[sbu_large_image] Dugout Discussion
8 August 2015 2496 comments
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It’s here. The new Premier League season is upon us and begins within the fitting confines of the “theatre of dreams”.

Old Trafford hosts the season opener, as Louis van Gaal’s freshly sculpted Manchester Untied lineup host Tottenham.

It’s a lip-smacking, sun drenched prospect, played on a billiard table of a surface, with an array of Fantasy talent on show.

Immediately we hope to assess the prospects of both Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane – two protagonists who will surely play some part in our seasons, if not our Gameweek 1 lineups.

Following that, we’ve a quartet of three o’clock kick-offs and a tea-time date with the champions.

It’s great to be back.

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

  1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Bournemouth are Fav to win against Aston Villa.... am i missing something ?

    Any key players injuried ?

    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Delph, Vlaar and Benteke

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        This

        1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
          • 15 Years
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          So it is worth to put some on Bournemouth (0.5) handicap for win ?

          1. La Décima Chaser
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 9 months ago

            Yes!

      2. Boss Hogg
        • 16 Years
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        And Grealish.
        Villa are rubbish.

    2. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      I took Villa at 13/5. Couldn't believe their price.

      1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Ya i mean even the bookmakers are fav Bounemouth .... ya i mean aston villa dont have any key players and transfers , but still they are the premier league team...

        So confused :confused:

    3. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Benteke not starting for Villa

    4. Royal5
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      10 years, 9 months ago

      Villa are dreadful and lost the two best players they had.

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
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        *The two good players they had

    5. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      I think Bournemouth will do well in that game at home with a stable team against a team that has made about 1000 changes.

    6. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Aston Villa are terrible....

    7. Dynamic Duos
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      No Ast are rubbish

    8. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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      Thanks Guys 🙂

  2. indiangunner
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    GO GO GO GO GO KANE... THE MASKED KANE :p

    1. shady4revr
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      Hahahaha nice one. 😛

      1. shady4revr
        • 11 Years
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        Kane 1 goal - Choke Slam.

        Kane 2 goals =

        Kane 3 goals = 2x Tombstone Pile Driver. 😀

        1. indiangunner
          • 12 Years
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          kane 2 goals --- kick to the face hahaha

    2. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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      10 years, 9 months ago

      Are you the guy from reddit dota2lounge ?

      1. indiangunner
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        yes bro :p

        1. ⭐ ABHISHEK - THE CURIOUS …
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          Wahhhh i am abhishekrocked .... from that reddit 🙂

          1. indiangunner
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 9 months ago

            yes... what a co-incidence... this online world sure is a small place...

    3. Tommytour
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      10 years, 9 months ago

      Worse joke ever

  3. shady4revr
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    Come on Rooney 1 goal, My other friend has Hazard Captain.

    1. indiangunner
      • 12 Years
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      hope utd win a penalty sir 🙂

      1. shady4revr
        • 11 Years
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        Thanks mate but that friend is a gunner too, here in haryana. 😀

        1. indiangunner
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          wow u indian too? i back ur friend then... since he a gunner 🙂

          1. shady4revr
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            Yes, won 5000 last season from him. 😀

            1. indiangunner
              • 12 Years
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              lol

  4. Ginzu
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    10 years, 9 months ago

    Evening all, does anybody know the blood bath league criteria for week 1?

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Was wondering the same...

  5. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
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    How much time till the team news are out?

    1. Syd.
      • 16 Years
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      10-15 minutes

    2. Tommytour
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      15 mins

    3. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Thanks both!

  6. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    get dele ali on

  7. Cesc's old mullet
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    Was just browsing through the lineups of the people in my mini leagues, and I found the following :
    - a LOT of people have Schneiderlin in their teams, for some reason
    - a LOT of people have played their triple captain chip
    - someone has Guzan starting in goal with Courtois on the bench....
    - someone has captained Cameron Jerome (even though he has Hazard, Silva, Benteke and Rooney)

    Did anybody else notice strange things with their mini league competition lineups?

    1. andy85wsm
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      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      You need better mini leagues! 🙂

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 11 Years
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        This

      2. Cesc's old mullet
        • 16 Years
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        Looks like I do...

      3. Mr. Grv
        • 11 Years
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        this

      4. POLSKA GOLA
        • 12 Years
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        Casual opponents in cash mini leagues are the best. One of mine palyer All Attack chip with Sanchez, Schweinsteinger and Costa in the squad, second one has Cech and Curtoise as his keepers and another has captained Baines.

    2. Ginzu
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      tons of weird crap. 2 big rivals have the bench boost on now. waste IMHO.

      1. Cesc's old mullet
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        wow..

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
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      My rival has cech kos and mert. he benched mert..

      1. Cesc's old mullet
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        whaaaat??

  8. Ricky - it doesn\'t ta…
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    looking forward to the first 2 o'clock line ups posts of the season

    1. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Oh the things we miss

  9. andy85wsm
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    • 15 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Darmian has looked solid defensively but not sure about attacking returns. He doesn't seem any more likely to cross the ball than Valencia did most of the time.

    Early days though.

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      dont think utd as a team have looked comfortable defensively though...see them conceding quite a few goals unless the man de gea is back.

  10. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    I like a bit of controversy to start things off 😀

    1. Tommytour
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      What keeper defender did you go for?

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Courtois 🙁

        1. Tommytour
          • 15 Years
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          And Darmian? So far so good 🙂

          1. Evs
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            • 16 Years
            10 years, 9 months ago

            Yep. Fingers crossed.

    2. Syd.
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      The ref has been awful 😉

      1. The Train Driver
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah right... lol at bitter Syd as usual!

        1. Jernau M Gurgeh
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          Remember Syd has no ManU players and captained Ivan 🙂

    3. Somalion
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      Controversial 😉

    4. andy85wsm
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      Nothing like it!

      Who did you captain?

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        That clown Rooney 😆

      2. Evs
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        • 16 Years
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        You ?

        1. andy85wsm
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          • 15 Years
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          Ditto!

    5. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Yep. I suppose it counts as a very short pass to Walker from Rooney there.

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Indeed 🙂

        Aussies were up for it today buddy ?

        1. Ryan
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          • 14 Years
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          Yep, the AB's didn't front up. Beaten in the break down time and again. The old guard are getting a bit, err, old.

          1. Evs
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            • 16 Years
            10 years, 9 months ago

            Pocock at 8, plus hooper was a masterstoke really.

            Don't worry, Wales will have them in the RWC 😉

            1. Ryan
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              • 14 Years
              10 years, 9 months ago

              It really was. Eventually we did the same thing when Cane came on for Kaino later in the 2nd half. Pocock and Hooper are both excellent though and a lot fitter than McCaw. The forwards were really poor for the AB's and its embarrassing that they got so dominated by the Wallabies forward pack. Its a new era for the Aussies up front.

              1. Evs
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                • 16 Years
                10 years, 9 months ago

                Well 'av em 😉

                1. Ryan
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                  • 14 Years
                  10 years, 9 months ago

                  Good luck. The Australians are peaking just in time for the WC

    6. Scoredelario
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Hello evs. Good to see you here amongst the carnage

      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Of course. 🙂

    7. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
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      Says the guy who capped Roo 😉

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        See the link bellow mate

  11. skeanos
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    I'm not sure which is more funny, the fact that people actually captained Rooney or thought he would outscore Aguero until GW4.

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Its been one half. No conculsions are allowed to be made whatsoever

      1. Scoredelario
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        I conclude you're right

        1. TheSteel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          That one is allowed 😀

      2. skeanos
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        You forget all the other halves last year where he was average. Nothings changed.

    2. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Your post is pretty funny

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      This the kind of post we all love, the funny ones.

  12. Tommytour
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    10 years, 9 months ago

    Glad posts are moving slower now

  13. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Darmian

    100% tackles won
    21 passes completed
    1 cross
    1 clearance

    Decent

    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      I think he'll be very good for baps.

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        agreed

    2. shady4revr
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      You mean 3 bonus? 😛

  14. mutatedllama
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Hey everybody, how does that Rooney assist feel? I'm happy.

  15. The Train Driver
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    PVA on bench, I'm scared....

    1. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      same here buddy.. gulp

  16. Jar Jar Dinks
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    What is this FPL towers people keep mentioning?

    1. PSEBJ27
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      The hierarchy

    2. Mary
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Ya they are afraid of upsetting scout

    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      I think it's a bit like Disneyland. I mean, the rules were obviously written by Mickey Mouse

  17. Boss Hogg
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Depay reminds me of the Ox.

    1. Saniul
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Ox is better.

    2. POLSKA GOLA
      • 12 Years
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      But unlike Ox Memphis is nailed.

  18. Drop Dead Tsimikas
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    Young looks lively on the left but a bit useless against the bigger Walker, tbh.

  19. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    You guys know that Mata is on pens, right?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Not anymore

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Shearer told simon march rooney was

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

      Apparently Shearer is the new United expert...

      1. TheSteel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        This. Shearers analysis means nothing.

        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          How is it analysis? It's word of mouth

    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Not according to Rooney (via Shearer)

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
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        Not according to LVG.

  20. Sushant
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Can you now play more than 3 players from a single team...my friend has smalling, schenederlin, herrerra & rooney in his starting lineup!!

    1. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      He must have set his team early before the move.

    2. Drop Dead Tsimikas
      • 14 Years
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      He'll be forced to switch before making another transfer is allowed. Must have gotten Schneiderlin in before he went to United.

    3. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      How?

  21. rohan
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Joke Donkey assist

    1. Mull
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      This.

    2. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Not even contentious. Check the rules.

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        The rules say it's not an assist...

        1. Boss Hogg
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 9 months ago

          We must be reading different rules!

          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 13 Years
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            Read the own goals section. It wasn't a pass or a shot

            1. Jax
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 9 months ago

              doesn't matter. it's there. deal with it.

      2. rohan
        • 14 Years
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        Sarcasm

    3. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Love it!

    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Roney touched it

      1. rohan
        • 14 Years
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        Just a little tribute to a certain FFS regular

    5. SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      Rooney on maximum baps

      1. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        That'll please Cartoon Mike

  22. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    @Acquafresca you wanted link to Mark's team.

    Here u go

  23. TFP
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    what position is Young playing? 6.0 for a nailed on [?] big four winger strikes me as rather tempting?

    1. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      LW. They are probably signing Pedro though.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      He cuts back inside a lot do instead of trying to beat his man and get a cross in

  24. Mary
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    I'm not going to let this go. Season ruined

  25. LMNO
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    although darmian look very good romero looks a little nervous to say the least. still not convinced by our defense

  26. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Michael Carrick looks old

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      He is

  27. Alan Hansen's Emu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Depay and Rooney interchange positions frequently. Interesting.

  28. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Put it this way better an assist than a goal for us non-owners

    What is a touch but a very short pass to nobody? 😀

  29. megatronaldinho
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    i'm trying to eat this alpen sugarfree but it tastes like someon just dumped the contents of a birdfeeder in a bowl. i swear it's like 40% finch faeces

    1. LMNO
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      add milk

    2. Namtab Nomolos
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      The trick is to mix in a few Frosties and Sugar Puffs

      1. Alan Hansen's Emu
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 9 months ago

        Then, don't forget to add sugar

    3. Ron_Swanson
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      you mug

    4. megatronaldinho
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 9 months ago

      thanks for the replies, especially the frosties one. less so the mug one

  30. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 9 months ago

    Boring game