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1 March 2018 1611 comments
Mark Mark
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Mohamed Salah’s remarkable debut season just keeps on rolling and, while the ScoutCast crew have been fervent in their support for the Egyptian from Gameweek 1, we’ve been a lot more reluctant to hand him the captaincy.

Salah’s numbers and, in particular, his head-to-head with Golden Boot and armband rival Harry Kane, come under scrutiny in this latest episode. Jonty, Andy, Granville and Az join me as we reveal the true tale of our lack of faith and the damage done. The evidence is conclusive and nobody has more regrets than yours truly.

Elsewhere, your community questions have us revisit some of the Gameweek 31 casualties that had their credibility knocked by a weekend littered with eye-opening disappointment and we assess the allure of Arsenal’s favourable run-in. That’s also conclusive.

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

  1. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling > Son worth a hit?

  2. Viper
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling & Jones/Otamendi -> Mahrez & Davies. No hit.

    Yay/Nay?

    If Jones drops tonight, I'll probably sell Otamendi instead

  3. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Play 1 from

    A Choupo-Moting
    B Walcott

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B

  4. 42towels
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Is there any news on Jones injury? Might as well take the impending price drop if there's a chance he plays.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Last page.

      1. 42towels
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks!

  5. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Which games are most in danger of being postponed?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      GAA confirm all 33 of the weekend's inter-county league games have been postponed.

      1. BC1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Ireland is officially closed

  6. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Votes please... Who'll score more over the next two GWs?

    A) KdB
    B) Eriksen

  7. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Play Courtois (MCI a) or Adrian (SWA a)?

  8. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Which one for a hit?
    A Sterling to Mahrez
    B Firm to Kun

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Is B Kun to Firmino?

      1. jimmy.floyd
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yes

        1. Alan The Llama
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          B then.

  9. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    A point I didn't see anyone mentioning,
    Salah has 227 points so far
    More than kane's whole last season 224 points
    10 gws to come

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kane only played 30 games last season and Salah has played 27 so far this season so not as much in it as you would think

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        2523 mins vs 2109

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          And salah's easiest game of the season coming

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Games

  10. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Gargatron is telling me I've captained Mbemba nine times

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      FPL site had a big update and Kane became Mbemba.

  11. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    DDG
    Ota Robertson Chilwell
    Sterling Salah Shaq Mahrez Walcott
    Kun Firmino
    (Elliot Kenny Wilson Ogbonna)

    Ota > Davies to free this week and then Wilson > Mounie for free next week sound good?

  12. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Just about squeaked a green arrow! 10 in a row baybeh

  13. HD7
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Good Plan?

    De Gea
    VVD* Vert Alonso
    Sterling Shaq* Salah* Deloufeu
    Kane Firmino* Wilson*

    Subs: Elliot, Ogbona, Obiang, Mbemba

    GW29: Delofeu to Mahrez
    GW30: Mbemba to Schindler
    GW31: Sterling to Walcott and maybe Elliot to Pickford or Obiang to 5.5 midf (-4)

    Will give me 8 players for 31...

  14. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Would it be silly to play my wildcard now for this weekend before the blanks and doubles start from GW31??

    DDG
    Otamendi Jones VVD Alonso
    Salah Mhikatarian Walcott Sterling
    Aguero Aubameyang

    Elliot Mee Niasse King

  15. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    what is this I am hearing about weather? Which matches could be called off?

  16. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    lingard to Arnautovic? Yay or Nay?

  17. IRBOX ⚽
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    a) Otamendi > Davies
    b) Sterling > Arnie

    Free transfer, 0.0 ITB

    1. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Why so set on selling Citeh, they're quite good I hear

  18. Ruinenlust
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Terrible week. Down to 3.3k

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      What did you score?

    2. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Chin up, there's always next season.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I know right, I dropped all the way to 1.315 million 😥 ....from 1.309 million but we'll brush that under the carpet

  19. mash
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Jones dropping tonight, which would lose me SV. Who would be the best replacement?

    A) Maguire
    B) Bavies/Aurier
    C) Schindler/Hegazi/Bauer/Daniels/Martina (i.e. cheapie with GW31 fixture)

    Current squad:

    Pickford Fabianski
    Alonso VVD Jones* Duffy Ogbonna
    Salah Sterling* Walcott Arnautovic T.Carroll
    Kane Firmino Wilson

    2FT, £0.8m in the bank

  20. UshFPL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Best GW31 defender not from Lpool?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Slim pickings. Possibly Zanka as Hudds have a decent run of fixtures around then so could afford to keep him for a few weeks.

    2. justlikehoney
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Ake or possibly Baines or Coleman if they are fit by then.

  21. bitars
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    1 FT 0,3 itb with both Sterling and Jones with injurys.

    Who should i ditch and who should i bring in?

    Also when should i use the wildcard?

    1. justlikehoney
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling > Mahrez or Eriksen

  22. jia you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Captaincy differential punt for the weekend guys, who would you go with?
    A. Mahrez
    B. Sanchez
    C. Eriksen

    I did Mahrez(C) last week, although he played well, once bitten twice shy and all that! But BOU looks a prime fixture for him as they won't come to the KP and sit back!

    1. justlikehoney
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Eriksen out of those perhaps. Not sure how you can look past Kane or Salah personally.

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Don't own Kane, Salah boring as my season is over rank wise. Finishing top 500k or top 1m is much of a muchness. Sad after my top 5k finish last season alas!
        Just going to enjoy the rest of the season with captaincy punts and a differential team and see where it take me! 🙂

    2. Thiga
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A

    3. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B would be a nice diff punt.

      1. jia you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        It's the one thats tempting me the most, although I think Mahrez could be the one this week.

  23. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Best course of action to ease my Monreal headache? Slim pickings as I have Robertson and Davies.

    A. Bailly -4 (risky)
    B. Smalling -4, likely clean sheet and baps, Bellerin in next gw.
    C. Bellerin -4 this gw, likely will concede.

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      No playing defender to cover this week?
      I dont like those choices but with a gun to my head I'd punt on Bailly!

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Not great, I know. Forced me to think of something else

  24. Trovsmash
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Walcott & Richarlison to Mahrez/Arnie & Pritchard

    Yay or nay?

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Mahrez over Arnie and yes

  25. The White Pele
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling to Eriksen or Mahrez?

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Eriksen

  26. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Still cant decide between arnautovic and ramsey.Although arsenal loss but ramsey still showing potential.Which one should i priotiries between the two??

    1. Viper
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Arnautovic. Arsenal are toxic right now 🙁

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Ramsey. Fixtures.

      1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        yeah, this make my mind too. (bha,WAT) is nice fixtures than (swa,bur) but form more to arnie. A bit tricky choice here

    3. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I'm in a similar pickle. Selling one or two out of Sterling, Son and Lingard and buying Arnie/Ramsey. Can't make my mind up at all, and it's been days!

      1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        im keeping son for sure this week and maybe lingard too

  27. YoungPretender
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Time to thank Aguero for his points and move him on for Firmino?

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      yes and im moving him out too for kane

  28. mash
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Jones dropping tonight, which would lose me SV. Who would be the best replacement?

    A) Maguire
    B) Bavies/Aurier
    C) Monreal
    D) Mee
    E) Schindler/Hegazi/Bauer/Daniels/Martina (i.e. cheapie with GW31 fixture)

    Current squad:

    Pickford Fabianski
    Alonso VVD Jones* Duffy Ogbonna
    Salah Sterling* Walcott Arnautovic T.Carroll
    Kane Firmino Wilson

    2FT, £0.8m in the bank

    1. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B

  29. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Unless Sterling looks unlikely to play Sunday I don't understand everyone selling him. Any team that comes to the Etihad and actually tries to play football gets thrashed
    4-1 vs Spurs
    3-1 vs Leicester
    5-0 vs Pool
    3-1 vs Arsenal

    1. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      5-1 vs Leicester*

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      chelsea will be a tight games as usual

    3. Viper
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Surely his place is in doubt after consecutive 3-0 wins and champions league midweek

      1. Scratch
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        They're already through in the CL

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

      If he had been on the bench this gw I'd keep him but he wasn't and could be on the bench v Chelsea, also depreciating in value which makes it easier to sell, tough fixtures & they are easy to identify replacements available e.g. Eriksen, Mahrez and Arnie

      1. Scratch
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        It's basically just down to the uncertainty as to whether he'll start. So i'll hold off until a presser at least.

        Fixtures mean nothing when it comes to City at home and nearly all his likely replacements will also miss Gw31. Stoke next week could be glorious

    5. jia you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Chelsea to upset them 1-2 I reckon!

  30. Viper
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    I think I'm going to take the hit and not sell Jones tonight. Its only 0.1 but its frustrating as I bought at 5.0.

    There's potentially too many things that could change with the weather etc.

    I'll just hope Jones avoids a drop, but it looks very unlikely

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah I'm doing the same, I think it's a week where you should make your transfer right before the deadline