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12 April 2018 2406 comments
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The ScoutCast crew are always quick to jump on the shoulders of giants, so when a veteran of the Fantasy Football Scout community starts to threaten a Fantasy Premier League title tilt, we just have to get them on the show.

Matt Kearney aka “Bowstring the Cap” has been about on our pages for seven seasons but never has he experienced one like this. Currently ranked twenty-third in the world, he drops by in this latest episode to offer his take on the campaign and, in particular, the strategy for the run-in.

In truth, Matt was better placed before Gameweek 33 and, along with Jonty, Andy and Az, he joins me to look back at the lowest scoring weekend of the campaign when even the leading managers faltered.

But those gripes are soon drowned by a wave of enthusiasm on the eve of Double Gameweek 34.

That’s the focus for your latest set of community questions, sparking our thoughts on the optimum heavy-hitters, the rotation fears and our confidence in Chelsea to produce over the extra fixtures.

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

  1. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Last BB decision (FH next week)

    A) Salah & Cedric
    B) Son & Vertonghen

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      B. Salah will get reduced gametime now.

      1. Kroneek
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Based on?

        1. Jafalad
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          My in-built ultrasonic radar.

          1. Kroneek
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 10 days ago

            Hectic. Hope it's off this GW

            1. Jafalad
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 10 days ago

              The time to boot Salah was last week.

              1. Kroneek
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 10 days ago

                Nah - one more week

              2. Alnair
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 10 days ago

                Hat-trick inbound.

              3. Tommy J
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 10 days ago

                For those of us playing FH there is still a choice to play him- a good chance he will play and out score available dgw players. Assuming most will have 3 Spurs and Manutd already the choice is Salah rather than say Mahrez, Willian or Hazard etc.

  2. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Please help me choose one:

    1) Ryan + Chilwel
    2) Schmeichel + Long

    Keeping DGW 34 in mind

    Thanks a lot!

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      1

  3. Yogi_mike
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Which would be better?
    A) Monreal +Auba >Vardy Alonso
    B) Monreal +Auba+Robertson > Vardy +Azpi+Beavis

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      b

  4. Yogi_mike
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    B is - 4

  5. The Red Gurnard
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Best replacement for Iborra for a hit, going bench boost and already have lingard and grob and have 6.0m?

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Cork/Cook and save cash for later?

  6. Daghe Munegu
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Zaha + Alonso + Mustafi > Sanchez + Christensen + Long - 8?

    Have no fh 1nd no Kaku

    Or aubam > Kaku

    1. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Auba > Kaku

  7. No Totti No Party
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Hi LADS,
    Play Robertson or take a hit for 5.2 DEF ?

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Take hit as it's a dgw. A BUR def looks ideal.

      1. No Totti No Party
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        I will have him for next week, where i will play with 6 guys 🙂

        1. Jafalad
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          6 guys and 1 girl? Can I come along?

    2. Emp
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      definitely play robertson

  8. ZimZalabim
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Hows this BB team looking ?

    DDG
    Alonso/Lowton/Smalling
    Mahrez/Son/Willian/Gross
    Kane/Lukaku/Vardy

    Ryan/Morgan/Tarkowski/L. Cook

    Not sure who to captain out of Kane and Lukaku ?

    1. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Took a -4 this week to get Lukaku and cook in for Auba and Gudmundsson

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Kane.

      Looks handy. What's your tv?

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        about 105
        I lost 1.5 selling Salah and Firmino last week but wanted this front three for this week, so far it hasnt really paid off

        1. Jafalad
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          It will this week.

    3. No Totti No Party
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Seems like normal team, captain is 50/50.

    4. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      There's no 'correct' answer which one to captain. Very small difference in their expected points. Either could easily go big this week. Go with your gut.

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        ya it really is a coin toss i think, I kinda hope they just match each other.
        Atm Im on Kane but was on Lukaku for the past two days lets see where it ends up tomorrow

        1. _figu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          Idk what to hope until I see my ml rival transfers and captain choice 🙂

  9. CRO KLOPP
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Getting closer to the end of the season, what's your current OR?
    What rank are you hoping to get at the end?

    I'm 13 k
    Would be satisfied with top 5 k

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      700k.

      Target: top 1k.

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        That's the spirit

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      480k
      Anything that beats 150k(PB) ideally the 100k club or under.

    3. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      118k, shocking season. would be pleased with 50k from here 🙁

    4. No Totti No Party
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      37K
      Target: 5k

    5. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      2,756.
      Shooting for consecutive top 1k finishes.

      1. ZimZalabim
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        best of luck thats some record

    6. pjomara
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      20K
      Hoping to win it

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Like England on WC

    7. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      42k, BB FH TC
      10k but winning ml is goal nro1

    8. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      90k
      Target top 100k

    9. _Make
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      31k, targeting top 10k. So close at 11.5k last season 🙁

      BB active. 15 DGW players. Bring it on!

      Good luck dude.

      1. CRO KLOPP
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        GL mate

    10. ZimZalabim
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      im 13.6k atm peak this season was 4k at that point I wanted a 3 figure finish took some risks that didnt really pay off

      Now i think 4 figure will be good hopefully around 5k

    11. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      73k

      Target 25k

    12. Alnair
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      230k, aiming for top 50k.

      1. Going Home
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Wow!! Have you used gargatron to see how many points you are off that kind of rank?

    13. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      77k said at the start i’d be targeting ML win and 50k finish. one should bring the other

    14. Going Home
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      28k
      Would love top 10k, but last season was my best with 43k so anything higher than that would be good enough for me

  10. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Thoughts much appreciated as always 🙂
    __

    A. Auba > Lukaku [Kane(c)]
    B. Auba Lingard > Sán(c)hez Austin (-4)
    C. Auba Mili Chris > San(c)hez Austin Long (-8)
    __
    DDG Ryan
    Alonso Vertonghen Christensen Lowton Chilwell
    Mahrez Son Willian Lingard Milivojevic
    Kane Aubameyang Barnes

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      A

    2. _Make
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Just the first one, Legomané! I would be very wary about taking Lingard out, even if his minutes are limited in the DGW.

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      A.
      As then you will have Kane and Lukaku with no hits and everyone needs those two for tgis DGW.

    4. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Cheers guys, v much appreciated.

  11. No Pirlo No Party
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Good morning all!

    Best midfielder this week for under £5.2?

    1. Haggis
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Considering Fraser myself

      1. No Pirlo No Party
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        I have looked at Fraser. Is he guaranteed to play both games?

        What about Cook and save the cash?

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Kennedy.

    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      for this week only? milivojevic maybe, although his goal streak should be stop now

      1. No Pirlo No Party
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        For going forward as well. FH 35 so not a problem next GW.

    4. Little Frank
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Gudmunsdon. He will play.

      1. No Pirlo No Party
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        I've already maxed out on Burnley players

  12. Alonso The Great Midfielder
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Can only have one of kane and lukaku this week. which one is better combo.
    a) Kane and pogba/lingard
    b)Lukaku and eriksen/ali(and double up with son)

    1. tattywelshie
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      A

    2. Yogi_mike
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      B

    3. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      B

  13. Mr. Jenkins
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    1) Vert & Long
    2) Davies & Long

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      a...

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      A

    3. tattywelshie
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      1

    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      1)

  14. tattywelshie
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Thoughts on this for a -4pt (already have Kane and Mahrez and no UTD cover)?

    Vardy & Son > Lukaku(C) & Cook

    A. Definitely
    B. Stick, just captain Kane

    1. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      i keep

  15. ludaslol
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Play

    A) Kenedy
    B) J. AYew

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      B

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      ayew

  16. Lignja
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Need help on last spot, will bb this week.
    A. Hojberg
    B. Lewis Cook

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      B

  17. faulksp
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Captain Kane or Vardy ........just can’t decide

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Kane

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Flip a coin then. I'd go Kane

      1. faulksp
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Starting to think Kane ......might be overthinking this given that I’m saving my tc for 37 and Kane

    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      kane.more reliable

    4. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      One that scored more hattricks in 2017

  18. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Apart from Alonso, any Chelsea DF worth to consider for their DGW ?

    Rudiger ?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      No

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks.

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Christ but looks vulnerable to rot.

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Too vulnerable. I was there before.

    3. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      im moving alonso out

      1. NATSTER
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Time to change the user name then. 🙂

  19. KGFC
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Any "leaked" Liverpool team news yet from that usually reliable source?

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Too early hopefully later

  20. ClipityKlopp
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Hi really need your help
    Vert or moses
    Help much appreciated

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Vert

      1. ClipityKlopp
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Thankyou

  21. Yogi_mike
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Will Beavis play both games?

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Quite likely to now imo

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Assuming you mean Bavies!

      2. Yogi_mike
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Why now?

        1. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          Rose has picked up another injury

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      No. Get Vert.

      1. Yogi_mike
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Have exactly 5.9

        1. NATSTER
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          Destiny

    3. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Who knows.

    4. Yogi_mike
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Better question
      Bavies
      Robertson +4

  22. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    So Mee seems to be out. Lowton a good replacement? Is he nailed?

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Yes should be

    2. Patch
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Think the clamour is around Long

      1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Will Long be replaceing Mee perhaps? He's only 4.0

    3. Little Frank
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Lowton is nailed, Long might be even better though (0.4 cheaper), I don't think Mee will be back for a while.

  23. Blue Gaffer
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Is Mane to Eriksen worth - 4?

    1. Robben Mee Blind
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      No

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Yes.

    3. _Make
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Think so

    4. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      If you FH35, I'd be tempted

      1. _Make
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Yeah good point - this is the clincher.

    5. heco87
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Can't even consider it if you don't have FH

  24. Zizou
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    would you consider kane essential this week

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      No, very useful to have to hedge the Man Utd captain bets though.

    2. _figu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Naah but he could hurt you. Highly motivated and will be even more selfish I think

      1. Zizou
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        yeah just considered whether to bring in for auba but will need to downgrade elsewhere for him for a hit

  25. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    2FT, 0.0 ITB:

    DDG, Ryan

    Christensen, Dunk, Tarkowski, Lowton, Morgan

    Salah, Mahrez, Som, Willian, Gross

    Lukaku, Aubameyang, Barnes

    Christensen & Aubameyang to Smalling & Vardy?

  26. Patch
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    #Patch #Reality #Check

    Salah will play the same amount of minutes as Lingard for GW34

    Surely folks should be more concerned about having Salah than Lingard?!?!

    1. NATSTER
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      I have cash to change Son to Salah.

      But it sounds unreasonable to ditch DGW for SGW player.

      1. No Totti No Party
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        i think Salah will outscore him, if you dont have FH chip, after next week he will 99.99% outscore him

      2. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        But its Salah

      3. Patch
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Generally agree but for Salah, it's a case of can't see the wood for the tree if you are short sighted enough to ignore him prioritising the likes of those other DG miss...

  27. Robben Mee Blind
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    A) Gross to Willian (-4)
    B) Gross to Arnie (-4)
    C) Hold Gross

    1. _Make
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      C

      A if you've got an itchy trigger finger.

      Not B. Please don't.

      1. Robben Mee Blind
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Lol, cheers

    2. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      b.
      i see arnie a chance to out score gross's dgw.

      1. _Make
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Not for a -4. No way.

        1. Robben Mee Blind
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 10 days ago

          Yeah, can see Arnie doing very well but guess it is a bit risky did a -4, especially as I'm happy to cling on to top 10k rank

  28. ClipityKlopp
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    Hey guys.
    Do you think long is nailed now for burnley.
    Would you play milosovic or Gud

    1. heco87
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      Yeah for a few weeks.

      I'd play Gud.

      1. ClipityKlopp
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 10 days ago

        Thanks

  29. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    After much deliberation I have decided to go with Cedric and Kane (c) over Smalling/Bailly and Kaku (c)

    DDG, Ryan
    Alonso, Vert, Morgan, Cedric, Lowton
    Salah, Mahrez, Willian, GroB, Gundundsson
    Kane (c), Vardy, Murray

    0.0m ITB, having both Kane and Kaku was ruled out due to low TV.

    Reasons for opting for over Cedric and Kane over Smalling/Bailly and Kaku

    Kane has better potential to score big, 7 scores over 12 points this season, Kaku has 1
    Kaku's reputation as a flat track bully isn't backed up by his results (hasn't scored more than one goal against anybody in PL since GW1
    My GW36 and GW37 FT's aren't tied up to switch Kaku to Kane for second DGW TC (can get Arsenal and City players etc with these)
    Spurs players have an extra days rest before FA QF, so less likely to be rotated
    Kane chasing golden boot, so less likely to be rotated
    Kane has better fixture in GW36 (WAT), than Kaku (ARS)
    Kane is a genuine captaincy alternative to Salah (who might be rotated) in GW36.
    Southampton fighting for survival, so players less likely to be rotated before FA QF
    4 United players fighting for 2 CB spots, so Smalling/Bailly rotation likely
    Not keen on doubling up on defenses (already have DDG)
    Gives me the option of getting Lingard, Pogba etc for DGW37. Kuka, United D and DDG would have tied up all three United spots.

    Obviously United have better fixtures this GW and the Saints D is nowhere near as solid as United's, but all in all i'm confident that I've made the right decision for the remainder of the season.

    I hope this is of use to others who are choosing between Kane and Kaku this GW.

  30. Zizou
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 10 days ago

    jones to get any gametime, took as gamble on him in my 32wc but hasn't paid off

    keep or ship

    1. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      I'd get rid

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 days ago

      4 CB competing for 2 spots, it's possible but I wouldn't bank on it.