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The ScoutCast – Episode 190 – Chippy

After a turbulent six days which dragged us through a series of emotional highs and lows, it’s fair to say that the ScoutCast team came out of Gameweek 34 with smiles and spirits intact.

I’m joined by Jonty, Andy and Luke, just as the curtain fell on the most remarkable Gameweeks. Having laid down Wildcards and hopeful Bench Boost chips, we emerged unanimous in our praise for what proved a thrilling season highlight, whilst also adamant that the chips have revived the campaign climax.

That’s not to say that there weren’t some lessons learned: via another bout of questions from you, the community, we dissect Gameweek 34 and assess the twists and turns and decide whether we would do things differently next time around.

We also take time to look ahead, not just to this weekend’s curtailed fixture programme but also to Gameweek 37’s double fixtures – another opportunity for chips to come into play.

The ScoutCast is first aired live on our YouTube channel on Wednesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get a heads up on future broadcasts.

You can view the full Google Hangout version of this episode via the second player below or stream the edited audio from this link or the first player.

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

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  1. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Vardy & Sigurdsson > Sturridge and Iwobi for a -4 yay or nay

  2. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    What are most on here doing? Aguero or Kane for captain?

    1. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Sturridge

      1. ARKANOIIDE
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        ^ balls 🙂 can be rotated like hell

    2. BlzE_94
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      kane for safety

    3. Canadian Football
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      of your choices i think i would go Kane

    4. Nobodinho
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Kane for me

    5. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Kane

    6. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Aguero.

    7. ARKANOIIDE
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      KUN BABY!

  3. keyser-soze
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Kane or Pelle this week?

    1. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Kane.

  4. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    (LOLP) 11 starters on paper.

    G2G, or take a hit?

    ............................Darlow
    Rose • Clyne • Sakho • Gabriel • Simpson
    .............Coutinho • Ozil • Sanchez
    .....................Kane(C) • Kun

    Robles* - Martial* - Payet* - Lanzini*

    1. Slam
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Hopefully Clyne and Sakho start.
      I'de just hold and pray

  5. Mr.Bojangoals
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Are ANY Liverpool defenders nailed on? Any reds on here care to chime in?

    1. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Kolo Toure

    2. keyser-soze
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Nope, Klopp has his 1st and 2nd string back 4

      Clyne->Randall/Flanagan
      Sakho->Toure
      Lovren->Lucas
      Moreno->Smith

      I expect klopp to go with the same team he put out vs bournemouth, meaning all the players on the right

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Interesting. They don't play until Thursday so I suspect more regulars will play. But 36 and 37 are a crap shoot.

  6. Enzo the Baker
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Even after a -12, I need to start 1 of this sorry lot :

    A. Mitrovic
    B. Sakho
    C. Lovren

    Who would you choose?

    1. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      A, go with the attacker.

      1. Enzo the Baker
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Thanks Nuttman

    2. Huuge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Mitrovic, always go for a mid or striker over a defender, especially liverpool defence

  7. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Best guess % chance of starting this weekend:

    1. Sagna
    2. Milner
    3. Iwobi
    4. Sakho

    1. keyser-soze
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      IMO milner and sakho wont play

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        That would be a major disaster, but I actually tend to agree.

        Their boots can easily be filled with squad players - Lucas, Can, Ibe, Toure, Skrtel etc

    2. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      50
      50
      75
      25

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Oh man, so low 😮

        1. Mark-O
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 12 days ago

          Sakho? He is very unlikely to start imo!

    3. Suarezista
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      50
      70
      70
      50

      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Slightly better, but not much...

  8. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    a car key can have enough battery to light up but not enough to unlock car I would imagine?

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Hold it against your head right next to the car and try

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        I forgot about that trick? open mouth helps too.

        too late anyhow as I'm walking back from the store with a fresh battery in it lol

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 days ago

          !*

        2. SomewhatPleasing
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 12 days ago

          Mu GF swears by that

  9. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    A hit (-4) for Dawson out to someone else, worth it?

    Cech, DDG*
    Toby, Fuchs, Dawson, Cresswell*, TFM*

    1. Suarezista
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Not imo

  10. Hakuna Juan Mata
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Why did Pelle only play 63 min last GW?

    1. Mark-O
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Unsure. It was still 0-0 upon the substitution so could be tactical or mild injury

    2. Kai
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Tactical change.

  11. Ibracadabra´s Spell
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Payet and Lukaku ----> Alli and Kane (-4) to play 11 and C Kane

    Yes or No?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      yea

      1. Ibracadabra´s Spell
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Ok, thanks. 🙂

    2. Jose's Magic Omelette
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Yup

      1. Ibracadabra´s Spell
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Ok, thanks mate. 🙂

    3. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Yes.

      1. Ibracadabra´s Spell
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Ok, thank you. 🙂

  12. johnbarnes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Do you reckon Clichy starts?

  13. zizoo10
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    thoughts on this logic.

    is this the week to play the odds & take logical hits

    e.g. i have exactly 11 including clyne, sakho, gabriel.

    chances are 2 of these won't start. that's two zero pointers.

    so from this point, every hit is a -2.

    martial > pelle punt for example will only cost -2. worth it?

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      I think I probably would make that move.
      My consideration would be all about where that left me 36 and onwards.

    2. Jose's Magic Omelette
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Im considering the one week Pellè punt. Would be less of a dialemma if it was a home game for So'ton. :/

    3. Huuge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      I think if 3 of your defenders aren't going to play then the priority is to get a defender. If you take a hit for a striker are you fixing the zeros in defence?

      1. Jose's Magic Omelette
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        AOA?

  14. Mark-O
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Why are people bringing Defoe in this week rather than next week?

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      No idea, don't get it myself

  15. Jose's Magic Omelette
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Good to go for GW35 or should I make any changes?

    Cech
    Bellerín Simpson Rose Moreno
    Coutinho Mahrez KDB Sánchez
    Mitrovic Agüero

    Bench: Evans
    Not playing: Antonio, Lukaku

    0FT 0.6ITB

    Currently considering:
    Coutinho to Alli (-4)
    Lukaku to Pellè (-4)

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Only you can make the call.
      If me GTG

      1. Jose's Magic Omelette
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        I'm concerned about whether Moreno, KDB, Coutinho and Mitrovic will play.

        My mini league leader (now just 5 points ahead) will have to take 1-2 hits to field 11 players but he has Alli & Kane.

  16. Jay Jay Okocha
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Best defender for the rest of the season up to 6.0?

    1. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      A Tottenham one, pick one and hope you chose right.

  17. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Anyone believe the rumour of 8 changes to Liverpool with Firmino up top and only other main recent regular Mignolet?

    Hard to put it past Klopp. If I had enough for Milner>Firmino I'd probably do for a hit

    1. Jose's Magic Omelette
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Where have you seen that?

      1. The Nuttman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        I agree with the omelette, sources please, preferably BBQ.

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        I would consider it click bait BS but for the team he put out against Bournemouth

        http://skysport.footyfeedsonline.com/sky-sources-liverpool-lineup-against-newcastle-klopp-to-make-8-changes/

    2. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      What rumour?

    3. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      I only have Milner so not a biggy but I do think Firmino is the safest to start

    4. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Majority of Firmino's big hauls were him playing up front

  18. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Morning DZ. 🙂

    1. SomewhatPleasing
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Hello TFF

  19. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Play Clihchy and hope for the best or Nasri to Alli for -4?

    1. Huuge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Nasri to alli might be a good move depending on the rest of your squad.
      I expect clichy will play, but there is a lot of rotation threat that having a player who is definitely out could be too dangerous this week

      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        This.

  20. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Thoughts on Kdb playing?

    1. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Too much of a risk for me.

    2. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      “Very important we’re in UCL Semi Final but that doesn’t mean we’re not worried about BPL. The best way to prepare for Tuesday is to beat Stoke, to score goals, keep a clean sheet and that will help us prepare. Every game is different, we need three points to keep our options to finish third. Injury risk is always there. See the big teams, they are involved in both domestic and european titles. If you want to be a big team you must want to be in every competition. The semi is big but we must also finish high.”

      He's gonna play judging by these comments

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        these comments give me a warm feeling about Clichy starting too

  21. The Nuttman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Currently on a hit, anything else worth doing?

    Darlow
    Bellerin, Clyne, Rose
    Milner, Firmino, Wanyama, Sanchez
    Aguero, Kane, Mitrovic

    (DDG, Gabriel, Delaney, Payet)

    0.7 itb

    1. ManofKent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Clyne and Milner are at risk of not starting

    2. Slam
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Play Gabriel over Wanyama imo.

      1. Slam
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Have you decided on a captain?

      2. The Nuttman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        Could do, just not sure on a cleanie but Bellerin is very attacking.

        Not decided yet, probably Aguero.

    3. BigManBakar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Wanyama to RLC!

      1. The Nuttman
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        I thought about RLC but I've got my 4 sorted for GW 37 so I just wanted the cheapest mid that's guarenteed mins.

  22. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Chances of a Leicester cleansheet about 50/50?

    1. jernej93
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      90-10 IMO 😀

  23. Kai
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    WC36ers, are we ready to push The Button?

    1. Gianfranco Zola
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      I've been waiting for this but I've no clue who to get.

    2. Hakuho FPL
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      yes we are

  24. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Sigurdsson & Vardy > Iwobi & Sturridge good trades ??

    1. jernej93
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Iwobi can be on bench anytime .. risky pick IMO 🙂

  25. jernej93
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Okazaki, Ulloa or Long? 🙂

    1. jernej93
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      or Iwobi 🙂

    2. Gianfranco Zola
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Ulloa this week, Long err.. long term

      1. jernej93
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        One week punt in my mind 🙂 Do you think Ulloa will start?

        1. Gianfranco Zola
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 12 days ago

          I think so. Don't think Okazaki can play on his own up top.

          What is your budget?

  26. Gianfranco Zola
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Just for this week:

    A) Mignolet (NEW)
    B) Forster (avl)

    1. jernej93
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Forster 🙂

  27. Perthite
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    Worth a hit to try and cover Sakho or Coutinho being rested?

    Darlow (Robles)
    Fuchs Sakho Bellerin (Dann Smalling)
    Sanchez Milner Coutinho Iwobi (Payet)
    Aguero Mitrovic Kane
    0.9m 0FT

    1. Aadithiya
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      dont take hit..just sub them 🙂

  28. I am 42
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    1) ward to pva or
    2) bolasie to alli or
    3) +4

    1. Aadithiya
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      +4

    2. I am 42
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      or both -8, so i have 1 playing sub

      currently have 10 players

      Darlow
      Bellerín Gabriel Moreno Azpilicueta
      Sánchez Coutinho Firmino
      Agüero Defoe

      1. Aadithiya
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 12 days ago

        no dont do that if u wanna put ward u go for it..dont take alli off he is in terrific form

  29. Aadithiya
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    hii guys

  30. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 12 days ago

    car battery died at the office. waiting for AAA (car service)..

    what's up FFS?

    1. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 12 days ago

      Well we are quite the opposite this morning. I'm on my way in to work and got a free bus ride. 😎