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Podcast October 12

The ScoutCast – Episode 235 – Swingers

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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.

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

    A: Eriksen, Jese, Kante & Mbemba -> Hazard, March, RLC & VVD (-12)
    B: Eriksen, Jese, Kante -> Hazard, March & 4,5 - 5,9 mid (-8)
    C: Eriksen, Jese, Kante -> Sterling, Sane & March (-8)
    D: Eriksen & Jese -> Hazard & March (-4)

    Lloris Elliot
    Alonso, Monreal, Jones, Lascelles, Mbemba
    Eriksen, Silva, Jese, Kante, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Wood

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

    Thoughts on this WC team?

    Fabianski / Elliot
    Luiz / Otamendi / Davies / Jones / Ward
    Silva / Coutinho / Richarlison / Choupo-Moting / Carroll
    Kane / Jesus / Vardy

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      10 the same as me
      Of the other 5, I have cover from that team in that position for 3 of them

      Nice team 😀

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

        Cheers would rather have Alonso over Luiz but would need to lose out somewhere.

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        1. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah that’s the case for me

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  3. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Valencia, Salah, Morata > Naughton, Hazard, Kane -4

    Worth it?

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    1. mr messi
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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

      Yep

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  4. mr messi
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    I'm .2 short of doing Morata to Jesus. Kola to Otamendi to raise funds?

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    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Sounds good

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  5. MarkyMarkovic
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Got this line up right?

    Fabianski

    Alonso Stones Monreal Davies

    Sterling Hazard D.Silva

    Abraham Vardy Kane

    Elliot | Schindler | Iwobi | Lolley

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  6. JÆKS ⭐
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Guys, what to do with this team? 2FT 0.3 itb

    DDG Elliot
    Davies Jones Mee Fernandez Rosenior
    Salah Eriksen Gross Brady TCarroll
    Kane Lukaku Vardy

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    1. fedolefan
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      You're a little stuck with the price distribution. Am in a similar boat. Jones to some 5.4m like VVD and roll over two when you can use it next week?

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      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Yea wanted to do DDG Brady Lukaku to Krul Sterling Jesus but Aguero returning sooner than expected and Jesus playing both games for Brazil worries me, really would like some City in there, Sterling looks like the perfect option, especially since I'm a bit weak in midfield with both Gross and Brady

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        1. fedolefan
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah, that's what I meant. You need City and you have to lose one of Salah/Lukaku. Lukaku is captainable next week, and Salah has a plum run GW 10-12. Tricky.

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    2. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      DDG to speroni or pope to free up funds.

      Rest is up to you who you want to upgrade.

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      1. JÆKS ⭐
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Thing is I'm 0.6 short of DDG Brady to Krul Sterling. Jones to a 4.5 crossed my mind but gives me a pretty awful defence I guess

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  7. samaael
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    any hits needed?

    Foster
    Stones/ Alonso/ Mee
    Sterling/ Salah/ Silva/ Brady
    Kane/ lukaku/ Joselu

    Elliot/ P.Jones/ Chalobah/ Mbemba

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

      Nope.g2g.

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    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Nope, looks fine out

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

    Holding start?

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Yep

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  9. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Loftus Cheek, Carroll, or Stephens (Brighton)?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Use the FPL filter for threat. Stephens 75 RLC 67 in less games.

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Thanks

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

      Loftus-Cheek. big upside.

      i'm assuming any of them would be on your bench this week. starting next GW, L-C should be good for 90 minutes most games.

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    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Loftus- Cheek if fit ( not sure if red flagged due to injury and/or playing Home club) otherwise Stephens

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  10. 824545201
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    On a wildcard (Have Jesus):
    A) Hazard, Richarlison, Stones
    B) Silva, Coutinho, 4.6 def

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    1. 824545201
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Also have Sterling btw.

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

      A

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  11. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    WC team... Any good?

    Pope
    Cedric Ward Fernandez Simpson
    Coutinho Hazard Sterling
    Kane Lukaku Vardy

    Elliott Tcaroll 4.5m Mbemba

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

      i would worry about cheap defence, but attack is great

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

        +1.

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      2. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        more balance?

        Obviously can't have it all...

        Ward/Fernandez give me a great rotation after both Home games this week
        S hampton have 2 home games and a few decent thereafter
        Simpson also has a decent run

        I wanted City defender or Chelsea- but Hazard killing me

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

      Great

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  12. Balls of Steel
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    What to do with free transfer this weekend? Any suggestions welcome.

    Elliot - (Foster)
    Mee - Naughton - Cedric - (Jones, Schindler)
    Silva - Eriksen - Salah - Brady - (TC)
    Kane(C) - Lukaku - Chicharito

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

      Easy save.

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  13. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Forster
    Stones Davies Ward Maguire
    Coutinho hazard choupo
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    Elliot - carroll - Wimmer - RLC

    thoughts on this wildcard team?

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

      Very good...but u confident 're jesus?

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

        not at all, i guess he's a nice placeholder for morata, but i have considered swapping for laca...

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

          probably not the best idea ahah

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  14. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    any word on jones??

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

      Think he has been training and is fine

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

    Hi...please can someone help me to fill in the gaps with this wildcard??

    Fab elliot
    Azpi bavies jones ward wimmer
    Xxx xxx Silva rlc carroll
    Kane xxx vardy

    A...hazard Richarlison jesus
    B....hazard richarlison laca
    C...coutinho sterling laca

    Will get morata when fit..

    Thanks

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

      A

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    2. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      See last page. A wins if Jesus starts

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

        this

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

          But does Jesus start?

          That's the big question....

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

            What happened after the last international break?

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

    Whats the best use of 1.0 itb here?

    --Elliot
    --Alonso--Davies--Kola--Jones
    --Silva--Richie--Gross
    --Kane--Luk--Jesus
    ------//Foster//Suttner//Chalobah//King.

    a) Luk to Vardy and Richie to Salah.
    b) Kola to Monreal and Chalobah to Choupo.
    Thanks guys.

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Think b is the way to go, stoke upcoming fixtures look decent

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    2. AllanM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      B.
      I like Kola but your defence is still strong without him.

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  17. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Am I the only one who is in complete confusion about how to go ahead this weekend regarding city!?

    Fill in the blank

    Bring in ......

    I have Jesus

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

      Silva.

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  18. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Jesus got back early hours of today.... we sure he s gonna play ?

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    1. Ibracadabra
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Participated in training today, and will tomorrow. Will start. Scored 12 points after last INTL break, his best return of the season.

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

    After tonight's shock Aguero news, will Jonty have to pay 11.8 to get Lukaku back?

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Do you still have Lukaku?

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

        Yep. Kept him just in case. Still unsure about what to do.

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    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      what news? something new?

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

        he's "ready"

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

        He tweeted that he's ready to play.

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  20. Sims
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    what, aguero is back??? might go with silva over sterling now

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

      I'm leaning towards that

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    2. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I’m thinking this too. I’m so stuck between the two though

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    3. FotnikPL
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      same here

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    4. AllanM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Funds sadly restrict me to sterling. If I had extra Silva is a no brainier.

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  21. Footballfriend
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Getting Sterling in for Mooy. Better off dropping alonso for simpson or firmino for abraham?

    Also considering changing firmino for vardy for a -4 if I drop alonso.

    Any help in deciding would be appreciated!

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  22. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Fernandez or Wimmer to rotate with Mee?

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    1. AYLD28
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I’m looking at Wimmer

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  23. AYLD28
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Would you rather have

    1. Sterling + 0.8 itb
    2. Silva + 0.2 itb

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    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Silva tbh.

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  24. K.F.C
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Whats your guys thoughts on this WC team
    Appreciate feedback cheers!

    Courtois, Elliot
    Davies, Otamendi, Mee, Maguire, Hunemeier
    DSilva, Hazard, RLC, Choupo, Carroll
    Kane, Kaku, Vardy

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    1. Jo72
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      I dont like your midfield

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    2. K.F.C
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Hazard only penciled in at the mo 🙂 only if he hits form he will stay

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

    Who to play?

    A) DDG
    B) Elliot

    1) Shaqiri
    2) T.Carroll

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    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      B
      1

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  26. fedolefan
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Which one would you go for?

    A) Silva + Fonte/4.9m defender
    B) Sterling + VVD/Monreal (up to 5.5m) defender

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  27. Magic Bean
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    It would be absolutely bonkers for Pep to start Aguero tomorrow. First thing you do as a Stoke defender if he starts is elbow him right in the ribs. The manager won't risk it.

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    1. Sánchez
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 6 months ago

      Is Shawcross fit?

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      1. Magic Bean
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 6 months ago

        Haven't a clue

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  28. cescpistols111
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Changes for this WC Team? 0.2 still ITB.

    Fabianski Elliot
    Maguire Ward Azpi Wimmer Mbemba
    Hazard Salah D.Silva Gross RLC
    Kane Lukaku Quaner

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  29. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Which 2 players to get on WC

    A Luiz or
    B Otamendi

    and

    1 Milivojevic (on penalties) or
    2 Loftus- Cheek

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  30. AmeliesDad
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 6 months ago

    Fabianski, Elliot
    Dunk, Davies, Yoshida, Monreal, Jones
    Eriksen, Coutinho, Silva, Groß, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Joselu

    On a wildcard but struggling. Erikson to Hazard would be nice if I could find the .9 from somewhere! Defence needs work too. Bleugh

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