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7 September 2017 2666 comments
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This is a very strange experience.

Denied the opportunity to host this week’s ScoutCast by BT’s shortcomings and with the Wildcard active, I am forced to join you and eavesdrop while my decision-making is torn apart by Andy, Jonty, Az and Luke. I have to admit, it’s pretty tortuous.

It’s like my hands are firmly fastened to the couch while the quartet lapdance* their critique around me. How I want to get “involved”.

Aside from appraising my “ill-timed” Wildcard, the boys tackle your other community questions.

They consider the Liverpool double-up, question whether midfield coverage can replace either Kane and Lukaku, debate whether Alonso is essential and then look at how fixtures can shape cheap defensive acquisitions.

I’m pretty sure they answer them all exactly as I would. In fact, listening back, they appear to justify my Wildcard for me. I can hardly wait for next week.

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* writer cannot call on any personal experience when making this comparison.

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

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

    Anyone have any experience of playing and sticking with a premium defence over a whole season? Eg De Gea, Alonso, Bertrand, Alderweireld as a back 3...can you get a high position with this plan? Or is it really better to balance the budget throughout?

    1. Luca Toni
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Very nice question.. interested in responses here ..

    2. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      This season, there's a few really good options around the 5.0 mark I'm regretting even having a 5.5 atm

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Elliot
        Jones Cedric Maguire

        ...would be my ideal defence for now I think. Although 4.5s could come in over any of them

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

      More than one way to skin a cat.

      I have Alonso, Jones and Cedric which I intend to keep all season. Can never be too dogmatic though.

      I don't spend more than 4.5 on a keeper, but a 5.0 or 5.5 keeper ought to be for the season.

  2. Ronnies
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Best pick guys ?

    A) Alonso & Willian

    B) Mee & Alli (Have Kane)

    Tnks.

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

      B

    2. Harry (C)ane
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

  3. Harry (C)ane
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bench 1:

    A) Dawson vs BHA
    B) Fernandez vs NEW
    C) Lowe vs WHU

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

    Investigation into Alli.

    He would get a ban for internationals and not PL right?

    1. Luca Toni
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Yes..

  5. alfast1c
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Any Swansea fans here?

    What is best option for Swansea defender

    Naughton 4.5m
    Fernandez 4.5m
    Mawson 5.0m

    1. Home Late From Age
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      N

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

      Naughton, playing wing-back, is nailed, is cheaper and has great fixtures.He's actually one of the best defenders to have over the next 12 or so gameweeks, a great enabler to spend funds elsewhere.

  6. RIDZ
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play Tarroll or Ritchie? Why?

    Both team won last game

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Flip a coin really

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

        Ritchie on Pens and Free Kicks

    2. arcticjunkie1
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Play Ritchie. Carroll the more defensive player

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

        Who would win? Swansea or Newcastle? But I have feeling Swansea would explode

  7. uhahpaulmcgrath
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    if Ali gets a ban, its just for international games, right ?

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

      ignore... i see above

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

    Anyone captaining Alonso?

    21 pointer away to Leicster last season. Can lightning strike twice?

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

      I'm very tempted, but VC behind Kaku.

    2. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Have a feeling Mee comes with 15p

  9. DR0GBA
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Struggling whether I need to Wildcard this week or not, or am I good to go?

    Begovic - Elliot
    Kompany - Kolasinac - Bertrand - Hegazi* - (Rosenior)
    Eriksen - Pogba - Ramsey* - Willian* - (Carroll)
    Kane - Lukaku - (McBurnie)

    *Unsure of starts

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

    Final decision... Who to play?

    A) Carroll (NEW)
    B) Hegazi (bri)

    (1FT / 0.2 ITB)

    Foster
    Davies / Jones / Cedric
    Eriksen / Mane / Pogba
    Kane / Lukaku / Chicharito

    Elliot / RLC / Mbemba

    Cheers.

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      tbh id play caroll.

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

      I'd go with hegazi

    3. J T
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Hegazi, Brighton have no strikers

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

        Will he play though?

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

    Hard to get feedback when pages flying like this.
    A or B?
    A has better coverage but B has more potential captains

    A. DSilva Pogba Eriksen
    Morata Lacazette Firmino

    B. Mane Pogba Eriksen Richarlison
    Morata Lukaku

    1. Home Late From Age
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      B

  12. Maarrrr17
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Worth hanging onto Trippier?
    Big fan of Aurier, but do we think he sill start straight away?

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      even if he doesnt starts right away imo he will start in 2 games. So really not worth getting trippier but if u have him keep 1 more week.

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

      Check presser, Everton game too soon for Aurier but beyond that it's a tightrope

  13. Johan Cryuff
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this WC Team??

    Foster
    Jones Naughton Cedric
    Mikhi Alli Brady Salah
    Firmino Lacazatte(c) Lukaku

    Subs: Elliot, Dunk, Carroll, Mbemba

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      mbemba out for 3 months maybe. other than that...
      9/10 carry on. i have the opposite of u thou - Pog for miki, erik for ali mane for sala..

      1. Johan Cryuff
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Oh ...Mbemba .. really ?

        1. alfast1c
          • 15 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          yes rly.

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

    Best Spurs defence pick?

    1. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Davies

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

        Any idea when Rose is back? Have 3 potentially non playing defenders, 1 is going for a Spurs defender so they need to play

        1. Respect My Authoritah
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 3 months ago

          Get someone safer. Plenty of options: Bertrand, Cedric, Dawson, Jones, Maguire

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

      Davies for now

  15. olidooley
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Captain this week?

    1. Del Monte
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Lukaku

  16. DR0GBA
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Bottomed

    Struggling whether I need to Wildcard this week or not, or am I good to go?

    Begovic - Elliot
    Kompany - Kolasinac - Bertrand - Hegazi* - (Rosenior)
    Eriksen - Pogba - Ramsey* - Willian* - (Carroll)
    Kane - Lukaku - (McBurnie)

    *Unsure of starts

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      too late for wc now. should have done it 2 weeks ago.

      1. DR0GBA
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        It's not like I missed out on many price rises/drops 😀

  17. arcticjunkie1
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Astu > Brady FT?

    Atsu has the fixtures for possible returns, so do I hang on and save the FT or pull the trigger

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

      I would save but Atsu is only one poor performance away from rotation. We spent 10 m on Murphy and hasn't played yet due to injuries and Red cards in games.

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

      Save for sure

      1. arcticjunkie1
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks guys

  18. Yeboah Power XI
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Please help. Salah or Mane?

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

      Coin toss.

    2. Kevtheotter
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Salah

    3. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      no1 can know. personally i went for mane. mo salah is a crap finisher imo

    4. Scout
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Mane

    5. Yeboah Power XI
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks, I'm going Mane. I see consistency with him

  19. Kevtheotter
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Wildcard good to go?

    Foster Elliot
    Alonso Cedric Naughton Jones Long
    Ritchie Brady Mhki Alli TC
    Firmino Lukaku Kane

    Cheers

    1. alfast1c
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      like it tbh. 9.5/10

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

        Wow thanks mate ha

    2. Home Late From Age
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      9/15 means good

  20. The Man Pastore
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Play one :

    A) Mee (CRY)
    B) Atsu (new)
    C) TCarroll (NEW)

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

      B

    2. Lecky Legs FC
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      A all day

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

    alli + Abraham
    OR,
    Brady + morata

  22. Baked baines
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Did anyone sense some cringe on this week's podcast!!
    Mark is the man!!!!!

    1. Maarrrr17
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Think they did a great job.

  23. Scout
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    A or B

    Pogba mooy mkhi eriksen
    Kaku firmino morata
    Lost 8pts
    Or

    Mooy mhki mane eriksen
    Kaku chicharito(or Rooney) morata
    Lost 4pts

    My current team is
    Pogba mkhi mane eriksen
    Kaku Rooney chicharito

    If you have any other suggestions please help.

  24. rnrd
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Do you guys think KDB is going to drop again this night?

    1. Home Late From Age
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      probably...anyway, is very close

  25. TheBabyfacedAssassin
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Best 4.5 MF? Carrol or RLC?

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      RLC for now. Might turn out be Chalobah

    1. My heart goes Salalalalah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      New post

  26. Ruudy Van
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Got a FT and 2.3 ITB- Son -ward prowse my concerns, any help thanks.

    Foster Elliot

    Bailly Stephens zanka dunk (rosenior)

    Son- Miky T- Salah. (RLC, ward prowse)

    Aguero (C)- Lukaku- Gabbi..

  27. Nellybc
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    So forgetting about the disaster that is my team...

    Is ramsey nailed for aresenal ??

    well more than willian ? or fabregas ?

  28. Blue Gaffer
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 3 months ago

    Too late to wildcard and is it worth it?

    Eliot, Speroni
    Zanka, Cedric, Suttner, Kolasinac, Long
    Willian, KDB, Mkhitarian, Richarlison, Carroll
    Firmino, Kane, Lukaku

    1. Respect My Authoritah
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      Is that your current team? Looks quite good, I'd just sell KDB and maybe Willian this week

      1. Blue Gaffer
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 3 months ago

        Yes current team. Cheers

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

    On wildcard 1 or 2?

    1) Mané + Atsu
    2) Salah + Brady

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

      2

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 3 months ago

      2

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

      Thanks!