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29 January 2015 3842 comments
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Granville and I raise out bats to the grandstand as the 150 comes up for the ScoutCast. Fittingly, we choose to spend the milestone episode moaning about Diego Costa, for very different reasons.

Chelsea’s “agro magnet” dominates discussion on the eve of an expected three-match ban that will end my love affair with the grizzled goal-getter. Meanwhile, Granville is left smarting from Costa’s 16-point Gameweek 22 haul as he does his best to make light of the 59-point chasm that now separates our teams.

Elsewhere, we glide through the ScoutCast regulars, whilst taking time out to lament Kevin Mirallas and his latest bout of Baines-bullying that robbed us both of belated returns.

Count the cost via this link, or pay your dues via the handy player below…

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

    1. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      poll not include Costa or Sanchez

      1. Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Giroud 39 vs sterling 1 for me
        What do you think trigg. Giroud or adm or raheem?

    2. Just A Hat
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      going with Santi!

      1. Twelve years a slave
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Giroud for me

  1. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Why is DGW so important? In the end teams will play same amount of games... Or you planing to have none of these players for blanks and the switch for those with 2 games?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      All about scoring more points. More games for your team should equal more points.

  2. ManofKent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Morning all. anyone else hoping to muddle through this weekend and play their wildcard next week?

    1. The Blackadder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Still debating on that one, will wait until tonight before I decide, see what happens to Mr angry first.

  3. President John F. Keninnsie
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So Sanchez may be out... And I have no other 'good' captaincy options... What do we do folks? 🙁

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      cap cazorla

      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Don't have him. Or Giroud.

        1. SpaceCadet
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          he's a good call.....I did sanchez to cazora on wc.....might cap him over giroud

          1. President John F. Keninnsie
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            No I mean I don't have Giroud either 😆

            1. SpaceCadet
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              🙂 arsenal defender?

              1. President John F. Keninnsie
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                Nope! 😆

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Kane/austin→gayle/giroud(c)

      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Hmm don't really want to take a hit right after wildcarding...

    3. A La Pelle
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      If I didn't have Giroud I'd be really tempted with Bertrand for some reason.... Do something crazy!

      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        😯

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          You have Hazard

          1. President John F. Keninnsie
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Tempted, but I think Chelsea will play for the 1-0.

    4. mookie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      i'm buying one after the pressers, could be Falcao, Giroud or RVP.

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      RMT says you should go for ADM

      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Mmm, fixture says yes, form says no... Who are you going with?

          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Sanchez (Gru)

    5. Skipdipper
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Fonte... You know he's due 😉

      1. President John F. Keninnsie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        I literally just considered that. I'm losing it.

  4. nibby
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Re :- Need 2 ditch 1 of these 2.Who to ditch & for whom ?

    A) Chadli for Mosses/Walters

    or,

    B) Cesc for Theo/Cazorla

  5. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    my mini league opponent has sanchez, costa, fabregas, chadli and debuchy 🙂

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      and a WC?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        yes...but he used one last gw....doubt he'll use the other one so soon

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Costa and Debuchy OUT, stick other 3 on bench if required, job done!

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        he has 3 lei players.....hamer , wasi and albrighton 🙂

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          😮

  6. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    so i WC and this is what i have at the moment should i be worried?

    Foster - Hamer
    Terry - Clyne - Pva - Wasi - Baird
    Alexis - ADM - Haz - Chadli - Boyd
    Aguero - Costa - Kane

    1 FT, 0.1m ITB

    1. Toonzie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      wc last week*

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Costa (if susp.)→Giroud
      If not
      Chadli→puncheon

  7. OLEgend
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Pls give me the DGW and blank GW details?

    1. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      It will be a blank GW27 for chelsea and spurs right? And DGW28 for spurs? What about chelsea?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        DGW not decided yet for Chelsea.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Check the homepage.

      1. OLEgend
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Ok thanks

  8. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Costa to start this game week or not?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      We will find out today, most likely will be banned for 3 gams inc City game

  9. La Roja
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Will Mata start? I wanna bring him in, risky?

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      risky

    2. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      He will start and has a very good record at oldtrafford. But won't include him in my wildcard team though.

      1. La Roja
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Need for one week only. WC next week

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Not explosive enough for 1 week punt 😉

      1. mookie
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        still better than a one week punt on Koscielny(i've seen a few...)

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Maybe they are bringing for long term. I wont bother with defensive punts

          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          in & out for his 14 point haul vs stoke 😉

          http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/437147/transfers/history/

  10. KeepCalm
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Play Kane (wba) or Austin (sto)

    Both away against strong defences

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      kane

    2. Sheep
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Austin

    3. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I'm confused between kane and ellia.

    4. KeepCalm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      that didnt help

  11. SpaceCadet
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Two questions....

    a. Mata or adm on WC for one week punt?
    b. bench kane or puncheon?

    1. La Roja
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Mata
      Kane

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Maria
      Puncheon

    3. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      need one more answer to break the tie

    4. Ne0
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Adm
      Puncheon

  12. Winston.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Betrand or Clyne ? Any views ? Thanks !

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      flip a coin

  13. Billy Gilmore
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    So Sanchez really was injured? 😆

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      😆 was he?

  14. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Oh boy oh boy.

    😕

    1. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      lol

  15. Toonzie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    This is my front 7

    Haz - Alexis - ADM - Boyd
    Aguero - Giroud - Kane

    A) Sterling
    B) Silva
    C) Oscar
    D) Cazorla
    E) Anyone under 9.5m?

  16. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    I think he got hurt vs Brighton and it's not looking great otherwise Arsene would have just not said anything and given him a rest instead of informing us of the hamstring..if it was a just a rest it would have been hotter to explain his exclusion next match..

    ..ooooon the flipside he was planning on resting him anyways and by saying he has a hammy clears him of all blame should the worst happen and they lose (or hell even draw) and he rested him.

    Choose your poison.

    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      reply fail to Billy

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      harder*

    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      I can't see anything bar the fact he's actually injured. How bad is a different story though.

  17. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Fig rolls. The breakfast of champions

    1. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing like fig and blue cheese on a pizza.

      😎

  18. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    How is this for a 99.4m WC team?

    Krul -- Foster
    P.Jones -- Fonte -- PvA -- Wasil -- Yun
    ADM -- Hazard -- Eriksen -- Sterling -- Boyd
    Aguero -- Giroud -- Gayle

    1. Toonzie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      nice me like it

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        thanks! WC'ing my Friends team!

    2. Christina.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Better thEn my team.

      lol

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        lol

        1. Christina.
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Im tired. Wish the season would end.

          1. Moin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            me too..red arrow makes me tired..

            1. Christina.
              • 16 Years
              11 years, 2 months ago

              Especially red arrow prior to a 2 week break. I somehow get it right to allows feckup prior to a 2 week break.

              🙁

              1. Moin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 2 months ago

                I have got 3 consecutive Reds!

                1. Christina.
                  • 16 Years
                  11 years, 2 months ago

                  Ouch. You see the new I20 Huyndai? Nice.

                  1. Moin
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    yeah in India it is called Elite i20 nice car! full of features

                    1. Christina.
                      • 16 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      I've seen 2 drive around in SA without number plates, so Im hoping it means they are at dealers as demo's and on their way here. Huyndai is taking over market over here.

                      Looks like a nice car.

                      1. Moin
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        yeah nice car! won the car of the year award over here

                  2. President John F. Keninnsie
                    • 12 Years
                    11 years, 2 months ago

                    Transfer plans this week Tina? And captain?

                    1. Christina.
                      • 16 Years
                      11 years, 2 months ago

                      No idea. Probably saving a trade to have 2 FT's next week.

                      Austin/ADM/Cameron on the chopping block. Might still do Cameron to someone this week.

                      Not sure.

                      You?

                      1. Christina.
                        • 16 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Capt is on Sanchez at the moment, but now that v/c might come into play I'm considering a gamble.

                      2. President John F. Keninnsie
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        I have no idea either. The plan has always been to save this week but if Fab and Sanchez are out I'm a little thin. I've even considered Fab > Wally (c). lol

                        Might just leave the armband on Sanchez and VC Hazard or Fonte 😎

                      3. Christina.
                        • 16 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        Problem is we prob won't get any Cesc news anyway now that Mour is p offed and Arsene will prob just say Alexis will be "assessed".

                      4. President John F. Keninnsie
                        • 12 Years
                        11 years, 2 months ago

                        I know. Sticky situation indeed.

          2. President John F. Keninnsie
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Same.

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Looks nice

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        thanks!

  19. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Rooney to Giroud and Sigurdsson to Sterling/Coutinho, good moves? (1 week punt)

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      yeah if you are not taking a hit...can punt on Wally this week as well if Sanchez is really out

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        2FTs and not much to do. Any chance we will know abt his injury before deadline?

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          has the Arsenal Presser already happened? wait for that IMO

          1. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            Will be in 2-3hrs I guess

    2. The Blackadder
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      That's bold, I'm captaining Rooney this week, due a haul at home to Lei?

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Not sure, can easily backfire. Dont have anything else to do plus need a captain.

        1. The Blackadder
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Do what I'm doing, imagine if he does getting a haul, it'll be a lovely differential to move up the leagues.

          1. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 2 months ago

            😀 Tough decision indeed...

  20. nibby
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Choose one :

    A) Defoe + Caz/Theo

    Or,

    B) Walters + Giroud

    1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      A

  21. nibby
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Cesc is back on training.Think he's going to start 🙂

  22. FootballFanatic365
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Sanchez update?

    1. KeepCalm
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      still pretty fecking injured

    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Getting assessed Saturday. Interesting for FPL if the two highest owned midfielders don't play and the squad must step up to the plate.

      1. KeepCalm
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        who's the other?

        1. Eze Really?
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Fab possibly

  23. OLEgend
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    which one to pick in wildcard team network between Toby and Gardos? When will Toby be available?

    1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      1 or 2 gw's I read here.

  24. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know why Tadic's game time had been so low the last few? Injury, tactical?
    3 of the last 4 have all been under 60mins. I want some saints cover and thinking safest midfield bet?

    1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Go with Mane. He looked good before the ACN.

      1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        To much uncertainty Shirley?!?!

        1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          Tadic or Johnson?

      2. OLEgend
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Mane or ellia?

        1. Injury Prone o_O Gooner.
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          I dont think we can pick either unless we know who will start, thats why I was looking at Tadic personally.

    2. tokara
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      i bet tadic / mane / elia will be fighting for 2 spots

      and u got another serb loaned player now...

      Soton plays 4-3-3 with pelle in middle

  25. Runaway
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Will there be any other blanks and DGWs because of the FA Cup matches or GW 27 and 28 is all we have until the end of season ?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea DGW might be GW31.

    2. President John F. Keninnsie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      FA cup semi finalists will have a blank and DGW I'm pretty sure.

      1. Runaway
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Just checked and GW33 blanks for FA cup semi finalists

          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          If Leicester make it to the FA cup Semi Finals they'll have DGWs 34 and 37 😆

  26. FortunesAlwaysHiding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Chaps, having a draft league night on Sunday. You get to pick 1 player assigned to your team to make a squad of 16. Any tips on who to pick and at what stage to make up my squad would be most welcome...

      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Top 3 picks:

      Aguero
      Sanchez
      Hazard

      1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        I went with your 55 minutes punt Balders! Hope it comes in. Heaven knows who I'll pick if I get somewhere between 7th to 11th.

          • 12 Years
          11 years, 2 months ago

          brilliant 😆 I picked it because my brother had Arshavin to score 52-57 in this game many moons ago, so its lucky for some.

          http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3456852/first-team/arsenal-v-bolton-wanderers

    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      you might get a cheap Sanchez or Costa because they're injured/banned..same with Sturridge..are their price caps or just pick players?

      1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 2 months ago

        Just picking players. No price caps. Hoping that Sturridge will fly under the radar a bit. There are two United supporters who refuse to pick Liverpool players so I have a one in 10 or 8 chance depending on how many players there are.

  27. LMF
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    if Costa is out my team will be:

    van Aanholt
    Wollscheid
    Bertrand

    Di María
    Hazard
    Oscar
    Cazorla

    Rooney
    Giroud
    Kane

  28. Sid07
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 2 months ago

    Heaton/krul
    Terry GARDOS pva wisdom walsi
    Adm SANCHZ haz SIGGY boyd
    Aguero COSTA kane

    1ft 0.3 itb
    Jan wc played last week, season wc left

    1. LMF
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      worried abt Sanchez

    1. mookie
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 2 months ago

      Jose Mourinho's record at home to 'Big five'

      (Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Liverpool and Spurs)
      Played 22; Won 17; Draw 5; Lost 0; Goals scored 40; conceded 5