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Scoutcast Episode 283 – Double Trouble


A Double Gameweek should be a time of excitement, as Fantasy managers look forward to loading up on players with multiple games and wondering which chip to use. 

But the Scoutcast crew are far from enthusiastic, with Manchester City and Everton the key teams in the first such set of fixtures of the current campaign.

In tackling the community questions on the Sky Blues’ pair of games, Az, Joe, David and Luke are fearful of rotation and questionable form, which saw last season’s champions lose to Newcastle last time out.

Meanwhile, a suspension for Lucas Digne and lack of accuracy for Richarlison have left the crew also unimpressed with Toffees players’ potential. 

Also under consideration are the single Gameweek stars who are, arguably, being unfairly ignored and could outshine their double match counterparts. 

The latest on the Premier League’s whipping boys, who are handing oppenents a worrying amount of shots and chances, is another issue covered.

With this packed 90 minute show recorded during the end of the January transfer window David ensures we are kept to date with the latest key moves. 

The crew also find time to look over their and the community’s Gameweek 24 highs and lows, a segment of the show that Az in particular wished had been cut. 

This latest ScoutCast finishes off with the crew revealing their Gameweek 25’s plans, clean sheet picks and differentials selections. 

This Scoutcast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Thursday evening. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes, usually filmed on Tuesdays.

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link or the first player below. Or you can take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

It is also worth mentioning that FFScout moderator Rotation’s Alter Ego has collected this latest episode’s timestamps to help find particular sections. This can be found as the top comment in the Youtube version.

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  1. ClothedinSun
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone got any thoughts on Babel as a 5th midfielder to come in for Sane during GW27? Watched him in the Brighton game, he was as sharp as a knife and that GW27 fixture looks like it could be one for him?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      yep, good value at 5.5

    2. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes looks good. Probably prefer Brooks not just for GW 27

      1. ClothedinSun
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Is he not injured? Definitely a good call if he isn't.

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Seems minor. Should be good for 27

  2. simong1
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Want to get in City coverage. Is A or B better?

    A) Masuaku & Wilson > Sane & Crouch (-4)
    B) Masuaku > Sane

    1FT, 3.5 ITB.

    Fabianski - Button
    Robertson - TAA - Digne - Doherty - AWB
    Salah – Hazard – Richarlison – Pogba – Masuaku
    Jimenez – Wilson – Rashford

    1. simong1
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B) is Masuaku > Bilva sorry

    2. Too Many Hits
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B, Wilson to Crouch never worth a hit

  3. Come on you Kante
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best 3 defenders for this upcoming month to have considering form and fixtures ?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kolasinac, WB, Alderweireld

      1. TaiwanHC
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Kolasinac does not have good fixtures.

        1. Athletic Nasherbo
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Think you need to check the fixture list again?

          1. Come on you Kante
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yh kola has good fixtures and attack potential not sure about spurs def seem a little leaky since Kane Ali injury ?

      2. Too Many Hits
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Can I have some of what you're smoking...

        Kolasinac with that Arsenal defense and 2 Clean sheets all season and Alderweireld with 1 assist and 28 points since GW12?!

        Robertson/VVD, Doherty and Duffy would be much better shouts

        1. Come on you Kante
          • 5 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          🙂 I have Robertson considering vvd and another top def in a team for double weeks

          1. Too Many Hits
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Lpool don't have any double weeks.. not sure what your chip strategy is but would steer clear of Spurs/Chelsea

            Kolasinac if you are expecting more assists than a team like Brighton or Palace will have clean sheets or even Holebas if you're looking for attacking returns..

  4. Saka Punch
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hey guys, for anyone who has used their 2nd Wildcard, when do you plan to use your other chips, and what is your rough plan in general to navigate the doubles/blanks?

    1. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Ive no idea yet. Will decide after the next FA Cup round

    2. Ady87
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I've got no idea 🙁

      1. Too Many Hits
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        If everyone else is doing FH 32 WC 34 BB 35

        Could look into sorting your team for a BB 32 then free hitting on the big blank week (GW31?) then TC 35 and take some hits to get in the best players based on form and fixtures instead of destroying your team just to cover the blanks

  5. pakornk
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    TC on Sane or Sterling?

    1. ClothedinSun
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I'm TCing Sane this GW....I'll watch on with terrified excitement!

      1. Too Many Hits
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Aguero

  6. konrad.sygula95
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hi guys, who would you get rid off in the first place?

    Fabianski Hamer
    Digne Laporte Robbo Awb Jonny
    Salah Sane Siggy Pogba F.Anderson
    Jimenez Rashford Mitro

    1 FT 0.1 itb

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Probably save if Fab fit

  7. Tosa86
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    my FPL team for this GW:

    etheridge
    virgil - robertson - wanbissaka
    pogba - son (vC) - richarlison - salah (C)
    auba jimenez rashford

    fabianski - doherty - pereira - billing

    Good or not?
    captain?

    1. Too Many Hits
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      No City DGW cover at all? Risky..

      1. Tosa86
        • 6 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        yes i know.
        i sold hazard digne for son and robbo

  8. SMOOTH
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A. Hazard to Sterling
    B. Auba to Aguero
    C. both for -4

    1. SMOOTH
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      have sane

    2. Goat
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Neither.

    3. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn’t.

      You will want Auba back next week.

      1. SMOOTH
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        with B. i would definately do the hokey cokey since i have 2 FT

    4. HamezMace
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A

  9. Goat
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Praying Hazard punishes those sellers. Then I’ll sell him

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      My thoughts exactly.

    2. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      He’s been punishing us owners for long enough as it is.

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        +∞

    3. Bonus magnet
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      hahahahah

    4. ClothedinSun
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      With you on this one Paddy!

    5. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Been praying this for 6 weeks. He dropped 0.3 over the periode. Feels great to finally get rid.

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

    What’s your gut feeling about Alonso, do you think he’ll be recalled this week or not?

    1. Athletic Nasherbo
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Yes recalled this week.

  11. jamie1972
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Advice?

    Fab/Boruc

    Digne Shaw AWB (Bennet Bednarek)

    Sane Sterling Pogba Salah Jota

    Rash Firmino (Kamara)

    1 ft
    3m itb

    a) Firmino > Aguero
    b) Roll the ft and use the 2 ft's and the 3m next week to sort Digne/Kamara

    Leaning to b, which feels a bit dull..

  12. Bonus magnet
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    captain Aguero or Sterling

    1. Nomar
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Kun.

  13. Paddy Gooner
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    MCI dilemma:
    A: Trippier > Laporte

    B: Auba > Kun (change back next week)

    Already have Ederson and Fernandinho.

    1. Kuzser
      • 7 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      B

  14. LaCazettio
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Thoughts on these moves...??

    Auba, Pog our for Aguero and Son
    Have exact money and will prob bring Bama back in next week for Aguero.

    Son huge differential in my ml as no one has him.

    1. Stimps
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Good god no

  15. whosBenj
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Hazard & Firmino > Sane & Aguero?

    Currently no City cover.

    1. whosBenj
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      2ft

    2. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Easily

  16. Nighty
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Currently got Ederson as my only city cover, which looks best...…..

    A. Hazard & Wilson to Dilva and Kun -4
    B. Richarlson & Wilson to Mcneil and Kun -4
    C. Rich to Dilva
    D. Bennet to Laporte

    Cheers

    1. ClothedinSun
      • 5 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      A.

  17. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Currently have 8 starters for bgw27 have 2FT's till gw27 so def plan to take a hit. question is do i take another hit for an extra dgw player? do i bring forward my future hit for a gw27 player to this week incase the likes of pogba,alonso are unable to play.

    Fabianski -- Button
    Doherty • Holebas • Alonso -- Digne (mci) Schindler (che)
    Salah • Pogba • Rich • Sane • Sterling
    Rashford • Jimenez -- Kamara

    A: Gtg Hope for the best that Fabianski, Pogba, and Alonso all play
    B: Digne >> 5m def (-4) with a decent fixture this gw, plays in gw27 and gw31...Burnley or Bournemouth def seems best bet
    C: Alonso >> Laporte (-4)...dont mind the hit as i should be able to make up for it with rotation doubts on alonso
    D: Alonso >> Trippier (-4)...good option as he plays in gw27 and therefore i dont have to take a future hit to get an extra gw27 player. However, alonso has a great fix and only makes sense to take him out for someone who is nailed and/or has a dgw.

  18. TheGrumpyManager
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Worth going -4
    KDB, Hazard out
    Son, Sane/Silva? In

  19. ThisTimeNxtYrRodney
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Please can anybody tell me what the LMS safety score was for last gameweek.

  20. bjarnia87
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Haz to Sane
    and F Anderson to richarlson?

  21. El Lobito 10
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A. Sterling captain
    B. Sane captain

    And why?

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

    I wonder how much Bats will be?

    1. Royal5
      • 12 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      6.0 imo

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      They are never right.

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

      Do they have a good record for this sort of thing?

      1. Pompel
        • 10 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I normally check their line-ups, I'd say they're more or less as well-founded as ffs team news. But they are released on Wednesy/Thursday though

    3. Pompel
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez for Sané 🙁
      Hope they're wrong

  23. Mo Mané Mo Problems
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Alisson
    Robbo, Doherty, AWB
    Salah, Hazard, Pogba, Fraser
    Kun, Rash, Jimi

    Speroni, Bednarek, Punch, Digne

    1.1 ITB, 2FT

    A) Hazard to Sane
    B) Hazard + Fraser + Digne -> Sane, Son, Jonny (-4) Will go double Wolves defence (instead of AWB).
    C) Pogba + Digne -> Sane and Jonny.

    Preferring B) Then next week: Kun to Auba
    But might do A) Then Fraser, Digne, Kun to Son, Jonny, Auba (-4). Either way I'm taking a -4...

  24. UptheBlues
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Best replacement for digne under 5m? preferably taking upcoming blank and double Gameweeks into consideration.

    Current defence is:

    Fabianski Button

    Robertson Trippier Digne AWB Bednarek

  25. Munchen KFC
    • 10 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    quick a or b please
    a] Digne to Laporte
    b]Hazard to Sterling

  26. GianniBanani
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A) Sane (c) + Firmino + 4
    B) Sane(vc) + Aguero (c)

  27. Catastrophe
    • 13 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    For this GW would you rather:

    A) Aguero & Camarasa (BOU)
    B) Sterling & Anderson (LIV)

    Cheers

  28. gelisiguzel
    • 5 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Lloris
    Shaw Doherty Robbo
    Salah Pogba Sane Alli*
    Firmino* Rashford Jimi
    Subs: Speroni, AWB, Lamela

    1 FT and 3.3 ITB
    I would probably do Firmino to Kun and cant decide what to do with Alli.

    A) Son
    B)KDB