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18 January 2018 2779 comments
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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.

  1. I'M 2 OLD FOR THIS HIT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Silva and Sane have four yellow cards. Have I missed some competitions they have got fifth yc..?

    1. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yellow card limit increased to 10 anyway

      1. I'M 2 OLD FOR THIS HIT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ty

  2. Woy_is_back
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Will anyone try to make room for Alexis?
    I am probably passing.

    1. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      too expensive

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope. Not until he plays a few games.

  3. Jared Dunn
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    What should I do? Thinking A myself.

    A) DCL > Wilson
    B) RLC > Ibe

    Cheers.

  4. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On a side note, does anyone else think Lingard comes across as a proper ***end?

    1. SADIO SANÉ
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      legend?

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

        Bell-yes

    2. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Friend?

    3. Sims
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      yeah i don't like owning him at all

      at least with arnautovic he's getting me some good points

    4. built_this_city
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's from Warrington, therefore i love him 8)

    5. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He’s a bit like Alli, helps when it’s close between 2 players, I just pick the one that’s not a complete twat!

    6. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 19 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I've got an ITK who says he's actually a really nice guy and United are trying to get him out there a bit more to try and get this across. Apparently he's struggled in interviews - comes across as deadpan when that's not his personality at all. I guess the Instagram thing was one of their efforts to push Lingard a bit more.

      1. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I imagine if Sir Alex was still there he’d be training with the reserves most weeks for the way he goes on!

      2. boc610
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Squad!!!

    7. The Mighty Whites
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Can't stand the lad

      1. Bonus magnet
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        come on now

        you probably cant stand any United lads tbf, with that LUFC crest

    8. wowBOBwow
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He's the kind of guy who just rubs the wrong way with your old school football fan.

      All the dabbing and dancing shit, the stupid fashion etc combined with a being a total peaheart on the field makes for an unpopular player.

      If you tried to create the polar opposite of Roy Keane it would probably be this chump.

      1. boc610
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        how many 20 /21 years olds have personality traits and habits we dont like? id imagine 90 percent of them. hes paid t play football and hes being doing that rather well recently ( Id imagine many of the arsenal players might have preferred an Alexis like lingaard as opposed to a sullen entitled team member who clearly thinks they are all crap

        1. Ruth_NZ
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          He's 25 isn't he?

          1. RAFA THE GAFFA
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            haha!!! THIS!

        2. RAFA THE GAFFA
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Disagree. Not all 20/21 year olds have been raised like idiots! A lot are just normal down to earth lads! Maybes 12/13 year olds are dabbing and acting up but that's not an issue

          1. boc610
            • 14 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            hes been "raised like an idiot" because you saw a football celebration?

            1. RAFA THE GAFFA
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              I never said that at all. Read again mate

      2. RAFA THE GAFFA
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah agree. HATE supporting England now because of all these muppets! Give me Shearer, Gazza, Pearce, Adams and the rest any day!

    9. Rains of Castamere
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      How strange. A 24-year-old lad having a bit of fun. Not hurting anyone. Don't understand why people get irritated by this.

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

        This

  5. HD7
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Team for GW 24

    De Gea
    Vert Ota Ogbona Alonso
    Sterling Arnie Salah Lindgard
    Kane Aguero(C)

    Subs: Elliot, Crouch, Obiang, Mbemba

    Got Kun (-4) but its a hard choice between him Kane and Salah for C ? ...

  6. Cebolinha
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    How nailed is Holgate? Jag and Keane first choice, or is Big Sam playing 3 at the back these days?

    Or, is Holgate preferred over Kenny as RB if Keane and Jags both play?

  7. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    That tweet 😮

    1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      HOLY SHIT!

    2. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Which one?

    3. Forza Papac
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      O.M.G

    4. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Ban?

      1. Tazah
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        You feeling alright lad?

  8. Who Ate All Depays?
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Pickford / Pereira
    Alonso / Jones / Stones / X / Mbemba
    Salah / Sterling / Arnie / X / X
    Kane / Kun / X

    A) VVD, Shaqiri, Ibe, Quaner
    B) Dunk, Shaqiri, Albrighton, Quaner
    C) Dunk, Shaqiri, McArthur, Wilson

  9. Releasebreaks
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who to bench this gw ?

    A - Vertonghen (sot)

    B - Christensen (bha)

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You must have an astonishingly good side

    2. Cheshire Duck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

  10. minges
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling (c) over salah and Kane this week?

    1. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Why not eh

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No way, had a stinker @liv - play safe

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rafa's team won't be easy to break down but still good captain choice. I'm going Salah

    4. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Nope.

    5. minges
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      RMT gives interesting projections this week...

  11. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Am I G2G?

    DDG
    Alonso, Christensen, Otamendi
    Salah, Sterling, Son, Arnie, Lingard
    Kane, Wilson

    Elliot, Dunk, Mee, Niasse

    0FT

  12. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go? Worth doing Hennessey to Pickford for a hit or wait?

    Hennessey
    Alonso / Otamendi / Jones
    Salah (vc) / Mahrez / Sterling / Son / Arnautovic
    Kane (C) / Wilson

    Speroni / Kenny / Depoitre / Ogbonna

    -4ft, £0.7itb

    1. DV8R
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No hit, good to go.

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Hen can get 3+ so wait

    3. minges
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No hit for a gk. Gtg

    4. Cok3y5murf
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      What's a -4ft?

      1. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Already on a -4.

    5. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      GTG dingo.

      Hen could give 6+ points. It's arsenal..

  13. Ask Yourself
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Never trying a different captain again after Lingard failure last week. Kane or Salah every week. (Which i’ll Still choose wrong anyway)

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I realised this a while back and it's been fantastic. Absolutely no need to go elsewhere.

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

      Salah every week maybe but Kane blanks quite often

  14. built_this_city
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Morata and Richarlison to Ireland and Aguero (c) 😀

  15. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Please help -

    Captain -

    A. Aguero
    B. Salah
    C. Kane
    D. Sterling

    1. Woy_is_back
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah or Kane for me. Have not decided

    2. Cheshire Duck
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I went for Salah.
      Though I'm feeling unconfortable not captaining Kane ...

      1. Duffy Dunk
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        May be totally nonsense, but since Southampton rolled over to allow Kane to break that record when they played last month, I don't expect them to be that open again.

        1. Tazah
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          I'd say they'd be more open since they play at home and have to attack

    3. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I’m going for Kane 100%great record vs Saints and they are rubbish at defending anyway.

  16. Cheshire Duck
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    I need some help for my draft team

    Pick one to bench :
    A- Bellerin
    B- Stones
    C- Alonso
    D- Van Dijk
    E- Smalling

    1. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  17. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sorry but can anybody help here?

    Anybody else being asked to verify their identification when trying to log into Sky Sports Fantasy Football ?

    1. Netley Lucas
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Optimus was on about it yesterday, think it's to do with gambling rules

  18. Tazah
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    That salah illness is really putting me off capping him.... Really want to though

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Source or reported.

      1. Tazah
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Liverpoolecho, missed training yesterday

    2. Duffy Dunk
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Who's your VC?

      1. Tazah
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Kane

        1. Duffy Dunk
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Probably doing the same then, Salah(C) Kane(VC)

    3. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He was ill against city but had no problem, don't worry salah will be fine

      1. Tazah
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Klopp said it was the start of the illness

  19. Black Panther
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Would you play Christensen instead of Mustafi or Lingard for the team below:

    Adrian
    Otamendi Jones Mustafi
    Salah Sterling Son Arnautovic Lingard
    Kane Firmino
    (Elliot Christensen Mee DCL)

    1. RAFA THE GAFFA
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Play Christensen & Lingard imo

    3. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No, unsure if starting

  20. Pillson
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    70 behind in a mini league so decided to take serious action (-16) hoping this team will sort me in the long run. Gone defence heavy as thats where the value is. What do you think? Was this crazy?

    De Gea, Elliot
    Alonso, Azpi, Jones, Stones, Ogbonna
    Salah, Sterling, Pogba, Arni, Gross
    Kane, Crouch, McBurnie

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      good luck with that, I can only see the gap increasing unfortunately

    2. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It's possible, ml rival took a 16hit and got a monster score.... Good luck my man

  21. JJO
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    A) Chupo Firmino
    B) Shaq Vardy?

    1. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks

    2. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

      1. JJO
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        that helped 🙂

  22. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Leon Goretzka has signed for Bayern Munich and will join the club this summer on a free transfer.

    Great player with huge potential!

    1. JJO
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bayern is Bundesligas last year all star team
      For last 15years

      1. La Roja
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Timing

    2. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Awesome player, watched him several times. German is so yawn though. Any local player doing well, Bayern buy them. That’s the drill for ages.

    3. AnderEstimatedHerrera
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Bayern Munich are Bundesliga's Liverpool, and all other teams are Southampton for them

  23. Gruu
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which combo please?

    A. Eriksen Rashford -> Sane Vardy (-4, 0.3itb)
    B. Eriksen Rashford -> Mahrez Wilson (-4, 1.8itb)
    C. Eriksen Rashford -> Mahrez Vardy (-4, 0.1itb)
    D. Eriksen Rashford -> Pogba Firmino (-4, 0itb)
    E. Eriksen Rashford -> Firmino DSilva (-4, 0.1itb)

    Adrian
    Alonso • Otamendi • Jones • Ogbonna
    Eriksen • Salah • Sterling • Arnie • Lingard
    Kane

    (Elliot • Rashford • Mee • Niasse)
    1 ft, 0.4 itb

    1. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      D

  24. HD7
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Got Kun (-4) but its a hard choice between him Kane and Salah for C ? ...

    1. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If you got him for -4 then you must think he'll score, use your own logic

      1. HD7
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I got him for next 3-4 GWs... nit only for 1 match though 🙂

        1. Tazah
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          In that case you could have waited until next week to do it without a hit... You must have thought he's scoring to bring in for a hit

  25. smix
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Kane or Salah (c) this week ?

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Salah first 2 letters

      Kane last 2 letters

      Sane

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Ndidi first letter
        Otamendi first letter

        1. Tazah
          • 8 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Lanzini first letter
          Carrol last two letters

  26. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Got Quaner currently in my starting XL but if he doesn't play who should come on?
    A) Mee - MUN (H)
    B) Duffy - CHE (H)

    1. Tazah
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

  27. AnderEstimatedHerrera
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Have serious doubts about benching here.
    Which 3 out of below do you think will deliver more points this week:

    a) Maguire (2CSs in last 2 but against Watford-they are good offensively)
    b) Kenny (most probably he will get CS I think)
    c) Jones (not sure of CS after a leaky defence against Stoke)
    d) Lingard (has been good in away games, Burnley defence not so good recently)
    e) Wilson (don't have any ideas about Wham defence)

    1. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Play Jones Lingard Wilson

  28. FrankieTheGent
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    This is horrendous poor form.
    Playing Sky game since August and can't log in due to Sky Bet identification rules.

    I DON'T gamble and my season is in the bin !

    1. FrankieTheGent
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      This place is really FPL Football Scout isn't it?

      1. Tazah
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah but no one cares about sky game

        1. FrankieTheGent
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Brilliant
          Cheers

          1. Tazah
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            Got to fight sass with sass

            1. FrankieTheGent
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 1 month ago

              My membership next year will be contingent on a membership only place to chat

              1. Tazah
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 1 month ago

                Ooo look at you

  29. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Mkhitaryan at arsenal will be unreal defs going in my team! Sanchez way to expensive tho i reckon itl improve lukaku!

  30. Who Ate All Depays?
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    For next 3-4 gws?
    A) Aguero and Albrighton
    B) Firmino and Mahrez

    1. AnderEstimatedHerrera
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      B fo sho