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.

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  1. TorresMagic™
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    • 17 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Good luck all!

    1. Ziro
      • 11 Years
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      Only my players 😉

    2. TheBusDriver
      • 10 Years
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      You look weird.

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 17 Years
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        You are weird. 😉

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      GL to you too TM

    4. Kane-harry Island
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You too

    5. Arteta
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      To you too.

    6. rivercityransom
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      alli*

    7. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      cheers. same to you

    8. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck all...happy hunting!

    9. AA33
      9 years, 5 months ago

      To you too TM!

  2. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Dugout Open 😀

  3. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

      You probably think we care.

      1. TheBusDriver
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

          Rustled. Easy.

      2. TheBusDriver
        • 10 Years
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        Not to mention that Liverpool are irrelevant anymore. No one cares about them or you.

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
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          Rustled x2.

  4. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
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    Football even through HT today 😎

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
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      Non-Stop 😎

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
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      Love it 🙂

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

  5. Over Midwicket
    • 14 Years
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    Best Ake replacement 4.8 or less?

    Thinking Yoshida/Cedric or Funes Mori..

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      wait to see what happens with ake tonight

  6. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
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    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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      • 17 Years
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      Couldn't afford Rose.

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
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        Alonso Brunt Baines makes up for not owning a spurs def?

        1. TorresMagic™
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          • 17 Years
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          Depends on team.

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
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      Alli, Eriksen and (C)ane here 😉

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

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

  7. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
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    Transferred Hazard out. A goal and an assist confirmed ✔

    1. Sandy Ravage
      • 10 Years
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      benched Hazard for Barnes, and will be spending the next couple of hours watching from behind the sofa.

      1. Donnie Brasco´s
        • 13 Years
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        Haha, good luck!

  8. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 12 Years
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    Gonna be killing it today

  9. BullDogTevez
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

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

    1. @ImpressiveTackl
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 5 months 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.

  10. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    remember when the dugout had a chat room?

    1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

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

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I remember the first time it was used. Good fun

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Does TotalFPL still have Live Chat?

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

  11. Arteta
    • 10 Years
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    COYG!

  12. TorresMagic™
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    • 17 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

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

    1. Rainer
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Big fan of that tactic also!

    2. itwaswritten
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      LMAO.

      AnTyway. You captained Godchez tho :clap3:

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You will get no luck for that kinda carry on TM

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 17 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Should have benched Ibra 🙁

  13. Rainer
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Big night Alexis, please help!

  14. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

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

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      YNWA - You'll never win again

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        😮 😀

      2. itwaswritten
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        OMG BEMBZ

      3. RED PILL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months 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, 5 months ago

      #KloppOut

    3. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
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      The dream is alive!

    4. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      When they lose tonight... Not if

  15. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
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    Sánchez being the most captained in the Top 100.

    Ahhhhhh, my legendary fave.

  16. Butland in the Village
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months 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!

  17. _Ninja_
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

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

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Same here, hopefully they let 4 in lol

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

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

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months 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.

  18. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    GGGIIIRRRRRROOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUDDDDDDDD!!!!!!

    Come on Olly, hattrick tonight.

  19. The Butch
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months 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
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

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

    2. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

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

    3. The Butch
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks!!

  20. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cheatroud better not try to steal Godchez' points.

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      this

  21. TheBusDriver
    • 10 Years
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    Really need Giroud to score 2 at least.

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
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      I really need my players to score 2 at least as well

  22. camarozz
    • 11 Years
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    Am I seeing things or is Daniel not even in squad??????

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Injured.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 11 Years
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      Unreported knock in training, reported after deadline, sigh...

    3. Viper
      • 16 Years
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      Your vision is 20/20

  23. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
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    Let's go....

  24. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
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    Come thruuuuuu with a hat-trick Succésschez.

  25. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
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    Come on fantasy football scout!!!!

    1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
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      Pervert

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
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        ?

  26. itwaswritten
    • 10 Years
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    OMG here we go

  27. supersham
    • 15 Years
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    No Daniels?? Whats the news on him?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 17 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Knock at training.

  28. Pinky Blinders
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months 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, 5 months 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?

  29. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cleverly plays for Watford 😮

    When did he leave Everton?

    1. itwaswritten
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      When did he leave Utd? :O

      1. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        When did he take up football? :O

    2. Conk
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He's on loan

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers Conk....

  30. Business Cat
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

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

    #sunderlandslide