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ScoutCast Extra Time – How Mark is playing Gameweek 2

In the first edition of ScoutCast Extra Time, Joe finds out how Gameweek 1 went for Mark, and how he intends to play Gameweek 2. You can watch the video below or on our YouTube channel.

Spurred on by 72 points but with 30 on his bench from the opening round of fixtures, he is keeping his captain’s armband on Mohamed Salah (£13.0m) for Liverpool’s trip to Crystal Palace. However, he does admit to being worried about the potential damage inflicted by Sergio Aguero (£11.0m).

Benjamin Mendy (£6.0m) will slot into Mark’s first XI for a home match against Huddersfield Town, as it was the Frenchman who made up 50 percent of the bench opening weekend bench score. In fact, Mark went as far as to say he will never bench Mendy again.

On the transfer front, Sutherns Comfort look set to hold firm this week, enabling two free moves and perhaps a “mini Wildcard” for Gameweek 3. With that in mind, the pair tentatively look ahead to assess the possible options.

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1,587 Comments Post a Comment
  1. L'Aeroplanino
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    wow, did they upgrade the servers this season?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Only after last week

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

    Ffssssssss i missed the deadline Aguero captain!

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same is fate for his brace off the bench

    2. Chilli Heatwave
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Ride the storm

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Lucky you

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

      Lucky you

    5. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same. Just got to hope Jamie Jackson is wrong. But he is a Guardian journalist so you can't just slag him off as knowing nothing as he will have sources.

      1. osullg26
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        What did jamie jackson say?

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Unless someone gets injured in training today, Aguero will be dropped from the starting eleven for the game tomorrow.

      2. *sigh*
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        They call them condiments at the Guardian

      3. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Have you seen Guardian's "squad sheets"? They are never I mean never ever correct, so that puts Jamie's "info" into its correct context.

  3. Ask Yourself
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Next week’s team looks good

    1. Podge
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Exactly same as this week for me

    2. *sigh*
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Same here, it’s just this weeks team doesn’t.

  4. Ginkapo FPL
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Offering Ramsey for KDB in a draft league 😀 Oh how the mighty have fallen

  5. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 8 months ago

    Luke wildcarded and got Jesus. Luke knows?

    https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/team/206/event/2

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      /couldn’t afford Kun

      1. Deulofail
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Kun taffor dim

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          underrated comment

    2. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      I'd wildcard that team

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

        You are not alone

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Aww, thanks buddy.

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      He got 59 points in GW1 so I guess he doesn't know

    4. MTPockets
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Too blue

      • Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        A week 1 WC suggests he didn't know last week...not sure what changed this week.

        STILL no Salah...in fact no Liverpool attack at all...screams madness!

      • Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Its got Success written all over it

      • Botman and Robben
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Why did he bench TAA and play PVA?

    5. R.C
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Peltier not playing is more of a change in the defensive system I guess

      Cardiff have gone from 5 at the back to 4 now v NEW

      1. Critical Observer
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        exactly this, this was always going to happen

      2. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So Peltier more likely to play in the harder games.. yay..

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

          -1 incoming

      3. Ask Yourself
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        No they were always playing a 4 but I think he was fed up with samba in midfield. I can see Peltier benches for a while to come

    6. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Baps out for pre-deadline madness

      Bemba - 3
      Reiner - 2
      Chucky - 0

      1. BadgersBoys
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        BD max BAPS well deserved.

    7. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      No Danny Ward in squad today?

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Hasn’t been playing for a while, think he got injured in pre-season.

        1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Well, he played 28 minutes in the last game, so no.

          1. Gregor
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 14 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Huh, could have sworn he wasn’t in their squad when I checked last week. Apologies.

            1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
              • 10 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              No worries mate 😉

    8. Squires FC
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 8 months ago

      Time to drop Peltier then

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I'm alright letting him rot like Mbemba last year

      2. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Do we know why he’s missing yet?

        1. Critical Observer
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          yes, a couple of messages above this one is the short version

      3. MTPockets
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Wouldn't be playing him again for some time anyway.

      4. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Cmon Ralls, show me why I played you over Jimenez!

      5. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Peltier FAIL

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Might want to update the cup and string connection.

          1. Marvin of all he surveys
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Used to love doing that in school. Dirty words coming down a piece of string was surprisingly amusing.

      6. Emiliano Sala
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Ville ronka will have awb in his team again this week

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

          How do you know,game is uptaded?

          1. Emiliano Sala
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Yes

      7. FC Hakkebøf
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Do you guys think Mata will start tomorrow?

        1. Podge
          • 13 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I do

      8. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Jonty captains Salah despite saying an hour ago that his only change this GW will be to move the armband from Salah to Kun.

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          hmmm

        2. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          That was Joe

          1. Deulofail
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Joke*

        3. Homo Neanderthalensis
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Maybe he missed the deadline haha

        4. Garlana
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hope kun plays and goes mental now.

        5. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Never listen again

        6. Syd.
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          A bloke with principles

        7. barracuda
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Looks like Joe is the more decisive half 🙂

        8. HNI
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Everyone at the end of day is a competitor

          1. Team Cruel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Can't trust anyone these days.

            1. HNI
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              As your poster says World is Cruel

            2. HNI
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              But I think its all cool as your team your decision. Mods are doing great job with just one blot on greenback going tigger happy modding left and right. That looks in past too with cool temporary ban idea

        9. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          That's nothing. In the members video, he said he was going to sell Salah.

          1. HNI
            • 11 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Ohh did he? I dont follow videos. I love reading when it comes to fpl

      9. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Deloufail just solved the production issues with these videos:

        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18640791

        Upvote his comment to make sure Joe sees it

        1. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          I'd like to see Taskmaster in the background pls

      10. R.C
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Can see myself not scoring another 100 this GW lol

        1. diesel001
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Same. Especially with Aguero(c) fail. Why couldn't Jackson tweet that earlier rather than 5 mins before the deadline?

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

            What tweet?

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

                Is he a valid source Diesel?

                1. diesel001
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 8 months ago

                  I can't see why it isn't. He is a journalist who writes about football and has a press pass. They all know stuff about lineups etc so why would he be telling lies?

                  You only have to watch Sunday Supplement to see that various journalists have inside info at clubs. Shaun Custis, for example, has very strong links with Newcastle and Sunderland.

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

                Cheers.
                This will be exciting weekend indeed.

          2. Cok3y5murf
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Came about 8 minutes before tbh

      11. mcrayeps
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        captain
        my team : KUN
        above : KUN
        below : SALAH

        will be an exciting GW

      12. Any Laporte in a Storm
        • 14 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        I changed my captain before the deadline from Aguero to Salah. I then got distracted by a video of some lovely Japanese ladies and I don't know if I saved my team or not. Curse your saucy Japanese wiles!

      13. Woy_is_back
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Forgot to switch (C) from Salah to Mendy 🙁

        1. Jam0sh
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Ok

        2. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          At least it now entitles you to a moan if Mendy outscores Salah

      14. HNI
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        So Peltier not even on bench for Cardiff. Any news? Hope it is just injury as wanted a nice 4mn def cover with Bissaka

        1. FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Ask Jamie Jackson

        2. Hotdogs for Tea
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          You will have a 3.9 soon 😉

      15. CrouchDown
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Why are people suddenly believing JJ? Does his latest tweet not have equally as little evidence?

      16. barracuda
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        Is Peltier ill? Not even on the bench today.

      17. OPTA FPL
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 8 months ago

        GW3? wtf? a bug?

        https://i.imgur.com/Wq915md.png

        1. Ha.
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Kun (c) again then

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            do you get that error too?

            1. Ha.
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Kun (c) is not an error 😉

              1. OPTA FPL
                • 12 Years
                5 years, 8 months ago

                genius 😀

        2. Deulofail
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          The next deadline is GW3 deadline. Check Points tab for the current week.

          1. OPTA FPL
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            watch the players fixtures mate

          2. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            He’s referring to the fact that there are GW2 fixtures

            1. Deulofail
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Oops. Think I saw that once before, which means they don't know or care about it. Probably working again now?

        3. MTPockets
            5 years, 8 months ago

            refresh

        4. built_this_city
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Wild rover thinks aguero will start, therefore I 100% think he will be dropped

        5. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Have Cedric ahead of AWB on the bench order. Did I make the right choice?

          1. Woy_is_back
            • 6 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Peltier Fail 🙁

        6. Regin
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          if kun doesnt play tmrw, then
          Kun to Tosun/ Arnie
          B Silva to Sterling?

          I have 2 FT.

          1. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Just
            Wait

        7. Sickboy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Time to ditch Aguero if he doesn’t start then?

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            I will be. Will get Auba and use my spare City to get Sterling.

            1. Sickboy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Sound logic

          2. *sigh*
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Not for me.All his owners should have already known what went on last season.Besides I already have Auba too.

        8. Delph & Safety
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Are we still talking about Jamie Jackson?

          It’s over now, let’s just try to enjoy the GW.

          1. diesel001
            • 7 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Quite a big talking point for FPL this GW tbf.

            1. Delph & Safety
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Yes it is and was rightly debated before the deadline, but there is nothing we can do now your captain pick is locked in.

          2. FPL Forward Thinker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            This

          3. Ha.
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 8 months ago

            Nothing says enjoying the gameweek like watching Cardiff-Newcastle in the early kickoff

            1. Delph & Safety
              • 6 Years
              5 years, 8 months ago

              Patrick thistle vs Celtic for me.

        9. R.C
          • 6 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Hoping for Arnie to score a hattie to save this GW for me

        10. SilkySkills
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 8 months ago

          Tosun and Guendouzi worth considering?