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The ScoutCast – Episode 246 – Smashing

The ScoutCast quintet take on established Fantasy thinking in this latest episode, as we debate the quest to smash the current template squad.

What is the template? How can we break it? Should we even bother?

The discussion that unfolds is predictably sprawling and often heated, as once again the conflicting philosophies on Fantasy management in the ScoutCast crew are laid bare.

Elsewhere we let the rest of your community questions steer the conversation, as we contemplate Sanchez at United, battle Firmino vs Aguero and even find time to check in on Stoke.

Try as we might, even we struggle to argue about Stoke.

By the way, off the air we carried on the debate and, in the end, everyone agreed that I was right and that I also had the best beard.

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.

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  1. wulfrunian
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    *offtopic
    What bands do you listen if you want to calm down?

    1. COLLIN QUANER
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Motorhead

    2. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Gwar

    3. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Linkin Park

    4. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Contra

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Help me.Contraband?

        1. Optimus.
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          😎

    5. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Rage Against the Machine

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        good choice!

    6. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Lamb of God

      1. wulfrunian
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I remember Ashes of the Wake.

        1. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Sacrament probably my favourite, the latest album is really good too.

    7. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Buena Vista Social Club, so nice n chilled

    8. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Linkin Park, Coldplay

    9. ALegendJ
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Old fashion here. The likes of Johnny Cash

      1. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Love Johnny Cash, watched a docu of his only last week

        1. ALegendJ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Legend

          1. Optimus.
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            I know I am cheers but that term should be served for someone like Johnny

            1. ALegendJ
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              XD

    10. FFSbet.com
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Enya,pink floyd,a-ha

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Taaaake onnnnnn meeeee....

    11. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Jethro Tull or Ennio Morricone for me.

    12. Fantasy Gold
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      The Used, Linkin Park, Coldplay

    13. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Cash, Tom Waits, Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, REM

      1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Prince

      2. Optimus.
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        I'm going to stick on Bruces, the River now, cheers 😀

        1. wulfrunian
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Great lyrics this song.

    14. Pilgrim62
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Led Zeppelin

      1. Pilgrim62
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Good time, bad time

    15. Your Mum Zohore
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Radiohead, check this out:

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODsUpq0WAYY

    16. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      thanks all!

  2. The HurriKane
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    A) Stones, Kenny, Mahrez (5th mid) and Quaner
    B) Otamendi, Jones, Ox (5th mid) and Ayew

    It can be VVD and Albrighton in B too

    Best combination? A or B??

    1. Twisted Saltergater
      • 14 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B but with VVD or Stones, then switch Ayew to Wilson.

      1. The HurriKane
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ok. But with Ox it has to be Stones because I have Salah and Firmino. Stones and Ox or VVD and Albrighton?

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Stones and Ox, definitely.

    2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      B with Albrighton

      1. The HurriKane
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ok. VVD or Jones then?

        And Ayew or Wilson?

    3. Pranav Santhosh
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      b

      1. The HurriKane
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Ok, thanks mate!

    4. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Ox... the next Coutinho... 😉

      1. The HurriKane
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe, eheh. Thanks a lot! 🙂

  3. Twisted Saltergater
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 4 months ago

    Evenin' lads (and ladies)

    Not sure which direction to take my team in. How would you spend £3.3m here?

    Adrian - Elliot
    Alonso - Christensen - Mustafi - Ogbonna - Long
    Salah - Sterling - Son - Lingard - RLC
    Aguero - Firmino - Rooney

    My initial thoughts were to replace Rooney (either upgrade or downgrade and go 352), but Everton have two home fixtures now and with Tosun and Walcott there might be a feel good factor at Goodison. I'm now thinking of keeping Rooney for at least the West Brom game this weekend.

    I've used my FT this week to do Hazard > Salah, so any other move would need to repay the hit this week or over the next few. I've looked at bringing in Arnie for RLC but it would mean a tricky benching decision:

    - Son scored v Southampton at home
    - Lingard scored 2 v Burnley at home
    - Sterling scored against Newcastle away
    - Aguero is going to score another 5 v Newcastle 😉
    - Firmino scored 2 against Swansea at home

    That leaves Rooney who I can see getting something, like I say.

    Intriguingly, I'm 0.1m away from doing Sterling > Sanchez should he become 'essential' in the next couple of weeks. To get that 0.1m, I'm considering swapping out Mustafi as Arsenal look pretty woeful at the back (despite Mustafi always doing well in the baps). I can sell him for £5.4m which agonisingly is the same price as Stones and 0.1m cheaper than Van Dijk...

    Oh and I'd quite like Oxlade-Chamberlain for Swansea and Huddersfield if I could work out who to bench.

    So that's it in a, er, nutshell 😀

    1. ★Kuntheman★
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Admittedly a lot of TL:DR, but I will say that your Sanchez comment grabbed my attention. Would be very surprised if Sanchez becomes essential at United.

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        We all know what Sanchez can do when sufficiently motivated and out to impress. Salah or him likely to be my TC in a DGW.

        1. ★Kuntheman★
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Who's he trying to impress? You don't pay a bloke 380k a week to sit on the bench.

          Salah TC I wholly agree with

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            The United fans...

    2. ignis88
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn't take a hit, you'll need to get rid of RLC soon. Would save and do RLC->Arnie, Rooney-> 4.5 next week

      1. Twisted Saltergater
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        If I'm going to get Arnie then I'd want him for Bournemouth at home, not after, despite his fixtures still being good. I'm of the view that sometimes patience is best other times the odd hit ahead of a run of games, can pay off.

        Yep, if Rooney blanks and doesn't impress then he needs to go. I've enough for Lacazette and Morata but they're such no-go zones!

    3. Jay_
        6 years, 4 months ago

        No offence mate but you're not gonna bench anyone other than Rooney on top of taking a hit so the team picks itself.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          No offence taken, Jay!

          How about the Mustafi out move? I can't see Arsenal keeping a CS v Palace so would be open to a -4 move to Stones or a defender that definitely plays in GW28.

          1. Jay_
              6 years, 4 months ago

              Just leave it I'd say. No need for a hit. 10 day break soon. Will know a much bigger picture before gw25 deadline of league cup finalists and next FA cup round. May bring in someone for a hit that's you'll want their spot to be someone else next week

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • 14 Years
                6 years, 4 months ago

                Yeah, good point, actually. Cheers bud.

                1. drfc_matty
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Either save or upgrade GK to Eddison

                  1. Twisted Saltergater
                    • 14 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    I'm quite a fan of cheap goalkeepers and save points, so I'd prefer Stones to Ederson, I think. But true, I hadn't thought about improving my keeper.

        2. Pranav Santhosh
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          i think best thing you can do is hold and not take a hit

          1. Twisted Saltergater
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Cheers Pranav, you're probably right.

      • waldo666
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 4 months ago

        2 FTs and not real sure.

        A) Alonso to Christensen
        B) Eriksen to KDB (Sterling only City)
        C) Eriksen and Firmino to Pogba and Aguero (have Lingard)

        Thoughts appreciated.

        1. Twisted Saltergater
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          None of those, to be fair. How's your team looking?

          1. waldo666
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Team linked, Quaner is an issue and could swap him out for Ayew or Wilson but then that's just paying more for a bench player albeit it a better one.

        2. ALegendJ
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          how's the rest of the team looks like ?

        3. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Is A) correct 😆

          1. waldo666
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Hahahaha, no it is certainly not!

        4. waldo666
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          EDIT: A) should be Christensen to Alonso

          1. Bggz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            ah! make sense now

          2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Phew... thought maybe Alonso got hurt in training today or something

        5. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 4 months ago

          Ryan to ederson or ddg just for the sake of it?

          1. waldo666
            • 13 Years
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Ryan has a decent month of fixtures after this week but that's certainly an option I hadn't considered, cheers.

        6. Jay_
            6 years, 4 months ago

            Depends on how many gw28 potential blankers you may have if you still have a FH chip (could start planning for 31)

            1. waldo666
              • 13 Years
              6 years, 4 months ago

              Great point Jay, thinking along those lines it's probably prudent to just do A, out of the options above anyway. I do need to start factoring this in more than I have been.

              1. Jay_
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  I'm a big fan of planning for 31 like you have no FH. Think it 'could' work wonders (play it in 35). But see how it goes, may end up having to use it.

                  1. waldo666
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Ah sorry na I do still have FH luckily but if I can cover off 28 without it it could be quite advantageous.

                    1. Jay_
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        Look to cover 28 and 31 without it. Playing it in 35 could be huge! Hard work but it's doable

                        1. waldo666
                          • 13 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Cheers Jay, sounds like a good plan, just need to figure out a rough idea for WC and BB as well.

                          1. Jay_
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              WC 33, BB 34, FH 35, TC 37. Early doors, that looks best

                              1. waldo666
                                • 13 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Thanks mate, nice to have a starting point 🙂

                        2. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          What's on 28?

                          1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            City Chelsea Man U and Arsenal all Blank (if Chelsea beat Arsenal next week) in 28

                • Pranav Santhosh
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  c

                • pjomara
                  • 13 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  You mean Christensen to Alonso?
                  If so then that and Eriksen to one with decent fixtures either Sane, Mane or Mahrez

                  1. waldo666
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    I do mean that, yes.

              2. ALegendJ
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                6 years, 4 months ago

                Hennessey
                Walker Ota Vertonghen Alonso
                Salah Son Arnie RLC
                Kane Kun

                Speroni Dunk TCarroll Mcburnie

                1.0 itb 0FT

                play Dunk vs Chelsea since RLC is out or get a 5.5 midfielder for -4?

                1. Mini Mane Mo
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Play Dunk..Brighton does well at home esp against a depleted Che attack

                  1. ALegendJ
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Thanks for your reply

                2. Jay_
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Play Dunk.

                    1. ALegendJ
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Thanks for replying

                  • Pranav Santhosh
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    just play dunk

                    1. ALegendJ
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Cheers

                3. Mini Mane Mo
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Which is better option here? Cheers guys!

                  A. Arnautovic and Kun
                  B. Ox and Kane

                  1. Phil's Stamps
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    A

                  2. ALegendJ
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Very close, A short term, B long term imo

                    1. Twisted Saltergater
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      This

                  3. Pranav Santhosh
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    A

                4. tom2224
                  • 6 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Team is:

                  Foster Speroni
                  Alonso Otamendi Ogbonna Robertson Kenny
                  Salah Sterling Son Lingard Arnie
                  Kane Firmino Quaner

                  I have 2 FT and 0 ITB.

                  Is it worth doing Ota & Son > Mahrez & Stones?
                  Don't know if I'm gaining anything from doing it or if I'm just itching to make a transfer.
                  Any other suggestions welcome.

                  Thanks.

                  1. ALegendJ
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Definetly not, I would use 1FT and downgrade robertson with moreno back

                  2. Bggz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    madness!

                    Step Away From Your Team

                    1. tom2224
                      • 6 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Like I thought, just itching to make a transfer as I haven't for 3 weeks one the trot!
                      Maybe I'll just tidy up my subs.

                  3. John78
                    • 12 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Do not remove Ota and son!

                  4. tom2224
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    How about Foster & Robertson > Pickford & Mbemba

                  5. Pranav Santhosh
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    dont like the moves tbh maybe robertson or speroni out instead

                  6. Bragazeti
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    As dumb as it sounds I may do the same and get Mahrez and Maguire

                5. jia you
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Conte has officially lost the plot!
                  Forces Costa out.
                  Sells Matic to MUN.
                  Doesnt have faith in a top top player in Willian.
                  Buys Ross Barkley in as Hazard's future replacement and now trying to get one of Carroll / Crouch!
                  (and that's forgiving him for splashing out on DD, who's not a terrible player tbf!)

                  1. ★Kuntheman★
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    He's virtually playing Alonso at striker. For that reason, I love the man.

                  2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Predicted them to finish outside the Top 4, thought the signs were there before the season started, could well be right

                    1. Ron_Swanson
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Can’t see them being the lowest of the big 5 but maybe

                  3. Red Dagger ✪
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 6 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    I'd get Crouch in in a heart beat if they sign him tho.

                  4. Pranav Santhosh
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    i personaly think he was lucky to win the league last season considering he had no european competition

                    1. jia you
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      I agree. If Chelsea and LEI the year before had European football, there's a very good chance they would not have won it!

                6. Bruno Bruno!!
                  • 8 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Is It worth doubling up on Everton Defence with Pickford and Jagielka?

                  1. Mini Mane Mo
                    • 8 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Prob not

                    1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Not with Jags being nailed on.

                  2. Optimus.
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Of course, don't let others tell you otherwise..

                    1. Twisted Saltergater
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      😀

                  3. ALegendJ
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 10 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    Is Jags guaranteed starter ?

                  4. Ron_Swanson
                    • 13 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    It’s not worth singling up

                  5. Pranav Santhosh
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 4 months ago

                    pickford would be enough for me

                7. John78
                  • 12 Years
                  6 years, 4 months ago

                  Pickford
                  Otamendi Jones Alonso
                  Son, Arnie, Salah, Sterling, Lingard
                  Firmino, Kane

                  (Adrian, Ogb, Quaner, kenny)

                  2 FTs. What should i do?

                  1. Jay_
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Need to know the money itb

                      1. John78
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        0.8 itb

                        1. Mini Mane Mo
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Would punt from Son to Mahrez

                        2. Jay_
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            First XI ok this week. Do a 28 and 31 transfer. One of the subs to someone that should play both. Atm thats only Stoke but probably WBA too. Bauer or Hegazi maybe?

                      2. Pranav Santhosh
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        very nice team perhaps move son on before his fixtures get really tough

                        1. John78
                          • 12 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Thanks. Yeah, sounds right!

                    • The HurriKane
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      A) Jones, Ox and Ayew
                      B) Jones, Albrighton and Ayew
                      C) Stones, Ox and Wilson (Double City def with Ota)
                      D) Stones, Albrighton and Wilson (Double City def with Ota)
                      E) VVD, Albrighton and Wilson

                      Best combination??

                      1. Mini Mane Mo
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        A then E

                        1. The HurriKane
                          • 10 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          How is that?

                      2. ALegendJ
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        B imo

                        1. The HurriKane
                          • 10 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Ok, thanks mate!

                      3. Pranav Santhosh
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        e

                      4. TheGloriousViking
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        I like E

                    • TorresMagic™
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • Has Moderation Rights
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 4 months ago

                      Price Changes - 19th January 2018

                      🔺  Oxlade-Chamberlain (5.7)

                      🔻  S.Ward (4.7), D.Williams (4.8), Benalouane (4.2), Fulton (4.3), Holebas (4.8)

                      1. Mini Mane Mo
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        Cheers TM!

                      2. Red Dagger ✪
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 6 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        Cheers TM

                        1. ALegendJ
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 10 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Cheers TM

                      3. james 101
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        Thanks!

                        1. james 101
                          • 12 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          (I mean, cheers TM)

                      4. Bruno Bruno!!
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        FFS Chamberlain rising

                        1. james 101
                          • 12 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Good album cover name that.

                          "Chamberlain Rising"

                          1. james 101
                            • 12 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Cryptic...

                      5. wulfrunian
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 4 months ago

                        thanks,TM.

                      6. Jay_
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Cheers. So slow lately

                          1. Jay_
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              *The market that is, not you 😉

                          2. NestorC
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            yes, one more day to think about who to get, Alonso or Mahrez

                            1. james 101
                              • 12 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              Who to get first you mean?

                              1. NestorC
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Well if I dont get priced out, yes

                          3. thegame
                            • 13 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            thanks

                          4. waldo666
                            • 13 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Thanks TM.

                          5. jia you
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Wow, has Ward dropped 0.4 now?

                          6. Darth_Krid
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Ward quickly becoming a huge bargain once back fit...

                          7. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Thx TM

                          8. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Cheers

                            1. Fantasy Gold
                              • 9 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              6 up, 0 down.

                              Cheers TM

                        • Al
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 4 months ago

                          Thoughts?

                          Pickford
                          Alonso Otamendi Jones
                          Salah Sterling Mahrez Arnie Lanzini
                          Kane C) Firmino

                          Adrian Wilson Chilwell Dunk

                          1. ALegendJ
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 10 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Nice team

                            1. Al
                              • 9 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              Thanks. Really happy with it

                          2. Red Dagger ✪
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • 6 Years
                            6 years, 4 months ago

                            Lovely team.

                          3. Jay_
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              So jel of Larnzini. Hate having 2 x Defs.

                              1. Al
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Class act is Manuel!

                                1. Jay_
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Ha, I've got him but no Arnie. Going the game Saturday, ain't gonna lie, an Arnie goal will burn. Everyone around me has him. That can't be right! Sooner or later, I either lose Lanzini or hit with Ogbonna out.

                              2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Wow such a strong team!

                              3. Spokey
                                • 8 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Very nice. Im 2.4m off getting the same team.

                              4. jia you
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                I do like this team quite a bit!

                              5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Link your team.

                                1. waldo666
                                  • 13 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Link yours.

                              6. Pranav Santhosh
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                very strong team with likes of wilson off the bench

                              7. joeydelucchi
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                when did West Ham become Man city....and doubling up on 2 WH midfielders isn't a risk?

                                theres a big chance west ham will lose to Bournemouth and both will blank....and this could happen any game week IMO.

                            • Red Dagger ✪
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 6 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              Predictions on the top four finish position...?
                              Mine....

                              City
                              Liverpool
                              Spurs
                              United

                              1. james 101
                                • 12 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Prediction on arsenal's finishing position?

                                1. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  6th probably.

                                  1. james 101
                                    • 12 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Chelsea in 5th then I guess

                                2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Best we can hope for is 4th or winning the Europa League

                              2. james 101
                                • 12 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                I guess, top spot aside, we need to see how the transfer window goes.

                                Players like Sanchez could really impact on a decent team.

                                1. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  True.

                              3. Optimus.
                                • 13 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Pool fan spotted!

                                Pool
                                City
                                UTD
                                Spurs

                                1. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Would love that mate.

                                2. ALegendJ
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Next year is your year "Legend" 😉

                              4. ALegendJ
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                City
                                United
                                Spurs
                                Liverpool

                              5. Al
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                City
                                Utd
                                Who knows
                                Who knows

                              6. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                City
                                Liverpool
                                United
                                Spurs

                              7. jia you
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                City
                                United
                                Spurs
                                Liverpool

                              8. NestorC
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                City
                                United
                                Pool
                                Spurs

                              9. Pranav Santhosh
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                city united liverpool chelsea

                              10. Magic Box
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                City
                                United
                                Chelsea
                                Pool

                            • FortunesAlwaysHiding
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • 10 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              Rashford or Crouch for a draft league side guys?

                              Thanks

                              1. ALegendJ
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Rashford

                              2. Pranav Santhosh
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                rashford

                            • OPTA FPL
                              • 12 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              Ryan or Foster (to pair with Adrian)?

                              1. ALegendJ
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Foster

                              2. Pranav Santhosh
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                foster

                            • thegame
                              • 13 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              vardy and ox (have salah and robertson)
                              or
                              Mahrez and Wilson ?

                              1. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Mahrez & Wilson for sure

                              2. Pranav Santhosh
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                mahrez wilson

                            • Now I'm Panicking
                              • 9 Years
                              6 years, 4 months ago

                              Eriksen, Alli, RLC -> Salah, Lanzini, Shaqiri for -4?

                              1. ALegendJ
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                I like it, but could easily regret taking spurs players out before Southampton game

                                1. Now I'm Panicking
                                  • 9 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  No other way of funding Salah I like though unfortunately 🙁

                                  1. ALegendJ
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Whats the rest of the team?

                                    1. Now I'm Panicking
                                      • 9 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      Hennessey Speroni
                                      Alonso Zanka Dunk Mee Ogbonna
                                      Eriksen Alli Sterling Arnie RLC
                                      Kane Aguero DCL

                                      Eriksen, Alli, RLC -> Salah, Lanzini, Shaqiri means I don't have to play DCL, Dunk or Mee.

                                      1. ALegendJ
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • 10 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        Maybe only Eriksen, RLC to Lanzini, Shaqiri and next week do the third ?

                                        1. Now I'm Panicking
                                          • 9 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          Hmmm interesting - would mean going Salah-less for a week, but I wasn't going to captain him anyway. Food for thought - thanks 🙂

                                          1. ALegendJ
                                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                            • 10 Years
                                            6 years, 4 months ago

                                            No worries, good luck

                                      2. Jay_
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          That -4 is a small price to pay considering you already have Kun and fixing a dead RLC. Plus you get 2 extra diffs on the template on top of Kun. Whether that's a good thing or not, is another thing

                                          1. Now I'm Panicking
                                            • 9 Years
                                            6 years, 4 months ago

                                            Cheers Jay - RLC is a pain in the arse transfer, but unavoidable 🙁

                                2. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  worth it considering salah comes in

                              2. The Red Devil
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                A- Coutinho & kun
                                To
                                Salah & firmino
                                Or
                                B- Coutinho lanzini
                                To
                                Salah Albrighton
                                Cheers!

                                1. ALegendJ
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  B

                                2. Jigger & Pony
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  A

                                3. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  A easy.

                                4. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  b

                              3. Bruno Bruno!!
                                • 8 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                What teams if any are guaranteed a fixture in both GW28 & 31?

                                1. thegame
                                  • 13 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  stoke and everton

                                  1. james 101
                                    • 12 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Stoke bandwagon...

                                2. SAKA AND EMILE SMITH ROWE
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Stoke I’m almost certain on

                                3. Jigger & Pony
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Everton and Stoke, c.90% probability that West Brom and Bournemouth will be on too.

                                4. Bruno Bruno!!
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Cheers everyone so Bournmouth and Everton have a good fixture in both GW's so I will definitely consider their assets

                                5. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  only stoke and everton so far i think

                              4. The HurriKane
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Damn just lost the Ox rise...

                                A) Wilson
                                B) Ayew

                                For long term?

                                1. Jigger & Pony
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Wilson

                                  1. The HurriKane
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Ok, thanks!

                                2. Rik Waller
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Long term Ayew, because Wilson is too much money on the bench

                                  1. The HurriKane
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    That´s a good point. The money. Thanks mate!

                                  2. That Was Easy!
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 9 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    If Wilson keeps his form he's not going to lose his spot. I think he's on of the better forward picks all around at this point right now.

                                    1. The HurriKane
                                      • 10 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      I cannot buy Jones or VVD for Dunk if I go for Wilson. You prefer Stones and Wilson or Jones/VVD and Ayew?

                                    2. Rik Waller
                                      • 6 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      Nah, I don't mean for Bournemouth. If you're playing a 352, you don't want Wilson as your 3rd striker. If you're playing 343, you don't want Ayew starting. So depends on formation, 352 w/Ayew or 242 w/Wilson

                                      1. Rik Waller
                                        • 6 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        343 w/Wilson*

                                      2. That Was Easy!
                                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                        • 9 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        Ahh I see what ya mean. I am rocking a 3-5-2 with Kane and Wilson up top and I'm extremely happy with it. Just in need of a differential or two.

                                        1. Rik Waller
                                          • 6 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          Yeh fair play. Going for that power 5 midfield?

                                      3. The HurriKane
                                        • 10 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        I just want a good striker to rotate with 5th mid, not a starter. By fixtures I rotate them.

                                        1. Rik Waller
                                          • 6 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          hmmm depends on your team tbh. If you're planning on rotating between formations I'd suggest Wilson over Ayew then.

                                          1. The HurriKane
                                            • 10 Years
                                            6 years, 4 months ago

                                            Salah Sterling Arnie Lingard Albrighton
                                            Firmino Kane

                                            This is my mid and attack

                                            1. Rik Waller
                                              • 6 Years
                                              6 years, 4 months ago

                                              Yeh go for Wilson and play him over Albrighton most weeks

                                              1. The HurriKane
                                                • 10 Years
                                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                                But I´m thinking in upgrade Dunk to Jones/VVD/Stones. With Wilson I can only go for Stones. Do it?

                                                1. Rik Waller
                                                  • 6 Years
                                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                                  Stones good if you don't have Ota

                                                  1. The HurriKane
                                                    • 10 Years
                                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                                    I have Ota, eheh

                                3. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  A

                                  1. The HurriKane
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Ok, thanks mate!

                                4. Balance
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  There are other options? Albrighton?

                                  1. The HurriKane
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    I have Albrighton but I need a new 3rd striker for rotation. Stones and Wilson or Jones/VVD and Ayew?

                              5. Optimus.
                                • 13 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                All messing aside, how did any friend/relative of David Turpin not report him to the police or local hairdresser?

                                1. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  It's pretty sad they didn't. Amazing they got away with it so long....

                                  1. Optimus.
                                    • 13 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    I cant understand that they had neighbours either side of them who never understood anything unjust

                                    1. Optimus.
                                      • 13 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      *saw

                                    2. Red Dagger ✪
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 6 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      They must have had the kids around during the day. Look at all the social media posts about a perfect family. Looks like a Stockholm syndrome kind of thing. So sad.

                                2. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Where are you from Optimus?

                                  1. Kiwivillan
                                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    He's a leprechaun

                                  2. Optimus.
                                    • 13 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Eire

                              6. wulfrunian
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Which teams will keep a cs?
                                A)Wham
                                B)Stoke
                                C)Leicester
                                D)Everton

                                1. Kiwivillan
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  C and D maybe B not A

                                  1. wulfrunian
                                    • 7 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Probably i am the only one who believe that Everton and Watford will concede.

                              7. peco12
                                • 11 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Wilson or Arnie?

                                1. Rik Waller
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Arnie - playing OOP with Carrol injury

                                2. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  arnie

                                3. Balance
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Arnie

                              8. jia you
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                I don't see many teams on here taking the path that I have. As in deciding to go with Kane and too super cheapie strikers (and ignoring Fimino & Vardy).
                                Kane / Ayew / Colin atm
                                My TV is very low but this allows me to keep Alonso + Otamendi in addition to a fairly powerful midfield:
                                Salah / KDB / Son / Pogba / Lanzini atm
                                I've brought in KDB this week to give him the armband for the next two fixtures. He is my bank atm and an easy downgrade if needs be.

                                Thoughts appreciated?

                                1. Rik Waller
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  451?
                                  Could work, just most people find it boring playing 4 defenders each week, relying on clean sheets.

                                  1. jia you
                                    • 7 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    451 for the most part but I am playing Ayew v Liverpool this week, he's in a bit of form and I think he might well nick a goal!

                                    1. Rik Waller
                                      • 6 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      Who's your bench?

                                      1. jia you
                                        • 7 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        Zanka / Duffy / Colin

                                        1. Rik Waller
                                          • 6 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          Yeh Ayew worth a go, for sure

                                          1. jia you
                                            • 7 Years
                                            6 years, 4 months ago

                                            Cheers mate, GL!

                                            1. Rik Waller
                                              • 6 Years
                                              6 years, 4 months ago

                                              You too 🙂

                                    2. Balance
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 8 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      Nothing wrong with 451, but depends on who is your 4th def.

                                      1. jia you
                                        • 7 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        Duffy/Zanka 4th & 5th

                                        1. jia you
                                          • 7 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          due to fixtures, playing Ayew in 352 this week though!

                                        2. Balance
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • 8 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          Then maybe not as ideal.

                                          duffy / zanka / Ayew rotation may not get you 4ppg. Better off getting sterling instead of kdb and upgrade Ayew / Duffy

                                          1. jia you
                                            • 7 Years
                                            6 years, 4 months ago

                                            it's a fair point but I've decided to go KDB(C) for the next two fixtures! I will re-evaluate then, thanks mate!

                                            1. Balance
                                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                              • 8 Years
                                              6 years, 4 months ago

                                              Yes that can work out well, all the best!

                                              1. jia you
                                                • 7 Years
                                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                                You too, GL!

                                2. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  DCL and Wilson here....

                                  Courtios
                                  Ota Jones Alonzo
                                  Salah Alli Son Sterling Lingard
                                  Kane Wilson.

                                  1. jia you
                                    • 7 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Wilson is looking a decent punt alright Dagger!

                                    1. Red Dagger ✪
                                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                      • 6 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      I'm going to go 3-5-2 for the rest of the season. Get Firms for Wilson and swap Ali or Lingard out for whoever is en vogue. After this week tho....

                                      1. jia you
                                        • 7 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        Yea, if KDB doesnt work out for me, I'll be forced to do the same! I'm just hoping that it's KDB time!! 🙂

                                        1. Red Dagger ✪
                                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                          • 6 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          I love me some KDB. I'm currently trying to find a way to get him in. Got a feeling he will be the top points scorer by the end of the season.

                                3. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  i think a lot of teams took this path but after seeing firmino form are jumping onto kane firmino cheapie forward line

                                  1. jia you
                                    • 7 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    True, my insistence on getting KDB this week didn't allow me the funds for Fimino. Will see how it goes!

                                    1. Pranav Santhosh
                                      • 7 Years
                                      6 years, 4 months ago

                                      Yeah most people have sterling firmino combo instead of kdb cheapie

                                      1. jia you
                                        • 7 Years
                                        6 years, 4 months ago

                                        Yeah I'm gambling on KDB outscoring Sterling over the short term which is hard to call. Sterling is much more pricy now and perhaps in for more rotation.

                                        1. jia you
                                          • 7 Years
                                          6 years, 4 months ago

                                          and it will be KDB(C) for me in the next two so I'm going all in on him 🙂

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

                                Son to Mahrez for free or hold & save the FT this week ?

                                1. smix
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Other option is DCL to Wilson /Ayew

                                  1. waldo666
                                    • 13 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Sort DCL first or save imo.

                                  2. Pranav Santhosh
                                    • 7 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    dcl move is good or save the transfer

                                2. Red Dagger ✪
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Save do it next week. That's what I'll be doing anyway...

                                3. Balance
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Save, too sideways

                              10. The HurriKane
                                • 10 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                A) Bellerín
                                B) Stones (Have Ota)
                                C) VVD
                                D) Jones

                                Best option for 3rd def??

                                1. Balance
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  If money no issue A.

                                  C best value

                                  1. The HurriKane
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Ok, I see. Thanks then!

                                2. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  D

                                  1. The HurriKane
                                    • 10 Years
                                    6 years, 4 months ago

                                    Ok, thanks!

                              11. Balance
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 8 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Grateful for some advice:

                                A - Morata to Bobby. Kane (c)
                                B - Morata and Richo to Aguero (c) and Albrighton -4

                                1. Rik Waller
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  A

                                2. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  B

                                3. Najoman86
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 14 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  A

                                4. wulfrunian
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  a

                                5. Balance
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Cheers all! A then

                              12. Abusive_Sgt_Daelrhos
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                So the team is:

                                Pope,Elliot
                                Azpi,Otamendi,Vertong,Kiko,Rangel
                                Son,Arnie,Sterling,Lingard,RLC
                                Kane,Firmino,Niasse

                                5.3ITB,1FT, what should I do?
                                Was thinking maybe:
                                A)RLC+Vertongen-->Salah+Maguire
                                B)Lingard+Kiko-->Salah+Maguire
                                C)Other

                                1. Alexon00
                                  • 6 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  B

                                2. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  A

                              13. Srv210
                                • 6 Years
                                6 years, 4 months ago

                                Who according to you is a good differential player now??

                                I think Ibe ,Wilson ,what are your choices??

                                1. Pranav Santhosh
                                  • 7 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Aguero and Sanchez are ultimate differentials. Ibe and Wilson look like really strong picks and are differentials atm

                                2. Balance
                                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                  • 8 Years
                                  6 years, 4 months ago

                                  Mahrez Maguire should be strong differentials vs template