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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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You can view the full Google Hangout version of this episode via the second player below or stream the edited audio from this link or the first player.

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  1. Magic Bean
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Still struggling lads, who to ship for Hazard?

    Sanchez or Firminio

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino. Sanchez plays villa next.

    2. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you must, Firmino, keep Sanchez for Aston Villa final game!

      1. Magic Bean
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        The worst transferring out a DGWer but I hear ya. Cheers

        1. Viper
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Not a dgwk player if he only plays once

    3. Viper
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Firmino

  2. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morgan to Cresswell worth a hit? Leicester will be playing for fun, not cs, right?

    1. Backup Dancer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Atwood
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I'd do it

    3. Magic Bean
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I reckon so, looking at GW38 too

  3. Atwood
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thinking of Aguero > Defore.

    1FT and 0.9 in the bank. Thoughts?

    Schmeichel
    Mangala - Cresswell - Smalling
    Mahrez - Payet (C) - Lingard - Fabregas
    Carroll - Kane - Aguero

    Robles - Bellerin - Ozil - Gabriel

  4. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone selling Sturridge for a hit?

    1. Viper
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looking at Sturridge -> Carroll -4

    2. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      sturridge got a lot of fantasy points tonight. He only needs one good game to get a good score

  5. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sturridge out stupid right?

  6. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    thoughts?

    1 FT, 0.4m avail

    DDG - Darlow
    Bellerin - Reid - PvA - Gabriel - Rose
    Fabregas - Payet - Sanchez - KDB - Lanzini
    Kane - Aguero - Defoe

    Lanzini + Aguero > Haz + Carroll (-4) and bench Sanchez?

    or sell KDB > Haz and get in Carroll for Kane/Kun and pocket the cash?

    1. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Second option

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

        did you sell Kane or Kun?

        1. KingNidge
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Kane

  7. Kevtheotter
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Hey lads, what you think on this lot

    Robles
    PVA Simpson Delaney
    Sanchez Milner Coutinho Lanzini
    Defoe Kun Kane

    Darlow KDB Bellerin Gabriel 2.2ITB 1 FT

    What do I do here guys? Wanting to take a hit

    A) Kun and KDB ----> Carroll and Payet (Bench Sanchez)
    B) Coutinho and KDB ---> Hazard and Payet
    C) Something else?

    Cheers

    1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B for me

  8. fickle
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Flanagan fit enough to start Watford?

  9. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    For an -8pt hit??
    Rose, Kane and Coutinho OUT
    Cresswell, Carroll and Hazard IN

    Makes my team
    Robles (Gomes)
    Cresswell/Fuchs/TFM(Bellerin/Gabs)
    Hazard, Milner, Mahrez, Payet (Sanchez)
    Ighalo, Kun, Carroll

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

    Coutinho out for Payet (-4)

    yay or nay?

    1. stelarelas
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yay

    2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yup

    3. Boz
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yay

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yay

    5. Moss
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can you sell anyone else for Payet? Coutinho will start against Chelsea so he could still do well this GW.

      1. kennethrhcp
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        love the IT crowd!!!

        nope, it's Coutinho or no Payet

    6. kennethrhcp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      thanks all!!!

  11. stelarelas
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which ones?

    Defence: Reid or Martin or Moreno
    Middle: Redmond or Noble or Lanzini
    Attack: Carroll or Defoe

    1. Garlana
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Reid
      Noble
      Coin toss

  12. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Current team with a -4:

    De Gea
    PVA, Cresswell, Fuchs/Coleman
    Sanchez, Firmino, Payet (TC), Townsend
    Aguero, Carroll, Rashford

    (Darlow, Ozil, Coleman/Fuchs, Gabriel)

    - Should I play Coleman over Fuchs?
    - Should I ship out Firmino/Sanchez for Hazard for a hit?

    1. stelarelas
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't think Everton can achieve a clean sheet.
      Firmino might play only one game this GW.

  13. BananaNose Maldonado
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Any case to be made for Martial to Carroll for -4? Seems silly, but with LVG and possible rotation and two home matches (for Carroll) vs. two road matches (for Martial) it's tempting me a bit.

    1. NobleBlackman
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Carroll's more nailed and has better matchups

  14. Mickey Tyrion™
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Just throwing it out there... Hazards' Anytime Goalscorer Odds at the weekend are very poor.. Lowest of all the players I've looked at.

    Surprisingly. KDB has better odds to score than Sanchez and Hazard both do.

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      you mean highest?

  15. Tmel
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Should I take a hit to get Carroll in for Kane if my rival has Kane (doesn't have Carroll) and is 18 points behind me? Or just stick with Kane and cover him?

  16. SouthCoastSaint
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool play Chelsea on the 11th, full week for Sturridge to recover. Surely he will get some minutes, even from the bench, keep him ticking over

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He plays Chelsea for sure. Other 2 games are the issue.

    2. RÏɠBY
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yep

  17. Coffee
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Defoe or Carroll?

  18. Garlana
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone getting willian instead of fab or haz? If so, why? Funds?

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes, and allows me to keep KDB and just sell Coutinho, while also going for Smalling over Cresswell.

      Willian and Smalling > Fabregas (maybe gets a ban?) and Cresswell...

      That's my logic at least...

      1. Rhinos
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Fab aint getting banned, that ship has sailed

      2. Garlana
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I like it. I can't afford fab by 0.2m so I'm thinking about willian, I suppose it's just as punty and fab or hazard

    2. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Isn't there a chance of him being rotated with Oscar or Loftus-Cheek?

  19. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    pick one?

    A) Brady (MUN, WAT)
    B) Mahrez (EVE) + 4

    1. Ambu
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Mahrez

  20. Pompel
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Damn all these early falllers and risers - team losing value and the DGW candidates increasing in price. Think I'll swallow the losses though, hoping either Kun - Kane or Studge out can cover it

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      no need to worry about value at this stage unless it def impacts transfers

  21. Ibracadabra
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will Ward get the Watford game over Mignolet?

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      hang on i'll just ring Jurgen

      1. Ibracadabra
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        still waiting...

      2. jurgenklopp.8
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        hello?

    2. Ibracadabra
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Or perhaps better asked...

      Mignolet vs Robles

  22. Ambu
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one :
    A- Fabregas and Willian
    B- Hazard and Redmond

  23. amaximoment
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    DDG
    Daniels Van Aanholt Walker
    Payet Sanchez Mahrez Noble
    Kane Aguero Rashford

    Bench: Schmeichel / Bellerin / Cedric / Iwobi

    I've shipped out Huth > Van Aarnholt and Alli > Noble for a -4

    Is it worth swapping Rashford for Defoe for -8? (I'm second in my league 4 points off top)

  24. FudgyBadger
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    regret getting rid of kane now... wish I had waiting and got rid of studge 🙁

    1. Rhinos
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      was a bit silly

    2. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Oh dear

  25. Studgie G
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Benteke is tempting me for my 3rd striker spot Deeney/Defore are my others

    Benteke
    maybe Rooney

    Who else is punty...

    1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      step away from the computer

    2. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Are you on the drink?

      1. Studgie G
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        crazy I know but I'll like someone different for the last couple maybe Costa ?

  26. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Front eight of

    Coutinho, Milner, Mahrez, Payet, Sanchez
    Ighalo, Kun, Kane

    Can bring in Willian/Carroll for Coutinho/Ighalo but for Hazard I would have to ship Kane or Kun?
    Thoughts?

    1. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I dropped Coutinho and Kane in similar shoes

      1. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers

  27. Iceball
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Robles
    Smalling Cresswell Kirchoff
    Payet(TC) Hazard Firmino Lanzini
    Defoe(V) Deeney Kun
    Mignolet Sanchez Bellerín Gabriel
    Already on -8, GTG?

    1. Jay_
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yep

    2. Jay_
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Still stuck, best option here, gentlemen?

        -------------Robles------------------
        -----Moreno PVA Cresswell-----
        Sanchez Lanzini Payet Hazard
        ------Aguero Defoe Martial-------
        -----------------------------------------
        -Darlow Ozil Otamendi Bellerin-

        A: Stick, no hits
        B: Otamendi > Ivanovic-4 (bench Moreno)
        C: Otamendi > Baines -4 (bench Moreno)
        D: Otamendi > Smalling-4 (bench Moreno)
        E: Any of the above 3 defenders in for -4 but play Moreno too and bench Sanchez

        1. Coaly
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          a

          1. Jay_
              8 years, 1 month ago

              Cheers

          2. KingNidge
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            A without a doubt we looking very similar this week

            1. Jay_
                8 years, 1 month ago

                That's good to hear mate, coz you're the form man around these parts

                1. KingNidge
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 1 month ago

                  Red arrow last week 🙁

                  1. Jay_
                      8 years, 1 month ago

                      Smallest red ever though 🙂 Psychologically bad, rankwise decent

                      1. KingNidge
                        • 8 Years
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Aye was expecting worse as i gambled and saved a transfer.. back on track this week hopefully

                  2. Jay_
                      8 years, 1 month ago

                      How you lining up?

                      1. KingNidge
                        • 8 Years
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Robles
                        Cresswell PVA Moreno
                        Mahrez Payet Milner Hazard
                        Aguero Lukaku Defoe

                        Darlow Sanchez Simpson Gabriel -4

                        1. Jay_
                            8 years, 1 month ago

                            Nice, is Lukaku a new addition? I fancy some Everton attack but just no room, think all their games will be goal fest

                            1. KingNidge
                              • 8 Years
                              8 years, 1 month ago

                              No mate iv just held onto him there's goals in the big man yet.. i hope

                  3. ryacoo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    8 years, 1 month ago

                    A

                    1. Jay_
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Ta

                    2. Pompel
                      • 10 Years
                      8 years, 1 month ago

                      A for me

                    3. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
                      • 12 Years
                      8 years, 1 month ago

                      A

                    4. Jay_
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Thanks men, unaminous decision, that's the kinda sheet I like

                    5. Coaly
                      • 11 Years
                      8 years, 1 month ago

                      Best def for GW37?

                      a) Smalling (nor, whu0
                      b) Ivanovic (sun, liv)
                      c) Baines (lei, sun)
                      d) PVA (CHE, EVE)

                      Then regardless of your answer to the above, do you think a -4 to play them over Delaney (STO) is worth it?

                      1. For Fuchs Sake
                        • 14 Years
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Cresswell

                        1. For Fuchs Sake
                          • 14 Years
                          8 years, 1 month ago

                          or PVA from them

                        2. Coaly
                          • 11 Years
                          8 years, 1 month ago

                          can't get Cresswell and Carroll as already have Reid and Payet, hence not in options

                          worth PVA over Delaney for a hit?

                    6. For Fuchs Sake
                      • 14 Years
                      8 years, 1 month ago

                      Why was Carroll benched against Leicester? Could the same happen in the DGW against one of the teams?

                      1. Iceball
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Im was afraid of that and decided to get Defoe instead of triple WHM attack

                      2. FudgyBadger
                        • 8 Years
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        well it was a big mistake... surely bilic wont make that mistake again

                      3. KingNidge
                        • 8 Years
                        8 years, 1 month ago

                        Yes i reckon he will be rested for United