Rate My Team

Rate My Team surgery with five-time top 1k finisher Tom Freeman

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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223 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Pilgrim62
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

    Start Saliba or Botman ?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Botman. But Howe might not.

  2. ComandantePombo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    10 months, 23 days 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
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 23 days 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
    • 2 Years
    10 months, 23 days 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
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Neigh

  4. abaalan
    • 8 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

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

  5. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 months, 23 days 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
      • 11 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Yes Save and get Salah nest GW using 2 FT

  6. OptimusBlack
    • 11 Years
    10 months, 23 days ago

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

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      No

    2. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Who leaves?

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Estubnian & Baldock

    3. VNPlayboy
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 22 days ago

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

  7. Messi_88
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 3 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

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

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Not great. Who's your other keeper?

    • Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 13 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

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

        1. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          One is in FanTeam, officer 🙂

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 7 Years
            10 months, 23 days ago

            😆

    • Woy_is_back
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Who´s your captain this gw?

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Salah.

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Some Norwegian geezer...

        1. Woy_is_back
          • 6 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

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

      3. Onanawhatsmyname
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 1 Year
        10 months, 23 days ago

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

      4. Pipermaru
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Bruno.

      5. Household Waste
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 2 Years
        10 months, 22 days 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.

    • Royal5
      • 13 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Any chance we get Pools lineup before the deadline tomorrow?

      1. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        There's always a chance...

    • Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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)

    • tryf88
      • 3 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Why not keep all 3 for now?

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

        1. tryf88
          • 3 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

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

        2. Dennis System
          • 5 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          Seen brightons fixtures after this week ??

    • AnfieldLad
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Good move

    • BobbyDoesNotLook
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        This one week punt most likely. Wc10

    • Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

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

      1. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        B

    • FusionFC
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 5 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        You surely gotta wc that

        1. FusionFC
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

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

      2. BobbyDoesNotLook
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Dcl out and team looks good for this week.

    • The Royal Robin
      • 9 Years
      10 months, 23 days 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
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 23 days 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
        • 15 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Sell Estu to be on the safe side.

        1. The Royal Robin
          • 9 Years
          10 months, 23 days ago

          When is Estu back?

          1. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 months, 23 days ago

            2-3 weeks I think

    • RashFraud
      • 7 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

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

      Currently on A

      Cheers!

      1. Sgt. Schultz
        • 8 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        A for me.

      2. OptimusBlack
        • 11 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        Play all of them

      3. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        10 months, 23 days ago

        A

        What a username 😆

    • Sausage™️
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      10 months, 23 days ago

      Bench one..

      Neto | Alvarez..

    • New article...
    • Fantasy Vs Reality
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 months, 21 days ago

      Son or Saka from GW10?