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Don’t get us wrong – we’re not labelling this latest droning session as “essential” listening. However, there’s no getting away from the fact that the concept of essential players has dominated the airwaves at Scout towers over the past week.

In this latest episode, Granville and I take on this meaty subject, whilst chewing over the importance of ownership and spit out the semblance of an opinion on both. Around that main course, we take on the usual bevvy of regulars with the usual haphazard panache.

Essential? Not quite, not even on a rainy Thursday night.

Grab this crucial slice of audio via this link or explore this necessary noise via the player below…

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

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  1. laGan1n1
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Krul

    Bertrand Duff Baines

    Sterling Hendo ADM Tadic

    Aguero Welbeck (c) Costa

    subs: Hamer, PVA, Wisdom, Bentaleb

    suggestions ?

    1. wedgec
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Sit back and relax?

    2. noMoreInternationalBreaks
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I've gone welbeck captain also

  2. TD Champ
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Who to replace, Marney or Krul? 0.1 itb.

    1. enrico.palazzo
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Krul to Guzan if 2 fT, If 1 save

      1. TD Champ
        12 years, 17 days ago

        2 ft . But this would give me 2x villa at the back

  3. Hyperion
    12 years, 17 days ago

    I'm with Granville, I find the ownership discussion utterly pointless. Construct the team that you will think will get the most points - why does ownership matter? You can argue not having Costa could see you falling behind, which it could, but by the same token, if Costa's form takes a turn for the worst, virtually every serious player in the game is immediately on the back foot. The only thing that makes a player essential is when they're consistently scoring lots of points, a la RVP in previous seasons.

    1. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Or Costa in this one...

      1. Hyperion
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Well yeah. We all have him because he's scoring well and his stats back up that production. I just used him as the example since he has the highest ownership.

    2. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Yeah Jonty is making a mistake I think when he uses fear to drive his transfer decisions. Ownership should never trump fixtures.

  4. THE Wild Rover
    12 years, 17 days ago

    So many people ask for opinion but really just want reassurance. They get really defensive when you don't say what they want to hear and jump at any hug on offer 🙂

    1. Rhinos
      12 years, 17 days ago

      it's a minor form of narcissism

    2. FantaCity
      12 years, 17 days ago

      isn't that the point of this forum in reality?

      1. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Group therapy for people in denial.

    3. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Then they should not have asked for an opinion. Rather they should have stated their own opinion and why they have come to that conclusion. Then a discussion would ensue to determine whether they have drawn valid conclusions.

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        This is the point. I agree with Ryan.

  5. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 17 days ago

    I so want to do tadic (c)

    No balls whatsoever.

    1. wedgec
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Way too risky

    2. tm245
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Do it.

  6. Kip
    12 years, 17 days ago

    With 3 chelsea players (Ivan,Fab, C) in my team, it feels so wrong to captain Kun over Costa.

    Even if i think Kun will score more points

    1. TD Champ
      12 years, 17 days ago

      The one you think will score the most points, you captain. Simple as that

      1. Kip
        12 years, 17 days ago

        it should be. but i hate it to spend 90 mins behind the couch, hoping the team of which i have 3 players doesn't score plenty.

  7. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 17 days ago

    no idea what to do..have 1ft and 0.6m

    krul (foster)
    bardsley clyne naylor (ferdi chester) --- i dont fancy swan for a cleanie
    adm sterling tadic siggy (jwp) ---- backup is injured
    welbeck costa kun ---- i expect atleast one of them to be rested so need back up

    A: initial plan was to do ferdi >> chambers but he suspended. so save FT and hope 11 starts?
    B: ferdi/chester >> duff / moore / tomkins
    C: jwp >> any cheapie mid for long term...leaning towards this but dont know who

    1. kirwy
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Save!

      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        hmmm, why not take out jwp.

        dont think i will get a better chance

        1. kirwy
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Unless there's any cheap one u wanna get in for this specific GW I would save it.

  8. Garfield1001
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Am I mad for thinking about this:

    OUT: Sterling, Ulloa and Duff
    IN: Tiote, Welbeck and Baines

    Would be a 4pt hit with £1.6m left ITB. Could take out Fab instead of Sterling also.

    Opinions...

    1. kirwy
      12 years, 17 days ago

      1.6 would be enough to get Hendo instead of Tiote?

      1. Garfield1001
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Sorry it would be £1.6m if I took Fab out instead of Sterling.

  9. cheeky_ash
    12 years, 17 days ago

    For those considering how to step away from the Midfield template - in particular getting Santi in, and removing either Fabs or Stirling: -

    Stirlings has already amassed 40 points, last year his stats look quite impressive too:-

    2013/14
    Mins 2219
    Goals 9
    Assists 7
    Bonus Points 7
    Total Points 132

    i.e. if he continues in the same vain and gets 3000 mins then 170 points should be in the bank for this year.

    However, the Suarez factor is now missing from Liverpool, and potentially other options are available "in the hole" which could move Sterling to the RHS reducing his FF output, and poor Raheem's all tired...and 9.0M

    Fabs so far has 41 points, his previous history in the premiership:-

    2010/11 1880 3 13 28 Total Points = 128
    2009/10 2188 15 15 41 Total Points = 214
    2008/09 1900 3 10 20 Total Points = 108
    2007/08 2857 7 20 43 Total Points = 205
    2006/07 3185 2 14 54 Total Points = 182

    Very consistant and I expect him to over 180 with ease if he stays fit - although Hazard is also a viable option - So stays in my team. Siggy is great value and ADM is in my team as I need Man U cover feeding their awesome strikeforce.

    So are there other options besides the Fab, Stirling, Siggy, ADM template - Cazorla?
    Just to add to the argument - this is Santi stats the year before Ozil joined Arsenal - "in the hole"!

    2012/13
    Mins 3301
    Goals 12
    Assists 13
    Bonus Points 19
    Total Points 205

    So up to you guys really - but I think Stirling won't be in my team much longer if Santi is given his best position "in the hole"!

    1. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 17 days ago

      tldr..

      But I hope everyone likes the fact your house looks like Hitler 🙂

      1. John t penguin
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Ha ha I was looking at it thinking I know that house

      2. cheeky_ash
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Yep...it's the house that looks like hitler

        1. THE Wild Rover
          12 years, 17 days ago

          I think Evs lives there

      3. Marian Kuna Guero
        12 years, 17 days ago

        😯

        1. Marian Kuna Guero
          12 years, 17 days ago

          haha wrong one 😀

      4. Raddy
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I actually reckon Hitler looks like that house.

        1. John t penguin
          12 years, 17 days ago

          I think he looks more like the cat that looks like that house

    2. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I think Sterling is still the best expensive midfielder on the market. If anything I would argue that without Suarez Sterling will be able to step up to the plate and be the main man for Liverpool. Having Sturridge back will also help as they work together really well. To me I think Fabregas will never have enough goal threat to make him better value than Sterling.

      Cazorla is a nice option I think as well. Although at this stage its very speculative. For all we know Ramsey might get his chance in the #10 position and Caz won't get his chance in his preferred position.

  10. Think Tank
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Finally took the plunge and got Aguero in. Here's how the team looks now:

    Forster

    Ivan / Baines / Bertrand

    Fab / Chadli / ADM / Hendo

    Costa / Aguero© / Welbeck

    Any chance of a cheeky RMT please?!

    1. Kip
      12 years, 17 days ago

      that seems expensive

      1. Think Tank
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Have a TV of 104.2 and SV of 102.4

        Not sure if that's above average or not.

        1. Kip
          12 years, 17 days ago

          certainly higher then mine 🙂

          only 102.9 TV here

        2. Boz
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Well above average! I'd prefer Siggy over Hendo

      2. Stupendous
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I have a higher TV and SL than u and still over .5m off that.

        You must be highly ranked as surely you have had almost all the risers since the start and NO fallers.

        No siggy? No sterling?

        1. Think Tank
          12 years, 17 days ago

          I've had both Siggy and Sterling but sold Siggy for Chadli a while back and have just dumped Sterling for Hendo.
          I rode some price prices early on (Naismith, Dier for example)

      3. Lanley Staurel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Cheapos Chadli and Hendo that makes it work.

    2. TD Champ
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Like your team. I'm not a big fan of Hendo though

      1. Think Tank
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I'm not a massive fan either tbh, but was after a solid player. Having Sterling, Costa and Aguero in the same team is a triple hammy nightmare waiting to happen!

        1. Fitzy.
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Come on - Hendo is there as an enabler, it's got nothing to do with Sterling's hammy...

          1. Think Tank
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Yeah ok you got me!

    3. wedgec
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Seen plenty of others with almost exactly the same team, and they're all very good, and all better than mine 🙁

  11. Hurnt
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Lovren fit ?

    1. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Some people got excited about his naked pool pics. Not sure about the weekend

  12. tm245
    12 years, 17 days ago

    If Monreal's first name weren't Nacho I wouldn't ever consider him, but I might be hungry on Saturday.

    1. TuttiFrutti
      12 years, 17 days ago

      looool

    2. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 17 days ago

      lol

  13. ralfb
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Shall i play bego wilson or bego pva this week? Thanks

    1. Boz
      12 years, 17 days ago

      PVA

      Neither will CS but spreads the risk

      1. ralfb
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Thanks

  14. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 17 days ago

    RMT Please 🙂 Want to bring in Baines?

    Heaton (Myhill)
    Bertrand PVA Clyne (Dummett,Wisdom)
    ADM Chadli Siggy Sterling (Boyd)
    Costa Falcao Aguero

    2FT 0.5 ITB
    Any Suggestions for GW8?

    1. Sean
      12 years, 17 days ago

      holy forwards

      1. Sean
        12 years, 17 days ago

        if u want baines then adm,sterling or falcao gotta go

    2. SweeSwee
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Falcao > Pelle
      PVA > Baines
      ?

      1. Boz
        12 years, 17 days ago

        This

      2. lifes a pitch
        12 years, 17 days ago

        no, falcao explosion immenent

        1. melvinmbabazi
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          12 years, 17 days ago

          thats what i think

      3. melvinmbabazi
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers

    3. Kip
      12 years, 17 days ago

      PVA => Hutton

  15. TD Champ
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Haven't been playing FPL for many years, so i was wondering how it was when Ronaldo was in the game. What was his price? Season total? Ownership like?

    1. John t penguin
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Almost captain choice every week for him I think.
      Fpl have increased top priced players more in recent years I think to try and give people the dilemma of owning and impacting on squad.

    2. Sean
      12 years, 17 days ago

      he was like 13 or 14 mil,captained him every week,i built my team around him

  16. st4rt__
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Next week I want to do -

    Chadli/Hendo & Dawson/Kaboul IN then Sterling & Pieters out.

    Slowly want to free up funds to fit Aguero in the team.

    Opinions? Just planning ahead.

  17. thepuntmaster
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Check out my latest punts article if u haven't already:
    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/10/16/gameweek-8-best-punts/

    1. Holy See
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I'd love to do Sterling to Lalla, but I won't probably. I disappoint myself daily.

    2. 7shadesofsmoke
      12 years, 17 days ago

      nice work as usual PM!

  18. Boz
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Any chance of a RMWCT?

    Guzan (Given)
    Baines - Azpi - Bertrand - Moore - Dummett
    ADM - Sterling - Siggy - Chadli - Obertan
    Costa - Aguero - Pelle

    Pelle or Welbeck?

    Thanks

    1. Piggs Boson
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Really good. 10/10 No flaws.

      1. Boz
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers GB

        1. Piggs Boson
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Glad I could be of reassurance 🙂

    2. lifes a pitch
      12 years, 17 days ago

      very nice....Welbz for me.

      1. Boz
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Ta!

    3. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Lacks Arsenal. 🙂

      1. Boz
        12 years, 17 days ago

        I know. I'll probably go Welbeck over Pelle.

  19. Punty
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Lloris is a doubt for Tottenham? Would be nice for Aguero(C) if he's unable to play

    1. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Brad is no mug. Also one of the all time prem legends who I love to listen to. Great guy 🙂

      Hope he bombs as Aguero captainer 🙂

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Is if defs Brad or would Vorm have a chance?

        1. THE Wild Rover
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Nobody knows tbf, prob Vorm but I wanted to say what a great guy Brad was 🙂

          1. Hibbo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Met him in Heathrow coming out of a bar on the way to the gate.

            I said the most insightful thing ever.

            'Hi your Brad Friedel, legend.'

            1. Dr Dream
              12 years, 17 days ago

              I met Tim Sherwood looking in the freezer in Sainsbury's (Bamber Bridge)...I said "Hello Tim" and he walked off...!!!...swine...

              1. THE Wild Rover
                12 years, 17 days ago

                Did I tell you about the time I sold him a Satellite dish? Dumbass 😆

                1. Dr Dream
                  12 years, 17 days ago

                  No..but I have a feeling you're going to...Go on...I'm all ears..

      2. Punty
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Hehe, well I'd still prefer my captain to meet him instead of Lloris:p

    2. Marian Kuna Guero
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Aguero is my (c) even if between sticks are Lloris, Vorm and Friedel together

  20. tm245
    12 years, 17 days ago

    In three starts, Coleman got a goal, an assist, and a CS. That Chelsea game with the concession of 6 and the own goal really skewed his points total.

    1. Dr Dream
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Some think it doesn't matter...but I disagree...He's actually got two goals from 5 appearances all told, damned good going that for a defender.

      1. tm245
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Sterling to Hendo would enable the Baines Coleman double up, but then I would have no clear path to Theo. Going to be a tough call.

        1. Dr Dream
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Yeah..I'd wait to see Theo play first tbh..

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Still out this weekend id imagine the lads a warrior but if anyway fit he would have played for Ireland v Germany.

      1. tm245
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Hope to hear more tomorrow but might need to wait on him.

  21. Stupendous
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Risers look like Downing and Duff.....

    Aguero close on one!

    1. Chris_White
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Where is Aguero close?

      1. Stupendous
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Fiso have him way up there at 94.9 I think.

        Downing n duff over 100

        1. Chris_White
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Hmm ok. Fplstatistics more accurate this season, no? 80% there...

  22. The Machine
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Welbeck fit?

    1. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 17 days ago

      as a fiddle

      1. The Machine
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers

  23. Optimus.
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Lol @ Aguero owners who are restricted to choosing one of Welbeck or Pelle

    1. Stupendous
      12 years, 17 days ago

      As a third striker? Hardly restrictive those two...
      What exactly are you laughing at by the way?

      1. Optimus.
        12 years, 17 days ago

        At us who don't have Aguero 🙁

        😆

        1. Stupendous
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Ah I see...

          Pelle . Aguero. Costa

          1. Optimus.
            12 years, 17 days ago

            Nope

            Costa Pelle Welbeck 🙂

            1. Stupendous
              12 years, 17 days ago

              Mine

              1. Optimus.
                12 years, 17 days ago

                Godspeed 🙂

    2. THE Wild Rover
      12 years, 17 days ago

      This.. Lol at anyone who doesn't own Costa, Aguero and Welbeck

      1. THE Wild Rover
        12 years, 17 days ago

        You for instance 🙂

    3. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I think it would be worse not having Aguero tbh

    4. Makatero
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Will rio silence sterling? How about sturidge is he fit am running out of attakers

    5. SC not pearls before swine
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Welbeck/Pelle/Benteke frontline FTW!!!

    6. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I have them both!!!

      1. Optimus.
        12 years, 17 days ago

        So do I 😉

        1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Huzzah!!! 😀

  24. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Thank

  25. ralfb
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Who will be better in the long term. Chadli downing or siggi?

    1. Chris_White
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Probably Siggy, but Chadli looks good as well

    2. The Machine
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Sigurddson

      1. ralfb
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Thanks

  26. Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Thanks for the responses regarding fantasyfootballfix.com

    Think I'll give it a go

  27. iveseenitall
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Eriksen worth keeping now his forms improved? Havent seen much of spurs

    1. Dr Dream
      12 years, 17 days ago

      YES..!!!

      1. iveseenitall
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers wakey always respect your opinion

    2. Boz
      12 years, 17 days ago

      I'd rather have Chadli tbh

      1. Dr Dream
        12 years, 17 days ago

        Why ?

        1. Boz
          12 years, 17 days ago

          Cheaper, more consistant this season

        2. Ryan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          12 years, 17 days ago

          C'mon Wakey you're a stats man. Isn't it obvious?

          1. Dr Dream
            12 years, 17 days ago

            No..not really...Chadli has had a combined chances created/pots at goal of 20 whilst Eriksen has 29...Eriksen has 137 bonus points score to Chadli's 127...Set pieces, blah, blah, blah....I accept Chadli is cheaper but just wondered why he preferred Chadli...

            1. Ryan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              12 years, 17 days ago

              You yourself suggest that touches in the box is the most important stat. Then look at shots inside the box. There is only one winner here.

              1. Dr Dream
                12 years, 17 days ago

                Aye he's doing well..and it is from open play. Eriksen is right in there with the top set piece players though..and the cheapest of that top bunch. The best combo double up right now imo is Eriksen and Chadli for their fixtures.

                1. Dr Dream
                  12 years, 17 days ago

                  but i'll bottle it probably..

    3. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Probably on a game by game basis. However it would irk me every week to see Chadlii who is significantly cheaper matching Eriksen's output.

  28. The Machine
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Aguero or sturridge for this week? Or maybe even falcao?

    1. Chris_White
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Aguero for me

    2. SC not pearls before swine
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Aguero

  29. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Patience. Always patience. Feck. 🙂

  30. Makatero
    12 years, 17 days ago

    Betwen adrian and howard who is worth the day?

    1. The Machine
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Adrian. Wouldn't trust the everton back line

    2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      12 years, 17 days ago

      Adrián.