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The Fantasy Football Scout Leagues Round-Up

The current lull in domestic matters affords us time to pause and assess the Scout leagues in a variety of Fantasy games. With leagues in Fantasy Premier League (FPL), Ultimate Fantasy Premier League, Sky Sports and the Fantasy iTeam (FiT) Champions League game, there is much for us to analyse:

Fantasy Premier League

Milan Mihajlovic sits atop the Scout League with a total of 462 points after the first seven Gameweeks. Having already played his wildcard, he’s opted for big-hitters Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero up front along with Romelu Lukaku, whilst in midfield, the likes of Angel di Maria, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Raheem Sterling have been crucial to his ascent up the rankings. Intriguingly, Milan – who is second overall – has only one defender priced at 5.0 or over, Southampton’s Ryan Bertrand.

Maciek takes second spot after a Gameweek 7 score of 64 points. He’s tripled up on Chelsea trio Branislav Ivanovic, Cesc Fabregas and Costa and also has the likes of Di Maria, Sterling and Sigurdsson in the centre of the park. Up top, though, he’s opted for Radamel Falcao and Danny Welbeck on his way to 455 points, or 14th overall.

In third position is Stephen Hourie, who has also racked up 455 points so far. His inspired decision to captain Di Maria earned him 70 points in Gameweek 7, whilst the likes of Costa, Sterling, Sigurdsson and Fabregas all chipped in with returns. Intriguingly, he’s opted for Welbeck and Leonardo Ulloa up top, allowing him to acquire big-hitters Ivanovic and Leighton Baines at the back.

Fourth-placed Craig Ellis is a new entry to the Scout League. He also has a number of the usual suspects – Costa, Di Maria, Sigurdsson, Fabregas and Sterling – though placed his faith in a couple of differentials last week, with James Tomkins and Jamie Vardy both helping him up to 24th overall, on 451 points.

Peter Chesley completes the top five on 450 points. After a slight fall last weekend, he’ll be hoping Southampton trio Ryan Bertrand, Dusan Tadic and Graziano Pelle can take advantage of the upcoming five fixtures and fire him back up the leaderboard.

Thanks to our top five, we have retained our spot at the top of the League of Leagues, as we look to retain our crown once again. To join up, the code is 11856-4526.

Peter Chesley also impresses in our Members league and leads the way, whilst Marc Wilcox is second on 439 points and Charles Garnier third on 438 points.

Ultimate Fantasy Premier League

Joe Connolly is the new leader of the UFPL Scout League. He racked up 94 points last time around and moves onto 570 points for the season, enough to earn him fifth spot in the overall standings. Lee C drops into second on 565 points, or 12th overall, whilst Lee Fricker climbs into third on 564 points, enough to take 16th spot thus far. To join our UFPL league, the code is 524-87.

Sky Sports Fantasy Football

Stephen Lambert is the current Scout league leader, after racking up 537 points in the first few Gameweeks. Stephen sits 17th in the overall standings and is just three points ahead of Ashley Rastrick, who is second in our league, and 21st overall, with third placed Jack McKenna sitting on 533 points, earning him 22nd spot in the overall standings so far. The winner of our Sky league, which is also top in the league of leagues, wins £1,000. To join up, the league name is FFScout and the code is 8009000.

Champions League

Our official Champions League game this season is the Fantasy iTeam (FiT) offering – a free, reliable and easy-to-use Fantasy football app. After two rounds of Matchdays, Matt Parsons heads the Scout Legaue with 162 points, though he’s closely followed by Daniel Lord (160 points) and Waleed Cherif on 159 points. There’s an iPad mini on offer to the winner – the league name is Fantasy Football Scout and the pin is 11155.

We’ve set up another league for those brave souls willing to place their faith in the official Champions League game. There’s just three points separating our top three in this competition – rahmanok leads the way on 142 points, closely followed by gkalaf and Pavlle on 141 and 140 points respectively.

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  1. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    zengin goal,durmaz assist

    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      wehey I have Durmaz

    2. Chambo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I was gonna transfer Zengin in but decided against it, would have been for -2, dammiiit

  2. crazyasianac
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hey guys, need some help

    Sterling + Van Aanholt + Mannone
    or
    Henderson + Baines + Mannone
    or
    Downing + Baines + Forster

    1. Screaming Midget
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I think A is the weakest so I'd rule that out for sure.

      So it's now down to:

      Hendersen + Mannone
      Downing + Forster

      I'd definitely prefer Forster over Mannone, but I'd also favour Hendersen over Downing.

      How many GWs are you thinking?

      1. crazyasianac
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        saving my free trade this week, and I'm going to do Sterling to Henderson/downing and van aanholt to Baines. And then do Mannone to forster the week after if I get downing over henderson

    2. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It's a rough one this. It's between 2 or 3 for me, probably the third option.

      1. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I think I'd agree. Downing is on fire at the moment and Forster is a safe GK for the next 5 GWs.

  3. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Almost an assist for Costa there. Great header.

  4. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    one more slovenia

  5. guardian.c
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    I have a funny feeling about captaining costa this week.

    Would anyone go for Di Maria, Pelle, Wellbeck, Baines or Hazard instead?

    1. johnbarnes
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I don't captain Hazard away from Stanford Bridge, Costa has the armband for now.

    2. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard is not a good option away from home for captaincy. Di Maria only likes Sundays. Baines never captain. Other 2 are good options

  6. 420king
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pacooooooo

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Silva assist

      1. 420king
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        need some good luck after Yarmolenko downer 😀

    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      just 3 or 4 more please!

  7. 420king
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Screw spanish press...would have 100% gone with Silva if he knew he was starting

    1. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I want him in FPL but he always burns me. But I still want him 😥

      1. OShaughnessy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I want to make sense but it always burns me. But I still want to make sense.

    2. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I replaced him with Bale because I thought he wasn't playing

      1. Piggs Boson
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        How much is Bale in that game?

        1. 420king
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          10.5 (/13)

  8. Mílanista
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    FFS Silva, do it in the league!

    1. PogChamp
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah would be nice. I want to sell him but know he will troll me if I do.

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Think he'll be going after GW8 for me to finance Aguero.

      2. fedolefan
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        I am always tempted to pick him but never have the guts to do so.

        But, in all honesty, he is trolling you right now: 9 3 2 2 1 8 3 = trolling.

        1. PogChamp
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Made worse by the fact that he has been brilliant in nearly all of them.

          1. fedolefan
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Agree. You'd think with all the goal scorers around him he'd at least assist a lot more.

    2. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      He will..you saw him against Villa, how many pts does he have in him ?

      Silva Gerrard ADM Eriksen Fab(?) as set piece attacking players will be still pulling the pts in long after Chadli and co have returned to mediocrity

      1. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        The thing is, Chadli is playing for a half decent team and playing well. His stats apparently suggest he's not overachieving.

        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Chadli is FPL gold right now, can't believe I knew jerked him out after one blank.

          1. Screaming Midget
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            I thought he'd be a good shout 2-3 GWs ago, but I think I the fact most people were still unsure of which of 'the 3' would be the best, made me doubt him.

            I should have just gone for it there and then and brought him into my team.

            Even so - if you have ADM, Sterling, Siggy and Fabs, it's never going to be an easy decision to bring him in.

      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      😎

      1. Mílanista
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        😆

        That grav and username will never get old.

          • 10 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Hopefully it'll bring some luck this time! 😀

          But yeah, like you, Silva is only there until Aguero's fixtures make him unavoidable! 🙂

          1. Mílanista
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Really I should have just bought Chadli in for Ramsey instead of Silva but I couldn't bring myself to go straight back to Chadders after knee jerking him out 😳

              • 10 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              yeah, that wasn't too clever. 😛 Silva's a good pick though. Silva -> Chadli, Striker -> Kun in a few weeks maybe.

              1. Mílanista
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 8 months ago

                GW9, 2 frees. Raises the money to turn a Leicester striker into Dat Guy Welbz too.

  9. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    costa assist removed

    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      given to koke i think

  10. rupopo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Evening. Got 2 free transfers. 0.1 in the bank. Current team is:

    Forster
    Mangala – Clyne – Ivan
    Siggy – Di Maria – Sterling – Fabs
    Welbz – Pelle – Costa

    Subs: Hamer – Downing – Chambers – Moore

    Thinking either:
    Moore & Fabs > Baines & Chadli
    Chambers & Fabs > Baines & Chadli

    Would like Baines this week but can’t do it without making 2 transfers. If only make one transfer would have to be Fabs > Chadli (cos of the money) but that is pointless with the fixtures. So do both, or hold? Or other?

    Any suggestions much appreciated.

    1. Screaming Midget
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Too early to bring Chadli in.

  11. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just to make sure i'll make it it's own post....and belying his slow start to the season...

    Over the last four games despite the Chadli headlines, Eriksen has outscored Chadli by 26 pts to 25....Ignore him at your peril...

    1. Think Tank
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Chadli has played less minutes, has a higher ppg, overall score and is 1.4m cheaper though.

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        ...and hit the post last game too.

      2. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        As I said above...Eriksen will just continue on and on delivering...He is on too many set pieces not to...You're right Chadli does get subbed off early a lot but hat's not a positive...it's a negative...I have Chadli but as soon as the price rises and form falter I'll be straight back on Eriksen.

  12. bennydebull
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just been reading the ctc blog and people are suggesting that fpls is currently best for price rise predictions. I've only ever used fiso and tfpl- what's fpls?

      1. bennydebull
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        cheers 🙂

    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      fpl statistics

      1. bennydebull
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        ty

  13. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    durmaz goal

    1. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      booom! wish i taken the captaincy punt but nevermind finally a goal from a mid

      1. 420king
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        nice pick!

      2. LOCO ABREU
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        congrats. picked bebras natcho instead of a sweden player.

    2. VougieDipond
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      cheers guys

  14. 420king
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    my IRL buddy has both Durmaz and Silva...how did he know??? 😀

  15. And we all have legs
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Just read in Dutch media siggy is injured and will probably miss Iceland's game v Holland tomorrow. Was this common knowledge?

    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      no idea about that

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I would laugh if so.

    3. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      could you link it? Even in Dutch, it ought to give te statement some kind of credit

        1. FantaCity
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks. Here's what Google Translate does with it;
          Iceland against Orange without key playmaker
          Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 17:46
          The Netherlands s team having to deal with Monday's European Championship qualifier against Iceland may not allow Gylfi Sigurdsson . The 25-year-old playmaker of Icelanders, a major force in the national team, is struggling with an ankle injury. , Reports news agency ANP .
          /
          The midfielder was the injury on Friday in a 0-3 win match against Latvia. Sigurdsson, in competition active at Swansea City, came into that game still runs. Previously, he was also accurate in the European Championship qualifier against Turkey.
          Sigurdsson of the group trained separately. "I do not want to miss this match in their own country, but I have to be wise. If it does not, then I'm not going to take risks, "it sounds. Iceland, along with the Czech Republic is currently top of the table in Group A with six points. Netherlands has three.

          1. FantaCity
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            So basically, he's trying to work off an ankle injury

          2. John t penguin
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            They Dutch talk funny

            1. FantaCity
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 8 months ago

              don-ee

  16. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pepin around?

  17. BellsOfFreedom
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is it allowed to smoke at stadium during EPL games? Or its prohibited but everybody still smokes?

    1. Arrow Marked Drogba
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Depends by how much your team is losing by...

    2. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      second i think

    3. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      designated smoking areas only

    4. Alan The Llama
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      The latter

    5. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Outlawed after the Bradford fire I'm pretty sure

  18. Arrow Marked Drogba
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Guys Sanchez or Di Maria for the next run of fixtures?should I just get in di Maria and cut my losses or is Sanchez a great differential pick?

    1. LOCO ABREU
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      i like sanchez

      1. Arrow Marked Drogba
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks!!Inclined to go that way as well then after Man U play city will bring in di Maria in for fabregas!

    2. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Wait to see if they both come through their Euro qualifiers unscathed 1st.

      1. Arrow Marked Drogba
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Agreed, patience is virtue 🙂 out of interest as a man united supporter would u go with di Maria or rooney when he's back as united cover?

        1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          I'd go Di Maria - mostly because of the like of Sturridge, Aguero, Costa, etc. In the expensive striker bracket being better options.

          1. Arrow Marked Drogba
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Have aguero costa pelle, so it between having a midfield of

            Chadli sigurdson fabregas sterling

            Rooney, aguero, costa

            Or di Maria, in place of Chadli and stick with pelle

            Defence for both 5. Something's!

  19. John t penguin
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Liechtenstein have left five places on their bench empty
    Are there so few players in the country or is it cost saving?

    Crap teams like this should made to play each other for a couple of places in group stages.

    1. Ginkapo FPL
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      I dare you to draw a line between crap and decent. I bet you want to spread income "fairly" as well too.

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        What income?
        Off top of head
        Them
        Gib
        San Marino
        Luxembourg
        Andorra
        F island
        Cyprus
        N ireland
        Spain

        They would improve more by playing against same standards, rather than defending every game and getting one result in every 10-12 games at best

        1. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 8 months ago

          Malta and moldova instead island and cyprus for sure

          1. John t penguin
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            Aren't Moldova better than those?
            Cyprus was maybe borderline

          2. Konig Luther
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 8 months ago

            oh faroe island... forget

  20. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    How would you improve this team?? (Tempted by C or D.)

    Krul / Mannone
    Ivanovic / Bertrand / Moore / Wilson / Taylor
    Boyd / Sigurdsson / ADM / Sterling / Fábregas
    Balotelli / Ulloa / Diego Costa

    2 FT 1.9M in the bank

    A) Balotelli + Ulloa -----> Pelle + Welbeck
    B) Balotelli + Ulloa -----> Aguero + Naismith
    C) Balotelli + Ulloa + Ivanovic ------> Aguero + Sakho + Baines(-4)
    D) Balotelli + Fab + Ivanovic -----> Aguero + Cazorla + Baines(-4. Could get Baines next week for free too)
    E) Balotelli ----> Welbeck. Can get rid of Ivan + Fab + Ulloa next week ---> Baines + Chadli + Aguero

    1. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      B

  21. Goodnight Kiwi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    So excited to have Baines in my team once this game finishes

    1. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      What game

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        spin the bottle

      2. Screaming Midget
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        He's watching on Sky+

        Don't ruin it for him.

    2. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      It finished hours ago?

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe he sky plused it

    3. Goodnight Kiwi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Ahh Sorry my sofascore app was lagging, thought it was still on...
      Welcome Leighton

      1. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Wait till it tells you baines got arrested at airport for stealing duty free cigs

  22. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    with welbz now also injured I will give Ars a miss.

    1. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Is he out for next GW?

  23. JJO
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Whats the deal with Welbeck?
    Safe to do Dzeko to him?

  24. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Guys, does anybody know if this is the first episode in the new series of Homeland on Channel 4?

    1. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yip

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yep. Can't wait 🙂

  25. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    No injuries has now gone to five plus maybe siggy

    I cant beleive this season, 4-5 injured or suspended every week 🙁

    1. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Siggy, Welbs + which three ??

  26. Screaming Midget
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Welbeck is still an FPL punt I think.

    Then again, I guess you sometimes need to make punts to make the game a bit more enjoyable.

    My risk for GW9 might be to downgrade Fabregas to Chadli. Sod it!

    1. amol
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Already bottled it along with Sturridge 😀

    2. And we all have legs
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Im thinking about Mane/Tadic and Azpi/Mangala for Fabregas and PvA just to mix it up in my ML.

  27. LOCO ABREU
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    costa yc ffs

  28. Declan
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Costa standard YC

  29. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Essien doesn't have ebola.

    1. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Shock! What about Adebola?

      1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 8 months ago

        Yes he does have Dele. Someone should inform the authorities.

  30. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hodgson says Dat Guy Welbz isnt injures, just rolled his ankle slightly