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3 March 2016 3260 comments
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Recorded minutes after the whistle blew on a miserable midweek under lights, we had no choice but to fantasise about Chips and Double Gameweeks to get us through this latest ScoutCast episode.

I’m joined by Jonty, Andy and Luke as we lament our sub 40-point tallies, moving on swiftly to lose ourselves in the thrilling, Wonka-like nonsense that lies ahead thanks to the bizarre Bench Boost FPL chip.

We come back down to earth to answer another bout of community questions, assessing the merits of City’s assets through their fluctuating form, the Payet problem and even end by revealing our modest rank expectations for the rest of the season.

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You can view the full Google Hangout version via the bigger player below, or bask in the edited audio cut via this link or the smaller player.

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

  1. jam sandwich
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hennessey
    Kompany - Fonte - Huth
    Sanchez - Ozil - Mahrez - Sigurdsson (v)
    Aguero (c) - Kane - Vardy

    Butland - Alli - Alderweireld - Daniels

    gtg?

    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I would start Butland. Shame there is no room for Daniels.

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

    Canadians like to brag about free abortions... Yeah we have that in America, too... They're called stairs.

    1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      in the end.. abortions are priceless

  3. The Wise Owl
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    My girlfriend had enough of me and decided to leave me, she said didn't agree with my job of testing on animals.

    She does have a point though, I work in a hammer factory.

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

      Did you see my one earlier, if you didn't

      My girlfriend broke up with me because I play too many games. What a silly thing to Fallout 4

      1. The Wise Owl
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Good one 😉

  4. Boo Ya Ka Sha
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Does anyone know how long Cech will be out for? If it's only a few weeks then I'd invest in a decent backup. If longer then I'll transfer in Hart..

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Probably a couple of games.

      1. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Also have Kosc, Sagna, and McCarthy. Odd situation.

  5. AVIELD949
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bench one...

    Alli
    Ozil
    Mahrez
    Silva
    Siggy

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

      I think I'm benching Ozil

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

    ok I think Aguero is enough City for now, though I may eat my words. would love to have Yaya in but it would mean selling Payet and I think right now taking a hit for Barkley + Ward > Siggy + Williams is very sensible. Two blankers out for two who have 3 lovely fixtures in a row..

  7. Tony Yeboah
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Is Sterling a much worse pick than Silva? Or is he being overlooked?

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

      His form is woeful at the moment. Go with Silva if any

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I think they're equally as good/bad as each other.

  8. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Jermaine Jenas on Question Time

    WTF

  9. BadgersBoys
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Will Adam Johnson play this week? Pondering on playing VVD or not..

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

      I reckon he could get a massive score. 15 or so

      1. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        like it.

      2. Boo Ya Ka Sha
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        ayy

    2. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Unless he's Michael Scofield, no.

      1. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

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

      no

      S'ton will probably concede anyway.

      1. BadgersBoys
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks

  10. JabbaWookiee
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Need a few more opinions on this one please, guys - need to make these changes tonight...!

    Pick one to enable Ighalo > Kun

    a) Bellerin > Williams
    b) Ward > Cook
    c) Firmino > Sigurdsson
    d) Payet > Sigurdsson

  11. davies
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Any complaints before I hit confirm?

    Sanchez, Payet & Ighalo > Silva, Siggy & Vardy (-4)

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

      Nope - job's a goodun

    2. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Can't wait until tomorrow's pressers?

      1. davies
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        For what?

        Could do but Ighalo's dropping tonight which I wanna avoid.

        1. VS10_
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Silva

    3. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Payet-bit risky to boot.

    4. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      No way for a hit. Just lose Iggy for Vardy and Payet for Siggy. Hull might beat Arsenal yet

    5. JasonG123
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Why not just Sanchez and Ighalo to Siggy and Vardy for free?

  12. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Play 3:

    A. Ivan (STO)
    B. VVD (SUN)
    C. Kompany (AVL)
    D. Fuchs (wat)
    E. Toby (ARS)

    Thanks 🙂

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

      A,C,D

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ABC

    3. Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      ABC

  13. FantasyFS007
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hennessy to Forster or Payet to Silva?

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

      First one

  14. AVIELD949
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    A or D

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A.

  15. Iain Dowies Love Child
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bottomed:

    Butland - Elliot
    Toby - Huth - Dawson - Wolly - Smith
    Sanchez - Ozil - Payet - Mahrez - Alli
    Kun - Kane - Vardy
    1 FT

    1. Sanchez to Siggy
    2. Dawson to VVD
    3. Payet to Yaya

    Do I take a -4 this week or next? 1 & 2 are tempting me this week

  16. Slam
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Play Payet or Alli?

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Payet probably.

    2. Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Payet

    3. JabbaWookiee
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      yeah - payet

    4. Slam
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Cheers

  17. Rhys85
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Mahrez or Siggy to score the most this week?

    1. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sigurdsson may score 1.

    2. Iain Dowies Love Child
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy

    3. ONSIDE 9
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Siggy,and do you have link to twitter account that you got profile pic 🙂

        1. ONSIDE 9
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Thanks 🙂

  18. Woy of the Wovers
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Sterling or Yoyo? It's the key question.

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Sterling has one double digit score, yaya has no double digit scores. Starting to think neither of them. Not saying that means silva either.

      Just seems bizarre not to add another city attacking asset this week.

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yaya has had 1

        Silva has had 2

    2. Sepp Blattered
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      YoYo. Sterling has been awful.

  19. GS456
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Any thoughts on this lot?
    Butland
    Bellerin Simpson Jagielka (Targett)
    Mahrez Ozil Payet Sanchez
    Aguero (C) Kane Vardy

    2 moves this week will be
    Jagz > Kompany
    Sanchez > Silva

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

    I think this will be my squad this weekend:

    (-4)

    .................Butland
    .......VvD - Toby - Williams
    Eriksen - Payet - Siggy - Mahrez
    ......Kane - Vardy - Aguero(c)

    McCarthy; Ozil, Simpson, Bellerin

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Benching Ozil...say whaat

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

        conflicted but that's where I'm at atm..think it could be a nervy affair even if you could write a storyline that sees it be high-scoring haha

      2. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Mind you that's a tough call. Would prob park Payet though.

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

          yeah that's the alternative (and if I do I'd probably start Simpson over Toby) but I'm not overly convinced by Everton's defense, even at home

          1. Sess!
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            Yeah could go either way that's for sure.

        2. Sepp Blattered
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Everton can't defend... And need I remind you of Payet's last away performance?

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

            I remember it! (c)

      3. Slam
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I don't see Arsenal scoring to many tbh, I'm most likely shipping to fund Aguero

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

          I think that's a step far but good luck

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

            Ozil -> Siggy
            Ivan -> Francis

            Those are the only two options I see which could fund Costa -> Aguero, unless of course, you see better options...

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

              obviously it would be nice to have Siggy but not at the risk of selling Ozil IMO, Payet a much better player to sell if you have to, so between those options I would do Ivan > Francis I think, especially with the blank and West Ham just after it..

              I would sell Bellerin before I sold Ozil

        2. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Think I'll have Ozil for the rest of season now, unless something strange happens.

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

            yep same

  21. ralfb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What to do with following team?
    Butland
    vvd simpson alderwireld (bellerin)
    mahrez alli arnautovic (ozil)
    Kun vardy

    Ighalo dann payet mccarthy

    In case bellerin and ozil play gw 30, i would have 11 players, otherwise 9

    Thinking of eithher
    A bellerin to kompany
    B bellerin to any other city defender
    C payet to silva

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. BadgersBoys
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A at the moment

      1. ralfb
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Thanks all, like that option best, too

  22. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Which move?

    (A) Sanchez and Moreno to Siggy and Kompany
    (B) Sanchez and Moreno to Silva and Daniels
    (C) Payet and Moreno to Siggy and Daniels

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A

    2. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      C. Hull might beat Arsenal yet

  23. GinjaWhinja
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    People can call me crazy but think I'm doing COSTA to KANE and making him (C).
    I need to be making moves. Thoughts?

    With Arsenal's best defensive pairing in Cech and Koscielny out, with Sanchez saying they lack bottle & with Tottenham playing with a point to prove after West Ham....I fancy Spurs to trollop Arsenal 4-1.

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

      I think it might be genius, do you own Aguero?

    2. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      They need Dembele to start.

    3. Sepp Blattered
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah, don't bother.. Spurs v Arsenal will be a tight game, both teams playing for a draw.

      No Dembele = No goals for Kane in open play. A jammy pen maybe......

    4. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not sure this is the week to ignore Kun. You'll end up losing more ground.

  24. Sepp Blattered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    My GW30 midfield..

    Silva/YYT Mahrez Sigurdsson Arnie

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I'll see your Arnie and raise you a Payet

      1. Sepp Blattered
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I respectfully see your 0 points.

        1. JK - Cønt ⭐
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          oh I misread, thought it was for this week, not GW30

          In that case, I'll see your Arnie and raise you an Alli

  25. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Only one thing can save Sanchez from the chop now

    a Clichy injury as then I'll be bringing in Kolarov

    1. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Not him again. 🙁

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        has to be done if he's nailed

        I still think Sanchez will score eventually, but 11.0 is a lot to tie in eventually. He's only scored in 3 games this season

  26. bennyp
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Honestly thinking I may bench Ozil this week and play 4-3-3.

    Forster - (Hennessey)
    Alder - Cresswell - Fuchs - Williams - (Wolls)
    Payet - Mahrez - Siggy - (Ozil - Arnie)
    Aguero(c) - Kane - Vardy

    Stupid idea??

    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Spurs always concede one, so there is a very good chance Özil is involved. Cresswell too ahead of him is madness.

      1. bennyp
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I'd back Westham to keep a cleanie. But yeh I will probs swap Ozil for Alder.

  27. Art Vandelay
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Who to ditch for Kompany? Morono or Kos?

    1. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Would be kos for me, injury, blank, harder games , more money back.
      Still not 100% moreno is dropped

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Was there any comment from Klippety Klopp on Moron?

  28. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I just ordered a golf laser rangefinder device, one of its selling points was that it was fog proof.
    Can't work out what use that is, if it's foggy how do I know what to point it at

    1. Art Vandelay
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      I haven't got the foggiest.

  29. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    the scenario is arsenal beat hull in the fa cup and they blank gw30?

    1. Sepp Blattered
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yes

      1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        thanks

  30. The Left Duke #3
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Bench 2 this GW only....finding it harder than it should be 🙁

    A) Williams
    B) Daniels
    C) Fuchs
    D) Moreno
    E) Janmaat

    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      DE

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        bench order DE also?

        1. VS10_
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Hmm... Not sure Moreno will start after yesterday's result so maybe ED.

          1. The Left Duke #3
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            That's true....he could be gone for good but Flanno is just back from injury so 2 games in 4 days maybe too much. I think ED is right though. Cheers

    2. John Nerdelbaum
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      de

      as easy as abc

      1. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        haha lol 🙂

      2. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Bench order DE also>?

        1. John Nerdelbaum
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          perhaps ed

    3. bennyp
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      D and E easy.