Dugout Discussion
21 August 2016 3515 comments
Mark Mark
Share:

The London Stadium hosts the final match of Gameweek 2 as West Ham attempt to settle in their plush new home.

Slaven Bilic’s side host a Bournemouth outfit who claimed a 4-3 victory in the same fixture just over a year ago, via a Callum Wilson hat-trick.

Looking at the West Ham teamsheet, Eddie Howe’s men will fancy their chances again.

The Hammers head into this encounter without both Andy Carroll and Dimitri Payet – the latter “felt something” after his appearance at Chelsea on Monday night, whilst Carroll has sustained a knee injury which will keep him out for a number of weeks according to Slaven Bilic.

As for the Cherries, they appear to have changed shape and seem to be going on the attack: Howe has introduced Ryan Fraser on the flank, with Lewis Cook dropping out.

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

  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    West ham look clueless

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      This 😕

    2. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      *Bemba_Da*, you've convinced me to wildcard -

      This is my first draft -

      Heaton, Foster
      Shaw, Amat, Walker, McAuley, Stones
      Bolasie, Hazard, Lamela, Redmond, Bojan
      Agüero, Ibrahimovic, Negredo

      Thoughts?

      Midfield feels light and defence a bit heavy ...

      1. The Gambler.
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You listen to Bemba? Oh dear

        1. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          He made a solid point which tipped me over the wildcard edge, didn't advise it specifically

      2. Third Eye Vision
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Who do you bench out of the front 8? Get a cheapie, with Capoue being the obvious choice, and upgrade elsewhere.

        1. Knowing Me Knowing You Saha
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Would love to get Capoue, just waiting for news on his knock ... definitely would make life easier

  2. Thunder Warrior
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    On wc, any probably double up risers? Negredo?

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      barkley, maybe mcauly

    2. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Buy false fallers
      Tadic, nolito, Tekkers

  3. Lovren an elevator
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Poor West ham, can't believe the injuries! And they're team looks just horrible without carroll, Ayew, payet, Cresswell

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      In fairness that's a lot of talent missing.

      1. Lovren an elevator
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah exactly. Real aspirations with a team including those guys, but I think they're aspirations for this season may already be over!

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How's Wilson looking? Just come in....

    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Really, that bad?

      1. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 6 months ago

          subbed off now.

      2. Bored Ape Jota Club
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Just subbed off.. Was planning on holding him until the great string of fixtures, but this is not promising. Feels bad going to Negredo and Gray now as well, after their price rise. Could do Rondon...

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Cheers Worzel and Oyho...6.5m dud.....

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Please help me choose a transfer for this week

      1 - Firmino to Barkley
      2 - Ramirez to bolasie
      3 - Kone to williams

      thanks!

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        A lot are doing 1

        1. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          i know, i am just not a big barkley fan 🙁

      2. Worzel Gummidge
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I prefer 2. Others will say 1. Kone will probably be going to Everton anyway so hold.

          1. Lord Flashheart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            is ramirez a priority to get out just because he was subbed 1 minute to early?

            1. Worzel Gummidge
                9 years, 6 months ago

                well it is not a good sign. You could keep I suppose and do none of the above.

          2. FrankieTheGent
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            3

          3. Lord Flashheart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            so many opinions...not closer to deciding sadly

          4. Twisted Saltergater
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Firmino to be false 9 again vs Spurs, I reckon

            1. Lord Flashheart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              that helps thanks!

          5. Yank Revolution
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            1

        • Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Anyone see a goal here? Bet365 are currently at 5/6 for over 0.5. Lots of shots, albeit most of them off target. Wondering if it's worth chucking a wad on.

          1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Other teams look scared to go for it. Maybe stick 50p on 😀

            1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              *both

            2. Cilly Bonnolly
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Haha. I was thinking £300. Maybe not then. 😀

              1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Lol!!! Can see nil nil here mate. Sorry

                1. Cilly Bonnolly
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  I'll give it a miss then. Haha.

          2. Jazz!
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Looks good imo, can see someone scoring somehow

        • Zoostation
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Worth throwing $20 in play now to pick a Bournemouth win?

          1. FrankieTheGent
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Odds?

            1. Zoostation
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              +400 now

            2. Cilly Bonnolly
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              10/3 at the moment.

              1. FrankieTheGent
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Nah

        • Scotty B
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Best replacement for Carroll?

          1. myboycharlie
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            At 6.5 maybe rondon good fixtures

          2. FrankieTheGent
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Agüero

          3. ekul the lokonga enthusiast
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Negredo or gray

        • myboycharlie
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          2fts how does deulafou and Gray to Bolaisse and Tekkers sound?? Or keep gray

          1. Lord Flashheart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            punty, but good long term
            maybe just the first now as tekkers lacks match fitness

            1. myboycharlie
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Cheers

        • Siva Mohan
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          A. Vardy + Alli >> Ibra + Lamela (2 FTs)
          B. Vardy + Alli + Deulofeu >> Ibra + Lamela + Barkley (-4)

          Please suggest, thanks.

          1. myboycharlie
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            I think B could pay off

          2. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            A

          3. Worzel Gummidge
              9 years, 6 months ago

              A.

              Del to Bark not worth hit IMO.

          4. Rainer
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            How are BOU looking? Would Wilson in for a one week punt vs a leaky Palace team be worth it? How's he looking?

          5. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            League Cup fixtures in midweek. Best to wait until they are concluded or will they all be 2nd string lineups?

            1. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Most rested I feel

            2. Jimmers
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Most will be 2nd string.

            3. Nomar
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Depends if you are concerned about possible price rises or falls or not.

            4. FrankieTheGent
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Always wait unless price rises are a factor

          6. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Best thing to do with Firmino?

            1. Backup Dancer
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              I'm giving him a few weeks.

              1. Ha.
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Don't fancy him against Spurs 🙁

            2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Keep for now. He's due!!!!!

            3. Styles_X
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Switch to barkley. Get firm when fixtures improve and price gets low.

              1. Ha.
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Barkley is a clown. A clown that gets points, however.

            4. Twisted Saltergater
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Am keeping. Klopp should put him back as a false 9 vs Spurs. Can't see any decent alternatives for now. Maybe Pogba at some point.

            5. Yank Revolution
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Sell- he did nothing this week.

          7. Styles_X
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            A guy in my ML has Payet as cap and Carroll as vicecap. So does that mean he gets no captain points?

            1. Count of Monte Hristo
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Yeah 0 for (c)

            2. Jimmers
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Correct

              Rough

            3. Backup Dancer
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Yep.

            4. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              yep

            5. Would an idiot do that?
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              All other points are cancelled also

            6. Shifty
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Time to laugh at him

          8. ManUtdFan_UK
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Foster, Jakupovic
            Valencia, Stones, Friend, Evans, Amat
            Hazard, Alli, Firmino, Ramirez
            Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Gray

            0 ITB, 1FT. Looking to get rid of Alli.

            Alli to:

            A) Tadic
            B) Barkley
            C) Redmond

            1. Weeb Kakashi
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Tadic without a doubt!

              1. myboycharlie
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                +1

          9. zalar88
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            hey guys.need help. I have 2Ft... and 0.5itb. what would you do? spend my 2ft and witch one? or go wildcard maybe?

            heaton, foster
            stones,valencia,friend,amat,kone
            hazard,tadic,lamela, firmino,capoue
            kun, vardy,gray

            thanks

            1. Styles_X
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Get Ibra for vardy. Get Barkley for Firmino.

          10. Weeb Kakashi
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Pick one

            A Benteke + Pogba/ Barkley
            B Lukaku + Townsend

            Have No United Cover!

          11. Chucky
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            72 all out 🙁 Can't catch a break

            1. Shifty
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Yea would delete my team if I were you.

            2. Jazz!
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              That's bad? 55 all out

            3. Krul Runnings
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              These are by far the worst kind of posts.

              YAAAAWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNN

              1. KingNidge
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                And as long as people react to them they will never stop

              2. Tommy Tynans Left Shin Pad
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Don't bite

            4. Lord Flashheart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              very respectable score stop whining

            5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              72 is pretty crap this week

            6. walkman666
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Quit. Just quit .

          12. Shifty
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            These WC drafts are so backward looking.

            Mini fixture swing taking place and people are just chasing points.

            1. Krul Runnings
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Ssshhhhh. Leave them be

          13. The Gambler.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Best league in the world 🙂

          14. Jimmers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Ford Super Sundays used to be so much better!

          15. Sacked in the Morning
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Firmino to Mirallas/mid under 6.7
            or
            Mahrez to Barkley/mid under 7.7?

            To fund Vardy to Ibra.

            Cheers

            1. Styles_X
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Firmino to Barkley not an option? Mirallas might not be nailed.

              1. Sacked in the Morning
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Not enough cash 🙁

          16. Would an idiot do that?
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            20 minutes boys! Hold the door!

            1. Shifty
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Too soon

          17. Toast
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Bit of a quandary. Should I do

            Costa ➡️ Ibra
            Sanchez ➡️ Sterling

          18. Krul Runnings
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            What a shocking game this has been.

            1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Bournmouth for the drop and Hammers are kack without Payet

          19. trinzoo
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Best 5.5 mid:
            A) Ramirez
            B) Januzaj
            C) other ?

            1. ⚽️ Barry Chocolate ⚽…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Capoue

              1. trinzoo
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Got him already 🙂

          20. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Wilson subbed again

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Gutted, and Amat stolen 8pts yesterday, and Firminho and general kak defence, close to quitting.....

              1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Hold on one more gw then wc over into break

            2. Shifty
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Maybe he's lost abit of that spark after the ACL. Prob take him a few games to get up to speed. Really sharp last season

          21. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Wilson > Negrado for free ( but lose ability to do a 0.5m next week)?

            1. Krul Runnings
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Not for me. Hold. Only just though

              1. Krul Runnings
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Unless WC'ing after GW3 then maybe.

                But if you have Foster then not Negredo

          22. Would an idiot do that?
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Nice beard

          23. Count of Monte Hristo
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Is Amat the only decent 4.0 defender?

            1. Jafooli
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Think Kingsley and Love are the only other options....

            2. Numb
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              There are none that you'd want to play, except in emergencies.

            3. Lord Flashheart
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              yes