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16 November 2017 3168 comments
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Declared fit and available for selection, I make a return to the ScoutCast after a recent hiatus. I’m also chuffed to be welcomed back into the bosom of my own home, as the winter draws in and drives me from the Scout Hut at the end of the garden.

Warming my cockles alongside Jonty and Az, the three of us are treated to another ScoutCast Wildcard, as Andy joins us and throws his selection to the cynical lions.

We use that as inspiration to answer your community questions, pondering Andy’s all-powerful front three and wondering if overlooking a budget third striker is the optimum set-up.

Staying with strikers, Romelu Lukaku’s worrisome form comes under analysis ahead of his anticipated revival and, once again, we give Harry Kane oxygen to vent further frustration following his very latest Wembley Stadium stutter.

Manchester City’s weapon(s) of choice get(s) revised before we embark on the weekend preview to exorcise the international break and lay the groundwork for a Christmas schedule of epic proportions.

This 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. Jinkys Oars
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Currently on wildcard, all thoughts welcome!
    Which should I go with?

    A.
    Elliot Pope
    Duffy Moreno Jones Mee Zanka
    Sane Salah KDB Gross Richarlison
    Calvert-Lewin Kane Morata

    or
    B.
    Elliot Pope
    Duffy Moreno Jones Mee Zanka
    Sane Salah KDB Gross Surman
    Diouf Kane Lukaku

    1. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      KDB on wildcard? Maverick! I strongly prefer A.

      1. Jinkys Oars
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I've had KDB since the start!

    2. Greenbackbøøg…
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

      1. Jinkys Oars
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Even without Lukaku?

    3. Lumberjack
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    4. ManUtdFan_UK
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    5. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A

    6. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A defo

    7. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      i like a because og Rich and Morata, much better than Lukkau and Dioiuf

  2. rohan
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Thoughts on this WC?

    DDG/Speroni

    Valencia/ Dunk/ Daniels/ Ward/ Moreno

    RLC/ Richarlison/ Sane/ Zaha/ Salah

    Niasse/ Aguero/ Kane

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Like it. Similar strucutre to mine.

      Only major differences are Azpi > Val / Mee > Ward / Lukaku > Aguero / Sterling > Richarlison

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Sterling > Zaha *

  3. Monkey Hanger
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    The GW after an IB, IYO's is it:- A. High scoring, B. Low scoring, C. Average.

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      C/B

  4. HurriKane
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which 2 city attackers do you prefer to own atm?

    A) Aguero

    B) Sane

    C) Silva

    D) Jesus

    E) KDB

    F) Sterling

    (personally leaning towards A and B . Both leading forward and midfield ranking atm)

    1. The Overthinker
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A,F

    2. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Sterling Sane

      Sold A

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

        +1

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        +1

    3. BananaNose Maldonado
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      It has to be A and B. Anyone not listing Sane here must not be watching the matches 🙂

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        absolutely spot on

        the only annoying thing with him is that he insist on making a pass to Sterling rather than shoot himself-) Ha ha.

        1. BananaNose Maldonado
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Ha, yes, and the fact that Sterling can't return the favor because his passes lead Sane by 10 yards too far.

          1. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 29 days ago

            refering to the same game, you and i-)

            Sterling is important to the team in the sense that his constant running down the channels leaves plenty of space for the others but his finishing is by far the worst in that city team.

  5. Junior ⚽
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Bench Juan.

    Moreno / Daniels / Duffy / Mee / Azpi

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

      Duffy

      1. Junior ⚽
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Oof. Finding it hard to bench him after listening to the scouts boosting him.

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

          Had a good IB but Crouchy gonna come off the bench and score a screamer

    2. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Duffy

  6. The Overthinker
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Can palace earn a penalty? 😮

    1. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      wouldn't overthink it.

  7. ooooo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Ryan
    Azpi Jones Ward Dunk
    Salah Silva Richarlison Choupo
    Kane(C) Jesus

    Elliot Abraham Carroll Ota

    A) Jesus to Lukaku
    B) Ryan to DDG(don't want double brighton defence)
    C) both -4

  8. The Royal Robin
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Cedric > Mee worth a -4 hit?

    1. Junior ⚽
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Don't like to take a hit for non premium defenders but I wouldn't like to own Cedric for his upcoming spell.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Definitely no

      2. The Royal Robin
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That doesn't really answer it 😐

        1. Junior ⚽
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 1 month ago

          Look at it over a few weeks and guesstimate the points that you think each may get when and if you start them. Does he get more than 4 more?

    2. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I think so

    3. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      No for me

  9. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    So I will have no Man City players this week. Anyone else going without for now?

  10. Hy liverpool
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Don't know if someone posted it earlier ....

    Mané is expected to be fit to start Saturday’s Premier League clash against his former club Southampton. (James Pearce)

    Klopp could unleash the attacking quartet of Mané, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho from the start of a Premier League game for the first time on Saturday.

    1. fedolefan
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      He'll probably also unleash Lovren though.

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      The main men. 😎

  11. Big P
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Best striker until Jan?

    A) Benteke
    B) Josh King

    N.b. I know these aren't the best options 🙂

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      b

    2. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      no personal interest but i think Benteke, due to playing style. King must create almoset every chance for himself wile Benteke plays on a Hodgson team...

  12. ManUtdFan_UK
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Fabianski (Elliott)
    Jones, Maguire, Daniels, Ward (Cedric)
    Eriksen, D.Silva, Salah (RLC, A.King)
    Kane, Jesus, Vardy

    £0 in the bank, looking to raise £1.1m to do Jesus > Lukaku. Best way?

    A) Eriksen > £8.5m or less (Sterling?)
    B) Vardy > £7.4m or less (Abraham/Murray?)
    C) Something else

  13. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Palace upcoming fixtures are so good surely one of their players will perform really well over that spell. I m getting speroni but would like Zaha ideally

  14. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Best 4.5m or less GK? Not Elliott....

    1. ooooo
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pope

    2. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Pope

    3. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Begovic or Speroni

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        That's what I thought, although every one saying Pope....

    4. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      popey

    5. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If only Stoke had better fixtures Grant would be a good differential.

  15. DenDanskeDuo
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Jones orange-flagged now? Any news?

    1. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      loads

  16. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    RLC 'magic bean' - will he be fit?

    1. Big P
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      🙂 back spasm doesnt sound that worrying

      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        No. I'm sat here with one . Not nice.

    2. Hy liverpool
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looks unlikely ... that means 10 players for me or TC .
      May take a hit then 🙁

    3. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Baked bean. No.

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Runner bean?

    4. the axolotl
      • 14 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      i took a magic bean once, and boy oh boy, was i ok for the weekend... 🙂

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        😆

        On da eckees 😉

    5. Galza
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Rubean Loftus-Cheek

  17. WE ARE RANGERS
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Help, I cannot decide

    Jesus to Lukuka or save transfer?

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

      Do it

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

      Do it

    3. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      save

      I think Jesus will start

      1. WE ARE RANGERS
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        I have had the same feeling, funnily enough my first plan was to do Morata to Lukaku, Chelsea not get the best recod away to Brom and liverpool, then swap back in two weeks.

    4. yakirh
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      DO IT
      Im doing it with a hit

  18. The Curse of Falcao
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Is Azpi a good pick on a wildcard or are the cheaper options better allowing higher price Mids?

    1. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A great pick - one of the highest scorers in the game (irrespective of position), nailed-on, bonus point magnet, capable of assists with an incredible run of fixtures.

      1. Klopptomist Scott Jelly
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        This

      2. Reuser
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        Courtois is 1.4 cheaper if you just want the clean sheets. But I think that Azpi is worth the extra money.

  19. Big P
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Which Spurs player is set to benefit from Alderweireld being out?

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

      Dier

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

        Dembele or Winks

      2. Big P
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        He plays anyway

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

      None; he’s a big loss

    3. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Winks? Dier drops back into defence and Winks comes into the midfield?

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

        This

    4. The Curse of Falcao
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      I would guess Sanchez?

    5. badgerboy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      If they go to two centre backs it could be Son. IF.

  20. GS456
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    -4

    Elliott
    Wimmer, Mee, Naughton
    Richarlison, Salah, Sterling, Eriksen
    Kane, Lukaku (c), Abraham

    Krul, RLC, Otamendi, Martina.

    Best i can muster this week.

    1. Super Silva
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Looks nice

  21. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Sterling >> Salah
    Luiz >> Mee

    Would you do this for a -4

    Fabianski
    Maguire Luiz Ward
    Hazard Sterling Richarlison Surman
    Kane Aguero Vardy

    Elliot Carroll Mbemba Otamendi

    1. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yes

    2. GS456
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Yeah looks sound.

  22. royals forever
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    On WC

    Who is the best 6.8 MF for this front 8

    Salah Hazard Zaha Gross xxxxxxxxx

    Morata Kane Abraham

    Any ideas would be welcomed

    1. diesel001
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Richarlison

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

        This, but how expensive is your defence?!

    2. Super Silva
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      You don't need a 6.8 Mid get Rlc and upgrade elsewhere.

    3. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Richarl

    4. The Curse of Falcao
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Richarlisonaldinho

  23. Jones Town
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who is your preferred third forward if going two premium and one cheap on my WC?

    A) Abraham
    B) Ayew
    C) Niasse
    D) Diouf
    E) Other?

    Thanks! 🙂

    1. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Niasse or Abraham

    2. royals forever
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A if playing 3-4-3
      B if playing 3-5-2

  24. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    what time does Andy usually start streaming guys?

    (Let's talk FPL)

    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      'The man of the people'. Normally 9.30pm isn't it?

  25. Pirlø's Pen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Moreno or Daniels!?

    1. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      moreno

    2. Blame it on Traore
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Daniels for the Christmas fixture crunch, for me. Think Moreno's more likely to be rotated. Tough call though.

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

        I wholeheartedly agree. And the fact that Liverpool can only seemed NHL’s defend at home.

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

          *seemingly

  26. Albert_Luque
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who to pick out of Daniels, Moreno or Gomez to replace Ben Davies for free?

    Also, is Mane expected to be fit? Would otherwise be transferring in Salah.

    Thanks in advance!!

    1. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Moreno

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

      Daniels
      Yes

  27. AnfieldLad
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    % Chance starts for;
    A) Sterling
    B) Jesus
    C) RLC
    D) Jones

    1. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      A) 75

      B) 50

      C) 25

      D) 25

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

        51.67% for Sterling, else I agree

      2. AnfieldLad
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 1 month ago

        ^^ You just said you think Jesus starts and not to do him to Lukaku

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

          He’ll start all the time, 50% of the time

          1. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
            • 8 Years
            8 years, 1 month ago

            this

  28. Vlad Tepes
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Who do you prefer this week:

    Salah or Jesus (If he starts)?

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

      Salad is always the better option

  29. Jake Donahue
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Was all set to use my free transfer on jesus to morata. Should I go ahead with this or swap foster for pope?

    I have not Burnley cover and my other keeper is Elliot

    1. 1 Flew Over Lukakus Nest
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      foster to pope

      hold fire for now with Jesus

    2. Old Wulfrunian
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Foster->Pope

  30. Salarrivederci
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 1 month ago

    Where do I go from here ? 😀

    Speroni
    Jones** Aké Monreal
    Salah Silva Hazard* Richarlison
    Agüero* Kane Calvert-Lewin

    (Elliot, Carroll, Mbemba*, Lascelles)

    0,8 ITB
    1 FT

    Ready to take up to -8 in hits to fix this.

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

      Lascelles**

    2. Salarrivederci
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 1 month ago

      Calvert-Lewin*