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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. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone captain Hazard?

    If so who is your vice?

    1. Pub Crawl to the Townsend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Granville. Vc firmino for him

    2. Karan_G14
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      My ML rival. VC Costa!

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

      I see lots in mini leagues with either Costa or Sanchez getting vc for most

  2. liiusions
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    #PrayForNacho

    1. VFORVANDETA
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      amen

  3. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    The amount of jammy bench points this week will be off the charts

    1. drughi
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      capoue goal incoming

    2. Simon Says...
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Always happens towards xmas.

    3. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Its quite annoying in a week where (fingers crossed) most of my players are actually starting.

      The Bournemouth and dodgy evertonian points are doing it at the moment.

    4. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      My bench has been wiped out already.

  4. greghammer95
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I haven't seen it at all this season, but what happened to the matchday chatroom? (I've started posting after a few seasons at uni etc).

    Used to be good banter in there and great for live updates.

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

      Closed a while ago.

      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Any reason? Would be good to see it back.

    2. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      I think I remember when you were taking your GCSEs!

      1. greghammer95
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Sounds about right. Long time ago that.

  5. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Hazard will be assessed ahead of the Palace game

    1. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      That old chestnut

      1. Simon Says...
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        This.

    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      enough for me to do hazard>sanchez

  6. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Janmaat, Prödl, Britos, Holebas; Pereyra, Guedioura, Capoue; Amrabat, Ighalo, Sinclair.

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

      No GK?

  7. Tansey
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Had full intention of bringing in Carroll but backed out from doing it at the last minute because I wasn't sure if he'd start.

    This is one of those times where I know that if a player scores I will feel like crap

    1. greghammer95
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Don't feel bad about that one, was a good call. I really wouldn't be surprised if he went off on 40 minutes injured, not convinced he's match fit at all.

  8. Greenbackbøøg…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    NO NACHO

  9. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Iheanacho benched

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

    Nacho fail

  11. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No Iheanacho

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    p*** off pep

  13. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    NACHO DROPPED

    CITY XI | Bravo, Zabaleta (C), Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy, Gundogan, Toure, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Nolito

    1. Moves like Dejagah
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No Stones lol

    2. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Gundo-wagon is back on!!

  14. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    I hate you Pep

  15. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Bravo, Zabaleta (C), Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy, Gundogan, Toure, Sterling, De Bruyne, Silva, Nolit

  16. Yome
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Nacho benched FFS

  17. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Walkies starts

  18. Unliklinho
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Eat my dust Emre...

  19. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No Stones

  20. Lizard Lips
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Lloris (C), Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Dele, Kane

    1. OLEgend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Thankyou Poch

  21. drughi
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    lol at me and my nacho punt

  22. L'Aeroplanino
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    f off pep

  23. Ziro
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Kelly, McArthur, Flamini, Lee, Cabaye, Zaha, Benteke,
    Subs: Husin (43), Fryers (19), Townsend (10), Wan-Bissaka (46), Speroni (1), Ledley (16), Campbell (9)

    Manchester United: de Gea, Bailly, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Herrera, Carrick, Pogba, Mata, Ibrahimovic, Rooney,
    Subs: Darmian (36), Rashford (19), Schweinsteiger (31), Young (18), Lingard (14), Romero (20), Fellaini (27)

    Manchester City: Bravo, Zabaleta, Otamendi, Kolarov, Clichy, Touré, Gündogan, Silva, Sterling, Nolito, De Bruyne,
    Subs: Sané (19), Reges (6), Sagna (3), Navas (15), Caballero (13), Stones (24), Iheanacho (72)

    Watford: Gomes, Amrabat, Janmaat, Prödl, Britos, Holebas, Capoue, Guédioura, Pereyra, Sinclair, Ighalo,
    Subs: Zuniga Mosquera (18), Pantilimon (30), Success Ajayi (10), Watson (23), Deeney (9), Kaboul (4), Kabasele (27)

    Stoke City: Grant, Johnson, Shawcross, Martins Indi, Pieters, Whelan, Adam, Shaqiri, Allen, Arnautovic, Walters,
    Subs: Crouch (25), Given (24), Krkic (27), Muniesa (5), Bony (12), Imbula (21), Diouf (18)

    Southampton: Forster, Martina, da Rocha Fonte, van Dijk, Bertrand, Davis, Romeu Vidal, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Long, Redmond,
    Subs: Yoshida (3), McQueen (38), Rodriguez (9), Højbjerg (23), Tadic (11), Clasie (4), Taylor (28)

    Tottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Wanyama, Sissoko, Alli, Eriksen, Kane,
    Subs: Nkoudou (14), Winks (29), Son (7), Vorm (13), Onomah (25), Davies (33), Trippier (16)

    Hull City: Marshall, Maguire, Dawson, Davies, Elmohamady, Livermore, Huddlestone, Clucas, Robertson, Snodgrass, Diomande,
    Subs: Bowen (29), Henriksen (22), Mason (25), Meyler (7), Weir (17), Maloney (15), Jakupovic (16)

    West Bromwich Albion: Foster, Nyom, McAuley, Olsson, Brunt, Fletcher, Yacob, Phillips, Morrison, Chadli, Rondón,
    Subs: Leko (45), Harper (34), Palmer (40), Robson-Kanu (4), Gardner (8), McClean (14), Galloway (20)

    Swansea City: Fabianski, Rangel, Amat, Mawson, Taylor, Britton, Fulton, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Montero, Llorente,
    Subs: Cork (24), González Tomás (10), Naughton (26), Fer (8), Nordfeldt (13), van der Hoorn (5), Barrow (17)

    1. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Demi

    2. Ziro
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      where the hell is Cedric 😯

      1. Colonel Klink
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Seriously. I thought the last match was his rest.

    3. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      Sky saying Robinson starting instead of Heaton for some reason.

      1. jurgenklopp.8
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 3 months ago

        Burnley twitter got it wrong, they've corrected and apologised now.

    4. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      No Evans either 🙁

  24. FPL Maldini
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Pep is useless

    1. dhamphiir
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 3 months ago

      What you expect from Pep? He keeps on rotating his starting 11 player

  25. LeicesterA
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No stones.

  26. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Back four for City 🙂

  27. PvA
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    No Nacho

  28. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    De Gea, Bailly, Jones, Rojo, Blind, Carrick, Herrera, Mata, Pogba, Rooney, Zlatan.

  29. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    no deeney or okaka

  30. Chris_White
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 3 months ago

    Foster; Nyom, McAuley, Olsson, Brunt; Yacob, Fletcher (c); Chadli, Morrison, Phillips; Rondo