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28 September 2018 4149 comments
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The Fantasy Football Scout community have been hard at it again over the last seven days, producing the usual superb array of articles and tables as reflect on Gameweek 6 and look ahead to Gameweek 7.

The hot topics, meanwhile, have ranged from Harry Kane to the psychology of Fantasy managers.

Our latest Community Round-up feature also looks over the various tournaments and mini-leagues that involve FFS users.

The Hottest Topics

Rewind back to the beginning of the week and the FFS community were sharing their tales of joy and woe in our regular Rough with the Smooth hot topic.

We also asked if any of you were interested by three in-form premium forwards and were interested to hear about your thoughts on heavy hitters in defence.

Legomane asked if captaincy was losing its lustre, while one candidate for the armband in Gameweek 7 – Harry Kane – was the focus of a hot topic started by Rotation’s Alter Ego.

“RAE” also helpfully trawled through the Scoutcast again to bring us the timestamps of each section.

We have yet to have a Premier League sacking this season – but this hot topic pondered which managers seem most at risk.

Speculation on which player would be the breakout star of Gameweek 7 was rife, while G-Whizz looked ahead to this weekend too with his Doosra Stats, clean sheet probabilities and fixture odds.

FPL “culture” was the focus of two more hot topics: Irbox‘s look at the psychology of Fantasy managers and NOMONEY‘s request for an update on the common abbreviations.

@ocprodigy rounded up the results of the Scout Picks Challenge for Gameweek 5 and Gameweek 6, meanwhile.

Community Articles

Two to bring you this week, both of them regular features:

Community Tables

Here is just a small selection of the excellent array of public tables created this week and available in the Members’ area:

Remember, to see your table featured here (if that’s what you want!) please ensure you include a description explaining the purpose of it.

Community Tournaments

Cosmin Rotaru still leads our public FFS League but has dropped a couple of places to 14th in the world rankings.

Andrew McKinnon still leads our FFS Members League after playing his Wildcard, and is now up to 34th overall.

RedLightning has regained the lead in FFS Mods & Cons after playing his Wildcard. He finally got points for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who has sat on his bench all season up until Gameweek 6. The Crystal Palace man came in for Marko Arnautovic.

Ashley Humphrey is the new leader of RedLightning’s Top 10k Any Season mini-league and is up to 28th overall, without using any chips. This is Ashley’s 13th season, with two top 10k finishes (1181st in 2012/13 and 4424th in 2014/15).

Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that CALM will be the charity we will donate to after our next charity tournament.

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is an award-winning charity dedicated to preventing male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under the age of 45 in the UK. In 2016, 76% of all UK suicides were male.

You can find all details about the event HERE.

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  1. FPL Xylophone
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Play 3 out of these 4:
    Alonso, Robertson, AWB and Bennet.

    1. Dirty Harry
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Alonso
      Bennett
      Awb
      Robbo

      If VvD is confirmed in I might play Robbo over AWB

    2. palace ash
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Alonso, Robbo, Bennet.

      1. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No cs possibilities for Palace vs Burnmouth?

      2. Point-one short
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This

    3. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Each to their own but Robbo is fixture proof

      1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I have a 4 too and playing robbo Bennett Alonso

        1. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          *all

  2. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Take out Mendy and Pedro for a hit?

    For Trippier & Moura maybe?

    1. FPL failure
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      you already got richarlison?

      1. tabby98
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No, but i have walcott :/

        1. MTPockets
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Same 3, and probably losing Mendy/Pedro for a hit. Unsure who for except Son.

          • FPL failure
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Personally don't think it's worth a hit, think you would be better doing just one of these individually

    2. palace ash
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Alonso, Robbo, Bennet

      1. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No cs possibilities for Palace vs Burnmouth?

        1. Dirty Harry
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Why is everyone writing off a Palace CS? I think they could have a good chance of one

          1. FPL Xylophone
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Im wondering the same

        2. palace ash
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          There's always possibilities but I think at least one of Alonso or Robbo will get attacking returns and I don't want the wrong one on my bench.

    3. michudagawd
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy + Dilva to Trippier + Richarlison with 2 frees?

      1. BeDreamin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

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

        Yes

    4. DeadStarComing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think I've decided I want Richarlison this week but I can't decide who goes out of Salah, Hazard or Mane. Based on stats I guess Mane should go first?

      1. william prunier
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Correct

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

        Correct

    5. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      After Alli news !!

      Dilva to Lamela or son for a hit?

      1. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nope

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers

      2. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        If Lamela doesn’t start with Eriksen and Alli out then heaven only why he is still at Spurs

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          *knows

          1. FPL Forward Thinker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Still prefer Dilva just

            1. Hy liverpool
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Cheers mate

    6. Blue Gaffer
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Salah, Kamara, Mendy———-Richarlison, Kane, Yedlin -8 yes or no?

      1. Prison Mike
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not for me

      2. william prunier
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No

      3. COLLIN QUANER
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No way Blue. No way

      4. spray
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Well, if you were playing Mendy and Kamara, yes.
        Even though they need to make 8+, they may still be a problem next week.
        Non-playing players have no chance of exceeding 8 🙂

    7. Prison Mike
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Best move for this week?

      A) Mendy -> Trippier

      B) Walcott -> Richarlison

      With B Bennett/AWB will come in for Mendy

      1. william prunier
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        B, Theo might be dropped tomorrow

      2. suddenorgan
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        B, nothing wrong with Bennett this week

      3. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        A deffo

        Mendy is our injured and Theo will probably play against a leaky Fulham

    8. Ronnies
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Worth a -4 ?

      a) Ings >>> Mitrovic
      or
      b) just play Ings

      Thanks.

      1. william prunier
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You signed him knowing he was ineligible gw6 and had Wolves gw7.... Play him!

      2. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Play ings

    9. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Fulham's defensive stats are woeful. (makes villa losing one nil in championship final even worse for me)

      Anyhow surely Richarlson will get a double digit score tomorrow??

      Tempted to do Silva ➡️ Richarlson for free..

      1. camarozz
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Dilva *

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

        See above, I'm similar. Thinking Mane or even Hazard to Richarlison.

      3. BeDreamin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed

      4. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        If silva plays he also might get a double digit score

        1. camarozz
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah but Richarlson will definitely play. You nvr know with Pep. So frustrating, think Aguero is enough for now.

      5. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Problem is Everton suck. You cant expect them to dominate a game against anyone

    10. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Are we overlooking Lacazette in the rush to get Kane? Arsenal also have nice fixtures and no Barcelona in midweek to worry about

      1. william prunier
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Correct!

    11. Dr. Ante Pavlovic
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gtg?

      Ederson
      Trippier, Doherty, Alonso
      Hazard, Richarlison, Fraser, Maddison
      Kane(c), Aguero, Mitrovic

      Bench : Stekelenburg, Fellaini, TAA, WB

      1. COLLIN QUANER
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You know it is.

      2. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Nice team, although I would Probably swap Fellaini for Hojberg or Ward (both 4.5m) and keep 0.5m in the bank for future transfers.

        I’m assuming your on a WC?

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

      Play AWB, Alonso, Doherty, Steve Cook and bench Robbo?

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I’d play Robbo over Cook

        1. TAT
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Even if Van Dijk might be out?

      2. FPL failure
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        bench Steve Cook

        1. TAT
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Wondering if VVD out might make playing Robbo a bad decision.

    13. ScratchingTheMud
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Fabianski

      *VVD, *Mendy, Alonso

      Kanté, Walcott, Salah, *Dilva, Pogba

      Aguero, King

      AWB, Tomkins, Quaner

      2 free transfers

      A) Trippier and Mitro for VVD and King

      B) Kane, Donherty and Hojbjurg for King, VVD and Dilva -4

      C) Doherty and Mitro for VVD and Quaner

      D) Rich and Mitro for Dilva and Quaner

      E) Trippier, Rich and Kane for VVD, Salah and King -4

      Thoughts?

      Such a headache this week

    14. Mr_Barbs
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A) Mendy > Trippier
      B) Arnautovic > Mitrovic
      C) Both (-4)

      Ederson
      Alonso, Shaw, TAA, AWB
      Hazard, Mane, Fraser, Maddison
      Aguero(c), Zaha

      Stekeleberg, Arnautovic, Neves, Mendy**

      1. ScratchingTheMud
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        A

      2. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        A

    15. Mr Dave
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ederson
      PVA alonso pereira
      Fraser Maddi Salah(vc) mane
      Wilson mitro kun(c)

      Bench Hennessy TAA neves holebas
      G2g? Transfer? Switch up with bench?

      1. FPL failure
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Would be tempted to consider Mane -> Richarlison if you already have Salah. Mane has looked poor last couple of games and the next two are tough fixtures, while Richarlison could explode against Fulham.

    16. Puyol Self Together
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      WC or stick?

      Ederson
      Robertson - AWB - Alonso
      Walcott - Salah - Maddison - Fraser
      Zaha - Aguero - King

      Pedro - Smith - Mendy

      1FT 0.7 itb

      1. Mr Dave
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Stick

      2. Puyol Self Together
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Considering either

        King > Mitro
        Walcott > Rich (tho seems sideways)

        Or bank FT for next week

      3. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No need to Wildcard, just need to make a couple of transfers over the next couple of weeks. Could start with Mendy to Trips or Pedro to Bilva/Moura/Ramsey

      4. joset46
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Ederson
        Bennett Alonso Wan-Bissaka
        Richarlison Maddison Lucas Moura Hazard
        Mitrovic Aguero Arnautovic

        A] Neves >> Faser
        B] Pedro >> BSilva
        C] Mendy >> Laporte
        D] Save

    17. ABCDEFC
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A) Mendy + Cairney > Bennett + Richarlison (-4)
      B) Mendy > Bennett (and play King)

    18. DaveZubie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Patricio
      W-Bis, Alonso, Shaw
      Haz, Salah, B Silva, Fraser
      Aguero, Ings, Mitrovic
      (Foster, Doherty, Robertson, Stephens)

      GtG - or Doherty/Roberson to play?

      1. Camzy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Doherty over AWB. Surely they have better CS chance and Doherty also very attacking.

    19. Blue Gaffer
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mane and Mendy———-Sterling & Holebas -4 yes or no?

      1. ScratchingTheMud
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        No

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

        mendy to trippier only

      3. wslnpt
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Dont like those. Rotation risk and card magnet. Good for a week, then what do you do in GW9/10?

    20. wslnpt
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      King to Mitro for free no brainer?

      1. ScratchingTheMud
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes

      2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Jim is a no brainer

      3. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Only if you have two frees.

      4. Taking one for the team
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Wouldn’t bother this week looking at the fixtures, King could easily score and Mitro blank

    21. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Can get this team using my 2FT, Thoughts ?

      Patricio
      Doherty Wan-Bissaka Robertson
      B.Silva Maddison Mane Richarlison Hazard
      Aguero Zaha

      Foster Azpilicueta King Tomkins

    22. Totti
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      who to play?

      A) fabianski
      B) Foster

      who to be on bench first?

      1) Bissaka
      2) Arnold

      1. ScratchingTheMud
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        A
        1

    23. Gimli son of Gloin
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Quick one, start Bertrand (wol) or Alonso (LIV) ??

      1. william prunier
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Behave

      2. Licious Lizard
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Alonso fo sho

      3. COLLIN QUANER
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Bertrand obviously

    24. Maddamotha
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy + Mane > Doherty + Richarlison for free, yay or nay?

      1. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yep

    25. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      4.2m ITB / 0 FT

      1. Play Pedro (Bennett first sub)
      2. -4 to Sell Pedro for midfielder 10.8 or less (own Haz, Mane, Fraser & Hojbjerg)

    26. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Anyone drunk here who is contemplating a bad transfer and needs me to push them over the edge?

      1. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yes.

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Whats the transfer and before you answer, my answer is do it, do it now

      2. Stockport Hatter
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not this year but thanks for the offer 😀

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Im here for you next year. See you then

          1. Stockport Hatter
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers I’ll bear it in mind mate 🙂

      3. Licious Lizard
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I’m so drunk I need you to push me in between the clefts

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          My only advice is to drink more

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            +1

      4. FPL Xylophone
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Gk DDG and Stek. Defence Alonso, Robertson , AWB, Bennet and Peltier. My mf is Salah, Mane, Walcott, Seri and Billing. My strikers Kun, Laca and Wilson. 1ft and 0.1m itb. Should I save transfer or if not which transfer do you suggest? Thanks in advance

        1. internal error
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          4-3-3. Apart from the potentially side ways move of Walcott to Richarlison or Wilson to Jimenez, id save FT

          1. MTPockets
              7 years, 2 months ago

              booo

            • FPL Xylophone
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Which 3 you will play in mf then?

        2. FPL.team
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Yes. Mendy to Trippier to make a -8. So unnecessary I know with Bennet an ample deputy this week.

          1. internal error
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Who else are you bringing in for the hits?

            1. FPL.team
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Already did Kamara to Jimenez and Holebas to Bennett to switch to a 3-4-3 and get a fully playing bench...

              1. internal error
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Fck it. Do it. On all set pieces against a team that cant score for sh*t.

                1. FPL.team
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Hah. I'm so tempted on the train home drunk to do it. Although I don't know if Trippier outscores Bennett by 4pts this week. Cleansheet just to break even, assuming Southampton somehow score...

      5. mabz1303
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        2FT, shall I do:

        A) Salah & Stephens to Hazard & Richarlison
        B) Zaha & Stephens to Richarlison & Joselu
        C) Wait till GW8 and assess the situation

        Team for GW7:
        Ederson
        Trippier Alonso Robertson Wan-B (Cedric)
        Mane Moura Salah (Gibbs, Stephens)
        Aguero Mitrovic Zaha

        Thanks

        1. william prunier
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Zaha to Arnie

        2. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          May as well use 1ft Stephens for Hojbjerg

      6. In a Rush
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Pickford ➡️ Hart
        Ward ➡️ Richarlison
        Mendy ➡️ Duffy
        For a -8 yes or no cheers

        1. Stockport Hatter
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Not for-8

        2. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          No

          1. In a Rush
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers but feel my team is a bit stale had a couple of bad weeks

            1. FPL Forward Thinker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              WC or stay patient or make 1 or 2 transfers to freshen it up

      7. jdp219
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Mendy > ...
        1) Laporte -- some extra funds, plus extra City asset
        2) Trippier -- premium, threat, but not much left ITB for mid upgrade
        3) Doherty -- good fixture, BPS, lot more ITB (autopick chose this one)

        Or -- Secret option: Mendy, Gud > Doherty, Richarlison (-4)

        1. jdp219
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          PS - Thanks to Houldsworth Hatter for previous response (Doherty), but wanted to throw out the Richa option, too.

          1. Hits from the Bong
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            3 or 4. Ive done Mendy to Doherty and doing Neves to Richarlison tonight. Although I have an annoying feeling that Neves will score.

        2. MTPockets
            7 years, 2 months ago

            3. Gudmundsson has 2 good fixtures