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The ScoutCast – Episode 216 – Confessional

I am a Fantasy Football manager, and I’m addicted to double Gameweeks. It’s a confession that the ScoutCast team are all too eager to admit in this latest ScoutCast episode.

Recorded prior to the confirmation of the first double Gameweek of the season, we were nonetheless correctly counting our chickens and allowing your multitude of community questions on Manchester City assets to steer the chatter.

Granville rejoined Jonty, Andy and myself to reinforce our investigation in Pep’s charges and to add his views to the heated Triple Captain debate surrounding Sergio Aguero. Yes, him again.

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.

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  1. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero!

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Oh captain my captain

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

        Oh triple captain my triple captain.

    2. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Are you gonna TC him?

      1. TorresMagic™
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        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Captain at least.

        1. Bruno Bruno!!
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Have you decided how your getting him in

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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            • 15 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            No. 90 minutes left.

            1. Bruno Bruno!!
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              good luck, are you planning to find a way to do it without loosing kane based on your suggestion of bringing in grant

            2. Duffy Dunk
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              (Heavy breathing)

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      DGW, TC...six Agueros in my team 🙂

    4. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Could be a masterclass captaining him...good for those chasing

  2. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    What do we think agueros effective ownership will be this week?

    1. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Gotta be approaching 200%

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        In the top 10K that is...

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

    a) Alli to Sterling for - 4 (have Kun) which leaves me with 10 players if Phillips isnt fit.
    b) Friend/Holgate to Stones for - 4 and line up 11.

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A

      1. DJ1000
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        A. Man city defence atrocious

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

    Grant for a hit? 😆

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

      I wouldn't. Then again I already have him.

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Same here
        Grant x 2

    2. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Only if it's Eddie Grant, and the being Electric Avenue 😉

      1. Business Cat
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        ^ hit

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

        What if I don't wanna dance,dance with you baby no more.

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Give me hope, Joanna, give me hope! Joanna, hope before the morning comes 😉

    3. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I was quoting Jonty on the scoutcast!

  5. dark91
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Aguero, Sterling and Sane, Welcome to my humble team

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

      Ditto

  6. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Which option do I go for?

    A). ALLI, LUKAKU➡STERLING, AGUERO (no hit)

    B). HAZARD, LUKAKU➡STERLING, AGUERO (no hit)

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        reasoning behind Hazard

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Haz weak away and generally not getting many points.
          Alli at home, even if vs EVE, TOT on their day are too dangerous and Alli is usually involved

    2. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      B

      1. Bruno Bruno!!
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        reasoning behing choosing hazard over alli, fixtures look decent

        1. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Hazard is not Good Value for money for me and I feel Chelsea will start grinding results so prefer to save money.

          1. Reggie Nainggolan
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            I agree

            1. DJ1000
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              B

  7. AusBest11
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Transfer costa or lukaku out for Aguero? And transfer Alli out for either sane or sterling?

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

      I did Costa and Alli for those 2

  8. Duffy Dunk
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Heaton Grant
    Alonso Coleman Brunt Mawson Holgate
    Mane Alli Siggy Pedro Phillips
    Costa Lukaku Rondon

    0ft, 4.4 itb

    A) Phillips->Sterling + Costa->Aguero
    B) Phillips->Sterling + Costa->Ibra
    C) Alli->Sterling + Costa->Aguero + Lukaku->Ibra

    Thank you

  9. Team Cruel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mark I think you said in the cast that GW34 midweek is for replays. Hopefully just a slip of the tongue?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yep he was wrong, cup semis, free midweek for DGW.

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

        I was listening to it in the gym, almost dropped the barbell when I heard that.

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I'd like to be listening the scoutcast from the gym's speakers

  10. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thinking about it properly

    I'm pretty sure 75% of my ML will have cottoned on the the DGW and will at least C Aguero

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

    Struggling to make a decision. Worth tripling on City?

    1. Eriksen, Defoe -> Aguero, Sterling. 2FT

    2. Ibra, Eriksen, Capoue -> Aguero, Sterling, Sane for -4.

    3. Lukaku, Eriksen, Phillips -> Aguero, Sterling, Sane -4

    1. Duffy Dunk
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1
      if not, then 3
      don't ditch Ibra before this match

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

        Thanks

    2. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      1 the same transfers I may take

  12. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    If it looked like your main rival (62 points ahead) wasn't going to have Aguero this week, would it make you more less likely to TC Aguero?

    A successful captaincy would close the gap and I'd still have a TC in hand. Thoughts? (He probably will get him but hasn't yet)

    1. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I would wait for now. Wouldn't want to play my hands just yet.

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

        If he did bring him in and TC him though I'd be in big bother

        1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          Make a note of his money in the bank. When he makes a transfer see how it has changed and work out who he bought in from that. You can then at least know if he brings him in

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

      I would TC

  13. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Mark dangled the Sane carrot in front of TM ....

    Will TM buckle under the pressure of the mind games?

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      i lke how you put it

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

      Are you sure you're a virgin?

    3. Cok3y5murf
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      *Cringes*

    4. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane shooting stats are poor. Don't know why people considering him over sterling or dropping 8 to bring him in

  14. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How many hits have people taken or willing to take to get city players in? Would like to know to ease my mind and follow suit if others are also taking -4/-8/-12 hits

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

      -4 here

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      -8 for 3

    3. Business Cat
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I did -8 to get the SAS in

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

        This. Not a fan of hits but DGWs are exceptions.

        1. Business Cat
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          It's a -4 by my reasoning since the players bough in are guaranteed 4pts even if they do nothing except play.

    4. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      o hit hits getting sterling and aguero 🙂

    5. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks guys. Deffo doing a -4 just not sure yet for a -8

  15. Evans
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Lads

    Bench Coleman or Alonso

    My other two defenders are brunt and mawson

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

      Coleman

  16. Granville
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    • 15 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Doesn't feel right selling a striker after a hatrick.

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

      Had it been easier if it was a midfielder?

    2. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      talking about Aguero next week ? 😉

    3. TorresMagic™
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Don't forget the assist 🙂

      1. Granville
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        • 15 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Ah yes, the cherry on the cake

    4. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      POTM potentially

    5. Knowledgeable meerkat
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      We all know Kane is capable of that every now and then - it's to be expected

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

      I agree. I'm hoping Everton can keep it solid whilst Kun has 2 prime fixtures. We will be reunited after his blank.

  17. Espen8
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    I could actually do Phillips->Sane, already done Aguero and Sterling in. Worth it, if we think that Phillips starts against Palace and no blank?

    1. Klopp For The Kopps 😆
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Same Dilemna here
      It blocks me from taking Coutinho next week
      So slightly reluctant to do that

      1. Espen8
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah, I don´t care that much about Coutinho, more about Sanchez in 29..

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yeah....Phillips might not even play

      1. Espen8
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        I know.. Last scan tomorrow, so if I do it tomorrow I will lose 0.1m

  18. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    In the stat tables, where you have for example "chances conceded" by a team, is that the right hand side of the attacking team?

    1. TorresMagic™
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Defending team.

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 15 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Look at Burnley game and defending "current GW"

      1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

  19. Klopp's Kids
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on?

    Alonso>Mawson
    Eriksen>Sigurdsson
    Alli>Sterling
    Rondon>Aguero (C)

    [-12, 0.5M ITB]

    then next week on a FT to field 11 players:

    Sterling>Coutinho

    with Aguero, Ibrahimovic, Cedric benched

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Yes.

  20. slamdunk
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Repost..

    Jak at Leicester
    Or
    Heaton at Swansea?

    Many thanks

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Jak

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

    Silva or Sane ?

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

      Sane

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

    3. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane every time

    4. slamdunk
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sane

  22. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    How can you see how many transfers someone has made?

    1. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Scroll down to where you also see their total number for the season

    2. dark91
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      GW transfers

    3. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      in his Transfers and Finance.

    4. Fingerspitzengefühl
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Bottom right on the team page:

      "Transfers and Finance

      Gameweek transfers:
      X"

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

      Just scroll down on their profile. Shows up.

    6. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks, guys.

  23. Viper
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    A. Carroll - > Aguero. 8 playets next week (and a FT)

    B. Kane - > Aguero. 9 players next week (and a FT)

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      A. Kane in good form with a reasonable fixture at home this week.

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

      A for sure

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

      A

    4. Reggie Nainggolan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Depends on who this extra player is. A for the time being

      1. Reggie Nainggolan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        Oh wait it's Carroll lol. Still A

  24. Gríma Wormtongue
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Chambers -> Fernandez
    +
    Phillips/Snodgrass -> Sterling
    +
    Costa -> Aguero

    for a -8
    ???

  25. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Notice a lot of players are shipping out Lukaku, even though they'll need to bring him back in GW28. Short-term thinking?

    1. Klopp's Kids
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Keeping him myself. Doing that move above simply because I think Rondon will struggle in GW28.

    2. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      lukaku > aguero > lukaku

    3. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Would have done but spent an extra hit getting rid of Benteke. Sick of the sight of him in my team.

  26. Gideons Rolling Another One
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Who do we expect to score more this GW: Sanchez or Coutinho?

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Sanchez. Liverpool look tired and short of ideas. I have Mane and I'm not expecting much.

      1. Gideons Rolling Another One
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        You don't expect them to strike back after the Leicester defeat?

        1. Klopp's Kids
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          We could...but our performance against leicester was shocking and Anfield will be subdued I feel

          1. Gideons Rolling Another One
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 3 months ago

            Ah ok. Cheers. I was expecting / thinking a high scoring game – you think not?

            1. Klopp's Kids
              • 10 Years
              7 years, 3 months ago

              yeah definitely goals

        2. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          No.

      2. F4L
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 3 months ago

        perfect game for Mane.

        1. Hect.OR 98th
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 3 months ago

          I hope so but I don't expect so

  27. Hect.OR 98th
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    76 points behind in one league and sadly, I think the leader has brought in Aguero and will likely TC him. I'm going to need a monster bench boost when I WC prior to a DGW. He's spent his WC so at least I have that.

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

      My rival still hasn't. Here's hoping!!

  28. Reggie Nainggolan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Defoe to Aguero (-4) only or
    Sell Eriksen also to Sterling for -8?

  29. F4L
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Is Haz and Costa ➡ Sterling and Kun TC worth it? Would be a -4

  30. Espen8
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone else taking out Alonso soon? Think I´ll need it to get big hitters back..

    1. F4L
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      im doubling up on Chelsea's defence for the run in

    2. Team Cruel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Season keeper. He's a big hitter himself

    3. Konig Luther
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      nope

    4. Gideons Rolling Another One
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      I was looking at it, yeah. But there's clean sheets in the next three I feel.

    5. Hect.OR 98th
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Nope. Playing so far forward, the odd goal is inevitable.

    6. Espen8
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 3 months ago

      Hmm, maybe look at Coleman and Baines out then..