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The ScoutCast – Episode 129 – Bitter

There’s no getting away from it, Granville and I are nothing short of bitter middle aged, middle of the table Fantasy managers. This week’s ScoutCast is a vitriol-filled slab of double Gameweek failure, inspired by Yaya Toure’s relentless point scoring and our stubborn reluctance to recruit his talents.

Of course, in between skinning our sour grapes, Granville and I dabble with the podcast regulars, whilst responding to another round of community posers including a lookey-likey query that smiles kindly on my co-host and has me recounting the tale of my very own office doppleganger.

Wallow in self pity via this link or look on the bright side via the player below…

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. Proggy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Start Sterling or Mutch?

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    1. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Sterling

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  2. Reckoner.
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Just been looking at some stats for this season:

    Man City are 2nd for Clean Sheets (Joint 2nd with 13),
    Man City are 2nd best for games in which they failed to score (4 games),
    Man City are 2nd for Goals Scored (79),
    Man City are 2nd for Goals Conceded (27).

    Not the best in any but consistent! If you compare to Chelsea and Liverpool:

    Chelsea are 1st for Clean Sheets (14),
    Chelsea are 4th best for games in which they failed to score (6 games),
    Chelsea are 3rd for Goals Scored (62),
    Chelsea are 1st for Goals Conceded (23).

    Liverpool are 5th for Clean Sheets (Joint 5th with 9),
    Liverpool are 1st for games in which they failed to score (2 games),
    Liverpool are 1st for Goals Scored (84),
    Liverpool are 6th for Goals Conceded (Joint 6th with 39).

    Think it shows that Man City & Chelsea are in a better place to win the league due to their defense.

    Liverpool's attack is better but you still get the same amount of points for a 1-0 win as you do for a 4-0 win.

    However if Liverpool continue with the we'll score more than you do who to say they can't win the league with the worst defense of the 3.

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    1. wood is good
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      but you also get the same points for a 1-0 win as a 4-3 win etc

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      1. Billy Gilmore
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Amen.

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      2. Reckoner.
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Which just emphasizes the point I was making about Liverpool compared to the other 2.

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      3. Eggsaktly.

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  3. The King
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Koschelney + sterling --> distin + Erikson

    -4

    Thoughts please??

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    1. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Learn their names

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      1. The King
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Who's that? Is he any good?

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    2. Epic fail, on the spelling front! 😀

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    3. wood is good
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      dont know about eriksen

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  4. The Baby-faced Assassin
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    For the rest of the season, Eriksen or Lallana?

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    1. Reckoner.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Lallana

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    2. Tricky. I would like to say Eriksen, on account of fixtures.

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    3. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Lallana

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    4. meerlight
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Eriksen. better fixtures, and he's a class act

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      1. TeamSteam
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 2 days ago

        And Lallana isn`t? Regardless of what you think of the two players, only one of them is 100% nailed on.

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  5. theotherguy
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Any Everton fans online? What are your thoughts on Barkley?

    My impression was that the limited game time was due to him being protected a little and having time to recover from niggling injuries, but now that they are out of all other competitions and have a chance to make the top 4, surely they will play their strongest team (which I assume will include him) every game?

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  6. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Hoping to do Nolan to either AJ or Eriksen, Baines to up to 4.7, and Lukaku to Kun next week for -4, assuming Kun plays some part tomorrow.

    Sound good? Which of AJ/Eriksen would you go for?

    Also thinking Wilson for the Baines downgrade, or Vlaar.

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    1. Surely you will go for Schürrle? 😀

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Too risky for me

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    2. Team Hayemaker
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      you do realise Everton have a decent DGW?

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I have Distin too, would rather Kun that Baines

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    3. FortunesAlwaysHiding
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      I dont think its worth it. Baines may outscore either. Do you really want Vlaar or Wilson?

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Have Distin Azpi and Zaba still so they'd be 4th def

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        1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          In that case, Vlaar.

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  7. Team Hayemaker
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Distin or Zabaleta for the DGW34?

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    1. Zabaleta. Or Coleman.

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    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Zaba

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      1. Team Hayemaker
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I have Distin (and coleman), just contemplating my moves for the DGW. Evertons fixtures are decent and just thinking do I really need Zabaleta or not.

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  8. Tomopinder77
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    What do you reckon guys??

    Lukaku and lallana
    OR
    Mutch and Aguero

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    1. Former. Easily.

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    2. Reckoner.
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Depends what the rest of your team is and whether that 4/5th midfielder will be starting regularly.

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      1. Tomopinder77
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Rest of the team is:

        Adrian
        Terry-Cahill-Coleman
        Hazard-Yaya-Gerrard-SILVA atm
        Suarez-Sturridge-DZEKO atm

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        1. Reckoner.
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          The Lukaku & Lallana definatly.

          A.Johnson maybe worth a look instead of Lallana, 2 more DGW's coming up for him and looked v.good against Liverpool.

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  9. Shifty
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Mids are AJ Nolan Snodgrass Hazard Mirallas (yes no YYT)

    A) Save the FT and play 4 of those...if so, pick 2 of AJ Nolan Snoddy please!
    B) Nolan > Nasri

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    1. B).

      But I am going for Schürlle.

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      1. Shifty
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        can always count on you for the surprise picks Doos! Considering him as well, surely Jose has to pick him. On form.

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          1. Shifty
            • 10 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            you had my curiosity...but now you have my attention.

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        1. Also, Willian's form is on the slide, and Oscar has lacked consistency.

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          1. Dogba
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            What about Salah, who is ineligible for CL? We've got PSG both the coming midweeks...

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            1. TeamSteam
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 2 days ago

              Salah`s shit.

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  10. The Governor
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Planning a bit ahead for gameweek 34, would you rather:

    A) Baines / Nasri / Aguero
    B) Baines / Yaya / Dzeko
    C) Jagielka / Yaya / Aguero

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    1. B).

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      1. Team Hayemaker
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Ageuro still too much a risk for me

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  11. TeddiPonza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Play Sterling (TOT) or Snodgrass (swa) this weekend?

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    1. Sterling, imo.

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  12. Davids_Semen
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Nolan looks good for this week, keep and play him, then transfer next week.

    I would go Nolan and Snoddy

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    1. Davids_Semen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      reply fail to shifty

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      1. Joey Barton and Friends
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        he never does well away from home and their fixture list os poor

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    2. Shifty
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Cheers, will think about it. No love for AJ? Sunderland will have to go on the attack, if i had to choose between him and Nolan, home factor + team's reliance on his creativity nicks it over Nolan.

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  13. King Huth
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Any suggestion for this week?

    I think my defender is a bit weak... i could do demel --> az or caulker as a punt

    or should i try remove mirallas get in distin then get a new midfield?

    SUGESTION PALEASEEEEE

    mannone dead

    demel ward olsson zabaleta baines

    yaya johnson mirallas hazard noone

    SAS lukaku

    1.1m ITB

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    1. Davids_Semen
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Caulker has goal threat but he is pricey for a cardiff defender.

      don't you want to keep Mirallas for the double?

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      1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        What happened to Mannone?!

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      2. King Huth
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Caulker or Azpuellta

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  14. FortunesAlwaysHiding
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    How do we think the whole Schurrle/Willian situation will play out? Neither seems worthy of being dropped right?

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    1. Dogba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      They'll both be rotated alongside Salah, who I think will be important in the league for the run-in.

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      1. Dogba
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Oscar Schurrle Willian Salah Ramires will all be rotated for the 2nd and 3rd midfield spot alongside Hazard, when Ramires is fit I can see us going 4-3-3 in some games as well. The further we progress in CL, the more of a rotation threat they all are.

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      2. FortunesAlwaysHiding
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Interesting. Do you support Chelsea? Assume you do.

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        1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 3 days ago

          Well that answers that!

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          1. Dogba
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 3 days ago

            Just seems risky to go for one of them. Limited upside too, Chelsea aren't really scoring many goals. I mean we don't play Arsenal every week, hehe.

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            1. FortunesAlwaysHiding
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 10 Years
              10 years, 3 days ago

              My draft league rival/housemate has both Willian and Schurrle now. Will laugh at his headache

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      3. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        I only see Salah playing if Hazard is taken off early in games to preserve him for UCL, otherwise Hazard has LAM, and RAM will be Willian/Schurrle, maybe occasionally giving Salah 20 mins

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  15. The King
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Koscielny & Sterling --> Eriksen & Distin for -4

    Yeah or no?

    Better?;)

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  16. DonTheSpecialOne
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    Gday lads, quick one;

    a) Play Nolan and save one FT (get Lallana next week)
    b) Use the transfer to get Lallana in today.

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    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      You want Lallana long term?

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Think so mate! Fixtures look good.

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    2. Coaly
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      I have hope for Nolan, but would rather Lallana long term.

      I'm holding Nolan one more week but that's partly because I'm taking him out for someone cheaper, and Nolan has a better fixture this week than my options to replace him.

      If I was considering Lallana in for him, I would probably do it now as Nolan tends to be poor away

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      1. DonTheSpecialOne
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Cheers for your thoughts man! Not sure what to do.

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  17. Coaly
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 3 days ago

    For GW34:

    a) Baines Lukaku
    b) Distin Kun (-4)

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    1. Dogba
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 3 days ago

      Impossible to answer that now. Depends on the form and fitness of all 4 players leading up to GW34.

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      1. Coaly
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 3 days ago

        Assume all fit and Aguero typical form

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