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Scoutcast Episode 285 – Chipper

Chip strategy has been all the talk of the Fantasy community over the last week.

The results of the FA Cup fifth-round ties would have firmed up the approaches of some Fantasy managers towards the Free Hit, Bench Boost, Triple Captain and Wildcard chips – though caused uncertainty among others.

With Joe away on a mid-season break, David, Az and Luke share their thoughts on how to navigate Blank Gameweeks 31 and 33 and how they plan to capitalise on the likely Double Gameweeks of 32 and 35.

Our trio of Scoutcasters also examine the options available to Fantasy managers who have used one or more of their chips already.

One player who will be particularly affected by the Blanks and Doubles is Sergio Aguero, so Luke, Az and David discuss whether ditching the Argentinean striker – or performing the “hokey cokey” with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – remains a viable option given how in form the premium Manchester City forward is.

Continuing their discussion on the Blank Gameweeks, our panel muse on whether any out-of-sorts Chelsea assets are worthy of consideration given that the Blues are now guaranteed a fixture in Gameweeks 31 and 33.

The crew then finish off with a detailed look at their Gameweek 27 transfer moves, captaincy decisions, differential picks and clean sheet prospects.

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 or the first player below. Or you can take in the full visual experience via the second player below.

It is also worth mentioning that FFScout moderator Rotation’s Alter Ego has collected this latest episode’s timestamps to help find particular sections. This can be found as the top comment in the Youtube version.

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  1. THE SHEEP HUNTERS
    • 6 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Papadopololoctopuds Goal

  2. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Kinda tempted by Son(c) over Auba...

    1. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Beginning to think the same!

  3. balint84
    • 8 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    A) Luiz to Newcastle def & money
    B) Rich to Fanderson & not enough money
    C) roll on

  4. Kiwivillan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    Typical. Had to use FT to get 11 and now Kosc injured

    1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Was a brave move. I feel like this season is the season of the dullard. Don’t try and be clever, just do the obvious moves.

    2. Scholes Out For Summer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Why would you buy a player that you knew was playing before the prem games then?

      1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        He got him last week I think.

        1. Mo Mané Mo Problems
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Yep. And the Kolasinac Og ruined him.

      2. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Already owned. Used FT on Kiko>Lascelles yesterday for 11

    3. Madderegern
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Source?

      1. Kiwivillan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        BBC match commentary

        1. Madderegern
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Haha, ah ok. Didn't know they were playing 🙂

  5. 420king
    • 9 Years
    5 years, 2 months ago

    BATE only has players of two nationalities lol. Belarus and Serbian.

    1. MTPockets
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Yeah that's mental for a team from ... Belarus

        1. 420king
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          yeah because Balarus and Serbia are neighbors right....

    2. how now brown cow
      • 9 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Arse finding it easy to master BATE.

      Nearly works.

      1. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Did you try it.

    3. Hazz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Nothing across the last week or so has made my GW27 transfers more simple, but what do you reckon my move(s) should be?

      Fabianski
      Robertson / TAA / Doherty / AWB
      Salah / Son / Pogba / Camarasa*
      Rashford / Jimenez

      Ederson // Sterling / Hazard / Ings

      A) Sterling/Ings > Anderson/Aubameyang
      B) Sterling > Anderson
      C) Ings > Arnautovic
      D) Ings > who else?

      With A or B, it's because I think I prefer Aguero over Sterling for GW28-30 But is the hokey-cokey worth it? Struggling to fit both in.

      No one good to move Ings to this week on a straight swap, except for Arnie? Although every time I've had him, he has been gash.

      Can wait on Digne > Pereira as he has Cardiff next. And speaking of Cardiff, Camarasa is becoming more of an issue with his injury concerns. Can move him onto McNeil, but not high priority.

      1. TLF
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        I dont see Cam flagged, is he considered a doubt this week ?

    4. TheTinman
      • 8 Years
      5 years, 2 months ago

      Do you keep a hold of Hazard or not? Plays both 31 and 33... if you're on the FH 32?

      1. tucaoneo
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        If you FH 32 then keep.

      2. AndyCook
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Could have a really nice double. I’d keep him

        • gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          keep

      3. YEAH PITCH!
        • 5 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        So what if building a 31 team backfires because all the games are low scoring? Lol.
        We lost the players in the run up who could potentially get big points, for naff picks.

        1. 420king
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          FH 32 and WC 34 should resolve that issue, no?

          1. YEAH PITCH!
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Not the lead up to 31. The players taken out could score more than the players brought in. Also lose a lot of value when wildcarding / free hitting.

            1. 420king
              • 9 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Well don't take out those who have a high chance of doing something before that then? Can have 2 FT before 31.

        2. Pompel
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Clue is to roll transfers and hold on to premium assets fro City, Spurs and Manu as many GW's as possible before GW31. Als consider fielding less than full GW31 team if needing City cover (Sterling or Agüero).

          1. pingissimus
            • 5 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Also Arsenal - in fact bigger priority as they play 33 as could Spurs

      4. Weasel51
        • 8 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        A) Felipe Anderson
        B) Arnautovic

        1. dunas_dog
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A

        2. gaurava1216
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          A all day

        3. George James
          • 9 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I’m Leaning towards Arnie

      5. FPL Maldini
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        5 years, 2 months ago

        Who do I get?

        A) Lascalles (no need to monitor prices)

        B) Pereira (will have to monitor prices a lot up until GW31)

        1. AndyCook
            5 years, 2 months ago

            A. Better chance of a clean sheet

          • dunas_dog
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Most will say Pereira but actually I think with Newcastle fixtures clean sheets likely and Lascelles due a goal - So I would say A for this week. But I think before week 31 you will also want B!

          • gaurava1216
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            he s rising tonight

        2. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Would you rather....

          A) Alonso to Pereira, bench AWB
          B) Sane to Felipe Anderson, bench Camarasa instead
          C) Save FT

          Fabianski (Boruc)
          Robertson Doherty AWB (Bednarek Alonso)
          Salah Son Pogba Camarasa (Sane)
          Auba Jimenez Rashford

          Thinking B

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            I think sane has to go.

            1. Top Lad Dakes.
              • 7 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              yeah cheers

        3. UnitednationsXI
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          Suggestions here? got 1ft; 1m itb and 8 starters so pretty resigned to taking my first ever 8 point hit to get an XI out

          Fabianski -- Button
          Doherty Schindler -- Holebas Digne Alonso
          Salah Pogba Son -- Sterling Rich
          Rashford Jimenez -- Kamara

          A: Holebas + Rich + Kamara >> Yedlin + H.Barnes + Arnie
          B: Holebas + Rich + Kamara >> Maguire + H.Barnes + Rondon
          C: Holebas + Sterling + Kamara >> Yedlin + F.Anderson + Laca
          D: Holebas + Sterling + Kamara >> Maguire + F.Anderson + Vardy
          E: Holebas + Sterling + Kamara >> Yedlin + H.Barnes + Auba..with a view to get Kun in gw28

        4. Dirty Harry
          • 8 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          I really stuffed up my transfers earlier last week not realising there was a break. And worse I bought in Laca for a hit...

          Worth giving Laca the arm band over Son/Pogba/Salah?

          1. how now brown cow
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Yes

          2. Mo Mané Mo Problems
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Why is that worse?

            1. Dirty Harry
              • 8 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I'm kind of stressing because I took a hit early last week before realising it was a week off and that future fixtures were going to get locked in.

              Probably just need to breathe lol

        5. Nüno Vippan
          • 10 Years
          5 years, 2 months ago

          who is going to play vs Southampton?

          Iwobi, Xhaka, both, neither?

          1. AndyCook
              5 years, 2 months ago

              Xhaka

            • Revival
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              I'd say both

          2. Iceball
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            5 years, 2 months ago

            Doherty doubtful, why to drop for Pereira?
            A) Doherty since doubt
            B) Shaw since tougher fixture

            1. MTPockets
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Pictured training

            2. Annie
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              5 years, 2 months ago

              No rest for Aub then..

              1. MTPockets
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  nice

                  1. Annie
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Yeah, great

                    1. how now brown cow
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      He's not exactly busting a gut out there.

                • Fingerspitzengefühl
                  • 7 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  tbf it looks like he's resting on the pitch

              2. TaiwanHC
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 7 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Pick one:

                A. Lascalles, FAnderson, Ings
                B. Pereira, Richarlison, Barnes
                C. Pereira, Maddison, Ings

                Thanks guys!

                1. F4L
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  A

                2. gaurava1216
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Pereira Fanderson and whatever you left with up top

                  1. AllGonePozzo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Actually prefer that

                3. AllGonePozzo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  B

              3. F4L
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Is Higuaín to Laca for the next 2 a good transfer? would probably captain Laca this GW as well?

                1. AllGonePozzo
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Personally would say no as Laca without a fixture in 31. Should be looking to transfer players without a fixture in 31 to those who have unless you have 8 or more with fixture in 31 already

                2. Revival
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 11 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Go for it. I'm doing Firmino > Laca this week myself and giving Laca the armband.

                  1. AllGonePozzo
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Mental with Firmino against Watford midweek

                3. Lazaretti
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Going most likely to do Ings to La(c)a for -4 . As all my ML rivals has Arsenal attacker and they have already taken a hit or two

              4. FPL Maldini
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Are the pressers tomorrow?

                1. Lazaretti
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Some pressers yes. Cardiff, hudds, Leicester, Fulham already been held. Maybe Spurs and some else too

              5. Eytexi
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                No rest for Auba, so should I be bringing in Laca for the next 2 (not Auba > Laca, Kamara > Laca/Auba this is).

                1. JBG
                  • 5 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Really considering this myself.

              6. Whats the Mata?
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                If you had Sterling and are building a team towards gw31 with a plan to fh32, would you get in Kun for a hit in gw28 for Son and cap him? Or just focus on getting gw31 players?

                1. how now brown cow
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Weigh up your expected points either way.

                  Kun could easily have one big score that makes getting a Leicester defender forna week irrelevant.

              7. Mo Mané Mo Problems
                • 9 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                Hi all Son captainers.
                I am going to Captain Kun and VC Son. If you’d like your points, then please send ransom and I will bench Kun and not annoy the FPL gods with such blasphemous benchw*nkery.
                Thank you.

                1. gaurava1216
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 8 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  when son gets injured in the warm up..... enjoy

              8. child of God
                • 5 Years
                5 years, 2 months ago

                What does an Auba 90 minutes appearance mean for the weekend?

                1. how now brown cow
                  • 9 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Nothing really.

                  1. Arctic_Orangutans
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Might mean more for the BOU game I think he’ll start Sunday definitely

              9. JohnnyMagrinho
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Hudson-Odoi brace incoming.

                • Limit80
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 6 Years
                  5 years, 2 months ago

                  Had a look at possible GW32 fixtures. Not really that exciting apart from maybe ARS (NEW, wol), CHE (car, BRI), BRI (SOU, che, CAR??). Ie not sure its worth building or WC specifically for 32. Maybe DGW35 will be a better target. Have I missed something?

                  1. MTPockets
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      Depends how PL arranges the fixtures.
                      e.g could end up with MCI (ful, CAR), MUN (WAT, wol), no Arsenal double

                      1. Limit80
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 6 Years
                        5 years, 2 months ago

                        Good point and thanks you've made up my mind! Will save the FT until we have more info.

                  2. FPL Maldini
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    The fact that Arsenal don’t have to travel for the Sunday game makes me think Auba may start again

                    1. Wild Rover
                      • 13 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      What nonsense, it’s England mate 😀

                    2. Kiwivillan
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      With Kosc out now I hope they lose

                    3. ZeBestee
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      He will definitely start as long as he is fit.

                  3. fc_skrald
                    • 8 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    I have one free transfer and still not sure what to do.

                    a. save the transfer
                    b. Hazard -> Anderson

                    Foster
                    Robertson, Peltier, Doherty, Pereira
                    Pogba, Salah, Son, Mane
                    Rashford, Jimenez

                    Speroni, Bednarek, Hazard, Kamara
                    0.7 million, chips and wildcard in the bank

                  4. how now brown cow
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Arsenal are going to get a clean sheet here if they're not careful.

                    1. Revival
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 11 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      A rarity for Cech these days

                    2. Garlana
                      • 9 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      And kola will never be seen again

                  5. ZeBestee
                    • 9 Years
                    5 years, 2 months ago

                    Alex Helb, what a wonderful player he was. I remember the season when Arsenal were leading the PL til that injury to Eduardo, Hleb was sublime, pure joy to watch.

                    1. SAY MY NAME
                      • 6 Years
                      5 years, 2 months ago

                      he was one of my favourite players back when we had him, really good to watch and underrated