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We were dressed for success, but success it never comes.

Suited and booted, we crown the new season riding a wave of giddy optimism. The positivity flows on the eve of a new campaign which, on paper, looks destined to be one of the best in memory.

Granville makes a belated return to ScoutCast action to join Jonty, Andy and myself as we start to sift the seemingly endless array of options open to us on the new season player list.

It’s bewildering stuff but, guided by you, the community, we attempt to navigate all your pre-season questions before laying our own cards on the table.

It’s amazing to be back amongst it again. Let’s just hope the smiles stay as wide for the next episode.

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

  1. 1569Tippins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Playing aggressively GW1 - gone for players with good fixtures who could score big and get me off to a flyer... if they don't, I'm hitting the WC button this afternoon and going for bandwagon city!

    Hart (Jaku)
    VVD Clichy Dann (Fuchs - Friend)
    Mahrez - Redmond - Tadic - Townsend (Ramirez)
    Aguero(C) - Vardy (vc) - Wickham

    Thoughts please?

    1. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Will Hart start?

      1. Areid13
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Ahead of caballero surely. If they sign another keeper as rumored doubt it but as of rn they don't have another keeper

      2. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        He'll continue to start until such a time as they sign a new GK.

        I had considered that, and another option was to switch Hart and VVD to Forster and Stones - you reckon that's a better way to go?

        1. Areid13
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Safer considering that both are nailed and will stay

          1. 1569Tippins
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            They're actually £1m cheaper as well!

            Going back to tinker some more - cheers

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Like the idea but you seem to have an expensive bench for someone so likely to wc

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Well the hope is that they get off to a flyer and start rising in price themselves - that way I won't necessarily need to use my WC

    3. Francescoli
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      If you are playing just gw1 why don't you downgrade bench to 4.0 def?

      1. 1569Tippins
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        See above - ideally I could keep WC as this team will score heavily today and I'd only perhaps need a change or two going forward

  2. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Machinist or Donnie Darko?

    1. stumanchuu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      darko was the flick I saw...

    2. BB-8
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Both. But probs Machinist

  3. premierglaser
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hey (not so) Dead Zone; narrowing down things--how's this look?

    Foster (Jaku)

    Stones - Valencia - VDV (Friend - Amat)

    Firmino - Eriksen - Tadic - Fischer (Capooo)

    Kun (c) - Vardy - Costa

    Thoughts on this?
    a) Worried its too inflexible
    b) RMT says I shouldn't play friend -- should I swap him, or get a 4.0, or keep?

    1. Areid13
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Costa is too much of a risk imo from the start. Downgrade him then upgrade Fischer or tadic

      1. premierglaser
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Think there's a chance he doesn't start?

  4. j1ves
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Right... I think the team is finally ready....

    Forster (Jak)

    Valencia - Stones - Terry - (Tarko)

    Lamela - Hazard - Payet - Redmond - (Capoue)

    Gray - Aguero - Vardy

    Please rate.....

    1. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good, i would suggest swapping Redmond and Payet for Tadic and Firmino. Payet isnt even set to play GW 1 while Firmino is up against a very very weakened arsenal defence

      1. FPL Mentor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Swap Payet for another premium mid.

    2. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      G2G

  5. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A. Terry, Firmino, Lamela, Gray
    B. McAuley, Deulofeu, Ramírez, kane

    My other main defenders are Stones & Shaw and others striker are Kun & Vardy.

    1. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      a

  6. FPL Mentor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Which Team is best?

    1)
    Valdes Jakupovic
    Shaw Stones BAINES Evans Amat
    Hazard TADIC Townsend DEULOFEO Capoue
    Aguero Ibrahimovic MUSA

    2)
    Valdes Jakupovic
    Shaw Stones WILLIAMS Evans Amat
    Hazard MAHREZ Townsend REDMOND Capoue
    Aguero Ibrahimovic GRAY

    Help Meeeeee 🙁

    1. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2

    2. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2

  7. xarion.22h
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Any suggestions about this team ?

    Forster/jakupovic

    Bailly/Morgon/Stones/William/Evans
    Mahrez/Martial/Ali/Coutinho/Fletcher
    Kun/Long/Negeredo

    1. Winston.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe Bailly, Martial,Cout, Negredo to Shaw/Valencia, Firmino, Tadic/Willian, Gray...?
      Still too much spent on defence, need to upgrade one of your 6.5 forwards...

  8. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Best MF/ST combo to have out of

    Eriksen + Ibrahimovic
    Hazard + Vardy

    for this front 8

    Firmino Fischer Fletcher Tadic xxxxxxxx

    xxxxxxxx Aguero Gray

    Any ideas would be welcomed

  9. MOBAFFILIATED
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    tinkering so much i now ended up with no aguero...think its time to log off

  10. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pick one of each please

    A. Hazard + Alli
    B. Sanchez + Deulofeu (+1mil ITB for Vardy to Kane gw2)

    1. Fuchs
    2. Baines

    1. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A 1

  11. cuterandy
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Heaton/Foster
    Baines/Shaw/Stones/Friend/Amat
    Tadic/Routledge/Firminho/Hazard/Capoue
    Vardy/Aguero/Carrol

    1.5 in the bank.

    will observe the first few games and upgrade

    please let me know your suggestions

  12. Helia
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Last year on the last day before round 1 began i took out mahrez from my starting line up and transferred in someone else. The reason which im not letting myself change my team today. But i Have such an ITCH

  13. xarion.22h
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Rate this team
    Forster/jakupovic

    Bailly/Morgon/Stones/William/Evans
    Mahrez/Martial/Ali/Coutinho/Fletcher
    Kun/Long/Negeredo

  14. cjw176
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who should I bring in

    A Vardy (I have Mahrez)
    B Ibrahimovic

    I want ibra gw2 so am I better off just starting with him?

    1. MOBAFFILIATED
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      better off just starting with him

    2. JPSpurs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B and save your transfer for the next knee jerk bandwagon

  15. Francescoli
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    VVD or Valencia?

    1. cjw176
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Valencia

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Valencia

  16. fordy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hazard + 4.5m (who?)

    Or

    Oscar + Lamela.

    1. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I went b

  17. Brayden29
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Please RMT, 0 ITB and only worries is no Mahrez and owning Lamela:
    Foster, Jaku
    Valencia, Terry, Stones, Friend, Amat
    Haz, Firmino, Lamela, Redmond, Capoue
    Aguero, Ibra, Gray

    1. Brayden29
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Could go Mahrez and Oscar instead of Haz and Lamela?

    2. cjw176
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Looks good although I wouldn't have foster. Wba only kept 1 clean sheet in per season. Valdez or Heaton maybe?

      1. Brayden29
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks for reply, I am pretty set on WBA defence and he should rack up save points as well.

  18. Canadian Football
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Think i nailed it although a little unconventional.

    Foster/Jaku
    Shaw/Williams/Friend/Pieters/Amat
    Firmino/Tadic/Oscar/Deloufelou/Capoue
    Kun(C)/Ibra/Carroll

    BANK** 2.5 (never started with anything in the bank before) Is this madness?

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      spend the money on hazard

      1. Canadian Football
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        why? Is Oscar not nailed?

        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          in future prob not. who knows....

          what's money for?

          Get some leicester if your not keen on haz

          1. Canadian Football
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            check out the flexibility to get either KDB or Alexis for Firmino in GW 3. I think Firminho, is going to light it up over the first 2 before his fixtures dry up.

            1. Christina.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              WC will sort that for me. Haz/Vardy can be sold for Oscar/Musa on my side to raise funds

        2. Canadian Football
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          if he is, i reckon he will cover most of Hazards points and my plan is to bring in Alexis for Firmino in GW 3

          1. Christina.
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            yeah makes sense.

      2. Francescoli
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        how's your team looking Tina?

        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          haven't changed it in more than a week.

          kun/kane/vardy

          1. Francescoli
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Heavy

            1. Christina.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              firmino/hazard

              Happy with it.

              1. Christina.
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Redmond...

                😉

          2. Francescoli
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Mid must be light on?

            1. Christina.
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              I have most..def is carbage...

              Valencia + cheapos

              1. Francescoli
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Yea I'm considering a really light defence

    2. Alisson WondHaaland
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Just upgrade oscar to haz already...

  19. NEWTON1982
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Please can you suggest improvements and/or tell me if this team is good to go

    Foster/Heaton
    Stones/shaw/wollscheid/Francis/evans
    Haz/Sanch/januzzai/Townse/ayew
    Aguero/musa/Carroll

    1. NEWTON1982
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Just trying to decide if it's any good any advice welcome

      1. ol
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Downgrade Januzaj for now. Can't see him going straight in today after moving yesterday and its a lot of money on the bench. Change to 4.5 and have the extra million so upgrade elsewhere

        1. NEWTON1982
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Is it not just worth benching Jan for this game and thinking 2x 4.5 def on bench?

      2. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Don't like Musa (supersub). Like the rest

        1. NEWTON1982
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Who you suggest instead pal?

  20. Alisson WondHaaland
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    For the first 5 weeks or so which of these teams are important to have offensive 'coverage' from?
    A)Chelsea
    B)Man utd
    C)Spurs
    D)Arsenal
    E)Leicester
    Rank them in order of importance

  21. Dutchboy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A) Carroll
    B) Gray
    C) Long

    Choose 2 for the first couple GWs.

    1. Canadian Football
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      AB

  22. Kim Jong Kün
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Thoughts?
    Mandanda
    Azpi - Valencia - Morgan
    Deulofeu - Mahrez (c) - Hazard - Lamela
    Kane - Gray - Ibra

    Jaku, Friend, Smith, Capoue

    Obviously no City can be considered an issue.

    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Like it aa long as you at peace with no kun

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Risky but could pay off

  23. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Defo not captaining kun therefore it's v tempting to leave him out. Could kill my season in gw1 though. Decisions decisions

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Why aren't you C Kun?

      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Hazard. Love a MNF cap plus City have CL midweek

  24. Dutchboy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Anyone else opting for Benteke as soon as he joins Palace?

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Possibly

    2. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      worry about it if it happens. i doubt it will

      1. Dutchboy
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Credible sources say it will after the Bolasie money comes in.

        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          maybe...either way it's a last day of trsfr window saga. nothing an Int WC can;t sort.

  25. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Please RMT guys
    Foster Jaku
    Shaw / Friend / Stones / Baines / Amat
    Hazard / Ramirez / Alli / Ayew / Fletcher
    Aguero / Ibra / Long
    Thanks 🙂

  26. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    anything wrong with my team?

    courtois - (jakup)
    friend - stones - morgan - (amat) - evans)
    hazard - townsend - eriksen - tadic - (feghouli)
    aguero - vardy - gray

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I really like it very solid all round

  27. Gomolon
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Best defence for £24m ?

  28. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    thoughts on feghouli? nailed on?

    Redmond and Feghouli rotate amazingly...cost 11.5

    or tadic + capoue...cost 12m but stuck with tadic againt utd and arse away

  29. Brian C. Lara
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Wickam and walker or caroll and Morgan?

  30. gunner1994
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    RMT

    Forster
    Stones Valencia Friend
    Hazard Redmond Deulofeu Firmino
    Vardy Aguero Gray

    Subss: Heaton, Dier, Morgan, Evans