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Scoutcast and Champions League combine for Tuesday night double-up

Joe is joined by David and Karam for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

You can watch it on our YouTube channel from 8pm BST to 9pm BST.

This episode overlaps with the return of European football to our screens.

Liverpool and Chelsea take on Napoli and Valencia respectively as the Champions League group stages get underway on Tuesday night.

We will have Scout Notes on those matches on Wednesday, but for now, there’s a brand new episode of the Scoutcast to occupy your attention.

On tonight’s agenda are the best cheap defenders now that the premium ones have frustrated their owners.

We’ll also discuss how best to cover Manchester City in the wake of their surprise defeat at Norwich.

Finally, we’ll debate how to recover from a poor start to the season as many managers have endured a tough few weeks.

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  1. FPL AXE
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Where has the link gone to download the podcast? Is it only available to stream on YouTube these days?

    1. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Too soon - it takes a day or so to convert the stream to podcast.

    2. Champagne supernova
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      It’s on Spotify also

  2. Cruyff's Eleven
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    A.
    Walker - Digne - Mings (Lund - Rico)

    Or

    B:
    Digne - Maitland - Aurier (Mings - Lund)

    1. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      B

  3. Ci Siamo
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    How long is Mount likely to be out for?

    1. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Wait for press

      1. teneighty
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Will there be a presser before the friday deadline?

    2. fr3d
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Maybe out for Liverpool. Didn’t look serious though

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      impossible to tell, but Lamps mentioned something about swollen and ankle in the same sentence, not an expert but that sounds unlikely he´s going to be able to play vs Pool. Wait for his presser later in the week

    4. Peter Ouch
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Mild limp but he said he will hopefully be ready for liverpool

  4. UnitednationsXI
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Morning dzz, don’t like my team but at the same time, can’t see any viable transfers

    Pope --- Heaton
    TAA Digne Zincheko -- Vvd Rico
    Sterling Kdb James Cantwell -- Docker
    King Kane Pukki

    A: Kane >> Auba but leaves me with only sterling (eve) as cpt option in gw6
    B: James + Kane >> Son + Haller/Abraham (-4)..bit sideaways?
    C: Save FT and reassess next gw...perhaps take a hit next gw to bring in Salah
    D: Something else?

    1. KDB4PREZ
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Personally I’d go A but I’m a Kane hater tbh

    2. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A

    3. Boberella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      A - Wouldn't worry about GW6 Cap choices. Pukki and KdB are both very viable options if Sterling doesn't turn out to be a goer

  5. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Really didn’t wanna take anymore hits but I feel this is warranted.
    Maddison/TAA—Son/Aurier

    Plan to shift money from defense and will bring Trent back in on WC (GW 13 all being well) so relax guys lol. Anyone think it’s a good hit? Cheers any feedback welcome

    1. Chelsea91
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Yes for son, Aurier is risk

      1. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Got decent neck coverage so not to bothered as great price all things considered. Cheers pal

        1. KDB4PREZ
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Bench”

    2. Cruyff's Eleven
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      You'll need solid bench cover for Aurier

    3. Boberella
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Son great. Aurier for TAA not so good.
      I would try and find another way to get Son without losing TAA

    4. AndyCook
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Pochettino doesn’t just rotate full backs he subs them on and off quite a lot so bench cover still doesn’t make Aurier a good option - in the Premier League Davies got 20 starts and was subbed on 7 times last season, Rose got 20 starts and was subbed on 6 times

    5. No Professionals
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Sterling and mount to son and KDB for a hit?

      1. Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Only mount to son

        1. Annie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Unlikely

    6. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Interestingly I have made a draft with double villa and double burnely def which allows my team to be

      Pope button
      Mings Engels Lowton dummet soyunchu
      Salah sterling cantwell son hayden
      Auba pukki Abraham

      Out of the 5 defenders, 2 will always be benched. All my 7 attackers will start every week. So it'll basically be a 3-4-3 most of the times. And suppose one of the player doesn't play, i will have a sub who will have a half decent fixture and get me odd cs

      1. bench boost for every gamew…
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        While i do see some value in it, my reservation against is that there is very little attacking potential in those five defs
        So even if you get the CS sometimes your GW points wil lbe so often be ruined once they let in a goal, while having better attacking defenders leaves you with higher ceilings/other points sources than just CS
        Son away to Leicester does not sound like many points, and i´d rather have KDB now or just a cheaper one so you can get at least one big hitter in def or 3 times 5.5 defenders

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thank you for your response BBFEW.

          Yeah i can understand why you are skeptical about this approach.

          Primary responsibility of any defender should be defending. I expect cs from defenders, attacking returns are bonus ( unless you are talking about pool fullbacks) . That being said, I can downgrade Engles to aurier. Incase he misses some match, I do have cover ..

          Also another thing I can do is do Salah to mane and upgrade Engles to 5.5 defender.

          Re son, he has a pretty good record against leicester and loves scoring at King Power stadium. I am even thinking about captaining him .

          Re KDB, i had him in place of salah, with mount in place of hayden . But mount being injured, came. up with this

      2. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        The team is ok, maybe do Engels to Lundstram but rotation will be disappoint you. I will also look at Wilson in place of Auba maybe, and upgrade at the back.

        1. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Lundstram's fixtures though 😮

          Do you mean rotation at the back?

          1. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah, cheap defenders but you will likely rotate the wrong ones each week, which can be frustrating. Same situation as 2 keepers. If you get it right then could easily be a really good decision.

            1. The Overthinker
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Soyunchu Lowton will start all the games.

              The rotation will only be between mings and dummet.

              Looking at the fixtures I think I should find a better option ( below 4.8) instead of dummet. Maybe a Burnley triple up?

              1. The Overthinker
                • 7 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                Triple Burnley might be too much, yes
                But they do have value.

                When you expect pope to keep a cs, you have to expect Lowton Pieters to keep cs too...

                1. ZeBestee
                  • 9 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  for your info, if you want to excel and take a risk in this game, triple up. You either do extremely well, or you do extremely poorly. Just saw an account on twitter, had 3 Everton defenders, he is top 500 OR.

                  1. The Overthinker
                    • 7 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    It is tempting. It's not that I am doing any great that will hamper my rank.

                    I might just do it.

        2. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I really wish to have wilson in my team, but auba a better option me thinks.

          Plays for much more attacking team, will play as striker, is a flat track bully.

          1. ZeBestee
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yeah Auba is definitely an upgrade to Wilson, but has United after Villa, and not as cheap. Wilson can be a troll but when he does well, he tends to get bigger hauls.

      3. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Salah Sterling and auba are too much when u r gonna captain only one of them - I wud downgrade one of them to KDB and upgrade the defense n rotate with cantwell

        1. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Exactly this

        2. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Yeah can see where you are coming from.

          But let's just take this case

          I go for sterling and auba. Sterling (c) . And kdb instead of Salah .

          Salah gets 13 points. Kdb gets 7 points. Down i go. Tbh its not just about captaincy.
          Christina has 42 points from captains, and I have 92 points. But she has a rank of 250 whereas my rank is 1.8M

        3. The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Just fyi, I most.probably won't captain any of sterling,auba, Salah for gw6

    7. Manumana
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      This is my final dilema on my WC

      A. Otamendi & C.Wilson
      Or
      B. Digne & Barnes

      Thx a lot !

      1. Chelsea91
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ota and barnes

      2. JonBoy
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Marginally prefer B.

    8. the dom 1
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Bottomed last page

      Was planning on doing Matip > Aurier or Alder but now with Mount news thinking of doing Mount > Lamela for the next GW or should i do both for a - 4?

    9. Tmel
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If Mount is out for a few weeks or more, how does this look?

      Laporte, Trossard & Mount > Aurier, Cantwell & KDB? (-4)

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Aside from Aurier, looks great. Not sure on what other options there are at that price though

      2. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        looks good

      3. Rasping Drive
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Looks good

    10. Cojones of Destiny
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      lads, bench one out of:
      a. soy
      b. mina
      c. lund

      1. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Söyüncü

      2. maratus
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Wtf, that shouldnt ever be question. Imo easiest C ever.

        1. maratus
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Nvm, I cant apparently remember the fixtures. I thought Soy has easy fixture already this gw.
          Its much closer call actually.

          I would say bench Lund anyway.

    11. CostaCoffee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      If Mount is out for a few weeks that will be a massive loss for Chelsea. We looked comfortably on top right until he got injured yesterday. Badly need Kante at the weekend if Mount can’t play

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        He is more loss to our fantasy than to Chelsea

      2. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah true, brings something different to the likes of Pedro and Willian. CHO coming back would help but you were the same Chelsea without him yesterday, amazing how 1 player with a different playing style can make a big difference.

    12. Moose™
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Any thoughts?

      Pope Heaton

      VVD Digne Montoya Lundy Hanley

      Sterling Salah KdB Mount Dendonky

      Vardy Haller Greenwood

      2FT & 0.3ITB

      Too many issues right? For the first time my points were below average. Looking to take hits here to solve the problem

    13. ZeBestee
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Is Zaha worth a punt on a WC? Next 3 are:

      WOL, NOR, whu

      1. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Seems like he’s not trying

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Ayew nailed now? or there is still competition from Tekkers?

      2. Cojones of Destiny
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        nah too many good proven choices in that price range

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          name a few?

          1. Cojones of Destiny
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            well depends how u wanna play it, id invest in 6,8 up to striker pukki, barnes in mids cantwell or buendia look promising

    14. Eleven Hag
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Just logged in - how long is mount out for ?

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dunno yet, they need to scan it when the swelling goes down. Might just miss the one game.

      2. Ginkapo FPL
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Oh ffs. I already have Shaw Martial Montoya and self inflicted Greenwood. Now Mount is out after I got him in for Trossard.

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I know the feeling - I am holding on to martial and Kelly even though they are injured and now when I though mount will be a nice differential in my ML, he is set to be out as well

          1. Ginkapo FPL
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yup. Its crap

    15. Weeb Kakashi
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thoughts on this WC team

      Pope
      TAA Tomori Soyuncu Lundstram Rico
      Mane KDB Son Zaha 4.5
      Auba Wilson Pukki

      Zaha placeholder for Mount.
      Feel he will get something in the next 3

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I wud upgrade defense and downgrade zaha

        1. Eleven Hag
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          See from tonight's lineup who is the first choice CB for city and go with him in place of tamori

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        I'd give someone else a try over Zaha. Buendía, Fraser or Tielemans

        1. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I like Buendia, Cantwell has overshadowed him given the price difference but he is definitely the better player.

          1. Rasping Drive
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I agree. I may go him for a Mount replacement.

            1. ZeBestee
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              You on WC?

      3. Minion
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Also on a WC an a similar team. Have Tammy and Sterling in for Wilson and Mane, plus Digne over TAA. Also exploring Zaha as the Mount placeholder. Just feels like a perfect opportunity for a differential. I like it...

      4. De Gea is GOAT
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Actually really like it man. Only thing i'd change is Zaha and Tamori. How do you feel about no Sterling?

    16. subhojit123
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      1. Son, barnes
      2. Lamela, Wilson

      Which one would you go for?

      1. Gregor
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Son.

      2. Respect My Authoritah
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        As a pair? The second lot for me

      3. ZeBestee
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        1

        1. subhojit123
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Ya... As a lot...
          Current team -
          Pope
          TAA Lowton Rico seiss Kelly
          Mane sterling kdb son 4.4
          Abraham pukki barnes

      4. Grand Thibauto
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Why is the 2nd pair so cheap

    17. Rinseboy
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Thoughts on this -4?
      Salah Mount and Haller to Son 4.5 and Auba.
      Leaving money in the bank for Barnes to Tammy next week?

      Pope
      TAA Digne Soyuncu Lunds Rico
      Salah Sterling KDB Mount Cantwell
      Barnes Pukki Haller

      1. Valar(Keith)
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Can you do Mount and Haller to Son and 4.4 forward instead for free? We have the same team and I'm considering that

        1. Rinseboy
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          hmmm no not quite enough only 4.2 left! really want Tammy too. tough

      2. pingissimus
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Makes sense without fixtures.

        But I wouldn’t lose Mo this week to Son. Chelsea defence is absolutely terrible - on a par with Norwich. I’m expecting goals.

        I’d save this week for sure with that.

    18. Markus
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Does anyone know if holding will be first choice at arsenal? Holding/aurier rotation looks interesting if so as backup too if one gets rotated...

    19. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Chambers- sokratis a better option than sokratis- luiz

      Emery must drop one of the cb and start chambers

      1. Eleven Hag
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It's not just the CBs whole team are sheet when defending - I thought Luiz has helped them better aerially

      2. AndyCook
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Holding is the best bet in my opinion

      3. CostaCoffee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Is having no Salah/Mane viable on WC if it means you can have Sterling/KdB/Son/Auba

        1. Boberella
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Don't think it's viable. You'd have to think having one of Salah/Mane is essential
          I'd sacrifice Auba probably

        2. ZeBestee
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Have at least 1, or both. They don't stop scoring those 2.

      4. Boberella
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Wish I hadn't done Tielemans to Mount yesterday 🙁
        Ding Dong

      5. Differential C (Mark)
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        You know what? F*** defence.

        On a Wildcard.

        Gunn
        TAA Lowton Guilbert
        Sterling Mane Son Cantwell
        Aubameyang Abraham Pukki

        Woodman Lundstram Rico Chong

        0.0m ITB

        1. Boberella
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Nice

        2. Demel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Not dissimilar to mine but you are sacrificing too much in defence going with Auba over Wilson.

          1. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Fair assesment, but with their fixtures and Laca out, feel like he is essential ln a wc

            1. Differential C (Mark)
              • 8 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Now if Mount is fit, would consider getting Verty for Lowton and Tammy out.

              1. Grand Thibauto
                • 9 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                You would rather have Mount than Tammy?

                1. Differential C (Mark)
                  • 8 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  If it means imporving my defence, maybe?

                  1. Grand Thibauto
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Think Tammy have higher starting security before RLC Odoi joins, I currently have Mount as well and no Tammy.

                    1. Differential C (Mark)
                      • 8 Years
                      4 years, 6 months ago

                      A good point, actually!. I guess Abraham is the better pick after all!

        3. pingissimus
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          KdB over Sterling and a defence any day of the week for me.

      6. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Re-jig times 20 WC team. Hows it looking now ? Thx a lot

        Pope
        TAA Digne Otamendi
        Salah Sterling Son Cantwell
        Abraham Pukki Maupay

        Button Mount Rico Lundstram

        Cheers

        1. Grand Thibauto
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I would think about turning Mount Maupay Digne Salah on a wildcard when you can go Mane Soyuncu/4.5s Dendoncker/Nakamba and then turn Maupay into Aubameyang or Cantwell to KDB (not sure about the calculation, may also require turning Otamendi to 4.5)

      7. Demel
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Decided yesterday to play my wildcard. Team wasn't in bad shape but it feels like the right time.

        Adrian
        Otemendi - Digne - TAA
        Salah - KDB - Sterling - Cantwell
        Abraham - Pukki - Wilson

        Button - Lundatram - Rico - Marvelous

        1. Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I’d be getting Auba and son in if wildcarding

          1. Demel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Son vs KDB or Auba/Son vs Salah/Wilson.

            I get it. I just wonder if Salah/Wilson/KDB are safer bets myself

        2. Grand Thibauto
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          No son?

          1. Demel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            See above. I haven't completely ruled it out.

            1. Grand Thibauto
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Auba Son is a nice bet in the coming weeks. You can also turn cantwell/nakamba to Son by downgrading your defense heavily.

              1. Demel
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 12 Years
                4 years, 6 months ago

                I am not keen on doing that.

                1. Demel
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 6 months ago

                  One option is Otamendi/Salah/Wilson > Aurier/Son/Auba Hmm..

                  1. Grand Thibauto
                    • 9 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    I might consider keeping Otamendi and downgrading Digne to Vert, but your call really. Also, have a question for you? Do you think Nakamba will be a starter from now on or at least 1/2 pter bench option?

                  2. Christina.
                    • 14 Years
                    4 years, 6 months ago

                    Wilson and King have 11 GA's combined in 5 weeks. Not for me.

                    Adrian is a trade waiting to happen(Pope has great fixtures)

                    Mane over Salah
                    Get Auba

      8. AndyCook
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Pochettino doesn’t just rotate full backs he subs them on and off quite a lot - in the Premier League Davies got 20 starts and was subbed on 7 times last season, Rose got 20 starts and was subbed on 6 times. I believe Aurier is at significant risk of 1 pointers and still may not play all that many games with Champions League now started.

          1. Demel
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I think you may be right but Foryth is the main threat and he is nearly back.

        • Whats the Huth
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Thoughts on this potential WC team? 0.0 ITB

          Heaton. Button.
          Rico. Lowton. TAA. Ward. Lundstram.
          Mane. Sterling. Son. Cantwell. Hayden.
          Abraham. Pukki. Auba.

          1. Differential C (Mark)
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Almost identical to mine haha. Looks good!

          2. maratus
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Def seems super weak to be honest.

        • The Overthinker
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Views on Palace def?

          1. Grand Thibauto
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Dont expect any clean sheet from Gw8-13

        • CostaCoffee
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Rico expected to keep playing games?

          1. Grand Thibauto
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Is Daniels injured? Who is his replacement?

        • THE SHEEP HUNTERS
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Wow! _Adrián turned into Spiderman, incredible!
          Llorente is world class, incredible!

          Barkley is an absolute Numpty!