3. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I've seen it a few times and don't think it deserved red

      4. SamH123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        If it was given as a yellow I wouldn't have blinked

        guess I don't have a good feel for these things
        After seeing it live I didn't even think it was a foul lol

    • Viper
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Is it worth bringing Bellerin in with Spurs away up next?

      Cheers Bertrand..

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

        Yes. Money, too.

      2. chrisjdgrady
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        If no other pressing transfers maybe do it.. dunno if I'd play him but I wouldn't be that surprised if Arsenal boss them. Bellerin quite attacking too

    • Pedram
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Was it really a red ?

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yes

      2. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Yup

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

        Scarlet, if truth be told.

      4. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Could go either way on appeal.. he touched the ball but the very top of it..

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

          ???

      5. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        No. It wasn't.

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

          Crikey. 😕

      6. chrisjdgrady
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Much too high of a challenge I think. Was never going to get the ball

      7. Chelsea Dagger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        yes

    • coldblue
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      So.... who the hell are you guys bringing in to replace Bertrand?

      1. Viper
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Bellerin

      2. Forza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Alderweireld could be back next week, according to Koeman and PhysioRoom

      3. Jay_
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Jones Bellerin PVA in that order

      4. mo 10 years on FFS? Join my…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        i have to say that the bertand commentary when he was on 3 bps was absolute classic!!

      5. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Need some Sanchez information.

        Will he play vs Tottenham?

        1. Jax
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          we don't know. the game's on in 6 days.