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1 January 2018 4561 comments
Mark Mark
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Drawing breath before Gameweek 22 rolls in – I wish you Happy New Year from myself and all at Fantasy Football Scout.

As usual, I want to extend a huge thanks to all of you for the support you have given myself, the team and the site over the past year.

I wish I could spend more time being active and be more hands-on with the community, but that is very much one of my resolutions for 2018.

It will be a major focus for myself and Fantasy Football Scout over the next twelve months. We will be focusing development effort and new resource on it to, hopefully, enhance your experience. As a result, I plan to be “in and around” you guys more often.

Next, I thank all those who contribute to helping me produce and run the site.

To Paul and the editorial team for all their tireless effort in writing our words on the site and for our partners. To Jonty and the moderators who volunteer their time to keep the community running – I look forward to helping them more in the year to come.

And to Granville, Andy, Az and Luke who have joined me in growing the popularity of the ScoutCast over the past year. Episode two hundred and forty-five is next, which just seems bizarre.

I would also like to thank Ed and our new recruit Mat – our technical team behind the scenes who have been so vital yet again in taking things forward and keeping us running. We have further development work in test, and it really excites me to be working with them on realising our plans for 2018.

Next, I want to thank my family and what is left of my friends outside of Fantasy Football. Particularly my fiancé, Pip, and my two children who still stick around while I shut myself off each weekend and night after night. I don’t know how much longer they will tolerate me, but I’m so glad that they do.

Thanks again for sharing my passion and for choosing our pages to feed it and voice your opinions.

Many thanks again and Happy New Year to you and your families.

See you in 2018.

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

  1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Might go son as it allows me to get jones in next week comfortably

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lamela says Hi.

      1. Ramboros
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        You mean the guy that Alli got benched for?

    2. Prøfeßör …
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Good thinking. You have one or two minutes to do it before the price rise.

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nah, you'll be too busy shipping out Son

  2. FlockofSeagulls
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Happy New Year everyone!

    Has Salah been ruled out for sure?

      1. FlockofSeagulls
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks Virg. 🙂

        Can we trust the mirror?

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Mirror is usually well connected with Liverpool.

        2. Football Weekender
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Nope.

          But it does seem he’ll miss a game or two.

        3. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Think so. Dinnery has tweeted too. I've sold him but if course he could make a surprise appearance! Who knows?!

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            *of course

          2. Fred54
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Even before today's news it looked like he would be rested anyway.

      2. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        One tabloid link does not a rule out make.

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Looks like missing 1 or 2 PL games - with value tied up in him, am keeping for sure.

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Points not pounds.

        1. Fred54
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Need pounds to buy points.

          I've given so much away can't afford this.

    2. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      He was gonna be rested anyway, relax

  3. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Play 1

    A) DCL Home to Man Utd
    B) Christensen away to Ars
    C) Mee home to Liv

    1. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      C, no Salah hopefully no goals (Pope owner)

  4. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    G2G? Anything worth a (-12) 😯

    Pope
    Christensen Jones Duffy Ogbonna
    Hazard Eriksen(v) Son Arnie
    Kane(c) Aguero

    (Elliot RLC Kenny DCL)

    1. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      recorded the lego movie today, looking forward to watching it

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Your in for a Lego'ey treat

        1. lespaul
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          You're

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Elliot to Adrian for minus 12. And you're gtg

    3. SAY MY NAME
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      gtg,enough hits 🙂

  5. Ibracadebruyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    FH activated, GTG?

    Adrian

    Duffy • Otamendi • Ogbonna

    Sterling • Son (V) • Eriksen • Mahrez • Arnautovic

    Aguero • Kane (C)

    (Hennessey • Maguire • Quaner • Mbemba)

    Play Maguire over Duffy?

    Cheers!

  6. Dadeng82
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Son or Alli for captain ? Please give me advice because I used tripple captain

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Alli for me.

    2. Prøfeßör …
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      If you're not sure don't use triple captain.

    3. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You can undo a TC before the deadline, just click on it to cancel

  7. Suarezista
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Just sold Salah, doesn't feel good

    Happy New Year FFS

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Me, too.

    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Feels marginally better than selling a hungry hazard.

      1. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yikes

      2. Suarezista
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Well I kept Hazard, so I hope it is the right decision.

        1. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Same 🙂

  8. Scotty B
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Please pick two from...

    Son
    Alli
    Eriksen

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen Son

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        This

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Son eriksen

    3. dierstraights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Son Alli

  9. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Captain Kane, Alli or Son?

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kane. But I fancy son

    2. SAY MY NAME
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      on kane myself, even if he misses swans game could still score the most

    3. Rock n Grohl
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Keep switching between Kane and Son. Son (c) at the moment.

  10. Granville
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Happy new year fellow FPL geeks. May your new year be full of points, but marginally fewer than mine.

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      *fewer

      Happy New Year to you.

      1. Granville
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Here's a glass to editing privileges.

    2. Lets jump straight into it.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      HNY Granville

    3. doy
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Lol cheers Granville!

    4. Football Weekender
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      More Scoutcast appearances this year Granville. Too many southerners being nice and agreeing with each other on there for my liking.

  11. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hazard and Cout to troll me selling for -8

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      what will be will be

      hazard has shown how he will go on runs of scoring nothing and disappear. Fairly expensive for the output. He might go on another good run but nothing is showing he will so logical decision

      coutinho could be on his way out so probably for the best

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Suddenly I have 5.4m to upgrade DCL or Depoitre or spread around squad

  12. Luton_Fan
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Mustafi just i think. Thats tough.

    1. Luton_Fan
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I think kane plays both the doubles but can't bring myself to TCing him. I wish i had bigger balls.

  13. Razmataz
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hey guys, does anyone know what happens if you use the triple captain chip if your captain doesn’t play? Does your vc gets triple points or just double?

    1. MTPockets
        8 years, 4 months ago

        vc triple

      • Luton_Fan
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        triple.

      • doy
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        VC gets triple, it's like a normal captaincy but 'triple'.

        1. Razmataz
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Thanks guys

      • Rust Cohle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Pretty sure your TC has to miss both matches to activate VC as TC.

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Repost.

      Already on -4. Have Arnie Masuaku Kane.Still have Sane and Hazard

      Pick one

      A Christensen > Vertonghen (-8)
      B Hazard > Eriksen (-8)
      C Sane> Alli(-8)
      D A and B for (-12)

      1. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        B

    3. Bill Car
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      With a team pretty well decimated by injury and poor fixtures, is playing the Free Hit chip a viable option? Had thought it was wiser to play at a later time.

      Would load up on Spurs, City, Leicester and West Ham assets if playing.

      1. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Depends if your injuries are short term

      2. Ghost Gooner
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Only Mahrez and maybe Maguire from Lei

    4. Rust Cohle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Rage transferred Haz to Son last night then dove in head first and took a -8 aggregate.

      Out - Laca/Rich/Haz/Salah

      In - Kane/Arnie/Son/Eriksen

      Foolish? Right thing to do post rage transfer?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Wasn't going to get Spurs mid but just did Morata Hazard Cout to Kane Son Arnie -8. Penance for stupid Kane>Morata last week

    5. Kane Train
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen or son quick

      1. Luton_Fan
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        erik

      2. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Both

      3. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Son is much quicker.

      4. Whats the Huth
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Son

      5. Rust Cohle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Both. Insure against formation permutations.

    6. yanky
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      adrian pope
      ogbonna alonso duffy schindler robertson
      salah coutinho hazard gray RLC
      morata kane DLC

      a) hazard RLC > son artie for free
      b) coutinho morata > artie aguero for free
      c) salah coutinho > alli erikson for free
      d) coutinho morata RLC > son artie firmino/vardy -4pts

      got salah in at 9.0 so not too tempted to sell...

    7. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Only thing stopping me from getting kane is the flag

      1. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        It'll be gone soon

      2. Lets jump straight into it.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        pull it outa your ass and get him!

      3. doy
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        He's gonna play at least 1.

    8. BrockLanders
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Salah (bought at £9.5) to Eriksen -8?

      Already have Cresswell, Arnie, Son & Kane (TC)

      Yay or nay??

      1. Bad Kompany
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        might actually be worth it for you as you probably will only have to buy him back for .1 more than you sold him for

      2. Rust Cohle
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Bought him at £9,7 and did the same transfer.

        I’d say no TC based on info available now. Keep checking until deadline.

    9. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Anyone with significant value in Salah ( I paid 9.0) sellling ?

      1. Jolly Good
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I paid 9.1 ... holding

      2. thegame
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        thought about it, but couldnt do it. waste of two transfers when i want him back. hes on course to be the greatest fpl player ever cant take him out!

      3. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Most of us I guess. He's been in my team since the beginning.

        1. Pierce34
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          And no, not selling, losing 0.5 to buy back is too big an amount, unless he's confirmed out for more than 2 matches.

      4. BrockLanders
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Possibly..

      5. Bad Kompany
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        paid 9.1 and am holding

      6. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Bought for 9.3. Sold.

    10. Jay_
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Looks like the price change guys at FPL all out celebrating

        1. Luton_Fan
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I think that happened last year as well.

        2. Ayling Buyers Club
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          They don't do it manually, you know.

      • Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Price changes cancelled?

        1. Jay_
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Must be. Wow.

          • DV8R
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Mark?

          • Cpt Crunch Scott talent
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Well, Mark threatened to spend time with family.....

        2. Gorbitz
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Coutinho and Richarlsn -> Son and Arnie (-8) ?

          Lloris
          Ogbonna Ota Christ Duffy
          Sterling Coutinho Richarlsn
          Kane Kun Depoitre
          (Elliot* Salah* RLC* Kenny)

          Thanks!

          1. FFSbet.com
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Did the same.

        3. UshFPL
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          FUN FACT:
          If I had captained Salah every week, I would be 86 points better off

          1. The Enlightener
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            I'd be that if I could stop taking hits, lol.

          2. Bad Kompany
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            I'd be over 100 better if I did

        4. Luton_Fan
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          so i took a -12 and still end up playing kenny, christansen and Quaner. God help me.

          1. stamboy
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Who did u transfer then?

        5. Teahupo'o
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Happy New Year!!

          Anything worth a hit?

          Pope
          Alonso Otamendi Maguire
          Son Alli Sterling Arnautovic
          Kane Firmino DCL

          (Elliot, RLC Zanka Gamez)
          3.6ITB

          A) RLC ➡ Lanzini -4
          B) DCL ➡ Vardy -4
          C) Firmino ➡ Kun -4
          D) Log off.

          1. Ayling Buyers Club
            • 15 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Lovely team.

            C or D.

        6. Scotty B
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Who to replace Salah with?

          Current WC midfield besides him:-
          Son Eriksen Arny Sterling

          Also have Kane so couldn't get Alli. Who should I get?

          Mahrez or Sane maybe?

        7. Ayling Buyers Club
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          OUT: Hazard, Pogba, RLC, Morata
          IN: Eriksen, Son, Arnautovic, Agüero

          -8 pts, no Kane, Eriksen (c).

          Best of luck to all, and happy new year!

          1. Maddi Son
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Wow I've done the exact same thing.

        8. SAY MY NAME
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          repost, really appreciate any thoughts chaps?

          -8 for this lot, correct to bench Gross, if not who should I bench?

          DDG
          azpi/Alonso/ota/ogbonna
          eriksen/son/sterling/arnie
          kane(c)/firmino

          speroni/gross/Kenny/quaner