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21 December 2017 3193 comments
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Is now the time to give up on the premium strikers – we’re looking at you Harry – and throw our cash at a “power five” midfield?

It’s a big question that requires a crack team to answer.

Unfortunately, we only have the ScoutCast crew available, though we did manage to pull off a big loan signing to help us out.

Jay Eggersdorf – the current “live” Hall of Fame number one joins Jonty, Andy and Az as we take on the big topic of the day.

In the middle of another stunning season – Jay reveals his strategy behind his recent move to shed Kane on the back of another impressive points tally.

Then on 44 minutes, Jay’s phone is almost drained of life. Tickled by the on-camera events that follow, Jonty and Az struggle to hold it together to discuss the recruitment of Paul Pogba and the merits of West Ham investment before we look ahead to Gameweek 19.

It’s an intense 90-minutes, with the frivolity of this “festive” ScoutCast limited to silly jumpers and hats. Though we each get the opportunity to reveal our Christmas wish.

Just one wafer-thin hat-trick please Harry.

This ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday evening. 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. agueroooooney
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    What kind of extra points would make people think the free hit was a success?

    If I was to use it and gain 15 points on what my original team would have gotten would that be good?

    As it's only the first season of the free hit chip, I really don't know what the expected extra points are from it

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      70-80+ would be a proper free hit

      1. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Gain 70-80 points? Don't think that's possible to be honest. You can't just look at the GW score, have to look at the score relative to what you would have gotten

        1. FootballFanatic365
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          think of it as WC and i like to hit a 90 ptr which is above 40 pts than the avg 50 pts weely score

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

        I agree. Easily doable in a DGW.

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

          Or blank week where your original players get 0

          1. agueroooooney
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            You'd still always expect 30-40 points then weeks though, a 120 point GW would take a lot of luck surely

            1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              Some people are full of.....

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I'd want to try and get 30pts over my original team
      80 is very optimistic

      1. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Interesting, is there anywhere you can see the average points gained from free hit chips so far this season do you know?

        1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          No idea. I have seen several use it already in my mini leagues
          One chap used it well and got 35pts over his original team. Many actually end up scoring similar or less. Which convinced me to play it in a blank week only as I cant bear the thought of my original team scoring more

    3. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Technically, anything more than my original team would be a success. But personally, I'd like about 15-20 more than my original team/average, whichever is higher.

      1. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        That's true, would easily gain 15-20 points if I use it in GW22 so that's why I'm asking

        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          The chances of gaining in blank GWs and DGWs in future might be higher, so it's a risk you have to take.

    4. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Don't think you can look at it so narrowly. I'm using it in 22 (in the minority I know) as it allows me to sell Kane and not have to buy him back for the double. I don't need to waste transfers stocking up on Spurs/WHU players that I simply don't want in the medium term. I just have to hope that I get lucky with the players that I chose to go with!

      1. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I'm looking at using it in GW22 for that reason too. Spurs do have a couple of good fixtures after the double though. I'd probably end up with Kane (c), Lanzini, Ogbonna, Sané and Sterling that week with or without using the free hit, so would only be using it for 6 players and it wouldn't change my captain. But as you said it would also save me transfers

        1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          If it wouldn't chamge your captain it may not be worth playing it
          Just a thought
          I'd want to free hit a captain in to increase the chance of it outscoring my original team personally

          1. agueroooooney
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Yeh the captain is a big part of it, in any week you wish to use the free hit though you could always transfer in the player you wish to captain with 2 FTs, that's what I'd never doing to get Kane

            1. agueroooooney
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              * end up doing

        2. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          if you're keeping Kane and have two WHU anyway, there's no way I'd waste the FH chip!

          1. agueroooooney
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Sorry I'm actually factoring in my 2 FTs. Only haven Ogbonna now. If I don't use the FH chip I will use 2 FTs to do Firmino + Hazard -> Kane (c) + Lanzini (or whatever whu mid looks best)

    5. barracuda
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Used it already and had 78, not sure if that's ok, time will tell I guess. GWR was 300K

      1. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        And what would your original team have gotten that week do you know?

        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          if memory serves well -30

          1. agueroooooney
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Good use of the chip so (I think), fairplay

            1. barracuda
              • 8 Years
              8 years, 2 months ago

              Hopefully, cheers mate

      2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I'd be fairly satisfied with that. As long as your original team did worse

        1. barracuda
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Cheers mate, yeah, it would be a disaster otherwise.

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

      i would say 50 more would be superb. 30 points reasonable. 20 and below poor.

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        taking into consideration the double gameweek

        1. ZeBestee
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          but there are some who used it and they ended up getting lower than their original teams so anything more wouldnt be bad

    7. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Anything above 10 I would be ok with. 10 for the TC too. BB is the one I think I’d like to get the biggest boost with.

      1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Which actually doesn't happen very often BB unusually returns about 15pts unless you get lucky

        1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          Usually

        2. Pasqualinho
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          I’d agree with 15 for the BB. That’s a decent return. This is the hardest one to quantify as a lot of people tend to load the bench with quality and have a mediocre first 11, and pretend it’s got them 25 or so points. Whatever makes them happy, I guess.

    8. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      One can realistically expect double what the normal Gw would be or the amount of extra DGW's you can create. Cannot use a TC or BP at the same time so limited in some respect.
      Therefore most valuable in DGw's or in a limited GW.
      Real value is you don't have to think about wrecking your side chasing DGw's and having crap fixtures to follow.

    9. kidzac
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Used mine in week 7.scored 102, gw avg 51, original team would have been less than 40.that was the week aguero had his car crash and morata went off early for 1 point.had both in my original team.

      1. agueroooooney
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I think this hasn't got to be very above average! Don't think many will get a 60 point gain! Nice one

  2. Dr Kenneth Noisewater
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Who to ditch for Ogbonna - Kiko or Daniels?

    Kiko seems further away from return but has marginally better fixtures.

    1. Patch
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Kiko because I own Daniels

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Daniels

  3. Albert Cole
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Do we get a Pep presser today? Silva...

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Of course

  4. King Kun Ta
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Good Morning!

    Foster
    Ogbonna Otamendi Naughton
    Salah Sterling (C) Richarlison T Carroll Hazard
    RLC Kane (VC)

    Elliot Morata Mee Holgate

    0 FT 0.6 ITB

    GTG? Or anything worth an extra hit...?

  5. olidooley
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Maitland-Niles has 0% ownership

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      he's a Mid isnt he?

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Rightly so

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

      Makes sense

    4. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Mid who plays as a defender and isn't nailed on.

  6. Pirlø's Pen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    How’s she looking? GTG? On -4.

    Pope
    Alonso Otamendi Masuaku
    Salah Coutinho Sterling Richarilson RLC
    Kane Aguero (c)

    Elliot Maguire Quaner Kenny

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      goood

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

      Curvaceous

    3. Weeb Kakashi
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      What transfers did you do?

      1. Pirlø's Pen
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Niasse, Morata -> Quaner, Aguero

  7. FootballFanatic365
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    in the "tough run of fixtures" is pope going to bring out some Clean Sheets?

    1. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Bound to

    2. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Of course. Burnley defence are machines

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Oh dear god Skynet has gone active .

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

      With wanton abandon

    4. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Yes. Keep Pope until Heaton comes, then switch to Heaton. Burnley keepers are a must.

  8. Catastrophe
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    DDG
    Otamendi, Christensen, Kenny
    Salah, Hazard, Sterling, Richarlison
    Kane, DCL, Morata*

    (Elliot, RLC, Mariappa, Mee)

    Set on Morata & Richarlison -> Austin & KDB (c) - sound good?

    Cheers

  9. anish10
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Monreal to Christensen or Jones?

    Already have DDG

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Both have good fixtures. I'd go Christensen as you already have De Gea and Christ will be more nailed given Jones' injury record.

  10. Brian C. Lara
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Play Ben Mee or Nacho Monreal?

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Mee. Burnley can get a shutout at home.

      1. Brian C. Lara
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Mee it is

      2. FootballFanatic365
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        like every weekend

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

      Ahh 100% Monreal

  11. Jaok
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Elliot Cortouis
    Ota Monreal Mee Kenny Kiko**
    Couthino Salah Hazard Richarlison RLC
    Kane Niasse** Morata**

    0.3 itb 2ft

    No city worries me, but feels sideways to take out couthino. And got other problems that needs fixed first? Moratas fixtures coming up is good..

    Should I take out morata or couthino to get city? Or just do a kiko to ogbonna and save ft for next and think some more then?

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Fix Kiko and Niasse first imo. You can get the City player next week. They will always return points.

    2. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I personally would do Coutinho > Sterling

    3. Dreaming of glory
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      U could get rid of hazard or morata for city.
      Losing 1 of them for city isn't a big deal

      1. Max City
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        I think I agree

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

    All I want for Christmas is a Spurs Burnley 0-0 with Pope double digit haul and Kane YC. Please happen.

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Even as a Kane owner, I'd love this as most people in my ML are going to captain him. And I'm one of the few with double Burnley defense.

    2. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I want a Captain Kane hattie

      1. Cok3y5murf
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Want doesn't get

    3. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I still own Kane and have no BUR but I kind of still want this to happen 😉

  13. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    On a WC which do you prefer? (have Sterling)
    A. KDB
    B. Hazard

    1. Dreaming of glory
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Would like Chelsea coverage but kdb this week switched to haz next 2 an option?

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Could be but sort of a waste of a transfer?Plus would then need to leave money ITB to do it?

    2. Max City
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      KDB

  14. Mayo for Sam
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Captain

    A KDB
    B Kane
    C Sterling

    1. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      B

    2. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      A

  15. The King
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Morata + Jesus + Moreno ->> Aguero + Firmino + Ogbonna

    Yes or no? 😀

    1. The King
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      (For a -4)

    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Totally lost why playing "Russian roulette" with Jesus and Kun. Jumping off one problem to another.

      1. The King
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        aguero looks more likely to start

    3. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      No

      1. The King
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        So glad I did it haha

  16. Hazz
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Team for this week:

    DDG
    Azpi / Otamendi / Ogbonna
    Salah / Sterling / Richalison / Shaqiri / Gross
    Kane / Morata*

    Annoyingly Morata is now out so à bench player will have to come in.

    Who would you pick out of:
    A) DCL
    B) Hunemeier
    C) Mee

    Also my Shaqiri punt has failed thus far. He's on the goals imminent stats table, but do you think I should do Shaqiri > Pogba for a -4?

    1. Snooze ya lose
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Give him another week

  17. Cookie Kid
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    On WC, wonder whether to sell Richarlison for Pogba - have funds at the moment but would lose 0.3m (bought at £6m) - would want him back in 3GWs though when I’ll need to free up cash for Kane.

    Would you keep or sell?

    1. Feed tha Sheep
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I’m in the same boat at the minute I am selling..Pogba is great value at 7.9 A’s Is Richarlison of course but Watford seem to have went off the boil as of late

      1. Feed tha Sheep
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        What is the rest of your WC team?

    2. agueroooooney
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Keep

  18. FootballFanatic365
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    am i the only one with a disastrous rank here?

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      no way matey, 1.6m here!

      1. FootballFanatic365
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        oops 3.9m here

        1. Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          That is pretty awful yes! Hope things pick up for you

          1. FootballFanatic365
            • 11 Years
            8 years, 2 months ago

            Thanks Dear

    2. Max City
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      2.0m here lol

  19. Stimps
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    All set? Hit taken..

    Courtois
    Otamendi Smalling Ogbonna
    Hazard Salah Sterling (c) Richarlison
    Lukaku Firmino Austin

    Elliott RLC Mariappa Mee

    1. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Nice

    2. Fpl Richie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      What were your moves out of interest?

      1. Stimps
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Kane, Daniels, Kolasinac -> Lukaku, Otamendi, Ogbonna (+2.5m)

  20. AF90
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Play Foster or Gomes?

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Foster

  21. Butters_lfc9
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Good to go for this week? Using WC next gameweek
    Foster
    Christensen-Kabasele- Long
    Sterling-Salah-Hazard-Shaqiri
    Aguero(C)-Kane-Calvert-Lewin

    Elliot- Carroll-Ward-Daniels
    0.2ITB, 0FT

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      good

  22. ZeBestee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Daniels to who? 6.0m total amount

    Fabianski Elliot
    Kabasele Ota Christensen Hunem

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      WHU def and bank that valuable cash

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Masuaku? or Ogbonna?

        1. jia you
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 2 months ago

          They're both equally good and have potential for different reasons. Do you prefer an attacking WB or a solid CB that should get a few baps here and there?

    2. olidooley
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Masuaku

      1. ZeBestee
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        cheers mate

  23. Venom Snake
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Burnley have a tough fixture period coming up.

    Who’s keeping, who’s ditching?

    1. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Shipped Ward before his price drop so going Dycheless for the short term at least!

  24. mojoindojo
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Gtg or anything worth a hit?

    Foster
    Otamendi Christensen Jones
    Salah Sterling Hazard Shaqiri RLC
    Kane DCL

    Elliot SWard Morata Mbemba
    0 ITB

  25. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Have this team...
    Pope (Elliott)
    Kenny Christensen Jones (Kiko* Duffy*)
    Salah Sterling Hazard Richarlison RLC
    Kane Austin
    0.7itb 1ft

    Either I go...
    A) Sensible route: Bench Morata, just Kiko to Ogbonna and play him over Kenny.
    B) Risky route: Sell Morata for DLC, get KDB in for RLC and Ogbonna in for Kiko (-8).

    Which are we feeling - or is there an alternative?

  26. Sz21
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Will wait an extra GW to make bigger changes. Favouring 2.

    1. Ogbonna in for Mariappa. (Do I really need so many nailed defenders).
    2. Ogbonna in for Mee. (Saving 0.5m, Tough fixtures for Burnley too)

    Speroni.
    Mariappa, Christensen, Otamendi.
    Salah, Hazard (vc), RLC, Richarlison, Sterling (c).
    Firmino, Kane.
    Gomes, Calvert-Lewin, Kenny, Mee.
    2ft's, 2.3m.

  27. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Are we expecting any more pressers today?

    1. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      hate friday games

    2. Numb
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      Lots I would think

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers. The. I'll wait before I make transfers.

    3. FootballFanatic365
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      yes pep probably

  28. munchod
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys,
    I am on wildcard and trying to win the local league with 22 points behind from the 1st place. GTG?

    de Gea (Elliot)
    Christensen Otamendi Ogbonna (Zanka)
    Salah Sterling KDB(C) Pogba Arnautovic (Holgate)
    Lukaku(VC) Austin (Depoitre)

    Have 0.3 in the bank.

    Cheers guys! Happy Holidays!

  29. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    guessing daniels to ogbonna for free is a no brainer?

    1. Max City
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      I'd do that

    2. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 2 months ago

      why not masuaku?

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 2 months ago

        bit of a toss up really

  30. Max City
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 2 months ago

    I need to play 2 of these guys, please help:

    1. DCL (CHE)
    2. Kenny (CHE)
    3. Young (lei)
    4. Mee (TOT)

    Cheers