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Podcast February 4

Scoutcast crew discuss evolving template and best chip strategies

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There are some big questions for the Scoutcast crew to answer tonight.

The Fantasy Premier League template continues to break up and dissolve while new players are making cases for a place in the new so-called ‘meta team’.

Join Joe, Karam and Pro Pundit Tom Freeman on our YouTube channel to hear their discussion.

The show will run from 20:00 GMT to 21:00 GMT.

Up for consideration in the new template is Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero (£12.0m), so we will begin our analysis with him ahead of a favourable Gameweek 26 match against West Ham.

Meanwhile, those on the chopping block include John Lundstram (£5.1m), Leicester players and other cheap defenders.

Our pundits will discuss which of these they will be keeping and who should be ditched as soon as possible.

Finally, we’ll be looking ahead to the upcoming Blank and Double Gameweeks to assess when the best time to play the chips will be.

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  1. Fpl Richie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Ryan
    Lundstram TAA Holgate
    Salah Martial Traore KDB
    Vardy Auba Ings
    Button Kelly Soyuncu Dendo
    1.9itb 1ft
    A. Soy to VVD
    B. Kelly to Stephens/Stevens/Gomez
    C. Martial to anyone below 9.3 (Mahrez/Moura?)
    D. B and C (-4)
    E. Other

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    1. KunDogan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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    2. Peteex
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B - Stephens

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    3. Manu Forti
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      B Gomez

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  2. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Former Manchester United player scoring at the Kop end of Anfield

    I bet he dreamed of this moment when he was a kid

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  3. XabiAlonso
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Is aurier worth a look again as a Lundstrom replacement

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I think he is just due to his attacking potential

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      1. XabiAlonso
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Cheers

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

    How did the LIV U16 kid Harvey play? Curious.

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

      Brightest spark.

      Captain Jones good too.

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    2. goriuanx
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Very good. Created a few chances.

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    3. Marvin Moon
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Terrific prospect. For some reason there's a part of me that can't help but see a bit of Jack Wilshere or David Bently in him though. Of course I sincerely hope I'm wrong.

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    4. El Presidente
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Is that the one desperately in need of a hair cut right?

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      1. jtreble
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Yes.

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

    Henderson (McGovern)
    Trent VVD Söyüncü (Kelly) (Rico)
    Salah KDB Grealish Traore (Hayden)
    Vardy Ings DCL

    What would you do? (1 free transfer, 4.7ib)
    A. Kelly -> Stevens
    B. Vardy -> Agüero

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    1. Peteex
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Really depends on how you are going to play your chips in coming weeks but I have a very similar team (actually same forwards) and also had a 1FT and I did Kelly to Stephens

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    2. Manu Forti
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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  6. fridge
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    I have 2 FT and 0.7 ITB. Any ideas? Wanted to get rid of my Leicester players last week but missed the deadline and not so sure now

    Ryan
    TAA. Robbo. Lundstram
    Salah (c) KDB. Maddison. Martial. Traore
    Vardy. Ings
    Button. Greenwood. Soyuncu. Kelly

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    1. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Borderline a wildcard I think - I would be wanting to ditch Lundstram, Soy, Kelly, Greenwood, Maddison, Martial and Ryan from that...

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  7. JJeyy
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Jiménez or Firmino? Rotation possible for Liverpool with champs league midweek?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Firmino.

      It's possible, yeah.

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      1. Jebiga
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Aguero or Firmino?

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        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Aguero, but with the same rotation possibility.

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    2. mrodgers91
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jimenez in danger of rotation with EL too

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      1. mrodgers91
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Actually scratch that, just checked and i think jimi has started every game after EL so far

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

        Highly doubtful. Wolves are in with a real shot at top4

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  8. Corgz Dark side of the Loon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    One week punt.....Mahrez or Son. ??

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez

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    2. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Crazily tempted by DeBruyne to Mahrez

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    3. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Mahrez

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

    Thoughts on this WC team? Crying out bench points i know.

    Henderson • Pope
    TAA • VVD • Doherty • O'Connell • Fernandez
    Salah • KDB • Barnes • Traore • Fleck
    Jiminez • Ings • Aguero

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    1. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yeah I would get a super cheap 5th mid with those forwards.

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

        Fleck is quite cheap

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        1. Pooodle
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It's fine if you're happy benching him each week but don't get sucked into playing him over e.g. Ings.

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    2. Get up ya bum
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Not bad. I'd get aurier and/or tanganga. May as well have a cheap player that doesn't blank in 28. Then you can keep Aguero or bring in Aubameyang next GW. Son and Firmino must tempt you.

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

        Cheers yeah both very tempting i'd need to downgrade Kun to get both

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        1. Get up ya bum
          • 14 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          Yeah keep and cap him then sell before Leicester game. That's what I'm doing

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  10. davies
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Which option?

    A) Henderson Taylor
    B) Pope O’Connell

    ***** / McCarthy
    TAA / VVD / Egan / ***** / Lascelles

    I’ll be playing 343 almost every week, fwiw...

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

      A for me

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      1. L S P
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        agree

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

    Current WC squad- which option would you choose- A or B?

    A Firmino Son KDB Stephens (as below marked *) or

    B Aguero Bergwijn Mahrez Van Dijk

    Henderson
    TAA Stevens Stephens*
    Salah KDB* Son* Barnes
    Ings Firmino* Jiménez

    McCarthy Mooy Boly Fernández

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    1. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A by quite a long way. Bergwijn and Mahrez are both massive punts

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      1. Not again Shirley
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Bit harsh!

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  12. Do I Not Like Orange
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Well these results help nobody in terms of GW31 planning.

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

      Now theres so few teams playing that you can just ignore the entire game week.

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

        3 Wolves, Cantwell, Rico = green arrow.

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        1. Klaren
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 2 months ago

          It’d be a big waste when you can have 6 more and 12 points more at the minimum.

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

            I’d rather roll the dices in 34.

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            1. Klaren
              • 6 Years
              4 years, 2 months ago

              Not sure 34 will be big enough for DGWs but fair enough.

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    2. Pep Roulette
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Chelsea might beat Liverpool kids

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  13. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    VAR is so cruel

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    1. Do I Not Like Orange
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      The fact it's only available at select grounds in the FA Cup surely defeats the object (if there still is one) of VAR. Uneven playing field.

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      1. Syd.
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Agreed

        It basically means the competition is being played under 2 separate set of rules

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

        What a shocker one of the grounds is Anfield where LiVARpool play

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  14. matiakez
    • 13 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Doherty and Jordan Henderson or Barnes and Gomrz?

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Jordan Henderson is having a fantastic season but he really isn't an FPL option

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      1. Funkyav
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Henderson would be an option if we could have 4 LFC players.

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

    Should be 2-0... or 5-0.

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    1. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      If Liverpool were relying on expected goals they wouldn't be top of the league

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  16. Mackans
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    What would you do?
    A. Kelly -> Stevens
    B. Vardy -> Agüero

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    1. Warby84
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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

      B

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    3. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      A

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  17. Pep Roulette
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Moura or Bergwin? And why?

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    1. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      I wouldn't get either

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  18. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Longstaff major been given MOM.

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  19. Bobby Digital
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Did Lascelles really get injured?

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    1. Monkey Hanger
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No.

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      1. Monkey Hanger
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 2 months ago

        Not yet anyway.

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    2. Syd.
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      No

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    3. SEXY SON
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      He's still on the pitch so doubt it

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    4. Bobby Digital
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Ok good.

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

    Liverpool through.

    Chelsea vs Liverpool in the 5th round.

    Easy City draw should mean Chelsea blank regardless in 31. A Liverpool win would have big FPL implications.

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    1. diesel001
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Hope Liverpool win their tie. I want GW31 to be a non-event

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

    Oxford goal

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  22. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Oxford 2-2 Newcastle

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  23. The Polymath
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2-2 wow

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  24. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    2-2

    Oxford equalise

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  25. Monkey Hanger
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Oxford equaliser.

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  26. Mini Mahouse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Does the results tonight mean that we're liklely going to see a huge FPL blank? Would be great for me, many teams in my mini league already used their FH

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    1. Pooodle
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      yes

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    2. Maddi Son
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      Yes although I can't tell if it's a good use of FH or not. Personally I think 3 or 4 fixtures is the sweet spot amount.

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

      Feels a bit of waste when so few games and with teams who look likely to be playing - might be better to play FH in DGW and put as many out as possible in 31

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  27. Marvin Moon
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    God I feel sorry for that Shrewsbury player.

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

    Shrewsbury, like Everton, disrespect the FA Cup.

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  29. diesel001
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Newcastle into extra time.

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  30. Syd.
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone know what time the 10 O'Clock News will be on at?

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    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 2 months ago

      It's on now. ITV.

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