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The ScoutCast – Episode Seventy Eight – United

Filed under: Fantasy Football Podcast - Posted by: Mark

Back for a new season, with “sailing fan” Granville now woken from his Olympic dream, we return for another podcast after a three-month hiatus.

While some of the regulars are shelved this week, we talk over the Sky Sports Game, welcome new Fantasy Football double act “Fenners & Merse” and start the clear up after Robin Van Persie kicked over the applecart.

The episode is underpinned by a new concept – the idea that Granville and I can join forces and actually be effective. The premise is we pick a ScoutCast XI and cross our beams to co-manage it over the season, arguing the toss in every ScoutCast episode on transfers and substitutions. The aim is harmony and a united success. It seems unlikely to end that way.

Oh, and there are actually two of my “jokes” that Granville misses in this episode – see if you can make out the second. I swear he was dreaming of gold medals in the sailing.

Listen in on the squad selection via this link.

Alternatively, stream it down your pipe using the player below…

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4,984 Responses to “The ScoutCast – Episode Seventy Eight – United”


  1. August 17 at 8:50 am

    Tony The Champ Senior says:

    HELP!

    Kacaniklic and Pienaar or Ireland and Allen or another 11.0m combination

    (I already have Noble and Michu) ??

    I don’t want to get stuck with a 4.5m and I’m not crazy about Everton’s early fixtures 

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  2. August 17 at 8:51 am

    eazylikeabc7 says:

    whuz gud yall…whats the name & code for this fantasy league? FPL not sky

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  3. August 17 at 8:52 am

    sandy10 says:

    Love all these teams having Michu and Kacaniklic – on the basis of what!

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    1. August 17 at 9:58 am

      danapussy says:

      A gamble. You could have said that seasons ago when VDV came to the PL, never having played there, and exploded. Then you would be left behind by all those who gambled and profited.
      Nothing wrong with a few punts in your team.

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      1. August 17 at 4:40 pm

        Withawink says:

        i have michu thanks to everyone on here.. his record last season his brilliant 37 app, 15 goals, he may be up for some rotation as swansea have 9 midfielder but hope im wrong. him and graham should be unstoppable!

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  4. August 17 at 8:55 am

    McTown says:

    Anyone keen for RVP and 3 man utd players now to get 4 man utd players later on? just an idea lol

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  5. August 17 at 8:55 am

    Chalky says:

    Beat this

    Friedel, Cerny

    Verm, Terry, Zab, Demel, Clyne

    SIggy, Yaya, Cazorla, Ramires, Kacaniklic

    Torres, Tevez, Graham

    Will make transfers in GW 2 + 3 to whomever the form players are

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  6. August 17 at 8:57 am

    mdm says:

    Is Fabio nailed on?

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    1. August 17 at 8:59 am

      McTown says:

      hes in my team so would like to know, i think he is.

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    2. August 17 at 9:07 am

      liv says:

      he’s in mine also as I think he’s a deffo starter… that is until Bosingwa signs for QPR (according to Sky)

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      1. August 17 at 9:10 am

        McTown says:

        that a serious risk?

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        1. August 17 at 10:27 am

          liv says:

          QPR close in on signing former Chelsea defender José Bosingwa http://gu.com/p/39z74/tw via @guardian also… if Bosingwa starts, which surely he will do by gameweek 3 if the deal is definitely struck (price tag 5.5?)

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          1. August 17 at 10:44 am

            nightmanyeah says:

            In pre-season Fabio has been playing in midfield…

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  7. August 17 at 9:05 am

    TÖSHMINE says:

    Please comment on my team:
    http://lookpic.com/O/i2/1921/J0hG2FY.jpeg

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  8. August 17 at 9:24 am

    JVL says:

    is hart gonna play gw1?
    and if he is should i play Hart or fed for gw1?

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  9. August 17 at 9:37 am

    Discorus says:

    Krul Cerny

    Cole Clichy Jones Shawcross (Barnett)

    Yaya Toure Ramires Kagawa (Noble) (Britton)

    Torres (C) Podolski Aguero

    Any thoughts greatly appreciated?

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    1. August 17 at 12:17 pm

      Jugsy says:

      Would potentially swap Kagawa for Valencia

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      1. August 17 at 4:42 pm

        Tracksuit Manager says:

        valencia gets my vote.

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    2. August 17 at 2:45 pm

      john8on says:

      I would keep kagawa

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  10. August 17 at 9:40 am

    sooofrench says:

    I can’t seem to see Cleverley in anyone’s team… at 6m, he seems a pretty cheap option no?

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    1. August 17 at 10:33 am

      bytemy@$$ says:

      He’s an expensive bench warmer you mean?

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  11. August 17 at 9:57 am

    danapussy says:

    Just started catching up with the Podcast now. Quality stuff, missed it.

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  12. August 17 at 12:14 pm

    Jugsy says:

    Thoughts?

    De Gea

    Kompany A.Cole Vermaelan Dawson

    Hoilett Ramires Valencia Pienaar

    Aguero Torres(c)

    SUBS: Rudd, Pogrebynak, Barnett, Obertan

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  13. August 17 at 2:01 pm

    robin.salmon88 says:

    cazorla, hazard or mata?

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  14. August 17 at 2:27 pm

    Rataj2000 says:

    Federici (Begovic)
    Kolarov, A.Cole, Gorkss (Clark, Demel)
    Y.Toure, Mata (VC), Bale, Robson-Kanu (Walters)
    Aguero, Torres (C), Graham

    Kolarov will play?

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  15. August 17 at 2:43 pm

    john8on says:

    Any help would be appreciated

    I want a city defender for 6 million, currently have clichy
    Who is most likley to start ?

    I want a reading defender for 4.5, currently have Harte , again
    who would be most likley to start?

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  16. August 17 at 4:31 pm

    AdamJamesThomson says:

    Rate my team

    de Gea, Jaaskelainen

    Coloccini, Tomkins, Jones, Lescott, Terry
    Hazard, Allen, Guthrie, Kagawa, Britton
    Aguero (VC), Torres (C), D.Cisse

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  17. August 17 at 7:47 pm

    Hungry says:

    test

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No Change Foster WBA C, Vs
No Change Vorm SWA C, Vs
No Change Mignolet SUN B, Vs
No Change De Gea MUN A
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Player Club Factors
No Change Kompany MCI B, Vs, Rest
No Change Vertonghen TOT A, Vs, Rest
Up Luiz CHE A, Vs, Rest
No Change Baines EVE A
Up Boyce WIG C, Vs, OoP
Down Bassong NOR B, Vs
Up McAuley WBA C, Vs
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No Change Mata CHE C, Vs, Rest
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