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Scoutcast crew tackles how to plan for gruelling winter period

The Scoutcast returns tonight in the build-up to Gameweek 13, starting at 20:00 GMT on our YouTube channel.

As the international draws to a close we are looking ahead to the next round of action as well as the upcoming winter schedule.

Between now and the end of the calendar there will be eight Gameweeks so it’s important to get our planning just right.

In episode 308, Joe will be joined by Tom Freeman and Holly Shand.

Between the three of them, they boast a total of 17 finishes inside the top 10k, so we’re expecting some excellent insight.

As well as discussing the frantic festive period, Mason Mount (£6.8m) comes under scrutiny in light of Christian Pulisic’s (£7.4m) recent form and the mid-price Leicester options.

Meanwhile, many Fantasy managers are contemplating how to invest in Liverpool over the coming weeks with the age-old debate about double-defence or double-attack the focus of discussion tonight.

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

    Gnabry and Ramsey killing it today. Oh Arsenal...

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      "Oh Arsenal" I know right not quite as bad as utd, but nearly.

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

    Breaking

    Jose is in talks with Spurs and a deal is close.

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      That is Son ruined

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I don't think he'll go there tbh

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

        Could be alright.

        On the other hand it will probably be good for Kane and Spurs defenders.

      3. Salah’s Sonnet
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed, was looking forward to maybe considering some of their assets for a moment there.

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

      Sky saying that the deal could be done within 24 hours.

    3. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I think it’s worse pick for them. He’s so past it. Might as well go for Big Sam

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Same style on is just cheaper lol.

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

      Soccer merry go round really is ridiculous.

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Think maybe Spurs might want to actually win something.

    5. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      RIP Spurs

    6. Make United Great Again
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jose will be complaining when Levy doesn’t let him spent a fortune in the summer.

      Can’t see this working at all

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

        Me neither

        The players will have no respect for a mercenary like him and will not be long throwing him under his bus.

  3. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Poch sacked? Lev-head is clueless

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      The Poch-less monster, the myth and legend is amazing, but when you take a closer look, there is nothing to be seen.

    2. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Golden era for 4 - 5 years and 0 trophies, currently 14th in league

      Question is, are there anyone better than him?

      1. TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I just don't get it. Do they think they're a big club now??

        1. La Roja
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Well 4 times top 4 finish and CL final

          They were on a right track tbh

          1. TheTinman
            • 8 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            'On the right track' so why sack Poch? Makes no sense to me. Nobody better will go. Manager like Mourinho needs to win trophies to be successful, but he likely wouldn t. 2nd, Champions league Semi etc is accepted for Poch, not Jose at al.

            1. La Roja
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              I do agree with you. I don’t think they can find a better manager and Jose is simply past it. From the owners perspective, they looking at numbers, spending and trophies. New stadium spending was key I think. They just can’t afford miss out on CL hence he Levy pulled the trigger.

              Very risky move though

          2. have you seen cyan
            • 4 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            not really, dont think he wold have taken us any further. That was his shot at success but it wasnt enuf.
            I get why people like Poch and he has qualities, but we need a proven winner to take us to the next level.

  4. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A. Schmeichel + Fodder
    B. Henderson + Pope

    1. Wılly
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Never mind, just getting Gazzaniga

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

    How will Jose set up with the Spurs players and which ones do think will benefit and lose out?

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      6-4-0

    2. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Moura and Kane will do well out of it, Alli will be finished.

      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Don’t think so mate. Kane is shipping out ...

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

          That is what i am thinking too.

          Great opportunity for Man United to pounce for him.

      2. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I think so too. He wants hardworking players who put a shift in!

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes to Drawinho.

    2. F4L
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      seems like a quick fix. Levy is probably desperate for some trophies

  6. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    https://www.google.com/search?q=jose+bus&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwipysivsPflAhXV04UKHYCHD9wQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=jose+bus&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.12..0l5.49642.50399..51368...0.0..0.84.413.6......0....1.........35i304i39j30i10j0i7i5i30j0i8i7i30.TFBJQWyvJXM&ei=7XPUXemfPNWnlwSAj77gDQ&bih=617&biw=360&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&prmd=nisv#imgrc=JT5EP3IYZkF0WM

  7. TheTinman
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    My hotels bed sheets smell like dog food, should I be concerned?

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you’re at a pet hotel then no

    2. All For One
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lol get them to change your bed sheets

  8. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Kane essential again ! yea !

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

    2. Tinkermania
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Will still lazily wait for tap-ins and penalties why everyone does the hard work.

      1. Tinkermania
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        *while

  9. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jose and Levy working together doesn’t add up.

    One has always complained and always used lack of budget as an excuse of failure. And other one is one of the stingiest owner in football.

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Nagelmann

  10. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Is Poch a serial winner or even a winner of any major trophy anywhere?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Played with Ronaldinho and Jay Jay Okocha. Who needs trophies ? 😉

      1. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        So he hasn't won 1 then

        1. GreennRed
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Not a yoke.

          1. Dynamic Duos
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Class

            1. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              Like most Premier League managers.

              1. Dynamic Duos
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                But Spurs are a bigger club than most top 4-8 lets say, if you look at the top 7 teams atm, all their managers bar Lampard have won major trophies.

                1. GreennRed
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  Winning trophies previously is no guarantee of success though. Emery is a good example. A good guy but out of his depth at PL. Wenger a PL giant left his sell before he realised it. A new Spurs manager has to do what Levy says, maybe not a bulig Q for that.

        2. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          so we just going to pretend the prestigious aldi cup doesnt exist?

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

    No wonder Jose was staring....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0toYYSk3gk 😆

    1. Dynamic Duos
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I know , bet he was thinking sod off Keane utd are not having my future goal scoring centreback

  12. Warby84
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Did Wales win the Euros??

    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      World Cup

    2. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rugby

  13. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jose in charge of Spurs by the morning. SSN

  14. Wılly
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    xxxx (4.0)
    TAA Lundstram xxxx (Janmaat Rico)
    Mane Maddison Martial xxxx (xxxx)
    Abraham Jimenez Vardy

    A. Schmeichel, Robertson, Richarlison, (Grealish)
    B. Gazzaniga, Soyuncu, Salah, (Dendoncker)

  15. It’s gonna Ben Mee
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Chris Wilder or someone would be interesting. Jose? More suitable for this years “I’m a celebrity get me out of here”.

    1. have you seen cyan
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      serious? Why wold a team who want to be competing for PL and CL titles appoint someone like Wilder? Its like people saying Howe should go to Man u or something, the mind boggles

      1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Howe and Wilder, two men with ideas on a budget. Instead Ole and Jose. How anyone thinks that is more interesting is mind boggling.

        1. have you seen cyan
          • 4 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          well I have aspirations to win things, not move backwards tbh.
          You must support a club who are happy avoiding relegation I guess

          1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            Check the table, mate. If Chris Wilder can do that with Blades imagine what he could do with a substantially larger budget.

            1. have you seen cyan
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              im sure he would do ok, but its not enough lol

            2. GreennRed
              • 12 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              He's a very good coach but just 12 games in to his Premier League career with a team without egos.

              1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Regardless of what happens from here on out he has shown that he has a very clear vision. Can’t really say the same about Jose these days.

                1. have you seen cyan
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  we will have to see where the Blades sit at the end of the season, judging him on 12 games in is like judging poch on 12 games

                  1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 4 months ago

                    Well, Levy just did

            3. Dr Dream
              • 11 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              The football world is about four foot deep with managers who bit off more than they could chew. If Chris Wilder has any sense he’ll stay right where he is.

              1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 4 months ago

                Very true and I bet he has. I guess I just find the manager merry go round uninspiring.

                1. GreennRed
                  • 12 Years
                  4 years, 4 months ago

                  It's all about money now man. Ethics, loyalty, commitment has little or no place in top level football.

                  Such a noble guy Pochettino. I remember him in his Southampton days using an interpreter in interviews because he thought his English wasn't good enough.

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

                Must be difficult to turn down if offered though. Football management is such a fickle business you never know if you will ever be offered such an opportunity again.

      2. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Or Solskaer to United.....

  16. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Poch spent net 109.3mil in his 5 years in charge.

    1. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Jose will spend that this winter

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        No need this season.

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

      Nice TV

  17. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anyways night all. Hope Spurs bring in an exciting manager , not a bus driver, a draw specialist or fat Sam.

  18. have you seen cyan
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    anyone got any news on Heaton? I mean it wont be much difference in points if he starts or not, but kinda sucks having no keeper 🙁
    Heaton not starting, literally got me kicked from LMS. Screw you Heaton

  19. KDB4PREZ
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Son feels like a sell now to me with Jose and his double decker bus rolling into town, you guys agree?

    1. GreennRed
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      To the contrary. I think Son suits Mourinho's style of play really well.

      1. Garth Marenghi
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Agree

      2. KDB4PREZ
        • 4 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Maybe Jose of 2105 but he sure didn’t make united wingers/Attacking wingers better. Could be right tho and I’ll defo be holding this week cheers guys

  20. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Not really sure why Mourinho is getting so much stuck on here.

    What was he supposed to do with the Utd squad?

    He’s a brilliant manager, look at his time at Chelsea. If he takes over spurs he is taking over a club at a much better point in terms of the players in comparison to when he took over at Utd.

    1. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yeah. I think he could be dangerous. He has a lot to prove and he's a good manager. Would not count him out. Spurs also have the personnel I think to play his style. Son and Kane are very Mourinho type players. Power players.

      1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Glad I’m not the only one!

        One of the most successful managers the PL has ever seen. His chelsea days were awesome!

        Agreed on Son/Kane!

        If he goes to Spurs I think he could do great things. Looking forward to seeing how it plans out from a neutral point of view.

    2. Brosstan
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      People on here are clueless, its as simple as that. Lol @ people who genuinely say stuff like "might as well bring in Allardyce". Getting second with that United squad like Jose did was indeed a great feat.

    1. J ⚒ Gimme ur Mané
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Can’t believe Bale is 30 now!

      Time flies.....

      1. GreennRed
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        5 handicap too.

  21. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    See the Poch debate is well up and running on here. Was surprised to wake up to the news at first, but thinking about it perhaps its not a big surprise considering Levy's management of contacts and transfers. That sort of this has to catch up with a manager/board relationship and cause major friction.
    Feel there's a lot more going on at the club than poor form. The way Poch has handled Toby, Vert and Eriksen has been very questionable plus strong rumours that he tried to force Rose out of the club last Summer. Hard to know what really went on behind the scenes but one things for sure they are not title challengers not CL contenders and will likely have to wait a good while longer for a trophy whoever takes overs.

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      He did some great things at Spurs, but his time was up het

      1. jia you
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        agree

  22. Tsparkes10
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    How sad is it that I just watched a 2018/19 promotion montage for first time in a few months and started tearing up. Hahha actually crazy

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Your 19/20 montage my be pretty damn good too!!

  23. Sailboats
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Jimenez > Kane on the cards for me

    1. FCSB
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      How come?

    2. Salah’s Sonnet
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Does not compute

  24. white lightning
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I have to sell Boly. Is Aurier worth a punt with defense minded with Mourinho in charge.

    1. white lightning
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Forgot to say thoughts & thanks.

  25. Niho992
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hey fellas, any news about Heaton? Is his injury serious?

  26. rainy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Price Changes - 20th November 2019

    🔻  B.Gibson (3.9), Ki Sung-yueng (4.7)

    1. FPL Xylophone
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Cheers mate!

    2. jia you
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gibson was a very promising looking defender once upon a time IRL...

    3. Crazygopher
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Thanks rainy

    4. FPL_Crisis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Gibson owner here from the start and was planning to lose on WC next week, dammit

  27. FCSB
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    It’s almost back!!!!

    Silly season is almost here!!

    Pope
    Chilwell Soyuncu Lundstram Robertson
    Mount KDB Sterling Salah
    Vardy Abraham

    Button Rico Dendoncker Greenwood

    2 FT, 0.3 ITB

    Whether ruled out or not, shall I use my 2FT for Robertson Salah >> TAA Mane ?

    1. Tsparkes10
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd do greenwood to mousset and Salah to Mane. TAA won't score much this week imo and Robo is fine for week after

  28. Tempestic
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    With Spurs having no manager / a new manager for this weekend do we reckon that will increase Son's chances of starting. Surely Jose will want to win his first game in charge and so will put out the first team.

    1. Tempestic
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      ?*