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The ScoutCast – Episode 234 – Tri-Force

No more no less. Three is the magic number.

In a week where we ponder shifting to a “power three” in our line-ups, the ScoutCast is reduced to its own Tri-force, as Jonty and Andy join me as part of a skeleton crew for this latest episode.

Don’t worry, somehow we still manage to string things out for 80 minutes. After all, there is much to discuss, not least the current emphasis on the big strikers and the demise of Bobby Firmino – the driving force behind my apparently ill-time Wildcard.

Talking of which, with Jonty’s own Wildcard booked in for the international break, he eagerly assesses the forthcoming “fixture swing” that promotes investment in Man City and Chelsea, among others.

Elsewhere your community questions guide us to examine the latest optimum formation and to check in with “piggy bank” Marcos Alonso’s after his cruel 58th-minute withdrawal in the Potteries.

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  1. Guru Mediation
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Eriksen + Firmino > Sane + Morata next week here we come.
    To facilitate that:
    Jones >
    A)Ward,
    B)Mee
    C) another 4.5

    Cheers

    1. V-2 Schneiderlin
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      think I'd prefer Silva over Sane for game time

      1. Guru Mediation
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers, I have him already. This is a way to shoehorn morata in for their great run

    2. noquarternt
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling instead of Sané

  2. palace ash
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I'm a bit stuck for what to do!!! Current team

    Foster (WAT)
    Davies (hud), Naughton (whu), Daniels (LEI)
    Eriksen (hud), Mkhitaryan (CPA), Silva (che), Carrol (whu)
    Kane (hud), Lukaku (CPA), Firmino (new)

    Elliot (LIV), Hegazi (WAT), RLC (mun), Mee (eve)

    2FTs, 0.1 IT

    Firmino to Vardy?
    Something else?

    1. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I’d say Firmino to Vardy. Although you’ve missed Firmino’s price drop of 0.1.

    2. Guru Mediation
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'd be trying to get in morata next week for firmino if I was you. Hegazi out for 4.5?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        That won’t give him enough funds

        1. Guru Mediation
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          But you have 2 transfers the following week to do it. See my q above

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

      Vardy has not trained until yesterday due hip or thigh injury and assume that he is not 100% fit though he might still play.

      Maybe to downgrade Hegazi or Daniels to playing 4.5 or Mbemba to free some funds...

    4. EMERGING STAR
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I would actually keep firmino as the return of Mane has increased his prospects.

      Liked you team except RLC pick. Swap to Surman / Stephens /Artfield ?

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      *in a

    2. Brayden29
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Hot topic

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers.

    3. MTPockets
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Oh no.

    4. ooooo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Sterling nailed?

      1. Business Dog
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Nobody nailed with Pep but at 7.9m worth a punt. Sane worth attention too.

      2. TokyoRisingSun
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Silva better.

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

        Silva, Sterling, KDB, Sané. In that order.

    5. Demel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Ramsey & Eriksen > Sane & Sterling? (next week)

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I wouldn’t sell Eriksen

      2. Delhidynamo
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Why remove Eriksen?

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

        Mental.

    6. el polako
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      So Guardiola says that Aguero could die scoring goals and then this happends....
      Jesus being main beneficiary....
      Lord truly works in mysterious ways.

      1. Fred54
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Aguero > Sturridge it is then...

        1. V-2 Schneiderlin
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          or Lacazette?

    7. FPL Maldini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      This Kun news has pretty much locked in my plans for next week, doing the mega okey cokey

      Firmino, Lukaku and Siggy --> Morata / Jesus and Zaha

      1. Eze Really?
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Lanzini instead of Zaha?

        1. FPL Maldini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Maybe! Il see who is fit

    8. Beatle
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Holy cow Aguero. I was all set to switch Jesus to Morata. Best to hold now right?

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

        Yeah

      2. Eze Really?
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        For sure

      3. Business Dog
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Keep Jesus for sure.

    9. Emiliano Sala
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I got rooney, alonso, mendy, aguero, jones in my WC team this week. RIP

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

        Rooney is ok

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I know but last week he subbed for injury and then everton scored 2

        2. 42towels
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          RIP still applies to a fit Rooney.

      2. Eze Really?
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        See below!

      3. V-2 Schneiderlin
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        I have Rooney too - he played a full game yesterday & I fear he is due a rest...

    10. Eze Really?
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Last week
      Mendy Jones Sensible?
      Fellaini to Carroll to downgrade injured and get room for Jones Sensible?

      This week

      Firmino Vardy after Euro games with price rises and drops could make me .2 Sensible?

      Jones Monreal waited for after Euros Sensible.

      Vardy news not joining England through hip Injury
      Kun Broken rib now short of money to get Kaku.

      Surely poor look not judgment?

    11. rnrd
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Aguero out means jesus nailed but aren't the prospects even better for fpl managers with sané?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Definitely keeping an eye on Sane now.

      2. noquarternt
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Sterling. Sané hasn't really played and even when he did, it was at left back. People have lost it.

        1. V-2 Schneiderlin
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          check his recent points...

          1. noquarternt
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Check his mins! Sterling has had a red mixed in and still beats him.

      3. Eze Really?
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Could be

    12. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'm looking forward to the same questions being asked over and over. Should be an interesting day

      1. TheTwelfthMan
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        So.. like every day on here?

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          True, but most days at least the questions are more varied 😉

      2. Business Dog
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Aguero to Morata/Jesus? Or should I just do a one week punt on Lacazette?

        Jesus nailed now right?

      3. dark91
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Maybe they can create a hot topic stating the following
        1)Yes Aguero is out and injured
        2)Yes keep Jesus
        3) Yes Sane and Sterling will be worth a punt
        4)Alternatives for Kun are ....

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

        Hahahahaha
        Same as always then

      5. el polako
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Kun to who ?
        Is Jesus nailed ?
        Do I look fat ?

    13. ooooo
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Could this be a good WC team or does it need Lukaku?

      Elliot
      Azpi Maguire Davies Cedric
      Sterling Coutinho Ramsey
      Kane Morata Jesus

      Pereira carroll rlc long

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Looks good as long as you're a risk taker. No Lukaku is a massive overall rank risk due to ownership.

    14. GAMBIT
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Kun 🙁

      Be honest, which one of you transferred him in last night triggering the car crash?

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          6 years, 8 months ago

          His taxi driver owned Jesus

        • dark91
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          The Taxi

      2. athreya
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        With the Mendy and (rumoured) Kun injuries should we rethink city's attacking potential? Surely they cannot have goalfests like before? At the minimum the team will have to adapt to playing with Jesus/Sane/Sterling front line. Which will take time. So what is the need to double up on city attackers?

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 8 months ago

            The fixtures

          • Business Dog
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Jesus Sane Sterling are all priced very favourably in the most attacking side in the league and will now be less prone (not immune) to Pep rotation. Opportunity for points and price rises = good business.

          • Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            They still have enough quality.

            Having Silva & Jesus for example would still be good for the upcoming fixtures.

        2. KUN_DE_BRU_YNE
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Will morata rise again until kickoff ???

        3. KLOPPTOMANIA
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Hunemeier to Mee for a hit? With Jones inj, it seems like an opportunity to get rid of a dead player for a greater chance of points than playing Suttner? 1.2 ITB

          BDavies Jones* Maguire
          Eriksen Mhik Ritchie carroll
          Kane Kun(c) Firmino
          (Suttner Hunemeier* Mooy)

          1. Over Midwicket
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Kun is out for at least a month with broken ribs following a car crash in Amsterdam

            http://www.espnfc.com/english-premier-league/story/3216254/manchester-citys-sergio-aguero-has-fractured-rib-after-car-accident-in-amsterdam

            1. KLOPPTOMANIA
              • 14 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Oof, just seen that thanks. Guess that's the priority now :-/

        4. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          First Jones then Vardy Now Kun my team is stuffed

          Foster
          Cedric Jones Bavies
          Mkhi Salah Silva Atsu
          Kun Kane Vardy

          Elliot T.Carrol Naughton Mbemba

          1. noquarternt
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Vardy is fine and your team looks great. Just get Lukaku and play Naughton.

            1. THFC4LIFE
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Watch Kaku for this week but I want Morata long term

        5. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Good to go?

          Bertrand to Trippier pre WC punt.

          DDG
          Trippier Davies Kolasinac
          Salah Jese Choupo-Moting Atsu
          Lukaku Kane(C) Lacazette
          -----------------------------------------------
          Myhill Carroll Suttner Long

          Captain Kane okay?
          Spurs might just mess it up for me now 😉

          Thanks.

        6. Demel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Given the Aguero news...

          Is the best thing to do to stick to my original transfer plan and assess City over the break? After all they have Chelsea this week.

          Orignal plan...
          0 ITB
          2 FT

          Foster - Elliott
          Bertrand - Trippier - Jones - Alonso - Mbemba
          Eriksen - Ramsey - Silva - RLC - Carroll
          Kane - Morata - Firmino
          Planned transfer...

          Jones > Cresswell

          1. Business Dog
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I’m keeping Jones

        7. iCon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          What's up with Jones?

          1. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Mourinho said he’s “very doubtful”

            Funny how all this happens just before an international break

            1. iCon
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              In fairness this is Jones we're talking about. It was always only a matter of time...

              1. Make United Great Again
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                You aren’t wrong lol

          2. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Jones must be all right.. Mou does it to protect his CBs

        8. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Probably shouldn't have done Jesus to Vardy in hindsight 😎

          1. MTPockets
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I should probably do Aguero to Jesus.

          2. RIDZ
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Anyone considering Rooney? scored last night with strong fixtures.
            Yes or no to replace Firmino?

            1. Epic Fail
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Everton look shit.

              1. TheTinman
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Shitter than shit

              2. RIDZ
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                maybe they need Barkley asap

                1. Make United Great Again
                  • 11 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Or a new manager

                  1. RIDZ
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    bring back Moyes !!

            2. Make United Great Again
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              No thanks. For more potent strikers

            3. V-2 Schneiderlin
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I have him and regret it. Subbed early last week, played full match last night and could be due a rest...?

          3. Siva Mohan
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Aguero >> Lacazette/Morata?

            1. Make United Great Again
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              All good options as is Jesus

            2. noquarternt
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Morata because of long term.

            3. Siva Mohan
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              cheers guys

          4. ooooo
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Pedro a good option?

            1. Siva Mohan
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Yes, if he is nailed.. else rotates with Willian in 3-4-2-1 or with Bakayoko in 3-5-2

          5. 007 [RoboKlopp]
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            For GW7, which one is better
            A. Lukaku, Joselu, Mkhi
            B. Morata, Jesus, King (-8) but strong fixtures in GW8 onwards.
            Thanks.

            1. TheTinman
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Is this a joke

            2. noquarternt
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Definitely don't do this, wouldn't do it for nothing let alone a -8. You know Lukaku and Mhki play Palace yeah?

            3. Limited & Mediocre Mana…
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              A and it's not close. Those are some horrific transfers for this week.

            4. Make United Great Again
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              LOOOOOL

          6. Patch
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Did anyone make an early transfer in for Aguero...who are you now captaining instead?

            1. noquarternt
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Always was going to captain Lukaku or Kane. Can't imagine anyone who would pick Kun.

              1. Patch
                • 6 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I captain Aguero last week...just transferred him out before price drops...

                I put Zanka on the bench so I may prefer Kane...thing is I also don't have any crystal players so Lukaku is alrite

          7. Make United Great Again
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            At least Kane’s ownership won’t rocket due to Aguero’s injury.

            Most going with Laca Morata Jesus i’d imagine?

            1. noquarternt
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Morata
              Jesus
              Lacazette

              In that order I'd imagine.

              1. Make United Great Again
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Yep I agree. How’s it looking for you?

                Jones is my only injury doubt this week!

                1. noquarternt
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  I did Mendy to Monreal earlier which I'm happy with but also have Agüero.

                  Think it's an easy switch to Morata really. Kane Morata Lukaku looks to be optimal to me now. -4 but have to act of course!

                  1. Make United Great Again
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Yeah cracking front line. Can’t argue with that

                2. noquarternt
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Think jones might be alright. Lots will be taking hits this week, so those who don't are laughing. Good luck!

                  1. Make United Great Again
                    • 11 Years
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    I hope so. Good luck too!

          8. tibollom
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            only got 1 FT, would you use it or keep for after international break?

            Foster

            Bertrand Jones? Mee Naughton
            Eriksen Ritchie Miki
            Jesus Kane Kaku (C)

            Elliot, TC, Hueinmer, Chalobah

            - with news of Aguero injury, Jesus will stay but Jones is uncertain - would you transfer him out or keep the FT?

            1. Rafiki
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Means you're stuck starting TC if Jones is injured which is alright. I'm in a similar spot

              1. tibollom
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Thanks rafiki - so you reckon the rest of my team is alright, no need to panic?

          9. FPL Footy Show Pod
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I have Jones, Kun & Eriksen

            Emotional support is needed

            1. RIDZ
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Eriksen would be fine

            2. iCon
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Eriksen is ok, Jones not 'confirmed' out.

            3. FPLAdmiral
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Poch confirmed Eriksen is fine. I have all 3 too!

            4. Make United Great Again
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Eriksen is fine.