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14 December 2016 1854 comments
Mark Mark
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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. The Tinkerman
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I have Can, Walker, Anichebe and Hazard.

    Took a -12 last week, after 8 flags, including 4 reds, and still can't field XI after another -4 this week. I hate this game.

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

    Hazard not even on the bench

    Good news, autosubs time

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

      He didn't travel. This was known like 11 hrs ago

  3. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Middlesbrough: Valdés, Barragán, Chambers, Gibson, da Silva, Forshaw, Clayton, de Roon, Traoré, Negredo, Fischer,
    Subs: Rhodes (9), Guzan (12), Leadbitter (7), Nsue Lopez (24), Downing (19), Nugent (35), Espinosa Zúñiga (5)

    Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Lallana, Mané, Origi, Firmino,
    Subs: Alexander-Arnold (66), Karius (1), Leiva (21), Woodburn (58), Moreno (18), Stewart (35), Ejaria (53)

    Sunderland: Pickford, Jones, Koné, Djilobodji, O'Shea, van Aanholt, Borini, Kirchhoff, Denayer, Januzaj, Defoe,
    Subs: Larsson (7), Love (22), Asoro (29), Maja (35), Honeyman (39), Mannone (1), Khazri (10)

    Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Moses, Kanté, Fàbregas, Alonso, Willian, Costa, Pedro,
    Subs: Ivanovic (2), Zouma (5), Loftus-Cheek (14), Matic (21), Batshuayi (23), Chalobah (29), Begovic (1)

    West Ham United: Randolph, Kouyaté, Reid, Ogbonna, Antonio, Noble, Obiang, Cresswell, Payet, Lanzini, Carroll,
    Subs: Quina (36), Fernandes (31), Ayew (20), Fletcher (24), Nordtveit (4), Browne (43), San Miguel del Castillo (13)

    Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Arfield, Marney, Hendrick, Boyd, Vokes, Gray,
    Subs: Flanagan (4), Robinson (17), Barnes (10), Defour (16), Kightly (11), Bamford (15), Tarkowski (26)

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Cheers Parm

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

        I love how this is still going.

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          🙂

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

      Is Cresswell wing back again?

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

      Top bloke TM.

      Is this Zouma back or has he been on the bench already?

    4. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Why is matip out of the squad?

  4. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I'm as mad as a brush for those of you that don't know me as stated above

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

    I like Eddie Howe- the only sparkling man to lead this country to certain hights..One day, not any time soon.

  6. jurgenklopp.8
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    We're gonna have to score 4 now Matip's out

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      This is Middlesbrough we're talking about

      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        I know but you just know there'll be some jammy goals

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

      🙁

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

    FFS - no Hazard and against Sunderland. I can't get any luck with this game

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

    BIG DAWG!! 😀

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Fair play I hope it works out

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

        Thanks. It won't 😀

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          That's the spirit 🙂

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

          we've gotta get him through the warm-up first!!

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

    Come on Firmino, come on Mane. Please boys, deliver this week.

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

    Anichebe to Carroll for the weekend?
    Or too risky?

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

      He'll get injured tonight now I brought him in 🙂

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

        I want to see him power in a header from about 20 feet off the ground, like he's been dropped into the stadium from a helicopter.

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

    WEST HAM line-up plz???

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

      Look up

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      look up

    3. MartialMatas
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      West Ham United: Randolph, Kouyaté, Reid, Ogbonna, Antonio, Noble, Obiang, Cresswell, Payet, Lanzini, Carroll,
      Subs: Quina (36), Fernandes (31), Ayew (20), Fletcher (24), Nordtveit (4), Browne (43), San Miguel del Castillo (13)

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

        cheers.. com'on Christmas Carroll

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

      randolph,ogbonna,reid,kouyate,antonio,noble,obiang,cresswell,payet,carroll,lanzini

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

        Cheers 😉

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

    come on lovren,started you with ake on the bench,get a cs now

  13. ♤TeddyBear♤
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Oh christ John O'shea starting. Should have captained Costa

  14. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    I sold Firmino this week so enjoy his brace today owners.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Fpl isn't out to get you I am 😡 😉 .

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

        I sold him, it's a hattrick 🙁

  15. KeepCalm
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    wtf hazard -_-

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

    Wish I had Payet

  17. Kanye West Ham
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    How many of the matches do they send on TV in your country? 😛

    In Norway, only 1 game :-/

    1. Kanye West Ham
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      I pay 45£ pr month, and this is what I get....

  18. King H
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    If Chadli doesnt start then I am truly fuqqqqd

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

    Where the hell are the other line ups?

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      Do you really love this game?

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

      You don't love this game enough to know they are later.

    3. Lawrø
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 4 days ago

      8 o'clock kickoffs

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

        Cheers

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

      Sorry been busy

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

        False

  20. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 4 days ago

    Carroll starts! Now I hope he bags a brace.

    1. Worzel Gummidge
        9 years, 4 days ago

        He will get you a brace. Leg brace.

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

      Rejoice Carroll punters. Time for a nice brace.

    3. RubberDucky
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Evans! Please be crocked, busy, stuck in traffic, anything but on that team sheet!

      • Greenbackbøøg…
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Antonio in defence?

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

          Yup

        2. Wilshere Knowledge
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          RWB.

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

          Wing back it seems

      • John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        No Kane in those line ups

      • Danno - Emre Canada
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Migs starting kind of goes against what Klopps been saying eh? But I guess too much chat going on for Karius this week to concentrate hmmmm

      • Stokelona
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        So borini's gonna take pens off Defoe...

      • Whazza
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        Samuel Luckhurst ‏@samuelluckhurst 2 min
        #mufc yet to arrive at Selhurst.

        1. Greenbackbøøg…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 4 days ago

          What is it with United travelling to London

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

            At least the fans will be alright

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

          Chaos in south london with southern rail service / strike. Gridlock.

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

        Lol @ Sunderland starting with 7 defenders

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

          0-0 a good score.

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

          Peak Moyes.

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

        Glad lovren starts. I would have been struggling otherwise

      • Boydinho
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 4 days ago

        LOLvren starting means no Williams from Bench...