Dugout Discussion

The Dugout Discussion – Newcastle vs Norwich City

Sunday is a low-key affair this Gameweek, with Newcastle’s home tie against Norwich City serving as the solitary fixture for Fantasy managers to absorb. The Magpies – who were systematically dismantled by Man City last time out – are still in pursuit of their maiden victory this campaign, while the Canaries recorded just one win in their last six outings.

The Toon are floundering in all facets of the game this term, yet a paucity of goal threat remains their most glaring deficiency: Newcastle rank rock bottom for goals (six), attempts (67), shots inside the box (38) and shot on target (23). They’ve improved a little over the last three Gameweeks, though, bagging four goals and placing in the middle of the pack for shots on target (14).

Alex Neil’s men scored in all but one fixture through the first eight Gameweeks, but their rearguard has been penetrated with ease of late: Norwich have conceded a whopping 13 more shots inside the box (65) and two more big chances (15) than any team since Gameweek 4. Moreover, they’re one of three sides not to register a single shut-out, which bodes well for Newcastle’s attacking prospects.

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  1. Concrete
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    I want Vardy ... How you go about it?

    Remove Ighalo and Mane, Walcott or Payet

    Gomes Butland
    Cedric Souare Toby Williams Bellerin
    Sanchez KdB Walcott Mane Payet
    Pelle Lukaku Ighalo

    1. The Sarjeant
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Ighalo.

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        And Mane or Walcott, Payet
        .1 itb

    2. Lad That's Boss
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Drop Pelle or Lukaku as they are expensive meaning you can improve other areas of your team. OR drop Ighalo but he won't be enough to fund for Vardy (unless you have some 'in the bank').

      I would go with the Igahlo option first.

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers, Lad

  2. Hibbo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What's with the Mitrovic love? He's pish.

  3. Lad That's Boss
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Who should be captain for GW10? Vardy(CRY H), Sanchez(EVE H), Kevin De Bruyne(MUN A)?

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going Mahrez but Vardy from them.

    2. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sanchez

    3. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going Alexis.

    4. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sanchez

  4. AIRMILES
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Sh*t. Arranged a date for Tuesday evening. Just realised Arsenal have Bayern... And she doesn't like football...

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      If you're an Arsenal fan you wouldn't want to watch it...

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Touché!

      2. Declan
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

    2. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Unless you're a Bayern supporter, you may as well go on the date

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sky plus

    4. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Fanny before football.

      1. AIRMILES
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I once had to rush a threesome to catch the CL final.

        1. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          😆

        2. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          What was the two fellas names?

          1. AIRMILES
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            haha!

  5. Theatre_Of_Screams
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Hart --- (McCarthy)

    Darmian --- Williams --- Cresswell --- (Gomez, Oxford)

    Mahrez --- KDB --- Sanchez (C) --- A Ayew --- (Albrighton)

    Martial --- Vardy --- Pelle

    1 FT

    Any suggestions please? Hold?

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Hold for now.

      1. Concrete
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        ^

    2. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sort out those two non-playing defenders perhaps?

      itb?

    3. Lad That's Boss
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Darmian > Bellerin.
      A Ayew > Cabaye.

  6. Nicks93
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Bring on Wes !!!!!!!!!!

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yes please

  7. UnitedXCI
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Best Kolarov replacement ??

    1. Concrete
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Bellerin

    2. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Bellerin

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Ottamendi

        1. Costa in Wengerland
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Yellow in almost everygame , No thanks

        2. Concrete
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Not sure of his starting spot now Vinny is back

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            He'll score 5 goals this season

        3. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          He could be gold once Kompany is back and Silva is whipping them corners in.

    3. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Koscielny.

      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I agree

    4. AIRMILES
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I'm thinking Bellerin.

      1. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Sorry 1 Yellow So far :p

    5. Lad That's Boss
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Bellerin (or Van Djik)

    6. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Bell

    7. UnitedXCI
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I got Darmian Bellerin Kola Nyom and Gomez

      Thinking of
      Gomez -> souare
      Kola-> so many options

  8. Ibracadabra´s Spell
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Morgan and Deeney >>> Bellerín and Vardy (-4)

    Yay or Nay??

    1. Lad That's Boss
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yay

    2. Ninja Škrtel
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      yayX100

    3. Ibracadabra´s Spell
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Ok, thank you all. 🙂

  9. anish10
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    played my AOA card as thought evans was injured, but got hoolahan playing. if he doesnt come on and got evans coming on as auto-sub does that mean my AOA is not used?

    1. fitzy
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      You used it but it just had no effect.

    2. Numb
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      No

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      He's coming on now

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

      Panic over anyway, Hooli coming on

    5. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Haha in the same boat here. I wish the also it would be cancelled especially with Depay in my team, well at least he's in now.

  10. Reedy
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Hoolahan on for Tettey

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      None

  11. WHY ALWAYS MESUT?
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone familiar with Norwich, do you think Jarvis will come on?

    Really need him to save my butt in my draft league.

  12. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    c'mon hoolahan you devil!!!!!!

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I believe he's more of a Canary...

    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What a try!!

  13. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Gettttttt in......

  14. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Yesssssss
    Try Scotland/

  15. Declan
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

  16. jam sandwich
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    finally

    1. jam sandwich
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      c'mon son bag another

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Now that is confusing, an England cricketer celebrating a Scottish try on a Fantasy Footbal site.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        🙂

  17. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Princess Anne auditioning for Weekend at Bernies t the Aussie - Scot game

  18. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    ITS YOUR BOY MITROVIC!

  19. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Mitrovic 🙁

    1. Zasa
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Why the long face?

  20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    OMG mitrovic

  21. Mull
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Go on Scotland!!!

  22. Reedy
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Mitrovic goal

    1. Reedy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Sissoko assist I think

  23. Debauchy
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Get innn

  24. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Sissoko is a beast

    Man of the match

    1. Zasa
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Definitely, been at the helm of everything so far & his work-rate is uncanny

  25. Moss
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Can't wait to get rid of Ruddy

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Same

  26. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Any advice on what to do with this lot?....

    Is it simply kolarov to bellerin?....currently on

    Begovic McCarthy
    Kolarov clyne Dawson Francis oshea
    Sanchez mahrez payet kdb yaya
    Pelle ighalo martial

    Advice appreciated thanks

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Oh yeah.....1.6itb

  27. AlCapwnUK
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    That was a sweet finish. The lad is quality, obviously, I never doubted him

  28. soup natsi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    -8 hit didn't work out quite as expected -especially now Redmond has scored

    Kolarov - Bellerin - Clyne - Richards - Targett
    Sanchez - KDB - Mata - Payet - Mahrez
    Pelle - Martial - Vardy

    1 FT, 0.6 ITB

    A) Martial to Lukaku
    B) Kolarov to Zouma
    C) Both for a hit

  29. Ninja Škrtel
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    wow Sissoko on fire