634x258 Dugout Discussion
29 December 2013 5697 comments
Mark Mark
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After a less than fulfilling Saturday, Fantasy managers will be looking to Sunday’s fare with huge expectations and the hope that today’s returns can rescue respectability.

The bill certainly looks talented enough, with Roberto Martinez’s Everton hosting Southampton and leaders Arsenal making the trip to in-form Newcastle – both those matches bristle with goals and could well offer a strong platform for the today’s four o’clock kick-offs.

Those are undoubtedly headlined by the battle of the Bridge where Luis Suarez and Liverpool face off against Chelsea in what promises to be a tumultuous affair. Whether it will bring goals and points for Suarez is another matter.

While hopes will be high for that encounter, Tottenham’s White Hart Lane clash with Stoke perhaps offers less on paper, although Tim Sherwood’s new broom could yet unearth some key Fantasy assets for 2014 with today’s clash providing an opportunity to scout out the potential on offer.

As usual, you can look to our Twitter feed for all the teamsheet updates from these matches, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to take you through to the final whistles.

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

  1. Koflok
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    For next GW

    Walker to Mertesacker
    or
    Lukaku to Negredo

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Rest of your team?

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      1. Koflok
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Mannone
        Coleman Walker Gabbi Fonte Chester
        Haz Silva Wally Sterling Redmond
        Suarez Rooney Lukaku

        2m ITB

        Cant do much it's either get Arsenal coverage who got 3 decent CS chances next but stick with Lukaka (he does have sto and NOR after this)
        Or stick with Walker who will concede at MU but can get a CS at CPL and get Negredo.

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  2. tm245
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    14 of the 20 goals yesterday were scored in the 2nd half. Defenses get tired, it's the nature of the game, especially in a festive period. Essentially all of these teams are playing like a Europa club as far as rest. No need to declare failure yet.

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    1. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      we will hear no more of your level headed comments!

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    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Good post. T'is the season for tired legs.
      It does apply to attackers as well though.

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  3. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I'm only one here dont have fekcing Coleman?

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yep !

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    2. sinik
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      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      yep 😆 essential 🙄

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    3. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah. I don't have fecking Coleman 😉

      Until 10 tomorrow night.

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    4. Puzzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Nope. Fecking Coleman

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    5. mucka
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I don't. Bought Jags instead 6 weeks ago. Has cost me 30 points, my worst/most costly decision ever in FF.

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    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I don't either and am sick to the teeth of him.will be in on wild card.too late now though.

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    7. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      As essential as Suarez now

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Not even close.

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    8. Kerrazy
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Getting him in for Jagielka. I dont care.

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    9. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      coleman has high ownership

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    10. Champy
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      @UberSportsFact

      Defender, Sheamus Coleman (5), has scored the number of league goals as Chelsea's strikers - Torres (2), Eto'o (2) & Ba (1).

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  4. PogChamp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Never really got the Lukaku thing. He's a loan player, no?

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      What does that have to do with anything?

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      1. PogChamp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Well Chelsea's attack is pants and they don't want him back.

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    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yeah. 5-4-1

      🙂

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  5. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Rooney injured.

    Ozil injured

    Silva banned.

    Lukaka - hopeless.

    Interesting if nothing else... 🙄

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yet you still rake in the points somehow 😆

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Clyne back (bench)

        Davis back 🙁

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    2. beric
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Bad luck mate

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        How you going Beric?

        You were up in the dizzy heights ?

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        1. beric
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          Managed to go up to 670ish with 8 points yesterday 😆

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    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Indeed but Rooney will be back, Ozil get rid, Silva sit him for 1 game if your squad is decent and Lukaku I think I'll have to keep for 1 GW as well, can't really do much else with all the other injuries. 🙁

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    4. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Strange what's happened to Lukaku. I've never owned him, but he looked awesome end of Nov.

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    5. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      You're well above average so far, a Suarez goal and you'll be in The top 1000

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    6. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Moyes says Rooney will be back on New Years Day. He's a doctor you know!

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    7. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Ozil > Walcott
      Silva > yaya

      Simples

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      1. Evs
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        • 16 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Yaya?

        Bit 'cas' that 😉

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        1. super zlatan
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          On pens and FKs. Seems natural replacement for me.

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  6. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    if u were the owner of a real life team, (not FPL) would u go for Coleman or dEBUCHY?
    im thinking i'd go Debuchy,

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    1. Venom Snake
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I'd be too busy counting my money to give a shit

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  7. Chucky
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Non coleman owner and Lukaku(C) here . 🙁

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  8. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    it would only be right if during a GW where my team scored almost no goals, all my points are coming from the defense.

    c'mon Arsenal and Everton, keep clean sheets!

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  9. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Gouffran has been amazing! He has to be the 2nd most improved player of the year, behind Ramsey

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    1. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Agreed, used to be a laughing stock but is certainly worth monitoring now.

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    2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      It's more the fact he now has adjusted to the premiership and that Pardew learned how to use him.
      He was great before he came to newcastle....

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  10. Crouch Potato!
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Might go with the old 4,2,1 formation next gw!

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  11. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    hope Walcott does what he did on Boxing Day and goes nuts in the second half 😯

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    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Yes!

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  12. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    If Krul keeps another CS then he will officially become the most frustrating player I've ever owned. Only keeps CS against good teams when I have him on the bench.

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  13. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Carragher putting me off getting Cazorla 🙂

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    1. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      He wouldn't if he was playing against him!

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    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Why...?

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  14. GreennRed
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Coleman has more PL goals than Chelsea strikers !

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    1. SpinyNorman [*_*]
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Brilliant.

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  15. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Benched Coleman GW 1 for his haul and sold him after a string of 2's before his "hard" fixtures began back in GW 9 for Terry.. 🙁

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    1. sambyy
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I sold him too, and never got him back... He's so expensive now!

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  16. tm245
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Coleman 3 goals in 4 on my team, or 3 more than Coutinho and Mirallas combined for in close to 20.

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  17. Barrier Freeman
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Coleman....the only ray of FPL sunshine in a very cloudy week.

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  18. Ryan
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    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Coleman is the only Everton cover you need really. He gets all the clean sheets and has a high goal involvement. The perfect FPL player

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    1. Evs
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      • 16 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      What about Lukakaaaa 🙄 ?!?!????

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      1. Acquafresca
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        The sad thing about Lukaka is there isn;t really any decent replacements atm.

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        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          This.

          Only option is Negredo IMO but not the easiest pair of fixtures coming up.

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        2. Ryan
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          • 14 Years
          11 years, 11 months ago

          In many ways that makes Lukaku owners somewhat fortunate. At least they are not losing points to those with 'better' alternatives.

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    2. Crouch Potato!
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Baines may have a good second half of the season'

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      1. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        'may' and also too expensive. Coleman was 5m 😉

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  19. Messiah Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Is Flanagan expected to be back for next GW?

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  20. Evs
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    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hoddle Twaddle at HT as per normal.

    I have no idea why Sky employee him. Useless clown.

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    1. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      His theories on those with disabilities should have seen him put out to pasture over a decade ago.

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    2. Kickin the balls
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      You have just secured a wheelchair in your next life. Congrats

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  21. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Davis back!! yay!! maybe i dont have to swap him out for Mannone then.. Marshall and Davis to serve me until WC. Boruc not close to being back right?

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    1. tm245
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I have the same situation and am hoping so as well.

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  22. Chucky
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    And My Cup opponent has Coleman . Typical

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    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      mine has Aguero(C) and Rooney(V)

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  23. GlasgowFF
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Hope the Chelsea game is better as the Arsenal one has been Barry White!

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  24. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Coleman = 5 goals
    Chelsea's front 3 combined = 5 goals

    😆

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    1. Plagued by indecision
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      😀

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    2. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Ok

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    3. super zlatan
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I love Seamus.

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      1. Seamy
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        Sure I barely know you 🙂

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    4. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      I sold Coleman at gw11. Terrible

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  25. SpinyNorman [*_*]
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Can we all talk about Coleman more? Seriously. The guy is having an amazing game and season and there's next nothing being said about him on here.

    Is it because you all hate Irish people?

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    1. aehii
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      We're all annoyed it's not Lukaku who is doing the scoring.

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  26. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    The best thing about owning dzeko is i have no qualms about swapping him out for Podolski next week 🙂 .. Gonna take a punt a week until WC

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  27. Thomass
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    I LOVE COLEMANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Weren't you going to fit him in your grav?

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      1. Thomass
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 11 months ago

        yeah gonna do it soon

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  28. nibir
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    For next GW :

    Silva = Cazorla (with Ozil out surely he will start)

    Or,

    Lukaku = Podolski

    Which one Or both ?

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    1. GlasgowFF
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      Think it is getting to the point we need to get rid of Lukaku.

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  29. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 11 months ago

    Got Lukaku in especially for games vs Fulham, Swansea, Sunderland and today's game. 1 assist my reward so far....better do something 2nd half

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    1. Acquafresca
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 11 months ago

      RAVAGES DEFENCES!

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