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The ScoutCast – Episode 153 – March

Simon March, aka Dufflinks, has been hanging around these pages since August 2011. A veteran of six Fantasy Premier League seasons, this campaign started more casual than ever, with Simon resigned to snatching the occasional live match from the other side of the world.

Against the odds, by Boxing Day he was fourth in the world. Six weeks ago, he reached the summit. As you read this, Simon sits on top of the FPL world by 30 points with his Wildcard still tucked away in his pocket and the whole Fantasy Football Scout community behind him. No pressure.

With Granville absent with a hangover from a mid-life stag do and another United disappointment, this week’s ScoutCast is dedicated to Simon’s story, as he wakes in the early hours to join Jonty and myself for a special edition.

We overcome countless gremlins to discuss how Simon gets by on rations of four live matches a season, how he can recall every point hit he’s ever taken and how one lucky cat may just hold the secret to his success over the remaining ten Gameweeks.

We end this episode with a shout-out to community legend, Doosra – get well soon Doos.

We’ve included a fully edited version of the ScoutCast on iTunes and via this link or the player below.

If you want to see Simon, myself, Jonty and the lucky cat in person, you can view the full un-edited Hangout movie below. Be warned – it really is a “warts and all” production.

Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel if you want to get an alert for next week’s Hangout and future live episodes.

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

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  1. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    http://www.thisisanfield.com/2015/03/andre-wisdoms-west-brom-loan-whats-gone-wrong/

    Answer: Pulis.
    Stats are good for Wisdom but the comments from a WBA fan are good insight.

  2. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    anyone have a vine for the Vitolo goal vs Villareal?

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        awesome. is there any site that catalogs trending vines or do you just type as many keywords as you can in Google?

        1. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          in reddit.com/r/soccer/new/ usually have the gifs for the all goals

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            yeah I went there too and searched Vitolo and only turned up really old match threads..maybe wasn't sorted right..cheers

            1. Konig Luther
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              sort by new.. in post match threads have all goals

              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                thanks, I don't use Reddit all that much

        2. Wouter
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mainly use Twitter to find them. Just search "Vitolo" and sometimes you might have to search "Vitolo vine" and they are there a few minutes after the ball hit the back of the net.

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            cheers will remember to use Twitter specifically

  3. BeachBadger
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    First World FFS problems: Can't listen to the scoutcast on Friday as you've already watched the live streaming during the week 🙁

    1. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I'm now delighted that I could not get the YouTube link to work 🙂

      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😆

    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Solution: fall asleep listening to it the first night, then listen to the rest another night.

      This usually results in falling asleep before the end again...

      1. BeachBadger
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😆 I actually woke up to the tail end of the scoutcast the last time, so rewatched it to catch the beginning lol

        1. Mílanista
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Ha, first world problem with the edited one is that I'll drop off peacefully to sleep for the night only to be woken up by the music at the end 😡

          1. BeachBadger
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            😆 gotta love the jingle though. Gets me excited to talk about Fantasy Footie til I realise Im home alone listening to a podcast haha

            1. Not Irish
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              😆 quality innit

              1. BeachBadger
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Yeah love it. Ive been its biggest critic at times, petitioning for changes on here but you gotta love it

            2. Mílanista
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Aye, gets you all excited at the start. Then Mark and Granville start talking.

              1. BeachBadger
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                😆 Its kinda sadistic but the podcast is so much better when Granville's team does poorly 😆

                1. Mílanista
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  😆 yep

  4. Lord Flashheart
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Was brunt banned? Is Baird likely to play?

    1. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Could do, some people are praying for a Pocognoli start.

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

    Let my copy my last post on 3rd page 😀

    Hi, im sitting in TOP 4k and i need your help because im troubled what to do... with some spare money ! What would you do to prepare for DGW ? I got 1.4 ITB and thats my team

    Pantilimion / Heaton
    Terry / Rose / Clyne (Bruce/Wasilewski)
    Silva / Eriksen / Hazard / Sanchez (Boyd)
    Kane / Aguero / Austin

    Thanks in advance FFS team ! 😉

    1. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      i would save this week, or Rose to someone (it depends if you want upgrade Austin or not)

      1. Ramok
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Im keeping Austin and keeping FT for this week as weel im thinking more ahead of DGW and what Chelsea player to put in ? (Eriksen -> Oscar is my thinking)

        1. Konig Luther
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          i wouldn't go near Oscar, unless he improves in next games... Or a Che defender or Costa is my opinion

    2. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Save or wasi > schlupp and bench clyne

  6. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Top 5 keepers right now?

    1) Neuer
    2) DDG
    3) Courtois
    4) Cech
    5) Sirigu

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Neuer
      Courtois
      DDG
      Lloris
      Sirigu

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        while many say it's debatable, I don't think there's any ounce of logic to suggest Courtois is better than De Gea..put Courtois at United and De Gea at Chelsea and that's a swing of 10+ goals for each club

        1. Breadbin
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Bias.

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            maybe, but he's far better with his feet, showing better form under higher pressure with a worse backline in front of him and has done very well to improve in one of the aspects that haunted him, making saves parrying away from further danger

    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lloris over Sirigu

    3. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Pantillimon

      1. davies
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        And Krul.

        1. BeachBadger
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          😆

    4. Long Juan Silva
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Neuer
      Courtois
      Cech
      Lloris
      DDG

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        you really think Neuer is the 5th best keeper int he world?

        1. Long Juan Silva
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          In descending order
          1
          ...
          5

          1. sinik
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            I'm aware. It was a joke. You're mad to think that DDG is worse than any of the 3 above him. Especially Cech and Lloris. Courtois, debatable maybe. Maybe.

            1. Long Juan Silva
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              ammmmm... Alright? Good one 😐

              DDG is a good shot-stopper. Not a good GK. Doesn't utilise his box or come for crosses enough for my liking.

              But no point arguing that the a United fan...

              1. sinik
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                lol. ok.

      2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😆 You sure you don't want to swap de Gea for Hart?

        1. Long Juan Silva
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Hart wouldn't make top 10 in the PL, never mind 5 in the world

    5. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Neuer
      Courtois
      DDG
      Lloris
      Hamer

    6. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Neuer
      DDG
      Courtouis
      Lloris
      Sirigu

    7. Gríma Wormtongue
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Lloris

    8. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Neuer
      DDG
      Courtois
      Bravo
      Lloris

  7. The Gambler.
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No Wollscheid news?

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Where have you checked for news?

      1. The Gambler.
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Here. Why look elsewhere?

        Should i look in my bread bin?

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          no it's stale.

        2. Breadbin
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Google is pretty good.

          1. The Gambler.
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Not this time

    2. Wouter
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      @physioroom said that "it's not looking good at the moment."

  8. Zasa
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Any Wollscheid news guys?

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      As above.

      1. Zasa
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers BB, looks like news have finally arrived

    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😆

  9. davies
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Might have to waste my FT on Boyd > Mahrez if he looks like dropping.

  10. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lukaku in Premier League: Played 28, 7 gol, 3 assists
    Lukaku in Europa League: Played 7, 7 gol, 2 assists

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      He needs to lose some of his bulk, it slows him down a little.

      1. mason419
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Lol Mubashir

        1. Gooner97
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Mubashir?

          1. mason419
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            His real life name

        2. goriuanx
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          mubashir?

          1. Gooner97
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 3 months ago

            Mubashir?

            1. Breadbin
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 3 months ago

              Mubarak.

              1. goriuanx
                • 13 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                Obama

                1. Wilshere Knowledge
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 3 months ago

                  Steve.

                  1. Breadbin
                    • 13 Years
                    9 years, 3 months ago

                    Did Steve tell you that?

                    1. Wilshere Knowledge
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 3 months ago

                      Alan?

                      1. Breadbin
                        • 13 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        V Festival 2010: Alan.

                      2. Wilshere Knowledge
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 3 months ago

                        I'm lost.

              1. Gooner97
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 3 months ago

                lol

  11. Declan
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Will Wollscheid start?

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      stap it.

  12. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wollscheid news anyone?
    Seriously. I actually need it.

  13. goriuanx
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    wollscheid captain.

  14. Breadbin
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Woll jumper. Wash at 30 or 40 degrees?

    1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      You wolly. 🙂

  15. Pumpkinhead
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pick 3 defenders to play - Kosc, Terry, PVA, Dawson, Vert

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Wollscheide

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        No Thank you.

    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      124

  16. meltedman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wollscheid for ballon d'or?

  17. Woy of the Wovers
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    That Simon March sounds far too sensible. He needs to take more one week punts.

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Simon March, Malcolm April 😉

      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        🙂 But I know he's going to pick the same WC team as me except for Bruce v Yun.

  18. the axolotl
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    https://www.change.org/p/death-bring-back-terry-pratchett

    petition to DEATH to reinstate Terry Pratchett

    1. Herman Toothrot
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Is this supposed to be a joke?

      1. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        "deadly" serious

    2. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That's just sick.

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I read one of his books once. Didn't get it.

    4. meltedman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Perhaps they should just plan to dig him up again if they're that desperate.

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

      This is in bad taste. He's barely cold.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        It's TP's humour from his books.

      2. the axolotl
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        not if you are familiar with his books or way of thinking. one of his best characters was DEATH.

        "DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, " said Death, "JUST THINK IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH.
        🙂

    6. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I get it. 🙂

  19. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Wollscheid being injured will ruin my season.

  20. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Dont know why some people are against taking hits. If it benefits you why not ?

    In my case taken a hit 8 times and 6 times got a green arrow.

    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      It's essentially giving a free cleansheet away everytime you do it. I take hits to make the game more fun but if you look at the top ranked players they don't take many.

    2. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Taking a hit this week and want to feel better about it by saying so, I suppose.

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      But are you 1st in the world?

    4. The Gambler.
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Depends if its those u took a hit for that scored the points

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

      The green arrow is irrelevant really unless the hit actively contributed to it.

      1. Klopp's Kids
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Yup. Those two variables aren't correlated directly.

    1. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Giroud (c)

    2. meltedman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Bad news, Collins and Kouyate at least fit?

      1. Demí
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Apparently so

    3. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      JC back? I wish I had Sanchez.

    4. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      With Jenkinson and Tomkins Arsenal should have fun.
      Walcott to play?

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He'll come on against tired legs. 😉

    5. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      From the same article,

      Valencia required emergency hospital treatment, with the club confirming he had suffered a “deep laceration” stepping on a piece of broken porcelain after he dropped a teacup to the floor.

      Other true stories include;
      The Hobbit and
      Lord of The Rings.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        😀

  21. AFC49
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Panti (Krul)
    Terry, Dawson, Bellerin (Clyne, PVA)
    Sanchez, Cazorla, Hazard, Silva (Boyd)
    Aguero, Kane, Austin

    2FT, 0 ITB

    Any Ideas?

    1. Numb
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Burn it

      1. Pumpkinhead
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Harsh.

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          You misunderstand me. It was a compliment.

      2. AFC49
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        You what mate?

        1. Numb
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          I mean burn the transfer. Do nothing.

    2. Breadbin
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      PVA to Schlupp, if he's affordable.

  22. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    @Lucy, you still around?

    Does Toby have much goal threat?

    1. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Hahahahaa

    2. BeachBadger
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😆

    3. Numb
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      😆

  23. Venom Snake
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Is Bellerin now nailed? Should I be expecting him to start..

    Thinking bring him in for Haidara

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Think i read Debuchy is back soon, but might not be starting for a while anyway. Could mean Bellerin is a doubt to play both in the dgw

      1. Venom Snake
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        I'm be activating WC then anyway. Worth it short term or is chambers still likely to get game time?

        1. Demí
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 3 months ago

          Probably get the rare game but still worth it

  24. Balrath123
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Would u consider Cazorla >

    Siggersson (LIV) or
    Mane (Che) in order to raise funds for Terry next wk or
    Leave alone

  25. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    1FT 1.5 ITB. Eriksen > Silva ? Other suggestions? Cheers.

    Pantilimon
    Azpilicueta Koscielny Jones
    Hazard Eriksen Puncheon Özil
    Kane Giroud Agüero

    Subs: Mané Wollscheid Naughton

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Save. Or ditch Jones.

  26. Henrzd
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on my potential DGW team?

    PANTILIMON krul
    TERRY MORENO MCSHANE
    HAZARD SANCHEZ mane COUTINHO
    aguero COSTA kane

    (CAPITALS LETTERS = DGW players)

  27. HurriKane
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    @Lucy, you still around

    What are Soton chances of a cs against chelsea ?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      How exactly would she know?

      1. Breadbin
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        He just wants to talk to a girl.

  28. Jadawg
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    How many starts is zouma likely to get until the end of the season?

    1. Henrzd
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      will start half the games i reckon

    2. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      0-10

  29. Just A Wooden Spoon
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Fantasy cup starting this week?

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      HtH starts this week.