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The ScoutCast – Episode 236 – Pepped

Restored to a five-strong squad, this week’s ScoutCast is still resonating from the shock of Man City’s seven-slice goal pie, served up by Pep at the expense of Stoke City.

That avalanche of goals and points fell into the laps of two of the ScoutCast crew, as Jonty and Andy bask in their post-Pep Wildcard success.

Others weren’t so fortunate, as we tell the tale of an unfortunate 11-point refresh and Az’s 32-point Gameweek misery that has since sparked his own Wildcard activity.

City dominate the community questions driving this 90-minute episode, while we also revisit the Harry Kane debate, fuelled by his latest Wembley misfire.

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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. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Who would you rather have...

    Stones, Otamendi, Daniels or Lascelles.

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Daniels

    2. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Otamendi

  2. TheBusDriver
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot
    Davies Otamendi Cedric
    Silva Sterling Richarlison Moting
    Lukaku (c) Kane Vardy

    Fabianski, RLC, Ward, Mbemba.

    1 FT and 2.5m in the bank. HELP ME PLEASE!

    1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No.

    2. Gruu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Great team. Save FT imo.

    3. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Good team, save or listen if there is any Davies news

    4. AFC49
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Davies to Jones?

  3. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I’ve pretty much decided to get rid of Bavies and try to save some money. Which of the options below looks the best?

    A) Cresswell
    B) Fonte
    C) Dann
    D) Ward

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

      D, but next week.

      A also good

  4. Brayden29
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Bottomed- Hope everyone is well, been busy this week with HSC (Australia) so would greatly appreciate any thoughts on what to do with my side, have 1FT and 1.4 cash:
    Fabianski, Elliot
    Davies, Otamendi, Kolasniac, Jones, Martina
    Salah, Gross, Brady, Atsu, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Jesus

    Thanks a lot!

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Mids need improving.

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

    Which one would you choose?

    A. Kane Aguero C-Mouting
    B. Kane Vardy Eriksen
    C. Aguero Vardy Eriksen

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

      c

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        C doesn't offer a captain pick really.

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

          Captain Sterling this week

          1. Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            I meant of those choices. Always wise to keep at least two captain picks at any one time.

            Aguero isn't 't a reliable enough starter.

    2. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B

    3. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B

  6. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Did you know if you do
    Bavies ➡ward it gives exact money for
    Ramsey ➡Sterling (assuming you have zero itb

    Hence Ward top of price change predictor.

    Just an observation

  7. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Play Bert or Monreal this GW? (Along with Jones and Walker)

    1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Bertrand.

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hey Bert!

  8. Arctic monkeys
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Final WC decision, help appreciated. Would you go:
    Lukaku and daniels or Kun and Stones ?

    1. Brayden29
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I prefer the Man City option

    2. Gruu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Kun & Stones.
      Stones to Ota would be great imo.

  9. Onwards
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Can anyone tell me how accurate fplstatistics has been for price drops? Mkhi showing -101 but I'd hoped to wait until after the deadline to ditch. Already on -4 for the week but don't want to lose more cash.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      The guy recently found a change in the algorithm, subsequently it's been a little more accurate. Mkhi will drop tonight.

      1. Onwards
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers.

  10. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any chance Cresswell scores double digit tomorrow? Need him to cover my hits so that I go into Saturday with a clean slate.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Always a chance!

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

      Who's out and who's in, T.L.C.?

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

        Hegazi Davies Mkhi Alli Brady > Lascelles Daniels Sterling Silva Richarlison -12

        1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Wtf

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

            Has to be done. Short term pain, long term gain.

        2. bench boost for every gamew…
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          that´s actually a decent -12 if one look at fixtures, but ofc a guy like Davies and/or Mkhi can punish you. I would prob have done the same, even though i´m not one of them Daniels admirers. Bournemouth concedes far too easy and relying on attacking points every week. But his fixtures does turn better, but in my opinion not so good as people tend to think, many of those matches would be better of in reverse order, since the away matches would been more juicy if home and vice versa. GL

      2. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        What does the L stand for?

        Apart from Lovin'

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I think it could be a goalless draw. West Ham at home, Cresswell crosses a lot. Could easy see him scoring 9pts.

    4. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      He's done it before...wouldn't rely too much though!

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

    Bottomed - would you have risked going into GW9 with this lot?

    Forster / Elliot
    Bavies / Valencia / Monreal /Hegazi / Mbemba
    Sane / Sterling / Choupo / Brady / Fraser
    Kane / Lukaku / Chicha

    Bavies, Hegazi, Mbemba, Sane, Fraser and Chicha are all risking zero or limited minutes...

    The Chihcarito news just makes it very difficult not to WC. Have missed a few price changes over the last few days, but still..

    WC??

    0 FT, 1,2 itb

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

      Seems fine, just downgrade Chicha.

    2. Gruu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Chicha Brady to Abraham Richalirson (-4) imo

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

        0 ft, so that would be -8, but yes, if I dont wildcard I would have to take a hit or two

    3. The Mandalorian
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Chicha lol

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

        I know, I know

  12. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What do you think of this 3-5-2?

    DDG Elliot
    Jones Daniels Mee Fernández 4.0
    Eriksen Salah Sterling Zaha Richarlison
    Kane Aguero 4.5

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

      Very nice.

    2. Onwards
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Seems solid. I need to see consistent returns from Zaha before I board that train though.

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

    elliot
    kolasinac otamendi cresswell naughton
    eriksen silva sterling atsu gross
    lukaku kane wood

    Play one:
    A) kolasinac
    B) gross
    C) Wood

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

      A

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

        kolasinac against everton??
        so it will be 4/4/2

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

          If you've got him, you've got to play him. Everton are shocking and Arsenal need a reaction.

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

            ok 🙂 will do then 🙂
            thanks for the reply

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

              No worries mate, good luck!

  14. Daviek212
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What are peoples thoughts on this wildcard team?

    Elliot, Hart

    Jones, Yoshida, Stones, Ward, Davies

    Richarlison, Salah, Sterling, Carroll, Loftus- Cheek

    Vardy, Kane, Lukaku

    All help appreciated!

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

      davies to naughton
      gardy to abraham
      loftus cheek to silva

    2. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'm not sure I want to keep Vardy who I brought in on WC last week though he does like playing for new managers

  15. MartyScurll
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Evening all. Would massively appreciate a WC RMT:

    Hart, (Elliot)
    Valencia, Yoshida, Naughton, (Moreno), (Hunemeier)
    Sterling, Chaupo-moting, Eriksen, (TC), (RLC)
    Kane, Kun, Morata

    What think? Light in midfield? Jesus over Kun?
    All comments massively appreciated.
    Good luck this GW

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I can't justify such a crap midfield. Something has to give.

  16. noquarternt
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Davies gonna be alright? What about...'shudder' Ramsey?

  17. Dougal McGuire
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Still trying to decide if Kane and Vardy ---> Morata and Aguero for -8 is worth it. I have exactly enough in the bank to do that. Already have Jesus and Sterling. Any thoughts on it for both next week as well as past that? I hate hits, but keep thinking about it. Morata does seem healthy now.

    1. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero is the worry, do you think he will start ?

    2. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Dougal, tat will hurt real bad if Sergio and Alvaro are rested now on Saturday, won't it.

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Don't do it

    4. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Jesus and Aguero is a conundrum all by itself.

      I think soon Pep is gonna realise he ought just play one or the other and not have them dove tail too much and that is going to cause all sorts of confusion. He definitely favours Aguero more though, purely on mins.

      Kane to Morata? Personally giving him another chance. In my team I think Vardy needs chopping.

  18. kumast
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Dinnery - ´no guarantee Aguero will start´. https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/920949204419215360

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

      as useful as a chocolate teapot. clickbait

      1. Dougal McGuire
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Heh, great expression. Mmmm, chocolate.....

      2. kumast
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Clickbait? Nonsense and you know it.

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

      same for jesus

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Dinnery just states the obvious imo.

    4. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers Dinnery for this useless piece of info

    5. Kiwivillan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      That's obvious. So many gamblers bringing him in

    6. AllanM
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aguero starts then. No idea who that clown is but every time I've seen a quote put up from him the opposite happens.

      1. X Trapnel
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Cut him some slack. Language like 'clown' doesn't help. What's obvious to some may not be so for others.

      2. kumast
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        All resources help to build up a picture and help us make decisions imo. All knowledge is power.

        1. X Trapnel
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          ipsa scientia potestas est

          Fancy meeting you here Kumast...

      3. Ramboros
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Gosh. The man likes to play and talk about FPL like everyone else. He answered someone who thought about captaining Agüero.

        It's not new information, but that's not Dinnery's fault. He was just presenting an argument.

  19. Aston-villain
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Captain
    A)Morata
    B)Hazard
    C)Jesus

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

      Jesus for me.

      1. X Trapnel
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        agree.

        1. Aston-villain
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          You both have all 3 or wud u pick Jesus regardless??

          1. X Trapnel
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            I wud

          2. kumast
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            I have B and C. And Kane. Trying to decide between kane and Jesus. But out of those three I´d go Jesus.

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hazard 4 me.

  20. tbhogal
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    G2G guys or any changes needed? 1FT 0.4 ITB

    Fab (Elliot)
    Jones,Clark,Davies (Ward,Rangel)
    Ritchie,Salah,Eriksen,Sterling,Carroll
    Kane, Lakaku (Wood)...

    1. Aston-villain
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      G2g

      1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Elliot instead

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

    Jesus certain enough to start to risk giving him the armband?

    1. Chris_White
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Not for me

    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Depends on your risk profile. 60 mins fairly likely I guess?

  22. Fernando Torres
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What gets more points this week.

    Davies + Vardy + 4
    or
    Morata + Lascelles

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

      Probably A

  23. Schliegs
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Taking into account I'm starting Vardy and Loftus, who should I start out of Elliot and Fabianski?

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

      Elliot.

    2. Cuchu
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I have Elliot starting and Fabianski on bench.

    3. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot

    4. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot

  24. SPFC
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Start:

    A- Gross
    B- Carroll

    C- Monreal
    D- Fernandez (I have Vardy)

    Cheers!

    1. Krafty Werks
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      AC

  25. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Even though I know Sterling isnt rising, I wanna do Ritchie to Sterling tonight so team looks better...anyone have the same feeling?

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

      Too much impatience. Wait.

    2. Arctic monkeys
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nope, I'm on WC I can do whatever I want

  26. Jinkys Oars
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Start...?
    A. T. Carroll
    B. RLC.
    C. Lascelles

    Captain...?
    1. KDB
    2. Lukaku

  27. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Who else has Mee, wants Ward but can't justify a swap this week?

    I have Wimmer to get rid of & 0.3m ITB, but Ward as my third defender this weekend would not be good 🙁

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

      Just keep Mee. Burnley barely score any goals so it won't matter which you have.

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

        Oh yes. I won't make the switch (until WC, perhaps). I just like Ward's better BAPS potential right now.

  28. Razor425
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    More opinions needed please

    Morata and RLC/T carroll/Delph
    Or
    Wood and Sterling

  29. DanLynch
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    I’m on a free hit what players do you think are essential for this game week?

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

      Uh oh

    2. william prunier
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Triple city attack

  30. E25
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Play one:
    A) RLC
    B) Richarlison

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

      B.

      1. william prunier
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        This without a shadow

        1. E25
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Cheers