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The ScoutCast – Episode 235 – Swingers

Careering out of the international break at speed, the ScoutCast returns in anticipation of a turning point in our seasons.

We’ve been chattering for several weeks on the much anticipated “fixture swing”, and now we’re all set to put ourselves at its mercy.

What does it mean for our Fantasy line-ups?

In truth, with multiple transfers and Wildcards at our disposal, Jonty, Andy, Luke and myself started this latest episode still seeking our own answers. Over almost 90 minutes and with your community questions providing the steer, we do our best to reach some conclusions.

We weigh up Manchester United exit plans, Liverpool’s blunted attack and Jamie Vardy’s recuperation techniques, before previewing Gameweek 8 in the usual hap-hazard style.

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.

3,780 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Great episode

    1. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Always love it.. .

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I have put it on twice now and fell asleep halfway through on both occasions.

      I'm going to put it on during my lunch break tomorrow to stop the rot 🙂

      1. Midlands Saint73
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Start it 45 mins in!

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Will do sir 🙂

  2. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Swingers

    You can’t buy them in a shop 😎

    1. Ha.
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not strictly true...

  3. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who would you get rid of?

    A) Ritchie

    B) Brady

    C) Neither

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Depends on your budget

      1. Sterling Chap
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Hmmm... I was considering Jesus

    2. zon
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ritchie, losing set pieces to Shelvey

  4. Drum8888
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Aguero completes full training session ahead of Stoke game - https://twitter.com/ManCity/status/918552029122973696

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Scenes if he starts...

      1. DeathoftheParty
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        End o' days...

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I feel like the scenes on here on Saturday at 2pm will be carnage.

      Bemba will have a field day

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        + 42.

      2. bojack
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        2pm here on Saturday is more hellish than a night in Strangeways.

        1. how now brown cow
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          but with more lols

        2. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yep, its best avoided 🙂

    3. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      "Whether Aguero will be fit enough to feature remains to be seen, though we'll have the latest team news from Guardiola on Friday afternoon..."

      1. Drum8888
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yup tomorrow will tell, guess is he will be on the bench at most, seriously doubt now that the rib was broken at all. Mind games.

        1. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Tomorrow won't tell anything. Saturday 2pm will tell, and like it always does with Man City, I'm sure it'll tell us a few surprises.

  5. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If you had 0.9m spare on wildcard would u consider upgrading Luiz to azpi or rather save the cash?

    Can someone convince me azpi is worth 0.7m more that Luiz??

    Thanks

    1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Azi loves baps and I don't care what people say about "luiz goal threat" because he doesn't have any. I would splash the cash.

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Definitely worth getting Azpilicueta if you can afford him. Threat of assists and hoovers up the baps.

    3. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      On a wildcard, maybe yes. I'd maybe look at Cahill though.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers

      2. Johqvist
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Are we even sure Cahill is nailed over Luiz, Rüdiger and Azpi?

    4. Your Mum Zohore
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Go for Azpi - Baps, Assists, CS

  6. Chris_White
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ideal scenario for Jesus owners is that Agüero is saved for the CL game (which I still think will be the case), which should mean that Jesus starts against both Stoke and Burnley.

    The problem is those 180 minutes and the long flight back...

  7. eoan
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Careening*

  8. jam sandwich
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Ritchie + Kolasinac > Silva + Cresswell -4?

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Nope

    2. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I'd do it. Cresswell with good fixtures.

  9. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Kun hysteria. Time to start cracking each other’s heads open and feast on the goo inside

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RzybAS7zltE

  10. Feed tha Sheep
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Which is best option for Firmino out?
    A. Jesus
    B. Vardy
    C. Another (have Kane & Lukaku)

    1. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A if you can afford it. Otherwise get Vardy in for the fixtures

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yes I can afford it (have two transfers) other will be to downgrade Mhiki > Richarlison (I know he has two bad fixtures but is a nice enabler)

        1. Francescoli
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Good moves

  11. Albert_Luque
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Repost due to new article. This Aguero news throws a right spanner in the works. This is why Man City are such a frustrating fantasy football team, unparalleled wealth of attacking options but picking one of their players is like a weekly Russian Roulette. Makes you appreciate the certainty of starts that Lukaku offers.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Silva.

      1. Albert_Luque
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Agree with you there, but I was really referring to their strikers/wingers. Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Jesus, Aguero, Sane. Any one of them could be fantasy gold on any given week.

    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      The problem is that they are also the team who are most likely to explode week in week out. Which makes FPL very interesting imo!

    3. bojack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane, Lukaku and Morata are the most secure.

      1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Agreed. Add Vardy into the mix. Won't miss a single min.

        1. bojack
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Aye but Leicester are shite.

          I'd rather have an 8.5 mid.

          1. Pumpkinhead *non-expert*
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Only 8.5 mid I'd rather have than Vardy is Pogba. Vardy has 5 in 7 plus is almost 2.0 less than Morata (not to say he will out score him KKM the best and most reliable)

    4. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Three easy words:

      Just Get Kun

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Certainly not. 😛 😆

      2. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He doesn't start every match, even when fit.

      3. Albert_Luque
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        The way I see it, it's now a coin flip between Aguero and Jesus starting. Which is incredibly frustrating, considering I got rid of Lukaku for Jesus on WC.

    5. Yozzer
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Im.honestly contemplating purring kun in. Get feeling he will start

      1. Yozzer
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Putting *

        1. Albert_Luque
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I think we're all contemplating it. Very unexpected comeback.

  12. bojack
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    I've not seen the episode but I'm just going to assume based on the title of this article that it involves Jonty, Mark and Andy attending a swingers party.

    I am also going to assume that party was in Wolverhampton.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Car keys in the bowl

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      There are no swingers in Wolverhampton. They are all wanderers. 😉

      1. bojack
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Wim can swing with the best of 'em.

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          😀

    3. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      With Granville in drag

    4. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Jonty, Mark, Andy and Stan Collymore walk into a bar...

      1. bojack
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        ..in the centre of Wolvo.

  13. Valar(Keith)
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Foster Elliott
    Alonso Bavies Jones Mee Mbemba
    Eriksen Salah Richarlison Carroll Antonio
    Vardy Firmino Morata
    1 FT
    1.6 in the bank
    A) Morata + Antonio to gross/Ritchie /choupo moting + Kane (c)
    B) Wait till Tmrw and do Morata to Aguero for free if fit..
    C) Wait and reassess everything Tmrw and lose 0.2 in A)

    1. Pariße
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A

    2. Owusu90
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A with Chuopo

  14. Pukki Mania
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    wildcarders - which Man City combo do you have?

    DefMidMid
    DefMidFor
    MidMidFor

    something else?

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      MidMidFor right now, but I'll likely be giving Jesus the chop, and just going with the two mids.

      1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I think silva sterling is the way I am trying to go

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Good man. 😀

        2. Jairzinho
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          They're my two as well.

    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Otamendi, Silva and Sterling.

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I have those. 😀

        1. Chris_White
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I know you're good... 😉

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            😆

    3. BERGKOP
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A

    4. Midlands Saint73
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      DMF

    5. Johqvist
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I was settled for Ota, Sterling and Jesus but with the Kun news I might go for Ota, Silva and Sterling. Thoughts?

  15. Scotty B
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Give me 4 teams to win and 4 players to score for those teams in those wins in the Premier League this weekend...

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Chelsea/Batty
      Spurs/Bournemouth
      Burnley/Wood
      Man City/Sterling

      1. bojack
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        David Batty has come out of retirement to stand in for N'golo Kante?

        Why haven't I heard of this?!

      2. Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Spurs/Kane i meant.

    2. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Chelsea Hazard
      Leicester Vardy
      City Sterling
      Arsenal Sanchez

      1. Pork Pie Sausage Roll
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Spurs and Alli

    3. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Roy Race - Melchester Rovers

    4. bojack
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      What use will this 'information' be to you or anyone?

    5. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      City - Sterling
      Spurs - Kane
      Chels - Hazard
      Leicester - Vardy

  16. Drip Doctor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Mark is such a pussito. This was the opportune moment to rip into Jontys team and get some revenge but he bottled it. No wonder he is a closet Arsenal fan.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I think it'll hurt Jonty even more if he is just quietly smug about it at a later date 😉

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He just lets it all slide.

        Jonty: "RLC at 10, i'll have some of that" Changed his tune since Marks wildcard team scoutcast. Drag him!

    2. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Revenge is a dish best served cold

      1. Drip Doctor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Not anymore. It's all about retweeting etc....

  17. I.K
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Kun in for Jesus on WC done
    I'm prepared for the worst

    1. Johqvist
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Who did you sacrifice?

  18. Chicken-Mandy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    My front 7 is
    Mkhi salah choupo atsu
    Kane lukaku morata

    I have 1.3 itb what do I do? So stuck as my defence and bench is weak!

    1. Jairzinho
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Show us your defence and bench then?!

    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Hat Trick confirmed

    2. Drum8888
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      That sarcastic response from Pep ha ha

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ffs. Back already?

  19. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    One of the best casts of the season. Really helped me with my Wildcard - thank you. Luke is such good value and should be nailed on every Tuesday night.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Don't you think it's a bit early to be using your wildcard?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        I don't like to use it this early, but I had a few fires to put out in my team. Seems like the wrong decision now with all the uncertainty over the premium forwards.

        1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          gw3 wildcarders didnt plan ahead but gw7 ones did

  20. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sterling + 5.2 Mid

    or

    Silva + 4.6 mid

    More importantly...which Mid?

    1. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Just get Silva with Carroll/RLC

    2. zon
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      RLC the best option under 5.2

  21. Ocrana
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Lukaku + Firmino - - - - Vardy + Jesus for - 4

    Crazy?

    1. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yes

    2. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      not crazy

    3. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No way.

      1. Ocrana
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        No way or like NO f WAY. That's crazy!

        Banging my head in...
        Can't see Kaku doing much next GW

  22. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Want to make this transfer tonight, but which?

    a) Mkhi > Sterling
    b) Lukkau > Jesus

    1. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      a

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A. Although its very shorterm.

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A

    4. Francescoli
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      A

  23. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Swingers is such a good film.

    "Then why won't she call?" 🙁

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Is that the one with Vince Vaughn?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        You're so money, F.G.

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          🙂

  24. Gorbitz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Planning to take a -4 now to have a decent team for next 1 or 2 GWs. Then WC.

    Forster (Elliot)
    Davies Monreal Valencia Hegazi (Mbemba)
    Salah Miki Brady (Chopou, Fraser)
    Kane(c) Lukaku Chicharito

    Miki >> Sterling
    Hegazi >> Maguire (other defender below 5.2?)

    YES or NO ?

  25. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Kola -> Otamendi (-4)

    Lowe is first defender sub.

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Not for a hit

    2. andymck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No point.

  26. rjcv177
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Madness degree out of 10, please

    Eriksen and salah
    To
    Hazard and sterling
    (Have kane 4)

    Thkx in advance

    1. Freddo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Eriksen is mad, Salah is not.

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I do like it.

      So only a 3/4 madness from me.

  27. Garlicbread
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Which midfield scores more over the next 6/7 weeks??

    A) Hazard, Silva & Chipo-Moting

    Or

    B) Eriksen, Silva & Sterling

    Thanks in advance......!!

    1. Owusu90
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Drip Doctor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Impossible to say. B looks better, but only is Sterling plays every match, which he won't.

  28. @persecuted_by_mods
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Was all set on Mkhi to Sterling but with this Aguero news should I just do Mkhi to Silva instead

      1. Owusu90
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Sterling good short term. Long term Aguero news could make Silva better move.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers

      2. Owusu90
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Elliot Foster
        Daniels Monreal Bertrand Davies Long
        Alli Salah Mooy Chalobah Carroll
        Kane Lukaku Firmino

        0.0 1FT

        Was all set to do Firmino > Vardy but got caught by the price rise.

        A) Firm & Mooy > Joselu & Sterling (-4)
        B) Save FT
        C) Something else

        Leaning toward B but wondering if my patience is working against me this season.

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 5 months ago

            I'd say B