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21 September 2017 2907 comments
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It seems that every Fantasy Football manager in the land is seeking counsel.

Sergio Aguero’s 20-points has caused joy and consternation – mainly the latter – and we’re all in need of reassurance and solutions. 

The ScoutCast crew are no different.

Granville, Jonty, Andy and Az join me in searching for answers, thankful for the opportunity to bounce ideas and opinion. 

Contrary to popular thinking, among the noise and chatter, we do arrive at a tentative conclusion.

All but one of us are willing to bend to Sergio’s surge in points and popularity or fall for Pep’s potential plot. We’re abstaining on the Aguero option for now and, over this 90 minutes, we’ll tell you just why.

Aguero dominates, but we have ample time to entertain other community questions, discussing Harry Kane’s latest failings, the premium defenders that warrant our trust and our cash, while Jonty is itching to take us through his handpicked bonus magnet XI. 

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  1. FPLHaggis
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which of these moves will yield the most points the next two weeks:

    DDG Elliott
    Bavies Yoshi Mee (Dawson Hune)
    Alli Salah Brady TC (Fraser)
    Kane Jesus Chicharito
    1FT 2.5itb

    A) Yoshi > Kolasinac (captain Kane)
    B) Alli & Chicharito > Ritchie & Aguero (c) -4

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I must think B as I did Chica and Cout to Aguero and 4.4 mid
      Wanted Kola too but the C on Kun might make it worthwhile.
      Kola fixtures for 2 or 3 weeks are very good.

  2. okan58
    9 years, 1 month ago

    0 FT
    Bank 0.2

    Foster
    Mee - Jones - Davies
    Ritchie - Eriksen - Mkhitaryan - Ramsey
    Kane - Jesus (c) - Firmino
    Subs: Elliot, Carroll, Cedric and Rangel.

    Any suggestions?

    1. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      You're good

    2. Jedi_Reed
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I’d start Elliot.

  3. _Ninja_
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Anything worth a FT here? 0.1 ITB.

    Foster -> Fabianski
    TAA -> Naughton
    Lukaku/Kane-> Kun...

    Foster
    Jones / Davies / Mee
    Eriksen / Mkhi / Willian / Brady
    Kane / Lukaku / Firmino

    Myhill / Carroll / Hegazi / TAA

    1. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Like Foster > Fab

    2. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Willian + Firmino > Atsu + Jesus might just be doable

  4. Gruu
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Which one would you choose?

    A. Chicharito Eriksen >> Aguero Brady
    B. Chicharito Lukaku >> Aguero Rooney
    C. Chicharito Mkhi Hegazi >> Aguero RLC Naughton (-4)

    Elliot
    Bavies Jones Hegazi Cedric
    Salah Eriksen Mkhi
    Kane Lukaku Chicharito

    (Foster Mbemba Chalobah TCarrol)
    2 FT, 0.5 ITB

    Cheers!

    1. Greenbackbøøg…
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That midfield turns me on

      1. Gruu
        9 years, 1 month ago

        LOL

    2. 32chickens
      9 years, 1 month ago

      c
      you keep luka and erik

    3. Visionaries
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I done very simliar.
      Eriksen & Chich > Atsu & Aguero to leave me with

      Atsu, Mkhi, Salah
      Kane, Kaku, Kun

      I'm delighted with it

    4. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C

    5. Max City
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    6. Gruu
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all

  5. Van_de_Fart
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hello guys,
    I made 3 changes this week and took a hit of -8 points. If I activate the wildcard now, would that cancel the -8 points and allow me to make unlimited changes this week?

    1. FPLHaggis
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yes

    2. Sims
      9 years, 1 month ago

      yes

    3. Visionaries
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  6. Sims
    9 years, 1 month ago

    People finally realizing how bad Oxlade is.

  7. Teahupo'o
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Repost. Have to do it now in case of Kun rise, since A & B are exact cash. Which hit?

    Foster
    Alonso Jones Maguire
    Eriksen Mhkitaryan Richarlison Ramsey
    Lukaku Firmino Vardy

    (Elliot, Willian Zanka Gamez)
    1FT 0ITB

    A) Firmino Alonso ➡ Aguero Mbemba -4
    B) Firmino Alonso Willian ➡ Aguero RLC Mendy -8
    C) Firmino Eriksen ➡ Aguero Ritchie -4

    1. 32chickens
      9 years, 1 month ago

      c
      dont like a -8
      like ritchie

    2. Totti
      9 years, 1 month ago

      C

    3. Max City
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alonso and firmino may outscore aguero (-8)

      1. Teahupo'o
        9 years, 1 month ago

        True, though I can see Pool having a rough time at Leicester and going without City v Palace seems riskier.

    4. Teahupo'o
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thank you all.

  8. fedolefan
    9 years, 1 month ago

    How's Dembele looking for the weekend? Is he likely to play?

    1. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Will be saved for champions league

  9. LǝgleSs e|even
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Had a dream last night..
    Roy started Speroni against City this GW after their EFL matchup success, parked the bus and game somehow ended 0-0 . Sparked further confidence at Palace and once Zaha was back, team-up with RLC and Sakho.. CRY started winning once again..!

    1. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Dreams are nice....

      1. fedolefan
        9 years, 1 month ago

        They do come true when you least expect them though.

    2. Totti
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i told you before i think you were tired last night 😉

      1. LǝgleSs e|even
        9 years, 1 month ago

        😉 any chance Speroni being nailed this weekend?

        1. Totti
          9 years, 1 month ago

          who knows? 🙂
          everything might happen but it's very hard 🙂

  10. columbo
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ready made my free transfer, anything more needed please? In such a poor overall rank right now, not helped by a Spurs blank last week with 3 of their attackers.

    Elliot
    Naughton Dunk Daniels
    Alli Eriksen Ritchie Richarlison
    Kane Lukaku Firmino

    Foster - Carroll - Dann (don't ask) - Long

    Thanks all.

    1. Totti
      9 years, 1 month ago

      gtg

    2. Red Dagger ✪
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Alli to Salah or Silva. You don't need Spurs x3 right now.

      1. Twelve years a slave
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Kane to Aguero
        Alli and Eriksen enough

        1. columbo
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks all. Only had 2 until last week when I did pogba to eriksen in the hope I could climb some places with a Spurs battering of Swansea than never happened. Appreciate the input as ever.

  11. Totti
    9 years, 1 month ago

    on wildcard

    GTG??

    elliot krul
    otamendi jones kolasinac ward hünemeier
    eriksen salah mkhitaryan groß atsu
    aguero lukaku wood

    1. ZakAFC_
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks good mate

    2. Manumana
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Good to see Wood in another team. As ive just bought him and kun in

  12. ZakAFC_
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Any ideas?

    Elliot (Foster)
    Cedric, Davies, Kolasinac (Mariappa, Long)
    Ritchie, Mkhi, Ramsey, Salah (Carroll)
    Kane, Lukaku, Chicharito

    1FT, 1.1 ITB

    1. Totti
      9 years, 1 month ago

      kane to aguero

    2. 32chickens
      9 years, 1 month ago

      cedric to lascelles
      more money in bank

      1. ZakAFC_
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Cedric has good fixtures.

        1. _Gunner
          9 years, 1 month ago

          This
          Keep Cedric for after united's game

  13. Teahupo'o
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Prediction: Minutes for Jesus v Palace?

    1. redwiing
      9 years, 1 month ago

      60

    2. _Gunner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      55 to 60 mins I think

    3. Qaiss
      9 years, 1 month ago

      69

  14. _Gunner
    9 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    DDG
    Mee Bertrand MONREAL
    KDB Carrol Atsu Silva
    Kane Lukaku Firmino

    subs: Elliot Ince Mariappa Hegazi

    The plan is to use my FT to do Trippier > Monreal

    1. E25
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep g2g

  15. adam28193
    9 years, 1 month ago

    help this week lads? worth getting rid of the big mid hitters to get aguero in?

    Elliot (Foster)

    Davies Jones Mee (Naughton, Long.)

    Eriksen Mkhi Salah Carroll (RLC)

    Kane Jesus Firmino

    Anybody reckon getting rid of the pool assets for kun and atsu -4 could be worth it?

    1. Mane
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Only if you think Pool blank.

  16. That Was Easy!
    9 years, 1 month ago

    G2G?

    Elliot
    Mendy, Kolasinac, Davies, Jones
    Alli, Ritchie, Coutinho
    Kane (C), Vardy, Jesus

    Foster; Carroll, Chalobah, Hunemeier

    0.3ITB, 0FT

  17. Qaiss
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Who's everyone captaining this week then? I personally cant decide. Got Kane, Lacazette and Lukaku. All 3 are good options this week. Lukaku is the safest pick but I think Kane and Lacazette could explode.

    1. _Gunner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I am going Kane, but don't have Lacazette

    2. That Was Easy!
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Kane for me, liking his early fixture stats, and I don't think WHU will park the bus at home, which is good news for Spurs

      1. Four Letter Wirtz
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I've noticed a trend here... maybe this season it's actually better to captain the big guns in away games, where the opposition can't just sit back.

  18. whatsgoingon
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Elliot
    Suttner Lowe mee (Ryan Dawson)
    Ritchie Alli salah Carroll (Fraser)
    Chica lukaku kane(c)

    I have used the free transfer already.
    Would you advise the following transfer with hit?
    A) Dawson >kola (then bench carroll)
    B) Alli> Eriksen
    C) any others ( please advise)

    Thanks a lot

    1. _Gunner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nah, good to go mate

      1. whatsgoingon
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you:)

    2. Balance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Save gtg

      1. whatsgoingon
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you:)

  19. Back to Back Ballacks
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lindegaard is going to take Popes place isn't he????

    1. Pierce34
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Has he been added to the game yet?

      1. Back to Back Ballacks
        9 years, 1 month ago

        negative,
        I'm guessing Sean Dyche will be furious if he's not in by deadline!

  20. i wanna ORD
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Play one
    1. Atsu
    2. Brady

    1. Mane
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Tough one, I would go Brady for the home fixture

  21. FPL Doctor
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Hey guys - long time no interaction on the forum but long-time reader.

    This year am sitting ~75k in rank

    Team currently:

    Elliot (Forster)
    Jones / Naughton / Davies (Maguire / Gamez)
    Ritchie / Gross / Salah / Alli / Brady
    Lukaku / Kane (Chicharito)

    1 FT. 0.1 ITB

    Need to get rid of chicharito. Any suggestions this GW or hold for 2 FT next???

    1. Ghost Gooner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hold, the mid might be able to carry you to decents returns

      1. FPL Doctor
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thx GG. That's what I was leaning towards

        1. Ghost Gooner
          9 years, 1 month ago

          No worries, nice rank btw

  22. Totti
    9 years, 1 month ago

    on wildcard

    choose 3
    1) otamendi
    2) davies
    3) kolasinac
    4) jones

    who to pick
    A) groß
    B) Brady

    1. Qaiss
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Jones, Kolasinac, Otamendi

      Brady

      1. Totti
        9 years, 1 month ago

        but I'm thinking to get wood as a third striker
        so brady or wood?
        who is more vital for burnley?

  23. TorresMagic™
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Draft game.

    Would you trade Abraham for any of these?

    a) Iheanacho
    b) Bony
    c) Calvert-Lewin
    Cheers

    1. Ghost Gooner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bony

    2. thunder_mike
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Probably not with Swansea's fixtures, although I am interested to see how Calvert-Lewin does.

      1. Ghost Gooner
        9 years, 1 month ago

        These are decent fixtures (WAT whu HUD LEI ars BHA)

        Everton are terrible atm so their fixtures mean nothing

    3. marquinhos
      9 years, 1 month ago

      go wild, go C

    4. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Nope

    5. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers all.

  24. JackQualt
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Struggling to make a decision;

    Elliot (Foster)
    Jones, Davies, Dawson, (Stephens, Hunemier)
    Mikhi, Ali, Ramsey, Atsu (Carroll)
    Firm, Kane (c),

    1ft, 0.1itb

    Defence is the week link with needing to start Dawson against Arsenal so I want to swap Stephens out, but with Bobby on the drop tonight do I ....

    A) Firm, Stephens -> Wood, Kolasinac -4
    B) Stephens -> Naughton
    C) Stephens -> Mee

    D) Something I'm blind to?

    Thank you guys!

    1. JackQualt
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Lukaku is the 3rd Fwd 😉

    2. Pierce34
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Do you still like Firmino as a pick? If so, no point taking him out for a hit just because of 0.1.

      However, there's also no point buying someone who's very near a drop, so wait just in case Mee drops - he'd be my pick from B and C.

      1. JackQualt
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Thank you for the help!
        The firm removal was to allow the kolasinac move, but i think I'm going to hold, the market movements are odd this year!!

  25. FPL Kangaroo
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Boing...boing

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Ouch ouch said Kanga after hitting head on ceiling twice.

      1. FPL Kangaroo
        9 years, 1 month ago

        hehe

  26. Totti
    9 years, 1 month ago

    who to choose on wildcard?

    A) brady hemed
    B) brady ayew
    C) Groß wood

    1. Ghost Gooner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A, play 2 upfront

  27. marquinhos
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Choupo- Moting anyone?

    1. Totti
      9 years, 1 month ago

      nah

    2. Pierce34
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yes (well, maybe) - he's on my watchlist, along with Richarlison.

    3. Balance
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Looks interesting

    4. marquinhos
      9 years, 1 month ago

      cheers all, saw Ronka had him so there must be some merit?

      1. Pierce34
        9 years, 1 month ago

        There's always merit in a cheap OOP midfielder, I agree. It's not like the Xhaka bandwagon where he scored a random goal and then for some unfathomable reason people rushed to buy him!

    5. Four Letter Wirtz
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Wait, watch, and maybe buy him for GW9 (BOU) and a nice run of fixtures.

  28. Mini Mane Mo
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Would you go for any Everton's defenders? Nice fixtures but terrible form atm.

    1. Pierce34
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Might punt on Martina on my wildcard if nobody drops to 4.4.

      1. Albrightondknight
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Very much this. Going to give it another week or two if nailed he is in. Fixtures too good for too long. The starting fixtures were horrific so willling to forgive that and see how they go.

    2. Ghost Gooner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No. But if you must then Martina due to price

    3. davies
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Martina for a punt - the rest seem overpriced

  29. Sol
    9 years, 1 month ago

    bench

    A) TAA
    B) Daniels

    cheers

    1. Ghost Gooner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      TAA

      1. Sol
        9 years, 1 month ago

        cheers

  30. Four Letter Wirtz
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Ok, people, please beat some sense into me. How many minutes and points will they get over the next two gameweeks:
    a) Calvert-Levin
    b) Rooney

    1. Ghost Gooner
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Waste of a fwd slot imo

      1. Four Letter Wirtz
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Probably! But at 5.0, C-L wouldn't be too bad. I like 4-4-2 anyway, just trying to gauge the possible upside.