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The ScoutCast – Episode 191 – Penultimate

One more Gameweek. One more ScoutCast. The final whistle has almost blown on a remarkable season but we’re determined to fully exploit the final throws.

I’m joined by Jonty, Andy and Luke as we open a bumper 80-minute show with our dedication to Leicester City’s extraordinary title win. We then quickly shift to take on another raft of community questions as thoughts turn to Gameweek 37’s double fixtures.

We run the rule over the protagonists, assessing West Ham’s assets, Eden Hazard’s renaissance and even make an attempt to find a reason to make a late investment in Norwich City. Then necks are put on the block as we review the weekend fixtures, coming clean on our current double Gameweek transfer and captaincy plans.

The ScoutCast is first aired live on our YouTube channel on Wednesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get a heads up on future broadcasts.

You can view the full Google Hangout version of this episode via the second player below or stream the edited audio from this link or the first player.

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  1. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still have my FT this week. Should I transfer Moreno > Smalling to minimise rotation risk in final 2 weeks?

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      id keep Moreno, anybody else you can take out?

      1. Do I Not Like Orange
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Only Bellerin, who I'd want back for 38.

  2. Ginola14
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    clichy to pva for -4
    or play bellerin?
    cheers

  3. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I am defending a 50-point lead.
    Rival owns Sturridge.

    Should I get:
    A. Sturridge
    or
    B. Defoe

    ??

    1. tattwelshie
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      defoe

    3. Larry Legend
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

    4. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Defoe imo, you never know what your rival has planned so he could also be getting in Defoe!

  4. xtremesid
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane > Carroll for hit or Deeney > Defoe ?

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      kane to carroll

      1. xtremesid
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate.

  5. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Need help/thoughts on the below team:
    Gomes(Robles)
    Smalling, cresswell, pva(bellerin, Simpson)
    Payet, Erikson, ozil, mahrez (iwobi)
    Carroll, ighalo, kun

    3.6m itb, I would like to shift one of my SGW mids out but not sure who.

    Any helpful suggestions?

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      erikson to a chel mid, youll want to keep ozil for avl

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        My two thoughts were, iwobi to Willian or Erikson to hazard/fabregas, leaning towards the latter

        1. Ginola14
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          iv gone for haz, looks like hes putting himself in the shop window for the euros

  6. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    finally got a chance to look at my team..1ft and 0.7m itb

    robles --- darlow
    smalling pva clichy --- bellerin gabriel
    payet sanchez milner coutinho -- alli
    kun martial mitrovic

    A: mitrovic + coutinho + clichy >> defoe + hazard (c) + bennet/holebas(-8)
    B: mitrovic + coutinho + bellerin >> defoe + hazard (c) + reid (-8)
    C: mitrovic + clichy >> carroll + cresswell (-4)..hope that coutinoh plays
    D: mitrovic + alli + clichy >> carroll + willian + reid (-8)

    - keen on hazard so i can captain him..not sure about payet
    - if i change alli..then have to bench one of sanchez/aguero

  7. tattwelshie
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Defoe....

    A. Essential
    B. Don't bother
    C. So so

    1. xtremesid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who are your strikers ?

      1. tattwelshie
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        My current strike force is Kun, Kane and Carroll, id want to ship Kane, and its between Costa, Defoe or Sturridge!

    2. Larry Legend
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Somewhere between A and C. But that doesn't equal B on your list!

    3. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      C.

    4. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B and c are the same in my eyes, if someone is so so, I wouldn't bother

      1. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I'd say he's a decent pick but still a huge differential on the grand scale of teams

  8. kip kop
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Already on a -4 hit.

    DDG
    Fuchs Bellerin Smalling Fosu
    Antonio Townsend Payet(C)
    Sturridge Kun Kane

    Bench: Robles Iwobi Williams Sigurdsson

    ITB: 0.3

    Who can i bring in for -8 hit?

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      fosu wont play, Williams to pva or siggy to lanzini/noble/willian

    2. xtremesid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Like the startign 11 - except for Fosu - dont think he will play much.
      But since ITB is only 0.3 I dont think you really have an option apart from maybe Fuchs > PVA. But, i dont feel doing it for a -4 is good.

  9. Paanmonkey
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    REPOST..sorry cause I really need help here..

    Already took -8 for this team and I'm still not happy..but I'll pray for the best..

    DDG
    Pva - Simpson - Moreno
    Haz- Sanchez - Noble - Payet - Mahrez
    Carol - Defoe

    Subs : Darlow - Kun - Bellerin - Gabriel

    A. Anybody should be in or out from bench ?

    1. YoungPretender
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Start Kun in place on Sanchez and GTG

    2. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kun on bench is suicide.

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kun over Sanchez

    4. Paanmonkey
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      thanks guys ! 🙂

    5. Wardinator
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Play Kun, bench Sanchez
      City will win that game

  10. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    Gomes
    Lovren Smalling Cresswell
    Payet(TC) Hazard Townsend Lanzini
    Defoe Aguero Deeney

    Robles Sanchez Bellerin Gabriel

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      gtg

      1. YoungPretender
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    2. xtremesid
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      awesome !

  11. Jøssy ⭐
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So I did my two key changes last night, Carroll and Hazard (-4). Now looking like this...

    Gomes
    Bellerin - Fuchs - van Aarnholt
    Hazard - Payet - Townsend - Lanzini
    Aguero - Carroll (TC) - Sturridge

    Hart - Sanchez - Simpson - Gabriel

    Would you be comfortable taking any more hits for another DGWer?

    A) Simpson > Moreno -4
    B) Simpson > Ivanovic/Terry -4
    C) Simpson & Lanzini > Cresswell & Milner (or 6.8M) -8
    D) Simpson > Anyone else -4
    E) Leave it!

    1. Ginola14
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      id leave it, chel not worth it and Moreno may only play 1 game

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate! I know that's the sensible play.

        I'm chasing the big haul aren't I!

    2. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I was happy with -4 to cresswell, I doubt your gonna play both fuch and Simpson before the end of the season so why not do it!?

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I's a -8 for me to get Cresswell though, because I'd need to sell Lanzini.

        If it were -4, I'd have already done it! 🙂

    3. Larry Legend
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      E, GTG!

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Larry!

    4. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      E, Moreno's a rotation risk, Chelsea have two away games and it's not worth taking a -8 for a defender IMO.

      1. Jøssy ⭐
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I know you're right BITM. Thanks mate!

        I'll step away

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Congrats on all those green arrows, 751k to 12k since GW22 is impressive.

          1. Jøssy ⭐
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers mate! I've been on a flyer.

            Really want to break the 10k now though. Fingers crossed.

            Happy with your DGW team now?

            1. bitm2007
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              You've got a good chance, as mentioned a couple of months ago keeping MITB isn't necessary a bad think.

              1. Jøssy ⭐
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers mate! Here's hoping...

                And yeah, you're right, no need to spend cash for the sake of it. Particularly this year!!

  12. Sune
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will this site also focus on the Euro 2016 fantasy game or is it exclusively looking at PL?

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It will, and there will be plenty of us playing it and doing RMT's etc on here.

      1. Sune
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Awesome! Thanks for replying 🙂

  13. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morning,

    I know it's going to be manic on here later on so hoping for some thoughts before it gets crazy please.

    My ML lead is down to 16 points so i have to get this week right, any thoughts what i should do to this team, i've set it up how i would currently play it

    DDG

    Fosu-Mensah / PVA / Cresswell

    Sanchez / Payet / Lanzini / Mahrez

    Aguero / Sturridge / Kane

    Darlow / Lingard / Bellerin / Gabriel

    1FT 0.3ITB

    Also have my TC to use so recommendations on that would be amazing.

    Thanks in advance

    1. The Red Devil
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Tfm & Kane to Defoe/deeney & a defender

      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        thanks. I could do Kane & TFM > Deeney & Smalling

        Main worry would be the united vs west ham game with 2 united defenders, 1 west ham defender & 2 west ham midfielders, no idea what a good result would be for me!

  14. jaybommber
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Chasing and first one is -12 second is -8 ....Thoughts
    A Robles
    Bellerín Ivanovic Dawson
    De Bruyne Hazard Payet Coutinho
    Martial Carroll Deeney

    B Robles
    Bellerín Gabriel Dawson
    Noble Hazard Payet Coutinho
    Kun Martial Deeney

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B looks good enough to me

      1. jaybommber
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers thank you

  15. The Red Devil
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which 2 are essential?

    A- cresswell
    B- pva
    C- Noble
    D- Townsend
    E- hazard

    1. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A and E for me 😉

    2. FFFrog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B + E

  16. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    1FT / 0.7 ITB

    Robles / Darlow

    Monreal / Gabriel / Delaney / Reid / Simpson

    Sanchez / Mahrez / Payet / Townsend / Alli

    Aguero / Martial / Kane

    Thinking either Kane or Aguero to Carroll?

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Same dilemma

      Kind for leaning towards Kane myself

      1. The Mighty Whites
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah, I was thinking the same to be honest!

    2. NobleBlackman
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane for me, I think Aguero will destroy Arsenal and then in GW38 a matchup against Swansea is favourable

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cool
        Thanks

  17. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Aguero or Kane to Carroll?

    Thanks

    1. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane for me.

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

      1. Cantonascollar7
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Kane

    3. Respect My Authoritah
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Kane

    4. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks all

  18. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Per Mertesacker (hamstring) will miss the two remaining PL matches. 'Everyone else is fit and available' #AFC

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Boom.

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Good for Gabriel owners

    3. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Woohoo!

    4. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Needs to go on the news feed - http://news.arseblog.com/2016/05/mertesacker-out-for-the-season/

    5. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Go Gab for gw38, about time I got some points from him

    6. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      As expected. Thank you!

  19. BB-8
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How sure are we that Carroll starts against a second string Swansea? Eminike could start to keep Carroll fresh for United, no? Thoughts?

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Absolute must win game, no time for rotation imo

    2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why don't you check Carroll's recent game time in his history?

      1. BB-8
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The Leicester game is a concern. Started from the bench

        1. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Still scored

  20. FC
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What should I do?
    A. Retain martial n remove aguero for Carroll (-4)
    B. Retain aguero n remove martial for Carroll (-4)

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. FC
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

    2. Cruz88
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

  21. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So I have Migs and Robles.. Play Robles?

    1. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would if I had these two. Mignolet likely to play 1 game.

  22. Cantonascollar7
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hi,
    I'm currently second in ML and 31 points adrift from top spot!
    I've still got AOA chip and TC chip to play.
    My team is currently...

    Robles Darlow
    Bellerin Sakho Smalling Kirchoff Simpson
    KDB Sanchez Payet Coutinho Milner
    Defoe Carroll Aguero

    1.0 mill ITB

    Any suggestions on how to improve team to hopefully get to number one in my ML?

    Thinking of....

    Think hazard is the top of my list of players to get in ideally for Coutinho as he had game time yesterday and are still in Europe and city aren't so KDB may look to be playing more in premiership, although he seems out of favour at the moment. So maybe straight swap for him?

    And I'll triple captain Carroll as a punt

    Top spot rival in ML has:

    Schmeichel Robles
    Simpson Gabriel Rojo Kirchoff lovren
    Coutinho Sanchez Payet king alli
    Kane martial Aguero

    What do you think?

    Any help would be much appreciated!
    Thanks

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah Carroll is a decent shout for TC.
      I think KDB will play this weekend
      So Cout could be the one to ditch but other than selling Bellerin I can't see where you'll get the cash to fund.

      1. Cantonascollar7
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks WB, my thoughts exactly it's a tricky one

  23. LewanGOALski
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    best defender to bring in this week, apart from the WHU ones?

    Smalling?
    Ivan / Azpi?
    Clyne / Lovren / Moreno?

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Smalling

    2. FFFrog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      PVA or Martin

  24. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who is more a priority to ship?

    A) Milner
    B) Clyne
    C) both

    1. FC
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  25. Tsssst
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A

    Aguero/Kane > Carroll
    Iwobi > Hazard
    Firmino > Payet

    or

    B

    Iwobi > Hazard
    Firmino > Payet
    Sanchez > Noble

    1. Blame It On Rio-ddermorten
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  26. Larry Legend
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    @Doosra

    I understand that you are captaining Noble. But between Carroll and Payet, who would you go with? I won't blame you if it all goes wrong!!!

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wait ... He's captaining Noble??

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Probably. TBC. 🙂

        1. Jazz!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          🙂

          1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            As Sturridge played 90, that is one more nudge.

            1. Jazz!
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah, almost no chance Sturridge starts v Watford.

      2. Larry Legend
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe not, I'm sure I saw that somewhere? No doubt he will confirm!

    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Payet

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would lean towards Payet, mainly because of our two opponents.

    4. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Carroll for the explosive potential

      Payet for the steady stream

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        ...at my age it's nothing more than a weak "trickle"....

        🙁

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          😆 Try being me! 😉

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            ...drip drip...

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Aye.

    5. Larry Legend
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Doosra, and everyone else, that's helpful. Think I'm leaning towards Payet... I have been dullard all season so it would be a shame to change that in GW37!

  27. Hobolicious
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which TWO would you play out of these?
    A) Lanzini
    B) Firmino
    C) Sánchez

    1. Blame It On Rio-ddermorten
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A and C.

    2. Flynniesta
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A,C

  28. Blame It On Rio-ddermorten
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Willian or Fabregas? I want to do Kane -> Carroll, and therefore have to ditch Lanzini (have Payet and Cresswell), but can't afford Carroll + Hazard.

    What to do? Should I just keep Lanzini and maybe do Kane and Coutinho -> Hazard and Deeney?

    1. IWR
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I was in the exact same spot. I took Fab.

    2. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Wouldn't bother with CHS. They have underperformed all season long. Just get three attacking WHM players.

  29. Flynniesta
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What seems to be more popular with those who still have the TC chip? This week or leaving it for a grand finale in game week 38?

    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be this week with a dgw player. It seems a straight choice betwixt Payet and Carroll although a few have been duped into Hazard's burst of form.

  30. Respect My Authoritah
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Have we had a Hammers press conference yet? Itiching to make my transfers

    1. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Where are you itching?

    2. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      9.30 UK time.