[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. Caine & Co.
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    crouch or ints for GW27?

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

      Neither.

      1. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        west ham attacker also an option

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

      ints. 100% differential

    3. Curves in Alderweireld Plac…
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Who's ints? I can't find him anywhere

      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Best player in EPL

      2. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        try shaking your head for a while. maybe your two braincells connect with each other

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

          ings

        2. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          How about you go back to school and learn to write?

          1. Caine & Co.
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            "burn"

  2. Curves in Alderweireld Plac…
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Di Maria time 😎

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

      hopefully

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

    Backed West Ham here at good odds.

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

      Not saying they'll win but I think they're decent at home.

  4. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Who still has Downing?

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

      I think Granville does

    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I do

    3. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      On my Bench 🙁

    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Me

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

      o/

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

    United NOT playing 3-5-2

    eeeehhhaawww!!!!

    1. Sheep
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Carroll isn't playing.

  6. SW6
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Pleeeease score today DiMaria

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      This

  7. Sánchez
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Always more gutting when a 89th minute foal goes in to stop a CS when you have 2 on the line 🙁

    1. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      i feel you pain brother

    2. UnderstandablyDistraught
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Same for me. Cruel game sometimes

      1. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Really gutting eh? Difference it makes seems huge

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

          tough to really gain ground up top so it would have made a great difference for me. Oh well

          1. Sánchez
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            At least we can laugh at Crouch going home to Abbey Clancey and his millions

    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It's usually just a hoofed attempt up field too

      1. megatronaldinho
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        has to be an equine joke

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          😉

  8. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Falcao Ags at 3x seems like a good investment.....

  9. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    long ball football vs long ball football

    painful to watch

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

    Can any of you good lads tell me how is "Sláinte" pronounced?

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

      Slaw in teh

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

        You and Capt. Kane said different things 😯

        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I'm right. I can speak Irish lol

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

            doubt it

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

              Oh boy

            2. Captain Shirokov
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Ceart go leor. Tá éad ort.

    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Slawn-che

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

        This is correct

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

          technically, it's not

          1. Captain Shirokov
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Technically, it is.

          2. noMoreInternationalBreaks
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Yes it is. How would you pronounce it?
            The a fada becomes aw. And the t is more like a ch

        2. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Thank you.

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

      Sláinte

      1. Charlie&TheLads
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        nice!

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

        Thank you. Exactly what I was looking for.

  11. Punty
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Boyd and Cameron assists on the bench now.. better than having blanks on the bench I suppose

  12. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Has Di Maria scored yet?

    1. Sheep
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Timing!!

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

      Twice.

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

        Three times a lady.

  13. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Song half asleep.

  14. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Song realising he's not playing with RVP anymore

  15. MarkyMarkovic
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Play puncheon or mane?

    1. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Mane dude

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

    Di Maria is extremely over-rated IRL, imo.

    1. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      he's not irish

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

        Eh?

  17. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    That stat on penalties given against united by this ref is v suprising

    6 against united

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

      where do u find these stats

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        The commentator

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

          lol

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

          ohh we have different commentators here in the US

          We got Arlo White and Tim Howard

      2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Commentator said it

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

      It's a campaign. Has to be.

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      They all hate us

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

    From the bottom of my heart, I hate you Peter crouch.

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

      As do I.

    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      So does god and genetics it seems..... The banks on the other hand

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

        And women.

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Even farm animals according to sources

    3. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      *love

  19. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Terrible defending so far.

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

    Shaw is fat.

  21. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Jones clean sheet looking unlikely

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

    Di Maria fail

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

      Prefer him as a ST.

  23. BrockLanders
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Falcoa's certainly not looking like a £300k a wk player.

    1. Charlie&TheLads
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      who does?

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

      Who does look like that type of player?

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

          Wake up, Jermaine.

        2. Charlie&TheLads
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          wage not transfer price

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

        Lionel Messi

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

          Exception.

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

      wayy past his prime

  24. RoyalArmy
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Is wisdom>naughton smart?

    Terry/wisdom/bellerin/PVA/wasi

    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      wasi out first. keep wisdom for now

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

        That's alot of money riding the bench then.

  25. LOCO ABREU
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    What a super sunday for me! Foster+Keane+Moses= 3pts 😎

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

      nice

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

      One of my best mates who is having a terrible season, perhaps just had his best week thanks to today: Ings, Boyd and Forster becomes his captain. at 65 with Downing to play

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

      I feel yo pain

  26. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Good shot e valencia

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

    Thought I'd give this a mention.

    My brother's football team have brought in a former MLS goalkeeping coach who worked with Tim Howard when he was playing there.

    He's entirely insane and an all round lunatic 😀

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Bruce Grobbelaar?

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

        Des something or other

  28. Crouching Tiger
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    De Gea is pretty good

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

      Must have saved Utd about 10 points this season

  29. Irish Madridista ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Berahino + Cesc out for Defoe + Ozil for free?

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

      I would say Aye

    2. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Yes! Just brought Defoe in myself