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The Community Round-Up

Temperatures across the UK plummeted this week, and so too has interest in the limited number of players taking to the field in Gameweek 31.

Our Hot Topic posters take in the falling stock of those featuring in the forthcoming set of blanks as well as the declining interest in Arsenal assets after the Gunners were twice beaten 3-0 by Manchester City this week.

Advice on combating Fantasy fatigue is also discussed, but there’s no such malaise among our community scribes, who are full of enthusiasm for the imminent start of Norwegian top-flight game Eliteserien.

Attacking defenders and creative midfielders come under scrutiny in our Members table catch-up, and we finish our weekly round-up by checking in with those managers looking over their shoulder at the top of our community leagues.

The Community Articles

Mr Klin of Norway and Niemi delivered two more instalments in their Fantasy Eliteserien season preview. Part two of this Norwegian to- flight game series takes a look at last season’s high fliers, while part three looks at the also-rans and the newly promoted sides.

Meanwhile, the crowd being tracked by Hutch_James are backing a hatful of goals for Liverpool and Spurs during their respective weekend encounters with Newcastle and Huddersfield.

Don’t forget, if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

The Hottest Topics

Interest in the small pool of players who have a fixture in Gameweek 31 dropped off markedly after a series of lacklustre displays last weekend.

The decreasing number of credible options at the back in Gameweek 31 was lamented in Duffy Duck’s Hot Topic, while our lessons learned discussion was similarly dismissive of their prospects, as was Doosra‘s latest number crunching, delivered via G-Whizz.

Everton’s Theo Walcott and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk were among the blank fixture villains, having failed to deliver points to early adopters last weekend. Their new owners joined the aggrieved to take part in our rough with the smooth round-up of your latest scores.

Whether targeting those escaping the blanks or simply following form, WASP 3000 is among those finding it hard to catch a break, with seemingly every decision going wrong. There was no shortage of down-in-the-dumps managers to join in his discussion. This sense of dissatisfaction continued in Maximus Bonimis Pointimus’ discussion on whether FPL is getting boring.

Backing Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with the armband is one simple strategy to put a smile back on Fantasy managers faces, according to Pierce34.

Viper is another to advocate captaining the Egyptian in his discussion comparing the winger’s captaincy credentials with those of Spurs striker Harry Kane.

Ludo’s research into why Spurs are now performing far better at home certainly strengthens the case for handing the armband to Kane.

But while both Kane and Salah have been prolific goal scorers this season, they have been less successful in gaining bonus, with both failing to earn extra points despite finding the net at the weekend. Emyoueffsee was particularly aggrieved at the lack of recognition for Salah in his Hot Topic on FPL’s Bonus Point System.

There is further rank climbing advice covering  the skills needed to do well in FPL in NevertrustBony’s Hot Topic.

One potentially risky tactic for success that many of the community are considering is to dump Manchester City players, who face a tough spell of fixtures and a heightened threat of rotation as they progress in the Champions League. Raheem Sterling’s recent injury woes make him a prime target for the chop, according to Flynny‘s Hot Topic.

But Pjomara is against replacing them with Arsenal assets, even though they have a strong run of upcoming fixtures. He believes their recent poor form makes them too much of a risk. Since the start of the year they have lost to Swansea, Bournemouth, their North London rivals Spurs and twice to Manchester City.

Finally, with snow storms battering much of the UK, there are fears that some fixtures may be postponed.  This prompted us to ask for your memories of blizzard-hit fixtures over the years.

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page.

The Members Tables

Vkux has been taking a look at attacking defenders, while the most creative midfielders come under scrutiny in one of my recent tables.

If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.

The Community Tournaments

I’ve taken the lead in the FFScout moderators and contributors league from Jack Wain by a slender margin of just two points.

But there’s no change at the top of two of Red Lightning’s competitions. Elvarus still leads his Top 10K Any Season league and Shirin Nizar continues to dominate his January to May league. Shirin has had eight successive green arrows and is now up to 516th in the overall rankings.

Paul Gee has cemented his position at the summit of the FFS Members league and now sits in 17th place overall. Damir Te Nay is another to retain star billing at the top of the main FFScout league. He is also now up to fourth overall.

In TorresMagic’s Last Man Standing competition, Kenneth Tang hit the top score in Gameweek 28 with 71. There are 385 teams left after 74 were eliminated when the safety score was set at 47.

Finally, the Community Watch tournament has reached the semi-finals stage, according to Speedyboyz latest update from the organising committee.

If you are running a community tournament and would like the latest scores included in future Community Round-Ups, please email us summary of the current leaders and a link to your league, spreadsheet or head-to-head competition, at jonty@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.

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2,270 Comments Post a Comment
  1. KeepCalm
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    If you're chasing, who would you captain this GW

    A. Kane
    B. Son
    C. Salah
    D. Auba
    E. Mane

    1. zøphar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Kane

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Depends who you are chasing and which players they have.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Whoever you feel gets maximum points 😮

      1. Lazaretti
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Also this. If chasing and everyone C's Salah I would c Kane

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          If Salah does better than Kane and everyone else has captained Salah, it will be bad for you.

  2. Bad Kompany
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    De Gea
    Alonso VVD Ogbonna
    Salah(c) Mahrez Sterling Walcott
    Kane Firmino Wilson

    Myhill Dunk Bardsley King

    A)Alonso to Aurier
    B)Save ft

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers! Anyone else?

    3. Kevtheotter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso to Bavies? Surely more nailed

      1. Bad Kompany
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Aurier is more nailed cause he can't play cl so would you do it or just save?

        1. Kevtheotter
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I’m getting rid for either Davies or Sanchez

  3. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Will Bavies start in gw 29 and 30?
    Just cant decide between him and D Sanchez to replace Ota.

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Pick Sanchez then you don't need to worry.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Depends on CL.

    3. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don't think so

  4. UnitedXCI
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?
    Pope
    Vvd ota Davies
    Salah Sterling Mhki Walcott
    Firmino Kane(C) Wilson

    Speroni: choupo, Mariappa, ogbonna

    0Ft 2.0 itb

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      gtg

    2. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      yup

  5. Sadio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Who are Newcastle going to play against Salah

    Dummett?

    1. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      11 players

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Bus

  6. olidooley
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?
    1 FT and 0.7 in the bank

    Adrian
    Alonso VVD Mee
    Salah Sterling Son Shaq
    Kane Aguero Ayew

    Foster Chilwell Long RLC

    1. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      yup

  7. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    GTG..?

    DDG
    BDavies VVD Alonzo
    Salah Son Sterling Shaq
    Kane(C) Wilson Firmino.

    Blah, Fraser, Mbemba Blah

    Thanks for the help as always....

    TM..?

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Wait Alonso TM sorry......

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Rubbish bench so yes.

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I skip benches for the season generally 😉

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Starting 11 isn't great this week either 😛

          1. Red Dagger ✪
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            A bit of advice then mate please...?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 15 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              No point taking a hit.

              1. Red Dagger ✪
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Thanks pal. Your starting 11 is pretty dodgy too to be fair. Good luck tho . 😉

    3. Bad Kompany
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      gtg

  8. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Best fifth mid option out of these?

    a. mccarthur
    b. gosling
    c. van la parra
    d. any others in a budget of 4.8m?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      c

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Transfers sorted. Cheers TM

  9. blauriecon
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Adrian Pickford
    Daniels Jones Mee Otamendi VanDijk
    Milojevic Salah Shaqiri BSilva Stephens
    Agustin Firmino Kane
    2FT, 2.1 ITB
    Best use of 1FT?
    Best use of 2FTs?

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Joned to Spurd def maybe

  10. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Pick
    Ota mee Dawson
    Salah(c) erik mahrez Shaq
    Kane firmino Wilson
    0 ft 3.4 itb
    Subs:elliot oggy mcarthur dunk
    Did sterling to erik on free
    Is it A good move??
    Gtg???
    Reply plss

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Move done now, time will tell, gtg

      1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Done tm

  11. Make United Great Again
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    What are Sterling owners doing?

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Shipped for Erik on a free

    2. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Keeping

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Sane..? Haven't done it yet. Someone tell me to do it...

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Can’t bring myself to do it...

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          me either.... but i bet we should....

          1. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Got so much value in him 🙁

            Pep said he’s likely to be in the sqaud. Whether he’ll start or not is the gamble

  12. Sotamendi84
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Which cheapie?
    1-Bauer
    2-Dawson
    3-Ake

    1. Kevtheotter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      3

      But none really

  13. Lazaretti
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    DdG
    Alonso, Gomez, Mee, Dawson
    Salah, Sterling, Lingard
    Niasse, Kane, Aguero
    Speroni. B.Silva, Milivojevic, Bauer

    Gtg? or should I replace B.Silva -> Sigurdsson ? Wont pick Shaqiri yet Sou and city next.

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Ty all

  14. Kevtheotter
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    2 simple questions gents

    Alonso to whom for the next 2

    A) Bavies
    B) Sanchez

    KDB or Sterling to

    1. Mahrez
    2. Save

    Cheers

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      B2

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      A1(for sterling)

  15. Pellegrini Falcon
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Alonso out for Davies or Robertson? Davies seems to be the popular choice but Robertson has GW31, so I'm more inclined towards the latter?

  16. QPRUTD
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Play Mee or Kenny?
    Already playing Pope

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Kenny prob benched and Burnley good ar home so play Mee

  17. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    What to do? 2FT 0.5itb

    Courtois
    VVD - Bauer - Kenny
    Salah - Sterling - Hazard - Walcott
    Kane - Wilson - Firmino

    .Bench: Elliot, Mbemba, McArthur, Ogbonna

  18. FFSheep Trooper
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    for gw31, is it wise to do this transfer for free?
    eriksen -> mane
    mahrez -> shaqiri

    1. Kevtheotter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not this week

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      In GW31, sure.

      1. FFSheep Trooper
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        if wc during 32/33, these player will be must have right? not sure for dgw34

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Shaq will leave most teams in 32.

          1. FFSheep Trooper
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            cheers..no need overthinking i guess.

  19. FPL ElasticO
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    This is my current team..Will I transfer Sterling >>> Arnie for free?
    Foster
    Mawson/ VVD/ K Long
    Walcott/ Shaqiri/ Salah/ Sterling/ Hazard
    Kane(c)/ Firmino

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Long may not play.

      1. FPL ElasticO
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        I have ogbonna as my sub

  20. Pieterke30
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Play Foster (wat) or Adrian (swa)?

    Both unlikely to keep a CS, arent they?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Bookies say Adrian

  21. Cubillas
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Hello, do you all feel that Livern and / or Gomez will start the match vs. New Castle tomorrow?

    1. Lazaretti
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Hope he starts.

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      possibly neither.

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Both will be benched imo.

      Matip to Alex Arnold to play

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        MM has it spot on I think.

  22. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Is Sterling out?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Pep said he’s “much much better” sounds like he’s in contention

      1. Kevtheotter
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Link?

  23. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Sane for a -4..? Yeah or neh..?

    1. KenyaDigIt
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Tis the season to take a few gambles... Sane is always lively, but at home to Chelsea, I don't see the game being a high scoring game. The previous game was 1-0. So I'd say NO!

  24. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Martina chilwell vvd
    (alder jones)
    Should I take a hit to have 3 playing defenders or just hope that martina starts?

  25. Gruu
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Ramsey or Arnie?

    Ramsey = bha WAT
    Arnie = swa BUR

    1. Kevtheotter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie. Arsenal are terrible

      1. FFSheep Trooper
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        maybe arnie

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie

  26. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Any Sterling news?

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      he trained. is on man city news

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers! 🙂

  27. Gobigorgohome
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling to Ramsey or Arni?

    1. Gobigorgohome
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Ok saw above

  28. LSP
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg?

    Pope
    Simpson Fernandez VVD Otamendi
    Son Sterling Eriksen Salah(c)
    Firmino Kane(vc)

    Elliot, Quaner, Milivojevic, Kenny

  29. The 12th Man
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson > Deeney?

  30. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Would you change anything for this gameweek? (Starting lineup, bench order)

    Ryan
    Alonso Otamendi Robertson Chilwell
    Salah(C) Eriksen Sterling Mahrez
    Kane(V) Firmino

    bench: Elliot Fernandez Wilson Fraser