FFS Cup
24 December 2017 2100 comments
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The competition in our Fantasy Football Scout Cup contests is intensifying as we enter the final stages, with just 64 teams remaining in both.

The results from the fourth round of the Fantasy Football Scout Cup went to form. The two top-ranked managers – FPL Poker Player in 179 and Elvarus (placed 111th) both earned wins to progress.

Added to that, our four former Cup winners – Mark, Ninja Fit Saints, Gribude and Sleepysi – also found passage into the next round. However, the latter needed to turn to his superior rank (23,302) to edge past MelvinMbabazi as they battled to an 81-point tie.

But something has to give in the next round with our draw creating a stand out head-to-head as Mark faces up to FPL Poker Player over Gameweek 20. In a classic battle of “KaneRemain” vs “KaneExit”, Mark will fancy his chances of a giant-killing of sorts if the Spurs striker can deliver as his captain.

Former FPL winner Tom Fenley remains in the mix with a fifth-round tie against Tap, while the current leader of the Fantasy Football Scout Moderators and Contributors Leauge, Az, will be the hot favourite in his tie with Ibralicious, who currently ranks some 163,000 places below him.

The results from the Fantasy Football Scout fourth round can be found here, while the draw for the fifth round – played out over Gameweek 20 – is here.

The Members Cup is also down to the final 64 with Mark also making progress here. He’ll face John Nerdelbaum in the next round after squeaking past Toffee777 by just four points. Mark is the final staff member remaining after Paul suffered a defeat to No pressure jose by a nine-point margin.

There are two remaining managers ranking inside the top 2000, with Falcon (1985th) and N@th (1965th) perhaps installed as favourites for the trophy. However, the latter now has a fifth-round tussle with MSalah – ranked 7055 – which looks tight and is arguably the tie of the round.

You can view the full results from the third round of Members Cup can be found here, while the draw for the fourth round – also played out over Gameweek 20 – is here.

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  1. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Who would you play this gameweek:

    1. Deportre
    2. Kenny
    3. DCL

    If anyone says 2/3 then I might hold off on the Austin > Dep transfer

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Depoitre.

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      2/3

    3. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      2/3

    4. Runaway
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      1

  2. Ode
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Zanka or Schindler?

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Schindler.

    2. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Schindler

    3. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Z

    4. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Schlinder

  3. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Best max 5.8mil def?
    DDG Ota **** Christ Dunk Yedlin

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Jones.

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Masu

      1. ooooo
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Will get him for Yedlin next week

  4. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Best Tarkowski replacement up to 5.0?

    Current defence is DDG, Perreira, Christensen, Kenny, Otamendi and Ogbonna

    1. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Schindler

    2. Defcons are for Kinnear
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Dunk

  5. Runaway
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    G2G?

    Fabianski
    Alonso Otamendi Ogbonna
    Hazard (V) Salah (C) Coutinho Sterling Richarlison
    Aguero Depoitre
    Elliot DCL Maguire Dunk
    0 FT, 0.9 ITB

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      What’s your plan re:Kane

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Asking as another non kane owner and having a similar team to you now

      I think you are GTG though

      1. Runaway
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Rolling the FT in GW21 and then Kun + Coutinho > Kane + Arnie and maybe with -4 either of Richaliron > Son or Maguire > Verthongen

  6. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Merry Christmas to all the Fantasy Premier League managers. Stay safe and take time out to enjoy the people in your life.

    Dingo.

    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      MC dingo

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        😎

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      What about the non FPL managers on here?

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        They probably need to get a life.

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 2 days ago

          😀

    3. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      I am working but cheers.

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        What do you do fora crust?

        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 days ago

          Pole dancer

          1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 2 days ago

            Cute.

    4. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Merry Christmas Dingo. Enjoy the break.

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        You too mate 🙂

  7. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Is Outlander a good show?

    Need something new

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Watch Twin Peaks!

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      The Vikings is good

  8. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    1. Transfer Austin > Depotre
    2. Save the transfer and play Kenny or DCL?

    Gomes (Elliot)
    Otamendi, Christensen, Jones, Kenny (Dunk)
    Sterling, Richarlison, Hazard (c), Pogba, Salah
    Aguero (DCL, Austin)

    1 FT 1.5 itb

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      1.

      At this time of the year you need a playing bench + making £££.

      1. AYLD28
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks

  9. Duffy Dunk
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Do you think Lingard can cover for Pogba?

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Yes.

    2. FPL Pillars
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Pogba nailed Lingard not

      1. JM11
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Potentially, but paying the extra money assures you 90mins every single game, plus I believe Pogba in on pens.

      2. Brosstan
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Lingard is nailed.

  10. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    G2G?

    Speroni

    Alonso Kenny Ogbonna Zanka

    Hazard Salah Sterling

    Kane Firmino Vardy

    Subs: Hennessy, RLC Carroll Daniels

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Yup.

  11. Weasel51
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    All the best to everyone on FFS

    1. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Especially to Paul who appears to be working unsociable hours over Christmas for FFS.

  12. Going Home
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    1. Ramsey to Lanzini or Arnie
    2. Kun to Morata and play RLC
    3. Both for a hit

    Have zero Chelsea coverage as it stands

    1. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      1. Ramsey to Lanzini or Arnie

    2. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      1

  13. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    24 & 25 feel as long and boring as an international break tbh.

  14. Lukakwho
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Really need some advice on who to pick after wild carding. Would you get Hazard? How many big hitting forwards? This is what I got drafted. What would you do?

    Pope, Fabianski

    Ota, Christensen, Kenny, Dunk, Zanka

    Salah, Sterling, Silva, RLC, Hazard

    Kane, DCL, Depoitre

    1. mgrea
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Rethink your keepers. Burnley fixtures taken a turn for the worse. Def. looks appealing, would want Jones or Utd cover in there though.

      I really don't like DCL or Depo but I can't really suggest any other options atm! I feel there will be standout options that will become clearer in the next few weeks.

      I would keep Haz yes.

    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Get Hazard

      I think the ideal front line now is Kane, Firmino + Deportre/DCL

  15. mgrea
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Tammy to who for a budget of 6.2?

    No one worth getting am I right?

    1. Lukakwho
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      DCL?

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Depoitre.

    3. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      DCL

  16. FPLAdmiral
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    (A) Jones + KDB
    (B) Alonso + Silva (Double Chelsea Def)

    Pope
    Otamendi, Christensen, __
    Salah, Coutinho, Sterling, __
    Firmino, Kane, DCL

    (Speroni)(Mee, Kenny, T.Carroll).

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      A.

    2. Big Sum
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      (B)

    3. Lukakwho
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      B

    4. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      a

  17. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Is Depotre worth the extra outlay to Quaner? To rotate with DCL

  18. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Is Jones worth having? Have DDG.

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Of course.

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      No. United's defence is very poor.

      1. ooooo
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        They are all injured.

      2. Teddy Brewski
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Over the next 4 weeks you don't think a Utd defence double up works out well?

  19. Hasselbaink Forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Save a FT this week?

    Pope
    Otamendi / Christensen / Kenny
    Hazard / Salah / Sterling / Richarlison
    Kane / Morata / DCL

    Elliot / Maguire / Ogbonna / RLC

    1FT, 0.1 ITB

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Yes

  20. Nigawan
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Merry Christmas guys!

    a) What you guys doing with Richarlison
    1) keep
    2) sell (for who)

    b) Who to Captain?
    1)kane
    2)salah
    3)sterling
    4)hazard

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      a for now b 1

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Keep

      Kane or Salah. Just choose one of them.

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      I'm keeping for now then bringing in Arnie for his DGW. Captain has to be Kane for me.

    4. Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      A) I'm keeping for now. Probably swap for a DGWer.

      B) tough, but I'm currently on Kane.

    5. Klaren
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Salah

      1. Klaren
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        and keep Richarlison

  21. tafrère
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    GW20 team sheet :

    Adrian (bou)

    Otamendi (new) | Christensen (BHA) | Jones (BUR)

    Hazard (BHA) | Coutinho (SWA) | Sterling ( new) | Richarlison (LEI)

    Kane (SOU) (c) | Morata (BHA) (vc) | Depoitre (STO)

    Bench : Speroni (ARS) | Loftus-Cheek (ARS) | Ogbonna (bou) | Mariappa (LEI)

    Gtg ?

    1. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Cracking mate

    2. Runaway
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Very good except Salah. I am having nightmares even by having but not captaining, good luck.

      1. tafrère
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        I had him to start the season. Then ditched him to get Mane because I thought he wouldn't get enough minutes. Then Mane got sent off and I was too stubborn to go back to Salah so I went for Coutinho who missed 5 games in 9. I'm stupid. But I will get him eventually for 2018 if Hazard keeps failing or if Coutinho goes to Barcelona.

  22. Viper
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Schindler & Depoitre overkill? Fixtures are great but well, it is Huddersfield afterall

    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      I had Zanka in from the start. Couldn't wait to get rid, but it still took 10 or 12 GW's.

  23. SuperFrankieLampard
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Lingard or Gross or Chupo

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Lingard

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      lingard

  24. HairlessGrealish
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    What would be your next move ? And why?

    Adrian-Elliot
    Jones-Otamendi-Alonso-Naughton-Dann
    Sterling-Silva-Salah-Pogba-Richarlison
    Kane-Quaner-DCL

    2.2M ITB

  25. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    merry xmas everyone...........havent the foggiest what to do with my team but hey ho 🙂

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Who you calling a ho? 👿

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        wheres my money b*tch

  26. ForEvra Young
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    want to get Jones in for Kabasele, to fund it should I do...

    a) Pope to Adrian
    b) Richarlison to Lingard

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      a

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      A

      1. ForEvra Young
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        is it worth a -4. or should i replace Kabasele with someone under 5 mil

  27. Lukakwho
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    Firmino or Vardy?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      Firmino

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      firm

  28. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    I will be on my WC Tuesday.

    Is it worth getting firminho or coutinho with weak bench (TC for example)

    OR: Get 2 of lingard/richarlison/arn/lanzini + DCL?

  29. Darsh
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    How long till price changes?

    1. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      2 hours 30 mins (i think)

      1. Darsh
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 days ago

        Ty

  30. Klaren
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 days ago

    a) Murray to Calvert Lewin
    b) Murray to Depoitre
    c) Carroll to Arnautovic

    Best option for this GW?

    1. tafrère
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 days ago

      B.