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The ScoutCast – Episode 133 – Beginnings

A new beginning. On the eve of a new campaign, two grumpy middle-aged has-beens gather in a studio to recall the summer’s feast of football and look ahead to another Fantasy season, full of hope.

There’s no frills. No live video cast. No special guests. Just Granville and I, stripped back and almost unplugged.

Don’t let that put you off, though. Even with our limited powers we at least attempt to cut through the issues currently rattling around in the minds of Fantasy managers.

We assess the Old Trafford revolution, the world without Suarez and the merits of the three-man strike force. We slice through the current transfer trends and weigh up matters such as the Sigurdsson/Bojan rotation, Fagregas vs Hazard and the Chelsea back four conundrum. We also manage to warm up with a nice little argument about the Alexis Sanchez bandwagon – the traditional pre-season barney.

Be there at the birth via this link, or witness the new dawn via the handy player below.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. palace ash
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Wilson or Blackett or short term?

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  2. Penguin
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Is midfield where it's at this season or strikers

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  3. Leeroy357
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Any thoughts on the starting Southampton defence? Since Pulis has gone I need to replace Ward and Southampton rotate well with QPR (I have Ferdinand.) At a budget of 5m, although 4.5m would be better, who is the best option? I would guess
    Clyne - Yoshida - Fonte - Bertrand
    Are they all nailed on, or is 1 of them a rotation risk?

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    1. muni50
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      Yoshida will de replaced by the new signing at some point

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  4. Kante Me If You Can
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hazar Siggy Bojan

    or

    Sterling Davis Dzeko

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  5. andres
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best pair of 4.5 rotating defenders?

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  6. Laserface
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Are Simpson and Davies nailed on ?

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  7. Cocky Spaniel Alves
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry posted this wrong before...

    A) Bego, P Jones, Chester, Eriksen, Hazard, Siggy, Bojan
    vs
    B) DDG, Caulker, Wisdom, Mata, Henderson, Wanyama, Costa

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  8. Gabantoya
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Bruce is sitting on 21% in ownership, way more than other 4.0s. If he's not nailed on GW1, he's in danger for price drops, making him definitely the player you shouldnt pick. Anyone agree with this?

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  9. Blue Lion
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Pretty Set on my team now.
    Following things are still could not be addressed though.
    1)No City,Liverpool or Spurs
    2)Austin as 3rd attacker
    3)No United defenders

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  10. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    which one you handsome lot?!

    **FIXTURES**

    BEGOVIC
    WISDOM JONES TERRY
    GARDNER ERIKSEN MATA FABREGAS
    ADEBAYOR ROONEY COSTA

    SUBS - BRADY NAUGHTON CHESTER

    -----------------------------

    **TOP HEAVY**

    KRUL
    DAVIES WISDOM CHAMBERS
    COUTINHO MATA NASRI RAMSEY FABREGAS
    ROONEY COSTA

    SUBS - BENT VLAAR BRUCE

    -----------------------------

    **BIG 3**

    BEGOVIC
    DEBUCHY JONES WISDOM VAN AANHOLT
    SILVA RAMSEY ERIKSEN
    COSTA STURRUIDGE ROONEY

    SUBS - WALLACE BOYD MOORE

    ----------------------------

    **BALANCED**

    MANNONE
    JONES TERRY DEBUCHY
    NASRI STERLING YOUNG RAMSEY ERIKSEN
    COSTA ROONEY

    SUBS - KRUL 5.0m, 4.0m, 4.0m

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    1. Kane Toads
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      nice work - Big 3 for me...

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  11. Jens-One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    This is my team for now, any input?

    Courtois (Gilks)
    Clyne, Jones, Terry, Naughton (Chambers)
    Mata, Fabregas, Sigurdsson, Silva (Schneiderlin)
    Rooney, Lukaku (Bojan)

    Any obvious mistakes? And before anyone points out that Lukaku's not a certain starter, im taking a chance on him playing seeing as he did well in a friendly behind closed doors earlier this week.

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  12. Dont give a fuchs
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Best defense and keeper you can buy for 35M?

    I am a Chelsea fan so have to buy one of their defenders too 8)

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  13. bronzadonis
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone feeling the love for Lloris, under Poch? Or better to go for Bego +4.5??

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  14. Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sterling or Eriksen?

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  15. Phantom Raspberry Blower
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    On the podcast Mark was talking about cyclying Bojan and Sigurdsson.

    If I remember right in Sigurdssons first spell at Swansea the vast majority of his goals and assists came AWAY from home.

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    1. RedLightning
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 8 months ago

      That's correct. He scored 41 points from his 9 home games, and 61 from his 9 aways.

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  16. DrunkPhilosophy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hazard + Dzeko or Eriksen + Costa ?

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  17. nealehemrajani
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 8 months ago

    RMT Please!

    Begovic/Krul
    Terry/Chambers/PVA/Caulker/Wisdom
    Yaya/Hazard/Mata/Siggy/Mutch
    Rooney/Giroud/Bojan

    I can drop Yaya to Ramsey and upgrade either Giroud or Bojan
    Thoughts?

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