1) What's the best approach for dealing with the double gameweek? Will you be using any of your chips?

2) Given Harry Kane and Spurs's struggles this season, why did most of the scoutcast team captain Kane?

3) Is it now safe to go without any Man City coverage?

4) What's the best way to take advantage of Arsenal's incredible attacking stats over the last 4 Gameweeks?

5) For people looking to squeeze in Hazard, who is the cheapest playing defender?

'If Kane doesn't produce some big hauls in the next four gameweeks (WBA, lei, wat, STO) is it genuinely time to move on'

Remember this? What's the consensus now? Out after the Brighton game and back in for the double gameweek?

Can we spare a moment for Kiko and Zeegelaar also please?

A lot of major players on 4 YC's, is it worth trying to constantly bank one transfer for when the suspensions start rolling in

Also, is it worth doubling up on any defences? Christensen/Azpi/Alonso looks appealing

Other than Kane and Morata, are there any other worthwhile premium striker options? Or is a pricey midfeld the way to go?

Captaincy? Is Kane at home against stoke still the option over an inform salah and hazard?

Budget keeper - what is the best keeper option over the Xmas period under 4.7m

Formation - is 3-5-2 the way to go now with so much value in midfield?

Should we get rid of Hazard Richarilson and Sane for Alli Eriksen and Arnautovic? 😉

This has been asked several times over the last weeks, anyways, if you own Sane, is it worth swapping for Sterling after the Manchester derby? Sterling is cheaper, has more attacking points, and Sane is 1 YC away from suspension..

With their impressive attacking display against United and the easy festive fixtures coming and the lack ignoring rotation are Arsenal attack viable options to bring in?

It's not a question, but please, don't talk too much about the DGW. A lot of football to be played until then.

1. Looking at upcoming run of fixtures, should we be thinking of a Watford defence double up? Also, are Huddersfield worth investing in?

2. Firmino and Vardy - return of the mid priced third striker? Or just a mirage?

3. Klopp seems to be promoting a rotation policy at Liverpool. Who is safe?

Are we giving up on a Chelsea Def double up? Alondo is 1 goal away from being essential again and Azpi is always a great pick.

What are our plans for United cover after City? Their run rivals Chelsea's but which players do we trust?

Charlie Austin is back in the team (mostly) and scoring goals. He's a proven fantasy asset, a perfect fixture proof FPL striker. Is he on your radars as a 2nd/3rd forward? What would it take to bring him in?

A) Is doubling up on Liverpool assets a good idea
B) best rotation 4.6 pairs in defense

Is this the best way to approach the DGW's?

GW22: Kane TC
2nd DGW: Wildcard the week before and BB in the DGW
3rd DGW: Free Hit

Are we thinking the wrong way about the value of being nailed during this congested fixture period?

We generally pay a heavy premium for nailed players but with even the likes of iron man Azpilicueta being rested is any body truly nailed anymore. Surely this means that previously rotated players actually play more often not less and therefore represent better value.

Should we therefore make sure we have a strong bench and pack our teams with high ppm players and just accept rotation as inevitable?

Is it time to bring in Alexis Sánchez?

He has Southampton (A), West Ham (A) and Newcastle (H) in his next three, which are all captainable fixtures.

He's also scored 4 times in his last 7 games, so he is gaining some form and Arsenal are playing some decent football now.

1. With Niasse and co looking like shaky territory, what is the solution to the 3rd striker slot?
(and on a related issue...)
2. Time to go 442 on a regular basis through Christmas? More value and crucially more secure starters.

Have you all started playing 352 and why not?

What would be your preferred front 8 in a 352?

Who will be next years (2nd half of this season) magic beans?

Asking for a friend....

Is Coutinho the template buster we’ve all been waiting for?
Can he beat the City mids?

Most have Daniels ;Burnley defender ;rlc;cheap striker like Abraham,Murray, dcl or niasse;Brighton defender;maybe Kiko. So help us on who to bench and who to play or is bench boost a good idea. Is there anyway to solve this benching conundrum??

With so many captain fails, is it just safer to leave it on Salah and be boring?

Who is the best 6.0 or below 3rd striker for the next 5+ gameweeks?

WHU assets please?
They have such a lovely looking run of fixtures after their next two, but it's hard to trust their assets atm so:
How do you rate Lanzini and will there be room in our midfield for him?
Which defender appeals the most atm?
Does it look like Adrian will become No.1 over Sloppy Joe?

Thoughts on Sigurdsson? With the way Allerdyce sets out his team it's looking fairly likely he will return to his essential status of previous years.

What's the best way of working him into a 4th midfield spot given the current template that has formed?

Can Lingard rival the likes of Gross and Shaqiri in the £6m bracket?

Which Budget defender from Everton do you favour?

1. Kenny 4.3
2. Martina 4.3
3. Holgate 4.2

Do you think they are worth investing in?

Thanks

A couple of cheap gk options have dried up. Is it worth spending more to have two decent keepers, or is that money better spent on one of the many decent mids on offer?

First dgw announced. What will the scouts be doing with their chips this year? Has anyone decided how to best use the free hit chip yet?

Cheers looking forward to this weeks edition!

Some of us have ditched Kane and are going 4-5-1 with Morata.

Who are the two best ≈ 5.0m forwards to go with him? Is it worth having both Niasse and DCL, thus guaranteeing a starting cheapie most weeks? Or DCL/Crouch? A.N. Other?

If you did cash in on Kane what would you spend the money on- and who would you downgrade him to?

After the derby this weekend Man U's fixtures look great up until GW24- can Lukaku find some form again or should we stick to the defence / Pogba (when he's back from his ban)...?

Any thoughts on Laca? Will he outscore Kane until end of the year?

1) Is Charlie Austin beginning to look like the cheap forward we have been looking for? Is he worth considering after Soton's terrible fixtures ease a bit?

2) Has fatigue caught up with City? The inevitable regression in goals scored and in overall performances makes the midfield double up not so rewarding now. Is it time to move to Liverpool midfield double up instead?

Is it time to look at having one premium forward, one mid-priced & one cheap to enable four/five premium midfielders?

Will the team bottle out of selling Kane if he hauls this weekend and proclaim that they always knew he was essential?

Double Liverpool Mids, Double City Mids or both?

1. With United and Spurs in the next 4 should we be looking at offloading our City assets?
2. Who to bring in for our city mids? Ramsey? Coutinho? Shaq?
3. Is the Watford defense a good idea with their good run of fixtures?
4. Have Everton turned the corner? If so, who should we invest in?
5. With Salahs massive ownership and consistent points, should he be our set and forget captaincy? If so does that mean Kane is redundant?

@ Jonty

i) How to approach the first DGW of the season, should we use a free hit chip or better off save for the reduced GW?

ii) Is it risky to use TC chip on Harry Kane?

iii) Should we load up on 3 Spurs and 3 WHU ? If yes, then which players we should bring in for the DGW?

Thank you.

Huddersfield have lost their last four matches by an aggregate score of 13-1. Is it time to start following them around?

1) Is there any chance of Niasse winning his place in starting XI?

2) Is Christensen nailed? Need a budget CHE defender.

3) What to do with captaincy @GW16? Who do you prefer -- Kane/Hazard/Salah?

Predicting HUD-MCI, MCI-SOU, MCI-WHU and CHE-NEW, we could easily say the big teams would get clean sheets. But they conceded in all 4.
My point is that I feel players like Azpi, Alonso, Walker are overpriced if results like these keep coming in easy matches.
I think that, in MCI's and CHE's cases, Otamendi and Christensen can save us more than 2m of our budget, to use to upgrade our mids and fwds.

Related to Page 302 Emre Canada's excellent question above: it strikes me that this is the time of the season when the honeymoon period starts to wear off in earnest for the promoted clubs. Huddersfield and Newcastle are on very poor runs and Brighton just got an unexpected hiding at home. Does anyone have any data on when these clubs tend to start losing confidence and how can we mercilessly exploit them?

Is a Liverpool midfield double-up viable?

Salah with Coutinho or Manè?

Personally I prefer Coutinho for his price.

I think that the game against Wham for all of us the owners of Kun or Jesus was the one we understood that it's not worth to own a Mancity forward.Do you agree or you think that they are still important?
Since we have so many good mid options like Hazard, Coutinho, Richarlison, Ramsey and others and ManCity has two tough fixtures(Manutd,Tot) in the next three you think it would be a risk not to have ManCity players for these three fixtures?

With less clean shits , should we be looking into cheap defenders (Ward, Kiko, ...) and rotate them freeing up cash for midfielders? Or shall we keep faith on the expensive ones and wait for them to score (Otamendi, Alonso...)? Thanks

Does Mark over rate Kane?

Who do we expect to be benched GW 17? Chelsea ,Pool guys under threat again surely?

Jonty, I am looking to play my free hit chip in gw22 but want to sell Kane before gw21. Could i use free transfer to get Kane back in after gw21 but then use free hit chip. I will have him in for free hit but worried if I sell him he could go up massively in price between gw21-22 and it will cost me a lot more to get him back in the team after gw22.

Hello there, Jonty.

You are watching - and reading - another Scoutcast question.

I'm looking for a Wilson replacement. Charlie Austin might not be 100% nailed, but he has been playing recently, and he has been scoring. Also, he has been passing the eye test.

Thoughts?

4-5-1?

With Kane and Lukaku short on goals, rotation concerns over Firmino, Aguero and Jesus, Lacazette still finding his feet (although increasingly becoming an option), no reliable 6-7m striker (potentially Austin) and Hazard, Salah and Sterling performing like strikers in midfield, has 4-5-1 become a viable option?

What do you think of the example team below?

GK: Pope

Def: Alonso, Sakho, Mee, Zeegelaar

Mid: Salah, Hazard, Sane, Sterling, Richarlison

Fwd: Morata

Subs: Pickford, Austin, Calvert-Lewin

Thanks

Theres a lot of seemingly good, cheap, defensive options (sub 4.5) right now, but they also all seem to have downsides. Im thinking about players like Zegelaar, Kenny, Chilwell, Dunk and Manquillo. Who do the scoutcast think offers the best value over the christmas fixture period?

As a Elliot and Fabianski owner. After next GW Fab is up against City. Is it madness using a -4 on a keeper, or do i just suck up the points and hope for some saves?

What's the point?

When I captain them they don't do anything and when they do something, I haven't captained them.

Meanwhile every other jerk in my mini league gets Jack Cork's 11 points off the bench or vice-captains Salah when he scores a brace and their captain doesn't play.

Merry Christmas everybody.

Personally had woeful return in recent weeks. Is it time to get away from the template, and look for the next differential player to go on a run like Mark did getting Hazard in so early and been riding the wave ever since.

How should we plan around the DGW and BGW if we want to use the Free Hit chip?

Is a one premium striker setup now viable with all the form midfielders available now, premium,mid range and budget?Kane or Morata with one mid range striker like Vardy or Firmino along with a cheapie as third forward. Maybe for the first time in years we have genuine reliable captaincy material in midfield in Salah,Hazard,Sterling etc. Could we be returning to the days of Lampard,Malouda,Ronaldo,Gerrard and co.? 3-5-2 could be the way forward.

Which defence is worth investing in?
A) Watford
B) Everton

What is your opinion on having a dog choose your captain for the week?

With the high priced midfielders outscoring the high priced strikers and the current trend of moving of funds out of the front three and the adoption of the 352 formation, is it time to go one step further and seriously consider the 451 formation ?

If you already have Morata is it worth getting Hazard in as well ?

If you already have Morata is it worth getting Hazard in as well ?Ditching the 3 heavy hitters up front approach. Which of these 3 should I get rid of - Kane, Jesus, Morata?

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Spurs defense a no-go even if they have a DGW since Alderweireld is out for possibly 14 weeks?

Whatever happened to “Sleeper”?

Do we have a few of those lingering in the background?

(Thinking Zlatan, Sigurdsson, Alli, Vardy and Mahrez for example)

Has Sanchez been overlooked as a differential by those trying to catch up?

For those still holding their first wildcard: is there an obvious time to play it looking at the fixtures?

Jonty are you going to set up a millionaires league

Is Kane a must have and despite his bad form a potential triple captain option in one of these next two fixtures at home to Stoke and Brighton?

Is 3 LFC forwards mids & forwards the way to go again?

What to do with Niasse?