The ScoutCast – Episode Seventy Nine – Love It
Filed under: Fantasy Football Podcast - Posted by: Mark
We may have suffered inauspicious starts to the season but there’s no denying it, we just love Fantasy Football.
For all his grumpiness and bile, Granville’s enthusiasm spills over as we both dive into the hot topics of the week: Juan Mata’s decline, Eden Hazard’s rise, the Rooney vs Van Persie question, whether Granville is the dopey one.
All these issues and more are addressed in the next 38-minutes, along with the return of All Aboard, the weekend preview and the first decisions to be made with the ailing ScoutCast XI. It’s my turn to play Pat Rice to Granville’s Arsene Wenger this week and, to script, I prove to be more of a hindrance than a help.
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August 24 at 8:54 am
rosh22 says:
Guys pls help me choose a starting XI and a captain
DDG
A Cole, Zabaleta, Cuellar, Barnett, Fabio
Sigurdsson, Hazard, Hoilett, Pilkington, Puncheon
Tevez, RVP Graham
August 24 at 8:56 am
tw says:
bench: tevez, rvp, hazard
captain: barnett
August 24 at 8:57 am
cband says:
Lol
August 24 at 8:59 am
rosh22 says:
… come on now
August 24 at 9:19 am
tw says:
at least put some effort in! like give us a couple captains you were thinking of and a couple players you were thinking about benching, don’t just give us your whole squad and ask us to make the picks for you
August 24 at 9:05 am
Zizou says:
i’d bench barnett fabio and pilkington and capt rvp
really dont like the midfield
August 24 at 8:55 am
Shhh... I Should Be Working says:
Don’t you just hate it when one of your players (e.g. Tevez or Hazard) are just over 100% on the price rise chart… all those transfers in today are going to be wasted!
August 24 at 9:05 am
Hiphopopotamus says:
Yeah, i share your pain Shhh. Luckillly, this time around, i’m a-ok. Tevez can only rise once more this week which will happen tonight. And i aint got Hazard.
August 24 at 8:55 am
Complete Lack of Pies says:
Updated my link, just testin it
August 24 at 8:55 am
UNITED FORCE says:
McCartney is only LB in West Ham
August 24 at 8:57 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Errr, no, he isn’t.
August 24 at 8:57 am
UNITED FORCE says:
Who else ? @%$&^%&^^
Jarvis in ? I cant wait
August 24 at 8:59 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Potts is designated, and Matty Taylor played there 11 times last Season.
August 24 at 9:01 am
UNITED FORCE says:
That makes me to bring Demel also so no haddacke
August 24 at 8:58 am
UNITED FORCE says:
Fail reply
August 24 at 8:58 am
Krisbee says:
was this a reply to mine from prev page? Thanks if so, so McCartney and Demel are the full backs?
August 24 at 9:00 am
UNITED FORCE says:
Yes !
August 24 at 9:01 am
Krisbee says:
Hi Doosra
who is a better pick for a west ham defender?!
August 24 at 8:56 am
JELLYFISH says:
Morning all. Anybody care to put me out of my misery on whether VDV’s price dropped last night? (can’t check from work, FPL site firewalled)
August 24 at 8:57 am
Shhh... I Should Be Working says:
He did not drop
August 24 at 8:58 am
JELLYFISH says:
Crickey! Word on here yesterday was it was a formality. I assume it is only a matter of time before he does, but he buys me another day to decide what to do with him.
Thanks for sharing anyway
August 24 at 9:05 am
tommygun says:
I think he may hold until tomorrow… If he doesn’t start again it could be freefall
August 24 at 9:08 am
JELLYFISH says:
Good to know, thanks
August 24 at 8:58 am
cband says:
Nah he didnt
August 24 at 9:00 am
JELLYFISH says:
Yipedeedoodaa……
August 24 at 8:57 am
Zizou says:
ok think i’m sorted for my team this weekend, any obvious flaws or incorrect sub choices
jaask (fed)
ivanovic clyne cuellar
lamps bale pienaar michu
tevez torres rooney
(kacaniklic, demel, hangeland)
capt at the moment is a choice between rooney michu and bale
August 24 at 8:58 am
cband says:
Could somebody pls tell me if kolarov is going to threaten clichy’s minutes or zabaleta’s (dont know what side he plays)
August 24 at 9:06 am
tommygun says:
clichy
August 24 at 8:58 am
Nick says:
Azpilicueta completed his medical and signed a 5yr contract at Chelsea yesterday. Fee in region of €8m + bonuses.
How much game time does everyone think he’ll get in comparison with Ivanovic?
August 24 at 8:59 am
tw says:
who?
August 24 at 9:08 am
si says:
He will certainly share the workload for easier games. Probably some CL group games. Ivan will keep the big games for sure but this is not great in terms of his FPL output.
August 24 at 9:18 am
Ancelotti's Eyebrow says:
No confirmation on the Chelsea website. Not saying it won’t happen, but I don’t believe it’s a done deal yet.
August 24 at 8:58 am
backflipbedlem says:
Ramires out
Got michu already thinking of getting hazard, I know gw3 etc
Or shud I double up n get dyer as well, 5 out of 7 good fixtures
August 24 at 9:00 am
UNITED FORCE says:
I did it last night !
August 24 at 8:59 am
UNITED FORCE says:
Tell me who to captanize ?
1) Torres – because of very strange reason
2) Bale – because im thinking that
3) Rooney – because he is brilliant @ home
4) Michu, Dyer – because everybody captanizing them – my personal thinking of that game is 1-0, or 0-0, or 1-1
5) Tevez – because hes good form, also think about low scoring game
August 24 at 8:59 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Bale is a crap choice – look up his PPI …
August 24 at 9:01 am
Mr. Greedy says:
It was only one game…
August 24 at 9:02 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
-5 – for a player like Bale. Something amiss.
August 24 at 9:04 am
UNITED FORCE says:
He hitted crossbar, agrhhhhh
August 24 at 9:07 am
Fray Bentos says:
Exactly and if it had gone in, he would’ve got a decent PPI score. Stupid system
August 24 at 9:05 am
Scroobius Mac says:
Yeah the goal.
He had shots off target. It’s fine. Dempsey had awful PPI in some games because of shoot and hope – also the reason he ended up with such a haul.
August 24 at 9:07 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Not generally true, that.
August 24 at 9:01 am
cband says:
I feel like he’ll score this week…could be wrong
August 24 at 9:02 am
Billy Gilmore - Nuevo Gerente del Betis says:
Unless you score you seem to get -’ve PPI…
August 24 at 9:03 am
Fray Bentos says:
I would never base my decisions on PPI!
August 24 at 9:05 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Suit yourself – but it is what generates the bonus. And a similar sorry story is told by his Metro scoring, based on Opta. 35.
August 24 at 9:16 am
Fray Bentos says:
But its based on him not scoring or assisting in that game – certainly doesn’t mean he wont in the next game, by any means!
Although saying that his ICT index wasn’t very high either, but if you look at his scores throughout the season they weren’t always high.
Despite that he is still a very good captain choice
August 24 at 9:00 am
triggerlips says:
michu
August 24 at 9:00 am
cband says:
Bale
August 24 at 9:02 am
Fray Bentos says:
Bale
August 24 at 9:04 am
harris says:
Rooney
August 24 at 9:04 am
Coldplay - Krohn-Delhi A True Legend says:
Michu
August 24 at 9:11 am
Bubbles - No, I will not rate your team. Go away. says:
Rooney (c), Bale (vc).
August 24 at 8:59 am
tw says:
doos, isacki, and any other contributors around. please please please respond to JK’s email soon/asap!
August 24 at 9:01 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
Hmmm …
Soon! 
August 24 at 9:02 am
Doosra - "A Liberty is both Universal and Indivisible. Anything else is just an excuse for bad behaviour by the rich." - A Noble quote. says:
PS – the reason I haven’t is that I will be updating our own tables/site today.
August 24 at 9:24 am
tw says:
can’t you just take a couple minutes and respond with what role you’d like to have? then you can get on to updating your site. all we’re asking is to know which of the jobs you’d like. we aren’t starting any of them til gw 2 anyways
gl with the updating though!
August 24 at 8:59 am
Snid says:
Jaask
Zab/Cuellar/Clyne
Bale/Cazorla/Michu/Noble
RVP/Torres/Tevez
Subs: Fed/HRK/Fabio/Hangeland
All locked and loaded and ready to go!
August 24 at 9:00 am
ChristIna says:
All the Petric lovers – not worried that he only played 67min?
August 24 at 9:01 am
Billy Gilmore - Nuevo Gerente del Betis says:
I wouldn’t be. The game was well and truly won at that point so give him a rest.
August 24 at 9:02 am
Coldplay - Krohn-Delhi A True Legend says:
Not after that performance. He should be nailed on now and 70 minutes are enough for him to do his magic.
August 24 at 9:02 am
harris says:
morning gents
why so many more people are getting Rooney and not van persie?
August 24 at 9:04 am
rosh22 says:
CHEAPER
August 24 at 9:04 am
Billy Gilmore - Nuevo Gerente del Betis says:
1 million reasons I would suspect.
August 24 at 9:11 am
JELLYFISH says:
Probably a safer bet and the fact that he’s 1m cheaper. I took the Kun>RVP option earlier in the week more for a punt than anything else (planning on doing WC during the internationals)
August 24 at 9:04 am
Dub says:
Can’t believe so many people thinking of captaining Michu this week.
Earth. Thud.
August 24 at 9:04 am
UNITED FORCE says:
Mr. Doos tell me your thinking about Jarvis in West Ham. I think i will bring him in
August 24 at 9:05 am
Coldplay - Krohn-Delhi A True Legend says:
NEW POST
August 24 at 9:08 am
Alius33 says:
I’ve nailed down my W2 lineup, tell me what you guys think:
Vorm
Baines-Vidic-Rangel
N’Zogbia-Kagawa-Yaya-McClean-Michu
RVP(c)-Tevez
Got 107 points in W1 so I’m not very worried about getting a few less this week.
August 24 at 9:13 am
hendra respati says:
strong at back..
n’zogbia surely differentiator..
RVP as captain?? are u sure?? i would wait for couple weeks to trust him.. better Michu/Baines/tevez for me safe option
August 24 at 9:18 am
Alius33 says:
Yeah I’m still going back and forth on the captaincy. Man u is at home and it’s with fulham so he could rake up the goals, but your right he hasnt had a lot of pre-season and he could be wobbly. Plus with city being away to liverpool, i dunno if tevez will do as well as last week, but then again, who knows. It’s a toss up, i’ll either get it right or wrong.
August 24 at 9:08 am
hendra respati says:
GK: Cech
D: Chico, Ashley cole, Baines
M:yaya toure,guthrie,cazorla,Kagawa,Bale
F: Tevez, torres
Think from u guys??
August 24 at 9:10 am
Alius33 says:
Very nice! I decided to get rid of Torres and bring in RVP, but your midfield is awesome, so don’t worry about that. Who you got as captain?
August 24 at 9:14 am
hendra respati says:
well.. i got my headache because thinking who is my captain..
but now i’m thinking for Baines/tevez,
any suggest?
August 24 at 9:11 am
Krisbee says:
who is the best west ham defender to have for 4 mil>?
August 24 at 9:12 am
gunner1994 says:
Will prices change again before the gw deadline? If so, what are the chances Michu will rise in price again?
August 24 at 9:22 am
sugarboy says:
A) Rooney & McClean or
B) Defoe & Kagawa ?
August 24 at 9:30 am
Fred the Red says:
A
Defoe likely to step aside once Ade is match fit
August 24 at 9:32 am
Fred the Red says:
How’s it look for GW2 guys? Ramires is still in the team because Aguero->whoever was a more pressing transfer. Out with either Torres or Ramires for GW3
DDG
Zab Cuellar Clyne
Bale Toure Michu Ramires Noble
RVP Torres
Jaaskelainen Petric Gorkks Hangeland