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23 February 2017 1536 comments
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A minor disclaimer: this episode of the ScoutCast we recorded prior to the earth-shattering revelation that Manchester City could enjoy two fixtures in Gameweek 27. This therefore renders the full 70 minutes as totally irrelevant, with the content and advice offered within both useless and ill-informed. However, as this hasn’t stopped folk listening in the past, we’re putting it out there anyway.

Before the intervention of the fixture computer, I was joined by Jonty, Andy and Az as, oblivious to what was to come, we stepped blindly into the breach to wrestle another round of community questions.

That ensured that the impending blanks dominated the discussion, gifting Jonty the opportunity to flaunt his enviable Gameweek 28 line-up, while discussing the merits of Chelsea, Liverpool and West Ham. Somewhat inevitably, pastry based goods also make an appearance.

This 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, pastry and all, via the second player below.

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

  1. Óró Sé…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I see the City/Stoke fixture has gone into gw28 on FPL...

    What's the latest?

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

      It has been in GW28 since start of the season? :/

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        This 😀

        1. Óró Sé…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          These are uncertain, paniky times - trust nobody

      2. Óró Sé…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ahhh, course...

    2. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      FA Replay next week and if City win, the Stoke game will move to GW27

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

        You don't know that. You only think you do because you have been told so.

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

      Because it only changes if city win in the cup

    4. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Great troll!

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

    When will next weeks scout cast be? Wednesday during/after the Man City/Huddersfield game?

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure yet.

      Tuesday is usually better for everyone's schedule but I have a feeling they'll try and push it to Wednesday next week.

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah would be best for FFS customers 😉

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

        Yeah would make sense. Hopefully everything fits together. Cheers Andy

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

    Good Evening All. What is the best transfer decision for a -4 hit ??

    1. sanchez + ibra to mane + lukaku
    2. sanchez + diomande to snodgrass + lukaku

    my team is:

    Foster Pickford
    Alonso Baines Brunt PVA Friend
    Sanchez Firmino Alli Siggy Phillips
    Ibra Costa Diomande

    1. Hybrid.power
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Im going to say 2 because you will want Ibra next week

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      1

  4. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Missus Epicnail is the best milf.

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Right, think I'm all sorted. About to head out on a monster session. Gonna get messy. Can someone text me to remind me to make my transfers.

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Training your monster arm?

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Team is

    Pickford, Foster
    Brunt, Amat, Baines, Cahill, Smith
    Sanchez*, Eriksen, Siggy, Stanislas, Fletcher
    Costa, Jesus*, Ibra*

    Has to be Sanchez and Jesus to Mane and Lukaku right?

    1. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes. Obbious ones. Maybe Couts and then get Mané later (he is a homesick player)

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

      Yes

    3. Kuqi Monster
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      depends if it leaves you enough funds for your potential DGW GW27 moves

  7. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Plan was to do Defoe > Kaku. Should I do Ibra to Kaku instead, since I will cap Kun next week most likely?

    Heaton / Pick
    Alonso Baines Brunt Evans (Amat)
    Mané Alli Siggy Phillips (de Roon)
    Ibra Kane Defoe

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

      Who'll you remove for Kun?

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Most likely Lukaku. But I want him this week.

    2. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Defoe will get atleast a goal in the next 2.

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sunderland are really poor though, and Eve away + City at home not great fixtures.

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

    Jaku
    Alonso Baines Coleman Brunt
    Mane(VC) Eriksen Siggy Phillips Stan
    Lukaku(C)

    Grant Aguero Grabban Lenihan
    0FT 5.1 ITB

    Looking to do Stan to anyone upto 10.2 (Just short of Hazard)
    Currently on Firmino
    Suggestions please?

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

    Replace Jesus with
    a)Kane
    b)Costa
    c)Other (Have Lukaku)

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C other Kun

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

      B

  10. Friday's press conferences
    A.T
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    0830: Tony Pulis, West Brom

    0900: Eddie Howe, Bournemouth

    0930: David Moyes, Sunderland

    1200: Sam Allardyce, Crystal Palace

    1230: Marco Silva, Hull City

    1300: Craig Shakespeare, Leicester City; Antonio Conte, Chelsea; Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool

    1320: Mark Hughes, Stoke

    1330: Jose Mourinho, Manchester United

    1430: Claude Puel, Southampton

    1. Kuqi Monster
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one, hoping Lovren is fit to play.

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I think if you have no PL match this week you don't deserve to speak. It's all about my FPL.

    3. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one cheers Timbo.....your work here is done.

    4. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hoping we find out Stanislas has been injured and is back this week so I can save a transfer.

    5. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Shakespeare doing Leicester.

      Much ado about nothing.

      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        How poetic.

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

        Or Richard III.

        "Now is the winter of our discontent" - but who will make it a glorious summer?

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

      Shakespear? 😎

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Et tu Vardy!

    7. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no Everton presser?

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Yesterday. Everyone's fine.

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          thanks!

    8. Samurai Blue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks AT.

    9. Ridcully
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks.

    10. AA33
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers Timbo! 🙂

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

      Interesting to see that Pedro is 6th in the Captain Poll.

    12. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Capoue getting a well deserved run out this weekend. His last goal was in GW12 and only one assist since then.

      The bad hombre is DUE.

    13. balint84
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      who is the LEAST important in the next 3 gameweeks?

      A, Costa
      B, Kane
      C, DeleAlli
      D, Hazard

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

        C

      2. George James
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Dele

      3. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        C until Rose returns

    14. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looking to do

      Alli » Sterling
      Defoe » Kun (-4)

      Next week if DGW goes ahead. All gravy?

      1. korbendallas82
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        All good.

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

          Yayyy affirmation

    15. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Amat ➡️ Brunt -4 or risk playing Lovren/Francis

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No point taking a hit imv

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Hit worth it as it will help for GW28 too.

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

        yes, do it. Sets you up nicely for 28

    16. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Most logical route I can see for gw27 is Hazard + Lukaku -> Sane + Aguero (-4)

      gw28 not sure where to go from there, but would have minimum 8 (or 9 with Stanislas)

      Sane worth the risk?

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

        Bring Kaku back for 28

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          WBA and HUL seem like good fixtures on paper, but I really don't expect much from him then. I'd be more tempted to hold Aguero, and bring in a midfielder for Sane

      2. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        ya he is imo

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

      A) Pedro - SWA whu ___
      B) Firmino - lei ARS BUR

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        A. I like Mané and Couts more than Pedro though

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Frimino

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          But yeah, Mane over him imo

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

        Already getting Mane for Sanchez
        This is for Stan

      4. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        B by a mile

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

        Cheers guys
        Firmino and Mane double up then

    18. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Who would you remove for Kaku? Kun comes in for Kaku next week anyway

      A) Defoe
      B) Ibra

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Ooo, not sure. Probably Ibra as you won't captain him next week

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

          B

      2. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        C) Kun

    19. theBoose
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Currently planning the following over the next few weeks (presuming City beat Huddersfield of course)..

      GW26:
      Jakupovic
      Alonso/Cahill/Baines/PVA
      Alli/Eriksen/Phillips/Mané
      Kane(c)/Lukaku(vc)
      Heaton/Robson-Kanu/Yoshida/Tadic

      GW27: Kane + Alli/Eriksen > Agüero + Sterling for -4
      GW28: Tadic + Yoshida > Siggy + Mawson for -4

      Leaves me with 9 + HRK for GW28.

      Thoughts/changes you'd make?

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

        I'm planning something similar, but think I'll just do Eriksen & Kane -> Aguero & Siggy. Partly because I'm ahead in my ML and slosest rivals has Siggy though.

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

      Really excited for the coming GW!

    21. merin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      GTG this week?

      Hennessey
      Alonso Walker McAuley Smith
      Mane Alli Sigurdsson Phillips
      Kane(v) Lukaku(c)

      (Grant Holgate deRoon Ibra)

      FT: 0, ITB: 2.2

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

        I'd think so

    22. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Mancini favourite to replace Mahrez. Should be great news for Mahrez ( not basing this on anything)

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        *Ranieri.

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Don't think they would be able to play on the counter as much with Mancini's lack of pace.

    23. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Costa, Starbucks, or Cafe Nero?

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Insider info: they use pretty much the same beans

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        None. Coffee is nasty.

      3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Costa should start.

      4. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Nero

    24. Lone Wolf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is Carroll (WHU) out 100%? We already had WHU presser, right?

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Late fitness test

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No

        1. Lone Wolf
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          keep or sell?

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            100 % keep
            I may even start him over smith. Hope he gets one off the bench

            1. Lone Wolf
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              cheers

          2. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I'm selling. He can't be trusted.

    25. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Team FTW:

      Heaton

      Alonso Baines Coleman Brunt

      Mane Siggy Alli Phillips

      Lukaku Benteke

      // Stanislas / Ibra / Love

      Anything worth a hit or g2g?

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

        Hope so
        Got 8 of the same XI

    26. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pulis

      "We've got one or two niggles ahead of Bournemouth. We don't know yet if they will be okay."

      😀

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

        Brunt and Phillips owner
        I have 2 :/

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          That one or two maybe Brunt and Phillips.

      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        He kind of says that every week the old fox.

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

        Same issue every week and nobody goes missing... Probably talks about his staff members 😛

      4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Two little niggles in his sack.

      5. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Was planning on Stanislas to Morrison....hope Morrison isn't a niggle, I also own Philips.

      6. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        rondon phillips and brunt owner here 🙁

    27. balint84
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      firmino or siggy?
      (already got coutinho)

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        F

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

        siggy

    28. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sod it.

      I'm getting Maguire in for Friend (-4). Sick of Friend, hardly plays and always injured. Im 60 points ahead in ML.

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

        Goodingo

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

        Friend is now your enemy ?

        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Friend is dead to me.

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

            🙂

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

            Condolances

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

        Would also get rid for a hit if 60 points ahead - sadly I'm 100 points behind 🙁

      4. Abel Xavier
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Same but with Robertson - been hanging on with Nyom as 3rd defender and Amat as 5th.
        Seems like a waste of a precious transfer at this stage and I may not even start him ahead of Nyom.

    29. SH
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Whom to captain this GW?

      A) Lukaku (SUN)
      B) Hazard (SWA)
      C) Mane (lei)
      D) Eriksen (STO)

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku is the favourite.

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

          Indeed. But I am chasing in my ML and thinking captaining Hazard or Mane would be a good differential. Confused

          1. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            You need to give us that kind if information when asking 🙁

            Mane.

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

        You got the order right 😉

        1. dark91
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I would only put Mane ahead of Hazard

      3. H-Over United
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Have the same problem (changing Eriksen to Costa)...

        Hazard & Costa agaist Swansea or Lukaku against Sunderland?
        Mané isn't the best choice especially with the sack of Ranieri. Think LEI will be very very defensive...

        Actually are on Lukaku but can't really decide...

    30. Kizza_10
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes or no ?

      Out: Stanislas & Alli (have Eriksen)
      In: Barkley & Siggy

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

        yes

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No

      3. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Naaa

      4. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        2FT's?