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The ScoutCast – Episode 145 – Retro

This week’s ScoutCast is a throwback – a return to the days when Granville moaned about his team of red flags and names like Robin van Persie and Yaya Toure dominated our thinking.

Granville and I slip into such subject matter like it’s a pair of old slippers, whilst assessing the Aguero fall-out, the Dzeko option, Ivanovic versus “Dave” Azpi and how I’ve modelled my Fantasy Football management style on Roy Hodgson.

We roll out the regulars and lament the demise of the ScoutCast team – eliminated in the opening round of our own cup competition. Some things never change.

Swim in nostalgia via this link or roll back the years via the player below…

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

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  1. oven
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Ok just had a thought. Instead of Aguero > Dzeko, I'll get Sakho. Then next week: Obertan > Silva. Good move?

    1. Candidate
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I dont think this is a good move. You would have to remove Sakho as well before GW18. His fixtures get worse.

      1. tokara
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Westham will do well against Arsenal who cant defend long balls

        And Sakho has proven he can score agst bigger teams

        1. Candidate
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Koscielny will be back after Newcastle I think. Also Debuchy is back. Different team when these two will be on the pitch.

  2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    I can see why so many are going for Dzeko/Jovetic. But I wonder whether they will actually score the goals against Leicester?

    Yaya Touré(c)?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      o/

    2. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I see a 3-0 win for City with Milner, Nasri and substitute Jovetic getting the goals. 😉

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Lukaka (c)

      1. Saniul
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        same here. 😉

    4. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I can't even talk about this. I've made a lot of dumb captain choices this season.

      I nearly had the armband on Costa this week... and then I got to thinking...

      I gingerly moved the armband a few days ago. I keep looking at where it is and ask myself, "What are you thinking?"

      Then, I think again... and I leave it as is. It's Friday now, and I don't move the armband for anything except an injury at this point... so the deed is done.

      But I'm not going to talk about it, I tell ya... I can't... it won't work... it will fail... it will be misery... but it is there... and that is all...

      yet.........

    5. Nabs Kebabs
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No love for Eden Doos?

    6. Candidate
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Even if Dezko / Jovetic doesn't score, he is a decent pick for the next 4-5 GWs.

      I wouldn't captain any of them this GW though.

    7. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      i don’t have a captain 😕

    8. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      RVP for me.

    9. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yaya (c) sounds really good but I think I'll just choose a home player

  3. Fantasy Fiend
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Should I trade Valencia for a -4 or give him one more week?

    1. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Striker Valencia? I think Sakho and Carroll will play up front.

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Options? Will probably do the moves

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      its probably more about giving Sakho & Caroll one more start to see if they'll stay healthy... history may be on your side

  4. Albert Cole
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    -4 to field a goalie, or not?

    1. coran2123
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Technically a -2 if you want to see it that way

    2. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      * -2.

    3. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If its Fabianski, avoid. If Krul/Elliot, go for it..

    4. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Depends, if you have Krulliot (or some other combo that won't play for a while), then yes, but if it's just one GW (i.e. Fabianski) I wouldn't.

    5. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      i’d take a hit but wouldn’t sell Fabianski

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      yeah... Jonny Evans keeps calling me... but I see his name on caller ID and just let it keep ringing...

      doesn't seem right

  5. FionnMac
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Why are lots of people keeping Chambers? Debuchy is back so he won't get a look in now will he barring any major injuries?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      He can play defensive midfield. And may get time at the centre back position. People have bigger worries

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      a) arsenal's injury history

      b) possible move up to DM

    3. Trovsmash
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      arsenal so injury prone he should still get games

  6. Enzo the Baker
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Anyone for Aguero + Boyd -> Lukaku + Mirallas (-4) ?

    Can watch city this weekend and get in Dzeko/Silva/Yaya depending on form/minutes/YC.

    Or should I just go Aguero + Boyd -> Dzeko + Silva (-4) tonight ?

  7. FootballFanatic365
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    hey guys hows everybody holding up after the difficult week?

  8. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Cannot believe I am about to say this but want Lukaku in.

    He has failed me so many times before, but want to do Austin to Lukaku for a hit.

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I like this option over starting 4 D or my 5th mid (Albrighton)

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      There is no way, it's a horrible move. Austin after has 3 home games in 4 and should score plenty

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      don't ship out Austin

      i'm heavily considering dropping Costa for Austin next week... there's reasons for that

  9. FionnMac
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Risers/fallers last night plz lads?

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Milner (???), Cisse

      Agüero

      1. Root
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Cisse=Cissé

  10. keotes
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Zabaleta or Baines?..

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Zabaleta has better fixtures

      Baines has PKs and is more reliable to start

    2. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Baines imo

  11. Heels_Over_Head
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    10 January

    Newcastle at Chelsea

    score predictions?

    6 nil?

    1. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      1-0

    2. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Hazard hatty.

      Oh wait that was last season.

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        😀

  12. mookie
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Would appreciate some opinions.

    Hazard or Baines woth a hit? if so for whom?

    Adrián
    Bardsley, Clyne, Terry
    Downing, Sigurdsson, Sánchez, Eriksen
    Dzeko, Costa, Kane

    Mannone, Hutton, Boyd, Chambers

    1. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      How much spare cash?

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        7.2m

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Tough one. Out of Haz and Baines.
          The only ones I would drop for Haz are Boyd or Erikson. If you drop Boyd you could play 3-5-2.

          If you want Baines, do Chambers > Baines.

          Looking at your team tho you have a good starting 11 so save. Unless you think Haz or Baines will score more.

          1. mookie
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            cheers

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I wouldn't get baines in for a hit

      1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Even with qpr home? They have yet to notch a point away from home... And austin's suspended

      2. mookie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        QPR worst attack and defence away from home and main man Austin missing

      3. Bolivian Seaman
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        I don't trust the everton defence, it sounds good but Hull only had 1 shot on target and scored. Just never know what's going to happen with that defence. But I guess you could

        1. mookie
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          cheers Seaman

          Barry and probably McCarthy missing makes them even weaker

    3. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      *worth

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      If you think Chelsea v Newcastle will be 1-0 then You shouldn't be considering Hazard this week.

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        they are playing Hull 😕

        1. The 12th Man
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Sorry, looked at the post above you answered and thought for a moment that was a question for this week.

    5. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      based on fixtures, I'd only take a hit for another ManCity player

      1. mookie
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        cheers

        who would you recommend other than Yaya? 😉

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          depends on what Pellegrini says today about Silva

          I'd prefer Silva
          but
          it does look like Nasri might be catching form at the right time and on-form Nasri will get more FPL points than Silva

          1. mookie
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            I prefer Silva as well, but maybe that’s a move for next week.

  13. Punty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hah, after Schmeichels injury I had to do another -4 to get a playing GK, was a bit worried about a total of -8 so I checked one of my MLs now:

    -8, -8, WC active, WC active, -4 :p

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      0, 0, 0, 0, -4, -4, 0, 0, 0 for me. I wish my ML opponents weren't so smart.

      1. Punty
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        My wallet is happy with my ML:p Top 5k is enough to lead the ML at the moment:D

        1. Root
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Mine is not. Over 100 points behind in all my money ML's.

  14. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Jovetic or Dzeko.

    I remember at the start of the season everyone was mad for Jovetic. Could it have come back around again?

    1. Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Wish we knew pelli's thoughts with regard which one is going to start - at 8.0, and with city's next 4x games, they look VERY cheap with a lot of upside

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I think jovetic has goals in him, he plays in aguero's position so should fit into the team well. If both players played 90 mins I'd pick him over dzeko

    3. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      jovetic. Though neither really

    4. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I just got Dzeko and will stick with him til Aguero returns. Pretty sure there will be alot of tears shed, but it's all part of the edin package.

  15. Here's the manager
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Morning, have held back on any -4 this week due to H2H.

    Guzan (Eliot)
    Terry Clyne Wisdom ( Naylor, Chambers)
    Sanchez Siggy Hazard Downing ( Wanyama )
    Costa Bony Berahino

    Main differences is he has Baines and also has yet to get rid of Aguero ( already has Costa and Bony)
    best to sit tight?

    1. Here's the manager
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      *dufference

      Also have 3.9 ITB

      1. Here's the manager
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        FFS *difference
        What's this about Berahino?

  16. FionnMac
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is Berahino expected to be benched again tomorrow? Presumably he was last week cos he been naughty boy

  17. YuvalSpurs
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Chambers>Baines worth -4?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      75% chance yes
      25% chance no

    2. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Been wondering about the same for days. If only Mirallas wasn't around...

      1. The 12th Man
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Kevin always seems to pull a hammy when he is playing well. Baines will be back.

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yes long term

  18. Proggy
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Should I get Sakho or Jovetic in for Aguero?

    Sakho leaves me with a lot more money in the bank. However, City's upcoming fixtures are fantastic and I'm very afraid of just owning Yaya..

    1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Sakho. I think Ya Ya is all you will need to be honest.

    2. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      You deserve the rewards if you punt on Jovetic

  19. FortunesAlwaysHiding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Chaps,a little help with who to play from these for my draft side this week. Need to pick 3...

    A) Debuchy (NEW)
    B) Dawson (AVA)
    C) Mangala (lei)
    D) Bertrand (bur)
    E) Naylor (TOT)

    Thanks for your help and advice.

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      D, E, A

    2. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      acd

    3. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Mangala, Debuchy and Bertrand.

    4. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      acd

  20. Punty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    "Balotelli could return from his injury on Saturday and Lallana has broken ribs"

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/11288976/Liverpools-Adam-Lallana-playing-through-pain-barrier-with-two-broken-ribs.html

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not that guy again. Ugh.

      I seriously advocated a Balotelli/Vardy exchange in January. I think it's fair and that Vardy would be a better fit for Liverpool.

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        i'm sure balotelli would happily swap liverpool for leicester lol.
        Seriously though he is a good player still. Not what we needed and badly misused by br. Trying to fit him and studge into a partnership was bad for everybody.

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          remy made so much more sense

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 5 months ago

            remy would have been perfect. Or jrod. Or enner valencia. Or podolski

  21. Saniul
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Looks like my cup tie this week will be down to.

    Foster + Wisdom +Downing + Costa + 4
    V/S
    Adrian + Hutton + Eriksen + Lukaku.

    All I can pray for is Villa to score a goal. 😉

    1. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Grr. I want a 0-0.

  22. Shifty
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Guzan
    Clyne Hutton Wisdom
    Sanchez Hazard(c) Sigurdsson Downing
    Costa Dzeko(vc) Bony

    Elliot, Marney Saylor* Chambers*

    6m in bank, 0 FT

    Anything worth a hit here?

    Oh and, 0-0 Villa-WBA pls.

    1. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Haha 3 clean sheets in one game.

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I would take a hit on Chambers to a Chelsea/ Man City defender

      1. Shifty
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Was waiting for someone to bring that up. Reckon it's worth a hit?

        Thinking Azpi or Kompany - likely to at least cover the hit. Can't see them not getting a CS.

    3. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      No.
      I did Siggy > Yaya for -4 but that could go either way.

    4. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      you be cool

      and that 6m will be nice next week

      was thinkin' you'd be a good mod

      1. Shifty
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        already doing a table on best banks for 1 week fixed deposits.

        you wot? mod elections coming up?

  23. ChampionoftheWorld
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Team value and selling value check.

    105.4 and 102.6

    1. Saniul
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      104.0 and 103.0. Disastrous. 😐

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      TV 105.5

      SV 103.7

      hmmm... it has been an active season for me.

      1. Saniul
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Looks that way.

      2. Root
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        You're bleeding points by taking that many hits.

    3. ChampionoftheWorld
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Oops should be 105.4 and 103

    4. The 12th Man
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      TV 106.7
      SV 104.2

    5. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      105.1
      102.7

      🙁

  24. Bellerinmondo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    On WC, should I get in Costa or Rooney?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Costa for a 1 week punt

      I dunno... losing faith in all the guys that cost more 9

      1. Bellerinmondo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        yeah weird to have yaya-haz-sanchez and still a bunch of money to burn

      2. Shifty
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        reverse FPL we're playing at the moment.

  25. Jonny Sutt
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Next WC transfer, Sanchez to Ramsay? Free up some money 2! Any1 agree?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe not, Ramsey scored against stoke for the first time in 17 games. He might be back to his normal self, but I'd rather have sanchez

  26. Little Frank
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Pick one to bench:
    Reid (sun)
    Wisdom (AVL)
    Naylor (TOT)
    Marney (SOT)

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Why ask this?

    2. Bellerinmondo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      don't think i would ever play marney

    3. Son of Rambo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Marney

    4. Patty
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Marney

      1. Little Frank
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks guys, looks like I'm playing 5-3-2 this week

        1. The Man Pastore
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 5 months ago

          Marney your 4th mid??

  27. King Huth
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    what time is wenger press conference?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Not sure on time, but his is always the 4th one of the day.

      1. coran2123
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        😆

  28. Son of Rambo
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Is a defense of Baines, Zab and Azpi too heavy? (Other two are Yun and Dummett)

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Too light, upgrade Yun and Dummett.

    2. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Would normally say yes but with the Aguero cash floating about understand why you have it. Still would prob prefer 2/3 of them

    3. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Without Aguero, the sky's the limit.

    4. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Yep. Only one heavy needed.

    5. Son of Rambo
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks

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

      Not imo, now that Kun is injured. I'm going with a similar back three to you except Terry instead of Azpi

  29. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 5 months ago

    Out of these, which Man City player would you get?

    Dzeko, Nasri, Silva

    I can't afford Yaya 🙁

    1. Root
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      None

      1. HellasLEAF
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 5 months ago

        have the exact same question and you know, Silva is tempting the hell out of me. Could deliver the same return for less. Is he not due back?

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      silva but let him play some footy first. Watchlist

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko if you have to out of those 3

    4. tokara
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Nasri if he play in the hole like in Everton

    5. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      all 3 and hope Yaya doesn't get a pen from Milner assist.

    6. Jafalad
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Jecko.

    7. mookie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko, and maybe a mid. next week.

    8. Heels_Over_Head
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      i've been on silva all week

      starting to slide around to the idea of Nasri now

      need to see one more in form game that he starts

    9. Cruizer van Nistelrooy
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      i'll wait and see how man city plays this weekend

    10. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      Dzeko

    11. enrico.palazzo
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 5 months ago

      I took a punt on nasri. It feels good!