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26 April 2018 1696 comments
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Just as we witnessed in Gameweek 31, the Free Hit chip does its thing, granting the ScoutCast crew and many in the Fantasy Football Scout community the smoothest of landings as we begin preparations for another Double Gameweek take-off.

Jonty, Andy and Az join me for the Gameweek 35 post-mortem, as, driven by your questions, we ponder whether this season’s debut chip has rendered the blanks as the best opportunity for a rank hike.

However, this is no time to rest on our laurels, with another double-header looming. That fuels discussion on Manchester City, Spurs and even Swansea City’s players; assets at opposite ends of the Fantasy spectrum, united by the potential of two fixtures in Gameweek 37.

To invest in those spoils, we need to make sacrifices, so we assess the midfield makeweights and ponder if Marcos Alonso can finally shake Jonty’s curse, or whether we should all cash in on the Blues banned wing-back.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

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

  1. Kuzser
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Is it too risky not to get kane for gw37 and use triple captain on someone else (Jesus, sterling) if I already have Alli and Son?

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

    2. Salah'd n Sauce
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I have the same 2 spurs players. Im not getting kane.

      1. Kuzser
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Do you use a TC in 37 and who's gonna be him?

        1. Salah'd n Sauce
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          BB for me in 37. I used TC in last DGW

    3. Bragazeti
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I don't think it is

    4. Dacra
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I have Alli/Son/Vertonghen, dont think im getting Kane.

      Choices are either Gross > Sterling (Free) or Alli + Barnes > Kane + fodder (-4)

      Boils down then to Sterling + Alli v Kane + Gross (-4).

      1. Kuzser
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        I have Alli and Son, and want a spurs def. Rival is 100 points behind, has Kane and will BB. Probably I should be safe

    5. Botman and Robben
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Not planning on getting him. Erik and/or Alli should be enough

  2. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Would you make any of these moves? Thanks 🙂

    A. Mahrez >> Sterling
    B. Lukaku >> Jesus
    C. Alonso >> Bavies
    D. Lukaku+Willian >> Jesus+Sterling (-4)
    E. Mahrez+Lukaku >> Salah+Jesus (-4)
    F. Willian+Alonso >> Sterling+Bavies (-4)

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      E

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      D

    3. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      If you can do E and get Sterling next week it’s probably a good move.

    4. william prunier
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Hold, all sideways given rotation

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        E surely isn’t if Salah is confirmed to play by AE though?

    5. Kuzser
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A or D I reckon. Wait what Conte says on Willian

    6. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A or E

    7. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A, not E

  3. MGD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Hey lads! 3 GW's to go!

    who to play:

    A) Mustafi (mun)
    B) Morgan (cry)
    D) Lowton (BHA)

    1) Barnes (BHA)
    2) Grob (bur)

    Currently on D1...

    And Bench order: 2AB

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      C 😆

      1. MGD
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Haha thinking outside the box. Cheers! 🙂

        Only think got me worried is if Pascal is on pens now.. But w/e.

        Barnes has been good to me and someone will probably get rested anyway and he will come in.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I agree D1 for sure

  4. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Hi, any Lukaku owner keep him for this week instead replace him with GJesus?
    Arsenal must be tired after EL imo but WH def also not good.

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I'm keeping, but moving would be for a hit.

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      50:50! Trying to decide similar above

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Keeping Lukaku for this week

    4. Kuzser
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Keeping for this week

    5. Dacra
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Keeping this week, keeping next week.

      Contemplating TC Lukaku 37, he could easily bully West Ham and Brighton.

  5. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Chances of Sterling & Jesus rising tonight?

    Both near early 20’s on fplstats.

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      If their rising, would do them and Lukaku and Mahrez out for me (-4)

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Keep monitoring! Probably one at least will

  6. FPL ElasticO
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Who will i bench??

    A. Lingard
    B. Barnes

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A

    2. Salah'd n Sauce
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Thats a toss up. Depends on rest of team.

    3. Legomane
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I'm benching Jlingz

  7. Gazza2000
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Any ideas for this lot ? ( assuming Salah will start )

    DDG Ryan
    Alonso Morgan Dunk Lowton Cedric
    Salah Mahrez Son Willian Gross
    Kane Vardy Barnes

    a) Alonso, Gross -> Fernandez, Sterling -4
    b) Mahrez -> Sterling
    c) Save

    1. Salah Fingers
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      B

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        ty

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A could give you headaches but looks nice. B looks nice but could back fire

      1. Gazza2000
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        cheers

  8. Cojones of Destiny
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    play TC kane 37 or kane/salah 38?

    1. Salah'd n Sauce
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Surely you go on the dgw

      1. Cojones of Destiny
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        sorry BB in 37

    2. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Salah 38

  9. valksy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Gents,

    Im 100 points up on my ML but Since Jan has been disastrous & been hitting below average scores. When every move was going to gold is now .... well the opposite.

    I have 10/11 players in that have doubles next week
    Ryan
    Fernandez Zanka Yedlin Chilwell Robertson
    Pogba Mahrez Alli Allen Salah
    Jesus Kaku Ayew

    Worried Kane will explode but Kaku against weak gunners

    Any point in changing?

    Thanks

  10. Winter_is_coming
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Who will score more in dgw37?

    1) Gros +4 points
    2) Jordan Ayew

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      2

  11. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Anfield Express.. over to you

  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Going into the GW without Kane, Firmino, Lukaku or Vardy doesn’t feel exactly right.

    And then there’s Eriksen, Alli, Willian, Mahrez and Arnie.

    Is Augbamyang (mun) > Kane (WAT) worth a hit?

    1. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      no brainer

    2. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I think that i certainly worth a hit, yes

    3. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Yes imo

  13. Ten Season Wonder
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    The Silva brothers being overlooked here i feel...

  14. Az
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Morning all! =)

    Looking like I'm selling Alonso now despite what I said on the Scoutcast, along with Mahrez (pretty set on B.Davies and Sterling dependant on press conferences of course)

    Also saw Avengers last night.. still in shock :O

    1. tricky80
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Bavies when Rose will want game time to go to WC? Is Vert less risky? Lower cello g I know...

    2. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Az, looking at ditching the same two... for the same two!! You taking -4?

      1. Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        yah !

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      confident about ben davies minuites? vert might be the safer option

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Bavies much more explosive. Super Jan will maybe get you 6 points tops.

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          yh. i dont think i have owned bavies this season yet. so might get him too

    4. Transferred Out
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Similar to me although I have Willian, would you ditch Willian over Mahrez?

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        😆

      2. Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        depends on ££.
        I think both have had their day (well Willian never really did, but I did warn ya 😉 )

        1. Transferred Out
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          Yeah Willian has really not been a good pick 😀 but yeah can do Alonso to Davies and Willian to Sterling for a -4 so probably going to do. May end up shipping out Mahrez for 37 as well though haha

  15. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Short summary of whats about to happen 😉

    - AE- Salah rested.
    - Mass panic on FFS.. Everyone sells Salah
    - Liverpool struggles to penetrate stoke defence and is 1-0 down at 70mins.
    - Salah comes on and scores a brace to win the game for pool.
    - Salah then goes on to outscore most dgw mids in gw37 who are struct by rotation.
    - Salah sellers in gw36 brings him back for home clash only for him to be handed a full game rest with cl final in mind with golden boot all but secured.

    1. #FPLBhuna
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      hahahah

      nailed it.

    2. barracuda
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      You had a funny dream Hurrikane:) Get a beer

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        😀 and then i woke up from the horrible nightmare

    3. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      lol....spot on

    4. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      That is a very likely scenario except I really don't think he will be rested this weekend against stoke.
      My best scenario would be that there is no news from AE this weekend and that he is then rested as I no longer own him and am terrified that he bags up this weekend.

    5. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      That you Berbs?

  16. #FPLBhuna
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    gtg?

    lloris
    baines - klavan - smalling
    salah - sane - dilva - arnie
    kane(c) - jesus - jayew

    bench: fabianski - kenedy - yoshida - mustafi

  17. Transferred Out
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Who gets more points until end of the season Eriksen or Sterling?

    1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Sterling..............Spurs no longer motivated

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Surely the exact opposite is true

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Eriksen. to edge it. sterling should do well too. so better to own both

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Which Spurs mid(s) are u gonna have in 37 mate?

        Went for Alli some weeks ago... but other two r better options right?

        1. HurriKane
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          yh eriksen all day long

          eriksen
          son
          alli

          in this order i prefer

  18. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Which two of these players would you ditch ahead of the GW36?
    A) Lukaku
    B) Mahrez
    C) Christensen
    D) Willian

    1. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      C & D

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      BC

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      cd

  19. George James
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Friday Press conferences

    0900 Howe, Moore
    0930 Allardyce
    1030 Klopp
    1230 Pochettino
    1300 Mourinho, Wagner
    1315 Conte
    1330 Guardiola, Benitez, Gracia, Moyes

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Hulk this

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Gracia

    3. TLF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Cheers

    4. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      cheers

  20. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    DGW37 should be overload with so many top teams having two games.

    Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Spurs & Chelsea could all be getting 2 x CS.

    But which defenders to get. Is anyone nailed in above teams?

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      DDG
      Vert, Alonso, Mustafi

      ?

    2. Salah'd n Sauce
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Should all be getting 2 x CS ?

      I'm not sure I follow.... Arsenal have been pretty leakey as have Chelsea who face Liverpool in their 1st game of the GW.
      Also some have ties against bottom teams absolutely fighting for points.
      Will be lucky if those 5 teams have 3 clean sheets between them over the DGW

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        ‘Could’

        1. Marstar
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          'Could all be getting 2x CS' does not mean 'some could be getting at least 1 clean sheet from 2' 😛

        2. Slitherene
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          If we are talking about possibilities here, even the SGW ones could get a clean sheet!

          Clean sheet for all! 😛

    3. #Swish41
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Chelsea have 1 CS in 12, Arsenal and City are leaky...Man U / Spurs I accept - DDG and Davies would be sufficient

  21. Darklord_bg
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Hi folks,

    DDG (Ryan)
    Otamendi, Vertonghen, Lowton (Morgan, Dunk)
    Salah, Mahrez, Willian, Lingard (Cork)
    Kane, Lukaku, Barnes

    Anyone worth getting a hit for?

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Mahrez to Sterling?

      1. Darklord_bg
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Now or should I wait a week?

        1. DV8R
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          Worth a hit imo. Mahrez stats have been poor

  22. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Team for this week, which transfers are best?

    DDG
    Bailly, Lowton, Morgan
    Mahrez, Son, Gudmundsson, Willian
    Kaku, Kane, Murray

    Ryan, Gross, Long, Alonso**

    1FT 0.5m itb

    A) Bailly + Mahrez -> Bavies + Sterling (-4)
    B) Bailly + Lukaku -> Bavies + Jesus (-4)
    C) Alonso + Gross + Kaku -> Bavies + Sane + Jesus (-8)
    D) Something else

    1. Gazza2000
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      A

  23. EWH2020
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    a) Mahrez to Sterling -4 (already have Jesus)
    b) Mahrez to Son -4

  24. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    With Klopp talking to the press in 30mins, he will almost certainly know is team for tomorrow. Therefore AE & Berbs will almost certainly know the team.

    Have a think about that.

    1. #Swish41
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Yup, leak should be out this afternoon if not sooner!

    2. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Berbs probably knows but isn't telling us 🙁

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        This will be the case from now on. You guys will have to wait for AE.

        1. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          🙁

        2. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          🙁

        3. TLF
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          Can't you compromise and just let us know if Salah starts ? 🙂

      2. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Surley someone on his WhatsApp/email groups can do us a favour?

        Just caveat it with ‘ITK’ etc?

        1. Bubz
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 12 months ago

          Why aren't we in these groups thats what I want to know!

  25. Plagued by indecision
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    If Salah isn't starting is he worth ditching for Sterling? Would give me enough for Willian > Eriksen next week. Team as follows:

    DDG (Hennessey)
    Otamendi / Lowton / Tarkowski (Morgan / Robertson)
    Son / Salah / Willian / Zaha (Kenedy)
    Barnes / Kane / Jesus

  26. Orange Roughy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    On WC:
    A JAyew + Ritchie
    B Perez + T Carroll (+£1.0)

  27. Z3US
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    144 pts ahead in my cash ML ..... Surely no chance of being caught? Still have the fear !

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      not a chance and well done !!

      1. Z3US
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks! OR currently 3,941..

        Never had better than 114,552. First year been using this site - gamechanger.

  28. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Eriksen & Son to get about the same amount of points until the end of the season.

    Appreciate Eriksen is more nailed on, but recently had a rest and Eriksen been playing a lot recently.

    Denmark or S Korea in the World Cup?

    1. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      Gonna have both

  29. Boey Jarton
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    I see many people going for Sterling for Man. City cover in midfield. Aren't you worried about his playing time? Sané was rested last weekend, Bernardo is getting more and and more starts and Guardiola could also start Foden one of these days.

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      not getting any city asset this gw too risky imo

    2. Andy'81
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I'd be more worried by having no Man City assets and see them win games 5-0 then by having them as rotation risks, a lot of teams can still have the potential to rotate heavily. Man Utd will likely rotate heavily.

  30. Carroll to the rescue
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 12 months ago

    Auba --> Jesus a sound move?

    1. Neville& Sons
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 12 months ago

      I'm considering this too