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21 December 2017 3193 comments
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Is now the time to give up on the premium strikers – we’re looking at you Harry – and throw our cash at a “power five” midfield?

It’s a big question that requires a crack team to answer.

Unfortunately, we only have the ScoutCast crew available, though we did manage to pull off a big loan signing to help us out.

Jay Eggersdorf – the current “live” Hall of Fame number one joins Jonty, Andy and Az as we take on the big topic of the day.

In the middle of another stunning season – Jay reveals his strategy behind his recent move to shed Kane on the back of another impressive points tally.

Then on 44 minutes, Jay’s phone is almost drained of life. Tickled by the on-camera events that follow, Jonty and Az struggle to hold it together to discuss the recruitment of Paul Pogba and the merits of West Ham investment before we look ahead to Gameweek 19.

It’s an intense 90-minutes, with the frivolity of this “festive” ScoutCast limited to silly jumpers and hats. Though we each get the opportunity to reveal our Christmas wish.

Just one wafer-thin hat-trick please Harry.

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

If you’re a traditional type, you can acquire the mp3 audio version via this link on the first player below, or take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

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

  1. yer old da
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Captain Otamendi or Sane?

    Also have Hazard and Kane but surely has to be City?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Sane

    2. Expected Toulouse
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Sane

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Never captain a defender! If they concede early it ruins the match and your GW.

  2. Captain Tsubasa
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Where I load profile picture for this account?

  3. b91jh
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Who to captain?

    De Gea
    Long Azpi Mariappa
    Salah KDB Pogba Lingard Sterling
    DCL Kane

    sub: Elliot Quaner Tarkowski(suspended) Duffy(suspended)

    1. Yogi_mike
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Kdb

    2. Top 210 Club
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Salah

  4. SIFLFC
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    What are you guys think about Sane?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      good footballer

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Very good option. If he starts the next 4, could easily match KDB/Raz

    3. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Decent hair

    4. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      4 YC already

    5. ⚽️ Dingo ⚽️
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Cute

  5. Daniel Exeter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Are people voting for sterling captain because they don’t have KDB or becasiee they think sterling will score more than KDB?

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      I have both. It's close but i think sterling
      He is city's top scorer after all

    2. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      voting doesn't work like that 🙂

      they vote the player who they are captaining..

      1. Siva Mohan
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        *they don't have KDB

      2. jia you
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        I voted for KDB and I don't own him 😉

    3. shotgunnufc - MANIAC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      because he is more likely to score high points. kdb more likely to score in general

    4. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Sterling is more explosive than KDB. KDB will never get a hattrick. Obviously that isn't the only criteria for captaincy but I reckon Razza has a higher ceiling. I expect KDB to still get double figures including baps, but Raz will probably bag a brace plus.

    5. LSP
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      I have sterling and kdb - im captaining sterling

  6. King Kohli
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    If Silva looks to be out, which one would you do for a hit:

    A. Cork > Pogba
    B. Silva > Sane or Pogba

    Courtois
    Otamendi Jones Mee
    Hazard Salah Sterling Silva*
    Kane DCL Quaner
    Elliott Cork Kenny Duffy

    0 Ft 4.1 ITB

    1. Taking the Mkhitaryan
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      You asked this loads yesterday morning. What i said then still stands

    2. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      A

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      A

    4. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      A

  7. yer old da
    • 16 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Captain Kane or Sane? 🙂

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Kane..

  8. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone know Jay's FPL ID?

      1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        Cheers mate

  9. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    A Firmino + Tarkowski + Hazard > Aguero(C) + Pogba,+ Ogbonna (-8)

    B Tarkowski > Ogbonna for free and
    Kane(C).

    If i do A then can Get Morata next week for Kun.

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      B

    2. Gruu
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      B

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Probably B but neither are ideal

    4. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      B

  10. Solly The Seagull
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Play RLC or Depoitre?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Depoitre! He'll do well this GW, Saints are terrible.

  11. Expected Toulouse
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Predicted points for Pogba, Firmino, Kdb, Kane? 5, 8, 7, 6.

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      12, 5, 13, 1+ban

    2. Solly The Seagull
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      10, 2, 11, 2

    3. LonesomePundit
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      3, 2, 3, 2. Excitement.

    4. Webbinho
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      5, 2, 11, 6

    5. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      2, 2, 2, 2

    6. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      2 2 5 13

    7. Toblerone52 - Zlatan Ibra-H…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      6, 6, 16, 2 guess which one I own.

  12. Den
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    I think Lacazette is a good punt for the Xmas period. With Giroud injured, he will get 90 minutes for the next few games and will not be looking at the bench from 55 minutes on wondering if he is about to get hooked. I'm going in and may even give him the armband this evening. Thoughts?....

    1. LonesomePundit
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Wouldn't surprise me if Wenger played Welbeck. Lacazette either way is pretty hard to trust.

    2. Weeb Kakashi
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Giroud injured? If he starts against Pool he hauls..
      But you never know with Wenger...might as well play Welbeck over there.

    3. noquarternt
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      I'm a fairly optimistic Arsenal fan, but this doesn't make sense.

      Giroud isn't the only other striker about. Welbeck and Walcott will get their chances and even Sanchez up front alone could be done.

      Fixtures aren't overly appealing and cannot fathom a Lacazette captaincy over City players.

    4. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      I'd never get in a premium striker who can't play 90 mins. Too frustrating.

    5. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Laca is not worth 10+ .. Welbeck would start couple of games..

  13. Siva Mohan
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Manchester United have claimed that they have the worst fixture list of the Premier League's big sides over the Christmas period.

    http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2017/Dec/manchester-united-face-one-of-the-toughest-festive-schedules.aspx

    poor Jose 🙁

    😆

  14. KP02
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Thoughts on Kane and Kola to Aguero and Alonso for -4?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      do it..

    2. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Yes, absolutely

      If the plan is to get rid of Aguero for Morata before next gw

    3. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Good god yes.

    4. Webbinho
      • 15 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Already done Kola -> Alonso myself. Probably worth a punt.

  15. Weeb Kakashi
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Kun's minutes tonight?

    1. Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      65

    2. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      0. And I'll bet you 1000 quid.

      1. Weeb Kakashi
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        Haha..

        Tomorrow *

      2. noquarternt
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        lol, hope someone bookmarks this.

    3. Pieterke30
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      0

      Tomorrow, close to 90 I think

    4. KP02
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      I think it comes down to how early they start scoring. I think maybe 70

    5. LonesomePundit
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      22. Jesus starts as Pep trolls everyone.

  16. barracuda
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Morning troops, crucial week, can't wait!

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Can't wait. Football coming thick and fast. Pretty happy with my set up, loading up on Pool, City and United 🙂

      1. barracuda
        • 8 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        Good thinking, don't forget about Chelsea next week bro.

        1. Over Midwicket
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 4 days ago

          Alonso and Morata locked into my team 😉

  17. Tshelby
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Should I make Kane captain just to try to win my fpl cup match? Or just stick with Sterling

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Raz.

    2. DAZZ
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Im going Kane because i dont have Sterling, but id 100% be with Raheem if i had him

  18. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    What to do with silva? 0 ItB so cant do Sterling, not in a good situation and have 0 FT because i brought Silva in.

    Hazard silva salah shaqiri RLC
    Kane morata DCL

    Could bring Pogba in or just keep silva

  19. Henryyy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Fingers crossed for some good news on D SILVA today

  20. Reuser
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Anyone else planning on shipping Kane for Morata next week - bringing him back for the dgw?

    1. Pasqualinho
      • 16 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      After Soton match maybe. But not before.

  21. Super Silva
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    I still have Morata And Ward and have taken a -4 already. Do i just go with this lot and bench the 2.

    Fabianski
    Otamendi Jones Gomez
    Hazard Salah Richarlison Sterling Carroll
    Kane DCL

    Speroni Ward Morata Mbemba

    Many Thanks.

    1. Reuser
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      I would possibly consider Ward to Ogbonna -4.

      Decent shout for a clean sheet (play over Tony Carroll), decent fixtures, saves you some cash and has a dgw soon.

      Depending on how much cash you have after that, you might be able to upgrade Mbemba to a cheap Everton defender?

      1. Reuser
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        Everton defender would be next gameweek....

        1. Reuser
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 4 days ago

          Tony? lol

  22. Webbinho
    • 15 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Play DCL or RLC?

    1. Over Midwicket
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      RLC but DCL could nick something

    2. rnrd
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      That’s really close. Can’t decide myself.
      Let’s say CRY are on an upside form and swa on a downside so probably RLC

  23. JasonG123
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Speroni (Pope)
    Alonso Otamendi Ogbonna (Daniels Hunemeier)
    Hazard Salah Sterling Richarlison RLC
    Kane Morata (DCL)

    Which move?
    (A) Morata and RLC to Depoitre/Quaner/Austin and Coutinho/Sane/KDB/Pogba (-4) (But can't afford both Austin and KDB)
    (B) Morata and RLC to Rooney and Pogba (-4)
    (C) Save FT, hold Morata, play RLC and DCL

  24. Alan_T
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Start Speroni (swa) or Courtois (eve)?

    I've got DCL and couldn't bear missing yet another Speroni cleanie!

    1. Norman Conquest
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      speroni

  25. Norman Conquest
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    morning chaps
    pick one to bench this gw i am currently on A
    A) mahrez
    B) dcl
    C) rooney

    thanks

    1. Henryyy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      B

  26. klopp it guys
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    GTG

    Ederson
    Jones, naughton, Ogbonna , schluup
    Hazard, coutinho, sterling (vc)
    Lukaku, kane (c), calvert-lewin

    Bench- elliot, cork, surman, ward

  27. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Which 2 would you rather have?

    A) RLC + Andre Gray
    b) Richarlison + DCL

  28. DAZZ
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Any pressers today? Surely. Need some D.Silva news, i heard he's back in training?

  29. Big P
    • 8 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Start Choupo-Moting (WBA) or DCL (CHE) ?

    1. Expected Toulouse
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Choupo

  30. Over Midwicket
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 4 days ago

    Captaincy picks seem quite "easy" over the next few.. Thoughts?

    GW19: Sterling/KDB
    GW20: Salah/Coutinho
    GW21: Hazard/Morata
    GW22: Kane

    Obviously other options but seems most of the top sides have captainable fixtures.

    1. Expected Toulouse
      • 8 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      Yeah agreed. Bou struggling, City great form. Pool v a managerless Swansea. Stoke are horrid. Kane Dgw and coming off a rest.

      1. Over Midwicket
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 4 days ago

        Can't see past them really. Could be some monster scores in these next few GWs. Think City and Pool will put their opponents to the sword

    2. jia you
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 4 days ago

      GW20 Morata for me. Don't trust Klopp to give Salah the armband v Swans!