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30 November 2017 2768 comments
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In our continued quest to mirror the Fantasy Football season, this latest ScoutCast episode is missing a key player, but shuffles the pack and brings on stars from the bench.

Quivering from the midweek rotation, Jonty and Az begin proceedings before Granville is introduced to add his experience to the line-up. Then, late on, Andy arrives to shore things up and see the team through the final testing period. Me? I’m ruled out and left to watch from the stands.

The ever-changing line-up does a fine job contending with another round of community questions, as they assess the midfield template and consider goalkeeper recruits in the light of Rafa’s tinkerings. Then Granville rolls back to a classic ScoutCast question, lambasting United fan Andy for celebrating a City goal to ask which comes first, your football team or your Fantasy team?

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel earlier on Thursday. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

  1. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Haz gonna tear shit up this gw 🙂

    1. Annie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      brace almost guaranteed.

  2. Jimjam
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Pope
    Otamendi, Mustafi, Moreno, Tarkowski
    Salah(c), Sterling, Richarlison
    Kane, Aguero, Morata(vc)

    Bench: Elliot, Loftus-Cheek, Romeu, Jones

    Good to go?

    1. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Yeah nice team

      1. Jimjam
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        Thank you - wouldn't mind squeezing in a Chelsea def but I think I can wait to do that.

    2. calmc92
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Easy for me to say it but I think the Aguero as captain could be worth the risk of him starting.

    3. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      not sold on captain choice for this week though

  3. boc610
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    just cant see Pep risking sane getting a booking for the derby- irrespective of his illness -in what is a very winnable fixture even with a makeshift side

    1. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      He's had 3 yellows in 852 PL minutes this season. I mean, people are acting like he's Holebas all of a sudden.

      1. boc610
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        makes no difference if hes only had three in his whole career, one more and hes banned for arguably their biggest game of the season

    2. Pep says
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      It's not hard to avoid getting a yellow. Hell probably get hooked early but a lot of the time, I'm sure a player knows theyre gonna carded when they go into a tackle.

      People reading way too much into this

      1. boc610
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        I really dont think they are. If your pep , and you have players like b silva and gund that need mins- why take the risk??

    3. calmc92
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      The main thing is get the 3 points regardless of who you are playing. Nearly dropped 2 points midweek and won't be taking any chances. Worry about the Man Utd game when this one is out of the way. Although, he will tell him not to do anything stupid.

    4. La Gazzetta
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      They nearly dropped points to Hudd. I think he plays his best team all the time. It's not like he has the champions league final next week. If he wins this week he goes into next week with a big lead so less pressure on next weeks result. Just don't think he thinks that far ahead. Basically will play his strongest side this week (unless someone complains of fatigue) them his weakest possible side in champs league. If Sane doesn't play this weekend it will be 2 weeks between games for him. Just my opinion

  4. Rains of Castamere
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Bench one...

    A) Mee (lei)
    B) Duffy (LIV)
    C) Loftus-Cheek (wba)

    1. Karan_G14
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Duffy.

    2. DonTheSpecialOne
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      b

  5. Lecky Legs FC
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    What to do with this squad?

    Pope
    Mee Mariappa Mustafi
    Gray KDB Salah (C) Sane
    Aguero Diouf Kane (VC)

    Subs: Elliot,Rojo,Dunk & Carroll

    2 FT 0.4 ITB

    1. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Kun to Morata upgrade keeper to courtios imo. Pope will lose spot in 4 weeks or so

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        Think I'll hold on the Pope > Courtois move Chelsea will concede a goal against Newcastle on the weekend but will do Aguero > Morata/Jesus and possibly upgrade somewhere else cheers for your reply

  6. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Would you do Gross+Jesus -> Niasse+Hazard? (already have Morata)

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      I'm on the wait on Haz

      So many options (cheaper) this season so he has to do better than Sterling / Sané / Mané to get into my team

      1. Lecky Legs FC
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        I'm keeping KDB over him 0.7 cheaper and gets returns too at the moment he's not worth the investment

    2. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      No way. Haz doesn't even shoot that much

      1. Toby Lerone
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        Haz most shots for mids last 3 gw

        1. Toby Lerone
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 17 days ago

          On target

  7. Alexis Nonsense
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Foster

    Ward - Monreal - Azpi - Gomez

    Salah - Sterling - RLC

    Morata - Kane - Jesus

    Anything worth a hit?

    Sterling captain too risky?

  8. Geoff
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Hi all, 1FT, 0.5m.

    Fabianski (Elliot)
    Daniels Naughton Dann (Ward Duffy)
    Hazard Salah Silva Richarlison (RLC)
    Kane Morata Abraham

    The defence looks a mess.
    I will do Silva + xx > xx + Chelsea next week, probably.

    Should I:
    1. Hold
    2. Dann > Simpson/Maguire?
    3. Hit to get Chelsea in, do Mustafi next week.
    4. Other?

    Cheers in advance

  9. camarozz
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Guys this driving me crazy

    Sane ➡ Sterling yes or no??

    Iv an awful feeling keeping Sane is gonna be a mistake.

    1. Alexis Nonsense
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      I did it

      Now I feel that Sterling will warm the bench

      The grass isn't greener....

    2. NorwichCityLad
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      I did it

    3. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Mate I'm in same boat. Except I did sterling to sane two weeks ago, thought for sure sterling to be rested.

    4. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      For some reason I still want sterling Silva and sane, with salah and gross

    5. nonprophet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Really see Kdb and sterling on bench this week

      1. Guba
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        KDB misses the champions league came so expect him to start at the weekend. Sterling is 50/50 I think, considering Man City have already won their group he may get a rest then anyway.

    6. Ridcully
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      The thing is you could switch between City mids all season and keep missing out, but then with that logic you could have the wrong one and ignore the better one(s) for a while, and miss out. Difficult.

      I'd forget about this game - unless Guargiola gives any clues. Look long term, decide on that.

      Sterling certainly looks good value for his price, and would certainly keep. Sané is difficult. Has he lost form? Will he get more minutes? And then there's the fact he's on four yellow cards.

      Also depends on how many transfers you have, and what the situation with the rest of your team is.

  10. HD7
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Team for next GW - Right order of team and Captain?

    Fabianski
    Walker Mustafi Daniels
    Sterling Richarlison Salah Hazard
    Kane(C) Morata Niasse

    Subs: Elliot, RLC, Mee, Mbemba

  11. Nesvy
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Play Wilson or Mee ?

    Thanks.

    1. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Wilson

  12. GAMBIT
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Bench 1:

    A) Kolasinac (MUN)
    B) Simpson (BUR)
    C) Ward (lei)

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Kola

    2. IRBOX ⚽
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      C, play Kola for attacking threat

  13. emperor90
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Help please!
    Who do you thing should replace C.Wilson?
    I have 2.0 ITB. Thinking about Rooney, Benteke, Rashford? Any ideas, suggestions?
    Thanks.

    1. Bonus magnet
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      on fixtures alone i would pick Chris wood
      Burnley have 3 tasty fixtures (leice,watford,stoke)

      voice of reason says Rooney

  14. ryacoo
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Play 1 from these:
    A) Abraham (stk)
    B) RLC (wba)
    C) Mee (lei) (already playing Pope)

  15. radawson
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    What should I do with Bavies (wat)?

    A) Leave on the bench, avoid potential one pointer

    B) Start

    1. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Start..

    2. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Start

  16. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Is Alonso going to be rested?

    1. The Wise Owl
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Unsure, could be.

    2. jay01
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      No better time to rest him tbh

    3. @fpl_phenom
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      There is a danger this weekend... if you own him, play him and have a good sub. If you don’t I’d hold off on transferring him in until next gw.

    4. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Could be but who replaces him? Kennedy injured, Zappacosta could fill in there but Moses only just back from injury and looked rusty in mid week.

      1. Taffer
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        Chelsea only need a point from the Athletico Madrid game to win the group also - could easily be rested for that game as it's a bit of a dead rubber whilst they have fallen behind in the league.

        1. Sims
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 17 days ago

          Would not have benched haz and azpil midweek if that was the case

  17. Bonus magnet
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Please suggest any tinkering (2FT) 0.4 ITB

    foster
    kolasinac daniels christensen
    hazard pogba KDB zaha
    lukaku vardy wilson

    elliot carroll naughton rangel

    thinking of Lukaku-> suggestions please

    1. sk24
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Kdb > Salah
      Lukaku > Kane

  18. Powell
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Just watched the FPL Show. James Richardson didn’t believe the Azpilicueta info either.

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      What's the Azpi info?

    2. ryacoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      #JusticeforPowell

  19. jay01
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Most nailed Chelsea defenders for this weekend other than Azpi?

    1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Rudiger probably

  20. IRBOX ⚽
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    When you have 5/6 top captain picks in your squad this gameweek. Come on green arrow!

  21. kidzac
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Going to be epic if sane and morata both pick up yellows this weekend!

    1. IAWC ( It's a Wonderfu…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Gonna be epic if they don't and u sell them

  22. Mayo for Sam
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Bench one

    A Niasse
    B Gross
    C Richardson

    1. booshed
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Gross

    2. Miguel Sanchez
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      A

  23. Sims
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Costa avoided a yellow card for months when he was on 4 but no there is no way a player that relies on technique rather than physique can survive 90 mins

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      This. 3 of Sane's bookings have been for petty things like kicking the ball away and mouthing off to the ref, easy things to avoid.

    2. GAMBIT
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      This

  24. vanillasky639
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    start one:

    moreno - BHA (A)
    ashley young - ARS (A)
    RLC - WBA (A)

    1. booshed
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Moreno safest bet, but would be tempted by RLC

  25. booshed
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Pope (Elliot)
    Azpi, Gomez, Daniels (Mee, Duffy)
    Zaha, Sane, Richarlison, Salah (Gross)
    Wilson, Kane, Morata

    2FT and 0.5 in the bank

    Keep as is? Can't really see any needed transfers

    1. booshed
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Tempted by Zaha > RLC and then Sane > Hazard

  26. FortunesAlwaysHiding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Play Mee (lei) or Daniels (SOT) guys?

    Thanks

    1. booshed
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Daniels for me

  27. Yogi_mike
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Jones + Sane > Azpi + Sterling (-4)
    Worth it on nah?

  28. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Iv Choupo as my captain thots???

    1. jose1
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Flagged??

      1. jose1
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        Could’ve seen him scoring against the Swans. Any sources or info on his injury?

        1. klopp it guys
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 17 days ago

          Hes 75% chance off playing, so im hopeful he's worth a gamble, then have morata as my vice captain!

  29. Butters_lfc9
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    Should i save my FT?

    Foster
    Christensen-Moreno-Daniels
    Sterling-Salah-Ramsay-Richarlison
    Morata-Kane-Vardy

    Elliot- Carroll-Ward-Long

    1.5 ITB, 1 FT

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Easy save.

    2. enrico.palazzo
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Yep save

  30. enrico.palazzo
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 17 days ago

    No moves required?

    1 FT 0.0

    Fab (Elliot)
    Alonso - Moreno - ottamendi
    Ramsay - richarlison - salah - RLC
    Kane (C) - Morata - Jesus

    Simpson, Mee, Caroll.

    Not sure of who to bench!

    1. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 17 days ago

      Looks good

      1. enrico.palazzo
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 17 days ago

        Cheers