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The ScoutCast – Episode 145 – Retro

This week’s ScoutCast is a throwback – a return to the days when Granville moaned about his team of red flags and names like Robin van Persie and Yaya Toure dominated our thinking.

Granville and I slip into such subject matter like it’s a pair of old slippers, whilst assessing the Aguero fall-out, the Dzeko option, Ivanovic versus “Dave” Azpi and how I’ve modelled my Fantasy Football management style on Roy Hodgson.

We roll out the regulars and lament the demise of the ScoutCast team – eliminated in the opening round of our own cup competition. Some things never change.

Swim in nostalgia via this link or roll back the years via the player below…

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

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  1. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Should i start Foster and Wisdom or Foster and Hutton guys?

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Foster and Wisdom

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Foster and Hutton

    3. Lambey
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Same issue here. Decided to double up

  2. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Foster

    Zabaleta , Chambers , wisdom

    Eriksen , Hazard , Boyd ,Oscar , Sanchez

    Dzeko , Bony

    Mannone, Austin ,Caulker ,Moore

    £1.8m in bank .

    1. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Play Austin, Boyd first sub.

      He only scores when he comes on as a sub.

    2. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Chambers > Ivan -4

      Then good to go ?

  3. Emp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    hart 4.0

    Baines alcaraz clyne (hutton duff)

    Yaya Haz (c) Sanchez Siggy Barkley

    Sakho Dzeko ( Kane)

    Correct to bench kane over barkley, siggy ,sakho?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      o/

    2. Gonna mesut up
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Thats a tough call... Between Kane and Sakho for me but go with your gut.

  4. Gonna mesut up
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts on Carroll? Not nailed i guess but he did cost them a bit and he is someone that Allardyce has talked about a bit.....

    Think im deciding between
    a) Lukaku
    b) Welbeck
    c) Westham forward (Carroll?)

    Any suggestions are most welcome and even helpful i would say.

    1. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      hes nailed in my mind especially after his performance last week.I wouldnt consider welbek due to rotation and position,so between lukaku and carrol for me , on current team form plus fixtures i would say carroljust shades it , but its tight...

    2. HammersXI
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He is more nailed on than Valencia and Sakho that's for sure. Especially after his performance during last weekend. I'll either go for Lukaku or Carroll. My opinion could be slightly bias though, I do own Carroll.

    3. Gonna mesut up
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys. Think he looks like a good differential and i have to start taking some risks... Thanks for the advice.

  5. Mr Sarcastic
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    I'm regretting my Rooney => Costa move last week even when he has Hull home this week!
    Hopefully he'll surprise me/us this week...if not, he's out 😈

    1. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      He will surpise with a brace. Rooney will dazzle with a hattie

    2. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I'm not filled with excitement about my Aguero to Costa transfer. Now have Rooney & Costa up front & neither banging them in at the moment. Hoping both fire up this week. Not sure who to captain, those 2 or Yaya.

  6. The Man Pastore
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Start Foster/Hutton OR double up Guzan/Hutton?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Guzan, Hutton

    2. Lambey
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Either safe and spread it or risk and double. I've got same but with foster and wisdom or hutton. Decided to double up

  7. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who to play Naylor or Hutton?

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Should've played both.

    2. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hutton for me, Villa tend to perform better defensively away from home.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Both if possible else Taylor

  8. Indian_Ronaldo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Who to being in for chadli?
    Have 7.8 itb
    Already have siggy and downing

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Mirallas?

    2. money face bandwagon
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      mirallas

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      the most expensive midfielder you don't own yet

      1. Indian_Ronaldo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Whoops I meant 7.8 with chadli
        And I already have baines don't really want double everton

        1. Emp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          with chadli ?you mean you have chadli in your team plus 7.8 so you could go to any mid in the game?

        2. Heels_Over_Head
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Henderson or Bolasie then I guess

          better off getting Mirallas IMHO

      2. mojoindojo
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        This

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

      mirralas /barkley

    5. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Herrera

  9. Bow Locks
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Three red cards and one green arrow last time out.
    Used my two free, Fabianski and Sterling out.

    Pantilimon
    Azpi, Wisdom, Baines
    Yaya, Downing, Siggy, Mirallas, Hazard
    Costa, Pelle

    Dummett, Chambers, Austin.

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

    Woops 7.8 with Chadlis price

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      so 14+, right?

    2. coran2123
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wot m8?

  11. Citizen kano
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Fabregas wanyama kun out for hszard sanchez sakho yes or no

    1. Misery likes Kompany
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      no brainer

      1. Citizen kano
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Is it not sure fab out for hazard convince me

        1. Emp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          hazard will outscore fab longterm...good enough argument?

          1. Citizen kano
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Sakho to start or on bench?

    2. mojoindojo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      last 2 sound good. bench fab this week

    3. DingoDongo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Fab is a keeper IMO, look what he did in the CL game and what he does each week , scores , assists, Bonus points, its no no brainer Hazard will out score him

  12. Misery likes Kompany
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone care to guess whether James Milner will start? Citeh seem to play so much better with him...

  13. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Do you play the game differently after winter compared to the beginning of the season? Last year I had 2 playing keepers all season which I have not done this season but last year because of this I by chance managed to hit DGW's with both of them and didn't need to make transfers to achieve it. I think come the winter WC I will have 2 playing keepers again it will also be better should weather happen

    1. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Think I'm a bit like the old Man U. Over the last few years I must have played the game differently after Christmas as I usually start to move up the ranks...not sure why though. Hoping for more of the same this year.

      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Not to burst your bubble or anything, Im sure you move up the ranks because you do well and all, but I think after Christmas tends to be the breaking point for a lot of people and they give up or make desperate transfers to try and catch their rivals or cop out and just cover their backs

        1. Flynniesta
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          No, it's a fair comment. I was going to add that but didn't want to bore people more than I already had 🙂

          1. Flynniesta
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            I've always factored that in when joining my cash leagues!

          2. BeachBadger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            😆 Anyways a rise is a rise. I'll take it any way it comes 😆

            1. Flynniesta
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Looks like you've had a few of those this year. Nice rank

              1. BeachBadger
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Cheers man. Hoping to come back strong from last weeks devastation

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

    Looking at doing Krul & Chadli to Courtois & Mirallas for -8. Already brought in Rooney for Aguero for free.

    Have no keeper otherwise and unlikely that Chadli will start after playing last night

    1. Misery likes Kompany
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Hart over Courtois

      1. pompeyfan
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        even if I don't have a Chelsea defender?

        1. QPR expects... glory!
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Courtois doesn't get save points

          1. pompeyfan
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            true, but he also doesn't concede as many goals, i'd rather the cleanies than the save points

          2. Willis.
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            But he'll gets clean sheets... Unlike Hart

        2. Misery likes Kompany
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          yup

      2. Shifty
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I would trust a Chelsea defender more than City

  15. laGan1n1
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Guzan

    Baines Azpi Wisdom

    Sterling Downing Oscar Haz(c)

    Giroud Benteke Dzeko

    suggestions ?

    1. laGan1n1
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      subs are: Bentaleb, Caulker, Duff, Hamer

      5.7m itb

    2. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Don't like Sterling, but otherwise okay. Punty that's for sure.

      1. laGan1n1
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        tnx mate

        yeah, that's my game : D

  16. HammersXI
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Should I play Vlaar if he is fit or play Yun instead?

    1. The Machine
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Vlaar

      1. HammersXI
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks man! Hopefully he is deemed fit to play. Have been holding on to him for way too long

        1. Shifty
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          surprising he hasn't really dropped in price has he?

  17. Citizen kano
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Next sanchez or yaya and cpt choices

  18. The Machine
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Hutton or yaya -4 for this week only?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      whichever one you'd be more inclined to captain if you had to choose between the two for the armband

      1. The Machine
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Neither

  19. Flynniesta
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    How does everyone think WBA will do against Villa?
    I currently have Berahino,Wisdom & Duff on my bench in that order.
    Will Jedinak get fewer points than my bench & is it wiser to have Hutton playing than Wisdom? I have double Villa goalies.

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      0-0 imo

    2. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      no i would spread the risk i would play wisdom,and i would play berahino over jedi ,hes predicted to start with injuries , no?

      1. Flynniesta
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        I'd love to play and have a points scoring Berahino. Since I brought him in he's either got me 2 pts or been on the bench with more 🙁 Cheesoid's making me think more about having a back 4 & not playing Jeds now. Thanks both.

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      late goal for Brown "have a nice" Ideye

      1. Flynniesta
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        🙂

  20. Surezh06
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Guzan
    Azi,Clyne,Baines,Wisdom
    Downing,Sigurdsson,Oscar
    Rooney,Costa,Sakho

    sub:Dummett,barkley,Eriksen

    Should i play Wisdom and bench Barkley?

    1. Gonna mesut up
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I would play barkley, no use in having him if you dont play him at home against qpr really.

      1. Surezh06
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        i thought of shipping him out this week,but augero injury killed my 1FT 🙁 taking a hit to get another 8m mid not going to have a big impact. so in confusion..6 pts is nailed on Wisdom unless benteke shows some heroics

    2. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      no play barkley and eriksen for sakho

      1. Surezh06
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Eriksen is very unpredictable.blanked in home against CRY..swans are strong at home.Sakho is in good form,set piece advantage and with carroll along side.they are good to beat sunderland.

  21. Gonna mesut up
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Second question, just a quick one...

    Should i bench Naylor or Wisdom?

    1. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      oooo another toughie , i think id bench naylor just about

      1. Gonna mesut up
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        that's what i have, it just feels wrong.

        1. Emp
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          actually you know what ive had a rethink wba /villa is a derby can see goals from both sides there , more of a chance spurs brick then villa imo against an organised swans bak 4.

          1. Gonna mesut up
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            more food for thought. Thanks for the input!

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Some Arsenal fans are serious tossers. Those who don't like it should switch allegiance. He's a great manager.

      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        What a ridiculous comment.

        You don't switch teams. Ever

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Switching teams is better than be idiot unloyal disrespectful crap fans to the manager who has made the most successive appearances in the Champion's League.

          Tossers. Spoiled tossers who got a shiny new stadium that impinged on his budget for years and complain from their luxury seats. Tossers one and all.

      2. Mr Blue
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Great manager, but not so great matchcoach imo.
        The best point in that letter is about not signing another defender, thats just madness... a big name was not needed... just a defender, pretty much anyone would be better than none.

        Most of all, we need to focus on the problem with injuries... do whatever it takes, change the training, hire more staff, hira a healer if necessary... just do something

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Since he got cash in post stadium funding crisis, he's brought in Ozil & Sanchez.

          16 1/2 other teams and fan bases in the league would welcome Wenger with open arms. The only 2 1/2 that wouldn't are Chelsea, Man City and the stupider half of Tottenham.

          The lack of appreciation for Wenger that seethes and rears its ugly head every time there's a small patch of bad results speaks volumes about how spoiled and moronic Arsenal's fan base is. Real fans back their club more vociferously when they're down, instead of rooting for failure and nonsensical change. Tossers.

    2. rozzo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      I am probably alone in thinking this but if Arsenal bought Hummels in the summer they would probably still be where they are now, likewise with Khadera. If they had got a Cavani or Costa would they be where they are now?

      Now offence to Welbeck but his goal ratio for a top 4 club is not good enough in my opinion.

  22. yLLacs
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    regret using my wildcard but here my team, opinions
    http://gyazo.com/116dfcab75386d0b5365b47b145772d4

    1. Lambey
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good to me, decent enough bench for xmas as well

  23. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    So Sterling off to Madrid then. Bet that doesn't happen

  24. DingoDongo
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Is anyone else getting nervous that Costa wont start this weekend as he played 90 in the CL game. Drogba to start maybe..?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      would you make a transfer based on this? if not, it isn't worth thinking about

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        May affect a captaincy decision though. I think Costa will get around 60-70 mins myself so Hazard captain as he is likely to play the whole game

    2. tokara
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      he played 90 but probably didnt put in effort as i read...purely start to get his fitness/sharpness up for the weekend

      Drogba wont last 90 himself...

      1. DingoDongo
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        its the captain armband i worry about, im keeping FAB no Hazard, dont want a 20 minute cameo from Costa

  25. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    A) Krul -> Panti

    B) Krul & Kun -> Hart & Dzeko (4 points)

    Thinking that perhaps the hit isn't worth it given I can field a reasonable 11....

    Krul
    Terry, Wisdom, Hutton
    Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen, Siggy, Downing
    Costa, Kane

    Elliot, Yun, Chambers, Kun
    Bank 0.6m, 1 freebie

  26. BeachBadger
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Logs back into FFS. Disappointed to see it's not all knock knock jokes now 🙁

    1. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wow what a truly terrible top comment

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        knock knock

        1. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Who's there?

          1. Heels_Over_Head
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Cows go

            1. BeachBadger
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              Cows go who?

              1. Heels_Over_Head
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                No silly. Cows go moo!

                1. BeachBadger
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 4 months ago

                  Hey hey! You win this round of Knock Knock jokes. Not because yours was any good but because you were the only on to finish the joke. Victory by default! 😀

                  1. Heels_Over_Head
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 4 months ago

                    that's my kind of victory !

                    found it under this list of 16 terrible knock knocks

                    http://www.buzzfeed.com/tabathaleggett/knock-knock-jokes-that-are-so-bad-theyre-good

                    1. BeachBadger
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 4 months ago

                      lol I recall that one from childhood. Didnt think you actually looked it up lol

                      1. Heels_Over_Head
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 4 months ago

                        i only remember off-color outdated jokes about cell phones...

                        have same problem with remembering song lyrics... only can hum choruses

    2. Alan Hansen's Emu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Knock Knock

      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        who's there?

    3. davies
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Badge walks into a bar

      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Sizes up the weight of the centre back and leaves 😆

        1. davies
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          I don't get it?

          1. BeachBadger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 months ago

            Stems back to an hot topic I had a while back where I noticed Costa was scoring big hauls in games where he was getting the better of smaller centre backs

            1. Cheeseoid
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 4 months ago

              How would you rate the hull defenders?

              1. BeachBadger
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 months ago

                Rubbish 😆 But with regards physicality Dawson is tall but a bit lightweight. Who else is playing CB for Hull these days?

  27. Alan Hansen's Emu
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Wisdom or NTaylor?

    Who to play?

    1. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Wisdom

      1. Alan Hansen's Emu
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 months ago

        Loving the green arrows btw (apart from last weeks shocker!)

        1. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers mate. Yeah last week was horrible. At least I chose a good week to have a bad day 😆 Here's hoping for some bouncebackability 😆

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Playing Wisdom and Hutton, benching Naylor

    3. Alan Hansen's Emu
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers people

  28. Surezh06
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    A.Eriksen against swans or Downing against Sunderland
    B.Eriksen against swans or siggy against TOT
    C bench Erikssen play downing and siggy
    Plz suggest

    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      C

  29. Business Dog
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 months ago

    Pick two to start out of these:

    A.) N.Taylor (TOT)
    B.) Boyd (SOT)
    C.) Clyne (bur)

    1. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Clyne def and maybe Naylor

    2. NABIL - FPL otai
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      B and C

    3. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 months ago

      Naylor Clyne