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After gaining an unwelcome set of red arrows in Gameweek 10, the Scoutcast crew are in need of a lift.

The perfect man for the job could well be Watford’s bargain basement striker, the aptly named Isaac Success Ajayi.

Joe, David and Az discuss the merits of bringing in the Nigerian, who could enable a formation shake-up with a greater focus in defence and midfield.

Among the midfield success stories recently has been Ross Barkley, who has averaged 13 Fantasy Premier League points a match over his last three run-outs. His potential to liven up a Fantasy squad in the doldrums is also discussed, as the crew answer the community’s questions.

The rotation threat facing such potentially potent Fantasy forces as Barkley is considered in further detail, as is whether stronger benches may be needed to cope with unexpected no-shows from well-owned stars.

Bournemouth’s chances of ensuring their stellar form can trump a tricky fixture run also get an airing, as does the best differential picks and clean sheet prospects for Gameweek 11. This also features the selections of Luke, who due to internet issues was sadly unable to attend this week’s show. He’ll be back next week though to see how his picks faired.

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  1. Whats the Mata?
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Start:

    Doherty or Diangana?
    And
    Hart or Patricio?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Doherty and Hart

    2. WALOR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Diangana Hart

  2. Kroneek
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all,

    Who would you captain?
    All of them have Home games against weakish opponents.

    a) Alonso
    b) Mendy
    c) Dilva
    d) Willian
    e) Siggy
    f) Arnautovic

    Got myself into this mess but is captaining Mane from next GW onwards. Worked out last week. Currently on Willian but game time last night put me off.

    Cheerzzz

    1. WALOR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hazard

      1. Kroneek
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        No Hazard there unfortunately.

        1. WALOR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Sorry, was looking at your RMWCT post.
          Arnie or Dilva

    2. Follyfarmer
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Arnie for me.

    3. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Arnie or mendy from above options

  3. Styles_X
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    would you get Fabianski or Ryan?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Fabs

    2. semiconductor
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I went with fab

    3. Joggers Nipple
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      fab

    4. WALOR
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ryan 3 CS in a row
      Fabs 1 CS all season

      1. bigbudgie
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        3 wins and 3 cleansheets in a row is newsworthy for a club like Brighton. They haven't won 3 in a row when in the top division since 1981.

        1. WALOR
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          This is the Modern World
          We Don't Need No One
          To Tell Us
          Brighton's
          Right or Wrong

          1. bigbudgie
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 4 months ago

            Google tells me this is The Jam
            What kind of a fool do you think I am?
            You think I know nothing of the modern world?

            1. WALOR
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              7 years, 4 months ago

              If you didn't know that one, youtube it, A-bomb in Wardour St, and Down in the Tube Station.
              Good stuff.

              1. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                7 years, 4 months ago

                Loving everything but the haircuts

    5. Dele
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Fab

  4. ClassiX
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Maddison+Richarlison > Barkley+Siggy?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No for me ..
      Both could out score barkley and siggy

    2. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      big no

  5. Amey
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hellp guys ..
    Please rmt and transfers..
    Allison,hammer
    DRAM , bennet
    Hazard,siggy,fraser,gudmundsson,hoberg
    Kun,vardy,laca
    1 ft.1itb

    Laca>>> Arnie this gw
    Siggy>> mane next gw

    Thank you

    1. Styles_X
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      laca to arnie sounds good but i would rather gudmundson to mane

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers mate ..
        Lack funds for gudm to mane
        By 1M

    2. NOMONEY
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      DRAM is doherty + RAM? wow didnt know DRAM is a thing now, last time i read that TRAM was the combo with trippier

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Ha ha.
        Glad you got it though..
        What you think about transfers mate ??

      2. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        bringing Aaron Wan Biss as 5th defender will lead to DRAMA 😛

        1. Amey
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Lol ...

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

    Do you guys think Pedro will start this weekend? Draft team obviously

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes .. Willian started in the league cup

    2. NOMONEY
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      even if he does, he has no form

      1. Merlinho
        • 16 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        You’re right but i already have him in my draft team so it’s play one of three from Pedro, Zouma, Chilwell, Wilson, Robbo, Moura, Boly.

  7. Karan_G14
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Reading a lot of tweets that Diangana had a great game yesterday and should be one of the first names on the team sheet atm because West Ham’s injury crisis.

    Thinking of getting him over Kenedy/Murphy as my Mendy enabler. I feel West Ham are a more attacking team with better quality players than New/Car and they also rotate pretty well with Wolves (Doherty).

    Thoughts?

    1. VIRATKOHLI18
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Diangana is a great shout imo. Dohorty is playing like a striker. I would play him in tough games too.

      Also, if you'll be taking part in community tournament, do consider joining the team I manage (if I'm picked as manager). Also if Balegium aren't planning to reunite obviously. I love your analysis of the game. Cheers

      1. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate! Agree about Doherty. He’s worth starting in every game.

        Thanks for the invite to join the team but Balegium have reunited since the start of the season. If you’re not picked as a manager or if you don’t want to manage maybe you could join our team?

        1. VIRATKOHLI18
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Cheers.

  8. El_Crudgo
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    So this week is consuming me. Have the following:

    Ederson, Foster
    Robbo, Alonso, Doh, Chilwell, Wan
    Mo, Haz, Fraser, Rich, Obiang
    Kun, Mitro, Jimenez

    Is Kun, Obiang and Wan out to bring in Arnie, Maddo and Laporte daft? Gives me a 4-4-2 with flexibility to go 5-4-1 and 4-5-1 if need be plus a decent bench.

    No Kun though when rest of top 10 in ML have him. Am 27 points clear, but that's basically one bad gameweek. Thanks guys.

    TLDR: Kun / No Kun

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I would not transfer out kun ...
      Maybe jiminez >> fodder
      And improve defense and mitro to Arnie next gw

    2. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Keep Kun, you are overthinking it. Don't like your team structure, too much money in the back 7, Jimenez or Mitro to Arnie if you can.

    3. El_Crudgo
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers guys. Valuable input

  9. Pauntley
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Morning all. Swapped Patricio and Bennett for Fabianski and Doherty last night. Feels a bit sideways this morning but I had 2 free transfers and 0.9 in bank and nothing else I could really do. Felt Doherty could still get attacking returns of no clean sheets and Fabs amazing fixtures for many weeks. Would be greateful on your thoughts. Thank you.

    1. Merlinho
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It’s a bit sideways but diversified and I think you should get greater returns overall.

      1. Pauntley
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks - just need West Ham to get some clean sheets now! Knowing my luck they won’t.

        1. bigbudgie
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          They are one of those teams. But who knows. This year could be different

  10. Merlinho
    • 16 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Draft team problems.

    I need to start four from Zouma, Chilwell, Robbo, Moura, Pedro, Wilson, with two needing to be defenders.

    Currently on Robbo, Zouma, Pedro, Wilson but Chilwell fixture has me thinking.

    Any thoughts?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Tough. I know what you mean about the Lei fixture, and it is Cardiff as well. I'd lean towards playing Chilwell over Zouma in these circumstances

  11. Bavarian
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Fabianski (Patricio)
    Alonso-Robertson-Duffy (Bennett-AWB)
    Salah-Hazard(C)-Richarlison-Fraser (Hojbjerg)
    Aguero-Mitrovic-Jiminez

    1FT - 0.8ITB

    How to improve?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Get Arnie

    2. Kanga roo
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Jim + Duffy to Success + Mendy?

      1. Kanga roo
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Thought you had 2FT, maybe jim to success and then Mendy next week? Or Arnie in for mitro?

        1. Bavarian
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          i can do Jim & Bennett >> Success & Laporte , what do you think?

    3. Bavarian
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thank you All

  12. as33
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Success or Murphy?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      neither

    2. Jam0sh
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Murphy

  13. BaconBeer
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Patricio - Hamer

    Alonso - Taa - Laporte - AWB - Boly

    Haz - Salah - Fraser - Rich - Hojberg

    Kun - Wilson - Mitro

    Have 2 FT, and 0.4 itb

    Suggest what changes should i look for. Want to have a backup for patricio or a season keeper, also a little rejig here and there after doing salah to mane.

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Mitro to Arnie and TAA are probably your priorities

      1. BaconBeer
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Mitro to Arnie will happen after this week. Will have to monitor TAA or replace like yours. Would need a 'pool backup though. Concerned about Bournemouth's fixtures, hence most likely keep just one of the two bourneys.

  14. bigbudgie
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pat
    Trippier Robbo TAA Yedlin AWB
    Salah Haz Richarlison Fraser Cairney
    Aguero Arnie King

    1FT

    a) Pat > Fab
    b) TAA > Doherty/Chilwell/Lovren
    c) Trippier > Mendy

    Which should be my priority?

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      C

  15. Js31
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Want city defensive coverage but can't stretch to Laporte. Is Stones too much a rotation risk?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Hasn't started 4 out of 10 league games. What do you think...

  16. Flying Dutchman
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Getting Mendy. So I have to drop Kane but cant afford Aguero.

    Which Striker is the best option now? (Have Mitro & Wilaon)

    A) Arnie
    B) Auba
    C) Laca
    D) Vardy
    E) Murray

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Are you sure it's worth it for Mendy?

  17. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Considering pulling the big trigger.

    TAA + Hughes + Ings + Wilson to Robertson + Kayal + Success + Arnautovic (-8).

    Your thoughts please!

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      back to drawing board

      1. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        What’s wrong with it?

      2. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        I don’t think TAA will start.

        I wouldn’t play Ings, but could play Success for 1.0 cheaper.

        I wouldn’t play Hughes or Kayal but Kayal is 0.6 cheaper.

        I think that Wilson will blank in pretty much every game in the near future and Arnie is a beast.

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      kayal, success in for hits, hmmm...

      1. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Robertson and Arnie in for hits and the only way to get them is by getting Kayal and Success 😀

  18. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Gtg?

    Patricio
    Luiz, robertson, laporte
    Hazard(c), salah, KdB, Gudmundsson
    Success, Aubameyang, Arnautovic(vc)

    Bench, hamer, stephens, bennett, awb

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Different team ..
      Yeah

  19. Grounderz
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Pat Hamer
    Trippier Robbo Shaw AWB Peltier
    Hazard Sterling Moura Fraser Stephens
    Kun Laca Wilson

    2 FTs, 0.4m ITB

    What would you do?

    1. bigbudgie
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I like Moura > Maddison or Siggy. Might be nice chance to get rid of Peltier too depending on how much is left over

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Laca to Arnie
      Moura to Mane

    3. gergin
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Peltier -> Zabaleta/Schindler

    4. Grounderz
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks, folks.

  20. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Any one on here with experience of going through a season without taking a hit ?

    1. irfanm66
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      i did it in my first two seasons...no hits...believing it could be rank killer...

    2. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Thats horror. I like hits

      1. Pieterke30
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        What’s your record mate?

        Im a serial hitter myself. Two seasons ago I made sth like 85 transfers.

        1. Klein
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Dont have any past records that can be useful. Started from gw4 in one season. The next gw2 and stopped playing midseason. This is the first time i am being serious about this. But the gw4 season went well as i jumped ranked quite nicely.

    3. Ramboros
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      I didn't take a single hit in 2013/14. Didn't go to well. Ended up around 3 million. I guess making any changes to the team would've helped.

    4. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      The thing about avoiding hits is, you delay a good move, then something else comes up and you dont make the move for 4 more weeks. The player you have scores 10 while the one you avoided scores 40

      1. Amey
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Happened to me last gw
        Mane

        1. Pieterke30
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Gonna happen to me this week with Arnautovic

          But getting him and Mendy means a -12, thats a bit too much.

          Got Mendy for a -4 (and now he’s gonna get benched, like Robertson was last week; yeah, had just bought Robbo for a hit in order to get rid of TAA...)

      2. Klein
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Have seen this season with haz to a lot of people too

      3. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        But with a flexible structure, some ‘season keepers’, a playing bench and good planning - then any preferred transfer is just one or two free transfers away ?

      4. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Don’t you have a free transfer though for such use ? The ‘something else’ can be postponed ?

    5. Never Captain Nicky Butt
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      09/10. But that was easier to when you had season keepers like Lampard and Drogba

  21. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Hows this looking?

    Patricio
    Luiz, robertson, laporte
    Hazard(c), salah, KdB, Gudmundsson
    Success, Aubameyang, Arnautovic(vc)

    Bench, hamer, stephens, bennett, awb

    1. maratus
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      It looks quite awful. Way to heavy in defence + 3 premium mids.
      I would not want to play Success & Gudmunsson every week

  22. Botman and Robben
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Bench order correct? GTG?

    Ederson
    Robertson Alonso Mendy Doherty
    Maddison Hazard Mane Richalison
    Wilson Aguero

    Boruc Jimenez Hojbjerg AWB

    1. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yep

  23. TaiwanHC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Do you guys expect TAA to start?

    1. Klein
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Nope. Dont think he gets the big games

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      No
      Gomez to nullify auba threat

  24. Klein
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez as a perma sub. Good or too expensive?

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Too expensive imo

      1. Klein
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Dont think rotating will do any good too. He dosnt score much points

    2. Amey
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Sam vokes ??

      1. Klein
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Yeah he could be better but dont have spare transfer at the moment

  25. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    is Schurle to Deulefou or Barkley worth a -4 or just silly?!

    1. Never Captain Nicky Butt
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Ft maybe, not a hit. Can just as easily outscore those two this week

      1. Rinseboy
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        probably the sensible thinking Ben. I just have a feeling Barkley is gonna continue to impress again! cheers tho will hold off a week

    2. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Maybe not for a hit

  26. NO SALAH
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    What do you guys think about the team?

    Pat
    Alonso-Robbo-Doherty-Mendy
    Haz(vc)-Maddison-Salah
    Agüero(c)-Mitro-Wilson

    Bench:Button-Obiang-Kayal-AWB

    Hold ft or Mitro to Arnie this week?

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Save ft maybe? Give Mitro last chance.

      1. NO SALAH
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Thanks mate. Thinking the same thing

    2. Eze Really?
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      About as template as you can get.
      Maddi played very deep last time out and then the tragedy.
      Mitro out of sorts.
      I have Fab and Barkley for your Maddi and Pat.

  27. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Laca --> Anie
    Yes or no?
    (Other striker: Kun & Wilson)

    1. Never Captain Nicky Butt
      • 16 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      If that means a significant upgrade to your mid next week, sure

  28. as33
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Thinking to get Mendy or Laporte: Tomkins>Mendy(Laporte) and Neves > 4.6 mid?

    1. Positive vibes
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, if for free

    2. Jontharon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, Mendy

      1. as33
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 4 months ago

        Who to get for 4.6m, he will b my bench anyway?

        1. Jontharon
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 4 months ago

          Camarasa CAR, Höjbjerg SOU or Billing HUD, all pretty bad but allways good to have playing players 😉

  29. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Bench look right for this week?

    Pat
    Alonso Mendy Doherty Yedlin
    Mane Salah Hazard Schurle
    Arnie Aguero

    Hamer Success Hojberg AWB

    1. Jontharon
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 4 months ago

      Looks good, i wouldve swap Doherty to Success

  30. jon.terry.tfh
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 4 months ago

    Dont like any of the striker choices except Arnie. Didnt watch most of the west ham games but as far as the stats are great. He seems to be constantly injured and rarely finish the 90mins. Can any hammer fans shed some light on him? Seriously considering getting him and Mane for Richa and Kun at GW12