Scout Notes – FA Cup – Monday

Kane or Ibra for GW29 onwards?

did you just ape my post Jonty

unbelievable

Mané, Firmino or Coutinho?

Mane vs firmino...Or even countinho for those who have yet to get in a pool mid.

Snodgrass, Anotonio or Lanzini?

Is Lukaku the best striker to have, since he has no blanks and five good home fixtures in the next eight?

Can brunt be considered as a captain option considering his brilliant home form?
9 13 8 10 14 points in last 6 home matches for him

1. Can we go without Chelsea attack? Costa / Hazard
2. Is Llorentes gametime at risk because of Ayew
3. Is Brunt still worth getting? Fixture shift in 29

I'm guessing we'll be answering the "should I ship Sanchez and/or Ibra" question again 🙂

Should we do a whip-round for Mark to get a nice suit and a haircut for the next episode of the FPL Show?

Is 2 Liverpool mids overkill? One would just be a Sanchez placeholder for me but we know they can score goals

Any chance we can get Jules on the ScoutCast?

What should we do about WBA players after GW28 as they have difficult run of fixtures coming up.
Brunt or McAuley from that point or none?
Also what about Philips?

Will you takes hits to field 11 in gw 28?

Best cheap options for 5th def/5th mid that have a game in GW28, i'm at the Robertson/King combo atm

Is having both Eriksen and Alli overkill considering their fixtures/commitments. And is a Pool mid a better option from now?

1) Which Liverpool mid(s) are you getting and why?

2) Do we risk missing out on good players just because they blank in GW28?

3) Should Gareth McAuley be awarded 6 points for having his hair fluttered by the jet stream of Jonny Evans's passing header?

4) Is FPL too obtuse and bureaucratic in awarding points? Does it risk infuriating too many players?

5) Is it time for FPL to award points for "key contributions"?

6) Why did three-quarters of the scoutcast ignore Sanchez as their captain choice in GW25?

7) Sanchez and Ibra - bench or sell? If selling, do you have a plan in place to get them back?

8) With Jesus injured, does Jonty's sweet prince have a shot at redemption post GW28?

9) Are we getting too caught up in the blanks? Why are people taking -4 hits just to get 2 points in a single gameweek?

10) Can Pedro cover Hazard's and Costa's points?

Should we consider taking in players who play in GW26 but not in GW 28 for Sanchez and Zlatan, rather than considering only those who play in both GW 26 and 28? (like Costa ahead of Rondon?)

Now that Jesus is no longer nailed (pun intended) can we reconsider the forgotten man "Agueeeerrrooooo" ?

Can you discuss who the hell we should captain out of Kane, Lukaku and Costa?

Coutinho or Firmino to double up with Mane?

Is a double up risky?

Are we wrong in ignoring Lallana or even Milner?

Is Jesus likely to feature again this season?

Should we be captaining players that have little to play for? Stoke, West Ham, Watford etc. Rather than teams that have everything to play for like Sunderland & Palace.

Bit of a Kane v Lukaku for the armband debate.

Is Jakupovic a viable replacement for Heaton going forward due to Burnley's away fixtures

Is a Chelsea attacker needed/essential considering their next few fixtures?
(SWA, whu, blank, stk, CRY, MCI)

If yes who is the best option out of Costa, Hazard or Pedro?

Personally I'm confused if I should or shouldn't do Costa ➡ Defoe (-4)? This also lets me keep Ibra for GW27.

Thanks Jonty! 😀

snodgrass ahead of LIV mid.... too much ?

Keep Friend and Holgate, or replace?
If to replace, with which one/ones between Robertson, Maguire, Mawson, Funes?
Any other better options?

Should we plan getting kun after the blanks with 2dgws k good fixture coming up?

With the 2 off blank gamer weeks coming up 26 & 28 and most of the top strikers missing 1 or 2 games who are the best forwards to have playing for the next 3 weeks?
Obviously Lakaku needs to be considered but other than that I am really struggling to find a 2nd striker.

Is anyone considering the GWK 29 wildcard?
- Allows to go all in on GWK 28
- Allows us to not be too worried about spreading the Sanchez cash about
- Allows us to ignore the fixture shifts around that time
- We know who the DGWKers are going to be, and have a pretty good idea of when they're going to be, so still allows us to plan adequately in advance for that.

With Everton's fixtures it may be worth the triple up. But is there a viable option in midfield? Maybe Barkley.
Or double on defence.

Anyone who had seen a performance at Minack theatre.Amazing experience?

How important is it to field 11 in GW28?

What is your take on the future of WBA defenders after GW 27?
I would most probably be shipping for Hull/Swa defenders.

Aguero - its the issue again isnt it?

For the 536th time this season

Shall we bring him in post GW28?

Maybe its better get Hazard in gw 26 and ditch him for Mane in gw28?

a lot of debate over who to keep/sell, ali/ eriksen, scoutcast thoughts?

Is Aguerro going to be back on people's radars when their fixtures turn good?

Is GW29/30 as beneficial for WC'ing as the weeks prior to dgw? GW37 seems like a waste as your only getting 2.5gws out of it..

Does Liverpool at home to Burnley mean it is now too risky just to go a bit half-hearted (8/9 players etc.) at GW28?
Now there's a game in GW28 that could produced big points compared to the others that were already in place.

Im still playing 3-5-2, is this formation coming back into favour or is 3-4-3 now the optimal choice?

Who are the best cheap defenders if you need one, who plays both GW 26 and GW 28?
Thanks

Is this the gameweek 5 at the back could be a game changer? I'm thnking a combination of westbrom, everton, Chelsea and Hull defenders

Short term pain for long term gain.

This week, I've overlooked Hazard (SWA - only got Alonso) and getting a further spur (only have Alli for STK) in favour of Siggy and Mane for gw28 fixtures.

It's absolutely logical, and hopefully will net out as a profit given the GW28 blanks - but is it the right decision? Feel like I'll be pummelled by Spurs and Chelsea this weekend and was seriously considering Eriksen instead of Siggy.

Are we placing too much emphasis on our long term and forgoing the short term gains?

Best budget defender...

Mawson or Maguire

With Tom Heaton now playing in GW28 is it silly to sell him?

With a lack of forward options for GW28 is it worth investing in defenders and midfielders.

I can imagine many teams just playing Lukaku up front.

Would you get a goalkeeper that eats pie in the bench during the ganes for 3.8?

For cheapskates like me, who want a Liv mf, esp. for GW28, who do you fancy--Wijnaldum or Lallana?

Looking at gw 26 to 28:

1) hull or Swansea defender (assuming no jakupovic)
2) mane + another Liverpool mid or mane + siggy?

What player are you most worried will ruin your next three weeks? Probably Harry Kane for me.

Once the blanks are over who are the big hitters you need to plan for and how to enable them. If you were to do a scout picks for GW34 today what would it look like keeping in mind GW37 as well?

Do the triples seem more attractive than the double doubles? What do we make of the only GW 37 doubles.

Downgrade 3rd striker to Barnes and reinvest the money in midfield?what's the best way forward

With you guys discussing strategies I've got one of my own. A cheaper defense and a heavily loaded attack. The likes of stoke, Middlesboro and such teams have helped my cause. Only downside being when its a low scoring week you're headed for big trouble. Hope you guys talk about this. 🙂

How much benefit to overall rank do you think having no hits and full 11 in GW 26 will be

As for GW 28 is having 7 or 8 players if Man city go through to hold or climb again no hits

What effect will this have on people wildcarding , how big an increase and should people not so, ive chasing ML leader who will have 3 of 15 in GW 28 so far if man city go through in cup

If you don't plan on WC until 37 (most wI'll do this), should you hold and bench some blank gw28 players?
Will it destroy your team to max out in gw28?

is mane/ firmino a good replacement for Alli this GW for a hit considering Liverpool doesn't blank in GW 28? Or should I wait for next week to get either of them in?

Is it worth holding Holgate in the hope he regains his starting spot (particularly gw28 in mind) or should we dump him asap even for a hit?
Cheers

Can we bet on which member of the scoutcast will eat a pie during tonights broadcast? 🙂

What is the general view in regards to blank game weeks, is it frustration or delight with which we attempt to navigate the blanks. Is this the essence of a fantasy football managers existence or an annoying inconveninance to our seasons.

In order to field 11 in GW28 then I will need to ditch my Spurs assets.

Should we ditch our Spurs assets for Liverpool assets now or wait until closer to GW28 ?

Given their loss to Hull and win over Spurs, is there a danger we might be diving back into the Liverpool a little prematurely?

Thoughts on an early WC viz. GW 29 to bring back Arsenal and United assets shipped in the weeks leading up to GW 28?

Are you considering a Liverpool defender for GW28 onward and why not? 😛

The scout squad should start the stream while eating pies.
Andy may have his sunglasses on too
Is there a combined bet on that?
😀

A route back in for Sanchez for sanchez seller. You shouldn't leave home with out it..have you?

Is it time FPL concentrated their annoying inconsistencies out and moved away from opta. Maybe somthing like the Sun did using ' what score ' or live scores when giving assists, goals or even bps

When do we expect the new dates for the matches postponed from GW26 and GW28 to be announced?

Instead of our 4th mid Phillips/Stanislas/Snodgrass isnt it better to get 4th attacking full back Coleman/Valencia/Rose and switch to 4-3-3 ?