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The ScoutCast – Episode 242 – Bandwidth

The Scoutcast team are reduced to a three-man line-up as Andy’s Azpilicueta-like run of appearances comes to end. Shifting to a new rural setting, he goes AWOL having been hamstrung by his “new” medieval internet connection.

That leaves myself, Jonty and Az to represent, as we struggle to muster our own bandwidth to meet the demands of an unexpected double Gameweek, landing right in the middle of the frantic festive spell.

That topic – and the strategy involving ScoutCast favourite Harry Kane – dominates your community questions and this 90-minute episode.

Elsewhere, we try to justify shunning Arsenal assets, choose the optimum routes into Watford’s fixtures and the Allardyce’s Everton revolution, before deciding if it’s time to bail on Manchester City’s attack.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. 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. DAZZ
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Cout (c)

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Is this a question or a statement ?

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

    Are West Ham fans "slightly delusional"?

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

      Didn’t know you were a West Ham fan 😉

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

        You're like my own personal PA 🙂

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

          Your own private personal personal assisting assistant personnel, that's me

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

            Isn't that a Tina Turner song?

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

      I’m not sure why Jonty dug out West Ham supporters. Completely untrue and has nothing to do with FPL

  3. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    If we wont get any specific news about Moreno but assuming he is not out long term who would you sell for Christensen:

    A) Moreno
    B) Daniels

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

      Ota, Mee, Mariappa other defs

    2. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Probably B

  4. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Fabianski
    Otamendi Daniels Christensen
    Salah Sane Haz(C) Richarlison RLC
    Morata Kane

    Elliot - Ward - Niasse - Wimmer

    1ft, 0.0m itb

    A. Sane to Sterling/Ramsey this week (Kane Rlc to Firmino Cout/Ramsey next week)
    Or
    B. Save and do Sane Daniels to Kiko Coutinho next week

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

      B

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

    Am I good to go?

    Fab
    Ota, Christensen, Ward
    Hazard, Salah, Sterling, Richarlison
    Kane (c) Morata, DCL
    Sub: Elliot, Jones, RLC, Mariappa

    1. Mesh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Yep

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

    Is Jesus>Lacazette worth -4

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

      No

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

    Hi all....Silva prob dropping tonight.....

    What a my best move?

    A...silva to sterling (exact cash tonight)

    B....silva and Mustafa to coutinho and kiko -4

    C....accept the drop. Reassess tonight

    Fab Elliot
    Ota mustafi ward Daniels wimmer
    Hazard salah silva richarlison rlc2
    Kane morata niasse.

    Thanks

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

      Get Ramsey in.

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

        Why Ramsey??

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

      Almost same team with mine and im doing A

  8. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Do we reckon there will be 4 or more DGW's this season? So many teams left in Europe must mean a massive fixture pile-up come March and April.

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

      That won't impact DGW's. No fixtures are scheduled for CL weeks.

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

      European games don't affect Premier League schedule

    3. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      It's the domestic cups for the most part. But they do sometimes rearrange games if a team is out of Europe into that spot.

      But the main consideration should be the latter stages of the FA and League Cup.

  9. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Europa League could be Arsenal's best chance for Champions League football next season.

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      They're winning nowt ahead of Atleti, Napoli or BVB.

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

        If BVB don't improve on their Apoel showings, Arsenal would have no trouble.

    2. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I be just happy to win it as a European trophy to be honest. Arsenal lost their last 3 European finals they played in.

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

      I think they can finish 4th ahead of Pool and Spurs, if their main players remain fit.

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

        Tougher to win the Europa league with the teams in it.

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

    Weirdly this was the best scoutcast in ages without Andy.

    To be fair, I do think it would have been even better with the Andy. He has really honed his craft by doing the stream.

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

      ‘Well yeah, erm, I just don’t know!’

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

        Who are you quoting, Fantasy Bronze?

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

          Yo Mama

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

            😀

    2. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks Virg.
      Hoping Andy can be back next week though!

    3. Own Goal
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Worst Scoutcast in ages.
      Nearly half an hour on about gameweeks 21, 22, 4, 5 and back to 21 and 22.
      Save . . . and play again Gameweeks 21/22

  11. ratski
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Foster , Elliot
    Naughton, Moreno, Lowton, Duffy, Francis
    Salah, sterling, Richardson, gross, chabolah
    Lukaku, Kane, morata

    2 ft I'm thinning luk and chab to haz and dlc
    Or should I keep lukaku as bit of a differential in my mini league and upgrade def?

  12. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Which team do you think Walcott would go to in January if he decided he actually wants to play some football every so often?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      West Ham on loan written all over him.

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

        I could see him going to Southampton, but WHU is a good shout.

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Saints wouldn't pay his wages.

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

            Fair point and he's too greedy for a pay cut.

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

              'Greedy'...I guess you're itching to take a pay cut?

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

                No, I'm too greedy.

            2. Monkey Hanger
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              His missus in charge of purse strings. Must be on 100k a week, and she wont even let him buy a coffee maker.

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

      Liverpool

      1. George James
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He said play football

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

          He said every so often

          1. George James
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            But he is doing that now?

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

              Presumably the OP is talking about the premier league.

      2. We Will Klopp you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Might have a shot of getting into our u23s but Harry Wilson in fire atm so I just don't know

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

      Wolves

  13. Soapy
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Whats the word on Mustafi?

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

      Personally, I think he'll be given the weekend off to recuperate from his "injury".

  14. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Will sane drop tonight?

  15. Oscar Slater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Spurs have battered 4 past Stoke in each of their last four get togethers and Kane has scored half of those goals. So, theoretically, if Spurs played no other team than Stoke throughout the season, they would be the new Invincibles with a 38-0-0 record, a goal difference of +152, Harry Kane would be the top PL goal scorer with 76 goals and he would cost 32.8m on FPL.

    Lots of margin for error there so I think I'll take a chance and cap him this weekend. 😀

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

      Nice stat but I'm going with hazard like I should have last week

  16. Erez Avni
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    DCL is the best forward under 6 million for GW 16?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If you feel the derby will be a high scoring game then yes.

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

      Just for GW16? Just for one gameweek?

      1. Erez Avni
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        yes

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

          Abraham then.

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

            Or Rodriquez.

          2. Erez Avni
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            what about Bony?

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

          Crouch or Robson-Kanu.

  17. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How does Silva to Ramsey look? Leaves me with:

    Pope
    Christensen Otamendi Daniels
    Hazard(c) Salah Ramsey Richarlison
    Kane Morata Abraham

    Elliot TC Mee Mariappa

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Nice I did it

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

      Looks good

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

      We have exactly the same front 7, think its a really good option. Ramsey's been scoring very consistently.

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

        Cheers lads! Transfer done! Feels wired going cityless!

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

          Weird*

  18. Rash
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Would you rather have Ramsey (pocket the change to upgrade RLC ) or coutinho (double liv)

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

      Upgrade RLC to who?

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

        Probably groß

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Coutinho and RLC over Ramsey and Goss

  19. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Play daniels or mariappa?

    1. Ask Yourself
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I’m Mariappa

  20. La vida FPL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sane & Moreno >

    A) Coutinho & Kenny/Chilwell
    B) Ramsey & Christiansen

    Really fancying A to be honest...

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

      It close but I like A due to how much coutinho has made my knees jerk.

  21. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Current team below, which Defender should I bench?

    Foster
    Daniels, dunk, kiko, monreal, mee
    Hazard, coutinho, salah, richarlison
    Kane, morata

    Elliot, 'bench defender', tcarroll, niasse

    Thanks!

    1. La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I think Mee is out so him

      1. Fitzy.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Why do you think Mee is out?

        1. La vida FPL
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Flagged and seen on these threads

          1. Fitzy.
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            "Dyche optimistic on Ben Mee’s chances of being available for visit of Watford."

            And he's flagged at 75% chance of playing.

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

              "Strongly optimistic" even.

            2. Monkey Hanger
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              SSN currently reporting that Dyche said he was doubtful. They are normally accurate.

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

        If he wasn't flagged would he still be the one you'd bench?

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

    The article I really miss is the one that brought together all of the fans views on their upcoming fixture from extracting stuff off fans forums

    Can anybody remember what it was called and if it’ll ever come back?

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

      What the fans say by Bolevian seaman. Useful article.

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

        Took him a long time to write each week though apparently.

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Good shout. The one I liked was the odds one before a day or so before the deadline. Why did that stop?

  23. Zizou
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Zeeg or kiko

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

      Kiko

    2. La vida FPL
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kiko

  24. DenDanskeDuo
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Monreal and T Carrol --> Mariappa and Richarlison after this gw for -4? Have only got Haz, Salah and Ramsey as solid midfielders (+RLC).

  25. purple.emu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    A Marhez or B Richarlison?

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

      B for me

  26. Scotty B
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who to captain?

    Fabianski
    Bellerin Otamendi Alonso
    Salah Ritchie KDB Mane
    Abraham Morata Firmino

    Elliot Ake Carroll Tuanzabe

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

      Fabianski

    2. George James
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Kane or Haz.

      Mane from those lot

  27. timlopez
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Current team is -
    Fab (Elliot)
    Mee Moreno Monreal Kiko Mbemba
    Sane Salah Zaha Richarlison Hazard
    Kane Vardy Wilson
    1FT 0.1ITB

    Thinking of two moves
    A) Sane > Coutinho
    B) Moreno + Wilson > Christensen + Calvert-Lewin (-4)

    Either of these worth doing? Or just stick?

  28. The Royal Robin
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Is there a good chance Azpi will be benched on the weekend? Alonso and Christensen owner here but my main rival has Azpi.

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

      I'd very much doubt it, he had a rest recently, out of the three he's probably the most nailed on.

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

      Luiz back on the treadmill. Christensen will be at risk soon imo.

    3. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Nah. Wishful thinking there.

    4. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      No. That one rest he had will do him.

  29. Steve Stiffler
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Who to to put the big (C) on this week?

    Kane, Salah, Cout, Haz???

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

      Kane for me (past form against Stoke) but every one of those chaps has a double digit score in them this weekend and picking the right one will probably rely on more luck than skill.

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

      Kane for me also (have hazard and salah).. i think spurs will bounce back and now is the time

  30. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    How would you rank these rappers in terms of lyricism:

    Nas, Eminem, Black Thought?

    1. Leonard hatred
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Ocean Wisdom, Wiley, Token