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The ScoutCast – Episode 165 – Wildboys

Tempted into dealing our Wildcards by yet another “mediocre” Gameweek, Granville and I go through almost the entire episode before Jonty reveals he’s weakened and gone “active”. It’s a revelation that almost has us both logging off and reaching for our own panic buttons.

Before that dramatic finale, we find salvation via another bout of “rough the smooth”, cheering ourselves with tales of Gameweek totals which dip below even our miserable tallies.

We also take a further round of community questions, forcing me to “fess up” on Theo Walcott, while Granville laments Wayne Rooney’s form and the three of us tackle the merits of Mahrez, Ozil and loading up on City assets.

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  1. Old
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Good morning,

    Have been out travelling, and have some questions I hope someone have the answer of 🙂

    1) Stoke defence. Until Shawcross is back, who is "nailed"?

    2) Watmore at SUN (£4.5). Can he see some game time and be a prospect?

    3) Naughton. Nailed?

    4) WBA defense. Any nailed 4.5's?

    Cheers!

    1. Ted Maw
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1) I've gone with Muniesa (see below), Cameron looks reasonable and Johnson is definitely nailed but 5.0

      2) If Defoe leaves could get more interesting but more likely he gets moved back into the middle than this guy. Watchlist

      3) Yes

      4) Only Pog and Olsson are 4.5 so it comes down to 2. Pog definitely isnt. Olsson isn't nailed but again watchlist

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1. Muinesa

      2. He'll get some game time. ighalo at 5m is a much better option

      3. Think so but Williams is also £5m

      4. Nope, not even any nailed 5m defenders

  2. Ted Maw
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Morning all. Anyone kind enough to look at my WC draft?

    Court, McCarthy

    Komp, Richards, Gomez, Muniesa, Targett

    Mahrez, Sanchez, Payet, Westwood, Yaya

    Aguero, Kane, Gomis

    I'm sort of tempted by Yaya to Memphis or Mahrez to Ritchie

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Stick to yaya and mahrez. Memphis and ritchie yet to produce is PL

    2. DOCTOR J
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Agree with previous, keep yaya and mahrez. Looks very good.

  3. Aiurserenity
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Please RMT

    Romero ( Mc carthy)

    Darmian Richards Kolarov ( Gomez Steven Taylor)

    Hazard Yaya Ozil Mahrez Payet

    Kun Gomis ( Watmore)

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      No need to Romero when you have darmian, go with fabianski or if you have the funds courtois.

  4. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    could Francis drop finally FFS!? 😐

    1. Ted Maw
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Price rises/drops in the season early are a nightmare

    2. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      haha all our teams are resting on him dropping .1, same with Turner.

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

      I have mings as a placeholder.
      He has to drop surely by game time tomorrow!

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

        He won't drop again by then.

    4. Valar(Keith)
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      i hope he drops on sunday after everyone has WCed 😆

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

    I have to be honest with myself, I'm a But-man at heart..0.5m in the coffers will be nice for a rainy day too

    ....................Butland
    ...Darmian - Kolarov - Williams
    Sanchez - Silva - Payet - Mahrez
    ......Aguero(c) - Gomis - Diouf

    Schmeichel; Westwood, Richards, Gomez

    1. Ser Davos
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Awesome team. I'm wondering about cash in the bank too...

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      looks good. nice work on the darmian pick 🙂

  6. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Is this wc team too punty folks? Have 0.6m itb. Any suggestions besides ditching courtois and costa? Cheers

    courtois
    kola shaw cameron
    sanchez mata mahrez couyate shelve
    kun costa

    McCarthy kone morgan gomez

    1. Ted Maw
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Very punty. Would rather have Memphis than Mata. Midfield looks very weak indeed - need another mid to heavy hitter. Couyate doesn't do anything for me

  7. Nesvy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hi all, for GW3

    Francis vs. Coates
    Schmeichel vs Ruddy

    Thanks

  8. Zh0u
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Got lost in previous page:

    Hi guys,

    I hit WC due to poor performances.

    Pls RMT, Any comments appreciated! 🙂

    McCarthy/Butland
    Muniesa/Kolorov/Richards/Huth/Francis
    Hazard/Sanchez/Mahrez/Silva/Westwood
    Kun/Gomis/Ighalo

    0 ITB Haha.

    Any thoughts? I still have unlimited transfers due to WC...

    Any fringe players that I should consider removing?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Solid!
      Will surely pay off this GW itself.

      1. Zh0u
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks, I figured with WC I might as well load up all the big guns.

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

    1) Sanchez, Yaya Toure
    2) Silva, Ozil

    Which one?

    1. El-Kloppico
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      2

    2. Ted Maw
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1 by far for me

    3. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1 because that's who I have

    4. Mattias
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1

    5. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1, no question

    6. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1

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

      Cheers! 1 seems more logical with Aguero in my team 🙂

  10. I am 42
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    who to cap? mane or pelle?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Neither

      1. I am 42
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        who are you going to cap?

        1. Pep's Money Laundry
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Aguero

          1. I am 42
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            i have kun too but got a feeling he might not brace

            6 points maybe

  11. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    So Walcott has dropped by 0.3 that will hurt his remaining owners

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Cue, theo start vs Liverpool and brace

  12. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    How's WC team looking?

    McCarthy
    Whittaker Darmian Kolarov
    Sanchez Silva Mahrez Depay
    KUN Gomis Sakho

    Flappyhandski Huth Gomez Surman

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

      Like it. We have the same midfield 😀

      I'd play Flappy over McCarthy this weekend though 😉

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Like the Whittaker pick.. other than that its fairly GW3 template

      Also consider Diouf over Sakho as I like Stoke's fixtures better in the next 6 or 7

    3. Psakhotherapy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      i really like this, for now i'd rather payet over depay, allowing to upgrade sakho.

  13. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Why is there no Barkley love?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fixtures I suppose

      Even though his form looks good

    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fixtures

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

        Rotate him with Ighalo, play Ighalo this week?

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

      exactly, poor fixtures

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

      inconsistent

  14. Stupendous
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Had to pull the WC trigger as I have had a HORRIFIC start. Gtg??

    McCarthy
    Soares. Kompany. Williams
    Mahrez. Redmond. Sanchez (v) Silva. Payet
    Aguero(c) Sakho

    Mignolet. Gomis. Richards. Gomez

    1. Psakhotherapy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      very solid imo. happy about benching gomis?

      1. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Not happy at all. Bench Redmond? Shame I can't use All Out Attack on a WC!!

      2. Stupendous
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Home v Stoke is as good as any a time to play a cheap fifth mid like Redmond mind!

        1. Psakhotherapy
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          bench sakho instead maybe?

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Gomis is a captain material, Sunderland is woeful, start him IMO

      I like the rest tbh

    3. tokara
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      just pull it, if i didnt use my WC, i would have lost 0.5?

      now i gained 0.6!!!

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

      Benching Gomis, nice. I hope it works out for you.

    5. Donhush
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      If you are going to bench Gomis, you might as well downgrade him to a budget striker and upgrade Payet to Hazard (Yea Hazard I know). Rotating attackers rarely works out imo...

  15. Cheshire Duck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    If you had to pick a Swansea defender, who would you pick Naughton, Williams or Taylor, and why ?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Williams, captain and hardly gets injured unlike the other two

    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Naughton because I had a good run with him last year before he got injured. Williams gets a lot of CBI so is considered a baps magnet though... Taylor the one to discount. He's a card magnet

  16. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Who'd you prefer for next 3 games ?

    Mane - wat NOR wb

    Chadli - lei EVE sun

    1. Donhush
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fixtures say Mane but I am now doubting Southampton overall due to Europa League. So Chadli out of the 2.

      1. HurriKane
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        thought the same. cheers

  17. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Guys best mid option for 6m? Already have shelve and mahrez

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Redmond 5.5m

    2. Donhush
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      You have 3 midfielders under 6m? What's your team structure looking like?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        A bit punty tbh. But I like it

        courtois
        kola shaw cameron
        sanchez mata mahrez kouyate shelvey
        kun costa

        McCarthy ighalo morgan gomez

  18. The Blackadder
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    After removing Walcott and Mane from my team via a wildcard, I'm now scared that they will both play and score at the weekend...is it worth a £5 double anytime goal scorer?

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

      No chance. Walcott won't start again and Mane's not up to form yet.

    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Absolutely

      I chose between Vardy, Gestede, Defoe and Jerome opening weekend for my FPL team. Went with Jerome (who failed), others all scored with my money riding on them 😀

  19. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Bugger

    Carzola dropped cost myself 0.1

  20. Ser Davos
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Darmian and Shaw. Both pencilled in atm...

  21. davies
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Schmeichel - Butland
    Darmian - Kolarov - Williams - Gomez - Richards/Francis
    Sanchez - Yaya - Payet - Mahrez - Fletcher
    Aguero - Pelle - Gomis

    Cheers.

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Gtg

    2. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I almost have the same team but I'm taking a gamble with lukaku

    3. Psakhotherapy
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      noice. any reason for yaya over silva?

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

        $

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

      Sooner go for a 4.4 defender and drop Pelle for Lukaku!!

    5. davies
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Thanks all.

    6. Donhush
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Good team.... Maybe Westwood/Surman for Fletcher...minor details

    7. DOCTOR J
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Team almost identical. Thumbs up;

    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Chances that Rooney or Hazard will drop in price until tomorrow morning?

  22. Puyol Pants Up
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Is it worth buying the FPL app on IOS? What's the difference between the app and the (free) mobile website?

  23. goodday there mate
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    No FT as used to get Kun but my defence is shite ... 0.8 ITB. -4 or -8 to improve or wait till next week?

    Pants
    PVA Targett Bacuna Matata
    Haz Depay Mane Mahrez
    Kun Sakho Tekkers

    (Krul - Sinclair - Francis - Gomez)

  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    The whole Chelsea squad has managed just 48 points between them

  25. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    these price changes are a joke!

    Not worth a wildcard this week after all

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

      Apart from Walcott anyone else has just changed by 0.1

      1. goodday there mate
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        United need to get Walcott - waste on gunners bench

  26. Oz lotto
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    My defence of Cedric Mert and Ivan has been so underwhelming thus far....

    who to ship first and is it worth a hit? (already did Roon --> Kun this week)
    Thinking Ivan, then mert... might just wait and see with cedric

  27. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Presumably everyone bringing in Gomez this week (ars) is doing so on a WC, and therefore he's v unlikely to rise in price.

    Sound reasoning?

    1. Oz lotto
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      not sure jins... but I think I'm doing Ivan down to him as soon as the game week has finished provided he doesn't get injured!

    2. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Makes sense

      And when players have 110,000 NTI and havent risen at all, i think you might be ok

  28. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I need 3x 4.5 DEF.

    Currently on: Huth - Richards - Francis

    should I change sth in it?

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      You should consider prodl of watford.