Dugout Discussion
31 January 2017 4678 comments
Mark Mark
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Tuesday treats us to no less than seven Premier League fixtures as Gameweek 23 gets up and running.

Arsenal’s home encounter with Watford has earned Alexis Sanchez the top spot in our Captain Poll yet again, with the Chilean bagging a goal or assist in nine of the last ten Gameweeks.

Spurs make their way to Wearside with Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen all in fine form.

We’ve handed the latter two places in this week’s Scout Picks with the Black Cats hampered by injuries and suspension as they attempt to clamber out of the basement.

Kane, meanwhile, bagged third in our Captain Poll on the back of six goals and two assists in five.

We’re keeping a keen eye on mid-price midfielders Junior Stanislas and Matt Phillips ahead of clashes against Palace and Middlesbrough.

Both are in form and, crucially, have fixtures in Gameweek 26 and 28 – at present, Bournemouth and West Brom are two of only six sides guaranteed to feature on both occasions.

The same applies to Swansea pair Gylfi Sigurdsson and Fernando Llorente as Southampton roll up to the Liberty Stadium. Both were amongst the goals in the Gameweek 22 win at Anfield – their second victory in three since the departure of Bob Bradley.

Burnley’s Andre Gray is also a man in form – indeed, with five goals in as many matches prior to Leicester’s visit to Turf Moor, he earned a rare place in the Scout Picks.

All six of those matches get underway at 7.45pm, leaving Liverpool and Chelsea to play out the Tuesday fixtures in the 8pm kick-off.

Roberto Firmino bagged a brace in his previous Anfield appearance and could be key as the Reds attempt to avoid a fourth straight home loss in all competitions.

With a goal or assist in 16 of his 20 top-flight outings this term, Diego Costa was the most transferred in forward for the Gameweek at a time where the Eden Hazard exodus continues at pace, with over 122,000 FPL managers parting company with the Belgian ahead of tonight’s deadline.

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

  1. TorresMagic™
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    • 16 Years
    9 years, 2 days ago

    Good luck all!

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Only my players 😉

    2. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      You look weird.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        You are weird. 😉

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      GL to you too TM

    4. Kane-harry Island
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      You too

    5. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      To you too.

    6. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      alli*

    7. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      cheers. same to you

    8. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Good luck all...happy hunting!

    9. AA33
        9 years, 2 days ago

        To you too TM!

    10. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Dugout Open 😀

    11. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      All I'm hoping for is:

      1) Chelsea concede at least 2.
      2) Kane blanks
      3) Costa blanks
      4) Everton concede at least 2

      Don't care about Aguero. He's not relevant anymore.

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        You probably think we care.

        1. TheBusDriver
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          I don't care if you care. And you're not a Liverpool expert. Stop trying to convince us.

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Rustled. Easy.

        2. TheBusDriver
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Not to mention that Liverpool are irrelevant anymore. No one cares about them or you.

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Rustled x2.

    12. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Football even through HT today 😎

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Non-Stop 😎

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Love it 🙂

        More games tomorrow nght then only 3 days to next round of fixs!

    13. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Best Ake replacement 4.8 or less?

      Thinking Yoshida/Cedric or Funes Mori..

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        wait to see what happens with ake tonight

    14. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      So im not the only one with 3 spurs attackers (Kane Alli Eriksen)

      A well ranked manager like TM joining the club gives me confidence 😉

      1. TorresMagic™
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        Couldn't afford Rose.

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Alonso Brunt Baines makes up for not owning a spurs def?

          1. TorresMagic™
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            • 16 Years
            9 years, 2 days ago

            Depends on team.

      2. Differentiator
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Alli, Eriksen and (C)ane here 😉

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          wow you got some big balls ;). went with sanchez(C) to spread the risk

    15. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Transferred Hazard out. A goal and an assist confirmed ✔

      1. Sandy Ravage
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        benched Hazard for Barnes, and will be spending the next couple of hours watching from behind the sofa.

        1. Donnie Brasco´s
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Haha, good luck!

    16. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Gonna be killing it today

    17. BullDogTevez
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Bellerin has been nothing more than a nightmare these last 4 weeks or so.

      1. @ImpressiveTackl
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Fuming here. Owned him for 5 weeks and only got 2 starts out of them.

        Not starting the last 3 when he was expected to start all of them. It's one of those impossible situations.

    18. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      remember when the dugout had a chat room?

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        That was a feature that I was suprised they got rid of.

      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        I remember the first time it was used. Good fun

      3. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Does TotalFPL still have Live Chat?

        That place was a zoo on match days.....

    19. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      COYG!

    20. TorresMagic™
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      • 16 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Surprised my Holebas over Eriksen wasn't called out. 😛

      1. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Big fan of that tactic also!

      2. itwaswritten
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        LMAO.

        AnTyway. You captained Godchez tho :clap3:

      3. Ógie
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        • 13 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        You will get no luck for that kinda carry on TM

        1. TorresMagic™
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          Should have benched Ibra 🙁

    21. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Big night Alexis, please help!

    22. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      If Liverpool lose tonight, will the first time they've lost four in a row at home for 90 years....

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        YNWA - You'll never win again

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          😮 😀

        2. itwaswritten
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          OMG BEMBZ

        3. RED PILL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Luis Garcia,
          He drinks sangria,
          He came from Barca to Liverpool
          He's five foot seven,
          He's football heaven,
          So please don't take our Luis away...

      2. Rainer
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        #KloppOut

      3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        The dream is alive!

      4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        When they lose tonight... Not if

    23. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Sánchez being the most captained in the Top 100.

      Ahhhhhh, my legendary fave.

    24. Butland in the Village
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Who is luckier than me? Made 3 changes took a -4 hit and didn't set my lineup. Costa (c) who is with me!? HAHA!

    25. _Ninja_
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      No Daniels?...10 men i guess for me...sigh

      1. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Same here, hopefully they let 4 in lol

      2. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Same. Very very annoying. My fault for having a shitty bench too.

      3. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Same here. Had a spare free trade and holebas, too, but wanted to wait in the event there were any injuries -- lo and behold there was one, just unannounced and before the game. Cruel.

    26. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      GGGIIIRRRRRROOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDD!!!!!!

      Come on Olly, hattrick tonight.

    27. The Butch
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Best chambers replacement as 4th defender, ie to be benched most of time ?

      1) Ake if he goes back to BOU
      2) Holgate
      3) Yoshida
      4) other?

      My starting defender are Alonso, brunt, Walker

      1. itwaswritten
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Aké if he goes back to BOU, if not then Holgate.

      2. BananaNose Maldonado
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        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Nyom should be considered, if you don't have your full complement of WBA already.

      3. The Butch
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks!!

    28. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Cheatroud better not try to steal Godchez' points.

      1. Speédy
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        this

    29. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Really need Giroud to score 2 at least.

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        I really need my players to score 2 at least as well

    30. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Am I seeing things or is Daniel not even in squad??????

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Injured.

      2. Netley Lucas
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Unreported knock in training, reported after deadline, sigh...

      3. Viper
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Your vision is 20/20

    31. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Let's go....

    32. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Come thruuuuuu with a hat-trick Succésschez.

    33. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Come on fantasy football scout!!!!

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Pervert

        1. Make United Great Again
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          ?

    34. itwaswritten
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      OMG here we go

    35. supersham
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      No Daniels?? Whats the news on him?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 16 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Knock at training.

    36. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      I've played other sport fantasy games, and I don't recall having anywhere close to the same level of anxiety about starting line ups compared to FPL. Usually you can change your lineup right up until the time the game starts and starting players are already known. Seems a bit unnecessary to have this FPL lock system in place before official line ups come out. I say this just as an observation and wondering if other people have opinions on this as well? (not a gripe, so far all my players have started this GW)

      1. walkman666
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        Well, I am in agreement, yet it is impacted by being burned today with Daniels. I was able to switch our Lloris in fanduel, so if fanduel can manage it, why can't FPL? Maybe it is intentional and baked into the game's risk component?

    37. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      Cleverly plays for Watford 😮

      When did he leave Everton?

      1. itwaswritten
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        When did he leave Utd? :O

        1. Reedy
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          When did he take up football? :O

      2. Conk
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 2 days ago

        He's on loan

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 2 days ago

          Cheers Conk....

    38. Business Cat
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      • 11 Years
      9 years, 2 days ago

      1min played...looking good for Spurs already.

      #sunderlandslide