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

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  1. SantiClaus
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Kane or nacho? For one week only leaving for kun

    1. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Nacho

    2. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Kane

  2. M.M.A
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    wildcarding today or wait ?

    current team:
    foster(fabi)
    valencia evans stones (pva , collins)
    hazard lamela payet barkley capoue
    ibra defoe (rondon)

    wild card draft:
    foster (jaku)
    valencia evans williams (amat , a.smith)
    hazard nolito firmino snodgras (capoue)
    ibra lukaku benteke

    ibra to kun
    and i am not sure about nolito, think sane or cazorla may be better

    1. Jay_
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Save until tomorrow night. Assess Arsenal and Liverpool mids. Don't waste it tonight

    2. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Sit tight, you have time to further assess the situations.

  3. PassMeTheSwedge
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Foster Heaton
    Valencia Baines Davies Collins Amat
    Hazard Firmino Antonio Snodgrass 4.5 Enabler
    Kun Ibra Deeney

    How does this look for a WC next GW?

    I'm curious if going without Arsenal cover for their good fixtures seems dangerous and whether or not Davies, Collins and Amat is the best combo I can manage for the defense. Should I even downgrade a keeper and some of the defense to get a better 5th mid. I don't want Capoue, especially with Deeney up front.

  4. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Please drop Pieters

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I would if I had him 😉

  5. ViewsFromThePo6ba
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    What's the situation with Kane?

    Rested or what?

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Been resting since last season

      1. ViewsFromThePo6ba
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        There was an article saying he'd be benched.

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Can't see it myself

          1. ViewsFromThePo6ba
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Think he is the best captain option this GW.

    2. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      We don't know yet because he barely had any competition last season. Now we have Janssen and to be honest I think Janssen has done well in the minutes he has played. Kane looks to be out of form and after playing CL midweek he could be rested/benched.

      Don't know what Pochentino is thinking, but Janssen is pushing for a start and Kane deserves to be dropped/benched IMO. On the spurs forums I follow the majority want Kane to be rested/benched. Wouldn't be surprised to see him start though.

      If you own him you play him, but don't captain him IMO.

      1. ViewsFromThePo6ba
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Dembele is back. Hard to see how he'd be dropped now.

        1. Niemi
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Why does it matter? Sure, the stats says Spurs are playing better with Dembele on the pitch, but Kane has been poor this season (and in the euros). If there is a perfect moment to hand Janssen a start it's now.

      2. ViewsFromThePo6ba
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Think Poch might give an update on that?

        1. Niemi
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          He could say something like "Kane deserves a rest" or "Kane needs to be playing games, but not sure. We'll see tomorrow.

      3. Pinky Blinders
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Look I think Kane isn't going to do much worse than he did last year over the course of the season. I just think the trick is grabbing him at the start of his run. Not sure that is this week, but he is explosive so I could be wrong, I am not bringing him in now, want to see a bit more. It is definitely a risk though.

  6. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Defoe to Lukaku worth a -4?

    Both in context of WC for GW6 or holding off for a bit longer.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Probably yes

  7. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Gtg?
    Can't decide on
    A. Foster/Heaton as don't really want double West Brom at home
    And feels wrong benching B. Negredo over Capoue, but form wins right?

    Foster
    McAuley Baines Shaw
    Hazard Firmino Sterling Redmond Capoue
    Ibra Lukaku

    Heaton Negredo Friend Flannagan

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A. Foster or Heaton

      B. Capoue or Negredo

  8. Knowledgeable meerkat
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Within the space of 10 days I've gone from never owning trollkaku again to captaining him

    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      He does that then you rage transfer him out. It's a vicious circle

      1. Knowledgeable meerkat
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I can't believe this is happening

        I thought I had learnt my lesson from dgw37

  9. CrouchDown
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    (A) Gray > Lukaku (C)

    (B) Barkley > Sanchez(C)

    (C) Lamela > KDB (C)

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      C

  10. potatoace
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    thanks for the Austin responses above.
    So following on, one last Q,

    if you really had to choose,
    Zaza or Austin

    1. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Z

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Just this week? Austin. Longer term Zaza

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      thanks guys , its actually for 4 weeks.

      (play a game among friends where you can only have 1 player from any club and only for one month.)

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Zaza then

        1. potatoace
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          yep, you're prob right
          just being beguiled by Austin's performance tonight. On pens too it seems.

  11. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Foster/Jankupovic
    Shaw/Valencia/Stones/Evans/Friend
    Hazard/Barkley/Redmond/Ramirez/Capoue
    Lukaku/Zlatan/Gray

    2FT £5.8m ITB

    What would you do?

    1. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Ramirez and Gray > KDB and Ihanacheo (c) then WC GW6?

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I would do nolito instead since he was rested in CL. Looks good

  12. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    WC gtg?

    Foster Pickford

    Valencia Williams Pieters Holebas Amat

    Hazard Firmino Cazorla Antonio Capoue

    Ibra Lukaku Tekkers

    1. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      get Pieters out. Stoke defense is a shambles. No Butland for 10 weeks.

      the rest looks good, other than Amat. if you have .4, upgrade him too.

      and no WC can be considered adequate this week unless it has a good plan to get Kun back next week . . .

      . . . so, what is it?

      1. Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Ibra out kun in most likely

        1. Jersey
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          that's one way to go about it (probably not a good one though, with Ibra's ownership over 60%)

          do you have the money itb? 1.3 or so . . . if not, it will take 2 transfers and cost you -4.

          that's one thing that made WC last week better than this -- ypu could save and have 2 FT's for Kun.

  13. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    I really hope FFS releases the Capt. Sensible article well before the deadline this time.

    Missed it the last time that there was a Friday night game due to it being released just a few hours before the deadline.
    Being 8 hours ahead here~ that puts me firmly in the sleeping zone at that time..

    The options this week are tough to say the least so will need any nuggets we can get.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Last time it was released at 5.30pm

      1. Sz21
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        1 and a half hours before deadline then?
        So 1.30am where I am..
        (2.30 once the hour changes)

        It should be released a few hours before that I think.

        Members who have paid their subsription deserve to have better access to it as it is one of the most important articles on here.

  14. Energetics
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Hazard, Antonio, Aguero and Ibra set in stone for me. Who takes the remaining places.

    A. Firm, Snodgrass (Capoue 5th mid) and Benteke. Also allows greater flexability in future.

    B. Caz, Capoue 4th mid (4.5 fodder) and Lukaku.

    1. PassMeTheSwedge
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A by a mile

    2. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Need a Liverpool mid in there imo

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        So A obvs

    3. Jersey
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A, by a distance

    4. Energetics
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Thanks guys. The majority seemed to be leaning towards B the first time I asked this question.

      I prefer A myself just going to be hard to get rid of Lukaku if he scores again this week.

  15. FStopFive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    GW 5 only:

    Rondon or Negredo?

    Cheers

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Neither

    2. chilli con kone
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Rondon but neither great

      1. FStopFive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        I know. If I dump Negredo I've got 7m to spend on a forward. Open to any ideas.

        Cheers.

        1. Energetics
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          Deeney could be a good shout in the next few weeks for that price.

          1. FStopFive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            True although I'm thinking Nacho for this week. Thoughts?

            1. Energetics
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 10 months ago

              Brilliant option for this week imo

              1. FStopFive
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 10 months ago

                Cheers mate.

  16. Gravless wonder
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Hi all, is there any leaked Liverpool or City team news?

  17. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Hi all.
    Interested to know what is the one transfer (or more!) you are doing before 2moros deadline??

    For me it's between
    Lamela antonio
    Costalukaku

    1. camarozz
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Ment to say
      Lamela to antonio
      Costa to lukaku

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        If they are for free I'd do it now as they are both rising tonight. If it's for a hit then I'd do it now as they are both rising tonight 😉

  18. CABAYE4
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Foster (Pickford)
    Walker Williams Collins (Amat Cathcart)
    Hazard Alexis (c) Antonio Sterling (Capoue)
    Costa Lukaku Benteke

    A. Save FT, stick to plan for Sterling and Costa to Aguero and 6.0 next GW.
    B. Costa to Kane for one week meaning a hit next week to get Aguero.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A, with Snodgrass

      1. CABAYE4
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Think you're right, it's time to play sensible no matter how appealing a home game against Sunderland is.

        Cheers

      2. Energetics
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Agree with this.

    2. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A

  19. Colonel Klink
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Zaza or Ighalo?

    1. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Deeney

  20. RᴀᴄɪɴɢTᴏᴀᴅ
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone else not fancy captaining Ibra? I much prefer Costa! 😀

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Me
      I'm going with Sterling

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      fancy Sanchez myself

    3. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Never owned him, never will

  21. JamesFG
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Sorry lads, need a couple more opinions if possible. Wildcard still intact.

    Foster Jakupovic
    Valencia Terry Stones Friend Amat
    Hazard Firmino Lamela Remond Capoue
    Ibra Costa Gray

    A) Gray->Lukaku
    B) Save (this option means that I have 2 FT to bring Aguero back, the other option would force a wildcard or hit).

    1. Park the bus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      A then WC

  22. Park the bus
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Disappointing no Iheanacho in captains poll, would have been good to get an idea on how many were doing so. Any takers??

    1. Lizard Lips
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      If I decide to WC GW6 then I will bring in Iheanacho and 100% be (c) him, he's a no brainer if you have him.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      It means Mark and Jonty are captaining him and don't want the rabble getting in on the idea 😉

  23. Mulla
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    If you had Shane Long this GW (SWA) and a FT would you..
    A- keep
    B- Get Inneacho (1 wk punt )
    C- Get Benteke short/medium term
    D- Other

    Other strikers are Ibra & Lukaku

    Thanks

    1. Park the bus
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      B

      1. Mulla
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        That's the move I want to make but Ive a feeling Long will come good and the Fantasy Gods will mock me

  24. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Foster/Jankupovic
    Shaw/Valencia/Stones/Evans/Friend
    Hazard/Barkley/Redmond/Ramirez/Capoue
    Lukaku/Zlatan/Gray

    2FT £5.8m ITB

    (A) Ramirez and Gray > KDB and Ihanacheo (c) then WC GW6?
    (B) Ramirez and Gray > Firmino and Benteke then Ibra to Aguero GW6?

  25. ol3andre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Play Redmond vs Swansea or Capoue vs Manchester United?

    (Cant believe I am asking this question tbh).

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      got to be redmond.
      surely he cant do it again.....can he?

      1. ol3andre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Surely he can't. Had him since GW1 and benched each time, so hes really starting to pisses me off with hes 34 points haha. Getting the value increase atleast.

    2. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Some big fan of Capoue posted his highlights on YouTube the other night. I watched them all despite the horrid soundtrack. You know what I came away with? He's slightly above average in terms of the grey area between attacking mids and defensive mids. I own him and thanks for the price rises but no, I will not be starting him.

      1. ol3andre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Haha thanks a lot for the answer!

        I am still inn 11k rank despite benching him every round so Ill guess I should be satisfied this far. Redmond vs Swansea it is.

        1. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          im gonna guess u have 249points

          1. ol3andre
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            250 haha. You?

  26. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Benteke or lukaku for this week?

    1. Niemi
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Lukaku for sure.

    2. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      Benteke.

  27. The Curse of Falcao
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    Which GW is Aguero back?

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      6

      1. The Curse of Falcao
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, thought he got a 3 game ban?

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 10 months ago

          He did, one in the cup

          1. The Curse of Falcao
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 10 months ago

            Ahh I missed that, sly.. Thanks

  28. Russell
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    I never understand why people say I wil own X for the next Y weeks...

    You have no idea how many injuries you'll have then or who is in form or how that player is playing. Unless you're 100% sure you'll wildcard within a two week period (any longer and again you have no idea if you'll need to do it earlier or not at all) then a transfer is more permanent than you think and will always be harder to follow plans than you expect.

    So basically never think you're gonna have someone for 3 weeks only, you could be stuck with them for a lot longer!

    1. Dr Dream
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      I had 10 players for an entire season once.

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      You post like you look 😉

      1. Russell
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 10 months ago

        Haha

  29. MartialMatas
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    what do you think of this potential wc team I'd do next week?

    Heaton Pickford
    Shaw Williams Evans Kone Amat
    Hazard Firmino Cazorla Bolasie Hojberg
    Aguero Ibra Benteke

    1. tets mcgee (Ha La Land)
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 10 months ago

      im gonna tell u the players u shouldnt have in there.. heaton shaw kone hoj ibra benteke

  30. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 10 months ago

    SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 3 RESULTS

    Apologies (again) for the delay - but I have the raw data for GW4 and so I'll update tonight before opening GW5! Give me an hour or so to fully update and we'll be good to go 😀

    ***** GAMEWEEK RESULTS *****

    Scores on the doors;

    1st - Lukey27 (75pts) [3pts]
    Top 4% - Too Many Tacos (66pts), Thiga (63pts) [2pts]
    Top 10% - AllGonePozzo (62pts), Flaming Flamingo (61pts), Ziro, Gunner137 (59pts), Krzys, Kalmoffit, Mark Rogers is for Kinnear, Ameenkw (58pts) [1pt]

    with Sjaugen (56pts) and Reedy (55pts) extremely close to the points!

    FFS Scout Picks & Differentials scored a combined total of 58pts, therefore the following scored bonus points;

    Lukey27, Too Many Tacos, Thiga, AllGonePozzo, Flaming Flamingo, Ziro, Gunner137

    Unlucky on Krzys, Kalmoffit, Mark Rogers is for Kinnear and Ameenkw (58pts)!

    ***** THE STANDINGS *****

    Still early doors, but some shape is beginning to form! Your top 3;

    1st - Liiusions, Lukey27 [4pts]
    3rd - Mark Rogers is for Kinnear, Thiga, Too Many Tacos [3pts]

    Spreadsheet (this is a temp link for GW3 only): https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106934415/Scout%20Picks%20Challenge%20GW3.xlsm