Archive for the ‘Fantasy Football Podcast’ Category

  1. With a stork delivery just around the corner, I drag Mark, nappies and all, into the studio for one more ScoutCast before the little time thief bundle arrives. Keeping my distance, despite getting over the worst of my stinker that had me bed-ridden last week, I find time to lament my latest “miffed”, torment Mark [...]

  2. The first Scoutcast of 2012 is here. There’s no dressing this up, the Episode title tells you exactly what to expect. With consecutive gameweek scores hovering around the two millionth rank mark and “ghost ship” squads passing me by, who can really blame me?

  3. Driving home for Christmas, we present you with the festive ScoutCast. Obviously only for those without passengers – we wouldn’t want to inflict this on unsuspecting souls. A stocking brimming with the usual merriment, the episode comes with the annual added bonus of hearing us exchanging “ironic” gifts…

  4. The impossible has happened. After five long years, Michel Vorm delivered my first penalty save of my Fantasy Football management career. There could be no question – this latest episode had to be dedicated to Swansea’s Dutch stopper…

  5. We were struggling this week. Crippled by a cold that was verging on deadly man-flu, I made a miracle recovery without the aid of placenta treatment to struggle into the studio to infect/accompany Mark on another podcast.

  6. Back in blighty, Granville makes a long-awaited return to the podcast studio, armed with a barrel full of “miffeds”. Top of his list – what happened last week? He turns his back and Mark goes and finds a new co-host. Luckily for Granville, such a change was quickly frowned upon by the masses…

  7. With Granville on his hols, renowned football writer, Jonathan Wilson, joins us for a chat, just a week after his latest work – the Brian Clough biography – “Nobody Ever Says Thank You” hit the shelves and with the latest issue of The Blizzard warming up…

Scout Tweets

  1. Enrique ruled out of Spurs clash - Kelly comes in. Suarez starts on the bench. Spearing in lineup http://t.co/l4H07cMz

  2. Both Whitbread and Ayala are doubts for the trip to Swansea with hamstring injuries - the latter looking least likely http://t.co/UAoFDTBh

  3. Arsenal confirm Frimpong will miss rest of the season http://t.co/lLujfdHL

  4. Frimpong returns to Arsenal after rupturing anterior cruciate ligament against QPR. Wolves loan deal now cancelled. http://t.co/yLdVWNuE

  5. Stoke lodge appeal against Huth red card http://t.co/uMjNIvT4

  6. Newcastle confirm scans reveal Ryan Taylor sustained only soft tissue damage yesterday. http://t.co/du2ai0vL

  7. Hughes heaps praise on Taarabt http://t.co/yFAEhfaz

  8. Wenger wary of over-using Oxlade Chamberlain http://t.co/eVW6HbEQ

  9. Short downtime tonight - for some upgrade work behind the scenes. Sorry for the inconvenience - be back in a bit.

  10. Leon Best out for up to six weeks with medial ligament damage http://t.co/YluvNpPf

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Scout Picks

For Gameweek Twenty Four

  • Krul
  • Vermaelen
  • Kompany
  • Huth
  • Silva
  • Morrison
  • Bale
  • Valencia
  • Ba
  • van Persie
  • Agüero
  • Taiwo
  • Donovan
  • Zamora

Recent Comments

  • I suppose Cahill has no chance? »
  • Not sure if I'm allowed to post this link: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4112616/Wayne-Rooney-… »
  • i would kill to afford aguero in my team for city's awesome fixture but youre getting rid of him ? Odd. Its either you… »
  • lot of *love* for Siggy on here »
  • No not only England but just generally example Sri lanka's dismal show vs SA, austrailia's dismal show vs SA, India's… »
  • Definitely A. But theres a lot of for Siggy on here »
  • Well what do you know finally top of my mini league.now time to panic and bring in Cameron Jerome or someone of that… »
  • I'm a big fan of the RVP Kun Ba combination. Don't think you should get rid of Aguero, but I suppose if you are… »
  • Yak got to about 150% after he rose 0.3m I'm thinking of going for Dave too, I've got enough for either but I fancy… »
  • Good. Nice team. I am trying to shoehorn both Silva and Aguero in at the moment ... I suppose I am stupid to ignore Ba… »

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Goalkeepers

Player Club Factors
No Change Krul NEW A, Vs
No Change Hart MCI B, Vs
No Change Kenny QPR C, Vs, Rest, £
Up Al-Habsi WIG B, Vs, £
Up Schwarzer FUL C, Vs, Inj
No Change Mignolet SUN B, £
Up Vorm SWA B, £
No Change Foster WBA B
Up Robinson BLA C, Vs
Down Hennessey WOL B, Vs
No Change Sørensen STO B, Vs, Rest, £
No Change Bogdan BOL C, Rest, £

Defenders

Player Club Factors
No Change Richards MCI B, Vs, Inj
No Change Simpson NEW B, Vs, £
Up Senderos FUL B, Vs, Rest, £
Down Huth STO B, Vs, Sus
Up Evans MUN B, VsX, £
Up Taiwo QPR C, Vs, £
Up Cole CHE C, Vs
Up Rangel SWA B, VsX, £
No Change Bardsley SUN B, £
Up Vermaelen ARS C
Down Assou-Ekotto TOT A, VsX
No Change Clark AVL B, Vs, OoP, £
Down Riise FUL C, Vs, Rest
No Change McAuley WBA C, £
Down Johnson WOL C, £

Midfielders

Player Club Factors
No Change Bale TOT A, VsX
No Change Dempsey FUL A, Vs, OoP
No Change Silva MCI B, Vs
No Change Sessegnon SUN A, £
Up McClean SUN A, £
No Change Valencia MUN A, VsX
Up Sigurdsson SWA B, VsX, £
Down Mata CHE B
Up Taarabt QPR C, Vs
Up Ben Arfa NEW C, Vs, Rest, OoP
Up Sinclair SWA B, VsX, £
Up Moses WIG C, Vs, OoP, £
Down Walters STO C, Vs, OoP, £
Up Barton QPR C, Vs
No Change Ireland AVL C, Vs, Rest, £

Forwards

Player Club Factors
No Change van Persie ARS A
No Change Agüero MCI B, Vs
Up Ba NEW B, Vs
No Change Zamora QPR B, Vs
Up Dzeko MCI B, Vs, Rest
Up Bent AVL A, Vs
Up Yakubu BLA C, Vs
Up Cisse NEW B, Vs
No Change Rooney MUN B, VsX, Inj
No Change Sturridge CHE C
Down Fletcher WOL B, £
Up Graham SWA B, VsX, £

Selection Factors

A, B, C Current Form
Vs Favourable Fixtures
VsX Unfavourable Fixtures
Rest Rotation Risk
Inj Injured/Returning from Injury
OoP Out of Position
£ Potential Bargain
Sus Suspended/Near Suspension

Suspension Tightrope

Player Team YC
Lowe BLA 9
Terry CHE 8
Barton QPR 8
Cattermole SUN 8
Song ARS 7
N'Zonzi BLA 7
Meireles CHE 7
Fellaini EVE 7
Huth STO 7
Shawcross STO 7
Caldwell WIG 7
Henry WOL 7

“Robert hasn't touched him. The player tries to get him sent off. It's a disease that's creeping into the game.”

Tony Pulis laments the referee's decision to send off Robert Huth against Sunderland