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Fantasy Premier League Launch day is here and ScoutCast duo Joe and David have produced our first ever summer broadcast to offer their initial thoughts on the game and the prices.

Early doors, they couldn’t stop themselves from asking the big question: ‘Should we have Mohamed Salah in our teams when he costs £13.0m?’ You’ll have to listen in to find out their feelings on that.

Elsewhere, the reclassification of key attacking players has altered early strategies while the pair also name their over-priced assets before picking out some potential bargains.

Finally, they stick their necks out by declaring the three premium players likely to make their Gameweek 1 line-ups.

As usual you can get an audio version right here or via the first player below.

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  1. Who are all Lukakus
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Have only 5 players for tomorrow. If only 2 players blank, one sub will be wasted on the bench.

  2. AD2110
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Maximum captain this round or save?

    I’m thinking surely it would be best to play it this round when there are 2 games on each day. You’ll get the same amount of captain changes as the finals but just with more teams playing?

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Wildcard this round too then

    2. jimmy.floyd
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Same here

    3. Who are all Lukakus
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      What's the difference? You have 15 playing players anyways.

    1. A.T
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Love these 😀

  3. Patch
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    DCL or Niasse???

  4. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Giroud could be a steal at 8M !

    1. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Morata will have a full preseason

      1. J âš’ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Yea I didn’t think of that.

        Later in the season he could be a great asset

        Cheers.

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Depends if Higuain joins.

  5. chilli con kone
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Early days but anybody considering starting the season with big guns up top?

    De Gea / 4.0

    Alonso / Trent / Daniels / Holebas / Bednarek

    Mane / Silva / Walcott / Ralls / 4.5

    Lukaku / Auba / Firmino

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      I’d be very hesitant about picking Kaku. He could do unbelievably well, but I just didn’t get a good vibe from watching him under Jose last year... Auba at 11.0 is frustrating, bizarrely I think Laca at 9.5 could be as good an option points wise, as Laca exists only to score, whereas Auba has a lot more to his game, lost pens to Laca, and also seemed to be cutting in from the left for his last few games. He scored so well though.

      Can’t believe Miki is only 7.0 - him & Auba could be dynamite this year, similar to how they were at Dortmund

      1. chilli con kone
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Oooo Miki at 7 is a bargain good spot.

        Likely to build the team around Auba and I think Jose knows that united need to work on getting it to Rom quicker and will adjust accordingly this season

  6. Under my Cucurella
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    WC

    A - Pogba, Loftus-Cheek, Gazinsky
    B - Kante, Lingard, Cheryshev

    1. gattis
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      A. with Claeson or Cherusev instead of Loftus-Cheek ( if you can afford it)

  7. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 5 months ago

    Any love for Josh King? Only 6.5, pens, pedigree, and THAT opening fixture 🙂 he could be the first 0.3 rise in a week bandwagon with a brace v Cardiff

    1. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Not dependable enough. I'll probably go Walcott between the two

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Different positions though man! Why not both?

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        And for a 6.5 I think King is as dependable as they come!

        1. chilli con kone
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          He is just one of the guys who is streaky and points difficult to predict

    2. stat
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Could work out but can't justify putting him in over Zaha

      • Jsadler95
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Trying to work out whether to go King, Barnes, Zaha or Arnie. Also wondering whether Hazard would be worth it over De Bruyne GW1 to then be switched for De Bruyne for GW2.

      • Gold Monster
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Absolutely no chance

    3. Football Weekender
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      First draft done. Plenty of tinkering to go...

      De Gea
      Robertson • Coleman • Cedric
      Salah • Sané • Alli • Walcott • Cairney
      Aubameyang • Zaha

      £4m • Daniels • Quaner • £4m

      1. chilli con kone
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        I like that you got Salah in there before any further rises. Mane at 3.5 cheaper is tempting though

        Also with Alli being injured non stop and not much of a preseason it's not worth gambling on him. Find the 0.5 for Eriksen

        1. Babit1967
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Noticed taa was 1m cheaper than Robertson could be a shout

    4. Drexl Spivey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 5 months ago

      Does Henderson supersede Wijnaldum in central midfield, or will Klopp pick another captain? Looks to me like:

      DM: Fabinho
      CM: Keita
      CM: Hendo/Wijnaldum (both £5.5m)

      New captain (Firmino?), surely.

      1. Jsadler95
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        We'll probably sign Fekir or equivalent this summer so Henderson won't start imo. It'll like either be a midfield 3 of Fekir Fabinho Keita or move to a 4-2-3-1 with Keita and Fabinho the deep pairing. Henderson will likely rotate in regularly though. I think you'll see quite a bit of rotation in our midfield this year.

        1. AndyCook
            7 years, 5 months ago

            I don’t think Fekir will move now. Everyone knows Liverpool will spend big money so they are throwing silly prices at them and Liverpool are now at the point where they either get ripped off or go home empty handed.

        2. WVA
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Na i think Hendo is pretty nailed with Fab and Keita

        3. Drexl Spivey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Thank you both. Appreciated.

      2. palace ash
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        This will obviously wait until the lineups are announced, but:

        Muslera, Olsen
        Munier, Carvajal*, Miranda, Trippier, Hernandez
        Coutinho, Modric, Isco*, Lingard, Inui*
        Hazard, Costa*, Mbappe

        Carvajal, Isco and Costa ->

        A) Pavard, Paulinho/Willian (which?) and Griezmann
        B) Maguire, Fernandinho and Kane
        C) Fagner, Golovin and Kane
        D) Other

        1. Who are all Lukakus
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Kane Claesson and upgrade Maguire

      3. The Pep Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 5 months ago

        Who do you think will be the four semi finalists?

        I'm thinking
        France
        Brazil
        Croatia
        England

        1. A.T
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          France
          Belgium
          Russia
          England

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Agreed!

            I have a feeling Russia will upset Croatia. Belgium v Brazil is close.

            1. Red Dagger ✪
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Agreed also except I think Uruguay will beat France.

              1. Piggs Boson
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                That wouldn't surprise me.

                1. Red Dagger ✪
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Losing Cavani might actually make them more defensive. I can see them shutting France out and Suarez getting a couple against their defense which hasn't been that good to be fair.

              2. A.T
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Isn't Cavani out? Big blow if so.

        2. stat
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Same as you. I think the final will be Brazil - England

          • palace ash
            • 16 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Agree

          • gattis
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            France
            Brazil
            Croatia
            Sweden.

            Sorry lads...can't see England qualify...this compact Swedish team is too formidable force...a team with plan....ask the Netherlands, Italy and Mexico...

            1. A.T
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Nah England are awesome. Ask Panama and Tunisia

            2. Piggs Boson
              • 14 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              No problem, Sweden are a good side. It's going to be a close tie!

          • Drexl Spivey
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Uruguay vs. Belgium

            Croatia vs. England

          • WVA
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            Unfortunately i think Uruguay will get through with Brazil Croatia and England!

        3. Bambi
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          why the surge of deleufeu picks?

          1. Jsadler95
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 5 months ago

            £5.5m is pretty cheap and enables people to buy Salah. He's got a pretty decent record for Everton when he played for them. 5 goals 13 assists for Everton in 2700 minutes which is a very good return for a 5.5.

        4. HALFSPACE
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 5 months ago

          Mitrovic price prediction if he signs for Fulham as looks v likely?

          1. stat
              7 years, 5 months ago

              5.5 - 6

            • A.T
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              6.0

            • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              He’s got a lot of competition for forward slots with Zaha, King, Arnie etc

              1. palace ash
                • 16 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Zaha not worth it as a forward, but if Benteke can find his form of last season...6.0 = steal.

                1. stat
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    And if he doesn't, it's a steal of 6m

            • Kasper the ghost keeper
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Keep Hazard or Lukaku? FWC

              1. Drexl Spivey
                • 7 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I'm backing Hazard, pens.

                1. Kasper the ghost keeper
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Chasing 24 points behind. Rival has Hazard and not Lukaku. Still go hazard and hope Neymar delivers?

                  1. Red Dagger ✪
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    No if you are chasing go Lukaku.

              2. Professor Abel X
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Hazard

              3. Kasper the ghost keeper
                • 9 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Cheers lads

            • OldBenKenobi
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Boom!
              Easy peezy!

              Fabianski Begovic
              Douglas Morrison Robertson Alonso Alexander-Arnold
              Sessegnon Neves Jota Salah Ramsey
              Zaha Arnautovic Aguero

              1. Piggs Boson
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Lots of cash in the promoted teams. Always a risk.

                We've had so many players who have killed it in the Championship fail to make the leap. Taarabt and Ritchie come to mind.

                1. WVA
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Ritchie did well

                  1. Piggs Boson
                    • 14 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Yeah, just checked. Bad example 😆

                2. OldBenKenobi
                  • 8 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Wolves are a different beast imo.
                  I’m willing to take a few risks on nailed on talismen from the rest

            • Professor Abel X
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Anyone else flying high in Fifa fantasy? Currently sitting 343rd in the World! In with a chance of winning or too far back? When would you play max captain, semis?

              1. Red Dagger ✪
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Wait until deadline on the last round to get team sheets. Pick strikers from the 3rd place playoff and defenders from the final. Play your max captain. Win Fifa Fantasy. Send me a bottle of Lagavulin 16.

                1. Professor Abel X
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  You sir are on!

                  1. Red Dagger ✪
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Cheers! Good luck X Man.

                    1. Professor Abel X
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Thank you brother

              2. Back on the horse
                • 15 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                I'm 139 having hovered around the top 100.

                PLaying Max cap now. You need some big differentials to win it it from there.

            • Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 15 Years
              7 years, 5 months ago

              Drafting an early 4-3-3 with no bench approach... too weak?

              DDG
              VVD, Azpi, Baines, Tomkins
              Salah, KDB, Son
              Firmino, Zaha, King
              (Hammer, Chalobah, Wan Bissau’s, Stephens)

              1. leo_messi
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                Same front 3 here so I like it 🙂

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Good man - you can’t go wrong for 23.0m with those three... Zaha is a bit of a worry though how will he fare out as a striker

              2. stat
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Son is out for the first few games because of the Asian Cup

              3. simvale007
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 5 months ago

                The position classification always seem to be an issue, although can be beneficial. Has FPL ever considered introducing dual position functionality for players who could be classified as a fwd or a mid, or mid or a def. I've seen it done well in other fantasy sport platforms and it provides a lot more flexibility as you can effectively do a 3-way swap at the cost of one transfer.

                For instance if Zaha was classified as a mid/fwd, you could start him in the midfield position and then at some point you have a higher priced fwd that was under performing you could transfer out that fwd, switch zaha from to the fwd position, and then bring in a better performing midfield player and only have to use transfer to do it.

                1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                  • 15 Years
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  A 4th position of “forward” would be interesting

              4. stat
                  7 years, 5 months ago

                  Would you rather have Robertson and Firmino or Daniels and Aguero?
                  I think Firmino might miss the first GW if Brazil go far in the WC, even though he's barely featured.

                  1. A.T
                    • 15 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    You'll probably get news of whoever won't feature gw1 nearer the time.

                    1. stat
                        7 years, 5 months ago

                        True. I guess I'm tending towards Aguero because he's the more explosive player

                        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                          • 15 Years
                          7 years, 5 months ago

                          I think I’d lean towards KDB over Kun if they were the same price. With KDB 1.5 cheaper it’s no contest for me. Can’t understand why he’s so cheap relative to Kun, they’ve dropped a clanger there I think

                    2. WVA
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      R and F

                  2. Silicon Vialli
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Begovic
                    Mendy - Van Dijk - Mee
                    Pogba - de Bruyne - Mkhi - Mahrez
                    Firmino - Aguero - Zaha

                    1. Silicon Vialli
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Gomes - Chalobah - Bednarek - Schelotto

                  3. WVA
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Please rate my first draft

                    Ddg Fab
                    Azpi Mendy Cedric Daniels Benarek
                    Salah(c) Siggy Ramsey Neves Stephens
                    Kane(vc) Zaha Arnie

                  4. Patch
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Am I first person to consider Austin in the front 3????

                    #Genius

                    1. badgerboy
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Ssshhh. Let him fly under the radar. 🙂

                      1. Patch
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 5 months ago

                        🙂 gone for Zaha Austin and King for my front 3

                        Will commit to the pricier forwards, once I know who is firing blanks...

                        1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
                          • 15 Years
                          7 years, 5 months ago

                          Are you leaving cash in the bank to allow that? It’s a good strategy, could pay dividends.

                          FWIW I am tipping King up big time to be an early season hero, his form of 2 seasons ago was devastating, if he recaptures it he’ll end up 7.5 or 8.0 by Christmas

                    2. Piggs Boson
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Southampton were crap going forwards last season. I have noted Austin (6.0) and Redmond's (5.5) prices, but haven't been tempted just yet...

                    3. Drexl Spivey
                      • 7 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Better cheapies at Everton.

                      1. Patch
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 5 months ago

                        Took Soggy into my team

                  5. ★Kuntheman★
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Latest draft:

                    Pickford (Stekelenburg)
                    Robertson Mendy Sokratis (Tomkins, Bednarek)
                    Salah Sane Mkhitaryan Deulofeu (Neves)
                    Aguero Zaha Tosun

                    Went for Stekelenburg+Sokratis+Deulofeu+Tosun over Leno+Keane+Milivojevic+Niasse. Good choices, good team?

                    1. Davido989
                      • 15 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Hopefully you challenge me and Syd this year 😉

                      1. ★Kuntheman★
                        • 10 Years
                        7 years, 5 months ago

                        Getting awful cocky there Berbs 😆

                  6. dunas_dog
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Good to go and would you play Maximum Captain chip now with thiis squad or wait for final?

                    Alisson
                    Pavard Godin Miranda Maguire
                    Coutinho Bentancur Willian
                    Lukaku Kane Mbappe

                    Olsen Modric Golovin Granqvist

                    1. Chenku╰☆╮
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Go for it

                    2. Gold Monster
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      I wouldn’t play any chips yet, I’d wait for the form players to emerge

                  7. Mikha In A Tutu
                    • 7 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Mbappe or Mandzukic?

                    1. dunas_dog
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Mbappe

                    2. mahone24
                      • 15 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Mbappe

                  8. Kasper the ghost keeper
                    • 9 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Pavard or Maguire? Pls don't use 'its coming home's as a reason for getting Maguire

                    1. 420king
                      • 11 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      I'm considering Maguire despite having no French and 2 English already.

                    2. Who are all Lukakus
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Very close. Both are good choice

                  9. Iwobi
                    • 10 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Helder Costa or Neves?

                    1. OldBenKenobi
                      • 8 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      I went Neves as my 5th mid. Probably not much between them so cheaper option is better imo

                  10. OldBenKenobi
                    • 8 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    Best two 4.5 GKs?
                    Fabianski and ......?????

                    1. Drexl Spivey
                      • 7 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Ryan?

                    2. Davido989
                      • 15 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Looks like Fabianski and Begovic rotate.

                      1. OldBenKenobi
                        • 8 Years
                        7 years, 5 months ago

                        That’s who I went for

                    3. dunas_dog
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      McCarthy

                  11. mahone24
                    • 15 Years
                    7 years, 5 months ago

                    A/ Pickford (would give my GK choice with Muslera)
                    B/ Golovin (can only play Muslera)

                    1. Who are all Lukakus
                      • 9 Years
                      7 years, 5 months ago

                      Not the GK. But I dont like Golovin.