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Scoutcast discusses changing of the captaincy guard

Joe is joined by Karam and Tom from Who Got the Assist? for the latest episode of the Scoutcast tonight.

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

As the Champions League is back on our screens, this episode will overlap with the European action and we will try to bring you regular updates from Manchester City and Tottenham’s matches.

Episode 303 marks a slight changing of the guard when it comes to the captaincy.

After a rotation of Liveprool and Manchester City players in the early rounds of the season, Arsenal are starting to creep into the equation some more.

What impact this should have on our transfers and armband decisions will be the task of Joe, Karam and Tom tonight.

After some impressive statistics in recent weeks, Riyad Mahrez (£8.5m) commands some of our time as we discuss if he’s worth signing.

There will also be time to have a weekly look at how defenders are getting on at both ends of the spectrum as well as the success of assets from newly-promoted teams.

Lessons Learned from Gameweek 7

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

    The scenes when Sterling is benched and Aguero starts on Sunday....

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

      Grab us a straw while you’re at it.

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

      I imagine the line up will be:

      Sterling Aguero Bilva
      Dilva Rodri Gundogan

      Mahrez turn to rest. KDB injured.

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

        Wheres Gab?

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

          Super sub.

          He got his PL start last week.

        2. THFC4LIFE
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Picking splinters out his cheeks

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

      You wish

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

        Nope! I’ve got Sterling and no
        Aguero

  2. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    All time record defeat by Spurs in all competitions.

    1. Top Lad Dakes.
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I choked and then cackled when I checked score at FT

    2. Netley Lucas
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Koln?

    3. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Son and Kane in goal scoring form

  3. Top Lad Dakes.
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Raheem back in form. Captain locked.

    Blank confirmed.

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

      He looked so so good when he came on. Weaves past players with ease. Don’t think he’ll have quite as much luck v Wolves, but still looking sharp.

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

        Hopefully Coady is playing.

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

    Salah is gonna tear it up tomorrow now too. then him and Razza will both be shite come the weekend...argggh

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

      This

  5. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Spurs defence destroyed.

  6. DA Minnion (Former great)
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Harry gets his pen anyway. He'll be happy enough.

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

      Leth goooo

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

    I’d 7-2 be a Spurs fan.

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

      What language does this work in?

    2. Demí
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      What

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

        Imagine it was 8-2 😉

        It’s a high level joke

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

    Pukki (C) this week then?

    1. Demí
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Not a bad shout, but can't look past Glenn Murray against Spurs

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

        Lol

      2. Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Dunk and Duffy

  9. jimmyabs1987
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    As a spurs fan, I have no idea what has happened to be honest. I used to think it’s just Levy and the players but has Poch run out of ideas? That high press, high energy and superior fitness seems to have gone and we have zero creativity. There are enough players there to make things happen but I just don’t know what is next...

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

      Riding a star players bird is never going to help things when the going gets tough.

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

        Thought this had been proven to be rubbish ?

      2. DA Minnion (Former great)
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Say what now?

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

          Vert —> Eriksens wife.

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

            He thought it was a Free Hit.

            1. FPL Forward Thinker
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 5 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Wildcard weekend at Spurs

      3. Ógie
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Jan Vertonghen is trying to model his game on John Terry and can not pull it off.

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

          I thought it was Eriksen's wife who had pulled it off?

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

          *pull it out

      4. jimmyabs1987
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        It’s all BS

      5. Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Imagine being knocked out by a mouth breather

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

      Something has clearly gone on internally in my opinion

      No idea what though, but it does seem like whatever it is Poch can’t fix it.

      Makes me want to avoid Son & Kane for FPL

    3. DA Minnion (Former great)
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      That's a major spanking tonight.

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

        Domestic abuse. In their new home

        I'd sue...

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Poch wants Real

          1. COYS Down Under
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            “Hey I’m doing terrible at my current job can I have this harder one?”

  10. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    KDB>Groß(C)

  11. twisterteo
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    What are the chances of Rico and Kelly keeping their spot long term?

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

      Slim. Slimmer.

  12. Piggs Boson
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 6 months ago

    Sterling is world class. How many wingers are better than him in the world? Very few.

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Ronaldo and Messi

    2. MTPockets
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Game changed when he came on. Was getting stale

      • Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Best in the PL for sure.

        1. Hy liverpool
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Salah and mane ?

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

            Only an LFC would argue that lol

      • Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Haz Mbappe Neymar Messi Ronaldo if he occasionally plays there, arguably Insigne off the top of my head.

        But he is very very good

      • Rainer
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Salah.

        Mane a toss up.

        Not many.

        1. Top Lad Dakes.
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          How’d I forget these

      • Hy liverpool
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        No

      • Wilshere Knowledge
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Pépé and Saka.

      • DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Gnabry aint bad.

      • Magic Zico
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        United James 😉

      • BigBillyBass
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Gnabry

      • Sharkytect
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Gnabry?

      • Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Greenwood

      • Brosstan
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Daniel "DJ" James and Anthony "Tone" Martial

    3. FPL Daniel
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Trossard captain?

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

      We're all keeping KDB right?

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

        At least Son's just removed himself as a replacement

        Days after Pepe confirmed his natural price point

        So yeah, Cantwell/Lund might outscore both in GW8...

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

        Yeah, shouldn’t be more than 1 league match if any.

        PP 9.5
        SP 9.7
        CP 10.0

        I can’t afford to sell him.

        1. Baps hunter
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Why not 😉 Well I bought him later at 9.6 so he is ditchable. He will probably be injured again and drop .1 or even .2

      3. TheDragon
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Think you can’t do anything until more news. If it’s only 1 GW (3 full weeks) then it’s a clear keep.

        Any longer and it gets interesting

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

        Depends

      5. Baps hunter
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Nope imo. He might be out longer than expected.

        1. Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          You’re not going to wait to see if the 3 weeks is enough?

      6. DAZZ
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yeah, i’ll play Montoya. 3 assists expected after tonight

    5. ChickenTikkaMoSalah
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Anyone else going with Pukki(C) this week?

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

        Was contemplating it but Sterling benched tonight and coming on to score the winner, has to be him for me.

      2. Stockport Hatter
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        At the moment I am yes. It could change.........

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

        Genuinely considering it.
        Home form. Villa. Has to be a decent shout.

    6. CRO KLOPP
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      200 votes for Kun in the captain poll,is it because they can't afford Jesus?

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

      Any notable injuries tonight?

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

        The whole Spurs team mentally

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

        Spurs' morale

        Mahrez and Kun looked uncomfortable at different times, but both shook it off

    8. DAZZ
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      The international break has come at a good time. KDB owners since day 1, skip this GW and hold him? 3 weeks then to recover. Makes sense

      1. FPL Forward Thinker
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yip

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

        Yep

      3. Jayv807
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Yup, just like when Martial got his injury

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

        I’m definitely holding for now and wait for more solid news

    9. Ze_Austin
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Looking forward to the brutal comments in the scout notes for that game 😀

      1. Arteta
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        If they include word 7o77enham in the headline I'm buying a membership in a hearbeat!

    10. FPL Forward Thinker
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      Poch desperate to use his wildcard and select a complete different squad moving forward.

    11. Regin
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      i am playing uefa cl fantasy what a joke!!!! I played my limitless WC and tripled up on city, pool & real madrid.

      In my original gw1 team, i had lewandowski, gnabry and kimmich!!!! but removed all of them thinking spurs away is a tough trip.

      Joke, absolute joke

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

        You thought wrong

      2. Top Lad Dakes.
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Shoulda known that rn that is not a tough trip lmao

      3. Zladan
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        Ouch. I was close to a WC which would’ve removed Lew and Kimmich, thankfully kept.

        99 points last week.
        41 points tonight. 7 to play.

        I was OR 237 before tonight, I’m hoping many played LWC & WC and won’t have Lew.

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

          I don’t play UCL fantasy but sound like you are doing awesome! Congrats 🙂

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

          last year i finished an incredible 109 OR. after gw 1 i was 50k. dont think I ll have such luck this time.

      4. Vamos Los Celeste
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 6 months ago

        i capped Lewa and played Gnabry & Suele

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

          i captained kun. who thought man city will win by only 1-0? well, 2-0 if u factor last minute goal.

    12. pablo discobar
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 6 months ago

      I would say Aguero starts at weekend, no international games for him iirc?

      1. MTPockets
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Probably but can't see why that would be a factor

        • ChickenTikkaMoSalah
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Good point, that makes me tempted to captain him now.

        • FPL Forward Thinker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          I own Aguero and hate to say this but if he starts on Sunday v Wolves why not bring Jesus on earlier rather than 89mins.

          Seriously thinking to go Aguero to Aubameyang with my FT

          1. FPL Forward Thinker
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I retract that. Wed,Thu,Fri and Sat to prepare.

        • MTPockets
            4 years, 6 months ago

            * if 2 separate points, then no not in Argentina squad

          • Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Performances vs Watford & Norwich and another blank tonight might be of more concern to Pep than his minutes.

          • Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Yea, I expect Aguero and Sterling to start. But who knows with Pep.

          • Regin
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            i guess i ll captain kdb to be safe

        • Magic Zico
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Are people still going to do KDB to Son?

          1. Eat my goal!
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Prob with this (aside from tonight’s result) is son commitments in the intl break

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

            I would be very tempted if I didn’t own Son already as well.

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

            Yeah, he scored, didn’t he?

        • Eat my goal!
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          So can’t see how salah out for apparent tough run stacks up considering its Utd away and spurs at home

          1. Magic Zico
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 5 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            🙂

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Shhhh. Red on FDR = sell for many. 🙂

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

            🙂

        • Vamos Los Celeste
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          https://imgur.com/a/saJHrWl

          Why this doesn't happen in FPL ?

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

            Nice! You should have one of highest scores tonight. 75 with 3 to play well done.

            That’s 34 points more than me (7 to play).

            How many points did you have last week?

            1. Vamos Los Celeste
              • 10 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Thanks mate. i 'll be subbing the Keeper , Sule & Havertz off , so 65 with 6 to go.
              66 in Week 1

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

                We could end up with very similar OR by end of this week then.

                I got 99 points in week 1.

        • Zladan
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Many high scoring UCL Fantasy points tonight?

          Just 41 for me. 7 to play.

          No Gnabry, but shouldn’t hurt too bad.

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

            Captain Lewandowski, CR7, Benzema, Joao Felix, Oblak, why cant I be this good at FPL instead!

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

            43. Will sub off Di Maria and keeper, so 39 + five more to come in for me. Armband will probably go to Mertens.

        • Naby K8a
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Guardiola on De Bruyne injury: "not serious, we'll see on Sunday". Can he play v Wovles? "Right now I don't know, but I think after the international break he will be fit." @SamLee

          1. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            OK sounds like a hold

          2. Rainer
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Easy keep.

            Cheers.

          3. TheDragon
            • 6 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Give this man an upvote!

          4. Rhodes your boat
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Thanks, interesting think I’ll keep

          5. FPL_Sponge
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Man city official tweet just added at the end “After international break, he will be fit“

          6. Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Typical manager comment. I've been duped by comments like this way too much.

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

            is this a joke? from where did this injury come from?

        • Fpl Richie
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Best one week punt?
          A. Cantwell to Yarmolenko
          B. Kdb to any mid up to 10.8 for a price loss
          C. Rico to 5.1 or less

          Seems a sin to burn it, but..

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

            A

          2. Rhodes your boat
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            A

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

            A

          4. Fpl Richie
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            Have Pukki BTW.
            Thanks.

        • FPL_Sponge
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Sam Lee tweet - Guardiola on De Bruyne injury: "not serious, we'll see on Sunday". Can he play v Wovles? "Right now I don't know, but I think after the international break he will be fit."

          I’m holding and happy to bench this week!

        • Demí
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 6 months ago

          Here's a question, would you class De Bruyne as injury prone?

          1. Rhodes your boat
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 6 months ago

            I would yes, gets injured every time I own him anyway

          2. @persecuted_by_mods
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He's smack bang in the middle of becoming injury prone

            • Zladan
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              Yes

            • Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              He often moves gingerly.

            • Baps hunter
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              It isn't on/off. Less injury prone than Lanzini or Ings, but more injury prone than Doherty or Dilva.

            • Piggs Boson
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 6 months ago

              For sure.