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14 December 2016 1854 comments
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Dare you go 4-4-2 when the crowd go 3-4-3? Perhaps you fancy “going maverick” with a 3-5-2 or even a 4-5-1?

The third option is to “go Granville” and take your hands off the wheel altogether, hoping for the best.

It seems that the latest tactic from my ScoutCast co-host is to induce a bout of amnesia and miss the Gameweek deadline. In doing so, he’s left his captain on Eden Hazard who, as it transpires, is poised to miss tonight’s Sunderland trip.

Roberto Firmino, a player widely sold ahead of Gameweek 16, is currently warming up to sport Granville’s armband. Surely this ill-fated chain of events can only end one way?

Granville takes time out to talk through his “Ghostship” strategy/tragedy while laying into my 4-5-1 and unshakable faith in John Stones.

Andy and Jonty then chip in as we preview Gameweek 17 and take on a round of community questions that ask whether we should be selling Liverpool, buying United and, in a rather exasperated tone, how any of us can justify overlooking Diego Costa.

I respond with a half-hearted argument, which sounds more like a confession of a fatal error. Make your own mind up on that one.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.





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

  1. jmcclory123
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    a lot of shake ups by the looks of things, hazard may well be the least of our worries

  2. Epic Fail
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    It's gone a bit quiet on here. I guess lots of posters have rushed over to Twitter with their fingers ready to try and press copy and paste before anyone else does. 😎

    1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Demi days....

  3. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Ville Ronka wins again. He's a genius. Avoids Hazard, keeps Benteke whilst I took a 12 point hit to bring Hazard, Anichibe and Alonso in. Epic fail

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Nothing to do with me fella.

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        😀

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Your obsession is weird

      1. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Sorry brother, didn't mean any offence 🙁

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          None taken, not really aimed at you particularly, loads of people stalk his every move 🙂

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Does have Williams's 11pts as 3rd sub on his bench though. Not always right.

  4. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    with hazard,lovren and friend in my 15,i hope everyone else starts

  5. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Kosc >

    A. Cedric
    B. VVD
    C. Jones
    D. Valencia
    E. Other (specify)

    1. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Would just stick with Kosc personally unless you need the money

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Alderweireld

    3. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      alonso,if you have ,toby

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Have Alonso and Rose

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          VVD then

        2. Speédy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          cedric then

  6. fedolefan
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Team news in how long?

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      3 games in 9 mins,rest 24

    2. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      9 mins

    3. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      10mins

    4. justmatt
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      10 mins and 25 mins

    5. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 4 days ago

      some in 10 mins. some in 25

    6. TokyoRisingSun
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Little under 10 mins

    7. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Thanks all.

    8. Boss Hogg
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Team news love you long time

  7. RubberDucky
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Any chance Evans, Azpi or Holobas wont play?

      I have an 11pt Williams crying on the bench.

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Soon find out.

        1. RubberDucky
            9 years, 4 days ago

            1st time I benched him all season!

      2. Back on the horse
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Got friend 1st sub...

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Nepotism

      3. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Rotations taking its toll... as expected!

        Walker, Karius, Hazard OUT!
        More info to come in less than 10min..

        Get ready guys..
        Even early news won't help, since GW started yesterday!

        Goodluck to all of us! 🙂

        1. Speédy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          all set to field 8-10 players

      4. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        The good times of squad issues have arrived with Hazard being the first

      5. GreatCarragherReef
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        First week playing FanDuel- thoughts on trippier and llorente picks? Walker should be rested and trippier is 5.9. Also got mingolet in

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Good picks all! Especially the cover boy Trippier

        2. GreatCarragherReef
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          oh and kolarov

      6. PvA
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        The question I have is: why didn't we know about this knock earlier - wasn't there a press conference?

        1. TokyoRisingSun
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Must have been a really late call by Conte

        2. Speédy
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          conte likes to hide things

        3. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          We did know, but he ran it off so wasn't 'injured'.

      7. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        I've come to terms with not having Hazard tonight, but any other exclusions will suck big time

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Do you have any of Walker or Lovren

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Nope

        2. Lumberjack
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Or Karius or Anichebe?

          1. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Anichebe on bench

      8. Yome
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        One of the big question mark is Nacho, hope he starts

        1. Hurricane Gilbert
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          This. If he doesn't I will struggle to get 11 men out

      9. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        No sign of Anichebe when the players arrived.

        https://twitter.com/JHunterChron/status/809105433164152832

        1. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          He was hidden behind Hazard

        2. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          He probably just walked in through a wall rather than using the entrance

      10. Whazza
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        James Hunter Retweeted Sunderland AFC
        "No sign of Anichebe when the players arrived. Looks like he could be one of the injury doubts Moyes was talking about. #safc"

      11. 1
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        No Anichebe

        1. 1
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Dial up

      12. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Seems like everyone is captain hindsight on here today....

        1. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          I knew you were going to say that

        2. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          I captained kane

      13. Chris_White
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Sunderland AFC ‏@SunderlandAFC 9s9 seconds ago

        1. Chris_White
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Team news in five minutes - no less than 4 changes for #SAFC v @ChelseaFC tonight

          1. Yome
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Chelsea will destroy them, hope Costa doesn't go mental

        2. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

        3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          ??

      14. Whazza
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Sunderland AFC ‏@SunderlandAFC 2 min

        1. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          4 changes tonight

          1. Whazza
            • 13 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Anichebe, Ndong, possibly Larsson and one more

      15. Lizard Lips
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Take hits, bring in Anichibe, bring in Hazard. Monster fail unless Alonso slaps in a few goals!

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Ouch hard luck hope your bench bales you out

      16. ol3andre
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Hi! I got 2 FT and wondering about these transfers:

        A) Zlatan + Redmond = Origi + KDB

        B) Lovren + Redmond = Jones + Zaha

        C) Lovren + Redmond + Allen = Jones + Son + Fletcher (-4)

        D) Lovren + Redmond + Allen = Jones + Lallana + Fletcher (-4)

        1. Lumberjack
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          B out of those

          1. ol3andre
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Thanks for the reply. Do you see any other options?

            Rest of the team is:

            Foster/Jaku
            Rose - Amat - Lovren - van Dijk - Love
            Walcott - Hazard - Pedro - Allen - Redmond
            Kane - Costa - Zlatan

            1. Lumberjack
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 4 days ago

              Looks good to be honest, I'd be tempted to go with a BOU Def instead of Jones though. Or get Sanchez in if you can...

              1. ol3andre
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 4 days ago

                I been dropping from top10k too about 100k right now. I am not really about but thanks haha.

      17. Hybrid.power
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Could I be getting third sub Fletcher off the bench at some stage?

        1. Worzel Gummidge
            9 years, 4 days ago

            He is my first so hoping for a goal

        2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          anichebe out good for hazard owners?

          1. Reedy
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Not this one. He was my first sub

          2. Boss Hogg
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Cack

          3. El-Kloppico
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            How?

        3. The_Colonel
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Who are your top Fan Duel picks for tonight?

          Along with the obvious big hitters, I'm liking the look of Randolph, Nyom and Carroll if he starts

        4. Boss Hogg
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Come on big Victor. Let's grab a brace tonight big fella.

          1. Hurricane Gilbert
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            He is not playing

          2. GENERATION X
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            whos gonna tell him?

          3. Ziegler1988
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Knee brace?

            1. Boss Hogg
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 4 days ago

              Haha!

          4. Hybrid.power
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Errrmmmm

        5. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          de Roon let's goooooooooo son

        6. The Big Fella
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Sanchez or Kane as captain this weekend? Sanchez is against Stones and Bravo whilst Kane hosts Burnley

          1. The Big Fella
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Or Hazard (if he's fit)?

          2. Yome
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Kane

          3. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Just go with the poll if you don't want to choose for yourself.

        7. PvA
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          I might need a new 5th mid

        8. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          Haz and anchiebe out???

          My rival has williams second sub. This is what im up against regular. Anyone in same boat?

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 4 days ago

            Lineups any minute. Calm down.