Archive for posts by Anorak

  1. April
    08

    As we enter the final week in which the accumulation of 10 yellow cards will deliver a ban, the roll call of players still sweating has reduced to just seven (eight if you include Paul Scholes, who in the unlikely scenario of him playing tonight – and the less unlikely scenario of him being booked [...]

  2. As the days tick by towards the next raising of the suspension threshold, the conveyor belt of footballers vying to show off their balancing skills grows ever richer. This week saw the second player to fall foul of the 10 card limit instantly replaced on the tightrope widget by three more eager faces, each now [...]

  3. February
    26

    After a festive hiatus, this renaissance of tightrope fare comes to you from a departure lounge in Vienna, proving once and for all that while we may not travel to the ends of the earth for you here at the Scout, we will at least go well out of our way to ensure we’ve got [...]

  4. November
    19

    As you’ll have seen in Sunday’s Scout Notes, Fantasy favourite Marouane Fellaini was the big casualty of accrued yellows this week. A booking in the 2-1 loss at Reading tipped the Belgian over the five-card line and into the ban list for Gameweek 13 – the pileous purveyor of Fantasy points will now miss the [...]

  5. November
    12

    With no red cards shown in the fixtures this week, we’d a sparse looking inbox in terms of suspensions, but never fear – there are still some tidbits to throw your way, as the tightrope continues to creak under a heavy load.

  6. November
    05

    Somebody once said “A little knowledge can be dangerous” (Einstein, if you are interested) and, in the context of the suspension tightrope this week, we’ve seen this profound maxim played out before our very eyes as Michu and Marouane Fellaini racked up their fourth week of suspended animation in the weekend fixtures.

  7. October
    30

    A busy weekend on the suspension tightrope has seen the eight residents of the previous Gameweek joined by seven new additions. With the loss of two unfortunate souls to suspension, we’re left with a Hallowe’en worthy band of 13 trick or treaters to tread carefully through Gameweek 10.

Scout Tweets

  1. Lindegaard, Valencia, Evans, Buttner, Anderson & Cleverley in for De Gea, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Scholes & Welbeck http://t.co/EnVBGp5OTB

  2. Sunderland bring in Vaughan and Wickham for Bardsley and Rose http://t.co/P77aOsnnDM

  3. Senderos, Riise and Frimpong in for Hughes, Richardson and Karagounis for Fulham http://t.co/njLwLJhT3x

  4. Spurs make one change bringing in Assou-Ekotto for Caulker http://t.co/sju4eacVNX

  5. Two changes from UEL FInal for Chelsea with Ake and Ba in for Azpilicueta and Ramires http://t.co/DCInRk7a5i

  6. Vorm, Rangel and Davies in for Tremmel, Tiendalli and Taylor for Swansea http://t.co/EdIMNjtgIn

  7. Geoff Cameron in for suspended Charlie Adam for Stoke http://t.co/KYzMIM5hRb

  8. Harriman, Derry and Park in for Bosingwa, Jenas and Hoilett for QPR http://t.co/599DXYyslP

  9. Whittaker comes in for Bassong as Norwich make a single change http://t.co/kcraF3ElAO

  10. Al-Habsi, Golobart and Watson in for Robles, Alcaraz and McManaman for Wigan http://t.co/G1svTyIdWQ

Scout Poll

Who is the best candidate for Fantasy Captain in Gameweek 38?


  • Daniel Sturridge (36%, 2,424 Votes)
  • Gareth Bale (27%, 1,810 Votes)
  • Robin Van Persie (7%, 501 Votes)
  • Theo Walcott (4%, 246 Votes)
  • Frank Lampard (3%, 186 Votes)
  • Juan Mata (3%, 172 Votes)
  • Philippe Coutinho (2%, 159 Votes)
  • Eden Hazard (2%, 159 Votes)
  • Sergio Aguero (2%, 142 Votes)
  • Michu (2%, 139 Votes)
  • Andy Carroll (2%, 135 Votes)
  • Carlos Tevez (2%, 126 Votes)
  • Santi Cazorla (1%, 93 Votes)
  • Emmanuel Adebayor (1%, 60 Votes)
  • Edin Dzeko (1%, 42 Votes)
  • Marouane Fellaini (1%, 40 Votes)
  • David Silva (1%, 36 Votes)
  • Kevin Nolan (0%, 32 Votes)
  • Clint Dempsey (0%, 32 Votes)
  • Arouna Kone (0%, 28 Votes)
  • Romelu Lukaku (0%, 28 Votes)
  • Olivier Giroud (0%, 27 Votes)
  • Gabby Agbonlahor (0%, 26 Votes)
  • Javier Hernandez (0%, 26 Votes)
  • Kevin Mirallas (0%, 24 Votes)
  • Shaun Maloney (0%, 23 Votes)
  • Papiss Cisse (0%, 19 Votes)
  • Rickie Lambert (0%, 18 Votes)
  • Dimitar Berbatov (0%, 17 Votes)
  • Hatem Ben Arfa (3%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 6,771

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Scout Picks

For Gameweek 38

  • Boruc
  • Zabaleta
  • Vertonghen
  • Johnson
  • Walcott
  • Michu
  • Coutinho
  • Bale
  • van Persie
  • Carroll
  • Sturridge
  • Rangel
  • Nolan
  • Rodriguez

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Goalkeepers

Player Club Factors
No Change Hart MCI B, Vs
Up Cech CHE B, Vs
Up Robles WIG C, Vs, £
No Change Lloris TOT C, Vs
No Change Foster WBA C, Vs
No Change Vorm SWA C, Vs
No Change Mignolet SUN B, Vs
No Change De Gea MUN A
Up Boruc SOT B, Vs, £
No Change Jääskeläinen WHM A
No Change Begovic STO C
No Change Howard EVE A

Defenders

Player Club Factors
No Change Kompany MCI B, Vs, Rest
No Change Vertonghen TOT A, Vs, Rest
Up Luiz CHE A, Vs, Rest
No Change Baines EVE A
Up Boyce WIG C, Vs, OoP
Down Bassong NOR B, Vs
Up McAuley WBA C, Vs
Down Johnson LIV B
Up Jones MUN A
No Change Sagna ARS B
Up Huth STO C
No Change Cuéllar SUN B, Vs, £
No Change Rangel SWA C, Vs
Up Clyne SOT B, Vs, £

Midfielders

Player Club Factors
Up Bale TOT A, Vs
No Change Mata CHE C, Vs, Rest
Up Walcott ARS C, OoP
Up Hazard CHE B, Vs, Rest, Inj
Up Maloney WIG B, Vs, £
No Change Y Touré MCI B, Vs
No Change Silva MCI B, Vs, Inj
No Change Fellaini EVE C
No Change Coutinho LIV B
Up Morrison WBA C, Vs
Down Cazorla ARS C
No Change Snodgrass NOR B
Up Kagawa MUN B, Rest
Up Walters STO B
Down Lallana SOT C, Vs
Down Sissoko NEW C

Forwards

Player Club Factors
Up Tevez MCI A, Vs, Rest
Up Koné WIG B, Vs, £
Down van Persie MUN A, Vs
Up Sturridge LIV B
Up Lukaku WBA B, Vs, Rest
Up Benteke AVL A
Down Aguero MCI B, Vs, Inj
Up Rodriguez SOT A, Vs, £
Up Defoe TOT B, Vs, Rest
Down Lambert SOT C, Vs
Down Rooney MUN C
Up Carroll WHM A, VsX
Up Ba CHE C, Vs, Rest
Down Berbatov FUL C
Up Cissé NEW B
Down Remy QPR B

Selection Factors

A, B, C Current Form
Vs Favourable Fixtures
VsX Unfavourable Fixtures
Rest Rotation Risk
Inj Injured/Returning from Injury
OoP Out of Position
£ Potential Bargain
Sus Suspended/Near Suspension

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