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The ScoutCast – Episode 197 – Rom-antics

Romelu Lukaku saved my Gameweek and put a new spring in my step.

More importantly, it denied Granville the opportunity to indulge in one of his most favourite hobbies – picking holes in my “wasted” Wildcards.

Silenced by the Everton striker and early technical issues, Granville nonetheless returns to join myself, Jonty and Andy as we pick the bones out of Gameweek 4 and look ahead to the next.

With Lukaku and Diego Costa firing, this week’s raft of community questions are dominated by talk of going without Sergio Aguero or Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

I’m more than happy to add further fuel to that fire by testing an anti-Zlatan maverick theory, only to be shot down by my co-hosts.

Does Etienne Capoue present another route to packing cash in our forward lines?

Can Jonty really find a good reason to justify having Jason Puncheon?

Will Granville’s cat make an appearance?

You can get the answers to all this and more by tuning in.

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

    Repost

    Foster (Japu)
    Stones, Morgan Valencia (Friend, Amat)
    Lamela Ozil Firmino Mirallas (Capoue)
    Ibra Costa Gray
    3.4 ITB 1 FT

    1. Play 3-5-2 with Ibra, Costa upfront...
    2. Straight swap Costa> Lukaku
    3. Gray to Lukaku (which makes it quite tough to get in Kun week after)
    4. Other suggestions?

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

      Gray Iheanacho for a one week punt? Or does that also make getting Aguero in difficult?

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

        That it does, sadly.

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

    Is Baines, Bolasie & Lukaku overkill or could I get away with it for the next few weeks?

    Really want to get rid of Ramirez and only have 6.0m to spend?

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      It wasn't for me on Monday. Happy days.

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

        Nicely done. I had Lukaku & Baines

    2. Ibracadabra
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      You could get away with it for the next few weeks, all 3 in form and team is currently in Top 4.

    3. Funkyav
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      i reckon its ok short term, bolasie is a better bet than Ramirez

    4. Squires FC
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      A little too risky

  3. Squires FC
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Ibra --> lukaku for 1 wk only ft? Or save?

    1. Funkyav
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      save

    2. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      save

  4. Funkyav
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    I have 1 decision to make for this GW only as I am wildcarding next week?

    Any opinions?

    1. Bellerin in for JT and play 343 (sensible)
    2. Sterling in for Hojbjerg play AOA (less sensible but higher ceiling)

    If I go Sterling I should transfer this eve as Hoj is falling in price.
    Sensible option is Bellerin as I have no Arsenal.
    As much as I am not really a fan of Sterling and there are doubts over his gametime, I would like some City attacking coverage (cant afford nolito).

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

    Alright so I've decided not to use my transfer on getting Zaha in for Ramirez.

    Now who to play this week.

    A. Ramirez (eve)
    B. Capoue (MUN)
    C. Friend (eve)

    1. Teddy Brewski
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      B

  6. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    what time is captain sensible article usually out?

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

      Friday deadline = tomorrow I think.

  7. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    What time tomorrow will Arsenal meet the press?

    1. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Usually early morning.

      1. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Great, thanks.

  8. Wild Rover
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Foster and McAuley plus Antonio.. Doubling up v Antonio is better the playing Amat or Kone with Foster right? 😕

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

      Yes

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I would in your position.

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

      Correct. I'm doubling too.

    4. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Cheers gents

  9. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Currently:

    Heaton (Jaku)
    Valencia Stones Evans (Friend Amat)
    Sanchez(c) Firmino Hazard(vc) Antonio (Cap)
    Defoe Gray Ibra

    0 FT, 2M ITB

    Good to go or worth a -4 for one week? WC next week for Kun.

    Exact change for Defoe -> Lukaku but also tempted by Gray -> Nacho just because I don't think Gray will do anything. Or stick but play Cap over Gray?

  10. Z
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    [RP] GW6:
    1.Keep Payet, Özil, Lukaku

    2. 5.5, Özil/Payet, Aguero

    3. Bolasie, Özil/Payet, Aguero (-4)

    4. other?
    27m between 3 players

  11. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    United this season:
    6 games -> 9 goals
    Aguero this season:
    5 games -> 9 goals

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

      Let me guess. You support City?

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Are you a wizard?

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

          Lion

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

    For this week only (BOU):

    a) KDB or
    b) Nolito

    Cheers

    1. Funkyav
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      KDB

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      KDB, no guarantee Nolito will start and much more likely to be subbed if he does

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

        Cheers. That makes sense.

    3. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      KDB for sure .

  13. rozzo
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Anybody else going for the Aguero, Zlatan, Lukaku frontline from next week?

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

      Benteke's value makes him better than Lukaku imo

      1. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Lukaku only 1.5m more and in a much better team, think he will prove worth.

    2. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Not me.. Dump Zlatan and thrill at your mids 😉

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Who's your front line WR?

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Atm Costa, Benteke and Lukaku but Costa becomes Aguero next week

          1. Dr Dream
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 9 months ago

            I can work in a nice little Lukaku Costa Aguero next week.

            It would mean playing two bottom feeders in midfield around the six mill mark based on fixtures....but as we discussed pre season I quite like that idea.

            I don't mind Costa being sent off btw...he's good for a watch...

    3. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      I'm hoping Kun Ibrahimovic & Vardy !

  14. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    With no further price rises (I'm looking at you Antonio...) I could get the following WC team:

    Heaton - Jaku/Pickford
    Walker - Shaw - Williams - McAuley - Amat
    Sanchez - Hazard - Antonio (Lallana/Mirallas if Antonio rises) - Pereyra - Capoue
    Ibra - Lukaku - Benteke

    Is it worth doing an impulsive one now? I've got a bit giddy looking at what could be done pre-price rises.

    1. Ibracadabra
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Two Watford midfielders? Strange one to me, otherwise nice.

      1. Ibracadabra
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        no Aguero of course...

      2. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Capoue for price, Pereyra for potential and fixtures at that price range. Would never play both (maybe)

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      If you're savvy with your WC & price rises over the week you might be able to create this team anyway. It's then whether you think this team will perform better than your current setup this week. Luckily I rage transferred Lamela > Antonio after the Saturday games.

    3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Also, plan for Kun, if at all? And Snoddy over Pereyra & you have 0.4 to work with anyway.

  15. jurgenklopp.8
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    what time is captain sensible article usually out??

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

      Tomorrow

      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        do you know roughly what time?

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

          Lots of articles out tomorrow so not really. Look for the GW2 one when it was a Friday deadline for a guide.

  16. Ready Manager One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Lamela or Capoue

    Feeling sceptical about lamela's chances of starting

    Really doing my head in this...

  17. GuillermoDickero
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Would appreciate some wise FFS counsel. I'm going to wildcard next week so need a 1 game punt. A OR B
    Gray + Barkley to:
    A) Lukaku + Antonio
    B) Iheanacho + KDB

    Only concern is the mid week game for city may mean rotation...

    Thoughts?

  18. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Lukaku or Nacho captain?

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

      Lukaku

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Lukaku.enough to own nacho I think.

  19. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Who to start from the following?

    A. Valdes or Jako

    B. McAuley or Shaw

    C. Diomande or Capoue

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

      Jaku
      Shaw
      Diomande

  20. Gunners for Lyfe
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    lads predictions for West Brom v West Ham?

    bench one - M. Antonio or Rondon

  21. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    "Beat the Popular % FPL Team League"

    Approx 110 left in the competition at the start of GW t
    Over previous GW's about 400 have been eliminated .

    GW1 safe score 45
    GW2 safe score 71
    GW3 safe score 40
    GW4 safe score 32

    De Gea

    Stones Bellerin Morgan Shaw Walker

    Capoue Hazard (vc) Coutinho

    Ibrahimovic (c) Negrado

    Subs
    Jaku Costa Kante Fletcher

    This is GW 5 team to beat

    League Code 120206-79052

  22. Dr Dream
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    I'm really, really bad at this game.

    Without a doubt the right thing for me to do is bring in Firmino and Eriksen, top picks who will just keep delivering, i know that and yet i'm still drawn to Zaha and later on Shaqiri.

    I just have a mental block when it comes to players like Christian "dull as dishwater" Eriksen....

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

      I thought he is one of the players you like watching hence like in your team?

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Who?...Eriksen?...Nah.

        I pick him sometimes if I want to make up ground,

        Sanchez, Bolasie, Pogba, Mane, Hazard, etc...I like players that are good to watch. Set piece takers not so much.

    2. bojack
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Glad someone else is bad.

      I started off with Firmino and Eriksen and lost them both on WC.

      My midfield is now Hazard, Mirallas, Robbie Stockdale, Jordi Cruyff and Paul Rideout.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Same midfield as me....brill...

  23. Sweetboi
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Rondon to start right? Only rested because of internationals?

    1. Dr Dream
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Yes.

      1. Sweetboi
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

  24. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Hey lads.
    Thinking this wildcard team after tomorrow's deadline
    Cech Jap
    Williams stones Evans Amat Holebas
    Hazard Capoue Antonio cazorla firmino
    Aguero benteke lukaku

    No United cover but can have everything.

    Thoughts appreciated.

    1. PDM TOP 1,000 any Season Le…
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      You'll end up have that dilemma of which one of your front 8 to drop .... Good Luck

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

      Look good.

  25. SantiClaus
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    For this week only then ft to kun.

    Which striker to join Ibra and Lukaku?

    Kane? Really not sure

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

      Diegooooo Costaaaaa... Fixture Proof. I would say he has a decent chance of scoring against anyone right now!

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kane.

      1. SantiClaus
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Over nacho?

  26. Karmanya
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Manchester United have looked shaky this week, with Ibra barely being able to scrape a shot or two. Lukaku on the other hand looked great with Gueye, Bolasie and Mirallas behind him.

    United are facing Watford (Away). Everton face Middlesborough (Home).

    Lukaku had a 7-8 shots, hit the crossbar once and scored 3. Why not Lukaku and why Ibra as captain?

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

      Both good picks.

      Expect United to go for it v Watford, who have conceded something like 9 in 4. Ibra is lethal.

      Lukaku in great form.

      Toss a coin.

    2. VS10_
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      It was only one game against Sunderland, but with United losing two in a row it looks like based on comments many have switched from Zlatan to Lukaku and others.

    3. dcarlito
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Zlatan only came on tonight, didn't start.

      But why wouldn't you captain a man at home against a newly promoted side after scoring a hat trick the previous week should be your question.

      No brainer (if I had him).

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

        Cheers guys

  27. JamesFG
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Lads, urgent help please, wildcard still intact.

    Foster Jakupovic
    Valenci Terry Stones Friend Amat
    Hazard Firmino Lamela Redmond Capoue
    Ibra Costa Gray

    A) Redmond->Antonio
    B) Redmond->Ozil
    C) Gray->Lukaku
    D) Save (I can have 2 FT to bring Aguero back with this option and therefore may not need to wildcard)

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      C

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

      D

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

      Looking good James. No need to wildcard just for one player.

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

      Not saying Lukaku is a poor pick and I do get annoyed when people call him a troll.

      He has scored 15+ plus goals for the last 4 seasons. Just pick him in your team and leave him - guarenteed goals.

      Having said all that. He was playing Sunderland - massively poor defence.

      1. JamesFG
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        Sorry, but what's your ultimate point here? I'm not calling him a troll, I think he's VERY likely to score this weekend. I'm just thinking it might be worth having the transfer for Aguero's return. If I was definitely wildcarding I would 100% bring him in for Gray

  28. CrouchDown
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    1FT and 3.6 itb, will prob WC next week. What transfer should I make

    Foster
    Shaw Stones Pieters
    Hazard Tadic Barkley Lamela
    Ibra Costa Gray

    Subs: Jakup, Capoue Evans Amat

    1. JamesFG
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Gray->Lukaku I reckon

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

        Thanks, I'm between this and Lamela > Kdb

  29. Shori1311
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Transfer Ozil or keep?

    And to transfer for who?

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

      Keep surely.

  30. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 9 months ago

    Best 4.5 defender (no Watford, Stoke or Boro)

    1. Wild Rover
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Kone is a beast and loves a goal attempt. Just signed a new contract so heads in the right place now too

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 9 months ago

        good shout, sold Kone to Souare a few weeks back for some reason lol

        1. Wild Rover
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 9 months ago

          Don't expect too many cleanies though 😀

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      ...no dogs , no Irish?

      Evans.

    3. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 9 months ago

      Evans (WBA), Robertson (HUL)