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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. shearer9
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Has anyone got any insight into who's more likely to play out of Jesus and Aguero?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Going off of last season, Jesus was Pep's preferred choice. But he did play them both at times too. One game that sticks out to me was when City battered West Ham away with Jesus playing, and Aguero benched.

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Surely Aguero wouldn't stay unless he was assured of starting? He's too good and he's not getting younger

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Both.

    3. phild22
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      i think it is to much of a gamble to have either at this stage, i am going for city mid as coverage and will wait and see who he picks

      1. shearer9
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah but mid is just as likely to get rotated

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Even worse with this rumour of City chasing Mbeppe

  2. slamdunk
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Which one would everyone go for?

    A-Knockaert
    B-Ince
    C-Ritchie

    Many thanks

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

      None preferably- A

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

      Tough one, probably A followed by C then B

    3. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A

    4. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      C,A,B in that order.

    5. Ligdon
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      C

    6. slamdunk
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks guys,one of them will be my cheap mid

  3. Ohhh Shola Ameobi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this please:

    Elliot Foster
    Milner Ake Lindelöf Cedric Ward
    Eriksen Coutinho Ritchie Pogba RLC
    Aguero Lacazette Mounie

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'd make Milner a 4.5.
      Then I would make Ward a 4.0.
      Then I would make Ritchie a 5.5.
      Then I would upgrade Pogba.
      Then I would make Aguero into Kane.
      Then I would make Mounie into someone I've heard of.

    2. The Nuttman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Other than Mounie I quite like the team.

  4. FF Dirtbag
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    delph?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Only for the dishwasher not for fpl

    2. kalmoffit
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Why Delph? Even if he plays he's not fantasy friendly

  5. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Best 4.5 defender first 3 weeks? Prödl, Newcastle?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I have gone lascelles and francis

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

      Tomkins or Dummett.

    3. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Tomkins if he can ride the 'pool fixture.

  6. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Which Huddersfield midfield is the best one to get?
    I am currently on Moy

  7. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Is rlc a viable 4th midfield in a 343?

    With Carroll as 5th milf?

    Makes things so much easier.....

    Thanks

    1. IWR
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      This is what I want to/hope to do

    2. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Is Carroll really a milf?

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I've gone for RLC as a 5th mid in a 352

    3. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A) Tomkins+Kompany/Bailly
      B) Ake+5.5(Bertrand?) Already have Cedric and might fancy double up

      1. Iceball
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Oops, was not meant as reply...

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

    Coutinho + Can

    or

    Mane + T.Carroll

    Cheers

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Latter

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

    40m is a joke for Sigurdsson

    1. Captain Vantastic™
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      And what is 30m for Pickford?

      1. H-SF
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Fair enough, but Sigurdsson is 27 and Pickford is very young, plus he is English and clubs like that. Also Pickford has a much much higher ceiling than Sigurdsson

      2. kalmoffit
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Investment in the future. 🙂

    2. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Market's gone mad.
      Pogba's great value for money 😉

    3. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      He's going to cost a little more than seeing as it got rejected.

      I think it was the Liv Echo + Mirror who said a few was agreed but then Leicester stomped with a bigger bid and drove the price up.

      1. H-SF
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yes Swansea probably holding out now for something around 50m

        1. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Which is too much for a player even of his quality. Some of the prices are making me believe that Keita may just be a fair deal even at £70m. (If it came off).

    4. sindriseagal
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I disagree. How much money would Swansea have lost if he hadn't been there last year. Swansea would have never stayed out of the bottom three with out him and I think if they sell him they might really struggle.

      1. H-SF
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        No I don't blame Swansea valuing him at that, I find it incredible teams are willing to pay that much for him

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          He's worth that much in the current market

    5. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I think he is worth it for what he offers. Very consistent player dangerous on set pieces assists scoring.
      The market price is inflated but you know what you are getting with him. He is used to the league no adjustment period needed etc etc

      Plus he was in the team that England in the Euros....that must add on a few noughts at least 😀

  10. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    RMT:

    Foster - Myhill

    Lindelof - Mustafi - Cedric - Zanka - Lowton

    De Bruyne - Pedro - Ramsey - Tadic - Loftus-Cheek

    Kane - Lukaku - Gayle

    1. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      KDB is your only mid that I like and even he is expensive; have you considered Alli/Erik instead of Kane?

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Top 10 place at least is my guess

  11. twoplustwo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Lacazette and Sane

    OR

    Kun and Zaha

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Latter

      1. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers, I think so too 🙂

    2. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Former for me

      1. twoplustwo
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Definitely attractive; exotic like 🙂

  12. SetantaL
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I've been playing FF for years.

    The first few years I went with premium defenders and had outrageous success

    Best finish was top 400 in the world.

    2006/07 1,964 12,154
    2007/08 2,246 2,853
    2008/09 2,159 389
    2009/10 2,177 98,579
    2010/11 2,045 39,324
    2011/12 2,084 53,673
    2012/13 1,916 486,503
    2013/14 2,389 13,123
    2014/15 1,965 317,999
    2015/16 1,974 789,479
    2016/17 2,126 178,946

    I joined this site and went with template teams with three Defenders and my success went rapidly downhill. I could never seem to get on players before the Bandwagon.

    This season I am going back to my roots. Points per cost of player Defenders are more value.

    Its a different approach and I am going to try it out on the basis that I will miss the explosive returns from midfield of Sanchez and De Bruyne and Hazard etc but I'll plumb for midfielders who will play and are playmakers for their teams.

    As such- I will be opening with

    /Lóssl/ (Ryan)

    Lindelóf Clyne Azpil Alonso Cahill

    Siggy Loftus-Cheek

    Kane Lukaku(c) Gayle

    Bench; Philips Knockaert Mcarthur

    I will rotate Philips and Knockaert in and out with Loftus-Cheek based on fixtures

    Best of luck to all in the new season

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks mate. You should consider writing a book.

    2. Over Midwicket
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks

    3. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Just curious why were you so easily lead by other people for seven years and now you only decide to do your own thing?

      Seven years it took you to runaway from the flock!

    4. jason_ni
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Trip Chelsea defence looks excessive to me!

  13. boogle
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A) Defoe + Tadic
    B) Firmino + Ritchie

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B

    2. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Toss a coin. B if pressed I think.

    3. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Deeney and Zaha for me having considered similar

    4. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A for me

  14. Tornado
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Who will score more....ramsay or alonso?

    1. Make Arrows Green Again
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Alonso if you can afford.

      1. Tornado
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Surely everyone can if you play 4-3-3?

        1. Make Arrows Green Again
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Well, quite

  15. MAVER!CK
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Deeney or Gayle??

    1. H-SF
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Gayle, but surprised less people considering Watford players, Marco Silva is a good coach

      1. MAVER!CK
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        cheers mate! M. Silva maybe not attacking enough? 6.5 isn't a lot for penalty taking forward though..whos on pens for toons?

    2. twoplustwo
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I went Deeney myself

  16. Don't Call Me Schurrle
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Thoughts on this please?

    Foster Elliott
    Alonso Ake Cedric Dunk Yedlin
    Alli Pedro Ramsay RLC Carroll
    Kane Lukaku Defoe

    Planning to rotate RLC and Carroll in a 343 most of the time but trying to retain flexibility for 433 (e.g. GW2)

    1. Jonesfromthere
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Think it's too light to justify RLC/Carroll rotation. I've got that rotation but got Kane/Kak/Laca along with Sane and Salah.

  17. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Foster Elliot
    Bertrand Cedric Dawson Ake Rangel
    Alli Sane Coutinho RLC T.Carrol
    Lukaku Aguero Defoe
    What do you think, wc gw4 probably. Double Southampton...

  18. Midlands Saint73
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    First draft gtg?

    Forster
    Cedric, Azpi, Trippier
    Lallana, Eriksen, Sane, Gray
    Lukaku, Lacazette, Austin

    Heaton, Lowe, Yedlin, Carrol

    1. Don't Call Me Schurrle
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Spent the entirety of last season regretting bringing in Azpil when everyone around me had Alonso, think the price difference is justified.

  19. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    What's the best choice Arsenal defender?

  20. esben86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    RMT please:

    Foster - Elliot
    Azpi - McAuley - Cedric - Clark - Mee
    Alli - Coutinho - Redmond - Phillips - RLC
    Lukaku - Lacazette - Firmino

  21. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Seeing lots of Pedro.

    Do folk think he is nailed??

  22. lukwas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    haven't seen anyone pick defoe - don't you reckon he'll score a fair few goals?

    1. OLLY G
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Defoe is a great pick. Great striker, on pens, playing for a team who score goals. Jonty says he is almost certainly picking him.

    2. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I have him was one of the first names on my team guarunteed goals plus plays for a better team now with legs around him

  23. Don't Call Me Schurrle
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Henderson's back and priced at just 5.5 - is he worth having?

  24. OLLY G
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Why is there not much love for Milner?

    I am just getting too carried away by his penalty potential?

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I considered him, but I am going for a balanced 3-4-3 formation instead

      He would be good to have rarely gets injured and on pens.
      Might be moved back to midfield as well.
      Can buy him for the season and forget about him

    2. CREAM
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Liverpool concede a lot, I feel safer with a chelsea 6.5

  25. IWR
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    A) KDB, Tadic, Firm, Daniels
    B) Cout, Sane, Defoe, 4.5 Def

    1. Wrong Captain Choice - Ag i…
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      a looks more balanced

    2. IWR
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Yeah that's where I'm at.

      Gives me a nice spread of attacking options from all the big sides as well. Cout is the one I want but can't fit in.

      Firm playing up top should do the trick as the next best I guess.

    3. CREAM
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      B I don't like tadic

  26. CREAM
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Alonso + defoe
    or
    Azpil + firmino

    1. Don't Call Me Schurrle
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A + A!

    2. IWR
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A has a lot more attacking threat.

  27. OLLY G
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Foster - (Myhill)

    Cedric - Lindelof - Dawson - (Yedlin) - (Rangel)

    Alli - Zaha - Pogba - Redmond - (RLC)

    Kane - Lukaku - Defoe

    1. CREAM
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I would have 1 top defender

  28. A Team Of James McCleans
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Austin, or find the 1.5 to upgrade to defoe?

    1. IWR
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Find that cash

    2. A Team Of James McCleans
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Atm im thinking, pogba > tadic and austin > defoe

      1. IWR
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        yep

    3. CREAM
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      defoe

  29. CREAM
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Heaton 4.0
    Azpil, lindelof, daniels, mcauley 4.0
    ali, pogba, stanislas 4.5, 4.5
    Kane, luk, firmino.