Dugout Discussion
13 August 2016 2873 comments
Mark Mark
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Spare a thought for Mike Phelan.

Already the Hull City caretaker manager seems to be unfurling the white flag, even before Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez get their first run at his patched-up defence.

The first Dugout Discussion of the Premier League season could witness one of the most one-sided opening fixtures in memory.

Champions Leicester turn up at the KCOM Stadium off the back of the FA Community Shield defeat to Manchester United but surely still brimming with confidence and optimism following the triumphant campaign.

Certainly they bring plenty of talent and pace – heightened by the presence of Ahmed Musa and Demarai Gray on their teamsheet. That might just prove too much, even for a spirited Hull City showing.

Stranger things have happened, though. Just ask Claudio Ranieri.

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

  1. 1966 was a great year for E…
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Where's 'detailed stats' gone?

    1. Raheem S. Archer
      • 11 Years
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      That's what I'm wondering

  2. denial
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Fuchs and vardy here. Can we start over?

  3. Obi-1 Kenobi-0
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    How come we can view our opponents teams on the app but not through the website?

    1. ★Kuntheman★
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      They're trying to install free TCs on the website

      1. thepeen555
        • 9 Years
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        Free TC?

  4. The Royal Robin
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    Leicester miss Huth.

  5. Moin
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    • 12 Years
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    I think everyone will get 1 result of FROGGY FIVE PREDICTION COMPETITION wrong.

    1. ★Kuntheman★
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      Yep haha

  6. Merlin the Wraith
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    Gonna be joy watching MOTD tonight with Mr Lineker in his pants commenting on his team playing like saggy y-fronts

    1. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
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      Brilliant

  7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
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    Vardy looks like the championship player he is

    1. Qubit
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      yeh NOW he does sure.

    2. aehii
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      Oh come on.

  8. Stevee10001
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    Just need ibra to score and I might get away with calling my gw1 team a success

  9. pablo discobar
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    Now Mahrez has scored I don't care if Leicester lose 19-1

    1. SilkySkills
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      Mahrez will lose points still

  10. Paganoi
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    Do Hull even need a manager?

  11. Syd.
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    This is what we expected Leicester to play like last season

  12. GinjaWhinja
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    Musa owner here. He is gonna come off any second.

  13. Liastro ⭐️
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    Does Vardy look any good?

  14. LAMB TEA
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    i was right to not go any leicester cover, they just a one season wonder team

    1. che
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      • 11 Years
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      Lol, half an hour in!

    2. money face bandwagon
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      lol@just one match

  15. Milner4eva
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    Normally Mahrez gets loads of bps when he scores, only on for 1 bonus today...

    1. ★Kuntheman★
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      Doesn't deserve it. Incomplete passes all day.

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
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      Too many sloppy passes

    3. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
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      Gave the ball away an awful lot in the first half.

  16. Chucky
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    How many Baps for Mahrez?

    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
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      1 at the moment

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
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      2 according to FPL

  17. Moin
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    The Reigning champions of the PL have never lost the opening match

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 10 Years
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      Leicester love making history

    2. fiveyears
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
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      Seriously? I find that hard to believe! Had to happen eventually I guess

  18. Jamie_GAWA
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    Snoddy bandwagon!

  19. Weeb Kakashi
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    Are we getting a free wildcard for gw2??

  20. Numb
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    FPL tech guy: "I don't understand this, the servers coped fine during testing"

    1. Team Cruel
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      Did they test with a gazillion people on it at the same time?

      1. Numb
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        Obviously not!

    2. Peggi
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      Any Aussies on here will find this familiar with the recent census fail

      1. Donkey_Sanctuary
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        I'm not Aussie but I know this happened. I believe they publicly told people not to worry as they could cope with heavy traffic on their site

  21. Would an idiot do that?
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    Losing to this Hull team voids Leicesters PL title right?

  22. Eden Azzzar
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    0.5 short from going Mahrez to Vardy with ought heavily damaging my team. Oh well

  23. DementedFlamingo
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    Is Gray a poor mans Sterling?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
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      Racist

      1. Donkey_Sanctuary
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        This would be a little bit funny if Sterling was white. But he isn't so just makes no sense

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
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      D.Gray?

      1. DementedFlamingo
        • 16 Years
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        Yes.

    3. Prime
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      Poor man's Walcott I'd say

  24. Count of Monte Hristo
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    So much panic on here, hilarious

    1. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      Almost as much panic as in the Leicester defence 🙂

  25. Forever In Our Shadow
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    Fpl need to upgrade the server big time.

    1. Numb
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      It's fine apart from during / just after games tbh

    2. Donkey_Sanctuary
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      They should use the money for a new server for giving out prizes!

  26. StoneMountain
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    About 10 minutes ago I could see rival teams via the app but now I can't? And how do you get to the next page of players in a league (in the app)??

    Really disappointing how cr@p the app is.

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      It was crap the first year and has never got any better.

  27. ★Kuntheman★
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    Mahrez owners should count themselves lucky. He's been largely woeful.

    1. Davido989
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      Hate comments incoming

    2. Donkey_Sanctuary
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      5 live saying he's been decent

  28. Telpuialion
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    If it hadn't been for the penalty, at this point I would start thinking that Hull might have actually kept a CS. Still a long time to go but with Jaku in starting 11, would've liked it a lot.

    1. Donkey_Sanctuary
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      If my Auntie had balls etc

  29. Totally !rre!evant
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    Anyone like to share how to look at rivals teams?

  30. Ayew Serious
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    The live bonus points system is a great addition to the fpl site

    1. Donkey_Sanctuary
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      Yeah it is. Although I think they have previously made adjustments after FT so this could be confusing if what you see at the end of a match could change