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Scoutcast crew discuss how to handle Man City assets and Harry Kane

The Scoutcast crew have some important issues to discuss ahead of Gameweek 17.

The latest episode will broadcast from 20:00 GMT to 21:00 GMT on our YouTube channel.

Manchester City players are starting to wane in terms of popularity but with a trip to Arsenal on Sunday, there’s every chance they punish their sellers.

With very few of Pep Guardiola’s assets offering appeal right now, we sift through some of the strategies around them.

Joe is joined by David and Karam for the latest episode to talk about Manchester City.

Also on the agenda is what to do about Harry Kane (£10.9m), who flattered to deceive in the early games of Jose Mourinho’s Spurs reign, but exploded against Burnley.

Finally, we will discuss how best to approach Gameweek 18 when Liverpool and West Ham experience a blank thanks to the Club World Cup.

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

    who do u think will score highest points this gameweek?

    A) KDB and jimenez
    B) KDB and abraham
    C) pulisic and rashford (-4)

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B just over C

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

        thanks pal 🙂

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

      B

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

      Gonna be brave and say C

    5. nolard
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      a

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

    Anything to use FT on or save? 0.4 ITB

    Guaita
    TAA, Soy, Lund,
    Mane, KDB, Alli, Mount
    Vardy, Jimenez, Tammy

    Button, Tomori, Dendo, Rico

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

      Nice team- save for me. If you could have gone Jiménez to Rashford on free would have said do that- but not affordable

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

        Yeah, thinking of saving and using 2FTs to get him gw 18

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Tomori to Kelly for building funds for future transfers.

  3. The FPL Units
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    B for me

    1. The FPL Units
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Reply fail

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

        thanks mate 🙂

  4. peco12
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any help with this team would be greatly appreciated. I also have my WC.
    2FT - 1.1 ITB

    Pope (Button)
    Lun, TTA, Robertson (Rico, Diop)
    KDB, Mount, Son (Cantwell)
    Kane, Abraham, Vardy

    i

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

      may be mount --> maddison

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

    A: Zaha to Rich
    B: Zaha to Madison
    C: Zaha to Another 7.9 mid

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

      B

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

      A

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

      I wouldn't be transferring out anyone who has a decent fixture in GW18

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

    How's this early draft for a WC19 looking?

    Guaita Martin
    Pereira Aurier Lundstram Targett Rico
    KdB Son Alli Richarlison Grealish
    Vardy Rashford Abraham

    Feeling really excited about this team, especially the rotation backups. Choosing to go without a Pool player for the short-term opens up so many options. Can't wait for the deadline next weekend.

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

      Could be great but a liverpool goal fest vs Westham is on the cards and could really mess you up...

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

        Isn't the West Ham game postponed till later in the season?

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

          Right you are sir. Then you have the right to be excited

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

            Thank you 🙂
            It's mainly the blank and the following fixtures and the dip in form from last January that's leading me to avoid them for now.

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

      Good, different, but going without pool attackers is something i just could not do.

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

        Thanks! It is a big couch to hide behind, so it's always there at the back of my head to keep a contingency to get one of them in via 2 transfers.

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

          Sorted then, as long as there’s that contingency plan for that then matey 😉

    3. Dannyb
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Unnecessary bench headache imo

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

        Yes, I know. But this is just to tide through the festive period. I expect first on the bench to get called up most weeks, so between Richarlison and Grealish one of them will do that job each week.

  7. Hotdogs for Tea
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Need to do something different with my team, everyone has almost the exact team as each other on here .... some serious cognitive bias going on me thinks 🙂

    1. The Knights Template
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      What are you going to do?

      1. Hotdogs for Tea
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        don’t know, probably no Liverpool until GW25, Leicester keeper & defender, double Spurs and City mids ...

    2. Totti
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      what it is? 🙂

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

      I know what you mean, can all have the same team though but it’s who we captain that makes the biggest difference.

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

        and next week all will captain vardy 🙂
        and if u captained mane and blamks you'll see red arrows
        it became a dull game this year 🙂

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

          True, but it’s just biding time and hoping the players around the captain perform which others may not have in ML’s, and then when things shake up can go for the kill, plus chips to play yet later down the line. A move worthy of consideration is dropping TAA, but to who and where to use the cash is an entirely different quandary.

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

            all will save the WC and Triple captain and Bench boost and bla bla bla to the dGW's 🙂 and all will do the same as well 🙂 the differences became negligible

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

              really i'm considerig the same next gameweek 🙂 taa out

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

              I hear ya, but a lot will have already spent there’s and wasted them. Patience does pay with them.
              TAA cod be a fruitful move after this GW

  8. @ocprodigy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 14 RESULTS

    As promised! The GW14 results. Two more to go but at least we're beginning to get back on track!

    ***** GAMEWEEK RESULTS *****

    1st - Scratch (66pts) [3pts]
    Top 4% - Tony123 (64pts), Tibbles, Apples...Oranges, FC Jammer (63pts) [2pts]
    Top 10% - Ameenkw (61pts), MB10 (60pts), ManUnitedComeBack, DaveCZ (59pts) [1pt]

    with Lord only just missing out on 58pts, unlucky this time around.

    The score of the combined FFS Scout Picks and Differentials is a total of 68pts, having some amazing differentials in Alli and Ings, therefore there are no additional bonus points unfortunately.

    ***** THE STANDINGS *****

    A lot of movement at the moment! Your top three:

    1st - COYS96 [13pts]
    2nd - Scratch [11pts]
    3rd - MB10 [10pts]

    (Please also note COYS96 = The Pope, hence his points were consolidated when I was alerted)

    Spreadsheet: https://www.dropbox.com/s/oyuz31n7ppeccuu/Scout%20Picks%20Challenge.xlsm?dl=0

  9. Digital-Real
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    I'm switching TAA to VVD or Lovren. I've noticed more lately, Liverpool are hitting long balls up from their centre backs. Creating chances for attacks. Think the above two can rack up assists.

    1. Naby K8a
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Lovren went off injured earlier

      1. Digital-Real
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        looks to be okay, Pool took him off as precaution.

        1. Naby K8a
          • 8 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Lovren is not an FPL asset I can tell you mate. Far too injury prone

          1. Digital-Real
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 4 months ago

            i'm likely to go for VVD.

            1. Bobby Digital
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 4 months ago

              VVD is someone you keep for the whole season so you don't miss the weeks he gets 15pts+.

    2. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Not worried about Watford at home? Can’t score to save their lives

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

      more like to get hockey assists than FPL returns. they'll find a target but Mane Salah Bobby can easily pass it off. Wouldn't touch Lovren and VVD too expensive not getting the same returns as last year

  10. DAVESAVES
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    RMWCT

    Guaita Martin
    Soy TAA Lund Kelly Rico
    Mane Son KDB Grealish Dendonk
    Vardy Abraham Rashford
    0.4itb

    Cheers

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

      No differentials

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

        Any suggestions?

        1. SEXY SOLO SAUCE
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Me 🙂

  11. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Hi all

    Pope Button
    TAA Söyüncü Tomori Kelly Lundy
    KDB Son Mane Pulisic Cantwell
    Abraham Vardy Jimenez
    2FTs 0ITB

    A) TAA, Jimenez to Aurier, Rashford
    B ) Tomori, Pulisic, Jimenez to Rico, Grealish, Rashford for -4
    C) other?

    Thank you very much

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

      the ins look good but i wouldn't want to lose Taa or Pulisic this week
      I would wait a week on grealish as well he could get carded and be banned for gw 18

  12. Can’t beat em so&hell…
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    A - Jimmy to Tammy
    B- Jimmy and Zaha - Rash and Grealish

    1. Andriy Shevchenko is Back
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A this week but try and get Rashford soon too

  13. tbhogal
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Which option is best here guys?? Have 1FT £0.4 itb

    Pope (Button)
    Tomori, Soyuncu, TAA, Lundstrom (Rico)
    Salah, KDB, Son, Mount, Pulisic (Cantwell)
    Jimenez, Vardy, Ings

    A) Jimmy for Tammy
    B) Jimmy for Rashford and Pulisic and Grealish for a -4 hit?

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

      6 mid?

  14. peco12
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any help with this team would be greatly appreciated. I also have my WC.
    2FT - 1.1 ITB

    Pope (Button)
    Lun, TTA, Robertson (Rico, Diop)
    KDB, Mount, Son (Cantwell)
    Kane, Abraham, Vardy

    Is it crazy to transfer out (-4) TTA, Robertson & Mount for Kelly, Soyuncu & Salah?

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

      Looks good

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

      Missing a midfielder

      1. peco12
        • 11 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        You are right it is Nakamba

    3. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      maybe could borrow one from TBHOGAL

  15. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Any suggestions?

    Guaita
    TAA Lundy Pereira
    KDB Pulisic Mane Son
    Jimenez Vardy Ings

    Governor Donkey Reid Rico

    2 free trannys, 0.1 itb

    1. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Rashford/Tammy and Alli as upgrades for Pulisic, Jimi and Pereira.

  16. ZimZalabim
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    which combo would you guys rather have ?

    A) Tammy(gw17) + Rashford and Grealish(gw18) for -4

    or

    B) Rashford and Kelly(gw17) -4 + Tammy and Grealish(gw18) -4

    Could get Alli instead of Grealish in B, but that makes getting KDB back will be tough

  17. yanky
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    wow my teams loaded this week haha who should I bench? Is it crazy to bench KDB out of this bunch???

    TAA, Robertson, Mane (WAT)
    Lundstrom (AVL)
    Soyuncu, Vardy (NOR)
    KDB (ars)
    Alli (wol)
    Ings (WHU)
    Mount, Abraham (BOU)

    1. Blunder fc
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Arsenal have some of the worst defensive stats in the league, Ken needs to start

    2. Big Al Stankovic
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Yes, crazy indeed. I’m considering giving him the armband.
      Bench Soy or Mount.
      Would even bench boost before benching KdB.

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

    If you owned Everton would you really give Moyes the temporary kid over big dunc? Esp how highly a few players spoke of him and there performance! Any Everton fans p**sed by this?

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

      “Job not kid

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

    Ryan Button
    Trent Soya Kelly Lundy Rico
    Mane De Bruyne Cantwell Son Maddy
    Tammy Vardy Jimmy

    0.2 in the bank and 2 frees.
    How do a use one.

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

      Maddison and Jiminez to Grealish and Rashford

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

      If you can't do KDB/Jim > Alli/Rash then let the tranny burn.

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

        Never ever burnt a transfer before. Doesn't seem right. Could have afforded those on Saturday but not now. What about Ryan to guita? Or Jimmy to Ings?

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Or Cantwell to Dendonk

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

    Gonna (c) Tammy

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Brave

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

        V a makeshift Bournemouth defence? Far from brave

        1. Bobby Digital
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 4 months ago

          Just brave in the sense that everyone is going for Vardy.

  21. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pulisic and Jimmy to Abraham and Grealish?

    Yaay?

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

      For free? Who are your other mids?

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

        Yeah, free

        Son Mane KDB Donkey

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

          Go for it

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

            I might wait til after tommorrows chumpions league games in case of injuries even though Abe will get a price rise tonight

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

              Ok mate, I did my fts early

    2. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Wouldn’t lose Pulisic before home game v Bournemouth- potential for monster haul and due one

  22. LSK
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Can’t decide whether to do nothing or take a hit to switch Jesus and Jimenez to Rashford and Abraham.
    Thoughts?

    Pope
    VVD, Soyuncu, Lundstram
    Salah, KDB, Alli, Mount
    Vardy, Jimenez, Jesus

    Dunk, Cantwell, Mings

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Do nothing

  23. tbhogal
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Guys, Abraham in for free or Rashford in for a hit?

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

      Abe

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

      Abraham, but love all this talk about them and very happy to have both.

  24. S3
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Use FT or save? 0.5 ITB

    Guaita
    TAA, Soy, Lund,
    Mane, KDB, Son, Maddison, Zaha
    Vardy (C), Tammy

    Skelenburg, Kelly, Tomori, Conolly

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      Save

    2. Lightning Bolt
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      how to get zaha > alli from this team..
      downgrade TAA maybe?

      1. S3
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        will roll FT to bring Alli in next week.....on possible chopping board is TAA

  25. Lightning Bolt
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Pick one to play..

    A. Hendo vs Avl (H)
    B. Pope vs New (H)

    Cheers..

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

      B

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

      A

    3. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

    4. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

    5. Lightning Bolt
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      thanks mate..

  26. Phil's Stamps
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    On a WC.

    A) TAA Mount Grealish
    B) VVD Alli Dendoncker ?

    Both exact money. Feeling that A is playing it safe but B is more likely to help me climb the ranks (currently at 50k).

    Gaz Martin
    TAA Soy Lund Kelly Simpson
    Mane KDB Son Mount Grealish
    Vardy Rashford Abraham

    Thanks.

    1. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      B, no benching ache

    2. Blueberg
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      I'd probably not bother with any liverpool defender on a wildcard tbh. Downgrade mount or grealish or you are going to have a benching headache each week, the you can probably upgrade the other? Ali, pulisic? Up to you though ain't it.

      1. Phil's Stamps
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        I'm a bit nervous to go without any Liverpool defence this week.

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

      Probably B don’t think it’s worth having an eighth ‘good’ player when budget defenders are offering decent value off the bench

  27. HellasLEAF
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Worth hanging onto PVA? Or swap for funds on a free.

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      If you have the transfer handy use it, I reckon.

  28. waldo666
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    Anything worth a hit here? 1.1 ITB

    Gazza
    TAA Soy Lundstram
    Mane Maddison KDB Mount
    Vardy Jimenez Tammy

    (Button Kelly Dendonker Rico)

    1. HellasLEAF
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      KDB out

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        To a Spurs mid would be the obvious, not sure I could pull the trigger on that for a hit. Food for thought though, cheers.

    2. Rover
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      No

      1. waldo666
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Cheers

  29. E25
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    WCing in 19 or 20. Thoughts on best use for the transfer this week?
    A) Jimi -> Rash
    B) KDB -> Son
    C) Zaha -> Alli

    Plan was originally TAA + Zaha out for Grealish + def in gw18.

    Ryan
    Soyuncu Lund TAA
    Mane KDB Zaha Maddison
    Vardy(c) Jimi Abraham

    Button / Kelly Rico Dend

    2FT 3.2ITB

    1. waldo666
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

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

      C imo

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

        Both Jimi and Kdb should outscore Zaha

    3. dunas_dog
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 4 months ago

      A

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

      If you have Zaha (as I have) then i think it's best to keep him for 17 + 18 as they're decent fixtures, it's getting closer to the transfer window opening so I imagine he'll start to pull his finger out

      1. E25
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 4 months ago

        Agreed. Will definitely give him 17. Maybe 18 if not punt on Grealish

  30. sfsfsfe
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 4 months ago

    If you where desperate to climb in rank, what would sway you to not captain Vardy and pick a differential?
    A difficult fixture for Leicester, e.g. gw 18 & 19 which makes the captainchoise less of a differential?
    Having a 3 man leicester coverage and choosing a player with a almost as juicy fixture as Vardy?