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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. That Fantasy Guy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Azpi or ivan?

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Bane

    2. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Ivan

    3. Skipdipper
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Azpi

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hello Baines grav, I didn't see u even from last page..good to see u again..long time no see

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Holly crap..are u my ex simpathy girl? She ignored me always..lee

        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          u drunk bro?

          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I hope not, he's 15

            1. Dušan Citizen
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              I am 16 from yesterday..how u can say that?

              1. Van Dal
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Nice n ripe then!

          2. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            No..i dont drink alcohol..that happens sometimes

  2. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Mightily tempted by Chambers, Mirallas & Aguero to Azpilicueta, Yaya & Bony for a hit....must resist...

    1. Bad Kompany
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do it...

      1. Bad Kompany
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        ...you'll easily make up the -4...

    2. Back to Back Ballacks
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I own all 3 if that helps steady your trigger finger!

      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Mirallas vs QPR is holding me back...

        1. Ludo
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          So just do the other two moves, and get Yaya before his home game next week?

          1. Van Dal
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            This.

            1. Hurnt
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              +1

          2. Parm
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Might not be able to afford it then...

            1. Van Dal
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              How much you got to play with?

              1. Parm
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                I can do the transfers now with nothing left afterwards, so i'll probably have to sacrifice Baines to get Yaya next week.

                1. Van Dal
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 5 months ago

                  Yaya on 20odd% will probably rise tomorrow.

                  Hmm tough one. It will pay off over next few fixtures imo maybe not this week.

    3. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do it

    4. Suarezista
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Keep Mirallas this week imo, do other two for free. Yaya next week.

    5. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

  3. Hurnt
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry repost

    lil advice please guys

    Worth taking a hit anywhere ?

    Forster
    Ivanovic Clyne Wisdom Yun
    Hazard(c) Sanchez Downing Sigurdsson
    Costa Bony

    Heaton Boyd Chambers Austin

    £4.3 ITB

    0FT (did aguero to bony)

    Bring in man city cover?

    1. Bad Kompany
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Save it...All midfielders who are at home generally do better at home except Downy but he's away anyway 🙂 Costa and Bony will score at least 2 between them...Forster may keep a clean sheet...one change I'd make it is bench Yun and play Chambers

      1. Bad Kompany
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        More likey of a cleany + perhaps even attacking or bonus

        1. Hurnt
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Chambers suspended

          1. Bad Kompany
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Duh...of course he is. In that case GTG bro

    2. Suarezista
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Play Boyd over Yun imo

      1. Hurnt
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Ye was thinking thus

      2. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This and you're good to go.

  4. thetinkerman
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Chadli 90 mins and a long flight back. Worth selling for Rambo for a hit? Or bench for wisdom? Or play and hope for a goal from his 25-45 min cameo?

    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Rambo.

    2. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Safe bet is bench and play Wisdom.

      Fun and more potential to bring in Ramsey.

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Wisdom

  5. Van Dal
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Captain Haz or Sanchez?

    1. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Haz

  6. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    jedinak > yaya & aguero > 7.6m striker and who (have austin and costa)

    or

    siggy > yaya & aguero > 8.9m striker and who (have austin and costa)

  7. El Zurdo
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Dzeko or Benteke as a third striker?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If you have time, tell everyone you are 17th, you will get more replies. 😉 I don't like either, hence my last reply

  8. Doar1986
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    A. Ramsey and Ya Ya

    Or

    B. Silva and Sanchez

    1. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B easy

    2. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Tough one. Id say A just because of Yaya pens

  9. gers23
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Best option?

    A) Aguero and Chambers to Costa and Baines -4

    B) Aguero and Fab to Costa and Yaya -4

    C) Aguero Fab and Chambers to Lukaku Yaya and Azpi -8

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Coffee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'd go with B mate

  10. Coffee
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero Austin -> Lukaku Dzeko

    Someone sanity check me 😉

    1. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Looks complexly sane to me

    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Only Kun>Lukaku

      1. Jimbo123
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        *dzeko

    3. Ludo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Two players who won't feature, to two good strikers, in good teams, with good fixtures, who should play. On the other hand, Austin is great value, and I think best course of action is to just bench him this week.

      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Everton are only 4pts ahead of QPR, they ain't been that good so far this season.

        1. Ludo
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          They haven't been that good, you're right, but QPR at home is a good fixture for anyone, given that they've lost all seven away matches, scoring 2 and conceding 17 in the process.

    4. Coffee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers lads, however, Leic having Casper out, I have no City coverage, I have a feeling about Dzeko... Austin vs WBA next week though... decisions eh

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        You can have Austin against Blank, WBA, ars, CPL or Dzeko against lei, CPL, wba, BUR over the next 4.

        1. Coffee
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          When it's put like that....

          if I do Aguero and Austin -> Lukaku and Dzeko, I have 5.9ITB.

          Team:
          Fab*
          Clyne Yun Wisdom
          Sanchez Oscar Siggy Downing
          Costa Lukaku Dzeko

          Myhill Chambers* STaylor* Boateng

  11. pundit of punts
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Team for the weekend -

    Foster
    Baines - Azpilicueta - Hutton - Naylor
    Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Sigurdsson
    Rooney - Sakho

    Hamer - Marney - Austin - Saylor

    Got 6.8m in the bank. 🙄

    Anything worth a hit?

    Thanks. 🙂

    1. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not hit required

      Captain haz

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers.

    2. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen to Yaya?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I can even do Marney ➡ Yaya. Dunno if it's worth a hit.

        Keeping Eriksen for now. Got him in last week. Giving him 3 more weeks(easy fixtures).

        1. Parm
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Maybe not then.

    3. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Marney > yaya

      Bench Hutton

      1. pundit of punts
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'm tempted. But Hutton has a good chance of a cleanie I think. WBA are toothless.

        1. Van Dal
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          I wouldnt bank on a hutton cleanie.

  12. MadeinIreland
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Will costa get rested or rotated ?

    Who are risers and fallers tonight ?

    Thanks...

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

      No idea

      You're welcome

    2. Hurnt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Costa nailed on due a brace

      Costa azpil dzeko pushing to rise tonight

      Aguero fab sterling may fall

      1. MadeinIreland
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Where do you get ur riser an faller info ?

      2. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Costa, Dzeko, Sterling nowhere near changing according to FFF, which is now the most accurate

    3. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No

      Risers ; P Cisse, Azpi
      Fallers ; Aguero, Fabregas

    4. Meo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I believe costa will get rested this weekend. Here is why:
      - Drogba was better in last couple of games
      - Costa needs a reminder to pick up his game
      - Mou is one of few that can get away with benching 30m investment
      - costa reportedly cant play 2 games a week due to his fitness
      - costa played 90min in a completly meaningless CL game.

      On sutarday its drogba time and there is no other reason he would rested in midweek other than the hull game.
      Dont deny the logic, just get prepared for this. 🙂

      1. RoysCallerAnne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Nice first ever post. Congrats.

        1. Benteke10
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Shut up

  13. Costa in Wengerland
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Love the Scout cast music
    tara ta ta
    tara ta ta
    taaa'n 😉

  14. That Fantasy Guy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Costa and zabaleta
    Or
    Dzeko and azpi/ivan

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      st one 100%

      1. Wild Rover
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        *1st

        1. That Fantasy Guy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks

  15. Buck The Trent
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Forster
    Baines Azpi Wisdom (Bartley Dummett)
    Haz Sanchez Downing Siggy (Boyd)
    Costa (Austin Kun)

    I want to get City players as differential in my ML. Best move here lads?

    A Kun to Dzeko
    B Kun to Sakho
    C Kun, Boyd to Sakho, Yaya (-4)
    D Kun, Siggy to Dzeko, Yaya (-4)
    E Kun, Boyd to Dzeko, Silva/Nasri (-4)

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      B

  16. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski + Boyd + Aguero > Adrian + Eriksen + Lukaku
    or
    Fabianski + Siggy + Aguero > Guzan + Yaya + Bony

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I wouldn't lose Siggy.

      So A.

  17. Fantasy Gold
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you play this week:

    Naylor or Clyne

    1. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Clyne.

    2. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Clyne

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Clyne

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        thanks guys

  18. zuzuViking
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Dzeko + Chambers or Sakho + Ivan?

    These will be my 2/3 striker and 2/3 defender. Already have Downing and Yaya

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

      1. zuzuViking
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Yes? The question was OR mate

        1. pundit of punts
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry it's late here. 😀

          S+I

  19. Rabbinton
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    The more I look at Bony the more I know RVP is the man to replace Kun, am I alone?

    1. Frank Black
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yes, you're alone.

      1. Rabbinton
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Fair

        1. Doar1986
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, and armband him

    2. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I can't see him justifying that price.

  20. JP787
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    1. Oscar and Yaya

    2. Hazard and Silva

    ?

    Cheers

    1. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      2

  21. Wouter
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Just seen City's next five fixtures. 😯

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Get 3 City players in asap

    2. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      And yet people are laughing at Dzeko

      1. Puyol Pants Up
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Getting Dzeko at this moment is like getting Kolarov. So yes, we are laughing.

        1. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          🙄

      2. Wouter
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        What will Dzeko's game time be like do you reckon?

        1. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          70/80mins I think if Jovetic is benched depending on how the game goes

  22. keotes
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Baines or Zabaleta??

    1. shortymak
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      zab

  23. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I am telling u now for u to don't make mistakes. I am 16 now. Yes, u heard me well. Greetings from Serbia where Partizan ubija 😀

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Someone set this guy up with Forca on a blind date. Secret camera. The works.

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        this pls

        1. Dušan Citizen
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          U Baines grav, I thought we are friends

        2. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          From now on I shall only refer to you as Baines Grav

          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            😀

          2. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            U should do that

          3. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            That upvote was from me,trust me

            1. BeachBadger
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 5 months ago

              😆

              1. Dušan Citizen
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 5 months ago

                Here is one for u..I know u want it 😀

      2. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Ok,sorry because I was in good mod. I should be boring like u. I will, sorry again.

      3. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        😆

    2. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      ALBANIA!

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        VIVA ALBANIA! JUHUUU

        1. Van Dal
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Viva Albania. The best country!

          1. Dušan Citizen
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            Yes..that's what I am telling u

  24. Parm
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Any reason to not make transfers now?

    1. Costa in Wengerland
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why to have reasons for everything ?

    2. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      you've waited this long. might as well wait til tomorrow just in case

    3. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do it if you'd be selling Kun/Fabregas or buying Azpi/Cisse. Otherwise hold.

    4. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Do the bony and azpi moves. Sleep on the yaya one

      1. Parm
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        This sounds reasonable and i'll probably not do the Yaya move.

        Night.

  25. Outatime
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Repost.

    This is my team atm, what changes need to be made in the following gws??

    Foster // Fabianksi
    Clyne // Baines // Azpi // Taylor // Chambers
    Sanchez // Yaya // Siggy // Downing // Boyd
    Berahino // Rooney // Austin

    3.0 ITB

  26. BeachBadger
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Jeez sometimes you get blinded by this site and don't realise what a small proportion of FPL it is really, or just how many casuals there are out there 😆

    Yun 2.2 % ownership

    Boydinho 4.1 % ownership

    McCarthy 0.5% ownership

    1. Parm
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I have friends that laughed at my Yun pick. They still own Joel Ward and cry when Gerrard gets them 2 points every week. Satisfying.

      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        lol I have mates like that too. Can't afford any more big players? Get flamini. He plays for a big team 😆

        1. Parm
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          "Why isn't James Wilson starting?"

          1. BeachBadger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            😆 Aguero out, Falcao in

    2. JaydenLFC87
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Owning all 3 does that make me in the cool group?

      1. Wouter
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I'm in too.

      2. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Welcome brother 😎

    3. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      So true

    1. Van Dal
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Interesting

  27. Nazz
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Play two out of the following:

    Clyne....Wisdom....Kane

    Cheers Everyone!!

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      First 2

    2. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Clyne & Kane

  28. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero and Wasilewski out for Dzeko and Azpi for no hit. Leaves me with:

    Panti

    Baines Azpi Wisdom

    Boyd Alexis Hazard Yaya Siggy

    Bony Dzeko

    Subs. Elliott Hutton Dummett Austin

    Good to go? and who would you captain?

    1. shortymak
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      solid hazard captain

    2. Doar1986
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I'd play Austin over Boyd and captain Hazard or YaYa

      1. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Austin is suspended

    3. Tony Yeboah
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      perfect imo