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2 November 2017 2808 comments
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Whether it’s Pep’s rotation, Jonty’s runaway facial hair or a rogue horse in Andy’s front garden, the ScoutCast crew are decidedly spooked in this week’s Halloween episode.

Downed by a bout of Labyrinthitis – which is as nasty as it sounds – I’m forced to duck out as Jonty, Andy, Granville and Az run riot.

Your community questions help to keep them in check, forcing the quartet to once again assess City rotation, while giving views on Chelsea’s big-hitters, a Foxes revival and a slew of budget defenders.

Jonty rolls out his “ghouls imminent” table, while Andy unknowingly mocks my affliction from afar with back-to-back ear puns; in between they preview the weekend’s action to reveal their captain and transfer picks.

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

  1. French Gooner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Which keeper to start
    A)Elliot (BOU)
    B)Fab (BHA)

    1. Football Weekender
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      B

    2. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Fab

    3. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      A

    4. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Same problem. Fabian

    5. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      B

    6. Scout Pics
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      B

  2. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Fabian, Elliot
    Jones, Moreno, Ward, Fernandez, Mariappa
    Salah, Sterling, Richarlison, Zaha, Carrolll
    Kane, Aguero, Morata

    2FT, 0.2ITB.

    Ward, Fernandez > Daniels, Mee?
    Or better keep 1 FT to have 2 FT on IB?

    1. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Roll one for IB.

    2. Distinctly Average
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Like that team a lot.

      What's your rank? Must be decent with that 11...

  3. IWR
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Jesus and Davies minutes predictions?

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      60 and 0

      1. Konstaapeli
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        About right. Would love a late Davies cameo tho 😉

        1. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          True to form for Poch would be 90 or 0 - barring injury. I’ve no idea which one.

    2. Hooky
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      90 and 90

    3. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      25 and 0

    4. Yozzer
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      15 0

    5. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      70 and 0

    6. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      19 and 0

    7. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Limited + very limited/none

    8. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Any chance Davis will play as LCB?

      1. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Possibly

    9. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      70 and 0

  4. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    G2g?
    Elliot
    Azpi Jones Ward
    Salah Silva Richarlison Choupo
    Kane Jesus Vardy

    Ryan Dunk otamendi Carroll

  5. Scotty B
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Free hit team this week:-

    Elliot
    *Cedric *Klavan Fernandez
    Salah Alli Silva Eriksen
    Abraham Kane Aguero

    Just undecided about two * in defence, should I?

    A Stick with above two
    B Wimmer & Jagielka
    C Moreno & Hegazi

    1. French Gooner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Why use the free hit this week instead of using for a DGW or a blank week ?

      1. Scotty B
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Just want to

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

    Help an imaginary cartoon officer out here. Got 2 FT's but no idea what to do with them.

    DGG - (Elliot)
    Jones - Moreno - Mee - (Fernandez - Hümenier)
    Salah - Sterling - Zaha - Richarlison - (RLC)
    Kane © - Kun - Morata

    0.0 itb.

    Would like to have two free transfers for the IB so thinking of just leaving as is. Waste of a free transfer tho.

    1. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Seems wrong to do so but might as well burn one, there's literally nothing worth doing this gw.

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Hmm. Really can't see anything unless you want structural change

    3. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Honestly can't see where to improve apart from maybe getting Daniels in.Maybe downgrade Sterling and Hunemier to Daniels if you fancy 4-3-3.

    4. Konstaapeli
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Cheers all. Going to leave it.

  7. JJO
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Wtf is wrong with Fonte?
    Dont see him in tweets and he is 25% in fpl

    1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      He's pretty hopeless. A total letdown.

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I just want to know if he will play this gw 🙂

    2. *sigh*
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Looked like his heart had gone last time I saw him play.

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Thanks

  8. We Will Klopp you
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Swans v Brighton could well end up 0-0, both sides are hardly formidable going forward but can be solid, also, the bookies seem to all be tipping Burnley to concede, I'm now coming round to the idea of playing Fabianski and Duffy over Elliott and Ward, right call iyo?

  9. *sigh*
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Happy Daniels Has Dropped Day everyone.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Funny how he drops just before the green fixtures arrives.

      1. Athletic Nasherbo
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Bought him in last night

  10. Rash
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 5 months ago

    Daniels at 4.8 looks a steal now

    1. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      He's really in vogue on this site eh. Looks a decent punt but don't expect too much

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Youpi didnt realised he dropped will do my best to get him.in my team 🙂

    2. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      1 goal, 1 assist and 1 cs in 10 games is hardly great value for £4.8m even if fixtures are better

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        These fixtures are good though

      2. Distinctly Average
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        So much this!

      3. @persecuted_by_mods
          8 years, 5 months ago

          This, and they haven't had purely hard fixtures up until now either. They've had easy ones and been terrible in them too

        • bigbudgie
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          They may be green fixtures but for Bournemouth every game is tough

      4. Distinctly Average
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Moreno says hi...

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Is he nailed though ?

          1. Distinctly Average
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            I'd say 90%

      5. Rash
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I need a Davies replacement or downgrade. I have Jones and ward already and ain't sold on stones.. shy of options

    3. Kalou
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I stupidly took out Salah for Sane last night before the price rise for a -4 hit and missed out on making 0.1m
      Play free hit?
      A.aye
      B.no just stick

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        B, Sane rose too and he's a good option anyway

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Wouldn't blow your free hit because of 4 points, also why are you so concerned about the 0.1m?

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            +1

          2. Kalou
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            Just remember last season having really low TV,it cost me when I played my 2nd wc as all my rivals had superior budgets for the run in...maybe am over thinking it tbh though!

            1. We Will Klopp you
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 5 months ago

              Sane's on the up too and you would presume he'll continue rising, bad TV only starts to become an issue when you ignore price swings to hold onto dying options repeatedly e.g. ignoring Sane to hold onto Mkhi. Wouldn't have made the move for a hit but they are both very good options so no point reversing it especially when your reasoning isn't regret about the actual move but rather money you could have made.

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Both good options this, but making that move for a hit makes zero sense to me personally.

      3. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I'd back Salah to outscore Sane this week...partly because of threat to Sane minutes

    4. torisak
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Play one
      A) Mee
      B) Naughton
      Leaning against Mee because of goal threat and Southamptons lack of goals

    5. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Would you make any changes? Have 1FT

      Fabi
      Otamendi, Cedric,

      1. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Fail

    6. Emiliano Sala
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone with me doubling utd defence from next week?

      1. Get up ya bum
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        probably. I'm hoping Valencia finds a way to drop 0.1

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          I'm going to buy bailly. Although I will probably have him for 3 games

      2. Pauntley
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah De Gea and Jones - brought in Jones this week because of the price rise but gonna bench against Chelsea and just play De Gea. Next 3 should be clean sheets I hope.

        1. Emiliano Sala
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Yes good one. I will buy bailly if everything go well. Cant afford de gea as I have premium defenders and elliot in goal

      3. DD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Definitely considering it

      4. THFC4LIFE
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Looking to get De gea in soon already have Jones

    7. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Which 3 to play from these guys?

      A) Daniels (new)
      B) Kolasinac (manc)
      C) Zappacosta (manu)
      D) Mee (sot)
      E) Trippier (cry)

      Thank you

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        ADE

        1. DD
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          This

    8. Egg noodle
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Wow i got rid of Davies by mistake

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Blessing in disguise 🙂

        1. Egg noodle
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Wanted to ship Bellerin. Not sure what happened. Fingers crossed Davies doesn't wake up this weekend.

          1. Ajax Hamsterdam
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            Good luck 🙂

    9. _Gunner
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      play one please:

      A- Mee (sou)
      B- Simpson (stk)

      1. DD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Mee

      2. Your Mum Zohore
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        It's in the name

    10. n-doggg
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      I’ll try again.
      Any changes to this, 1FT

      Fabi
      Daniels, otamendi, Cedric
      Hazard, salah (vc), richarlison, choupo
      Kane (c), Jesus, Vardy

      Elliot, RLC, mee, mbemba

      Thanks

      1. DD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Nah I would save the FT

      2. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Save and get in Jones next week

    11. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Morning fellas. Would you save a FT with this lot? If I save a FT I'll most probably do Vardy & Jesus -> Abraham & Lukaku after the international break. Tempted to do Hazard -> Alli now which would already free up cash for later Lukaku move.

      Elliott
      Jones, Stones, Davies
      Choupo-Moting, Silva, Hazard, Richarlison
      Jesus, Kane, Vardy

      subs: Pope --- Dunk, Mee, Stephens --- 0.0 ITB, 1 FT

      A) Save FT
      B) Hazard -> Alli/ Salah (this would give me enough cash to get Lukaku in for Jesus after int break)
      C) Something else, what?

      1. DD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        A

        1. Jam0sh
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Cheers. Probably the most sensible move to save and have 2 FT's for int break. Although Alli and Salah are tempting as I don't think 3 next matches for Hazard look very good.

          1. DD
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            United this gw and Liverpool in gw13 are the only tough games on paper for Chelsea till the new year. Apart from those 2 they play Brom, Newcastle, Southampton, Swansea, west Ham and Huddersfield

            1. Jam0sh
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 5 months ago

              You're right DD, I think if I ditched Hazard now I'd be very tempted to get him (or Morata) in GW14 onwards. Still there's also a price issue. I think I'll be shifting funds from the defence (and Vardy) in the coming weeks into midfield to be able to accommodate 3 bigger midfielders. Getting a cheaper option in for Hazard (Alli/Salah) would allow easier upgrading of Choupo or Richarlison. Nevertheless, I think I'll save 😀

      2. bigbudgie
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I thought about it a lot this week and I did B to Alli.

        Reasons are: Freed up some cash which I can use in the future to upgrade a defender or 4th mid position. With Kun and Kane upfront having Hazard as well was limiting fund-spreading elsewhere. At 9.3 and 1.2 million cheaper than Hazard I decided Alli could be equal in terms of points scoring but better value in price. Chelsea do have amazing fixtures but they have lost to Palace in the league recently. They just got spanked in Italy are roundly criticised for their defensive performance. Morata has been out of sorts since return from injury. Also over the next three Haz has the Mourinho bus and Herrera hatchet man job to face and away games at West Brom and Liverpool whilst Alli has CPL and WBA at home and the london derby away at Arsenal...

        So long story short Spurs are looking near to their best and high confidence, Chelsea are up and down and not too sure what's going on.

        1. Jam0sh
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Thanks for your thoughts on this BB. I think very similarly about Hazard and more effective use of funds. Three next fixtures for Chelsea are not as attractive as Spurs have as you mentioned.

          I think Chelsea form is a worry although Hazard has looked really sharp in their last two matches against Bournemouth and Roma (nevertheless they got spanked there). It seems that Chelsea form and defensive worries pretty much culminate on Kante being out. Their midfield duo of Fabregas and Bakayoko don't seem to be able to support defence well enough which reflects comprehensively on their backline. Kante being back could bring some stability which could also help them attacking wise.

          Morata has also been little low on confidence after his comeback from injury which naturally also has an impact on Hazard potential if he doesn't take chances that Eden sets up 😀

          Long story short I think I'd prefer Alli over Hazard for the next three fixtures. Everything could be quite differently come the GW14 but could get Chelsea attacking player then back if their form seems to pick up.

          1. bigbudgie
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            My thoughts exactly....captained Hazard last week at Bournemouth but I don't have the same feeling about the next three. The logical thing seemed to be to give him until 14 to have a look at Chelsea and then jump back on if it looks good.

    12. aleksios
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Have both Jesus and Davies so should i:

      a) Suttner to Daniels/Moreno to have cover.
      b) Save ft and hope for the best.

      Thanks guys.

      1. DD
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Jesus should play but for how many mins, nobody can be certain

    13. Carcetti
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      You guys reckon Yoshida will start?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Wouldn't bet on anyone other than VVD starting at centre back

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I'm benching him as it stands. Probably ship next week. Understand he's lost his place.

        1. Carcetti
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Damn

          1. Royal5
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            I could always start him. Surely it's either 90 or 0 for him.

      3. Collie01
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I'm starting him. Naughton to come in if he doesn't play. Getting rid on WC next week.

    14. Rinseboy
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      play Fabs or Elliot this week?!

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Fabs, I could see a 0-0 occurring tbh but Elliott has a good chance of a cleanie too.

      2. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Fabs

    15. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      GTG or would you make any changes to the line up?

      Fabianski
      Azpi Jones Duffy
      Salah Alli Sane Richarlison
      (K)ane Aguero(vc) Abraham

      Elliott Ward Romeu Rosenoir

    16. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Is D Silva to Sane too kneejerkinng ? Thanks

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        No, Sane's more explosive, on set pieces and if he continues playing as regularly as he's doing now, is a far better option

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Yes it looks lke.he s becoming more and more.essential. Saying that according to the scoutcast Silva is due a couple of goals pretty soon. Decision decision 🙂

          1. n-doggg
            • 13 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            Sterling was getting the same chatter in terms of pep favourite, explosive, value... before he was benched twice. You cannot second guess pep. He won’t play the same players every week. Sane will get benched at some point. Hold Silva.

    17. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Anyone fancy Otamendi to get a yellow in the Leicester game and miss the Huddersfield match?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Could happen, maybe even the Arsenal one and he misses the Leicester match, has gotten carded in every big game he's played so far

        1. Pep says
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Thinking of losing him over VVD next week and lose VVD after the Everton game

          1. Collie01
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 5 months ago

            Bad time to get Sot defenders.

    18. LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Which 1 to bench out of:

      A) Alonso (MUN)
      B) Otamendi (ARS)
      C) PJones (che)
      D) Cedric (BUR)
      E) Richarlison (eve)
      F) Choupo-Moting (LEI)

      thx!

      1. n-doggg
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        That is difficult. Jones?

      2. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Alonso

    19. JasonG123
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Play Elliot (BOU) or Pope (sou)?

      1. We Will Klopp you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Elliott

      2. _Gunner
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Elliot

      3. Over Midwicket
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Pope

      4. gatekeepa
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        elliot 100%

    20. We Will Klopp you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Start 2 of these options

      A) Abraham
      B) Duffy
      C) Ward

      1. lfcserg
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 5 months ago

        Bench duffy

        1. We Will Klopp you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 5 months ago

          Cheers

    21. Champions united
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 5 months ago

      Bench Any 3

      elliot--hart
      jones--ward--morgan--cedric
      salah--silva--eriksen--richalison(cork)
      lukaku-kane--(abraham)

    22. @persecuted_by_mods
        8 years, 5 months ago

        I find it so hard to hold transfers! Kane in for Morata or Jesus? Leaning towards removing Jesus