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The ScoutCast – Episode 198 – Fickle

Just three weeks ago we dedicated a ScoutCast to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

We collectively toasted his impact Manchester United and swore that he was set to be a mainstay in our squads and seasons.

Just 21-days later, three of the ScoutCast team have sold him on and another teeters on the edge – Jonty is only really hesitating because a four-point hit is involved.

To be fair, Zlatan’s likely biggest fan is missing for this week’s episode. With Granville nursing man-flu, it’s left to Luke to make a return and step in to join Jonty, Andy and myself as we gang up to round on the big Swede.

We’re clearly not the only one’s guilty of this foolishly fickle approach.

This week’s community questions were dominated by talk of a Zlatan exit, whilst also quizzing us on the rise and potential fall of Etienne Capoue, the potential offered by a switch to 3-5-2 and the merits of Theo Walcott as a Fantasy asset. No, really.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

You can view the full Google Hangout version on the second player below, or opt for the old fashioned audio via this link or the first player.

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

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  1. Daddycool
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Wondering if I should go for a hit and do
    Costa -> Lukaku,
    Ibra -> Aguero and either
    a) Collins -> 4.0 def
    b) Hazard -> Antonio

    Think Collins will drop and Aguero rise, leaving me with - 0.2 ...

  2. partypan
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Is it good idea to have Deeney and bench every game Capoue?

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      need to know the other 6 before commenting

      1. partypan
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Aguero-Lukaku-Deeney
        Sanchez - Sterlnig - Antonio-Firminho - Capoue
        Coleman - Lovren - Mcaluey - Holebas - Kingsley
        Jaku - Pickford
        0.0
        Or downgrade Deeney and upgrade other players?

    2. Zareos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I've benched Capoue every week. I wouldn't recommend it.

    3. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No

  3. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Morning gents ! Currently on a wild card and debating the best GK combos between these:

    A) Foster - Jaku
    B) Foster - Pickford
    C) Heaton - Jaku
    D) Heaton - Pickford
    E) Jaku - Pickford

    1. Speédy
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      i went jaku pickford,n was able to build a good squad around,its risky though

      1. KUNingas
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        High risk, high reward

    2. Zareos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B unless you got Jaku at 4.0, if so wait until you realise the 0.1m rise or he gets dropped.

      Hull have great fixtures coming up and he is playing well.

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

    Any chance sterling will ride tonight? On 75.3 currently

    1. Cojiro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Rise*

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      There's always a chance

    3. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      He's already got 3 kids ... bloody hope not. Not before a big game!

      1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        HAHAHA!!!

  5. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone think Pieters (WBA) will outscore Capoue this week?

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Hah. No chance. Chadli will run riot again

      1. Bubz
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Looking like an AOA for me

        1. Lateriser 12
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Yup looks a good time

    2. Cojiro
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No. Might not start, and Stoke have been awful. Even if Capoue blanks, he'll likely still outscore pieters imo

    3. Shano23
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No

  6. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton/Pickford
    Valencia/McCauley/baines/amat/Robertson
    Hazard/Sterling/Sanchez/Antonio/fletcher
    Ibra/negredo/benteke

    0.8ITB 2 FTs

    Falling short of funds in

    Hazard + negredo to aguero + capoue

    Who should be the third transfer?

    Valencia? Or ibra?
    Buy which defender/forward as replacements?
    Ta

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sanchez to Payet

      (takes cover)

    2. Pele Pels
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Valencia to baines

  7. FPLEL
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Who do I play?

    A) Valencia

    B) Evans (Foster playing also)

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Valencia.

    2. RangerMouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Valencia.

      1. FPLEL
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers guys, leaving it as is then.

  8. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    for the next 2 only:

    A. JEvans (sto, sun)
    B. Kone (CRY, WBA)
    C. McNair (CRY, WBA)

    ??

    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not mcNair. He's not playing in the league

    2. RangerMouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd personally go Evans.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Surely Kone better chance of cs/goal possibly?

    3. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A with pickford in goal is my strategy

  9. Gazpilicueta
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    benteke and hazard

    out for

    aguero and 5.7

    using my 2 free transfers, leaves me with zlatan costa and aguero up front and capoue as 4th mid (1st mid)

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      If you had 5.8 could have gone Iwobi

    2. Toonzie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      yea ill do it

      get snoddy

      1. Gazpilicueta
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        i like snoddy

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Doing the same, Benteke and Haz to Aguero and 4.4, plating Capoue.
      Same front as you but Lukakau to your Costa.
      For your Costa, Ibra and Kun front line id say yes do it

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

      ok i think this is my plan, but it does mean snoddy on the bench?

      1. Joggers Nipple
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        For me play Capoue as the 4th and have 4.4 as 5th mid
        I will do this for 2 weeks then look at maybe moving Ibra and getting 'proper' 4th mid

  10. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Surely Walker wont get rotated?

    1. Bubz
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I dont think he will nearly as often as some people make out. He might get the very odd rest but will play most I think

    2. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I think with Rose out Walker is even more nailed. Different sides but Spurs can't afford to be without both considering the energy and penetration they provide down the flanks

  11. RangerMouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sanchez - Firmino - Lamela - Bolasie - Capoue
    Aguero - Lukaku - Janssen

    With 0.2ITB and on a WC, i'm pushing towards losing Lamela and Bolasie. Only Lamela because of rotation. If I do that I have 13.3 to spend on two mids.
    Best two mids for 13.3?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Can you afford Lamela to Antonio?

      1. RangerMouse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I can but the app isn't letting me buy him. Says I can't afford him.

    2. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Lamela - Antonio?

      Personally,I'd keep Bolasie..

      I've got Janssen as well...

  12. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    RMWCT

    Foster - Jaku
    Coleman - Clyne - Holebas - Smith - Amat
    Alexis - Firmino - Antonio - Snoddy - Capoue
    Aguero - Ibra - Deeney

    1. RangerMouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I am a big fan.

    2. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Not keen on Clyne - apart from that GTG

  13. Puyol Pants Up
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    My team at the moment, thoughts?

    Foster
    Baines, Shaw
    Sanchez, Firmino, Barkley, Lanzini, Capoue
    Aguero, Lukaku, Gray

    Jaku, Stones, Friend, Amat

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'd play stones

  14. Moose™
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hi folks, do Shaw starting place in doubts?

  15. Game of Throw_ins
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    I've taken 8 pts hit to get Aguero, Deeney & Snodgrass in place of Ozil, kane & Grabban.
    Isn't it forgivable at start of the season? Increased my TV too.
    OR 38K, used WC in GW4.

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      seeing as kane injured and Grabban pointless it is a good move yes

  16. quarry_settling
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A. Play Valencia and Shaw
    B. Play Valencia and Capoue(AOA chip)

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I'm going AOA

  17. TheEgyptianKing
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    This is the team i have right this second (Not final) with 0.1m in the bank, I can do KDB --> Sanchez and have -0.3m in the bank - how would you get 0.3?Foster(Jako)
    Walker- Baines - Holebas - (Amat - Kingsley)
    Antonio - KDB- Sterling - Firmino - (Capoue)
    Aguero - Lukaku - Deeney

    Thanks for any help (would like to keep baines but any opinion will help)

    1. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Sorry, but Baines to Williams for me.
      How much is Rashford? Cheaper than Deeny?

    2. Brap.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Kingsley for a 3.9m scrub who'll never play gets you 0.2

  18. drughi
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hello there

    How do I look for the weekend ? anything worth a hit ? WC ?

    Heaton
    Shaw/stones/pieters
    antonio/firmino/capoue/barkley
    Aguero(c)/Ibra/lukaku

    jaku/redmond/friend/amat

    1. quarry_settling
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I would not bench redmond mate

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I could AOA and play redmond ahead of pieters, what you think ?

        1. n-doggg
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Do it

    2. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      shaw & stones might not play

      1. drughi
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        yeah I'm considering shaw>kos/walker for a hit

  19. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Foster or Heaton seem to be the picks among the 4.5 keepers, but fixtures for both, especially WBA, are quite hard. Anyone considering e.g. Boruc or Given, whose fixtures are much easier. After all, clean sheets give more points than save points in general

    1. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Pickford

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        He would team up with one of the 4.5's. Not taking the risk on Jaku, think he'll soon lose his place to Marshall

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Fwiw Foster/PickF owner here.

          1. Pompel
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Currently on that myself - but GW's 8-11 look terrible with that combo!

            1. HVT
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Use a ft then?

  20. BitOfAHazard
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Heres the team this week really worried please help
    Jacko
    monreal val McAuley
    De brune(C) hazard sanchez, fer
    Indianacho, ibra, rondon

    will take 1 hit please help need it

    1. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      yikes... how much do you have itb??

  21. timPgoodwin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling - Payet - Barry - Sanchez - Firmino

    or

    KdB - Bolasie - Snodgrass - Sanchez - Firmino

    1. RangerMouse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      The first for me.

    2. mattyrobinson
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

  22. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Play?
    A-Snoddy (pool)
    B-Capoue (burn)

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. Thiga
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        you sayin pick Crouch?

        1. HVT
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          😆

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      we understand is journalistic speak for no source gibber

  23. Fpldonny
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    A. Kdb / antonio
    B. Payet / sterling

    ?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Really tough one!!

      A

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      With Kun back, B probably
      before that, it was A

      1. korojmeister
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        this

    3. Zareos
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      A

    4. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      now this is tough.... prolly boils down to whether you own kun or not, in which case go B

  24. Albert Cole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Sell Lamela for -4?

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      No

  25. villian-ty
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Would you keep Costa or go Rashford if on WC

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Definitely not rashford. I assume you have lukaku and kun?

    2. Thiga
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Think I would keep.

  26. Thiga
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Hate how Vertonghen has virtually no goal threat, (at least that's what the stats show) otherwise I would be all over him.
    Which combo?

    A) Willams + Walker
    B) Coleman + Vertonghen

    1. n-doggg
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      B

    2. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      a

    3. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      I think he used to have it when he played left back

      A

    4. Z
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Does he not take long-range free-kicks anymore?

  27. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    RMWCT

    Foster - Jaku
    Baines - Lovren - Holebas - Evans - Amat
    Sanchez - Firmino - Sterling - Antonio - Coquelin
    Aguero - Lukaku - Deeney

    0.2 ITB

    1. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      not keen on pool defence..

      1. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        even with the run of fixtures ?

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Coquelin...seriously? you probably dont plan on using him, but injuries etc are unpredictable.

      Rest of the team is solid

      1. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        i ve always used a cheap 5th mid strategy. I hate the benching head aches...

    3. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Looks almost template so you should be fine.

      1. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        what would u change then ? U think deeney is template with 6.9% ownership ?

  28. Friday's Press Conferences
    Arteta
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Friday's press conferences

    8:30 - Stoke City
    9:00 - Arsenal
    9:00 - Hull City
    10:00 - Watford
    10:00 - Crystal Palace
    10:00 - West Ham
    11:30 - Tottenham
    13:00 - Chelsea
    13:00 - Newcastle
    13:30 - Man Utd
    13:30 - Southampton
    13:30 - Sunderland

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Man City?

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Aguero starts
        Sterling starts
        This is all we need to know la Roja 😉

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          There is one more lad we need to be updated. The one cost 50m for calamity defending

          1. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Non owner here, I suspect he starts.

        2. Ruth_NZ
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 7 months ago

          Question is, how many of the next 5 PL games will they each start?

          1. HVT
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 7 months ago

            Hopefully most, all we can do is hope, both look primed for Fpl points so untill I see different I'm keeping Ruth.

            1. Ruth_NZ
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 7 months ago

              Sure. I just brought Aguero back (I think he's safest but even he won't be immune to occasional unexpected benchings) and I wouldn't be getting Sterling out if I had him. But there will almost certainly be more rotation at City than people imagine.

              1. HVT
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 7 months ago

                Agree and I posted this a while back, in Nahcho Pep has a viable option for Aguero as we have just seen in the last 2, and if Sterling form dips, city have ample resources to replace him right now, tho I suspect Pep likes Raheem and he does seem rejuvenated, how much rotation have we seen from Pep in the past?
                (I'll be leaving now, so won't be able to reply Ruth, but can check back later)

                1. Ruth_NZ
                  • 9 Years
                  7 years, 7 months ago

                  That's the point actually. Lots. He is wedded to rotation almost as a dogma.

                  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/09/20/lineup-lessons-gameweek-5-part-two/?hc_page=1#hc_comment_14130571

      2. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        No info about it yet.

    2. Cecil The Lion
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers Mesut

    3. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      You reckon Iwobi is nailed Özil?

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        That sounded really bad.

      2. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        I hope Wenger tells us that in the presser. I'd love to see him start again. His performance against Hull was superb!

    4. Thiga
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Been waiting for this. Thanks

    5. Rains of Castamere
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers

    6. GreenWindmill
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Thanks for including Newcastle 🙂

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Oh my ...
        I hope they meant Man City 🙂

  29. lasmons
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 7 months ago

    Heaton
    Shaw - Evans - Williams
    Hazard - Sterling - Firmino - Capoue
    Benteke - Ibra - Kun(C)

    Robinson - Collins - Amat - Carrick

    Right bench order? I know, it`s the worst bench ever... But I`ve already taken a hit to get in Kun.

    1. weaver93
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      gtg

    2. InSaneMan-e
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      yep, correct bench order. please get rid of carrick for next gw

      1. lasmons
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah, I will. Thanks!

    3. makaveli123
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 7 months ago

      Yup. Good luck!