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Mark Sutherns to return to Fantasy Football Scout for 2020/21 season

“Where’s Mark?”
“I miss Mark”
“Bring back Mark”

Hundreds upon hundreds of you have enquired about the whereabouts of the Fantasy Football Scout founding father since his decision to take a step back from frontline FPL duty two years ago.

He’s never been too far away from the site, though, and now, we’re delighted to report, he’ll once again be putting out Fantasy content when the new season gets underway in September.

Mark will be involved with Fantasy Football Scout in a Pro Pundit capacity, so expect articles and video appearances as he bids to bounce back from – what he deemed to be – a frustrating 2019/20 campaign.

Mark rejoins a team of contributors that includes top Fantasy managers such as Lateriser, Zophar and Tom Freeman, who have multiple top 1k finishes between them and who, we are delighted to say, will be writing for us once again in 2020/21.

Lateriser, who finished 30th in the world last season, will also be stepping up the frequency of his articles in the campaign to come.

As ever, subscribers to Fantasy Football Scout will get unrestricted access to all of their analysis and team reveals.

If you’re new to this website, Mark is its creator.

Starting Fantasy Football Scout out as a blog in 2007, he grew these pages steadily over the years and developed the site into the leading Fantasy Football resource.

He’s got an enviable FPL record to back that up, too, as his season history (pictured above) shows.

A remarkable nine of his finishes have been within the top 5,000, with four of those resulting in overall ranks inside the top 1k.

We’re absolutely thrilled to have Mark back on board for 2020/21 and look forward to his insight in the weeks and months to come.


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  1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Stoke deject

    1. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He couldn't do it on a cold rainy night ..... 😀

  2. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Moting!!!!!

  3. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Choupa Somting

  4. Brosstan
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Add Choupo-Moting to the list of players better than Neymar

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Y U no luv Dybala?

      1. Brosstan
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It wasn't an extensive list, as I said could easily add 20 names

  5. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Wow

  6. One Man
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Guess the date FPL will return ?

    1. CaptMidnight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      24 August

  7. Piggs Boson
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Crushing for Atalanta. Sounds like their fans could have done with a lift... 🙁

  8. Amey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I always knew he had talent after that brace vs Man United if i remember correctly 😆

  9. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Still waiting for Choupo’s goal to be added on FPL 17/18...

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mark will sort you out

    2. noquarternt
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      This

  10. Zimo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Man feel bad for atalanta

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      aint Moting like a chicken wing

  11. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I genuinely feel for those who don't watch football. There's nothing like it.

    1. Fudgy
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Facts

    2. Greek Freak
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Really wanted Atalanta to go through... 🙁

      1. Amey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Same. Neutral will almost always support underdogs...

    3. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      They might have a life .... 😕

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Wait until they hear that we spend hours talking about fantasy football..

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          They laugh !!
          .
          .
          .
          .
          Idiot's 😛

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Strange comment. It's not for everyone

      1. Fudgy
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        It literally is tho? Extremely inclusive sport.

        1. Nightcrawler
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It comes across as extremely boring if u have no one to root for. Same could be said about any ither sport tho but weird to suggest anyone not watching football is missing out on gold

    5. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I love watching football but as long as this fake crap fan noise rubbish is still around, I will just keep tabs on scores.

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        You do realise you can watch it without artificial crowd noise?

        1. BENOIT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          This

        2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Don't confuse the boy

        3. FOO FIGHTER
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Not everyone has the option of watching without the fake BS unless you turn off the sound.

          1. FourLokoLeipzig
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Huh? Why not? I can turn it off on all the networks I subscribe to

      2. CaptMidnight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I prefer the fake noise. Fans are so precious, thinking it's all about them. It's not. It's about football!

        1. FOO FIGHTER
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          There would be no football without fans and I am not into fake mind control viewing.

          1. CaptMidnight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Some football is alright without fans. That match we just watched was good wasn't it?

            1. FOO FIGHTER
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              I did not watch it otherwise I would be lying in my posts.

              1. CaptMidnight
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                You missed a corker.

      3. Tony Moon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        I prefer it.

    6. Samwise
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      what about England's cricket victory against Pakistan?

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        The climax to the cricket wc final last year was better than anything ive ever seen in football tbf

  12. Tinkermania
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Never speak too soon in football, Chupo Nothing, PSG won't score even if they played all night. Are you talking?????

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      here we go...

  13. CaptMidnight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thomas Tuchel is wearing ladies tights.

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      bit early in the week for me. I stick to Fridays and Saturdays.

  14. Rainer
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What a run by Atalanta.

    Football is brilliantly cruel.

    1. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's harsh sometimes.
      Is this the year for PSG 😮

      1. Rainer
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        vs Atleti would be a good battle.

        1. Amey
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It'd be a battle !!
          Literally. Men vs Boys maybe 😆

  15. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    You gotta feel sorry for Atalanta 🙁

    1. Blueberg
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      nope

  16. OverTinker
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Better team won - loved it.

    1. Nightcrawler
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Agree

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Have to agree with this. Dominated possession and attempts. Atalanta just resorted to fouling and holding on.

  17. Nightcrawler
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Respect to psg

    No competitive game for 5 months and beat atalanta in red hot form

  18. CloudSky
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    If Ilicic plays here they go through. Heart breaking for Atalanta.

    Stoke City reject bailing out the most expensive attack in the world. Put some respect on the name. Choupooo.

    1. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      You just called him a reject, show some respect 🙂

      1. CloudSky
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Pssst.

  19. Zimo
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Feels weird seeing PSG progress past Quarterfinals

  20. Amey
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ben Arfa also played for PSG i guess. They do well with PL flops i guess 😀

    1. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Same with De Maria

    2. 7rjngs lollygagger
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is this the PSG that is Palace's feeder club? They got anyone half decent up top we could look at?

      1. Amey
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        There is one actually.
        Draxler

  21. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I can't wait to see Mbappe play in the Liverpool shirt.

    Fifa 21 is out soon, correct?

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      please don't give EA any money

      1. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Been almost 2 decades and still cant believe they successfully con people into buying their game EVERY year

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          this, plus the 'standard edition' which has a load of missing content but is full price, and about 2 or 3 more premium version s that cost more and include some parts of the content held behind a paywall to other people... and worse still, the micro transactions on Ultimate team that are worth 0 as soon as the next game is out.

          Morally corrupt.

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        i don't even play fifa, when i played footy games back in the day it was always pro evo(dont even know if they are making games still 🙂 )

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Im still on Pro Evolution 2016. I bought it for about £2 when 2017 version was released 😀

          Shows what an utter waste of money the new versions are - especially when released in the same console generation, practically the same game.

          1. Optimus.
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            pro evo when i played over 10 years ago was and is the best footy game, it was more arcadey than fifa, scoring goals from 40 yards was the businesses

            1. Nightcrawler
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Pes 08 was the best i played. Fifa 98 best in terms of being ahead of time. Back when fifa games werent the same each year

              1. Optimus.
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                PES08 was the best ever

            2. 7shadesofsmoke
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              agreed.

              Keep your updates to shirt pulling and the way a player's hair moves.

              Its all about smashing a 40 yarder in off the bar

              1. Optimus.
                • 13 Years
                4 years, 2 months ago

                Scoring from tip off with Adriano was was speciality

                1. Optimus.
                  • 13 Years
                  4 years, 2 months ago

                  60 yard pop shots ftw

                  1. Ser Davos
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 2 months ago

                    Pro Evo 2 - Pro Evo 6 on PS2 was the watermark of football games never been the same since, though Fifas 09 - 12 were the pick of the next generation. Stopped playing video games 2012ish and never looked back (aside from playing GTAV, which didn't even excite too much).

                    The Switch, Uncharted and Red Dead all tempt myself back in here and there.

    2. The Train Driver
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      There are people wasting fortunes in their FUT game as well.

  22. HurriKane
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Mark still got control of FPL towers?

    All jokes aside great to see the legend back. He created the beast FFS and he's definitely tamed it. 😉

  23. CloudSky
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    If Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting plays in the next round, it will mean the relegated Stoke squad of 2017-18 had players who played in the 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019 & 2020 Champions League semi-finals.

    1. 7shadesofsmoke
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      i'll bite

      please list them - thats an incredible fact

      1. CloudSky
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        2005 - Glen Johnson
        2007 - Peter Crouch, Darren Fletcher
        2008 - Peter Crouch, Darren Fletcher, Bojan
        2009 - Darren Fletcher, Bojan
        2010 - Bojan
        2011 - Darren Fletcher, Bojan
        2013 - Shaqiri
        2015 - Jese
        2016 - Jese
        2019 - Shaqiri
        2020 - Choupo-Moting

        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Jesus wept.

          I don't know what i was expecting but that list makes me feel like i could've played in a Champions League Semi

        2. Greek Freak
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          That can't be right - 2008 was the United-Chelsea final with the shootout.

          1. Nightcrawler
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            Semis

            Pool played che and barca played utd iirc

            1. Greek Freak
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Ah semi-finals, I misread.

          2. 7shadesofsmoke
            • 11 Years
            4 years, 2 months ago

            S.E.M.I. finals

      2. Nightcrawler
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Crouch johnson jese shaqiri cover quite a lot

    2. CaptMidnight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Good old Richard Jolly.

      1. CaptMidnight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Bojan
        Fletcher
        Choupo-Moting
        Fletcher
        Glen Johnson
        Peter Crouch
        Affelay
        Shaqiri

        Not my work.

    3. CloudSky
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      https://twitter.com/RichJolly/status/1293655221139365888?s=19

      Original tweet by lord Richard.

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Shaqiri

  24. Alberto Tomba
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Welcome back Mark Sutherns, great news!

  25. Samwise the Brave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Thrilled to have Mark back. A true pioneer in FPL. His scoutcasts with Granville never failed to entertain back in the day

  26. FPL Theorist
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Who will be the first player to shock FPL managers by unexpectedly stepping up to take a penalty in 2020-21?

    1. Zimo
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      TAA!

      1. 7shadesofsmoke
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Man U player. Law of averages

    2. Jordan.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      benteke

  27. jimmy12
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Guys
    I have a season long bet with just left

    Man City to win UCL
    Sevilla to win Europa

    Cash out currently @ £550 with bet returns of £9500

    What would you do here?

    Cover each game to the end maybe? Opposite team to qualify

    Should end up paying more than that poor cashout

    1. George Sillett
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Work out the relative odds percentages and lay the bet off. It will return plenty more than the cash out.

  28. 7shadesofsmoke
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Greatest comeback of all time;

    A) Man U v Bayern. Cl final
    B) Liverpool v AC Milan. Cl final
    C) Spurs v Ajax cl semi(?)
    D) Mark Sutherns. Fantasy Football Scout

    1. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      e) pool barca

      1. GertJan
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        F) Barca v PSG?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B for sure

    3. Torreslove
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B

  29. IamthenextTeemuPukki
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Hey Everyone, how do you set up your profile picture....is it called a Grav or something?

    1. I Must Break You
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Gravitar

      1. IamthenextTeemuPukki
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, how I do I set up my Gravitar?

    2. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Go to gravatar and follow instructions

      1. The Knights Template
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not 'gravitar'

    3. AA33
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      gravatar.com

    4. Amey
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Go to gravatar.com
      Use the email address you used to sign in here. Set up the picture you like.

  30. shady4revr
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    When can we select our team for season 20-21?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A week or 2 probably.

    2. Onz
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Probably just after the fixtures are announced by the Premier league. The 21st is the rumored date for fixtures.