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The ScoutCast – Episode 191 – Penultimate

One more Gameweek. One more ScoutCast. The final whistle has almost blown on a remarkable season but we’re determined to fully exploit the final throws.

I’m joined by Jonty, Andy and Luke as we open a bumper 80-minute show with our dedication to Leicester City’s extraordinary title win. We then quickly shift to take on another raft of community questions as thoughts turn to Gameweek 37’s double fixtures.

We run the rule over the protagonists, assessing West Ham’s assets, Eden Hazard’s renaissance and even make an attempt to find a reason to make a late investment in Norwich City. Then necks are put on the block as we review the weekend fixtures, coming clean on our current double Gameweek transfer and captaincy plans.

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

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  1. Giovanni Giorgio
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Morning!

    Play Daniels (WBA) or Bellerin (mci)

    1. @FPLMason
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      daniels

    2. Paanmonkey
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Daniels for me

  2. Miro
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Also worth selling Clyne for a hit?
    Could be Cresswell or Moreno maybe?

    1. Blue&White85
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      There's no point in doing Clyne to Moreno. They have about the same risk of rotation.

    2. KISSES
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Crezza

  3. Jazz!
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    A) Play Clyne
    B) Iwobi > Redmond (-4) and play him

    Would really appreciate some thoughts guys! No idea what to do 🙁

    1. HNI
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A as he will play atleast 1

      thoughts below bro?

    2. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Even if Clyne plays versus Chelski would expect him to concede..not much upside IMO. If you lose Iwobi would you bring in a different Arsenal asset in 38?

      1. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Even if I don't lose Iwobi, he's going out for another Arsenal asset in GW38 because he probably won't even start then.

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A).

      1. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Cheers

  4. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Madness to consider a Norwich defender (Martin) over a WHU one (Reid)?

    1. KISSES
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Yes madness

    2. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      It's not that crazy. Basically every game Man Utd is involved in is a low scoring one and they play Watford who's place in the prem is secured and therefore have nothing to play for. I'd rather have PvA though but I assume you already have him?

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Yes have PVA and Rojo for this DGW. Also trying to keep hits to a minimum so at the moment I'm on Ozil > Hazard which leaves 4.8m for a def. If I went Willian or Fabregas I could get Cress or Smalling of course, but I wanna be with the cool kids on the Hazard bus.

    3. HNI
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Yes only because first one is match against Manutd where its definite no CS as Norwich can sit back hoping for 0-0 as its must win for them

      Advice me below bro?

    4. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Not really tbh. I quite fancy Norwich's CS chances this week.

  5. Beatle
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Triple Captain on Payet or Carroll??

    1. FFFrog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Carroll

    2. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Was about to ask the same.

      Payet is safer but dullard choice but Carroll has more points potential imo.

      1. HNI
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        SO you think Caroll is better pick than Martial S.Kuqi?

        Thoughts below?

        1. S.Kuqi
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Without a doubt

    3. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Carroll. He's got a safe base level of maybe a goal ir an assist, and a huge ceiling.

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Going to be crap if WH beat Swansea 3-0 with no Carroll involvement and then he only has ManU remaining.

        *gulp

        1. bigbudgie
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Just like when Lukaku scored nothing against Watford and you think...it's ok....he's still got another 90 minutes against Palace...

    4. Lecky Legs FC
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Carrol

  6. HNI
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Which will you prefer for remaining matches?

    1) Martial + Cresswell (LVG says he may rotate some players so Martial may get rest?)
    2) Caroll + Smalling (But will Sakho share pitch time?)

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B for me. United are great at defending, Hammers are great at attacking. The flip side of each team isn't that good.

      And Sakho plays on the right these days. Carroll is nailed imo.

      1. HNI
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Great thanks..will check Caroll minutes with Sakho playing too...Cresswell 2 home games are tempting though bro! Damn cant fit as already have Payet + Lanzini

    2. Mr Sarcastic
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      B

      1. HNI
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Thanks 🙂
        You think Smalling can keep CS vs Norwich?

        1. Mr Sarcastic
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          only hoping, have him too 🙂

    3. S.Kuqi
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      2. Looks better

  7. kip kop
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Already on a -4 hit.

    DDG
    Fuchs Bellerin Smalling Fosu
    Antonio Townsend Payet(C)
    Sturridge Kun Kane

    Bench: Iwobi Williams Sigurdsson

    Who can i bring in for -8 hit?

  8. jman10
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    DDG, whoever
    Smalling, cresswell, van Aanholt, Ivanovic, bellarin
    Townsend, hazard, payet, mahrez, Sanchez
    Defoe, Carroll, martial

    Who would you change for wildcard this week....

  9. Tshelby
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    G2g?

    Robles
    Bellerin, Moreno, Rojo
    Sanchez, KdB, Hazard, Firmino
    Defoe, Caroll (tc), Lukaku

    Cech, King, Simpson, Klose

  10. Mr Sarcastic
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Ditch one Kane or Lukaku?

    Lukaku
    - dgw, but both games away against tough defences, not even sure to start
    - gw38 home against Norwich which could be a good or a bad thing...but he has some finalday history

    Kane
    - no doubles, but last homegame and they could run riot (or the opposite)
    - gw38 away against Newcaste which could again be a good or a gad thing

    So it's pretty much games vs form thing here.

    1. Mr. Blonde
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Ditch Kane imo. Lukaku a v good differential and Norwich could be relegated by that last game

    2. FPLord
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      coin toss. I'd say, if leading Kane, if chasing Lukaku

      1. FPLord
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        to keep

    3. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'd rather ditch Kane tbh.

    4. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Kane
      -no Alli
      -no dembele(!)
      -going for golden boot

      Lukaku
      -Leic no huth
      -troll

      1. Mr Sarcastic
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        I based my keeping him gw35 decision for that troll status and look what happened gw36 🙂

    5. Mr Sarcastic
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      thanks guys, seems just silly to sell Kane for a hit!

      1. Christina.
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Pretend the kane out transfer is for free and the other is the hit.

        😉

        1. Mr Sarcastic
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          that could work 🙂

  11. FPLord
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Otamendi > Smalling worth a hit?

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'm thinking Clyne > Smalling for a hit.

      So yeah.

  12. Mr. Blonde
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Presume it's been said but apparenlty Swansea are playing a half second string team. No Ashley Williams, as if they weren't bad enough defending headers already! Moved TC from Hazard to Payet, wish I had Carroll I think he'll take them to the cleaners

  13. Friday press conferences
    Larry Legend
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Pressers:

    Bournemouth 08:00
    Arsenal: 09:00
    Watford: 09:00
    West Brom: 09:00
    West Ham 09:30
    Liverpool 11:00
    Spurs: 12:30
    Manchester City: 12:45
    Aston Villa: 13:00
    Chelsea: 13:00
    Norwich: 13:00
    Southampton: 14:00

    1. Larry Legend
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      You have to get up pretty early in the morning to catch Mr Howe.

    2. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Eddie Howe loves his early morning pressers.

    3. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Eddie's up at 6.00am walking his dogs down on Bournemouth beach...

      1. Larry Legend
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Eddie Howe or Eddie Hitler?! 🙂

        1. bigbudgie
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Eddie Hitler is watching a Watchdog special on faulty bikinis at that time

          1. Larry Legend
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            😀 😀 😀 You have just inspired me to dust off the DVD boxset tonight!

          2. CAPTAIN BLACKLIST
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            Eddie Howe still blathering on for a whole half hour? 'HALF PAST EIGHT....AND ALL'S CRAP!'

            1. CAPTAIN BLACKLIST
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 7 days ago

              A shame LVG and Wenger don't have their pressers at the same time, you could call that the sad old gits section...did you hear what I said? I said Saaaad Old Gits Section

          3. CAPTAIN BLACKLIST
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            I heard Eddie tried to sledge Pulis ahead of their match tomorrow by referring to him as 'Taffy O' Jones'

    4. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      You Legend! 😉

    5. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Thanks Larry!

    6. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Thanks for this Larry.

  14. Snus80
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Bench 1

    Sanchez (City Away)
    Mahrez (Everton Home)

    I`m thinking the City vs Arsenal game will be a high scoring game. Not sure sure about the Leicester vs Everton game?Rotate risk also maybe?

    Thoughts?

    1. Leaf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      City and Arsenal have both been struggling to score recently

      0-0 would not suprise me

    2. Giovanni Giorgio
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Never bench Mahrez especially not in the home game where they lift the trophy infront of their fans.

  15. St. Joseph
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Lvg is set on rotation.

    Play fosu mensah over simpson / bellerin??

  16. Leaf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    For the 4th time this year I bought Eden Hazard

    He is my new Theo

  17. Doolittle
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Morning all. Anything here for a hit? Thinking maybe Gabriel out, or Milner to Fabregas. Not entirely happy with benching Sanchez.

    DDG
    Smalling/PVA/Simpson
    Payet/Lanzini/KDB/Milner
    Aguero/Carroll/Defoe

    Bench:Robles/Sanchez/Bellerin/Gabriel

    4m ITB

    1. Larry Legend
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'm keeping Gabriel for next week vs AVL, assuming that Mertesacker is definitely out. Hard to justify a -4 over Simpson this week and then Gabriel next week.

      Looks great.

      1. Kun, Ayew Nigerian?
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Mert is out for the season

    2. HNI
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Even I am benching Sanchez...thinking of doing KDB-->Hazard for hit

      1. Doolittle
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        I was considering that, but is there any reason for KDB to be rested any more?

    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      KDB out for Hazard is worth a punt I reckon - just cause, why not?
      I'd also be tempted by Simpson out for a DGWer if you fancy it.

  18. Snibal
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Need your help gents.. Looking to ship KDB for free and possibly Coutinho for -4 ( after last night's result I don't think he'll start any of the two games next round). I was planning on doing just KDB > Payet and TC Payet, but now I think I should get Fabregas as well for Coutinho? Would require a hit tough.. Or should I get Noble+Hazard?

    Summarizing:

    A: Coutinho+Payet
    B Fabregas+Payet ( -4)
    C Noble+Hazard ( -4)

    1. Sconeaus - The Dude Abides
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Coutinho will 100% start 1 game, probably Chelsea one though!

  19. HNI
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Would you do either of

    Kane-->Caroll and/or Simpson-->Smalling for hits?

  20. Karan14
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Defending a 24 point lead in ML.

    Who to TC ?

    A) Payet
    B) Carroll
    C) Hazard
    D) Costa
    E) Defoe

    Rival has Carrol and Payet he'll probably captain one of them.

  21. YoungPretender
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Best striker option out of;

    A) Martial
    B) Deeney
    C) Lukaku
    D) Sturridge

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A or B

  22. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Ok, -8 alert.

    Thoughts

    Kane > Carroll
    KDB > hazard
    Clyne > Smalling.

    Y or N?

    1. Christina.
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      just do first 2 and save 4pts?

      1. Jazz!
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        But Clyne probably won't even start both 🙁

      2. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Smalling has a nice gw38 fixture.

        If I keep Clyne I have to start him and I dont think he will play both games.

        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Tina,

          Alternatively I could keep Kane and do the
          Following

          KDB > haz
          Clyne > cresswell
          -4

          Means no carroll

          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 7 days ago

            Better.

            Pva?

        2. Christina.
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          sorry I didn't look at team or consider who you would need to start.

          38 is a lottery. LVG also talking about rotation....

    2. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'm tempted to do something similar Kane, Coutinho, Clyne > Carroll, Hazard and Smalling, but have concerns about Carroll, Hazard's game time.

  23. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Play Coutinho or Sanchez or take a hit for a 8.5m or less mid ?. I've already got Payet and Mahrez.

  24. TheEgyptianKing
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Is it worth a -8 point hit for couts/Milner ---> Hazard catching a 30 point defect, but i have sund defender and im a lpool fan so dont really want to concede

  25. Danstoke82
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Hi all

    Kane + Iwobi > Defoe + Hazard (-8)

    Over 200pts clear in my cash ML and 50 points in another ML (non cash)

    Yay or Nay?

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Not for me, Defoe's home form is poor and i'm not convinced Haz will start twice.

  26. Whazza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Who will play in Fellaini's place?

    1. Jazz!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      Herrera/Schniederlin/Carrick

      1. Larry Legend
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        ...or Mata

        Hard to say as Fellaini has played more advanced with Rooney slightly deeper. Rooney could push up into #10 and Schneiderlin come back in.

  27. Lecky Legs FC
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Bench one of the following for the DGW

    A)Coutinho
    B)Lamela

  28. #Swish41
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    A - Kane / Alli / Bellerin TO Smalling / Defoe / Hazard (bench Mahrez)
    or
    B - Mahrez / Coutinho / Bellerin TO Hazard / Smalling / Antonio (bench Alli)

    1. zzquack
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      A except for Bellerin to Smalling.

      1. #Swish41
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        Cheers ZZ

  29. Larry Legend
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    Sturridge owners can't be too pleased with him playing the full game last night. I was thinking about buying today; not now.

    1. tokara
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      i am selling

      sad to let him go, he is explosive as long fit

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 7 days ago

        That goal (which looked very lucky as he tried to go across the keeper) will have given him enormous confidence. As if he wasn't on fire already. Versus his old club on Wednesday night. Even if I have to treat him as a SGW player I think he's worth it. I'm talking about if you already own him.

        1. Larry Legend
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 7 days ago

          Oh yeah I wouldn't sell, but I certainly won't be buying now.

    2. Pasqualinho
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'm pretty confident he'll get minutes in both games, albeit reduced ones for Watford. Klopp's rotating out of necessity as the majority of his players have a full (and then some) season in their legs, but Sturridge hasn't.

  30. asif316uk
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 7 days ago

    g2g

    Robles
    Moreno, Azpi
    Lingard, Alexis, Hazard, Payet, Coutinho
    Sturridge, Kun, Defoe.

    AoA

    1. bitm2007
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 7 days ago

      I'm not convinced by three Pool players given the high risk rotation.