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18 May 2017 3946 comments
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Excess baggage checked in, deckchairs reserved and sun block applied – the Scoutcast team are all ready to hit the beach.

Smack in the middle of Gameweek 37, with points flowing from all angles, not even Hal Robson Kanu’s late goal can upset the pre-vacation mood.

Stringing five men across the midfield, Luke and Az join Jonty, Andy and myself for a bumper end of season episode as we tackle another volley of questions from you, the community.

We conduct a post-mortem on the flurry of chips, weigh up the Gameweek 38 punts, put together our final day Wildcard XI and take a look back on our own personal highs and lows of a topsy-turvy season.

After 128 minutes of that lot and sunstroke already setting in, we even forget to chat captains and transfers come the end, only to make amends later.

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

  1. C_G
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    gtg here? messed up and used BB instead of TC last week

    Cech

    Alonso Davies Monreal

    Cout(VC) Sane Sanchez Eriksen King

    Llorente Kane(TC)

    Pick Stephens Holgate Anichebe

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Noice. extra exciting GW38 looks g2g

      1. C_G
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Cheers man, how was your week?

        1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Average 176pts -8 Capt Jesus and had DDG 2nd game no show. Clearly happy with the DGW and
          In the top 10k now.

          1. C_G
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Immense! Well done mate. I captained Alonso so ended up with 151, so jumped a few spots and in top 16k

            1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
              • 11 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Alonso.. very punty 🙂 wasn't the week too tho 🙁

              1. C_G
                • 10 Years
                8 years, 8 months ago

                Bats ruined it with that goal

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Yep, good to go...

      1. C_G
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Thanks Holmes, good week?

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

          Yepper... 😀

          Was 122 and red arrow before last night's game, Kane(c) killed it, 170 and a green arrow.

          I guess yours went well too? Only Jesus looks like missing part.

          1. C_G
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 8 months ago

            Ah brilliant, if only I (C) Kane! I gave Alonso the armband, and just transferred in Cout and Llorente for Haz and Gabbi

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

              Oh, could have been gold... Its ok though, have to try something different at this stage.

              Coutinho and Llorente can do well, dont have space for them unfortunately

  2. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Survived as a non-Alli owner and Eriksen owner, could have been worse 😳

    1. C_G
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Same here, now all set for the final week haul from Erik

    2. RedMarks 赤的
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Me too

  3. reeceyboy
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Do we think Alli will play?

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

      i really doubt it

    2. DJ1000
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Think he will play but may only get 65 mins. I am bringing coutinho in for him

  4. Expected Toulouse
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    I am 70 and 21 points clear in 2 of my ML's. However trailing by 18 in my other one. Should i take some punts? Probably only a -4 max so two trades.

    1. reeceyboy
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Take a punt,

      1. Expected Toulouse
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Eriksen and Hazard to Coutinho and Fabregas?

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

          don't sell eriksen, he will play for 90

    2. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Punt for Origi or Llorente or Lallana or Silva !!!

      1. DJ1000
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hazard to coutinho

  5. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What 2 Free transfer would u make with this team 🙂

    Cech (Caba)
    Alonso Bavies Yoshida (Stephens holgate)
    Sanchez Hazard Alli King Albrighton
    Kane Costa Jesus

    Cheers if u reply ~!

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Costa >> Sturridge
      Hazard >> Coutinho
      Alli >> Ozil/Eirksen for a cheeky -4

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

        Thanks !

      2. C_G
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        This, I say save the -4, Alli might just surprise after Kane demolishing today

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

          i'm not sure alli will play

          spurs might play with eriksen and son due to son didn't play for 90

      3. reeceyboy
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hazard to Coutinho

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

          Cheers

      4. Bggz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        dont get rid of costa

  6. Paul
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Overhauled a 38 point lead of my ML leader to a 13 point lead for myself and become the ML leader barring last night's match
    But the Harry Kane show just could not wait for 1 more gw!!!!.... although i had him he chose to captain him!!! couldn't have kept quite just for this match!!!! 😡 😡 😡

    Hate Spurs hate Poch for benching Eriksen and hate Bavies for always getting baps

    Now back to being 19 pts behind 😡

    Have never felt this bad inspite of scoring almost 200 pts in a gw!!

    1. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      First bit of business...Get Cout

    2. Old Man
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Bavies owners have been very lucky. I wonder didn't buy him because of "Rose's imminent return". Nevertheless he's been a fantastic buy.

  7. Holmes
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    How did your BB do?

    Mine got a nice 9pointer 😆

    1. C_G
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      17 points lol

    2. Paul
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Morning Holmes!
      25 here

      any suggestion as to overtaking a 19 pt lead??

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

        Cant do much, just field the best possible side... How many players are same?

    3. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      24points
      Played DDG 2 points over Pickford 6

    4. RedMarks 赤的
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Pickford + 3 sgw = 24 or
      Lowest Gk + 3 lowest points = 13

    5. Jayv807
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      28, Holgate the only disappointment

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

        Nice

    6. Live Lad
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      29 pts. Glad it could match TC. Caballero, Capoue, Holding, Stephens

    7. Sonny “The Hitman&rdq…
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      21 points (Willy Stephens Anichebe Monreal)

  8. Totalfootball
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Play king or Albrigton

    1. C_G
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      King

    2. Paul
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      King

    3. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      King

    4. Totalfootball
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks all

  9. C_G
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    King---> Siggy(-4)?

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

      not for me

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      No way

    3. Bggz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      dont do it

    4. La Roja
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      lol

    5. Johqvist
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      You mean the king that plays in the attacking team who's facing the team that just let in 6 goals?

  10. RIDZ
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    i'm leading 6 point to my rival

    is it okay to take a hit -8 for with kane & coutinho ?

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      You need Kane in your life

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

        my rival has coutinho but no kane
        but i have sanchez

        is still okay to take a -8?

  11. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    So most here doing Hazard ➡ Coutinho

    Anyone keeping or looking elsewhere?

    Ozil/Lallana/KDB/Wijnaldum/Pedro also good options

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

      i'm doing haz to coutinho

      but i'm still thinking doing alli to kdb/ozil or alli to kane (another hit)

  12. Red Card Rockets
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    oh geez. Depends on who he has and who you have

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Who you talking to? Sign of madness

    2. RIDZ
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      he has coutinho but no kane,

      is it still okay to take a hit -8?

  13. leohoho
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    hi guys, planning to do a hit for:

    gabbi=Llorente -4

    or

    clichy= 5.9m player (maybe monreal?) -4

    should i keep gab or clichy? or keep both.

    thank you.

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Gabbiadini needs to go

      Origi
      Llorente
      Only options imo in this price range

    2. xtremesid
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Should get rid of Gabbi I feel.

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

    Have a slender lead of 7 in ML. I have got TC left as well. Please advise
    My team
    DDG*
    Alonso-Fuchs-Monreal
    Sanchez-Eriksen-King-Silva
    Costa-Gabbi-Jesus*
    Jaku*-Albrighton-Yoshida*-Francis
    ITB 0.3
    Should I do Alonso > Bavies and Costa > Kane (TC) ?

    His team
    Jaku*/DDG*
    Yoshida*/Gibbs/Bailly/Baines/Kelly
    Redmond/Sane/Alli/Firmino/Pedro
    Kane/Gabbi*/Jesus*

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

      you'll win it

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Get Kane and slap the TC on him
      You can play Albrighton ahead of Gabbiadini

      Costa >> Kane
      Silva >> Sane/Lallana maybe to fund

      Or Gabbiadini >> Fodder and Costa >> Kane and play 3-52

    3. xtremesid
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Thanks guys ! Good luck to you all. Need to end on a high.

  15. thep025
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Repost
    An excellent couple of GWs has seen me jump from 40k to 9k....hoping to hold on and get a top 10k finish....
    Caballero Pickford
    Alonso Vertonghen Monreal Yoshida Stephens
    Sanchez Hazard Alli Sane King
    Kane Jesus Anichebe
    0.0 itb... 2 FTs.... Any suggestions?

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

      Hazard > Coutinho

      1. E25
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Hah, beat me to it!

      2. thep025
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Any more suggestions for the other FT?

    2. E25
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Great result the last few weeks!
      How you feeling on Haz? Could go for Cout but you don't have too many issues there!
      Jealous of your 2FTs

      1. thep025
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Thinking about bringing in Cout for him.... But Sunderland seems like a nice fixture.... Will wait and see if there is any indication on he will play or not.... Maybe Alli's turn to get a rest like Eriksen.... So alli - > Cout is a possibility as well..... Let's see

  16. E25
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What an end to the week!
    Thoughts on this gw? Likely too much to do to break into top 1k (25 points off) but still on for a decent finish. DDG an obvious issue (thanks Jose)... but really looking to get Cout in.

    DDG
    Alonso Monreal Yosh
    Alli King Haz Sanch Sane
    Kane Jesus
    Pick/Stephens Holgate Anichebe
    1FT 1.5itb

    A) Deal with DDG. Who? Tempted to leave this with the lack of cleanies in final gw.
    B) Alli -> Cout
    C) Haz -> Cout
    D) Haz, Anichebe -> Cout, Llorente (or other option up to 7.5m)

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

      C is better than B

      but i would rid of alli&haz, ozil/kdb/fabregas can't decide

      1. E25
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        For a hit?

  17. Jayv807
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    while Ozil to Coutinho would be the most obvious move, I thought Ozil played amazing the last few games. No other way to get Coutinho without a hit (not losing Sanchez). Any suggestions?

    1 FT 0.7 ITB

    Courtois, Cech
    Cahill, Kompany, Vertonghen, Yoshi, Holgate
    Sanchez, Ozil, Sane, King, Albrighton
    Kane, Costa, Jesus

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

      you have sanchez, sell ozil would be okay

      will you keep costa?

      1. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I think so, don't think he'll sit two in a row

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Avoid Coutinho?

      1. Jayv807
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Pretty sure my rival will get him this week, turned a 75 point deficit into a 20 pt lead this week. He has taken a -8 for the final week so think I should cover Coutinho

        1. Jayv807
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          I'm leading by 20 now to be clear!!

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

            To cover, that Ozil to Coutinho move is fine

            1. Jayv807
              • 9 Years
              8 years, 8 months ago

              Cheers mate

  18. thep025
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Ville Ronka's magic run finally over? Though it's not a bad season by any means.... But for his standards....

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

      Rank?

      1. thep025
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        16k currently

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

          Not bad, top 10k still possible

      2. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        I think I saw someone say he was 12k before yesterday's game. Still a very good rank (providing he scored well last night of course)

  19. ducksfly2gether
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Who would u rather have?

    A) Sane
    B) Pedro

    1. Jayv807
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      A

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Pedro

    3. RIDZ
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      pedro

  20. Shifty
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Sorry havent checked all comments - but any news on why eriksen missed out?

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

      Rest

      1. Shifty
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        cheers Holmes. happy to keep.

        Started having fantasies of funding an Aguero punt if Eriksen ruled out.

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

          Yeah, hopefully its his turn to score big *fingerscrossed*

  21. Live Lad
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Anyone also thinks Vokes is a better option this week than Llorente and Origi?

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

      YES!

      llorente never satisfy me

      not sure origi will play more than 45min, better pick vokes

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Not sure, WHM have been decent defensively

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

        Better than Origi though

  22. RIDZ
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    any suggestion for midfielder £5.7 ?

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

      can/albrighton/stanislas/xhaka

      can't decide who is better

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Tricky, Brady? Albrighton? Can? Fellaini? JWP?

  23. NATSTER
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    No Chelsea attack now. Who is the best to get ?

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

      i'm on fabregas

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Hazard 🙂 will troll you all.. hahaha crazy laugh

  24. bigbudgie
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    -4 is maximum I want to take this week

    Hazard probably going for Willian/Fabregas/Coutinho/Lallana/Sane

    A) Giroud/Vardy or Sturridge over Benteke, Other two Jesus and Kane
    Or
    B) Keep Benteke, do JWP to another one of those mids above and play AOA

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      How your season gone BB?

      B

      1. bigbudgie
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 8 months ago

        Similar to last year, pretty decent second half of the season when things just clicked. Green arrow in 38 and I'm finishing 3rd year in a row with my highest OR of the season! Let's see how it goes

        How about you?

        1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Had a great start.. was 11k at GW4 but had a poor run in Nov/Dec which put to 112k managed to turn it around and now 8676k

          300 off my PB. Hoping for a green in GW38
          Fingers

    2. Squashed
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      B !

  25. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    DDG Pickford
    Alonso Gibbs yoshida Stephens Maguire
    Sanchez KdB sane King Pedro
    Kane Jesus llorente
    1 FT 0.1ITB
    Going to play AoA
    Suggestions?
    Looking at getting coutinho & selling DDG, is Alonso safe to start?

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

      I personally took alonso out for ake to get coutinho in for JWP but I'm happy to accept it may bite me in the ass

    2. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Wouldn't sell DDG for a hit
      Play save points Pickford
      I'm hopeful Alonso will start

  26. The Red Devil
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    With this backline
    Alonso yoshida Stephens Maguire Gibbs
    Which two would you choose for AoA?

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

      Alonso, Yoshida

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

        *Stephens

        1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 8 months ago

          Coin toss Yoshida goal threat of the baps monster that is Stephens

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

      Alonso and yosh

  27. JamesFG
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Back line of Evans, Monreal and Yoshida this week and Vokes on the bench.

    A) Bench boost
    B) Don't bench boost

    1. JamesFG
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      I mean all out attack

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Play AoA with Evans on bench

    3. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      AOA bench J Evans

  28. BRKFCTrueRover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Who said these DGW have been a let down? 300 points in 2 weeks and a 90k rank boost says otherwise!

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

      Works for some

  29. Positive vibes
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Guys, please help me.

    1. Which is better move for GW 38?
    A. Hazard -> Cou
    B. Alli -> Cou
    C. Eriksen -> Cou

    2. Will Eriksen play in GW 38?
    A. Yes
    B. No

    3. Captain picks
    A. Sanchez
    B. Kane
    C. de Jesus

    Thx you for your opinion.

    1. LE GOD(C)-AMERICAN DYCHO-(1…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Not C
      Yes
      Arry Kane

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

      I would say hazard he's not been near a goal for a few weeks and gets subbed early every game!

  30. La Roja
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 8 months ago

    What to do here?

    Cech
    Monreal Yoshida Alonso Bavies
    Eriksen KDB King Sanchez
    Kane Jesus

    Caballero Gabbiadini Stephens Capoue

    1 FT & 0.1 itb

    A) Eriksen ➡ Coutinho
    B) Gabbiadini ➡ Llorente/Origi
    C) KDB Stephens ➡ Coutinho Matip -4

    1. Shifty
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 8 months ago

      Of those...B to Lolrente I guess.

      Not sure of Origi will start and seems to be less of a focal point if Sturridge starts.