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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. Mash Potato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    We reckon Lane going to miss first game?

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

      Dream come true *Kane

    2. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I suspect he plays.

  2. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Fabianski
    Ota christy dunk oggy
    Haz Salah son(vc) Arnie
    Kane(c) kun
    Subs: Elliot rlc quaner mee
    (-8) how is it looking??

  3. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Any team budget restriction using free hit ?

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      YUes you cannot spend more money than you have.

    2. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Of course. You don't get unlimited funds, just transfers. 3 player max as well each team

  4. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Lanzini and Eriksen
    Or
    Mahrez and Alli

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      A, but B has its charms

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

      I'd go A

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

    Re:Salah transfer
    Remember that selling a player to bring back is two transfers. How do we value transfers? 4pts each? So 8 pts plus the points of the original bench replacement. Therefore the temporary transfer has to score 10+ pts to cover the move. Not to mention the money lost, also.

    That's the way I see it, currently.
    Agree or disagree?

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You don't have to take a hit when you make a transfer.

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

        But every free transfer has value. Somewhere down the line you'll take a hit which would've otherwise been free.

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Not necessarily and of course holding onto a player of high value has an opportunity cost.

        2. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Bollocks!

    2. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not at all.

      Free out
      Free in

      Forget everything else. Discipline.

    3. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Depends how long he is out for really . If only out for 1 or 2 games then agree

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

        Yeh this is it. Short term transfers are very costly. Long term will pay off

    4. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      It doesn't necessarily involve only two players. You can take Salah out for player X, and then sell player Y to get Salah back.

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

        Yeh this is true. But I was referring more to the hokey cokey for if transfer

  6. some witty pun
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Played my WC. Any tips on my team

    Ryan - Elliot
    Otamendi - Vertonghen - Christensen - Ogbonna - Mbemba
    Sterling - Mahrez - Son - Arnautovic - RLC
    Kane - Aguero - DCL

  7. Back to Back Ballacks
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    This was the hit, madness?
    Have Speroni so figured Adrian was a good move long term, (did that one 24hrs ago)

    Son, Adrian, Alli, Eriksen, Aguero IN

    Hazard, Hennesey, Richarlison, Salah, morata OUT

    -16

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Could be a season ender.
      No free hit?

    2. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      All those hits and yet no Kane

      Yep you have lost it

    3. Somnus84
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Salah out??? For a hit. Lunacy

      1. Back to Back Ballacks
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah feels like it!

        Might consider free hit tomorrow!

  8. Chandler Bing
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salah -> Sterling (-4) or play DCL?

    Have no City players in the team.

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Have you considered buying a player with 2 matches?

      1. Chandler Bing
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I have Arnie, Son, Kane and Ogbonna.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      w/o Dilva & KDB they may find it hard work, but yeah, if you can buyback easily

  9. Carpe Diem
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Alli/Eriksen or Arnautovic? Price no constraint. Own Kane, Son, no WHU.

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

      Arnie

  10. navin
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    GW22's Team. Correct captain and bench? TC Kane is the correct decision?

    Adrian
    Otamendi - Rüdiger - Masuaku - Vertoghen
    Salah - Sterling - Son - Arnautovic
    Firmino - (TC)Kane
    __________________________________________
    Pickford - Christensen - Quaner - TCaroll

    1. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not wise TC imo

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

        noted.. removed TC.

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

          TC is wise imo

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

    Can I ask why so few people seem to be considering the free hit chip? I appreciate most think there will be better weeks to play it, but given there are 12 days to the next GW and there are uncertainties with several key players (e.g. Coutinho to Barca, Kane sick, Silva unavailable, injuries to KDB, Salah & Lukaku etc) wouldn’t now be a good time for free transfers to load up on DGWs rather than taking hits when so much could change by the next GW?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Thing is, we're in massive rotation week, hardly a FH time

    2. Stupendous
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Uh this place has been FH mad where have u been?

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

        But surely the rotation risks make FH even more appealing as you can load up on those less likely to be rotated?

        1. Stupendous
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I am agreeing

          People literally haven't talked about anything else around here is what I basically said.

          Look back if you must

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

        Sorry stupendous maybe I’ve missed something. But I can’t see much talk from the regulars about the FH

    3. Göönër W&eum…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I think that also, but after making moves.

      I have taken a -8 having made 4 transfers before the price rises today, (or lack thereof ultimately) and I am really considering a free hit instead, which will reset my transfers if I am not mistaken? the -8 isn't sitting right at all for me.

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

        Yeah the hits you’ve taken get reversed if you use the FH

        1. Göönër W&eum…
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          I may use free hit before deadline.

          I can live with a -4 but a -8 isn't groovy man...

    4. Debauchy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      In my case the players I have brought in are for the next 3 to 4 gws. With FH you revert to your current team and then have to start again. I have seen other teams lit up like Christmas trees though and for those the FH looks an obvious move

      1. Göönër W&eum…
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        FH seems more attractive to me for that reason also, I am actually somewhat content with my team and bar the Salah Kane ambers, Aguero in for Morata is all I really want to do long term.

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Then ok. I wanted Aguero for the next 3 at least and would have lost my 2 frees .

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

        Yeah I appreciate that Debauchy. I was going to do the same, but then suddenly the coutinho and salah news changed my view. I wasn’t considering FH but now it seems to make sense. But I’d like to hear from others, as it could just be the New Year’s Day booze affecting my judgement

        1. Debauchy
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Yeah , the New years eve booze certainly affected mine too.
          However wanted Kun before the drinks took affect so heres hoping.
          GL whichever way you go JJ

          1. Debauchy
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            *effect

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

          More and more. I'm feeling the free hit suit me. I can max the chance for this week, including Aguero, and then get my team back.

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

            Yep, especially now Aguero is fairly certain to play. Takes lots of hits to get him and Kane in

  12. dvdguy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Ederson/ Jones as a poor man's alternative to DDG/Ota ?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      You said it

  13. the snazzy viking
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    LMS safety score? anyone know?

    1. the snazzy viking
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Just checked, out with 41 🙁

  14. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    GTG? 0FT, 0m ITB

    Speroni
    Alonso Otamendi Ogbonna
    Salah Alli (VC) Son Sterling RLC
    Kane (C) Morata

    Subs: Pope // DCL Kenny K.Long

  15. jam sandwich
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    G2g

    0.1itb on a -8 (drunk)

    Pope
    Otamendi - Duffy - Ogbonna
    Salah - Sterling - Son (v) - Arnautovic
    Kane (tc) - Firmino - Vardy

    Elliot - Christensen - Carroll - Mee

  16. Stupendous
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Is it a full moon or something? Seeing some absolute head scratching stuff around here tonight.

    Oh yea. NYE!

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      People are pissed, not used to it 😆

      1. Stupendous
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Amateur hour

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

          Overall Rank:
          401,956

          amateur hour indeed

          1. Stupendous
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            It's Jan 1 you stalking sad sad smartarse.

            I know how to play this game to win my leagues and finish a respectable rank thank you very much.

  17. sweglet
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    used my free hit:

    adrian

    maguire otamendi cresswell

    son alli arnie gross

    kane (c) DCL aguero

    Bench: gomez long colback

    thoughts gents? good to go?

  18. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Some bloke on my street has already got his Christmas lights up! It gets earlier every bloomin' year

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Did you ask him if Kane would be available for the Swansea game?

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

      😀

  19. steven8991
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    pick ali or eriksen?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Eriksen, but although I'm sure, Alli can easily beat him

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Piccalilli for me.
      i've never put Eriksen on a sandwich....

  20. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    I dozed off without making my transfers just before the price changes and woke from my nightmare of missing out in a huge price swing only to find that hardly noting happened.

    Son up and Hazard down i can live with that. 🙂

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Ogie you legend.

      Kane C or TC?

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Not worth it i only think he will play one game at the most.

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

          Why one game at the most? How long can an adult super athlete be sick for realistically?

          1. Ógie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            I dont think he is sick at all tbh the men just needs a rest and Spurs should have more than enough to get by Swansea without him.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Kevin Long is getting pissed

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

    Who to play in place of Salah?
    A) Mee
    B) Demarai Gray

    1. Göönër W&eum…
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      B if you think he starts

  22. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Christensen, Hazard > Vertonghen, Eriksen/Alli? no ft's

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

      absolutely

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Not the defensive bit

    3. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      actually..
      a) Christensen > Vert -4
      b) Hazard > Eriksen -4
      c) Save

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

        B if u captain him

  23. Expected Toulouse
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Kdb to Mahrez/Alli for a -8? Or play one of Kenny/Mee/Fernandez.

  24. ddande
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    KDB > Arny for a -4?
    Will give me
    Adrian
    Ogbo / Jones / Christ /

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

      Accidentally hit post

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

      Adrian
      Ogbo / Jones / Gomez
      Sterling / Ericksen / Son /Arny / Salah
      (C) Kane / Depot

      Pope / Christ / DCL / Mee

  25. KeepCalm
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Happy new year guys. Can someone give me a quick update on salah's injury

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Fortnight

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

    Who is the Jose Alvarez / Powell for Spurs?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Evening Standard get Kane leaks

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

        cheers netley

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

    Not bottomed but no responses so trying again.

    Need to bench 2, please rank in order of benching, ie 1 + 2 to be benched

    Jones Everton
    Christiansen Arsenal
    Kenny MU
    Lascalles Stoke
    Deloitte Leicester

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

      Bench Kenny and Deloitte

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

        Really so you think Lascalles at Stoke will outscore Kenny. I was kind of thinking Everton v United might be a 0-0 draw

  28. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Salexit.

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Back for mac

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

      I'm considering Salah and Firmino -> Lanzinin and Aguero

    3. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Was easy for me as I only lost 0.2! Surely a must hold, if you've had him all season?

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

        I'd sell at 9.5. I'd expect him to drop to 9.8 or so by the time he returns due to his high ownership, so perhaps not too much of a stretch to get him back in.

      2. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        If you have a lot of value tied up in him it would be a hard sell but saying that he should drop a bit in the coming weeks.

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          and it's a lot of money to bench, while others have shipped him or using FH

  29. jia you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    All this talk about the FH chip and it having a higher ceiling this game week than the big blank game-week, etc.
    This is probably true but it seems a very narrow way of looking at it. Saving the FH chip for the big BGW potentially saves you a lot of mediocre transfers. It saves you from having to plan for it and from getting in players that you don't particularly want.
    I was set on using my FH chip this game-week but after thinking about it, decided not to. Spurs and WHU fixtures after the double are very good for a few weeks, giving us time to ship out the assets. A -8 looks better than using the FH chip for my team.

    I am however using my TC chip which is going against the grain on here it seems.
    Reasons:
    1.Spurs are in form and have good fixtures and Son can be explosive.
    2. I will still have three chips remaining, WC, BB & FH, which should suffice.
    3. There might not be as good a time as this to use it.
    4. I quite fancy the punt and the game should be fun 😉
    5. Having a crap season so trying to give my rank an early boost in 2018.

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

      6. My team is in tatters with 5 flags and also need Aguero for this GW, along with 6 x DGWs, so why not.

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        use of chips it totally team dependant! I just had the two flags to deal with, Kane & Salah. Sold Salah as only lost 0.2. So no need to FH for me, -8 sufficed.

    2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      i agree. just need news on Kane

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        I don't think we will know anymore until after the deadline unfortunately, that's why I'm punting on Son(TC)

  30. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    TAA likely to play vs Burnley?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      I think he should seen as he got a rest in the last game.

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

        Cheers Ogie....