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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. Goonermeister
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Im not sure why theyve put Maddison in the scout squad away to Newcastle. Seems odd

    1. Drogba Legend
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Form

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

      Because they think he will get points

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

      9,2,5,8,8 last 5 gwk's. Odd. 🙂

    4. pressdpm
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      If only they gave their reasons right under the players name in the article itself eh?

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

      Xmas lights in defence

  2. Drogba Legend
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Rui
    Alonso - Robbo - Walker - Shaw
    Salah - Mane - Wally - Maddison
    Kun (C) - King

    Hart - AWB - Kamara - Stephens

    0FT, 1.2 ITB

    A) G2G
    B) Mane/Salah > Spurs/City mid (-4)
    C) Play Hart over Rui

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

      A

  3. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Lacazette starting chances?

  4. Zoostation
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Aubameyang to Kane for -4?

    1. Sun Jihai
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not for -4

  5. Atimis
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which one?
    No Robo but TAA would be a real problem??

    Patricio/Hamer
    Bennet/Robertson

    or

    Hart/Ryan
    Doherty/TAA

    1. MTPockets
        7 years, 2 months ago

        TAA better £ value anyway

    2. Lignja
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      For next 2 gw only

      a. Madison
      b. Gudmonson
      c. Ramsey

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

        B Probably

    3. agako
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Moura to richarlison for free? Or roll transfer?

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

        Roll

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

      What's better

      A) Doherty, Richarlison -4
      B) Trippier, Ings

      1. Pep says
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        B

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

      Scout squad looks awful this week

      1. Zilla
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        What are the players you think should be removed?

        1. Zilla
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Whom*

    6. Tsparkes10
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mendy to Doherty, then put AWB on bench?

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

      Salah or Sterling for this week?

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Sterling

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

      Mendy --> Trippier
      DSilva --> Richarlison

      these for free yay/nay?

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

        nay to the latter

      2. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Is Dilva playing?

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

        i will do it

    9. MINUS FOUR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The case for benching Alonso before Robertson.

      I've hardly seen anyone benching Alonso this week or advising anything other than playing him. Is it purely fear / high ownership? On paper it's the worst possible fixture for a left back - unlikely to keep a CS against Liverpool and unlikely to push as far forward as usual as dealing with Salah and TAA. His penalty box touches and shots on goals have also dried up significantly in the past two weeks already. So I can only assume it's that feeling that he just might score, and everybody has him.

      The way I see it, Robertson is more likely to keep a CS / get an assist / get bonus points than Alonso because Liverpool are more likely to boss the game. You know if LIV keep a clean sheet then Robertson is getting BP too, probably all 3 unless they score a bunch of goals. I don't see a 1-0 or 2-0 to LIV being that unlikely, but I do see a 1-0 or 2-0 to CHE being quite unlikely.

      Anyway, I'm probably risking it. And if Alonso does haul, well that's the way it goes. Thoughts?

      1. Snevitz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        He's the highest scoring player in the game.....

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

          I know. It still doesn't mean we should ignore every other factor this week.

          1. Snevitz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Do you have a backline of Alonso, Robertson, Trippier, Walker? That is the only backline I can think of where this would be a decision to be made.

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

          And also I'd never bench Robertson either so the argument is pointless.

      2. Nice to Finally Michu
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Alonso is a winger who may as well be a false 9 except he gets an extra 2 points for goals...

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

          Okay, without looking it up, what do you think the comparison between Alonso and Robertson is over the past 2 gameweeks for:

          1. Penalty area touches
          2. Shots in the box

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

            Keeping in mind that Alonso has faced Cardiff and West Ham. Robertson has faced Spurs and Southampton.

          2. Postman Ty
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Alonso is the most OOP player I have ever seen in my life. Maybe his touches have been down lately but I'm sure if you look at a heatmap he's in all the right places to get chances. He's up for all set pieces, not to mention one of the best free kick takers in the league, and he always stays up after while play continues.

            At the end of the day it's really just a coinflip, there's no way to tell what will happen in such a high profile game.

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

              Nope, not really.

              For the record (last two matches totals):
              Penalty area touches: Alonso 1, Robertson 2
              Shots in the box: Alonso 0, Robertson 1

              Heat map for Alonso nothing to get excited about either. And now he has to somehow deal with Salah and TAA as opposed to Cardiff. Yes he loves bombing forward, but Sarri is not a complete moron, and Alonso does actually have to do some defending this game.

              1. Postman Ty
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Very little in those stats, small enough sample and numbers to be completely irrelevant imo. Good to know though.

                Definitely agree he will be pinned back more, I know from personal experience playing left back against the occasional dangerous player.

      3. MTPockets
          7 years, 2 months ago

          I never bench Alonso. But in comparison terms, VVD is a doubt which may impact Liverpool's cs prospects.

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

          I've given the advice to bench Alonso but if Virg. is out ! ..I'm a little unsure now.

          Let's face it, this is a tough mash up to predict and I personally don't see a goal fest here. He's on my bench at present.

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

            That's the thing, I'm not saying that playing Alonso is foolish. What I'm interested in is why everyone is absolutely adamant about playing him regardless of any specific factors related to this week's matches. There is a strong case for playing other defenders this week - for me they are Doherty, PVA and Robertson.

            I know hardly anyone else would play PVA ahead of Alonso, but I always go with my gut not herd mentality so I'm not bothered about that. I think PVA is more likely than Alonso to both keep a CS and score a goal ... this week. The past and future don't matter, it's purely about right now.

            1. MTPockets
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Historically Alonso has (often random) hauls. The only way to catch them is to be playing him. You're right that on a specific game vs game basis this one isn't particularly promising, but starting him when I own him is just a personal rule.

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

                No, I'm with you. There have been voices here who are benching him and or the Pool boys though they are in the minority. You just have to play it as you see it under your own analysis as Camzy has done below me.

                Big decision for all this week,

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

                  Agreed. I only really have one rule in FPL - trust my own analysis and instincts combined. There's nothing worse than thinking something all week then bottling it, only for it pan out the way you expected but you had jumped back in line with the herd out of fear. It's so frustrating.

                  I'd much rather gamble based on my own thinking and have Alonso score a goal that makes me look stupid, than the other way around where I've played him for his 1 point while Robertson and PVA haul.

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

                    You will get no argument from me.

                    Good Luck! 🙂

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

            Yeah it's tricky but ultimately I'm just gonna play the home/away rotation.

            Chelsea are at home. If Liv were, I'd bench Alonso.

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

              Fair play, at least you have a reason. I think most don't really have a reason other than "it's Alonso".

              What would surprise you more though, a Liverpool CS or a Chelsea CS? For me, the latter seems extremely unlikely. But Chelsea not scoring wouldn't be that shocking, would it? They couldn't score against West Ham. They are almost a one-man team in attack right now, it's Hazard or bust.

        • beso
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Ramsey to B Silva ? may backfire?

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

            Stay away from Pep roulette.

          2. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Absolutely could!

        • DR0GBA
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Camarasa > Richarlison
          Mendy > 5.1m (-4)

          A) Yes
          B) No

          I'd be benching AWB/Ings to play Richarlison

        • Nice to Finally Michu
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Good to go?

          Patricio (Hamer)
          Doherty Bennett Wan-Bissaka
          Salah Hazard Maddison Fraser
          Aguero(VC) Kane(C) Arnautovic

          1st Sub: Duffy
          2nd Sub: Stephens
          3rd Sub: Peltier

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Gtg

          2. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Noice. The defensive template destroyed. 🙂
            G2G!

          3. Scapegoat Salah
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Looks Good, apart TRIPLE Wolves defense?!

            1. Scapegoat Salah
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              *from

          4. @NF_Janner
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I like it!

          5. Nice to Finally Michu
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Cheers all! Hoping for some good fortune

        • gomez123
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Worried about Kuns minutes, so would you CPT A)Hazard or B) Richarlson or C) Go to bed and CPT Kun

          1. Nice to Finally Michu
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Bed

            1. gomez123
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              ZZZZZzzzzzzz

        • Patty
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Anyone contemplating Hazard (c)? Big game player...

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

            He's up against probably the best defense in the league if VVD is fit. Nah.

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

          Is it madness to sell Mane for Rich if I don't have Salah?

          1. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Not really but I don't get the Richy love.

            1. MTPockets
                7 years, 2 months ago

                You're not alone there.

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

                He was on fire before the red card and scored a brace for Brazil. I just rewatched match of the day 2 from last week and he looked very dangerous, would have scored too if DCL had squared a simple pass. Plus he's playing Fulham (arguably the worst defence in the league) at home.

              • Snevitz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Yeah who wants a mid price midfielder who averages more than 5 ppg this season despite getting a red card.

                1. ILOVEBAPS
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  My fault I didn't write enough of a response...
                  What I meant is I get the appeal but the hype on here for him at the mo seems excessive. 😉
                  Maybe it because he's about to rise in price?

          2. Scout15
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            What to do with R.Pereira?
            Some are saying that he might play due to Gray's injury but not sure...
            Benching him still easy call?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Do you expect him to sub on?

              1. Scout15
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Well If I was sure that he will start or not play at all then I would probably go with him. If he plays RW I think it may be a good call.

            2. MTPockets
                7 years, 2 months ago

                I'd play him.

            3. Pep says
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Risky to have Yedlin on a WC. Shouldn't be required till after the United game. Brighton @home is like 3 weeks away

              1. Ajax Hamsterdam
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                i m getting him when i plaay my wc gw9

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

                Got him last week on WC. One less transfer later if you want him then.

                1. Pep says
                  • 10 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Ya true. Surely he'll shake anything off in 3 weeks

            4. kraftwerker
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Hennessey
              Alonso Bennett Trippier
              Sterling Hazard Mane Fraser
              Aguero(c) Mitrovic Ings

              Robertson AWB Billing

              1ft 1.3m

              what do we reckon fellas save this week ? tempted by Mane > Richarlison as I want Salah back gw9/10. this calls for another whiskey...

              1. ILOVEBAPS
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Think I will do same. Coild backfire though as Richarlison isn't known for his consistency!

            5. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              help please

              1 play vvd and risk having 2 playing defenders only (awb and chilwell)
              2 mendy to trippier for a hit

              thank you, please help me decide 🙂

              1. ILOVEBAPS
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                2

            6. DR0GBA
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Salah > Richarlison this week
              +
              Ings > Kane next week?

              😛

              1. ILOVEBAPS
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Id want Salah regardless but can see logic. Could work great.

                1. DR0GBA
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  I definitely don't have the cojones to do it even with Liverpool's 'bad' next fixtures

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

              Transfer Mendy for who?

              1. ILOVEBAPS
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Not sure but I'd choose a defender.

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

                Delph

              3. kraftwerker
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Trippier/laporte

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

              Gtg?

              Fab (MUN)
              Alonso(LIV) Mendy(BHA) Doherty(SOU)
              Salah(che) Mane(che) Bilva(BHA) Rich(FUL) Fraser(CRY)
              (K)un(BHA) Mitro(eve)

              Fos| Robertson, AWB, Kamara
              0ft, 0itb

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

                Looks good,

              2. BERGKOP
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Mendy is injured

            9. Postman Ty
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              This is probably the hardest benching decision I've had in all my years. Thoughts welcomed.

              Hennessey (bou)
              Doherty (SOT) - Bennett (SOT) - WanBissaka (bou)
              Hazard (LIV) - Mane (che) - Richarlison (FUL) - Fraser (CPL)
              Aguero (BHA) - Arnautovic (MUN) - Mitrovic (eve)

              Fabianski (MUN) - Alonso (LIV) - Robertson (che)

              Hate playing my attackers against my defenders, so strongly considering playing Fabianski/Alonso instead of Hennessey/WanBissaka. Alonso v Robertson is a slight conundrum but I'm backing Chelsea for the enjoyment as a fan.

              1. IRBOX âš½
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Silly. 100% have to play Alonso over AWB. Robbo ahead of AWB as well. In fact why double on Wolves defence? Play Hennessy, Doherty, Alonso, Robbo with Bennett first sub and AWB second. Palace won’t keep a clean away to a very attacking Bournemouth unit

                1. Postman Ty
                  • 11 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  I don't disagree. Double wolves is a certainty for me. I don't think Palace will keep a clean sheet either but they have been very solid, and Bournemouth did blank last week. I think you've convinced me to go Fabianski and Alonso. United is bound to get about 20 shots in that game which means save points and if they keep it clean max bonus.

              2. MTPockets
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  I'd play Alonso over Bennett. Robertson vs AWB is more difficult but personally have AWB ahead of TAA.

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

                  Alonso and Robbo ahead of Bennett and WB

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

                Here is my proposed team for GW7, If I make the following moves using my 2FT:

                Mendy + Hughes -> Doherty + Richarlison

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

                Foster King Azpilicueta Tomkins

                No Spurs is a worry but at the same dont fancy loosing my Liverpool assets for 2 GW's to then bring them straight back in .

                Any Suggestions

                Thanks

              4. nico05
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Is hart now first choice?

                1. Sun Jihai
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Yes

                  1. nico05
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 2 months ago

                    thanks for that, just used my wildcard and tempted by him

              5. JasonG123
                • 12 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Fabianski (Foster)
                Alonso Robertson Mendy (PvA Wan-Bissaka)
                Salah Mane Fraser Richarlison (Gunnarsson)
                Aguero Zaha Ings

                1FT, 0m ITB. WC still intact. Which move?
                (A) Mendy to Trippier
                (B) Mane and Zaha to 4.3m mid and Kane (play PvA) (-4)
                (C) Save FT

                1. Tsparkes10
                  • 7 Years
                  7 years, 2 months ago

                  Play PVA and hold