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The ScoutCast – Episode 154 – Beard

With Granville sulking on sabbatical, it was left to myself and Jonty and his flourishing facial hair to hold the fort, ably supported by this week’s guest, Luke aka D1sable.

Racking up one of the longest episodes for months, the three of us talk slippers, banish at least seven teams to the Championship and mention Jeffrey Schlupp as much as humanly possible. Despite missing Granville’s secret sauce, we also do our best to serve up the regulars, whilst addressing the quizzing and probing from the Fantasy Football Scout community – thats you.

Once again, if you escaped the horror of Monday’s live Hangout you can view the full movie below. Alternatively, you can enjoy our semi-slick, edited audio version via this link or the first player.

If you want to get the heads up on future Hangouts, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel.

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

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  1. Kavali
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool game with Hull stays in GW33?

    1. Ruth_NZ
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not if Liverpool beat Blackburn in the FA Cup.

  2. Hic Sunt Leones
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    No love for Benteke?

    1. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I have to take a -4 if I want him this week. Next week, sure.

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Plenty. Won't see most of it until next week though

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Next week

    4. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I think I'm getting him next week.

    5. Yome
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I am captaining him this week

  3. Link
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I've got Foster - Hamer 🙁

    A. Foster > Guzan (some dgw fun but future headache in 33)
    B. Foster > Myhill (future headache in 33)
    C. Hamer > Myhill (boring, and City away next)

    1. Link
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      oh and only 0.1 itb by the way

    2. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      How much cash you got?

      If you can afford just get Mignolet, set to start, and you're good for the rest of season

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Right just saw your follow up message.

      Get Guzan and hope for the best.

  4. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Luxury transfer alert(again 🙂 ) (Repost)

    Myhill
    Terry Fonte Toby
    Sanchez Hazard Eriksen Silva
    Kun Kane Austin
    Foster Moses Bellerin Dawson
    0.9 in the bank
    2 FTs

    Next week i'll be downgrading Sanchez to clear funds for Costa(for GW 32 onwards) so dont wanna downgrade any mid this week/upgrade any forward this week so i'm down to upgrading my bench basically(happy with my starting 11 anyway)

    A) Foster to Mignolet.. leaves me with no keeper GW 33 if Foster is back fit
    B) Bellerin to Schlupp/Naughton
    C) Moses to Mahrez(dont want phillips since i wont play him next week and he has a blank after)
    D) Anything else?

    1. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Why don't you clear funds by moving Sanchez this week only?
      Newcastle - agreed that their squad is thin, yet they managed to give away only 15 chances to the opponent in their last 3 home games combined. That's impressive.

    2. jointyrhodes
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Given arsenal finish strongly and have now started getting result against big team,wouldn't it be wise to keep bellerin? Schlupp has 15 points from the last 7 starts, bellerin has 36.

      https://theculturedleftfooter.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/fantasy-picks-and-comparisons-game-week-30/

  5. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    OK, so the International Space Station wins the "spot the eclipse" game:

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAhxhRLWYAA1Nj0.jpg

    1. drughi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      photoshop

      1. FISSH
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        pretty early to be claiming photoshop?

  6. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lloris (Krul)
    Naughton Clyne Ivanovic Bellerin (PVA)
    Sannchez Hazard Silva (Puncheon, Lucas)
    Kane Aguero Austin

    G2G?

    1. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Definitely

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks GreenWindmill!
        Hope keeping Puncheon will be worth. I'd definitely wanted to punt on Ki.

      1. Breadbin
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        That.

      2. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Eclipsed

      3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely don't take a hit G2G

  7. banskt
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ok, so what to do with the FT? [Bottomed and repost]

    Pantillimon
    Terry // Clyne // Rose
    Hazard // Silva // Eriksen // Cazorla // Mane
    Aguero // Kane

    Bench: Krul // Moreno // Ayoze // McShane

    a) Save
    b) Bring in Giroud with a -4
    c) Cazorla > Siggy / Downing (allows Ayoze > Benteke next week)
    d) Pants > Forster / Fabianski
    e) Moreno > Ivanovic (and bench Cazorla)

    1. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That's really difficult to read.

      If you have 1FT, save it for next week,

      1. banskt
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry for the trouble. Next time it would be a simpler format.

        1. BIG TONES
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Alllllll good man, nothing to worry about. Good luck this GW

  8. SuperMario
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Excluding your WC weeks, how many transfers have you made in the 29 gameweeks so far??

    29 Transfers for me..
    Thought it was actually higher!!!

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      24 and 0 hits.

    2. drughi
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      37

    3. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      32

    4. SPorting
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      32.
      .

    5. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      31

    6. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      32 + 2WC and free GW1 😳

      1. Breadbin
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I also had 2 wildcards and a free pick in GW1.

    7. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      34 and 8 hits

    8. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      30

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This

    9. FISSH
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      28

      -12 altogether

      1. SuperMario
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        In hindsight i should have rephrased this to asking for transfers and rank to see is there a strong correlation..

    10. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      39, 4.7k

    11. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      33

  9. gruffyboy
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    For those with a wildcard left - when are you playing it?

    1. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No major DGWs now so might play it gw37 and go mental last few weeks

    2. Pitch Invasion
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'll also probably play it close to the finish, assuming under pressure in money leagues.

      1. foppaldo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        GW34. Will get three from Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool more or less regardless of when/if they have dgws, probably with a light sprinkle of Southampton/Man City/Man Utd.

  10. Now I'm Panicking
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    This eclipse is a bit of a let down due to the weather - they really should have arranged for it to be in the Summer....

    1. Boydinho
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yeah, cant be that hard to just reschedule

    2. Bouncebackability
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep. Living in England is gash at times – Would love to experience totality in a hot, sunny country – Obviously you can’t be guaranteed no cloud but you can guarantee it in England! One for the bucket list for sure.

    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I was sleeping...

    4. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sepp Blatter will step in to reschedule.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😆

  11. toaster
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Shame Sanchez has tailed off

    Him vs a very depleted Newcastle, who Arsenal always score against would have been a no-brainer (C) a couple of months ago

    1. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Would never have been a no-brainer with Aguero, Kane and Hazard's fixtures. Agreed though that it would have been appealing.

  12. Kevtheotter
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hey lads no idea what to do really

    Pants
    Bellerin Clyne Terry
    Silva Sanchez Eriksen Hazard
    Kane(c) Austin Kun

    Krul Boyd Dawson Haidara 0.7ITB 2 FT....

    Haidara out? Save the other?

    Cheers lads

    1. Doolittle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep Haidara out, maybe Alde/Naughton in?

      1. Doolittle
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Basically the same as my team actually, and I did PVA to Alde.

        1. Kevtheotter
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Naughtin Alde or Maybe Hutton?

          1. Doolittle
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I'm not a fan of the Villa defence even with the DGW. One game is Utd, then they have Spurs, a blank, and City.

            1. Kevtheotter
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Alde or Naughton so 🙂

              1. Doolittle
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Well I went Alde, but then I think I'll do Jones to Naughton next week/week after. Depends if you fancy the double up! Swans have great fixtures, Saints the better defence.

                1. Kevtheotter
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  This is all true. Gives me something to think bout in work 🙂

    2. Teror
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Haidara > Naughton. Definitely.

      Pants or Krul > Mignolet in 2 weeks time.

  13. Teror
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So should I....

    Panti > Fabianski, then do Fabianski > Mignolet in 2 weeks (after Man U & Arse)

    Or just do Panti > Mignolet straight away?

  14. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    For all of the stats, this weekend feels more about the intangibles. How will Kane react to his England call up? How will City and Arsenal handle being out of Europe? All of this is stuff stats cannot indicate, but will be a huge deciding factor.

    1. Teror
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Arsenal went out after a very solid display. I think they'll really go buck wild on a depleted, and poor Newcastle team. They usually put in a solid shift after being dumped out of the CL.

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Just looked at last year's results. After Arsenal went out to Bayern, we beat Spurs 1-0 away then got beat 6-0 to chelsea

        1. Bolivian Seaman
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          then drew with swansea, man city and lost to everton 3-0. It was only until the month after that arsenal started getting wins.

          1. Teror
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Hmm. Maybe I shouldn't chat breeze about stuff I don't know.

  15. Billy Gilmore
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Green Windmill?

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Grey Umbrella?

    2. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Billy Gilmore

      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        You know that mythical 'perfect week' where you captain the highest scoring player and bench the lowest etc?

        😎

        1. GreenWindmill
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          The one I'm going to have this week you mean? Oh yeah - I know that 🙂

          *slinks off to check Billy's history*

          1. Billy Gilmore
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Worst perfect week. Ever!

            1. GreenWindmill
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Haha, you successfully limboed under my shocking tally to lose our LAWR h2h - impressive stuff, that wasn't easy 😆

              1. Billy Gilmore
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                I managed to finish bottom of Last Man Standing, presumably both my Cup games (didn't even bother to check 😆 ) and my FA Cup of Tea game 21-19 😆

                1. Billy Gilmore
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  *presumably lost

                2. GreenWindmill
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Ouch. I somehow cocked up the FFS cup registrations so you can comfort yourself that at least you have that level of competence!

    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Adam West

  16. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is there any point swapping Panti for Forster? Forster barely gets any save points, although a steadyish stream of 6's is not bad. I will need to do the transfer eventually anyway because I have no sub goalkeeper.

    De Gea or Fabianski a better option?

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      forster was excellent v chelsea.

  17. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Repost. Any suggestions for this lot guys? Have 1 FT and 1.5m itb. Thinking either -

    a. puncheon to mane
    b. defoe to austin
    c. puncheon and defoe to mane and Austin for a hit
    d. stick and save

    panti
    kompany kosielny rose
    hazard silva ozil eriksen
    kane kun defoe

    krul pva dawson puncheon

    1. The Banter Panther
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C!

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      D

  18. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Start PVA (whu) or McAuley (mci)? Already have Panti

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      both awful picks. no idea

    2. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      McAuley, fancy an upset

      1. Jax
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        haha no way.

    3. BIG TONES
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Both bad for this week but McAuley edges it as PVA is absolute wank

  19. Laserface
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any changes required ?

    Forster
    Ivan Naughton Rose
    Haza Sterling Silva Eriksen
    Kane Austin Aguero(c)

    Subs - Woodman Punchy Skrtel Yun

    1 FT , 1.6 itb

  20. HNI
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Guys with Foster+Panti
    What you gonna do?
    1)Keep Foster and play Panti for 3 weeks hoping Foster is fit by Sunderland Blank??
    2)If not then Foster -->to whom??

  21. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Berahino and Brown (Id)eye doubts.

    So that's like 10 weeks in a row?

    lol

    1. Jax
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      haha yeah they'll be grand!

    2. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Both will play.. Again

  22. MITRO'S ON FIRE
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which boring transfer is the best boring transfer?

    A. Réveillere to Alderweireld
    B. Baird to Naughton

    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      B, as he's not playing

  23. isacki: full casual
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I don't know what everyone's complaining about. I could see the eclipse perfectly from London. http://i.imgur.com/BAL7Wzk.jpg

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hulk this

    2. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Isacki 😯

      How the devil are you? 😀

      1. isacki: full casual
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Only away because work took over my life. In this position where I don't want to get sucked into FFS because it would take over my life... I know it would. 😆 I do miss it though. I drop in here every now and again when something trollworthy happens to FPL, like Jonny Evans. Hope you're well mate

        1. GreenWindmill
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          All good, all good - miss your hot topics but I understand shifting priorities, I get on here far less than I'd like myself these days.

          Did you happen to swing by when Mirallas stole then missed Baines' penalty? That was special, you had to laugh (although it hurt my team) 🙂

          1. GreenWindmill
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Starts here in case you missed it and want a giggle: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/9541133

  24. jackerman99
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Do I drop:
    A: Sakho (Sun h)
    B: Sanchez (Newcastle a)
    C: Moses (Palace h)

    1. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A or C

      I'd go Moses of that bunch

  25. hurrrrr
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on Foster -> Guzan?

    Not overly keen on the Villa defence but they have a DGW coming up.

  26. NEW ARTICLE POSTED
  27. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What do i do with this muck (21 pts last wk ) ???!!!?

    krul / elliot
    zouma / bellerin / clyne / Wolly / pva
    ozil / Hazard / Silva / Eriksen / moses
    Aguero / Kane / Austin

    2 FT 3.5 ITB

  28. Artemon
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Quite happy with my midfield/forwards this week but any pointers on this defence? Got 1.7m in bank. Mini League leader has Ivanovic so would prefer to stay away from him but at the same time he is one of the reasons I'm behind !

    Alderewereild / Vertonghen / P.Jones / (Dawson, Schlupp)

    1.7m & 1 FT in bank my options are

    a) Terry
    b) Zabaleta (fancy City to pick up some form now)
    c) Koscielny
    d) Clyne/Bertrand
    e) Skrtl
    f) Baines (includes a hit )
    g) Save

  29. Teror
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    So should I...

    Panti > Fabianski, then do Fabianski > Mignolet in 2 weeks (after Man U & Arse)

    Or just do Panti > Mignolet straight away?