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5 November 2015 3132 comments
Mark Mark
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Following on from Halloween, it’s time to revisit a horror show Gameweek from Granville.

Having gathered an array of green arrows in recent weeks, my ScoutCast co-host produced a pair of transfer howlers, watching on from behind the sofa as both Philippe Coutinho and Riyad Mahrez banged nails into his Gameweek coffin.

Jonty and I do our best to dwell on Granville’s misery for as long as possible, before attempting to cheer him up with similarly scary tales from the community in “Rough with the Smooth”.

We then take on your questions, debating Leicester’s legs, United’s decline and whether we can actually tame the Fantasy Football troll that is Romelu Lukaku.

This episode of the ScoutCast was broadcast live on Tuesday evening (before the news on Hector Bellerin’s injury) via our YouTube channel.

You can catch the full un-edited version of this episode via the larger player below, or take in the “polished” audio effort via this link or the smaller player.

You can get wind of future episodes by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

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

  1. Lad That's Boss
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Who should captain Sanchez (TOT H), KDB (AVL A), Pelle (SUN A), Vardy (WAT H)?

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Of those Vardinho

  2. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    My defence is proper disgusting, I should really sort it out but I wanna save and use 2FTs next week

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A judgement call. My defence is shoddy too. I am making the transfer

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Prodl just ruins everything

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          B Davies for me. You need players like that to be playing

  3. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go with this aoa team?....Planning to hold the transfer...

    Begovic
    Kolarov vvd (Dawson Francis oshea)
    Sanchez mahrez (c) payet kdb yaya
    Pelle Kane ighalo

    Good to go...or need to make a transfer?...0.4itb

    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      gtg

  4. badger1982
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    How did Benteke play tonight folks?

    I've got him captain at the moment but after Kane scoring his 5th goal in three games I think I'm gonna switch to him.

    1. Nickk
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      A huge gamble to captain Kane against Arsenal..
      Yes I can see him scoring, but not more than one.
      Benteke at least has a realistic chance if scoring at least 2 or 3.

      1. badger1982
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Good point.

  5. Dr Joness
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have a Xbox live code they don't need? It would be much appreciated

    1. Nickk
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I gave away the only one I had on Tuesday! Sorry mate

    2. Slam
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      $60 code they won't need? Good luck mate.

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Surely he means 2 day trial

        1. Nickk
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          That's why I was thinking

    3. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Get a Playstation.

    4. Hinchcliffe Thumper
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Play PC.

  6. Costa in Wengerland
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Any news on Danny Rose ?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He would smell the same by any other name.

  7. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Moreno pick up an injury? Want to get him tonight?

  8. Bainesill
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Play Gomes or Ruddy?

    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not Ruddy 🙂

      1. VS10_
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry Ruddy is against Swansea, play him.

  9. Harper_
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Ballon d'or three man shortlist?

    Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar/Suarez?

    1. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Neymar definitely

      1. Harper_
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Suarez has been pretty darn good in champo league and la liga this year.

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Neymar has been the best player in the world for the last month

  10. Nickk
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Does anyone have any knowledge on how Garde sets up his teams?
    I'm thinking of captaining Bony, but I'm not sure if Garde plays a stu born defensive style like Pulis, or 5 at the back or something..

    1. Numb
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I was wondering th same thing

      1. Nickk
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you

    2. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1,66 : 1,17

      4312

      1. Ayew Serious
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Average score for : against

        And preferred formation

      2. Nickk
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you so much.

  11. BIG TONES
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Mahrez or Bony captain?

    1. rykom1ke
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Help! Who do I bench/captain!? Changing my mind constantly!
      Sanchez, KDB, Payet, Mane, Mahrez
      Pelle, Vardy, Ighalo

  12. get_in
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one:

    A) Mahrez
    B) Payet
    C) Mane
    D) Kane
    E) Pelle

    AOA played, leaning towards Kane after the hot topic on the derby

    1. bennyp
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Payet or Kane. Kane will either blank or step up big time. I see WHU v. Eve being a 0-0

      1. get_in
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Payet isn't a bad shout actuall

        1. Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I'm benching Payet so he is bound to score at least twice...

  13. bennyp
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    GTG?

    DDG - (Hennessey)
    Kompany - Moreno - VVD - (Dier - Simpson)
    KDB - Mane - Sanchez - Barkley - (Drinkwater)
    Lukaku - Vardy(c) - Kane

    1 FT & 0.5 ITB.

    Hold transfer?

    1. get_in
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good, always a fan of saving a transfer rather than doing a sideways move

  14. AceDeuce
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Dawson to whom?
    A) Smalling, worth the money?
    B) Rojo, will he play every week?
    C) Moreno

    1. Boris Bodega
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Smalling short term if you can afford him

    2. chonks
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      C and pick up DDG for manu cover

  15. gooberman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Find it surprising that Rojo isnt on the watchlist. Seems to be nailed at left back, good fixtures for Man Utd who have been good defensively and only 5.4.

    1. chonks
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      do not hAVE HIM but true that

  16. Littlefish92
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of taking out kompany and putting in betrand our rojo what people think

    1. bennyp
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Keep Kompany. Is there anyone else you can take out?

      1. Littlefish92
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Bellerin our clyne our Toby for ward as want to get the funds for aguero when he is back as Costa did nothing for me

  17. Nickk
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    I got asked in work today who I thought the most underrated footballer was in the last few years.
    I answered Sergio Busquets. And oh boy I got a lot of stick for that.

    My reasoning is, he was promoted from La Masia by Guardiola, went straight into the Barca side along with Pedro. He won 16 club trophies in the space of 4 years, also an integral part of Spain's 3 trophies in 4 years... Does his job, does all the dirty work, and yet never gets the praise he deserves. When people look back at how good Barcelona were, he'll always be the last person people will mention.

    What do you think?

    1. Numb
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Is he underrated? I rate him very highly.

      1. Nickk
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        I believe so. Same with Carrick at Man United for example.

    2. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Falls over too much.

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I think its just a product of the position he plays, but yes I really really like him.

    3. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      KRYCHOWIAK> Busquets

      1. Nickk
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Ayew serious??

        1. Ayew Serious
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          He's the nest DM in the world

    4. Meinhoff
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Meh... he is good, but at least ten other players in the world can do that same job in Barca equally well

      1. Beavis
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Lol.

    5. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Shawcross.

    6. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      He's the best DM of the last decade. Not sure he's underrated.

      1. Meinhoff
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        LOOL

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Name a better one except from maybe Alonso.

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Busquets , Alonso and Essien are the three that came off the top of my head from the last decade . Anyone else I am forgetting ?

            1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              Does Pirlo qualify as a defensive mid ?

              1. Ayew Serious
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 1 month ago

                No definitely not

          2. CunkOnFPL
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Probably one of the best
            Scholes, Schweinsteiger, Yaya, Mascherano in discussion

            1. Beavis
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 1 month ago

              I'd only count Mascherano as a DM out of those personally. And that would be my top 3. Busquets, Alonso, Mascherano.

    7. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not underrated, just widely disliked.

  18. bennyp
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry, bottomed. GTG?

    DDG - (Hennessey)
    Kompany - Moreno - VVD - (Dier - Simpson)
    KDB - Mane - Sanchez - Barkley - (Drinkwater)
    Lukaku - Vardy(c) - Kane

    1 FT & 0.5 ITB.

    Hold transfer?

    1. baraka1670
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hold

    2. Silky_Smooth ~
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I'd hold. Jealous at how for me to get my team how I like its going to take at least 4 weeks!

  19. The Wizard of Ozil
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Butland (McCarthy)
    van Dijk - Francis - Cédric (Nyom,Souaré)
    Mahrez - De Bruyne - Eriksen - Sánchez(C) (Westwood)
    Lukaku - Vardy - Kane

    1 Ft, 3.9 mil in the bank

    A) Souaré -> Smalling
    B) Souaré -> Moreno
    C) Eriksen -> Özil / YaYa
    D) save

  20. Oz lotto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kolarov surely gets this one week before the rotation fiasco starts right?

    Would work well and enables me to hold off on a Spurs defender until after they face Arsenal!

  21. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    couple of quick questions
    1) martial >> lukaku worth it before the home game vs wba..might move to central pos
    2) best def upto 4.1? simpson nailed on? fuchs is available
    3) has ryan bennett of norwich above the pecking order of whittaker now?

    1. Oz lotto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I just did 1.. wanted to avoid the drop mainly. if its bites me in the backside then oh well

      Fuchs is a good shout.
      No idea about Norwich. irrelevant FPL wise given the amount of goals they concede imo

    2. FEASTER
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      1 is a good move unless you're planning to use that spot for Kun in thepnext few weeks, in which case I wouldn't bother.

      I've been wondering the same thing about Ryan Bennett. Would prefer to save my 3rd Leicester spot for Drinkwater when I need Aguero cash than to get Simpson.

    3. UnitednationsXI
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      thx

  22. Lallana_
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Some great price v value defenders/keepers right now:

    Simpson
    Moreno
    De Gea
    Cedric
    Cathcart/Nyom
    Hennessey

    Did I miss any?

    1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ake

      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Oh and Wolly

    2. Oz lotto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I have had cedric since the start and he is repaying the faith now. Moreno is one I have my eyes on... Dier at 5.2 playing OOP and getting forward a bit is also a good shout.

      1. Lallana_
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        If only Can was listed as a defender for his role at CB last season

        1. Oz lotto
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I would be all over that. even at that price he is worth a shout as a 5th mid. Nailed and looks the goods.

        2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          And Brunt

    3. Harper_
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Sagna

    4. kkx07
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ward

      1. boredjames
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Defintely Ward. Good fixtures and he ia very attacking. Might go for him over Moreno

    5. thattreblefeeling
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Aké

    6. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Shawcross

      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Ward

  23. GHB
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Rojo unlikely to rise tonight is he?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Yes but who knows

    2. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Not tonight, maybe tomorrow

      1. GHB
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      83.6 fpl stats

  24. blind faith
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Bellerin not playing this weekend then?

    1. baraka1670
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    2. blind faith
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Play

      A) Kolarov - Moreno - Bellerin (Dawson/O'Shea to come on as sub)

      B) AOA --- KDB(c) - Sanchez - Mahrez - Mane - Coutinho - Ighalo - Vardy - Pelle

  25. baraka1670
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Martial to Benteke or Lukaku??
    Already got Barkley

  26. Lallana_
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Kane has found his shooting boots. And Eriksen is still killing it. With Arsenal being so poor defensively midweek he may be worth getting in now. If Bellerin is back though I may refrain for a little bit. He'll give Rose trouble.

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Well they did play Bayern...

    2. Oz lotto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      I bought in Lukaku over Kane... I figured Arsenal won't perform like that again.

    3. kingozil-The Germans once a…
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Far from certain Kane has found his shooting boots. He has played well, but not worth the price.

    4. Jimbo123
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Wasn't Bellerin pretty much ruled out though?

  27. Sky Blue Sun
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Feel like I need to get in United defensive cover for their nice looking run of games. Rojo or Smalling?

    £8m ITB 1FT

    -----------------Myhill------------------
    ----Bellerin----Huth----Van Dijk---
    Sanchez--KDB-- Payet --Mahrez
    -----Pelle----- Vardy---- Ighalo-----

    Subs: Hennessey, Francis, Targett, D.Fletcher

    1. baraka1670
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Get him for Huth

      1. baraka1670
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Rojo

  28. kingozil-The Germans once a…
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Dawson to Moreno for free?

    McCarthy, Myhill
    Dawson, Bellerin, Azpi, Oxford, VVD

    KDB, Sanchez, Mahrez, Mane, Ayew,

    Pelle, Vardy, Lukaku

    No other pressing concerns, hence thinking Moreno.

    1. Oz lotto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      You're holding Azpi waiting for something good?

      1. kingozil-The Germans once a…
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        Oh that's the Chelsea bias. This is what will drag me down eventually.

        1. Oz lotto
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          I would ship him now.. but that's just me..

          if not then yes Dawson to Moreno looks good

          1. kingozil-The Germans once a…
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers

        2. Larry Legend
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 1 month ago

          Azpi is worth holding IMO

          And yes Dawson to Moreno looks solid, unless you can afford to ditch Oxford.

          1. kingozil-The Germans once a…
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 1 month ago

            I've got. 6 in the bank. Any 4.5 def would do in for Oxford. However find Moreno really good value for money. Could Dawson rise again? I could earn .1 should he rise.

  29. t4thomas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski
    Monreal | Cédric | Janmaat
    Sánchez | Hazard | De Bruyne | Mané
    Lukaku | Pellè | Ighalo

    2FT, 0.0M.

    Ideas?

    1. Oz lotto
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard out, Mahrez in. Easy.

      1. BananaNose Maldonado
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 1 month ago

        This makes sense because it also will be your Kun enabler when he's healthy.

  30. blind faith
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 1 month ago

    Do I Play

    A) Kolarov - Moreno - Bellerin (Dawson/O'Shea to come on as sub)

    B) AOA --- KDB(c) - Sanchez - Mahrez - Mane - Coutinho - Ighalo - Vardy - Pelle