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The ScoutCast – Episode 228 – Countdown

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The final countdown has begun with the new season kick-off now less than 24-hours away.

Earlier the week the ScoutCast grew gathered as the clock ticked down, with Jonty, Andy and Luke joining myself to tackle a raft of perfectly targeted questions from you – the community.

Each of us take turns to reveal our current line-ups, while the collection of queries allowed us to put each of the four positions under the microscope. On occasions, we even broke from the ScoutCast tradition to provide some definitive answers.

Pre-season gremlins struck as I dropped out in full flow on Paul Pogba, but I managed to return to steer the ship towards its final destination – the first weekend preview of the new campaign.

It’s good to be back.

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

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

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  1. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    OK think Im happy with this:

    Foster
    Alonso-Stephens-Dawson
    KdB-Zaha-Phillips-JWP
    Kane-Lukaku-Firmino

    Elliot-Carroll-Lowe-Goldson

    0.5 itb

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    1. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Never started a season with £ itb either and Im still happy with this 🙂

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    2. Uncle Grumpy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Upgrade Stephens for Bertrand and down-grade Alonso for Valencia, see if the table gets higher.

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  2. chelseabrad
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Foster Myhill
    Alonso Bellerin Stephens Daniels Rosenior
    Alli Salah Willian Loftus-Cheek Carroll
    Lukaku Jesus Benteke

    Playing 4-3-3, been out of the loop for a week or so, so not 100% who is still nailed, good to go?

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    1. Keno
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Bellerin a little shaky with Ox there.

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      1. chelseabrad
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        How's Monreal?

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    2. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Looks good

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    3. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      yeah Bellerin a rotation risk

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      1. chelseabrad
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Is Monreal?

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  3. Les Majesteux
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Many going without Kane?

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    1. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Not me

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    2. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      62.2%...

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    3. Viper
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      62.2% of people are going without 😉

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    4. Rossendale Rover
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yep - gone with Alli instead.

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  4. I Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Bottomed

    Bertrand worth the 0.5 over Stephens/Yoshida? If I downgrade I'll just bank it to do Daniels -> Trippier/Davies in GW3.

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    1. Les Majesteux
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Bertrand is worth the extra 0.5

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    2. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yes imo

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    3. OldBenKenobi
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Im happy with Stephens with good bps potential

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    4. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      worth the upgrade IMO, especially since it's a long term buy

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    5. Maddamotha
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Cedric?

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      1. Kroos-Control
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Is cedric starting lmao i need clarification myself

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

    A) Miki + Firminhio
    B) Salah + Chicharito
    ????

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    1. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A

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    2. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A

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  6. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Is it true that Puel was sacked for being too defensive?

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    1. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Well presumably it was down to the dire Football as an 8th place finish and League Cup final appearance isn't bad going for Southampton.

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      1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        worries me that Pellegrino might be forced to play more attacking football - thereby jeopardizing my double soton defense!

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        1. Football Weekender
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 10 months ago

          He's still quite a pragmatic coach by all accounts but there's always a lot of unknowns with a new manager. I guess we'll have to wait and see but the fixtures couldn't be better.

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      2. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        A lot less pts than previous season. But then no mane....

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  7. SG1
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Best 5.5-6m midfielders?

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    1. Steve
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Jwp. Phillips. Ince. Ritchie

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      1. SG1
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Chadli, no?

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    2. hogree
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Gross & Knockaert 😉

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  8. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Good luck to everyone

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  9. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Will Abraham start once senor llorente is back?

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    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      nobody knows

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      1. how now brown cow
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        It's too hard. I'm stressed.

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  10. FPL Daniel
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Mee to that penalty taker defender?

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    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Yeah, I don't trust Burnley's defence anymore with Keane gone

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    2. Football Weekender
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Who is the penalty taker defender you speak of?!

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    3. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Lowe I'm guessing

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  11. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Foster - Elliot
    Kompany - Dann - Yoshida- Ake - Johnson
    Carroll - Ayew - Alli - Eriksen - Ritchie
    Kane - Firmino - Vardy

    Got told this team is 'ugly' which means its the perfect differential set 😎

    Will no doubt tinker but pretty happy overall

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    1. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      How much in the bank?

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      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        0 squids. Opting for e.g. Ayew over Zaha.

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    2. Les Majesteux
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I started reading the strikers.
      Stopped reading once i saw Vardy

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      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        Par-tee.

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    3. Blue Moon Rising
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      OTT spurs

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      1. Differentiator
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 10 months ago

        With good reason I reckon.

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    4. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      I like it

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    5. West Hammered
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ayew is a big rotation risk when Antonio and Lanzini both back should be GW2/3

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    6. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ugly is kind

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    7. FULLSERVICECOVER
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Ugly is very kind tbh

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  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Have got the following in my team:

    Wingbacks and Goalscoring Defenders
    All Mids taking Corners and take some free-kicks
    All Fwds take penalties

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    1. Luke Chadwicks Left Peg
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      But do you have a goal scoring keeper...

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  13. parsboy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    any advice welcome

    gk foster elliot
    def bertrand luiz stones
    mid kdb matic salah pogba kante
    forward: lukaku jesus
    bench: chicharito mee craine (yes i know its a weak bench)

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  14. Jjay
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Please RMT Kane free

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    1. Jimmy Boy
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      6/10

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    2. hogree
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      8 only thing you need is a few more players

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  15. Unconstitutional
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    a) KDB and Mounie
    b) Shelvey/Atsu and Jesus?

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    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A. Kdb essential

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  16. flippetyflop
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    RMT please guys!! If it weren't for his high ownership I would bring in Jesus for Lukaku and improve elsewhere!!

    Foster/Elliot

    Cedric Bertrand Dann Rangel Mee

    KDB Zaha Willian Tadic Carroll

    Lukaku Kane Firmino

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    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      7/10 unsure on dann

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  17. AddyK
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Guys what happened to that league last year which had pros and mods and hof players and had a cutoff each week? any interesting mini leagues apart from LMS??

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  18. Aston-villain
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Which one guys ?

    A) Chicharito + Bertrand
    B) Benteke + Dawson

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    1. Homo Neanderthalensis
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      A personally

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    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      B

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      B better for the early gameweeks

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  19. OldBenKenobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Good luck everyone (not too much though) 😉

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  20. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Bailey Hegazi or Davies Dawson?

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  21. BeerWild FC
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Is it any nailed on 4m defenders?

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    1. GS456
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Noo

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  22. FPLMaverick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Think I'm settled on my team. Is it gtg or too lightweight in midfield?

    Forster, Elliott
    Kolasinac, Alonso, Hegazi, Suttner, Long
    KDB, Eriksen, Ward Prowse, Atsu, Carroll
    Lacazette, Lukaku, Firmino

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    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Hegazi rotation risk?

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  23. GS456
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Won't be on site tomorrow, good luck lads. Let's hope for a winner of these pages. 3rd season as a member on here now and makes the game so much more fun.

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  24. Jimmy Boy
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Hmmmmm Iwobi punt.....

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  25. Lav
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Best 4.5m defenders to consider?

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  26. BLANKET DEFENCE
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Foster Fabianski
    Danilo Cedric Daniels Dunk Mee
    KDB Salah Zaha JWP Carroll
    Lukaku Kane Gayle

    Have to finalise the team tonight.
    How's this looking.

    Bit worried over Dunk JWP and Gayle. Any better alternatives. Thinking of Gray up top

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  27. Jòse
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Good to go?
    Foster (Elliot)
    Trippier - Bertrand - Lindelof - Yoshida (Long)
    Alli - Coutinho - Willian (Mesa, RLC)
    Kane - Lukaku - Chicharito

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    1. Alvaro Morata
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      Coutinho won't play this week.

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    2. parsboy
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 10 months ago

      i dont think tripper or coutinho will play this weekend.

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  28. Alvaro Morata
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Is taking Morata a risk...?

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  29. cassanata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    Palace are't going to line up like in the team news section are they? RLC and Puncheon in central midfield is a recipe for disaster.

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  30. Smurf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 10 months ago

    I'm starting to worry I need double Man City attack.

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