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.

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  1. HP.
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Any 15:00 live on tv?

    1. Rococo
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Everton Spurs on Sky I think.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        Ha, no mate.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Not legal in England.

  2. Chris_White
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    I wonder how many years longer I'd live without FPL.

    We'll all die 60 and depressed.

    1. Geriatric Unathletic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Bloody hell. Better crack on with my bucket list 🙁

  3. Scratch
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    10 points for Snodgrass 😀

    Absolutely delighted! been banging his drum for a couple weeks here

    1. Trae44
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Nice

    2. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Well done. Good strike that.

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        Hey Granny, do you have the link to the mods league? Your link doesn't work and I like to stalk you.

        1. Granville
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 28 days ago

          For some reason that league isn't working yet. If you want to stalk my ID is 3000

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 28 days ago

            Thanks 🙂

      2. MoeZe3bi
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        well done

    3. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Hat off for that

  4. Trae44
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Anyone have a link for the moderators league?

  5. Call Me Guybrush
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Negredo and Redmond both starters woot woot. Some posters here had me a bit worried.

  6. Trigg ⭐️
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    This is exactly why I said that predictions of a massacre on here were ridiculous.

    Yes, they had injuries, but Hull were a good, organised team last season. They deserved their win today.

    1. Scratch
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      They've a chance of staying up but it depends on Davies, Snodgrass and Hernandez staying fit and healthy

  7. Numb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    On the app, I can see some league rivals' steams but not others. Is there a privacy setting somewhere this year?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      *teams

    2. Garfield1001
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Same here. Although seems to be when I've viewed their team once it won't come up again

      1. Numb
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        Ah right, yeah could be right.

    3. Aarono23
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Think it's just a loading issue. I've clicked on a team a few times and it does eventually show me it.

  8. TheBusDriver
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Cu next wee....

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Reported.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      What's your team link?

    3. TheSteel
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      You said youre not posting for a week. Leave

  9. devils advocate
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Vardy was terrible.

    Mahrez was non existent but like all good premos on pens got a consolation goal to keep the points ticking.

    Musa was very good in the first half and should have had two assists after laying two goals on a plate for his rubbish teammates. In the second half he looked to tire a little but still linked well with others on occasions and could probably have been more selfish instead of constantly looking for Vardy.

    For me personally Vardy is out as planned anyway, Mahrez stays, and Musa is on the watch list as I think points will come soon for him.

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Would rather ship Mahrez than Vardy actually. At least Vardy was on the right spot. Mahrez was just invisible

  10. Areid13
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Anyone know if theres a way to see other peoples teams yet?

    1. It's Fergie Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      I can in head-to-head leagues, but can't in classic

  11. ZLNR
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Mahrez as my only LEI was flukey mostly because I forgot to consider them as a top team when picking Defense

  12. Del Griffith
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    That Mahrez pen was a huge surprise, its not as if Vardy had missed a few, the FPL Gods work in mysterious ways

  13. _Freddo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    I picked a double Leicester defence to try and counter any Vardy haul as I couldn't fit him in.

    They certainly did that.

    Glass half full.

  14. dush64
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    What on earth is Siggy doing on the bench? Anyone?

    1. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Not playing at all in pre season

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      As predicted, thats why we all got rid of him.

    3. Demí
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Extra time off after euros

    4. Odikostar
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Tired after his holiday? Should be a win for burnley

  15. AnotherBareBum
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    vardy had 3 very good chances plus he should have taken the pen. just unlucky but the gamble didn't pay off for me. vardy capt.
    Please Aguero do nothing...

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Why should he have taken the pen?

      1. AnotherBareBum
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        well he was on pens last season no obvious reason why not.

    2. Pedram
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      get behind the couch

  16. Pedram
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    So everyone agree that Vardy should be sold ?

    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Looks like it.

      1. TheSteel
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        Hey buddy, how'd your £45 bet go. lololololol

    2. Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Nah, he is due a goal against Arsenal

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Knee jerk. Got in great positions, but looked rusty.

    4. Royal5
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      He's turning 30.

    5. Penzardlife
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Nah, had loads of chances

  17. The Road to Turfdom
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Could that loss tempt Mahrez out the exit door?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      It could.

      1. The Road to Turfdom
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        It might not.

    2. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      It should.

    3. Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      He poor, Leicester should be tempt to sell him after this performance. Invisible

      1. devils advocate
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        Didn't Leicester lose their opener last season 4-0 to Swansea or am I mistaken?

        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 28 days ago

          THey won 4-2 I believe

          1. devils advocate
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 28 days ago

            Thanks. My mistake, for some reason I thought they lost their opener last season but remembered wrong obviously.

  18. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    3 from 2 anyone beating that?

    1. Areid13
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      11 from three

    2. flipthebuzzard
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      I see your 3 and raise you - 2 from 2 - !!

  19. Too Mane Men
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Vardy had an off day today. No doubt about that. But he will score plenty this season. Its all he does in a game and I don't see that stopping after one bad performance.

    1. Too Mane Men
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Fuchs and Vardy owners are on 2 from 2. Welcome back to the joys of FPL.

  20. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Anyone else think Musa has a negative impact on Vardy? Only 1 game but wasnt encouraging at all. Watch out for Adomah today lads 😉

    1. WoodsyOwl
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Time will tell but I'm not sure he's a negative effect on Vardy. First game together and on another day Musa would have laid on two assists for Vardy if he'd found his shooting boots.

      1. devils advocate
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        This

  21. arthadox
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    lol @ people getting mad at vardy after one game.

    1. Invincibles49
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Ikr? Talk about knee jerkers

    2. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Hard not to get mad if your 10.0 player misses 2 sitters

      1. Fitzy.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        They were hardly sitters. He did nothing wrong with the first one, it was well blocked, and the second one was certainly a good chance, but would have been called a good finish if he kept it down and scored.

        1. JÆKS ⭐
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 28 days ago

          Cmon the first one always had to go in.

          1. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 28 days ago

            He connected well and it was on target, the defender did a great job in blocking it.

  22. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    The FPL Website still not loading for me.

  23. Numb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    I think a few people getting players based on one fixture might be regretting that now #vardy

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      I got Musa as my Leicester Cover 😆

    2. st4rt__
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Not really, Arsenal/Swansea aren't the worst two next games.

    3. Nomar
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Mahrez. I can live with that.

  24. Jay10
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    You can't open teams of other players this year?

    1. Give us a smile
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      not until the league updates.

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        You can see them in the H2H leagues

      2. Jay10
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        Thanks.

  25. Harry Ball Bag™⚽⚽…
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    How can you check other people's teams in fpl mini leagues?

  26. Invincibles49
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Come on Kun! (C)

  27. Andy_Social
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    DON'T PANIC! Mr. MAINWARING, DON'T PANIC!!

  28. Give us a smile
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Mahrez on bonus? Anywhere to check? I used to use totalfpl but doesn't seem to be updated this season.

    1. The Road to Turfdom
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Now viewable on FPL itself.

    2. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      He's on 1 bap

    3. raff97
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      The fpl website has them, Snodgrass 3, Diomande 2, Mahrez 1. At the bottom of the page where it shows the fixtures click the game you want and youll see whos on bonus

    4. Give us a smile
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Cool cheers lads.

  29. raff97
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 28 days ago

    Not sure how I feel, only Leicester player was Mahrez who will get 8 points which im v. happy with. But I really dont want to stick with him after today... Are Mahrez owners keeping?

    1. Milner4eva
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Yes

    2. Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Would keep Vardy for at least one game more, Mahrez would i ship out for whom to perform good in the coming fixtures this GW

      1. raff97
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 28 days ago

        sorry?

    3. Chelsea Dagger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Yep

    4. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 28 days ago

      Think, I will. Will be keeping an eye on Payet though over the first few gwks and may swap depending. Was the plan anyway.