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The ScoutCast – Episode 220 – Manic

Now that the international break is behind us and the fixture list is bulging, the pace to the end of the season promises to be relentless.

It’s even enough to force us into the indignity of a “manic” Monday night ScoutCast.

Having endured the most mediocre of Gameweeks, it’s a blessing in disguise that the next is already upon us. Despite that, we still take time to cast an eye back at the weekend, including a revival of “Rough with the Smooth”, recounting your own contrasting fortunes.

Elsewhere, your community questions have us conducting the now weekly stock check of Manchester United’s double Gameweek wannabes, while Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez’s mood swings also come under scrutiny again as we chew over the likely replacements for the stricken Sadio Mane.

Palace get some love, those teams without a double Gameweek get appraised, and we even take time to explore a new phenomenon: the raiding right-back and curious bonus point darling that is Jesus Navas.

Oh, and much as we tried to shut down Jonty’s attempts to gloat about the latest spectacular success of his goals imminent table, Wilfred Ndidi still gets a mention.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Monday night. 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, plates and all, via the second player below.

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  1. Egyptian Giza
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I see a lot of WC activity going on, how likely do you think Son will start?

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      80%

    2. Crow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      He will start. I've read that kane will be back for bournemouth game or at latest arsenal game though so would be a 2-3 week punt

    3. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Fairly likely

    4. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm quietly confident as an owner but I don't think I'd be bringing him in

    5. Bunk Moreland
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      50 %

  2. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Llorente > ?

    A- Origi (no liverpool cover)
    B- Carrol
    C- Gray

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

      A

    2. moz_1983
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      In same boat. I had rondon for 2 month, swapped him out for Llorente, he doesn't even start. My 3rd striker slot is cursed.

    3. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Origi after Pool presser.

    4. jimmy.floyd
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  3. Akshay9971
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Foster
    Fuchs, Valencia, Walker, Lovren
    Firmino(c), Alli(v), Sigurdson
    Aguero, llorente, Lukaku

    Bench:
    Grant, King, Mcauley, Stanislas

    How screwed am I? Should I take a minus 4 hit to make it better?

    1. AdamB
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Last time Liverpool played Bournemouth they conceded four. So King ahead of Lovren for me. Otherwise I think it's a decent team.

    2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Should be OK this gw... Bench may save you

  4. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    GTG with this shower?
    Heaton(Jaku)
    Walker Alonso valencia Brunt
    Sanchez (c) siggy Lanzini Sterling
    Kaku Costa
    Subs Jaku Chambers Allen Llorente

    Not sure whether to play
    Jaku, chambers and Llorente
    over
    Heaton, Brunt and Alonso

  5. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Just done Defoes

  6. Carcetti
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Llorente to Origi (-4)

    Or just play Alonso?

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      am gonna do this right now, for a hit.

    2. rivercityransom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      alonso

  7. boc610
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    if sanchez blanks what will the anger be like on here on a scale of 1-10?

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      same as every c blank, sanchez isn't special to that

    2. jmcclory123
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      10

    3. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A solid 7

    4. Crow
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Going with vardy C

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

    Which one to play?

    A. Llorente (TOT)
    B. Pieters (bur)
    C. Snodgrass (ars)

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

      B

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

        Ta Oz

  9. tibollom
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    morning guys, hesitating to do my WC or not?

    Already used up my FT for Mane > Alli and thinking whether I need to take another hit.

    Jaku Heaton
    Walker Alonso Pieters Valencia Amat
    Alli Sanchez King Allen Siggy
    Defoe Gabbi Kaku

    a. Defoe > Vardy for -4 (have enough ITB for that)
    b. Kaku + Siggy < Ibra + Sane for -8
    c. WC
    d. wait

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

      A or D

    2. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      D

    3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A or D

      1. tibollom
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers guys, think im gonna go with A and will use my WC in GW36?

  10. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Ibro for a hit. NO Sanny as would have to lose one of either Gilfy, Dehli boy Alli or Firmteeth. Trollaku (c) for no other reason than his super troll status.

  11. Razak Ping Pong
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hi guys, Maguire or Barragan? might be a tight game between Hull and Boro...

    1. KING CITY
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Maguire

  12. Jigger & Pony
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gtg?

    Jaku
    Alonso Valencia Bertrand
    Sanchez(c) Alli Son King
    Ibra Costa Lukaku

    Valdes de Roon Holgate Olsson

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Olsson before Holgate

      1. Jigger & Pony
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

  13. wander
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I did little to no research and brought in Benaloune for alsonso to enable me to get sanchez in for mane.

    He has started the last 2 games and they kept a clean sheet in the last game and with morgan out he might score.

    I wonder am I the single owner of this player haha

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

      owned by 0.2 % now that's what you call a differential

  14. Oggle22
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who to replace Siggy with on a WC?

    1. The Blind Badger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

    2. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

    3. Tshelby
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Pedro?

    4. Arteta
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Who is already in your team?

      1. Oggle22
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Current team:
        Jakupovic
        Walker Yoshida Lovren
        Barkley Sanch Alli Coutin sigg
        Lukaku Llorente

        Cech Alonso Pieteres Crouch

        WC
        Jakupovic/Valdes
        Davies/Yoshida/Gibson/Lovren/Valencia
        Sigg/Sanch/Coutinho/Alli/Ndidi
        Ibra/Origi/Vardy

    5. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Sane

  15. The Blind Badger
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hey guys, what do you think of this WC team?

    Valdes, Pickford

    Mustafi, Bailly, Davies (Yoshida, Chambers)

    Sanchez, Sane, Alli, Son (De Roon)

    Ibrahimovic, Lukaku, Vardy (C)

    1. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Solid

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Question marks for me over Son and Davies, but I'm sure you've thought it through
      Otherwise we have many of the same players!

  16. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Kun (c), crazy?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's never crazy

    2. The Blind Badger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Always worth a shot, but not for me this week

    3. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Never crazy. Chelsea conceding every week now, but you'll probably have a player with a much better fixture.

  17. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    G2G with this WC team? Comments appreciated

    Valdes
    Mustafi Valencia Verts
    Sanchez (c) Alli Coutinho Zaha
    Vardy Ibra Benteke

    Pickford Yoshida JWP Chambers

    1. FULLSERVICECOVER
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      looks nice but i would be wary of double palace attack,especially with those fixtures

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Origi over Benteke for the moment you think?
        I just have a gut feeling, and both Benteke and Zaha have their own merits. 4 wins on the trot, just beat Chelsea, fixtures are not bad if you ask me sou ARS LEI - they are on a drive towards 40 points right now and have form.

        1. The Blind Badger
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Back Benteke in.

          He is a confidence player and he is full of it atm

      2. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        OK I have 1.5 ITB still which was pencilled in for Kane but that could make Zaha anyone up to 7.2...? Pedro? Maybe

    2. The Blind Badger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Beautiful!

      I'm also not a fan of double palace but their fixtures aren't bad from an attacking point of view

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        awwww stop it!
        My gut is saying Benteke. With confidence restored we remember what a beast he can be. And penos too (I'm sticking my neck out saying he is going to take the next pen over Cabaye)

        1. The Blind Badger
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Back your gut!

      2. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        suggestions other than Zaha then? COuld spend up to 7.2 but would want someone with a double in 37

  18. asquishypotato
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    On holiday so not much time to mess around

    Foster (Pickford)
    Alonso Valencia Pieters (Baines Mawson)
    Lanzini Erik Ali (c) Tadic Siggy
    Aguero Lukaku (gabbiadini)

    Anything particularly needed for a hit? Not happy with the team but don't see many option other than an 8 point hit to change out Aguero and Lanzini to Sanchez and Negredo

    1. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      hold.

  19. FULLSERVICECOVER
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Hows this look on a WC card?

    Valdes Pickford
    Vert Valencia Mcauley Stephens Holgate
    Sanchez Coutinho Alli Sane De Roon
    Ibra Vardy Origi

    Vardy and Origi probably 1 week placeholders. I have 2m itb,would anyone advise any changes,or good to fire that trigger?

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Personally i wouldn't go near wba defence, McCauley > Bertrand and Stephens > Britos maybe.

  20. britlander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Defoe to Origi for a free? Otherwise it's Yoshida coming off the bench.

    1. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I don't mind Yosh off the bench, but that move does look good. Money in the bank, short term differential, Sunderland are doomed.

      1. britlander
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Aye, would be happy to switch Origi to Gabbi/Austin for Soton's double, so short term is fine.

    2. The Blind Badger
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Origi kills Liverpool flowing attack, but with Hendo, Lallana and Mane out they will probably change style a little which may work in his favour.

      Got the fixtures and I think the JS so solid punt

  21. Simon Says...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    OK, team. Radical time - been on the soar recently, and this big hit may help the surge. Thoughts.

    Costa & Siggy - Origi & Sanchez (-8)

    Could also do Costa to Ibra or Vardy for a -4.

    But Sanchez is the big one I'll want every week anyway.

  22. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Would you start Brunt or Llorente this GW?
    The other option is take a hit somewhere and bench both..

    Heaton.
    Alonso, Robertson, Walker, Brunt.
    Sanchez, Cout, Alli, Siggy.
    Lukaku, Costa.

    Pickford, Llorente*, Funes Mori**, Whelan.
    0.2m, 0ft.

    1. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Brunt

    2. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Brunt

  23. Z
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Heaton (STK) or Jaku (MID)

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

      Heaton

    2. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Heaton

    3. Dele
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Jaku

  24. Totti
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    who to captin?
    A) Sanchez
    B) Coutinho

    1. WVA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Sz21
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Prob going with Sanchez..

  25. Big Hippo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Great work with speedy podcast availability on Apple. Could we make it available every morning after? 🙂

  26. TheEgyptianKing
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Need some help filling in the rest of this wildcard team

    Valdes (Jaku)
    Valenica - Davies - Mccauley - Holgate - Stephens
    Sanchez - Alli - Coutinho - ?? - Carroll/Davies
    Lukaku - Aguero - ??

    13.9m to spend, could do origi and change coutinho

    Thanks x

  27. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Alli or Sane in for Mane & Why?

    1. Dele
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli better fixtures and form imo.

    2. TheEgyptianKing
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Has to be Alli, his fixtures are too good

    3. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alli. Better form, pens, more of a central figure to his attack

  28. Dele
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    3-4-3 with Defoe > Origi -4 leaves me with Origi, Lukaku, Vardy

    or

    3-5-2 with T.Carroll > Eriksen -4 leaves me with Eriksen, Siggy, Sanchez, Alli, Coutinho

    what do we think lads?

  29. britlander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Pick 3:

    Alonso (MCI)
    Walker (swa)
    Valencia (EVE)
    Yoshida (CRY)
    Holgate (mun)

    I'm on Alonso/Walker/Valencia, but feel benching Alonso for Yoshi may be the right thing...

  30. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    I'll try again -

    Bench one defender -

    A - Davies (swa)
    B - Yoshida (CRY)
    C - Valencia (EVE)
    D - Brunt (wat)

    Bench one attacker -

    1 - Grosicki (MID)
    2 - Lukaku (mun)
    3 - Siggy (TOT)

    Cheers

    1. tibollom
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      a and 1