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17 August 2017 2241 comments
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Can you call it a comeback? Avid listeners – and there are some, honest – will certainly hope that Granville’s return to ScoutCast action will be repeated.

For now, we just have to savour him gatecrashing our early season party, armed with a very reasonable Gameweek 1 tally.

Granville joins myself, Jonty, Andy and Az in a five-aside episode for the post-mortem of the opening weekend.

Once again we embrace your community questions, going in studs showing on all the key issues, as we assess the Zaha replacements and strap our knees to the desk to discuss De Bruyne and Kane.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

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

  1. The SK
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all!

    First time posting after I've been reading this site for a long while.

    GTG? Normally a 3-4-3 but just feel that 4 in defence this week would turn out good for me.

    Elliot
    Kolasinac Stephens Daniels Mee
    KDB Salah Willian
    Kane (VC) Lukaku (C) Gabbiadini

    Ryan Gross Carroll Long

    1 FT and 0.0 ITB

    Appreciate all the comments

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      GTG

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Good team

      1. The SK
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks all!

  2. RubberDucky
      8 years, 4 months ago

      Picked Salah over Mane.

      Feel like I have dodged a bullet this week.

      Is Mane a potential long term rotation risk? Surly not!

      1. Siva Mohan
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 months ago

        Mane is nailed.

        1. RubberDucky
            8 years, 4 months ago

            So he is just injury prone

            1. Siva Mohan
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              recovering from long term injury.. not fit to play 90 mins.. should be fit after IB

              1. RubberDucky
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Makes sense

        2. Feeling_blue
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Ignoring price, if all are fit who would you rather have:

          A Lanzini
          B Antonio
          C Mahrez

          1. Siva Mohan
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            C

        3. Ynwalfc
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 4 months ago

          Who to captain??

          A)Jesus
          B)Firmino

          Thanks

          1. The SK
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 4 months ago

            B
            I think there will be quite a few goals in that match

        4. RubberDucky
            8 years, 4 months ago

            Missing a price rise is so annoying.

            Hopefully missing out on Mounie won't hurt too much

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Lemme guess Gabbi > Mounie?

              1. RubberDucky
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Much more complicated than that.

                  I wouldn't touch Gabbi after last season

              2. _Make
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                I doubt it will. That will be Huddersfield's best result this season.

            2. GoonerByron
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Captain Salah or Jesus?

              1. Francescoli
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Jesus

              2. Concrete
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Salah

              3. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Jesus

            3. Couti & the Below5th
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              I normally tinker with the RMT suggestion but this week it's suggesting playing Gray instead of Alonso. Ignore and play 5-3-2?

              1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Not a fan of 5 at the back Personally I'd always play the striker

                1. Couti & the Below5th
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Me too but I'm not even sure Gray will do anything but come on for 10 mins

            4. More Tragic
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Foster
              Yoshida Luiz Mee
              Mkhi Eriksen Willian Richie
              Firmino (c) Lacazette Aguero

              Hart, RLC, Naughton, Riedewald

              £0.5m itb
              saving FT
              G2G?

              1. TaiwanHC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                You will get punished.

                1. More Tragic
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  ???

                  1. TaiwanHC
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    Neither Kane nor Lukaku.

                    But apart from that it's GTG!

              2. Lord Bendtner, TGSTEL
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Save FT and plan how to get either Lukaku or Kane after this GW, whom ever look best to you.
                It's brave to be without one of them, even more so both

            5. Fire Chief Moe
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              GTG?

              DDG
              Danilo Ake Stephens
              KDB Mane JWP Ritchie
              Lukaku Kane JRod

              Looking to get rid of Danilo next week. 1m ITB.

              1. The SK
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Looks good who are your subs?

                1. Fire Chief Moe
                  • 15 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Elliot Carroll Suttner Long

            6. Feeling_blue
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              For long term picks: Antonio or Lanzini and Stephens or Yoshida?

              1. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Antonio and Yoshida.

              2. Distinctly Average
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Antonio and Stephens

            7. SpaceCadet
              • 12 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              RMT tool is telling me to bench alonso and play chalobah. Interesting.

              1. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Disturbing

              2. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Don't trust the machines.

            8. COYS.
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Hello.. I don't see Holebas name being mentioned on here..
              Good lad.. On set pieces of Watford.. Not so tough fixtures.. Can be a good punt

              1. Waxys
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                At 5m? For Watford? And he's in his twilight years... no thnx

              2. bojack
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Got an assist last week but conceded three. Coupled with yellow cards and difficult fixtures I don't think he's worth 5.0.

                4.5 and I'd consider.

                1. Feloh
                  • 8 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  he is also a holebaps magnet.

                  1. Get up ya bum
                    • 16 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    😀

                  2. COYS.
                    • 8 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    Rightly said..
                    I trf him in and took out Matip. Keeping in mind his capabilities to assist and earn bonus..
                    Not expecting clean sheets from him

              3. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                He's a quality player, I like him a lot. Ticks the fpl boxes, attacking full back with a great delivery and taking set pieces. Janmaat I like a lot too. At this stage I'm not looking at defenders and if I were there is others I prefer at that price.

              4. Taking the Mkhitaryan
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Bit of a card magnet but in my watchlist if the new manager tightens them up

              5. Distinctly Average
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                One of the biggest card magnets in the premier league...

            9. fpltactician
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              GTG? Already took a hit

              Foster
              Kola Stephens Daniels Lowe
              KDB Salah Mkhi Willian
              Lukaku(C) Kane

              1. anish10
                • 15 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Looks good

            10. anish10
              • 15 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              What to do with this lot?

              DDG
              Kolasinac Alonso Walker Cedric
              Atsu KDB Mane
              Abraham Kane Jesus

              Elliott--Carroll--RLC--Mariappa

              1. Farke in hell
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                nothing.

            11. Farke in hell
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Who is going to replace fabregas in midfield in chelsea lineup?
              Could it be Luiz, with Christensen, azpi, rudiger as three man defense.
              Or would it be Azpi, with luiz at the back?

              1. Waxys
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Luiz can play CDM but Chelsea already have 2 CDMs with Bakayoko and Kante I doubt they will use a third

                1. Magic Box
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  The former of those scenarios, I would imagine.

                  Bakayoko may be fit from GW3 so Luiz + Kante until then (unless we sign another midfielder before Sunday!)

            12. Lateriser 12
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Afternoon ladies. Would anyone play Lowe over Cedric/Jones/Sead?

              1. Bald Eagle
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                I wouldn't personally mate.

              2. FPL Virgin
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Huddersfield are the new Real Madrid, definitely play Lowe.

            13. GreenArrows
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              G2G, roll the FT over?

              Elliot
              Yoshida Kolasinac Danilo Daniels
              KDB Salah Willian
              Jesus Firmino (C) Lukaku

              Foster Carroll Puncheon Long

            14. steven8991
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Play Foster or Elliot this week?

              1. Pauntley
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                I would play Foster

            15. Pauntley
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Morning all.

              I have Lanzini and Fabregas in my draft team. Just noticed Antonio is back and hasn't been selected. Should I swap Lanzini for Antonio or is Lanzini a better prospect long term?

              1. KUNingas
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                I would keep Lanzini

            16. Zareos
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              As a Lukaku non-owner (I know!), who should I skipper?

              A. Kane v Che (H),
              B. Aguero v Eve (H),
              C. Lacazette v Sto (A)?

              1. ChristoBisto
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                That's tricky. Could build a car for any, but I'd fancy Aguero with Everton a bit leggy after last night.

                1. ChristoBisto
                  • 10 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  *case

            17. Essrick
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Zaha is still £7.0m! Can't believe it

            18. The Red Devil
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Foster/Elliot Dunk/Kolasinac/Daniels/Stephens/Hunemeier KdB/Salah/Fraser/Zaha/Carroll Kane/Lukaku/Gabbi

              0.0 ITB

              Zaha to Willian/Ramsey?
              Or zaha + Gabbi to mounie + Pogba/mkhi (-4)
              Or
              Save & play Tom Carroll?

              1. KUNingas
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Ramsey

              2. Another Hoops
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Unfortunately because of price rises/ 0 ITB you'll have to do the first. I suggest saving the transfer. Gabbi might turn up for you...

              3. Distinctly Average
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Not convinced by Ramsey. Needs 90 mins under his belt for me.

                Mooy and 1.5itb is the way to go

              4. Man Getting Hit By Football
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Had 13/15 of your players for gw1 including the same front 8.

                I did Zaha -> Ramsey

            19. dunas_dog
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Play 1

              A Atsu
              B Danilo

              1. KUNingas
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                B

            20. KUNingas
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              RP
              Bench one
              A) Monreal (stk)
              B) Cedric (WHU)
              C) Daniels (WAT)
              D) TAA (CRY)

              1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Taa

            21. Henning
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Good to go or should i start Dawson over Ake?

              Foster

              Ake. Yoshida. kolasinac

              Eriksen. Matic. Salah. De Bruyne

              Lukaku. Jesus. Mounie

              Elliot. Dawson. Carroll. Suttner

            22. COYS.
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Current team
              DDG
              Kola Holebas bertrand walker
              eriksen Salah willian
              Frimino Gabbi lukaku

              Bench - Elliot Matic Iwobi rangel

              Who would you play considering iwobi won't start
              Walker against everyone or
              Matic against Swansea?

              1. COYS.
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                *everton

              2. KUNingas
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Walker

              3. Miguel Sanchez
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                GTG

            23. sundelland
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Elliot
              Löwe Kolasinac Yoshida
              Ward-P Salah William KDB
              Lukaku(C) Kane Mounie

              Im not sure about 3-4-3 or 4-3-3 sub Ward-P for Ake? Elliot home vs HUD or Foster away vs BUR?

              1. sundelland
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                or William out -> 4-3-3

              2. Miguel Sanchez
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Ake over Lowe and Foster for Elliott

            24. Tim Canterbury
              • 14 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              In Draft, when you select Waivers in the Transactions section, does it show EVERYONES proposed waivers or just yours?

              1. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Just yours
                I don't think there's anyway you can see other people's waivers

                1. Tiamani Warrior
                  • 12 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Do they even know if you've made a waiver?

                  1. bigbudgie
                    • 11 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    no, how would they?

                  2. Midlands Saint73
                    • 8 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    No, one of the guys in my draft made a few changes and I had no idea.

              2. Tiamani Warrior
                • 12 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                I also want to know this!

              3. Four Letter Wirtz
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                It's beyond basic, a joke really. It only shows your preferred waivers before the deadline, then it does its thing and players magically show up (or not) in your team. There is no way to even see your own waiver transfers after they've gone through.

                So all you can do is trawl through the other players' teams to try and piece the puzzle together. There is also a clue in the "locked" that appears next to a recently dumped player on the general player list.

            25. Dacra
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Every day has been a fight to save my FT.. Should I stay strong or last minute crumble?!

              Foster (Elliot)
              Alonso - Valencia - Danilo - Kolasinac (Long)
              Willian - Alli - De Brunye (RLC, Carroll)
              Lukaku - Firmino - Chicharito

              1. Jeremy Corbyn
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                keep

              2. Another Hoops
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Just WC and save your FT...

                1. Lebowski85
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  This. Why waste a free transfer

              3. grapesland
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Would consider alonso/chico to bertrand/firmino myself, but dont like hits for fit players on the other hand =)

                1. grapesland
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Im blind, sorry

              4. Team Cruel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                No Soton with their fixtures is mental.

              5. Joga Bonito®
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Nothing to change here.

                Wait until next week and make the Danilo change. I don't think Chicha is a good choice but that's just my opinion.

                1. Dacra
                  • 11 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Cheers, he'll score tomorrow though 😉

            26. Lateriser 12
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 4 months ago

              Bad Team On Paper GW 2

              How's she looking?

              Foster
              Kolatank Cedric Jones
              Salah(vc) Mkhi Ince Atsu
              Lukaku(c) Lacazette Jesus

              Eliott Lowe Carrol Rosenoir

              2M itb for Harold next week.

              1. Garlana
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Think it looks decent, better than mine this week I think.

              2. Pirlø's Pen
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                V nice, personally don't think Kane is as essential as he's being made out, maybe just get one of the mids. Especially with your front line, I wouldn't want to let any of them go.

                1. Lateriser 12
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  I'm hoping to snap Harold up at 12.3

                  1. Pirlø's Pen
                    • 10 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    That'd be grand. Really hoping for another blank this GW.

              3. Couti & the Below5th
                • 13 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                I have a feeling you have to play Lowe and Ince together but otherwise I really like it!

                1. Lateriser 12
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  Ya I'm tempted to play Lowe too but can't drop anyone else.

              4. Red Dagger ✪
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                No it's pretty good.

              5. Smurf
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Have you taken a hit? Jones and Mhki in?

                1. Lateriser 12
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 13 Years
                  8 years, 4 months ago

                  No hits. Just Zaha to Atsu.

                  1. Smurf
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    8 years, 4 months ago

                    Really nice GW1 team then 🙂

                    1. Lateriser 12
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      8 years, 4 months ago

                      Cheers smurfy how was your start?

                      1. Smurf
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 16 Years
                        8 years, 4 months ago

                        Good thanks Lat (sorry for the late reply). 84 points so feeling good 🙂

                      2. Rinseboy
                        • 13 Years
                        8 years, 4 months ago

                        Hi Lateriser sorry to jump in, any chace you could mail me where you guys have moved to now and the rest of the FF veterans?! Rinseboy@hotmail.com.

              6. Bald Eagle
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Pretty cool, mate and you know it. 😉 Good luck!

              7. Joga Bonito®
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                8 years, 4 months ago

                Looks good, still don't like Atsu but that's the price you pay for Jesus/Laca as 3rd striker.