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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, 20 days ago

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

    What's the latest?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        This 😀

        1. Óró Sé…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          These are uncertain, paniky times - trust nobody

      2. Óró Sé…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Ahhh, course...

    2. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. Ruth_NZ
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

    3. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Because it only changes if city win in the cup

    4. Individual
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Great troll!

  2. mogadishu
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Yeah would be best for FFS customers 😉

      2. mogadishu
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

  3. Hochoki
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      1

  4. Christina.
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 20 days ago

    Missus Epicnail is the best milf.

  5. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Training your monster arm?

  6. Hybrid.power
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Yes

    3. Kuqi Monster
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

  7. Hurricane Gilbert
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Who'll you remove for Kun?

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Most likely Lukaku. But I want him this week.

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

      Defoe will get atleast a goal in the next 2.

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      C other Kun

    2. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      B

  10. Friday's press conferences
    A.T
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Nice one, hoping Lovren is fit to play.

    2. mad_beer ✅
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

    4. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Shakespeare doing Leicester.

      Much ado about nothing.

      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        How poetic.

      2. RedLightning
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Shakespear? 😎

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Et tu Vardy!

    7. Gooner Kebab
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      no Everton presser?

      1. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Yesterday. Everyone's fine.

        1. Gooner Kebab
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          thanks!

    8. Samurai Blue
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Thanks AT.

    9. Ridcully
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Thanks.

    10. AA33
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Cheers Timbo! 🙂

    11. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

    12. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        C

      2. George James
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Dele

      3. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        C until Rose returns

    14. Deulofail
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Looking to do

      Alli » Sterling
      Defoe » Kun (-4)

      Next week if DGW goes ahead. All gravy?

      1. korbendallas82
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        All good.

        1. Deulofail
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Yayyy affirmation

    15. George James
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      Amat ➡️ Brunt -4 or risk playing Lovren/Francis

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        No point taking a hit imv

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Hit worth it as it will help for GW28 too.

      3. FPLtfs
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        yes, do it. Sets you up nicely for 28

    16. Respect My Authoritah
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Bring Kaku back for 28

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        ya he is imo

    17. ChelseaGuy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. Hurricane Gilbert
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        A. I like Mané and Couts more than Pedro though

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Frimino

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          But yeah, Mane over him imo

      3. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Already getting Mane for Sanchez
        This is for Stan

      4. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        B by a mile

      5. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Cheers guys
        Firmino and Mane double up then

    18. Hurricane Gilbert
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

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

          B

      2. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        C) Kun

    19. theBoose
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Really excited for the coming GW!

    21. merin
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        I'd think so

    22. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        *Ranieri.

      2. Smurf
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Costa, Starbucks, or Cafe Nero?

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Insider info: they use pretty much the same beans

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        None. Coffee is nasty.

      3. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Costa should start.

      4. A.T
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Nero

    24. Lone Wolf
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

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

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Late fitness test

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        No

        1. Lone Wolf
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          keep or sell?

          1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

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

            1. Lone Wolf
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 20 days ago

              cheers

          2. Epic Fail
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

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

    25. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Hope so
        Got 8 of the same XI

    26. A.T
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Brunt and Phillips owner
        I have 2 :/

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          That one or two maybe Brunt and Phillips.

      2. denial
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        He kind of says that every week the old fox.

      3. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

      4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Two little niggles in his sack.

      5. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

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

      6. Emp
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        rondon phillips and brunt owner here 🙁

    27. balint84
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days ago

      firmino or siggy?
      (already got coutinho)

      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        F

      2. SH
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        siggy

    28. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Goodingo

      2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Friend is now your enemy ?

        1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          Friend is dead to me.

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            🙂

          2. Pompel
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 20 days ago

            Condolances

      3. Pompel
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

        Lukaku is the favourite.

        1. SH
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

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

            Mane.

      2. ChelseaGuy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        You got the order right 😉

        1. dark91
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 20 days ago

          I would only put Mane ahead of Hazard

      3. H-Over United
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days 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, 20 days ago

      Yes or no ?

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

      1. SH
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        yes

      2. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        No

      3. makaveli123
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        Naaa

      4. ViperStripes
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 20 days ago

        2FT's?