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The ScoutCast – Episode 172 – Fuzzy

We take Fantasy Football seriously. So much so, myself, Granville and Jonty find time each week to join up online and natter semi-aimlessly about it. Some of you even go so far to watch and listen. We all take Fantasy Football that seriously.

That’s why we dedicate this episode of the ScoutCast to Fuzzy Warbles, whose passion for Fantasy Football drove him to scribe a long letter to the Premier League. In doing so, he raised his head above the parapet to gain the attention from the mainstream press and various Twitterati.

Predictably, that attention was somewhat confused as to why someone would care so much about a few points to muster an 800-word email.

We know why.

The three of us are more than happy to waste more words discussing “CedricGate”, the catalyst for Fuzzy’s irritation.

Before that, we analyse Gameweek 9, discuss the contrasting fortunes of Jamie Vardy, Anthony Martial and Eden Hazard, plus assess the Gameweek 11 fixture swing. We may have a few chuckles along the way, but we’re taking it very seriously.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first broadcast live on our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. You can view the full version on the larger movie player below.

For the edited audio version, you’ll need this link or the smaller player below.

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

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  1. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    DDG (Bego)
    Kompany - Evans - Williams (Cresswell, Targett)
    Redmond - Payet - Mahrez - Ayew - Eriksen
    Pelle - Martial (Ighalo)

    8.3 ITB, 1 FT

    What two changes should I make? Alexis? Vardy?

    1. Tabasco
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Redmond to Alexis

      1. Team Cruel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Ighalo to Vardy as well?

        1. Tabasco
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Well Ighalo would be benched for a 3-5-2 so no, not for a hit

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Save
      Next week do Ighalo to Vardy
      Mahrez to Sanchez

    3. GHB
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Would consider playing Bego as well

  2. Kurtinho
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Team Canada reporting for duty!

    1. Kurtinho
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Grav fail 🙁

      1. Kurtinho
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Ooh now it works! Haha.

      2. Slam
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        It's working for me.

      3. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Better than Klopp for sure

    2. Slam
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I love it! 🙂

    3. Harper (No more Penandes)
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Surely you coulda put in more effort than that? 😉

      1. Kurtinho
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I like simple 😀

    4. Jay_
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Welcome aboard ! 🙂

    5. Ryan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I have a gut feeling about Mahrez. He's getting the armband

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Could pay ogg

      2. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        For me too

      3. Syd.
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Guts might drop one hour before kick off

        1. Ryan
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I'll be fast asleep

        2. Ayew Serious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I will have the quick fingers 😉

      4. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I think he's getting mine too

      5. KingNidge
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        dont think its worth the risk even if he was nailed with vardys form but that doesnt mean it couldnt work

      6. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        He's had mine since Monday.

    6. Dinamo Drachma
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Team Greece is still recruiting! Two spots left!

    7. Zizoulicious
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I think we are going to see a lot of 0-0 matches for Liverpool coming up

      1. Nerazzuro
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Saw livescore and that they were a man up from the 36th min and only scored one. Not a very good result

        1. Zizoulicious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Scored straight after the red. Lacking quality pretty much, if Sturridge is back that will make a big difference

      2. Costa in Wengerland
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        They dont have good strikers , injured aswell , i guess thats why they are focusing more om defence , they might get one in January transfer window

        1. Zizoulicious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah more quality needed in that department for sure

    8. Rhys85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Thinking I might roll my FT this week, although I do have £4.8m ITB!

      G2G?

      Myhill
      Bellerin / Dier / Moreno
      Mahrez / Sanchez (c) / Payet / Mata
      Pelle / Vardy (v) / Lukaku

      (Gomes / Morrison / Kolarov / Francis)

      Cheers guys

      1. Nerazzuro
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I'd Save the FT

      2. adidasOriginals
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        love it ...like mine...almost

    9. Nerazzuro
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Gomis to Lukaku for -4 now or free next week. Team below for reference.

      Butland - (Schmeicel)
      Azpi - Bellerin - (Cedric) - Evans - (Muniesa)
      Haz - Sanchez - Payet - Mahrez - (Anya)
      Pelle - Vardy - Gomis

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Free next GW for sure. But I think he'll drop...

        1. Nerazzuro
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Slipped my mind that i bought him for 7.0 so the drop doesnt affect me! Will sell next week...

    10. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      What a great Vardy article I just read, he is a machine! even better than Austin last season.

      1. t4thomas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I don't own him. Sssh.

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Get him already

      2. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        And I still don't have him 🙁

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Buy buy buy

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            I will have him before gw 13 don't you worry

            90% next
            9% this week
            1% injured /banned

            1. I Member
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              I don't own him either. No plans of getting him.

      3. Ryan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Should be the #1 striker for England.

        1. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Yeh give him a go, inject some added pace with Sterling

          1. Ryan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            He's the perfect English striker. Fast, works hard, strong finisher, presses, great on the counter

            1. Dynamic Duos
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              and can tackle. "Machine" 🙂

      4. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Essential.

    11. t4thomas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Janmaat (V).

      1. Gooner97
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Good vice-captain choice

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          As long as his captain plays.

      2. Tabasco
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Nice grav. '98 was my first one.

      3. Jay_
          8 years, 8 months ago

          That album was mine and my mates bible as a kid, still got love for it now, always will

      4. Mind över Mata
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Super early start tomorrow, which to do for Gomis - first to 3:

        A) keep for this week
        B) Bony
        C) Kane
        D) Costa
        E) Lukaku

        1. Zizoulicious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Keep

        2. Big Sum
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          B) Bony
          C) Kane

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

          If for free, E. If for -4 save and do next week. Im doing the same. He is dropping tonight more than likely though if that affects your decision

          1. Mind över Mata
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Why Lukaku over Bony

            Both have good fixtures no, and city is a better side

            1. Jacques The Lad
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              City's point more likely to be spread wider, plus bony didn't look great in the Sevilla game

        4. WDT
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Gomis > Ighalo. Then upgrade a mid to one of the plethora in form, and go with a 5

        5. t4thomas
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Kane (C)

          1. Costa in Wengerland
            • 12 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Eriksen will steal the Show

      5. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Who do we think will start up front for Liverpool this weekend?

        Benteke? And bring Sturridge on if they need him?

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          No idea if Studge will start. And that's the main reason you should avoid for another week.

          1. Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            *Another season

        2. Costa in Wengerland
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Benteke yes

      6. thattreblefeeling
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Gomis dropping tonight kids Get rid now if considering

      7. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Save the transfer yeah? 0.2 ITB:

        Butland
        Bellerin - Moreno - Dawson
        Payet - KDB - Sanchez (C) - Mahrez
        Vardy (V) - Pelle - Lukaku

        Subs: Hennessy - Mane - O'Shea - B Davies

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Cannot unsee.

        2. Costa in Wengerland
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          😮

        3. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          True story?

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            I ask because the picture looks authentic.

        4. Ayew Serious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          My eyes hurt

        5. Somalion
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Good for the boys

      8. GK
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        What to do chaps? 1FT, 4.6m ITB.

        Thinking maybe Lukaku next week, anything this? Or save?

        Mignolet
        Bellerin, Evans, Kolarov
        Mahrez, Alexis, Ayew, KDB
        Brady, Pelle, Ighalo

        (McCarthy)(Payet, Darmian, Richards)

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Save dat

        2. Zizoulicious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Payet ->> not on the bench

          1. GK
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            In place of who?

      9. DwarfKing
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Best Captain for Saturday:
        A) Sanchez (Risk of Rest?)
        B) Barkley (Poor fixture vs ARS)
        C) Igahlo (Poor form)

        Sky Fantasy so no Vice Captain.

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Sanchez from that list absolutely no question

        2. Costa in Wengerland
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Sanchez

          1. DwarfKing
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Is that not a risk of a rest?

      10. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        any likely risers tonight?

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Pelle. Maybe.

          1. Camp No No
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            No one else? Bellerin?

            1. Costa in Wengerland
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Nope not Bellerin

              1. Camp No No
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Thanks dudes, both of you.

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

              Not according to http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/

        2. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Sanchez

      11. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Right well that's all a bit kak them...

        As a stupid TalkTalk customer what the hell do I do now ?

        1. Nascimento
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I'd keep an eye out for advice from the likes of BBC Business, Citizens advice, etc.

          Might be worth speaking to your bank and TalkTalk themselves.

          1. Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Bank first thing in the morning. If I panic and leave talktalk straight away then that might not be wise...do you agree ? (although they can sod off as soon as it's safe)

            1. Nascimento
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Yeah, that makes sense actually. Think many will follow suit.

              1. Dr Dream
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                I'm thinking of setting up a new email account and the slowly moving all my contacts across. The trouble is I have so many, which is why I haven't done it before now, everthing from bills, medical info, schools...blah blah blah..

                Which is the best, and most secure, email provider ?

      12. charismasul
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        2nd FPL season for me..advice needed

        Richie -> Payet, Eriksen or Wijnaldum
        Gomez-> Moreno or Janmaat

        I want to make changes and keep them for at least for 5,6 gws as I'm planning to transfer other players for next few weeks....

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Get Gomez out of there dude

          1. charismasul
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Yea, had to spend FT for other guys...

        2. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Whoever -> not-a-Newcastle-player

        3. Zizoulicious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Eriksen or Payet. And Moreno

        4. Costa in Wengerland
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Ritchi to Eriksen

        5. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Eriksen and Janmaat

          Eriksen is vital in spurs attack and next two are plum
          Janmaat has great fixtures and also adds in att.

        6. Big Sum
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Richie -> Payet or Eriksen

      13. Orion
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Help guys, please... One have to go...

        A) Walcott
        B) Pedro

        Cheers

        1. Big Sum
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          B) Pedro

        2. Costa in Wengerland
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Not this Week i guess , See Walcott situation this week
          and Dont know if Pedro is fit or not , so i would say save

        3. Orion
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Thanks guys... I'll see... I am on Pedro, currently...

      14. Classified
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Is it too late to get Vardy?

        1. Gooner97
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Nope, I still don't have him

        2. Dynamic Duos
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          No buy buy buy

        3. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          No is it hell.....He's still cheap.

        4. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I'm avoiding til next week. I'm a few 0.1s short of doing Sakho -> Vardy, so waiting til I have 2 FTs.
          For better or worse, we shall see.

      15. Zizoulicious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Which players score poorly despite very good underlying stats?

        Which do the opposite and defy the stats to score big points?

        1. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          You're a member. Go and check the stats yourself.

          1. Zizoulicious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            I have been a lot since becoming a member

        2. Dr Dream
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Coutinho, always Coutinho...

          Any number of 4.5 keepers...hard thing is predicting which one and when.

          1. Zizoulicious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Hah yeah I did notice he takes a ridiculous amount of shots! Not good shooting positions I guess, or just poor finishing?

            With those keepers, the save points seem to give the good scores and bonus points

            1. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Add in the odd penalty save or two (all keepers are capable of that) and suddenly they're right up there...

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

          Pelle when I own him.

          Pelle when I don't own him.

          1. Zizoulicious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            🙂 Yeah he likes to tease...

      16. leocarter27
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Thoughts on my team pls.

        Mignolet
        Bellerin dawson
        Payet kdb Sanchez mahrez mane
        Martial berahino vardy (c)

        Thanks

        1. Zizoulicious
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          AOA? Looks very strong. Might look to get rid of Berahinho but he has managed a couple of goals recently

          1. leocarter27
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Yes mate. Got Williams and Richards on bench. Not keen on dropping the mids/striker.

            I replaced aguero with berahino because or his fixtures. Hopefully he'll score again this weekend.

            Van dijk on my watchlist

            1. Zizoulicious
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              I wouldn't mind playing Richards or Williams but tbf can see why you don't want to bench an attacker

      17. bennyp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hey all, could I please get some advice here.

        Butland - (Myhill)
        Kompany - Dawson - Williams - (Prodl - Gomez)
        KDB - Mane - Ayew - Mahrez - (Bentelab)
        Studge - Vardy - Costa

        0 FT and 2.9 ITB.

        Was wanting to WC next week, but wouldn't mind doing it this week.
        Any transfers for a hit?
        Am concerned Studge and Kompany won't play, and I can';t afford another week with 9 men.

        1. jernej93
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Sturridge fit could be gold but he won't start IMO .. not keen on Costa either 🙂

          1. bennyp
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            That's my worry. Might just WC?

      18. jernej93
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Bony or Lukaku instead of Gomis ? (FT)

        1. Big Sum
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Bony

        2. Gooner97
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Lukaku

        3. John Nerdelbaum
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Bony for me

        4. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Depends how far into the future you wanna look. I'd go Lukaku.

          1. jernej93
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            I am thinking Lukaku, but on the other hand I would love to double up on City attack in next 2GWs 🙂 There is also Barkley .. too many options 😀

      19. Ayew Serious
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Anyone else's fplstats down?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Ok here. Sanchez falling btw

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Oh no, Carlos has been my bench fodder all season 😉

            Can you tell me what Vardy and Ighalo are on please?

            1. Wild Rover
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Vardy 23 Ighalo 61

              1. Ayew Serious
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Thanks very much WR

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Working fine.

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            My phone has been struggling all day, should have guessed it was that, any movement for Ighalo or Vardy

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

          My fpl points are down this season.

          1. Ayew Serious
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            458 is better than most

      20. snowman
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Who to drop for arna

        Yaya or Hoola to bench?

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Can't be benching Yaya...

        2. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Hoola

      21. Man Chest Hair United
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Play ighalo or Payet?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Payet

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

          Payet. Close one.

      22. Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        a.Eriksen ( Bou A )
        or
        b. Bojan ( Wat H )
        or
        c. Kane (Bou H )

        *WCing next week btw *

      23. Jacques The Lad
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Morning all, G2G?

        Butland
        Nyom Richards Kolarov
        Sanchez(c) Payet KDB Mahrez
        Pelle Vardy(v) Martial

        McCarthy Westwood Darmian Muniesa

        Holding the FT for next week to bring in Coleman and another mid/striker

        1. Eoin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah hold your transfer, would agree with your lineup, too

          1. Jacques The Lad
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Cheers Eoin!