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27 October 2016 1883 comments
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Hands up, this ScoutCast is a bit scruffy.

Signed off work and delirious with man flu, we had to coax Granville to keep him from his sick bed. Fortunately, the fact he had a decent Gameweek helped persuade him.

However, he did insist on an early kick-off, with no pre-match warm-up. So Jonty and I were ill-prepared and it also meant that, head frazzled by a Lemsip overdose, Granville forgot to lock his children in the cupboard before we started.

Imagine the horror when they wandered in to hear Granville gloating about Yannick Bolasie.

Of course, you don’t have to imagine – you can join Jonty and myself as we risk contracting Granville’s affliction in order to talk about Fantasy Football for an hour.

Steered by another round of community questions, we also dip into Stoke assets, the captaincy, attacking defenders and, inevitably, with his transfers out stats climbing quicker than Granville’s temperature, we discuss Aguero’s fading star.

If you can bear to brave the chaos of this latest germ-ridden episode, then you can view the Google Hangout version, first published on our YouTube channel, in the second player below.

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You can restrict your sensory experience of Granville’s cold to just audio by clicking here or streaming using the first player.

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

  1. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How many here have 3 Arsenal?

    Slightly worried that Bellerin, Walcott, Sanchez (C) might be too many eggs in one basket. Although, is there such a thing v Sunderland? 😀

    1. RoysCallerAnne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Same 3 here. It's gotta be good this GW shirley.

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

        walcotts out so ur down 2 too. dont call me surely

  2. Jo72
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Shall get Smith for Stones? Or save the transfer? And if not Smith, who?

  3. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Cech
    Holebas Clyne Cameron
    Hazard Payet Mane Lamela Sanchez(c)
    Benteke Lukaku
    Pickford Diomande Mcauley Amat

    Been a good couple of weeks for my man cityless team, come on west brom

    1. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      sexy milfs ...

  4. kumast
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    What are the expected price changes tonight please?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nothing, maybe Aguero dropping.

      1. kumast
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Pieters not going up?

        1. Sweetboi
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Doesn't look like it.

          1. kumast
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks. I´m paranoid since I got stung by Baines fall (was -82 at 2.15am then fell 5 minutes later).

  5. Sweetboi
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Pick one to start:

    a) Stones (WBA)

    b) Williams (WHU)

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Geezer
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      a

  6. RoysCallerAnne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    My gut is telling me to go Arnautovic (C).
    The captain sensible article probably won't help as I doubt it will have a Stoke player in it and I'm too lazy to research Swansea defensive stats. Plus I don't do stats. Plus I feel like a punt before the whole world captains wee Kun Vs MID.

    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      my gut is telling me 24 jafa cakes a day isnt a good idea, your gut seems to be more on point

    2. Jay_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        And you'll be buzzing on Monday evening 🙂

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          oooh MNF, never kopped that. Cheers J, you may have sealed the deal 🙂

      • Hy liverpool
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        good man .. i'm doing the same without researches or anything . may be MNF is the reason 😀

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          😀

      • Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn't but I reckon he's quite likely to get a goal or assist

        1. RoysCallerAnne
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          boo...
          yay

      • Geezer
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Decisions like that makes life more exciting

    3. Marquis-Cha-Cha
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Foster / Pickford
      Valencia / Holebas / Williams / Amat / Kelly
      Sanchez / Firmino / Sterling / Antonio / Fletcher
      Aguero / Lukaku / Austin

      Tempted to leave the mid as is and give Antonio one more week, again.

      Have 2ft and 0.0itb. Any suggestions? Maybe downgrade Williams and upgrade Kelly or Amat?

    4. Jay_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Can't find myself on the entry list of the FFS cup. Tried entering my details again and it says they've already received my entry details. Anyway of finding entries by name or ID rather than scouring through the 1500+ entries? (Which I've just done 4 times). Cheers.

        1. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          took me a while too, not all the gravs have worked

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Yep that just done me too lol

          2. Mark
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 18 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Drop me a line and I'll make sure you're in under the correct username. We always have some housework to do with the Cup entries - that's why I've left it spanning the break before we hit the first round.

            1. Jay_
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks anyway Mark but I've just found it. Looking forward to it.

                1. Total Foot 5
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Jay, please whats the link to enter FFS Cup? how to...cheers
                  whats the deadline?

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

              14. Jay_

              1. Jay_
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  14 showing as 'Royal flush' on mine. Just see myself as 1300

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

                    Hit refresh, it won't be 1300 😛

                    1. Jay_
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Didn't know you was a real life magician 😀 11 now

                • Jay_
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    It's ok, just found it

                  • Alan The Llama
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Using F3?

                • Geezer
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Play Pieters (SWA) or Smith (mid)? Have Grant in goal

                  1. Najoman86
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Pieters

                    1. Geezer
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Cheers

                  2. noquarternt
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Both.

                • Alan The Llama
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  I loved Jonty's Kamara-ism when talking about using the chips during the dgw. "We shot up like...torpedoes."

                  1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Fighting like beavers next week.

                  2. tokara
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Topedoes dont shoot upwards

                • Bolivian Seaman
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Who would you want as your third striker this week? I'm thinking of getting Deeney or even Ighalo just for old times sake

                  1. JAC THE CAT
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Deeney

                    1. Bolivian Seaman
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      I remember him getting a lot of points against lower teams so I might

                  2. Rhinos
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    im very much a 352 man this season so its the punchy Diamonde for the forseeable

                  3. Dr Mantis Toboggan
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Deeney. Sitting on 99 PL goals atm so he will try harder to score 😉

                    1. Bolivian Seaman
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      ooo 😉

                  4. Jay_
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Thinking of Captaining Deeney. Of the mid-low bracket he's the man this week.

                  5. bennyp
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Hey guys! Can I please get some transfer advice:

                    Grant - (Foster)
                    Kosc - Lovren - Holebas - (Baines* - Amat)
                    Payet - Wally(c) - Firm - Capoue - (Snoddy*)
                    Lukaku - Austin - Kun

                    1FT and 2.2ITB.

                    Snoddy or Baines out?

                    1. noquarternt
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Snoddy, then you won't have to play Capoue.

                  6. Kiwivillan
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    So in 42 mins against Chelsea Rojo was 2nd behind Ibra for PB touches (6) and had 2 shots 1 on target and was praised by Mourinho for his performance at CB against City. Where's the catch?

                    1. Sharpe Shuffle
                      • 9 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Obvious catch is he's not nailed

                      1. tokara
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Lol

                    2. noquarternt
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      42 mins.

                  7. Trae44
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Stones to Holebas as my FT? 🙂

                    1. Bolivian Seaman
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      I was considering it but I think I want to be hurt by stones just one more time before I get rid

                      1. Trae44
                        • 10 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Haha cheers, I'm hesitate to get rid of because they have good fixtures

                  8. Albrightondknight
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Want to do Kun and Antonio now to KDB and Wilson before Kun price drop. Any news on KDB? The .1 is not critical but would rather not lose it.

                    1. noquarternt
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Why take such an enormous risk?

                  9. Pellegrini Falcon
                    • 10 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Use a FT on Baines to Pieters and play him over Lovren? Or Sterling to Coutinho for a LIV double up?

                    1. Dr Mantis Toboggan
                      • 10 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Baines to Pieters i reckon

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

                    Cant decide between Sanchez or Lukaku captain.......

                    Flip a coin?

                    1. BananaNose Maldonado
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Sanchez for me.

                    2. Jay_
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Wait for Captain sensible. There'll be something you'll see that sways you.

                      • Freshy
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 15 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Sunderland 2PL points thru 9 matches
                        Really shouldnt be difficult

                      • LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Kun 😎 or maybe Walcott/Sanchez/Lukaku/Firmino

                      • Shearer & Sutton
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Sanchez for me

                    3. Barcelinda
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      I can't find out player purchase price/current/selling or tv on th app or website? Am I missing something?

                      1. Jay_
                          9 years, 1 month ago

                          On transfers page, click 'list view'

                          1. Jay_
                              9 years, 1 month ago

                              Just above the goakies, next to 'pitch view'

                              1. Jay_
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  *goalies

                            • Geezer
                              • 15 Years
                              9 years, 1 month ago

                              Go to tansfer and then click on list view

                          2. Jay_
                              9 years, 1 month ago

                              Betfred seemed to have finally stopped their first touchdown scorer promotion on the Sky NFL games 🙁

                              Instead I've done Murray to score a brace or more 11/2 (6.50). With a tiny punt on Murray and Robinson to score over 3.5 TD's between them 33/1 (34.0).

                              1. badgerboy
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 1 month ago

                                Hard luck with your David Johnson bet the other night Jay, was rooting for you at the end! Millimetres away twice!

                            • LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
                              • 11 Years
                              9 years, 1 month ago

                              Looking like Aguero will drop .1 before deadline.

                              Who are people getting do you think?

                              1. Albrightondknight
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                9 years, 1 month ago

                                I did it 1 minute ago. Antonio and Kun for KDB and Wilson.

                                1. Rhinos
                                  • 12 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  not sure that was worth the 0.1, KDB still doubtful

                                  1. Albrightondknight
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    What makes it worse I have Walcott with doubt hanging over him too and none of 4 on bench will get minutes. KDB better make it.

                                    1. Rhinos
                                      • 12 Years
                                      9 years, 1 month ago

                                      why the hell not wait then

                                      1. Albrightondknight
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • 10 Years
                                        9 years, 1 month ago

                                        Wing it man. Always do in this game. Usually do very early transfers waiting til now was just too much for me. 🙂

                              2. Mini Mane Mo
                                • 9 Years
                                9 years, 1 month ago

                                Looks like people will be taking hits this week...most transferred in Coutinho, Walcott, Lukaku, Costa

                              3. Jay_
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Wilson (60%ph) Lukaku (50%ph) Costa (40%ph) Deeney (40%ph) Austin (30%ph)

                                  That's just a rough guide from FFF last hour.

                                  1. Jay_
                                      9 years, 1 month ago

                                      0. Decimals before each of those % lol

                                  2. Forza Papac
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 9 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Most likely spread across Lukaku, Costa and Austin

                                • Kiwivillan
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Rojo 6 PB touches in 42 mins vs Chelsea 2nd behind Ibra 9. Flying under the radar?

                                  1. BananaNose Maldonado
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Not really. Not many are going to jump until his place seems secure. It also doesn't help that he's on a side that just gave up four. There's a lot not to love right now.

                                    1. Rhinos
                                      • 12 Years
                                      9 years, 1 month ago

                                      if hes not played for a while then 2 games in a week seems unlikely

                                      1. Kiwivillan
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • 11 Years
                                        9 years, 1 month ago

                                        Bailly injured and Smalling a doubt as well

                                        1. BananaNose Maldonado
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • 11 Years
                                          9 years, 1 month ago

                                          Smalling is a doubt, but not out. And recent articles have him likely back. There's a decent chance you make the transfer only to watch Blind and Smalling pair up at CB and Shaw get a recall. Just hold off or transfer in a defender who is more stable long term, like Fuchs or Alonso or a Tottenham defender.

                                          1. Kiwivillan
                                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                            • 11 Years
                                            9 years, 1 month ago

                                            I heard Shaw was rubbish and it's well known Mourinho didn't rate him when managing Chelsea

                                            1. Rhinos
                                              • 12 Years
                                              9 years, 1 month ago

                                              you are guessing though, its hard enough to predict points let alone adding squad players into the mix

                                            2. BananaNose Maldonado
                                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                              • 11 Years
                                              9 years, 1 month ago

                                              Just make the transfer, then.

                                            3. AK ⭐
                                              • 13 Years
                                              9 years, 1 month ago

                                              Not true, he was one of the players he was looking at to sign rather. It was just that he didn't want to pay 30 million for someone that had potential and wasn't as ready as he wanted him to be.

                                          2. Rhinos
                                            • 12 Years
                                            9 years, 1 month ago

                                            this

                                  2. Brap.
                                    • 9 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Playing very advanced as Man U chased a goal (basically left wing). No way he plays like that in a normal set up....also....he is rubbish

                                • Sadio
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Play one, bench two:

                                  Walker | A. Smith | Pieters

                                  1. BananaNose Maldonado
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Play Walker.

                                  2. gbpearce - AMERICAN DYCHO
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Play Walker

                                  3. noquarternt
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    If you're thinking about benching Walker, sell him.

                                • Sharpe Shuffle
                                  • 9 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Diomande violent conduct charge. My bench is starting to look very thin if he and Amat aren't playing.

                                  1. Rhinos
                                    • 12 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    snap. Holebas better be on his best behaviour

                                • bennyp
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Baines or Snoddy out?

                                  Have 2.2 ITB

                                  1. Rhinos
                                    • 12 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    depends on your team but snoddy deadwood

                                    1. bennyp
                                      • 11 Years
                                      9 years, 1 month ago

                                      Grant - (Foster)
                                      Kosc - Lovren - Holebas - (Baines* - Amat)
                                      Payet - Wally(c) - Firm - Capoue - (Snoddy*)
                                      Lukaku - Austin - Kun

                                      Could up him to someone pretty decent..

                                      1. Rhinos
                                        • 12 Years
                                        9 years, 1 month ago

                                        like Son this week but long term Lallana or Arnie or Siggy

                                        1. bennyp
                                          • 11 Years
                                          9 years, 1 month ago

                                          Yeh thinking more long term. Cheers, pretty tempted by Lallana

                                • fedolefan
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Would you pick Benteke or Wilson over the next 6 fixtures?

                                  1. liiusions
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Wilson, but Austin over both

                                • Dimen
                                  • 11 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  I think I'm doing Sanchez -> Hazard on FT. Chelsea looking good and I have Walcott.

                                  Right move?

                                  1. liiusions
                                    • 10 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Next week it might be, Hazard is awful away from home and Sanchez has a good as a fixture as you can ask for

                                    1. Dimen
                                      • 11 Years
                                      9 years, 1 month ago

                                      Thanks I'll wait until next week!

                                  2. Rhinos
                                    • 12 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    so are Arsenal, and Saints a shed load better than Sunderland

                                  3. bennyp
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Agree with Liiusions. Wait 1 week then swap

                                  4. AK ⭐
                                    • 13 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Don't do it. Sunderland are horrible, Southampton are actually very decent. Not expecting us to score a lot against Saints. Will be a tight game

                                  5. bigbudgie
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    What's the other mids you have?
                                    Any thoughts on KDB?

                                  6. Kante Be Bothered
                                    • 9 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Wait till after Southampton to see if Hazard is any good away

                                  7. Kiwivillan
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Not sure if serious

                                • Judas
                                  • 12 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Antonio ---> Siggy or Arnie?

                                  1. AK ⭐
                                    • 13 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Arnie out of those. I got Coutinho though.

                                  2. Bare bones
                                    • 14 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    arnie

                                  3. Kante Be Bothered
                                    • 9 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    I got Shaqiri for him

                                • Bare bones
                                  • 14 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Hi guys,

                                  Amat for Holebas or play Capoue in All Out Attack?

                                  1. AK ⭐
                                    • 13 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Amat for Holebas sounds decent.

                                  2. Amateur Pundit Zan
                                    • 12 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Amat to holebas

                                    It sets you up better going forward and this week you get a player with more attacking threat and clean sheet bonus. Without wasting a chip.

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

                                      AOA is a lame chip.

                                • Kante Be Bothered
                                  • 9 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Just saw an article that said Juventus PSG Real Madrid Chelsea Arsenal and Tottenham are monitoring an unhappy Sergio Aguero. How true do you think this is.

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

                                    Means little unless City want to sell.

                                  2. Amateur Pundit Zan
                                    • 12 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Aguero is struggling to adapt to Pep tactics. This we already knew.

                                    Pretty much every top club in Europe would like to sign Aguero. This we already knew.

                                    Journalist may have used those 2 facts alone to build a story, may have a bit more information but either way it comes down to whether Aguero and/or Pep can adapt to get the best out of him.

                                  3. Brap.
                                    • 9 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    He has the makings of an Inter transfer

                                    If Juve got him they'd have about €300m of Argentinian forwards

                                  4. devils advocate
                                    • 11 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Every big club in the world would be monitoring him and every other great player in the world, permanently!

                                • Banana Boat
                                  • 10 Years
                                  9 years, 1 month ago

                                  Have 1FT
                                  1) Play capoue and save FT
                                  2) bring in redmond for snodgrass and play him (plan to get redmond next week anyway)

                                  1. Kante Be Bothered
                                    • 9 Years
                                    9 years, 1 month ago

                                    Redmond wont score against chelsea imo