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The ScoutCast – Episode 135 – Arrivals

With cheque books fluttering on the eve of the transfer window slamming shut, our Fantasy seasons could be transformed by some notable new arrivals. In this week’s ScoutCast episode, Granville and I chew over the latest fresh faces to crash the player list – United’s “Angel” Di Maria and Liverpool’s “Devil” Balotelli.

With just a single point between us and the comfort of top 100k placings, my co-host and I are more than just a little content as we the rule over the current bandwagons and preview another weekend’s action. It won’t last.

Bed yourself in via this link, or get acclimatised via the handy player below…

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

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  1. The King
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 9 months ago

    Will siggy change tonight?

    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 9 months ago

      Find out yourself

      http://www.fiso.co.uk/crackthecode.php

      or

      http://totalfpl.com/pricechanges

      Neither are particularly accurate at the moment though.

  2. HUMZAH96
      9 years, 9 months ago

      When do prices change?

      1. Ludo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 9 months ago

        A few minutes time.

        1. HUMZAH96
            9 years, 9 months ago

            DZ let's gooo

      2. HUMZAH96
          9 years, 9 months ago

          If I cap siggy and he scores a brace i'll keep this grav for a month at least

        • Geoff
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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          • 11 Years
          9 years, 9 months ago

          Hey all,

          Assuming Costa plays, Ill only need another defender for this week.
          Would you bring in A. Dummet or B. Colo for C. Pieters or D. Chester?

          Thanks in advance

          1. Mull
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            B

            1. Geoff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              Sorry awkwardly worded. I need to ditch Pieters or Chester for one of the Newcastle boys, you reckon Colo in? who would you take out?

              1. Mull
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                B for C

              2. HUMZAH96
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  It depends on ur other defs but I'd ditch Pieters for colo

                  1. Geoff
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • Has Moderation Rights
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    Clyne, Caulker, Moore. Pieters fits slightly better with fixtures but the saved 0.5 would be nice

                    Why Colo over Dummet?

          2. The King
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Will siggy rise?

            1. Ryan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              Look up

            2. Geoff
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              See your post 5 comments up 😉

              1. The King
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                If I'm reading it right he won't then.. 🙂

                1. Ryan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  You are reading it right. Whether the price change prediction sites are accurate thats an entirely different matter. For now though, its safe to assume he probably isn't going up.

                  1. The King
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    Ok, cheers Ryan

          3. TyrannosavrvsPvlis
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Bruce chances to start for hull?

          4. Salfpilgrimlfc
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            Rose or dier nailed on for spurs for foreseeable future?

          5. gravless
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 9 months ago

            only Chadli rose I think

            1. harrysponge
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              hopefully thats it 😛

            2. HUMZAH96
                9 years, 9 months ago

                anti-climax

              • ChampionoftheWorld
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Looks like little movement today. Not sure about drops

              • Ludo
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Dzeko > Adebayor looking a silly decision tonight... Time for bed I think!

                1. Ludo
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Still, no sweating over Man City team sheets, and I have the player I wanted, if a week early. Hopefully will turn out okay.

            3. Heydudes13
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              No more gloating about high TV.

              It's dead.

              1. Frank Black
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                TV has been dead since 2008.

                1. Hibbo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Trasvetites?

            4. gravless
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 9 months ago

              NO fallers

              one riser - Chadli

              1. Heydudes13
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Do they make it up as they go along?

              2. Not Irish
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Bore me, FPL towers.

              3. ChampionoftheWorld
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                This is crazy. Nobody knows how to predict price movements anymore.

                What is FPL up to????

              4. Sadio
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                I have a feeling Chadli's trolling may have only just begun.

              5. Zep
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                lol

              6. Ryan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                😯 completely unpredictable.

              7. tm245
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Awesome. Love the madness.

            5. HUMZAH96
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Jovetic 8.1?

              • RogerC
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                A few pages back people were saying City have two rubbish fixtures after Stoke game. Please be reminded that City is the champion who scored 100+ goals last season. There is no poor fixture to them.

                Both Aguero and Jovetic are great picks. There is always a chance that Aguero might not start in the Stoke game but he will come good eventually.

                Costa is yellow on FPL. Don't panic and stay calm and hold your transfer. Come back FFS in 12 hours hoping that Mourinho will tell us more abouy DC injury.

                Instead of TFPL or Fiso, I'm trying http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk.

                1. Ludo
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  There are poor fixtures for them, relatively speaking. Arsenal away and Chelsea at home is as tough as it gets for anyone - City managed one goal in those two matches last year.

                2. Ryan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Good to know there is a 3rd site on the scene. Will be interesting to see how they all compare this season with the important price change information no longer available on the FPL site.

                3. Mull
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  If there's one team that can stifle them it's Chelsea. Arsenal will restrict them to 2 as well probably.

                  1. RogerC
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    In my opinion City can score against anybody.

              • Rambo Motin
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Start one

                A: Hutton ( HUL home )

                B: Henderson ( TOT away )

                1. HippyChopper -A Milford man
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Hutton.

                2. TyrannosavrvsPvlis
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  A

                3. Not Irish
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  B

                4. Catilo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Hutton all the way

              • Heydudes13
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Almost 8 pages of fallers on TFPL and not one faller.

                http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140509171426/the-robinson-expedition/images/1/11/K_den.jpeg

                1. Zep
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Wtf?! 😆

                2. Ryan
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Its irrelevant how many fallers there are on TFPL. Most of them wont fall because TFPL isn't accurate.

                  1. Hibbo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    Calm down lad.

                    1. Heydudes13
                      • 12 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      +1

                  2. Frank Black
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    It used to be...like four days ago...

              • LOCO ABREU
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Fpl angry about insane team values last season

                1. gravless
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  don't want teams crammed full of big hitters - sounds logical

                  1. Hibbo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    🙂

              • Hibbo
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                I honestly blew my bag watching Kristy on sky sports earlier.

                1. Mull
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  😆

                  1. Adderz
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    Please can we hulk this

                    1. Hibbo
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      Her dress was so gorgeous.

                      Don't get me started on her heels.

                      1. Adderz
                        • 13 Years
                        9 years, 9 months ago

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFWlYRvLAXI

                        Just gonna drop this here...

              • Call Me Old Fashioned
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                Used my FT to boot Austin..

                Anything worth a hit? Ramsey or Rooney for capt?

                DDG
                Cahill Clyne PVA
                Ramsey(C) Mata Hazard Siggy
                Costa Rooney Naismith

                Hamer, Marney, Moore Chester

                1.4M banked

              • Sadio
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 9 months ago

                I've narrowed my captain decision down to Ramsey and Caulker.

                It's going to be a strange season.

                1. Zep
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Best of luck, sir...

                2. HUMZAH96
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    Siggy?

                    1. harrysponge
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      +1

                    2. Sadio
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      West Brom defend very well away from home typically, don't see Swansea scoring many goals.

                      1. Frank Black
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 9 months ago

                        Caulker brace.

                3. Zep
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  I'm willing to bet that everyone who panicked to transfer in those 'risers' will be feeling a little silly now...

                  1. gravless
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    It's plainly evident that there'll be no runaway price hikes for players, so it's mental to go gung ho and rush transfers.

                    Friday night is transfer night this season methinks.

                    1. Zep
                      • 14 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      Yep, agreed...

                    2. sinik
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      Friday indeed

                  2. Acquafresca
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 9 months ago

                    but, but, but.... Aguero was rising! 👿

                    1. Hibbo
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      Elitist.

                      1. Acquafresca
                        • 12 Years
                        9 years, 9 months ago

                        elitist- yes
                        hasty knee jerker- not so much

                        🙂

                4. harrysponge
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 9 months ago

                  Ramsey or Siggy?

                  Who to (C)? 😉

                  1. HUMZAH96
                      9 years, 9 months ago

                      Id they're your two choices

                      Sig

                      1. harrysponge
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 9 months ago

                        well I have Rooney, Lamela, Mata, Haz to choose from, but Siggy and Ramsey are nice punts!!

                        1. HUMZAH96
                            9 years, 9 months ago

                            I'm probs going Siggy even though it's risky imo

                            What do you think?

                            1. harrysponge
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              9 years, 9 months ago

                              Siggy at home is quite a nice punt...

                              I changed from Diego Costa to Hazard, 5 mins before 11:30 😛

                              Worth the risk! Trust your gut

                              1. HUMZAH96
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  I dunno man I just feel capping a 6.4m player is a risk (maybe that's just me) but, this isn't the time for risks, the beginning of the season is about playing it safem then taking risks later on...

                                  1. harrysponge
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 9 months ago

                                    No risk no return!!

                                    Trust in Siggy!

                      2. Hibbo
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 9 months ago

                        As per zep before me...value is a joke game those craving it stand to make what advantage saving .1m loss on a player who will play and score or be faced with players who won't play at all? And def won't score?

                        1. Willis.
                          • 12 Years
                          9 years, 9 months ago

                          I'm gonna be honest. I have no idea what you just wrote.

                        2. Zep
                          • 14 Years
                          9 years, 9 months ago

                          I know mate, a mugs game...

                      3. HUMZAH96
                          9 years, 9 months ago

                          I'm happy that price changes are harder to predict. It stops crazy teams with big hitters and their bencch player is someone worth 6.0. It makes the game fair

                          1. Hibbo
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 11 Years
                            9 years, 9 months ago

                            Thank god u got a grav.

                            1. HUMZAH96
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                Hahaha why?

                            2. Heydudes13
                              • 12 Years
                              9 years, 9 months ago

                              Did think in January some people's TV's compared to others were so unfair haha.

                              1. HUMZAH96
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  I remember some guy with Nasri on his bench lol

                                  1. Heydudes13
                                    • 12 Years
                                    9 years, 9 months ago

                                    Christ.

                                    Remembered back to last year when I was getting annoyed with mine, Optimus could afford RVP Suarez Aguero upfront while I was struggling to get bloody Adam Lallana in.

                              2. Wave of Mutilation
                                • 9 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                Pure speculation. Wondering if FPL have introduced an additional time criterion to the algorithms. e.g. price change is driven by x% change in 24 hrs PLUS AN ADDITIONAL y% change in 48 hrs. This change would have a "smoothing effect" that would undermine value chasers, since you couldn't simply make a trade based on 24 hrs of transfer activity (which is easily observed). Instead, the trend would need to persist for 48 hrs.

                                In essence, this change would prevent value chasers from simply "piling on" once a target % change has been reached during any given 24 hour period.

                                This theory could easily be disproven if any price changes have occurred after players meeting target thresholds in a single day.

                                1. HUMZAH96
                                    9 years, 9 months ago

                                    Good theory to be honest, it could be true, but it's anyones guess atm

                              3. harrysponge
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                How often do players rise?? 2:45 BST every night?

                              4. Worsey
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                Did Eriksen > Chadli last night so meh

                                1. Zep
                                  • 14 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  But you thought you were saving 0.2m... and you only saved 0.1m...

                                  lol

                                  😉

                                  1. Worsey
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 9 months ago

                                    Yes sir

                              5. ChampionoftheWorld
                                • 9 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                I read somewhere on the FISO forums that there were speculation FPL have screwed up some data, not on purpose but by accident.

                                Any truth?

                                1. gravless
                                  • 12 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  Highly unlikely

                              6. Klopp's Kids
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                Hey lads, any advice?

                                http://i.gyazo.com/7c5c545be1e128950d603e9046e9484d.png

                                Used my 2FT already. Got issues with Chambers, Baird and perhaps Costa.
                                Assuming Costa is injured this GW, what to do:

                                A) Wildcard
                                B) Costa>Jovetic then have 2.7M to upgrade defence or midfield next week

                                1. harrysponge
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  save the Wildcard.. team looks good

                                  B is a good choice IF Diego Costa injury is confirmed...

                                  1. Klopp's Kids
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 9 months ago

                                    Cheers!

                                2. mitro
                                  • 10 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  futhead

                                  1. Klopp's Kids
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 9 months ago

                                    yup

                              7. sinik
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                muahaha Yaya survives again, I know no one else dropped but neither did Yaya 😆

                              8. Billy Gilmore
                                • 11 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                This is the week...

                                Kolarov(c)

                                1. sinik
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  ha! madness..if we're told he starts I won't rule it out

                                2. Como Park Rambler
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 14 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  Not a bad idea...No nerve here. Just dropped him to bring in Aguero.

                                3. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  I might just have to buy him, if only to have as much fun as you are having!

                                4. Zep
                                  • 14 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  If he replicates last year's points total in this fixture, I'm sure you'll be happy...

                                5. NABIL - FPL otai
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  Good for you..

                                  I'm torn between Roo, Ram and Jove.

                              9. Gamoriola of the Galaxy (Eu…
                                • 11 Years
                                9 years, 9 months ago

                                I like it a lot better when prices are less volatile. I get that one can resist buying the newest thing, but I prefer team planning without the distraction of whether one might miss rises or falls. What I'm saying (and I know others have said it) is that without the constant pressure of possibly losing value or missing out on a rise in value, one can concentrate on scoring.

                                1. BigManBakar
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  But Chelsea TV said he was in contention to face Everton last night?

                                2. Zep
                                  • 14 Years
                                  9 years, 9 months ago

                                  Zero quotes, just someone's opinion...

                                  1. HUMZAH96
                                      9 years, 9 months ago

                                      This.