The ScoutCast – Episode Ninety Four – Resumption

Not even a discussion. Your first 8 with Bale and Ruiz is a better job. Forget the possibility of DGW returns cos Saints are away to a Villa side that need to start playing well and away to Chelsea who will have Ba and a few handy midfielders and attacking defenders.

I think its worth going in with Lambert but I would seriously consider Puncheon instead of Ramirez as he could be your future 5th mid that you can bench a lot so you won't need to get rid of him quickly. Lambert could then be upgraded to Berbatov at some point perhaps (no rush though I don't think). It may become clear in time which of the 4 mids you would look to sell for Bale once he gets a good couple of fixtures lined up.

A for me. Instant rewards IMO. Lambert is a good prospect for DGW but hey, who can guarantee that he'll return points.

Good to go. You'll be unstoppable, like... http://imgur.com/fuwCV.jpg

Nice team with insurance policy's in place. 🙂

Bassong, Davies, Puncheon not great

Walcott on the bench is borderline madness.

Ba as captain could be the gamble of the season. I held of bringing him in cos of Benitez being a tosser with the rotation but good luck with it!

Better get another 4.1 or better if you can afford it cos he's not nailed on.

I've thought of this myself and I would say there isn't. Especially as its still the transfer window (there may be a new CB bought) and O'Shea would eventually return. This all makes Killgallon a short to medium term punt who probably won't do well due to the injuries to Sunderland's defense.

Demel at 4.0 West Ham Double , Bem Davies Swansea 4.2 and Marc Wilson Stoke Two Weeks away from return 4.0 all gd options. Harte 3.8 set pieces worth a put if he keeps out Shorey

Leave it!

Cheers guys think I'll give him a miss!

A

B

Luiz.

B.

I like it, very Similar to mine but I went with Puncheon/Jelavic combo instead of Fellaini/Lambert for something different. Plus yours defence destroys mine.

Looks pretty good mate, Nicely set for both Double Gameweeks. Your Right Id have a little worry over azpi in a couple weeks time when Terry bk in first team. He played for u21 tonight. Wilson bk in 2 weeks 4.0 cheaper then cameron. Nastastic worth a look then too.

I have
Bego - Bunn

Luiz Sagna Demel Davies Harte
Walcott Bale Mata Puncheon - Michu
RVP Suarez Ba

Fairly Similar . I think we both will have to change puncheon after double gameweek. Id like see Marveaux keep his spot. Could be an interesting one

Bench Caz or Michu.

I would Bench Michu Demel and Davies in that order

No ba. No Torres. Lambert for differential?

Wouldnt consider them both , Berbs maybe if your stuck for cash lanbert for this weeks double as a differential

Keep Michu if you stand to lose bukoo money, if you don't lose much then ship him and keep Fellaini for his fixtures.

Id play neither. Cameron i guess if i had to play one

O'B looking likely to be out for a few games - you have similar problem to me but your MF is better.

Team not that bad actually but defence is poor.

Either way you know what it is!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/Punt-construction.png

Take the hits. Save the WC and keep Suarez. You want to do that anyway right? Getting Suarez at 9.4 seems like a season keeper move to me now.

Aguero > Suarez

The top one. Even though I think Nolan will do well ( I seem to not have many friends with that idea though).

If by Nelson you meant Nelsen, he is trying to leave.

Reply fail @ China Mag.

I have the choice of getting mata for 4 pt hit and playing 2 defenders
or
getting luiz as my only chelsea cover and transferring in another def for 4 pt hit

I am tempted by luiz due to mata rotation risk as well

Lambert isn't too promising an option to bring in let to captain IMO, Lallana is missing, Ramirez doubtful and Saints have been scoring less of late, plus they have been considerably weaker away (despite giving stoke's b-team defence a surprise last week)

walcott on bench? He will be playing cf is giroud does not start.

suarez to ba may well pay off handsomely although with the amount of investment and bandwagon roaring at full speed I have a feeling it will be a failure

Johnson out is ridiculous imo as they have Norwich at home next week which could easily be a double figure haul. Good luck though.

I've just decided against doing a WC and losing Suarez. But only because I got him at 9.4m. If you wouldn't lose to much on him, i would defenitely consider the Ba switch. I would be more fearful of Ba this week than Mata. I guess you don't have to cash to do Berba > Ba?

Toughie. I think Walker and Azpi might just miss a game each with Terry and Cech due back.

I pick B. I infact fancy RDG for a CS this weekend.

Pilkington plays for Norwich who don't score that many and is in a price bracket with few substitutes.
Beausejour is a wing back who plays for Wigan.

I wouldn't be worried about either of them.

Anichebe could be a great pick this week, and Everton have great fixtures. You have the dream 5 mid, the RVP Sourface connection and a solid defence. Leave it.

I wouldnt touch clichy, 5.6 for a sack of shit that gets rotated is a waste of money, if it has to be a city defender then Zab is the man but what about Azpi at Chelsea?

Ruiz is a good player but 5.4 for a player that you'll bench every week is too much.

Get Pog and swap Gibbs -> Sagna so you can get a better keeper than feder/cerny

Changed my wildcard yet again

A or B/?

a

Bego Jussi

Luiz Clyne Gibbs Vertongen Demel

Mata Fellani Bale Punceon Michu

RVP Berbatov Ba

Advantages Puncheon gives good balance and enables Luiz with some cash left over
next week mata to walcott
Disadvantage have to bench Michu and next weeks transfer spoken for

B

Jussi Bego

Azlil Gibbs Clyne Demil Cuellar

Mata Michu Bale Fellani Walcott

Ba Lambert Van Persie

Big 5 alreay in , no cash left over , next week mata to caz
disadvantage no luiz and no cheap bench player , advantage , sexy

If it is for free then Fellaini... and is it a one week punt or for a few weeks?

if u dont need to keep free transfers get bale in for fellaini...this wk and do vice versa nxt wk...!!!everton also have decent fixtures coming up...

Similar problem, going crazy atm

is it crazy to say puncheon even with a dgw? similar position, no idea what to do.

Will probably still be thinking about it come 11:30am

Wow. Good thing you asked about this. I still have Bale on my bench from last game week!! Thinking.

IL: sorry, but I think I would consider benching Punch

Who to bench? Any advice for me?
Bale, Cazorla, Walcott, Michu, Fellaini
RVP, Ba, Lambert

In a similar boat below -- have never liked a dgw less than this one...

It's interesting, but I think you're primed to do better this GW and long term if you get Begovic for Hart and use the money to upgrade Lamps to Mata (C)

Not bad. Risky captain tbh. I think I'm going with Ba, Lamb or RVP.

Your team value is high, I reckon? I like A, but just barely and only because of the defenders.

B.
Even if Luiz is OOP, I'm not convinced enough about his talents to put any money on it.

B looks better to me but Ba and Lambert pose a problem in my opinion.

Ba cos of the possible rotation which could (and probably will) drive you mad, unless Benitez uses him for PL and Torres for UEFA cup - or whatever they call it these days....
Lambert cos who will you drop when you want to play him?? Headache

Suppose you could always swap Ba and lam to Suarez and Pog in a few weeks.

Anyway, looks a good team

I like B, but not sure about Az.

Can you do Az to Cashley, by selling Cuellar for Mariappa? You can upgrade Mariappa in the future

I like B though don't think A would be a bad move either. Sorry, not much help.
All players are worthy candidates.

Go B but i'd prefer Mata > Nolan and a hit to do Ba > Tevez.

michu just scored v united, arsenal and chelsea in recent weeks

Del Bosque is coming to watch him and he will surely want to continue his form. Everton aren't exactly water tight and if anyone is scoring right now for swansea it's michu.

It's a dangerous move benching him in my opinion.

Big Sam is looking to replace O'Brien. Not a bad pick though. I prefer a slightly cheaper defense to upgrade Punch to Walcott.

yeah I had Ivan for weeks and I hated having all that money tied up in a defender. Could do you proud for the DGW though for sure.

Where's your Arsenal cover apart from Gibbs mate?

oh come on no-one has an opinion on this in 7 minutes? I know its DZ but its not THAT dead.

I would have to go with Pod as Giroud maybe be sidelined, but more importantly I think he is more of a goal threat.

Am going Ba->Podolski after this GW

Berbatov to Pod for me. Giroud injury was a huge help.

Pod > Arteta > Wilshere

Sorry for delay... feeding the kids 🙂

Podolski. He and Walcott have it going on. 🙂

there is indeed an argument for both options.

Captain Ba, play Mata -- peace of mind while trusting your gut at a cost of only 4 pts? Not bad.

In that scenario I'd say it's not worth bringing in Mata, not enough upside. The immediate transfer back out makes it hard to justify too.

yep would be a poor move getting mata in really, he'd have to get a monster score to justify it

I'd probably only spend it if I were keeping him for longer than one week, but I think Mata ends up seeing more minutes than Torres this DGW (I peeked in Rafa's notebook)

(Since Rooney is out they will have to either replace him with Hernandez/Welbeck alongside RVP, or play Kagawa in a 4-2-3-1 again)

I can see Suarez scoring one easily, United's defence has been pretty bad this season, Just 4 CS's !

I have NO IDEA at all what will happen in this game but I am looking forward to watching it.

yeah he'll score or get sent off

My prediction. Kagawa behind RVP in a midfield 5.
Valencia and Young wide.

Sturridge through the middle for 61 minutes.

Suarez on the left of a front 3. Specifically there to rip the shite out of Rafael, cut inside and create havoc.
A fluid front 3, mind you. With Downing interchanging with Suarez. Sterling will come on for Sturridge after 61 mins to utilise his pace to the full (for the first time this season).

I'm sooooo looking forward to it.

shortest odds for Correct Score is 1-1 or 2-1 for MU

You know what, I reluctantly sold him, even though I fancied him to get a goal here...

Much could depend on his new role, however, but I don't see Rodgers changing it here, not in a game of this magnitude... so it's likely he'll be up top... and with his pace I fancy him to sneak in behind and tap in a Gerrard through ball...

Utd will still be too much for them, though... 2-1...

I predict United to start with Hernandez and RVP, Cleverly and Carrick in the middle with Tony and Young on the wings. They will force liverpool backwards for the first 20 mins and take a 1 or 2 goal lead. Scholes, Kagawa will come on after 60 mins to help control/kill the game.
Liverpool have failed every serious test they've had this season, cant see them passing this one.
United to win 3-1.

A

hahaha, exactly the same problem here mate - have Begs in at the mo cos he's at home but its a coin toss really

Fcck Jussi. Fcck West Ham and their under-strength defence. Go with Begovic. They'll both concede probably, but Bego has a lovely knack of pulling off 6 saves for 2 extra points.