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The ScoutCast – Episode 227 – Lift Off

An unprecedented summer podcast arrives following the Fantasy Premier League launch, as Jonty, Andy and Luke join me in the afterglow of a joyous day.

Technically “on the beach” and fighting back to full fitness, we nonetheless brave the airwaves to chime in on the price list, reclassified players and some early formation dancing.

We glory in the potential bargains, lament the overpriced and make bold claims on our lineups that will doubtless be reversed come August 11. If Andy has Chris Brunt in his Gameweek 1 squad, I’ll eat my Free Hit chip.

The FPL Draft game gets a rinsing, and we end the show with our proud declaration of our team ID’s. A conclusion that leaves me feeling rather inadequate even before a ball has been kicked.

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  1. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    4th mid in a 343

    A Tadic
    B RLC + 2.0M

  2. Uncle Avram
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A. Pedro, Salah and Deofe

    Or

    B. Ozil, Lanzini and Firmino

    1. CREAM
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      a

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A

    3. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A

    4. harvard
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Pedro, lanzini, Defoe/firmino.

      Use the extra elsewhere

    5. DantheManinaPan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Willian KDB Defoe

  3. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this please:

    Degea Butland
    McAuley Alderweireld Luiz Yoshida Fuchs
    Ramsey Loftus-Cheek D.Silva Fabregas Tadic
    Aguero Lukaku D.Gayle

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Hm what kinda budget you got? XD

      1. Bonus magnet
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        £100 million all used up

    2. harvard
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      D. Silva will play deep.

      Why Fuchs?? I'll suggest u go Fuchs to lindelof and downgrade ddg.

      Also how nailed on is Ramsey?

  4. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Bottomed

    Best 4th mid in a 343

    A - Tadic
    B - RLC + 2M

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      RLC is good for a 5th Mid. We don't know if he'll be a regular starter yet, whereas Tadic presumably will be.

      1. A Team Of James McCleans
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        The other option is use the 2m to get a premium mid to replace tadic and play 433

  5. Don't Call Me Schurrle
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts please

    A) Pedro + rotating 4.5 defenders
    B) Fabregas + Lindelof
    C) Willian + Lindelof

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      We don't know which of thise 3 Chelsea midfielders will be most guaranteed gametime, but it's more likely to be Pedro so I'd go A

      1. Don't Call Me Schurrle
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks

  6. CREAM
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    G2G?

    Heaton 4.0
    Azpil, lindelof, daniels, mcauley 4.0
    ali, pogba, stanislas 4.5, 4.5
    Kane, luk, firmino.

    1. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Midfield very weak

  7. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Please choose two mid:

    A. Coutinho
    B. Sane
    C. Pogba
    D. Pedro

    As I have Lukaku, Kane and Gayle as forwards.

    Thx you.

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A and D.

    2. jca
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B and C

  8. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone else still not trust defenders? XD

  9. RomeluStormzy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Im quite happy with my team now...

    Rmt please:

    Foster (Elliott)
    Lindelof mustafi tripper cedric (long)
    Alli KDB Pedro Tadic (RLC)
    Lacazette Lukaku (Abraham)

    Cheers in advance!

  10. liiusions
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Dawson or Cedric if I've already got Foster and Betrand?

    1. harvard
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      None then. Spread

  11. white lightning
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts & thanks

    Foster (Fabianski)
    Lindelof, Cedric, Tomkins (Francis, Mee)
    Sane, Pogba, Fabregas, Ramsey (Loftus-Cheek)
    Kane, Lukaku, Defoe

    1. harvard
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Lit. One of the best I've seen. Mee would be my only concern tho.

    2. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      It's very good. 2 concerns:

      Fabregas - unsure he starts and even less sure once Haz returns.

      Tomkins - I like the 3-way 4.5 rotation, but I couldn't be sure if Tomkins starts for Palace so went for another 3-way.

  12. Uncle Avram
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Right second go tried to get balance in the team any thoughts seems fairly good throughout no Man U is a worry though

    3-4-3

    Foster/(Elliot)
    Ake/Mee/Cedric/(Long)/(Hunmeier)
    Pedro/Sane/Mane/Alli/(RLC)
    Defoe/Jesus/Lacazette

    Any suggestions

    1. harvard
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Hunmeier doesn't start I heard. Try Rose*****

  13. rammsteind
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Ederson Elliot

    McAuley Vertonghen Keane Cédric Goldson
    -
    Alli Sigurdsson Knockaert Ritchie Capoue

    Lukaku Lacazette Rooney

    how is it?

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Not liking it. Would get Milner and been n Soggy for starters.

  14. SamA
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    RMT?
    http://imgur.com/j7O8Npc

  15. Neeskens Under Matip
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone fancy the white Pele as a third striker?

    https://mobile.twitter.com/Everton/status/885515750156492802

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Very likely to pick him. He may well be the top all time points scorer in FPL, is only 31, could have a new lease of life as the main man again.

      1. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Lampard

  16. Hank89
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Feedback would be appreciated-

    Pickford (Begovic)

    Trippier / Milner / Ake (Dummett / LeJeune)

    Pedro / Dembele / Pogba / Sane (RLC)

    Kane / Lukaku / Gayle

    I'm unsure on Gayle and Dembele... and Ake... all of it to be honest

    1. Don't Call Me Schurrle
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Reckon Ake's an excellent choice, he was the fourth name on my team sheet. Concerned about your double Newcastle defence though even if they're bench fodder...
      Can't see dembele getting points, he's too deep. If you can find £1m somewhere you'll get much better options in midfield - could downgrade pedro to willian. The rest looks decent. Impossible to say who'll be the best of the 6.5 strikers though!

      1. Hank89
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        My other options was -

        Downgrade Sane - B. Silva (frees 0.5)

        Downgrade Dummett - Rosenoir (frees 0.5)

        Upgrade Dembele - Ritchie

        Unashamed Newcastle fan...

        1. Don't Call Me Schurrle
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Seems reasonable! At least the fixtures justify it for a while.

  17. Don't Call Me Schurrle
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Would you ever captain Alonso? Or any other player with a £7m price tag?

  18. icelemontea
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Foster, Darlow
    Hünemeier, Davies, Aké, Lindelöf, T.Smith
    KdB, Mkhitaryan, Eriksen, Loftus-Cheek, Knockaert
    Lacazette, Lukaku, Rodriguez

    Comment?

  19. We Will Klopp you
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    RMT out of 10 please.

    Foster
    Lindelof Cedric Trippier
    Coutinho Alli Antonio Stanislas
    Jesus (K)ane King

    Subs: Myhill RLC Yedlin Hunnemeier

  20. Chauncey
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on my team Pickford (Heaton) Milner,Trippier,Cedric,Ake, (Hunemeier) Alli,Lanzini,Sane,Pedro,Loftus Rooney,Firmino,Jesus

  21. Big boy Bowen
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry final post of the day!

    A) Ramsey and Defoe
    B) Fodder and Laca

  22. Keikari
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Foster Begovic
    Lindelof Cedric Monreal Francis Delaney

    Loftus-Cheek Ward-Prowse Fabregas Coutinho De Bruyne

    Kane Jesus Gabbiadini

    Thoughts? Advice!

  23. Kippers
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Forwards are doing my head in.. Struggling with who to pick. Kane is a must I think.. I think he'll start scoring from the off. Lukaku was shown up by rashford so edging towards him instead. I don't know much about Lac other than everyone's raving about him.

    A) kane, jesus & rashford
    B) kane, lukaku & Lac
    C) kane, jesus, Lac

  24. pjworsley
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Free hit chip - given you get to keep any price rises of the "free hit" players, is there a strategy of getting in 15 players that are likely to go up in value? Is 15 x 0.1m worth a potential soft score week? I recall something around prices on new players in particular getting a good bump/reset after 7(?) games. Could the free hit be timed to grab the cash?

  25. jca
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Rate forwards at 6 to 6.5, I can't decide.

    1. jca
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      sorry 6 to 7.5

  26. jca
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    King or Gabb