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The ScoutCast – Episode 223 – Comedown

Gradually weaned off our double fixture helping and returned to normality, the ScoutCast team take time out to pick through the wreckage of Gameweek 34, before we set our sights firmly on what lies ahead.

Wildcards and Bench Boost chips lodged up their end of season sleeves, Jonty, Andy and Luke join me to embrace another round of community questions.

With the rebuilding programme imminent, we take a look at those shot-term punts who can do a job in Gameweek 35, before weighing up single fixture assets who can possibly hold their own amid the forthcoming circus of Gameweek 37.

And, of course, we carry out our weekly appraisal of Alexis Sanchez, as the Chilean hints at a return form just as an irresistable Eden Hazard closes in.

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  1. Js31
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Correct bench? Have cash to do Siggy to Hazard, Do this week or wait?

    Heaton
    Walker Valencia Cedric Pieters
    Alli Cout King
    Luk Kane(c) Rashford

    Alonso Siggy Carroll

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Valencia likely to drop out this your playing Alonso, so if that happens fine.
      Personally I'd play Alonso over Pieters/Cedric

  2. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Shameless brag incoming-turn away if you no like!
    Moved up to 14k from 25k with a score of 87 this week, well pleased if I'm honest, that's a hefty green just at the right time!

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one. Keep it going.

    2. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nice one. Just checked mine, crap fell out the top 10k...again, by 185 places.

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Seems I'm on your back so Fred! 😉
        Thanks lads.

        1. Fred54
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          I know, eep.

          I tend to go good week, bad week. Let's hope season ends on a good week!

    3. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Very nicely placed. Hows your firepower looking for the final 4?

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Not bad wc in after tomorrow,
        Fletcher > Firminho done, debating King (-4) in for Siggy and playing AOA??
        https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/425/history

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

    Surely you have to be nuts to go without Sanchez and Hazard from 36 onward?

    1. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hazard. Yes.
      Sanchez. No. Smart.

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

        Sanchez from 36....MUN, sot, sto, SUN, EVE... owned by 25%.....ok then.

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          2pts against Man U, Stoke, Southampton, Everton. Something against Sunderland. Thats all.

    2. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Both for me

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      How's about this for nuts get Sanchez in on WC this week and bench him ?

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

        You're a crazy man!!!!

  4. Emiliano Sala
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Sell sterling for -4 ? Any good replacement this week ?

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Loads

  5. sillyhilly69
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on my WC would be appreciated!

    Caballero / Pickford
    Stephens /Alonso / Gabriel /Maguire / Holgate
    Sanchez / Hazard / Sane / Eriksen / King
    Kane / Benteke / Anichebe

    Be brutal - TV is £101.1 🙁 50 points behind league leader

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Standard, personally I don't like the Anichebe deal.

    2. GoonerByron
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      It's decent, I think you're doing what you can with your TV.. I actually don't know who Maguire is. I'd lose King for a DGW mid (JWP, Albrighton, Redmond?) but know that's not popular around here..

      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Hull defender scored couple goals recently. I would err for dgw'er too

      2. Cheltnamshire LaLaLa
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Quality hull defender with big goal threat. Star of my team for the last month!

    3. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If you are catching up then personally I would go dgw players all the way (maybe excepting king) to maximise possible returN

    4. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Is Caballero nailed?

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Looks that way now with Bravo injury.

    5. Alexis Nonsense
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      If you are 50 points behind you should not go "standard"

      you need differentials to get those 50 ahead

      Maybe Jesus to spice things up?

      1. sillyhilly69
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        That was my thinking but the leader's already WCed and looks like he'll need a good few hits for the DGWs.

        Appreciate all the help guys.

  6. PvA
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    What would you do here? Down 40k places in the last 5 GWs

    Pickford
    Alonso, Valencia, Yoshida
    Sanchez, Alli, Eriksen, Siggy, Zaha
    Lukaku, Kane

    Valdes, Anichebe, Kone, Gibson

    1. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Get some dgw37 players for lukaku, siggy, Zaha, Gibson etc

  7. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    How's this front 8 looking for this gw lads? Any suggestions?

    eriksen sane pedro zaha king
    kane lukaku benteke

    1. jimbobmij
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku to Gabby seems to be the prevailing opinion.

      1. Alexis Nonsense
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku vs. Chelsea might pay off

        Chelsea conceded 13 goals in their last 10 games

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Other than Pedro, looks nice

    3. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I like the Pedro pick

    4. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Looks like a headache. Who you going to bench Pedro?

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Lukaku, being a Chelsea supporter. Plus Pedro is my differential.

        1. Alexis Nonsense
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          When you bring your supporter heart into the game you loose

          Good for you that it's Chelsea though, and not Man U or some other medicre team

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Word 🙂

  8. jimbobmij
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who would you most want in your team as a one week punt, Gabby, Benteke, Hazard or Costa?

    1. PvA
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Gabbi

    2. Holmes
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Bentekeeeeee

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        This

    3. 404_FC
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      gabby

  9. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who is more nailed until the end of the season?

    A) Sane

    B) Gabbiadini

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      these type of questions eh

  10. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    WC draft #3 Jesus edition.. Thoughts on this?

    Caballero - Pickford
    Alonso - Cedric - Blind - Monreal - Holgate
    Hazard - Sanchez - Coutinho - Sane - JWP
    Gabbi - Costa - Jesus

    1.4 ITB to cover Coutinho -> Ozil next GW

    I know no Spurs is not popular around here but happy to assume they're going to have their end of season collapse and we're going to batter them at the weekend 😛

    If Jesus is way too risky I could also hold Benteke for 1 more week before doing Benteke -> Jesus

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

      Eriksen over Ozil

      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Blasphemy 😛

        I did have Eriksen over JWP and Anichebe over Jesus previously but got talked out of Anichebe on here and caught up with the Jesus buzz 🙂

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I like that

      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers bud! 🙂

        WC has reignited my interest in the season, wish I'd played it earlier!

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      good considering no spurs
      if you consider spurs that's not very good or smart

      1. GoonerByron
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Haha I am actually reconsidering.. JWP seems a waste of a 5th mid as I'm not going to start him over any of Sanchez/Hazard/Ozil/Sane in his 1st DGW.. May drop a striker and upgrade him to Eriksen/Alli again..

        1. Phil Dagger ⭐
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          yeah Eriksen Alli Kane will likely all outscore Costa Jesus IMO . Anichebe will get 3-4 points in 37 so as JWP most likely

  11. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    My first wc draft

    Pickford - Cech
    Yoshida - Stephens - Kompany - Azpilicueta - Monreal
    Sanchez - Eriksen - Alli - Sane - Tcarroll
    Costa - Jesus - Gabbi

    0.2 Itb

    What would you change?

    1. Fred54
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm not really a Hazard fan but even I have to begrudgingly get him in.

    2. KLOPPTOMANIA
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Cabillero and Gabriel seem to be a popular swap for cech and Kompany if you want to free up some coin

  12. MarkoSD
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    damn, still don't know who to bench for 35

    king zaha alli alexis sane
    benteke gabbi kane

    1. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      alexis

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Nearly same team and I am benching Sanchez.

  13. Kitman
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Why are people going ranocchia over maguire? Am I missing something

  14. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    a) hazard + kane
    b) alli + costa

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A easily

    2. norwegian-forest-cats
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A
      A
      A
      A
      A

  15. FPL Maldini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    BBC Sport suggesting Bravo is out the season

    Cabalerrro maybe safe for the DG37?

    1. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Let's see what Pep says

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      *might be. They have no idea tbf

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

      Excellent news. Hopefully he doesn't try out Aguerro in goal

  16. Whats the Huth
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Firmino captain a decent shout?
    I'm chasing

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Yea, why not

  17. Bow Locks
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Anyone considering wc36 bb 37 TC 38?

    1. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Nope, because I don't have any of them, wished I did, but sounds good. Good luck

  18. KLOPPTOMANIA
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Grateful for WC steer...

    Cabillero Pickford
    Bailly Stephens Holgate Gabriel Holebas
    Sanchez Hazard Sane Redmond King
    Kane Jesus Gab

    Still have 3.2m in bank for upgrades

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Why keep 3.2 ITB ? Spend it!

      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Well where bst to spend, thinking holebas to Alonso?

        1. A.T
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 1 month ago

          Redmond or Sane to a Spurs mid.

          1. KLOPPTOMANIA
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 1 month ago

            Thanks, spurs cover seems to be par for the wc mids...

    2. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Defence is terrible. You will leak points over the next few weeks

      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks. Any recommendations?

    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Upgrade holebas and Pickford

      1. KLOPPTOMANIA
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Pickford only a cheap sub to make a dgw appearance, who would you upgrade to?

  19. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Get rid of one for Alonso:
    A) Valencia
    B) Mustafi

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A

  20. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Gabbi captain

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Fair play there's an element of 'maverick' in that one!

    2. HammersFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Hull terrible away I like it

    3. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Can't rely on kane. Arsenal bound to up their game and Spurs are getting nervous

    4. Danno - Emre Canada
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm doing it

  21. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Is City cover needed for next week ?
    I want to get rid of Negredo and my options are Kun or Kane for -4 or Gabi for free.
    What do you think ?

  22. jia you
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    On Kane all week but thinking of changing to Benteke.
    Best captain this GW:
    A. Kane
    B. Benteke

  23. HammersFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    If we pretty much lock in...

    Sanchez haz alli/Erikson king

    ...only leaves us with one spot for a different double pick :/

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      not a bad thing mind

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I have Sane

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

      My differential will be Siggy against sunderland in gameweek 37. Fighting for survival. Playing the worst team in the league. On pens, set pieces, shoots from everywhere, stats are great. The writing is on the wall

    4. jia you
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      holding both of Alli & Eriksen is my differential 😉

  24. DVassell
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    A or B until end of season?

    A) Holgate + Luiz + Gabriel

    B) Yoshida + Monreal + Huth

    1. HVT
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      A because of that haircut!

  25. HVT
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Who else reckons Valencia doesn't start this Sunday?

    1. Pep says
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      I'm almost certain he won't. EL and Arsenal both next week. They're playing Swansea this weekend. He won't play Valencia

      1. HVT
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Tend to agree with you Pep, might be a good week for the AOA for me (Gibson/Amat), options not great.

    2. pundit of punts
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      o/

      I made the switch to Bailly before the dgw for the same reason.

  26. You've got red on you.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    WC team. What do you think? Should I downgrade somewhere to upgrade somewhere else?

    -------------------------------Cech - Pickford-----------------------

    Alonso - Vertonghen - Bailly - Stephens - Holgate/Yoshida

    -------------Hazard - Sanchez - Alli - Sane - King-------------

    -----------------------Kane - Rashford - Gabbi--------------------

    1. davies
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Downgrade Vert imo

      1. You've got red on you.
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 month ago

        Want Spurs defense cover

  27. MarkoSD
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    this wc team for 37bb can only save caballero

    cech pickford
    yoshida smith monreal clichy stephens
    alli alexis ling sane 4,7m
    G J K(yes, new phrase 🙂

    of course and clishy now must go

  28. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Cap Kane or Tekkers?

  29. davies
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    Best defender for this GW only up to 5.7....

    Daniels?

  30. @fpl_phenom
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 month ago

    AOA team this week (No Hits)

    Yah or nah?

    DDG
    Stephens Blind
    Sanchez Hazard Eriksen King Zaha
    Kane(C) Rashford Gabbi
    ---------------------------------
    Pick Vertonghen Alonso Gibson

    1. davies
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso first sub