The ScoutCast – Episode Eighty Seven – The Hole

Not really sure. He generally performs better away and against the 'big' opposition. I say his fixtures look great! 😉

Because he's got 1 assist at home this season.. from probably around 100+crosses

although i'm keeping him for city.. hopefully he will score well!

to pay for RVP

Keeping between now and the new year then taking stock 🙂

Can't see why not

no reason why he shouldn't

if he doesnt pigs just might fly!!!!

Bath Running, bubbles, candles, a few nice cherries and Whale sounds.

Enjoy.

save transfer

save FT....good team for this week

Ivan > Sagna and upgrade pienaar to michu or fellaini? or Berb to Ba..

1 free transfer? you've got 2 big names at the back anywany so I don't see the point in spending much on a replacement. Gorkss maybe?

Toon coverage might be a bit overrated atm mate. They have been shutting teams out like last season plus they have injury/suspension problems so I would avoid despite the fixtures.

Find it best to play the defender whom you think has the best chance of scoring pts. If that means doubling up, just do it.

I'm a Stoke fan. QPR caused us problems last year, think we ended up losing at home to them 3-1. Don't do it.

shorey if u don't have gorkss, on set pieces

I'm without him but still done quite well so far and leading my ML.

Don't get me started again 😉

Consistent assists made Silva one of the top scoring mids last season.

Sounds like he just wanted to live with his girlfriend and didn't want to offend you. Was stupid though 😀

You've got to think bad karma when you hear that stuff..,makes me shudder to think about it.

his mind must be hell

That is really creepy behaviour. You just don't make stuff like that up. A twisted web of lies just to validate moving out to live with his gf. Wow!

How did you find out?

Gorkssiss, precioussss...

My browser seems to have started correcting me on football players names! So i definitely won't be spelling any players' names wrong any-more 😀

Seems so. Played every game and Pearce has apparently fell out with the manager

ay beeleevee sow.

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Haha you're just trying to smite Unreal.

Bit early for differentials, could be out of it by Xmas!

Lol....maybe for Xmas.

Yeah I'm surprised that hasn't even been a consideration yet.

I agreed with their points, tbh

Yeah mate, no need for change. I've a post below with my ideas on it. The game is fine; pricing and bonus needs some attention but classification of positions does not.

I don't think it's that, I see the points of both of them to be honest.

It would certainly make the currently redundant yet useful players such as Mikel, N'Zonzi et al become key features of FF teams. I do think more use should be given to these.

At the same time, the more you play with the points system, the more you put people off. I think one of the reasons why this game is so successful, in addition to the obvious fact that it's free, is that the points system is so simplistic. I've played games years ago where you get points for this, that and the other (e.g. number of tackles put in, number of passes made etc.) that it gets so difficult to understand and you just end up losing interest.

I'm not saying it has to be changed to that extent, but if you're having this dichotomy between midfielders and attacking midfielders, then surely you'll have to alter the points system slightly.

I don't think I was much better off this time last year tbh...but it does make it more stark because you look above you and see identikit teams...obviously when you're flying you spend less time looking at teams below you so yes, I certainly agree that I'm more aware of it right now. My own rank isn't my motivation though, I'm just wondering if this template midfield thing that keeps cropping up every six weeks is something that can be avoided by better balancing of the games in future seasons. Even if I was top of the world I'd want the games we play to be as good as they can be. You might of noticed that I kind of care about it 😉

The master troll returns... 😀

Nothings ridiculous when they are merely enticing debate to try and better a great game.

That is very likely to happen. But Dempsey just wont do it, he just does not have the chances to make it possible. But all the other 3 you named are in my mind. Probably Valencia will miss out cause most people will have United defense and striker for cover already.

BUt the smart ones switch there teams up as well and dont just count on form to continue.

Whoevers doing well will have luck. You need it!

Dunno, I'm getting worried about not having Cazorla. The more I think of it, Arsenal can only improve and he'll be central to everything but I hope you're right and he flatters to decieve all season!
The others will defo hit their purple patches tho and everybody will want to swing for sure, its when to bring them in is the question. I reckon the time for Valencia is probably now

Mata, Bale and Cazorla aren't the problem. Michu, Nolan and Fellaini are the ones we need to drop in form. And yes I have the first 3, and none of the last 3 😉

Jonny Evans should be considered imo...

Caz has 2 home games on the bounce, as part of 4/6 home games in his next 6, where 1 of the 2 awy games is Villa...pretty good fixtures in my book, seems hard to drop right now

I don't think it's a good idea. I'd do them one at a time if you're set on it and I like Cazorla a lot more than Valencia even if Arsenal have looked terrible at times, Valencia hasn't been a goal threat at all this year.

Yes I also want Mata (back).. Only got rid of him last week!

Could dump Bale or Cazorla for him this week.. Or I could hold for just one week!

103.9 with 0.1

£103.7m with £1.1m in the bank.

103.5 with 0.6 in the bank

£100.1 🙁

Missed the first 6 weeks and am playing catch up.

104.6, 0.1m in the bank

103.1 with 1.8 in the bank

104,6 with 1.9 in the bank

Nah you haven't missed the point. Back in the real template days like you say when you just captained Ronaldo and flanked with gerrard and lamps the game wasn't as big as it is now with the resources available so the other picks relied on skill and knowledge. Now everyone comes here making the amount of effort you put in almost worthless as any novice can pick up the too 20 players and pick 11.

It annoys the hardcore gamers when casuals can do well. Problem is, when you run the game, this kind of balance us exactly what you aim for, but the hardcore minority all also the people who shout and care the most and will demand you change it so they can have an edge again. It's a brave person who says no and leaves the silent casuals enjoy the game at the expense of a few hardcore gamers moving on to something new.

You havent missed anything, in fact you've hit the nail on the head.
A few things were suggested in the scoutcast, nothing wrong with that.
But because some people think the ideas are ridiculous and unneeded they get a bit hammered by the cronies and hard gamers who it seems will never accept that its a game and no matter how hard you try, so much of it is based on luck.

But you rarely get a conclusive debate anyway cos the nature of it here is that people just move on to the next unrelated topic, then the nxt one etc etc often never replying to their original questions or ever replying to peoples answers so, as good a tool as it is to indulge yourself for knowledge its not a great place for debate most of the time.

Nope, remember the hit for defender rule.

I would downgrade Santi tbh

rvp

rvp

R...V...P....

Mr. Van Pricey.

If you have him, RVP is the man to Captain, regardless of fixture at the moment.

Van Perfect.

whaaat??!!??
colo perch simpson(maybe) and now williamson
that's bleak
looks like saylor is the man then

and Cuellar or Hughes??

never captain, never bench 🙂

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hold for tomorrow's toon press conference news