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The ScoutCast – Episode 193 – Suited

13 August 2016 2510 comments
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We were dressed for success, but success it never comes.

Suited and booted, we crown the new season riding a wave of giddy optimism. The positivity flows on the eve of a new campaign which, on paper, looks destined to be one of the best in memory.

Granville makes a belated return to ScoutCast action to join Jonty, Andy and myself as we start to sift the seemingly endless array of options open to us on the new season player list.

It’s bewildering stuff but, guided by you, the community, we attempt to navigate all your pre-season questions before laying our own cards on the table.

It’s amazing to be back amongst it again. Let’s just hope the smiles stay as wide for the next episode.

he ScoutCast is first aired live on our YouTube channel on Thursday night. Be sure to subscribe to get a heads up on future broadcasts.

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.

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

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  1. Jude Rooney
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Seeing a lot of GW1 teams on here that have built in transfers already for GW2. Very risky tactics in my opinion - been there before in early season and it never seems to pan out like that.

    I think it is better to pick a team you are happy with for at least the first 3 weeks and deal with any injuries or non selection accordingly.

    My advice for what it's worth.

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    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      +1

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

      agree

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  2. PM
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    QUICK POLL:

    1. Mahrez/Tadic; or

    2. Mane/Tadic (+0.5 to help a bad defense); or

    3. Sanchez/Redmond

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    1. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      1

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    2. peaches
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yep 1

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  3. fordy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Baines + Oscar + Tadic

    Or 4.5 + Hazard + Redmond
    ?
    Thanks

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    1. PM
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      2nd group. Hazard is important again

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    2. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tricky one - can't you find a way to get Baines and Hazard?

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      1. fordy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I'll see what I can do!

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  4. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Pick Townsend or Mirallas?

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    1. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Townsend - Mirallas far from nailed

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    2. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Townsend

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    3. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Thanks

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  5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Please rate my team

    Schmeichel
    Valencia / Friend / Stones
    Hazard / Alli / Firmino / Redmond
    Vardy / Grey / Aguero

    Jaku / Fletcher / Pieters / Kone

    Will most players start and is bench strong enough?

    Cheers.

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    1. Francescoli
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Nice team. Question mark over Koné so maybe turn him into Evans. I'd also go Capoue over Fletch.

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  6. Arsenal@Gunners
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hey guys
    For this game week should I take out
    A) Kane for Vardy
    B) Hazard for Mahrez

    Thanks

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    1. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      I've done the first one exactly.

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  7. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    sexy

    --------------------Foster
    -------Valencia - Friend - Stones
    Redmond - Hazard - Mahrez - Ayew
    -------Wilson - Aguero(c) - Kane

    Jaku; Capoue, Amat, McAuley

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    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      You finally came round to Kane

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        si señor

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    2. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Gtg

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    3. Francescoli
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Ayew... I like it

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    4. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Exact same backline I've kept .5 for big Ashley tho is that 100m

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      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        yep, nothing left

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  8. Andy_Social
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Prepare yourself for the most horrible squad you've ever seen! Trust me, you'll hate this! I've poured over every RMT, analysed the template teams, read every piece of advice here - and thrown it all out the window.

    I do have my reasons: I'm focusing mainly on a weekly money league and if I win once every 3-4 weeks and bomb the others, I'm quids in. Right, get this:

    GK Courtois 5.5 Jakupovic 4
    DEF Baines 5.5 Valencia 5.5 Bailly 5.5 Shaw 5.5 Friend 4.5
    MID Hazard 10 Deulofeu 6.5 Redmond 6 Feghouli 5.5 Drinkwater 5.5
    FWD Aguero 13 Vardy 10 Gray 6.5
    Bank 1.0 (GW1 bench boost)

    Yes, that's THREE United defenders!!!

    Right, go on, hit me!

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    1. trequartista
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      one United defender goes out for a Spurs one, the other for Soton.
      Feg may/may not start initially,downgrade Drinkwater and upgrade Feg

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    2. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      What drinkwater?
      Dtop him for a 4.5 and upgrade Redmond

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    3. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      triple United defense is asking for trouuuuuuble..not to mention Bailly who seems to love a yellow card

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I'll monitor Bailly's discipline. He looks highly likely to get baps when they get clean sheets.

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    4. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Bench boost? Are you feeling ok?

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Ha ha, told you!

        I don't want a template where every week I'm eith 1 point above or below the winning line. It's all-or-nothing each week.

        And I think Drinkie is good value - for all the focus on Mahrez, it's Danny who plays half the through-balls for Vardy to run onto and now he's got Musa to pick out as well. The man's an under-rated assist machine (on FFS I mean, he has high ownership outside here).

        And BB - yeh, they're all starters and it'll give me the psychological edge over my competitors if it comes off.

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    5. 7alwachi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      £5 says I score higher than you in the first week

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      1. Andy_Social
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        You're missing the point. I only need to win once in 8 GWs in my $5/week league to make a profit. I think I'll do it once in 3-4 weeks.

        Oh and I'm confident Feggers will start. He'll come under pressure from Lanzini and Tore when they're fit, but not yet.

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  9. Lampard 8
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Join The Master Batters - my Fantasy Premier League private league. https://fantasy.premierleague.com?autojoin-code=1706242-430436

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    1. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Will you let me win if I join?

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  10. trequartista
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    15 players all from different teams without even realising it , ha!

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  11. BB-8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    With all the defensive problems at city- Komapy being out, Caballero starting instead of hart is it worth going for Stones? Or is Williams the better pick?

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Stones will probably start; Williams definitely won't.

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      1. BB-8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I was thinking more long term. Have cover for gw 1

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  12. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    How nailed on is amat? surprisingly high ownership.

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    1. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      95% for GW1, probably GW2. After that you don't want a Swansea defender at any price.

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  13. Kuqi Monster
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Start friend or mee?

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    1. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Always put your friends before yourself - less selfish

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  14. j1ves
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A - Ayew & Ibra
    B - Payet & Vardy

    ??????????

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    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

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  15. Arsenal@Gunners
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Repost. After this I'm done.

    For this game week should I take out
    A) Kane for Vardy
    B) Hazard for Mahrez

    Thanks

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    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

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    2. The Darkest Knight
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A.. (keep hazard)
      give me suggestion on my question below 😛

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  16. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A. Lamela Tadic
    B. Alli Redmond

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    1. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

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    2. The Darkest Knight
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

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  17. PM
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Best?

    1. Kane/Mahrez; or

    2. Vardy/Sanchez

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    1. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

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  18. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Bench Friend?

    Valencia, Stones, Morgan

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    1. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Yes

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  19. The Darkest Knight
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Guys.. need suggestion on this and my team is sorted...

    A. Zlatan + Hazard + Townsend + G.Ramirez

    or

    B. Costa + Sanchez + Alli/Firmino + 4.5

    Please advice... other team is standard template (Courtois, Shaw, Stones, Friend, negredo, Aguero, Ayew...)

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    1. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

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      1. The Darkest Knight
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        suggesting B for Arsenla love?

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  20. peaches
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Most likely City midfielders to start??

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    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Team news tab

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      1. peaches
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        So KDB is likely to start?

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        1. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 months ago

          while Kevin De Bruyne may not be risked from the start

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          1. Rusty Nail
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 months ago

            Lol

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  21. Pomp and Circumstance
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    which is better--
    Deulofeu and Lamela

    or

    Routledge and Eriksen/Alli ?

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  22. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Tadic or Redmond?

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    1. Arsenal@Gunners
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tadic

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    2. Pomp and Circumstance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tadic

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    3. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Redmond

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    4. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tadic

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    5. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Tadic

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    6. _Freddo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Redmond

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  23. mgilbert86
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Is it safe to expect Souare to start for Palace this gameweek?

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    1. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Safe the wrong word but highly likely

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      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        This

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  24. Cecil The Lion
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Play Amat (bur) or Evans (cpl)

    Foster in goal FWIW

    Cheers

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Evans. Swansea defence in pieces

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      1. Cecil The Lion
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Cheers

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  25. semiconductor
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Who is the team u dont like winning. Away from ffs

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    1. The Darkest Knight
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Crystal palace, Hull..

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      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Why these 2?
        No bigger teams?

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    2. Andy_Social
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      This year Hull. I hate owners who don't give a sh*t about their fans.

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      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        I agree although I'm Egyptian lol

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    3. Rusty Nail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Rangers Linfield Liverpool Man City Real Madrid Chelsea

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      1. semiconductor
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 months ago

        Thats a long list lol.

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  26. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Please help
    A) Hazard
    B) Mahrez

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    1. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      A

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  27. TekkersFC
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hmm last one
    A) Lamela/Wickham
    B Townsend/Gray

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    1. BERGKOP
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

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    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      B

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  28. BERGKOP
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    Ramirez or Townsend?

    Cheers in advance!

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    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 months ago

      Townsend

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  29. bring back diop
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    A) Vertongen + Townsend
    B) 4.5 (kone?) + Ayew

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  30. gunner1994
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 6 months ago

    RMT

    Forster
    Stones Valencia Friend
    Hazard Redmond Deulofeu Firmino
    Vardy Aguero Gray

    Subs: Heaton, Dier, Morgan, Evans

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