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Happy New Year From Fantasy Football Scout

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Drawing breath before Gameweek 22 rolls in – I wish you Happy New Year from myself and all at Fantasy Football Scout.

As usual, I want to extend a huge thanks to all of you for the support you have given myself, the team and the site over the past year.

I wish I could spend more time being active and be more hands-on with the community, but that is very much one of my resolutions for 2018.

It will be a major focus for myself and Fantasy Football Scout over the next twelve months. We will be focusing development effort and new resource on it to, hopefully, enhance your experience. As a result, I plan to be “in and around” you guys more often.

Next, I thank all those who contribute to helping me produce and run the site.

To Paul and the editorial team for all their tireless effort in writing our words on the site and for our partners. To Jonty and the moderators who volunteer their time to keep the community running – I look forward to helping them more in the year to come.

And to Granville, Andy, Az and Luke who have joined me in growing the popularity of the ScoutCast over the past year. Episode two hundred and forty-five is next, which just seems bizarre.

I would also like to thank Ed and our new recruit Mat – our technical team behind the scenes who have been so vital yet again in taking things forward and keeping us running. We have further development work in test, and it really excites me to be working with them on realising our plans for 2018.

Next, I want to thank my family and what is left of my friends outside of Fantasy Football. Particularly my fiancé, Pip, and my two children who still stick around while I shut myself off each weekend and night after night. I don’t know how much longer they will tolerate me, but I’m so glad that they do.

Thanks again for sharing my passion and for choosing our pages to feed it and voice your opinions.

Many thanks again and Happy New Year to you and your families.

See you in 2018.

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

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  1. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    if you use free hit does it take away previous minus points taken in the week?

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    1. ameenkw
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, returns your team to how it was the week before

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  2. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Am I mad to play Kenny over DCL this week?

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    1. ameenkw
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Mmmmm I'd play dcl

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    2. L'Aeroplanino
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      no

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    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      No id play Kenny... no Lukaku Ibra , Rashford / Martial off form

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Exactly my thoughts.

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  3. Ha.
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Happy New Year!

    G2G?

    DDG
    Ota, Duffy, Masauku
    Son, Salah, Arnie, RLC, Sterling
    Kane (c), Crouch

    Speroni, Morata, Christensen, Mee

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    1. BON
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Why are Morata and Christensen on your bench?

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      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Because I don’t think they will get as many points. Likely come in for Salah and RLC anyway.

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  4. Gruu
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Which one would you choose?

    A. Eriksen Rashford Christensen

    B. RLC Aguero Vertonghen

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    1. ameenkw
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B

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  5. kysersosa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts/GTG on this free hit team:

    Adrian
    Cresswell, Otamendi, Maguire
    Sterling, Eriksen, Son, Arnautovic, Gross
    Aguero, (k)ane

    Dunk, Zanka, Quaner

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    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Would rather double wham attack than defence I think, but otherwise looks good

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  6. JJO
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    So no news on Kane?
    And whats this all about Salah?

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    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      https://www.google.co.uk/amp/metro.co.uk/2018/01/01/mauricio-pochettino-provides-harry-kane-team-news-boost-for-tottenham-7194660/amp/

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      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers TC it is..if I don't free hit

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      2. GAMBIT
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I'm not convinced enough to TC him

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        1. JJO
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Im not concinced by this too
          But thanks for it

          And whats this about Salah touch and go for next game

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      3. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        This article is misleading though according to Mark.

        http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/01/01/happy-new-year-from-fantasy-football-scout-6/?hc_page=40#hc_comment_17382354

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  7. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Dcl or quaner as first sub?

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  8. Klip Klopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    DDG
    Ogbonna, Duffy, Otamendi
    Hazard, Coutinho, Armautovic, Coutinho, Sterling, Salah*
    Kane*, Depoitre

    Bench: Elliot, Kenny, Calvert-Lewin, Mee

    Anything worth a -8?

    Coutinho / Hazard / Salah to Eriksen or Son?

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    1. Bobby
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      I’m thinking of the same move (haz to son), but reluctant to get rid of haz

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    2. BON
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      How do you have 6 midfielders?

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  9. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Some outlets reporting that players who picked up their 5th booking this GW just gone (e.g. Sane, Dunk) are suspended. But that is not correct. The 5th booking threshold was increased to 10 bookings after GW19.

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  10. Yozzer
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Repost. Big decision guys would love some opinion

    Adrian
    JONES Ota Alonso
    Richi Arnie Son sterling 
    Calvert Kane FIRMINO

    Speroni SALAH Mee Zeegs

    Would you free hit this team? Already made a -4

    Worried about my bench and uncertainty over TC ?

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  11. Geordienufc1
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Forgive me if this is a stupid question, and I've missed something, but has Mo Salah actually officially been ruled out of the Burnley game by Liverpool?

    I understand that if he's carrying a knock or knee injury or whatnot as Klopp mentioned in his press conference right after the game then it would be wise to rest him, but as far as I've seen there's nothing official out of the club that has ruled him out.

    The Mirror, The Metro etc. aren't reliable sources, and Ben Dinnery on Twitter, though a useful outlet, merely conveys these sorts of rumours.

    Don't get me wrong, I fully expect Salah not to start today. But I'm just having flashbacks to a couple of seasons ago when I sold Costa on the eve of a game after it was suggested he was going to be "out for 6 weeks" and then he played and scored a hat-trick.

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      There has been nothing official and no direct quotes

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      1. Geordienufc1
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers, that's good to know. I'll certainly be leaving him in my starting 11 this week just in case.

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    2. MTPockets
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No, just by the mirror.

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      • GAMBIT
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Nothing official aside from a report from Egypt saying that he will miss the game. The source is in arabic so I won't post it here, but it's on the Liverpool subreddit

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        1. Geordienufc1
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks 🙂

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    3. aminsmd
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Sterling or mahrez?
      for FH team

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      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Get both somehow

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    4. FlockofSeagulls
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Quick opinions please?

      I'm starting Quaner and bench order is DCL, Mee, Kenny.

      Sound about right?

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        See above re Everton, my bench order is Kenny, DCL, Christensen (starting Alonso). Either way could be correct.

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    5. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Is there any way of finding out if your rival has used their free hit chip?

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      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        If they are showing no transfers in a dgw then there's a fair chance they have

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        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Or you could ask them 😉

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          1. FPL Maldini
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            True. But then I may wake them up and remind them of the deadline

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            1. Lanley Staurel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              😀

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      2. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Only once deadline has passed

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      3. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Click on 'view gameweek history', check gw 21 squad value against their current squad value .. if it's dropped significantly they've probably used the FH

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    6. Elvy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Seeing a lot of references to Pochettino's comment about only Toby being out, and this implying Kane is available. In the context of the interview I thought it was clear Poch was talking only about long term absences from the squad. Kane may be OK to play but I don't think anything can be taken from Poch's comments.

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      1. JJO
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah exactly this
        Same situation as with Conte and Christensen actualy

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    7. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone playing TC/free hit?

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      1. Nascimento
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        tc

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      2. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Wrong GW for FH and not risking TC.

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    8. finnish92
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone who will captain Aguero instead of Kane? Watford defence is terrible...

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Two games wins

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    9. Adds04
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lewis dunk got a booking last game week to make it 5 yellow cards is he suspended this week? He has no red flag

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      1. Yellin' in my Ear
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No

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    10. sentz05
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Who shall I get in on draft?

      Rose
      Trippier
      Aurier
      Creswell
      Masuaku

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      1. Ha.
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cresswell

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        1. Yellin' in my Ear
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          +1

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    11. Waynoo
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      2 hours until pens down.To TC Kane or not,that is the question

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    12. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Maguire to vertonghen(SGW vs DGW) (-4)
      Or
      Rooney Salah
      To
      Aguero lanzini (-8)

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    13. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      people are so afraid to TC kane cause he might not start the first game - please note:

      1 - the TC chip is worth between 10 to 15 points on average - this is NOT a wc and less than bench boost.
      2 - some people would consider even just the second game, west ham at home, as a decent option for kane (TC) in the form he is in now.
      3 - with free hit, wc, and bench boost - there are only so many DGW opportunities to use all the chips - you might not get anything near this quality of an opportunity to TC
      4 - most reports say kane is healthy now, and anyway the game is tomorrow not today so an extra day of rest.
      5 - Spurs are fighting hard for CL spot - kane is at no risk of rest if healthy.

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      1. Giovanni Giorgio
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        You've convinced me. Let's goo Kane TC!

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      2. PompeyUpNorth!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers. You swayed me with this esp as most my rivals have used free chip so can’t TC... come on Kane!

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      3. Earn your Spurs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Nice summary 🙂

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      4. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Oh Jeez Ive been turned again. Been posting that I wont be using TC but I buy your logic completely.
        Need...to....make...up...my...own...mind...

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    14. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone have the clean sheet odds for this gw? No hot topic and the betting pages seem to have paywalls

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      1. MTPockets
          6 years, 4 months ago

          http://www.paddypower.com/football/football-matches/premier-league?ev_oc_grp_ids=9551

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          1. Francescoli
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Can't seem to get anywhere with that link. Pay wall / members area.

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      2. Snapes on a Plane
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Play Dunk (Bou) or Kenny (Mun) ?

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      3. Cocky Spaniel Alves
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        A) Salah > Eriksen (-4)
        B) Coutinho > Alli (-4)
        C) neither

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        1. Cocky Spaniel Alves
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Bought Salah for 9.0 and Cou for 8.8.

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      4. Count of Monte Hristo
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        a) Vertonghen + Mahrez

        b) Maguire + Alli

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      5. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/01/01/captain-sensible-gameweek-22-4/

        New Post

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      6. Bumbaclot
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        So how am I looking today guys?! Anything need doing? I’ve got 1FT

        Foster
        Jones/Kenny/masuaka
        Sterling/salah*/arnie/hazard
        Firmino/Kane/depotoire

        Subs: fabs/RLC/mee/zeegler

        Thanks everyone

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      7. ralfb
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Would you for -4
        A Morata to Kane
        B Morata to kun
        C Richarlison to alli

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      8. dhamphiir
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Best transfer?
        A. Salah —> Eriksen / Alli -4 hit
        B. Salah + Richarlison —> Son + Mahrez -8 hit
        C. None

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