Site Features
1 January 2018 4561 comments
Mark Mark
Share:

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. machickenz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    For me, Salah out for 9.8. To bring him back is 10.1. Let's hope everyone lowers his buy back price 😀

    Anyways.. Salah out for whom
    a) Alli
    b) Eriksen

    1. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Safer bet B but A for a punt

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

      Erik seems less droppable due to no natural replacement. Salah could go down by .3 so its worth it for you

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

    People who bought Salah at 9.0/1/2 are holding yes?

    1. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Definitely.

    2. Hardly Athletic
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes

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

      Yes.

    4. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

    5. Captain Blanks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Yes. Could be available at 9.7 come gw24 though

    6. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ye think I have to ... too much of a value drop for me... he could be ok for the city game which is the next fpl match.

    7. Hotdogs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ues

    8. ILOVEBAPS
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Nope. Gone.

  3. Frank Koscielny
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Good evening and a happy new year to you all!

    Checked the final gw score etc and saw Salah flagged as injured and not just the knock. At least two weeks out it seems.
    I’ve had him dince gw1 - are people in the similar situation keeping or selling??
    Cheers!

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping. Gw 23 is 2 weeks away so he has time to recover.

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

      Keeping as its only 1 gw

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

    Everyone getting Spurs attackers and West Ham defenders/attackers. Think I have a feeling how it will end. Spurs will win both games 1-0 with a goal from Sanchez and Bavies. The select few who are believing in Spurs defence will be rewarded.

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

      This can be put in the "one million guesses that can be linked if correct" box.

    2. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Haha. So option B?

    3. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      spurs looking very good recently

  5. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Keep salah or sell for Alli?

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

      Bought at 9.8

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

        Sell in your case

      2. Captain Blanks
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Sell if you can get him straight back (within a couple of gw's)

    2. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Keeping. Got 2 weeks to recover

  6. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Am on free hit but struggling to let go of a couple of my players.

    Firmino and Alonso for example are probably not optimal on a free hit yet I am reluctant to part with them in case they go big and my old team outpoints my free hit one which would be disturbing.

    Maybe keeping has some logic though as they are both highly owned and in form. Alternative would be to downgrade Alonso and stick Aguero in for one week

    What you reckon fellow free hit makers?

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

      Get rid. No room for sentiments.

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

      Go with the optimal team which probs means losing firm and maybe Alonso

  7. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kane doubtful to start vs Swansea???

      1. Tomcooper9
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        52 seconds in

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Only toby out? That’s pretty concrete right? I’m thinking triple captain

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

            So am I, but in fairness I think he's talking about players who are long term injured.

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

      FPL has him 75% playing and he has had many days to rest and will have 2 more..

      I reckon he will start but then again I am only making educated guesses.

  8. Pochecinno
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Already have Kane and Alli. Which do you prefer?

    a) Eriksen + Ogbonna
    b) Arnautovic + Sanchez

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

      b

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

        Cheers Alan

    2. Kevtheotter
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B

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

        Cheers Deltakio

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

      A

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

        Cheers GE

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

    Salah to Alli (takes hit to -8)??????

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

      What price did you get salah for?

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

        9.8 or 9.7 can’t remember, but fairly high

  10. Hargo
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Play Kenny, Quaner or RLC?

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

      Quaner

  11. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is Kane Eriksen and Son too much ?

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No

    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      No... 2 savage fixtures

    4. Rash
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      That's the 3 I'll have on FH

    5. Super Silva
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I can do Rich and Haz to Son and Eriksen with 2fts. Having all 3 is very tempting. No hits and I Already have Ogbonna. Do i do it ?

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

      god no

      1. Super Silva
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Why not?

  12. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    On free hit which 2 defenders best to get in except otamendi hammers/spurs?

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Brighton defender

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

      Lloris and Masuaku would be my pick. Lloris because I don't like either Vertonghen or Sanchez, too expensive.

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

        Can't have any spurs D as going with 3 attack.. Jones Maguire dunk Alonso 1s I'm looking at

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

          Oh sorry, misread. Thought you meant anyone except Otamendi only. I'd go Maguire/Duffy.

    3. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Maguire

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

    So who's everyone captaining? I'm thinking Eriksen, unless I was reasonably certain that Kane would play both matches.

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

    "Marco Silva under pressure at Watford. The CEO stormed out after Watford fell to yet another last minute defeat."

    😆 Everton really messed up his head.

  15. Garth Marenghi
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Aguero gets the armband for me, City should rip apart Watford again.

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

      No KDB and potentially no Silva.

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

    Christensen > Vert (-4)?

    1. Duke Silver ☑
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I wouldn't. I've a feeling Christensen will start vs Arsenal and Chelsea are picking up some form. Wouldn't be surprised if they kept a cleanie against Arsenal.

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

        Christensen due a headed goal and we know Arsenal aren't great at defending the high ball from set pieces

  17. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Just saw today's price changes. It's a bit of pricing crisis going on. I think with the unknown pricing mechanism at work, it's best that people should start looking at being conservative, trust your current crop of players and overly taking hits.

    This DGW is a maximum of -4 hits at best. -8/ -12 is too risky. Both TOT/ WHM DGW may pan out well. It may also pan out bad. It can go both ways so I certainly wouldn't invest in hits just so to fulfil assumption that these fixtures will guarantee returns.

    That being said, I am more afraid of what MCI will do to a leaky WAT defense.

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

      Sorry, correction - NOT overly taking hits.

  18. FPL Scoop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah (bought at 9.8) out for Alli??? If only just for the DGW, could be good no?? Is a -8 hit
    Yes or no????

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

      Not for -8

  19. Stevie B
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Gtg?

    de Gea (Speroni)
    Otamendi, Ogbonna, Robertson, Kenny (Christensen)
    Eriksen, Arnautovic, Sterling, Loftus-Cheek (Salah)
    Kane, Firmino (Calvert-Lewin)

    Feel a little wrong to bench Christensen.

    Thank you!

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Gtg

    2. Reiger
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good.

  20. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    A.Alli
    Or
    B.Eriksen

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A

    2. Reiger
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Alli

  21. Jackson99
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Should I make Kenny or DCL first sub?

    Thanks

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny

    2. Reiger
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kenny

  22. Sgt Frank Drebin
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    What do you wish for New FPL year? 😀 For me it's top 10k finish, but it will quite difficult

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Top 100k would be great. Top 10k an absolute miracle. Currently 471k. All the best

      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate, same to you. I am currently 115k, but Im hoovering around 100k from the start of the season and can't get any higher...

    2. Dybala10
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Anywhere inside the top 100k I’ll take. 90,000 atm so hoping I can keep it up.

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

    Looks like u think CH will keep a CS as going double CH defence. I actually think Everton might shut out United at home

    1. Srv210
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Everton should keep a CS, got Pickford & Pogba out this week

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

        Cheers

  24. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Who scores more

    A) Dunk
    B) Richarlison
    C) Arnie and (-4)

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

      C

  25. Srv210
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Still triple captaining kane guys or plan changed?

  26. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    See a lot going for Adrian and not lloris??

    I did Speroni ➡ lloris and held DDG so will be downgrading lloris to upgrade Son in few weeks time.

    I thought it was a great idea at the time.

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

      I want none of WHAM defense....cue 2 CS.

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Fixtures turning sour.

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

    Taking into considering I have Eriksen & Son, which of these looks better:

    A) Kane & Tomkins SOU (A)
    B) Aguero & Maguire HUD (H)

  28. Frank Koscielny
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Play
    A) Quaner (lei)
    B) Mee (liv)
    C) Kenny (mun)

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

      Quaner

  29. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    People not bothering with triple captain this Gameweek?

    1. Super Silva
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I am saving mine. Probably regret it though. Standard.

  30. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Why Alli over Eriksen. Isn't the Danish lad on set pieces aswell ?

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

      True, but Alli looks like he might have finally rounded into form