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4 February 2016 2998 comments
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So I did it. After a couple of weeks attempting to resist Sergio Aguero and, despite meticulously constructing a convincing case to avoid him, I went back on my word.

Recovering from the dramatic climb-down, I felt rather hollow heading into this ScoutCast, with Jonty, Andy and Luke all too keen to watch on while I tucked into humble pie.

Not surprisingly, I spend a good part of this episode justifying the back tracking, before I join my co-hosts in offering views on another bout of community questions. We discuss the Lukaku exit plans, Ozil vs Sanchez and contemplate options between the sticks with Jack Butland losing his shine.

Then we move on to the Gameweek preview, as I desperately try to find some joy in pondering which mid-price defender to sign heading into Saturday’s deadline. Sigh.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first aired live on Wednesday evening via our YouTube channel.

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NB: apologies in advance for Luke’s sound quality. We discovered a technical problem after the recording was completed. If you’re struggling to decipher what he’s saying, just imagine him agreeing with everything I say.

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

  1. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    McArthur and Puncheon 🙁 Feel for Palace.

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Hello Mutch 4.1m

      (sad for McArthur tho)

    2. Huddersfield
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      What Happened Jazz ?

  2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    What'ya reckon to Baines, Westwood & Lukaku > Cedric, Firmino & Vardy?

    Would cost 4 points and likely leave me benching Mahrez this week (and next)... but on the plus side i'd FINALLY be binning Westwood and would still be able to keep Mahrez for GW27 onwards

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Except Firmino, I like it. Much prefer Siggy.

      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Oh yeah? Interesting. It's him or Firmino tbh. Was Firmino awful against Leicester?

        1. Jazz!
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          Well Liverpool were. And the amount of fixtures they have, they're gonna be dead.

          1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 21 hours ago

            Alright cool man. What you reckon to Siggy for the -4? Or just start Mahrez and carry on with Westy?

            1. Jazz!
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 21 hours ago

              Start Mahrez.

              1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
                • 16 Years
                10 years, 21 hours ago

                Agreed.

                Cheers mate, will just get Vardy in then for now and see how the team news shapes up tomorrow

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Firming blank coming up

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        *firmino

        1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          Any reason for the dislike? I didn't watch the Leicester game, just find of assumed he was continuing playing up front

          1. Connor's Calling
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 21 hours ago

            You'll only get SUN avl before having to sell surely? Might score well x 2, but Liverpool proved to be pretty inconsistent, so think it might prove frustrating?

            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 21 hours ago

              Can he not just be benched for the week? Was kind of the motivation for getting rid of Westwood tbh lol 🙂

          2. Jimmers
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 21 hours ago

            Just that Liverpool are poor

            1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 21 hours ago

              ok ta

    3. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      I'd have Berti instead of Cedric but looks good

      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Cool. Couldn't quite afford him in the above proposal but can if i sack off the Firmino idea

    4. Back on the horse
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 20 hours ago

      I got sick of the cedric rotation risk. go for Bert or someone else if you can afford it.

  3. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Gomes Hennessy
    Lovren Wolly borth-jackson Evans targett
    Sanchez payet hazard mahrez stanislas
    Aguero lukaku kane

    I'm wondering do I swap Evans for Olson or -4 swap firminho for hazard as well?

  4. Fishy
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    What about sturidge as a lukaku replacment?

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Lols

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Only ends 1 way.

      1. Jazz!
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Berbs, you (c)ing Kane this week?

    3. jeppee
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      are u drunk

    4. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      i will if you will

  5. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    G2G?

    Butland (Hennessey)
    Toby, Kosc, Moreno (Simpson, Targett)
    Payet, Ozil, Arnie, Alli (Mahrez)
    Vardy, Aguero, Kane (c)

    1FT 5.4m ITB

    Looking to do Moreno > Azpi next week

  6. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Spurs or West ham defender for long term?

    1. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Wimmer Wimmer Chicken Dinner

      (but only until Vert's back)

      1. tabby98
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        im doing draft league with 0 transfers so wouldnt be ideal

        1. Connor's Calling
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          I see I see

          Aldy if you can get him?

          1. tabby98
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 21 hours ago

            aldy dier cresswell all gone

    2. jeppee
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      creswell

      1. tabby98
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        sadly already taken along with alder and dier

  7. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Is hazard gona do anything?

    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      He will break your heart

    2. Kered
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Back in the lineup this week I would think. He played well in his cameo last game.

    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Not this season, but will play great for Real Madrid next season

      1. Kered
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Not sure he will leave. You don't kiss the badge for show...do you?

  8. jam sandwich
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    RMWCT

    Pickford - Bunn
    Azpilicueta - Borthwick-Jackson - Janmaat - Bertrand - Wimmer
    Silva - Townsend - Coutinho - Oscar - Mahrez
    Paloschi - Doumbia - Rooney

    1. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Very differential. I thought you had a high rank?

      1. jam sandwich
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        sorry sometimes when I'm bored I post funny fake wildcard teams

        was 1.8k now 5.3k after a bad GW

    2. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Dafuj

    3. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      And the award for the cheapest, most diffs and utterly useless team ever goes to?

      1. jam sandwich
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Newcastle 2015/16

        1. che
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          Is McLaren Keegan in disguise?

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Best 5.5m or less defender to cover the next few gamweeks?

    1. Optimus.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Fonte/vDijk

      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Have VVD maybe Dress well then?

        1. Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          Dressing well always gets the ladies, so yes 😉

        2. Revival
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          Cresswell..dressing well is essential too

          1. Optimus.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 20 hours ago

            🙂

      2. che
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Why does everyone go for those two over Berti?

    2. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Looking at a Saints/Chelsea or Swans DEF

  10. bdwhite91
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    What's with the new Paloschi bandwagon? Has anyone even seen him play? All I know is he used to be good in FIFA. 😛

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Looked bright. Fans expect a lot. Manager bumped him up.

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Best Italian striker in the prem since Zola

      1. Your Mum's Athletic
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        😆

      1. Connor's Calling
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        I only watched the first 3mins, but arent all his goals either pennas or look VERY offside?!

        1. Your Mum's Athletic
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          goals are goals lol

        2. A.T
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          Shocking defending for every one

  11. Pochecinno
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Is Lukaku definitely out for this weekend? Seems strange how he is going to fall two nights in a row.

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Nope, not confirmed out. Presser tomorrow.

      You gonna (c) Kane, Poch?

      1. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Probably, yes.

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Kane Vardy and Aguero all doing the business

      1. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Apart from the blank he has great fixtures until Gw30

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      no, owners are sick of the blanks and the injury was an excellerator.

      1. Milner4eva
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        I think a little more patience is required. If he's fit, I don't see anyone I'd rather have over the next two.

      2. Pochecinno
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Surely the sensible thing is to wait and see if he plays against Stoke and West Brom

    4. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Waiting for a better non GW27 and GW30 blanker to emerge

  12. Oz lotto
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    So I stupidly did Walker and Alli --> Baines and Gosling 2GW ago.

    What a fail that was.

    I feel like I have to stick with Baines now though... Anyone else in the same boat?

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Wow, I would've done the reverse. Must've hurt. 🙁

      1. Oz lotto
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Well Alli was on a run of dong nothing and Baines was ripe for the picking with good fixtures.... turns out that failed

  13. Saniul
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Fact 1: Huth in my team has finally paid off with 41 points in his last 6 games, an astounding PPG of 6.83...

    Fact 2: I only have started him once in those six matches against Villa, where he scored 1 point.

    Feck you, Moreno!

    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Wow that's bad!

      I have had Simpson for 3 weeks now, and started him for 2. Villa and another one last week where he got a cleanie against Stoke. Benched thi

      1. Saniul
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        I've had Huth from GW1 (only player other than Butland who I have had all the time)...

    2. Connor's Calling
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      :sad face:

      Moreno been doing that to me for ages.

      altho to be fair, stats were suggesting Leics were lucky to be keeping CSs. Sod stats.

    3. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      This is why I'm getting rid of Moreno. Benched too many clean sheets in hope of his imaginary attacking returns

      1. Saniul
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Yes, I'm selling him after this week even if he gets like 100 points... this guy burns me every season!

  14. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Does anyone still have hazard as a differential?

    1. Saniul
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Yes. Dead teams.

      1. Jonny Sutt
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Those dead teams may become zombies if he hits his stride again!

  15. Jazz!
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Can't decide between Kane or Ozil for the armband...

    1. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Sanchez

      1. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Over Ozil for sure

    2. SuperDunny - Used to be goo…
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Kane, no contest

    3. Weasel Boy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Kane.

    4. Your Mum's Athletic
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      gtfo

    5. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Aye, Ozil is probably gonna be a stupid choice. Just that weird gut feeling he'll punish B'mouth again. Cmon Harry.

  16. Weasel Boy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Siggy or Firmino?

    That is the question

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Siggy

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Yeah he's been quite consistent recently
        Thanks

    2. Chicken-Mandy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      firmino if you have a good 5 man midfield

      1. Weasel Boy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Yes I have
        Sanchez Mahrez Alli Antonio Firmino/Siggy.

        1. Chicken-Mandy
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          ive done firmino. the blank puts a lot of people off but I have ozil mahrez payet alli and firmino so gw27 isnt a problem

          1. Weasel Boy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 21 hours ago

            Yeah not phased by the blank myself just not sure about Liverpool

            1. Chicken-Mandy
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 20 hours ago

              good punt for the next 2 weeks with them fixtures considering he's playing upfront. from this season ive noticed that attacking players rarely fail to deliver when they are up against sunderland, could easily get double figures

              1. Weasel Boy
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 13 Years
                10 years, 19 hours ago

                Let's hope so.

  17. lahi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    5.5M itb and 2FTs

    DDG (Hennessy)
    Bellerin Williams Baines (Dawson RBenett)
    Payet Antonio Alli Mahrez (King)
    Aguero Kane Lukaku

    A. King > Firmino (This was the original plan, just for SUN,avl)
    B. King > Sanchez (Only possible with option D)
    C King > Ozil
    D. Lukaku > Vardy (This was scheduled for GW27, but form, flags and price rises and price falls)
    E. Lukaku > Other?

    Currently torn on A&D or B&D. What's the best way to go?

  18. marcus2704
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    I own Baines, any reason he didn't play the last game? I thought he was nailed when fit..?

  19. England's Number 1
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Not had much time to do a Gw25 preview video but here is my effort...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6u0tTRi0M

    1. il Brutto
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 20 hours ago

      Well that was just awful.

  20. tabby98
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Danny Rose or Reid/Collins

    1. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Not Rose

  21. Saniul
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Did Lukaku to Vardy last night, easier for me since I don't have Mahrez. Now I have 1 FT left.

    Butland, (Ruddy),
    Bellerin, Dawson, Moreno, (Huth, Nyom),
    Firmino (c), Ozil, Payet, Alli, (Barry),
    Aguero, Kane, Vardy.

    £3.5m in bank, so a lot of possibilities... Ozil to Sanchez? Improve my defence by selling Moreno or Nyom? Lot of possibilites i guess.

    Please help.

    1. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      I don't expect Pool to keep a cleanie against Sunderland though. Only 3 blanks in last 12 league outings.

      Sanchez did look good, so did Ozil. I did that move last week and probably do it now too.

      1. Saniul
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        But Bournemouth looked so hapless against Ozil last time out, I think I might just keep him for another one here...

    2. che
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Need to lose one of your blankers that isn't Kun. i.e. Moreno. Mad to c Firminho with our new defence IMO

      1. Saniul
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 20 hours ago

        I think I will sell Moreno and Firmino by 27...

  22. Albert Cole
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Which defender to get from these three:

    Virgil van Dijk
    Ashley Williams
    Glen Johnson

    1. Saniul
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Virgil.

      1. Albert Cole
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Hm. Why?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          SOU defence on point

        2. Saniul
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 21 hours ago

          SOU defence looks so much better with Forster back...

          1. Albert Cole
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 20 hours ago

            Thanks, man.

    2. Pochecinno
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      VVD

  23. The 12th Man
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Paloschi . Is he first choice?

    1. Albert Cole
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Must be. His rivals are so and so.

  24. FPL Mentor
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    RMT

    Lloris
    Alderweireld Bellerin Moreno
    Silva Sanchez(C) Henderson Payet
    Aguero Kane

    (Hennesey, Ighalo, Huth, Targett)

    0.1m in the bank and 1 FT

    A.Good to go?

    or

    B. Silva》Wijnaldum(Home, Away, Blank)
    C. Silva 》 Ozil
    D. Silva and Iggy 》 Wijnaldum and Giroud
    E. Iggy 》 Naismith (vs Vill)

  25. Ha.
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    More likely to keep a clean sheet this weekend, Chelsea or Liverpool?

    1. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Liv

    2. Albert Cole
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      The Moreno Show!

      1. Ha.
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Not sure whether that's a good or bad thing...

    3. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Liverpool - and Moreno will still get 1 point

    4. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Chelsea

    5. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 20 hours ago

      Chelsea.

  26. ducksfly2gether
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Who at 4.4 or less to get in for Souare?

    1. FPL Mentor
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Simpson?

      1. ducksfly2gether
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 21 hours ago

        Already have Simpson, to go along with Koscielny, Walker, Bellerin.

  27. RassDogg
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    Lukaku to...
    A Kane
    B naisse
    C don't do it!!!

    P.s its for a HIT!

    1. Jonny Sutt
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      C

    2. Ha.
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 20 hours ago

      A

    3. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 20 hours ago

      A if Lukaku is out.

    4. The 12th Man
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 20 hours ago

      Niasse hasn't played since Dec 10th.

      He will make sub appearances at first I would think.

  28. Jonny Sutt
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    A) hazard -> firminho -4
    B) stick and have the most explosive differential out there

    1. VS10_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 21 hours ago

      Most explosive diffenrential? What year is it?

  29. Del Griffiths
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 21 hours ago

    I do miss the old scoutcasts and two cranky men going on about the last of the summer wine. Couldn't give two hoots about 'underlying stats' and touches in the box. Come back Granville!