[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
8 February 2015 3894 comments
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We’ve a triple bill of Premier League action to mull over this afternoon, starting with Burnley’s home clash against West Brom.

Danny Ings welcomes the Baggies on the back of three goals in four, though the Clarets top scorer was hauled off early last week after Sean Dyche admitted the forward’s head had been turned amidst transfer interest from Liverpool. Predictably, the team news finds Dyche naming Ings in an unchanged side for the tenth successive league match.

The Baggies also struggled last weekend: Tony Pulis’ impressive start at the Hawthorns was derailed by a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham. With plenty having drafted in Ben Foster with their winter Wildcards, owners will be hoping for a third shut-out in four under their new boss. There’s bad news for Andre Wisdom owners, however – he’s dropped to the bench as Chris Baird comes back into the equation: Baird earns a recall, this time at right-back. Elsewhere, Darren Fletcher is handed an immediate start and snatches the captaincy from Chris Brunt in the process. Stephane Sessegnon returns to the teamsheet as Saido Berahino drops to the bench.

Later today, Newcastle entertain Stoke in the second match of “Super Sunday”. The home side should be in confident mood after beating Hull 3-0, where Jack Colback produced attacking returns for the fourth time in his last six league appearances and Remy Cabella finally grabbed his first league goal for the Tyneside. Jon Walters’ hat-trick against QPR helped attract 50,000+ new FPL owners but the midfielder went into the weekend as a doubt due to a knee problem – it remains to be seen if he makes today’s teamsheet. Mark Hughes isn’t short of attacking options, though, with both Mame Biram Diouf and Peter Crouch hoping for a recall to the starting XI.

The final encounter of Gameweek 24 sees West Ham host Man United. Interest in the Hammers’ assets has dwindled somewhat due to an unfavourable run of fixtures and a spate of injury doubts hanging over Sam Allardyce’s men. Stewart Downing has scored in two of the Hammers’ last four at Upton Park and looks the most likely source of returns. Despite United’s kind current run of fixtures, the likes of Robin van Persie, Angel di Maria and Wayne Rooney are struggling to convince us of a place in our 15-man squads. Having said that, a big points haul from one of them here may just persuade investment ahead of Wednesday’s home clash with Burnley.

  1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
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    This smels like Stoke goal.

    1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 13 Years
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      Phew.

  2. John t penguin
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    Moses is a bit crap to own
    Other than set pieces he isn't interested

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      You sound surprised

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
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        Thinking I would rather have a blank in wk27 rather than keep him

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He may be a little faint-hearted, I will give you that.

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
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        How did he get good stats? He doesn't even run at defenders.
        He is staying further left than tony benn

        1. Walsh
          • 12 Years
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          To be fair it seems like Stoke have done everything in their power to avoid giving him the ball and spend any time on the left hand attacking side. It's pretty mental. I want to rip my eyes out and cry watching this first half it is so poor.

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
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            This ^^^. I entirely agree with Walsh.

          2. John t penguin
            • 11 Years
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            Yeah does seem like they are avoiding the left

            1. Walsh
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              Avoiding is an understatement. I'd be curious to see how many touches he had on the left hand side. Can't be over ten. It's pretty insane given how ridiculously bad they have been going forward the whole half. Every time Stoke get a throw in on the right I want Friend to give Bardsley a straight red for taking 5 minutes every time to collect the ball and throw it in! Hope Hughes makes some adjustments.

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

          He does like to take on defenders, just runs past them
          Janmaat is keeping him in check tho, not surprised he did the same to Hazard when Chelsea went to Newcastle

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

      relax puppy still not over

  3. Cak Juris
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
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    Is Bentaleb or Mason feasible for 5th Midfielder?

  4. Ludo
    • 12 Years
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    Would have been a lovely goal, that.

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
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    Cabella get in my team son

    1. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      He or Mane are fighting for my Tadic replacement atm

  6. jaguar shark
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Best replacement for Chadli?

    a. Puncheon
    b. Downing
    c. A. Johnson
    d. Walters
    e. Other

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
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      D I guess

    2. Ludo
      • 12 Years
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      Mane?

    3. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
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      None of those. how much can you afford?

      1. jaguar shark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
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        6.7 without moving things around.

        1. n-doggg
          • 13 Years
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          tricky. johnson or mane

    4. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      E Mane

  7. SW6
    • 13 Years
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    Ooo Perez close 🙂

  8. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Any highly owned players in this game? (Besides Krul)

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

      Possibly Wollscheid or Walters

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      Got Moses coming off the bench for Alexis but not looking good so far

  9. Elfozzie 42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
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    West Brom's fixtures looked so damn good as well!

  10. n-doggg
    • 13 Years
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    Tadic worth a sniff with those fixtures?

    1. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      Got him a few weeks ago...

      No.

    2. SW6
      • 13 Years
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      Mane is the man

    3. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
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      no

    4. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not if he continues on the bench...

    5. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Mane

  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
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    this is a goalless draw. Well done to those who picked stoke and Newcastle defenders

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      45mins to go

    2. Wouter
      • 11 Years
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      Wouldn't mind that, have Krul and got Wollscheid coming in for Wisdom

    3. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      Newcastle will score

      1. Jax
        • 16 Years
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        yeah usually happens when he says stuff like this

    4. Walsh
      • 12 Years
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      Reminds me of yesterday at halftime when you lamented owning Kane and how you *knew* you should have gotten rid because of difficult fixtures and blank in GW27. Cue 3-2 cracker in the second half.

    5. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      you love coming up with premature conclusions

    6. Jax
      • 16 Years
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      won't be 0-0 mate.

    7. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      1-1

      Colback and Crouch.

      1. Elniñorules
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        This. Crouch in injury time.

        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
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          Omg you two thats amazin

          1. Somalion
            • 16 Years
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            Just a hunch.

  12. Red Star Toro
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    Walters goal would be sweet but I'll take 0-0. Shame I benched Wolly tho

  13. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
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    tempted to bring Cabella in

    1. Walsh
      • 12 Years
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      All fart and no poo.

      1. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        lol!

      2. Paganoi
        • 11 Years
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        LMAO

  14. John t penguin
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    Anyone know the prices of sissoko n cabella to save me switching it on

    1. chrisjdgrady
      • 12 Years
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      Sissoko around 6, Cabella around 7 iirc

  15. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    God alive what was that? C'mon, Magpies!

  16. UnderstandablyDistraught
    • 14 Years
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    Atta boy Timmy

  17. Overlordleo
    • 11 Years
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    2 shots so far from Newcastle and 0 from Stoke, krul must keep a cs right?

  18. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
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    Krul what a save!

  19. davies
    • 11 Years
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    Phew

  20. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
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    Wowzers.

    As I said, Newcastle are a rabble at the moment.

  21. Son is Rising
    • 15 Years
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    Sky FF Transfers... How many do people have left? I've got 10 🙁

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
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      I forgot about Sky

      **Logs on to check ghost ship

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
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        ***Laughs, logs out

    2. In Like Flynn.
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      16

  22. Woy of the Wovers
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    Need those 0.33pts

  23. RSe
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    This is the first season I have played FPL seriously, think I have finally figured out the route to success.

    Have a good, consistent, well balanced starting 11. Captain the player who is most likely to score big each. Have a bench of cheap players who score when one of the beforementioned 11 is injured so that you get points off the bench.

    Next season number 1 spot is mine.

    1. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      now you tell me

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
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      Note quite. Captaining the player most likely to score big doesn't work. You have to captain the player who actually does score big.

  24. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Krul monster save.

  25. Red Star Toro
    • 11 Years
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    wow Krul

  26. Bubz
    • 12 Years
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    Well that was awful

    1. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Turn off then. Nobody is forcing you to watch it.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
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        Paying a subscription for it though.

      2. Bubz
        • 12 Years
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        No thanks, I'm a football fan.

        1. Owd Big 'Ed
          • 16 Years
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          Well then you'd appreciate games like this.

          1. Bubz
            • 12 Years
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            Why? 😕

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
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      Can't fault you there ... 🙁

    3. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      well look at it this way, the 2nd half cant be worse

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
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        I like your optimism!

  27. UnderstandablyDistraught
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    Krul deserves a save pt for that one

  28. Davido989
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    Why are the worst games possible being shown on tv? This is like third week running

    1. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      move to US and you can watch them all live... true story

      1. chrisjdgrady
        • 12 Years
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        On your phone even

      2. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 14 Years
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        we're spoiled

        1. RubeRx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          we love it

      3. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Hell of a price to pay.

    2. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
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      There was hardly a fantastic selection yesterday was there. 12 goals in 7 matches or something?

      It's an awful league

    3. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
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      NLD was good, sounds like Burnley-WBA was too.

      Do you just want the top 6 to play each other every week and do away with everyone else?

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
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        Leicester vs Palace was a good game to show

    4. Jax
      • 16 Years
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      west ham v man u will be good.

  29. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
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    RePost

    Best Walcott replacement if Wenger leaves him out on Wednesday ?
    8.9 to spend already have Hazard Angel Sterling Boyd

    1. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 16 Years
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      Cazorla or Eriksen probably.

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
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      Oscar/Eriksen

      1. Super Silva
        • 12 Years
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        Hmm.. Oscar sounds appealing but with cuadrado I am a bit concerned with gametime.
        is Cazorla nailed ?

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
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          For now yes

      2. Ross Geller
        • 16 Years
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        With a blank after next two gw?

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
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      Cazorla

    4. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
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      Another Arsenal player.

    5. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
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      ADM if he does the business today..

      1. Super Silva
        • 12 Years
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        Already have him mate

    6. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      Cazorla

  30. UnderstandablyDistraught
    • 14 Years
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    Haidara leading the baps race

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
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      This is entirely by default, I assure you. Nobody want any.

      1. UnderstandablyDistraught
        • 14 Years
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        true enough