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1 March 2018 1611 comments
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Mohamed Salah’s remarkable debut season just keeps on rolling and, while the ScoutCast crew have been fervent in their support for the Egyptian from Gameweek 1, we’ve been a lot more reluctant to hand him the captaincy.

Salah’s numbers and, in particular, his head-to-head with Golden Boot and armband rival Harry Kane, come under scrutiny in this latest episode. Jonty, Andy, Granville and Az join me as we reveal the true tale of our lack of faith and the damage done. The evidence is conclusive and nobody has more regrets than yours truly.

Elsewhere, your community questions have us revisit some of the Gameweek 31 casualties that had their credibility knocked by a weekend littered with eye-opening disappointment and we assess the allure of Arsenal’s favourable run-in. That’s also conclusive.

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

  1. pablo discobar
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Happy to sell Wilson as I think Defoe is a massive risk to him.

    Plan was to do Wilson to Aubameyang for these great Arsenal fixtures, I know they are awful at the back, but there is goals in them. Is this madness? I would still have 7 gw 31 players as it stands

    Cheers

    1. pablo discobar
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Forgot to say, I have Mahrez and Chillwell so was going Aubameyang over Vardy

  2. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Last Man Standing GW28 🏆

    Safety score = 47
    Top score = 71
    LMS average = 53.5

    459 : 74 eliminated
    385 through to GW29
    18% or minimum 70 out next GW.
    Congrats to all the survivors 🙂

    1. Eddie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      That's me done. Thanks for organising TM, fun while it lasted.

      Damn hits.

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers Eddie, good luck for the rest of the season.

    2. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I survived 😯 think this is the second week in a row I've got exactly the cut off score. Cheers TM

  3. Maddamotha
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Ota, Sterling > Mahrez, Davies for free?

    1. Viper
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I'm considering it myself. Sounds good on paper anyway

      1. Maddamotha
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Its a tough one

  4. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    lingaard to Arnautovic/ Ramsey
    OR
    Otamendi to Bellerin?

  5. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    With this performance of Arsenal, is it a good for Iwobi to get his chance and start the next favorable fixture on weekend ?

    I might delay the plan to sell him.

    1. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Oh my god how did you end up with him? I’d sell.

  6. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    OR updated

    1. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      ouch

      1. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        I miss teletext on a Saturday afternoon.

    2. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Went the wrong way 🙁 I wonder if Quaner instead of Bauer first sub would have made a difference, oh well.

  7. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Really hope BUR-EVE won't be postponed as I have Pickford and Elliot and really can't waste my transfer on keeper.

    1. Regin
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      why should it be postponed?

  8. Atwood
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Thinking Dunk/Ogbonna > Davies.
    1FT and 2.5 in the bank. Any ideas?

    Pickford
    Otamendi - VVD - Mee
    Salah - Lingard - Sterling - Shaqiri
    Kane - Firmino - Wilson

    Elliott - Walcott - Dunk - Ogbonna

  9. hawkeyes
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Help Please:

    Deulofeu Replacement?

    A) Ramsey
    B) Shaqiri
    C) Other for 7.1

    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I think I'm going to go B even though I have Choupo as well.

      1. hawkeyes
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks.....I'm thinking B over A as well, only because of GW31

  10. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling > Son worth a hit?

  11. Viper
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling & Jones/Otamendi -> Mahrez & Davies. No hit.

    Yay/Nay?

    If Jones drops tonight, I'll probably sell Otamendi instead

  12. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Play 1 from

    A Choupo-Moting
    B Walcott

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B

  13. 42towels
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Is there any news on Jones injury? Might as well take the impending price drop if there's a chance he plays.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Last page.

      1. 42towels
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks!

  14. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Which games are most in danger of being postponed?

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      GAA confirm all 33 of the weekend's inter-county league games have been postponed.

      1. BC1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Ireland is officially closed

  15. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Votes please... Who'll score more over the next two GWs?

    A) KdB
    B) Eriksen

  16. Dybala10
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Play Courtois (MCI a) or Adrian (SWA a)?

  17. jimmy.floyd
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Which one for a hit?
    A Sterling to Mahrez
    B Firm to Kun

    1. Alan The Llama
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Is B Kun to Firmino?

      1. jimmy.floyd
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Yes

        1. Alan The Llama
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          B then.

  18. Emiliano Sala
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    A point I didn't see anyone mentioning,
    Salah has 227 points so far
    More than kane's whole last season 224 points
    10 gws to come

    1. panda07
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kane only played 30 games last season and Salah has played 27 so far this season so not as much in it as you would think

      1. Emiliano Sala
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        2523 mins vs 2109

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          And salah's easiest game of the season coming

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            Games

  19. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Gargatron is telling me I've captained Mbemba nine times

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      FPL site had a big update and Kane became Mbemba.

  20. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    DDG
    Ota Robertson Chilwell
    Sterling Salah Shaq Mahrez Walcott
    Kun Firmino
    (Elliot Kenny Wilson Ogbonna)

    Ota > Davies to free this week and then Wilson > Mounie for free next week sound good?

  21. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Just about squeaked a green arrow! 10 in a row baybeh

  22. HD7
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Good Plan?

    De Gea
    VVD* Vert Alonso
    Sterling Shaq* Salah* Deloufeu
    Kane Firmino* Wilson*

    Subs: Elliot, Ogbona, Obiang, Mbemba

    GW29: Delofeu to Mahrez
    GW30: Mbemba to Schindler
    GW31: Sterling to Walcott and maybe Elliot to Pickford or Obiang to 5.5 midf (-4)

    Will give me 8 players for 31...

  23. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Would it be silly to play my wildcard now for this weekend before the blanks and doubles start from GW31??

    DDG
    Otamendi Jones VVD Alonso
    Salah Mhikatarian Walcott Sterling
    Aguero Aubameyang

    Elliot Mee Niasse King

  24. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    what is this I am hearing about weather? Which matches could be called off?

  25. Regin
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    lingard to Arnautovic? Yay or Nay?

  26. IRBOX ⚽
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    a) Otamendi > Davies
    b) Sterling > Arnie

    Free transfer, 0.0 ITB

    1. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Why so set on selling Citeh, they're quite good I hear

  27. Ruinenlust
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Terrible week. Down to 3.3k

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      What did you score?

    2. Rik Waller
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Chin up, there's always next season.

    3. F4L
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I know right, I dropped all the way to 1.315 million 😥 ....from 1.309 million but we'll brush that under the carpet

  28. mash
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Looks like Jones dropping tonight, which would lose me SV. Who would be the best replacement?

    A) Maguire
    B) Bavies/Aurier
    C) Schindler/Hegazi/Bauer/Daniels/Martina (i.e. cheapie with GW31 fixture)

    Current squad:

    Pickford Fabianski
    Alonso VVD Jones* Duffy Ogbonna
    Salah Sterling* Walcott Arnautovic T.Carroll
    Kane Firmino Wilson

    2FT, £0.8m in the bank

  29. UshFPL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Best GW31 defender not from Lpool?

    1. Collie01
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Slim pickings. Possibly Zanka as Hudds have a decent run of fixtures around then so could afford to keep him for a few weeks.

    2. justlikehoney
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Ake or possibly Baines or Coleman if they are fit by then.

  30. bitars
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    1 FT 0,3 itb with both Sterling and Jones with injurys.

    Who should i ditch and who should i bring in?

    Also when should i use the wildcard?

    1. justlikehoney
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Sterling > Mahrez or Eriksen