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The ScoutCast – Episode 144 – Squeaky

It’s “squeaky bum time” in the ScoutCast studio as Granville continues to chip away at my previously “unassailable” mini-league lead. My co-host stumbled through an injury-strewn Gameweek 12 with the honours, leaving me trailing and worrying that he’ll have clawed it all back by Christmas.

Pressing on, we flog the Hazard vs Fabregas debate once again and run the rule over a cast of budget strikers, desperately searching for the optimum way to spend the two transfers burning holes in our pockets.

We asses the week’s transfer bandwagons, look ahead to Gameweek 13 and take time out to tease Jonty on his Di Maria u-turn. We then combine “powers” to terrifying effect and prepare the ScoutCast XI for their Fantasy Football Scout Cup qualifying round, having flexed its muscles to the tune of a 59-point Gameweek 12. Intimidating stuff.

Lubricate your hinges via this link, or bathe in WD40 via the handy player below…

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Barryyuen
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Froster
    Dummett Yun Baines*
    Hazard Sanchez Fabregas Downing*
    Aguero Pelle Sakho*

    Green Chambers Clyne Marney

    1FT 1.0 ITB. Currently top 40k with a lousy team haha any advice? Cheers all 🙂

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

      Sakho out for Austin/Kane

    2. Barryyuen
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Oh come on top of the page 1 comment 🙁

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

        Most people ignore the top post.

  2. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Looking for a good captain here.

    McCarthy
    Azpi Caulker Chambers
    Fabregas Sanchez Di Maria Downing
    Costa Aguero Austin
    Foster Boyd Hutton Moore

    Weak defense and bench. But will take sometime time to fix.

    Thanks.

    1. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Alexis

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. Not worried about early kick off? WBA defend well at home.

        1. Not Irish
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Nah. He's so threatening ATM.

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Agreed. Thanks again 🙂

    2. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Decent team costa or Di maria captain for me.

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers. Di Maria is one I'm considering. Home game and Hull defense isn't the best.

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

    Morning, any ideas on this team please;

    Krul (Foster)

    Baines - Chambers - Clyne (Yun - Cameron)

    Hazard - Eriksen - Sigurdsson - Tadic (Boyd)

    Costa - Aguero - Welbeck

    Main concerns are;

    A - Welbeck (injured? and not performing in PL)
    B - Which 3 to play in defence - didn't listen to RM before or after Europa League games, any news on Baines?
    C - Time to ditch Tadic?

    1. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2FT and 0.6m bank

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Welbeck + Tadic goes out...

      1. HamezMace
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Any advice on replacements?

  4. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Decent team costa or Di maria captain for me

    1. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Reply fail

  5. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Wisdom + Caulker

    or

    Tomkins/Jenkinson + Yun

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Wisdom,Caulker.

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        thanks!

  6. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    As with many I'm a little bewildered by my team this week. Doubts attributed to Baines, Chadli and now Krul, it could be worse but could also be a hell of a lot better. Do I wait for more news?

    Krul, Gilks
    Baines, Bertrand, Chambers, Hutton, Wisdom
    Fabregas, Sterling, Sigurdsson, Chadli, Marney
    Costa, Aguero, Austin

    1FT. 3.4m ITB.

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

      Always wait unless budget doesn't allow.

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I'd look to upgrade Chadli, with 3.4m in the bank can you get Hazard, or ADM?

      1. Owd Big 'Ed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Nope, just shy so would need to downgrade Baines.

        How about Baines --> Azpilicueta, Chadli --> Sanchez for -4?

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I like the look of that, is there an Everton press conference today? If Baines is out for the weekend I'd say go for it

  7. petergriff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Austin or Ings?

    I've an annoying habit of picking the wrong option in recent 50/50 decisions.

    Austin has the better ICT.
    Both play against sides that haven't scored away in 4.
    Villa and Leicester have lost all but 1 of their 8 combined away games.
    Both are on pens.
    QPR have scored 8 in the last 4 at home. Burnley have only scored 3.
    Burnley's next home game is Newcaste who are decent away. QPRs next home game is Burnley who aren't decent away.

    For me it's Austin hands down, and i also have Boyd.

    Any thoughts much appreciated.

    1. President John F. Keninnsie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Austin IMO.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Team sorted?

        1. President John F. Keninnsie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Sorted isn't the right word to describe it. So many doubts. I'm taking a -8. Feck it.

          1. Moin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            FFS Cup qualifying this week will -8 help?

            1. President John F. Keninnsie
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Meh, I'll just win the members one 😉

              1. Moin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                haha That's the Spirit!

          2. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            -8? Why?

            Trannies?

            I might take my first hit of the season if Baines is out.

            1. President John F. Keninnsie
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              Clyne Chadli Pelle > Yun Hazard Austin.

              Most people will say it won't work out but I've got a hunch on this one. Hazard's about to explode, Austin is one of the few strikers who will be nailed over Xmas and Yun is a bargain at that price.

              I've spent ages looking at possible transfers but this allows me to keep Baines and also get rid of some Saints and Chadli, who I was planning to ditch during this week even before his injury. Haters gonna hate.

              1. Christina.
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Any United?

                1. President John F. Keninnsie
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Got ADM.

                  I'll have Baines ADM Hazard Sanchez Aguero and Costa. Big hitters galore.

                  1. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    9 years, 6 months ago

                    Wow. Sorted.

              2. Shifty
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                If Baines doesn't make it this weekend, I don't see the upside to keeping Baines for now. He would then likely miss the Hull game if RM were to show some caution since City is just next weekend.

                1. President John F. Keninnsie
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Yeah in that case I'd probably sell him instead of Clyne.

              3. money face bandwagon
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                i did it already this gw..for -4 so of cos i will recommend it

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      austin

  8. Teror
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking bout wild carding.

    Current team:

    Forster - Gilks
    Bert - Wisdom - Wilson - N.Taylor - Dummett
    Fabs - Ameobi - Oscar - Downing - ADM
    Costa - Pelle - Aguero

    Post WC:

    Fabianski - McCarthy
    Jagielka - Wisdom - Azpi - Hutton - Dummett
    Haz - Ameobi - Siggy - Boyd - Sanchez
    Costa - Bony - Aguero

    What do you think lads? Is it a wise move?
    Concerned about dropping Berts & N.Taylor.
    On the fence trading Fabregas' consistency for Hazard's big points potential. Afraid ADM will burst into form but Sanchez will drop off.

    I can't sleep at night. Hold my hand. Stroke my hair. Tell me it'll be okay. Please.

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    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Reported.

      Stop posting kak.

      1. Owd Big 'Ed
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Hmmm, that's true but I did just read he could be out for a month!

        Strange.

    2. Owd Big 'Ed
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Read that elsewhere. It's gone from a slight knock to being out for the entire Christmas period. Dunno what they are doing in training, a commando assault course presumably.

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

      That's a spanner in the works! - thanks for the news though

    4. MMN
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      You do know that's from March last season.

    5. The Chosen One...
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Lol look at the date

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        That's better.

  10. Shifty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    If Baines is ruled out, it will be a very interesting week

    Enables one more big hitter up front...picking the right one will be very important.

    Captain Obvious, out.

    1. President John F. Keninnsie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I've gone off Brady now. Think having him and Boyd in midfield is too inflexible.

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        As you should. 🙂

        Swans for the double.

        1. President John F. Keninnsie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          No swans attackers for me... 😕

          1. Not Irish
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Oh dear. What'd you end up doing?

            1. President John F. Keninnsie
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 months ago

              See my convo with Tina just above.

              1. Not Irish
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 months ago

                Ah so. Better hope Baines is fit. I'm very worried. Worst possible time of the season for him to be dealing with a lame hammy.

                1. President John F. Keninnsie
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 months ago

                  Yeah, hopefully we get more news tomorrow...

      2. Shifty
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Same 🙂 at least we thought it through. Considering Baines, Pelle, AdM > Yun, Hazard, Rooney now - that's my latest obsession. Would leave me with

        Krul Elliott
        Chambers Clyne Yun Wisdom Saylor
        Sanchez Hazard Sigurdsson Downing
        Costa Aguero Pelle

        0.7 in the bank for Clyne > Azpi if I decide to. Too sideways/risky? I see Hazard/Roon as a big upgrade to AdM/Pelle though for next 4-6 GWs.

        1. President John F. Keninnsie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          I've suddenly gone off Rooney... Not sure why, maybe it's his position? Just got a feeling he'll blank this week... Losing ADM is risky but you know that. They're pretty sideways transfers but it could turn out to be a masterstroke.

          1. Shifty
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            It's a calculated risk definitely. As a United fan, I don't see him dropping deep at this juncture. He's in a good vein of form and will continue to spearhead the United attack imo. Rooney and RVP also took corners off di Maria last game if you noticed. Plus good scoring record against upcoming opponents.

            AdM could still very well outscore Rooney in isolation anyway. But banking on Hazard/Roo outscoring Pelle/AdM over the coming weeks 🙂 still mulling over it though - by no means 100% certain.

    2. Not Irish
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Almost certain to sell him.

  11. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How do you start fixing this?

    Green / Mannone
    Baines / Clyne / PVA / Hutton / Wisdom
    Marney / Sanchez / ADM / Siggy / Chadli
    Aguero / Costa / Sakho

    1 FT 0.1 in the bank

    Appreciate your suggestions.

    1. Super Silva Haze
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Krul for Mannone
      if Sakho starts then rest is fine

      1. FantaCity
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Krul is a doubt

      2. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Winner for worst advice of the day.

        Green has a great fixture, krul is probably out for several weeks.

  12. Rassi
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Currently playing Yun and benching Coleman purely based on clean sheet odds. Madness?

    1. LewanGOALski
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

    2. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Thinking Coleman offers more going forwards

      1. Rassi
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Sure he does. Might just flip a coin. Probably end up playing the wrong one anyway. 🙂

        1. HamezMace
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          that's my tactic as well

  13. backstreets
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Thinking of doing one of following this GW:

    a. Saving FT
    b. Pelle to Austin
    c. Pelle to Ings
    d. Get rid of Vlaar

    I want to get Baines back in next week or two so need to downgrade Pelle at some point.

    Help please?!

    1. Lord Flashheart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Don't get rid of vlaar.

  14. jackx13
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Latest news on Krul, Baines, and Sakho is that they're all out? Damn it's going to be a rough weekend for me. Have all three, and no FT left. Thinking of Sakho to Austin for a hit. Makes sense?

  15. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Would appreciate some advice, please, lads. I want to sort my defence out this week up until January WC - whether it be for a hit or not. Willing to take a hit(s) to fix my team - after pressers, of course. Which is the best move?

    Courtois
    Baines* / Clyne / Moore
    Sanchez (VC) / Di Maria / Siggy / Chadli*
    Aguero / Costa (C) / Sakho*

    Dummett / Wisdom / Albrighton
    1 FT / 0.0 ITB

    A) Clyne > Naylor
    B) Clyne + Moore > Naylor + 4.7 (-4)
    C) Save FT
    D) Other

    Thanks in advance, all.

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

    2. Egg noodle
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Naylor's 4 yellows would worry me personally. Rangel much safer for 0.3 more. I like option A if going for Rangel, or you could go Rangel and Yun in option B

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Blimey I forgot about the 4 yellows.

    3. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A.
      But also checkout Burnley rotation with WBA and Hull. Goes well till gw 26, maybe more. Since you're looking long term.

      1. Lord Flashheart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Since there is a wc in the middle, how gw26 matters?

    4. davies
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Cheers everyone.

  16. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Did Begovic ➡ Adrian last night after seeing those tasty fixtures but now realised Fabianski has equally good fixtures & better stat so far this season. Please tell me Adrian is a viable alternative for Fabianski & will start to pick up CS from now on. Anybody think he's a good alternative? 😐

    1. pricycle
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Not really.

    2. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yes, just as good a punt IMO

  17. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How is this?

    Guzan
    Baines | Duff | Naylor
    Downing | ADM | Haz | Sanchez
    | Kun | Bony | Austin

    ------------------------------------------------
    Mccarthy, Wisdom, Bertrand, Boyd

  18. banskt
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Oops Krul out means new calculations. But now I can do,

    Krul + Pelle ==> Elliot + Rooney (-4)

    and still have the rotation with Foster till the January WC.

    1. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Shall I pull the plug - what do you reckon?

  19. Christina.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Triggerlips seems to think Begovic has a virus...

    https://whichtransfer.wordpress.com/author/triggerlips/

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      He has.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      🙂

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        What's so funny?

        😕

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

          It's old news.

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Oh, excuse me then.

            🙄

  20. Willis.
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Messi to Chelsea in the summer €250m done deal

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      ITK

    2. Lucky boy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I heard Diego Costa and Fabregas and Terry and Courtois and Hazard and Oscar are also part of the deal.

    3. President John F. Keninnsie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      lol

  21. Randy_Marsh
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Why does every dog in the street have Elliot?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      ..for when Krul gets injured.

      lol

      1. Randy_Marsh
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        So he's on course for zero points this season

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          So?

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          4.0

    2. Lucky boy
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Because its a shitty tactic used by skinflints

  22. pricycle
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Clyne to Azpi for -4?

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      No

      1. pricycle
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I just figured no way Clyne will get a cs against city, Chelsea may well get one so it's a low risk way of ditching another saint?

        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          It's a gamble. Go with your gut.

  23. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    If Chadli is out this w/e would you:

    A) Pelle -> Bony, save a transfer and go 4-4-2 with Hutton (bur) coming in for Chadli

    B) Chadli & Pelle -> 7.1m mid & Bony

    C) Chadli & Pelle -> ADM & Kane

    D) Chadli & Pelle -> 5.0m mid & Rooney

    E) Chadli & Pelle -> 9.4m mis & Austin

    Krul
    Terry, Chambers, Yun
    Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy, Chadli
    Aguero, Costa, Pelle

    Elliot, Hutton, Wisdom, Albrighton
    Bank 0.8m, 2 freebies

  24. Not Irish
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Yaya and Kane

    Or

    Bony and Eriksen

    ?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      That's easy.

      1. Not Irish
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Is it?

        1. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          Martinez will have his presser in 5 minutes.

          Run!

          1. Not Irish
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            😯

    2. baraka1670
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yaya and Kane

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

      Bony and Eriksen

  25. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Baines > Coleman, Azpilcueta or Ivanovic?

    1. Rassi
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Terry

    2. Super Silva Haze
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ivan

  26. Owd Big 'Ed
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    In this situation there's only one thing to do.

    http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img903/5175/V06AtQ.png

  27. Super Silva Haze
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Downing or Miralles ?

    1. banskt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Downing... Better fixture and key player for his team.

  28. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A. Clyne out
    B.Tadic out
    C. Welbeck out

    Just 0.1 ITB, who to get in?

    1. grapesland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Patrick Coleman McNair
      Angel Di Maria
      Charlie Austin

    2. Super Silva Haze
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Azpli
      Downing
      Austin

  29. DGW blindness is for Kinnea…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    With so many injuries and doubts, potentially no GK, I could WC to this

    Elliot Foster
    Azpi Clyne Chambers Hutton Yun
    Sanchez Fabregas Siggy Downing Boyd
    Kun Costa Bony

    looks very tempting

    It'd mean selling Baines for Azpi though but it allows Bony instead of Austin

  30. toaster
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    G2G?

    Fabianski

    Yun Hutton Baines

    Ox Sanchez Fab Siggy Downing

    Aguero Costa

    4m, Berahino, Chambers, Clyne

    1. toaster
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Sanchez (C)