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6 November 2014 2769 comments
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There was just a wafer-thin point separating myself and Granville in Gameweek 11, despite my rivals decision to ignore the force of nature that is Alexis Sanchez.

In a svelte but packed episode of the ScoutCast, my co-host and I discuss the Chilean’s “essential†charms and pile praise on the reborn Stewart Downing and the new, reliable Leighton Baines v2.

Around the usual regulars, we drop in on some old favourites, as Aleks Kolarov discovers new methods of running Granville’s Gameweek and I somehow manufacture a way of snuggling under the Van Persie duvet. We also carry on nudging the Harry Kane-wagon, run our teams through the Gargatron computer and go on “Warnock Watch†once more.

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

  1. Donblaster
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 1 month ago

    Grateful for some advice

    3m ITB, 1FT.

    Krul (4.0)
    Chambers Duff Wisdom (Moore Wilson)
    ADM Fab Downing Siggy/Lampard
    Kun Costa Pelle

    A) Fab to Sanchez
    B) Siggy & Lamps to Sanchez & 4.3 mid (-4)
    C) Wilson to Baines
    D) something else??

    Thanks!

    1. A guy
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      B or C are best.

    2. Jay_
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Save 2, if nothing comes up over the break ,
        Pelle >Sakho
        Lampard >Sanchez

        1. A guy
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          No, he's then rotating Sakho, Downing and Siggy, leaving points on the bench, while his back line collects 5 pts altogether.

      • RoyaleBlue
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Id go B that way you get Sanchez and fab. -4 is easy to make back and not the end of the world

      • BantamPhil
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Save transfer

      • Donblaster
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Thanks for advice all, leaning towards B to get Sanchez, although I do worry about how weak that leaves my defence!

    3. crteer
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Who's everyone's captain choice this week?

      1. Declan
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Kun for me

      2. BlzE_94
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        kun

      3. A guy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Kun 🙂

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

        Kun

      5. BeachBadger
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Kun

      6. RoyaleBlue
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Pelle over kun 😀

      7. The Left Duke #3
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        ADM (C) Kun (VC) .....might change after the above comments haha

        1. crteer
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Was with you on this thinking, but also going to change haha.

      8. waldo666
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        ADM

        1. Uber Mo
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Where does the adm love come from?

            1. Uber Mo
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Nice table man

              1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Thanks. 🙂

      9. OShaughnessy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Pelle (C)
        Aguero (VC)

      10. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        ADM

      11. Pigvig
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Pelle or Aguero

    4. Smudger’s Dirty Dozen
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      A bit of advice guys...

      Begovic (Myhill)
      Clyne, Baines, Wisdom (Cahill, Hutton)
      ADM, Haz, Siggy, Sanchez (Boyd)
      Costa, Pelle (C), Naismith

      A - Stick for this GW
      B - For -4 Naismith/Cahill OUT Dummett/Sakho IN
      C - Another suggestion?

      1. Mayor of Flair
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Maybe stick for this gameweek then make the double swao next week?

    5. Reed_Rothchild
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Liverpool are keen to bolster their attacking options and are set to offer £40m for Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema in January

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Why not get Ronaldo?

        1. Raul Madrid - That\'s …
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Or both.

      2. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm sure he's dying to go 😆

      3. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        lol he's Madrid's only striker, why would he join lfc, lfc would have ffp up their backsides

        1. Walsh
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Check his post history for a minute and enlighten yourself, BF. 🙂

      4. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Get Messi too

      5. Gravless wonder
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Perhaps they can interest madrid in a swap: benzema and ronaldo for balotelli

        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          At least thorow in Lambert to make it realistic.

    6. BantamPhil
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Done a -8 this week, what do you think of this team?

      Forster
      Baines, Wisdom, Bertrand (Dummett, Moore)
      Siggy, Sanchez, Walcott, Downing (Boyd)
      Costa, Pelle, Aguero (C)

      1. RoyaleBlue
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Please tell me you didn't bring I'm Walcott for -4 when he most likely won't even start

        1. Uber Mo
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          It's better to be one gameweek late than four/five/six early

        2. A guy
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I'm 100% sure he did 😀

        3. BantamPhil
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          It was part of funding Aguero in, I like to think further ahead than just one week

          1. Pigvig
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I'd swap Costa for Sturridge. He'll be great when he gets back.

      2. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Having trouble deciding what's worse, taking a hit to get Walcott this early or having had him before the hits..?

      3. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Crazy if you have Sanchez too !

    7. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Foster will do me fine.

    8. waldo666
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Foster (Krul)
      Chambers Bertrand Baines (Wisdom Cahill)
      Di Maria Hazard Siggy Sterling (Boyd)
      Costa Welbeck Sahko

      0.7 ITB and 1 FT

      Cahill ---> Duff
      Sterling ---> Sanchez

      Worth it for a hit?

      1. BantamPhil
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yes, Chelsea can't seem to keep clean sheets at the start of the season

      2. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        yes imo

      3. A guy
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Any hits for Sanchez were good before Wednesday, you're a bit late to do it now. You can just do Cahill to Duff and risk 0.1 (Sterling is dropping tonight) and get Sanchez on Saturday afternoon.

    9. Uber Mo
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      How likely is Eriksen to start this gw for spurs?!

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Who can tell? They have a numpty for a manager.

      2. Uber Mo
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        If adm drops by 0.1m tomorrow night then I can afford Eriksen to adm with my ft...tempting

        1. Walsh
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Now that's a cracking transfer. Although I do not think AdM will fall. Sorry I didn't help your cause by bringing him in this week 😀

          1. Uber Mo
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            He's on -87.7% at the mo with Friday to come. There will be a lot of Sanchez love going on so cross your fingers for me bro

    10. Mayor of Flair
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Anyone have a 352 or 442 with Costa and Kun up front on their own?

    11. Miami Monkey
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Downing or Chadli?

      1. ScottyMaz12
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Tough one this, partly debating myself! Think I favour Chadli personally for goal threat, but Downing has form and fixtures combo...tricky!

    12. HuttonDressedasLahm
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Damn, Naismith scored
      Played 90 though right? I'm scared to sell him now
      Siggy to Downing better?

      1. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I wouldn't do Siggy > Downing unless you need the cash for another move

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I guess Barkley and Eto'o are nailed at the weekend, so he's a risk anyway

          Right finally selling the "Scottish Ronaldo" 😆

      2. Walsh
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'd expect Naismith on the bench this weekend. Barkley to replace him.

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Thanks, a big chance for sure

    13. Hurnt
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      A bit if surgery please guys

      Forster

      Clyne Chambers Baines

      Hazard ADM Sanchez Downing

      Aguero Pelle Berahino

      Heaton Wisdom Saylor Boyd

      0.00 ITB

      1FT

      1. Think Tank
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Team is fine - save ft

      2. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        mmm..Just need to start thinking about splitting up that Soton defensive double up..but not this week...Lovely team...Save the FT...

    14. schifoso
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      What are your thoughts on the following:
      Sterling > Oscar and Siggy > Fellaini

      1. BantamPhil
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Fellaini??

      2. ScottyMaz12
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Don't really like Fellaini pick to be honest

      3. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Fellaini is too risky with Carrick lurking.

      4. jdogg
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Just part1.x

        1. Think Tank
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          if you reckon it'll work, go for it.

    15. ScottyMaz12
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Asked last night but would favour some more opinions if possible as still struggling to decide:

      Which would you prefer alongside Sanchez? a) Baines and Chadli//Downing b) Saylor and ADM (-4)

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Such a tough question, probably a with downing

    16. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Welbeck and Siggy -> Sakho and Tadic for a 4 pt hit?

      1. Mayor of Flair
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Absolutely not

      2. Walsh
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I vote no.

      3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Yup. 🙂

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

        id do tadic for siggy and keep welbeck for one more week

        1. Godot - Fashanu Zealand
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Unfortunately out of my price range

          1. shortymak
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            would you go with mane downing

    17. SW6
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Any ideas who's rising/falling tonight?

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm rising from the dead tonight

      2. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Me looking at your ma.

    18. puddingbrood
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Best replacement for PvA?

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Faye

      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Naylor or Cawson?

    19. Reed_Rothchild
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Fabs or Hazzard?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        'Azzzarrr

      2. Mayor of Flair
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        fabricadabradassssssssss

      3. Uber Mo
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Haz. Apples is apples.

    20. Billy Gilmore
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      10:30am and already mid-30s. Gotta love summer.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Where are you Billy ?

        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Adelaide

          1. Dr Dream
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Nice place ?

      2. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Lucky you, it's the other way around here. Just starting to get minus' during the night

      3. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I envy you

    21. RoyaleBlue
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Hey lads fancy helping each other out ? Post the predicted/ most likely line up of the team you support for this GW, taking into account Europe rotation aswell.

      Well I'm an everton fan and personally think it will be:

      Howard
      Coleman Distin Jagielka Baines
      McCarthy Barry
      McGeady Barkley Pienaar
      Eto'o

      Hope this helps and that maybe we can all help one another out.

      1. Walsh
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You seem like a nice guy. I'll give it a go 😀

        Speroni
        Kelly Dann Delaney Ward
        MacArthur Ledley
        Puncheon Chamakh Bolasie
        Campbell

        Although this is not the lineup I would personally like to see this is what I am expecting 😀

        1. RoyaleBlue
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I like palace one of my favorite teams in the league bar Everton of course 🙂

      2. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Mignolet
        Manq Kolo Lovren Moreno
        Sterling Gerrard Henderson Can Coutinho
        Mario

        1. Walsh
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          No Skrtel? I'd think Lovren would stay benched after their showing at Madrid?

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            I'd go Skrtel Kolo but Lovren seems to be first choice ðŸ™

      3. Mayor of Flair
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        De Gea
        Valencia Carrick McNair Shaw
        Blind Fellaini
        Januzai Rooney Di Maria
        RVP

        That defence looks dodge!

      4. Arsenal Deli
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'm thinking something like this:

        Szczesny
        Chambers - BFG - Monreal - Gibbs
        Flamini
        Cazorla/Chamberlain - Ramsey - Wilshere - Sanchez
        Welbeck

        I think Ramsey and Wilshere will both start however unsure if that will be in more of a 4231 or a 4141. Most likely a 4141 though. Ox scored midweek and Cazorla has been reasonably quiet recently so could go for more energy away to Swansea with the Ox

    22. shortymak
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      who should i replace begovic with?? prefferbly 4.5 or under

    23. jdogg
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Forster
      Baines chambers wisdom
      Sanchez fab siggy downing
      Aguero-c costa pelle -vc

      Elliot marney alcaraz hutton.

      0ft 0 itb
      Gtg and pray i dont need my bemch?x

    24. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Would you offer this trade in a draft league (I have A).

      A) Ramsey+Gerrard
      for
      B) Costa+Mane

      If you had B would you accept?

      1. Timtastic03
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        I'd offer and expect to be rejected

        1. rickardinho
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          How about if I offered the same players but for Costa+Amalfitano in return?

          1. Timtastic03
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Still no, goals count for so much in that game. Would expect Costa to out score Rambo+Gerrard

          2. Timtastic03
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Let me know if you'd rather have Welbz/Ade and Pinnear/Brunt 😉

            1. rickardinho
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Would you be willing to discuss options that start with Balotelli for one of your strikers, if we swap mids too?

              1. Timtastic03
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 1 month ago

                Probably yea, all 3 seem just as likely to be rotated out I suppose. Not for Navas/Cabella/Coutinho though

                1. rickardinho
                  • 11 Years
                  11 years, 1 month ago

                  I'll have a look 😉 Feel free to suggest something as well if you want

          3. OShaughnessy
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            You can't offload two underperforming players & expect to get the highest scoring player in the game to come back to you.

            You need to match heavy hitter for heavy hitter.

      2. OShaughnessy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        No effing way!

        If you have Costa & Mane do not make this deal...

        1. Timtastic03
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          He has A

        2. OShaughnessy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Sorry... just read you have A)

          In Draft FPL the *scarcity* of strikers makes this deal impossible to do...

          I can find production on the waiver wire in midfield but, a starting striker who'll actually score, never.

      3. Think Tank
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Id want A - Costa's great but Mane will be off during January.

    25. OShaughnessy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Members...
      Check the Comparison Tool: Sanchez* v. Bale ca. '12...
      😯

      *In before Sanchez's sample size sucks.

      1. rickardinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Is Sanchez better?

        1. OShaughnessy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          They're almost identical numbers...
          Obviously, Bale has more shots but, Sanchez creates more chances.

          Although, Sanchez has *only* scored vs. Lei, Sun, Hul & Bur in the league thus far so we need to temper our excitement.

      2. Piggs Boson
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Why are we not captaining him this week?

        1. OShaughnessy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          No, nothing to do with the captaincy.
          Just interesting to see how similar they are.

          1. Piggs Boson
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Serious question. Those are some serious stats.

            1. OShaughnessy
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Right!?

              Although, Bale didn't play Hull, Sun & Bur every three weeks either.

    26. Lallana_
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Money back special if Liverpool and Chelsea draw. Great! If I bet money on Chelsea it's a win-win situation.

    27. The Left Duke #3
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Help need please good people. The Ars v Swa game has me rattled.

      Should I for this GW

      A) Start Welbeck, Schneiderlin, Chambers & Saylor in DF and bench Siggy, Wilson & Naylor

      or

      B) Start Welbeck, Siggy, Saylor & Wilson in DF and bench Schneiderlin, Chambers & Naylor

      All comments welcome (No FT left)

      1. Wiz
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        B

    28. OReiMessi
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      How's it looking gents?

      Foster (Krul)
      Baines Bertrand Chambers (NTaylor Dummett)
      Sanchez Fabregas Chadli Downing (Marney)
      Aguero(c) Costa Pelle
      0.1M ITB, 1 FT

      Feel that di Maria is the missing piece of the puzzle right now but i really can't see how to fit him in.

      Save a FT for the break?

      1. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Save.
        You will struggle to fit in ADM with Baines, Sanchez, Fabs, Kun and Costa.

        1. OReiMessi
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I think I shall, thanks!

    29. Mayor of Flair
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Don't you hate pants?

    30. Parm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Any of this lot injured/suspended?

      Begovic;
      Baines, Clyne, Chambers;
      Di María, Sánchez, Tadić, Sigurdsson;
      Agüero, Diego Costa, Berahino.

      Also, would you play Wisdom(NEW) over anyone?

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        All fine. Wisdom seems a nailed on CS, IMO. Maybe over Chambers. Aguero captain?

        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          I was thinking of dropping Chambers but I'm still undecided, and yeah, Agüero(c).

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            Lots of points incoming I reckon

            1. Parm
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 1 month ago

              Hope so!

      2. Walsh
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        Looks tidy. And no I would leave Wisdom on the bench.

        1. Parm
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Hmmm, so you rate Wisdom over Chambers then, might have to rely on the bookies odds for this one.

          1. Walsh
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 1 month ago

            No I was saying I agree with your decision to leave Wisdom on the bench. Sorry didn't word it wonderfully. I would start Chambers over him.

    31. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 1 month ago

      Beddie byes for this old git. 🙂

      Night all.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 1 month ago

        You still around, quick question?

      2. Jay_
          11 years, 1 month ago

          Good night mate