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17 September 2019 2112 comments
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Joe is joined by David and Karam for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel from 8pm BST to 9pm BST.

This episode overlaps with the return of European football to our screens.

Liverpool and Chelsea take on Napoli and Valencia respectively as the Champions League group stages get underway on Tuesday night.

We will have Scout Notes on those matches on Wednesday, but for now, there’s a brand new episode of the Scoutcast to occupy your attention.

On tonight’s agenda are the best cheap defenders now that the premium ones have frustrated their owners.

We’ll also discuss how best to cover Manchester City in the wake of their surprise defeat at Norwich.

Finally, we’ll debate how to recover from a poor start to the season as many managers have endured a tough few weeks.

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  1. Demel
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Thinking of utilising my wildcard to make this team. Thoughts?

    Pope - £4m
    TAA - Digne - Aurier - Tomori - Lundstram
    Salah - Sterling - KDB - Cantwell - Nkamba
    Abraham - Wilson - Pukki

    1. Pukki Party
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Aurier and Tomori too risky for me, i'd get more nailed options.

      1. Demel
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        They are easy enough trades out.

        1. Demel
          • 15 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Both look pretty nailed at the moment.

        2. Bennison
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Why would you wildcard potential outs the whole point of it is to get rid of them

          1. Demel
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            They both look first choice at bargain prices.

    2. pundit of punts
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      No Auba and Son on WC?

      1. Demel
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Son vs KDB. Son over KDB is an option. Not sure about Auba. I think there are plenty of good cheaper forwards out there.

        1. @fpl_phenom
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Id 100% have Aubamayang on a wildcard

    3. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      If that’s what you want on WC what do you have now?

      1. Demel
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Ryan
        Digne - Robertson - TAA - Zilchenko
        Cantwell - KDB - Sterling - Salah James
        Pukki

        Button - Lundstram - Greenwood - Wickham

        1. Moderately content penguin
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Not worth it - you’re just fiddling round the edges surely.

          1. Demel
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            It is a change of shape to bring in the forwards.

            1. Moderately content penguin
              • 7 Years
              7 years, 1 day ago

              For a minus 8 you achieve the same effect pretty much.

              1. Twisted Saltergater
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 17 Years
                7 years, 1 day ago

                I struggle with this argument. Demel might require a -8 to get 3 players he wants, but the wildcard allows two or three other desirable changes.

                Why muddle along with a non-optimal team waiting for it to break before making your changes. Sounds like the route to a top 20k rather than a top 2k finish.

    4. Twisted Saltergater
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 17 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Very strong, Demel, like it. Don't worry about the naysayers.

      1. Demel
        • 15 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Thanks. I like it. But I am wondering with my current team do I need to play it. Potentially a way of getting on some different players a little earlier than others.

        1. Brehmeren
          • 16 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          I don't think you need to play it. You are not shifting around any of your big guns. Just do it hit by hit.

        2. Moderately content penguin
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          It’s so similar to current set up. Lose Robbo and Zinc and you’re there pretty much.

          I’d want WC to attack with new set up or if team was broken. Neither applies.

          1. Demel
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Fair point.

        3. Twisted Saltergater
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 17 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Yeah, might only need a -4 to get something very similar.

          I used the wildcard to get the likes of Cantwell and Lundstram in nice and early, but I don't know how much movement there is on periphery players. That said, Greenwood and Wickham are the problem as you can't easily jump on Abraham and Wilson. Might be worth it.

          1. Demel
            • 15 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Thanks. I will have a good think. I like the idea of getting a step ahead. I am not completely giving up on the Liverpool defensive double up but it does feel a lot more balanced.

  2. Guy Demel
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Mount

    1. Demel
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      There is only 1 true Demel!

      1. Yank Revolution
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        I sense some Guy on Guy violence

  3. dunas_dog
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Is McNeil decent option with good Burnley fixtures ahead?

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I think he costs a bit too much given alternatives around his price point.

      He is the cog that makes the Burnley attack (Barnes & Wood, more notably Barnes) work.

      I feel he'll often come up short. Very nifty player nonetheless.

    2. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Had him for gw5, did little, out of my WC. Decent player but Burnley aren't scoring enough goals.

  4. Longlatini
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    My injuries are really Mounting up

    1. STONEROSES
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

  5. FCSB
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Who will city play as the CB partnership now? Or likely go to 352...?

  6. Moderately content penguin
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Pool defence seems to be in the up imo. Wonder strike last week but Adrian isn’t a liability now.

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      He’s still a slight liability 🙁

      1. Moderately content penguin
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Not Alisson that’s true

    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I've gone taa only now till pool get tighter

  7. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Trents best defensive display, albeit 45 mins, since pocketing Sane in that 3-0 CL game...

    He might be turning a corner 🙂

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      ... into the back of the net?

      Would love to see him score from a corner.

      Just not this weekend.

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Trent is a beast.

  8. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    So...

    Salah, Sterling, KDB, (Mount now injured) to whom? This is the most regular midfield template.

    -4's even -8's trying to scramble Son in now 🙁

    1. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Son should probably replace one of those three, rather than add to it.

      Wholesale changes in attack & defense otherwise.

  9. 1912 F.A Cup Winners
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Well my only decision to make this weekend was start Mount or Cantwell, now it seems it may have been made for me!! Hope Mount is okay for the following gameweek it’s was a shocking challenge on him!!

  10. grooveymatt65
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Hi guys!

    What are your thoughts on this wildcard team?

    i tried to keep double city because of fixtures but also wanted Son. Only regret is not having Aubameyang. Also im punting on Aurier and if he doesn't play i atleast have some back up.

    Pope Button

    Aurier Pieters Soyuncu Lundstrum Diop

    Son Sterling Mane De Bruyne Chong

    Haller Abraham Pukki

    0.0 itb

    thanks alot guys 🙂 🙂

  11. Eleven Hag
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Mount injury means Cantwell gets his first start of the season

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Away blanker 🙁

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        An assist coming up

    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Lundstram gets a run out for me

      Excellent

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Not a bad option against Everton

        1. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Yeah hopefully

        2. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Very bad option at Goodison

  12. Gabriel Agbonlahor
    • 15 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Didn’t realise that benfica have triple tavares in the squad..and i end up with wrong tavares..thank god i have haland & depay(c)

  13. FOMFF
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Didn't see it, do we knee jerk Mount out or hold?

    1. Yank Revolution
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Let's see what the injury aMounts to

    2. Rinseboy
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      defo knee jerk out. No point waiting for a u further news or updates.

      1. FOMFF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        does it look long term?

    3. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Should have sold him 20 minutes ago.

    4. FOO FIGHTER
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Holding onto players who are flagged = Martial = no points.

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        He better be playing this GW

    5. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Patience is paramount in this situation

      1. FOO FIGHTER
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Patience for a player which has a midiocre minutes return. Lol.

        1. IRBOX ⚽
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Mediocre? For 6.0.. idiot

          1. Poseidon.
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Massively unnecessary

            1. IRBOX ⚽
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 1 day ago

              Gotta call out rubbish

        2. Longlatini
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          You missed the (crap) joke

    6. mookie
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      we? the heard?
      I suppose you'll have to wait for the alpha sheeps to lead the way, as usual.

      1. FOMFF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        we take our selves very seriously don't we

  14. mdm
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Which option on WC:

    A. Auba and Cantwell
    B. Barnes and KDB

    1. FOMFF
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      A + KDB somehow 🙂

  15. leo_messi
    • 14 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Mane KDB Sterling Cantwell Mount*
    Pukki - Abraham

    Is Mount -> Son (with 3,8M itb) looks ok??

    1. danlynch13
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Unreal

    2. Sharkytect
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      You have 3.8mil in the bank!?

      Yes. Do it now

    3. Don Kloppeone
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Oof. Awesome. I’d like to see that defence tho!?

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        its like he went to a charity shop and picked up an attack. Now this is a real attack 😉
        Pukki - Kun - Auba
        Son - KDB - Mane - Cantwell

      2. leo_messi
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Otamendi - TAA - Lowton ( Lundstram - Elmo)

        1. Don Kloppeone
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Not bad at all. Must have lovely TV!

  16. FPL_WILDCARD
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    All I can do is laugh now. Over past 3 gameweeks I’ve picked up injuries for...

    Martial, KWP, Emerson, Laporte, Trossard and Mount

    1. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Name makes sense for now 🙂

    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Who else do you have?

  17. danlynch13
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Any thoughts on Jordan Ayew or just a bad choice?

    1. how now brown cow
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Not for me.

    2. MTPockets
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Have him for the next 3, but there are better picks

    3. BIind Moth
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Good value but takes up a valuable spot.

    4. Moderately content penguin
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Poor choice imo.

      He’s a very decent PL player in the Palace set up but a waste of 0.5 in FPL.

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Hows this attack look? Too weak?

    Auba - Kun - Pukki
    Son - KDB - Mane - Son - Cantwell

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      only one son my bad 😀

    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Needs more investment

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      it's too sonny

    4. have you seen cyan
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      U need songlasses for this team

    5. Salah_Fingers
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Sonthing is wrong with your team

      1. have you seen cyan
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        its not the defence, honestly 😛

        1. Salah_Fingers
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Nice attack though, I have the exact same on my WC except dare I say it mount instead of one of your sons

  19. Poseidon.
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Abraham clutching himself

    1. Poseidon.
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Ouch, did not look good

    2. Sharkytect
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Has he got a bit over excited again?

    3. Eleven Hag
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Whatttt

  20. FPL Pillars
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Haaland with a first half hatty. I had this guy in Eliterserien Fantasy last season. Molde selling him for only 4.7mil is not good business. His value is to sky rocket now. He's scored like 2 goals every game on average for RB :O wowzers

    His THIRD hat-trick for them in like 10 games.

    1. MTPockets
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Yeah it's great seeing his progress
      OGS (Solbakken) will probably get him back...

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        Yes for 90mil 🙂

    2. Brosstan
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Cant expect to get much more selling from the Norwegian league. The overall quality is dire. Hope they had the foresight to include a rather large sell on fee.

      1. FPL Pillars
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        You could see this guy was a different class though following the league. So it comes to pass.

        1. MTPockets
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Recall the game vs Brann last season. He just took the p!ss

    3. Spab
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      How many goals has Roy Keane's son scored?

    4. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Yea he was an unreal Eliterserien asset ! Was so cheap as well. Had like 5m ITB all season that year 😆

  21. @fpl_phenom
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Mount injury look bad?

    hearing Abraham down too ???

    1. ZeBestee
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Where you getting your info?

      1. @fpl_phenom
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 1 day ago

        on here! are you watching it ?
        Mounts off injured anyway according to flashscore....

        1. ZeBestee
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          Abraham ok. Mount was on a receiving end of a bad tackle, should be fine for weekend imo.

          1. sirmorbach
            • 10 Years
            7 years, 1 day ago

            Thanks, thanks indeed for a serious, honest reply. Many jokes around here, but I was/am worried. FPL is one of the most important things among the unimportant things.

            As a Tammy/Mason owner, here's hoping for the best.

            1. teneighty
              • 11 Years
              7 years, 1 day ago

              Nicely put! 😀

        2. Poseidon.
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 1 day ago

          I posted about Abraham being hurt - looks absolutely fine now. Just a sore one I think

  22. tucaoneo
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    The amount of bad puns is just...

    1. FPL Pillars
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      I am a bit Mmmpartial to it all.

    2. Longlatini
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Tantamount?

    3. tambourineman
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Insurmountable

    4. Salah_Fingers
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Are you shaw?

  23. Carlos3
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Hey guys.
    Feels I have a lot of issues with this team;
    2 Liv defence - Siggy - Ceballos - No KdB
    Where would you start the rework??
    Pope
    Digne - TAA - VVD - Zinchenko - Lundstram
    Siggy - Salah - Sterling - Ceballos - Dendonk
    Barnes - Abraham - Greenwood

  24. ZeBestee
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Adrian with Alisson save.

    1. OPTA FPL
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      lol

  25. Rainer
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Adrian!!!

    1. CRO KLOPP
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Assist?

  26. FOO FIGHTER
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Meatpiesaugeroll has to be the most differential profile name I have seen on here.

  27. Random Name
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Absolute disgrace that Arsenal & Man Utd play on thursdays but Genk play Tuesday

    1. Albrightondknight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      Arsenal and utd should try qualifying for the premier competition then they ain't got a problem 🙂

    2. Rainer
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 1 day ago

      United & Arsenal simply not good enough to be on the same level as Genk.

  28. Albrightondknight
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Adrain stormer who would have thought?

  29. FDMS All Starz
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    Adrian to keep his spot now? lol

  30. Twisted Saltergater
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 17 Years
    7 years, 1 day ago

    What a save from Adrian!!