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The ScoutCast – Episode 213 – Overthinking

Overthinking? It’s what we do – don’t dare ask us to stop.

Particularly now that our heads are swimming with thoughts of blank and double Gameweeks. All those variables, all that planning and strategising: we’re in our element.

Once again, thanks to another bout of community questions, Jonty and Andy join me for another ScoutCast dominated by chatter surrounding our tactics and transfers approaching the missing fixtures.

We break off to nominate the new Premier League whipping boys, while we ponder whether to proclaim Sigurdsson as “essential”, revisit Coleman vs Baines and assess whether the blanks are reason enough to be rid of Alexis Sanchez.

For my money, that’s one decision that requires very little thinking.

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  1. Legomane
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton
    Alonso Coleman Holgate
    Sanchez Alli(v) Eriksen Phillips
    Aguero(c) Ibrahimovic Rondon

    (Pickford Pieters Smith de Roon)

    0 FT 0.5 ITB
    G2G? I'm being tempted by a risky -8 : Aguero/Rondon > Kane/Jesus.
    If keeping Sergio this week and the rot ensues, swap to Costa seems value for his next 3?

    thoughts much appreciated as always.

    1. Ibracadebruyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keep Kun for now and get Costa next GW

      1. Legomane
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers

  2. Lateriser 12
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone keep watching Everton games? Where's smeggs?

  3. Bubz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If anyone hasn't yet answered this for me, please do. I change my mind on an hourly basis.

    Bench 2 out of:

    A. Holebas (BUR)
    B. Capoue (BUR)
    C. Alonso (ARS)
    D. Iwobi (che)

    1. Ibracadebruyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BC

    2. Jam0sh
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      That's tough bubz. Feels like better to not answer as I feel you could figure it out better 😀 I'd bench Holebas and Capoue

    3. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A and B

    4. marcomatrix23
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      BD

    5. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      AB

    6. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bd

      1. Legomane
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Or ad

        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          AB

    7. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I have A, B, C problem my self. Gonna bench A, B even though it's tempting playing fixture for WAT.

      So A and B for the bench for me.

    8. Rasping Drive
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would bench D. Coin toss for the other.

    9. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A & B

  4. Ibracadebruyne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Scoreprediction:

    CHE-ARS
    MCI-SWA

    And Costa or Jesus this GW?

    Cheers!

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      2-1
      3-1

      Jesus

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1-0
      2-1

    3. Alnair
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1-3
      4-1

  5. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Wild carded this week and brought in rose and already had jones who are now both injured...

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      you mean wildcarded last GW i supposed.

      I had both too, Jones on bench and selling Rose

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        sold Rose*

      2. French Gooner
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        last week obv. score was so shocking and i still havent got over it...

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It's all good mate, you'll recover this GW

  6. PapsH
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed!

    Coleman or zaha? I have baines already and I'm chasing.

    Rivals don't have either

    Thanks!

    1. Ibracadebruyne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha then

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha this week, look at getting Coleman as well soon.

  7. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How's she looking?

    Grant
    PVA Alonso McAuley
    Sanchez Alli Eriksen Phillips
    Lukaku(c) Ibra Costa

    Jaku Jones* Hojbjerg Amat

    1. FantaCity
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Looking good, although Lukaku (C) always makes me nervous

      1. La Roja
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Fully prepared for trolling

        1. super zlatan
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Looks solid. If opened lukaku I would captain him this week for sure.

          1. super zlatan
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            * I owned

            Damn iPhone.

            1. La Roja
              • 12 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              I wish we can open the fcker too...

              1. super zlatan
                • 13 Years
                7 years, 3 months ago

                🙂

    2. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      G2G. Would personally play Jones over Alonso though.

  8. Friday press conferences
    Arteta
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Today's press conferences

    8.30 - Stoke
    9.00 - Arsenal, Bournemouth, West Brom
    9.30 - Sunderland
    10.15 - Watford
    11.00 - West Ham
    12.00 - Crystal Palace
    12.30 - Tottenham
    13.00 - Hull, Everton, Leicester
    13.15 - Chelsea
    13.30 - Man City, Man United

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      good lad ozil

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Always a pleasure 😎

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Innit bruv

    2. Bezzer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Great stuff, cheers!

    3. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      always assisting !

    4. Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lovely, cheers

    5. BB-8
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Ozil 🙂

    6. Lateriser 12
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks

    7. Prokoptas
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks as always.

    8. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Ozil

    9. McQueen
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks bud. You deserve 100+ points this GW. 😉

    10. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Many thanks Ozil.....

    11. Ridcully
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks Özil.

    12. Legomane
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers

    13. Samurai Blue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks Mesut!

    14. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      cheers

    15. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers Ozil - so many today! If someone far less lazy than me could do a summary of them all when they're all completed, that'd be fab 😉

      1. Cevap
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        this and then hulk that post! 😆

        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Just read the scout tweets. It's all you need to know.

  9. Jam0sh
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Good morning all. Save FT?

    Foster
    Brunt, Baines, Alonso
    Phillips, Antonio, Lallana, Sanchez
    Lukaku, Ibrahimovic, Kane

    subs: Heaton --- Jones, Holgate, Clayton --- 1 FT, 1.6 ITB

    1. S.Agueroooooo
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      yep looks good

      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Save.
        Looks solid.
        Would you consider lallanna > Mané?

        1. Jam0sh
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Cheers Zlatan. I have my option open but that could be possible also. I think I'll get rid of Lallana in the coming weeks. Possibly for Siggy/Spurs mid or if someone else emerges as good option (Sterling?). Siggy would of course have no blanks but won't make decision purely based on that.

          1. super zlatan
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Siggy is a great option. I'm looking to shoehorn him in my team before gw28.

  10. S.Agueroooooo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Genuine dilemma with 2FTs 0 itb (feel i need 3 to do anything worthwhile), any suggestions really appreciated

    Grant, Pickford
    Alonso, Walker, Brunt (Holebas, Amat)
    Sanchez, Hazard, Eriksen, Phillips (de roon)
    Ibra, Kane, Defoe

    1. Toby Lerone
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      holebas to funes mori

      1. S.Agueroooooo
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks was one of my considerations (feel like im cheaping out on coleman/ baines but cant have them all i guess).

        The other idea was pickford > jaku

        either way save a FT

    2. Oddjobleff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Defoe to Benteke for a one week punt?

      1. S.Agueroooooo
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        think im a bit tight on transfers for that kind of move, no doubt a better prospect on paper though

  11. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts please lads ?
    Defence: Rose* Baines Jones* Nyom Holgate

    A) Rose > Walker
    B) Jones > McAuley
    C) Jones> PVA

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

      1. Oddjobleff
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A

  12. super zlatan
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning lads.

    G2G?

    Heaton
    Walker. Baines. Brunt
    Sanchez. Eriksen. Phillips. Stanislas.
    Kane. Costa. Ibra

    Subs. Pickford. Holebas. DeRoon. Amat

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Tasty

      El Capitano?

      1. super zlatan
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Kane or Ibra.

        Can't decide. Care to help?

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I'd go for Kane if I had him, without doubt.

          1. super zlatan
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Cheers pal

  13. Nesvy
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who play ?

    a/ Alonso
    b/ Holebas

    Walker - Brunt - X

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Holebas, Arsenal almost always score.

    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Has to be A.

    3. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

    4. Oddjobleff
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  14. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2FT - 0.1 ITB

    Valdes / Pickford

    David Luiz / Lovren / McAuley / Holebas / Pieters

    Sanchez / Alli / Lallana / Stanislas / de Roon

    Ibra / Costa / Defoe

    Pickford to Jakupovic?

  15. HammersFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Brunt (c) anyone taking a risk and join me?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Coleman

    2. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You have big balls.
      But as a brunt owner I hope it pays off
      🙂

      1. HammersFan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        My brother has done it twice this year and both times he hauled big.

        He's doing it aga in this gw haha.

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nah - playing it safe and captaining Aguero.

      1. HammersFan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Playing it safe with someone that's not nailed?

        1. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Sorry - was being sarcastic 😉

          1. HammersFan
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            We all know brunt will outscore kun this week.

            2 to 1 guaranteed haha

            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              lol sounds about right 🙂

        2. Jafooli
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          😮

      2. Ephurion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

        Might bag a hatty to be fair, though

  16. Fuchs Mane Kante
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    The Premier league champions currently still in the champions league are now the new whipping boys lol marvellous.

  17. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning dzzz, siggy or bark?...siggy is the right answer but his tough fix is putting me off and i need to make the move now to afford kaku...2FTs+0.9m.

    Heaton
    Valencia Mcauly Holebas -- Robertson Smith
    Alli Philips Sanchez Pogba -- Fletch
    Kane Ibra Giroud

    A: Pogba + Giroud >> Siggy/Barkley/Antonio + Lukaku..
    B: fletch + Giroud >> carroll + Lukaku
    C: something else?? valencia + giroud >> mori + kaku?....sanchez /giru >> hazard / kaku...

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Siggy can produce in any game

      1. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        So siggy over Barkley?

  18. S.Agueroooooo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Play:
    A) Funes Mori
    B) Alonso

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

  19. Oddjobleff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    2FTs next week. Thinking about blanks but only for good players with good fixtures.

    Foster
    Alonso, Baines, Nyom
    Sanchez, Alli, Eriksen, Phillips
    Ibra, Costa, Lukaku

    Pickford Capoue Pieters Amat

    How's this?

    A) Pieters and Eriksen - Coleman and Siggy
    B) Pieters and Alli - Coleman and Siggy

  20. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If you won FPL, would you charge FFS for an interview?

    If so, how much?

    1. Fuchs Mane Kante
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A jammy doughnut.

    2. Ridcully
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would not charge.

  21. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What GW are people with WC's planning to use?

    1. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      The one before the first DGW ideally.

      1. Sz21
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ok- so well after the blanks then?

        Get as many players playing in GW 26/28 as possible and then worry about WC later..

    2. Fuchs Mane Kante
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      36 maybe triple gw.

    3. Darklord_bg
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      After the DGW schedule has been finalized for sure.

      Could be as early as GW29, though probably at least after the international break.

      1. Pasqualinho
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        It was GW31 last year - although that was the final re-arrangement. Some were drip-fed through before that.

  22. Pep says
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton
    Coleman McAuley Brunt Alonso
    Phillips Erik Sanchez Alli
    Ibra Kane

    Pickford Stan Cedric Campbell

    Bench look in good order?
    Captain? (I'm between Coleman and Alli)

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Lovely team

      Kane

  23. StoichkovFPL
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Randolph, Jaku
    Alonso, Holebas, Holgate, Evans*, Friend*
    Sanchez, Eriksen, Lallana, Phillips, Fletch
    Kun, Ibra, Gru

    As Kun+Gru is very risky I can't wait with Kun even it's Swans as Kane and Lukaku have good fixtures too.
    My plan is Kun, Gru > Lukaku, Kane this GW for -4 (hope Holgate will play)
    GW25 lallana > siggy
    GW26 ibra > costa (c) and friend > baines for -4

    Would you make some transfers different / other order ?

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I dunno Kun could run riot versus Swansea just do Giroud to Lukaku and Kun next gw

      1. StoichkovFPL
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        cant afford. thats the problem

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          What about Benteke or Jesus

          1. StoichkovFPL
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Jesus not nailed plus blank in GW 26
            Benteke is other option that I'm concider but it's Palace and front Kane+Ibra+Lukaku looks fantastic

            1. FPL Blow-In
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              Yeah that's what I have currently

  24. The Mighty Whites
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Start Jakupovic v Liverpool or Valdes v Spurs?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keeper rotation at its best! Probably Jaku but it's a coin toss.

    2. DS84
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jaku!

    3. Sweetboi
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jakupovic for sure. He's the best.

    4. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jaku.

      I can see them frustrating Liverpool.

  25. DS84
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning lads!

    G2G?

    Randolph (Grant)
    Baines Brunt Alonso (Holgate Friend)
    KDB Sanchez Alli Philips (Caroll)
    Lukaku Kane Costa

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Captain?

      1. DS84
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Kane

        1. FPL Blow-In
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          All set mate

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      some team!

  26. FPL Blow-In
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    All set? If Jones is declared fit, play him or Alonso?

    Foster
    Baines, Walker, Alonso
    Sanchez, Sterling, Mirallas, Phillips
    Ibra, Kane, Lukaku

    Pickford, Jones, De Roon, Amat

    1. DS84
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Alonso, but it's close....United will concede

  27. ZeBestee
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who else is considering Ibra > Jesus ? Ibra is too slow for pressing teams

    1. FPL Blow-In
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Ibra the guy who is contending for the golden boot and top of the striker category in fpl? Yeah way too slow that guy...

      I like the look of Jesus too but at least Ibra is guaranteed to start.

    2. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      You do know They don't play on the same team so it's not like he'll be taking his place in real life.

  28. Live Lad
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Gtg? Save? 1 FT, 0.1 itb

    Foster
    PVA, Coleman, Holebas
    Sanchez, Alli (vc), Hazard, Snoddy, Phillips
    Ibra(c), AGUERO
    Subs: Pick Ward (Burnley) Amat, Anichebe

  29. villian-ty
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Keep Giroud or sell for -4

    Selling Giroud would only enable me 9.2 for next striker

    Grant (Pickford)
    Holebas Luiz Jones (Amat Chambers)
    Sanchez Lallana Ali Philips (Capoue)
    Ibra Kane Giroud

    1. super zlatan
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sell.

      Get Jesus.

    2. IWR
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hold unless you can get to Lukaku. Man that's tricky

  30. Gruu
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Morning lads. Anything worth a hit?

    Grant
    Brunt | Baines | Valencia
    Sanchez | Alli | Phillips | Stanislas
    Ibra | Kane | Lukaku

    Bench: Jaku, Holgate, Chambers, De Roon

    1.6 itb with 0 FT

    1. IWR
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      G2G