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Fantasy Football Scout and Sky Sports Fantasy Football to join forces in 2020/21

Fantasy Football Scout are delighted to be partnering with Sky Sports Fantasy Football this season and bringing you even more content on the popular, free-to-enter game itself.

The site is already open for registration for 2020/21, so you can head over there now and begin picking your team – or teams plural, as Sky allows you to manage a second XI.

A whopping £50,000 is on offer to the game’s winner next season, with cash prizes of £5,000 and £1,000 dished out to those managers finishing in the other two podium places.

How Do I Play?

Just like in Fantasy Premier League, managers select a team of players that will either earn attacking, defensive or bonus points in an attempt to score more than friends, colleagues and/or the rest of the world.

However, this is not a squad-based game: you simply choose a starting XI and do not have a bench.

We have already produced a beginner’s guide which delves deeper into the rules and scoring system – this can be accessed by clicking below.

Join Our FFScout Mini-League

There are a number of different ways to compete against others in the Sky Sports game, one of which is a Free League.

We have already set up our annual, free-to-enter Fantasy Football Scout mini-league, which you can enter by heading to the ‘Leagues’ tab and clicking ‘Join+’.

The full details are below:

League Name: FFScout
League Pin: 8482750

If you want to set up a money league with your friends, family and/or colleagues, Sky Sports can actually administer that for you to avoid any post-season awkwardness.

You can choose the entry fee (either £2, £5, £10 or £20 per person) and the prize structure beforehand, with Sky Sports taking care of the rest.

WATCH LUKE AND JOE’S GUIDE TO THE PLAYER PRICES

Our very own Luke and Joe have already gone through the player price list on a team-by-team basis in a YouTube video, which can be viewed below:

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more Sky videos throughout the season.

What’s To Come

We’ll have more articles to come before the season starts, with one focusing on the stand-out defensive picks and another on the attacking assets up for consideration.

We’ll also continue to provide features and tips throughout 2020/21 once the action gets underway.

In the meantime, head over to our Premium Members Area to see which players will potentially benefit from the Sky Sports bonus on offer for saves, tackles, passes and shots on target.

You can also read our interview with last year’s Sky Sports Fantasy Football champion, Liam Dorrian, who offers insight into his success.



395 Comments Post a Comment
  1. LangerznMash
    • 7 Years
    3 years, 8 months ago

    Bellerin nailed with AMN on his way out? Could be amazing value at £5.0m if he can discover his 2016 form and is playing an advanced wingback role.

    1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Think he’s potentially a great option, should be good for 6 goal involvements and 10+ CS’s

    2. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Think so read somewhere that Arsenal were listening to offers for Bellerin and that PSG were interested?

    3. Dybala10
      • 6 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      Cedric played quite a few games at the tail-end of last season and Bellerin was getting hammered by Arsenal fans on Twitter the other day when the AMN news came out.

    4. @persecuted_by_mods
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Made out of Weetabix and Cedric will rotate in a lot too

      • Mayor of Flair
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Arsenal defense has been horrendous for a while now. Could easily be in single digits for CSs

    5. Fudgy
      • 4 Years
      3 years, 8 months ago

      FPL should make Messi into 2 players and have his assists and goals separated by these 2 players at 2 different prices. If they add him normally and it's anything below 16.0 it's completely ruined the game for everyone.

      1. Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        "FPL should make Messi into 2 players..."???

        1. Simon69
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Trying to be funny.

          1. Fudgy
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            No, it's very reasonable and fantasy hockey did it I got told back in the day.

            1. Simon69
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Ha.

              1. Fudgy
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Troll. Blocked.

                1. Simon69
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Still not funny.

        2. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yes and you can only pick one.

      2. kempc23
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Messi 0-45 and Messi 45-90?

      3. linkafu
        • 4 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Not sure he will repeat exactly the same performance in PL. Sure he will be a very good player but not sure that he will get 20 assists 20 goals.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          He will get more than 20 assists and 20 goals.

          1. linkafu
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I think more teams are playing offensive in Spain so defense were more open to let him have 3-4 goals.

      4. Miguel Sanchez
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Think Fantasy La Liga around 2011 had Messi and Ronaldo priced so that if you took them both you had to have absolute base price fodder everywhere else in your team.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          They need to be smart and not make an idiotic move and price him at 14 million or something.

      5. Penzardlife
        • 8 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Even at 33 he's still the best in the world and the best to ever do it. Hard to not see a potential (minimum) 20+20 G/A in that City team too.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah precisely

      6. Mayor of Flair
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        If he moves to the PL then someone like Xhaka will split him in 2

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          They said that about Pepe and he utterly embarrassed him classico after classico.

          1. Mayor of Flair
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            That was 3 - 4 years ago when Messi could run.

        2. Pedersen
          • 5 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Good thing Chaka don't normally play then

          1. Pedersen
            • 5 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Xhaka, autocorrect

        3. sunzip14
          • 7 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Survived Pepe, Ramos, Godin etc fine...

          1. Fudgy
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            An obvious troll mate.

      7. LangerznMash
        • 7 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        £14.0m will be fine for Messi in decline.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          He just broke the assist record in La Liga and he's in decline? Haha.

          1. Egg noodle
            • 14 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            He used to break goal records when he was on the incline

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

            La Liga doesn't have midweek away games to Burnley.

            1. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Remind me how city got on in their midweek away game to Burnley last season?

              The 'La Liga is a weaker league than the PL' argument is a joke. City routinely smash the living daylights out of teams and score 100+ goals a season in the PL.

              1. Nightcrawler
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                They also beat la liga champions but finished miles behind pl champions

                1. Nightcrawler
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  U could make a counter argument about atletcio beaing pl champions and finishing miles behind real though

                  Point is man city did end up losing 9 games despite socring all those goals so a bit misleading to just look at city's goal records when theyre set up just to score

                  1. Goonsquad245
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Is Messi going to join and play CB?

              2. Penzardlife
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Ding ding ding! Barca have been an absolute mess for a couple years now and Messi won't stop putting up stupid numbers. Put him in a team that made a century two years ago with his most successful manager ever...

      8. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Mes is completely underpriced essential at 8.0. Si seems overpriced and wasted City slot

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          I'd have 2 Messi's. One at 11.5 and you only get points for goals and one at 10.0 and you only get points for assists and you cannot own both.

          1. Brosstan
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            I think there should be two pieces, both at 8.0. you won't get the points unless you own both pieces and they take up two slots in your team

            1. Fudgy
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Wow very interesting. Lol.

      9. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        3 years, 8 months ago

        Lol, 16 million?

        Messi and 4.5 mid = 20.5.
        KDB and Son = 20.5

        It's not difficult to work out how absurd your argument is.
        Btw, KDB and Son got a combined 24 goals and a 34 fantasy assist last year, plus 25 clean sheet points.

        Messi is the best in the world but he isn't going to cost more than 14. He is 33.

        1. Fudgy
          • 4 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          Messi will get about 25 goals and 20 assists and 3 bonus every game and constant returns as a captain. He will easily out perform KDB and Son with a 4.5 next to him. Only way KDB and Son is better is if you constantly nail the captain which you will not.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            "3 bonus every game"

          2. Tinkermania
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Are you assuming Messi will like Pep roulette? There is no way at 33 that he would start every week at City. He will play less games that KDB and Sterling. He won't like it. He is better at UTD as they don't rotate!

          3. tm370
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            If Messi gets 25 goals and 20 assists, he will end up with 300-310 points.

            How is that worth 16 mil? It's just basic maths.

            KDB hit 250 last season with 13 goals and 23 assists. He might well break Salah's record of 302 points from 32 goals and 12 assists, but your expectation isn't worth 16mi.

            And you seem to assume a perfect transition to a different league. Pep will also rest and protect him in a way that no Barca manager would dare too, especially at the present time.

            1. Tinkermania
              • 4 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              Very good points. He would come in

              1. Tinkermania
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                ..... less than 14mil

            2. Goonsquad245
              • 8 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              What's a fair price for 300 points?

              1. Tinkermania
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                13.5

            3. Homer21
              • 7 Years
              3 years, 8 months ago

              This!

        2. Goonsquad245
          • 8 Years
          3 years, 8 months ago

          It's really not an absurd argument at all looking at last year's numbers.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 4 Years
            3 years, 8 months ago

            Im starting to hope messi actually joins and comes in at 15 so all these fan boys get him in

            1. @persecuted_by_mods
                3 years, 8 months ago

                "fanboy" for rating the world's best player. Okay

                Just the CR7 UTD fanboys will be crying once Messi dominates in a league Pukki had on toast for a while

                1. Nightcrawler
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Difference between rating a player and coming up logic like breaking the player into two lol. Even henry managed 20+ goals and assists in the league once jeez

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      You said "all these fan boys"- as far as I can see only one person jokingly said split him in two.

                      Yeah? Messi is better than Henry newsflash

                      1. Nightcrawler
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        I was referring to the original poster. Current messi and prime henry would be very similar in fpl

                        1. @persecuted_by_mods
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            You can't refer to one person by saying "all these" that's now how sentences work

                            Okay fair enough that's your opinion but I disagree

                    • tm370
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      A 34 year old Raul Garcia scored 15 goals in La Liga this season.

                      1. Goonsquad245
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        A 33-34 year old Jermaine Defoe scored 15 goals in the PL a few years ago. In consecutive seasons. For Sunderland.

                        1. Nightcrawler
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          Tbh roberto soldado ends all arguments

                          1. @persecuted_by_mods
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              Does Michu start them back up, Payet made the PL look like a playground

                              1. Nightcrawler
                                • 4 Years
                                3 years, 8 months ago

                                Michu scored 15 in his only season in la liga

                                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                                    3 years, 8 months ago

                                    But shouldn't be score less in a harder league?

                      2. cravencottage
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        stop being a troll

                        1. Nightcrawler
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          How is saying messi shd come in at 14m and 15+ would be overpirced bring a troll. He is not in his prime. Numbers he out up last season have been seen before in the league with henry and ronaldo. Both 14

                          1. Goonsquad245
                            • 8 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            What about the numbers he's consistently put up over the past 10 years?

                            1. Nightcrawler
                              • 4 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              If he's going back his age Benjamin button style he shd be 15 pr possibly 16 i agree

                              1. Goonsquad245
                                • 8 Years
                                3 years, 8 months ago

                                He is still a complete joke of a footballer.

                                16m is too high for me, but he'd be an option at 15m. He'd be the best option in the game, hands down, at 13.5.

                                1. Nightcrawler
                                  • 4 Years
                                  3 years, 8 months ago

                                  I agree 13.5 or lower and he is essential. 16 too much

                                2. tm370
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 9 Years
                                  3 years, 8 months ago

                                  The whole point of this is that 16 is too high. Virtually every manager would have him at 13.5. It doesn't take a genius - it is Messi.

                                  And my reply re. Garcia was in response to the Pukki comment. The Premier League isn't easier to score in than La Liga - I'd argue that it is more physical and generally tougher defensively.

                                  1. Nightcrawler
                                    • 4 Years
                                    3 years, 8 months ago

                                    Exactly

                                3. Twisted Saltergater
                                  • 14 Years
                                  3 years, 8 months ago

                                  If KdB keeps pens then arguably, KdB would be.

                            2. Andy_Social
                              • 11 Years
                              3 years, 8 months ago

                              His 'numbers' are not really relevant to his potential FPL price. If he were to cost say 12m he'd have 200% EO as everyone would own him and perma-captain him, making the game dull. FPL Towers need to estimate at what price less than 50% would consider buying him. Given the number of knee-jerkers on this site over the last 2 days who say they'd have him at whatever price plus all the casuals, I'd say that figure has to be nearer 15m. If you're saying 'Woah, at 15m I don't think I'll get him', then that's the sweetspot, not less.

                              1. Goonsquad245
                                • 8 Years
                                3 years, 8 months ago

                                Of course they are - people want to buy him because of the consistency he's shown and the ridiculous numbers he's put up over the past 10 years. That's where the demand is coming from. If Ronaldo and Henry had the same numbers as Messi (which was the post I was replying to), you'd expect greater demand and therefore could justify a higher price.

                                I agree that his price should be 14 minimum, maybe 15.

              • linkafu
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Help

                A Brewster (bench) and Son

                B Mitrovic and Maddison

                1. Botman and Robben
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  B

                2. ElliotJHP
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Who comes in for the bench for Brewster?

                  Not convinced by Maddison so A

                  1. linkafu
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Ings and Jimenez GW1 and I ll make Ings to Martial GW2

                3. tm370
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  The problem with Brewster is that you are blocking a Liverpool slot. He will probably be the best 4.5 on the game but baring injury, he will rarely start. And pre-season gives many false dawns (Yaya Sanogo)

                4. Hotdogs for Tea
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  if you mean
                  A Brewster (Swansea/Championship) and Son

                  B Mitrovic and Maddison

                  The its B for me

              • sirmorbach
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Assuming United doesn't sign Sancho:

                A) 5.0 def, Greenwood, Jimi
                B) 4.5 def, Bruno, Mitrovic

                1. Von Lipwig
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  A

                  1. sirmorbach
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Cheers!

                2. linkafu
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  A with Egan

                  1. sirmorbach
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Appreciate it, mate

                3. pingissimus
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  May have all 4 but Bruno priority.

                  Jim also a long term hold for me but early ones poor and he won’t rise much anyway.

                  Do you plan on Doherty? I’m seeing Mitro plus 4.5 equals Doherty from 3 - with luck

                  1. sirmorbach
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Cheers! Here's where I'm at:

                    TAA, Doherty, 4.5, 4.5.;
                    Salah, Auba, Bruno, Armstrong
                    Werner, Mitro

                    Other option would be Egan, Green, Jimi.

                    1. pingissimus
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Could be great

                      Suspect I’m going to leave more up top and just go with 2 supermids but by no means committed.

                      Martial over Greenwood is what I’m looking at as a variation

                      1. sirmorbach
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Thank you for sharing your thoughts, mate, I like your reasoning

                4. cravencottage
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  A - Davies or Egan

                  1. sirmorbach
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Thank you, mate!

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

                    If I may, do you think BDavies is nailed for now? I like his fixtures better, though Egan seems more nailed

                    1. cravencottage
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Of course Im not certain, but he seems to be. Probably more so than Dier who is also an option at that price

              • Von Lipwig
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Complete the Fodder:

                A) GK = 4.0
                B) DEF = 4.0
                C) FOR = 4.5

                Thinking:
                Nyland
                Ferguson
                Brewster (hoping for loan)

                1. linkafu
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Same but a little bit worried by Ferguson's injury. Maybe Branthwaite can make it

                  1. Von Lipwig
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    yeah, whats the word on Fergie?

                2. Fpl Richie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Johnson and Brewster for the latter 2

                3. JELLYFISH
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Steer
                  Struiik
                  Brewster

              • Egg noodle
                • 14 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                If PL was such a dream destination, Messi would have been here already, and Ronaldo would have rushed back from Real Madrid

                1. LangerznMash
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Looks better on your goals and assist record if you spend time away from the Prem (the best league) and instead in the super easy La Liga.

                2. Brosstan
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Yea, Messi would have had about half his goal tally if he spent his career in the prem. Stat padding...

                  1. sunzip14
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Stat padding against Top 6 PL teams: 26G and 6A in 34 games. Only behind Aguero and Vardy and he doesn't even play in England!

                    1. Penzardlife
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Not worth your time, these people are deluded. Eye test does him even more justice than those outrageous stats.

                      1. Brosstan
                        • 9 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Better deluded than too stupid to understand the most obvious sarcasm...

                    2. Flaming Flamingo
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      16G, 3A (2 pens won) in his last 16 starts and 25G, 6A (4 pens won) in his last 21 against English clubs, to put things further in perspective.

                      1. sunzip14
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        True. He had that Jinx of not scoring against English clubs in his early career

                    3. Andy'81
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      He would of never managed that record against Stoke on a cold Tuesday night

                  2. cravencottage
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Probably have twice his total

                  3. cravencottage
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Imagine if he played in a tough league like the Bundesliga!

                3. SHOOTER MCGINN
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Lots come to the PL for the money. Don't think Messi is short of a few Euros though.

              • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Chelsea friendly vs Brighton this Saturday will be very interesting. Also 2500 fans to be in the stadium!

                1. Fudgy
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Good stuff. Should be full like in Serbia but whatever.

              • Flynny
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Hi....who is the better bet to start season with?

                A...ings

                B...jiminez

                Thanks

                1. Mayor of Flair
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Ings

                2. Carlton P
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Jiménez imo. Other wolves attack to risky and I’m set on having Armstrong

                  1. Jay Jay Okocha
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    My thoughts exactly

                3. Jay Jay Okocha
                  • 10 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  This is my toughest decision. Tentatively on Jimi

                4. JELLYFISH
                  • 12 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Ings short term

                  Jimi long term

                  1. Flynny
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I'm on jiminez.

                    Purely cos armstrong can get me in saints attack for 5.5m.

                    No wolves mid option at that price....

                    Not sure that is a reason to...

                    1. JELLYFISH
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Thats logical....if I were forced to pick only 1 it would be Jimi

                    2. Mayor of Flair
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Ings is the Saints attack though?

                5. Homer21
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Ding ding!

              • One Wheels Enough
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                how do you join the sky fantasy game?

                1. Carlton P
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Download the app

              • Hotdogs for Tea
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Is that the young lad Ferguson now crocked in the Palace defence ?

              • Von Lipwig
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 5 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Whats the word on Ferguson?

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Knee is buggered

              • Carlton P
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Keep coming back to this. Yes it’s dull/safe/template

                McCarthy l Nyland
                TAA l Saiss l Egan l Justin l 4.0
                Salah l Auba l Son l Greenwood l Armstrong
                Jiménez l Antonio l Brewster

                Could go Egan > 4.5 and bank to make it easy for Son > rash or Jim > Martial?

                1. Von Lipwig
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 5 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I'm not convinced by the Antonio pick personally. And at 6m hard to replace with quality

                  1. Carlton P
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    He’s 6.5 and will be replaced by Wood

                    1. Von Lipwig
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 5 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Ah sorry. Fair enough then, like the Wood option

              • Budgies
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I'm settled on this, tried exploring different options to get in the premiums in midfield. trying to prevent using any chips so early in the season:

                McCarthy
                Saiss, Vinagre, KWP, Saliba, Justin
                Aub, Ziyech, Son
                Wickham, Jimenez

                (Nyland, Brewster, Bruno, KDB)

                Thoughts?

                1. Mayor of Flair
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  You spelled Mitrovic wrong

                  1. Budgies
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Not falling for the Mitrovic bandwagon - £6m for a relegation forward is crazy!

                    1. Budgies
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Will revert my team to this from GW 2/3:

                      McCarthy
                      Saiss, Vinagre, KWP, Justin
                      Aub, Ziyech, Son, Bruno, KDB
                      Jimenez

                      (Nyland, Brewster, Wicham, Saliba)

                      Can then also offload one of my premium midfielders and cheap forwards for a striker upgrade to partner Jimenez once we start to see form and patterns emerging.

                    2. Mayor of Flair
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Apologies, I hadn't looked at your bench. Though you'd Wickham in for a long hard season!

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

                  No TAA, no go for me

              • Fpl Richie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Brace yourselves for fpl sulking

                Messi joins City and plays with 180% EO.
                Doherty under Mourinho.
                Vinagre and Fergo-bargains non-options.
                Nooooo!

                1. Fpl Richie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  What a grumpy codpiece. Carry on.

              • Mayor of Flair
                • 9 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Messi moving to the PL at this stage in his career would be madness on his part.

                Only realistic possibility would be PSG where he would have guaranteed league titles, champions league football, same wages and not get kicked to bits by PL hatchet man.

                But he'll almost certainly stay in Barca.

                So can we PLEASE focus back on that injured 4.0 Crystal Palace defender

                1. Bobby Digital
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Mitchell could get gametime

                  1. Mayor of Flair
                    • 9 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    that's more like it

              • Bobby Digital
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                A. Ings (cry TOT bur WBA che)
                or
                B. Jimenez (shu MCI whu FUL lee)

                1. Cojones of Destiny
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  i’m on B but tempted to go both and probz get werner if he gets hot

                  1. Bobby Digital
                    • 6 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I have Werner Ings and Mitro up top.

                2. Penzardlife
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Biased as a Chelsea fan but our xG against had us firmly 5th in terms of would-be defences in a Kepaless world... which we will be living in relatively soon. As a result, Jimenez's fixtures look nicer. 2 promoted sides, a west ham who scraped it, and a sheffield with poor restart performances.

              • Sgt Frank Drebin
                • 7 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                From pure FPL view I wouldn't like Messi in Premier League... If he's not priced at 15m or more that would probably mean the majority of players will have him and captain most often (probably rightly so) and that would also mean less diversity and fewer opportunities to gain advantage...

                1. Goonsquad245
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  You're right - it will ruin the game and FPL will probably get it wrong and price him at 13m or something

                2. sunzip14
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Imagine that you are playing FPL with 10 players and no Captain 😀

                  1. Sgt Frank Drebin
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Yes that what probably would happen. However judging by comments here not everybody is enthusiastic towards Messi so maybe it wouldn't be that bad. I wonder how it was with Ronaldo at Man United during his best season, was he also set and forget captain for many?

                    1. Homer21
                      • 7 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Without a doubt, easiest weekly decision ever!!

                3. ElliotJHP
                  • 11 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  It's already tore the site in half

                4. FFSbet.com
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I want to see Messi in PL(not in prime but still good),dont care about FPL

              • g40steve
                • 6 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                What’s the news on Brewster or are folks hoping he gets a prem team loan?

                1. Dacra
                  • 9 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I reckon he'll stay.

                  1. JELLYFISH
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    ^this - Villa and Leeds were interested in loan deals apparently but Leeds have signed Rodrigo and nobody wants to go to Villa it seems

                2. Bobby Digital
                  • 6 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Hoping for a prem-loan

              • Fpl Richie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                I'm still hopeful that the smart chaps at fpl towers will price Messi at 25m so that we can just enjoy watching him and go about our team business without him.

                1. Goonsquad245
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Or just dont add him to the game at all

                2. Fpl Richie
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  The other option is to basically give him away for free 🙂

              • JELLYFISH
                • 12 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                Not much love for Rash on here it seems. I know the stats back Bruno but Rash still looks appealing at 9.5m

                1. Mighty Banana
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 4 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I'll be bringing Rash in for GW2 and handing him the captain. I'm happy if others ignore him 🙂

                2. Sgt Frank Drebin
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I'm pretty sure Rashford will be one of the highest scorers in the game. He's a good FPL asset but for now I prefer Son for 0.5 less (but only if he plays as a striker in a 2 men forward line)

                  1. Sgt Frank Drebin
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Not the Salah, Sterling KDB level of course but a decent score. Is he capable of 200 points? Probably

                3. Penzardlife
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  I'm eyeing him, fancy his stats much more than Brunos.

                4. FFSbet.com
                  • 8 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Yup,going for him over Bruno

              • FOO FIGHTER
                • 4 Years
                3 years, 8 months ago

                In the name of Falcao.

                This guy was probably one of the best strikers on the planet. Went from La Liga, to League one and then arrived in the PL and flopped like a limp carrot.

                Not saying Messi will end up thhe same but being so long in La Liga step up to PL not a walk in the park.

                1. Sgt Frank Drebin
                  • 7 Years
                  3 years, 8 months ago

                  Are you even serious...

                  1. @persecuted_by_mods
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Sadly he always seems to be

                    • FOO FIGHTER
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I am serious that Falcao was a mean machine before he arrived in the PL.

                      1. Sgt Frank Drebin
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Yeah he was absolutely smashing it at Monaco with 9 goals in 17 games.

                        1. FOO FIGHTER
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          He has a record of 83 goals in 140 apps for Monaco.

                          70 goals in 91 apps for A. Madrid.

                          72 goals in 87 apps for FC Porto.

                          His career is sublime. PL he flopped.

                          And your point is?

                  2. cravencottage
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    step up?

                  3. ElliotJHP
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    We should of seen him dropping to the third tier as a sign he wasn't the player he once was

                  4. Goonsquad245
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Serious knee injury just before he came to the PL. Never the same player.

                    You're embarrassing yourself.

                    1. FOO FIGHTER
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Messi is not 25 anymore and will not be playing vs ballet dancers opposition from La Liga.

                      Falcao was in nomansland in PL matches injury orno injury.

                      1. Goonsquad245
                        • 8 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Nope he’s just playing in a team that scores 100+ goals per season. No gulf in class at all between city and the rest of the league.

                        1. FOO FIGHTER
                          • 4 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          So Aguero arrived at City when he was 33?

                          Like I said, not saying Messi won't do well but PL at 33 vs La Liga 33.

                          Inconclusive.

                  5. Penzardlife
                    • 8 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Conveniently forgetting Falcao's horrible injuries at Monaco.

                    1. @persecuted_by_mods
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        He's not forgetting them, I just think he doesn't have any football knowledge and doesn't even know about them

                      • FOO FIGHTER
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Falcao was a beast at Manaco irrespective of injury.

                        83 goals in 140 apps.

                  6. Mighty Banana
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Am i the only hoping Messi doesn't come to PL? Not sure I can take weeks of the comments being full about him being over/under priced.

                  7. yalala
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Messi KDB Aguero triple up?

                    1. Harrypottermus
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Aguero + Messi will become known as Argentinian Morning

                  8. ElliotJHP
                    • 11 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    It's a shame that A) Chelsea can't defend and B) Chillwell is injured because he would be quite a fun pick apart from those two relatively important factors

                    1. ElliotJHP
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Just been announced btw

                    2. Silecro
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Well him and Silva are signed to fix the point A, right?

                      1. ElliotJHP
                        • 11 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Let's hope so! Silva announced tomorrow before the headline act on Friday

                    3. Penzardlife
                      • 8 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Keeper and we're set. Underlying stats show just how awful Kepa was- there will be Chelsea value in all three positions at some point

                  9. The 12th Man
                    • 10 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    I’ve moved Fernandes to Salah and downgraded Doherty to Dier .
                    So I’m only benching Martial now.

                    McCarthy
                    TAA,Dier,Walker Peters,4.5?
                    Salah,Aubamayang,Son,Richie,Soucek
                    Werner

                    Button,Martial,Johnson,Davis

                    Salah > Fernandes in GW 2
                    Aubamayang > KDB GW 3.
                    Will give 2m to upgrade a defender or my 4th MF in wk 4

                    1. Bobby Digital
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I hope Ings and Mitro tear you a new one 😛

                      1. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Not bothered about either

                        1. Bobby Digital
                          • 6 Years
                          3 years, 8 months ago

                          I like your planned moves though, looking to do something similar. Salah will be tough to get rid of if he starts off with a bang thoughm

                          1. The 12th Man
                            • 10 Years
                            3 years, 8 months ago

                            Yeh I really want Martial and Bruno for those fixtures.
                            Richie and Soucek will rotate.

                            Really want to start without Salah but he’s the best placeholder for Bruno for GW 1.
                            Unless I have Ings as a place holder for Martial.

                    2. g40steve
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      That’s better than the morning version 😉

                      1. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Lol, thanks

                  10. sunzip14
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Reports saying Messi's father is already in Manchester to negotiate with soon to be Messister City 😀

                    1. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      "Reports"

                      1. The 12th Man
                        • 10 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Jim White dramatising yet?

                    2. Tinkermania
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Watch City fail to win a trophy while Messi is there. I can see it happening.

                    3. FOO FIGHTER
                      • 4 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      FPL in meltdown.

                      Team full of 4.5's incoming 😀

                    4. Brosstan
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Lol that man child still needs his dad to talk for him?

                      1. sunzip14
                        • 7 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        Your are just a troll it seems. He is his agent! Call this a sarcasm as well to save your face, like earlier?

                  11. sirmorbach
                    • 7 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    While Messi doesn't come, let us focus on what matters:

                    Do we think Saliba plays?
                    Who's the best 4.0 defender now that Ferguson doesn't seem to be the one?
                    Is BDavies nailed for Spurs?

                    1. Bobby Digital
                      • 6 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I have Mitchell and Douglas in my draft atm... albeit on the bench.

                    2. Andy_Social
                      • 11 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      1. Gabriel imminent; even if Saliba starts on Saturday, I couldn't be sure he's nailed.
                      2. The other Palace one, Mitchell, but it could change daily.
                      Just read Spuds in for Doherty, so maybe not!

                  12. Fudgy
                    • 4 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    Just seen someone compared Henry and prime Messi lmao. Messi scored 91 goals in a year. 😆

                    1. cravencottage
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      I saw it as well- sheer stupidity

                      1. Nightcrawler
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        If u guys need glasses let me know

                        It was prime henry and current messi and only in fpl terms. Messi numbers last year and henry best season numbers at arsenal identical. Messi obviously better in real life. Sorry to offend

                    2. Brosstan
                      • 9 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      Does Messi have the assist record in the PL? Thought not...

                      1. Fudgy
                        • 4 Years
                        3 years, 8 months ago

                        He will.

                  13. La Roja
                    • 12 Years
                    3 years, 8 months ago

                    50m for Chelsea

                    20m for AMN

                    And 12m for Doherty

                    lol

                    1. La Roja
                      • 12 Years
                      3 years, 8 months ago

                      50m* for Chilwell I meant