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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. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    When will Heaton replace Pope, if ever?

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      not this season

    2. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Pope should get us as far as the wildcard at least.

      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Ah okay great, that’s what I’m looking at in GW33.

    3. IRBOX ⚽
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      if not this week, 30-31

    4. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I'd say Pope would need to stuff up pretty badly to lose his spot. A fit Heaton though can only spur Pope on to greater things surely!

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Heaton is club captain. When he declares himself fit he is number 1

    5. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers all...

  2. Garlana
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Thoughts on if Wilson may be dropped this weekend? I didn't see their last game but heard he wasn't great.

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      very possible

      I think I'm getting rid today. Question is for who?
      Vardy, Firmino or Aubameyang.

      Vardy - meh, have Mahrez already
      Firmino - everybody has him, I'm chasing, and think my 3rd Pool is going to be Robertson (I have Salah and Mané)
      Aubameyang - must be low on confidence in a low in confidence team...

      other ideas? Have Kane and Quaner.

  3. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Who's the best LEI defender except for Maguire?

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Would get a GW31 defender at this point

      1. My heart goes Salalalalah
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Why is that?

    2. FPL Alchemist
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Morgan

  4. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Sterling replacement for 8.3?

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      If declared fit for weekend (which I think he will) im def keeping

    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      if you dont have the money for mane/eriksen I would keep

      1. ZakAFC_
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Already have Eriksen, Shaqiri, Salah.

  5. drughi
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Friday's press conferences ?

  6. JoshHuntCUFC
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Slowly preparing for GW31 blanks, don't have a free hit chip so will probably wildcard straight after GW32 to prepare for upcoming doubles and blanks.

    CAPS = Playing in GW31

    Elliot, De Gea
    S.COOK, Davies, Dunk, Ogbonna, Mbemba
    SALAH, Sanchez, DEULOFEU, GroB, TCarroll
    JAyew, Aguero, Kane

    Thinking of doing Aguero>Firmino with my FT this week... Good idea?

    Is it also worth spending 4 pts to do something like TCarroll>Shaqiri, or Get a Liverpool DEF in?

    1. Reacher
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Thinking of doing the same move but tempted to get shot of Deulofeu as well

  7. RIDZ
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone still keeping Son? I give him one more week and La Parra will replace him next week if nobody injured in my team

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I’m keeping for this week

      1. JoshHuntCUFC
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        I've done Kun>Bobby and Mbemba>VVD for -4

        Keeping Deulofeu on the off chance he recovers by the Blank week. Will only be transferring out blankers from now until then

  8. Afghanistanislas
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Which two would you play:
    A) Walcott
    B) Lingard
    C) Wilson

    1. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A and C

    2. Reacher
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A & C

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B and C

  9. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Who to get rid of first:

    A) Jones
    B) Son
    C) Mkhi

    1. Gudjohnsen
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A, obviously

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A if still injured

    4. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A

    5. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Cheers all

  10. Reacher
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    What to with the players below,

    Aguero - Will he start?

    Sterling - Will we get a City presser?

    Wilson - Will he be dropped?

    Thoughts aprreciated

  11. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone transferring in players who will do well in 29/30 and pretty much ignoring GW31?

    I'll be happy with 5-7 players.

    1. Reacher
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Im trying to avoid doing that, but tempted by 1 for this GW, either Spurs or Leicester

    2. JurgenRodgers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I brought in Mahrez last Gw..

      Bringing in Sane this Gw for Walcott..

      8 or 9 for Gw31

      1. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Decent. Not sure on Sane, but hope it pays off for you.

    3. Badger Badger Mushroom Mush…
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I think I'll just save my FT next week so I have 2FT's for 31 and hopefully bring me up to 7.

      Although depends on form/injuries this week/next.

    4. abaalan
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Apart from the Liv players + Shaqiri there's not really anyone with fixtures and/or form who I want before 31.

  12. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Would you prefer:

    A. Lingard (cpl, LIV)

    B. Shaqiri (sou, MCI)

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A

  13. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Which move?

    A) Ramsey or Son to Shaqiri or Mahrez
    B) Depoitre to Niasse
    C) Save

    1. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      b

  14. Pompel
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Looking at a 5th midfield replacement for Groß who's also plays GW31, to enable upgrade to Kane. Max 4.9 - looking at the following:

    A) Ibe - is he out of favour, or still an option for GW31?
    B) Milivojevic - on pens, good returns of late
    C) van la Parra - good form, good fixtures after Spurs away

    Which one would you prefer?
    Cheers!

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B

      1. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        crap fixtures except GW31 though

        1. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          yeah, but cheap and on pens - we cant have it all

  15. AzzaroMax99
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone buying Dawson or Hegazi because of their threat value, few solid fixtures and BGW31? As I see, they are both better then Dunk the Kamikaze.

    1. Pompel
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Good options at this point imho if you have no other issues in team

      1. AzzaroMax99
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        There are few issues right now as Sterling, Taylor, Wilson, but for now I think that Dunk is main issue.
        Next week I'll try to do Taylor-> Zanka
        That would give me 9-10 bgw31 players

  16. JurgenRodgers
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Benching headache this week
    Who to bench?

    (A) Alonso cty
    (B) Otamendi CHE
    (C) Janmaat WBA
    (D) Robertson (NEW)

    There I say in its on Alonso at present

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B

    2. CABAYE4
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      C

    3. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Alonso probably correct

  17. theBoose
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    With Deulofeu's injury, I'm looking at taking a punt in midfield. I've got 11.2 to spend, with my remaining mids consisting of Salah, Walcott, Shaqiri and Sterling.

    Who looks like a good punt over the next 4 or so gameweeks?

    1. Reacher
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Eriksen

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        or Arnautovic

    2. Alonso The Great Midfielder
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      kdb/arnie/ramsey/eriksen

    3. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I went for Eriksen

  18. Homo Neanderthalensis
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Bench 2 players:

    A) Chilwell vs Bournemouth
    B) Doucourè vs West Brom
    C) Marriappa vs West Brom
    D) Kevin Long vs Everton

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      c&d

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      CD

  19. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Adrian (Elliot)
    Alonso - Mee - VVD (Fernandez - Kabasele)
    Salah (vc) - Shaqiri - Lingard - Hazard - Sterling
    Kane (c) - Wilson (Abraham)

    0.2 banked and 1 FT.

    A. Hazard & Abraham ---> Walcott & Firmino (-4)
    B. Sterling & Abraham ---> Van la Parra & Firmino (-4)
    C. Sterling ---> Arnie
    D. Save

    1. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Keep Sterling, he might be fit for sunday

  20. The Mighty Whites
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    1FT, 0.3 ITB:

    Karius, Foster

    Vertonghen, Dunk, Ogbonna, Fernandez, Simpson

    Salah, Sterling, Lingard, Shaqiri, Carroll

    Kane, Aguero, Vardy

  21. ZakAFC_
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Monreal replacement (up to 5.8)? Have Maguire/VVD.

    1. AzzaroMax99
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      davies

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Not sure he will start every game in the league as long as Spurs are in the CL. Starting this weekend, he could be on the bench.

        1. AzzaroMax99
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          2 days ago, Rose played. I think that Davies will start, but anything is possible 🙂

          1. Pieterke30
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Indeed. Just 'fear' Poch might want to have a well rested Davies vs Juve

  22. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Aguero to Firmino? Yay or nay?

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yay

    2. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I did it

  23. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Is this the week to captain Kane who gets hat trick while Salah blanks against stubborn Newcastle defence?

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I'm seriously considering it...

    2. Steevo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Leaning towards Kane but doubt it will make much difference.

  24. amit1964
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    hii
    play 2 from:
    a) smalling
    b)naughton
    c) wilson

    1. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A and B. I've lost faith in Wilson.

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        yeah me too, he's been really poor since I got him and I think he might be benched this weekend

  25. Salah Fingers
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Lingard to Mahrez for a -4?

    Mids are: Salah - Sterling - Lingard - Shaqiri - Walcott

    Yay

    or

    Nay

    1. puhd
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      I did Lingard out for Eriksen

  26. SuperMario
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Adrian (Elliot)
    Alonso - Mee - VVD (Fernandez - Kabasele)
    Salah (vc) - Shaqiri - Lingard - Hazard - Sterling
    Kane (c) - Wilson (Abraham)

    How to get Firmino into the above with 0.7 in the bank.....?

    1. Zenith UK
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Drop Hazard.

      1. SuperMario
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yep, that definetly allows the Abraham upgrade and leaves 7.7m for a midfielder...

        Serious lack of options, likely Walcott would be the one :-O

        1. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          I'm already fed up with Walcott tbh. Even considering getting rid of him for Arnautovic. For a hit.

          1. SuperMario
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah Arnie served me well earlier this season also... Walcott just has the decent fixtures, but agree that they look absolute pants at the moment...

            1. Pieterke30
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Everton are so, so poor away though. Walcott won't do sh*t at Burnley this weekend.
              Of course they have BHA (H) in 30, but even in 31 they are playing at Stoke, then the ok fixtures are gone.

              I think I'm getting Arnie for Walcott, and might get Pritchard for 31.

              1. SuperMario
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 11 months ago

                Yeah your confirming some thoughts on here for sure. Thanks for the opinion mate, seems best to steer clear of Mr Walcott for now so and most likely in general unless they spank Burnley..

        2. Zenith UK
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Depends what you think of West Ham's fixtures. Arnie looks dangerous up top and with Antonio and Lanzini both having returned that front three line can cause anyone trouble (biased WH fan.)

          Potentially Willian given his recent form, although Chelsea's fixtures aren't that favourable. Or you could pick up someone like Ibe (for GW31) and have even more money left over to upgrade (2.8) - Upgrade Wilson after GW31?

          1. SuperMario
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Yeah I was considering Arnie, but from scanning these pages there was very little positive talk about WHU fixtures. I will likely WC in GW 32 to be honest so he could come in for the next 2 and potentially be on his merry way..

            Likely its a tussle between Arnie, Walcott, Van la Parra, Ibe, Surman.....

            1. Zenith UK
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 11 months ago

              Did you watch the Liverpool v West Ham game? If not grab the highlights online now.

              1. SuperMario
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 11 months ago

                Just checked them out there now. Arnie in looks like the move mate, thanks 😉

  27. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Best cheap 4.3 defender? Chilwell and Simpson best options?

  28. BBC_TF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    A/ P Jones to Mariappa
    or
    B/ Sterling to Arnautovic

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B

  29. Zenith UK
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    DDG, Pope
    Otamendi, Azpi, Alonso, Smalling, Naughton
    Ramsey, Salah*, KDB, Lingard, CM*
    Firmino*, Vardy, DCL

    Got two FTs; Alonso & DCL > Robertson & Mounie? Leaves 1.6M in the bank. I can then do one more FT next week to re-shuffle for GW31 followed by GW32 wildcard?

    Need some help here, been away past couple of GWs. Work keeping me busy.

    1. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Just Ota to Robertson and save one.

      1. Zenith UK
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Can I ask why Ota? I have to play 3 ATB this week as I think City will score against Chelsea, so I was going to start Ota before Azpi or Alonso, hence dropping Alonso.

        Also don't like Chelsea fixtures;
        City - Away (will concede)
        Palace - Home (fair enough)
        Blank
        Spurs - Home (will concede)
        West Ham - Home (fighting hard at the moment)

  30. aleksios
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Chasing on ML so need to move smart.What would you change here?
    0.3 itb 1ft.

    -Foster
    -Alonso-VVD-Bavies
    -Salah-Sterl-CM-Son-Walcott
    -Kane-Firm
    -----Elliot---Wilson---Ogbonna---Kabasele.

    a) Kabasele to Dawson
    b) Sterl to Mahrez
    c) Both for a hit
    d) Save ft.

    Thanks guys.

    1. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B