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26 October 2017 3726 comments
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Pep sunk his teeth into our Gameweeks, while an old moggy took a chunk out of my partner’s arm, depriving me of my appearance on this week’s ScoutCast. I’m not sure which was more painful.

At the mercy of the local A&E, Jonty, Andy and Az became my other emergency service as they stepped up on this latest episode.

Inevitably, Guardiola’s Man City teamsheet dominates your questions and the ensuing chatter. Elsewhere the boys re-appraise Kane after his Wembley haul, revisit Liverpool with their fixtures about to swing and consider whether the heavy-hitting midfielders are poised for a renaissance ahead of Gameweek 10.

As far as I know, I’ve edited out all the “pussy” jokes.

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Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling to
    A- Sane
    B- Salah
    C- save FT

    1. LC1
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah

    2. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah... 3 great fixtures....

    3. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah. No fear of not started (hopefully) and has plenty goals in him

    4. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      salah

    5. balint84
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

    6. Needo22
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I really like Sane. He can score plenty off the bench. Safe choice definitely Salah though.

  2. @fpl_phenom
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    sooo looking forward to selling Kolasinac next week... absolute fraud

    1. Live Lad
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      May not be. Give him one more game.

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        he has it v swansea but hes gone after that...£6.0M def. fraud

        1. GreenArrows
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Couldnt agree more!

        2. Nicoson
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Glad I took him out on GW8 wc heheh

          1. GreenArrows
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I am waiting until the day I can get him out lol

    2. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      On the same page

      But what do we do if he finally delivers vs swansea?

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What do you mean fraud? Did he promise to get you points?

    4. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Me too.For who?

  3. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    can someone please remind me of the website that compares your ranking to top 1, 100, 10k etc

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        thanks

      2. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The gargatron has my VC points wrong
        The one below has a different (correct) lower total

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          cheers Sanchez

    1. tisza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      or anewpla.het

      1. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        sorry anewpla.net. load of other good team analysis on there too.

  4. Legohair
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Play?
    A. Jones
    B. Davies

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jones

    2. Needo22
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yikes. Probably Jones. Slightly more confident of him starting. And United yet to concede at home etc.

    3. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Davies

    4. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jones

    5. Live Lad
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Davies for me

  5. Needo22
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sane or Jesus? Who's got more in them next few GWs?

    1. Dog and Fox
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

  6. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gomez or Moreno? Yes liverpool defense sucks but have you seen their fixtuers? have you seen how cheap these players are? Exactly

    1. Permian23
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I have Moreno but they said on the Scoutcast his attacking stats are rubbish, and Gomez is actually better.

  7. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Completely wasted my transfers before the pressers. Lukaku not dropping when he's at -259?!

    I'm convinced it's due to manual intervention and ownership. Not amused.

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      https://goo.gl/urcnzQ

    2. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      That does actually sound a bit odd
      I've seen players drop when nowhere near -100
      To not drop at -200 seems hard to believe

    3. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      FPL Stats saying they've unerathed a new rule for Lukaku and Mkhi. I don't think it's manual interventon - just FPL stats playing catch up.

      1. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Given the amount of effort that goes into the work on this site, I doubt they'd specifically identify 2 players as being outliers when they're continually calibrating.

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry- I said that wrong. The rule has been discovered for the set of circumstances that those two players are currently in. It isn't a specific rule for those players.

          1. Annie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            I didn't think you meant a rule specific to those players, I just doubt the modelling is so far off it's a case of normal catch up.

            1. Pasqualinho
              • 16 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Depends what it is really. I'm only going off the 'news' section on FPL stats. They say it should be clearer by the weekend, which tells me they've a good handle on it but it needs confirmation.

      2. kidzac
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        It's manunited intervention

    4. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Could it be wildcards?

    5. + 42.

  8. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you change Eriksen (Bought at 9.5m) to Salah?

    Dont have any other Pool players and have Kane up front although these hardly matter.

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Any other way to get salah ?

    2. No. Not in any conceivable circumstance.

  9. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Crazy to captain coutinho over salah ?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Not at all

      1. drughi
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        think I will trust my gut with this one

        1. Hybrid.power
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I think Coutinho will do well

          1. drughi
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            1 goal and an assist will do

    2. ZeBestee
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      nop

    3. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Its 50/50 imo, either or both can go high this weekend

    4. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Flip a coin

  10. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Today's press conferences

    8:30 - Stoke
    9:00 - Bournemouth, West Brom
    10:00 - Tottenham
    13:00-14:00 - Liverpool, Leicester, Brighton, Chelsea, Everton, Man City, Man Utd, Newcastle, West Ham, Southampton

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hopefully positive news around harry

    2. Lazaretti
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      TY, Özil

    3. Pranav Santhosh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers ozil

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers

    5. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      cheers Ozil !

    6. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      3 bonus for you! Cheers

    7. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks Ozil!

    8. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mr Ozil, I was expecting you...

      Top man thanks

    9. Top man! 🙂

    10. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks fellow gooner

    11. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Top work, cheers

  11. Permian23
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If I wasn't saving my Free Hit chip for a double Gameweek or thin gameweek, I'd use it this week.

    I think high chance of differentials seriously outscoring my template team.

  12. balint84
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    help me

    I have Kane and Coutinho
    Which would be more beneficial to be captain?

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Captain Coutinho. United will defend like crazy.

    2. Needo22
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Would go for Cout

  13. Pietro Savastano
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you get rid of Hazard or Sterling for Salah? Which one...

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      sterling

    2. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I got rid of Sterling! Not nailed enough for me

      1. Pietro Savastano
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I have a feeling he will play which is making it difficult to choose! However with already Jesus and Silva in my team it’s probably best to get rid of Sterling for a bit more balance.

        1. Mr-Inbetween
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          FYI he played 120 mins midweek, I'd say there's a good chance of him being benched (I have him in my team and I'm starting him anyway)

  14. Strchld
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Have 2 FT so have to burn one.

    A) Vardy out and Firmino in. Yes, he has been out of his form in PL, but did two goals and assist against Maribor.

    B) Davies out and Mee or VVD in.
    Have also Pope and Cedric so its double up defs.

    1. Oven Glover
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don’t like any of them. What’s your team and money in the bank?

    2. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Do you have any other liverpool players, salah / cout?

    3. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Davies to Mee

    4. Strchld
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pope (Elliot) Davies/Luiz/Cedric/Stones (Hunemeier) Haz/D.Silva/Richalison (TCarrol, RLC) Vardy/Jesus/Kane
      2 FT and 0 ITB. Really dont know what to do. Could also do Davies » Daniels and bench him against CHE and play RLC. Probably it would be the nicest move.

  15. llmja
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    My Line up
    Elliot
    bertrand/Ward/Otamendi
    T.Carroll/Richalison/Coutinho/Salah(C)
    Firmino/Kane(VC)/Morata

    Bench:Degea/Hegazi/Loftus/Rangel

    G2G?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  16. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling to Ricky for a -4

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      not for a hit no

    2. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hey Ricky you so fine you so fine you blow my mind hey Ricky

  17. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Why everyone ditching sterling? Is he out this week?

    1. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      People are worried that he played midweek and might get rested for a 2nd PL game in a row.

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yep - Myself included

      2. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

      3. Mr-Inbetween
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Not only played midweek, but that game went the full 120 mins.
        I have him in my team and keeping, will just hope he gets something off the bench.

  18. Transferred Out
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    If I join a private league now will I join with my current points total?

    1. Josserz
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

  19. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pulis: "We will approach the game a little bit different than normal but I won't say how we will do it. They're a very good team."

    West Brom 4 Man City 11

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You trying to say Pulis doesn't normally play an open attacking game?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        They are the Barca of the Midlands...

        1. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Ysvob > Xavi

          1. Sánchez
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Yacob

    2. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He means he'll put 10 men behind the ball instead of 9.

  20. George323
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys, any tips on what to do with this lot much appreciated..Also, play Jones or Ritchie?? Planning on captaining Richarlison

    Elliott
    Otamendi. Kolasinac. Luiz
    Sterling.Gross.RichA.Ritchie
    Kane. Morata. Lukaku

    Subs: Foster, Jones, Fernandez, Carrick 0FT 0.2itb

    1. GreenArrows
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Think youve spent too much on that back line imo, maybe remove kolasinac next week?

  21. drughi
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    First week this season not captaining lukaku or kane

    1. balint84
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      same here. scary

  22. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one: Jones, Bavies or Joselu?
    Thanks.

    1. balint84
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      jones

    2. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bavies

    3. Balance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Jones

  23. Markus
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool fans (or those that have followed them more closely), what % nailed would you say moreno and gomez are? And have either looked dangerous going forward like Clyne has in previous seasons?

    1. Transferred Out
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Moreno is good going forward but we will concede almost every week

      1. Transferred Out
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Also neither are 100% nailed - with Robertson and TAA in the picture. Would probably avoid even though the price is tempting

        1. Markus
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers, am I right in thinking moreno hasn't come on as sub when Roberton played though?

    2. Gomez is a bap machine. TAA blotted his copybook, Citeh, then Burnley.

      1. (Not a Liverpool fan. 😉 )

        1. Markus
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          So you're tempted by gomez? Won't coutinho / firmino get bps in good fixtures. Fixtures look so good though for a 4.5m defender. Liverpool are poor defensively if compared to spurs/man u, but not to West brom/Palace who we have no qualms about paying over 4.5m for

  24. Dazzleraz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    My Wildcard G2G or any suggestions?
    City coverage is a lottery

    Elliott (Speroni)
    Mee Bellerin Bertrand Duffy(mariappa)
    D.Silva Salah Richarlison Ramsey (Loftus C)
    Aguerro Kane (Rashford)

    1. Pegboy
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bellerin, Bertrand, Speroni, Ramsey and Rashford all need changing IMO.

  25. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Where's Ozil with his usual presser post?

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      look up

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Look closer.

      1. Eden ACCOUNT CLOSED
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Asked for that one didn't I

  26. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Elliot.
    Kolasinac, Yoshida, Mee.
    Choupo-Moting, Richarlison, Sterling, Salah(c).
    Lukaku, Kane(vc), Vardy.
    Fabianski, Jones, Mbemba, Carroll.
    0.7m, 0ft.

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  27. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What has happened to Robertson?

    1. Isnagud. 😉

  28. VaVaVoom
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Trippier, Jones, Carroll
    Play one...

  29. MURPH707
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Gross to coutinho for a -4 hit? Is it worth it?

    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tough. At a push, yes.

      1. MURPH707
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Both have good fixtures. But liverpool more likely to score big

  30. FootballFanatic365
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    a. Kane
    b. Morata
    c. Vardy
    d. Sterling
    e. Silva
    f. RichA

    1.captain ?
    2. VC ?

    1. Galza
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      1B
      2A