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21 January 2016 3181 comments
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Rarely during the 180-episode history of the ScoutCast have I felt so under fire; forced to curl up in a ball and defend myself by any means necessary.

Reeling from the first dramatic failing of my no-Aguero policy, I recruit Luke to join myself, Andy and Jonty, only to find that I’ve set up an unwanted 3 vs 1 scenario.

A ten-minute tirade, during which I desperately clutch at every tangible straw, has me desperately trying to justify my Aguero stance, while my trio of co-hosts listen on, jab and prod and allow me to tie myself in knots.

Eventually I manage to deflect the blows and switch attentions to another round of community questions. We review failing heavy-hitters, a blossoming Baines and a resurgent Rooney, before the traditional preview of the Gameweek to come.

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Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. Coaly
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Mahrez to Wij?

    1. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Nooooo. Mahrez out next week

      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Why 1 more?

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          I think it's a case of one final role of the dice.

          1. Pea Soup
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            Yep. Tough fixtures after

    2. Champione
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      wait a week or two because of Newcastle's away games

  2. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Barks or Mirallas?

    1. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Neither but Barkley

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        This

      2. Champione
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Which midfielders do you prefer for the next weeks?

        1. Pea Soup
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          I'm looking at Mahrez --> Sanchez and Ozil --> Silva in the next couple of weeks... if you want a diff maybe Firmino. Alli will outscore Barkley and is cheaper...

          1. Champione
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            Okey, thanks for replying. Sanchez and Silva may be the way to go actually

  3. Lisboa 1967
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Cech // Butland

    Toby Bellerin Simpson // Targett Dann

    Ozil KDB Payet Mahrez // Alli

    Kane Lukaku (C) Ighalo

    Play A. Cech or B. Butland ?
    Play One payet alli or Mahrez
    bellerin or targett ?

    1. ol3andre
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Play Butland.

      Play Alli and Payet.

      Play Targett.

  4. Kizza_10
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    A or B

    A.
    Butland
    Bellerin Simpson Pieters

    B.
    Schmeichel
    Baines Mertesacker Shawcross

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      A

  5. Sess!
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Seems Pickford not no.1 quite yet. Disappointing to hear as I really rate him:

    http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/489201/Sam-Allardyce-Sunderland-starlet-Jordan-Pickford-not-No-1

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Future england international, some say

      1. Sess!
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Ha ha, of course he will be. Kid is just starting his career. I didn't say he'd be in the squad before the euros.

        1. Sess!
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          He'll be our first choice before the seasons out too I'd hedge my bets and say. Genuinely thought that after Spurs he'd be given a run. Maybe he still will.

  6. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    WBA or EVE defender?

    1. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      If you can afford Baines then him. Otherwise WBA short term and neither long term.

  7. Eric Banternaaa
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    G2G?

    Butland
    Huth | Dier | Dawson | Jags
    Yaya | Barkley | Alli
    Lukaku | Kun (C) | Vardy

    McCarthy | Ozil | Bellerin | Payet

    0.6ITB 2FT

    1. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Yes, if you're trying to be rubbish!

      1. Eric Banternaaa
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Why's that?

        1. Pea Soup
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          I'd play 3 of the 4 on your bench

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      benching Ozil for Huth is a crime against football

      1. Champione
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        yes, play Özil, besides from that G2G

    3. AlexFF
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Too many points will be on your bench. Find a way to get them in. Even Payet.

    4. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Play Payet and Ozil over Huth and Alli/Vardy

  8. Marquis-Cha-Cha
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Heavily leaning towards this for free:

    Butland / Hennessey
    Bellerin / Toby / Moreno / Dawson / Simpson
    Ozil / Payet / Alli / Mahrez / Wijnaldum*
    Kane / Aguero* / Lukaku

    Other options:
    A. Vardy/KDB/Simpson > Aguero/Barkley/Targett (-4)
    B. Vardy/Bellerin/Toby > Aguero/Targett/Daniels (-4 and crazy but I get to keep KDB)

    1. Super Frank
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      A

      1. Marquis-Cha-Cha
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        thanks.

  9. Rinseboy
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    To enable Ighalo to Lukaku, which mid would you drop from

    Ozil KDB Mahrez?

    Thinking either KDB to Firmino or
    Mahrez to a 4.5?

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      KDB to Firmino

      1. Rinseboy
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Thanks feels like a decent punt

      2. Pea Soup
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        This

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      KDB > Firmino

  10. ViperStripes
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Who to bench?

    Ighalo
    Mahrez
    Ozil
    Ramsey
    Alli

    1. Rinseboy
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Mahrez

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Alli or Mahrez

    3. AgentRed
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Mahrez

    4. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Alli

    5. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Ramsey

  11. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Baines to rise (in price) tonight?
    95% now - must be close???

    1. ViperStripes
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      I've just brought him in....because of that, vut also because going away for weekend

      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Sameish-looks like a rise/ def Friday if Fpl stats are out

  12. Champione
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Barkley or Baines?

    Butland
    Koscielny Alderweireld Moreno
    Payet Özil Arnautovic Mahrez
    Aguero Lukaku Kane

    McCarthy Alli Ward Zouma

    A) Alli > Barkley
    B) Zouma > Baines

    Cheers! 🙂

    1. Champione
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Baines 🙂

    2. Champione
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      ...or Barks?

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      B

  13. Eric Banternaaa
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    B

    1. Eric Banternaaa
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      ^^^^^

    2. Sess!
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      ehave yourself

    3. Champione
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Cheers!

    4. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      and a vowel please Rachel

  14. ILOVEBAPS
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Bottomed.
    Would like to add a few responses if I may?

    What do y'all think of this...

    a) Iggy + KDB > Kun + Mirallas/Firmino/ Wij (-4)
    b) KDB > Mirallas/Firmino/ Wij
    c) Save

    1. Champione
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Save, City playing away and Ighalo at home vs Newcastle

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Thanks!
        Not worth shipping KDB to a punt? Gets money for Kun next GW.

        1. Rinseboy
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          Think I'm doing KDB to Firmino and then doing Iggy to Lukakau!

          1. ILOVEBAPS
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            That's a good move. For a hit or free?

    2. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Still A- Firmino

  15. rozzo
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Play Bellerin or Moreno?

    I normally play Bellerin every week but Moreno is just wasting away on my bench and he does play Norwich.

    1. Pierce34
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Why have Moreno if you're not playing him vs. Norwich?

    2. gaurava1216
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Bellerin

      Liverpool can't keep a CS unless its Exeter

  16. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Bryson DeChambeau

    What a name....

    Sounds like a character from a Tarantino movie

    1. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Royale with cheese

  17. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Have 2FT A or B??

    A) Barkely for Ozil and Baines for Sagna
    B) Lukaku for Giroud and Dawson/Mcauley for Sagna

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      B

      1. gaurava1216
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Cheers... I m assuming Sagna rotation risk now...

        Next week PAYET In MAHREZ OUT!

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          Yeah nice. Sagna is a rotation worry but if your other defenders are solid then City have decent enough fixtures for CS potential.

          1. gaurava1216
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            Merts/ Sagna/ Moreno/ Smith/ Olsson

  18. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Response from the Guardiola camp and Manchester United both highly dismissive of report of a meeting between the two #mufc

  19. Ayew Serious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    FIRMINO
    It's not even hard to spell
    Firminho
    Firimino
    Firminio

    Rant over

    1. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Actually, Its Firminoooooooooooo

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Trambopaline!

    3. Syd.
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      That wasn't a rant

    4. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Firmy.

    5. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      PUNCTUATION.

      1. Pea Soup
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Rant over.

  20. HVT
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Souare OR Delaney?
    4.4 only to spend

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Souaré is probably the safer pick but he's so booooring

      Not great for BPs and very rarely does anything when he gets forward (i.e. crosses, shots)

      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        For sure doesn't help that Palace are crap right now, any other 4.4 Bow?
        See def below.

    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Aké

      1. HVT
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        I've considered but I felt Palce fixtures are better tho this move Baines enabler is mostly for bench
        Cutrrent - Bell/Dann/Moreno/Williams/Simpson
        Proposed - Bell/Baines/Moreno/4.4/Simpson

  21. Griezlad
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    What should I do ?

    https://gyazo.com/36910ecb3ba66b3263386a782b100419

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      RBennett -> Daniels / Baines / Jags

    2. Home Run Baker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Write your team in the post.

      1. Griezlad
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        whu?

        1. Home Run Baker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          2 less clicks for us

      2. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Am I the only one who prefers seeing it visually in a screenshot?

        I know some people don't like going to another tab etc but I like it

        1. Irish Madridista ⭐
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          Hey everyone! Get a load of this guy!

          😉

        2. TorresMagic™
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          Pretty annoying for anyone on a phone.

          1. Home Run Baker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            Especially when driving 😉

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 19 days ago

              😆

          2. andy85wsm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            I still prefer it even then

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 19 days ago

              Both at the same time then 🙂

          3. Ayew Serious
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            That's 95% of people probably?

            1. TorresMagic™
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 19 days ago

              80% maybe. I use my laptop most, iPad sometimes and iPhone rarely.

              1. Ayew Serious
                • 10 Years
                10 years, 19 days ago

                I'm 90% phone
                And 10% laptop when I should be doing something else

        3. Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          Agree. Much better than just listing up some names and expecting everyone to have all the 10 fixtures home/away in their head.

          1. Home Run Baker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            Don't get me started on not having a grav 😉

          2. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            The screenshot has no fixtures.

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 19 days ago

              Oh right, didn't click it. Was expecting it to be from "My team" with fixtures and bench.

    3. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Kdb/Ighalo > Stan/Aguero

    4. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Downgrade a mid or Smalling if Aguero is in the plans.

  22. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Have to say I am VERY tempted to stick Ozil on the bench and play Gosling....

    Should I log out and come back in 24 hours? 😆

    1. KingNidge
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      No.. go with your gut

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Do it. I've no faith in Özil at the moment.

      1. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Yeah you're right, he's been crap.. 😉

        1. ILOVEBAPS
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          No he's been good but just a gut feeling. We all have them from time to time.

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 19 days ago

            Indeed we do 🙂 could easily be 0-0!

      2. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        3 blanks in 5 but still averaging 6 ppg in those fixtures. Creating the same amount of chances as previous 16 odd game weeks too. Don't write him off just yet

    3. internal error
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Sanchez could be back....

    4. Ayew Serious
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Chelsea are incapable of defending.
      Bad idea imo

  23. Lisboa 1967
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    bench One
    payet
    alli
    mahrez

    1. Irish Madridista ⭐
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Maaaaahhhhrez

  24. Lisboa 1967
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    bench 2
    Dann
    bellerin
    simpson
    toby
    targett

    and
    cech or butland

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Dann and tough
      Maybe Butland

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Dann
      Targett

      Cech as you play Bellerin

  25. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Kane or Rooney out for Lukaku? Really tough decision.

    Other option is Mahrez-Payet

    1. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Rooney

      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        no way id be taking Rooney out

        1. Pea Soup
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 19 days ago

          No way I'd put him in in the first place

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Rooney. He's had his fun

  26. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Down grade Kolarov to a cheapie so I can upgrade to Sanchez

    Now that's a plan

  27. For Fuchs Sake
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Play Huth or Moreno?

    1. Bielsa's Blue Bucket
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Either at home? If not Huth

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 19 days ago

        Huth is

    2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Coin flip

  28. JAC THE CAT
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Stanislas to start?

    Thinking AOA

  29. gaurava1216
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    Evening Gents!

    2FT with 0.0 in the bank.... Please advise?

    Butland II Hennessey

    Merts II Sagna II Moreno II Olsson II Smith

    Ozil II KDB II Alli II Mahrez II Stansislas

    Kane II Giroud II Aguero

    Thinking A) Lukaku for Giroud and McAuley for Sagna
    or B) Barkley for Ozil and Baines for Sagna

    Option B Allows me to bring in Payet for Mahrez next week with no hit.....

    Thoughts?

  30. Griezlad
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 19 days ago

    As people actually like a screenshot, who should I bench?

    https://gyazo.com/62b21ac6d7f477f41dab95037b9e5035

    1. Pea Soup
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Willian, Daniels, Dann

    2. skeyrd
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 19 days ago

      Willian, Simpson, Dann