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9 March 2017 1811 comments
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We’re left punctured and deflated like that old plastic ball you used to kick over the fence into the neighbour’s garden.

That neighbour is Pep Guardiola, who appears to take great pleasure in putting his big teamsheet tinkering garden fork through our bouncy double Gameweek dreams.

Recorded in the dying stages of Manchester City’s non-event clash against a stubborn Stoke, Jonty, Andy and myself are left rather flat during this episode of the ScoutCast.

Even the most imaginative accountant couldn’t hide the fact that, after transfer hits aplenty and having witnessed Messrs Kane, Costa, Hazard and Lukaku grab hauls, all three of us depart Gameweek 27 in the red.

Gathering ourselves after that disappointment, and steered by your questions, we nonetheless press on to offer our latest musings on the minefield of blanks presented by Gameweek 28, while checking in on Sanchez’ fading star and third striker options.

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

  1. EspadaBecks
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I have 4 players only playing this gameweek and I have already used the wildcard. What to do?

    Heaton
    Alonso - Coleman - Pieters - Brunt
    Eriksen - Philips - Mane
    Costa - Kane - Lukaku

    Subs: Grant - Capoue - Hojbjerg - Lenihan

    I thought getting some hits and play with all out attack but I think it will be the same.

    So do I go ahead with possible 6 players playing or take more hits. I already did 3 transfers (-8)

    1. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Get rid of players you no longer want going fwd and look at the next 3-4 GWs of who you want and how best to get them on budget.

      A good week as hits for non-players are essentially only -2.

      1. EspadaBecks
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        What do you mean by hits for non players is a -2?

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          If you have a player who doesn't play this week, you'll get 0 points. Getting in a player who plays for him, probably will give you at least 2 points.

          1. EspadaBecks
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Ah ok. Thanks for the tip. So maybe doing 2 more transfers and I will be having 7 players playing ( 6 if Heaton doesn't ) would be better?

            1. ILOVEBAPS
              • 13 Years
              8 years, 9 months ago

              Heaton is fit.

              1. EspadaBecks
                • 8 Years
                8 years, 9 months ago

                I've been thinking of the -2 hit you told me and I'm a bit confused 'cause that's the case for not only blank players but for players who will play as well. For example, if I go with changing 5 players for -20 hit points, and sadly the new 5 ones got me 2 pts each = total 10 pts. Then the final outcome would be a -10. However, if I have left those 5 in the first place and they got me a total zero, then zero is def better than a -10. So how come for blank players it would be as a -2 hit and in the end, zero is better than a -2 pt.

        2. Pellegrini Falcon
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Playing players get the 2 points automatically for playing 90 mins, so a hit for them effectively costs 2 points, not 4

          1. EspadaBecks
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            I've been thinking of the -2 hit you told me and I'm a bit confused 'cause that's the case for not only blank players but for players who will play as well. For example, if I go with changing 5 players for -20 hit points, and sadly the new 5 ones got me 2 pts each = total 10 pts. Then the final outcome would be a -10. However, if I have left those 5 in the first place and they got me a total zero, then zero is def better than a -10. So how come for blank players it would be as a -2 hit and in the end, zero is better than a -2 pt.

  2. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Markovic worth a punt?

    1. SGTMacaroni
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Would rather Grosicki

      1. Samurai Blue
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        This.

  3. SGTMacaroni
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling + Philips -> Firminho + King (-4)?

    1. ANON.
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. drughi
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      yeah

    3. Mmm mmm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Y

    4. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Is Phillips out?

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        yep, see tweets

    5. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Did the same

    6. Genovoze
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely Yes!
      I am about to do the same but with Cout instead of Firm.

      My problem is this will cost me -8 points since I already did Ibra->Kaku. Do you think -8 is worth these moves?

      1. SGTMacaroni
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        yep

  4. ANON.
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Bottomed.
    Aguero, Holgate, Phillips -> LLorente, Coleman, King -8 done.
    Good to go? Cash in the bank for Carroll to Kane next week

    Heaton
    Coleman, Mawson, Evans
    Mane(c), King, Fletcher
    Lukaku(v), Carroll, LLorente

    Pickford, Alonso, Holebas, Hazard, Eriksen ...0FT, 6.5m ITB

    1. SGTMacaroni
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Very nice. good to go.

  5. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    What's your team this weekend?

    This is what I'm going with. Glad to get 11 out.

    Jaku
    Evans Brunt Coleman Baines Olsson
    Siggy Mane(c) king
    Llorente Luk

    1. SGTMacaroni
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Foster
      Mccauley, Mori, Robertson, Smith
      Firminho, Coutinho, Siggy, King
      Lukaku

      think im happy with 10 for a (-4)

      1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        That's pretty good lookin. When you plan on playing WC if you haven't already?

        1. SGTMacaroni
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Planning GWK36 - but could come out before that as i'll need to ditch liverpool/wbrom and get some spurs in. What about you?

          1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Ditto. I find taking hits at the right time hasn't been a bad idea. Especially in the interest of increasing TV. Will come handy.
            Good luck man!

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Foster
      Baines, Brunt, (Amat)
      King, Mane, Firmino, Siggy
      Llorente, Lukaku (C)

      1. ZLATAN'S PONYTAIL
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Pretty good team!

  6. PvA
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    There are no more blanks this season after GW28 right?

    1. Mini Mane Mo
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Semi-finals on GW34?

      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Should be moved to midweek

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Don't think so

  7. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    My Phillips to Lanzini transfer just went from a -4 to a -2 😎

    1. Bunk Moreland
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Not if Lanzini is injured.

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

        or if Lanzini gets a yellow card

    2. Dimen
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      huh?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Phillips dead

    3. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Why is Phillips out?

      1. Bubz
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Yeah

    4. Ziro
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      My Phillips to Sané was a +6 😎 x2

  8. Dimen
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    I got

    (Check, Pickford)
    Brunt, Coleman, Magurie (Cedric, Love)
    Mane, Phillips (Hazard, Eriksen, Stanislas)
    Rondon, Lukaku (Aguero)

    I am doing Eriksen->Siggy and Stanislas->King with my 2FT, giving me 9 players if Phillips play.

    I Also want to do Aguero->Llorente. Bad idea? Either that or GK Cech->Jakupovic.

    thanks

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Phillips confirmed out mate

      1. Dimen
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Oh ok.. What about the Aguero out thing? 🙂

        1. Stats Don\'t Lie
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Id go for it

  9. Stats Don\'t Lie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Phillips out.

    Is it worth a hit to replace him?

    If so with who?
    A)grosicki
    B)snodgrass
    C)king

    Can't afford lanzini 🙁

    1. SGTMacaroni
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I think im going for King

      1. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        My only issue with king is that after 2 weeks his fixtures turn sour where as grosicki could stay for rest of season.

        1. SGTMacaroni
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Probably move him out soonish anyway on WC or after downgrading aguero

    2. Football Weekender
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C is the flavour of the month at the moment. Would make the most sense. I quite like a Grosicki punt though!

    3. Mmm mmm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C

    4. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      grosicki looks more of an assister
      king has two games that looks good for goals plus pens

  10. Lone Wolf FPL
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Play Jaku or Randolph?

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Both will probably get 2pts tbh

  11. Flynny
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Taken a - 8 for this lot.

    Heaton ( pickford)
    Coleman brunt Robertson (alonso Pieters)
    Mane coutinho snoddy king (sterling)
    Lukaku llorente (kun)

    Do I move to -12 and do sterling to siggy to field a full team?

    60 ahead of rivals who I think are all taking -4

    Thanks

    1. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I would, I am.

      1. Flynny
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I guess removing 4 players that will score 0

        And bringingredients in 4 who will score at least 2

        Is only a 4 point loss??

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Nah I think you'll be fine. Get him only if you want him long term.

  12. Football Weekender
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Flippin' Phillips...

    Heaton
    Coleman, Brunt, A.Smith
    Mané, Firmino, Sigurdsson, Barkley, Phillips*
    Lukaku, Carroll

    Robinson, Stones, Alonso, Agüero

    £0.5m ITB

    A) Phillips ➡️ King (-4)
    B) Agüero ➡️ Llorente (-4)
    C) No hit and play with 10

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

      A

    2. Dimen
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I'm on the same with either moving out Aguero or playing with blank on that spot.

      1. Football Weekender
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Tricky isn't it. Llorente and King would be the obvious choices but far from ideal. I was originally planning on going Agüero ➡️ Kane after this GW.

    3. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

  13. Partick Bateman
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Okay.
    1. Coleman (WBA HUL) (-4)
    2. Amat (hul) Holebas (cpl)
    3. Amat (hul) Brunt (ars)

    Got to be 1?

    1. Football Weekender
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah 1

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      1

  14. Tmel
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    (Grant Pickford)
    Baines Brunt Robertson (Pieters Lenihan)
    Mane Firmino Siggy Phillips Fletcher
    Lukaku (Kun Kane)

    Have taken a -4 to give me the above 8 (thanks Phillips). Any of the following worth a further hit?

    a) Kun > Carroll
    b) Kun > Llorente (have Siggy)
    c) Phillips > Lanzini
    d) Phillips > King

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C

    2. ILOVEBAPS
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      D. I chose King over WHU mids because it could be anyone's week to do well whereas King has fewer rivals when it comes to attacking points. Fraser being a good differential.

    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Hah! What a horrible song. Skipped to Thunderstruck though \m/

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

        So many horrible songs, so little time... 😀

        That's what happens when ya try to get a playlist up to 442 songs 😉

      2. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Thunderstruck is a choooonn

  15. GoonerByron
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Want to get 11 out this week so taking another hit.. Which of these should I do?

    A - Aguero -> Carroll
    B - Philips -> King
    C - Philips -> Antonio

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

      B or C, flip a coin

      1. GoonerByron
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Both are good for this week, only thing is both give me a benching headache for next.. My front 9 would be..

        Firm - Coutinho - Siggy - Lanzini - Antonio/King
        Lukaku - Aguero - Llorente

        1. GoonerByron
          • 14 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          *Front 8 😉

    2. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C for the longer term fixtures

    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      C

  16. Poetry in motion
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Very well set for this GW, will need to figure out how to cope next one though...

    Jaku
    Coleman Heaton Brunt Amat
    Mane(c) Coutinho Firmino Siggy
    Lukaku Carroll

    Foster Alonso DeRoon Aguero

    Play:
    a) Jaku (better CS potential)
    b) Foster (better saves potential)

    1. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

  17. thep025
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Phillips - >Firmino or Coutinho?Reasons? Already have Mane...

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Can't decide between the two myself.

    2. SGTMacaroni
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I'd go coutinho, but either are fine.

  18. LewanGOALski
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Sterling & Phillips ➡ Coutinho & Siggy (-8) a no brainer?

    1. Hect.OR 98th
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yes

    2. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Definitely.

    3. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yep

  19. Hect.OR 98th
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Already got nine players this week using one FT. Worth a hit to get Sterling out? If so, for whom:

    A. Firmino (have Mane)
    B. Coutinho
    C. Lanzini (have Antonio)

    1. Exotica
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      same problem with mine LOL

    2. Cojiro
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Ta

    3. McQueen
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      B

      1. Hect.OR 98th
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Thanks

    4. Poetry in motion
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      A or B, flip a coin

  20. Exotica
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    already make 2 FT but still have 8 out of 11 this GW

    Randolph (Grant)

    Mcauley Olson Ward (Prodl,Pieters)

    Siggy Mane N'Diaye (Sanchez, Alli)

    Costa (Lukaku, Kane)

    Should I make another transfer (-4 Pts)

    A) Sanchenz -> Firmino
    B) Sanchez -> Coutinho
    C) Sanchez -> Lazini

  21. Cojiro
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    This is me this week, -4. 7.2ITB

    Foster
    Coleman
    Firmino, Mane (c), Siggy
    Barnes, Llorente, Lukaku

    Pickford/ Jones/ Holebas/ Alonso/ Chambers/ Alli/ Sane

    Barnes to Kabe next week and might play AOA then too for Bants. G2G?

    1. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Yeah fine. I'd possibly be tempted to get another player in perhaps for Sane.

  22. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    "FPL is what happens when you are making plans." — John Lennon

    PS. Bye Phillips

  23. Pocky
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    From Eddie Howe : Baily Cargill comes into contention, he "did really well" when he went on at Old Trafford. Simon Francis "is progressing."

    To me that says Francis is out the GW, otherwise he'd have said both Cargill & Francis are in contention, Right???

    1. John t penguin
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      possibly
      where does Cargill play?

      1. Pocky
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Ahh....Ben Dinnery just tweeted this...Bournemouth will make a late decision on Simon Francis. The club-captain has missed the last two but could replace Mings.

        1. Pocky
          • 16 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          Cargill is center back too.

        2. John t penguin
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 9 months ago

          ah I see some light

          1. Pocky
            • 16 Years
            8 years, 9 months ago

            Think I might off Francis anyway for Robertson. He'll he handy to me in 30/31.

  24. denial
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Morning all.

    Team FTW after a -4:

    Heaton

    Baines Coleman Brunt

    Mane SIggy Antonio Morrison

    Lukaku Lorente

    // Sterling / Alonso / Kane / Love

    Worth another -4 to do Sterling to Firmino or leave it?

    1. Exotica
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      leave it

  25. John t penguin
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    went from 9 down to 7 in space of two pressers
    next I will be told amat isn't starting

    1. OneDennisBergkamp
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      whos out?

    2. denial
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Who have you lost? Phillips and?

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        francis

    3. Bubz
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Surely not. Amat will start and score. Guaranteed.

      1. John t penguin
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        I would take a 1 point sub

  26. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Doing -8 with Philips to Cout. Worth doing -12? Would mean selling Sterling for someone like: Barkley, Lanzini, King etc.

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      If you want to keep them long term, sure

  27. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Where would you start with this lot?

    Stanislas and Amat are basically dead too...

    Foster
    Funes Mori/ (Amat)/ ____
    Siggy/ Fletcher/ King/ (Stan)/ ___
    Lukaku/ ___/ ____

    Subs - Pick
    Alsonso/Pieters/Walker
    Sanchez
    Aguero/Costa

    £0.5ITB

    Where to start? Amat ----> Mawson a bit sideways? Get a liverpool Mid for Snachez?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      Amat to Mawson sounds good

      1. Can’t beat em so&hell…
        • 14 Years
        8 years, 9 months ago

        Cheers

  28. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    Phillips > Antonio for (another) hit?

    Rest of midfield is this GW is Siggy Mané King.

    1. firstade
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      I just did it and have now those four guys on my midfield.

  29. Andrew
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 9 months ago

    My team this week for not hits, is this sufficient?

    Heaton
    Ward McAuley
    Firmino Mane Siggy Fletcher
    Lukaku (c)

    1. Andrew
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 9 months ago

      *no hits