Scout Notes

Scout Notes – Salah Delivers Goals and Late Scare

A brace from the seemingly unstoppable Mohamed Salah is then marred by an injury setback, while Chelsea’s two big guns conspire to miss out on the Blues’ predictable five-goal rout of Stoke.

Salah ensured that most Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers’ Gameweek 21 started strongly as he fired home his 16th and 17th goals of a prodigious season for Liverpool.

But the 59.7%-owned Egyptian then created an early headache for their Gameweek 22 plans by limping off after 82 minutes of his side’s 2-1 win over Leicester City.

Coach Jurgen Klopp’s post-match assessment of the situation was, by its very nature, an early one, but any potential problem will not be helped by the two-day turnaround between fixtures.

“I don’t know in this moment exactly [what it is], but he was limping. That’s never a good sign, to be honest. We have to see what his problem was.”

Salah was the most popular captain of the Gameweek, with 1,137000+ (20.3%) handing him the armband (including 37 of the top 100 managers), and they were rewarded with 14 points from his goals and two bonus.

Any hopes of a maximum award in the Bonus Points System (BPS) were thwarted by the midfielder missing three big chances.

Instead, the other player to find the net on the day, Leicester’s Jamie Vardy, picked up the three points after opening the scoring from a Riyad Mahrez assist.

Salah has now produced returns in 12 of the last 13 Gameweeks and his 14 points today took him to 8.0 points per match – no player with more than one start can better that.

Both Klopp and nearly 60% of FPL managers will hope that he receives a positive assessment ahead of Gameweek 22’s trip to Burnley on New Year’s Day.

Rare blanks in attack and defence

A whopping 402,392 managers made Roberto Firmino the most purchased player of the Gameweek, with team-mate Philippe Coutinho also in the top six for transfers-in with 158,000+ new managers of his own.

The pair responded with less than timely blanks – their first since Gameweek 17 – and the fact that Firmino played the full match and Coutinho 88 minutes suggests both might be in line for a rest at Turf Moor.

That scenario might be compromised by Salah’s knock, however.

Local media have also previously reported that Salah and Sadio Mane, who provided an assist against Leicester, are to be allowed to attend the African Player of the Year awards in Ghana on Thursday.

This would more than likely rule them out of starting Friday’s FA Cup third round tie against Everton. As a result, the pair would probably have played at least some part in Monday’s match at Burnley.

Should Salah be sidelined, at least one of Firmino and Coutinho could now be in action against the Clarets.

Elsewhere for Liverpool, the defence conceded just a fourth goal in 11 matches at Anfield.

Rotation in Klopp’s backline was still in evidence, with Dejan Lovren and Joe Gomez recalled for Ragnar Klavan and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

New signing Virgil Van Dijk will not be available at Burnley, so his expected partnership at centre-back with Joel Matip remains on ice for now.

Instead, Klavan, who had started the previous five matches, could be in line for recall at the expense of Lovren.

Stars don’t shine for Chelsea

More than 178,000 managers reacted to Tottenham’s blank Gameweek 21 by replacing Harry Kane with Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata – the most popular swap going into the weekend.

The Spaniard was also the third most bought player overall, with 303,000+ hoping the forward would make hay against a Stoke City side severely weakened by injuries and rotation.

But Morata fluffed his lines, missing two one-on-ones and bringing in just two points for the 403,000+ (7.2%) who captained him.

To add insult to injury, he was subbed off on 70 minutes, only for Chelsea to win a penalty three minutes later – a spot-kick Morata would most likely have taken.

Willian earned the penalty and converted it. He also provided two assists and gained maximum bonus in a stellar 17-point display.

But the 6.9%-owned Brazilian remains differential material only, albeit one who has started four of the last five matches, unless coach Antonio Conte sticks with the 3-4-3 formation used today instead of his preferred 3-4-1-1 system in which Morata is supported by Eden Hazard.

The Belgian midfielder spent the Stoke match on the bench to cap an underwhelming six-Gameweek stretch from which he’s produced just a single assist.

That drop-off in form has persuaded 200,000+ managers to sell him on over the last three Gameweeks, with 87,000 acting ahead of this morning’s deadline.

But both Hazard and Morata will be expected to start at Arsenal on Wednesday. The former has struggled as a false nine in the absence of the Spaniard, ensuring that Morata remains Chelsea’s primary forward option with Michy Batshuayi clearly not trusted by Conte.

All of that is unlikely to stall sales in both players, however, with Hazard top and Morata third for Gameweek 22 transfers-out.

Predictably, many are swapping the forward back out for Kane.

Happier times at the back

Owning Chelsea defenders proved to be a rather more profitable exercise – with one notable exception.

The 5.2% of managers with Andreas Christensen in their squads would have been delighted to hear their man had recovered from the illness that kept him out of the 2-0 win over Brighton, but less happy when the young Dane was named only on the bench today.

FPL stalwarts Marcos Alonso, who was signed by 178,000 this week, and Cesar Azpilicueta played and recorded their tenth clean sheets of the season, while Antonio Rudiger added a goal and two bonus for a bumper 14-point haul.

Not that it was all wine and roses as the unfortunate 1.3% who own Victor Moses saw the wing-back subbed four minutes before he would have earned clean sheet points, with the fact that his replacement, Davide Zappacosta, then scored Chelsea’s fifth goal putting the tin lid on their luckless day.

5,384 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Spg76
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Beautiful back four of Alonso, Schindler, Jones and Mee. But all their good work undone by Morata(c).

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Same here.Got five clean sheets at the back this week but Morata Captain Gail held me back.5 goals and no involvement was a bit of a kick in the teeth.

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I have Mee & Dunk coming off the bench for Christensen & Haz (c), with Salah VC. Jammy does 't begin to describe it. Although YC's for Dunk, Mee & Zanka were 3 points dropped I could have done without sacraficing

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        YC’s also dropped them from bonus points

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Dunk in particular is annoying for this. He has 3 own goals & 5 YC's this season already, that's at least 11 points extra he should have, without even keeping any extra CS's

      2. Legomané
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        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Nice 🙂

    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Three BUR ds is where its at.

    4. Ambrosiana Inter
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Same,courtois,dunk,schindler,kabasele and lascelles morata captain

  2. KUNingas
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    A) Morata, Depoitre, Son
    B) Firmino, Depoitre, Eriksen (-4)
    C) Morata, Quaner, Alli (-4)

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

  3. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    any of these -4s worth it?

    A. cout to alli/eriksen
    B. Gomes to Adrian (bit worried about hart coming back after conceding 9 in the last 3 - any hammer fans have insights?)

    1. Legomané
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      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B 'might' be worth it, but it's a gamble

  4. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    A) Gomes Vertonghen Arnautovic

    B) Adrian Alli Chrstensen

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      b

    2. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

    3. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B Gomes is. No no

    4. Legomané
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      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

  5. banskt
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Everton plays ManU at home next week.

    Play Jones or Calvert-Lewin? Always the attacler, right?

    1. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Never drop Jones

    2. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      not when the attacker is as shite as dcl

      he probably wont even start. Start Jones

    3. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Jones..

    4. Dreams
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Play Jones in this case.

    5. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Unless it's Jones Alonso Otamendi

      1. banskt
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        It is Jones Alonso Otamendi.

    6. banskt
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks for the responses. Jones it is. 🙂

  6. Forlorn Hope
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Only one question: Alli or Eriksen? And why?

    1. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      This questions been on going for a couple of seasons now.Hard to separate them.

    2. Legomané
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      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Alli I think...signs of form, would prefer Eriksen but surprisingly he doesn't appear to be as profitable with Son ahead of him

    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Alli probably wiser. Never liked him much though so went Eriksen.

    4. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      That’s two questions ?

    5. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Two questions

    6. AnderEstimatedHerrera
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I went with Eriksen. Safest option.

  7. Ragabolly
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    So DCL is dead FPL-wise, isn’t he?

    1. Sims
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      yup, going soon

    2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Looks that way, I sold for Quaner to get some SV unlocked, bench player anyway

    3. Legomané
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      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Depends, how fast is Cenk?

    4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I am keeping for now as got him cheap and he is good Fodder

    5. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      i’m going ayew

  8. KUN+10
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Ozil, Lingard to Alli and Arniw worth -8? Have Kane and Son.

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No

  9. Paul
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Lanzini or Arnautovic??

    do we believe Arnie would regress?

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I am going Laznini for the differential and set pieces

      1. Legomané
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        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        This, considering both but more drawn to lanzini...

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Arnie may be this year’s Joshy on a purple patch ... striker oop

    3. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Arnie

  10. Speédy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    A)Start Pope
    B)Elliot-Adrian(-4)

    1. Paul
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Moyes a few weeks ago said Hart will generally get some minutes, Adrian has let in 6 goals in the last two and now has 2 games in 2 days .... not unexpected for Hart to start one game

  11. banskt
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Would you suggest a hit or any changes in team?

    Foster
    Alonso // Otamendi // Masuaku // Jones
    Sterling // Silva* // Salah* // Son (VC)
    Kane* (TC) // Crouch

    Bench: Elliott*** // Groß // Calvert-Lewin // Mee

    (injured and uncertain players are starred)

  12. Mikey44
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Worth a -4 to get Alli in for Coutinho? I already own Son Arnie Kane Ogbonna with no hits.

    Not desperate to add more DGW but I'm thinking more along the lines of Coutinho playing the last 5 in a row with no early subs, the Barca rumors, and Burnley + City next two games as reasons to ditch.

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      No imo...Coutinho is part of the Fab Four ... Spurs also going on tough run

    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Coutinho will be a guaranteed 0 when he goes to Barca, so definitely worth it.

  13. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Who to pick as a spurs midfielder?

    A- Eriksen
    B- Alli
    C- Son

    1. KUNingas
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      C for me. Only because of price

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        am selling Hazard so price is not an issue

        1. KeepCalm
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          not wise to sell Haz
          you should know better about arsenal's def

    2. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      B C A

    3. Dr. DOOM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I went A+C

    4. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      This Q really needs to be hulked...

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        its a really difficult one

    5. Oddjobleff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I've just done hazard to Alli. No other spurs mid.

      1. _Gunner
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        am selling Hazard definetly.

        But I don't know yet to who

  14. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Gtg here? How to best use 2.1itb?

    -Foster
    -Alonso-Ota-Jones-Ogbonna
    -Alli-Son-Salah-Sterling-Lingard
    -Kane
    ---Elliot-CL-Depoitre-Kabasele.

    Thanks guys.

  15. Mainswitch
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Who are the two to go for in the Spurs lineup, provided Kane is a must!? Eriksen for consistency -will play 180 mins, Alli/Son who might be rotated for one of the GW's due to the quick turnaround.!

    1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Pick the ones you like. Not much in it.

    2. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      If and that is if Kane is out the first game I can see Son playing up top. Also hoping that son doesn't get rotated alot. He does seems pretty nailed to me

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Llorente says hi

        1. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You think? Isn't it abit like the Batshuayi situation?

  16. Reuser
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Too much? -4

    OUT: Christensen, Hazard, RLC
    IN: Vertonghen, Son, Arnie

    Already have Kane (TC) and Ogbonna.

    1. _Gunner
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      am thinking of same moves but for other players out

      OUT: Mariappa Hazard Richarlison
      IN: Vertonghen Son Arnie

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Christensen should be back next game ... just on the mend yesterday

  17. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    Which 3 player combination would you prefer?

    A) KDB, RLC, Quaner
    B) D Silva, Lingard, Depoitre

  18. nivz 32
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 2 months ago

    look at these bunch of hypocrites! lol..transferring hazard out for a hit when hazard is playing the worst defence with so many injuries! inside infos got leaked..these guys should be spit upon on this site!!

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/263/transfers (luke got hazard out despite having no chelsea cover against the worst team..lol (TIME: 13:52)

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/157/transfers (andy got hazard and christensen out for 8 pts hit while others were wondering to captain or not..if it was for free then i would understand..but for 8 pts hit?? lol!!..that too when christensen was declared fit and no news about a rest for hazard was confirmed..i guess he got a confirmed one..and he went without chelsea cover in attack too.. (transfer TIME: 13:59)

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/370/transfers(mark the biggest hypocrite of all tranferring hazard out for a hit and captaining morata while no news were out about hazard..)

    1. redbeard
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Lmao

    2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not sure you realise... Hazard didn't play... This nullifies the fact that they're hypocrites (most fans playing this game are hypocrites, I bet you there's several here who were hoping for City or Pool hauls against the team they support), and instead makes them wise.

      1. nivz 32
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        so if you had only hazard as your chelsea cover in attack playing against a team with lots of injuries in defence and worst team defensively, you would transfer him out?? i agree it was a risky captain pick..but surely you wouldnt transfer him out for a hit??!! you would gamble and play him and rely on your bench in case he doesnt play

        1. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Powell said he would probabily not play.. He was caught limping at the trainig

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Surely if he was injured he wouldn’t have been on the bench ?

        2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I wouldn't buy Hazard in the first place I have a personal embargo on him... But tbf I would seriously consider it what with Powell's news. I don't know what Luke and Andy's benches were like so I can't speak for them, but mine had DGW players on all of it.

    3. The Polymath
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      String em up! 😀

    4. nivz 32
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      my point is that we pay for membership on this site to get more infos..but the mods themselves manage to get inside infos for free..

      1. The Polymath
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        I guess they are sworn to secrecy. The honourable thing would be to tell their contacts not give them inside info. That's assuming they have access to inside info.

      2. AleksanderVN
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Are you paying much for your membership?

        1. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Thats not the point - there arent different membership prices

          1. Patch
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            He was being sarcastic..

        2. Patch
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I am guessing Nivz 32 is a puppet account. He probably is a genuine member of the site but does not want to get hated on his original account.

          Only way you can find him is to search for someone with a Cap on Hazard, with a VC not on Salah

          1. Debauchy
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            lol this. Guess all the upvoters had the wrong vc also

            1. Sims
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              salah(c)

    5. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      U make a convincing case but wouldn't u have done the same if u had the info?

      1. nivz 32
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        they are mods on this site taking our money..while they are enjoying free inside infos

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Don’t be silly

        2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Don't be stupid. You get what you pay for. It's like going to MacDonalds buying a burger and expecting free fries with it. And this is assuming they even did have insider info, which i doubt.

        3. Amsterhammer
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Are you a flat earther also?

    6. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Transfer times are interesting 😉

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        In Andys case he would have seen the team news

        1. nivz 32
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          eagerly awaiting their response..they seem to have disappeared.lol

          1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Wow, who knew they had lives outside of FPL and are enjoying New Years Eve with their families.

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Maybe, but you can’t easily react to a Twitter 20 seconds before deadline with a multiple 3 player transfer unless you have it set up already to pull the trigger - team lineup maybe just the confirmation needed 😉

    7. Futile Tinkering
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      But ure responsibility for ur own fpl teams!! Get the info urself...e.g my gut feel told me to wait on kolasniac --> Chris but I did it anyway and got punished.U blame only myself

    8. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 2 months ago

      Not fussed really, we are all in competition

    9. Jay_
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Definitely looks a bit dodgy. Mark told his moves in the preamble though, maybe the others were just ‘inspired’ by him?

        1. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Lol - inspired at 2.59 ?

          1. Jay_
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Inverted commas there for a reason 🙂

              1. Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Whooosh ... Missed that 😉

        2. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Intriguing indeed

        3. NATSTER
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Wow.. Transfer time is really interesting.

          If I knew about Christensen, no chance for him to stay in my team and put me down to 10-men again. 🙁

        4. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Make this a hot topic Jonty - of course you wont

          1. Sims
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            poetic justice in a way that salah would have ben mark's captain had he not got in morata and sold hazard

        5. Powell
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Dude. Come on.

          1. Patch
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            I doubted you and nearly got burnt...if you told me to jump off a cliff, I will do it with both eyes open next time

        6. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          No transfer time for Mark ? Why is that ?

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Because he made them early and told us all what he had done in the preamble

            1. Hotdogs for Tea
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              I mean on his FPL page ‘Transfers Made’ list - it doesn’t list any transfer times whereas all others do ?

        7. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Think this issue is getting a little out of hand, moving beyond just banter at times.

          I’ve messaged Mark and I’m sure he will respond in due course... also Andy posted something overnight outlining why he made his moves - which was more about getting Firmino in.

          1. Pocky
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            This is hilarious...people making out almost as if Conte has phoned FFS HQ with team news lol.

            Anyhow, if even if they did get 'news', then they'd be fools to share it simply because of the shooting they'd get if it turned out to be wrong, blimey, they get enough stick as it is if their own opinions/hunches turn out wrong!

          2. Pieterke30
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            You don't "decide" to get Firmino one minute before deadline.

        8. Dream Killers 2.0
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          It's only a game...

          1. Wild Rover
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            😯

        9. Patio Kev
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Wow, makes it look like somebody was ITK but didn’t fancy sharing this knowledge.

        10. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Deluded and the 11 upvoters too

        11. HNI
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Nivz you overreacting. Whatever membership you paying for firstly costs peanuts. Secondly even if they had inside info dont think there is any terms and conditions of them sharing everything. Game is pretty competitive as it is as many first timers also have trove of info now with click of button. In such a time if someone wants little edge big deal Same happens in real life too. Life is unfair deal with it.

        12. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Even if they did have inside info about Hazard not starting, which was posted by a reliable source on this site (Powell) why do they have to share it with us? It’s just a game anyway, people take it way to serious.

          1. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            This ... but it is interesting though.

            Always wondered why certain ex player / pundits do so well and of course they have team news from mates and colleagues in the game before the one hour transfer deadline

        13. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Firstly, I'm not going to talk on anyone else's behalf - though Andy already has posted on this - I can only talk about my own situation.

          I made the decision to swap out Hazard and DCL for the reasons given in my Pre-amble posted on Saturday afternoon an hour before deadline.

          http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/12/30/the-pre-match-preamble-gameweek-21-3/

          I made my transfers on Friday night.

          Simply, Hazard was letting me down again - 1 assist in 5. DCL probably losing his place soon and I could afford the swap to Lingard and Morata exactly.

          I also posted in the Preamble thread that I felt that Morata was a more likely starter based on the Conte quote...

          http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/12/30/the-pre-match-preamble-gameweek-21-3/?hc_page=1#hc_comment_17352470

          Of course I fancied Chelsea vs Stoke. I said so in the Scout Squad article, so of course, I then captained Morata. It made no difference if Hazard played or not - arguably Morata is better with Hazard. The fact is, the swaps made sense long-term.

          Oh, and I also captained Morata over Hazard (who wasn't in the XI) in the Scout Selection article on the Premier League which was published on Friday.

          https://www.premierleague.com/news/579843

          Oh, and I also appeared on live TV on Thursday at midnight and had Morata as my first choice captain without even mentioning Hazard.

          None of this was based on inside info. Just my own thought pattern and decision-making. Something, as you can see, I made public via several routes more than 24-hours earlier.

          1. Kazza_
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            Mark we believe you but even on Friday night some of the mods knew of your moves - TM was teasing poor young Virgin about it.

            Now your hunch on selling Hazard clearly had a knock on effect and was shared to some in the loop and the general sour grapes is why wasn't that shared openly then there would of been no sour grapes.

            1. Differentiator
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Honestly, does it matter. It's a game at the end of the day. Not worth getting stressed about.

            2. Mark
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 17 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              TM didn't know my moves until I published pre-amble. If he did, he worked it out.

              Hazard wasn't sold on a hunch. He was sold mainly because he's fallen flat and I felt that Morata & Lingard was better than Hazard & DCL. I still do.

              I gambled on Hazard not playing (feeling that Morata was more certain), though my logic was that Morata was even better for ppm at that point anyway.

              As the Preamble describes, I feel it's better to have the ability to react to value in midfield, than be tied to heavy-hitters like Hazard. Up front, I believe the 3 heavy-hitters - Kane, Morata and Firmino - is all we can really go with, currently.

              1. Kazza_
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                while your on how comes you didn't make move for Son last night did you know he wasn't going to go up in price?

                1. Mark
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 17 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  I want to see how Sane does. He'll be the one making way, though if he impresses against Palace, I might even reconsider.

                2. Mark
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 17 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  Ah I see. No, I don't have any insight into rises other than using third party tools. Please don't start insinuating I'm influencing price rises - I react to them and always have, based on the knowledge the community puts together.

        14. ♤TeddyBear♤
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          We all got the Tip Hazard would not feature in both home games (I think it was on the scoutcast) he started the first one, obviously the 2nd one is no surprise he did not start. Get over it

          1. Ginola14
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            nothing to see here, move on

        15. 42towels
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Jeez this is pretty ridiculous, and not in a funny way. Happy new year, and wishing you more fpl luck in 2018.

        16. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You will be gone, shortly.

      • jia you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        A full house for the dgw, it's crap or get off the pot time:
        Son(C)
        Kane
        Eriksen
        Lanzini
        Masuaku
        Chicarito (a real punt I know)

        It'll prob end in tears but at last I'll have tried 😉

        1. Ceci
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Have fun they don't come every week 😀

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            haha true, cheers mate!

            1. Ceci
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              I know some transfer like Chica are crazy but it's always good to follow your guy every now and then. Some come off big time 😉

              1. Ceci
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                gut**

              2. jia you
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                Yep, the game should be fun, some posters on here seem to have no fun at all! Speaking of fun, can't be much fun having 3 LIV assets in your team being an EVE supporter haha! But they've been damn good to you recently! GL!

        2. Tshelby
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          What are you going to do next week??

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            both teams have very good fixtures after the dbl so I can gradually ship a few out!

            1. Tshelby
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 2 months ago

              Yeah true but 6 players depending on two teams just not what I would want. Could work nevertheless!

              1. jia you
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 2 months ago

                But I'll only have the 6 for the double then 4/5 the following week, then 3 after that. The only problem is if I get other injuries which can easily happen this time of year! It's a gamble but my season has been crap so why not I thought! Cheers mate!

                1. Tshelby
                  • 9 Years
                  6 years, 2 months ago

                  It is a nice risk! Hope it works out :)! Kane and Son for me maybe arnie will see 🙂

        3. MikeDuff
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Go hard or go home. Like the attacking triple up

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            ...those were my thoughts, stuck well outside of the 1m mark so nothing to lose! GL to you!

        4. umerlfc
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Nothing wrong with it except Chica of course

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            yeah I just have a feeling that he's going to come back into contention over the double, a hopeful shot in the dark!

        5. noquarternt
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          I'm sorry to say it mate, but this is a shocking idea. Hope you're not too disheartened for the week after.

          1. jia you
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            it's a punt mate, happy to go with it!

      • nivz 32
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        my point is that we pay for membership on this site to get more infos..but the mods themselves manage to get inside infos for free.. 🙂 am stopping my membership next season

        1. XabiAlonso
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Ur not a member though

        2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You don't have a membership anyway lol no grey box next to your name

        3. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Give it a rest, you're not even a member 🙄

        4. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Not sure why you're upset about inside info. Powell told everybody what he was afraid of in a hot topic. And Mark has always had inside info lol he's in cahoots with the FPL Towers 😛

        5. MikeDuff
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Haha you’re not a member you prat

        6. rdamjan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Facepalm

        7. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          You certainly are a right and proper member

          1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 2 months ago

            This

        8. Je suis le chat
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          We're all in competition here so its good banter re transfers. Hazard has been poor so good moves to bin him. Casuals for example don't get caught out by the clamour for him.

        9. Adams6
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          The fact you are not paying a penny towards this site by not being a paying member negates your argument. Pay up or pipe down. But I do get your point.

        10. noquarternt
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Your point about 'insider trading' is interesting and the timings of the transfers, but the rest is just silly.

          It brings up interesting questions like- should Mark finish with OR 1, will he be eligible for the prizes they bring?

      • Hurricane Gilbert
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Who fills my 3rd Spurs spot?

        A) Erik/Alli
        B) Vert

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A

        2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          A

      • MikeDuff
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        About time I got a performance out of Leroy Sane today

      • Syd.
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Good morning on this last day of 2017

        Watching Sky Sports News. Will Ashley Young get a 3 game ban for that elbow?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Should do

      • Leitchy
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Need to get rid of Calvert Lewin but would need to take a -4 as already made my transfer for this week .
        I am thinking Rashford .....or is that crazy ?

      • Kikofraeuropa
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Which one do you guys think?

        A) Gomes, Richarlison, Morata --> vardy, son, adrian
        B) Hazard, pogba, richarlison --> alli, son and arnautovic
        c) Gomes, hazard, richarlison --> son, alli, adrian

        1. Kikofraeuropa
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          BTW I have elliot and gomes as goalkeepers 🙁

      • Patch
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        Has anyone wildcards already???

        Polite reminder to mods to circulate Wisdom of the Crowd GW22 - thanks!

      • rohan
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        This is the provisional team I'm thinking of going in with

        Lloris . (-8)
        Jones. Dunk. Masuaku
        Alli. Salah. Sterling. Arnautovic. KdB
        Depoitre. Kane (C)

        Thoughts?

        1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Like the lloris pick. What are ur thoughts on Adrian??. Nice. Y depoitre starting. Bench,??

      • Yogi_mike
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        No hits G2G?
        Elliot
        Gomez Masuaku Kenny otamendi
        Son(c) Allí KDB Arnie/Lanzini Salah
        Kane

        Pope Quaner Christensen Murray

        A Lanzino
        B Arnie

      • FFSheep Trooper
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        play jones or groß?

      • Sims
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 2 months ago

        As badly as some put it, i think it's clear that some of the mods got info about certain chelsea players not playing before the deadline...which begs the question why didn't they share that info ?

        1. Futile Tinkering
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          U get inside info 8 minutes before deadline , u worry about making transfers.

        2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          How is it clear, exactly? Not trying to be confrontational, just want to see some proof. Andy made the transfer having seen the teamsheet, which leaves Luke and Mark.

        3. Futile Tinkering
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 2 months ago

          Perhaps the source would have gotten ticked off.