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8 September 2016 2555 comments
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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.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first beamed live via YouTube on Tuesday evening.

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You can view the Hangout version of this ScoutCast via the larger player below but, if you prefer the old fashioned audio version, you’ll need this link or the smaller player below.

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

  1. Bggz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    its driving me batty.

    A. Antonio & Lamela
    or
    B. Payet & Capoue

    Payets gunna come good, and soon. WHU have great fixtures coming up. i like Antonio but we wont score like Payet will. im not sure about lamela, or spurs in general, but got a nagging feeling 2x7m will outscore Capoue and Payet.

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      top, yussss

    2. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Why not Payet and Antonio...until you see if Lamela is rotated for champions league. Alternatively, there are other options in the 7m region

      1. Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        ive got 14.1m

        1. Gravless wonder
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Misread it.

          In that case Antonio+Lamela is the more flexible option as there is more choice around the 7m price range, should you need to transfer out Lamela. However, Watford have good fixtures after GW6, although Capoue may be playing deeper now they have Perera...tough one

          1. Bggz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            i think im set on having payet and i wont listen to reason!

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Cap should be a 5th anyway?

      1. Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        no ive got barry as my 5th.
        got many balls in the air this WC, trying to juggle haz, sanchez, ibra, both shaw & valencia, tekkers, gray AND keeping 1.6 itb to get Kun back in a couple of weeks.

        1. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          Beer snorted from me nose when you said Barry mate...

          1. Bggz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 7 months ago

            i know i know, even rmt has him on the bench for the whole season. i need a better 4.6 mf but for that price im not going to get anything better than a 2ptr

            1. Gravless wonder
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 7 months ago

              If you're a WC get any alternative 4.5m as it frees up an Everton space. You never know if Lukaku, Barkley, Baines/Coleman/Williams will hit form simultaneously. I've done the same...it was painful having Barry on the bench when he scored his first goal in years!

    4. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Capoue won't do much more. Pereyra will/has taken his spot.

    5. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      barrys gone. kept payet and capoue. will just have to see

  2. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Good morning everyone. Does anyone know when Mika (Sunderland's new keeper) will be added on fpl?

  3. MFPL
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    RMWCT please? Is it too early to have a Liverpool mid?

    Foster (Jakupovic)
    Valencia Williams Masuaku Evans (Amat)
    Sanchez Hazard Mane Antonio (Capoue)
    Ibra Lukaku (Diomande)
    0.9m ITB

    1. mr gruber
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I currently have mane in my WCT, so no.
      good luck

  4. Apple Payet
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Costa, Lukaku, Benteke or another (for Aguero over two weeks obv)?

    Thank you in advance, I know this will have been asked before but not been on since last GW

    1. screaming.bunny
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Costa or Lukaku. If you want to spend less money to invest in a better player, there is also Stuani

    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      if youre just planning to swap in swap out then theres not much to suggest anyone will be better than the other. Costa has form but will pick up cards and deosnt get bonus. the other two might score they might not

  5. Always (C)ane
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Repost..

    CAPTAIN COSTA
    Which one guys?

    Foster jaku
    Valencia souare mcauley amat X
    Sanchez Hazard capoue X X
    Ibra Lukaku X

    A. Williams-Sterling-Antonio/Lamela-Negredo
    B. Williams-Payet-Redmond Negredo
    C. Baines-Sterling-Redmond-Tekkers

    Thankss

    1. Radebe_5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      C for me

    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      i just know i dont like baines or negrado... does that mean A?

    3. I Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      C

  6. Radebe_5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    who would take penalties for man city now?

    1. screaming.bunny
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      silva maybe

    2. sotothemightygreek
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Kolarov perhaps?

    3. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Silva

    4. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I would never have guessed Silva - I'd say KDB. I remember last year he was going to take one but Bony insisted on it and then missed.

  7. sotothemightygreek
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Not sure which price predictor is most reliable this year but do we reckon there's a rise in Shaw or Mirallas before the deadline? Also curious about Pieters dropping?

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      http://www.fplstatistics.co.uk/
      i use that

      1. sotothemightygreek
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nah, Shaw looks a bit off, Mirallas no chance. Pie could go down soon.

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

    I have Negredo on WC because I was hoping for another rise but it doesn't look like it's happening, at least not before Benteke rises. With Benteke at 95% now, I think I may bring him in now to be safe, because even if he doesn't rise tonight, he'd surely rise tomorrow and so even if Negredo rose tomorrow, it wouldn't matter since I want Benteke and not Negredo, when all is said and done.

    Sanity check?

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      if you can leave it till the last moment but dont fkitup! but overall go with who you want for the next few gws

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

        Yeah exactly. I want Benteke in the end, not Negredo. So since Negredo isn't rising tonight, even if he rises tomorrow, Benteke is rising either tonight or tomorrow night, so there isn't a point in me waiting.

    2. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Depends on whether you want Benteke immediately this GW, and who your other strikers are

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

        Yeah exactly. I want Benteke in the end, not Negredo. So since Negredo isn't rising tonight, even if he rises tomorrow, Benteke is rising either tonight or tomorrow night, so there isn't a point in me waiting.

    3. Rossamous
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I have Negrado but want Lukaku so I'm fairly safe with that being my only chance to catch a double riser since I wildcarded two days late

  9. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Baines Valencia Evans Friend Amat

    Would you do Friend->Collins?

    1. screaming.bunny
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      yes

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Sideways move so no.

    3. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      for free?

    4. Mayor of Flair
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      No, Collins' time might be up soon

    5. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      no

  10. screaming.bunny
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who would be a good replacement for william? I got 1.3£ left

    1. Fanta sea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Is this Willian or Williams?

      1. screaming.bunny
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Willian

        1. Fanta sea
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 7 months ago

          antonio looks good

    2. Test Eagles
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Lallana

  11. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Who's your gamble or your punt for the next few weeks?
    Those that haven't necessarily shown form - or even played yet that you've brought into your team?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Dunno, think I should sort me keepers out before they change in ruddy price... hic!

    2. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Going to get in Kane for Kun

      1. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        he'll come good at some point - good luck

    3. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Pereyra

      Crazy punt but eh why not. I'll be WCing in GW6-8 so no worries about fixing it up if I have to.

      1. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        don't know anything about him.
        Why him?

      2. Test Eagles
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        This! I rate him a lot, think he'll be this year's surprise package

    4. Mayor of Flair
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not selling Ramirez is my gamble

    5. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I've decided to punt on Zaza.
      WHam fixtures are gold - I don't want to get rid of any mids for Antonio, and reckon he's as good a pick as Benteke or Bony right now

    6. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      payet

  12. Cecil The Lion
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    a) Bojan to Antonio (-4)
    b) Redmond to Antonio (-4)

    Cheers

    1. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A

    2. Tiamani Warrior
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A) bojan been warming the bench while redmond racks up shots

    3. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A, definitely. Sparky rotates too much. I already got bitten by his rotation with Bojan last game week.

    4. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Not sure I'd do either for a hit

    5. Cecil The Lion
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Cheers fellas. I was on a.

      I think it's worth the hit particularly with Stoke rotation

      1. Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        depends who else youve got. antonio is good med term but cant guarantee he'll score >4 any given gw

    6. King Klopp
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      A

  13. Fanta sea
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    What better alternative is there for Stones?

    Which player will has a higher chance for clean sheets than Stones for 5.0m?

    I already have Foster so no West Brom please. I also have Baines so no Everton defenders.

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      West Ham has good fixtures, few options there.

      PVA could be irresistible if Moyes plays 3 at the back and makes him a winger.

      Watford fix good in a couple weeks, but meh, could just as well keep Stones for that.

      Nailed ManC defender for 5m will be good, but probably not really good until Pep gets them on lock-down in the 2nd half of the season.

    2. Gravless wonder
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      West Ham have the short term fixtures

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Love the user name.

    3. Gashead9
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Van Aanholt for his attacking returns?

  14. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Why is Shaw still flagged? Isn't he fit?

    1. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      sent home from int duty. he'll play.

  15. Heels_Over_Head
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    *A wee trumpet doth announce a draft league for the 2nd international break*

    * 6 places (from 60) left *

    *NOT an FPL thing*

    The draft is a "slow draft" on Fantrax. There are 9 hours on the draft clock per pick. The idea is not for people to use the whole clock but to allow for global participation and allow people to sleep and work without stressing about being in the draft room every waking minute. It takes about 10 days during the 2nd international break, starts October 2.

    11 players are drafted by each team. You start 7 players with a bench of 4 each week.
    1 GK
    2 to 4 defenders
    1 to 3 mids
    0 to 2 strikers

    You have to stay on top of "free agent" players and make claims and drops (of current players) to keep your squad fresh, deal with injuries, etc.

    You also can trade players with other managers in the league.

    It is a 20 team division. Top 3 or more teams are promoted to division 2 (as we have some drop outs from the upper divisions, more managers from division 3 get promoted).

    Some people like the draft format and some hate it.

    A primary rule of the league is that your team name needs to be injury related to go with the league name theme (Knocks & Niggles) and then put your FFS name in parentheses so folks know who you are. So examples are:
    Balotelli's Grass Allergy (Milanista)
    Injured For Eva (Balders)
    No Return Date (HeelsOverHead)
    Strained Groins (Pundit of Punts)
    Torn ACL (TM245)

    If you're interested, there are openings in our 3rd division. Each division is 20 teams and there are promotions/relegations.

    e-mail
    tjse7
    @
    hotmail.com

  16. Mayor of Flair
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sorry, bottomed on the last page.

    Anybody else with the FPL app get an alert saying 'FT Man United 4, Wigan 0 ?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      LOL. Don't have app. That's just funny.

      1. Mayor of Flair
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Bizarre. Must be time travelling in my sleep again.

    2. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes. I did.

  17. Netley Lucas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    So tempted by the Heat/Rob... gotta do it soon though lads... it's what the cool kids are doing? Right?

  18. PeteMorr
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    RMT (on WC):

    Foster/Jaku
    Baines/Valencia/Mcauley/Masuaku/Amat
    Hazard/Ozil/Mane/Antonio/Capoue
    Benteke/Lukaku/Costa

    0.6m in the bank, upgrade/change anything or g2g?

    1. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Nice team.

    2. OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Best team. how to get |Kun back?

    3. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I like it

  19. Heels_Over_Head
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is there an Arvin lurking about? Paging Arvin, please report to the Knocks & Niggles principal's office.

    1. Zasa
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm just here for the public spanking. Carry on..

  20. Jasoooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Guys, should I get Williams and PVA or Baines and a 4.5mil defender??

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Baines & Kone vs. Williams and PVA
      depends on...

      If Kone is part of 3 at back and PVA is on the wing... the PVA one wins.

      If Baines is still on PKs despite the miss... Baines one wins.

      If both statements are true, it's really a tight call, either combo works. (I have Baines and PVA)

  21. screaming.bunny
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Best Midfielder until 8.5£?

  22. OPTA FPL
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Chance of Ibra price rise again before deadline?

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

      took him about 5 days to get to 45.7% NTI, so probably not...FFFix has him at 1%/hour and there's only 24 hours left

  23. Test Eagles
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Is Adam Lallana being overlooked considerably on here? His stats are pretty interesting and has had as much of the ball (if not more) in the attacking third with the likes of Mane, Coutinho and Firmino. Nailed on at at 7.1 will outscore the likes of Lamela, Antonio, etc. you'd expect.

    A nice differential if nothing else.

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

      Is he actually nailed on?

      because if so, he ain't doing half bad as far as this table goes..
      http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/13461/

    2. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      hes on my radar but its his lack of fantasy pedigree that stops me, and at his price there are many many options.

    3. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Why would you expect him to outscore Lamela and Antonio? Less of a goal threat I'd assume.

    4. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      History doesn't suggest he'll out perform Lamela or Antonio.

      That said I think his stats this year are great and is a good differential over other 7m mids at the moment. Remains to be seen if he's a good long term prospect.

  24. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Fact of the day

    Mesut Özil hasn't' scored a league goal at the Emirates since December.

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      I'm ripping it up Trig, the bores are out, the hotties are in.

    2. COYS Down Under
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      And only returned in 29% of games since December period.

      3 goals, 3 assists in the last 17 games of last season.

  25. Netley Lucas
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Done it, got Heat/Rob... cool eh

  26. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Generic question, but how much longer until price changes?

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

      10 minutes top if you want to be safe about it..might actually kick in around :15 after the hour

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Think it's about 2:10am UK time.... so what is that? an hour and 10 minutes or so more?

      I'm in China and getting used to my time math here

  27. screaming.bunny
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Schmeichel or De Gea this gameweek?

    1. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      DDG

  28. Lav
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Diomande worth it?

    1. screaming.bunny
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      Yes

    2. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      as a sub or every week player?

      I mean, he costs nearly nothing... so assuming this is to go 3-5-2 usually

      1. Lav
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Every week player for the next 3 weeks. Could swap him out and play Capoue depending on fixtures.

      2. mr gruber
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        I have him as sub for 352 - would recommend this.
        With their fixtures and new recruits I wouldn't be so confident with him to play every week.
        hope he does carry on impressing tho...

  29. Colonel Klink
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    RMT seems down on Lucas Perez and Zaza, but really bullish on Ighalo and Deeney. Abel Hernandez halfway between.

    Zaza in particular I would think would be rated higher.

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      RMT adapts slowly to new players.

      Inhale in calendar year 2015 did not carry over to 2016. Not sure why... but RMT applying Ighalo stats 2015-2016 doesn't really work with him.

      I like Watford fixtures and have Deeney in since he's on PKs... ain't nothing funnier than hoping your players have Mike Dean as the ref every week.

      Someone needs to explain to me the Zaza love. I'd want to see him perform before I took a flyer.

      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Cheers.

        Zaza--fixtures mostly, and the injuries to those who might take lone striker spot.

        Deeney with PKs I get. His stats are not so good, though. Ighalo, better, but still bad.

  30. Ridgewell's scores
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 7 months ago

    Sterling or Ozil for the next few weeks?

    1. screaming.bunny
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 months ago

      This week, Ozil because Sterling will face a really dificult derby, but I think Sterling will be one of the top players, even better than Ozil maybe...

      1. Ridgewell's scores
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 7 months ago

        Yeah me too, might not get either this week then 🙂