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The ScoutCast – Episode 228 – Countdown

The final countdown has begun with the new season kick-off now less than 24-hours away.

Earlier the week the ScoutCast grew gathered as the clock ticked down, with Jonty, Andy and Luke joining myself to tackle a raft of perfectly targeted questions from you – the community.

Each of us take turns to reveal our current line-ups, while the collection of queries allowed us to put each of the four positions under the microscope. On occasions, we even broke from the ScoutCast tradition to provide some definitive answers.

Pre-season gremlins struck as I dropped out in full flow on Paul Pogba, but I managed to return to steer the ship towards its final destination – the first weekend preview of the new campaign.

It’s good to be back.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday 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 via the second player below.

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

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  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    FPL Top Tip

    Don't transfer out a player after one bad game. A dog isn't just for Xmas.

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      You're saying players are dogs and every GW is like Xmas?

  2. bulbuf
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    WWhich players haven't left your team since the start?

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Elliot, Phillips and Kane

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kane Lukaku De Bruyne Carroll

    3. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Salah, Jesus, Elliot, Alli, Mkhi.

    4. camarozz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kane

      1. bulbuf
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        i just got rid of kane so i can bring in jesus and mounie

    5. I Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      De Bruyne and Lukaku

    6. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Lukaku, Kane & KDB

  3. El Cube
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    a) Mili+Salah or b) RLC+Mane ???

    1. Aston-villain
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      b

  4. Aston-villain
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Do you guys think Matic will be a first team player ??

    1. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nailed as hell

    2. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mega nailed.

    3. Geoff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      haha uhhhhh

  5. camarozz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Downgrade PVA to upgrade Salah to Mane????

    1. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      not sure if Salah to Mane is an upgrade tbh

  6. general_franco
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Iwobi/JWP/Fraser/Gross?

    1. hogree
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gross

  7. Leeds2116
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Ritchie or JWP? .5 may be better spent in def?

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Ritchie

  8. Charsenal
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which team's fixtures alternate best with WBA?
    (thinking specifically for GK)

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      swa

  9. mcmd11
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Could I get a RMT?

    Foster (Eliot)
    Bailly Bertrand Kolasinac (Hunemeier, Rangel)
    KDB Atsu Mane Zaha (RLC)
    Kane Jesus Chicharito

    Cheers

    1. ooooo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      8 risky without Lukaku but strong team

  10. Differentiator
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    RM (bit differential) T

    Foster - Elliot
    Kompany - Dann - Yoshida- Ake - Johnson
    Carroll - Ayew - Alli - Eriksen - Ritchie
    Kane - Firmino - Vardy

    1. bulbuf
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ugliest team so far

    2. MY DJ NAME IS PIMP CURRY
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      not the worst team at all. not even the most different, to be fair. many of those picks are template

    3. nisag17
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Everything depends on Spurs for this team.

  11. ooooo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best £4.5 keeper?

    1. Leeds2116
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      matt ryan

      1. ooooo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Dont really want him because I have city players but who else is good in that price bracket

    2. hogree
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Gamble Begovic
      Safe but Boring Foster

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Foster I assume

  12. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone that play Kompany for City defensif cover?

    Want to have Kola but will monitor him in GW 1-2, currenty have Monreal for Arsenal cover.

    For Soton, have Stephens atm, hoping he can get bps.

    Thx you.

  13. Adro34
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    G2G?

    DDG Elliott
    Ake Stephens Suttner Lee Dawson
    Eriksen Mane Willian Ritchie Carroll
    Lukaku Jesus Benteke

    0.5 ITB. Cheers again!

  14. Leeds2116
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Here is one

    JWP and Bertrand

    or Stephens & Ritchie

  15. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Salah and Gabbi

    Or

    Jesus and JwP

    ?

    1. Turbolag
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  16. awgJose
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    A) Kane & Zaha
    B) Lacazette & Eriksen

    1. Hairy Potter
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      A

  17. hogree
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Best 6.0 5.0 5.0 three man defence?

    1. SheBangsTheDrums
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm on Kompany Daniels and Yoshida

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kola Stephens/Yosh Daniels/Ake

    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Bertrand, Stephens, Yoshi

    4. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Kolasinac Dawson Cedric

  18. AF90
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Worried about Cedric now so may play safe & swap to Stephens?

    1. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Safest is Yoshida

      1. Turbolag
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not worried about the injury?

        https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/895743962295697408

      2. Whazza
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        injury rumours

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm not, got 63' on Sat, Pied nowhere, in for me.

      1. Geoff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Hey Netley how are you looking? Any worries?

  19. Hairy Potter
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    TAA or Lowe?

    1. AF90
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      TAA

    2. Ask Yourself
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Would love to have Lowe think he's great just not brace enough myself

      1. Hairy Potter
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah, I not convinced there will many Huddersfield clean sheets.

  20. SheBangsTheDrums
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How's Kompany's fitness looking?

  21. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Everyone going Kane/Lukaku (c)?

    Very tempted to captain KDB

  22. Chip Butty
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I was kinda happy with my team but then realised 9 of starting XI from United, City, Southampton. Good opening fixtures and expect a Manchester top 2 this season but not sure if that's too much?

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't do it personally but who knows

  23. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Still £1.5m itb, any thoughts where to spend or GTG? Happy playing 4-5 defenders from the start
    Foster (Elliott)
    Bertrand, Stephens, Kola, Ake (Mee)
    Groß, KdB, Zaha (Carroll, Chalobah)
    Kane, Kaku, Firm
    Thanks

  24. kinglourenco
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Elliott / Speroni

    Cedric Yoshida Stephens

    KDB Alli Erik Mane Zaha

    Jesus Firmino

    thoughts?

  25. Egg noodle
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    POGBA OR MKHTARIYAN

    1. Adro34
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mhk

    2. Chip Butty
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mkhi

    3. Gríma Wormtongue
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Mkhyariyan

      1. Egg noodle
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all

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

      Pogba for nailedness, Mkhitaryan offers more attacking potential though. In a 4-2-3-1, Pogba would be the better option, I guess Mkhitaryan is the btter pick in a 3-4-3

  26. Pariße
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How was Kane doing away from home? Bad stats in that department may instantly put me off for the beginning at least.

  27. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Will Fosu-Mensah start? rotates well with Mee for the first few weeks

  28. chelseabrad
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Foster Myhill
    Alonso Bellerin Stephens Daniels Hunemeier
    Alli Salah Willian Loftus-Cheek Chaloba
    Lukaku Jesus Benteke

    Playing 4-3-3, been out of the loop for a week or so, so not 100% who is still nailed, still good to go??

  29. UnitedFan
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Which 'fire and forget' 8.5 keeper combo?

    A) Foster + Myhill

    B) Fabianski + Nordveldt

    1. Turbolag
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm on Ryan+Maenpaa actually.