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With less than 48 hours left until the season gets underway, we’re rolling out a reminder of our Sky Fantasy Football league for 2015/16. Having won the League of Leagues for the past three years, we’re looking to defend our crown and make it four seasons running come next May.

Over the summer, we’ve commissioned our resident Sky Sports expert d1sable to pen a number of articles for your perusal which will hopefully aid your quest for a lofty finish.

First of all, we analysed the Sky Sports Player List. Breaking it down by position, we assessed what’s on offer amongst the Goalkeepers, Defenders, Midfielders and Forwards.

We’ve also cast a close eye over the numerous Formations available to Fantasy managers and looked at the most successful set-ups in the season gone by.

After that, we delved into the Man of the Match data, looking at both the players and positions which are likeliest to benefit from the watching Sky Sports reporters. With that in mind, we also predicted who we think will be rewarded this time out.

Earlier this week, D1sable also went back over the Captaincy rules and highlighted what he considers to be the best armband tactics for the opening couple of months.

Tomorrow, he’ll return with his new team ahead of Gameweek 1 to help guide you through the first round of fixtures.

If you’re looking to get involved, we’ve set up an official Fantasy Football Scout league – the name is FFScout and the pin number to join is 8009000.

Once again, there’s a cool £1,000 to the Fantasy manager who finished at the summit of the Scout league. Last season, the Scout League winner Geoff Pryor also clinched the overall top spot and walked away £30,000 richer.

We’ve set up a community article to exclusively deal with Sky Sports Fantasy teams. Those looking to get involved with the discussion should click this link.

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  1. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Lescott or Cedric to play every week?

    1. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Definitely Lescott

    2. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Lescott. Cedric not nailed

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        lol stop spreading that

        1. Long Juan Silva
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          It's not even funny

          1. Lucy.
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            It's really not. Not when people like Daniel buy it.

            1. Theatre_Of_Screams
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 8 months ago

              Well said.

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I just made that transfer. Cedric out Lescott in, than you very much

        1. Goetze No idea
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          bad decision mate. honestly keep cedric. hes nailed on!

          1. Lucy.
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            It's alright. Let them knee jerk 😛

        2. Heydudes13
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          No problem mate, enjoy the points

    3. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Cedric.

    4. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Cedric. Ignore these fools.

  2. Boydinho
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    so at this point there's no Targett and may be no Cedric for Saints this weeknd

    1. Wax
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      how so

    2. Viper
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Why? Because they didn't start in Europa?

      C'mon man! 😉

    3. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Yes

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        😀

        1. Del Griffith
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          this is mental!

    4. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Targett?

      Outrageous... He'll be there for sure 🙂

    5. Boydinho
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      just hopped through the pages earlier here and thats what i've red

  3. Viper
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Which two would you play from Defoe, Huth & Mings?

    *Note - Defoe plays vs. Huth.

    1. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Mings

  4. schlupptheweek
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Simple question: Benteke or Pelle?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Benteke

    2. Dude1234
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Definitely Benteke. Pelle was found out in the second half of last season. If I was looking to get into Saints attack I would pefer Mane and J-rod when consistently back in the squad

    3. ttownstokie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Benteke any day.

    4. Would an idiot do that?
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I have this dilemma too

    5. warchild
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I have both

  5. Would an idiot do that?
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Why is the captain poll so close between Hazard and Rooney?
    I have Rooney but never considered captaining him

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I don't even have Rooney. Quite worried to be honest.

      1. Lawrø
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I would tell you to stop being a fool and get him... but I recall saying something similar to you last season with regards to RvP! 😆

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Yes!! 😛

          Pretty set on Aguero to be honest. Even a 25min cameo would do me fine.

    2. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      spurs playing away somewhere, not back till tomorrow then have to travle up to Manc!

    3. Kvelertak
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Why no love for Walcott.. he's my C.

      1. Del Griffith
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Theres plenty of lovef or Walcott, but Haz is my captain for safety

    4. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      It's all about Rooney.

    5. Goetze No idea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      let me give you stats. rooney has 10 goals in his last 15 agaisnt spurs.

      also spurs were unbeaten in their last five against united before that game in march where they lost 3-0

      so if you were a betting man you would go 2-2 with rooney and kane to get on the scoresheet.

      if you do not belive me google all this yourself including the odds on any betting site.

      you are welcome!

      1. Big_Andy_GAWA
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Rooney for me. Changed it yesterday or the day before...

  6. ManUtdFan_UK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    A) Francis + Sterling

    B) Ivanovic + Ritchie

    Other 3 starting mids are Hazard, Walcott, Mane, other defenders are Kosc, Cedric + Huth if that makes a difference.

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      You have the same team as me almost.

      B

    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      B

  7. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone tempted to captain Roo GW1?

    1. bring_on _the_fantasy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      very tempted!

    2. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Nah

    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Nope. GW2

    4. SW6
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I am!

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Same

    5. Goetze No idea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      let me give you stats. rooney has 10 goals in his last 15 agaisnt spurs.

      also spurs were unbeaten in their last five against united before that game in march where they lost 3-0

      so if you were a betting man you would go 2-2 with rooney and kane to get on the scoresheet.

      if you do not belive me google all this yourself including the odds on any betting site.

      you are welcome!

    6. bodsc
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I'm in (for now).

  8. Nice to Finally Michu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Lucy repost what you said on the last page and post it on every page if you would
    certainly calmed my own nerves re: cedric

    1. Skipdipper
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Also to stop the "so Cedric not nailed then" malarkey

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

    Re-posting so I get a good feel of the vibe...

    Just a bit of a muse, folks, but who would people predict as the top 5 players on value this season?

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      If i had to take a shot

      Depay
      Luke Shaw
      Ozil
      Tadic

      1. Raddy
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I'd add Sinclair to that.

      2. Raddy
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        And Payet perhaps

    2. Kvelertak
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Depay
      Gradel
      Ibe
      Shaw (if he stays fit)
      Last one is hard.. Maybe Walcott?

  10. Lingardium Leviosa.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Who do you think has the highest potential for price rises?

    1. Viper
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling & Walcott?

    2. Heytch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Hennessey
      Targett
      Hazard
      Pelle

    3. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Chadli, Henderson, Milner, Gestede, Lambert, Benteke....plenty, plenty...

    4. ttownstokie
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Gomez, Benteke,Henderson

    5. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      C. Wilson

  11. Fozzyb34r
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Best 5.5 mid?

    1. krzys
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez

      1. FredrikH
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Sinclair at 5.0 and save up the extra 0.5.

    2. Huddersfield
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Riyad Mahrez

  12. reece
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Benteke or Pelle no other Liverpool coverage?

    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Tekkers

    2. Dude1234
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Benteke

  13. Dude1234
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Any nailed on starting defender for 4?(I know, I know, alot to ask!)

  14. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    http://prntscr.com/81mht2 Massive improvement, right? 🙂

    1. stevie
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Nice Season!

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks.

  15. Lisboa 1967
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Cech
    £5.5

    Schwarzer
    £4.0

    Clyne
    £5.5

    Francis - Sub
    £4.5

    Fonte
    £5.5

    Jagielka
    £5.5

    Azpilicueta
    £6.0

    Fàbregas
    £9.0

    Chamberlain
    £6.0

    Hazard
    £11.5

    Cazorla
    £8.5

    Wanyama - Sub
    £4.5

    Benteke
    £8.5

    Agbonlahor - Sub
    £5.0

    Rooney
    £10.5
    Any Good ??

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      best team I've ever seen

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

        certainly the tallest

      2. Reedy
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Be a tall order to top it

      3. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Certainly one of the longest.

      4. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        The very best team

      5. Lisboa 1967
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Hazard is my captain , should i change ..?

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      0/10 for post formatting

      1. Jernau M Gurgeh
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        harsh

    3. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      really though, what are the following players doing in there?

      Jagielka
      Chamberlain
      Agbonlahor

      1. Lisboa 1967
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        I really think chamberlain and Jagielka can get points this year
        jagielka will always be a high point scoring defender unless everton play really bad and concede

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Everton have probably the 2nd worst fixtures to start the PL of all 20 teams.

          1. Lisboa 1967
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 8 months ago

            could you recommend a defender , i have 5.5 million

    4. Would an idiot do that?
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero plan?

    5. Wax
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      It has it's own style

    6. MattysFantasyFooty
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      10/10 Best formatting ever seen -IGN

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        "Ubisoft does it again!" -IGN

    7. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      needs spacing out

    8. Liastro ⭐️
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      8/10

    9. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      tl; dr

  16. Big4FPL
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    A, B or C please!

    Panti (Hennessey)
    Azpil Bellerin ______ (Huth Oxford)
    Hazard Walcott Depay ______ (Bentaleb)
    Aguero Sakho ______

    A) Cedric Mane Ighalo
    B) Francis Mahrez Pelle
    C) Francis Mane Deeney

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      b, but don't like it at all. Sorry

      1. Big4FPL
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers, may I ask if thats the whole team or option B aha?

  17. Sultans of Ping FC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Chadli and Wilson or RItchie and Sakho?

    1. Goetze No idea
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      ritchie sakho

  18. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    OK, this Cedric thing has been really funny but now it's getting to the point where the sheep really are believing he won't start.

    Which is good, because he won't!

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I see what you did there.

    2. Skipdipper
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Aaaah so you're saying he will start? 😉

    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Baaaaaaaaa *cough* sorry, moooooooooooooo

  19. Sif
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Damn, I thought Saints was 7:45pm kickoff

  20. MountainBeach
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Best gk rotation options?

    1. Hansel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Ruddy Butland

  21. 4vets
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    This place and the idiocy here is quite amazing. 95% of people here seem to have no knowledge of footy at all.

    The worst thing is there's no time to correct obvious errors as the pages are flying!

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Hi vetsy. Long time.

      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Getting back into the swing of it? Heheheh....

        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 8 months ago

          Oh yes. 1 year was a break enough.

    2. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Very rude

      1. 4vets
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        Thank you!

      2. Shipstontrev
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        That's polite for him!

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      You starting?

    4. bodsc
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Yes. Very much this.

  22. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    ruddy (rudd)

    mert / huth / cedric (pva) (lescott)

    haz / walcott / ozil / ritchie (fletcher)

    rooney / benteke / pelle

    wat u think guys ?
    any suggestions welcome ..

    tnks

  23. The Generalator
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Ok boyz & girls, think I've cracked it, yeh or neeeh?

    Butland--Ruddy

    Koscielny--Targett--Azpilicueta--Richards--Huth

    Hazard--Sterling--Chadli--Özil

    Mahrez--Benteke--Rooney

    1. GREENDREAMS11
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Mahrez?

    2. The Generalator
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      *Wilson

    3. Del Griffith
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      9/10 drop 1 point fro Richards

    4. Andy1
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      You're missing a player

  24. jay01
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Who are the best 4.5 million defenders?

    1. Heydudes13
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Yoshida (nailed)

      1. MattysFantasyFooty
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        No he's not

      2. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 8 months ago

        lol

    2. krzys
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Huth

  25. FPL Marc
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    I still agonise over which to drop - Hazard, Sanchez, Rooney, Aguero.

    So I look at the alternative to each option and the strongest goes in:

    Hazard -> Fabregas
    Sanchez -> Other Arsenal mid
    Aguero/Rooney -> Benteke

    From that, Sanchez is nailed on and one of the 2 strikers will miss out. Probably Aguero, hoping that most others won't have him either. What do you think?

    1. Butthead
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      I think Rooney isn't in the same class as the other three, so he'd be gone in a shot. Sanchez is out so no point getting him. Aguero and Hazard were PL player of the year and top scorer respectively. Sanchez was at times infuriatingly unarsed.

      Hazard & Aguero all day.

  26. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    So, final two decisions:

    1) Huth or Morgan

    2 O'Shea or Coates

    1. krzys
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Huth Coates

    2. Huddersfield
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      1/ not a big diff
      2/ Coates

    3. Reedy
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      1) either. I like Morgan
      2) Coates

  27. treemendous87
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    Why is everyone up in arms about Cedric? Southampton were already 3-0 up, he is being rested. Just do a bit of research on his replacement tonight and it will give you all of the peace of mind you need.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Obviously he is not nailed on as Fonte. Joke aside, he should start but I have my doubts for him during season...

  28. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    GW 2

    Tekkers, Kane or Roo? Who would you captain?

    1. krzys
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Benteke

    2. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Ive got same 3
      Im between kane and tekkers

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Depends on GW1 form

    4. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Rooney. He loves playing Villa.

    5. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Lets navigate gw 1 first.

  29. Huddersfield
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    What do we think about this back line ?

    Mert Monreal Huth Coates Gomez

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      2 Arsenal D's is a bad idea...

  30. Butthead
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 8 months ago

    I see Aqualani's record had been broken by Di Maria. Acqua cost 1.1m per premiership appearance but Di Maria is now 2.1m per premiership appearance.

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      Unbelievable

    2. Shipstontrev
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 8 months ago

      At least Di Maria scored a goal or two.