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The ScoutCast – Episode 232 – Feisty

“This is how the ScoutCast was meant to be” exclaimed Granville.

He’s not wrong. If you’ve successfully avoided this brand of nonsense to this point, episode 232 provides a less than gentle introduction.

Just don’t expect me to take a beating every week.

That’s certainly what pans out over this lengthy landmark episode which finds me rolling the punches after my “ill-timed” Wildcard.

Granville and Jonty take turns to dish out the blows, while Andy and Az make uncomfortable spectators.

Once the scuffle dies down, we do our best to address the latest community questions, assessing strikers, mid-price midfielders and the latest wing-backs demanding our attention.

But, for once, that forms the undercard for the “big fight”.

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. 007 [RoboKlopp]
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Hi, who is best options defender max 4.6m for GW6?
    Thanks.

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Moreno or Francis.

      1. Begbie.
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Whoops, thought you meant this GW for some reason sorry.

    2. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Just for GW6? It has to be Mee or Lowton or Tarkowski.

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Clark

  2. Miami Monkey
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Captaincy for a non-Kane owner?

    A) Lukaku (EVE)
    B) Firmino (BUR)
    C) Salah (BUR)
    D) Eriksen (SWA)

    If it makes a difference, ML rival is captaining Lukaku (and has nailed every captain so far this season the git)

    1. Hotdogs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

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

      D

      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        All are very good options. Think I'd go with Firmino or Eriksen.

    3. michele98
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      If your behind risk it and go for D

    4. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A.

      Liverpool will struggle against Burnley parking the bus I think.

    5. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      D. Eriksen loves playing Swans
      MU is an unknown without Pogba and Pool without Mané is a worry too.

    6. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I would go for C

  3. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Best move here lads?

    A) Love & Willian -> Bavies & Choupo (bench Carroll)
    B) Berty & Willian -> Bavies & Silva
    C) Berty & Willian -> Lascelles & Eriksen

    A) leaves enough cash for Moreno -> Kolasinac next week

    Foster
    Bertrand, Cedric, Moreno
    Alli, Willian, Phillips, Carroll
    Kane, Lukaku, Jesus

    Elliot, RLC, Naughton, Love
    Bank 1.8m, 2FTs

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B

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

      A out of those probably

      Downgrade Kaku and upgrade one of the mids imo

    3. Poison Apple
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A

  4. Hotdogs
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Play:

    A) Hemed (bou), or
    B) Brady (liv)?

    1. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Brady for sure - Liverpool can't defend

  5. Red Dagger ✪
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pogba to....

    A KDB
    B Salah
    C Miki
    D someone else....?

    1. Hotdogs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      C

    2. Jinswick
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      KDB or Silva if you want some spare change

    3. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I have three Spurs and no United cover by the way. Thank you for the advice.

    4. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B

    5. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      C

      1. Don Van Vliet
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Surprising reading re: Rambo

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Better or worse than you expected?

  6. cemal
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Foster at home to West Ham or Elliot at home to stoke?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot

    2. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      This question keeps popping up... Can see west ham scoring alright so would edge towards Elliot

      1. MrZ
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        But stoke can score vs resilient ManU...

    3. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot

  7. ILOVEBAPS
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Team on -4 currently. £0.0 itb

    DDG Elliot
    Davies Cedric Hegazi Mee Rangel
    Pogba* Salah Eriksen Mooy TCarroll
    Kane(c) Lukaku JRod

    Should I take another hit to trade Pogba or just play TCarroll/Mee play?
    Worth a WC? Defence is awful

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No move would be worth a -8 imo so keep and ditch next week.

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Thanks. Hard not to hit but probably wise. Not sure who I'd get either. Silva??

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I have exactly the same issue. I'm on -4 and need to move Pog. I also have Carroll and Mee. But I would have to play both as I also have RLC so I'm going to burn another 4 I think.

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        WC an option?

        1. Red Dagger ✪
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          I don't want to wildcard this team. It's a good one I think. I'd rather burn the 8 or just bench Pog for a week than WC.

          DeGea (Elliot)
          Stones, Davies, Bertrand (Mee Mariappa)
          Eriksen, Pogba, Mooy, Carroll (RLC)
          Kane, Jesus, Firmino.

          1. Red Dagger ✪
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            Jones not Stones by the way

            1. ILOVEBAPS
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Your team is better than mine and certainly not worth WCing. Mine however!!!

              1. Red Dagger ✪
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 7 months ago

                Your team is fine. Nothing a -8 won't fix 😉

    3. TallestJohn
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Same situation with 0.1m in the bank.

      Unfortunately Pogba to Ramsey wouldn't quite leave me with enough for Daniels to Mendy next week. I'll probably keep Pog now, but it'll be tough trying to judge the transfer as I don't want to lose that 0.1m profit I'd get for selling him now.

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I think I'm going to go Miki. I want some United offensive cover. United played Tuesday and Everton played today and played pretty bad. Could be a cricket score on Sunday.

  8. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    GtG? 0ft, 0.2 itb.

    Elliot
    Bavies, Dawson, TAA
    Alli(C), Eriksen, Mkhi, Salah
    Jesus, Lukaku, Abraham

    subs: Krul, Tarroll, Mee, Hunemeier

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      G2g.

    2. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      TAA not nailed.

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

    Dilemma :

    Is Trippier are rotation risk?

    Play Trippier or transfer in Bdavies

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aurier will play instead of Trippier.

    2. Hotdogs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Aurier played mid-week, Trippier should start this weekend

  10. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Willian > Fabregas for free (no other Chelsea's coverage)

    Do it?

    1. Begbie.
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      How much ITB?

      1. steven8991
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        0.1

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

        Enough to buy Bdavies with free transfer .

        Do it?

  11. Delhidynamo
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    What's the better pair to replace Son and Laca

    A) Alli and Vardy
    B) Kane and Albrighton(mid upto 6)

    1. Patty
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B with choupo

      1. Poison Apple
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        this

  12. killercrush
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    HI all,

    I want to get Kane in for the fixtures coming up but will need to take a hit to do it

    My team is:
    Alonso Jones Cedric Naughton Haidara
    Alli Salah Pogba* RLC Carroll
    Lukaku Firmino Morata

    1 FT & 0.1 ITB

    Should I take hit for either:
    a) Lukaku to Kane and Pogba to Choupo (Bavies next week) -4
    b) Lukaku to Kane and Alonso to Bavies (Would have to play both of RLC and Carroll or Naughton) -4
    c) Lukaku to Kane , Pogba to Chop & Naughton or Cedric to Bavies for -8 (Would probably switch to 4-3-3)
    d) Lukaku to Kane, Pogba to Mhki & Alonso to Bavies for -8
    e) Have another think about it

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      B if any. I'd rather a cheaper Che def anyway. I like the idea of 442

    2. Poison Apple
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      A. but assess if its gonna be davies

  13. Patty
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Play Elliot or Foster?

    1. Poison Apple
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      elliot

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

      Elliot

  14. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Elliot
    Valencia Bertrand Daniels
    Mkhi Salah Willian Atsu Carroll
    Lukaku Kane Firmino

    0.1 ITB

    Daniels > BDavies & Willian > Gross. Good or no?

    1. steven8991
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      for -4

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I would play Daniels this week, decent fixture. Just boot Willian or roll the FT.

  15. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Do people think Jesus Gamez will start this week?

  16. Poison Apple
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    A. Mendy + 4.0 non playing defender (Rotation of Atsu, Simpsons (Lei))
    B. Any 6.0 City defender + 4.5 Defender (3 way rotation of Atsu and Simpsons (Lei))

    If B, recommended city defender will be?

    1. Patty
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      I'd get stones, he was quality in CL

      1. Poison Apple
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Kinda worried he is first to go once company is back

  17. steven8991
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Tadic or Gross?

    1. Patty
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross easy

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Gross. Never ever play Tadic again.... Ever.

    3. Poison Apple
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      wun be anywhere near tadic. Will consider Chupo

      1. Red Dagger ✪
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Just put Cho Mo on my draft team. Feels like a good place to test a bandwagon 😉

  18. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Would you start this GW?

    1. Begovic (BHA).
    2. Elliot (STK).

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

      Got the same dilemma, thinking Elliot, much more form.

    2. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot for sure

  19. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Fingers crossed for this lot..

    -4 taken.
    *Begovic.
    Jones, Yoshida, Kolasinac.
    Alli, Eriksen, Choupo, Atsu.
    Firmino(vc), Kane (c), Lukaku.

    *Elliot, Mbemba, Carroll, Mee.

    Not 100% decided on GK yet.

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Play Elliot

      1. S.Kuqi
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        I would play Bego but both equally good options this gw.

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          I've got Bego nad Elliot. Elliot came through for me last week but I'm trusting Cherries turn the page tonight.

          Mee might have to stand in for Yoshi - could be nasty away at Liverpool - keep an eye on the Saints' back line.

  20. My Name Is Pepu
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Pogba + Hegazi to

    A) Sterling + Mendy
    B) Eriksen + Mee
    C) Silva + Davies

    1. Balls of Steel
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      C all day long

  21. S.Kuqi
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    First time in 9 yrs of playing fpl have no idea how to spend 2FTs or even one.

    Is it completely madness to sell Lukaku for Jesus / Morata to fund Kolasinac move in gw6? Armband locked for Kane in next 4 gws.

    Current team

    Elliot
    Beavis-TFM-Cedric
    Eriksen-Mkhi-Richar-Antonio
    Kane-Kaku-Firm

    subs: Foster,Mee, Mbemba

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      It's a huge risk but you do need to beef up your defence so it could be a gamble that pays off.

  22. Sid07
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Please suggest improvement

    Foster (elliot)
    Stephens Baily Daniels(suttner mee)
    Ramsey salah erickson richarlison (carrol)
    Kane lukaku Rodriguez

    2ft 0.5 itb

    1. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Jrod -> Joselu?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Viable. I'd see how Joselu gets on this GW first.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Stephens to Stones?

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        Maybe. Can you afford Davies? Already got Jones?

        1. Sid07
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Can't afford davies
          Baily to bdavies
          Stephens to Jones maybe

  23. Aubaaaaa
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Bench one below:
    A. TAA
    B. Daniels
    C. Suttner
    D. Ince

    1. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Suttner

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        yeah.

  24. JayRodriguez
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Alli or Salah?

    Assuming Kane and Firmino are already there.

    1. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Alli, 100% fit due absence in UCL

      1. My Name Is Pepu
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        +1

  25. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    play with DDG or Elliot??

    H2H United v Everton
    U 1 - 1 E
    E 1 - 1 U
    U 0 - 0 E
    E 1 - 2 U
    U 1 - 0 E

    only 2 clean sheets and 1 game with 3 goals.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      You can't have a premium keeper and not play him every week. If you want to play Eliot, cash in on DDG.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Elliot

  26. tokara
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    best 4.5m? alrdy has carroll

    Cork?

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Chalobah, I'd say.

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        i thought of that...a b2b midfielder i supposed but not sure will start under Roy now

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Roy? Chalobah and RLC are 2 different players. Chalobah plays for Watford. 😆

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            🙂

        2. Afghanistanislas
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Chalobah plays for Watford

      2. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        This - I'm banking on a Chalobah goal this weekend as benching Pogba rather than swap him out for a hit

        1. My Name Is Pepu
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Wise move. Don't think Pogba will drop anytime soon.

          1. Andy_Social
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            He just has! He will again, poss by 0.2 this week.

            1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Probably a free drop for most who got him at 8.0... I'm most interested in Son - if he bags a brace v. Swansea I'll swap him for Pogba for a FT next week... but likewise if he blanks or is benched I'll look elsewhere...

            2. My Name Is Pepu
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 7 months ago

              Bottomed.

              Pogba + Hegazi to

              A) Sterling + Mendy
              B) Eriksen + Mee
              C) Silva + Davies

  27. tokara
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Surprised to see Silva rose after didnt do much last game...

    1. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Nailed on, great price, great fixtures. I can see the appeal.

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        He hasn't been very productive though. A specialist at assisting the assister.

        1. Ryan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Did well at the start of the season. He's not the sort of player I would get but I can understand the interest.

          1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 7 months ago

            One assist in his first game was a bit meh to be honest, that being said City will score goals so he has a good chance of being involved.

    2. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Wanted to get him in but now I'm .1m short of the move, FML!

    3. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      no need to be suprised, he always played for 90 min, the lowest chance to be rotated, cheaper than KDB who only gave points last week. I have him for my 2nd account, not for my prime because I already have Jesus

  28. Jason Bourne
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Anyone have the recent price changes?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Hot topic

    2. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Check hot topics. TM does it every day

    3. Jason Bourne
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Just seen it, thanks

    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      Can always check here too:
      http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/Home/Events

      1. Jason Bourne
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 7 months ago

        down

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 7 months ago

          Working fine here:
          http://prntscr.com/glcp7s

  29. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Any sign of Tim Krul winning the starting spot for Brighton? I have Forster in goal & would be a nice 1.0 of TV to free up for Hazard

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 7 months ago

      No signs of it but you never know. I've got Elliot/Krul happy that Elliot is a safe bet for now.

  30. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 7 months ago

    Reposting. Already taken a hit to get this team. Stick with this or take another hit to dump pogba? Who for? Budget 8.1m. Thanks

    Ddg
    Alonso Bertrand Dawson mee
    Eriksen gros Carroll
    Kane lukaku firmino

    Elliot chalobah pogba mbemba