Yeah - I've seen a few people mention that they'd like to see captains gone. It's one of the main arguments for including Aguero in your teams for example.

I'm not really sure which side of the fence I sit on.

Agree on assists, this would make it so much more clear cut. Think it used to be like that? Telegraph have an interesting system where the last touch player gets an assist but there could also be a second assist for a player making a "key contribution" before that. It seems fairer somehow, e.g. A player makes a great run and cross which is flicked on and then a goal. Both players would get 3 points.

Oh yeah, I also would prefer no captains. If two people have a player in their team they should both get the same points. Adds too much of a luck element for me.

I like captains but agree on the assists policy.

And they should encourage transfer hits IMO. 3 Points per hit seems more sensible to me. I know it's only a point difference but in the grand scheme it makes game more competitive & interesting amongst active players.

I think removing the captains would make the game boring as hell personally. That's one of the key ways of creating differentials between you and others.

Undecided about captains, but they should definitely drop triple captains. That's something the game didn't need imo

Hold that thought and look out for next week's call for questions for the scoutcast.

Both look great topics to discuss.

the good thing about captaincy is that it is one way of differentiating between template sides.
When you have so many sides owning a large number of the same players double captaincy points is the only way to have any real differential between a large number of teams.
other ways do need to be looked at to break up template sides.e.g. you can only own each player for a % of the season, max. 2 players from 1 side, double bonus points for sides in the bottom half of the table each gameweek.

Getting rid of captains is a stupid idea. sorry.

1 clean sheet point per 20 mins on the pitch for defenders. Stops the massive 59 to 60 mins swing, and gives you something to cheer on for your defender if he comes on as sub when more than 30 mins have gone. Also seems a fairer system.

Im way on the other side of the fence on the captain issue. Even lingered with the thought of having the VC get 1.5x.

The captaincy makes the game more interactive and better than its peers like the telegraph game for example.

It's a differentiator and using the aguero example mentioned above will make teams different, both weekly and longer term.

Removing would server my weaken the game IMO.

Triple captains - meh, no bother.

Assists need to be less subjective which unfortunately would be what happens with the 'key contribution' rule. Unless clarified appropriately. For example they could say:-

Assists go to the last touch of he ball, however if that was a single touch the person passing to said player will get a key contribution.

We all remember the bale under boot and 'Rooney assists' a way to eliminate the swing from one to anothe is needed. I for one, would be happy with both having points in examples like that.

The other rule I would like to bring in would be that all players on the 'winning side' get a set amount of BPS as this would stop some players getting bonus when there team lost which always seems a bit off to me. Obvs if they scored 2 in a 3-2 loss they are one of the top 3 players but the single goal or assists in a losing game don't deserve the points IMO.

I have a great idea
how about we get to triple our captain points one GW

i hate how you have a def on for 90 mins may concede a couple, gets booked, ends up on zero or a minus, player who comes on in 90 + mins gets 1 pt,know its not much , bur compared to a player played 90 +, no reward, course have to hope your def gets cs !
interesting thoughts on here

I also dislike the fortune side of captaincy but agree with others that it adds excitement.

How about getting to choose 2 players as captain and the higher scorer gets double points for your team?

Eliminates some random luck and keeps excitement up...perhaps heightens it depending on your VC strategy.

cap pts can be the difference of winning and losing, some say good judgement,some say lucky
this week in my ml all top 8 had lukaku, myself and one other had him cap,all others had him in team, of course they didnt want him to do anything as we gained more, thats what spoils it when people dont want a player to do well, so i understand the for and against
assists, most would say the last player to touch it before goalscorer, but some people hate it when its not a deliberate pass, an it deflected of another player for assist, so again i understand both sides of the argument, bonus pts, maybe players get extra if team draws wins etc, like 1pt for draw, 2 pts per player for win, cant argue over them , result is there for all to see, always a debate on bps. like how barry got 3 last week !

Official definition of "an assist" in other sports:

In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal.

In basketball, an assist is awarded only if, in the judgement of the statistician, the last player's pass contributed directly to a made basket. An assist can be awarded for a basket scored after the ball has been dribbled if the player's pass led to the field goal being made.

A system without captains makes it too easy to cancel people out, people could theoretically gain a lead in a league and then just buy players that others in their league own and cancel them out.

Some people still use this method (I've been known to do it for the last few weeks of the season) but captaincy gets around that and allows risky people to get a chance and catch up.

i think player prices should change more sharply, BUT those prices should only change at the deadline to the next gameweek, after the refresh/update. then maybe increase the point hit to 5 points to counter-balance this somewhat. this way the manager who waits until friday night/saturday morning doesnt have to pay extra, also a great pick can be a differential that little bit longer and if not others really have to pay for it

I agree. Changing to no captains would be such a huge change though seems massively unlikely to happen. Would be interesting to see the prices if they did go down that route though.