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

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  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Aguero replacements...

    In my opinion for those with the big 3 upfront (Kane, Lukaku, Aguero) it is best to replace Aguero with Morata.

    Why? Chelsea have few viable midfield options.

    At least with City you can buy Silva, Sterling, maybe Sane. And they all seem to score quite well when City hit in a few goals.

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

      What about Hazard?

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

      'Cover'

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Yeah, I think cover is a thing... Not a huge thing, but a thing...

        E. G. Option one I'll have Silva and Jesus + a random midfielder in the 6-8m price category (Ritchie)
        Option two I'll have Silva, Sterling and Morata.

        One gets me involved with City attack alone the other gets me involved in both. Nicely.

        1. Cok3y5murf
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Jesus and Morata cost the same.

          So why does option 1 have Ritchie while option 2 has Sterling who costs more? Why not Sterling in option 1 as well?

        2. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Sterling is also a random midfielder in the £6-8m category

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

      Hazard is back my friend

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        He is. But he's way too expensive to get excited about

    4. Van Klinkert Delarosa
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Basket ...

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        ?

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

      Just what we need. Another top of the page post talking about "cover".

      1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Amuses me that people think cover is a fallacy. Spreading risk across a number of teams is a viable tactic.

        I want Chelsea attacking cover... In morata.
        I want city attacking cover... In Silva + 1 of Sane or Sterling.

        Or do you only consider each individual player in isolation and not look at the rest of your team?

        1. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          There was a community article a couple of weeks back which confirmed its the way to get consistently average results. Still viable but depends on how you want to play.

  2. Norman Conquest
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    morning everyone
    we do a ml at work with monthly cash prizes currently i am leading by 8 points, the guy in 2nd place just took a 32 point hit and confirmed it, he doesn't know that wildcard will cancel it out (p.s he has never won a penny in 3 years) do i

    A) do the decent thing and tell him about the wildcard
    B) laugh at him some more and look forward to the dosh
    C) tell him to take more hits as he is in the mire

    thought please

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

      How much money?

      1. Norman Conquest
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        not too much £40 a month we do a yearly one as well

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

          Tell him then. If it was £100+ then I wouldn't.

    2. Kroneek
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      lol - do the right thing!

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

      A

    4. Gianfranco Zola
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      A

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

      If he's only 'a guy at work and not someone you socialise with, then fleece him for every penny

      1. Norman Conquest
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        ha ha

    6. MTPockets
        6 years, 8 months ago

        A

      • Jairzinho
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        B

      • Patch
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Wow you bunch on here are very honest...I'm pretty twisted!

      • @persecuted_by_mods
          6 years, 8 months ago

          A but only if you think if it was the other way around he'd tell you

        • Man Getting Hit By Football
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Will feel more satisfying to crush him fairly, which you will.

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

          B

        • Norman Conquest
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          thanks everyone i think ill tell him and try to beat him fairly

          he was nearly crying he he

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

            A

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

          You would be beating him fairly. If someone can't even be bothered to read the rules of the game they are playing, then tough.
          Enjoy the cash.

      • FPLAdmiral
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        How nailed is Mbemba?

        Fixtures after this GW look fantastic and if he has a security of starts is surely a fantastic budget friendly option.

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

          I'll be bringing him in next week on a wildcard.

        2. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          At the moment he exists in both a nailed and non-nailed state that I call schrodingers Mbemba

        3. Majestic Chanka
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          In all seriousness he came in as injury cover, has done well but not enough to guarantee a start with everyone fit. Will likely lose the spot to rotation.

      • Hazardous1983
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Foster or.gomes

      • Hazardous1983
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Alonso and aguero out for kane and ??. Also own jones is taking him out my priority

      • Egyptian Giza
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        what should be done? (WC used)

        Fabianski (Elliot)
        Otamendi Davies Kolasinac (Jones** Hune**)
        Andy King Ritchie Atsu Eriksen
        Kane Lukaku(c) Aguero***

        1. 1FT > Aguero to Lacazette
        2. use my free hit chip since I have a lot of meh players
        3. take a hit and do Aguero & Jones to x & y and bench Andy King

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

          Only Aguero -> Lac/Morata , I would keep jones till get any news, If it is a long term injury transfer else keep him.

      • Gianfranco Zola
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Who's doing Aguero > Jesus?

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

          Lacazette

          Won't get Jesus in before chelsea

          1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            You have Lacazette's FPL id? 😯

        2. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          See below 🙂

        3. MTPockets
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Probably, but waiting to hear what Pep says as still don't want ~60 mins per game.

          • Magic Bean
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Better options this week, but decent shout for the long haul

        4. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Morning DZ - any thoughts/advice on my 'plan' would be very much appreciated.

          Current squad:

          Foster (Myhill)
          Davies Jones Bellerin Bertrand (Long)
          Eriksen Coutinho Mooy (Romeu Carroll)
          Kane(c) Aguero Firmino
          (0.1ITB)

          GW7: Aguero > Lukaku (FT)

          Potential GW8WC:

          Fabianski (Elliot)
          *Davies *Jones Alonso Maguire (Mbemba)
          *Eriksen Sterling Can (RLC Carroll)
          *Kane Jesus Morata
          (0.1)

          Or Alonso > Luiz allows Jesus/Morata > Aguero/Lukaku switch as required.
          Can/Carroll/RLC rotating in the 11th spot.
          Probably drop one of Eriksen/Kane after BOU match.

        5. GoonerByron
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Have Lowe off the bench if Jones doesn’t play..

          Am i worth taking a -4 to upgrade Jones or Lowe to Bellerin or Kolasinac?

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I would

        6. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Forget Jesus I was hoping the Morata train would be less crowded but not now

          1. DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            let alone Sane and Sterling coaches

        7. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          What's the story with Aguero?
          He injured?

          1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Car crash, broken ribs. Reportedly

            1. Weasel Boy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Yeah just read it.
              Thanks

            2. Legomané
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 6 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Seriously? -source

              1. Andy_Social
                • 11 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Do people ever actually read the posts here??

                1. Legomané
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  TBF, your post was the first I'd seen since logging in a few mins ago...some of us are just waking up 🙂

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

            Preliminary reports in South America and Spain suggest at least a month out

        8. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Aguero to Morata this week
          Ritchie to Sterling next week

          Makes my team look a little nicer. Still has Brady the shite in it though.

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

            Brady the shite 😆

          2. skodaole2
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Wouldnt drop Ritchie with those fixtures if there is an alternative

            1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Fair point.

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

          Lacazatte or Lukaku for Aguero replacement?

          1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
            • 10 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Lukaku

          2. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 9 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Lukaku his week but then tougher fixtures

        10. Gianfranco Zola
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Aguero + Jones > Jesus + Mustafi. Sound good?

          1. GoonerByron
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Get Bellerin/Kolasinac over Mustafi

            1. Gianfranco Zola
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Mustafi is nailed right? Really need some money to upgrade my midfield (Gross+RLC+TC)

              1. GoonerByron
                • 12 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Monreal over Mustafi then.. 100% nailed, Mustafi could lose minutes to Holding/Mertesacker

                1. Gianfranco Zola
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Thanks

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

            Wouldn't get Mustafi. Monreal instead, but sounds good!

            1. Gianfranco Zola
              • 8 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Monreal for the bonus but when Arsenal/Sanchez start scoring will he still get them? Mustafi has some goal threat at least

        11. skodaole2
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          This week Aguero -> Jesus (-4), next week Ozil -> Hazard. How does this look?

          Elliot (Pickford)
          Davies, Maguire, Reid (Holgate, Tuanzebe)
          Alli, Ozil, Ritchie, Ramsey (Cork)
          Aguero, Kane, Wood

          0 FTs, 0.4 itb

        12. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Danilo looks tempting at 5.4

        13. roghippo
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I'm on a -8 if I play free hit chip will I still be on a -8?

          Cheers

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

            Yes I think

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

              Ok ignore me idk how the chip works

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              6 years, 8 months ago

              No, you get to pick a whole new team for this week and then next week your team goes back to how it was (before the -8)

            • MTPockets
                6 years, 8 months ago

                No but you lose whoever transferred in when reverts next gw.

                1. Ghost Gooner
                  • 10 Years
                  6 years, 8 months ago

                  Do you lose the "FT player" and the two players that cost -8?

                  1. MTPockets
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Apparently: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/16532476
                      (I haven't tried it myself)

              • Legohair
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Fabianski
                Kolasinac-Davies-Jones
                Salah-Mikhtaryan-Gross-Ritchie
                Kane(c)-Aguero-Firmino

                Elliot,Carrol,Mee,Mbemba
                1 ft. 0.2 in the bank.
                Im thinking
                A. Aguero->Lukaku
                B. Aguero->Lacazette this week,and next week Firmino->Morata.still need to make -4 to do it.but who should i drop next week?

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

                  B, is the better plan

              • troller
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                will niasse start this week

              • MFPL
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                What should I do with my team for the next couple of GW’s?

                De Gea (Elliot)
                Dawson Naughton Lascalles (Lowe Long)
                Salah Silva Brady Atsu (Carroll)
                Kane Lukaku Aguero
                1FT 0.1ITB WC Available

              • Up the tics
                • 8 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Well Agueros injury makes my wildcard much easier over the international break

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

                Need a Draft replacement for Mendy,
                these 3 available
                A, Maguire
                B,Trippier
                C, Danilo

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

                Just experimented with a Morata Kane Lukaku frontline.

                RIP DEFENCE

              • Van Klinkert Delarosa
                • 9 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                I learned more about traumatic chest injury in the last 2 hours compared to 6 years in medical school. 😯

                1. @persecuted_by_mods
                    6 years, 8 months ago

                    Haha what are your findings

                    1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      For the great majority of patients with blunt chest trauma, outcome and prognosis are excellent. Most (>80%) require either no invasive therapy or, at most, a tube thoracostomy to effect resolution of their injuries. The most important determinant of outcome is the presence or absence of significant associated injuries of the central nervous system, abdomen, and pelvis.

                      Source : medscape.com

                      😯

                      1. @persecuted_by_mods
                          6 years, 8 months ago

                          Sounds like Kolarov (C) is a go!

                          Cheers

                          1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 8 months ago

                            😆

                    2. MTPockets
                        6 years, 8 months ago

                        Lesson 1 - wear a seat belt.

                    3. Scotty B
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Fabianski
                      Bellerin Jones Alonso Cedric
                      Salah Eriksen Ritchie
                      Morata Kane Rooney

                      Elliot Carroll RLC Tuanzabe

                      1.4 ITB & 1FT.

                      Any suggestions are much appreciated

                    4. Rajveer
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Fabianski

                      Cedric Kolasinac Jones

                      Mkhi Atsu Salah Eriksen

                      Aguero Morata Firmino

                      Elliot Naughton RLC Goldson

                      0 ft and 0.8 itb...

                      If aguero is really injured whom should I bring in?? I just swapped out Lukaku for Aguero last week...

                    5. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      if I play my free hit, at what point can I then do normal transfers?

                      aguero will drop over weekend probably, will I be able to transfer him out on Saturday or wait until the GW had finished completely on Sunday night?

                      1. Andy_Social
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 8 months ago

                        He was only about 10% away from a price rise, so I'd guess there's a good chance he won't drop until after this week's deadline.

                    6. sentz05
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Jesus is an absolute essential now. Will start every game

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

                        I'd rather get raheeeeeeem at 7.9

                      2. Weasel Boy
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 8 months ago

                        Could possibly play Sterling upfront maybe.

                        1. Andy_Social
                          • 11 Years
                          6 years, 8 months ago

                          I'm looking at a Jesus/Sterling combo.

                    7. FootballFanatic365
                      • 9 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Talksport : Aguerro Out for months
                      really????

                      1. Weasel Boy
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 8 months ago

                        Broken rib.
                        I d day months sounds about right.

                    8. Fantasy Gold
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 8 months ago

                      Poor Kun 🙁

                      Speedy recovery, fella.

                      1. MTPockets
                          6 years, 8 months ago

                          Yeah just as back on form & going for record.