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12 January 2017 1948 comments
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Back for 2017, partially refreshed and braced for the season run-in, the ScoutCast returns to herald a new leader in the Fantasy Football Scout Hall of Fame.

With the legend that is Ville Ronka toppled, Granville, Jonty, Andy and myself start by doffing our cloth caps to the brand new name at the top – Jay Egersdorff.

An advocate of the 3-5-2, Jay provides the springboard for the episode’s big discussion, as we revisit the merits of a formation change to a “power five” midfield, while considering a big spend on a four-man defence.

Your community questions supply the rest of the ammunition, as we chew over rising stars Alli, Giroud and the fading stock of Hazard and Aguero and, against better judgment, we even touch on Nyomgate until Jonty swoops to pull the plug.

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. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Held out and didn't sell firmino for alli. Now I can't afford it and I regret it already

    Anyone else got no spurs attack at all?

    1. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      No Spurs at all

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Me neither :- S

    2. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Just Rose here, WBA have been unlucky against big teams I can't see Spurs doing too much damage.

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        I thought having Liverpool home to swansea was a better option. I agree with you mate

    3. Magic Hat
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Zero spurs here. Backing Hazard to do something away instead of shipping for Eriksen

      1. Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Haz has two games to redeem himself for me.

        I want at least a goal in next 2

  2. 1569Tippins
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Foster
    Walker - Toby - Alonso - Holebas
    Hazard - Sanchez(C) - Alli(vc) - Siggy
    Lukaku - Benteke

    Pickford - Capoue - Rondon - Amat

    I've resisted the temptation to WC - Have I got my lineup and bench order right?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Yep

  3. M.A.G
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Sorry for reposting , got stuck

    Thoughts on Carroll ?
    has been one of my baddest transfers so far ..
    What do you think of Fletcher > Stan and benching Carroll this week ?

    1. Amateur Pundit Zan
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Play Carroll home to Palace surely?

    2. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Know how you feel. I will probably give him this week and next and look to move him out before the Man city match. Want to bank 2 FTs for GW 23 so I have options if I want to do a combo move to determine if I will upgrade him to a higher priced forward or a lower and just play 2 in the front.

      Stan seems like good value just in general for the upcoming run of matches and honestly looked way more threatening than anything Carroll has been doing lately, so yeah I probably would do that move this week if you don't need to bank transfers.

  4. Scratch
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Can't decide whether to captain Sanchez or Aguero

    Sanchez seems obvious but i'm not mad on him being out wide while Giroud goes up front.
    Aguero... who knows what to expect from City but I reckon with so few competitive teams buying him back it's an opportunity to 1-up the pack.

    1. Scratch
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Oh and the Ibra option... Liverpool were hopeless against Soton the other day.

    2. Magic Hat
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Sanchez armband. Aguero off pens

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Lol, pens used to give him minus points. Now at least he could get assists for winning them.

    3. Bring the Cavalry
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      I've went with Kun, feel like he's either gonna get 2 or 0, I'm taking the gamble

    4. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Everton are pretty good at home, so chances of getting high score is low I guess... Sanchez or Ibra would be better, probably Ibra

    5. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      I got Kun specifically to C during this period of uncertainty among most players not considering him as part of the template. Look at it as a unique opportunity and have positioned most of the rest of my team not to be that much different from the herd in order to limit downside somewhat. It's a gamble. But for some reason I am completely comfortable with it.

  5. AG13
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Good day to all! I'm a new user from Singapore.
    Below is my current squad, would very much appreciate any comments or suggestions by anyone.

    Heaton / Foster
    Koscielny / Alonso / Lovren / Walker / Tarkowski
    Hazard / Alli / Sanchez / Phillips / Capoue
    Defoe / Ibrahimovic / Barnes

    *0.3m left in the bank*

    Thank you guys!
    Cheers!

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Hi fellow SG...a bit too heavy in defence?

    2. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Top 3 look very poor imo

      1. Postman Ty
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        'Very poor'..? It's a system that looks to play only 2 forwards each week, and those two are the current best striker in the game, and the third best striker (but best value) in the game. I'd say that's pretty damn solid. I would suggest to him upgrading Capoue to use a better 3-4-3 formation though.

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 6 days ago

          Don't think you've read the HoF leaders article by the sound of it.

          1. Postman Ty
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            That was supposed to say 3-5-2. Hence upgrade Capoue. My bad.

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              My bad as well, I didn't notice Capoue AND Barnes!!!

              1. Postman Ty
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Definitely agree with you though. The article isn't perfect, but most of the reasoning behind 3-5-2 is very compelling.

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  It is but the scoutcast was very interesting this week as well which led me to post this clumsy piece.
                  The bottom 2 paragraphs give you the jist 🙂

                  http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/01/11/the-watchlist-updated-the-forwards-12/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_14835936

                  1. Postman Ty
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    Enjoyed that. I agree, lots of options and justification for each one.

    3. AG13
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Hi! Thanks for the reply.

      Alternatively I was tempted to use the WC this weekend.
      If i do so, the following would be my newly squad.

      Heaton / Foster
      Baines / Lovren / Daniels / Alonso
      Barry / Alli / Pogba / Courtino / Fletcher
      Defoe / Ibrahimovic / Auguero

      Any suggestions what formation should I be using for this squad?
      For your kind suggestions & comments!

      Thanks guys!

    4. Toby Lerone
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      heavy defence - downgrade lovren and get stanislas for capoue

  6. Shrimpy
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Foster
    Alonso, Lovren, Evans, Pieters
    Alexis, Alli, Siggy, Phillips
    Kun, Ibra

    Pickford, Capoue, Barnes, Amat

    1FT, 0.7ITB

    Capoue > Stanislas to a 3-5-2?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Sounds good.

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Yep and drop Evans to the bench

    3. Shrimpy
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      Sweet, cheers lads

    1. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Is that total creeping slowly upwards?

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        Very slowly. 890 will probably be the maximum.
        Will be under 800 after this GW.

        1. Gnu
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Under 800, what's that based on - bottom 10%?

          1. TorresMagic™
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            Yep 890 - 89 plus equal scorers etc.

        2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          I joined again 😉

    2. ScotDougie
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      In now thanks

      1. TorresMagic™
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        No good 🙁

  7. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Guess I should sell Payet now, for who though?
    A) Pogba/Alli
    B) Downgrade to cheapie and get Lukaku for Anichebe for -4pts (4-5-1 to 3-5-2 😮 )
    Alli/Pogba can be brought next week for Sigurdsson.

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Has to be Alli doesn't it?

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        Not sure about him this week, feels like Luka might be do better than him

    2. Moeda
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      I just did Payet to Alli. Feels like the right move with form & fixtures

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        I'll get Alli, but whether this week or next remains to be seen...

    3. Pinky Blinders
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      You play 4-5-1? Fascinating. Have you been satisfied with the results?

      1. Holmes
        • 12 Years
        9 years, 6 days ago

        Yep, have been fine till now. Time to switch I guess, cant survive against the flow for long

  8. Gnu
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    My gut instinct is getting louder in telling me to captain 9th highest in the captains poll, the crazy thing is I have 6 players above him in the poll.
    If you don't follow your punty instinct it can be maddening.
    Hrumph.

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Good pick, he has decent record against Stoke aswell

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        I really fancy Sunderland to spank Stoke.
        On Sanchez currently but it's that old chestnut of not wanting to captain a player in the early Saturday kick-off, I know there's a few others who don't like to do that.

        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Sánchez is 3pm, Spurs-WBA is 12:30pm 😕

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            What!!!
            Jeez, I'm losing my marbles (again) .

    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      How dare you make me click onto the home page to answer this query.

      Defoe is a good option, despite relying on pens for points his stats are still up there: http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/player-stats/forwards/goal-threat/

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        😆 sorry about that..... but i think you just got me back 😉

        Who's your pick?

        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Sánchez, no one really stands out so Defoe could be a god contrarian pick, especially given that i've brought him in this week. 😉

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            On Sanchez al week but as I said above I hate captaining in early kick off - sets the tone for weekend and don't they always seem to be low scoring affairs, seems like it to me.

          2. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            Thanks, just seen your post above.
            Sanchez or Defoe, Defoe or Sanchez.
            At least I've got it down to 2 this week.

    3. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Are you in shape ? . How often do you work out ? . I am not sure I can trust your gut until you answer these questions 😉 . I would be more irritated if I followed my punty instincts and it backfired nothing like dropping 100k places . Let's here you reasons ?

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        9 years, 7 days ago

        First of all, my Gut has more followers on twitter than I have and seems to have a better social life.
        It's not that knowledgeable about football so I really don't know why I listen to it other than it's deafening gurgling is hard to ignore.
        Alli, Eriksen, Sanchez, Ibra, Costa are all safer choices but........ Defoes figures are good, usually picks up bonus when he scores & assists and Sunderland have beaten Stoke 3-1 last 2 seasons I believe.

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Firstly 😆 secondly I'm fairly woeful at picking at captains so don't listen to me . I have gone with Sanchez because he clearly has the best fixture of my options . I hope it works out for you 🙂

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            Sanchez is the obvious pick and for some reason I thought the Arse were in the early kick off which put me off so it's back to Alex Or Jermaine.

            1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              If it goes wrong blame Parm instead of me 😉

              1. Gnu
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Of course.
                "blame Palm
                and
                (C) Sanchez."
                🙂

                1. Gnu
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  *+#!*.... Doh!.... *Parm*

  9. Postman Ty
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    "Payet does not want to play for us". Well that's blunt. Guess West Ham are getting relegated 😮

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      I wouldn't be surprised if they made an agreement to let Payet go in the summer .

    2. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 7 days ago

      Not sure they'll be able to pay off their ground if they go dow....oh wait.

    3. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 6 days ago

      p

  10. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 7 days ago

    Dead Zone! How are we all?

    1 - Allen
    2 - Phillips

    Play one is the question I'd like to ask you all?

    1. Jay_
        9 years, 7 days ago

        2 for me

        1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Thanks Jay

    2. Jay_
        9 years, 7 days ago

        What 2 to play and who first sub of the other 2?

        Alonso (lei) Jones (LIV) Pieters (sun) Brunt (tot)

        I'm currently on playing Alonso and Jones with Pieters first sub.

        1. Jay_
            9 years, 7 days ago

            Foster in goal

          • LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            Think your right with Alonso and Jones... Pieters 1st Sun

          • Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 7 days ago

            stick w/that

        2. adam28193
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Anyone favouring jakupovic instead of grant?

        3. Postman Ty
          • 11 Years
          9 years, 7 days ago

          Benteke --> Erikson for a -8? (3-4-3 to 3-5-2)

          Should be happening next week regardless, so it's just a matter of when I take the hits. Looking to do Aguero -> Costa(?) in order to upgrade to Brunt and Rose/Walker.

          1. adam28193
            • 12 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            No benteke could actually do well in next 3. West Ham are terrible, Bournemouth are depleted and then he could easily carry that confidence from the previous 2 into a home game v Sunderland. I'm keeping.

            1. Postman Ty
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              That was the reasoning when buying him. I'm still hoping he will do well, he definitely should or he's worthless. The first half of the Swansea game was, disappointing, and obviously the injury just made it worse. My last 4 transfers have involved Toby A missing two games, then Cedric missing two games, and Aguero and Benteke missing half a game.

          2. Duffy Dunk
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            most things that happen at tottenham go through eriksen so his points potential is higher than benteke's.
            also eriksen plays in a way better team who are in form so confidence is higher, while crystal palace are struggling, have a new manager and miss their star player (zaha)

            1. adam28193
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              It's not worth -8 with bentekes fixs though.

              1. adam28193
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Palace are rubbish but so are the teams they are playing and benteke will score goals even if they are inconsistent

              2. Duffy Dunk
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                the same was being said for sigurdsson before swansea's matches vs MID, WHU, BOU, CRY..
                i was tempted but kept away and was right. his points were 2,2,2,7.
                i think (potential points of eriksen even after minus 8 for the transfers) > (potential points of benteke)

        4. adam28193
          • 12 Years
          9 years, 6 days ago

          Start Jones or ake?

          1. Parm
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            Sir Phillip

            1. adam28193
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Liverpool will score though won't they?

              1. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                I don't think they will.

                1. Get up ya bum
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Behave

                2. adam28193
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  All comes down to if ake plays this weekend and I'm guessing nobody will know.

                  1. Get up ya bum
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    A cameo much more likely than a start unless somebody is injured.

              2. Hakuho FPL
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                They didn't against Southampton.

        5. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 6 days ago

          If watching Chris Sutton on BT Sport Score doesn't make your Saturday's worthwhile then nothing will.

          1. Jay_
              9 years, 6 days ago

              If you close your eyes and listen to him talk, he sounds just like former England cricketer Alec Stewart.

              1. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Never noticed but he actually does. Sutton obviously has a little more emphasis and punch in his voice as you'll see Saturday when he tells us that Payet is a disgrace who should be made to slave away for his place in the Under 23 squad.

          2. Albrightondknight
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            Hi DZ totally out of the loop so need some helps.
            3 players flagged and Ake makes 4 Chelsea
            1. I got to move Ake for who
            2. Benteke replacement
            3. Bellerin doing tricks on a basketball court so can't be much wrong with him?
            4. Ibra will be good to go?

            1. Albrightondknight
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Nothing ITB for Ake and Benteke moves

            2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Tekkers will be fine
              Ake play and hope he gets some starts
              Bellerin should be fine
              Ibrahimovic good to go

              1. Albrightondknight
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Now that the type of reply I like. All positive. Thanks Le God. Going to have to make a call on Ake though or it's no transfers. If he gets some time I could ship Azpi or even Alonso and have some cash. Holding and having 2FT might be the way to go.

            3. Bggz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              im holding ake for a couple of weeks see how this plays out. if he gets starts in chelseas df for 4.4m, even if its only 1 in 3, he might be worth keeping, but if hes coming on at 86 mins every game or not at all i'll ship him

          3. SuperDan
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            Crazy year with Costa happy and Sanchez, Payet and Aguero not

            1. Pinky Blinders
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Still loads of matches yet to be played, and no one at the top is unbeatable. But yeah in Payet's case, it's mind blowing for me to think that I will now likely go this entire season without having him in my squad once. Bit sad really, since I enjoyed having him in my team and routing for him week in and week out last season.

          4. The Man Pastore
            • 11 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            G2G for this GW ? Everythig in order? Anything worth a hit?

            Heaton
            Holebas PVA Alonso
            Sanchez Alli Lallana Phillips
            Aguero Ibra Carroll

            Bench: Pickford De Roon Friend Amat

            0FT / 2.7ITB

            1. The Man Pastore
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Aguero(C)

              1. adam28193
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                No Chelsea attacking coverage is brave

          5. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            9 years, 6 days ago

            This apparent revelation about playing 3-5-2 with 4 strikers including alexis and firmino is nonsense. Can play 3-4-3 with 5 strikers including those 2 😕

            1. Gnu
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              It's certainly not a revelation.... but it helps if your No1 when you say it . 🙂

              1. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                It's meaningless. There's no real difference between the formations at all. It's just strikers in a price bracket compared with mids in the same price bracket.

                1. Nabs Kebabs
                  • 14 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  This

            2. AA33
                9 years, 6 days ago

                He is saying that there is more potential in midfield this season.

              • pls
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                3-5-2 is a decent option. There is a lot of value in midfield for mid range prices (5-8 million) while at striker you really only want the heavy hitters and you probably cant afford 3 big strikers. Anything cheaper than lukkaku and defoe to a stretch isn't consistent enough. Even defoe is on the fence for me most of his goals are pens.

                1. Pinky Blinders
                  • 9 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Yes agreed as my post Austin replacement punts have frustratingly highlighted. But what I took away from new Mr #1 was that he had only taken two hits all season so far. I think there is something in that disciplined mentality that separates players. I've been very quick to take hits when really most times I probably should have just waited.

                  1. Bggz
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 15 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    ive been much better with the knee jerks this and last season... really questioning whether i need to transfer... not making moves because of one/two weeks of fixtures... forward planning for 6 gws... and ive risen to new heights.
                    its solid advice

            3. Nerazzuro
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Start Holebas(MID H) or Phillips(TOT A)?

              On Holebas atm

              1. Dreams
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Philips

            4. adam28193
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Probably Holebas but you run the risk of a 0/1 pointer with him

            5. pls
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              So guys, best defender for 4.6 and under?? preferably under haha

              1. adam28193
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                I took a punt on yoshida tonight

              2. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Chambers for me.

              3. Moeda
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Pieters

            6. Bow Locks
              • 16 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Managing fpl this week from Koh Samui where the men are men and quite a few of the women used to be men too.
              Apparently if she has a larger tool than yours you get a refund.

              Grant
              Holebas, Jones, Alonso
              Haz, Stan, Erik, Alexis
              Costa, Giroud, Carroll

              Lallana, McAuley, Holgate.

              Aoa?

              1. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Solid team, keep Lallana benched.

                1. Bow Locks
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Thank you

              2. Pinky Blinders
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Ah Koh Samui, how I've missed you. Are you getting a lot of refunds? I was never told of that policy.

              3. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Can think of worse places to be
                No AOA today please

              4. Toby Lerone
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Get plenty of sangsom buckets down you and it doesnt hurt. ive heard

            7. Viprin
              • 10 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Start Holebas or Friend?

              1. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Tough one. Other defenders?

                1. Viprin
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Brunt and Alonso

                  1. bigbudgie
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    Mmmm. Even tougher. Obviously Alonso plays. Brunt very likely to concede. WAT MID could be a 0-0 or a clean sheet in there. I'd be tempted to bench Brunt and play both Friend and Holebas

              2. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Friend.

                1. Viprin
                  • 10 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Cheers Parm,reckon he'll start?

            8. Bggz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              ive got alonso and Ake. think im going to keep them both for a couple of weeks see how this plays out.

              anyone else got both and got a better plan?

              1. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Have both, keeping both for now....
                Ideally Ake gets some starts and Alonso can be downgraded he's not lived up to the hype IMO

                1. Bggz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 15 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  a lot of alonso points have been lucky when ive seen them play

                  1. si
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    Sorry but that is rubbish. He has been very close to scoring on many occasions. Look at his attempts and touches in the box. He hit the underside of the bar at palace. He has drawn some very good saves, his left foot is a real weapon. Admittedly, he has missed quite a few when well placed too.

                    1. Bggz
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 15 Years
                      9 years, 6 days ago

                      one of them in my mind is an assist for Costas goal where he passed to him on the edge of his own area. it qualifies but its pretty fortunate.

              2. Kiwivillan
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Doing the same. Kind of hoping Alonso doesn't play this week as want an excuse to downgrade

              3. Pinky Blinders
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                I got both and reached the exact same conclusion. Ake is so cheap, it is hard to do a single transfer out for anything more than bench fodder. The potential optionality around him is also simply interesting at least until it becomes clearer how Conte plans on using him (or more to the point not using him).

              4. Toby Lerone
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                I've got both - other defenders are evans amat and holebas. In a right pickle this week. Going to play alonso holebas and Evans i think

            9. bigbudgie
              • 11 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Morning DZ

              Need a check up, planning on saving FT and have resisted right up until now temptations to get Stanislas, Giroud, Alli and all the other wagons in full flow for the last 13 days

              Heaton
              Alonso Holebas Pieters (Ake Amat)
              Haz Sanchez Lallana Phillips
              Kun Ibra Benteke

              1FT 0ITB

              Decisions : Play Ake and Bench Phillips or leave as it......
              Sanchez or Kun captain....

              1. Get up ya bum
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                save
                phillips
                sanchez
                either
                🙂

                1. Get up ya bum
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  was gonna write sanchez then decided to write either instead wrote everything

                2. bigbudgie
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  nice reassurances Champ. 2FT next week with a cheeky -4 will be delicious to set up for the fixture swing. And one gameweek could give a lot more clues on Kun, Tekkers, Lallana, Alonso....many questions need answering.

                  1. Get up ya bum
                    • 16 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    Indeed. I'm planning on saving next week followed by three trades though Ake has given me even more squad depth issues.

                    1. bigbudgie
                      • 11 Years
                      9 years, 6 days ago

                      On Ake...Enough value to just leave him on the bench?
                      One injury and he could become a regular....I feel like he has a part to play the second half of the season.

              2. Parm
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 14 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Leave it and captain Sánchez.

                1. bigbudgie
                  • 11 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Cheers Parm.

            10. FC Mandingo
              • 9 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              WC for:

              Grant (Jakupovic)
              Jones Rose Chambers (Amat, Love)
              Sanchez Lallana Phillips Alli (De roon)
              Aguero Costa Barnes

              Thoughts on changes?

              1. Holmes
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Not a fan, sorry. Aguero has to go. Too much compromise in every position.

                Aguero to Luka and that will give enough cash to boost every position

                1. si
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Kun will be in every WC draft again in a few weeks without any questions!

                  1. Holmes
                    • 12 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    Doesnt really matters, overall team score is considered... He can drop Costa instead.

              2. si
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Not considered Crouch? He is great value whilst playing at the moment.

            11. Venom Snake
              • 12 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              So I've gone from potentially spending 4 points to currently saving a FT

              God I hope Benteke plays and bags a brace

              1. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                I'm with you. So tempting to get rid. But those fixtures....
                If he is benched any Remy starts.....the rage.....

                1. Venom Snake
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  The thing is it's a genuine possibility :/

                  1. bigbudgie
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    This has been the longest two weeks deciding on Tekkers. I bought him just before Pardew got fired. Then he missed a pen. Then he played a half and got injured. And dropped in price making a switch to Defoe out of reach (0ITB). My moves would probably be Lallana/Tekkers to Stanislas/Giroud but I decided against that as too bandwagonish. Giroud not nailed IMO and Stanlislas too injury prone and only good fixtures in the short term

                    What would your -4 be ?

                    1. si
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      9 years, 6 days ago

                      The transfer kind of feels right but I would wait a week and see how things settle down. You want Giroud the following 2 if it looks likely he will start. Home matches seem more viable too. Hard to see him being dropped this week but you can also argue arsenal at their most fluent have been with Sanchez up top.

                    2. Venom Snake
                      • 12 Years
                      9 years, 6 days ago

                      Downgrading Hazard to any other mid below his price and getting Lukaku in for Benteke

                      1. bigbudgie
                        • 11 Years
                        9 years, 6 days ago

                        Yeah see that's dodgy. No other way to get Lukaku? Hazard has home games against Hull, Swansea, Crystal Palace and Watford in the next 10, plus away games at West Ham, Burnley, Stoke, Leicester. Liverpool's defence is hardly terrifying either. The only tough fixture would be Arsenal, but that's at home and we know what Wenger's record is like at Stamford Bridge. I'd be loathe to lose Hazard

                2. si
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  Rémy could play wide with Zaha gone. They don't have much pace without him?

                  1. bigbudgie
                    • 11 Years
                    9 years, 6 days ago

                    Sako gone too
                    Andros Townsend needs to step up

                    1. si
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 16 Years
                      9 years, 6 days ago

                      True. Wouldn't put it past Sam making some radical formation change and playing, say, 3-5-2. Rémy and Tekkers up top.

              2. Bggz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                tekkers is just one in a long line of players who have frustrated me this season, he could do anything.

                1. Venom Snake
                  • 12 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  My third strikers have been disgusting this season.

                  I think in total over the course of the season my third striker spot has a combined 3, maybe 4 goals

                2. si
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 16 Years
                  9 years, 6 days ago

                  I put him in for the watford game, sat back and watched the good times roll.

              3. Holmes
                • 12 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Unlikely

            12. Four Four Boyz
              • 13 Years
              9 years, 6 days ago

              Oh for crying out loud now Antonio is flagged! And an 'illness' too so no idea what's going on. Anybody heard anything on this?

              1. bigbudgie
                • 11 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                BIg Sam might actually be able to get this clean sheet he's after....

              2. Dreams
                • 9 Years
                9 years, 6 days ago

                Nope. I think he should be alright for the match. Wait for an update from bilic. Even ibra is flagged for the same thing.