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The ScoutCast – Episode 235 – Swingers

Careering out of the international break at speed, the ScoutCast returns in anticipation of a turning point in our seasons.

We’ve been chattering for several weeks on the much anticipated “fixture swing”, and now we’re all set to put ourselves at its mercy.

What does it mean for our Fantasy line-ups?

In truth, with multiple transfers and Wildcards at our disposal, Jonty, Andy, Luke and myself started this latest episode still seeking our own answers. Over almost 90 minutes and with your community questions providing the steer, we do our best to reach some conclusions.

We weigh up Manchester United exit plans, Liverpool’s blunted attack and Jamie Vardy’s recuperation techniques, before previewing Gameweek 8 in the usual hap-hazard style.

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. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Who is this Choupo chap? Seeing him in a lot of teams...including mine but know very little about him

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Stoke

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Yes. Any good?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          Only player to score against United in PL this year. He even scored twice.

    2. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Think he's quite a tall lad ..so i hear

    3. Feed tha Sheep
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Stoke playing up front decent option

    4. A.T
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Check out his scoring record before he came to Stoke.

    5. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Chip Monti

    6. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      1/5 though the season and he's somehow the only player to score past De Gea in the league.

    7. COLLIN QUANER
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Jean-Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Stoke City and the Cameroon national team.

      Choupo-Moting began his career with Hamburger SV, making his Bundesliga debut in August 2007.

      He spent the 2009–10 season on loan at 1. FC Nürnberg and in August 2011 he joined 1. FSV Mainz 05. After three seasons with Mainz he moved on to Schalke 04 in August 2014. He became a regular for the Gelsenkirchen club, and made over 100 appearances, before joining English Premier League side Stoke City in August 2017.

      1. Flynny
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Chipping mountain

    8. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Appears to be playing out of position up front ...scored a few points, cheap

    9. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Cheers all.

    10. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Nathan Redmond

    11. Monkey Hanger
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Cheap, mediocre, enabler.

  2. Pooodle
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Main decision this week...

    A) Jesus

    B) Vardy?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Neither really.

      1. Pooodle
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Think they're basically the only 3rd striker options though unless I'm missing something? Already got Lukaku and Kane.

        1. Salarrivederci
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          Ch. Wood is my man!

        2. Numb
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          Who do you have now?

    2. waldo666
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Probably lean to Vardy now with Aguero looming

      1. Pooodle
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        The one thing that's making me lean towards Jesus though is I can't see Aguero starting this week, so could then easily bring Morata in for Jesus.

        1. waldo666
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          Oh I definitely don't think Aguero will start this week either but looks like next week for sure which diminishes the appeal of Jesus for me. However if you're happy to use a transfer again next week then could work out OK.

          1. Pooodle
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 21 days ago

            Thanks - yeah I don't mind making additional transfers especially when it's for heavy hitters.

  3. waldo666
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Right, think I might just hold Morata this week, play Mee instead and then have 2 freebies next week to facilitate Aguero back in, sound fair?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Yep

    2. Spartac Mac
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Sounds good to me.

      Mee a good option this week.

    3. FantasyNik123
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Yup.

    4. Pooodle
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      I think it's worth dumping him for Vardy or Jesus. Lots of money on the bench and could be out for a while.

    5. waldo666
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Cheers all.

  4. Feed tha Sheep
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    First to 5 please? Which is the best?Firmino & Mhiki >
    A. Jesus & Richarlison
    B. Vardy & Sterling

    If A it will need to be done tonight before price changes

    1. Ha.
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      B

  5. goriuanx
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Sergio Aguero 🙂

    1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      For a hit ?

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Free. All depends on presser.

        1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          Yep ...wildcard for me and like many have Jesus atm

    2. Chris_White
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      El Capitano

      1. goriuanx
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Yep, if known he starts.

  6. cheeky moses
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Schmeichel/ Elliot
    Azpi, Stones, Davies, Otamendi, Alonso
    Coutinho, Silva, Richarlison, (RLC,TC)
    Kane, Vardy, (Ayew)

    cheeky 5-3-2 innit!?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Looks nice.
      Not sure on Schm.

      1. cheeky moses
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        cheers
        who would u prefer?

        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          Fab or Pope seeing you don't have their defenders.

          1. cheeky moses
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 21 days ago

            don't fancy Fab, but Pope is not a bad idea.
            Thanks!

  7. Ed
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Mikhi > Sterling on FT? Leaves

    Foster
    Kolasinac Davies Mee Lowe
    Alli Sterling Ritchie
    Kane Lukaku Firmino

  8. Numb
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Best 3 forwards now?

    Has to be Kane plus two of Lukaku / Aguero / Morata right?

    1. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      There's a HT for this. Bloody casuals

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      For GW9, yeah.

    3. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      And Aguero isn't even officially back yet.

    4. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Big Tammy

    5. George Sillett
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      You missed out Rondon the man in form

      1. Pochecinno
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        You tell them, I got laughed at earlier today when I suggested Rondon was going under the radar.

        1. George Sillett
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          There are so many blinkered people around. The guy has everything.

          1. Pochecinno
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 21 days ago

            Sheep

  9. Kanteisking
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    WC final drafts

    a)
    Fabianski
    Jones, Cedric, Davies, Ward
    Hazard, Sterling, Coutinho
    Kane, Jesus, Vardy

    b)
    Fabianski
    Jones, Holding, Davies, Ward
    Eriksen, Sterling, Coutinho
    Kane, Lukaku, Vardy

  10. SAUCY SALAH
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Evening fellow fpl addicts. Have absolutely no idea what to do with this team, feel it needs more changes but got 0FT and WC played.

    Foster
    Alonso | Jones | Kolasinac | Davies
    Coutinho | Ritchie | Groß
    Kane | Lukaku | Jesus

    Elliot | RLC | T.Carroll | Tuanzebe

    0ITB. Suggestions welcome.

    Thanks

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      G2g this week but I'd play Elliot over Foster

      1. SAUCY SALAH
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Cheers mate, interesting. Sounds silly but I fancy Foster just so I have a player on Monday night haha

  11. Pochecinno
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    What an ill-titled scoutcast. The real question is, does Mark bring Jules Breach to the party?

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Granville > Jules

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Disagree!

      2. Pochecinno
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        You'd rather go for Granville over Jules at a Swingers party? Each to their own I suppose

  12. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Mkhi to Sterling done, come on Raheem.

    Hazard can wait...

  13. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    1) Coutinho - Silva - Carroll/4.5mid

    or

    2) Sterling - Silva - Choupo/5.6mid

    On WC so if I go for option 2 and Sterling rises tonight, I can change him back to Coutinho and option 1 before deadline with no problem but if I wait and Sterling rises, I wont be able to afford option 2. So I should take option 2 tonight to buy myself more time?

    Confused.

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Yes, option 2 for now

    2. Virgil Hilts
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      2 by far

    3. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Thanks 🙂

    4. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      when did you get coutinho in though? he's at 9 now but was 8.9 at start of IB. if you bought him for 9 then option 2 but if for 8.9 you'll lose 0.1 buying him back in

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Ah yes...that seems to have happened lol cant afford him again now. Will have to just be happy with triple City

  14. Tehol
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Here is my current team:

    Foster Elliot

    Davies Otamendi Mee Bailly TAA

    Alli Mkhitaryan Gross Loftus-cheek TCarroll

    Kane Lukaku Firmino

    2FT 0.1 in the bank

    Option À) Change Firmino to Vardy and Mkhi to Sterling
    Option B) Change Bailly to Jones and Mkhi to Silva and keep the extra money
    Option C) Wildcard

    Your thoughts?

    1. crazyturtle
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      I Wildcarded this week but I think A is the dullard move and thus the safest.

  15. George Sillett
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    If by some miraculous fluke Aguero starts against Stoke Pundit of Punts is going to be even more intolerable than he usually is.

    1. Midlands Saint73
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Lucky to make the bench never mind the pitch. Jesus will start and get 60 mins by which point City will be 2+ goals up and he will be subbed. Sterling play remainder of game as false 9 and Jesus replaced by Sane or BSilva.

    2. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Pundit of Kuns

      1. George Sillett
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        There may be a letter missing here.

        1. Pochecinno
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          I don't want to get deleted 😀

  16. FantasyNik123
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Would've loved Mane to stay fit. Could've done everyone a massive favor by stamping Kun in the chest.

    1. Johqvist
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      They won't play each other again for long though.

  17. GuillermoDickero
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    What are people doing with Kola?

    1. Paul
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      keeeping

  18. cheeky moses
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    so.
    Hazard or Coutinho?

    1. Paul
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Eden

    2. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Coutinho.

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Look at the fixtures

  19. crazyturtle
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    RMT

    Foster Elliott
    Davies Otamendi Cresswell VVD Mee
    Sterling Eriksen Salah Choupo Carroll
    Kane Jesus Joselu

    I'm on a wildcard with 0.2 in the bank, any advice?

  20. Legomané
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Jesus: 4 goals 1 assist in his last 4 starts, mostly playing with Aguero.

    So why is Jesus suddenly a bad option this week?

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Just landed

    2. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Jesus back late after internationals.

      Kun back in full training

      Isn't there a chance kun starts and jesus doesn't at weekend??

      1. Virgil Hilts
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        There's a chance neither starts as well, with CL midweek. Pep may want his strikers to be in best shape for that.

        He might think he's got enough to beat Stoke with a false 9 system, in fact that would be typical of him, going all a bit maverick / too clever for his own good.

    3. We Will Klopp you
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Because he might not start/play and a hot topic showed he had played more minutes but was either on par with or being outscored points-wise by Sterling and Sane. Also can't captain a player surrounded by this much uncertainty and paying 10.5m for a non-captain option isn't an attractive proposition

  21. Flynny
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    So this kun stuff has me really nervous about having jesus in my wildcard team.

    Does it make sense to ditch jesus and go for lacazette - esp if pep indicates kun can start at weekend?

    It's a likely placeholder til morata returns....

    What are folk thinking..thanks

    1. Goat
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Hopefully he rises tonight. Get that double rise and decide tomorrow evening

    2. Midlands Saint73
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Either he comes off the bench to get goals coz City are struggling or more likely what I said above happens. Either way no need to worry.

  22. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    I don't have any city

    But I do have Ritchie and Brady 😎

    1. Paul
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Wow!!!
      same here

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Top man

    2. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Same here

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Ledge

  23. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Thoughts on Mkhi & Morata -> Silva & Vardy

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      For free, sure.

      1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Not for a hit, even if its basically a -2 hit?

        1. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 21 days ago

          There's no such thing as a -2 hit.

          1. FirminoIsBetterThanYou
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 21 days ago

            If subs won't play and Morata is the one is going for a hit?

  24. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Currently set with this WC but are changes needed to build one more mid:

    Fabianski (elliot)
    Azpi,Jones,Stones,Davies,Ward
    Silva,Eriksen (Choupo,Surman,King)
    Jesus,Kane,Vardy

    Do you prefer:
    A) Team above as it is (5-2-3 / 4-3-3)
    B) Azpi & Choupo > Fabregas & Maguire + 0.5ITB
    C) Azpi & Choupo & Stones > Cahill & Fabregas & Daniels

  25. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    RMWCT before I head to bed please

    ----------------De Gea-------------------
    Otemendi - Davies - Alonso - Ward
    -----Sterling - Silva - Choupo-------
    -------Kane - Lukaku - Vardy--------

    Subs: Elliot - Carroll - Loftas-Cheek - Mbemba

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Midfield is too light for me, having said that those are the 2 city players I'm trying to shoehorn in on my WC
      personally would downgrade de gea or alonso and upgrade choupo

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        no one under 7m that I am interested in tho

    2. Emp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      8/10

  26. Monkey Hanger
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Wonder if Phil Neville is better at anything when compared to Gary?

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Being a tw@

      1. Virgil Hilts
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Too close to call

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      ^ See above.

    3. Reedy
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      He would appear above him in a reverse alphabetical list. Take that, Gary!

    4. Virgil Hilts
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Cricket apparently

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        I've heard Gary's response to this , 'Phil was better at football than me at that age too, and look how that ended up'.

  27. FantasyNik123
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Speroni, second choice Palace keeper likely to start in place of the injured Hennessy. Oh happy days Eden!!!

    1. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Hen is just terrible. Doubt Speroni is any worse.

    2. Virgil Hilts
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Isn't Speroni the one that wears traccy bottoms and is about 50?

  28. BullDogTevez
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Lukaku, Alli, Bertrand > Lacazette Hazard Luiz

    Yay or Nay?

  29. Kane Train
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Any changes to this WC team

    Fabianski
    Otamendi - Monreal - Davies
    Richarlson - Mkhi - D.Silva - Coutinho
    Vardy - Kane - Jesus

    Bench: Elliot, Mbemba, McArthur, Rangel

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      The bench is horrid.

    2. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Think your bench shd be stronger...u have 2 that don't play...

  30. Athletic Nasherbo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 21 days ago

    Seems sensible that Pep starts Jesus and bring on Aguero if needed against Stoke. He most likely won’t be match fit, or could play them both then withdraw Aguero early for champions league in the week. Jesus only good option for this week I think then do the good ol switcharoo to Morata if fit.

    1. goriuanx
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 21 days ago

      Starting Jesus after he played 180 mins for Brazil and is needed for Napoli midweek is not sensible.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 21 days ago

        Yet playing Aguero who is more key than Jesus when he has just recovered from a rib injury against Stoke who is needed for Napoli?