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28 August 2014 4924 comments
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With cheque books fluttering on the eve of the transfer window slamming shut, our Fantasy seasons could be transformed by some notable new arrivals. In this week’s ScoutCast episode, Granville and I chew over the latest fresh faces to crash the player list – United’s “Angel” Di Maria and Liverpool’s “Devil” Balotelli.

With just a single point between us and the comfort of top 100k placings, my co-host and I are more than just a little content as we the rule over the current bandwagons and preview another weekend’s action. It won’t last.

Bed yourself in via this link, or get acclimatised via the handy player below…

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

  1. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Luis dropping to 5.7m tonight if TFPL is correct. What a bargain he'll be when he starts playing.

  2. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Get Aguero people, need that price to go up. Could do with extra money in the bank over the next week or two.

  3. The King
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Will siggy change tonight?

    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Find out yourself

      http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php

      or

      http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges

      Neither are particularly accurate at the moment though.

  4. HUMZAH96
      11 years, 3 months ago

      When do prices change?

      1. Ludo
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        A few minutes time.

        1. HUMZAH96
            11 years, 3 months ago

            DZ let's gooo

      2. HUMZAH96
          11 years, 3 months ago

          If I cap siggy and he scores a brace i'll keep this grav for a month at least

        • Geoff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Hey all,

          Assuming Costa plays, Ill only need another defender for this week.
          Would you bring in A. Dummet or B. Colo for C. Pieters or D. Chester?

          Thanks in advance

          1. Mull
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            B

            1. Geoff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Sorry awkwardly worded. I need to ditch Pieters or Chester for one of the Newcastle boys, you reckon Colo in? who would you take out?

              1. Mull
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                B for C

              2. HUMZAH96
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  It depends on ur other defs but I'd ditch Pieters for colo

                  1. Geoff
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Clyne, Caulker, Moore. Pieters fits slightly better with fixtures but the saved 0.5 would be nice

                    Why Colo over Dummet?

          2. The King
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Will siggy rise?

            1. Ryan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              Look up

            2. Geoff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              See your post 5 comments up 😉

              1. The King
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                If I'm reading it right he won't then.. 🙂

                1. Ryan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  You are reading it right. Whether the price change prediction sites are accurate thats an entirely different matter. For now though, its safe to assume he probably isn't going up.

                  1. The King
                    • 11 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Ok, cheers Ryan

          3. TyrannosavrvsPvlis
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Bruce chances to start for hull?

          4. Salfpilgrimlfc
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            Rose or dier nailed on for spurs for foreseeable future?

          5. gravless
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            only Chadli rose I think

            1. harrysponge
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              hopefully thats it 😛

            2. HUMZAH96
                11 years, 3 months ago

                anti-climax

              • ChampionoftheWorld
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Looks like little movement today. Not sure about drops

              • Ludo
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Dzeko > Adebayor looking a silly decision tonight... Time for bed I think!

                1. Ludo
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Still, no sweating over Man City team sheets, and I have the player I wanted, if a week early. Hopefully will turn out okay.

            3. Heydudes13
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              No more gloating about high TV.

              It's dead.

              1. Frank Black
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                TV has been dead since 2008.

                1. Hibbo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Trasvetites?

            4. HUMZAH96
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Jovetic 8.1?

              • RogerC
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                A few pages back people were saying City have two rubbish fixtures after Stoke game. Please be reminded that City is the champion who scored 100+ goals last season. There is no poor fixture to them.

                Both Aguero and Jovetic are great picks. There is always a chance that Aguero might not start in the Stoke game but he will come good eventually.

                Costa is yellow on FPL. Don't panic and stay calm and hold your transfer. Come back FFS in 12 hours hoping that Mourinho will tell us more abouy DC injury.

                Instead of TFPL or Fiso, I'm trying http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk.

                1. Ludo
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  There are poor fixtures for them, relatively speaking. Arsenal away and Chelsea at home is as tough as it gets for anyone - City managed one goal in those two matches last year.

                2. Ryan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Good to know there is a 3rd site on the scene. Will be interesting to see how they all compare this season with the important price change information no longer available on the FPL site.

                3. Mull
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  If there's one team that can stifle them it's Chelsea. Arsenal will restrict them to 2 as well probably.

                  1. RogerC
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    In my opinion City can score against anybody.

              • Rambo Motin
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Start one

                A: Hutton ( HUL home )

                B: Henderson ( TOT away )

                1. HippyChopper -A Milford man
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Hutton.

                2. TyrannosavrvsPvlis
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  A

                3. Not Irish
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  B

                4. Catilo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Hutton all the way

              • Heydudes13
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Almost 8 pages of fallers on TFPL and not one faller.

                http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140509171426/the-robinson-expedition/images/1/11/K_den.jpeg

                1. Zep
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Wtf?! 😆

                2. Ryan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Its irrelevant how many fallers there are on TFPL. Most of them wont fall because TFPL isn't accurate.

                  1. Hibbo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Calm down lad.

                    1. Heydudes13
                      • 14 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      +1

                  2. Frank Black
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    It used to be...like four days ago...

              • LOCO ABREU
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Fpl angry about insane team values last season

                1. gravless
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  don't want teams crammed full of big hitters - sounds logical

                  1. Hibbo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    🙂

              • Hibbo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                I honestly blew my bag watching Kristy on sky sports earlier.

                1. Mull
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  😆

                  1. Adderz
                    • 15 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Please can we hulk this

                    1. Hibbo
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Her dress was so gorgeous.

                      Don't get me started on her heels.

                      1. Adderz
                        • 15 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFWlYRvLAXI

                        Just gonna drop this here...

              • Call Me Old Fashioned
                • 14 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                Used my FT to boot Austin..

                Anything worth a hit? Ramsey or Rooney for capt?

                DDG
                Cahill Clyne PVA
                Ramsey(C) Mata Hazard Siggy
                Costa Rooney Naismith

                Hamer, Marney, Moore Chester

                1.4M banked

              • Sadio
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                I've narrowed my captain decision down to Ramsey and Caulker.

                It's going to be a strange season.

                1. Zep
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Best of luck, sir...

                2. HUMZAH96
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    Siggy?

                    1. harrysponge
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      +1

                    2. Sadio
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      West Brom defend very well away from home typically, don't see Swansea scoring many goals.

                      1. Frank Black
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        Caulker brace.

                3. Zep
                  • 15 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  I'm willing to bet that everyone who panicked to transfer in those 'risers' will be feeling a little silly now...

                  1. gravless
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    It's plainly evident that there'll be no runaway price hikes for players, so it's mental to go gung ho and rush transfers.

                    Friday night is transfer night this season methinks.

                    1. Zep
                      • 15 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Yep, agreed...

                    2. sinik
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Friday indeed

                  2. Acquafresca
                    • 14 Years
                    11 years, 3 months ago

                    but, but, but.... Aguero was rising! 👿

                    1. Hibbo
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Elitist.

                      1. Acquafresca
                        • 14 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        elitist- yes
                        hasty knee jerker- not so much

                        🙂

                4. harrysponge
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 3 months ago

                  Ramsey or Siggy?

                  Who to (C)? 😉

                  1. HUMZAH96
                      11 years, 3 months ago

                      Id they're your two choices

                      Sig

                      1. harrysponge
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        well I have Rooney, Lamela, Mata, Haz to choose from, but Siggy and Ramsey are nice punts!!

                        1. HUMZAH96
                            11 years, 3 months ago

                            I'm probs going Siggy even though it's risky imo

                            What do you think?

                            1. harrysponge
                              • 11 Years
                              11 years, 3 months ago

                              Siggy at home is quite a nice punt...

                              I changed from Diego Costa to Hazard, 5 mins before 11:30 😛

                              Worth the risk! Trust your gut

                              1. HUMZAH96
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  I dunno man I just feel capping a 6.4m player is a risk (maybe that's just me) but, this isn't the time for risks, the beginning of the season is about playing it safem then taking risks later on...

                                  1. harrysponge
                                    • 11 Years
                                    11 years, 3 months ago

                                    No risk no return!!

                                    Trust in Siggy!

                      2. Hibbo
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 13 Years
                        11 years, 3 months ago

                        As per zep before me...value is a joke game those craving it stand to make what advantage saving .1m loss on a player who will play and score or be faced with players who won't play at all? And def won't score?

                        1. Willis.
                          • 13 Years
                          11 years, 3 months ago

                          I'm gonna be honest. I have no idea what you just wrote.

                        2. Zep
                          • 15 Years
                          11 years, 3 months ago

                          I know mate, a mugs game...

                      3. HUMZAH96
                          11 years, 3 months ago

                          I'm happy that price changes are harder to predict. It stops crazy teams with big hitters and their bencch player is someone worth 6.0. It makes the game fair

                          1. Hibbo
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 13 Years
                            11 years, 3 months ago

                            Thank god u got a grav.

                            1. HUMZAH96
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                Hahaha why?

                            2. Heydudes13
                              • 14 Years
                              11 years, 3 months ago

                              Did think in January some people's TV's compared to others were so unfair haha.

                              1. HUMZAH96
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  I remember some guy with Nasri on his bench lol

                                  1. Heydudes13
                                    • 14 Years
                                    11 years, 3 months ago

                                    Christ.

                                    Remembered back to last year when I was getting annoyed with mine, Optimus could afford RVP Suarez Aguero upfront while I was struggling to get bloody Adam Lallana in.

                              2. Wave of Mutilation
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                Pure speculation. Wondering if FPL have introduced an additional time criterion to the algorithms. e.g. price change is driven by x% change in 24 hrs PLUS AN ADDITIONAL y% change in 48 hrs. This change would have a "smoothing effect" that would undermine value chasers, since you couldn't simply make a trade based on 24 hrs of transfer activity (which is easily observed). Instead, the trend would need to persist for 48 hrs.

                                In essence, this change would prevent value chasers from simply "piling on" once a target % change has been reached during any given 24 hour period.

                                This theory could easily be disproven if any price changes have occurred after players meeting target thresholds in a single day.

                                1. HUMZAH96
                                    11 years, 3 months ago

                                    Good theory to be honest, it could be true, but it's anyones guess atm

                              3. harrysponge
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                How often do players rise?? 2:45 BST every night?

                              4. Nice 2 Michu
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                Did Eriksen > Chadli last night so meh

                                1. Zep
                                  • 15 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  But you thought you were saving 0.2m... and you only saved 0.1m...

                                  lol

                                  😉

                                  1. Nice 2 Michu
                                    • 12 Years
                                    11 years, 3 months ago

                                    Yes sir

                              5. ChampionoftheWorld
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                I read somewhere on the FISO forums that there were speculation FPL have screwed up some data, not on purpose but by accident.

                                Any truth?

                                1. gravless
                                  • 14 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  Highly unlikely

                              6. Lallana_
                                • 11 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                Hey lads, any advice?

                                http://i.gyazo.com/7c5c545be1e128950d603e9046e9484d.png

                                Used my 2FT already. Got issues with Chambers, Baird and perhaps Costa.
                                Assuming Costa is injured this GW, what to do:

                                A) Wildcard
                                B) Costa>Jovetic then have 2.7M to upgrade defence or midfield next week

                                1. harrysponge
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  save the Wildcard.. team looks good

                                  B is a good choice IF Diego Costa injury is confirmed...

                                  1. Lallana_
                                    • 11 Years
                                    11 years, 3 months ago

                                    Cheers!

                                2. mitro
                                  • 11 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  futhead

                                  1. Lallana_
                                    • 11 Years
                                    11 years, 3 months ago

                                    yup

                              7. sinik
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 12 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                muahaha Yaya survives again, I know no one else dropped but neither did Yaya 😆

                              8. Billy Gilmore
                                • 13 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                This is the week...

                                Kolarov(c)

                                1. sinik
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 12 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  ha! madness..if we're told he starts I won't rule it out

                                2. Como Park Rambler
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 15 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  Not a bad idea...No nerve here. Just dropped him to bring in Aguero.

                                3. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
                                  • 13 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  I might just have to buy him, if only to have as much fun as you are having!

                                4. Zep
                                  • 15 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  If he replicates last year's points total in this fixture, I'm sure you'll be happy...

                                5. NABIL - FPL otai
                                  • 13 Years
                                  11 years, 3 months ago

                                  Good for you..

                                  I'm torn between Roo, Ram and Jove.

                              9. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
                                • 13 Years
                                11 years, 3 months ago

                                I like it a lot better when prices are less volatile. I get that one can resist buying the newest thing, but I prefer team planning without the distraction of whether one might miss rises or falls. What I'm saying (and I know others have said it) is that without the constant pressure of possibly losing value or missing out on a rise in value, one can concentrate on scoring.