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

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

    What would you do with this team?

    de Gea Hennessey
    van Dijk Bellerín Moreno Ivanovic Simpson
    Payet Alli Mahrez Arnautovic Özil
    Vardy Kane Agüero

    2 FT, £0.2m in the bank.

    a) new GK (sell/buy ?)
    b) new defender (sell/buy ?)
    c) new mid (sell/buy ?)
    d) 2 of these
    e) 3 for a hit

    Thanks in advance

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

      Moreno to Williams this week

      Payet & Hennessy to Siggy and Lloris next week

    2. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Give up? Sell Payet?

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

        Need your team for that 😉
        Payet is a possible.

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

      Bellerin/Moreno need to go --> Williams/Spurs defender?

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

        or City def

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

      Moreno to Daniels
      De Gea to Hart

    5. TSILIKAFENEIAKOS
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      C -> Payet to Siggy
      B -> Bellerin to Kompany

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

      My front 8.

      DDG/Bell/Ivan are my first thoughts. All my planning is geared towards not just week 30 but the dgws afterwards.

      With that in mind, you need to be investigating investment in City. Yoyo and Bad K would be my choices unless you can afford Silva.

      Then there is Siggy with his plum fixtures. I would prioritise Bell for Bad K to begin.

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

        Cheers for the indepth reply.

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

        Sorry but who is Bad K

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

      I think A with Flappy or Hart

      get a new defender next week for Ivan or Bellers (or both if Moreno is dropped)

    8. Moss
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A) DDG to Fabianski

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

      A then wait for Hull Arsenal result

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

      would look at hart / kompany (moreno probable casualty) .
      also siggy out for payet seems like a viable option.
      would think of getting kane / vardy out soon too.

    11. Najoman86
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Hey TM, I think if you're happy enough to start with a DEF of Van Dijk, Ivanovic & Simpson (Watford are struggling for goals - so Simpson should be an adequate option) - I would go with option D) GK & MID - with the GW30 and beyond in mind.

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

      Cheers all, great replies.
      C) would be nice with the fixtures.
      A) need to happen soon.

      Will have another think. Moreno is a nightmare.

    13. Fergietime
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      A Sell De Gea >Fabianski
      B Sell Bellerin >Kompany
      C Sell Arnie > Siggy
      D Probably stick with A and B and sit on C no hits

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

        Will only have 10 after those 3 transfers.

    14. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Moreno->Eillams looks the best bet

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

    If you had a front 8 of :

    Silva / Mahrez/ Ericksen / Siggy / Payet
    Kun / Kane / Vardy

    who would you bench?

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

      That is some front 8.

      For this week only I would bench Eriksen

  3. Lallana_
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Firmino looks like a great signing for around 22M

    1. The Raging Bull
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      32m with add ons

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

      if he becomes leader,than it's surely worth it.
      if he becomes annoying squad player,than he should be sold to china for £50m.

    3. FAITHNOMORENO
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      the squad is full of squad players.I'd like to see at least one leader in every line.
      hope he becomes one (pronto if possible)

  4. flippetyflop
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    How are everyone's gw 30 team shaping up?

    As things stand mine is looking like:

    3 spurs - Kane alli wimmer
    3 city - hart silva aguero
    3 leicester simpson mahrez vardy
    2 stoke pieters arnautovic

    is this overkill?

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

      It's fine, just focus on 11 players cause not many poeple will be able to field a team.

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

      I'm sure it's the same for most people. Throw in Soton defenders, Sigurdsson and Daniels.

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

      Seems fine to me
      Mines shaping up to be this.
      3 Spurs - Kane alli Dier
      3 City - Aguero Silva Kompany
      3 Leicester -Vardy Mahrez Huth
      and Fabianski and Wollschied

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

      Pretty standard

    5. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Have 10 and 1FT right now. Either Sanchez or Payet out is needed for 11.

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

    Aguero only has 28% ownership. :/ Expected it to be a lot more with Villa on the horizon.

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

      Dead teams and casuals dont count

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

    REPOST

    Need a few more opinions on this one - need to make these changes tonight.
    Choose one to enable Ighalo > Kun

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

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

      C or D, siggy got some great fixtures coming up

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

        Cheers. Which one though?

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

      D

      I think Pool can go absolutely batsh1t at times - firm is a good diff as well

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

    Thoughts on this

    2 frees £1.5m ITB. Already set on Payet > Siggy depending on pressers so with my other free...

    a) Ward > Williams
    b) Ward > City def
    c) Bellerin to anyone
    d) Anything else
    e) Save

    Forster
    Bellerin Toby Simpson
    Silva Mahrez Ozil Payet
    Kun Kane Vardy

    3.8 / Alli / Wolly / Ward

  8. Ambu
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Hi guys,
    Need some advice. Who to play?

    A. Alderweild (home) vs Arsenal
    B. Dann (home) vs Liverpool
    C. Cresswell (away) vs Everton

    Thanks

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

      toughy - a perhaps although you never know with cresswell

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

    why did siggy not start yesterday?

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

      was rested with Norwich in mind

      Curtis brought him on because he felt Swansea could actually win.

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

        thanks

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

      He was rested, he will start this weekend

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

      to give arsenal a chance

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

      Swansea knew they could afford to rest a few key players for the battles ahead.

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

    sanchez and payet to siggy and silva with my two ft's??

    De Gea Hennessey

    Wimmer Williams Jagielka Pieters Simpson

    Mahrez Sanchez Alli Arnautovic Payet

    Kane Aguero Vardy

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

      Not for me. Need a new GK for GW30 so DDG to Hart could be good.

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

    Fact: Aguero hasn't scored a home goal against Aston Villa this calendar year

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Booooooooom!

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

      I swear you're on these forums 24/7 posting utter crap

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

    Surely Aguero is scoring 3 minimum this weekend? How much will that actually improve my ranking though?

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

      Under no circumstance can you take 3 goals as a foregone conclusion

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

      Plenty don't own him ahead of you.

    3. Richd
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      LOL

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

      Look at the tracking GW 27 veterans article and you'll see how many people own Aguero.

      Think it will surprise you.

  13. The Raging Bull
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Do we think Aguero will start? 210 minutes of football played in a week thus far and Bony who's fresher is available.

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

      Kelechi scored a hat trick against Villa in the cup... just sayin'

      1. The Raging Bull
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        I fancy my chances of scoring against Villa too! will Aguero start though?

    2. madame shelly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      pelli wasnt happy with bonys shot from 40 yards the other night. kun has to start

  14. madame shelly
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    What to do this week 2m itb, 2FT

    but, mcc
    vvd, ivan, daniels, fuchs, bell
    arnie, ozil, payet, alli, mahrez
    kun, kane, vardy

    gotta use 1ft at least, selection problems already !

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

      McCarthy to Hart? Or Arnie to Siggy?

  15. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Evening all

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

      Evening Mr. Cheese

      1. Cheeseoid
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        After a little Haitus back on nights

  16. Litmanen10
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Williams or Kompany?

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Everybody loves Kompany

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Both

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

    A,B or C:

    A) VVD
    B) Kompany
    C) Williams (have Siggy)

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

      B

  18. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Have Ozil.. Sanchez to siggy or Silva?

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

    Ok. Ighalo & Payet > Aguero & Siggy done. Now who to bench??

    Firmino / Mahrez / Sánchez / Alli / Sigurdsson
    Vardy / Agüero / Kane

    Surely one of Sanchez or Alli?

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

    I just want to say

    Margot Robbie

    That is all, thank you

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Woof!

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

      Serious serious woman

  21. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Anybody watched The People V OJ Simpson and is it worth spending 10 hours of my life on? I kinda know what happens in the end

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

    Not sure if anyone's picked up on it but Norwich have failed to score in 7 out of their last 9 away games.

  23. JoeJitzu +42
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Does

    McCarthy to Hart
    Jagielka to Van Dijk
    Bellerin to Williams

    All for -4 look good?

    1. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Never like taking a hit for defense. I like the first and third moves best

      1. JoeJitzu +42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, fair point!
        Thanks

        1. Swan - Villa Proud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers. Good luck

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

      can't you save the hart transfer another week

      1. JoeJitzu +42
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Yes, I have Hennessy that plays home to Liverpool.
        Cheers!

  24. Mookty
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Triple captain Aguero against Villa this weekend??

    1. Cheeseoid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      If you have held on to it this long hold on until a DGW

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      DGW for me

    3. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      As above. Sergio looked a tad tired, may only get 2 goals.

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

        How many goals would you like?

  25. dennis the menace
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Play one, and bench order if you are super nice. Cheers

    A) Alli
    B) Arnie
    C) Simpson
    D) Daniels

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

      Play A / Bench D,C,B

    2. Swan - Villa Proud
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Play D. Bench order A C B

    3. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Play A - London Derby is historically high scoring.

      DCB

  26. Swan - Villa Proud
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Leaning towards saving my FT now to see what happens in the cup replay. Means no Siggy or Silva but I just have a gut feeling The NLD may be a goal fest.

    Appreciate your advice here. GTG?

    Butland
    Kompany Willams Fonte
    Sanchez Ozil Mahrez Payet
    Kun Kane Vardy

    Elliot Ali Simpson Belletin
    1FT. 0.8M ITB

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

      Not sure doubling up on Arse is a great idea at the moment. Especially at WHL

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Any derby has the potential to descend into a goal fest...

        1. Swan - Villa Proud
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Yep.

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            And a couple of sending's off. I'd stick with what you have. You could be laughing if Hull manage to beat Arsenal...big IF though.

      2. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers for the reply

    2. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah,,you're all good. I'd risk Elliot over Butland. His save pts aren't as bad as you might think and a slightly better chance of a CS.

      1. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. Yeah thought that and may do it. Don't trust Newcastle at all though even at home against Bourenmouth

        1. Dr Dream
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          Aye, theyre rubbish. Strange but true...Elliot has a better PPG than Courtois and Mignolet and the same as Fabianski....Go figure....

    3. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 months ago

      Save the FT. If Arsenal beat Hull you may just need 2FTs.

      1. Swan - Villa Proud
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        My thinking as well. Technically only need one to get 11 for GW30 but two allows for more DGW planning.

  27. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    So what's needs doing with these lot?

    Butland - Myhill
    Bellerin - Kompany - Dier - Francis - Targett
    Sanchez - Silva - Payet - Arnautovic - Alli
    Aguero - Vardy - Ighalo

    A) Arnie > Siggy
    B) Ighalo > Likely DGW34er
    C) Something else...

    Thanks to all

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

      Sanchez/Payet to Siggy. Whoever you feel will do worse.

      1. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 months ago

        Sanchez has been nearly scoring for weeks now (same with Silva). I'm reluctantly invested until a haul/ wildcard comes a-calling.

        I can handle a Payet blank in GW30 - still think he should go over Arnie?

  28. Litmanen10
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    Help needed!

    My team:

    but, mcc
    cook, dawson, toby, fuchs, targett
    firmino, alexis, payet, alli, mahrez
    kun, kane, vardy

    I have 2ft and I was thinking payet --> siggy, alexis --> silva and dawson --> kompany. Any thoughts?

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

    Bench one: Mahrez / Sánchez / Alli / Kane

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

      Alli! But id be taking sanchez out for siggy/silva anyway

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

        Got Siggy in for Payet. Reluctant to take out any Arsenal with WBA next until we see what happens with Hull. Just hope I don't live to regret taking out Payet...

        1. Cheeseoid
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 2 months ago

          That Arsenal-WBA game will probably not happen

          1. Cheeseoid
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 2 months ago

            At least not that week

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

              It will if Hull beat them next Tuesday

  30. FISSH
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 2 months ago

    I haven't seen any footy for 3 weeks.. Have no idea who to get between Silva and siggy... Or just keep sanchez? Pls help!