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Scoutcast Episode 280 – Humbug

The Scoutcast crew emerge from the congested festive fixtures a little out of sorts as they look ahead to Gameweek 22 and beyond.

Poor captaincy and transfer decisions heralded a dramatic fall in Az and Luke’s overall rank over their torrid Christmas campaign.

David fared better with only a small red arrow over the period but he is not happy with his squad as he prepares for January and February’s matches.

Joe was the only one to see a jump in his overall rank but fears a slump is just around the corner as he approaches the next set of games without a number of well-owned players with strong fixtures.

Among the community issues they tackle is which premium assets and formations will reap the greatest rewards in the coming Gameweeks.

Another topic covered is the potential of the budget enablers to emerge from the January transfer window’s early activity.

Meanwhile, hidden gems from teams with great fixtures over the next two months also come under consideration.

Gameweek 22 is also looked at in detail as the crew reveal their top clean sheet and differential tips as well as their own transfer and captaincy plans.

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  1. jular
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hey guys,

    My current team is:

    Patricio-Hamer

    Alonso-Robertson-Doherty-Holebas-WB

    Salah-Hazard-Richarlison Fraser-Lingard

    Kane-Jimenez-Success

    2 FT, 0 in the bank.

    First option: Robertson + Holebas + Lingard —> TAA + Digne + Martial

    Second option: Holebas + Lingard + Fraser —> TAA + Martial + Camarasa

    Third option: Holebas + Robertson —> TAA + Digne then GW23 Lingard + Fraser —> Pogba + Camarasa.

    What is the best option for you? Another solution to consider?

    Thanks for the advice !

    1. Zladan
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Unnecessary taking a hit. Your team is good to go without making any transfers.

      Maybe just Lingard out.

      1. jular
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        For Pogba or Martial ?

    2. Tom Heat-is-on
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Can you afford Alonso, Lingard -> TAA, Pogba?

      1. jular
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No, not enough cash and I do not want to lose alonso for the moment.

    1. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I think a move to China would be a mistake for Arnie as he still has a lot to offer in the Premier League.

      I lose all respect for players that ho to China just for the money and turn their backs on top level football and i hope Arnie does not become one of them.

      1. FPL.team
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        I'm sure Arnie cares if you respect him or not 😆

        1. Ógie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          You should know how it feels to get zero respect from Ogie.

    2. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie comes across to me as a guy who would go for money, i dont honestly think he’s in it for trophies

      1. Garth Marenghi
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        His ponytail agrees with you.

  2. Tom Heat-is-on
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    I got rid of Salah just before festive fixtures and my ranking sank. My team at the moment is this:

    Fabianski Patricio
    Alonso Robertson Digne Doherty AWB
    Hazard Sane Pogba Richarlison Fraser
    Kane Jimenez Kamara

    Now I want Salah back. I have 2 FT, 0.3 ITB, and a few transfer options:

    A) Hazard, Alonso -> Salah, Bamba
    B) Hazard, Alonso, Patricio -> Salah, TAA, Button (-4)
    C) Hazard, Sane, Kamara -> Salah, Puncheon, Rashford (-4)
    D) Something else

    What to do?

    1. Bluth Banana
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

      1. Tom Heat-is-on
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Thanks. I think B is also my favorite.

    2. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

  3. Bluth Banana
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Captain Sterling or Salah this week?

    1. Tom Heat-is-on
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I'm going to captain Salah.

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Salah. Sterling has three goal attempts in the last four with only one on target.

    3. DrunkPhilosophy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Salaaaah just worried a bit about his traveling and flu

  4. bored by december
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Go on then guys and girls,

    who do we think are going to be good differentials in the next 5 weeks?

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Diamé

      1. Srv210
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Who's that?

  5. Hansel
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Höjbjerg or Townsend for 5th mid?

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Hoj

  6. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    West Ham offered 35mil for Arnie.

    Got to be worth substantially more surely?

    1. Bruno Bruno!!
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      thats just a starting bid you best believe that

    2. Nascimento
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure why they did that tbh. They already own him.

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        😛

      2. Dont_Win_Friends_With_Salah…
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        West Ham love wasting money though

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure, not as if they are challenging for Europe or fighting relegation.

    4. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      It’s a starting point. Can see it rising to 50m

    5. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      He’s going nowhere in January.

      We’ve received very high bids from Chinese clubs in the past.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        We?

        1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          You know what I mean 😉

    6. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Arnie is 29. Will be 30 in April. Time for West Ham to cash in IMO. If they can get £50m it is worth it IMO.

  7. Bruno Bruno!!
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie out

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Huh?

  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Wilson flagged. When did he get injured?

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wasn't in the last set of training photos.

    2. A.T
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No idea. I can’t find anything on it. Very frustrating as he’s close to a drop.

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      on a strike perhaps?

    4. Marquis-Cha-Cha
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Fraser too.

      1. Marquis-Cha-Cha
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        on FFFix that is.

  9. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    G2G?

    Fab
    AWB Digne Robertson TAA
    Haz Pogba Salah Rich
    Aub Arnie

    4m - Kamara Snoddy Doherty

    1.5m ITB

    Cheers

    1. Tom Heat-is-on
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very nice team. I'm planning to do some transfers to get a team like this. Who are you captaining?

      1. Henryyy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers Tom

        Salah (c)

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No City......could be dangerous, I get the feeling Pep angry !!!......

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Angry pep will rotate heavily 😀

      2. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        No City is no headache and constant rotation happening

  10. Tom Heat-is-on
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Would you consider covering Burnley defence now when Tom Heaton is back in business?

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I’d want to give it a few games first and see how they get on.

  11. Dacra
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Arnie, Pogba, Wilson flagged.

    Need 2 to play! :s

    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      They'll all be fine. Unless Arnie and Wilson want to move from their clubs.....

      1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Hmm, I think both do want to move, lots of rumours coming from WHU that Arnie off is a done deal......

  12. FPLAdmiral
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts on this lot chaps? 0FT, 0m ITB.

    Fabianski
    Robertson, TAA, Digne
    Salah (c), Hazard (vc), Pogba, Richarlison, Camarasa
    Kane, Rashford

    (Button)(Jimenez, AWB, Doherty)

    Wolves lads only on the bench this GW due to City away (Camarasa has Huddersfield at home).

    1. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Very nice. GTG

  13. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    @Jarvish

    Hard luck in your game against Tom Chafer-Cook,you ran into a man on fire in that match up.If he beat you he will probably go on to win it.

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Thanks mate - yeah a few bad rounds cost me dearly, and he is far too good to make any mistakes against, let alone a few! 🙂

      1. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        It was a good show and it was nice seen the contestants willing to take a few gambles.

        Is Rachel really that good at arithmetic?Some of those numbers games ye had were fierce hard and she breezed through them.

  14. AD2110
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Guys what’s the best way to get Salah in?

    Fab
    TAA, Robbo, Digne
    Rich, Pogba, Son, Anderson
    Jiménez, Auba, Kane

    Hamer, Bennet, AWB, Hojberg

    A) Son & Robbo > Salah & Doherty
    B) Auba, Son & Pogba > Arni, Salah & Haz/Sterling
    C) Kane & Son > Kun & Salah

    1. Tom Heat-is-on
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

  15. Lucackadoodledoo
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Richarlison or Siggy for upcoming fixtures?

  16. FPL Mentor
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go?

    Fabianski
    Alonso Robertson Digne
    Hazard Salah(C) Richarlison F.Anderson Deulofeu
    Vardy Rashford

    Hart / Jimènez / Doherty / Bennett

  17. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sane starts!
    How we line-up in the @Carabao_Cup tonight!

    City XI | Muric, Walker, Otamendi, Garcia, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Silva (C), Sane, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Jesus

    Subs | Ederson, Danilo, Stones, Sterling, Delph, Bernardo, Foden

    Presented by @HAYSWorldwide

    1. Je suis le chat
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Emmm.... might consider Raheem for the weekend.

    2. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Pep will do the same as he did in FA cup, but the other way round......after 60 mins Sane off for Sterling and both play this weekend.

      1. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        First person to know what pep will do 🙂

        1. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          Do you think I could bottle it and sell it all on here ??....Could make fortune Rodney, by this time next year I could be a millionaire !!!!......

          1. Salah’s Sonnet
            • 12 Years
            5 years, 3 months ago

            Haha 😉

  18. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    City line up?

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      look up 😉

  19. bored by december
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    David Luiz or Dinge?

    TAA luiz doherty AWB 4m backline

  20. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sergio not even on bench

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Good news for owners

    2. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Has the flu. Not trained either.

  21. Fire Chief Moe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Where do I go from here chaps:

    Fab/Hart
    Robbo Holebas AWB (Trippier, Doherty)
    Salah Richarlison Pogba Son (Diangana)
    Kane Jiminez Rashford

    0.6 ITB, 2 free transfers

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Holebas to Trent.

    2. The 5% Team
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      looks good, can use 1 FT to change Hart to another keeper

      1. A.T
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Ah yes, I missed that one

      2. Fire Chief Moe
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yes, was thinking Hart to Etheridge

    3. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Robo to TAA.
      Hart to Guiata or Schmeichel.
      Trippier to Pereira.

      Holebas is good value and has good fixtures until GW27.

  22. CRO KLOPP
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Danilo anyone?

    1. FPL Mentor
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      No. Will be transferiing him back out before you know it and plus city's defence has been pants since gameweek 10. 1 clean sheet in 11 gameweeks. Minging.

  23. MarcusAurelius
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    A) Aguero and Deulofeu
    B) Hazard and Deeney
    Already have Sané

    1. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      A

    2. No Kane No Gain
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      I actually sold B to get A on my WC lol

    3. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      B

    4. MarcusAurelius
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      There’s actually a 3rd option of keeping Hazard and Aguero if I play Camarasa.
      A) Aguero, Deulofeu, Sané
      B) Hazard, Deeney, Sané
      C) Aguero, Hazard, Camarasa

  24. DrunkPhilosophy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    So currently on
    Patricio Hamer
    Alonso Digne WB Bennett Bamba
    Salah Hazard Richarlson Anderson Martial
    Kane Jiménez Kamara

    2 FT, 0.4 itb

    First time in forever where I really have no idea what to do with my 2FTs, maybe move from Martial to Pogba somehow? Losing Anderson in the way? Or getting Rashford in?
    Any suggestions? 🙂

  25. Catsandhats
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Is guita looking like number 1 palace keeper? His place to lose?

    What happened to Hennessy?

    1. Srv210
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Guaita has been good...but nailed or not is unclear

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Lost his spot due to injury and has been getting a lot of flack from the press regarding an issue with social media.

  26. Philip Jones's Diary
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Does Moura become a person of interest again when Son goes for the Asain Cup?

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Moura and Lamela will be competing iirc.

    2. g40steve
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Is he not flagged?

      1. Philip Jones's Diary
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah flagged at the moment, Son leaves after the United game so I'd say he will be healed after that.

  27. Richd
    • 11 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Sterling captain locked in. No doubts from me.

    1. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Wolves no pushovers, plus rotation.

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Sterling is benched tonight. That’s all the confidence I need.

        I fully buy into Wolves not being pushovers and didn’t captain Harry vs them for that reason but city are about to explode and can smash anyone.

        To quote a old phrase they are due and I feel it could be incoming this weekend while Liverpool falter vs Brighton.

        1. Salah’s Sonnet
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 3 months ago

          I suppose and it is a good case for him starting but just never know with Pep, plus the goals are so dispersed in that City side.
          Salah i reckon will demolish Brighton, likewise just a feeling 🙂

    2. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Three goal attempts in the last four and only one on target. Are you sure?

      1. Richd
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 3 months ago

        Yeah I’m aware of those.

        However they were awful v palace and Leicester and then pool was a tough game.

        His chances created and eye test satisfy me that it’s an outlier.

  28. RAFA THE GAFFA
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Hmm, Arnie. Will he stay or will he go?

  29. Abra Dubravka
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 3 months ago

    Having a bit of a slump and need to slowly downgrade my bench to strengthen my starting 11 (particularly midfield).
    Concerns me having neither of Salah or Hazard - particularly want salah until the end of the season.

    Allison (£4m)
    Robbo Alonso Digne Doherty AWB
    Pogba Bilva Richarlison Felipe Snodgrass
    Kane Auba Rashford

    Only people that I actually want to get rid of are snodgrass down to Camarasa.

    But also will have to get rid of Auba to get Salah in.
    Have exact money for Snodgrass, Bilva and Auba—> Salah, Jimenez & Camarasa, so sadly can’t really afford to wait until next GW.

    Thoughts?

    1. AuFeld
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 3 months ago

      Not sure if Auba is the one to lose, especially this week.

      Start with the back line to free up funds: Robo to TAA, Alonso to Pereira, etc

      I wouldn't be worried about owning Salah until GW 25 vs WHU. CRY and LEI know how to defend.