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Sanchez

Gabriel Magalhães
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Saka
Wirtz
Fernández
Semenyo

Haaland
Thiago

Darlow
Alderete
van de Ven
Kroupi

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Price Change Predictions

Risers

Fallers

Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Schade	BRE	7.1m	100.9%	Very Likely
João Pedro	CHE	7.1m	80.7%	Likely
E.Le Fée	SUN	4.9m	87.0%	Likely
Garner	EVE	5.2m	67.7%	Likely
B.Fernandes	MUN	9.3m	9.6%	Likely
Brobbey	SUN	5.5m	69.1%	Unlikely
Collins	BRE	5.0m	66.5%	Unlikely
Enzo	CHE	6.6m	23.1%	Unlikely
Mané	WOL	4.5m	75.1%	Unlikely
Pickford	EVE	5.6m	51.3%	Unlikely
J.Timber	ARS	6.3m	66.8%	Unlikely
Ødegaard	ARS	7.8m	77.7%	Unlikely
Thiaw	NEW	5.1m	74.0%	Unlikely
Wirtz	LIV	8.3m	24.6%	Unlikely
Thiago	BRE	7.2m	33.0%	Unlikely
Kroupi.Jr	BOU	4.6m	52.8%	Unlikely
Palmer	CHE	10.4m	58.7%	Unlikely
Hall	NEW	5.3m	65.2%	Unlikely
Aaronson	LEE	5.4m	61.0%	Unlikely
Gabriel	ARS	6.9m	15.5%	Unlikely
Calvert-Lewin	LEE	6.0m	61.5%	Unlikely
Semenyo	MCI	7.7m	5.9%	Unlikely
Tarkowski	EVE	5.8m	2.6%	Unlikely
Mukiele	SUN	4.5m	2.5%	Unlikely
Rice	ARS	7.4m	30.7%	Unlikely
Barnes	NEW	6.1m	47.4%	Unlikely
Alderete	SUN	4.1m	42.2%	Unlikely
A.Becker	LIV	5.4m	53.1%	Unlikely
Dorgu	MUN	4.3m	15.8%	Unlikely
Xhaka	SUN	5.2m	43.1%	Unlikely
Barry	EVE	5.7m	37.6%	Unlikely
Dúbravka	BUR	4.0m	43.8%	Unlikely
Wilson	FUL	6.0m	3.3%	Unlikely
Truffert	BOU	4.5m	45.6%	Unlikely
Mbeumo	MUN	8.2m	2.9%	Unlikely
Tielemans	AVL	5.9m	42.2%	Unlikely
Wissa	NEW	7.3m	40.8%	Unlikely
Martinez	MUN	4.8m	39.9%	Unlikely
Mitchell	CRY	5.0m	42.6%	Unlikely
Romero	TOT	5.0m	28.6%	Unlikely

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Player	Team	Price	Progress	Tonight
Foden	MCI	8.6m	121.2%	Very Likely
Hincapie	ARS	5.2m	63.9%	Likely
Alleyne	MCI	4.5m	110.4%	Very Likely
Matheus N.	MCI	5.5m	115.3%	Very Likely
Trossard	ARS	6.9m	118.7%	Very Likely
Rogers	AVL	7.7m	93.1%	Likely
Kamara	AVL	4.9m	111.3%	Very Likely
Gvardiol	MCI	6.0m	104.1%	Very Likely
Minteh	BHA	5.8m	55.9%	Likely
Tavernier	BOU	5.5m	49.6%	Likely
Gordon	NEW	7.4m	3.7%	Likely
Diakité	BOU	4.3m	94.6%	Maybe
Rees-Dottin	BOU	4.4m	95.5%	Maybe
G.Rodriguez	WHU	4.8m	95.1%	Maybe
Dalot	MUN	4.5m	55.8%	Unlikely
Mount	MUN	5.9m	94.4%	Unlikely
Okafor	LEE	5.5m	94.3%	Unlikely
Richarlison	TOT	6.4m	82.5%	Unlikely
Ward-Prowse	WHU	5.6m	93.3%	Unlikely
Arthur	BRE	3.9m	89.9%	Unlikely
Buendía	AVL	5.3m	80.1%	Unlikely
Cullen	BUR	5.0m	78.9%	Unlikely
Woltemade	NEW	7.2m	38.1%	Unlikely
Rúben	MCI	5.6m	71.3%	Unlikely
R.Williams	LIV	3.8m	84.9%	Unlikely
Eze	ARS	7.3m	67.8%	Unlikely
Anthony	BUR	5.1m	86.2%	Unlikely
Dasilva	BRE	4.9m	40.0%	Unlikely
Kovačić	MCI	5.9m	85.5%	Unlikely
Phillips	MCI	4.8m	86.6%	Unlikely
Reijnders	MCI	5.2m	64.9%	Unlikely
Meslier	LEE	4.2m	82.3%	Unlikely
Mamardashvili	LIV	4.2m	75.4%	Unlikely
Watkins	AVL	8.8m	50.7%	Unlikely
Benitez	CRY	4.0m	82.7%	Unlikely
Roberts	BUR	4.4m	82.2%	Unlikely
Nichols	ARS	3.8m	79.4%	Unlikely
Møller Wolfe	WOL	4.3m	80.9%	Unlikely
Bajcetic	LIV	4.3m	74.7%	Unlikely
Neil	SUN	4.8m	78.1%	Unlikely

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	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Sanchez	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Pickford	EVE	A
No Change	Roefs	SUN	C
No Change	Henderson	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C, Vs
No Change	Dubravka	BUR	C, £

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 12:46am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Gabriel Magalhães	ARS	A
No Change	Chalobah	CHE	B, Vs
No Change	Mukiele	SUN	A, £
No Change	Lacroix	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
No Change	Cash	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	van Hecke	BHA	B, Vs
No Change	Senesi	BOU	C
No Change	van Dijk	LIV	B
No Change	Andersen	FUL	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:04am

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Down	Saka	ARS	B
No Change	Fernández	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Rogers	AVL	C, Vs
No Change	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Bruno Guimarães	NEW	A, Inj
No Change	Wirtz	LIV	A
No Change	Wilson	FUL	B
Up	Ndiaye	EVE	C
No Change	Anderson	NFO	B, £
Down	Mitoma	BHA	B, Vs

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:05am

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
Down	Ekitiké	LIV	C
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX
No Change	Bowen	WHU	C

Last updated: 24 Jan, 2026 1:03am

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The ScoutCast – Episode Seventy Seven – Whimper

9 May 2012 1511 comments

Granville

Reluctantly creeping back into the studio, tail protruding between my weary legs, I cut a forlorn figure for the return of the ScoutCast. Nevertheless, after a two-week break, I brave another half-hour of bile and banter with host Mark to bring the curtain down on my season to forget.

The Samaritans listening needn’t be concerned. I was smiling by the end, if only to see Mark almost on his knees begging me to rethink any plans of Fantasy Football retirement. The very idea.

In between my whining, we give the season a post-mortem, speculate on next season’s prices and assess the tussle at the top of the FPL with another Scout winner still a possibility.

Get this one big miffed of a Scoutcast via this link or use the convenient little player below to stream away.

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Willis.
13 years, 8 months ago
Seeing that Chelsea have already finished 6th and are unlikely to risk many 1st team players, which Chelsea youth players will make their debut this weekend? Lukaku? Piazon? Tempted to bring one of them in.
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1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Yeah Lukaku looks good
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iCon
13 years, 8 months ago
Morning,

Chasing a 14 pt lead and looking for some differential - would you dump Dempsey or Nani this week to free up funds? Nani is obvious choice but if Nani plays he's much more of a differential. Any advice would be most welcome. Cheers.
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1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Nani ➡ Silva/Nasri
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Demel
13 years, 8 months ago
Which to bench?

A) Bale
B) Valencia
C) Petrov
D) Sigurdsson
E) Dempsey
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1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Siggy
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2. HVT
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Dempsey, Siggy at home to pool-should score
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۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
13 years, 8 months ago
Sorry for repost, but I have decided I am not making a hit and I want transfer help : I am 24 points ahead of rival (after his 4pt hit).Thinking of something simple such as Cech ➡ Hart, Jags ➡ Clichy or Demps ➡ Silva
Cech
Verm, Walker, Jags
Peinaar, Moses, VDV, Demps
Cisse, Jelly, RVP
SUBS: Bogdan, Bale, Huth, Firgueroa
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1. HVT
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Demps to silva imo
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  1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks for reply 😀
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2. iCon
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Cheers for advice above, Demps -> Silva probably safest bet for you too.
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  1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Thanks 🙂
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Sir Paul Scholes
13 years, 8 months ago
I have a 25 point lead over my rival, as he has taken a 4 point hit already this week. I'm assuming he has drafted in Aguero and probably Kompany for Sagna:

Him:

Al-Habsi

McAuley Gibbs Sagna

Ben Arfa McClean Dempsey Bale

Rooney Van Persie Jelavic

Bench: Nani, Simpson, BAE

Me:

Ruddy

Ream Enrique Evra

VdV Valencia Moses Bale

Jelavic Van Persie Rooney

Bench: Taiwo Simpson McClean

His defence is shot so he has probably put in a City defender. He just doesn't take out RvP either. Is it worth me banking the 4 points he's spent on transfers and just doing the one?

My initial thoughts are:

(a) Rooney to Aguero (c)
(b) Enrique to Lescott
(c) Valencia to Yaya
(d) a range of doubles (Rooney to Aguero (c) and Ream to Clichy.

Not sure its worth spending four points to draft in a defender, who is only likely to gain me four or five at most.
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1. HVT
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Rooney to aguero should suffice
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2. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
  13 years, 8 months ago
  I'm in a similiar position to you and I am definitely not gonna take a hit and bank the 4 points he has used. So a) for me
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  1. ShadyGooner
    13 years, 8 months ago
    I'm in the same boat. 22 points ahead. I'm doing Ade->Aguero (4 point hit). to play it safe.
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kiret
13 years, 8 months ago
I'm protecting a 17 point lead.

This is my team for the final week :-

Vorm

Caldwell / Taylor / McAuley

Valencia / Sigurdsson / Van der Vaart / Silva

Aguero / Rooney / Van Persie

Subs:- Krul / McClean / Simpson / Wilkinson

I’ve made 1 change and brought in Aguero for Papis Cisse.

Am considering taking a -4 hit to replace Siggy with Petrov. (as my rival has him).

Any idea if its worth it or should i stick with Siggurdson?
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1. Sir Paul Scholes
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Don't take a hit if you're protecting a lead. You don't need a differential. Try to cover what transfers you think he'll make.
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  1. ۩۞۩Tommo727™۩۞۩
    13 years, 8 months ago
    +1, no need to take a hit as Siggy is just a good as chance of scoring points then Petrovv
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Aditya K
13 years, 8 months ago
Rumours swirling round India press that Venky's may be considering a sale of Blackburn Rovers.
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Kostja
13 years, 8 months ago
Hey guys, care to give me an idea about the Irish starting back 4 for the euros?
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rvp786
13 years, 8 months ago
Hi currently 14pts behind leader going into the last gmwk.

My squad at the moment is as follows

Mignolet krul

Caulker evans vermaelen turner skrtel

Dempsey siggurdson vdv bale Valencia

Rooney jelavic rvp

1ft and 0.0m in the bank

His squad is as follows:

Bogdan mignolet

Williamson Enrique Kompany koscielny caulker

Valencia petrov bale pienaar cabaye

Aguero rvp rooney

1ft 0.0m in the bank

So how is the best way to make up the 15pt lead?

Do I take out rooney for ageuro and make him captain which I think he will and hope the rest of my team can make the points up?

Or do I take a risk on someone like torres as captain hoping he can be a differential and score a hattrick?

Iv also played some mind games to my opponent and told him I will put in aguero to cancel him out but put someone else in to make captain. In doing this I hope he gets put off of makin ageuro captain.

Your ideas and thoughts would be appreiciated. He is already bragging and its doing my nut in!!!!
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Loooser
13 years, 8 months ago
Folks am I fine for last GW? Bench in order? Any transfer (for a hit) needed?

Thanks.

Vorm
Kabul / Terry / Gibbs
VDV / Moses / Dempsey / Siggy
Torres / Aguero (c) / RvP (vc)

Bench: Mignolet - Valencia / Caulker / JEvans
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1. Heytch
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Not really. well done. MAYBE Sig to Ben Arfa or Cabaye, but it's marginal
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  1. Heytch
    13 years, 8 months ago
    Sorry, not the above for a hit. I thought you meant as only (free) transfer...
    
    If I've learned anything in years of fantasy, it's to have 11 players with something to play for on GW38
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iggy13
13 years, 8 months ago
Need some help with my captain this week, please give your opinion

de gea
walker
Verm
Clichy
Maloney
Petrov
valencia
Silva
Jelavic
Rooney
Adebayor

appreciate the help
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1. Ginola14
  13 years, 8 months ago
  Silva or ade
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Heytch
13 years, 8 months ago
I have a feeling Tevez will take Pens off Aguero this week. Anyone agree? Have city got a pen with Tevez on the pitch, during spazotelli's absence?
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In good kompany
13 years, 8 months ago
Arghhhh, who to bench?

1) Siggy
2) Dempsey
3) Valencia
4) Barfa
5) Bale
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Zolatown
13 years, 8 months ago
Which 2 of the following should I play?

Caulker
Moses
Tiote
Ireland
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