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The ScoutCast – Episode 260 – Pacesetter

The ScoutCast crew are joined by the current Fantasy Premier League pacesetter in this latest episode, as world number one Bharat Dhody drops by.

With ice flowing through his veins, Bharat risks the curse that has seen us dent the title tilt for previous top-ranked managers to join myself, Jonty, Andy and Az for a ScoutCast season highlight.

Inevitably, the four of us are a little star-struck, but in between our desperate attempts to convince Bharat to keep his cards close to his chest, we put his season and current mindset under scrutiny.

Elsewhere, your community questions lead us by the hand as we assess Harry Kane’s updated application for the Triple Captain role, review the merits of a Mohamed Salah exit plan and scratch around for Double Gameweek differentials.

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

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

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  1. WVA
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Best defender for 6 million

    A. Vertongen
    B. Bavies
    C. Someone else

    1. Pep's Money Laundry
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A or city defender

    2. VardysParty
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A

    3. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Personally I'm waiting to see if Poch says anything about Rose injury; if he's in the squad, I'll bring Vertonghen in.

  2. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    How do we think D.Silva's minutes compare with Ramsey's minutes over the next 3?

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Crystal ball stuff I'm afraid. Would have both if they were nailed

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      in my opinion both 2 of 3

      1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        games that is

    3. RIDZ
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Silva has more minutes I'd say

  3. The Final Boss
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Team

    DDG

    lowton tark morgan alonso dunk

    ling willian gross son stering

    kane jesus barnes

    already transferred jesus for kaku. 1.2 in the bank

    a)gross-arnie/ramsey(-4)
    b)barnes-ayew(-4)
    c)morgan/dunk-smalling(-4 double utd)
    d)willian-arnie/ramsey(-4)
    e)gross and willian- arnie and ramsey(-8)
    f)morgan and willian-smalling and arnie/ramsey(-8)
    g)willian and barnes -arnie/ramsey and ayew(-8)

    Please choose anyone of these?TIA

  4. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    nailed on 4.3 def for the DGW?

    1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Dummet/VDH

      1. arndff_
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        VdH is 4.4

        1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          My bad. Dummet then

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Jan Bednarek might be a shout too.

      1. Siva Mohan
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        nailed?

        1. Volley127
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          Not certain on that one tbh.

  5. VardysParty
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Which option for the double?

    A) Monreal & Ramsey
    B) Pogba & Naughton
    C) Arnautovic & Ayew

    Thanks!

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      C

    2. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Smalling ramsey? or do you already have him?

      I see swansea conceding, which is turning me away from B. I like A with smalling

      1. VardysParty
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Already have smalling unfortunately

        1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          could you do ramsey/pogba, ayew?

          1. VardysParty
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 5 days ago

            Just Ramsey/Ayew

            1. @FPL_liverbird (liverpoolfa…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 days ago

              Hmm perhaps pogba punt then

  6. RIDZ
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Which one better:
    a) Son+Barnes to Sterling+Ayew (play Chilwell+Morgan)
    b) Mahrez+Jones to Sterling+Verto (only play Chilwell)

    1. zakard
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B all day

  7. Abaddon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Team is:

    DDG
    Vertonghen, Cedric, Christensen (Morgan, Lowton)
    Willian, Gross, Alli, Lingard, Sane
    Kane, Lukaku (Murray)

    A) Lukaku to Jesus for free
    B) Lukaku, Willian and Christensen to Jesus, Sterling and Naughton for -8

    1) TC Jesus
    2) TC Kane

    Thanks 🙂

  8. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Would it be worth it to take additional -4 to get rid of any of these:

    Morgan
    Son
    Willian
    Gross
    Barnes

    1. hspin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      depends on who you take in. But maybe Barnes for a DGW player or Gross

  9. Malinwa
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Fabianski
    Monreal - Davies - Otamendi - Ogbonna (Ward)
    Mahrez - Sterling - Wilian (Salah - Milivojevic)
    Vardy - Jesus - Pérez

    £ 1.2 itb

    A. Willian to Arnautovic
    B. Ward to Smalling
    C. Or both? FT and -4pnt

    Please choose?

    Thanks!

    1. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A.

      Don't tell me your benching Salah??

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B and play salah over Pérez

  10. Kevtheotter
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    B1

    1. Kevtheotter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Oops

    2. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Hoping that one was for me....because that is the answer I was hoping for..lol

      1. Kevtheotter
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        It was

  11. Volley127
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Mahrez or Son out to Arnie for -4?

    Or keep both?

    1. aleksios
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Keep

  12. aleksios
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    On -4. Which one justifies one more hit?

    -DDG
    -Smalling-Alonso-Morgan
    -Son-Alli-Sterl-Fernandinho-Willian
    -Kane(TC) -Vardy

    --Ryan--Lowton--Klavan--Barnes.

    a) Willian to D.Silva/Sane.
    b) Morgan to Ota.

    Thanks a lot guys...

    1. VardysParty
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Can you afford both? If not, Sane.

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      I'd prefer A but think all 3 of Silva/Sane/Ota are risky.

  13. Gandalf
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Any of these worth hits? Defender who would play otherwise is Burnley away to arsenal:

    A: Bailly > Smalling -4 (hoping for another away goal)

    B: Willian > Arnie -4
    C: Willian > Sané -4 (and losing funds to get Salah in for gw38)

    1. VardysParty
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A and C

      1. VardysParty
        • 6 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Actually A depends on who would be playing if you didn't do it.

    2. Volley127
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B for me

  14. Ings on the up
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Who to sell for Eriksen

    1. Zara
    2. Salah

    Milojevic, Sterling and bench fodder is the rest of the mid

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Zaha

  15. Cookie Kid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone know times for pressers today?

  16. JasonG123
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Really struggling with this - could use some input:
    (A) Gross to Ramsey
    (B) Gross and Maguire to Silva and Bednarek (-4)

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A if any

    2. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      A

      1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        the hit makes the differencs

  17. KingOfLuck
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Willian and Vardy -> Pogba and Giroud for free, good move?

    I am strongly considering to give Pogba my C, as a differential to the leader in both my important leagues (second in both att the moment).

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Don't cap pog that's crazy talk

    2. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Surely you have better options than Pogba as differentials.

  18. XX SMICER XX
    • 6 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Already taken -8, but worried both Christenson and Jones won’t play. Would you:
    1. Take another -8
    2. Take -4
    3. Accept, hope they play

    My benched defenders are Lowton & Morgan

    1. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      They will both play 1 I'd imagine

    2. Regin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Both will play probably 1 game

  19. Azathoth
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Play Mili or Morgan?

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Milli

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Mili

  20. Pep's Money Laundry
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Repost. Already used FT, what's the best option amongst these here

    A. Play Willian & Morgan (no hit)
    B. Play Willian & Lowton (no hit)
    B. Morgan to Smalling/other up to 6.5m excl city/che (- 4)
    C. Willian to Alli or Ramsey (-4)

    I don't think I want to take a - 8 hit, so need to choose one of above

    1. hspin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B

  21. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Hi Guys

    Apologies for the long post but your help is needed please

    I am unsure whether to take -8 or -12 this GW

    I’m currently chasing 16pts in my ML and this is my opponents team

    Lloris Fabianski

    Monreal Kongolo Lejeune Masuaku Fernandez

    Arnautovic Sterling Alli Gross D Silva

    Perez Kane Aubameyang

    (Still got TC and BB - 0 transfers made)

    My team

    De Gea Hennessy

    Christensen Lowton Vertonghen Morgan Dunk

    Sterling Mahrez Iwobi Ritchie Gross

    Barnes Jesus Kane

    (playing BB Jesus (c))

    Thinking of

    Christensen, Lowton, Iwobi & Barnes > Cedric, Smalling, Fernandinho & Rashford (-12)

    or

    Christensen, Lowton & Iwobi > Azpi, Fernandez & Tadic (-8)

    Any ideas and thoughts would be welcomed

    1. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      2nd option but smalling over azpi, would that mean you could afford ramsey?

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      thoughts: formatting nightmare
      ideas: paragraphs rather than a double spaced eyesore
      😉

    3. hspin
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      this gets tldr mate

  22. Lord.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    I've given Salah his P45, and have £1.3M to spend on upgrading Morgan or Dunk (my other defenders are DDG, Valencia, Lowton and Tarkowski). Grateful for any thoughts on these options:

    a. Dunk to Benh Davis (-4)
    b. Morgan or Dunk to Smalling (-4)
    c. Morgan or Dunk to Mawson (-4)
    d. Keep the money to get Salah back in GW38 without a hit.

    Thanks in advance

  23. WE GO FOR IT
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    If you could remove only of each, who would you remove?

    A. Son
    B. Mahrez

    1. Barnes
    2. Ibe

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B2

    2. Kevtheotter
      • 12 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B2

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B2 no-brainer

    4. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Cheers all! 🙂

    5. Lord.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Mahrez and Ibe by a country mile.

      1. WE GO FOR IT
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Cheers! 🙂

  24. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Is it worth getting Jesus with any of these -8?

    1. Vardy Gross to Jesus Fernandes
    2. Vardy Willian to Jesus Gundo
    3. Vardy Son to Jesus Tadic

    If 1, would have to play Barnes or Fernandes

    1. WE GO FOR IT
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      3 probably is the best bet.

      1. Atimis
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Not sure on losing Son and leaves very much ITB tho

        1. WE GO FOR IT
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          True but don't really like Gundo or Fernandes/Barnes. But since it leaves you with Gross and Willian. That's not a very good option. So, after thinking again, 1 looks best.

    2. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      1

    3. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      First one works for a -4 for sure! -8 is tougher, Vardy could easily grab a goal or two and you would probably lose out.
      If captaining Jesus, I'd do it, if not I probably wouldn't.

    4. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Actually liking C....South fighting to stay up

    5. Atimis
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Thanks all 😉

  25. adey70
    • 14 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Ryan (Karius)
    Smalling Christensen* Cedric (Morgan, Lowton)
    Son, Lingard, Mahrez*, Willian (Kenedy)
    Kane, Jesus, Auba
    1.1m
    A) Christensen, Mahrez, Willian to Vert, Sane/Sterling, Ramsay (-8)
    B Christensen to Vert, Mahrez to Sterling/Sane (-4)
    C) Something else (please advise)

    1. RomeluAndJuliet
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B

      1. adey70
        • 14 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Thanks!

  26. Kalou
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Best replacement for Alonso?
    5.7m to spend.
    A.monreal
    B.smalling
    C.mawson
    D.other?
    Thanks.

    1. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Smallie

  27. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Which option looks best?

    A Chambers and KdB/Eriksen. -4
    B Smalling and Alli/Sane. -4
    C Alonso and Pogba. No hit

    1. Cookie Kid
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      B Sane

  28. tractorjess
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Team below. Chasing top of league by too many points (60) so his team's at the forefront of my mind!

    Ryan (Pope)
    Smalling Dummett Chilwell (Kiko Tarks)
    Salah Willian Xhaka Tadic Mahrez
    Jesus Kane (Wood)

    1) Already taken a -4. Take another -4 for Ryan --> Ederson? Or something else? Or stick?
    2) Jesus or Kane for TC... given league leader doesn't have Kane and will probably do Jesus TC?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      Jesus then, and Kane is your differential if he does well. 60 points maybe too much at this stage

  29. bigbudgie
    • 9 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Final ask today guys

    Is this -12 worth it? Y or N?

    DDG
    Bailly Vert Morgan Lowton Tara
    Salah Sane Gross Albrighton Kenedy
    Kane Lukaku Austin

    Lukaku, Salah, Bailly, Albrighton to Jesus, Sterling, Pogba and Smalling (or Alli and Cedric)

    1. wulfrunian
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      yes

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      is Lukaku confirmed out? If so prob worth it imo.

      1. bigbudgie
        • 9 Years
        6 years, 5 days ago

        Mou said no way he's available for tomorrow

        1. jia you
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 days ago

          Yeah, I would hate to be without both Jesus and Sterling for this double! Loads seem to be taking at least -8 this week so -12 seems fine to me! GL!

  30. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    6 years, 5 days ago

    Jan Bednarek nailed?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 9 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      asked this earlier, no....he was filling in for a suspended Stephens. Could still keep his place but the doubt is there

    2. Sailboats
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 days ago

      No. But likely to start imo