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Scoutcast: Wildcard drafts, ‘big at the back’ and FPL Xmas transfer targets

Joe, Seb and Andy help Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers prepare for Gameweek 16 in the latest Scoutcast.

Andy and Joe used their Wildcards earlier this season but wish they had another as they prepare for Gameweek 16’s fixture swing for teams such as Manchester United and West Ham United.

In contrast, patient Seb has held this valuable chip back despite being tempted over autumn to use it. This week, however, he has finally pressed the button.

The Scoutcast crew take a look at Seb’s latest Wildcard draft, the key players he is considering and the challenges he is facing.

A crucial decision is whether to invest in Manchester United’s premium forward Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.4m). Seb presents two drafts, one with and one without the legendary Portuguese goalscorer, and weighs up the pros and cons of each.

This latest Scoutcast then looks position by position at the key players to consider over the festive run-in.

The wealth of midfield options, in particular at Manchester City, is tackled and the future of ‘big at the back’ is another issue looked at. Andy is on hand with recent statistics to consider why there has been a drop-off in performance for a number of premium attacking defenders.

Elsewhere, there are fixtures to frisk, captain plans to discuss and an update on the Scoutcast’s community team, during this packed look ahead to Gameweek 16.

In addition, our trio look back on their Gameweek 15 performance, read out the community’s ‘rough with the smooth’ tales of joy and woe and select some differentials to consider for Christmas.

This episode was streamed live on Tuesday 7 December.

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

    When is spurs dgw?

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Maybe in Spring.

  2. Botman and Robben
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    1FT. 0.1ITB

    If Son is out for 2 GWs, just sell him for Bilva?

    Guaita
    TAA Cancelo James Alonso
    Salah Son Jota ESR
    Wilson Antonio

    Carson Gallagher Dennis White

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

      Yes

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I’m selling even if the game goes ahead. Bilva is out scoring him, has the fixtures and is 3m cheaper.

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

        And his name rhymes with silver

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          This is true

    3. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yes easy, especially when you have a decent bench. Bench order: Dennis first.

  3. zinaks
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    A-Livramento-King
    B-Reece james-Locadia

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

      A

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

    Team after 1FT

    Sanchez Foster
    Taa Alonso James White Livra
    Salah Jota Silva Gundo Gallagher
    Kane Dennis Pukki

    Thinking a hit to take Sanchez out for DDG, then ship Kane next week.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good

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

        Thanks

  5. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    -12 done.
    Free Hit saved.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Damn that’s early to do it.

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        I am gambling on James and T.Silva to come through unscathed, but it sets me up for the festive period I feel.

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 years, 5 months ago

          Why do it before the game? I don’t understand.

          1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            'Twas Gallagher's drop, had exact funds.

            1. Rupert The Horse
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              2 years, 5 months ago

              Ah I see.

          2. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            I had exact money. Had I not done it yesterday, I would have been priced out.

    2. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Good luck

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Cheers! A lot of hits this week I think, not a bad time to do it.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      You win. -8 was enough for me. I also have annoying feeling that ESR to Bowen is going to cost me big time. But had I not done it, I probably would fear that also

      1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Nah, I think Bowen's mint going forward.

  6. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Which two would you sell first out of

    Raphinha
    Duffy
    Armstrong
    Hojberg

    Any ideas would be welcomed

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

      Hoj and Duffy

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

      Depends on your team

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

        This also

    3. Amartey Partey
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Duffy and Armstrong.

      1. Amartey Partey
        • 4 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Oh wait I forgot Hojberg is out.

    4. kbaby901
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 3 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Hoj and Raph. Sets you up for a medium priced premium midfielder.

  7. jackruet
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale
    Trent rudiger cancelo James
    Salah jota ESR Bernardo
    Antonio vardy

    Foster, dennis, allan omobami

    1 ft. 1.2 itb
    What to do? Or save?

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

      Wait for spurs clarity

  8. Baps hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    The most important question ever. Should I change my name to Hunter Baps? I think the current is just not good and I prefer being Hunter.

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

      Baps hunter looks cool

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thx. Waiting for more votes. I am not native English speaker, so I have sometimes difficulties to know what sounds cool and what doesn't.

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

          Babs Hunter definitely has a better ring to it!

          1. Baps hunter
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 6 Years
            2 years, 5 months ago

            Reply fail to Lukakuna below 😉

      2. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Thx! I will keep this.

  9. Lord of Ings
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    What’s the maximum hit you’d take considering the worst possible scenario and you don’t want to use any chips? -8?

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      -12 🙂

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      -12

    3. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Although a rival of mine took -16 last season and smashed it up.

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

      -8.
      I prefer playing 9-10 players than -12

    5. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I have once taken -20 and gotten huge green arrow before dgw. Afterwards I realized that -16 would have been better. I sold all my "deadwood" and transferred 6 dgw players in. Whu assets hauled that week, Arnautovic was one of them and Lanzini got 13 pts (perhaps in first match). The other Whu player who was more common got 14 pts that week.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Both teams, especially Whu had great fixtures after that, so it was like extra WC and season defining success those days when I was pretty inexperienced.

    6. Van der Faart
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      -8, at a push -12. Generally don't take that many hits overall but that's just the way I play the game

    7. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I believe Minus Four earned his title as James Bond of fpl after -12.

  10. House Frey Wedding Planner
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Start one:

    A - Gallagher
    B - King

    1. Gooner97
      • 10 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      The King

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

      B

  11. Rednev1983
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 2 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    More covid cases at Spurs announced.

    1. Andy_Social
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Yup. Eight players now - and counting

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Okay. One more every day / two days in row means that the match is going to be cancelled.

    2. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Oh good.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Good or God?!?

  12. Pukki Party
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    When Spurs have the double gameweeks can someone please remind me how shite they are, thanks.

    1. Rupert The Horse
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Of course.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      😆

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      It won't help. Every man and his dog is going to have Son, Reguillon and Davies/Dier or at least 2 of them. And if Levy hasn't sold Kane by then, he is due to get his 2nd goal this season, so all English managers wan him because he has braced during itb.

  13. Bennyboy1907
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Ramsdale
    TAA Cancelo James
    Salah Son** Jota Bowen
    Dennis Antonio Wilson

    Foster Alonso Livramento Brownhill

    Went early on Raphina to Bowen to catch the rise

    Now would you -4 for son to Bernado or play alonso.

    Cheers

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

      Use the bench.
      But what's the plan for GK if the match gets postponed?

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ramsdale is Gunners' gk

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

          Oh yes. Got carried away!

    2. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I believe you should start Alonso over Dennis anyway. CR7 may become your priority next week, so I might hold. Starting Bilva over Alonso isn't worth -4 one week only. But without calculating, check if you could afford next week Antonio + Wilson to CR7 + Broja/fodder. It is probably not clever move unless one of them gets injured, but that is only question of time.

  14. Tinfoil Deathstar
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Already used FT to ditch Harry Pain for CR7 (first early transfer all season before anyone moans). I've got £0.2 ITB.

    Likely not to have a playing GK (Sanchez) this week given Spurs v Brighton game looks to be postponed.

    Is it worth taking a -4 to move Angus Gunn to Bachmann? I'm thinking most probably not as Bachmann hasn't scored more than 4 points all season - so more than likely I won't make up the hit this GW. But might come in handy if I want to play bench boost at some point.

    1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I'd rather field ten than get lumped with Bachmann! (ex-owner)

      1. Tinfoil Deathstar
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Ha fair enough. I'd still have Sanchez so would just play him as set and forget afterwards, but get that Bachmann doesn't inspire much confidence.

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

      Nah.... leave it, just go keeperless this week, deal with getting a keeper for a bench boost later on when you can do it for free

      1. Tinfoil Deathstar
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah fair enough - I did similar when he was suspended recently and still had a decent GW. I guess I'll have a likely DGW for Sanchez to look forward to as well.

    3. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      During these covid times I think it's a coin toss. Sanchez may be ill or pick up small injury one day. If Foster is not playing, having backup gk might help you to postpone gk transfer or allow you to keep him.

      1. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Bachmann got 4 pts vs MCI, so it's a maybe imo.

  15. Atimis
    • 7 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Could you get one mid this week and keeping going forward, who would it be?

    I'm thinking Bowen. Good attacking stats and playing vs Burnley.

    Liverpool playing against improved AV while City having Wolves not looking easy as well.

    Thoughts?

    1. veedub1989
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I went with Bowen - his stats, fixtures and form stack up.

    2. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Something about Moyes and those Hammers; a great fit.
      Bowen.
      (Shame about their defensive injuries though, very unlucky)

    3. Mozumbus
      • 2 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Bowen yes

    4. Baps hunter
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      I took -4 to get him for injured ESR. I have niggling fear that I will be punished. The truth is that I haven't watched enough Whu playing lately and I remember him being some sort of fpl troll. Yet this Whu us different beast.

  16. Oringer7
    • 3 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    WC Draft .1 itb

    How is it looking?

    DDG (4.0)
    TAA Cancelo James (Dalot) (3.9)
    Salah Bernardo Barnes Bowen (Gilmour)
    Ronaldo Antonio Dennis

    1. veedub1989
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 5 months ago

      Looks good. It's a shame that you're 0.1M off Barnes>Maddison!

      1. Oringer7
        • 3 Years
        2 years, 5 months ago

        Could drop Foster to Carson and upgrade to Maddison

  17. veedub1989
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 5 months ago

    Would you change anything here? No FT. 0.7M ITB.

    Ramsdale
    Cancelo | Rudiger | TAA | James
    Bowen | Jota | Salah
    Antonio | Dennis | Vardy

    Sanchez, Gallagher, ESR, Livra

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

      Nice team. Gtg