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β€œAll this taking hits, it gets a bit moreish.”

One of my favourite all-time quotes from the ScoutCast arrives in this week’s episode, as Jonty does his best to explain another abject Gamework return.

Struggling with misfortune and misfiring moves, our former resident β€œdullard” is now resigned to chasing memories from his season – those maverick move successes he can store and take with him for future campaigns.

There’s nothing maverick about my season right now, as I furiously back-peddle on my exit plans and watch Andy and Jonty jump and fall into the no-Aguero abyss without me. Granville tries to talk me over the edge, but I’m not budging.

Elsewhere in this week’s episode, we tackle the Philippe Coutinho injury fall-out head-on, chase our tails on β€œessential” assets and attempt to settle the Walcott vs Sanchez and Hazard vs Pedro arguments.

This episode of the ScoutCast was first beamed live via our YouTube channel on Tuesday night. Be sure to subscribe to get notice of future live episodes.


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

  1. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Bench one out of Nyom, Holebas and Alonso?

    Have Foster too so would be doubling on WBA playing Nyom, if it makes a difference.

    1. 1zverGGademN
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      holebas

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas

    3. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas

  2. today's press conferences
    Arteta
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Today's press conferences

    Crystal Palace - 8:00
    Stoke - 8:30
    Arsenal, Liverpool, Bournemouth, WBA - 9:00
    Boro - 12:30
    Man City, Man United, Chelsea, Everton - 13:00

    Sunderland and West Ham will be added later.

    1. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      So Palace and Stoke must have been done by now

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers Ozil

    3. Hooky
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pardew trying to avoid the press by having his nice and early πŸ˜†

    4. Kolarov Fpl Legend
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanks Ozil

    5. SneakyPete
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      where do you get to know the timings ? BBC Stream ?

      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I found them on twitter and some other sites. BBC used to be a good source.

    6. The Hindu Monkey
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Watford? Haven't seen any update on Holebas?

      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        http://www.wdsport.co.uk/2016/12/injuries-and-suspensions-hit-watford-hard-ahead-of-wba-trip/

        Holebas wasn't mentioned at all so I reckon he's fine.

    7. Kryten
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Hey ozil just a note klopp conference at 10am not 9am

      http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/245399-live-from-melwood-klopp-s-bournemouth-preview-10am-gmt

    8. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What about Middlesborough?

      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Boro = Middlesborough

    9. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Has the Stoke press conference been delayed?

    10. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      thanks

  3. drughi
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Play Morgan or holebas ?

    1. GoonerByron
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas imo.. More attacking threat and think Sunderland are more likely to score

    2. LC1
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Morgan

    3. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That's pretty horrid but Holebas

      1. OzilFozzil
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Pahaha

    4. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Holebas

    5. drughi
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cheers folks

  4. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Best replacement for Fuchs guys? Cedric or Brunt?
    Thanks

    1. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cedric

    2. Lone Wolf FPL
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cedric

    3. NilSatisNisiOptimum78
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Thanku both

    4. OzilFozzil
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Cedo

  5. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Good to go ?
    PickFord
    Walker Lovern pieters
    Firmino Allen hazard siggy
    Kane c Austin Costa

    Jak Kos Capoue Holebas
    Should I play kos instead?
    cheers lads.

    1. MTPockets
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Think I'd leave it.

    2. Iceball
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pickford
      Walker Lovren McAuley
      Sanchez(C) Hazard Firmino Gylfi Allen
      Aguero(V) Austin
      Jak Kos Diomande Amat
      GTG? Agree benching Kos? Next week Kos will be Alonso (if no surprises)

      1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I would bench Lovren instead Kosc....

      2. Lone Wolf FPL
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn't bench Kos vs Bou

        1. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          That was last week, Koscielny (whu) is the fixture this week.

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            oh sorry but still with that WHU form and some players out I would play him

      3. MTPockets
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yep

      4. Waterboyd
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Foster Jaku
        Williams Stones Alonso (Friend Amat)
        Hazard Firmino Walcott Siggy (Capoue)
        Austin Aguero Lukaku

        Time for a WC?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          No

          Lukaku and Williams out, though.

          1. Waterboyd
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Would require a -8.

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              That may be, but a-8 is not worth a WC

        2. buffrey
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Yes Wildcard. Not long till Xmas, and you can get Pickford for jaku, Lukaku/williams also need to go.

        3. buffrey
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Get Can for capoue too if you can.

      5. Kolarov Fpl Legend
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Worth playing AOA for this lot?

        Alonso, Lovren, McAuley
        Hazard, Sanchez, Mane, Siggy, Allen
        Costa, Kane, Austin

        Cant bench Siggy, but if Allen go back to number 10 it would be crazy to bench him either vs Bur.
        What do you think?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'd do the unthinkable

        2. GreenArrows
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I would go for it

        3. Weasel Boy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Think I'd bench Siggy but yeah use the AOA chip cos it pretty useless anyway.

      6. Irish Madridista ⭐
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Maaarnin. Merry Friday πŸ™‚

        Any craic with ye? Teams all set? Confident? πŸ˜€

        1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Confident but one slight doubt, look at the post above.

          1. Irish Madridista ⭐
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Nothing wrong with playing AoA, also nothing wrong with benching Allen.. Coin toss I'm afraid! A lot depends on where Allen will play.

            1. Kolarov Fpl Legend
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              yea, if only i coud know...cheers

        2. GreenArrows
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Can't decide on my captain!!

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I will give you some advice that some people post for questions like this - "go with the player that will give you more points". I love this kind of helping here πŸ™‚
            Seriously go with: Kane, Sanchez, Austin, Firmino, Aguero (in that order as I don't know who you have)

      7. Burger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Worth bringing in lovren? Liverpool fixtures are still juicy and Liverpool looking g fairly tight now.

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I'd keep if I had him, but wouldn't be looking to bring him in

        2. Vman
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Naa I think Klopp will change around a little to compensate the loss of Coutinho so the back line will be tighter but still not sold on Pool defence.

          1. Burger
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Where do you see the smart money spent in defence? Saints have decent fixtures now, also arsenal but they've been leaky of late.

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Chelsea and Southampton.

              I'm hanging on to a Spurs defender too.

          2. Alnair
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            If teams aren't going to outright attack then Liv's defense looks good tbh.

      8. Karan_G14
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Bench one:

        A) Siggy (tot)

        B) Anichebe (LEI)

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A

          1. Vman
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Set Pieces though

            1. Ha.
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Lloris though

        2. tokara
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A, Leicester is leaky on away games

      9. Vman
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Worth swapping Holebas out for Cedric due to fixtures or save the free TF

        1. tokara
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          save

          1. Vman
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers

        2. GreenArrows
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Save

      10. El-Kloppico
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        After a -4pts to shrug off injuries..I'm unfortunately stuck with Fuchs! πŸ™
        Am I gtg?

        Cech
        Pieters - Fuchs - Evans
        Hazard - Firmino - Siggy - Redmond
        Austin - Kun - Kane(c)

        Bench - Pickford - Bolasie - Holebas - BSmith

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Join the "Ditching Fuchs on Saturday at 11.31am Club"

          1. El-Kloppico
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Would have boarded the bus already if I didn't have any pressing matters!

      11. Keno
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Defoe or Austin

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Austin

        2. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Austin. Cheaper, better fixtures and playing for a superior team.

      12. waltzingmatildas
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Who is the best replacement for lukaku up to 10.2
        A) defoe
        B) negredo
        C) giroud?

        Anyone else?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          B should not feature on that list

        2. Hooky
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A out of those 3. Who are your other forwards?

          1. waltzingmatildas
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Aguero and Austin
            Just don't have the cash for kane!

            1. Hooky
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Take a hit to get him in?

        3. Lone Wolf FPL
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A out of those as I assume you have Austin.
          Possible to downgrade eslewhere to get Kane?

        4. waltzingmatildas
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          A downgrade would have to be
          snodgrass to a 4.8. Already have can.
          Or Alonso to cedric?

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            if you have can as 4th mid than upgrade him first if he's 5th than snodd to 4.8

      13. Jönny
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Morning all..

        Got a defence of Fuchs, Amat, Pieters, McAuley, Holebas, and goalkeepers are Foster and Pickford.

        Currently benching Pickford, Fuchs and Amat, but what do you reckon?

        1. Ha.
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Play Fuchs and not Holebas

        2. MTPockets
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Looks ok

        3. Apoptos
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          GTG?

          Pickford
          Jenkinsson - McAuley - Cedric
          Hazard - Firminio - Sigurdsson - Walcott
          Austin - Costa - Kane

          Subs: Coleman, Snodgrass, Amat
          Jakupovic

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            time of Jenkins is running out so wait for the Gunners presser. Rest is ok but...no Aguero.

        4. shirtless
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          In a bit of a rock and a hard place as regards my third defender this week..!

          Koscielny Evans + Williams/Stones/Amat

          Bearing in mind I have Ibra, Hazard and Kane!

          Think I'll go Stones.

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I think you're right, Stones is the least likely to get 0

        5. Demí
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          @PeteSmith1983

          Jack Butland is to play for Stoke under-23s at Reading tonight.

          1. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Ooooh, this is exciting.

          2. Teddy Brewski
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            You beauty. Sneak one more game out of Grant then before the fixtures turn bad!

        6. Hodg55
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Please help... my team is a mess! What to do with the least collateral damaged?

          Heaton - Marshall
          McAuley - Pieters - Fuchs - Holebas - Smith
          Hazard - Couts - Firmino - Matic - Capoe
          Kun - Lukaku - Austin

          Fuchs > Cedric/Rose
          Couts > Walcott/Alli
          Lukaku > Negredo/Dafoe

          1. LC1
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            How much ITB and have you got just 1 FT?

            1. Hodg55
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              0.0 ITB and only 1FT...

              I am lingering in my league, so happy to take a hit or 2...

              1. LC1
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Could you afford;
                Couts - Walcott
                Lukaku - Kane
                Capoue - De Roon?

                Also you should've got rid of Lukaku & Countinho earlier in the week and you would've saved yourself .6.

                1. Hodg55
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  Unfortunately short by 0.4...
                  Maybe:
                  Matic > De Roon
                  or take a further hit and get rid of Fuchs > Cedric??

                  1. LC1
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Yeah that would work!

                    Captain Kane and hope to make them hits back!

                    Good luck mate.

        7. Demí
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          ‏@SkySportsNewsHQ 4s5 seconds ago

          BREAKING: @CPFC goalkeeper Steve Mandanda to have knee surgery and expected to be out for six weeks

        8. Cilly Bonnolly
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Would you rather get rid of Hazard or Sanchez? Neither isn't an option.

          1. MQ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            If you have Costa, keep Sanchez.

            1. Cilly Bonnolly
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              I don't have Costa. Trying to raise the funds to get Kane actually.

              1. MQ
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                So are you going into Sanchez+Pedro OR Walcott+Hazard?

                1. Cilly Bonnolly
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  My plan is Sanchez (probably, after this week now that I think about it) to Sigurdsson, Deeney to Kane and Coutinho to either Firmino or Walcott.

                  1. MQ
                    • 9 Years
                    9 years, 1 month ago

                    Sounds like a plan... but when are you doing Cout > Firm/Wally?

                    1. Cilly Bonnolly
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 14 Years
                      9 years, 1 month ago

                      Actually just done Coutinho to Sigurdsson for this week. I'll do Sanchez to Firmino/Walcott and Deeney to Kane next week.

                      1. MQ
                        • 9 Years
                        9 years, 1 month ago

                        Cool.
                        Good luck πŸ˜‰

                        1. Cilly Bonnolly
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          9 years, 1 month ago

                          Cheers man.

          2. Hand of clod
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Chelsea's fixtures are too good to ditch Hazard....

            1. Cilly Bonnolly
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Was trying to get Kane in but might leave it till next week. Fancy Sanchez to do well this week but Hazard's fixtures are better afterwards.

              1. Crystal
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                You have checked Sanchez's fixtures? On a par in my opinion, certainly wouldn't be looking to ship him out

                1. Cilly Bonnolly
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 1 month ago

                  So you'd get rid of Hazard?

          3. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Haz

        9. drughi
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I wish I had sanchez this week πŸ™

        10. Poetry in motion
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Hi guys, been lurking for a couple of weeks, now that the problem with my account is sorted, first post here.

          Foster (Jaku)
          Clyne Brunt McAuley (Morgan, Amat)
          Sanchez(c), Firmino, Walcott, Redmond (Capoue)
          Kun, Costa, Austin

          Already did Coutinho - Walcott, have 1 more FT and 0.9 ITB

          A) Morgan -> Rose
          B) Morgan - Cedric
          C) Save

          I'm inclined to save and if I do, who do you think should be my priority next GW - Siggy (for Redmond), Alonso or Cedric

        11. MQ
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Good morning Gents,
          Bench 3 out of these:
          Lovren, Nyom, Alonso, Walker, Smith, Capoue, Redmond.

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Smith, Alonso and Capoue

        12. Respect My Authoritah
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Been away for the week, so missed news. Any issues I need to address here?

          Heaton
          Cedric Luiz Alonso
          Walcott Firmino KDB Siggy Hazard
          Austin Kane(c)

          Pickford Anichebe Friend Amat

          1. Lone Wolf FPL
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            nice team. first team with 3-5-2 that looks good but...no Kun

        13. Loðbrók
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Tom Heaton????

          1. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            smells

        14. Alnair
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Choose 3 from;

          a) Mustafi (whu)
          b) Cedric (cpl)
          c) Morgan (sun)
          d) Evans (hul)
          e) Amat (tot)

          1. Alnair
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            d) Evans (WAT)*, early morning 😐

          2. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            BCD to play

            1. Alnair
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              That's what I'm currently on but I can see Arsenal keeping a CS against the Hammers...

              1. Ha.
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                It's amLondonnderby, will probably be scrappy

        15. Atimis
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          I want to play Zaha and bench Siggy. Is it really strange ?

          1. Costa's Counsellor
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Yes, it is a bit.

          2. Ha.
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I've seen stranger

          3. Atimis
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I think Zaha at home can do better than Siggy vs Spurs when Rose and Arde are back

          4. MQ
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            I'm doing the opposite... so far I'm benching Walker...

        16. Rhinos
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Cameron out again sigh