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11 December 2014 3949 comments
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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.

  1. Goodnight Kiwi
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Seeing some great value in Villa over WBrom at $3.80...

    1. BeachBadger
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Im not sure of the way you put the odds. Is that like 38/10? Put on $1 to win $3.80 + your $1 or is it put on $1, get $3.80 total back

      1. Goodnight Kiwi
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        $1 down returns $3.80

        1. BeachBadger
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Cool. Decent odds in fairness

  2. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Azpi or ivan?

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Bane

    2. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Ivan

    3. Skipdipper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Azpi

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Hello Baines grav, I didn't see u even from last page..good to see u again..long time no see

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Holly crap..are u my ex simpathy girl? She ignored me always..lee

        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          u drunk bro?

          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            I hope not, he's 15

            1. Dušan Citizen
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 7 days ago

              I am 16 from yesterday..how u can say that?

              1. Van Dal
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 7 days ago

                Nice n ripe then!

          2. Dušan Citizen
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            No..i dont drink alcohol..that happens sometimes

  3. Hurnt
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Sorry repost

    lil advice please guys

    Worth taking a hit anywhere ?

    Forster
    Ivanovic Clyne Wisdom Yun
    Hazard(c) Sanchez Downing Sigurdsson
    Costa Bony

    Heaton Boyd Chambers Austin

    £4.3 ITB

    0FT (did aguero to bony)

    Bring in man city cover?

    1. Bad Kompany
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Save it...All midfielders who are at home generally do better at home except Downy but he's away anyway 🙂 Costa and Bony will score at least 2 between them...Forster may keep a clean sheet...one change I'd make it is bench Yun and play Chambers

      1. Bad Kompany
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        More likey of a cleany + perhaps even attacking or bonus

        1. Hurnt
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Chambers suspended

          1. Bad Kompany
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            Duh...of course he is. In that case GTG bro

    2. Suarezista
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Play Boyd over Yun imo

      1. Hurnt
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Ye was thinking thus

      2. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        This and you're good to go.

  4. Van Dal
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Captain Haz or Sanchez?

    1. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Haz

  5. Zizou
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    jedinak > yaya & aguero > 7.6m striker and who (have austin and costa)

    or

    siggy > yaya & aguero > 8.9m striker and who (have austin and costa)

  6. El Zurdo
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Dzeko or Benteke as a third striker?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      If you have time, tell everyone you are 17th, you will get more replies. 😉 I don't like either, hence my last reply

  7. Doar1986
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    A. Ramsey and Ya Ya

    Or

    B. Silva and Sanchez

    1. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      B easy

    2. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Tough one. Id say A just because of Yaya pens

  8. gers23
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Best option?

    A) Aguero and Chambers to Costa and Baines -4

    B) Aguero and Fab to Costa and Yaya -4

    C) Aguero Fab and Chambers to Lukaku Yaya and Azpi -8

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
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      A

    2. Coffee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      I'd go with B mate

  9. Coffee
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Aguero Austin -> Lukaku Dzeko

    Someone sanity check me 😉

    1. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Looks complexly sane to me

    2. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
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      Only Kun>Lukaku

      1. Jimbo123
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        *dzeko

    3. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Two players who won't feature, to two good strikers, in good teams, with good fixtures, who should play. On the other hand, Austin is great value, and I think best course of action is to just bench him this week.

      1. Crouch Potato!
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Everton are only 4pts ahead of QPR, they ain't been that good so far this season.

        1. Ludo
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          They haven't been that good, you're right, but QPR at home is a good fixture for anyone, given that they've lost all seven away matches, scoring 2 and conceding 17 in the process.

    4. Coffee
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Cheers lads, however, Leic having Casper out, I have no City coverage, I have a feeling about Dzeko... Austin vs WBA next week though... decisions eh

      1. Better off with a pin and a…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        You can have Austin against Blank, WBA, ars, CPL or Dzeko against lei, CPL, wba, BUR over the next 4.

        1. Coffee
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          When it's put like that....

          if I do Aguero and Austin -> Lukaku and Dzeko, I have 5.9ITB.

          Team:
          Fab*
          Clyne Yun Wisdom
          Sanchez Oscar Siggy Downing
          Costa Lukaku Dzeko

          Myhill Chambers* STaylor* Boateng

  10. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Team for the weekend -

    Foster
    Baines - Azpilicueta - Hutton - Naylor
    Sanchez - Hazard - Eriksen - Sigurdsson
    Rooney - Sakho

    Hamer - Marney - Austin - Saylor

    Got 6.8m in the bank. 🙄

    Anything worth a hit?

    Thanks. 🙂

    1. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Not hit required

      Captain haz

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Cheers.

    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Eriksen to Yaya?

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        I can even do Marney ➡ Yaya. Dunno if it's worth a hit.

        Keeping Eriksen for now. Got him in last week. Giving him 3 more weeks(easy fixtures).

        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Maybe not then.

    3. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Marney > yaya

      Bench Hutton

      1. pundit of punts
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        I'm tempted. But Hutton has a good chance of a cleanie I think. WBA are toothless.

        1. Van Dal
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          I wouldnt bank on a hutton cleanie.

  11. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Love the Scout cast music
    tara ta ta
    tara ta ta
    taaa'n 😉

  12. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Costa and zabaleta
    Or
    Dzeko and azpi/ivan

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      st one 100%

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        *1st

        1. That Fantasy Guy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Thanks

  13. Buck The Trent
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Forster
    Baines Azpi Wisdom (Bartley Dummett)
    Haz Sanchez Downing Siggy (Boyd)
    Costa (Austin Kun)

    I want to get City players as differential in my ML. Best move here lads?

    A Kun to Dzeko
    B Kun to Sakho
    C Kun, Boyd to Sakho, Yaya (-4)
    D Kun, Siggy to Dzeko, Yaya (-4)
    E Kun, Boyd to Dzeko, Silva/Nasri (-4)

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      B

  14. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Fabianski + Boyd + Aguero > Adrian + Eriksen + Lukaku
    or
    Fabianski + Siggy + Aguero > Guzan + Yaya + Bony

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      I wouldn't lose Siggy.

      So A.

  15. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Who would you play this week:

    Naylor or Clyne

    1. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Clyne.

    2. Costa in Wengerland
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Clyne

    3. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Clyne

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        thanks guys

  16. zuzuViking
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Dzeko + Chambers or Sakho + Ivan?

    These will be my 2/3 striker and 2/3 defender. Already have Downing and Yaya

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Yes

      1. zuzuViking
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Yes? The question was OR mate

        1. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Sorry it's late here. 😀

          S+I

  17. Rabbinton
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    The more I look at Bony the more I know RVP is the man to replace Kun, am I alone?

    1. Frank Black
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Yes, you're alone.

      1. Rabbinton
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Fair

        1. Doar1986
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Yep, and armband him

    2. BeachBadger
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      I can't see him justifying that price.

  18. JP787
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    1. Oscar and Yaya

    2. Hazard and Silva

    ?

    Cheers

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      2

  19. Wouter
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Just seen City's next five fixtures. 😯

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Get 3 City players in asap

    2. BeachBadger
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      And yet people are laughing at Dzeko

      1. Puyol Pants Up
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Getting Dzeko at this moment is like getting Kolarov. So yes, we are laughing.

        1. BeachBadger
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          🙄

      2. Wouter
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        What will Dzeko's game time be like do you reckon?

        1. BeachBadger
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          70/80mins I think if Jovetic is benched depending on how the game goes

  20. keotes
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Baines or Zabaleta??

    1. shortymak
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      zab

  21. Outatime
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Repost.

    This is my team atm, what changes need to be made in the following gws??

    Foster // Fabianksi
    Clyne // Baines // Azpi // Taylor // Chambers
    Sanchez // Yaya // Siggy // Downing // Boyd
    Berahino // Rooney // Austin

    3.0 ITB

    1. Van Dal
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Interesting

  22. Nazz
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Play two out of the following:

    Clyne....Wisdom....Kane

    Cheers Everyone!!

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      First 2

    2. Hasselbaink Forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Clyne & Kane

  23. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Aguero and Wasilewski out for Dzeko and Azpi for no hit. Leaves me with:

    Panti

    Baines Azpi Wisdom

    Boyd Alexis Hazard Yaya Siggy

    Bony Dzeko

    Subs. Elliott Hutton Dummett Austin

    Good to go? and who would you captain?

    1. shortymak
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      solid hazard captain

    2. Doar1986
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      I'd play Austin over Boyd and captain Hazard or YaYa

      1. TeddiPonza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Austin is suspended

    3. Tony Yeboah
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      perfect imo

  24. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    what did we learn from the spurs match ?

    kane rested for Swansea

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      He'll start.

      1. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        sorry yeah i meant rested tonight for freshness for swansea

    2. Raddy
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      How did you conclude that?

    3. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Spurs are shi......oh actually I already knew that

  25. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Courtois
    Baines // Wisdom // Zabaleta
    Sanchez // Siggy // Yaya // Hazard // Downing
    Costa // Cisse

    McC // Austin // Naylor // Moore

    Share the love 😎

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      All set.

      That defense. 😯

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Mids not too shabby 😉

        1. pundit of punts
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Indeed.

          Very good team. Consistent big hitters and a few punts in there.

          Like it.

    2. Wouter
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      It will either be:

      Adrian
      Baines Azpilicueta Clichy
      Sanchez Siggy Hazard Downing Eriksen
      Costa Lukaku

      or

      Guzan
      Baines Azpilicueta Clichy
      Sanchez Siggy Hazard Yaya Boyd
      Costa Bony

      1. Wouter
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Wait no Downing instead of Siggy for the second one.

      2. Caesar, Hot Mustache
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        B just about edges it.

    3. davies
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Love it. Cisse, though?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Best goals to mins ratio by miles, way ahead of everyone including Aguero. What's not to love? 🙂

        1. davies
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          He plays for Newcastle. 😉

        2. Sadio come here often?
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Him getting limited game time isn't great

  26. Rui
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Chambers --> Zaba/Azpi (-4) or play Boyd?

    Thanks.

    1. Big_Andy_GAWA
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Chambers was first out of my team, even with 5 red flags...

  27. Tomas Brolin ate all Depays
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Which of the two lineups below do you prefer ??
    All have a back 7 of : Heaton 4m Azpi Baines Clyne Yun Moore

    a) HAZARD YAYA Sanchez Siggy Downing ..........Austin Costa KANE
    b) Fab (8.9 MID eg SILVA/RAMSEY) Sanchez Siggy Downing ........Austin Costa DZEKO
    c) Fab YAYA Sanchez Boyd Downing Austin ......Costa Dzeko (not a front 8 )
    d) Haz YAYA Sanchez Downing Boyd ........Dzeko Costa Kane (not a front 8 )

  28. Jarvis
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Which 2 for this week:

    Wisdom, Taylor, or Boyd

    1. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      wisdom taylor