The ScoutCast – Episode Eighty Eight – The Manchurian

Hi LR. Yup, they should.

You already made your transfers?

Don't know anything about sagna. I would say Rvp will deffo play and theo is probably 80/20 to play

Friendly internationalitis.

I would assume after press conference some of those yellow flags might be removed although sir alex might claim rvp injured

Sell Sagna and the rest of the gunners. Seems like everyone of them is overpriced and overrated. Santi is never coming, except for christmas.

If you're sitting at a computer solely trying to wind people up every day, you have to be a total loser.

get thee to a nunnery

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I am glad you saw my post. Thankfully, it was at the last page of an old post. You are off the hook. It doesn't mean that you should stop agitating people. Surely, you can try to be nice.

I don't like it, the possibility of having 8 strikers each week is unthinkable.

I like it but it's too simple. What about players like Arteta or Wilshire? They seem to be a bit of both attacking & defending.

I think many teams will end up with 8 strikers

I would also tweak to BPs system to be more balanced - bit less weighting on goals, bit more on assists and other stats

awful suggestion

yep...either add a category or as you suggest take one away...either one would bring more midfielders into the game than the current system...The likes of Mikel should be an option in everybodys team.....

would just be 8 strikers then. don't like.

do like the def mid / att midfield separation tho, as it reflects the game as it's played, and brings more players into consideration etc.

i think your idea would actually lessen the viable player pool.

I think the best solution is...

Do nothing.

I love this game!

Now bring on the weekend!

Just think about the team you could have picked at the start of this season:

Begovic
Baines / Fellaini / Yaya Toure
RVP / Berbatov / Suarez / Ba / Tevez / Defoe / Jelavic

Not a good idea!

I'm sorry but it's an awful suggestion.

The problem is that there aren't enough categories. You could arguably create these categories:

Goalkeeper
Defenders
Defensive + Central Midfield
Attacking Midfield + Wide Forwards (Walcott, Podolski, Hazard)
Strikers

That would be the best sort of balance in terms of point scoring.

Just have the 'flex' position, like they do in the NFL Fantasy Football.

I'd keep Ba and Tevez for this week at least. Suarez is great from GW15, I suppose you could either jump to get him now and hope he doesn't get a ban or wait.

Reading rock solid in defence you say? Grant have you been smoking the ganja again?

Sexy.

4/10

Very good. Hope taarabt does well this week for my own sake too!

Nice team, I'd go with Begovic

Best team I've seen. Only missing Adam.

Did it last Sunday. Did not feel too good about it when i did it, but i am tired of rotational worries and 70 minute substitutions. Suarez is central to Liverpool.

What a scumbag.

Good move...I'm regretting Suarez to ba week of merseyside derby already! Now I can't afford Suarez and have other priorities

T & R, although there must be better than T out there.

I will take anyone with RVP.

TRVP

Thanks guys. It's really for next weeks transfers. I've only had RVP a couple of weeks but he's a massive drain on the money.

No IMO. I didn't think I'd ever own Tevez. You have owned Suarez

I think that proves something.

Look at Doos, he will not buy certain players that he doesn't like. Though he does not do poorly, he often misses out on some big points.

Not if you want to win.

No. The obsession with gaining points always wins.

No it's a game.

There is. Personal choice.

no, but there is room for Kent 😉

Lol, yes I believe we can squeeze it in somewhere

If a mate leaves their FPL logged in you can under no circumstances make transfers on their behalf.

i've seen women's teams where they won't pick racists / scumbags / or anyone who's cheated on their wag. ...

slim pickings....

I see no ethical problem with picking players you don't like. Picking a player is an endorsement of their suitedness to this arbitrary points system.

Letting emotions into it is your problem.

Take paracetemol as well as ibruprofen. My denist told me to put the pill on your tooth and let it dissolve - tastes gross but works.

Transfers in/out will more likely pick up the closer to the GW. But that only leaves tomorrow night, but people may do it tomorrow night rather than Saturday morning.

No way. Tevez and ba could easily clear up

im with sulk on this one

Take him off the bench then.

I'd eat my hat if that happened.

*don't actually have a hat.

I can never find myself benching Michu. I think the guy is class.

Oops, option D got lost, but who cares, it was my least favourite...

A

Blimey, no, looks pretty good.

Trouble is it always looks good in hindsight, when you know what happened.

But I did exactly this with Bale -> Hazard after gw3. Hazard's price went up and made me money sure, but I lost out on a ton of Bale points in gw4 and 5. So I'm still not happy I did that, even though I did make money on Hazard, and Bale's price actually stayed quite static.

It's trickier than it might seem...

I thought Mark was the one who's been jumping on bandwagons for value? Or have I got them mixed up?

I mostly agree. There have been several punts I've put out here that were disagreed with that, had I done, would have got me big points (Giroud in before last week being one). I think a measured response is best. The season I've gone for caution most of the time but would have scored more if I'd trusted myself. There is a balance but I am yet to find it.

I am keeping Ba instead of getting Suarez in for free at the mo....

I agree, pretty much the same conclusiono I came to as well. Brought in Fellaini this week (before this week's rises) to make sure I had him. I had been waiting patiently for Pienaar to deliver but watching Fellaini be a constant goal threat has made me give in and get him at all costs. Took a hit to do it but Fellaini is going to be a season keeper as long as he's fit.

Barely 1/4 the way in so not too late this season if thats the tack you think you should take.

You have to forget about the money and bring in the players that offer you the most goal threat.
Everything else is a distraction.
Fellaini for Pienaar is a no brainer, even now Fellaini costs .7 more he's only 7.6m - peanuts for a midfielder playing as well as he is...

My philosophy is simple. I will jump on band wagons if I think the player may well be a good long term option, not for short term gains that I don't really want long term

Eg Fellaini, Berbs yes

Ivanovic, Suarez, Drenthe (last year) no.

Disagree with this myself, I haven't jumped on any bandwagons and my rank is alright, even though my team value isn't. The games still about getting the highest scoring players

Opportunity Cost is a default cost in nature, so as in this game. I just did Cazorla to Mata and got Rooney as well before Man Utd a few weeks ago.-Arsenal. Mata did not play that week, Cazorla scored and Rooney missed a penalty.

Nailed on

Yeah. Not long till its Tevez aguero every week

Yes - Aguero and Dzeko played 90 mins last night while Tevez had his feet up at home

It will not happen IMO. They may have shaken hands, but I'm not convinced Evra would want to play with him every week, and Evra is one of the most senior players at the club.

Secondly I'm not sure fergie thinks he needs him, given the way he has spoken about the RvP, Rooney, Chica and Welbeck strikeforce, plus we have Henriquez and Keane coming through.

I may be wrong of course. If he did say it, I want some sort of apology, as it is he continues to make out like he was the victim, and whilst this is the case i can't see it.

Who knows. You've been asking this question all week 🙂

You're the Arsenal fan....

Would imagine so, appears to be the trend, may shift Ivan out for him next week.

Nolan's a season keeper....he's the only real goal threat WH have

Do not get Gazziniga, I doubt he will start, now Boruc is available again and after the mistake he made at the weekend. If you want another keeper, can you afford Ruddy?

Suarez on form, tough call though.

Kagawa in a couple of weeks...

+1

I really don't get the Valencia love on here atm. It smacks of the idea of 'cover' a mistake I made with Lennon.

I watch United every week pretty much. Right now Valencia is not playing the way he was last season. last season it was all about beating a man and whipping the ball in. This returned solid, if unspectacular returns each week. But atm, he is either cutting inside or he's checking his run and giving the defender a chance to recover (when he's not being double or triple teamed). Until he gets back to doing what he does best he will not deliver the returns we got from him last year

I own Berb and Suarez so obviously they are my preferred pair, but I wouldn't take a hit on that move this week. All four have a good chance of doing well this week

Do it!

Yes what took you so long

Probably

Both! If I had to choose bale

Bale.

neither... Adam is tha man! Have You seen Stoke's fixtures? Easy money, betting on Adam to score. With that left foot, the setpiecestaker will rock You're world! Fellaini - who are you! He is done! Send him to the moon, and he might not grow so much hair...

The most secure way to ensure points is to cap Adam the next 4 games. Freekics, his passes, his intelligence equals points! Many points!

The only thing missing in this years fantasy is a norwegian dude, now playing in Reading. His name is Engen (in English, translated to Engine) The capasity this dude has, the technique and pace this boy has is unreal. Messi - who are you! OK, his not that good, but he should be a part of reading's squad in this years fantays pl. Believe me - next years star - Engen. Mark my word....