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A trio of Josh Kings saved the Gameweek for the ScoutCast regulars, steering Jonty, Andy and myself to respectability, despite a scattering of ill-fated transfer hits. Meanwhile, AZ drops in with his own unique solution to the curtailed Gameweek 28, as he deals a controversial early Wildcard to help prepare for the choppy waters.

The Wildcard is a key focus of this week’s episode, as we extend our recent Hot Topic to the ScoutCast airwaves, arguing the optimum time to activate the most precious of chips.

Elsewhere, we spare a moment to weigh up the “essential” status of the aforementioned Cherries midfielder, consider the recent unrest surrounding Sanchez and Lukaku and discuss the fall-out from Kane’s twanged ankle.

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  1. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Play Brunt or Daniels lads.
    Have siggy and Llorente but no arsenal.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Daniels, more chance of attacking points

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Daniels

  2. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Bench dilemma.......

    A. Mane @ City
    B. Carroll v LEI
    C. Mirallas v HUL

  3. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    What to do this week? 1FT 2.3ITB
    Thinking about bringing in Valencia for one of my defenders cause my defence is weak?

    Courtois Pickford
    Baines Maguire McAuley Holebas Pieters
    Mane Coutinho Sterling Siggy De Roon
    Aguero Lukaku Llorente

    Any Other Suggestions?

    Cheers

  4. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Chances of Kane dropping in price tonight ??

    1. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      He's around 50%. If there is a massive friday flurry then maybe but probably not

  5. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Select a combo
    A- Valencia + hazard
    B- Valencia + Alli
    C- Coleman + hazard/Alli
    D- Davies + Sanchez

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Depends on rest of the team

      1. The Red Devil
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I have terrible defence
        & Snodgrass who I've to get rid off
        Got mane siggy

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B or C

      1. The Red Devil
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        One only

        1. Phil Dagger ⭐
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          B long term

          1. The Red Devil
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            How about Williams+ Sanchez?

            1. Phil Dagger ⭐
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 9 months ago

              Depends on if you really want Sanchez in your team

    3. FPLtfs
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      short- or long term?

      1. The Red Devil
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Long term

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

          Then B, maybe A

          1. The Red Devil
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Please be specific

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

              My first priority would be Valencia + Alli, but Hazard might also be a really good pick. Would choose Alli because of his price and upcoming fixtures.

              1. The Red Devil
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 9 months ago

                I can get
                Williams + Sanchez
                How's that?

    4. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

    5. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B then C

    6. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

    7. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      In like B

    8. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B.

    9. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

    10. Lovren an elevator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

  6. oli7
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Gone for a GW29 wildcard, trying to focus mostly on teams with DGWs still to come. Thoughts would be appreciated

    Pickford-Jakupovic
    Alonso-Bellerin-Valencia-Fabio-Yoshida
    Sanchez-Eriksen-Sane-Siggurdson-Caroll
    Costa-Lukaku-Gabbiani

    Planning Ibra for Lukaku in a couple of weeks
    Thanks

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Spurs defender in place of Bellerin

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Decent.
      Agree with bell to spurs def

  7. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    GW29 - 1FT + 6.7ITB

    Heaton
    Alonso - Baines - McAuley
    Mane - Coutinho - Sigurdsson - King
    Aguero - Lukaku - A.Carroll

    Robinson - T.Carroll - Robertson - Ake

    A, Aguero/A.Carroll -> Defoe
    B, Coutinho -> Mkhitaryan
    C, Coutinho -> Alli

    1. Crow
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B at the moment

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Coutinho + McAuley to Sanchez Valencia (-4)

    3. BooYaKasha
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A.Carroll > Costa
      simplz
      for a hit maybe add C

  8. FPL Wisdom
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Should I pull the trigger?
    A)Ibra, De Roon > Alli, Deeney and AOA or
    B) Ibra, De Roon > Alli, Gabbiadini [bench Gabbi]
    C) Get in Sanchez

    Pickford
    Mawson Walker Baines Brunt
    Sigurdsson King Eriksen Mané
    Lukaku Costa
    (Foster Maguire Brunt Ibrahimovic)

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

    2. BooYaKasha
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      How do you still have Ibra???
      Ibra > Vardy short term

  9. Crow
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Heaton or pickford in goals?

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Pickford

      1. Crow
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah, heaton just can't do much away

        1. JAC THE CAT
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          I'm stuck with playing Heaton 🙁

  10. Nicoson
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    What's the chance of Aguero starting?

    1. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Very high

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Would be a massive surprise if he didn't

      1. Lone Wolf
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Pep is a big Santa than

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Close to 100%

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Is he worth keeping is the question? I have my doubts.

  11. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Defence is looking a bit ropey:

    PVA - injured
    Evans - PLaying Arsenal and bad fixtures
    Jones - Not secure starting
    Holgate - Nowhere to be seen

    Is it worth a -4 to move evans on for Ben Davies?

  12. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hazard or Alli?
    No Costa, no Eriksen

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Alli

  13. Original Sin
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    whats the justification of getting Walker for 6.4 than Vertonghen for 5.5? May be I am missing something, Is minutes a concern for Vertonghen? Or the extra amount for Walker is just for his potential attacking return?

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      If you are leading get Walker .if you are behind Get Vert/Toby

    2. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      It's because Walker is so attacking, goals and assists very possible.

      Vertonghen will just pick up the CS's

    3. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Vert is due imo, it's not that daft an idea

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        This ^

      2. sambyy
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I don't know if things have changed but when I owned Vert at one point he never even got up in the box for corners.

  14. Kevtheotter
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Hey guys what you think?

    Foster
    Williams Brunt Walker
    Mane Eriksen Coutinho Snoddy*
    Llorente Lukaku Kun

    Jaku Pieters Capoue Amat 1FT 3.2 ITB

    A) Coutinho --> Hazard
    B) Brunt --> Valencia
    C) Snoddy --> Mata
    D) Mane --> Sanchez
    D) Something else?

    1. Lovren an elevator
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C. But I'd rather King

  15. V-2 Schneiderlin
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Leicester form and fixtures looking good - Fuchs, Vardy or even Mahrez potential options...?

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Its just a mirage

    2. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Fuchs... xD

    3. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy & Fuchs are, not sure Mahrez is quite back to his best yet.

      1. Atimis
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Fuchs was one an option here...3 points in 5 games ?

        1. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          *once

        2. Netley Lucas
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Indeed, the turnaround has been almost miraculous lol 😉

    4. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Vardy maybe

  16. zøphar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Aguero and Antonio out for Costa and Sanchez (-4)?

    yay or nay?

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yay. Antonio out is risky though 😉

      1. zøphar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        thanks phil, for your reply this time and next. and yup, antonio im worried about more than aguero but his ownership is very low so if he does score damage is low

        1. zøphar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          *this time and last

        2. Phil Dagger ⭐
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Costa and Sanchez are long term options anyway so may just do it

          1. zøphar
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            yup, plus im a sucker for first-page shopping. both sanchez and costa are in the top of their categories (costa second), so it feels like im shopping for ferraris rather than fiats

    2. Lone Wolf
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      close. good long term for sure

    3. jamie1972
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Don't think outing Aguero for a hit is ever the best move, to be fair

  17. tibollom
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    When would you get sanchez back in your team, importnat for this GW for a hit?

    1. Lone Wolf
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      depends who you will sell. good to have him now, yes

      1. tibollom
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers Wolf - got Kane so thinking of Kane + Lanzini out for Sanchez + Gabbi maybe?

        Mane King Lanzini Siggy Allen
        Kaku Defoe Kane

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I think so, others will wait until after the break to assess things.

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      After 2-weeks, wont get him for hits this week.

  18. tibollom
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Would you prioritise Costa or Sanchez based on next fixtures?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Costa

    2. Lone Wolf
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Alexis

    3. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Costa

    4. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Sanchez . For his potential to explode

    5. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Alexis

  19. tbhogal
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Gabby/Deeney for Rondon?

    1. Lone Wolf
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      yes

    2. GS456
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yes but Gabby

  20. Smelbow
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Thoughts on this wc team

    Jaku-Pickford
    Alonso-Valencia-Fernandez-Cameron-Maguire
    Sanchez-Hazard-Alli-Siggy Sanchez
    Costa-Lukaku-Barnes

    1. Smelbow
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Second Sanchez is Sane

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Can't go wrong with 2 Sanchez's lol, looks fine if you can get a good rotation for 3rd def but I note they don't DGW so maybe look at that area again.

    3. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Interested in Palace defense? Hennessey over Jak gives you 2 DGW GKs...

      Cameron might get benched in random weeks, so Pieters instead? If cash issue, then you can drop Maguire to Robertson. Or you can even consider Kone as Cameron's replacement.

      Attack is good to go

      1. Smelbow
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Good shout.

        Jaku>Hennesey
        Cameron>Yoshida
        Fernández >Kone
        Maguire>Non playing 4.0

        ??

  21. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Antonio owners keeping ?

    LEI hul ars SWA sun

    4 of the next 5 fixtures are favourable

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I would keep but not transfer in.

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Have to keep him

    3. zøphar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      thing is, those first 2 could easily be termed as poor-ish fixtures. Leicester look to have their tails up and hull are decent in defense especially at home

      1. HurriKane
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        fair enough but leicester played mid week could see some tired legs.

        westham tend to score goals against teams around them. so i think they are decent fixtures

    4. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely keep, probably not buy.

    5. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      cheers all keeping seems to be sensible decision then

  22. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Pickford
    Alonso Coleman Baines
    Siggy Coutinho King Mane
    Llorente Lukaku (c) Kun

    4.3itb
    Foster Holebas McAuley Snoddy

    Looking to wc within a few weeks, but moves this week.
    A. Cout to Sanchez.
    B. Snod to Alli.
    C. McAuley or Baines to Valencia.
    D. Kun to Costa.
    E. Other/combination for a hit.

    1. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Cout to Pedro?

      1. Fpl Richie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Weren't people saying he'd be dropped to a wing back role?

  23. HuttonDressedasLahm
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Please help with my bench dilemma.......

    A. Mane @ City
    B. Carroll v LEI
    C. Mirallas v HUL

    1. thunder_mike
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C, will he even start?

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Yes
        Bench and assist previous game
        Start and goal and 2 baps last game

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C

  24. thunder_mike
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Who to bench?
    A) Coutinho
    B) Antonio
    C) Llorente

    Tempted to give Coutinho a run out as it is Liverpool vs a big team and Llorente has a great fixture. So Antonio I guess.

    Mane Siggy Coutinho Pedro Antonio
    Lukaku Llorente Vardy

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Nah, Coutinho. He has a tough fixture (albeit Livepool ONLY turn up against the big potatoes these days) and he was rubbish in the last game.

      1. thunder_mike
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Planning on getting rid for Alli or Sanchez next week. Almost tempted to take another hit just to do it now and be done with it.

    2. Urchin
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I am starting Firmino, if it helps.
      Cant forget that memorable Etihad win in Klopp's second (or first?) game as manager last season

      1. thunder_mike
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I will be selling Cout next week for Sanchez or Alli, so one last hurrah is tempting me

        1. Urchin
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Cheers to that!

  25. Ryan Naysmith
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    No one considering hazard over Sanchez??

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Hazard is playing amazingly well insofar as he's generally beating several men to lay the ball off to the eventual assister. He's not translating attacking skill into enough FF points at the moment.

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Nah. Already learned some lessons. Though loved owning Hazard for excitement

    3. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      And Pedro over Hazard

  26. Daghe Munegu
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I'd like your opinion please

    Pickford
    Coleman Alonso Brunt
    Siggy Mané Coutinho Pedro
    Lukaku Lllorente Aguero

    Grant Davies(eve) Yoshida Amat

    a- Save
    b- Save and 2-5-3 (without Brunt)
    c- Coutinho + Kun - Sanchez Costa -4
    d- Other

    1. Daghe Munegu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      e- Bunt to Valencia

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

  27. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    TOP SCORING MIDFIELDERS THIS WEEK??

    WHICH SET DO YOU GUYS THINK WILL HAVE THE MOST POINTS .I HAVE GROUPED PLAYERS IN THE SAME FIXTURE THAT I THINK WILL BE INFLUENTIAL

    A. SANCHEZ/WALCOTT/MORRISON
    B. HAZARD/PEDRO/ARNAUTOVIC
    C. COUTINHO/MANE/FIRMINO/SANE/STERLING
    D.KING/SIGGY/FRASER
    E. ALLI/SON/ERIKSEN/TADIC/REDMOND
    F.MATA/LINGARD/DE ROON
    G.BARKLEY/MIRALLAS/GROSICKI

    OR ANY OTHER ?

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      My eyes hurt

      1. Bonus magnet
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        SPECSAVERS

  28. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Pick one , who would you start?
    Llorente or Antonio ?

    Can't really decide what to do. I have siggy. Bournemouth is what stopping me from removing llorente

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Considering Bournemouth's defense, I guess playing Llorente is worth it

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Personally Antonio, but both good starting options

  29. Urchin
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Seriously leaning towards Giroud as Kane replacement. Too stupid?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Nothing is stupid in fantasy world...

      Its risky though

      1. Urchin
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers mate,
        But risky bcoz of his lack of game time?

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Yep, gametime. If he was sure to start even 2 out of 3 games, I would have brought him as 3rd striker

    2. potatoace
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Don't you want someone who's more that a 50% guaranteed starter

  30. FIRMANHO
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Play King or Llorente?

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      King all the way this week, but Llorente is a fine choice too.

      1. FIRMANHO
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I could also bench Pedro..

    2. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      The King