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The ScoutCast – Episode 227 – Lift Off

An unprecedented summer podcast arrives following the Fantasy Premier League launch, as Jonty, Andy and Luke join me in the afterglow of a joyous day.

Technically “on the beach” and fighting back to full fitness, we nonetheless brave the airwaves to chime in on the price list, reclassified players and some early formation dancing.

We glory in the potential bargains, lament the overpriced and make bold claims on our lineups that will doubtless be reversed come August 11. If Andy has Chris Brunt in his Gameweek 1 squad, I’ll eat my Free Hit chip.

The FPL Draft game gets a rinsing, and we end the show with our proud declaration of our team ID’s. A conclusion that leaves me feeling rather inadequate even before a ball has been kicked.

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Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    What are people's thoughts on Dwight Gayle?

    1. Budweiser
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      People seem to prefer Milner

    2. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      He's had a stint in the PL and been pants. Good Championship striker for me.

      1. jmcclory123
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Have to agree with this. Plus isn't he fairly injury prone. He's a transfer just waiting to happen

  2. nkhoughton
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    For those going 3-5-2 what's your current front 8 looking like.

    1. ponsio22
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I do want to go with that formation but i don't really see anything below Deeney worth having

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Front 8?

      1. nkhoughton
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Inc fodder if playable

    3. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Too soon to tell with injuries and transfers to come in the next month for me.

      Kane & Sanchez are certainties for me assuming availability but regardless of formation.

      1. nkhoughton
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Both? That's two very pricey players

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Tasty! 🙂

    5. Rum Ham
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Mane - Sane - Pedro - Ramsey - RLC
      Kane - Aguero - 4.5

      1. nkhoughton
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I'm tempted by RLC, you think he will start?

    6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Front 8 are:

      Pogba Willian Zaha Tadic Stanislas

      Aguero Lukaku Benteke

      1. nkhoughton
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You think Willian will start?

  3. Budweiser
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    RMT out of 10 please

    Foster (Elliot)
    Lindelof Trippier Milner Cedric (Rangel)
    Pogba Alli Tadic (RLC Carroll)
    Kane Lukaku Benteke

    Thought I'd try 433 for a change..

    1. ponsio22
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      7

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      7, I would prefer Defoe to Bentekkers tbh

    3. EDEN THE MAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Similar to mine except I have Defoe instead of Benteke and the starting mids are different.

      8.5/10

    4. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Alexis says hi.

      1. Budweiser
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Not touching him with a barge pole yet

  4. The Man Pastore
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one to start the season with:

    A) Daniels
    B) Mustafi
    C) Monreal
    D) Trippier

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      D with C a close second.

    2. H-SF
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Trippier but at 5.5m would go Lindelof if you haven't already

    3. penman26
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      daniels

    4. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      D, if Walker leave. C if not

    5. KISSES
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      D

  5. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    How worried would you be going w/o Laca and Sanchez?

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I feel fine

    2. Botman and Robben
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Not too much

    3. Begbie.
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sanchez is a headache. I think there's better options than Lacazette around that price range. If he starts on fire then he could easily be swapped in for a Jesus or Lukaku if need be.

    4. Make Arrows Green Again
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      If I could afford it I would get Laca. Not bothered about Sanchez in the slightest. Above a certain price even hauls don't hurt too much.

    5. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Avoiding Lacazette till GW4, when he has 3 Home Games out of 4

  6. Make Arrows Green Again
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Halfway through last season I was looking for a West Brom defender playing out of position as an attacking midfielder on set pieces.

    Needless to say, I got Brunt.

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      FPL towers mucked that one up big time

    2. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It was great. All ruined now.

    3. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Fair enough hasn't brunt been a midfielder more often than defender in his rl career. I think they may have been more lenient if he hadn't assisted so much from set piece

  7. EDEN THE MAN
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Tadic+JWP or Ramsey+5.0?

  8. CostaCoffee
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    A) Bertrand + Tadic
    B) Cedric + Richie

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A, but its 1 mil more expensive?

    2. EDEN THE MAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      A

    3. CostaCoffee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Meant
      A) Cedric + Tadic
      B) Bertrand+ Richie

  9. H-SF
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Wayne Hennessy anyone? Palace don't have bad fixtures

  10. BellyKlopp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    RMT please
    Mignolet, Elliot
    Lindelof, daniels, dawson, cedric mee
    Coutinho, Alli, RLC, Redmond, Pogba
    Lukaku, Lacazette, Gayle

  11. phild22
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    who do people expect to start at lwb for arsenal?

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I sincerely hope Kolasinac can hold down that position

      1. phild22
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        that is what i thought but he is play left center back today

        1. F4L
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          He can play there as well, although he is predominately a LWB.

        2. VS10_
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Wenger wants to give Bramall and other youngsters game time in preseason too. Long way to go.

    2. CostaCoffee
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hopefully Kolasinac

    3. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Monreal I thought whats there options there

    4. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Probably Kolanisic (or however it's spelt) - need to monitor pre-season.

      1. Kryten
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Oh yeah Forgot about him

    5. MJM
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kolasinac

  12. bojack
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Sanchez at 12.0 and Kane at 12.5 are far easier to downgrade than the reverse.

    Surprised how few RMTs don't have them 🙂

    1. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Many!

    2. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I think not know where Sanchez will end up is a factor.

      1. jmcclory123
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        If he's at City, he'll probably be the top scoring midfielder in the game. He's average 212 points per season since he joined Arsenal.

    3. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane feels essential to me; I would prefer Kun and Kaku at 11.5 than Alexis at 12 to start of the season; times will change though

    4. fitzy
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      If you spend that much and then need to downgrade them you are already down a hill.

      Sanchez specifically seems like a terrible option

      1. bojack
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        A terrible option? 😀

  13. Make Arrows Green Again
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Loving my first draft. Haven't touched it since launch:

    Foster (Myhill)
    Trippier Cedric Lindelöf Tomkins (4.0)
    Pogba Alli Sané Ramsey (RLC)
    Kane Kaku (Ayew)

    4-4-2

    Might swap Ramsey for someone. Might not. That's the sort of devil-may-care attitude that gets results.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It's decent. Don't tamer too much!

      1. Andy_Social
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        * have a 'p' please, Bob.

      2. Make Arrows Green Again
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers! I'm sure it'll get torn up, but I am seeing a lot of value in

        2 strikers
        Pogba
        Alli to an extent
        Lindelöf if he nails down a place

    2. Sz21
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      looks good

    3. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Looks as good as any at this point very similar to mine although not a fan of 4m defence

    4. bojack
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Solid.

    5. LangerznMash
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Good team.
      I think this will pretty much be the template.
      9/10

    6. EDEN THE MAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It costs too much

      1. EDEN THE MAN
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        My bad, wrong Ayew

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          😉

  14. the vanisher
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Please choose best combo:

    A. KdB - Firmino
    B. Mane - Lukaku

    1. Andy_Social
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B and it isn't a contest imo

    3. korbendallas82
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B.

  15. Jonesfromthere
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Forster, Elliot
    Lindelof, Cedric, McAuley, Francis, Rangel
    Salah, Sane, Phillips, RLC, Carroll
    Kane, Laca, Lukaku

    /10 please. I don't see huge value in the mid price midfield, or defence, so decided to go top heavy.

    1. BellyKlopp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      solid

    2. korbendallas82
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Salah at 9 seems of price. Same range as couth and Alli.

  16. H-SF
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Robbie Brady at 5.5m not a bad shout, considering he is a set piece specialist

    1. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Good be a early bandwagon if he scored gw1

  17. LAMB TEA
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    my coverage draft ( if nacho leaves)
    Foster - (Myhill)
    Lindelof - Cedric - Francis/Yedlin - (4.0)
    Coutinho - Sane - Pedro - Ramsey - (Loftus cheek)
    Lukaku - Kane - Iheanacho

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Where's Nacho going?

      1. LAMB TEA
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        leicester maybe

  18. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    How's this for 4-4-2 with rotation of 2 4.5m defenders and RLC?

    Foster - Elliot/Myhill
    Lindelof - Cedric - Dawson - 4.5 - 4.5
    Alli - Coutinho - Sane - Willian - RLC
    Kane - Lukaku - Fletcher

    Appreciate your thoughts!

    1. Budweiser
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Its just Coutinhos minutes I worry about.. A lot of money if he only plays 65 to 70 mins. Sane is another one who could be prone to rotation but apart from that yeah it's solid.

  19. Budweiser
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Alli & Tadic or Townsend & De Bruyne?

    No city cover, have Kane and Benteke

  20. EDEN THE MAN
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pick 2 Defenders

    1)Ake
    2)Cedric
    3)Trippier

    Lindelof-Kolasinac-Rangel-xxx-xxx

    Cheers

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      1 and 2

    2. Budweiser
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      2 & 3

    3. Karan14
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Dawson over all 3.

    4. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Daniels > Ake & Cedric

  21. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Kane or Aguero? Already have Sane and Alli.

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane until Aguero's situation becomes clear.

    2. Budweiser
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Kane

  22. nobwak
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    I have both RLC and Zaha in my team. I do not want double Palace midfielders.
    Would you;
    A) Change RLC to Tom Carroll
    B) Change Zaha to somebody else - who do you guys like in that price bracket?

    1. EDEN THE MAN
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Lanzini,Willian,Zaha,Fab,Redmond

      1. nobwak
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I can't change Zaha to Zaha... lol.
        Lanzini and Willian are good options. Not sure on Fab's nailedness and have been burned by Redmond too many times, like him as a player though.

  23. Kryten
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    It's very difficult to fit in Lukaku and lacezette if you want kane

    Thoughts on mkh Pogba and lindolf to cover United. In 442

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      You don't need to "cover" United - you have Lukaku?

      1. nobwak
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I think the suggestion is that he'd go with Kane and ignore Lukaku...

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Ah, I see. Don't do that ... 🙂

  24. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    The Arnautovic deal is BUGGERED! 😀

    HOORAHHH!!! 😀

  25. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Thoughts here folks?

    Foster
    Lindelof, Cedric, Dann
    KDB, Alli, Coutinhio, Tadic,
    Lukaku, Lacazette, JRod

    Myhill, RLC, Schindler, Rosenior

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Well, I don't like it. But you do have 4 captains.

      1. FPL Blow-In
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers Doos. You prefer Tomkins to Dann for .5 cheaper right? What's the parts you dislike most?

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          KDB. Poor value for money, imo.

          Also worry about RLC dropping to 4.4 and worse.

          Rodriguez. If you want scoring from WBA, get Phillips. He does the corners.

          Tadic. Saints. Count the goals. Won't take long. 😉

          1. FPL Blow-In
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Haha all valid points. I do see KDB having a much better season though. Thank you.

    2. nobwak
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I quite like it, but not a fan of Jrod. 7/10.

  26. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Worth pointing out if you going without any Arsenal or Leicester players in GW1 then you face looking at a 4m+ gameweek rank at 11.30pm on Friday August 11th

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      All up hill from there then!

  27. Baines on Toast...
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    siggy move could have big implications. does he dominate set pieces in a side with baines and rooney? Does he get more chances to score in a better team? who inherits everything he does at swansea?

  28. President Giggs
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Anyone considering Ederson as a cheap route into the city backline? I don't normally like to spend more than 4.5m on a keeper, but he's likely to be in the bps regularly with the extra gained form pass completion with Pep's style of play, and should be nailed on for the season.

  29. Green Thunder
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    RMT
    Foster
    Lindelof/Cedric/Ake
    Coutinho/pogba/Ramsey/LFC
    Kane/Luka/laca

    Elliot/Holgate/Rangle/Carroll.

    Thx

  30. britlander
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Currently sitting on

    Foster
    Lindelhof / Kolasinac / Yoshida / Cedric
    KdB / Ramsey / Alli
    Kane / Lukaku / Deeney

    Myhill / RLC / Carroll

    I always wildcard after the first international break, so only planning for the first 3 weeks. Thoughts?

    1. britlander
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Missed a defender, Rosenior on the bench.