Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Saturday

The Gameweek rolls on with no less than six three o’clock kick-offs to monitor. Fantasy Football managers will need to spread their attention, with a vast array of talent on show.

Eden Hazard’s 25% ownership will be expecting big things from their man at home to Burnley. The Belgian has returned in both his outings thus far but will likely face a rearguard action from the visitors at the Bridge.

Equally, Riyad Mahrez is heavily backed to produce against Swansea at the King Power. The Algerian haunted the South Wales club with four goals last season and remains in 27% of squads ahead of today’s kick-off.

Everton’s Romelu Lukaku makes his return to the fray in the home clash with Stoke as he bids to attempt to break up the Aguero/Ibrahimovic monopoly in our frontlines. Whilst down at St Mary’s, Dusan Tadic and Nathan Redmond will be bidding for our attention in midfield as they face struggling Sunderland.

Christian Benteke makes his Crystal Palace debut at Selhurst Park as winless Palace and Bournemouth clash, whilst at Vicarage Road, Arsenal will attempt to kick-start their season with a win over Watford with Mesut Ozil returning to the Gunners’ line-up.

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

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  1. wowBOBwow
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    The worst thing about this week is the two week wait to get it out of the system

    1. TheSteel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yup

  2. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Don't know if I fancy doing a -4 hit so who's it to be folks

    A) Mahrez > Ozil
    B) Tadic > Cazorla

    1. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. Niemi
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A

    3. Back on the horse
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A

    4. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A.

      B couldn't be more backwards.

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Tadic isn't turning up bud doubt he will for Arsenal (a) either Cazorla is on pens.

  3. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    can't decide whether use wc or not
    help me plz
    early or not

    1. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      What's your team?

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

    Is Tekkers still essential?

    1. Tadic is the new Eriksen
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      no but he's a great pick

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

      "still" LOL.

  5. MeDo_JE
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    So Tadic - Townsend to Cazorla - Bolasi...

  6. JIM BOB
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on Azpil and Friend --------> Terry and Williams?

    It's for one of my draft leagues/long term.

    1. mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I have Williams and like him for this season

      if terry is looking like a starter than yes as well

    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Long term draft good move.

  7. MTPockets
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Finally get Capoue's points off the bench...

    • AA33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I have both Mahrez and Baines.....how can they do this to me?????????
      And my H2H opponent has Hazard and Morgan.

    • HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Bonucci not in the Juve squad.

      Uh oh!!!

      1. Eden Hazardous
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Chelseaaaaaa

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Leonardo Bonucci is absent due to a personal matter, so summer signing Benatia gets his first start.

      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Juve have it down as 'for personal reasons'.

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Sounds ominous

      3. devils advocate
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Could be earthquake related but hopefully not.

        I'm sure there's many Italian nationals that had family and friends effected by that terrible disaster in that area.

        In all seriousness, whether you believe in the power of prayer or the power of sending positive energy, maybe spare a quick prayer or thought for those already affected and those potential survivors that are hopefully still to be rescued and recovered. 😉

    • Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Lamela or Lallana?

    • bakayoko
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Glad I kept Vardy. Not happy about Mahrez being on pens as Vardy could've had 2 more goals this season but oh well. Crucial goal + baps today

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        ^^^
        But still planning to ship him

      2. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Even though I don't have Vardy, I like seeing patience rewarded- like Barkley blanking.

    • mgilbert86
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      my midfielders have not been great, problem is there isn't a great selection of guys to transfer in

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Sanchez Hazard and 3 random guys

      2. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Who do you have?

      1. KingOllie
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        essential

    • Kaneyonero
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      29 from 8 pre baps with Foster Negredo and Kun (C) to go. Could be worse?

      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Easily

      2. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah not bad- no Ibra?

    • Nabs Kebabs
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      ATTENTION ANYONE WHO PLANS TO WC THIS WEEK (Repost)

      Don't push the button until the end of the International break? Just take multiple hits until then. Why?

      Because if we all push our WC button early, our transfers won't count to price changes. If we take hits and then push the WC button just before the GW4 deadline our transfers will have an effect on the market and we can hopefully profit more.

      *Make sure you don't do a Tom Fenley and forget to actually play the WC though.

      1. Sánchez
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        That's sneaky

      2. mgilbert86
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        evil laugh

      3. StalkingDwarf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        If I do this, I know that I'm going to forget.

      4. VS10_
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        It won't make a difference if 10 people here do it.

      5. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        It literally makes no difference. Even if everyone who read this post did that, it would still be too insignificant to do much.

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          That's if everyone had that attitude 😉

      6. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        ATTENTION ANYONE WHO PLANS TO READ THIS POST!

        There's nothing to see here.

    • Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Alexis on form with those fixtures

      Vardy to Tekkers
      Sterling to Alexis
      -4

      Yay or Nay

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        yay

    • Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      29 (-4) so far.

      Baines could have made it so much better 🙁

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I love red arrows me 🙂

      1. Mull
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I don't have to worry about that with my rank 😎

    • JÆKS ⭐
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Capoue on corners? Noticed he was involved in the goal as well, might play him sometimes!

    • Total Foot 5 - romario 11
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Long owners, ship for ?

    • Manani
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      how did townsend and tadic played??

    • Jay_
        7 years, 9 months ago

        If you own Aguero and Ibra, is it a case of hoping the one you never captained to blank?

        1. Trae44
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Don't know about blank, just hope your captain outscores the other

        2. devils advocate
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          The ideal scenario is that they constantly score the exact same points so there's never any regret.

      • rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Morgan without bonus? :S

        1. Arteta
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Really?

      • Oliver Tockman
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        How will Arsenal lineup when Perez comes in?

        A) Will he start up front and Sanchez on his usual left flank forcing Ox to the bench?

        B) Will he start on the right with that left foot of his, with Sanchez up front, forcing Walcott to the bench?

        C) Will Perez start on the right, Walcott up front, and Sanchez on the left?

        D) Will Perez start on the right, Giroud up front, and Sanchez on the left?

        thoughts??

        1. Jimmy Boy
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          A or D I'd assume, surely Alexis needs to be in his prime position on the left?

        2. devils advocate
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Who cares?

          JUST GET SANCHEZ GOD DAMMIT!!! 😉

      • Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Oh hell.

        Just seen my brother WC and now got too many players in common,

        Aguero Ibra Rondon Hazard being chief amongst them. That's a bit kak.

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Ditch a couple make things interesting again

          1. Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I'll have to.

            No good having the same teams.

            1. KingNidge
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 9 months ago

              Hit this week hit next will mix it up again rightly

      • Dimen
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Mahrez - Townsed - Tadic >> Mané, Özil, Rodwell(for bench, playing Capoue full time)

        Do it?

        1. noquarternt
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Capoue full time... Not great. Someone cheaper than Mané, someone better than Rodwell.

      • Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Scott Dann's stats 😯

        He may not need clean sheets, fair play scouts...

        1. GuyIncognito
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Pardew is going to be the first manager sacked though.

          1. Lecky Legs FC
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            This ^

      • FPL_Sponge
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Can anyone explain what happened with the Baines pen and why it was a Given og? (Haven't seen it) Serious repercussions for my points when you take into account the -2 for the penmiss, -3 for an assist instead of goal, then bonus repercussions...

        1. Worzel Gummidge
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Costa is tearing it up.

        2. KeepCalm
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Need a new striker for Kane...non Ibra

        3. wowBOBwow
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Is playing Capoue on field just a terrible idea?

          Can fit in some actual good players this way and get rid of these mid-price disasters.