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The ScoutCast – Episode 176 – Phoenix

Having spent the season clutching to the coattails of both Granville and Jonty, finally, like a magnificent phoenix rising from the flames, I’ve caught and surpassed them both.

In truth, my season is anything but “magnificent” and the recent struggles of my ScoutCast co-hosts, as they plunge to my depths, is the main reason behind the recent mini-league manoeuvrings.

With a level playing field established, the three of us skim through another set of “Rough with the Smooth” Gameweek tales from the community, before bracing ourselves for another batch of topics steered by your good selves.

You have us talking Sanchez exit plans, discussing the “desperate” route back to Hazard and contemplating Christmas rearguards. Plus we’ve a couple of old ScoutCast favourites who, like my season, rise up from the ashes to discover a new lease of life.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first aired via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. You can view the full Google Hangout version via the larger player below, or treat yourself to the more cultured audio cut via this link or the smaller player below.

Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel for updates on new episodes.

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

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  1. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Who to bench?
    Deulofeu, Mané. KDB, Ozil, Firmino
    Aguero, Ighalo, Lukaku
    ???????

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I'd actually bench Aguero..

      1. FrankieTheGent
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        I have a strong enough defense to play bench boost but want to save for a double game week.
        Firmino's minutes is a worry?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          I don't think so

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Blimey - AOA?

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez @ -93.4/7

    Just over an hour to go.

    1. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      that was spookey

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Your grav?

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Spike Milligan (deceased)

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Nevermind 😛

            1. Spike ⚽️
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              Well say what you mean !

              1. TorresMagic™
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Spooky grav as a joke.
                2 people posting Sanchez % isn't spooky.

                1. Spike ⚽️
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 6 months ago

                  it is when its posted exactly at the same time (perhaps not in Australia tho)

                  1. TorresMagic™
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 15 Years
                    8 years, 6 months ago

                    11 seconds ahead.

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Fffix says tonight

  3. Spike ⚽️
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez -93.7% 🙁 Its going to be close

    1. Zizoulicious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Cr@p he's gunna drop

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Think he's a dropper.

    3. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      If he doesn't drop today.. won't he just drop tomm?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        24 hours makes a difference though.

    4. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Sorry, I contributed to that 🙁

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        And me

        1. Spike ⚽️
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Tossers 😉

  4. @ImpressiveTackl
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Sanchez to ???

    Rest of midfield is KDB Mahrez Deulofeu Surman.

    Ozil a no brainer?

    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Yeah, do it. Can't see a better option.

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

      Yup

    3. Zasa
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Yes imo, lads' on a different wavelength right now

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Okay so who's on the captain hazard bandwagon with me.it's gonna be fun!

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      3,1 PPG. I doubt it.

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        So to maintain his 6+ average for the last three years, how many ppg will he get for the remaining 24 GW's.

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          38 x 6 = 228
          228 - 44 = 184
          184 / 24 = lots 🙂

          1. Monkey Hanger
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            7.75. That will do.

          2. Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Yes! 7.333333334

            1. Ayew Serious
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              *7.666666667

              1. Monkey Hanger
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 6 months ago

                Agree.

        2. Ayew Serious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          6.9 or so

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

    Could I just get a quick opinion or two on what to do with my one free transfer? 2.4 in the bank.

    Butland - Hennessy

    Bellerin - Dawson - Nyom - Moreno - O'Shea

    Mane - KDB - Ozil - Deulofeu - Mahrez

    Kane - Lukaku - Vardy

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Mane > Coutinho and we will have identical front 8.

      1. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Tempting, but not ahead of AVL (H) for Sot'n!

    2. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Save

  7. Ziro Becomes One
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    The Pool presser will be today, ie. Friday, right?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      It should be. But it's not scheduled on lfctv, tough I expect that to change soon.

      1. Ziro Becomes One
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks berb.

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

      yeah sunday games always have their presser on a friday don't they?

      1. Ziro Becomes One
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Hoping for Coutinho news.

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Everyone - even those not considering him - are!

    3. fickle
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      thanks for reminding me its time to go to bed

    4. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      How are things going with the Ecuadorians?

      1. Ziro Becomes One
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Nothing yet. To be decided near the deadline. 😉
        Keep the opponents guessing.

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Aye aye Captain.
          I'm done with my transfers anyway, no hits.

          1. Ziro Becomes One
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            Nice. Might just bench whoever DOES NOT take hits. :mrgreen:

            1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 6 months ago

              IYep, it seems that may be the winning concept.

  8. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    How many green arrows on prise progress on FFF? I've got 13/15, don't have to worry about price drops anytime soon!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      14, only Sanchez left.

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Get rid already!

  9. fickle
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    The Sanchez "will he rise or not tonight" situation has more suspense than The Silence of The Lambs

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      He's falling.

      1. fickle
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        My bad

      2. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Just heard the bang.

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

      Well, I can safely say that he will not be rising tonight 😉

      1. fickle
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        *Spoiler Alert*

  10. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    RP: And here I was thinking I could just have a nice night indulging in alcohol.

    Rojo is incapacitated.

    A) Play one of Dawson (TOT) or Janmaat (LIV)
    B) -4 for >6m def

    1. reekster
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      If it's for a long term change then it might be worth it...
      Not much to pick between those two though, sorry.

  11. Özilla Firefox
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I'm feeling hauls from Mané, Coutinho, De Bruyne, Kane and Ighalo. 😎

    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      No love for your defence?

      1. Özilla Firefox
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        CS galore

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

      Ighalo hat trick!

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Writing what want to happen down doesn't make it more likely to happen

  12. Zizoulicious
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    How far in to the season before worrying about price changes really doesn't matter?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      2016

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      GW 37

    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Hard to judge because there will always be a change in bandwagons. Sturridge next !

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        choo choo!

    4. Tansey
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Not saying this in a sarcastic or disagreeing manor, just curious why you think it won't matter eventually?

      1. Zizoulicious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Because building TV is so that you can build a strong squad for later in the season. But there must get a point in second half of season when you're soley trying to maximise points and not value. The later in the season it gets, the less chances there are to actually take advantage of a high team value.

        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          About the end of February I reckon.

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            About then, I've usually had my WC but I reckon GW30 onwards there's usually cash sitting in the bank.

  13. Ziro Becomes One
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    After the January window.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Good name for a poem that

      1. Ziro Becomes One
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Hoping to serve as inspiration to the many distinguished poets around here.

    2. Ziro Becomes One
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Fail to Zidane.

    3. Zizoulicious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Thnx, sounds about right

  14. Ayew Serious
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I want another Q&A

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Are you now or have you ever been a member of the communist party?

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Maybe, why?

        1. In Like Flynn.
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          You wanted a question. 😉

    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Which Liverpool attackers are people going for in UFPL? This is such a hard choice!

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Well over the five weeks for Dec Liverpool have the most MD2 and MD3 fixtures (3) so I'm toying with both of Henderson and Coutinho. Good value in that for two decent extra picks to sub in.

    2. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I have Benteke and that's it

      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Haha between us we've got all bases covered as I'm looking at Sturridge and Firmino 😀

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Could be gold. The problem with Hendo, Benteke and Coutinho is high ownership.

      2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        When is the next tournie article mate? We have a couple of things we want to get out there

          • 10 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Tomorrow, we're hoping in future weeks to get them out a lot quicker.

  15. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Good morning 🙂

    1. BadgersBoys
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Good Morning. Right bed time> Good night

  16. Englandcrew
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    What do you think of having four players playing in one game? Especially the early kick off.

    I have butland, kolarov, KDB, Aguero

    Really don't want over a third of my team having played by 3pm kick offs

  17. fickle
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Whoever has the balls to get Sturridge deserves all the points they get. Proper flair, albeit risky, pick with high potential rewards.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Agreed.
      Don't think he will play vs Newcastle.

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        What about those with the balls to play 2 Newcastle defenders

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Could work.

          1. Rhinos
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            I say balls I mean cheap bench

  18. Nails on chalkboard
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    I have Begovic and McCarthy. How worried should I be for this gw?

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Very

      1. Nails on chalkboard
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        I am worried. Minus 4 for a goalkeeper sucks, though. And if I don't buy a defender I will need to play Janmaat or Cresswell. But minus 8 for a defender feels insane. Annoying stuff.

        1. Rhinos
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          You may as well take the hit if he confirmed back. Will have sane otibkem next week

    2. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      As worried as a small child sitting next to Gary Glitter, in the front row of a Michael Jackson concert

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        3 2 1......

        1. Hooky
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          Ted Rogers sitting on the other side?

  19. WoofWoofGrrrr
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Grav test

    1. WoofWoofGrrrr
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      It works!

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

      Woofaddy woof

  20. Puzzle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Are there still doubts over Coutinho?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      yes

      1. Puzzle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks. Annyoing, will probably have to take another Sanchez drop then. Coutinho is my first choice.

    2. Tatty Bojangles
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I doubt he stayed faithful to me whilst working in Liverpool.

  21. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    What's the biggest hit taken in FPL?

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      -4

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Ask Valar next time he's on. 😉

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Mines a -12 (I think)

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          It was. 🙂
          DGW about 2 or 3 seasons ago, scored 161 (-12). Nice.

    3. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      besides your one ?

    4. Spike ⚽️
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Someone mistakenly did a -48 by not confirming his WC. Think that was last season tho

      1. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        😆

  22. Chucky
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    When will be the new year membership available? 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Next month I think.

      1. Chucky
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Gooood 🙂 Cant wait to get that badge 🙂

  23. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    It's haiku o'clock!

    When Origi scores
    Hope is misguided and sparse
    Never trust the Scouse.

  24. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    How much would you value this players in real life? Will reveal their market value projections in a while

    A) Sadio Mane
    B) Jamie Vardy
    C) Daniel Sturridge
    D) Harry Kane

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      E.

    2. Puzzle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Million pounds:

      A) 15
      B) 13
      C) 18
      D) 28

    3. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      A) €18m
      B) €6m
      C) €25m
      D) €25m

    4. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      a tenner
      a jar of pennies
      a kit kat
      a mortgage

    5. Frank Black
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Manè - 30M euros (whatever the hell it is in £, £22M?)

      Vardy - 35M euros, he has broken records in the PL and Leicester is a small club that it's going to want to get as much money as possible out of his transfer.

      Sturridge - A bit difficult....a fit Sturridge even 85M euros for me but a constantly injured Sturridge doesn't really have a price.

      Kane - If Sterling, a great talent but not as sharp as Kane, has been paid £48M then Kane easily 80M euros, which is about £56M, i guess? Something like that.

    6. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      At the start of the season via (transfer markt)

      Mane £12.6m
      Vardy £4.2m
      Sturridge £17.5m
      Kane £17.5m

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        And in euro that converts to exactly what I said 🙂

      2. 1966 was a great year for E…
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        How do they get their figures? You wouldn't get Kane for less than £40m.

    7. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      20
      15
      20
      35

      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      £25
      £15
      £30
      £45

  25. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    There are several points that I'm going to put forward, not to say why everyone should get Hazard (because I don't think everyone should), but why I think my decision to get him is justified.

    "Due" - looking at the statistics over his last two games, it seems that Hazard is due in terms of assists and goals.
    http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/12239/
    http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/12263/
    Now you may argue that his statistics for playing CF against Spurs are fairly average but lets not forget that this is an extremely defensive Spurs side recently where goals were always going to be rare in this fixture. Last week, players that were due such as KDB, Bolasie, Ighalo and Stanislas all delivered generously, so with luck this week will be Hazard's time.

    The Opposition - Bournemouth's defensive displays have been nothing short of disastrous lately. As Tony Hibbert pointed out, their away statistics account for the most Big Chances Conceded, second in Errors Leading to a Goal, and most Penalties Conceded on the road (which for Hazard as a penalty taker increases his potential of returns)

    The Player - Let's face it, Eden Hazard is probably the best player in the league next to Aguero. Yes he may be off for,but the whole Chelsea team is. Even Messi couldn't carry that Chelsea team to victory on his own with the way they started the season. Lately Hazard has been given quite a free role up top, and given Mourinho's comments about the Spurs game there is a lot we can pick out from his interview
    http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/jose-mourinho-chelsea-looking-up-after-impressive-display-against-spurs-709025.html

    Mourinho did not think of turning to Costa in search of a goal.
    “I was looking for the winner, but without him,” said Mourinho, who sent on Kenedy and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the dying moments of the match.
    “I was tempted not to touch the team because the team was dangerous. Why change if we think we cannot improve?”

    Sounds as though he will field the same team to me. And when we consider that Hazard will be very forward against a poor Bournemouth defence we can see how often he is fouled and how much he may win free kicks for players such as Willian, or maybe even a penalty (considering Bournemouth rank the highest for penalties conceded).
    http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/12350/

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Hulk this please - some good points. 🙂

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

      I'd have Silva and Sanchez over Hazard but I agree he defo due and those fixtures are too juicy to resist

    3. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers.
      Just pleased that I made the Sanchez- Hazard switch so early in the week.

      It is either him or Kane for me for the armband and the main points of this post are def going to be a factor in deciding that.

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Also can't see Hazard playing as a striker at home though but then that's probably a good thing

      2. ducksfly2gether
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Kane is the safe choice, but you're going nowhere with that. Most people have Kane, so you're only really gaining 10ish points IF he does well. On the other hand, very few of the top teams own Hazard, so if he goes off, you're gaining double. If you want to stay near the ranking you are at now, captain kane, if you want to win, captain hazard.

    4. Zizoulicious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      My problem with getting him is more to do with chelsea as a team not looking like scoring a lot. Hazard is doing well with chances created but with Diego Costa horribly out of form, they lack a cutting edge.

    5. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      "The Player - Let's face it, Eden Hazard is probably the best player in the league next to Aguero. Yes he may be off for,but the whole Chelsea team is. Even Messi couldn't carry that Chelsea team to victory on his own with the way they started the season"

      This is not a reason to buy him

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        Sorry that was a counter to people saying he was playing poorly this season. Yes he is at times, but I think it's more down to Chelsea as a team more than Hazard as an individual.

        Furthermore Aguero is easily the best player in the league but consecutively got a string of 2s before delivering a motherload of a haul. Perhaps this is the time Hazard turns it around?

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 6 months ago

          At the end of the day it all boils down to the same question

          Will the fixtures be the turning point?, there is a large possibility they will be but you could be left with egg on your face

          1. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 6 months ago

            I openly hold my hands up and say he could get a 2, I'm merely putting my justifications forward as to why I think it is quite a logical choice for this week to select Hazard, I'm not encouraging people to get him either for the same reason

    6. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      I would only want him if he became a captaincy option again

    7. Uppercut Panda - A legend i…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      whatever helps you sleep better at night mate.

    8. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      OScar was more advanced when seeing average position in the Spurs game, not Hazard

  26. Harper (No more Penandes)
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    What is this new horrible background on the FPL page? It's awful. First world problems.

  27. Netley Lucas
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Stoke C 0-2 Man C (Aguero, Stirling)
    Arsenal 1-0 Sunderland (Giroud)
    Man Utd 2-1 West Ham (Rooney 2 | Carroll)
    Sothampton 1-1 A Villa (Pelle | Ayew)
    Swansea 1-3 Leicester C (Shelvey | Vardy, Mahrez 2)
    Watford 2-1 Norwich C (Deeney, Ighalo | Grabban)
    WBA 0-0 Spurs
    Chelsea 1-1 Bournemouth (Fabregas | King)
    Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool (Sturridge)
    Everton 1-1 C Palace (Barkley | Wickham)

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      Have you been to the future or are you just guessing?

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 6 months ago

        You could at least have given us the assisters

  28. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Toby or Moreno?

  29. MMN
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 6 months ago

    Any help appreciated!

    A) Elliot > Mignolet/De Gea

    B) Sanchez > Hazard/Coutinho/KDB

    C) Both for -4

    1FT 2.8m ITB

    Elliot

    Kolarov // Toby // Nyom

    Ozil // Deulofeu // Mahrez // Ayew

    Kane // Vardy // Lukaku

    McCarthy - Cresswell - Naughton - Sanchez

    1. MMN
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 6 months ago

      McCarthy* not Elliot