Dugout Discussion

Dugout Discussion – Crystal Palace vs Burnley

With just two goals from Saturday’s action so far, we now turn to the tea-time kick-off at Selhurst Park to provide some much-needed entertainment and Fantasy returns.

Crystal Palace host Burnley having enjoyed an influx of investment on the back of their double Gameweek 34, ensuring that many will have interest in this evening’s encounter.

Christian Benteke – one of the few success stories with a 14-point return – heads into the match backed by 608,000+ FPL managers, with 172,000 opting to hand him the captaincy ahead of the Clarets clash – that includes 21 of the top 100 managers.

In contrast, Wilfried Zaha owes his recent investors. He was brought in by 144,000+ ahead of Gameweek 34 only to return just three points. More than 46,000 have shipped him out ahead of today’s clash.

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

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  1. AdamB
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I was just wondering what people are refering to when they say "my mini-league".
    I think everyone is part of many classic and h2h leagues, so which one are they considering as "their" mini-league?

    1. CloudSky
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      The one played with my friends, the one with work colleagues etc.

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      their my mini leagues ,
      not yours.

    3. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      One that I play with my colleague at work and I know every managers in the league.

    4. Tim
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Important ones with mates who take it seriously

    5. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      leagues they have set up with friends /work mates usually for a bit of cash

    6. AdamB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers.
      I only know two people watching the PL. Everyone is a Barcelona or Real Madrid fan where I live. That sucks.

    7. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm only in one with people I know

  2. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    which is better

    A. Pickford / Monreal
    B. Forster / Gabriel

    1. Deulofail
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure what the question is

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Gonna say A

  3. Vlekz
      7 years, 1 month ago

      24(-12) from 4 if Stephens get 3 bonus.
      500k overall rank. Green or red?

      1. Halftime
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Red, sorry

    • Rainer
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Did Mark start Heaton?

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        No

    • FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How many points are on your bench?

      15 points for me currently - Pickford, Yoshida and Huth.

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        14 Jaku

      2. Pep's Money Laundry
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Heaton & Robertson so far. That's what 15

        Last week: 24: Robertson 5, Davies 9 & carroll 10

      3. AA33
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        23 from 2 players 🙁

        1. AA33
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Jakupovic and Barnes

    • Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Kelly Townsend Benteke = 4pts

      FML

    • F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Jaku has ruined my season; goodbye

      1. potatoace
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        this , this , this
        that save cost me a swing of 15pts against a rival

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          yep same here, he had Jaku, I had Yoshida 🙁

          1. potatoace
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            snap

    • Tim
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      9pts from 4 players.. this game sucks ass!. Dropped from top to 4th in mini league.

    • Lingardium Leviosa.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Thoughts on getting Holding and Walcott for the dgw? Have Sanchez

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        no and no

        1. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          😆 Thanks

      2. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Don't go there

        1. Lingardium Leviosa.
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Dgw fever innit 😀 Cheers

    • Chucky
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Goodbye Top 5k 🙁 Joke of a season really.....

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        🙄

      2. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I kissed goodbye to that in GW 1

      3. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        hahahhaa....no

    • Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just seen that pietersdidnt play today. Spent a lot of time deciding between brunt and pieters. Time wastage aside, making the right choice and getting nothing tops it off

      Probably karma for last week's heavy benchwankery

      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        lol

    • GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Soton being on holiday mode means Sanchez (TC) gw36?

    • acidicleo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A silly question from me....

      I plan to use WC in GW36..
      Can I activate it tonight but then keep changing players until Gw 36 deadline ??
      I see 3 in my plans are possibly rising tonight..

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes

      2. Please Help I Don't Kn…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes.

      3. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Yes. All transfers will be free until deadline.

        1. acidicleo
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers...
          Will do a rough WC team now as I need to include yoshida Stephens jesus sane etc..

    • F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      To be the best, you have to believe you're the best.

      1. Lingardium Leviosa.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Except if you're Sunderland.

        1. LakhaneeFC
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          The converse holds true for them

          To be the worst, you absolutely have to believe you are - it's tough otherwise

    • Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Is Olsson expected to play tomorrow?

      1. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        He better, he's my Valencia replacement. Such an awful buy.

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I know mate. Could have gone Maguire, Robertson or Mawson back in GW28... awful buy!

    • Please Help I Don't Kn…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Captained Gabbia and benched Jaku for Hennessey.

      🙁

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        get that sand paper out

    • TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Likely BPS after the update

      3 - Barnes 32
      2 - Boyd 31
      2 - Keane 31
      0 - Heaton, Tarkowski 29

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        yes, finally justice for heaton sellers

        1. Differentiator
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You better double-check if Mark owns before believing in 0 baps

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Fair dos. Cheers TM

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        🙂

    • FPL Footy Show Pod
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      First crack at a chasing WC done - thoughts?

      Cech

      Gabriel Azpi Stephens

      Ozil (diff) Eriksen Redmond (diff) Sane

      Lukaku Kane Gabbi

      Caballero / King / Bavies / Holgate

      1. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nice, particularly Ozil. Looking at Ox myself. Think he might take Walcott's place in the front three on the right.

    • Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Not seeing a lot of score check posts

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        not many did well today, nothing to brag about innit

      2. Rains of Castamere
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        25 after baps, 6 players played so not great

      3. diesel001
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        19 from 4 post-BAPS

      4. Lingardium Leviosa.
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Negredo > Gabbi
        Son > Hazard
        Chambo > Monreal
        Arnie > Sane

        -8. Thoughts?

      5. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        PoP is not around...

      6. ladsofbunch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        38 after baps, King C

      7. The Overthinker
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        34 from 3 players
        Captain played
        Jaku on bench though

    • LakhaneeFC
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Just checked the site, and it says Ibra is most captained this week. Surely there aren't so many dead teams?

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe there are lots of benchwankers

        1. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          You wouldn't keep an asset like Ibra for bench wnkery

      2. HashAttack
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Shows how split this week's choice of captain was ... do we know what % "picked" Ibra

    • rdamjan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      TCarroll as 5th mid for WC against relegated Sunderland?

      1. rdamjan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Or Capoue with dgw. I need cheap option.

        1. Rains of Castamere
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Albrighton

    • Sims
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal fan with Kane (c) Alli Walker.

      At least something will go right tomorrow

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        I thought you were a Leicester fan?

        1. Sims
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Leicester fan last season *

      2. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        5-1 to Spurs, Wanyama hattrick, Eriksen 2 goals. Kane 2 pts, Alli 2 pts, Walker 2 pts

      3. Rainer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Leicester fan two weeks ago?

      4. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        1-0 eriksen

    • Differentiator
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      So Heaton was 7 times the captain that either of Benteke or Gabbiadini were this week

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        mind blown

      2. Sims
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        That actually doesn't make any sense if you read it

    • Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How has Jack Stephens been playing? Is he 100% nailed for the remainder of the season?

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        yep

    • Plagued by indecision
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      26 from 5 if as expected Valencia doesn't play and I get Yoshida off the bench. Any good?

      1. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        hang your head in shame

    • THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Average for today? 19 points from 4 at 140k overall rank green or red?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Small green probably.

    • Ben the Mee
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Well the positives are that Gabbi will be fresh for the dgw...4 points inbound!

        1. Sims
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          He won't start both games

        2. HashAttack
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          lack of match fitness too

      • Boomerang V
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        What to do with Zaha, Benteke and Gabbi? Waste of time, money and points:(

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Sell, sell, stick

      • Win'dian
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Manutd to win 2-1 with DDG and Valencia on bench..am I asking for too much?

      • _Jane
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Its amazing how much damage Tadic miss caused..

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          so much, finished my ML

        2. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Agree.