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The ScoutCast – Episode 236 – Pepped

Restored to a five-strong squad, this week’s ScoutCast is still resonating from the shock of Man City’s seven-slice goal pie, served up by Pep at the expense of Stoke City.

That avalanche of goals and points fell into the laps of two of the ScoutCast crew, as Jonty and Andy bask in their post-Pep Wildcard success.

Others weren’t so fortunate, as we tell the tale of an unfortunate 11-point refresh and Az’s 32-point Gameweek misery that has since sparked his own Wildcard activity.

City dominate the community questions driving this 90-minute episode, while we also revisit the Harry Kane debate, fuelled by his latest Wembley misfire.

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  1. IRBOX ⚽
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Tempted to go maverick: Lukaku to Aguero (c)

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

      Only if Pep indicates he will play

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

      If Pep gives any indication of an Aguero start, then it could be productive.

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

    Anyone else selling Kane for Aguero or Morata?

    I simply do not want kane anymore as I will not captain him

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

      I want to but have Davies and Luiz flagged. Need some news else I might have to address one of those first.

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Why would you not captain him? Best striker in the league, the goals will come in bucket loads

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

      I'm tempted to switch to Lukaku for captaincy this wk

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

        Kane is still a superb option going forward - he'll have 2 or 3 hattricks in the league this season and multiple braces imo

    4. Roysgotnoboys
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Going to wait a week, Morata & Aguero are only just back from injury

    5. My Name Is Pepu
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I was considering selling Kane all week but finally decided against it. Think Kane is ready to troll sellers by finally scoring at Wembley - against a top 6 side, having blanked against Newcastle, Bournemouth, Swansea. Sounds like the perfect FPL script.

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

    I have 1 FT and 1m ITB. Which transfer would you go for out of the following?

    A. Mooy to Richarilson, or
    B. Kolasniac and Mooy to Dunk and Sterling (-4)?

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

      A) do not take hit

  4. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Captain Kane or heeeyzoos?

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

      Form and fixtures suggest Jesus. Kane is somehow now a punt for captain.

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

      Gabby J

    3. The Trout of No Craic
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      I'm going for Jesus

  5. Roysgotnoboys
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Foster
    Alonso, Davies, Jones, Monreal
    Silva, Ritchie, Choupo-Moting
    Jesus (C), Kane, Lakaku

    Elliot, Caroll, Mbemba, Chalobah

    1.1M ITD.

    Moting & Alonso > Sterling & Cedric?

    Painful as Chelsea and Stoke and Chelsea fixtures are good..

  6. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Is Jones startin for sure?

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

      Probably but José will rule him out before playing him.

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

    Have a defence of -

    Naughton - Jones* - Davies* - Lowe* - Mbemba*

    And 0 FT.. What would you do?

    Leave it in the hope that 2 of Jones/Davies/Lowe play? Take a hit to get 1 more certain starter in, which might be wasted if both Jones and Davies start?

    Worst case scenario I could end up with only Naughton as a fit starting defender!

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

      Jones is probably OK

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

      The press conferences will be your friend today. I'd be reluctant to take a hit for a defender but if there are players ruled out a defensive hit would (in theory) only be a -2 (assuming they don't lose plenty goals)

    3. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Where's AOA when you need it?

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

        Exactly.. Carrol 1st sub this week would be perfect AOA with this defence!

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

    1 morata kane vardy

    2 Morata Kun Vardy

    3 Morata Jesus Lukaku

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

      2 with a plan to Kane back if it goes wrong.

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

      3

  9. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Press Conferences

    8:30 - Stoke
    9:00 - West Brom Bournemouth
    12:30 - Everton
    1:00 - Spurs , Liverpool, Huddersfield
    1:15 - Chelsea
    1:30 - Man City, Man Utd, Newcastle

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Too late. Ozil already been hulked

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        Ah my bad. Didn't saw the previous pages

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

      The best ones are always last

  10. VirusintheMind
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Will thr be any price rise/fall before GW9?

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

      No

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Not until after West Ham v Brighton

  11. GreenArrows
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    gtg for this GW?

    Elliot
    Kolasinac Jones Yoshida
    Eriksen Mkhi Silva RLC
    Jesus Vardy Lukaku (C)

    Foster Carroll Lascelles Long

    1FT 0.8 ITB

  12. how now brown cow
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    I've got jones and Davies with Mee in the firing line as sub.

    If Davies is ruled out, are either rudiger or zappacosta options for next 2?

  13. HD7
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Kane is the automatic C when away. When home try city united chelsea liverpool players 😀

  14. _Jane
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 8 months ago

    Chelsea fixtures from GW14 to GW27 is amazing.

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

      Shush

    2. Pranav Santhosh
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Agreed looking to bring Alonso in for those fixtures. But looking at his expected goals per 90 to be 0.09 slowly doubting it now

      1. @persecuted_by_mods
          6 years, 8 months ago

          They've had injuries, mixed fixtures and a few red cards. Judge Alonso now when morata and hazard are fit, and if Kante returns fast

          1. Pranav Santhosh
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Yeah might still bring him in. Looking at the underlying stats he is in fact doing better this year than compared to last year and with that fixture run should make for good amount points. But the xg and xa stats are worse compared to last year

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

        Yeah incredible run

    3. Aram95
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Kane to Aguero for a hit? Really tempted as I don't want to cap Kane for the next 5 GWs, and a player at 12.7 who's not in the thoughts for captaincy isn't worth the money

      1. IRBOX ⚽
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        MADNESS

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

          Madness
          Madess
          Maess
          Mess
          Messi

        2. Aram95
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Have you already done the same?

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

        No

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

        I am thinking about doing the same, Aguero fixtures are better

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          for a hit? lol

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

            No for free. Why not ?.. Can see Aguero outscoring Kane he has better fixtures

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              Can’t drop Lukaku instead?

              1. Aram95
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 8 months ago

                Can do that, but it (kane->kun) would free up a lot of money to get in Morata as the 3rd striker

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

      Start Atsu or Lascelles?

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

        Atsu

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

        Atsu

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

      Play one:
      1. RLC (new)
      2. Carroll (LEI)
      3. DCL (ARS)

      Captain:
      A. Hazard (WAT)
      B. Kane (LIV)
      C. Jesus (BUR)

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

        2C

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        1 A

      3. LC1
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        2 A

      4. Meinhoff
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        1B

    6. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 8 months ago

      Play Elliot home to palace or Flappy at home to Leicester.Tough call.

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

        Who's more likely to score, Vardy or Zaha?

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

          Would rather get silva or hazard then?

        2. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Probably Vardy.

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

        that's the issue I have. Think I'm going for Elliot as I have Vardy so more upside potential

        1. DA Minnion (Former great)
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Yeah you have to go Elliot in that case.

        2. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Play the odds and do vardy Vs fabianski for guaranteed points, then watch vardy blank and okazaki score

            1. DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I don't have Vardy.

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

        best captain choice out of Hazard, Kane or Jesus?

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

          Snap conundrum

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

            hazard for me

      4. FPL ZB
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 8 months ago

        If Bavies is ruled out,

        a) Zappacosta
        b) Moreno
        c) Cresswell?

        Fancy attacking returns

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Then why are you picking those guys? Joke, Moreno seems a decent option 4.5 for a top 6 team

        2. White Hart Kane
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Salah to Sterling or save the transfer? Silva is my only City cover.

          1. Pranav Santhosh
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Save

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

            Save

          3. My Name Is Pepu
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Keep Salah, get one of Jesus or Aguero if you want more City coverage.

          4. Meinhoff
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            You'll want Salah back next gw, though it looks tempting for this one

          5. wildcard3
            • 12 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Difficult one, I have miki and want to swap to Sterling myself.

            Difficulty is Salah I see as more of a threat than Miki i makes your dilemma harder.

            Thinking further ahead, Salah has some great fixtures coming up after this GW and for that reason I would stick for the time being. I would suggest trying another route to get Sterling into your team if you can. He is a real threat and looks more nailed on than first thought, playing the full 90 most of this season.

          6. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Silva is enough. Spread the love.

        3. wildcard3
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          1FT

          Miki to Sterling

          Yes or No?

          Have Kaku and D.Silva from respective teams too.

          1. My Name Is Pepu
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Kaku to Kun after the pressers, boot Mkhi next week.

        4. CL4PTRAP
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Price changes. If a player drops with a NT delta of 190k for one price drop does he require a larger or smaller NT value to fall another 0.1. Cheers

        5. Darklord_bg
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Hi guys, I've been getting worse and worse results, lately, anything to change?

          Foster/Elliot
          Alonso, Davies, Cedric, Mee/Hegazi
          Salah, Sterling, Choupo, Carroll, RLC
          Kane, Lukaku, Vardy

          Alonso, Cedric and Choupo have been big disappointments so far, and I'm not too keen on Vardy after seeing Leicester play vs WBA.

          I have one FT, should I save or do something, or even WC next week?

        6. Jatz10
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Thinking selling Calvert, Lowe and Alli for Firmino, Otamendi and a 4.5 mid like Loftus Cheek? 2 FT.

          Thoughts?

        7. Ian Davis
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Boring one, but who to play out of B Davies, Richarlison & T Carroll?

          1. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            Rich

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

          Is Moreno a genuine option?
          Liverpool's defence is a shambles granted, but he appears firmly first choice, is 4.5m and (from GW10 onwards) has great fixtures.
          There's always the potential for attaching returns too with Klopp pushing his full backs high up the pitch

          1. DA Minnion (Former great)
            • 11 Years
            6 years, 8 months ago

            I think he is and will probably get in today with sterling and Morata.

        9. Sz21
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Would you make a move here or save the FT?
          Kolasinac may need to go.. (I'd prob go a good bit cheaper if selling).

          Elliot.
          Kolasinac, Yoshida, Jones.
          Choupo-Moting, Sterling, Eriksen, Atsu.
          Kane, Lukaku (c), Vardy (vc).
          Fabianski, Carroll, Mbemba, Mee.
          1ft, 1.5m.

        10. ponsio22
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          Surely we can't captain Jesus this weekend.

          Firstly, I don't see him finishing the game, coming off after about 60/70 mins. Secondly, Aguero is lurking in the shadows and before he was injured he was the sole prem striker with Jesus playing mid week. Thirdly, I think when we see Burnely on the fixture list we all assume they are going to get rolled over, but in reality they never do.

          I won't be giving him the armband, its goig straight on Kane to break his duck against liverpool.

          Watch this space

        11. konrad.sygula95
          • 6 Years
          6 years, 8 months ago

          I have firmino and vardy in my squad and whole week i was planing to swap one of them for morata (if fit), which one should i sell ? which is more likely to score this GW? waiting for opinions.

          1. @persecuted_by_mods
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I still think firmino is a better option than vardy long term, short term they're both due blanks sadly

            • DA Minnion (Former great)
              • 11 Years
              6 years, 8 months ago

              I'd get rid of both but for now Firmino.