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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. Over Midwicket
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Morning all! Am I gtg? Bench order okay?

    Ederson.
    Alonso. Trippiér. Doherty.
    Hazard. Mane. Richarlison. Fraser. Maddison.
    Kun(c). Mitrovic.

    Subs: 4.0gk. Wilson. Robbo. AWB.

    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I’ve seen Wilson on a couple of benches now and I think it’s going to end in tears.

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

        lol agree

    2. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very strong

    3. NWA
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      you might as well bench boost 😉

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

      Too good team. Go to trash bin.

  2. Wirtzle Gummidge
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Patricio
    Alonso // Bennett // Mendy
    Hazard // Maddison // Fraser // Richarlison
    Kane // Mitrovic // Aguero (C)

    Hamer // Robertson // AWB // Ward

    Starting Mendy JUST in case ha. However would you rather AWB or Robertson play?

    0FT 1.0m itb and WC intact

  3. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I'll do my 'Rough with the Smooth' for GW 7 now. Take note Mods.

    ROUGH!

    Dilva to Alli(FT)

    After all the pressers are done.

    https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dele-alli-injury-news-tottenham-hotspur-fc-hamstring-latest/

    This report comes out a couple of hours after I bring him in.

    🙁

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ouch !

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

      Yeah...bad luck mate. I toyed with it but dodged the bullet. Hope Dilva keeps quiet for you.

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Cheer DF! Good luck for your GW.

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          *Cheers

  4. Enes_Sahini1
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    G2G?

    Ederson
    Shaw TAA Trippier Alonso
    Cairney Salah (VC) Rich
    Mitro Aguero (C) Ings

    Bench: Begovic AWB Eriksen Gray

  5. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A simple A or B question 🙂

    A. Alonso and Jimenez
    B. Laporte and Mitrovic

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      B, only because Mitrovic is way more explosive than Jiminez.

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

        Also laporte cs is 95%likely

      2. drughi
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        yeah mitrovic feels pretty much essential as a cheap third striker and Laporte have 2 really nice home fixtures in the next 3

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

      I would go Alonso and Jimenez every time

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        intresting

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

    Pretty set on this WC.

    0.2m ITB, any changes you’d make?

    Patricio, Hart
    Laporte, TAA, Alonso, Trippier, AWB
    Hazard, Maddison, Richarlison, Fraser, Hojbjerg
    Aguero, Kane, Mitro

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Very similar to mine, right now I have salah instead of your hazard and Doherty instead of Alonso. You must have good team value because I have Hamer instead of Patricio also. Great team

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

        Thanks, have 103m but missed a few risers on WC which is annoying!

        Plan to bring Salah back for GW9

        1. drughi
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          good plan, team looks great

  7. Merlinho
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Draft team - Start two from Azpilicueta, Robbo, AWB, Seri and Pedro.

    I presume Pedro won’t start so I’ve ruled him out. Is it wrong that I’m tempted by Seri? No idea where to go on the others...doesn’t help that I’m a Liverpool fan and this is a H2H league, so I’m tempted to just bench Chelsea..

  8. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Can someone talk me into Maddison?

    His Fpl involvements till date:
    1. Deflected goal from outside the box
    2. Ghost assist against Spurs
    3. Penalty scored cuz' Vardy was off the pitch
    4. Freekick (was quality, no denying)

    So basically his fpl involvements have been either luck or setplays.
    He has minimum threat from open play.
    Saw the heatmap and had 0 touches in the Hudds box playing on the left.

    I really wanna get him in but those stats are not appealing at all!

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

      That sounds like Y.Toure in his prime season.

      Sometimes, it can't be explained. 🙂

    2. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Assist against Pool*

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      The fixtures Leicester have are appealing which helps. He's a strange one though. Have watched a couple of their games and just can't get off the fence about him.

    4. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Everyone was talking me against getting him 3weeks back. Stubborn as I am, I got him in and got an assist the same week, Since then, He's always return handsomely for me. Just hope it continues.

    5. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Maddison will blank this GW en tout cas. We cant fight it, that’s how it is - he is the most transferred in player of the GW.

    6. Slaps
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Having watched him a few times he seems like a class act. I don't check out stats too much but he always seems to be involved in any good thing Leicester do. Also Vardy is up and running now and they have great fixtures coming up

  9. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who should be first on the bench ?

    B : Bennett
    W : Wan-Bissaka

    Ryan // Trippier - Doherty - Alonso are my starting defence.

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      B

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

        He's now my first sub. But the history of Wan-Bissaka and Doherty in my XI made me doubt if WB should earn the first spot.

    2. The White Pele
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ben

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

        Thank you.

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

    mendy to tarkowski done and 1.1 coins itb,tarko not too popular ,he will do for car,HUD,get mendy back then who probably be 0.2 or 0.3 cheaper...

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

      I almost got him too. Good short-term fixtures and, probably, form.

  11. The Curse of Falcao
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Have AWB, Doherty, Patricio and Hennessy. Should I double up on one team and hope for double clean sheet or spread the risk by playing GK from 1 and DEF from the other?

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

      Double up on home team

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

        +1

  12. davies
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A) Mendy > Trippier for free

    B) Salah + Wilson > Maddison + Kane (play Bennett)

    1. ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      a

  13. Mikey44
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who would you captain:

    A- Aguero
    B- Richarlison
    C- Sterling

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A for safety.
      C for big balls.
      B if you've got a big sofa. He'll surely miss some sitters again.

    2. The Curse of Falcao
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You've been playing long enough to know Aguero's the man 😉

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

    Morning ladies. Are we ready? Pretty excited.

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Wildcard week is always exciting. All players playing today except hart and fraser so should be a banger

    2. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Why is that?

      1. Lateriser 12
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        FPL 😀

  15. mojoindojo
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Play AWB or Robby?

  16. Xhaka_Laca
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Thinking of Mendy, Mane, Zaha to Yeldin, Richa, Kane for a -8, should I go for it?

    1. Whats the Mata?
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      nope.

    2. El-Kloppico
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Do not go close to NEW def.
      Get BUR instead.

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

        Can afford Taylor from BUR, how is his prospect?

  17. El-Kloppico
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one here plz..

    a. Robbo
    b. AWB
    c. Bennett

    And bench one here:
    1. Ings
    2. Fraser
    3. Mitro

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      b1

      1. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Play Robbo?

    2. corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I've benched B1

  18. Gabbiadini
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Field Doherty or AWB?

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

      or field both and bench Robbo?

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

      Doherty for me

    3. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Doherty

  19. Von Lipwig
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    50/50 split in opinions so far (across 8 people), looking for more opinions and maybe even compelling arguments 🙂

    Holebas (ARS Away)
    OR
    AWB (BOU Away)

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

      Tough call. I like the idea of Holebas. Arsenal struggle with clean sheets and Watford will be all guns blazing after a defeat last week

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

      Clean sheets are the bread and butter. Watford won't get one this GW.

  20. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Start 2 of these 3.

    A. TAA
    B. AWB
    C. Neves

    Already starting Robbo and Hennessy so a Liverpool or Crystal Palace double up is on the cards.

    Feedback appreciated

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

      B and c imo

  21. George James
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Who goes for Son? (For free)

    A) Mane
    B) D.Silva
    C) Neither

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

      C

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

      If I was forced to drop one of them I would drop dilva (depends on your other city coverage tho)

  22. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Please not the Pies....

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

      ....Eagles looking better now

  23. sfsfsfe
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Bench order opinions?
    1. Awb
    2. Pereira
    3. Ward

  24. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    On Wc:
    For the next 2 weeks:

    A. Kane + Moura + yedlin
    or
    B. Kane + maddison + taa

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

      B definitely

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

      Kane Madison. Not that keen on either yedlin and taa

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

      Kane, Maddison, Tarkowski

  25. 5678
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Is there a thread for people wildcarding? Want to know what this week's WC teams are looking like

    • OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Pick one to Play
      A - Jota SOU (H)
      B- AWB BOU (A)
      C- King CRY (H)

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

        King

    • corderz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Play Arnautovic or Ings?

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

        I'd play em both or sell one.

      2. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Arnie

    • ☻ Jon Snow ☻
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Damn, this is the week I could have used the All Out Attack chip

    • CarelessGenius©
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bench Ings, Deeney or Bennett?

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

        Ings or Bennett imo. If you think Wolves will keep a clean sheet then Ings.

    • Wakanda
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      who to captain ?

      a) tripper
      b) richarlision
      c) lukaku

      hopefully first 5 wins

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

        solid first post 🙂

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

        B, always homie

      3. Legomané
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Lukaku likes scoring against WHU. If not him, then Rich...assuming you have zero City cover for BHA match 😮

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

        C

      5. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Lolkaku

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

        my heart is heading towards tripper though.
        set piece duty, and oppo concede alot from his flank.

      7. Azathoth
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Rich

      8. Alonso The Great Midfielder
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        i go for a myself