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He’s gone. Aguero has been shown the door, at least by myself, Jonty and Andy.

But Granville had to be different.

The revitalised ScoutCast shock-jockey simply had to go against the grain and choose to bench the Argentine.

He’s also refusing to play his Wildcard, challenging us to persuade him over the course of this episode.

Do we succeed in tipping him over the edge? You’ll have to listen in and find out.

In doing so, you’ll hear the four of us address a barrage of Wildcard fuelled questions from you, the Community, as we tackle subjects such as the Arsenal midfield conundrum, Payet vs Antonio and survey the options when it comes to cheap enablers.

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

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  1. phace
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    A) Baines + Valencia + Lallana

    B) Baines + 4.5 Def + Coutinho

    C) Valencia + 4.5 Def + Coutinho

    Also for def

    Robertson (Hull) or Pieters

    1. cjw176
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      A

      1. cjw176
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Pieters

    2. KadMan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      C with Pieters I'd say

    3. Geezer
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      C

  2. ZULU23
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Is Sterlin nailed long - term? (Sane, Navas, Nolito)?
    Are KDB and Silva better season- long options (for draft fantasy game)?
    Thanks!

    1. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Not long term nailed, huge competition for the place with such a range of choices for Pep who I'm sure will start rotating with the English noname first.

  3. Geri-hatricks
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    That's it, I'm doing Tadic -> Sanchez, Aguero -> Lukaku tonight for 2FT before Tadic drops tonight.

    Just gotta pray for no injury news (famous last words, I know)

    1. Pinky Blinders
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Good call

  4. mranonymous
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    What price will Aguero fall to before he returns? I think that's important in planning his return... I'm going to assume 12.8?

    1. Forever In Our Shadow
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I agree

    2. KadMan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Should be 12.8, yeah.

    3. DAN DARE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Can't see him falling below £10.9m. Why would people keep him this week and then sell next week when he's only got 1 game to go

      1. DAN DARE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Oops. £12.9m

  5. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    WC team ready 😎

    No Zlatan 😎 😎

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I can predict your team !!!

      Foster 4.0
      Valencia baines/williams pieters/holebas amat
      Hazard sanchez antonio mane capoue
      Lukaku tekk costa

      How many right picks ?

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

      Doubling rank likely.

    3. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I like it. Jazzy.

    4. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Plans to bring Kun back in?

  6. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Is there anywhere that has the previous seasons results for the weekend fixtures - like what the FFS used to provide?

    1. Professor Red
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      When it was good.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 17 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        😆
        So many noobs these days Yak.

  7. KadMan
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Repost.

    A. Zaza, Sterling and Lamela.
    B. Defoe, Payet and a 5.7M midfielder (Who? Don't have a Palace cover so could get Puncheon or Zaha)

    OR

    A. Zaza and Sterling
    B. Defoe and Antonio

    1. cjw176
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Zaza + Sterling

    2. mr gruber
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      payets appealin, but probably just A

  8. cjw176
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    A Walker + Williams
    B Baines + Stones

    1. KadMan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      A, don't like Stones.

    2. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Think Stones is garb and City's defence is leaky, but B.

  9. Geezer
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Lamela to Sanchez/Ozil worth a -4 hit?

    1. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Yes - who else do you have in your mid?

      1. Geezer
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Mahrez, Hazard, Redmond and Capoue

        1. phace
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Mahrez straight swap maybe? Definitely one of the two in for Arsenal's upcoming run.

          1. Geezer
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 2 days ago

            So many people talking about Lamela not starting. Mahrez has good fixture next gw

  10. Sponc
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Play Evans or Dann this GW?

    1. KadMan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Tough but Dann for me

    2. cjw176
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Evans

  11. Karan_G14
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Redmond to Antonio worth a -4?

    Appreciate your thoughts!

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Wait a week; a 4 isn't a trivial amount of pts. Surely requires Antonio to get 6 pts, minimum

      1. Karan_G14
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Waiting a week would also mean -4 as I need 2 transfers to get Kun back in GW6.

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Delaying a -4 can be useful for greater certainty. No need to rush this move IMO. I fancy Soton against Arsenal as well, to at least score.

  12. pablo discobar
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Any news on Monreal?

    I guess Wenger will let us know tomorrow, kind of hoping for a 4.9 gibbs run in the team!!

    1. KadMan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Monreal is probably fit to start as things stand and even if he somehow doesn't, he's surely going to come GW5 so the Gibbs plan ain't working mate.

  13. HurriKane
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Snodgrass is a great enable on WC imo. Thoughts ?

    Great fixtures from gw8-15 bou STO wat SOT sun WBA mid CPL and on set pieces

    One of your 4th def or Capoue can cover for his next 3 difficult fixtures after burnely.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I agree. Some players are also worth playing in hard fixtures; Snodgrass is one, IMO, especially given his set piece merchandise

      1. HurriKane
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        this plus allows me to juggle big hitters easily. example could do sanchez lukaku--> Aguero Mane for 2ft in gw6

        however if i get someone like lamela over snoddy this transfer isnt possible

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          He scored an intl hattrick. He is literally playing his socks off for some souls in FPL to get him, and even now you're questioning his worth.

          Sad snoddy.

          🙁

  14. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Need some help with the final piece of the jigsaw on my wildcard:

    A) Mirallas, Costa and Benteke
    or
    B) Barkley, Benteke and Defoe

    1. bennyp
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      B if you also have Hazard?

      1. Pierce34
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        I do, Hazard is here to stay. Thanks

    2. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      A

    3. mr gruber
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      A

  15. bennyp
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Gtg here?

    Foster
    Baines - Morgan - Valencia
    Haz(c) - Lamela - Tadic - Capoue - Bolasie
    Ibra - Gray

    Heaton - Friend - Amat - Aguero

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Prefer Friend to Capoue TBH

      1. bennyp
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Yeh can't decide on that one...thanks

    2. Kante Be Bothered
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Capoue and Bolasie are not hat great of picks

      1. bennyp
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        I have a bit of faith in Bolasie. No point taking him out for a hit now anyway. Will wait until I WC next international break. I'm not sure if I want to take out Kun for a -4 though..

    3. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      If you can afford it, Tadic needs to go!

      1. bennyp
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        To who?

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          nooo, Tadic goals imminent 😀

          1. bennyp
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 days ago

            Yeh don't really want to swap Tadic out for a -4..haha

  16. PaulParker
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Is Hazard and Costa too much? Replacing Kun and Mahrez

    1. cjw176
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No. Sounds like a great plan!

    2. Kante Be Bothered
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Both got a goal or assist in first 3 games so its a great idea

    3. mr gruber
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      no

  17. Nerazzuro
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Gradel -> Capoue for -4?

    Gradel set to drop again...

    1. Nerazzuro
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      More context, bench this week is amat, gradel and grabban

    2. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Not worth -4 to save a 0.1 IMO. Presumably you'd bench both anyway. Points are what you're ranked on, and a 0.1 lost is sometimes a price to pay

      1. Nerazzuro
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        cheers, just have a feeling one of my starting 11 wont play and this would offset some of the -4

  18. Pierce34
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    On a related question to above, do we prefer Defoe or Benteke?

  19. cjw176
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    This might sound like a daft question but why all the love for Benteke?
    Is it down to fixtures?
    I missed Palace's game against Bournemouth so can someone please enlighten me?

    1. HurriKane
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      palace crosses a lot. benteke likes to get end of them

      nice fit, only time will say

      1. cjw176
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers pal

  20. Capoue
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Lukaku

    Kane

    Benteke

    Costa

    I just want a straight swap

    1. cjw176
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Costa
      Lukaku
      Benteke
      Kane

      In that order

    2. Kante Be Bothered
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Costa

    3. Capoue
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      No love for kane?

    4. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Lukaku > Costa > Benteke > Kane

  21. AF90
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Aguero & Townsend -> Sanchez & Gray? 2FT.

    1. cjw176
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Go for it. Whos your 5th mid just in case Gray gets a ban?

      1. AF90
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Leko (WBA) not my best pick. Can afford to get him out actually & go with 5 man midfield next week Redmond, Barkley, Townsend, Hazard, Sanchez. Ibra/Negredo.

        Probably Wildcard GW6 anyway so Gray mainly for this week & bench Redmond/Townsend.

    2. Pinky Blinders
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      you know something we don't on Gray? From where I'm sitting dude looks like he'll be in street clothes for awhile after this week.

      1. AF90
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Only want him for this week really. Probably bench next week & WC GW6

  22. mr gruber
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    pickfd / jaku

    vanAan / Valencia / holebas // galloway / amat

    mane / hazard / mirallas / sanchez / nolito

    zaza / ibra // doimande

    ...is my WC team at the moment.

    I would like to get Payet but don't really want to put ozil or sterling over their teammates that I have preferred.

    Do you think zaza will benefit from payets quality such that I can sleep soundly?
    ta.

    1. big_cliff
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Sleep soundly? with FPL, mate? Good luck bruzz

      1. mr gruber
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        thanks. good luck to you too.

  23. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    If you don't have Heaton in your wildcard draft, you're crazy.

    Heaton has a pretty safe floor of 2/3/4 points purely due to playing & save points; 7, 5, 6 saves in his first three games.

    Leads his team in baseline bonus rankings as a result of this meaning he's the #1 candidate for bonus points if Burnley keep a clean sheet, already picked up 3 vs Liverpool in gameweek 2.

    These are just the stats stuff, the fact that he plays for a relatively defensive team not only increases the chances of a clean sheet but he also sees a higher quantity of lower quality shots from long range when 'parking the bus'.

    1. mr gruber
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      thanks for this.
      I am playing fast and loose with GKs at the mo, but may well take this advice before Saturday.
      ta.

      1. mr gruber
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        2x 4.0s

        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Pickford/Jakupovic is really unsustainable, talk of an early return for Mannone and now Marshall signing for Hull rustles a few feathers.

          Zaza & Jakupovic to £6.5m & Heaton.

          1. mr gruber
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 2 days ago

            Your right. might have to take it out of defence tho as don't fancy any 6.5s at the mo.
            Cheers for the sound advice.

    2. Shipstontrev
      • 17 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Thanks Parm, you helped me decide there.

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        No problem, Trev.

        The best thing is fixtures don't really matter for Heaton with his safe floor and as a bonus every clean sheet game could be 10pts+ with his bonus monopoly.

        Speaking of bonus monopolies, will Wilson be starting anytime soon? I need Francis back at right-back.

        1. Shipstontrev
          • 17 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          A lot of the fans would like M Wilson at CB so Francis can go to RB, but Smith has done nothing wrong at RB. Looks like Wilson will be backup.

          1. Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 2 days ago

            That is disappointing but understandable. Playing Francis as a centre-back leaves a lot of meat on the bone when it comes to his potential, in my opinion.

            1. Shipstontrev
              • 17 Years
              10 years, 2 days ago

              Totally agree, but Francis did well at CB when Elphick was injured and seems to be nailed at CB now. I'd like to see Brad Smith in for Daniels, who hasn't started the season too well. Plus Brad is only 4.0m in FPL

              1. Tiamani Warrior
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 1 day ago

                if I need a 4 in my WC you think BSmith is a better shout then Wilson then?

    3. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      That is true to a degree but there is nothing crazy about not owning him. The obvious rival is Foster, whose West Brom team will keep more clean sheets under Pulis. There is little point using both, because West Brom are clearly defensively sound on the road, and it is on the road where Foster will also gain save points. Their unpredictability makes rotating Foster a no-go, and he looks the best value of the original 4.5s.

      The question is, imo, Foster vs Heaton. It would be crazy not to own one of them, but not crazy to choose Foster over Heaton.

      1. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Heaton is the better goalkeeper option, much like Evans is the better £4.5m defensive option. They go together, but I suppose I should've mentioned it but that is the approach I would be working with.

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Evans makes Heaton a good choice for sure, I was unaware of that context. But if you dont want Evans then Foster is the winner imo. Burnley are unknown quantity and West Brom are not. One result against an absurdly wasteful Liverpool has given Heaton his points. They were poor against a bad Swansea side who deserved to win, and were beaten easily by a Chelski side who could and should have scored more. Their lack of quality will show over the season and I think the Liverpool result will be the anomaly rather than the rule.

  24. cjw176
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Anyone else on a wildcard keeping Gray?

    1. Pinky Blinders
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      It's the facial scar right? People love the scar. Do me a personal, if you are on a WC, don't keep Gray.

      1. cjw176
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Will do. lol

    2. DAN DARE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I had no intention of keeping but seriously considering it now. Saints home to Swans next week so can swap for Long/Austin if he gets more than a 1 match ban

  25. ChampChomp
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Is anybody in the know about how accurate fpl statistics has been in regards to players dropping? They have Tadic to drop tonight and I'm considering ditching him, but would prefer wait for news tomorrow to see if Wenger says anything about Sanchez or any other issues pop up. I know they had Townsend to drop for about 5 nights in a row before he eventually did.

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Hard to explain but Tadic looks a dead cert to drop today based on selling patterns.

      If it helps, I'm bringing him in tomorrow 🙂

      1. ChampChomp
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers. Might just suffer the drop to be safe. Why are you getting him in can I ask?

        1. Differentiator
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Fab stats and he's been unlucky not to have accrued pts. Bad luck tends to change.

  26. COYG
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    What mid around 8.2

    1. phace
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Coutinho

    2. KadMan
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Sterling, Antonio, Lamela, Barkley

    3. gwitbrock
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 1 day ago

      Sterling obvs

  27. phace
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Are there any viable 4.0s except Amat or Kinglsey?

    1. Differentiator
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      nope

    2. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 1 day ago

      they're probably not viable either.

      i prefer to have 5 real defenders. pay up at 4.5 for nailed-on is my advice

  28. Z
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Foster - xxxx
    Valencia - Baines - Amat - xxxx - xxxx

    14m to spend, who would you choose?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      Heaton, Williams, Pieters.

    2. tm370
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      4.0 in goal.

      I'd swap Baines for Williams, bring in Kosc and use the 4.5 over on Pieters, Mee or Friend.

      1. Z
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Last time I brought in Kosc, he got sent off in the same GW. Never again.

        1. tm370
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Haha. Another 6.0 from Arsenal then. If not I'd opt for Walker and a 4.5 or Fuchs and Pieters because of rotation possibilities.

          Arsenal will keep clean sheets and have a fantastic run of fixtures. A top defender will sort out rotation worries imo and allow you to use your transfers elsewhere.

        2. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 2 days ago

          Koscielny is easily my favourite Arsenal defender. Has 2-5 goals in him a season, great disciplinary record in recent years(ignore your red card incident) and ranks highly when it comes to bonus points and isn't reliant on attacking returns to get them, like Bellerín is.

          1. tm370
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 2 days ago

            Yeah agreed on this. He is such a threat going forward.

            I'm trying to crowbar him into mine but will require a couple of price changes before Saturday.

  29. Professor Red
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    A) aguero and redmond > benteke and sanchez -4

    Or

    B) aguero > Lukaku

    100k riding on the best answer which would you pick?

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      B. And have Redmond for SWA in GW5.

      1. Professor Red
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Thanks roy

  30. Gubbins94.
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 2 days ago

    Hi folks, quick question. All options entail a -4.

    Kane and Deulofeu to:
    A)Sanchez and Zaza
    B)Ozil and Lukaku
    C)Payet and Giroud.

    I'm favouring A atm and would captain Payet. Looking at fixtures for the next 4 weeks, alternatively I could save a hit and do Deulofeu to Caz.

    Thanks

    1. mr gruber
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      My WC says A.
      But in isolation as options C looks good.

    2. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      B for me

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 2 days ago

      I like the look of c

      1. Gubbins94.
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        Cheers all, I actually think I'm going to go for Payet and Lukaku!