Podcast

The ScoutCast – FPL Launch Reaction

Fantasy Premier League Launch day is here and ScoutCast duo Joe and David have produced our first ever summer broadcast to offer their initial thoughts on the game and the prices.

Early doors, they couldn’t stop themselves from asking the big question: ‘Should we have Mohamed Salah in our teams when he costs £13.0m?’ You’ll have to listen in to find out their feelings on that.

Elsewhere, the reclassification of key attacking players has altered early strategies while the pair also name their over-priced assets before picking out some potential bargains.

Finally, they stick their necks out by declaring the three premium players likely to make their Gameweek 1 line-ups.

As usual you can get an audio version right here or via the first player below.

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Fuchs £4.5m.

    How times have changed.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      How's your team looking chief?

      1. OldBenKenobi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Would love to know this myself 🙂

      2. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        DDG

        Ota - Robertson - PVA
        Salah - Silva - Walcott - Pereyra
        Auba - Zaha - Wood

        Boruc - Daniels Bednarek Stephens

        1. Thinkering like a Boss
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          No Kane?

          1. OldBenKenobi
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Mediocre fixtures.
            New stadium.
            Late return from WC.

            Easy decision

            1. FPL Virgin
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              ... don't the August curse 😉

              1. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                *dont forget

                1. OldBenKenobi
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  Of course that too

          2. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            See how far he goes in the World Cup first.

        2. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Good balance. I like it

  2. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Go with Salah or not.......,

    A Mane Firmino Walcott
    B Salah Tosun Deulofeu

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

  3. Mr. Jenkins
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Messi*, Lukaku, Kane
    D. Silva*, Coutinho, Quintero*, FODDER, FODDER
    Mojica*, Meunier, T. Silva, Dalsgaard, Cacares
    Muslera, FODDER

    Currently on taking in Maguire
    Modric and Pogba in midfielder
    Giezman in attack

    Can change to other defender and Mbappe, but i need to take some risks now.

    How does these transfers look

    Kicker: I have 8 total transfers left

  4. JAC THE CAT
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Could someone please share a fixture ticker with me please?

    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      There’s one on the home page

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        It’s rather poor without membership.

        I used a very decent excel version last season.

        1. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          You know how to solve that don’t you 😉

          1. JAC THE CAT
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Yes.

            Keep asking until one of the excel managers is online 🙂

        2. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Who got the assist have one on Twitter

          https://twitter.com/wgta_fpl/status/1012008477131264000?s=21

          1. JAC THE CAT
            • 10 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            That looks decent.

            Thanks coaly

  5. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Draft #0003

    Ederson Hennessey
    Valencia Davies Douglas Lowton Tomkins
    Sanchez Eriksen Sanè Jota Gunnarsson
    Firmino Zaha Wood

    Feeling Wolves can be quite solid at the back with Patricio coming in and they can play abit too. I'm expectinh them to do well.

    Hows it look??

  6. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone reckon Richarlison could get off to a good start again? Really difficult to find good 4th mid options in this 5-6.5 sort of range

    1. Patch
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Never again...

    2. lugs
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      if he goes to Everton and hooks back up with Marco Silva then yes definitely

      http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/16336056.richarlison-evertons-marcel-brands-keen-on-signing-watford-winger-reports-claim/

    3. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Theo & Mili locked into my team as 6.5 mids. josh King same as 6.5 striker. 6.5 looking good this year imo

  7. SEXY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Probably a pretty standard, template-ish first draft.

    DDG
    PVA | Lowton | Cedric
    Salah (C) | D. Silva | Groß | McArthur | Noble
    Kane (VC) | Auba

    4m | Quaner | Zanka | 4m

    0ITB

    Thoughts appreciated

    Thanks

  8. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    #001

    de Gea
    Trent | Cedric | Mendy | Alonso
    Salah | David Silva | Richarlison
    Aguero | Firmino | Barnes

    Speroni | Cairney | Wan-Bissaka | Masuaku

    🙂

    1. Mr. Jenkins
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Masuaku, never again

      1. Gold Monster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        This

    2. Drexl Spivey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Firmino a steal this year (again)

    3. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Trent nailed enough?

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Whether it's him or Clyne starting the season, both cost 5m.

        Will send you an email next week to confirm league code.

        1. UnitedFan
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          That's good. Haven't looked at many prices closely yet. And that's grand, thanks. You won last season right? Can't quite remember.

          1. goriuanx
            • 13 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah, I dealt with Syd in the end 🙂

            1. UnitedFan
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              😎

    4. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Going straight for DDG then? Does Ederson at 5.5 not tempt you more considering he was pushing DDG for most points towards then end of the season?

    5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I like this team

  9. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Begovic 4.0
    Ota Robertson D.Sanchez Ward Scheletto
    D.Silva Mane Mkhi Lingard 4.5
    Aguero Firmino Arnie

    How’s she looking?

  10. The Hurrikane
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    And it all boild down to this...

    A) pickford rakatic golovin
    B) pickford modric cherysev
    C) akinfeev modric golovin

    What are we thinking???

    1. Abusement Park
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      b

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      B

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      A as Cheryshev not certain to play

  11. Abusement Park
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    zaha or tosun and why?

  12. Thinkering like a Boss
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    #001

    Karius, 4.0
    Young, Alonso, Williams, 4.0, 4.0
    Salah, Lingard, Deloufeu, Walcott, 4.5
    Kane, Aguero, Barnes

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Stopped reading at Karius.

      1. Thinkering like a Boss
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        LOL why?

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Bad memories.

          1. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Still trusted in him. Hopefully 🙂

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        It has to be a windup?!

        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Marius I mean, rest of team is nice, although Lingard & Deulefu not nailed, maybe not Barnes either

          1. Thinkering like a Boss
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah when you have Aguero, Kane, Salah there are not many choices anymore

    2. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      If Liverpool don't sign a keeper, I think Karius is a great pick. He had the same points per match as De Gea last year.

  13. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Baines or Coleman? Or Both??

    11.0 for those two could be a very shrewd use of funds, they basically output as attacking midfielders when they’re on it & they have he fixtures + hopefully new manager bounce.

    Although all of a sudden I now have Baines, Coleman, Theo in GW1 lineup lol

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Baines

    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Coleman. Everton in the market for a left back.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        It has always been a fantasy ambition of mine to have Baines & Coleman in the same team, but they’ve always either been too expensive, injures, or crap fixtures... the stars seem to have aligned for the first few game weeks to permit it now though!

    3. Drexl Spivey
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      I'm not going without Coleman, assuming full fitness.

  14. Olee
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Thoughts on my first draft? Not very template I suspect.

    Fabianski
    Stones-Bailly-Mee
    D.Silva-Pogba-Sane-Jota
    Auba-Firmino-Vardy
    Bench: Ruddy-Kiko-Stephens-Bednarek

    1. Z
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Ruddy won't be #1, waiting for Rui Patricio to be added

      1. Olee
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        My bad, I forgot! But some other 4,5 then...Ryan or whatever 🙂

    2. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Baily & Stones rotation risk imo

      1. Olee
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        I would place them both as starters if they stay injury free! But will keep an eye on it during preseason. This was just a quick draft, done to see if I could make an ok balanced team, and drop Salah.

  15. Siggy in the Middle
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Got this in a draft team. How does it look?

    Pope Leno

    TAA Jones Alderweireld
    Christensen Walker

    Groß Sterling Jota Sessegnon Ozil

    Firmino Vardy Perez

  16. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    I am so, so glad they finally stopped me worrying about De Gea
    Although how lazy is that Tottenham def pricing?

    By the way, all of you keep both eyes peeled onto Maddison. One of next years prime bargains, although maybe not from thr get go...

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, I've got my eye on Maddison for the 6.5m slot.

      Leicester players seem fairly priced.

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Depending on how the window winds down, Gray/Diabaté might end up good options too. Pereira straight into my team however.

  17. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Use Maximum Captain?

    Courtois
    Meunier, Miranda, Trippier, Strinic
    Modric, Coutinho, Lingard
    Lukaku, Kane, Mbappe

    Sommer*, Granqvist, Quintero*, Inui*

    1. Thinkering like a Boss
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 10 months ago

      No. Lukaku/Mbappe (1), Kane (2)

  18. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 10 months ago

    Do you like this year's kit graphic design or last year's?

  19. Jay_
      5 years, 10 months ago

      There's some very faint twitter talk/rumours of Payet possibly back to West Ham. Excited.

      1. goriuanx
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 10 months ago

        Not sure about that. Didn't he want to return to Marseille for family reasons?

        1. Jay_
            5 years, 10 months ago

            It's just a very faint rumour started by a ITK but hasn't even mentioned the name of the player. In an ideal world I'd love him back. Best player I'll ever see week in week out. Been boring since. But yeah, you're right, reality check 🙁

        2. OldBenKenobi
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 10 months ago

          Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

          1. Jay_
              5 years, 10 months ago

              😳

          2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 10 months ago

            No chance. Whatsoever. He would be a lamppost job in 5.

            1. Drexl Spivey
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 10 months ago

              Doosra, is Noble nailed on penalties or Arnie in with a shout?

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                5 years, 10 months ago

                Well, that is open to debate, now. But it might not be Marko. May even be Cresswell.

            2. Jay_
                5 years, 10 months ago

                Have you seen the rumours? Tomkins is only other player it could be but would Ex make such a fuss over Tomkins?

                1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  Tevez !?! :d

                  1. Jay_
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Would love that but it's someone we sold

                  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 10 months ago

                    Not really interested. Go on any West Ham site and suggest it ... ;-

                    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Tsk. 😉

                      1. Jay_
                          5 years, 10 months ago

                          🙂 Thoughts on Wilshire? Medical tonight/tomorrow

                          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 14 Years
                            5 years, 10 months ago

                            🙁 Let us hope that it is a tough medical. 😉

                2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 10 months ago

                  The last person I’d want joining us is Payet.

                  The way he left was shameful, he has made his bed and now he can lay in it!

                  1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 14 Years
                    5 years, 10 months ago

                    ^^^.

                  2. Jay_
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      If he genuinely wanted to come back I'd take him. We won't get no one with that ability. Look at the Anderson saga.

                      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 14 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        I would not take him if you paid me his wages. :-0

                      2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Sorry, there is no way on earth I’d ever take that scum bag back.

                        Rotten egg that will do nothing but disrupt the dressing room.

                        1. Jay_
                            5 years, 10 months ago

                            It is Payet 😯

                            1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 9 Years
                              5 years, 10 months ago

                              Ah no way ! You got a link? Ex WHUemployeee leak?

                              1. Jay_
                                  5 years, 10 months ago

                                  Nothing direct. Just https://twitter.com/ExWHUemployee/status/1014988979949760512?s=19 And me reading between the lines on other tweets. It does say very unlikely though

                    • OldBenKenobi
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Barring injuries I don’t see myself changing this team before the start of the season.

                      Fabianski Begovic
                      Douglas Morrison Robertson Alonso Alexander-Arnold
                      Sessegnon Neves Jota Salah Ramsey
                      Zaha Arnautovic Aguero

                      First time I’ve ever been happy with my first draft 😀

                    • Z
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Fabianski, Ryan
                      Mendy, Coleman, Robertson, Douglas, Bednarek
                      Sane, Mane, Ramsey, Siggy, Cairney
                      Aguero, Firmino, Zohore

                      Triple City/Liverpool from the off could be interesting.

                      1. Drexl Spivey
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Why Robertson over Van Dijk? Just curious.

                        1. Z
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 10 months ago

                          More baseline bonus and a greater attacking threat, in all honesty

                        2. OldBenKenobi
                          • 7 Years
                          5 years, 10 months ago

                          I can tell you.
                          Same price.
                          VVD failed to deliver attacking returns (in league) since joining.
                          Robertson ran riot and mopped up assists and baps

                    • More Cowbell
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Given the choice, is Mbappe or Greizman the better option?

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        50/50 honestly

                    • Godfather Bandit 42
                      • 11 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Quick one before bed
                      7.4 to spend...

                      A) Golovin?
                      B) Bentacur?
                      C) Forsberg?
                      D) Other?
                      Thanks and good night...

                    • Fantasy Gold
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Going all out England because football’s coming home.

                      Sommer > Pickford
                      RRod > Trippier
                      Ramos > Maguire

                      All good?

                      1. Patch
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Need kane

                    • Atwood
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Any thoughts on my quarter final wildcard?

                      Subasic - Muslera
                      Hernandez - Maguire - Strinic - Lovren - Fagner
                      Lingard - Coutinho - Modric - Bentancur - Claesson
                      Neymar - Kane - Mbappe

                      1. Patch
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Brave betting against Belgium

                        1. Fantasy Gold
                          • 9 Years
                          5 years, 10 months ago

                          How is it brave betting against Belgium ?

                    • dunas_dog
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Come up with this squad with Salah. Thoughts welcome?

                      Begovic Fabianski
                      Cedric Mee Tompkins Robertson Daniels
                      Salah DSilva Eriksen Delofeu Neves
                      Aguero Tosun Zaha

                    • adam28193
                      • 10 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      oops posted in wrong thread. WC active going for the win!

                      Muslera - Subasic

                      Trippier - Maguire - Godin - Jiminez - Granqvist

                      Coutinho - Modric - Claesson - Bentancur - ??????

                      Neymar - Kane - Suarez

                      4.6 ITB - don't see alot of value in midfield!
                      Don't see alot of

                      1. Thinkering like a Boss
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        You bet Uruguay gonna win?

                        1. adam28193
                          • 10 Years
                          5 years, 10 months ago

                          i fancy them to win yeah

                    • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                      • 14 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Tidied things up a bit - not sure if Haz is a good use of funds or not to be honest?

                      Begovic
                      VVD, Cedric, Kiko
                      Salah, Haz, KDB, Theo, Mili
                      Firmino, King
                      (Hennessy, Daniels, Williams, Quaker)

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 7 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Not sure I like the balance...

                    • Bambi
                      • 12 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      oooh alex pritchard has gone under the radar - 5.0M mid.

                      1. Patch
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        Kanye...

                    • Thinkering like a Boss
                      • 7 Years
                      5 years, 10 months ago

                      Is it Salah Worth 13.0M ????

                      A) Salah, Lingard
                      B) Mane, Sanchez

                      1. lugs
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 10 months ago

                        if he continues his red hot form of last season you're buying a perma captain pick , so he is worth it imo