Introducing The ICT Scout Index
Filed under: Site Features - Posted by: Mark
Yesterday we launched the ICT Scout Index for our Members. This is immediately viewable via the dashboard on login, with top 10’s displayable for both the current Gameweek and the season as a whole. Obviously, right now, this is based on last season’s data.
Read on for more details on what the ICT Index brings to our Members’ offering…
What is the ICT Scout Index?
Basically this is a football index created specifically to assess a player in Fantasy terms. It uses the statistical data already available to Members to create a single score for three key areas – Influence, Creativity and Threat. These scores then combine to create a single ICT Scout Index score.
In basic terms the ICT index will help to make our statistics easier to digest. The individual index scores help to measure a player’s importance to their team and to a match (Influence), a player’s likelihood to earn assists (Creativity) and to score goals, or at least get in goalscoring situations (Threat).
Index scores will be generated on a gameweek basis and cumulatively over the season for all players. All the usual statistics are available, but Members now have an easy route to identify how players are performing across the key statistics – they can go straight in now and start analysing players based on last season’s data.
The index, like any football index, will require tweaking as we go. Even so, we feel that it’s a valuable addition for our Members and offers us plenty of material to discuss in a series of new weekly Members articles.
How Can I View the ICT Scout Index?
In addition to the Top 10 standings on the Members dashboard, the full index is available within the Fantasy Index tab for Player Stats. You can view the index by position or for all players.
By default this offers a cumulative view of the Index totals – however, Members can also slice the data by a given gameweek or a range of gameweeks and view average Index scores per appearance using the Advance Filter Options.
The Player Profiles (available by clicking on any player), also offer a complete Gameweek by Gameweek breakdown of a players’ Index score. Using this, you can analyse trends and assess how a player is developing in terms of Fantasy potential as the season progresses.
We will of course, use such breakdowns in our regular articles to help you identify those players in form according to their ICT Scout Index scores.
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August 11 at 10:50 pm
di508 says:
I have Riise and Hangeland in my back 3 and i intend to keep them there until the end of the season
Riise = new baines
My team is immense. Not a single weak player. Awesome midfield and attack. Offensive defense and… Given.
August 11 at 11:05 pm
The Pooer says:
Bet it’s not?
August 11 at 11:15 pm
Roody: I've Gone Mad says:
Lol di, You live in a world where there’s no crisp packets on the floor & the river runs blue all day.
August 11 at 11:29 pm
di508 says:
hell yeah! Funny thing is i’ve thought this about my team every day, and every day i’ve changed it completely. Since posting this i have changed things around again!!
August 11 at 10:50 pm
Destination Relegation says:
Sessegnon or Taarabt? Thankyou please!
August 11 at 10:53 pm
Doosra says:
The first …
August 11 at 10:58 pm
Demi says:
Knew you’d come round …
August 11 at 10:53 pm
di508 says:
Taarabt. He has great fixtures. Maybe swap with sess after a few gameweeks, see how they play
August 11 at 10:54 pm
di508 says:
Taarabt. He has great fixtures. Maybe swap with sess after a few gameweeks, see how they play,..
August 11 at 10:55 pm
di508 says:
Taarabt. He has great fixtures. Maybe swap with sess after a few gameweeks, see how they play…
August 11 at 10:55 pm
di508 says:
ooooh… glitchy…
August 11 at 10:51 pm
1justlookin says:
1/Zog & RVP
or
2/Silva & Bent
August 11 at 10:50 pm
di508 says:
2. Although i don’t think silva is worth the £££. Especially as Nasri is heading to Man City.
August 11 at 10:52 pm
1justlookin says:
or
3/ Nani & Bent
August 11 at 10:56 pm
di508 says:
3. hands down
August 11 at 10:51 pm
timmy56 says:
RMT Please:
Given (Moreira)
Hughes, Alcaraz, Kompany, (Bramble, Gabbidon)
Nani, Silva (C), Malouda, Moses, (N. Dyer)
Carroll (VC), Rooney, DJ Campbell
August 11 at 10:51 pm
Jono(The flying Dutchman) says:
Right I’m done, final draft…
Given/Ruddy
Baines, Kompany, Lescott, Enrique, Brown
Sessegnon, O’Hara, Taarabt, Young, Ramsey
Holt, Carroll (CPT), Bent
Thoughts please, thinking of taking a punt with Gervinho and Bardsley > Brown and Bent
August 11 at 10:52 pm
Lorph says:
I l ike it, but would have done Young->Nani.
August 11 at 11:01 pm
di508 says:
One of the best. BUT no malouda. May not matter because of the awesome rotation potntial though, no team can be ultimately perfect… so annoying!
August 11 at 11:20 pm
Jono(The flying Dutchman) says:
thx guys
August 11 at 10:52 pm
Steve says:
evening, Is Enrique going straight into the L’pool team then?
August 11 at 10:52 pm
Duffman91 says:
Evening lads,
Is anyone going for Lescott over Kompany? I think he’s worth the extra .5 for his goal threat but he could get dropped for Toure when he returns from suspension.
August 11 at 10:52 pm
di508 says:
Kompany has a poor return. Lescott ftw! When toure returns, lescott would probs need to be subbed, unfortunetly
August 11 at 10:54 pm
Steve says:
yep, worth the .5 i reckon. I didn’t see Komp pass the halfway line in the charity shield
August 11 at 10:57 pm
Just One More Thing says:
+1
August 11 at 10:58 pm
Shipstontrev says:
The only time he did, he gave the ball to Nani…
August 11 at 10:52 pm
pikka says:
wow. i forgot all about Toure, like he never existed! I still think lescott would be prefered though, he was the first choice even the weeks before toure was banned.
August 11 at 10:55 pm
Duffman91 says:
Toure’s not even listed in the game yet lol. Its hard to see him just walking back into the team after about 6 months out but you just dont know with Mancini thats my worry..
August 11 at 10:56 pm
sublime says:
lescott goals goals goals
August 11 at 10:52 pm
chrisr says:
Is Bosingwa a confirmed starter?
August 11 at 10:54 pm
Doosra says:
He is now …
August 11 at 10:55 pm
chrisr says:
What makes you say that Doosra?
August 11 at 10:59 pm
Demi says:
Ivanovic is injured.
August 11 at 11:00 pm
Doosra says:
The others are now injured – Ivanovich and Luiz – and he was a star in preseason …
August 11 at 11:00 pm
Moses (C) GW1 says:
How bad is Ivan’s injury? Bosingwa likely to get more than 1 game?
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Doosra says:
I hope so …
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Moses (C) GW1 says:
Well this does change things. I got stung by him last year though, got him in for his comeback game and then he didn’t play again for aaaaaaaages! Might just stick with Cole for now.
August 11 at 11:15 pm
Evs says:
your not really going for bos are you guys?!!
youll be trading him in gw3…
August 11 at 11:01 pm
chrisr says:
Define star?! I’m considering one of Rafael or Bosingwa to replace Jags, so your thoughts are certainly appreciated!
August 11 at 10:54 pm
Wild Rover says:
Him or Ferrera, so yes.(probably)
August 11 at 10:52 pm
BD948 says:
Thoughts please?
Given//Ruddy
A. Cole//Kompany//De Laet//Orr//Simpson
Nani//Silva//NZog//Taarabt//Moses
Rooney//Suarez//DJ
Cheers
August 11 at 10:54 pm
Omar Little says:
Who do we think for top goalscorer for the season?
Lookin to get a few quid on.
August 11 at 11:00 pm
Duffman91 says:
I have a tenner each way on RVP
August 11 at 10:54 pm
Fanta says:
August 11 at 10:55 pm
Moses (C) GW1 says:
WE WILL BE VICTORIOUS*
*we will likely not be victorious and instead will have to listen to every person who didn’t captain him be smug pri*ks
August 11 at 10:56 pm
sublime says:
you really gona captain moses?????????????
August 11 at 10:57 pm
Doosra says:
Yeees – but we will still secretly admire you … if that is sufficient!
August 11 at 11:01 pm
Moses (C) GW1 says:
haha. I’m not really bothered, if he does well, it was lucky, if he does badly then it was inevitable. At least after GW1 I can change my name back
August 11 at 11:08 pm
Bob says:
Yeah you just have to change the 1 to a 2 then
August 11 at 11:10 pm
HughestheDaddy - Come out the shadows and link your history! says:
No-one with the generic fantasy team/outlook will win. No guts, no glory and all that
August 11 at 11:12 pm
DazzaMadden94 says:
Truth mate.Can’t pass out people if ya have the same teams.
August 11 at 10:55 pm
FantasyFreak says:
Hi guys,
a)RVP+Downing
b)Carroll+Malouda
c)Carroll+Silva
August 11 at 10:58 pm
Just One More Thing says:
C
August 11 at 11:20 pm
Doosra says:
J O M T – you still about?
August 11 at 11:01 pm
fabulush says:
‘b’ sensible..
August 11 at 10:57 pm
Ramseys Rovers says:
Any thoughts on doubling up on city defenders?
Seen a few ‘not saying it doesnt work but im not doing it’ responses
any1 try it in previous seasons?howd it work out?
lost out last season to a guy who doubled up on chelsea defenders a couple of times
cant really see a downside, especially when utd/ars/lvrpl defences are rotation nightmares / leaking goals at the moment
August 11 at 10:59 pm
Narwhal says:
Kompany & Lescott ftw!
August 11 at 11:01 pm
Ramseys Rovers says:
ive Kompany + Richards
August 11 at 11:01 pm
Fanta says:
problem is rotation. Kompany is the only safe bet. Richards could be rotated with Zabaleta, Kolarov and Clichy will be fighting for RB and Lescott could be rotated when Toure returns
August 11 at 11:03 pm
Moses (C) GW1 says:
United are leaking goals?
August 11 at 11:06 pm
Ramseys Rovers says:
well no, but they’ve the rotation problem vidic,evra nailed on but both 7+
August 11 at 11:04 pm
Steve says:
i doubled up on Everton about 3 yrs ago, it worked well. I’m really considering doubling up on city as i can’t see any other players in the 6M bracket keeping many cleanies at the start of the season, other than possibly CHE, but too much rotation/uncertainty with them.
August 11 at 11:07 pm
Ramseys Rovers says:
exactly, thats why i might start with 2 city defenders, at least until its clear who’ll start at utd/che/pool/arsn
August 11 at 10:57 pm
IamMeireles says:
@ wild rover, I take everything back
August 11 at 11:01 pm
Wild Rover says:
Forgiven!
August 11 at 10:57 pm
roytommy says:
sorry for being a bit numb here but why is everyone going for moses?
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Shipstontrev says:
If he can part the Red Sea, the Norwich defence should be easy
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Doosra says:
More likely to float down the Nile in a basket …
August 11 at 11:04 pm
Gnu says:
Hi guys, been away on biz, your teams sorted?
August 11 at 11:05 pm
Doosra says:
After the Spurs debacle – after a fashion!
August 11 at 11:09 pm
Gnu says:
We’re 6/7 short for ideal numbers for Wigan
I’ve just not been on here as much as I would have liked.
August 11 at 11:13 pm
Doosra says:
Ah. I L F and 4vets! email me with the number – which I have forgotten! – and I will sort it.
bardolino-billy@gmx.co.uk
August 11 at 11:15 pm
Doosra says:
Also … JOMT?
August 11 at 11:17 pm
Gnu says:
yep.
August 11 at 11:14 pm
Shipstontrev says:
Locarno was interested, but I forgot the Entry Code. Could you put it on the League Forum so I can tell him?
August 11 at 11:14 pm
Gnu says:
Is he still interested after the abuse we (I) gave him!!!
August 11 at 11:17 pm
Doosra says:
Well …
August 11 at 11:18 pm
Shipstontrev says:
He said he was, and he loves the abuse really!
August 11 at 11:15 pm
Doosra says:
Good thought – in every way!
August 11 at 11:14 pm
Jimenez (formerly SaintMatt) says:
Ship how’s your team looking?
August 11 at 11:17 pm
Shipstontrev says:
OK thanks Matt, what about you?
What do you know about Ryan Doble, we’ve just taken him on loan for a month?
August 11 at 11:22 pm
Jimenez (formerly SaintMatt) says:
Not a lot if I’m honest, looks quite good on the ball and if I remember rightly reasonably quick, only seen him for 45mins in a pre-season friendly so if I said anymore I’d probably be making it up!
And not too bad, struggling to ‘cover’ all the teams that I think might start off well though, gone with a lightweight defence allowing me Rooney, Carrol/Bent Malouda, Silva etc..
August 11 at 11:26 pm
Shipstontrev says:
Yeah, I have Rooney and Silva and Bent. Might wait for a week on Chelsea.
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Gavin says:
Really good pre-season I think is the main reason. He’s young and improving rapidly…
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Demi says:
Because he’s the best 5m midfielder in the game. I dare someone to find me a better one for that price.
August 11 at 11:04 pm
Doosra says:
Neville.
August 11 at 11:06 pm
King Eric says:
But he won’t be playing week 1, right?
August 11 at 11:08 pm
Doosra says:
Correct. He is on the pine ’til next week, when he and Leighton will return in glorious technicolour!
August 11 at 11:11 pm
King Eric says:
You’re benching Baines? Rather than trying to transfer him in after week 1?
Just wondering as I had him, too [Baines] but traded him out.
August 11 at 11:14 pm
Doosra says:
Nope – I have Vidic … ’til next week.
August 11 at 11:22 pm
The Pooer says:
Dobbie
August 12 at 8:15 pm
Matty D says:
Pre-season form – check the article above.
August 11 at 10:57 pm
Scratch says:
Arghh I really want to squeeze Ramsey into my team instead of O’Hara.
Gotta find .5m somehow yet don’t wanna sacrifice anyone, im considering
Dunne -> Enrique
Lescott -> Kompany
Cole -> Luiz
Drogba -> Carroll
August 11 at 11:00 pm
QOTSA says:
Drogba>>>Carroll if you have Malouda/Lampard.
or
If not, Dunne>>>Young
August 11 at 11:00 pm
Just One More Thing says:
Drogba > Carroll
August 11 at 11:02 pm
milivoja says:
dog to carroll
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Eversio88 says:
Lescott -> Kompany EASY
August 11 at 11:14 pm
chrisr says:
+1
August 11 at 11:03 pm
Duffman91 says:
I’d go Dunne to Enrique if you dont mind him not playing GW1 that is.
August 11 at 10:59 pm
arcticjunkie1 says:
Thoughts gents?
Given
Hughes Lescott A.Cole
Moses N’Zogbia Taarabt Silva
Rooney Carroll Zamora
Ruddy O’Hara W.Brown Simpson
August 11 at 11:00 pm
JJC says:
Hypothetical question. If the Fabregas and Nasri transfers are done/ both players dont feature in the opening gameweek, in a team with no Arsenal coverage, would you rather Ramsey, or Taraabt?
August 11 at 11:04 pm
King Eric says:
Ramsey … not sure ‘why’ though.
August 11 at 11:06 pm
JJC says:
Cheers, ive got a feeling about Ramsey, especially if Fab and Nasri go. But if not i dont want to buy him to bench him so Taraabt was looking a decent alternative
August 11 at 11:02 pm
Dan says:
Enrique hasn’t actually signed for Liverpool yet has he?
Doubt he will be playing this weekend.
August 11 at 11:06 pm
fabulush says:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/spo.....rique.html
unlikely to start tho
August 11 at 11:07 pm
Steve says:
why unlikely to start?
August 11 at 11:02 pm
fabulush says:
A fair few people looking to get Jose Enrique in once hes at the pool, but no mention of other liverpool def? As liverpool were quoted as one of the cleanies in the podcast, anyone thinking the same? Brave/Stupid move with carragher/agger?
August 11 at 11:06 pm
JJC says:
Agger has attcking potential, if i was to go for one of the two it would be agger, its a brave move, but Liverpool’s defence looks set to recieve further investment before the transfer window closes so im sticking away for now
August 11 at 11:09 pm
The_Dazzle says:
Carra likely to start most matches but no threat going forwards. Agger will start the first game and go off injured at some point
Kelly could be the safest bet with Johnson injured
August 11 at 11:02 pm
fantasynorway says:
A) Nani & Shane Ferguson
B) Downing & Moses
??
August 11 at 11:05 pm
HughestheDaddy - Come out the shadows and link your history! says:
B
August 11 at 11:10 pm
Jack Frost says:
Nani is better, but you can not have a nonstarter in Ferguson. It breaks a major rule of Fantasy. As I heard, Ferguson’s Mom doesn’t have him on her team.
August 11 at 11:11 pm
Steve says:
B, but i don’t buy into not having a non starter, i’ve done it lots of years and it’s generally paid off. The only time it would be a problem was if loads of games were called off. You can only play 11 so have the least money possible on the bench
August 11 at 11:04 pm
boofstein says:
Hmmm. So Upson’s only 4.5, should start alongside Huth do people reckon? Could be worth a punt when stoke’s fixtures soften a little!
August 11 at 11:09 pm
Wild Rover says:
or woodgate, or Shawcross, or…..
August 11 at 11:13 pm
boofstein says:
Hmmmm. Fair point indeed.
August 11 at 11:09 pm
the Chaser says:
Shawcross is captain so he’ll definitely play. Apparently Huth can play at full back so that could work but I certainly don’t think Upson can be seen as nailed on.
August 11 at 11:05 pm
Moses (C) GW1 says:
I know Bosingwa isn’t great long term but him Kompany and Enrique sure would give you an easy way to go top heavy
August 11 at 11:07 pm
lindeber says:
OK. Stepping up my game this year, I hope.
Made FFS membership investment, and will for one time only ask for your collective wisdom:
Please, RMT:
Schwarzer (Given)
Kompany – Riise – Enrique (Orr, Alcaraz)
Malouda – Silva – Taarabt – N’zog – Moses
Suarez – Bent (A. Johnson)
August 11 at 11:13 pm
Jack Frost says:
Has this team been vetted on your FFS member section, looks just fine. I like Riise. I hope your Enrique doesn’t turn in to Krygiakos which was last year’s mess on Liverpool because of irregular starts.
August 11 at 11:13 pm
Steve says:
nice
August 11 at 11:07 pm
Dan says:
Any Norwich fans? Will De Laet start?
August 11 at 11:09 pm
Back on the shore says:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/m.....494213.stm
Joshjake. Here is where I read about aurelio being injured. Not sure if true. But would make enrique more likely to start
August 11 at 11:16 pm
The_Dazzle says:
I honestly can’t imagine that any player signing for any club 2 days before a game would walk into the starting 11. Kenny has plenty of other defenders who would be prepared to do a job at LB
August 11 at 11:09 pm
King Eric - Bring Dutch master Wes to OT! says:
need to shed some light on senderos/briggs starting situation…
August 11 at 11:09 pm
Doosra says:
*polishes crystal ball*
August 11 at 11:09 pm
Syntax says:
briggs, no chance
senderos possibly. will have to compete with baird
worth buying hughes if you can afford it
August 11 at 11:10 pm
King Eric - Bring Dutch master Wes to OT! says:
ya i have hughes, just looking to free up an extra .5 for some future moves. i guess that gives me time to wait and see on senderos.
August 11 at 11:18 pm
Tmelt says:
Briggs certainly won’t start, he only played the Europa games before we had Riise. Senderos is harder to call but I’d be surprised. I think Jol would be more likely to go:
Baird Hughes Hangeland Riise
BUT he may go:
Hughes Senderos Hangeland Riise
August 11 at 11:10 pm
DazzaMadden94 says:
Its funny how everyone posts their team on this and asks who-ever to tell if its good but sure how do we know lol.We might think we have deadly teams but we are all guessing who will be good.I say we all changed our teams about 5 times after we thought we had it “perfect”.lol
August 11 at 11:11 pm
roytommy says:
any arsenal fans know whether song will play due to midfield injuries and transfers-
ta
August 11 at 11:16 pm
s says:
for sure
August 11 at 11:17 pm
roytommy says:
cheers-not sure about him-
any suggested better midfielders for 6 mil?
August 11 at 11:11 pm
s says:
best 4.5 mid
August 11 at 11:14 pm
chrisr says:
Tiote
August 11 at 11:17 pm
DazzaMadden94 says:
Tiote=Headless Chicken