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Scoutcast crew discuss resurgent Man United and Leicester’s fixture-turn

There are a handful of issues for the Scoutcast crew to get through tonight.

You can join us on our YouTube channel from 20:00 GMT to 21:00 GMT but you can watch the latest episode back any time after that.

Joe will be joined by Az and Karam to discuss Manchester United’s new-look side, built around the in-form creative midfielder, and penalty-taking, Bruno Fernandes (£8.2m).

Meanwhile, a turn in the fixtures could mean a return to the headlines for Leicester options including Jamie Vardy (£9.7m), James Maddison (£7.4m) and Harvey Barnes (£6.0m).

After that, the tough decisions to make about life past Blank Gameweek 28 will be our talking point of the week.

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  1. Sterling Malory
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Would you rather
    A) Grealish to Barnes
    Or
    B) Grealish and Auba to Bruno/Martial and Vardy

    McCarthy
    TAA VVD Dunk Lascelles (O'connell
    Salah Cantwell Traore (KDB, Grealish)
    Ings Jiminez Auba

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

  2. Doolittle
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    A) Dendoncker -> Barnes
    B) Dendoncker -> Bruno
    C) Save

    1FT, 4.0 ITB

    McCarthy
    TAA/VVD/Soyuncu/Boly
    Salah(C)/Martial/Traore
    Vardy/Ings/DCL

    Martin/Rico/Dendoncker/KDB

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

      Whilst both are tempting, saving could be the best move.

      1. Dthinger
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        What? Why? Bruno seems a no brainer

  3. SpaceCadet
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sell traore or grealish?

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

      Depends a bit on context but Grealish is a guaranteed blank this week so I'd be shipping him.

      1. SpaceCadet
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Cheers mate. Here’s the full team. Any suggestions? 1ft, 5.5m itb

        McCarthy
        Taa dunk soy Rico
        Salah grealish traore
        Firmino jiminez ings

        Button kdb grealish Stevens

        1. SpaceCadet
          • 10 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry, grealish in the playing 11 is dendo

        2. Dthinger
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          5.5 in the bank? Dendo to martial and then spend big on a defender next week

          1. SpaceCadet
            • 10 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Cheers. Martial a better option than Bruno?

            1. Dthinger
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Just because he’s up front I guess. Just save some money to switch to Bruno When martial inevitably gets injured.

            2. FOO FIGHTER
              • 4 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              I would rather go Bruno.

              1. SpaceCadet
                • 10 Years
                4 years, 1 month ago

                Cheers. And who would you dump - grealish, dendo or traore?

                1. FOO FIGHTER
                  • 4 Years
                  4 years, 1 month ago

                  Perhaps Traore? He is a rotation risk with Europa League.

                  Will also leave you with cash for upgrades on Rico and Dendo and perhaps a 2nd GK when you bench boost.

                  1. SpaceCadet
                    • 10 Years
                    4 years, 1 month ago

                    What I'm thinking as well. Probably wait and see how many minutes he gets tomorrow night. Cheers

  4. De Gea is GOAT
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Play Trossard or Cantwell? Thanks guys

  5. Woy_is_back
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    How the fek are City favourites om Bernabeu? I'm betting heavily on Madrid

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

      City are a better team on their day that's why

    2. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Madrid not in the best shape/form at the moment though..

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

        Yeah but city always choke

  6. jia you
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Feel sorry for Hazard, with the news that he's likely out for the rest of the season, his chance to step up to true world class level at RM being ruined by injuries!

    1. lilmessipran
      • 11 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      And pizzas and burgers apparently

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Sad for him. If RM do not win the Liga and CL, his dream to become a star under Zidane could end prematurely as well. Chelsea the real winners here, how they got that much money from a player whose contract was running out is commendable!

      1. NOMONEY
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        "On 12 February 2015, Hazard signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract with Chelsea." the contract was going to run until 2020-21 season, not quite running out

      2. NOMONEY
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        oh wait i got that wrong, youre right

  7. Manumana
    • 8 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who u get in

    A. Martial
    B. Richarlson
    C. Fernandez

    Cheers

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      No z in C so him.

      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Thx TM

    2. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      C looks promising.

      1. Manumana
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes thx

  8. sunzip14
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Sidibe+O'Connell> Evans+Taylor a good use of 2 FTs this week? Or is Saiss/Boly instead of Evans better considering GW 31 blanks? Evans could also be Gomez as I only have 2 Pool players currently.

  9. OverTinker
    • 5 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Grealish to Barnes/Fernandes for a hit??
    Or play Holgate

    1. Dthinger
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Play Holgate

    2. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Do the hit. Crazy to start holgate. Cfm concede

    3. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I did Grealish to Fernandes for a hit.

  10. De Gea is GOAT
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Who to play guys?

    A) Trossard (CRY)

    B) Cantwell (LEI)

  11. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will you sell alli and mahrez to bruno and barnes?

    Or sell mahrez to bruno and firmino to vardy?

    1. SpaceCadet
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I'm keeping Firmino for now. Was unlucky not to score last gw.

  12. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    I have 1 FT. Would you do
    1) Traoré to Barnes
    2) Auba to Vardy
    3) Roll FT

    McCarthy
    TAA Taylor Lascelles Saiss
    Salah Mané Traoré Cantwell
    Jiménez Ings

    Button Holgate KDB Aubameyang

    Cheers!

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

      Doing 2

  13. TheythinkHITSallover
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 6 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Dendonka Button
    TAA Doherty Pareira Stevens Williams
    Salah KDB Greilish Traore Martial
    Ferminho Ings Jiminez

    Considering a -8
    Williams KDB Ferminho - Robo Maddison Vardy

    See me through to gw 32
    Still got WC, FH and BB

    Is this crazy?

    1. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Don't transfer out KDB.

  14. HNI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    has Rico lost his place or it was one off? i can get in Chilwell/Boly/Doherty/Stevens for a -4 or Play Rico v Chel?

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Doh!!!!

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not worth a hit.

    3. George James
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Heard mixed things some saying dropped some saying he was ill.

      I think he might get his place back

    4. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Doherty should pay off over next few gws. Even if Rico plays then he’s relying on attacking returns as Bournemouth never keep clean sheets

  15. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anybody knows if sarr be straight in the line up or not?

  16. HNI
    • 11 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    which teams are confirmed matches in gw31? any from lei, wolves, sou?

    1. sunzip14
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves

    2. FOO FIGHTER
      • 4 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Wolves vs Bouremouth

      Burnley vs Watford

  17. The Overthinker
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Anybody knows if sarr will be straight into the starting 11 or not ?

    1. Letsgo!
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Does it even matter lol

    2. THFC4LIFE
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      If he’s 100% he’ll start imo

  18. Letsgo!
    • 7 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Will u sell alli for bruno/martial? Or keep alli?

  19. FOO FIGHTER
    • 4 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Bet we are all aching to know whether there will be a DGW29.

    1. The Overthinker
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Foooo

    2. Whats the Huth
      • 8 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      There better not be

  20. George James
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Best option this game week

    A) Fernandes + Rico
    B) Barnes + Doherty -4
    C) Fernandes + Boly -4
    D) Barnes + Pereria -4
    E) Pereria + Saiss -4

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

      D, longer term option

    2. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      B

  21. Dynamic Duos
    • 10 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    Playing 5 at the back doesn't feel great to me , this is who I have got

    TAA Boly Fernandez Lascelles Stephens

    should I play Boly or get Barnes/Mount for Grealish?

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Not sure I trust Newcastle defence so I’d get Barnes and bench lacelles

    2. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      I have the same def!

      Playing TAA Boly and one if Fernandez/Lascelles for sure.

      If I play a fourth one, will be Stephens. But depends if I keep KDB or sell him for Bruno. If I sell, I start Bruno and only three defs

    3. bench boost for every gamew…
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      double necastle defence seems too nervy for my part, Barnes and play Boly, Wilves can keep cs vs Spurs with their problems atm.

  22. Pat Bonner
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    What’s the thoughts on best move:

    A aguero and Grealish to vardy and Barnes/Maddison
    B aguero Grealish and Gomez to dcl mane boly (-4)

    1. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      a

    2. Pieterke30
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      A

  23. Ajax Hamsterdam
    • 9 Years
    4 years, 1 month ago

    - mount or barnes to replace grealish ?
    - keep traore one more week ?

    thanks a lot

    1. Party time
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Barnes ofc. Mount likely to be benched this weekend

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          thanks a lot.

      • Wonderful Wizard Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Barnes for me. I would love to see Mount back in from, but I will wait for now.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          cheers. think traore will start ?

          1. Pieterke30
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            If he plays 75+ on Thursday, I wouldnt be sure of it.

            But before he actually does yes I think he starts vs Spurs

            1. Ajax Hamsterdam
              • 9 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              will monitor. thanks again !

          2. bench boost for every gamew…
            • 7 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            it´s more down to tactics, if they play 3-5-2 then he might not start, if back to 3-4-3 then he will.

      • Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Barnes

        Yes

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          thanks a lot

    2. Dank Squid
      • 5 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      People confident captaining Salah despite the away game factor? Lately Pool have only been scoring 1-2 goals in away games, not much room for a haul.

      1. Ajax Hamsterdam
        • 9 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        not other great alternatives

      2. Dynamic Duos
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Who would you (c) instead?

        1. Dank Squid
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, that´s the thing - no standout alternatives. Maybe TAA, I should captain him more often (even dared to TC him in the DGW after all). Jimenez also interests me, he rarely blanks against a top team and Spurs defense doesn´t look too good.

        2. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Mané (or Vardy, but dont like captaining players with no recent form).

      3. Wonderful Wizard Hazard
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Trent

      4. Jafalad
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'd only cap't Mane.

        1. Dank Squid
          • 5 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Yeah, I would too if he was in my team.

        2. Pieterke30
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          But you dont have him?

          1. Jafalad
            • 14 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            I'd have had him for ages. Unlike the Millenials, I kept hold in 24.

            1. Pieterke30
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 7 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Are you 40+, or under 23?

      5. Whats the Huth
        • 8 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        It’s Vardy or mane for me.

    3. Ajax Hamsterdam
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      keep traore one more week and save transfer ? thanks

      1. Jafalad
        • 14 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yes. I'm in no rush to shift him esp with WOL fixtures.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          thanks. 2 benching in a row a slight concern though....

      2. Dank Squid
        • 5 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Yeah. I´m keeping at least one more week. Even if Nuno may stick to 3-5-2 now regardless of opposition, Traoré might play RWB instead of Doherty - not sure if he wants to bench the "top team killer" in this gameweek.

        1. Ajax Hamsterdam
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          cheers.

      3. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Exactly what I'm doing. Traore v Davies should be fruitful ..... let's hope Nuno sees it in that light.

        1. Van der Faart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          I think he'll be up against Tanganga tbh

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            That's not quite so appetising as Tanganga can't be as slow as Davies. 🙁

    4. KUN+10
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      GTG? or How would you guys take advantage of a free transfer here? 0.1 itb. Thanks!

      McCarthy
      TAA Robbo Stephens Lascelles Saiss
      Salah Barnes Martial
      Ings Ayew

      Henderson KDB Auba Grealish

      1. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I think you can roll your transfer looks ok

    5. Lignja
      • 6 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Pope
      Taa, Robo, Lund, Lascales, Rico
      Salah, Kdb, Traore, Grealish, Dendoker
      Auba, Vardy, Ings

      2ft 0.1 m itb

      A. Grealish, Lund --- Mount/Barnes, Boly
      B. Grealish, Traore, Lund --- Mount, Barnes, Boly -4

      No value on Grealish got him few weeks ago

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        A Barnes looks lovely

        1. Lignja
          • 6 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks, Traore to Mount for hit or keep Traore?

          1. mikess
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Not feeling Mount myself

    6. Willmissudimitrypayet
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Djenepo got 90 minutes last gamle and looken good. Think he will play the next det aswell?

      Considering Grealish and Fleck to Barnes and Djenepo. Thoughts please?

      1. Willmissudimitrypayet
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Few*

      2. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Not too bad, wouldn't expect huge points but they're OK for a free punt

        1. Willmissudimitrypayet
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 7 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks! Would you rather Oconnel, Grealish, Auba to Doherty, Barnes and Vardy for -4?

          Kind of sad not to have Auba next week if they have a double though...

    7. mikess
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Appreciate some advice, plenty of ways to go. I need to sacrifice two of these for 28 to field an 11. Got two frees, 1.2m itb

      O'Connell
      Aubameyang pp 10.7 cp 10.9
      Grealish pp 6.2 cp 6.7
      KDB pp 9.8 cp 10.8

      A) O'Connell & Grealish > Charlie Taylor & Martial

      B) Grealish & Aubameyang > Fernandes/Martial & Vardy

      C) KDB & Grealish > Fernandes & Martial

      1. n14mul
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        Simple A

        1. mikess
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Cheers

      2. Van der Faart
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        B with Martial

        1. mikess
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks, be tough to call between the United mids

          1. Van der Faart
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            4 years, 1 month ago

            Both are good options and will probably score similarly for the remainder of the season I reckon. Maybe Fernandes is slightly better as he has set pieces

            1. mikess
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              4 years, 1 month ago

              Aye big factor

      3. Lignja
        • 6 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        A

    8. Flynny
      • 9 Years
      4 years, 1 month ago

      Morning.....what to do with auba?

      A.....bench him and play 532

      B....sell for vardy and play 433

      Im chasing in minileague and only one with auba..... thanks

      1. mikess
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        I'm very tempted to jump ship to Vardy purely based on next two fixtures. I've owned Aubameyang for a while now ans until this weekend I've been a little underwhelmed

        1. Flynny
          • 9 Years
          4 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks. Yes i was also underwhelmed until the weekend....

      2. Pieterke30
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        4 years, 1 month ago

        B