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20 October 2023 223 comments
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The international break is over and with the Fantasy Premier League (FPL) deadline approaching ahead of Gameweek 9, five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman is here to help with your FPL dilemmas for the next hour.

Whether it’s questions on transfers, chip strategy, bench order or anything in between, Scout’s Deputy Editor will tackle whatever’s thrown at him.

He’ll be on hand to first reply to requests from Premium Members in the Hot Topic below the line of this piece and will get through as many as he can until the next article goes up. If there’s time, Tom will also turn his attention to other requests in the comments section.

If you’d like to receive an email notification letting you know when future RMT Surgery’s are live, you can now do so. When editing your profile, under ‘Alerts & Notifications‘, you’ll find a section on ‘Email Notifications‘. In there is an option for ‘Rate My Team Surgery‘, check that box and you will receive an email letting you know when the surgery is about to go live.

You can, as ever, chip in with your own opinions on the RMT requests filtering through – and naturally, you’re free to ignore the article subject matter and talk about any other wider FPL topics that you’d normally be musing on.

Don’t forget that, if it’s an algorithmic answer you’re after rather than an opinion-based one, we also have a ‘Rate My Team’ tool available in the Premium Members Area.



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  1. Pilgrim62
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Start Saliba or Botman ?

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Botman. But Howe might not.

  2. ComandantePombo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Hi Tom,

    Would it be crazy to consider benching Cash in favor of Lascelles? My gut says Botman sits and lots of points for Newcastle defenders this week.

    Turner
    Porro Burn Cash
    Maddison Diaby Salah Son
    Haaland Alvarez Solanke

    Bench: Areola Lascelles Lamptey Nakamba

    Thanks!

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Wow, a wrong page reply fail. They’re so rare but beautiful when you see one.

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Looks OK to me?

        He's not a Member, so wouldn't have been able to post to the Member's Only thread...

  3. FootballRookie
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Worth taking a punt on Hwang even for 1 week?

    Andreas to Hwang

    Yay or nay

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Neigh

  4. abaalan
    • 9 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    What are saka owners doing with him? Could move to Madison or Jota

  5. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Save and find a Salah sofa?

    Turner
    Trippier, Porro, Cash
    Son, Maddison, Bruno, Bowen, Diaby
    Haaland(c), Watkins

    Areola, Burn, Archer, Taylor
    Bank 0.1m, 1FT

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Yes Save and get Salah nest GW using 2 FT

  6. OptimusBlack
    • 12 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Yes Or No ?
    Use BB on for -4
    Pickford Liv (A)
    Darwin EVE (H)
    Schär CRY (H)
    Dalot SHU (A)

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Who leaves?

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 12 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Estubnian & Baldock

    3. VNPlayboy
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Why BB? Waste it only to cover -4 or do you play in a private league??

  7. Messi_88
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Is james trafford {BRE A} for burnley a good pick since he has no clean sheets and international break is done? plz reply

    1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Is a goalkeeper who has no clean sheets a good pick? Um... maybe not?

    2. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Not great. Who's your other keeper?

  8. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    After 2 weeks of no football, getting to watch 4 games (1 live) in a row followed by MOTD, and playing 2 wildcards on the same day.... gonna OD on footy.

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      2 wildcards in the same day? Hello, is that the police?

      1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        One is in FanTeam, officer 🙂

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 8 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          😆

  9. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Who´s your captain this gw?

    1. GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Salah.

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Some Norwegian geezer...

      1. Woy_is_back
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I think I will go Haaland too. High scoring game, Brighton will not park the bus

    3. Onanawhatsmyname
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Haal. Only Haal. Early kick off + intl. break is too risky to go Salah

    4. Pipermaru
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Bruno.

    5. Household Waste
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Trippier.

      I own Salah and Son too, but think that Newc don't concede to a weakened Palace and hope for an assist + BPs.

  10. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Any chance we get Pools lineup before the deadline tomorrow?

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      There's always a chance...

  11. Connor's Calling
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    2 quick questions if I may:

    1:
    A) Botman -> Tsimikas (FT)
    B) Play Botman. Andersen (new) as 1st defence sub

    2:
    A) Play Mitoma (mci)
    B) Play Archer (MUN)

  12. tryf88
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Who to get rid of first between Mitoma, Mbuemo, Alvarez and for who? £0.3m ITB

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Why not keep all 3 for now?

      Altho If you can afford Diaby, I’d be tempted with Mitoma - Diaby

      1. tryf88
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks I just did that, fixtures/form seem much better. Who would you start between Areola, Flekken?

      2. Dennis System
        • 7 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        Seen brightons fixtures after this week ??

  13. AnfieldLad
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Turner
    Trippier Cash Saliba
    Salah Son Trashford JWP
    Haaland Morris Archer
    (Onana, Estu Beyer Nakamba)
    1FT 0ITB

    Thinking Estu -> Tsmi and bench Saliba

    Then good to go ? Anything for a hit?

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Good move

  14. BobbyDoesNotLook
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    If we don't get Foden/Alvarez news but get news that either Diaz or Jota starts and we dont get definite news about Botman and Pinnock would you:

    1ft
    A) Foden> Jota/Diaz (play Botman/Pinnock/Kabore, first two doubts)
    B)Botman/Pinnock > Tsimi (play Foden)

    Turner
    Cash Udogie Botman*/Pinnock*/Kabore
    Son Maddison Rashford Bruno Foden
    Haaland Alvarez (Archer)

    1. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      This one week punt most likely. Wc10

  15. Magic Zico
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    One week punt please:
    A. Jota
    B. Gibbs-White
    C. Mbeumo
    D. Others

    1. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      B

  16. FusionFC
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Onana (shu)

    Trippier (CRY) Ruben (BHA) Cash (WHU)

    Son (FUL) Diaz (EVE) Rashford (shu) Bowen (avl)

    Haaland (BHA) Watkins (WHU) DCL (liv)

    Subs: Areola Botman* Nakamba Beyer

    May end up starting Areola and Botman if fit. Obviously Onana, Rashford, DCL, arguably Diaz, and the absence of Salah are problems. Time to WC?

    1. Dennis System
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      You surely gotta wc that

      1. FusionFC
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        I’d planned on it. Hence the foolish punt on DCL last gameweek.

    2. BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Dcl out and team looks good for this week.

  17. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Evening all,

    Hard to know whether Botman will start or not. With Saliba and Estu as 'back up', I think I may have to make a transfer unless someone believes he plays?

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      same here except have Kabore as 5th. starting to think almost everyone with a Newcastle cleanie and we'd be languishing.
      Saliba has more chances of playing but can't be sure though with Arteta.
      who u considering bringing in ?

    2. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Sell Estu to be on the safe side.

      1. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        2 years, 1 month ago

        When is Estu back?

        1. Rasping Drive
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          2 years, 1 month ago

          2-3 weeks I think

  18. RashFraud
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:
    A. Cash (WHU)
    B. Tsimikas (EVE)
    C. Udogie (FUL)
    D. Burn (CRY)

    Currently on A

    Cheers!

    1. Sgt. Schultz
      • 9 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A for me.

    2. OptimusBlack
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      Play all of them

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 1 month ago

      A

      What a username 😆

  19. Sausage™️
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one..

    Neto | Alvarez..

  20. New article...
  21. Fantasy Vs Reality
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 1 month ago

    Son or Saka from GW10?