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The ScoutCast – Episode 246 – Smashing

The ScoutCast quintet take on established Fantasy thinking in this latest episode, as we debate the quest to smash the current template squad.

What is the template? How can we break it? Should we even bother?

The discussion that unfolds is predictably sprawling and often heated, as once again the conflicting philosophies on Fantasy management in the ScoutCast crew are laid bare.

Elsewhere we let the rest of your community questions steer the conversation, as we contemplate Sanchez at United, battle Firmino vs Aguero and even find time to check in on Stoke.

Try as we might, even we struggle to argue about Stoke.

By the way, off the air we carried on the debate and, in the end, everyone agreed that I was right and that I also had the best beard.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. 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
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Surely Conte starts Batman this week after scoring in the cup.

    I mean what's a man got to do?!

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      What he needs to do? Leave the club!

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Probably, would like to see him make a big statement if he gets the nod this week.

        1. StoichkovFPL
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Dont count on that. Willian plus Haz false 9.

        2. el polako
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          West Ham should offer straight swap:
          Andy C for Mitschy B !

    2. Magic Box
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Not in Conte's plans for the future and weekend might have been his last game.

  2. Jamb0
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Howsit lads,

    Adrian (Fabianski)
    Kenny, Otamendi, Zanka (Mariappa, Mbemba)
    Salah, Alli, Sterling, Arnautovic (Carroll)
    Kane, Aguero, Murray

    1FT, worth changing anything?

    1. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Any cash for upgrading a def?

      1. Jamb0
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        0.6 in the bank

        1. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Think I'd save so you have more flexibility for moves next week

  3. Maddi Son
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    De Gea
    Alonso, Otamendi, Azpi
    Albrighton, Sterling, Arnie, Lingard, Salah
    Firmino, Kane

    Elliot, Masuaku, Tomkins, Quaner.

    Do you think my midfield looks strong enough? Having doubts about Lingard and thinking I should downgrade Azpi and get Pogbone instead. Although I really like the Alonso / Azpi combo but can't see anywhere else I can downgrade.

    1. Kloppen Schloppen
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Nah mate. Great team strong defense. Pretty template mid plus Albrighton.

      Good to go.

      1. Kloppen Schloppen
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Also. Great name.

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Youre fine!

  4. Saïss Doesn't Mat…
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Does Walcott's arrival boost any chances of a Rooney re-revival?? Or should I just downgrade rooney to wilson and upgrade lowe to stones (-4). Leaves me with

    fab pickford
    azpi mustafi stones ogbonna mbemba
    mahrez lingard sterling salah arnie
    kane wilson ayew

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      The Wilson way

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Yer! A hungry man is a dangerous man.

  5. joeydelucchi
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    how much is coleman? ...excited !

    1. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Overpriced at 6.4

      1. Maddi Son
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Damn, way overpriced. He should be around 5.6

      2. Zenith UK
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Can anyone explain how valuation works. Surely if he's unselected he should plummet regardless of whether he's been out injured or not?

        I know it's normally based around transfers in/out right?

    2. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Don't get too excited. 6.4

  6. _Gunner
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on Okazaki as a replacement for DCL?

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Risky. Go Wilson or Ayew or try to get funds for Firmino etc

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

    Fabianski, Elliot
    Alonso, Otamendi, Ogbonna, Holgate, Mariappa
    Salah, Sterling, Lingard, Arnie, Mahrez
    Kane, Firmino, Ayew

    2.4 ITB. What would be your next move here? Thinking ahead. Cheers!

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

    Is Ayew nailed?

    1. The Wanton Trader
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Jordan - Yes
      Andre - No

    2. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Would not say 100% nailed but will get minutes

      Swans in for a new £35 mill striker, if that happens then Ayew minutes will be challenged

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 3 months ago

        No way will Huw pay 35mil for a striker

  9. The_Colonel
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    **Waits for pressers HT before planning day**

    1. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Ozil! Someone wants to speak to you.

  10. Frank Koscielny
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    Who will score highest this gw?
    A. Son
    B. Mahrez

    1. Norman Conquest
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      b

    2. StoichkovFPL
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Mahrezzz

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

      Son

  11. Longlatini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 3 months ago

    RMT says captain Sterling over Kane, any thoughts?!

    1. MTPockets
        6 years, 3 months ago

        Perhaps but not for me.

    2. Transferred Out
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 3 months ago

      Is RLC to Albrighton worth a -4? I can wait until next GW but means playing Duffy this GW

      1. MTPockets
          6 years, 3 months ago

          I probably would.

          1. MTPockets
              6 years, 3 months ago

              *would take a hit, not sure about who to though.

          2. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            I would but Ox maybe?

            1. Transferred Out
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Already have Salah and Bobby, seems like overkill

          3. Hotdogs for Tea
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Will he get 4 points more than Duffy to break even ?

        • Kloppen Schloppen
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          DDG
          Alonso / Valencia / Ottamendi
          Salah / Sterling / Mahrez / Son / Mane
          Kane / Aguero

          I wish I could have this team.

          1. Bonus magnet
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            do you need a £10 million loan?

            speaking as someone that knows some loan sharks

        • Yordan Letchkov
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          What would you do with this team?
          1FT ; 1.5m itb

          Courtois, Adrian
          Jones, Christensen, Mee, Duffy, Edwards
          Eriksen, Salah, Arnie, Gross, RLC
          Kane, Firmino, Vardy

          Thanks for your suggestions.

          1. Botman and Robben
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Got a lot invested in goalies, need to upgrade Gross

        • Weasel51
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          For next 2 weeks:

          A) Kane(c) Firmino Alonso
          B) Aguero(c) Kane Ogbonna

          1. Bonus magnet
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            B

        • Botman and Robben
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 3 months ago

          Who is the best goalie under 5M going forward?

          1. Bonus magnet
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Pickford

          2. The Wanton Trader
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Currently on Pope but thinking about switching to Pickford soon.

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

            Think I'll go with pickford

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

            Pickford

          5. MTPockets
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Pickford. Or if whu can keep clean sheets, Adrian has 6 home games in next 9.

          6. Bonus magnet
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Buy 1

            a. Dele Alli
            B. Mahrez

            1. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Why Dele?

            2. Baz
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              b

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

              B

            4. Netley Lucas
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              b

            5. Sune
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              A

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

            Pope to Pickford worth (-4)?

            Have Elliot as my 2nd keeper and won’t have a ft next few weeks to deal with this with the GW28 blank upcoming.

            1. AnderEstimatedHerrera
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              If you are definitely gonna do it for a hit, then do it now, at least it will not bother you going forward 🙂

            2. Reuser
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              If you are set on making the move at some point in the near future, you'll be taking a -4 irrespective - so its just a question of which game-week to make the move.

              Might as well be this one, I guess.

              1. Karan14
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                It saves me a precious transfer for the blank.
                If Burnley had 3 easy fixtures next 3 I wouldn’t have even thought about this move. But they are playing City & United.

          8. Typo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            When are the pressers
            ?

            1. La Roja
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              When you fall from heaven

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

            Any reason not to do gomes > pickford for free?

            Can afford courtois but going with pickford gives me enough cash itb to upgrade son to mahrez etc (if required )

            1. Royal5
              • 12 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Maybe because the Everton defense is pretty bad.

              1. joeydelucchi
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                everton get smashed by spurs and people say the defence is bad lmao

            2. Kiwivillan
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Pickford is pound for pound best GK atm Almost considered hit

          10. MANGE TOUT RODNEY
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            This RLC news is annoying. When he was playing he was my perfect £4.5m bench fodder picking up the odd assist.

            Guess I now have to look at the likes of Milivojevic/Atsu in that bracket?

          11. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Thoughts on these?
            GW24:
            Fabianski > Pickford
            Eriksen > Mahrez
            GW25:
            Son > Sane/Pogba

          12. The Mighty Whites
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            1FT, 3.1 ITB, thoughts?

            Foster, Elliot

            Yoshida, Dunk, Ogbonna, Kenny, Simpson

            Salah, Sterling, Arnautovic, Lingard, Carroll

            Kane, Lacazette, Vardy

            Lacazette to Kun??

          13. La Roja
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Kenny bandwagon derailed

            1. Hurricane Gilbert
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              SA not likely to start this early though?

              1. La Roja
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                One weeek or two

            2. Reuser
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Think he probably still has a few games in him - Sam is going to want to ease Coleman back slowly, surely?

              1. Fpl Richie
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                You'd tend to think he'll give him 15 minutes this week or next if they are comfortable.

                1. La Roja
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  This

              2. La Roja
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                He will want Coleman as quick as possible. I’d say one week or 2

                1. Reuser
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 3 months ago

                  Possibly - apparently "expected to build minutes with the U23s before being considered for the first team".

          14. Bonus magnet
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            is it too soon for Tosun?

            at 7.5 he can enable a power mid

            1. ENZO SZN™
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              I think its tosun for Too Soon.

          15. rnrd
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Is it a possibility leicester have a blank GW on GW 28?

            1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Twitter @bencrellin

            2. Karan14
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              They can’t have a blank GW28.

          16. ShaunGoater123
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Team for this week is:

            DDG

            Alonso / Christensen / Kenny

            Salah / Sane / Arnautovic / Lingard

            Depoitre / Aguero / Kane

            Speroni / Ogbonna / Dunk / RLC

            With Depoitre's start in question and RLC now out is it worth a -4 to move Loftus-Cheek on? I'd have up to 5.1 to spend so slim pickings, probably would go for Sako.

            If wait until next week I'd probably look to Christensen > 5m ish defender and then RLC to albrighton

          17. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Kenny owners. Selling now or waiting to see the fallout from Coleman's return.

            He's in my starting XI this week and wondering how risky that is.

            1. Fpl Richie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              There was meant to be a question mark in there after 'return', apologies.

            2. Kavorka
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              should start this week atleast

          18. Ronnies
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Thoughts on this free transfer ?

            Alli > Mahrez ? (have Kane)

            a) yes

            b) no

            Tnks guys.

            1. Bonus magnet
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              had a similar question above

              it was overwhelmingly mahrez IN

          19. Knallie
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 3 months ago

            Adrian
            Otamendi / Christensen / Jones
            Salah / Sterling / Son / Lingard
            Kane / Aguero / Firmino

            Subs: Elliot - Kenny / RLC / Long

            1FT

            Is it worth downgrading anyone to upgrade Christensen to Alonso?

            1. Visionaries
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 3 months ago

              Only 'maybe' Son > Arnie then Christ > Alonso

              1. Knallie
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 3 months ago

                Not enough funds unfortunately