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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. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Not ready to buy Azpil yet. 🙁

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

      you do not like points from defence ?

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

        There are problems elsewhere to fix!

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

          your are playing FPL in December, there will always be problems elsewhere to fix 😉

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

    I can't wait until Sturridge is fit.

    Owning Costa is boring.

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

      Liverpool suck.

      Look elsewhere.

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

      he will definitely spice things up. Also Walcott, Di Maria, Ozil, Falcao.

  3. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Namaste DZ 🙂

    How does this team look?

    Foster
    Baines Azpi Hutton Caulker
    Sanchez Hazard Yaya Downing
    Rooney Dzeko
    -------------------------------------------
    McCarthy Boyd Austin Moore

    Captain Hazard, Sanchez or Yaya?
    Play Caulker or Boyd?

    Thanks.

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

      good looking team, Captain Hazard if you do not want to take a risk, Sanchez and Yaya are pretty decent captain punts. Play Boyd imo

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

        This. Certainly play Boyd over Caulker!

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Thanks as always Walsh.

      2. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Cheers. Think I'll go with Hazard and Boyd.

    2. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      caulker's suffered head injury, correct?

  4. Thunder Warrior
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Sterling to Yaya for -4 or play Sterling this gw?

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

      play Sterling for me

  5. YTUMAMMA
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Any news on risers n fallers?
    On my phone n Fff is denying me entry...
    Cheers

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

      Up: Cisse, Azpi
      Down: Lallana, Fabre, Rafael, Kun

      1. YTUMAMMA
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Nicely nice

  6. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Noble injured, Carroll on PKs.

    The stars have aligned 😎

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

      Isn't Nolan on PKs after Noble ?

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

        Something tells me it's Carroll...

      2. In Like Flynn.
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        I think so, but Carroll is bigger, might just take the ball.

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

          +1

          Bigger. Better. Badass. Carroll.

      3. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Carroll took one a couple of seasons ago with Nolan on the pitch. No Downing, Sahko or Valencia in that team, so we're effectively still in the dark.

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

      Downing? *clutches straws*

    3. The King
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Haha!

    4. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Is that confirmed by a West Ham follower? I could imagine any of Nolan, Sakho or Valencia taking them. Even Downing used to take penalties for Middlesbrough.

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

        All I know is Carroll has taken them for WHU in the past and scored, why wouldn't he again?

        1. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Didn't realise tbh. Might look into that.

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

          Cos there are others there now. He'll have to stamp down a marker. Sanchez stepped up to take the pen for Arsenal last weekend til Santi put him in his place 😆

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

    Gonna go skiing tomorrow
    Anything worth a hit before I'm off?

    Guzan
    Baines Azpi Naylor
    Haz(C) Sanchez Siggy Downy Marney
    Costa Bony

    Given Yun Chambers Austin 4.1 itb

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

      not for me, enjoy your skiing

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

        cheers

  8. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    is this a good team for this GW?

    foster

    wisdom creswell baines

    bolasie sanchez siggy hazard downing

    bony ings

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

      Love the team, punty but can deliver well

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

      All decent players but not a lot of heavy hitters. Could be great. Could be terrible

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

      looks good. sometimes these types of teams can thrash the accepted "big boys"

      1. The Raging Bull
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        thanks lads,

        or my other team for a -4 is

        foster

        zaba creswell baines

        bolasie siggy hazard downing sanchez

        bony dzeko

  9. Foot Fighter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Need help... I want to bring in Dzeko and Yaya for Aguero and:

    A) Oscar
    B) Siggy

    I have two free transfers, but just don't know which one of Oscar or Siggy to keep and which one to let go. Suggestions?

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

      I'd keep Oscar.

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

        this

      2. Foot Fighter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Thanks. That's what I'm thinking too, but I bought Siggy at 6.0 and to sell now I only get 6.5 and therefore would have a hard time ever getting him back..

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

          Not too hard - he is still a really cheap midfielder!

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

        yep

  10. Trovsmash
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    berahino > dzeko or jovetic for a hit?

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

      Dzeko is more nailed on imo, but it is a minefield

  11. Total Foot 5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    duff: is he paying this gw or injured until when? fpl has 25%

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

      SOmeone posted a link earlier that he's back training but wont be fit for this weekend

      1. Total Foot 5
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        yep thatd why i was asking, found it odd that someone here wrote that, yet fpl has the guy at Calf injury - 25% chance of playing

        if he was close to return, fpl will not have him at 25% AND YES AT 75% NO?

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

          Never go by the FPL flags. theyre pretty much just guesswork and they tend not to change them too often

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

            They had McCarthy red flagged for about 2 weeks even though he was on the bench at QPR

        2. Total Foot 5
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          would u take a hit for duff>zaba? or give it a go w duff SOU

  12. KING KOUNDER
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Would you Eriksen -> Yaya for a hit ?

    Stuck on it like a gum :/

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

      i was thinking the same for the past 3 days, decided to go against it

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

      I'd probably hold firm. Spurs have good fixtures too

  13. Nabs Kebabs
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    morning DZ, how does this look?

    Forster
    Azpilicueta, Clyne, Hutton
    Sanchez(vc), Hazard(c), Ramsey, Sigurdsson, Downing
    Rooney, Bony

    McCarthy, Naylor, Janmaat, Austin(!) 1.8m

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

      loks very good mate

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

      Lovely, FG.

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      ta lads

      is ramseys injury a concern?? only brought him in this week

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

        Wegner seems to think hes fine

    4. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Nice, not sure about the Alexis/Ramsey double up though

  14. Dynamic Duos
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Can't figure this one out.

    Oscar, Nasri or Eriksen.???

    1. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      For this week or the long term?

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Both

        1. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Eriksen for form, but I like Oscar myself. I'l throw Mirallas and Silva into the mix as potential options too.

    2. A Defender's Nightmare
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Nasri. Fixtures & form.

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 7 days ago

      i like nasri

      1. PM
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        with silva back, nasri may miss some playing time time for milner or navas...Eriksen is in great form, pick the Dane.

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

    Up: Milner, Cisse
    Down: Aguero

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

    Oh.. Milner

    A bit surprised.

  17. PM
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    QUICK POLL:

    (1) Bony, Dzeko, Sterling (4 pt hit); or

    (2) Dzeko, Yaya Toure, Boyd (4 pt hit; keep Austin); or

    (3) Rooney, Sterling, Boyd (no pt hit; keep Austin)

  18. Acquafresca
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 7 days ago

    Set Piece Takers has Carroll above Nolan for PKs

    😎 😎 😎

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

        LOL Downing won't take them. Sakho and Enner just joined the club so I'm not worried one bit.

        1. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          I can still dream! Good luck to you with the Carroll punt anyway. Should be an interesting one 😀

  19. Jay_
      11 years, 7 days ago

      Thoughts on Kane AND Austin (with Costa) ?
      Allows premium players in every other position except Siggy's, just feels like I'm playing the game wrong with all the money at the back but I just can't see any of the other options out scoring Kane and Austin

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

        i can see plenty outscoring Kane. He does look decent value for money though

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

        As a Kane owner I cannot wait to get rid. That said, if he gets something at Swansea that would be a good reason to keep for his following two plum fixtures.

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

        Thats my forward line right now. Kane will get 3 gw's (swa BUR lei) to prove his worth, and after that its either benching him again, or selling.

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

        4.9 for a nailed-on spurs striker is the best value for an 8th forward you're gonna find, and i'd much rather have him than Boyd in my team

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

          yep

      5. Jay_
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Cheers for replies all

      6. zaydon
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        who to play:-
        A- wilson(stoke) vs crystal palace
        B-hutton vs west bromich

        1. Game...Blouses
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          A

      7. Arctic monkeys
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Play henderson or Get Nasri for a hit ?

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

          play henderson

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

          Take a punt and get Nasri

      8. Surezh06
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Anyone captaining costa this week?Everybody seems to jump on to Haz,sanc,yaya

        1. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          why woud we not jump on haz/sachez when costa hasnt scored more than 7pts in months.

          1. Nabs Kebabs
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            Costa is actually leading the captain poll on the homepage, anyway.

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

              thats probably due to votes from before he played 90mins midweek

            2. Dynamic Duos
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 7 days ago

              Alexis Alexis Sanchez scores all the points again

          2. Surezh06
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            i could accept sanchez,but Haz hasnt exploded really apart from 2 gw of double digit.Also Newcastle has a very decent defence record for last 6 weeks. Yaya is looking the obvious one.

      9. YTUMAMMA
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Any news on whether new Will be allowed an emergency keeper?
        Is Alnwick a good back up option to Panti til Jan WC?

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

          I read somewhere they are trying to get Mark Schwarzer on emergency loan.

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

            Probably a decent move for both clubs that

        2. 1NAM
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Pardew confirmed Alnwick is set to start this weekend and they're not looking at the possibility of brining in a new keeper unless he gets injured.

          1. YTUMAMMA
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            Source?...
            Cheers

      10. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        why is Lucas (LIV) playing so much recently? i need a 4.3 mid for my WC masterplan.

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

          Becasue Rogers is starting to realise that Gerrard can't play every game and is a rubbish defensive mid anyways

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

            yeah pretty much. Lucas is incredibly underrated imo - he does those dirty things like making fouls to stop counterattacks, winning the ball at the halfway line to start counters, and covering behind fullbacks when they get caught out of position. Those things have been the MAJORLY deficient in the last 18 months

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

              Too many people falling into the trap of having a glammour player there that looks good passing the ball. Works well at Chelsea cos Matic is a beast and a lot of people dont realise Fabregas is a pretty decent tackler too.They need to be less Gerrard more Jedinak 😆

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

                If Arsenal or Liverpool bought someone like William Carvalho to be their Matic they would be much, much stronger in midfield. I doubt it'll happen in liverpool's case though since Emre Can is there already

        2. Gianluca Busio's Hair …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 7 days ago

          interesting....what's a 4.3 midfielder if not a punt. cheers.

      11. Les Bleus
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        For a 4 point hit:
        A) Krul to Courtois and play Naylor(TOT)
        B) Duff to Azpi and play him instead of Naylor with no GK

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

          A . Saves you a similar dilemma again next week

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            That's what I was thinking. Cheers.

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

          A

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            Cheers!

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

          Change your keeper. As the two you have both look to be out for a while, you should recover the hit points in two gameweeks.

          1. Les Bleus
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            Good point. Thanks!

      12. Kroos Kontrol
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        I have Clyne, Taylor and Guzan as my main DFs. Who else should I take? All of them below 5.0 (yeah, I am extreme budget on my defence). Yun is one. Who else?

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

          Assuming you have some Aguero cash, would you consider a pricier option?

          1. Kroos Kontrol
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            I don't. Used it on Yaya, Bony and Ramsey (downgraded to Rooney).

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

        @Get Out Micah (and anyone else on a WC):

        Hart + Hamer looks like the best choice for sure. Hart has 5 great fixtures next, and when they get tough in gw21-23 Hamer has AVL STO (though you'd have to choose between mun/che in gw23).

        Hart-Heaton is great too since Heaton has QPR CPL sun from gw21-23, but 10.5 for gk's might be a stretch.

        Just my 2 cents 😉

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

          Bad advice. My 2 cents.

          2 Cheap GKs always prove the best value.

          If on WC probably go with 2 of Panti, Foster, Alnwick or Hamer, until Jan. WC.

          I would much rather have Zab + cheap GK than Hart and cheap defender..

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

            Thats not true though. People who chose Hart from the start of the season would have scored much better than most 9m rotations, and with City's home fixtures getting much better they're likely to get even more CSs from now on too.

            Luckily for me I can afford the extra 0.5 spend on Hart over Fab-Panti since Aguero is out, so why wouldn't i go for the one who'll score most?

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

        My Aguero replacement currently looks like it'll be Dzeko or Benteke. The risk/reward potential for Dzeko has been pretty well discussed, but if anyone has some thoughts on Benteke and choosing between these two I'd appreciate hearing them. Cheers!

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

          I went Dzeko. Overall Villa dont look like creating much chances and City will create loads especially with those fixtures.

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

            Thanks, I like the look of Benteke's production over the last few Gameweeks. Smaller pie maybe, but grabbing a big slice of it.

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

              I like to have my finger in a lot of pies 😉

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

          I'm only getting Benteke for gw19 i think, either for costa or kane. Until then I think his fixtures are quite tricky:

          wba - derby but usually low scoring
          MUN - villa always lose that fixture... even moyes won 3-0 there
          swa - decent defense

          SUN CPL lei are the ones I want him for.

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

            Good points and lots of food for thought there. Thanks.

      15. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 7 days ago

        Good to go lads?

        Guzan
        Baines Taylor Wisdom
        Hazard (c) Downing Sigurdsson Sánchez Boyd
        Costa Bony

        Subs: Given / Yun, Dummett, Austin
        1 FT, 4.6 ITB

        Not too happy starting Boyd, but the uncertainty over City's line-up makes me think waiting is the best option. Hopefully he dutifully chips in with another goal as he has when Costa's been out 😆

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

          Boydinho to the rescue this week! 😆

          1. Tony Hibbert's Shootin…
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 7 days ago

            Fingers crossed 😀

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

              I want to see Muppet explode. He hates Boyd scoring and he has double SOuthampton defence this week 😆

      16. Jay_
          11 years, 7 days ago

          Joe Root and James Taylor don't have the menacing aura of say Hayden and Langer but they narf done well I must say , could be the future backbone of our middle order for many years to come