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Five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your pre-deadline dilemmas for the next hour.

Whether it’s questions on transfers, team selection, chip strategy or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

He’ll be on hand to first reply to requests from Premium Members in the Hot Topic below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up.

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Hub getting massive dream PR coverage in a prominent place on the BBC News homepage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewjqxxy2jxo

    Scouting is dying. Put me in charge to save it.

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      I saved Internet Service Providings with my free ring dings offer. Now I can save Scoutings.

    2. z13
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Nobody cares we're just here to play the game and have fun

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        We used to laugh at Hub's market share back when Mark was in charge. They were the little guys; a joke to us. First Micah Richards stars in their advert and now this. This is worrying.

    3. Studs Up
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      BBC probably popped in here, only to see - dare I say it (insert name) - posting dross all over the comment section and ran for the hills.

    4. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Hmmm

  2. theshazly
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Who 1st on bench ?

    A ) DCL
    B ) Ekitike

    1. PogChamp
      • 14 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Who are you playing ahead of them? I’m not sure I would be benching Ekitike.

      1. theshazly
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        BrunoG Saka Foden Cherki Neto
        Haaland Ekitike

  3. RMT SURGERY WITH TOM
  4. Sid07
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Play 2 from
    1) Stach
    2) Le fee
    3) Andersen
    5) virgil

    1. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      1 & 2

  5. OneTeamInBristol
    • 2 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Apologies for the boring post, but play one:

    a) Garner
    b) Chaloboh

    1. Warby84
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Garner

    2. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      A

  6. Warby84
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    What’s the point of restricting??

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Money.

      1. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        One of the reason this site has turned to crap. Most of the mods and contributors aren't active at all, just churn out an article or two per game week and cash their cheque. No community any more.

        Back in the day Mark himself would be active in the comments discussing with the plebs.

        1. The Philosopher
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 9 days ago

          The only interaction that happens these days is the deletion of comments.

  7. Warby84
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Dubravka (Verbruggen)
    Gabriel Ballard Tarkowski Matheus.N
    Paqueta Saka Palmer Rogers (Xhaka)
    Watkins Haaland(c) (Calvert-Lewin)

    Gtg?
    Calvert or Xhaka 1st sub,?

    1. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Xhaka

    2. Fulchester's New Centr…
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Old rule was always play the attacker, but that probably no longer holds true. Having said that, do you think you'd more annoyed by a DCL hattie first on bench or second?

  8. gomez123
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Do we think Gordan starts the GW? Or time to shift to Rice/Bruno G/Enzo?

    1. theshazly
      • 3 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Hold for one more GW

    2. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      69 minutes.

  9. pilgrimchris
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Thoughts on this lot? On a WC.

    Pickford
    Gabriel, Van De Ven, James, Thiaw
    Guimares, Cunha, Rice, Cherki
    Watkins, Haaland

    Wirtz, Frimpong
    Obi, Moore

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Tarkowski over Frimpong
      Sunderland defender over Van De Ven
      Save money for Cunha to Bruno F

      1. pilgrimchris
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Cheers, I really would like Bruno F

    2. Captain Robert Hatch
      • 15 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Wirtz on the bench eh?

      I keep swapping his and Rogers place, currently Rogers on bench, bah!

      Surely I’ll get it all wrong

      1. pilgrimchris
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        both Wirtz and frimpong on the bench for the arsenal game this week. Frimpong has 3 assists in the last 4 weeks since he has come into the team, it might be a bit of a punt but I'm hoping he could be an interesting differential. I would like Rogers (shame we are not allowed a 6 man midfield!)

  10. Zalk
    • 14 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Bruno still the second most in-form player at United despite missing three games.

    1. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Hope he returns soon so I can dump the trashcan Foden

  11. Brosstan
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Hey tom, what can managers who are down in the dumps rank wise hope for the end of the season? Im 850k, is top 10k reachable?

    1. Boxwoods
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      850k? That’s a hunblebrag this season!

    2. avfc82
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      I'm slightly below that - tough season so far, not helped by a terrible start (8m after a few weeks).

      But ranks still feel quite close, for example, I was up to 700k after LEE v MUN on Sun, then dropped down a bit after Thiago's hat-trick.

      I think I'm 80ish points off the top 50k now, which feels doable, particularly with chips still to play.

  12. Yordan Letchkov
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Play

    A) Raya (LIV; own Gab)
    B) Dubravka (MUN)

    1. The Philosopher
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Both easy CSs. Toss a coin.

  13. Bobkat
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Benching dilemmas, any help appreciated!

    Pickford
    Gab O’Reilly Keane
    Rice Semenyo Foden Wilson Wirtz
    Haaland Ekitike

    Dubs DCL Timber Mukiele

    Would you play DCL and Timber over the Liverpool two?

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Would play DCL over Wirtz

      1. Bobkat
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Cheers, appreciate the help

    2. Rollercoaster
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Similar problem, Wilson over Wirtz?

      1. Bobkat
        • 3 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Probably yes. Wirtz has done ok the last few weeks but his big scores have been at home and Wilson is on form

  14. MannionUK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Hi All

    Would you roll with this? I have 2FT. Would love Rice or Gabriel in double Arsenal but fancy Liverpool GW21

    Sanchez
    O'Reilly, VVD, Saliba, Dorgu
    Wirtz, Foden, Gordon, Cunha
    Haarland, Ekitike

    Verbruggen, Stach, J Anderson, Marshall

  15. Redranger
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Which one?

    A) Semenyo > Rogers/Gordon
    B) Ekitike > Watkins
    C) Both

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      A to Rogers
      Would keep Ekitike for Burnley at least

      1. Redranger
        • 11 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Yeah, ideally I would keep Ekitike, I just wasn’t sure on the severity of the injury. Will dump Semenyo instead!

        1. Sun God Nika
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 9 days ago

          why dump semen yo?

  16. The Philosopher
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    A: Start Wilson (bench Minteh and roll 2 FTs)
    B: Minteh + Wilson -> Bruno G + Devenny
    C: Minteh + Wilson -> Gordon + Devenny

    *WC next GW

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      A

  17. Rollercoaster
    • 12 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    2FT 0,2 ITB
    Dubr
    O'Reilly Chalo Gabby
    Wilson Foden Rogers Saka
    DCL Haal Thiag
    bench: Verb Witz Muki Dalot

    GTG? change anything?

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      GTG - good team

  18. Steavn8k
    • 3 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Start one:
    A: Wilson
    B: Ekitike

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      A

  19. Ray85
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Kelleher
    Gabriel Thiaw Tark
    Foden Rogers Cunha Saka Szoboslai
    Thiago Haaland (c)

    Thinking of Szoboslai to Enzo?

    GTG?

    1. TanN
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Save the FT

      1. Ray85
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Play Dorgu v Burnley instead?

        Not planning to play Szoboslai v Arsenal

        1. TanN
          • 5 Years
          6 months, 9 days ago

          Yeah start dorgu or if you can afford anyone better than enzo do that

          1. Ray85
            • 8 Years
            6 months, 9 days ago

            Enzo has some great fixtures and has been playing more advanced. I can afford Bruno G but my two mini league rivals have him too.

            1. TanN
              • 5 Years
              6 months, 9 days ago

              Fair enough, if you are chasing then go for enzo, if in the lead maybe cover points and go for bruno

          2. Ray85
            • 8 Years
            6 months, 9 days ago

            Or Grealish

  20. JayJay96
    • 11 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Oh my days can’t decide who to take out to put Bowen in from bench. Would you do it or not?

    Pope
    Nunes - Thiaw - Gabriel - Tarkowski
    Saka - Cherki - Gordon - Rice - Rogers
    Haaland

    Bench
    Bowen - Mukiele - Dubravka - Barnes

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      maybe Nunes? He will have a weaker defense and Brighton's attack is fine.

    2. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Nunes

    3. TanN
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Nunes 100%

    4. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      No, Bowen should probably be behind Mukiele on bench imo

  21. Old Wulfrunian
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Best gk up to 4.5 except Verbruggen?

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Kelleher

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      only 2 options left, perri and kelleher

    3. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      cheers.Kelleher probably,better fixtures.

  22. OptimusBlack
    • 13 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Which is better ?
    A- Andersen > Keane
    B- Ekitiké >

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Which is better ?
      A- Andersen > Keane
      B- Ekitiké > Watkins

  23. TanN
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Taken a -4 to get Gabriel and Bruno G (0.1 off affording Rice).

    My bench is:
    Ekitike*
    Minteh*
    Dias*

    Worth another 4 point hit for a guaranteed starter in case of a no show for any of my team?:

    Dubravka
    Gabriel Keane Mukiele Dalot
    BrunoG Foden Rogers Cunha
    Haaland Thiago

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      No

  24. DARE TO BISCAN
    • 7 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Do we reckon Woltemade to start this GW?

    Who to start out of:
    a) Wolte
    b) Wirtz
    c) Ekitike
    d) Chalobah

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      A

      1. TanN
        • 5 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        D

  25. Letsgo!
    • 9 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Capt foden?

    1. MVDP
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 1 Year
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Nah. Too close to a possible rest or reduced minutes. They only played two days ago and have plenty to choose from if he decides to give him a break.

      Might get lucky, but risky.

  26. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Ekitike --> Watkins for free, or hold for Burnley game?

    1. Ray85
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Hold

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Get Watkins

  27. TanN
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Thoughts on going against Haaland for captaincy?

    Cunha - good fixture
    BrunoG - form and fixture
    Thiago - form

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Not a fan. Probably Bruno G is best out of worst.

    2. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      I wanan capt foden or saka

    3. DARE TO BISCAN
      • 7 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Usual issue of going against the masses. Big swing, either way.
      Would expect something from Haaland, and home to Brighton

    4. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      I'm toying with Gibbs- White.

    5. Mother Farke
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      If Haaland did't hit the woodwork v Chelsea, this doesn't cross your mind

      1. Mother Farke
        • 2 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Didn't

  28. Warblers
    • 10 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Sels or Dubrovka? I keep flipping back and forth....

    1. XX SMICER XX
      • 8 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Sels

    2. The Night Trunker.
      • 2 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Go and watch Spam's last game.
      That should convince you.

  29. XX SMICER XX
    • 8 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    Who to bench?
    A. Dorgu
    B. Chalobah
    C. O’Reilly

    1. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      C

    2. TanN
      • 5 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      C

      Defense incredibly weaker without Dias or Gvardiol. Cannot foresee any clean sheets for City in the near future and NOR will be less advanced due to fragility of centre back pairing of khusanov and ake. Both have a mistake in them.

      1. XX SMICER XX
        • 8 Years
        6 months, 9 days ago

        Thanks. It’s either him or Dorgu who I think could be benched

  30. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    6 months, 9 days ago

    would you bench bowen or cavert as first benched option ? got bruno f in starting lineup so the benched player has got a chance of coming on anyways if still ruled out

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 months, 9 days ago

      Bowen first