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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.

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

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  1. Slam
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Good afternoon all 🙂

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      What a top of the page!

    2. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      So polite and Canadian. Good evening mate.

      1. Slam
        11 years, 2 days ago

        I'm practising 😉

  2. Rogue Todd
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Question Time line-up looks like it could be entertaining

    1. Nascimento
      11 years, 2 days ago

      They're in Grimsby. Ouch.

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Is that odour the venue or Germaine?

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Hope farage has a bag to carry his arse home in

  3. DeadStarComing
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 days ago

    De Gea in for Fabianski? Or save transfer? Cheers

    1. Nascimento
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Save

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Save dude!

      Man City or Aston Villa? 😀

  4. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Asking for a mate...

    A. Bench Coutinho
    B. Bench lallana
    C. Play both
    D. Sell sakho
    E. Recall markovic from his loan
    D. Run like feck back to Germany

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      *F
      Bloody phone

    2. Demí
      11 years, 2 days ago

      F) Learn the Alphabet 😉

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        I know 🙁 gutted I fecked it. Thought it was quite a good post in concept

    3. Somalion
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Apparently that recall on the loan isn't actually able to happen

    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      D

      Sell run like feck sakho back to Germany.

    5. Zizoulicious
      11 years, 2 days ago

      A

    6. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Almost a great post. 🙂

  5. st4rt__
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Butland
    Williams | Bertrand | Toby
    Alexis | Mahrez | Payet | KdB
    Costa | Vardy (c) | Pelle

    REALLY looking forward to this GW.

    1. Monkey Hanger
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I am every week.

  6. GK
    11 years, 2 days ago

    So I am part of a free to enter Recruitment League with a nice juicy £500 plus match of your choice prize very much in sight. Believing I have the FFS edge over a league full of casuals I have been almost mapping out how I'm going to spend the money.

    Quick scan at the league and I notice also in the league is another FFS lurker who has been playing for 9 seasons (2006), 8 of which he has finished in the top 5k with a best of 101 🙁

    Anyone been/know of someone THAT consistent?

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

      Check the Hall of Fame tab.

    2. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Check HoF

    3. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Check the HOF ratings maybe? He will destroy you

      1. Tabasco
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Haha, ominous.

      2. GK
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Number 3 rated. Classic. I hate Recruiters!

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

          He's number 2 now with the update.

          1. GK
            11 years, 2 days ago

            Any advice? Pray?

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

              He's a gun, good luck.
              If that's your rank, praying won't be enough.

              1. GK
                11 years, 2 days ago

                That must be an old link! I'm 17k rank, 1 point behind!

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

                  Found it. Just play your own game. If it's a 2 horse race after GW30 then it becomes H2H.

  7. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Torresmagic. Are the mods putting a team into the Five A Side world cup?

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

      How many mods are captains? Don't think you'll get 6 mods in 1 side regardless.

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        A few. I don't see your name anywhere?

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

          Not in a team. Need conditions to be met. 50/50 on that happening.

  8. FPL Daniel
    11 years, 2 days ago

    "You have to go all the way back to 2008 just to find the last time Madrid failed to score in a Champions League group-stage game, when a team including the likes of Royston Drenthe, Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy lost 2-0 at home to Juventus.

    The Spanish side won 33 of the 40 group games since, scoring more than 100 goals in the process, before drawing a blank in Paris."

    #TheRafaEfect He is clueless

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Good defensively though. 😉

    2. I Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Brilliant Del Piero brace that night crowned by a standing ovation from the Bernabeu.

      1. KingNidge
        11 years, 2 days ago

        what a player that boy was

    3. KingNidge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      got the better of mourinho in the champions league on more than one occasion when manager of the pool hence the bitterness showed to him when he took over at chelsea.. may not be pretty but more often than not gets it spot on in europe..

    4. The Light Knight
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Not clueless, just really defensive

      1. FPL Daniel
        11 years, 2 days ago

        with those players?

        1. The Light Knight
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Blame Perez for hiring him
          I don't like Rafa at all for many reasons and I don't enjoy his style of play, but I'm not going to blame him for managing the way he has been hired to manage

    5. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      A big +1 Daniel.
      #massivelyoverrated.

      1. FPL Daniel
        11 years, 2 days ago

        agree

  9. DwarfKing
    11 years, 2 days ago

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

    Sky Fantasy so no Vice Captain.

  10. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 days ago

    G2G?

    Fabianski
    Monreal | Janmaat | Cathcart
    Sánchez | Hazard | De Bruyne | Mané
    Lukaku | Pelle | Ighalo

    Surman | Souaré | Cédric | Hennessey

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yep, although Cedric ahead of Soure for me.

      1. t4thomas
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah, good shout TBH.

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        1 point Cedric? Not sure 'bout that

    2. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Lovely. I'd consider Cédric over Cathcart because Liverpool seem rather toothless.

      1. Wilshere Knowledge
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Firmino, Benteke and Sturridge back in the fold for Sunday though.

        1. Tabasco
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Good point. Sounds decent on paper but they've been really unimpressive this season. I like Liverpool I hope they sort it out.

  11. Flynny
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Hi all...how does this sound....Looking to hold my transfer this week..then will use my 1.5 itb to swap yaya and ighalo to Barkley and bony........giving me a front 8 all out attack for gw 11 of

    Sanchez mahrez payet kdb Barkley
    Bony Pelle martial

    And then from gw12 I'll start reining in the funds to allow me to get kun ba k when fit.

    Sounds like a plan?... Cheers

  12. Saniul
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Just got Harry Kane in as a replacement for Gomis. One of those moves I know I'll regret, but what is FPL without a couple of off-handed decisions?

    May strap the armband on him for a bit more fun. 😉

    1. Rogue Todd
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I like it

    2. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I got Costa in for Sakho. I regret that too. Good luck

      1. Saniul
        11 years, 2 days ago

        I got Costa in last week. I have a totally non-FFS forward line now. No Lukaku/Pelle/Bony/Martial.

  13. Slam
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Captain:

    A) Vardy
    B) Kane
    C) Sánchez

    1. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Not B

      1. Slam
        11 years, 2 days ago

        A or C. Talk to me.

        1. Tabasco
          11 years, 2 days ago

          I have the same dilemma! I'm on C right now

          1. Slam
            11 years, 2 days ago

            I've got him too.
            Very close call.

          2. Slam
            11 years, 2 days ago

            I've got it on him*

  14. FPL Maldini
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Right last time, who would you bench?

    A) Ayew

    B) Mané

    1. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      A

  15. Dušan Citizen
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Anyone with KDB captain next GW?

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

      vs Norwich?

      1. Dušan Citizen
        11 years, 2 days ago

        No, United.

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

          No chance.

    2. Nascimento
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Quicker to ask if anyone hasn't.

    3. Davido989
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Yeah, worth a go. Alexis away to Swans might not be as explosive

    4. Monkey Hanger
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Have him vice atm, Mahrez captain. Could change it though.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        11 years, 2 days ago

        I am on Vardy (C) and KDB (VC). Could be nice differential. Derby matches were goal fest so far.

        1. Monkey Hanger
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Pardews comments have me leaning towards the Leicester player atm.

    5. Zizoulicious
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Likely I reckon. If I get Sterling/Yaya then might captain them instead

    6. I Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Probably give Pelle another shot. If not him then De Bruyne. Terrified of captaining Lukaku, even against Sunderland.

      1. I Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Ignore this. Thought you meant GW11. This week has to be Sanchez or Vardy imo.

    7. Dinamo Drachma
      11 years, 2 days ago

      hahaha what a name dude 😀 No, Vardy or Sanchez, imo

      1. Dušan Citizen
        11 years, 2 days ago

        You like it? 🙂

        1. Dinamo Drachma
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Yeah it's great mate!

  16. Scotty B
    11 years, 2 days ago

    A - get rid of injured Reid or Gomez for ?
    B - get Vardy in for Gomis and play Zabaleta v Man U away
    C - leave it and do 0 transfer?

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

      Vardy is hot, Gomis is freezing.

  17. Zizoulicious
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Am I missing something with Bony...How many games is Aguero actually going to be out for?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      You're missing 16 points for starters. 😉

      1. Zizoulicious
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Haha well I guess the time to bring him in was last week so he had at least a few games for you! Now I don't see the reason to get him

        1. Wilshere Knowledge
          11 years, 2 days ago

          No, fair point. Short term game plan for sure.

    2. John Nerdelbaum
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Still could get Norwich and Villa out of him?

      1. Zizoulicious
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah goals there but -4 from whatever points he gets, to take him out. So very risky!

        1. John Nerdelbaum
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Yep could be a little late now. I'm tempted though. The tricky period would be deciding when to ship Bony

  18. Gfunk07
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Is Bellerin due a price rise tonight?

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      No, only on 66% atm.

    2. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I think he rose the other night so no

      1. Gfunk07
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks all

  19. Syd.
    11 years, 2 days ago

    I did the dirty deed

    Got Kane in

    Bournemouth & Villa next up

    1. Jazz!
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Could be gold IMO

      1. Slam
        11 years, 2 days ago

        fools gold most likely.

    2. Demí
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Shrewd

    3. Mind över Mata
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Interesting call, worth switching Gomis for him?

      1. Jazz!
        11 years, 2 days ago

        It's worth switching Gomis for anyone.

      2. Syd.
        11 years, 2 days ago

        That's exactly what I did

    4. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Good shout. But Lukaku for me in that price range

    5. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 2 days ago

      explosion imminent , bravo.. I admire u

      1. Syd.
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Juuuhuuuuuuuu 🙂

  20. Zat Knight Rises
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Is there a general consensus on the use of the AOA?

    I was thinking that there wouldn't be much benefit in using it during a DGW

    I was also wondering if that while using the AOA, automatic substitutions can be made to give you a 3,4,3 or other alternative if one of the front 8 ends up not playing?

    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Think it's a get out of jail card when your defence is in trouble. Still saving mine for a planned, late throw of the dice in the last 5 GWs

      1. Zat Knight Rises
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Yeah that does seem the best way to utilise it. I have ended up with a front 8 of

        Ayew, mata, mahrez, Sanchez, payet

        Costa. Pelle. Vardy

        I hate having benching dillemas and have somehow ended up with one after the need to get vardy in

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

      Just get 1st sub defender subbed in and lose chip.

    3. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 2 days ago

      gw 38 imo

  21. Jazz!
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Brought Danny Rose in instead of Toby A. More flair in the pick 🙂 I know it's a risk, but I need him to start the next 2 🙂

    1. I Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Think I'm gonna go for Walker.

      1. Jazz!
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Walker can be really bad and I like Rose's attacking threat.

        1. Jazz!
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Walker is nailed though.

    2. Zizoulicious
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Are you wc after next two? I'm very tempted by Rose but he started 9 prem games on the bench last year and seems like Davies is even more competition this time around. Really rate Rose so it's so tempting!

      1. Jazz!
        11 years, 2 days ago

        WC already used. Planning to do a cheeky swap to Moreno/Coleman after 2 weeks.

  22. Nerazzuro
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Gomis to score this weekend. Dont quote me on that though

    1. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      "Gomis to score this weekend." (Nerazzuro, 2015, FF scout)

      1. Nerazzuro
        11 years, 2 days ago

        "The thing about quote on the internet are that they are totally unreliable" - Abraham Lincoln

      2. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 2 days ago

        😀

  23. Sooda
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Sterling or KDB?

    Given Sterling seems to be playing through the middle-ish

    1. Jazz!
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I think v Norwich in 2 weeks Sterling will be gold.

      1. Sooda
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Im going for Sterling! Pedro out, 2 days too late but hey ho

    2. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Sterling, if you're buying. Wouldn't be contemplating a KDB to Sterling transfer though. Too sideways.

      1. Sooda
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks, no its either one. Have Pedro in like a fool, got him in 3 GWs ago and have at on him whilst his value plummeted. Will do Pedro > Sterling

    3. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I might have both next week

      1. Sooda
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Im going for Sterling for now! Silva not playing seems to give him more freedom

        1. Nerazzuro
          11 years, 2 days ago

          He will be back soon though

  24. Fergiesarmy
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Guys if you had to put your mortgage on one team to win this weekend who would it be ?

    1. Jazz!
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Southampton 😉

      1. Jazz!
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Seriously, probably Spurs or Stoke. Very unpredictable week though.

    2. Nerazzuro
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Sunderland

    3. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Man City

    4. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Arsenal.

    5. Tabasco
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Arsenal

    6. Slam
      11 years, 2 days ago

      West Ham

    7. Syd.
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Arsenal

    8. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 2 days ago

      United

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Ayew Serious?

    9. Costa in Wengerland
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Sunderland 4-0

      1. Nerazzuro
        11 years, 2 days ago

        This

    10. Gotta Wijnaldum points
      11 years, 2 days ago

      arsenal

    11. Dinamo Drachma
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Arsenal

  25. Slam
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Friendly reminder that there is just one spot left on Team Canada 🙂

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/10/21/introducing-the-fiffsa-five-a-side-world-cup/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_11603795

    Slamdog {C}
    Jay_
    HY Liverpool
    Kurtinho
    James One
    _________

    1. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      What's this? I'll take it! Kinda want an excuse to get back into the community circles here...

    2. Ayew Serious
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I like all the members of this team, I will route for yall as long as you avoid Colombia

    3. Jazz!
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I'll join 🙂

    4. Slam
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Email: victor.paraschiv@cogeco.ca

      Shoot me an email if you're interested.

  26. Eoin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Ban Davies. Keep for the weekend then sell, yeah? He's not going to drop.

    1. Gunner77-
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I'm feeling supersoni, give me gin and tonic

    2. Jazz!
      11 years, 2 days ago

      He won't start this week.

      1. Eoin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 2 days ago

        You 100% sure? Like totally, fully, 100% sure? If not, then surely you keep him? Wait for confirmation that Rose is nailed on and then get rid before a likely price drop next week?

        1. Jazz!
          11 years, 2 days ago

          Davies and Trippier started today. This means it is very likely Walker and Rose will start on the weekend. Rose also started the last BPL game. I'm 95% sure he will start. And I'd keep him if you're planning on benching him as he isn't near a drop ATM

          But sell him next week.

          1. Eoin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            11 years, 2 days ago

            Agreed. Cheers.

  27. Gunner77-
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Play Coleman or Moreno?

    1. Jazz!
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Moreno.

      Better chance of CS, home and attacking threat.

    2. Eoin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Moreno

    3. Gunner77-
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Cheers

    4. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      Moreno

  28. Baby Cuties
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Ozil to rise tonight? FPL statistics says no, FFFix says yes.

    Which do you trust more?

    On a side note, I need to get rid of Ayew. Should I simply jump on the Payet train (albeit several stations late), or do something more exuberant, like Ozil or Mane?

    1. FPL Daniel
      11 years, 2 days ago

      My fingers are itchy on Ayew to Ozil for a hit

      1. Ayew Serious
        11 years, 2 days ago

        You're going to do it just look at your name

      2. Baby Cuties
        11 years, 2 days ago

        I'd do Ayew to anyone for a hit. Swans were diabolical on Monday

        What's your other trnsfer?

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I'd trust FFFix more, but neither claim to be perfect.

      Between Payet, Mane and Ozil, I like Ozil the most, although not by much over Mane, who is cheaper.

    3. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 2 days ago

      I have his number, you wanna call him?

      1. Baby Cuties
        11 years, 2 days ago

        eh? whose number?

        1. Harper_
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          11 years, 2 days ago

          The guy in the picture above

          1. Baby Cuties
            11 years, 2 days ago

            erm, im alright thanks

  29. Recoba
    11 years, 2 days ago

    Anybody with Ighalo considering getting Perez in?

    1. In Like Flynn.
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 2 days ago

      It's what I did with my WC last week.

      1. Recoba
        11 years, 2 days ago

        Well played

  30. Tshelby
    11 years, 2 days ago

    RP

    Safe FT?

    2.2ITB

    butland ( myhill )
    Kolarov, Bellerin, Richards ( Targett, Dann )
    Mahrez, alexis, payet, kdb ( surman )
    vardy, pelle, costa