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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.

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

  1. FootballManiac
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    HUD defender or mee on a WC?

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

      Mee.

  2. H-SF
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play Begovic or Elliot?

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

      Elliot.

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

    WC team:

    Foster
    Alonso Davies 4.5
    Eriksen Alli Mkhi Ramsey
    Lukaku Chicha Firmino

    Elliot TC TFM 4.0

    1. Paris Ganja Man
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'd downgrade Ramsey to Rich or Mooy and then use the extra money to get Jones instead of a 4.5

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

    Daniels + KDB > Hegaszi + Eriksen (-4) ????

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

    MH: We are only waiting on Shaqiri. He felt something early against Arsenal and came off. We are hopeful but we won't take any risks.

    Would you read into that as "not going to make it"?

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

      Yea, think so, likely on the bench at the very best I imagine

    2. FPL ZB
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Since it's Shaqiri, virtually no chance he makes it. Made of paper.

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

        Yep. If that guy could just stay fit.

  6. Andrew
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Suggestion please guys 1FT and £0 ITB

    DDG (Elliot)
    Stone BDavies Luiz (Long Hunemier)
    Salah KDB Willian Atsu (Carroll)
    Kane (c) Lukaku Mounie

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

      Roll it.

  7. Jinswick
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Best Zaha replacement?

    A) Jesé - plays advanced, great stats on debut (against a decent team in ARS), but tough short term fixtures.

    B) Phillips - great fixtures, on some set pieces, but has minimal goal threat

    C) Richarlison - good stats and goal threat, but tough fixtures after this week

    D) Tadic - good stats and fixtures and on pens, but often flatters to deceive

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

      Tadic/Redmond.

      1. Jinswick
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers. Any reason?

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

          Form and fixtures, also might help being out of the cup.

    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      All good except B
      Add Mooy to the mix.
      Fab could be a good temporary replacement

  8. Sjaugen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Burnley failed to attempt a shot on target in their GW2 defeat to West Brom.

    Please be fit Trippier

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

      This reddit guy got some good stats 😀
      "Tottenham's all-time top scorer in games at Wembley is own goals, with Michy Batshuayi's last weekend being the fifth netted in favour of them at the Stadium."

      1. Bouncebackability
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        OG (c) it is for me.

  9. dashdriver
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    de Gea
    Davies / Yoshida / Dawson
    De Bruyne / Pogba / Willian / Atsu
    Kane (C) / Lukaku (v) / Gabbiadini

    Elliot / Carroll / Long / Rosenior

    0 FT
    £1.5 ITB

    GTG right?

  10. Viiksisika
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Please someone talk me out of this for good.

    I'm thinking of doing this for GW6 and onwards:

    Lukaku -> Vardy
    Carroll -> Sigurdsson
    Bertrand -> Simpson

    Formation changing from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3

    1. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      We are all waiting for Siggy.
      Everton tough fixtures but he has shown in the past he is fixture proof

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

      A lot can change by then but Lukaku coming out just looks silly! Monitor, I'd be willing to bet in week 6 there will have way more pressing issues and you may not make any of these moves with out a wild card! 🙂

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

      Ask again gw5

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

      Cheers lads.

  11. Butters_lfc9
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Daniels > Jones as my free transfer look good?

    Foster
    Trippier-Daniels-Yoshida
    KDB-Mane-Ramsay-Ritchie
    Lukaku-Kane-Rodriguez

    Elliot-Carroll-Suttner-Long

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

      Yes

  12. pedro1979
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Quick one... I have KDB and Jesus, should I get rid of one (-4), both (-8), hold both.... team at the mo...

    Foster Elliot
    Mee Davies Jones Stephens Rangel
    Pogba KDB Salah Mooy Carroll
    Lukaku Jesus Gabi

    Thanks all!

    1. pedro1979
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      0 FT, 1.5ITB

    2. ~ Mata Magic ~
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I think Kdb should go !

    3. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I did it. I could have gambled in KdB not falling tonight, but I still see it as a risky move.
      I would keep Jesus in your situation (cause already lost value) and weigh the risk on not trading KdB tonight. It's a risk, think of whether you are willing to take it or not. KdB -> Mane is a safe move, even for a hit. I regret doing KdB -> Eriksen, instead, I must admit.

      1. pedro1979
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks guys, appreciate the responses. Think I might ditch KDB - Eriksen or Mane, wary of Liverpool double up mind...

  13. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Kun(c)! Who's with me?

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

    Is it worth a using a free transfer on the following?

    Mee > Britos

  15. The Head-Ake
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    DDG - Elliot
    Ake - Kolasinac - Yoshida - Hegazi - Hunemeier
    KDB - Zaha - Salah - Willian - Carroll
    Kane - Lukaku(C) - Quaner

    2FT, haven't logged in for two weeks so what did I miss and who should I transfer in and out?

    1. ~ Mata Magic ~
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      zaha + quaner > 5 mid & gayle

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Zaha+ Willian to Mooy and Pogba/Mkhitaryan possibly ?

    3. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      KDB & Zaha ➡ Eriksen & Mkhi

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

      Zaha is injured. Kane August drought continues. Consensus here is captain Kane this week...

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

      You've missed a lot! Zags needs to go and Man U mids look the best bets right now! You may need to get creative depending on funds! There's also some value picks in the 5.5-7 range if you wanna save a transfer for the IB, everything else looks pretty solid to be fair. A lot of Ake haters but he may just knick a goal with that big head soon!

  16. Paris Ganja Man
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Crazy to go Trippier over Davies if you can afford the latter?

    Do we even know if Trippier is gonna lose his spot instantly after international break? A great performance against Burnley and I could see him holding his spot for a bit longer.

    How nailed is Davies -when is Rose due to return? That 0.2 extra could come in handy no doubt

    1. oli7
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Aurier starts if he signs surely

    2. MUFASA
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Too many ifs.
      Trippier is currently first choice.
      Davies is currently 2nd choice (Rose is first).
      That is the truth as as of this moment.

  17. MUFASA
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    1. Daniels -> Trippier
    2. Fraser -> Richarlison
    3. Save

    1. oli7
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      2

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

      If you only have one free you may wanna save and monitor. 2 frees going into the break would be really nice and you may wanna assesss Richy/Jesé/moot at this point. One of these guys scores and you will make money on him over the break.

      1. MUFASA
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Good advise but i think that both options will score well this week and be good going forward. I dont think daniels or fraser will do well in next 2 gws

  18. oli7
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    How would you guys prioritise the following?

    A) Marcos Alonso
    B) Utd Defender
    C) Spurs Full back

    Thanks

    1. JÆKS ⭐
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      BCA

    2. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B
      C
      A

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

      BCA

  19. CracksMcGee
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Oliver Burke has signed for West Brom from RB Leipzig.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41048242

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

      Pulis will ruin him in weeks 🙂

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

        Haha

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

      Oh god, Pulis will ruin his career. Don't expect him to play

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

      That does seem like a waste!

  20. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    KDB has a good chance of surviving the drop today!

    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I agree, but see my later comment

  21. MundayMagic
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    A) Daniels and Fraser = Hegazi & Mooy
    OR
    B) Daniels and Gabbi = Hegazi & Javier Hernandez

    1. oli7
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

  22. Viiksisika
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bttmd...Please someone talk me out of this for good.

    I'm thinking of doing this for GW6 and onwards:

    Lukaku -> Vardy
    Carroll -> Sigurdsson
    Bertrand -> Simpson

    Formation changing from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Absolutely madness. Besides, focus on this GW first 😉

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

        Already done this GW 🙂 Valencia and McBurnie to Mbemba and Chicharito with 2FTs on Monday. Changing from 5-3-2 to 4-3-3

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

      I think it's good planning, Everton and Leicester will be fantastic value when the fixtures turn.

  23. Jeremy Corbyn
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Do we think KdB is going to drop?
    I still stand by my choice of trading him away.
    EVEN if he plays well, he will still have to recover from the -85 he's at now, while Mane going up tonight.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Points wins leagues, not team value. Get/keep the player you think will score the most points.

      1. Jeremy Corbyn
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        That is true. But the point of having high team value is a long term strategy for points.

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

          It really isn't. It's of very little relevance.

          Most good managers will reach 106m after Xmas anyway without chasing. And that's more than enough. The average finishing TV in the top 12 in the OR last season was around 104m.

    2. Andrew
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      He needs a 23k movement to drop, seems a lot

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

      Prefer Mané anyway, to be fair.

  24. Eze Really?
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    My crystal ball says:
    Vardy to Everton
    VVD to Arsenal
    Bale to Man U
    Drinkwater to Chelsea
    Mahrez to Arsenal

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

      Your crystal ball would be my best friend if only it were true!

      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        That is why I posted it. Wishful thinking. For the league in general.

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

      can you look into your crystal ball and tell me how many points Kane gets?

      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Easy: Kane 2 goals MOM 13 points

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

        6

    3. Goat
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Haha that would mean Arsenal spending around £100 million

  25. Butters_lfc9
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Daniels > Jones as my free transfer the best option?

    Foster
    Trippier-Daniels-Yoshida
    KDB-Mane-Ramsay-Ritchie
    Lukaku-Kane-Rodriguez

    Elliot-Carroll-Suttner-Long

    1. Baz
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      yep decent

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

      I think he missed training so wait for the press conference.

  26. George James
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play Ake or Mee.??

    Ake seems obvious choice as at home however i am captaining kane and have eriksen with no city players so thinking about hedging.

    1. Baz
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ake

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

      I would sell ake for jones/Naughton

  27. Jubilanus / BSC Small Boys …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Jesus + willian > kane (c) + chalobah (-4)

    a) yay
    b) nay

    1. Jeremy Corbyn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      No

  28. makaveli70
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    play Kolasinac or Carroll
    bare in mind Kolasinac new position & Sanchez coming to play??

    1. The Cloud
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      I'd probs go kolasinac, more chance of attacking returns and if you are lucky a clean sheet as well

      1. Eze Really?
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        A clean sheet just won't happen.

    2. Baz
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      kol

  29. Baz
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Really torn here, which do you prefer?
    A) Daniels --> Trippier
    B) KDB --> Eriksen
    C) Jesus/Tadic --> Chicharito/Eriksen (-4)

    1. Dee Lixon
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A if Trip confirmed to play (but I did similar to C after giving in to the urge to WC)

    2. The Cloud
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Even though its 4 points C does look good, will set you up for a good few weeks

  30. Dee Lixon
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison or Ramsey?

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

      I like Ramsey if you've no other Arsenal.

      1. Dee Lixon
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. I don't and have also promised myself to stop punting so much.

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Ramsey looking good

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

        Gravitar looking great too. TAGO MAGO!

        1. *sigh*
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Halleluwah!