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24 August 2017 2783 comments
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Two Gameweeks down and already the dilemmas are building; the siren song of the Wildcard button is calling.

Failing big hitters are the major bone of contention as Jonty, Andy and Luke join me for the second ScoutCast of the season.

We give our verdicts on Spurs talisman Harry Kane, while also assessing the fall-out from Manchester City and, in particular, the shot-shy Kevin De Bruyne.

Driven by another round of community questions, we also chew over The Pogba vs Mkhitaryan debate and the big Bournemouth bail out, before previewing Gameweek 3.

Oh, and after his ten point return on the Aaron Mooy investment, we wrestle to prevent Jonty dropping his name into the conversation at every opportunity. I think I counted two. That’s a win for everyone involved.

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 on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

  1. _Make
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Harry Kane is on the rise again! Jesus doesn't have the monopoly on resurrection. Two blue arrows on FPLStatistics, people are finally seeing sense.

    1. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      And doing their Friday checks of captain polls.

      1. _Make
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Got him in for a hit. He's "due a haul".

  2. Jam0sh
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Morning guys. Still not sure about Daniels replacement or could I even save a FT?

    Foster
    Davies, Stephens, Daniels
    Willian, KDB, Mkhitaryan, Fraser
    Lukaku, Kane, Firmino

    Subs: Elliott --- Carroll, Suttner, Long --- 0.0 ITB, 1 FT

    A) Daniels -> Jones
    B) Daniels -> Dawson
    C) Save FT

    1. Balance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Save

    2. Tigers Time
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A - I'm doing the same.

      1. sham99
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I did A

    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A, wouldnt have double Bournemouth with those fixtures.

  3. Holte Enders
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Do we think Danilo will play due to the Walker red card?

    1. faver
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I think so.

    2. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Stay of execution for his owners. They got lucky 🙂

      1. Holte Enders
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        I ham one of those lucky owners! Thanks for the reply!

  4. reason17
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this team (wildcard):
    Foster - Elliot
    Alonso - Bailly - Trippier - Cedric - Mbemba
    Eriksen - David Silva - Pogba - Jese - Carroll
    Lukaku - Firmino - Chicarito

    Also: Should i wap firmino for Mounie and upgrade carroll?

    1. Emp
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      no you shouldnt too much money in defence and derfinitely get kane, bailly to jones kaku to kane cerdic to 4.0 silva to salah

    2. faver
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Right now Silva should play at least 60 minutes each game but they've bought other Silva for a reason and he may be rotated at some point. With such team Carroll will be on your bench so dont try to upgrade him. For value of 4.5 he will play every 90 minutes, at least for now.
      I think that it's too soon to play WC but with information we have right now I would give it a 7/10 rating.

      1. reason17
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        How can i improve?
        With the comment from EMP, i was thinking of Bailly > jones, then silva > KDB?

        1. faver
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Baily > Jones wont allow you to KDB. My perfect WC team would look like that
          Pickford - Elliot
          Jones - Mbemba (wont play him at the same time as Elliot) - Schindler - Yoshida - Otamendi
          Carrol - RLC - Pogba - KDB - Salah
          Lukaku - Kane - Chica
          As you see right now 90% of people will have different approach and its too soon to point good values or players in a good from. Mounie can be Gray from last season etc.

  5. Prison Mike
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play

    A) Daniels (MCI)

    B) Suttner (wat)

    Or...

    C) Daniels -> Trippier (-4)

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Hey Date Mike 😉

      C looks good

  6. johnnybeefcake
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    rmt (on wildcard)

    foster (elliot)

    alonso jones trippier (mee mbemba)

    eriksen pogba d.silva RLC (carroll)

    Lukaku chicharito kane

    1. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Looks good, wait for Trippier news.

      1. SuperAlly77
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Same answer on previous page; I had the exact same, but decided to downgrade Jones & Tripp to have three 4.5m defenders (and one 4m bench warmer) rotating around Alonso. Lets you upgrade Silva to Mane. Silva is a good option I think, but Mane is a beast and will get a lot more points I think. You can still get points from rotating your defenders well.
        Also too risky putting a possibly injured and soon to be replaced Trippier in on a WC.

  7. Speédy
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Aurier will start ahead of Trippier if he comes???

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I reckon so but no chance for this week anyway

  8. Pukki Party
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Upgrading Fraser to Antonio, need 2.0M. Would you do:
    A) Vardy->Gray
    B) KDB->D.Silva

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

    3. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers guys

  9. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I'm playing Suttner this week. I have Francis.

    Is it worth ditching Francis for another 4.5 and benching Suttner?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      For a hit.

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No, suttner ok fixtures

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks

  10. Ruud Gullit..Nowhere
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    2 free transfers to use should I keep Willian until after the international break or do one of the following?

    Willian > Lanzini
    Willian > Richarlison

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Keep

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Keep

    3. LC1
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Save

    4. Ruud Gullit..Nowhere
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Cheers

  11. Aguerrrooooooo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Is anyone put off captaining Kane due to their being a Rugby match at Wembley on Saturday, the day before the Spurs V Burnley game?

    I just think the pitch could be in a right state or maybe I'm overthinking it here haha

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I doubt the ground staff or Poch for that matter would let the pitch be unattended afterwards.

      Everything will be smoothed over

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Clearly overthinking

  12. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Jones or Blind for Draft League?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Jones

  13. reason17
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    A) Jones + Firmino
    B) Bailly + Mounie (or any striker under 7.6)

    How long do we think jones will stick around for?

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

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

    When do you play the free hit?

  15. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Good morning troops.

    Is Bavies on corners? Would you have him or Trippier?

    1. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes, Bavies took some corners. He already in my team since gw1.

  16. Holte Enders
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I have Lukaku and Eriksen, am I mad for wanting to captain Aguero?

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Not at all.

  17. Tabbara
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Kolasinac for Davies/Trippier or Save FT
    Thx

    1. _Make
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Keep him, he'll come good and he's an attacking threat

  18. balint84
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    help!

    A) Britos (Watford) vs Brighton (cheaper)
    B) Yoshida (South) vs Huddersfield

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

  19. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Which is better option?
    A. Jesus & KDB > Lukaku & Silva (-4)
    B. Jesus & Kolasinac > Lukaku & Hegazi (-4)
    C. Jesus & Ramsey > Lukaku & Mooy (-4)
    D. Wait a week for Lukaku

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Wait and hide behind a sofa

    2. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      wait

  20. lordkippe
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Anything worth a hit ?

    Foster ( Elliot )

    PVA - Stephens - Dawson ( Daniels, Long )

    KDB - Mane - Willian - Atsu ( Carroll )

    Kane (C) - Lukaku (VC) - Gabbiadini

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      How much ITB? I'd hold this week, nothing obvious hit worthy, although maybe Jones or Trippier in as 4 points should pay off long term.

  21. MJM
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Is Son worth a punt? If they play 5 at the back, is he likely to stay on the bench?

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      yes

    2. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      yeah

    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Will he even start?

  22. Yellin' in my Ear
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Hi all, anything worth a hit?
    Tempted by Stephens to Trippier or Jones (0FT, £0.4m itb)
    Forster (Elliot)
    Bertrand, Hegazi, Suttner (Kola, Stephens)
    Groß, Fraser, Salah, Mkhi (TC)
    Kane (c), Kaku, Firm
    Thanks

  23. Saka White Rice
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    why would anyone go for Son? a non reliable starter?

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      If I knew he was starting I would but not nailed at all

    2. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      175 points last year, doesn't matter if he starts. Still reasonable value at 8m

      1. Pukki Party
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Last year against Burnley he came on minute 73, scored minute 77

      2. Saka White Rice
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        not reasonable value especially since hes more expensive this year and last year he scored almost all his points when Kane was injured. He played as a false 9
        obviously he scored a lot. hes played less than 60 minutes in 2 games now and has had 1 point in each game. doesnt it
        make more sense to put him in the team when he has a higher chance of playing? duh

        1. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          there's no need to be rude, and it makes you look pretty silly when you're wrong

          Heung-Min-Son when Kane Injured

          Goals per Game .50
          Assists per Game .125

          Heung-Min-Son when Kane Injured Kane fit

          Goals per game .38
          Assists per game .50

          He didn't score 'almost all of his points' of his points when Kane was injured at all. There's really not much in it

          1. Saka White Rice
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 3 months ago

            sorry for being rude but putting Son in when hes probably going to play no more than 30 minutes in a game, and paying 8 million for him when you have similar prices such as Pogba, Mkhi, Jese, strikers up front like chicharito or premium defenders like Alonso instead? yeah its an absolute waste of money

  24. Demel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    On a wildcard...

    Foster
    Alonso - Trippier - Jones - Bertrand
    Eriksen - xxxx - xxxx
    Kane - Chicarito - xxxx

    Elliott - Carrol - RLC - Mbemba

    A) Ramsey - Lukaku - Pogba
    B) Sanchez - Firmino - Phillips

    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. Bald Eagle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A for now, wait and see with Sanchez.

      1. Demel
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        It is easier to make the switch now than after I have played my wildcard.

    3. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A of those

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

      A

    5. Partick Bateman
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A. Liked the positions Ramsey got into v Stoke and Man U attack has a decent run.

    6. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B with Richarlison.

  25. Steve Stiffler
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    I have 1FT and team hasnt been great last two weeks, please any suggestions to get back up my cash league? Was thinking on getting in Silva or Erisken, and Mounie has been terrible since the first game, any suggestions thanks so much.

    Current team:
    Foster (Elliott)
    Daniels Kola Stephens (Suttner) (Long)
    KDB Sane Mhki Atsu (Carroll)
    Lukaku Kane Mounie

    1. Yellin' in my Ear
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mounie is averaging a goal a game, how is that terrible? The obvious is KdB to Erik, although city have a decent game this weekend

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        wasnt great against a poor newcastle side last sunday, loosing faith in him, was thinkin on KDB + Daniels > Eriksen/ Silva + Hegazi (-4)

        1. Stokelona
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          I watched the game and was quite impressed, he was constantly in the six yard box, all the set pieces were aimed at him and he nearly got on the end of a couple. I would stick with him while the fixtures are good.

    2. PhoggyRatherGroggy
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I think Sane would be my priority. Lots of value in that 7.5-8.2 range that offers better value and more game time then Sane.

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        sorry that is mane haha

    3. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      "Mounie has been terrible since the first game"

      So he's had one bad game then?

      If that's the case transfer out all of Daniels, Kola, Stephens, Suttner, Long, KDB, Sane, Atsu and Kane.

      1. Steve Stiffler
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        sweet

    4. Pukki Party
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Save

  26. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    When you realise Eriksen+Firmino is 4 million cheaper than Kane+Mane 😯

    1. Steve Stiffler
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      contemplating wildcard yay or nay

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      For good reason

      1. Whazza
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Do you realise that 4m enables 1-2 more big hitter in your team?

      2. Annie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        yeah, the first gets you more points...

  27. THEKID_88
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Best 4.5m defender for the next few GW's. Any opinions are welcome.

    I'm thinking one of these;

    A- Fosu Mensah
    B- Biritos
    C- Schindler
    D- Other

    1. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A

  28. johnnybeefcake
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    On a wildcard. what is the better option

    a) Son and Mane

    b)Eriksen and D.Silva

    1. Bald Eagle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

    2. Pacer.
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      neither.

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

      None imo

    4. PhoggyRatherGroggy
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B as Silva is more nailed then Son for now

    5. Saka White Rice
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      obviously b, Son doesnt play a full match

  29. _Make
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Liked the Partridge reference in this week's podcast, Jonty!

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Go on..

      1. _Make
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        "Goal pie all over that defence" 😀

        1. Gregor
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Nice.

  30. Sheeeit
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Most nailed striker 6.0 and under?

    1. Gregor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Maybe Rodriguez, might not always play up front though and plays for West Brom.

    2. Speédy
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      JRod