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27 November 2014 3664 comments
Mark Mark
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It’s “squeaky bum time” in the ScoutCast studio as Granville continues to chip away at my previously “unassailable” mini-league lead. My co-host stumbled through an injury-strewn Gameweek 12 with the honours, leaving me trailing and worrying that he’ll have clawed it all back by Christmas.

Pressing on, we flog the Hazard vs Fabregas debate once again and run the rule over a cast of budget strikers, desperately searching for the optimum way to spend the two transfers burning holes in our pockets.

We asses the week’s transfer bandwagons, look ahead to Gameweek 13 and take time out to tease Jonty on his Di Maria u-turn. We then combine “powers” to terrifying effect and prepare the ScoutCast XI for their Fantasy Football Scout Cup qualifying round, having flexed its muscles to the tune of a 59-point Gameweek 12. Intimidating stuff.

Lubricate your hinges via this link, or bathe in WD40 via the handy player below…

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

  1. leo_messi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Thoughts on this lot for this GW?

    Courtois (Schmeichel)
    Baines Caulker Naylor (Chambers,Dummett)
    ADM(VC) Downing Siggy Sanchez (Ameobi)
    Austin Costa(C) Aguero

  2. Dick_Whitman
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Which sites for price changes this season? TotalFPL, FISO or any others or none!? Thanks

  3. PaulParker
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Sakho giving ME a headache... sensible use of 2FT?

    Hutton in, Chester out
    Austin in, Sakho out

    -4 would get Boyd in, Marney out...

    Leaving me with...
    Foster (gilks)
    N Taylor - Hutton - Chambers (wisdom, Clyne)
    Siggy - Sanchez - Fab - ADM (marney)
    Costa - Austin - Kun

  4. Lucky_Z
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Foster, Krul

    Azpilicueta, Baines, Duff, Hutton, Dummett
    Di María, Sánchez, Tadic, Hazard, Marney
    Sakho, Pellè, Diego Costa

    0 ITB, 1 FT

    WC - yes or no?

    Azpilicueta => Yun
    Duff => Bartley
    Tadic => Sigurdsson
    Hazard => Oscar
    Sakho => Bony
    Pellè => Rooney

  5. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Did anybody get any further news on the Spurs dressing room bust up over Adebayor?

  6. CABAYE4
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Anyone got any good stories of midweek GW's and not changing teams?

    I remember not realising there were games until after the deadline in my first season of FPL.

    I'd endured a 1 pointer from Chamakh captain in a plum home fixture, and was left with him for the midweek game.

    He then proceeded to score a double and get 3 BP!!

    1. Pat Bonner
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      The classic was when someone posted fake spurs team on here with vdv not in it. Folk benched or subbed him before deadline and vdv played! There was a few meltdowns on here

      1. CABAYE4
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Yep I remember that one. I think I was TeamBale anyways so didn't own him!

  7. Pinky and Brain
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Thoughts on this team?
    Krul - Foster
    Baines* Clyne Duff* Ferdinand* Moore*
    Fabregas Hazard Sanchez Siggy
    Aguero Pelle Austin
    1FT 0,5itb

    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Will tell you after the matches.

    2. Messi & fabregas
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      bony for pelle or get costa by downgrading tadic as well

  8. Screaming Midget
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Something tells me that Pochettino is sceptical of Kane.

    I don't think he'll ever truly rate/trust him and give him a long run in the side when Ade & Soldado are both fully ready.

    1. Robe Wan
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I think his hand is being forced and he's resting him for sat

    2. RÏɠBY
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      because soldado is ooooh so ready 😉

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Adebayor is trash.

      As is Soldado.

      1. Screaming Midget
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        It doesn't seem to matter though.

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Why?

          1. Screaming Midget
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Because Kane isn't getting enough starts anyway

    4. Screaming Midget
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Yeah but when Ade is back - Kane will be benched.

    5. Rats Ass
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Spurs pundit fella called it at half time in the everton game today. When they've paid that much for players there's a lot of pressure to play em. Spurs don't want to take a massive hit on Soldado so they play him til he performs. Which he never does.

  9. Feed tha Sheep
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    NEED HELP PLEASE have fallen from 1k to 10k in last two weeks!

    Best option for -4?
    A. Baines and Pelle > Rooney and 4.9 def
    B. Chester and Pelle > Yun and Bony
    C. Lloris and Pelle > Fabanski/Adrian and Bony
    D. Play wildcard and do Lloris Chester Baines bertrand Wanyama Pelle > Adrian Yun Azpi Williams 6.5 mid and Rooney

  10. The Rock
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Not had much time to work on my team lately, surprised I'm still in the top 50K!

    Wildcard will be used soon, maybe this week?

    Foster, Mannone
    Terry, Loveren, Bertrand, Clyne, Duff
    Fabregas, Di Maria, Sterling, Siggy, Tadic
    Costa, Sakho, Naismith
    1m in the bank

  11. Zasa
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Forget about your Kun's, Costa's, Sanchez's & of course Aguero's
    Jonathan Walters, 3 goals in last 3 games vs Liverpool.
    Captain poll material? I think so

  12. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    so berahino has a minor hamstring. Ok for weekend but would be suprised if he played 3 games in 7 games without any issues. Another one bites the dust

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I got rid for Austin last week

      very tempted to give Chaz the armband

      1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        might wc him in

    2. CABAYE4
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Irvine said he was totally fine, and that he'd just felt a bit tight one day this week.

      Hardly biting the dust!

    3. Voodoo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      He's fine and doing well on training...

  13. Robe Wan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    After two seasons as robe wan, I ow have a new name and.....drumroll........

    A grav 😎

    1. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      A view of your mother's bottom from space?

      1. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        😀

      2. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        No it's your brain under a microscope

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          You had a solid 8 minutes and that was the best you could hit back with? I am disappointed! 😉

      3. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        😆
        What happened to your grab btw?
        No decent Ironmongers on the Death Star?

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          😆 Close up it's Darth Vader drawn from Star Wars space ships and the remains of the Death Star 😉

          Changing it up until Christmas Vader arrives 😉

          1. Gnu
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            I know ole Vader got a lot of bad press but always felt he showed a softer side at Christmas.
            Maybe it's the sherry!

            1. Somalion
              • 15 Years
              11 years, 23 days ago

              At heart he really just wanted his family closer to his loving bosom for the holidays...

              Easier to choke them that way.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I'll be honest name changes really piss me off.

      I know you as RobeWan.

      Now I'll see this name posting and have no idea who it is.

      1. Somalion
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Always thought Tony Hibbert was such a mild mannered lad.

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          What do you think now? And tell me the truth...

          1. Somalion
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            He's a very naughty boy 👿

            1. Hibbo
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 23 days ago

              I'm just going to speak my mind from now on.

              Life's too short.

              If you need a serving of brutally harsh truth at anytime just ask.

              1. Somalion
                • 15 Years
                11 years, 23 days ago

                You go for it, take no shit from no man, viva la revolution!

      2. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Fair point mate.

        I'll keep my new identity for perpetuity 🙂

    3. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      The name doesn't fit.

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        I know but I think it's a quality pun

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          I didn't know it was a play on words till you pointed that out.

          Bravo, bravo.

          1. Robe Wan
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Gracias 🙂

    4. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Who???

      1. Robe Wan
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        You're new here pal, keep your head down for now

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Ok son, sorry

  14. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Is Sczcesney injured for the weekend?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Martinez is better anyway.

      Chez is woeful.

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Ospina is better than both, but he's injured

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          True story JK.

          I don't think Chez will be back for the WBA game

  15. Parm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Is Baines alive?

    1. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      no one knows, I need to know about him and Chadli

      1. Jenj
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        I need to know also , facing a -4

  16. sweensa
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Rooney. Aguero. Sanchez hmmm captain headaches afoot

  17. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    In your opinion, will any of these play.....

    A) Baines
    B) Chadli
    C) Moreno
    D) Begovic

    Thanks

    1. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Yes to all

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Seriously?

        1. MJ6987
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Just my guess

    2. Somalion
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      No
      No
      Maybe
      No

      I have absolutely no idea though so feel free to blatantly ignore me.

      1. Gnu
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        This.
        🙂

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Yay! Support for my no knowledge guessing! 😛

      2. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Thanks for guessing 🙂

        1. Somalion
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          No worries, I'll of course then act like an expert if this turns out to be correct 😉

          1. Fantasy Gold
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Of course 😉

  18. MJ6987
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Anyone know if AMALFITANO is nailed at the moment?

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Nope. Only if Downing is confirmed out,

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        That's what I was wondering. Thought AMALFITANO played on the wing and Downing in the centre though

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Yeah, it's complicated.

          BFS will change the shape if Downing is out. Their new system would suit Amalfitano so he'd move others around to accommodate.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Who you considering him for?

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Draft game

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          I don't really get the whole draft game concept either.

    3. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Not with Downing get and Kouyate out.

      1. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Eh?

        1. Beavis
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Back sorry.

  19. ezdmanx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Baines Bartley Clyne (Yun) (Dummet)

    That order ok?

    1. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Is Bartley nailed on until Fernandez is back?

      1. ezdmanx
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        He's been ahead of Amat so far since Fernandez was injured.

    2. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Are you sure about Clyne over Yun?

    3. suddenorgan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Yun over Clyne, Leicester are terrible going forward

  20. Moody1000
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Baines and sakho to Bony Azplic + 0.2 for a hit if one of them is injured?.

  21. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    did terry miss a game or two last xmas due to rest/rotation?

    i seem to remember I owned him and was peeved one week when he didn't play and chelsea got a clean sheet

    1. The Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I know he was injured for a while, not sure about rotation

    2. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I believe he played every game.

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        I don't think he did.

        1. meerlight
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          he did. just checked

          1. Hibbo
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 23 days ago

            Unless they had a 34 game league season last year then he didn't.

            1. Wilshere Knowledge
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 23 days ago

              We're talking about the games around xmas.

      2. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        cheers

    3. Ludo
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      He played every game bar injury, missed a couple second half of the season. Was ever present over Christmas/New Year though.

      1. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        ok cheers

  22. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Will we get any further updates regarding Sakho, Chadli and Baines before the deadline?

    1. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      let me check my crystal ball

    2. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Tomorrow

    3. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      don't think we will get one

      they will be "touch and go"

  23. Moody1000
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    So tempted to do a -16
    Downing-->Mirallas
    Bertand-->Yun
    Baines-->Azpli
    Sakho-->bony
    Moore-->Hutton

    1. Lanley Staurel
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Yeh good move. Pull the trigger.

    2. Kagawa-san-mia
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      madness

      keep baines and bertrand

  24. Optimus.
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Just noticed..

    gw4 68,675

    gw12 68,171

    Steady does it,it's a maraton not sprint 😆

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I keep dropping by a couple of thousand every week 🙂

      1. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        I like my team now I think 🙂 until next gw 😉

    2. JK - Cønt ⭐
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      GW4 75,539

      GW12 94,323

      Think I'm doing it wrong

      1. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        We're good at this 😀

    3. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      *cough cough*

      The proper term these days is Snickers, get with it.

      1. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        You must be 30+ in age like myself 😀

    4. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      😀

      Mine's a slow decline atm
      GW1: 3,780
      GW12: 5,817

      1. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        *get out gif

        😀

    5. Abaddon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Gw 4: 9550
      Gw12: 90 636
      Going doooooown

  25. Kuyt Hero
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Which is the best?

    A) Courtois + Cresswell
    B) Adrian + Cahill
    C) Adrian + Terry + 0.1m
    D) Adrian + Azpi + 0.4m?

    Cheers!

  26. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    My two sons are playing a very important concert together in Birmingham, tomorrow. First time together for more than six years ... 😀

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ham6vFy8v2I

    😆

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Your sons are in Thin Lizzy? 😯 😉

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        No - that was me! 😉 :lol

      2. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        No, they're in the cover band, Fat Lizzy. They sing Wine In The Jar instead of Whiskey in the Jar

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          😆

    2. Gnu
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Excellant. 🙂

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        😀

  27. JK - Cønt ⭐
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    if only Ospina could get fit and displace Chez

    4.8 for starting Arsenal keeper

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Let us dwell on what IS, rather than what MIGHT BE ... 😉

      1. JK - Cønt ⭐
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        what is is that I still I have no idea what, if any transfer to make, or who to captain

        Thus I focus on what might be to distract from my own uselessness 😆

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 23 days ago

          Oh, JK ... 😆

    2. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Is Alexis Sanchez ever going to get a rest?

      It's very clear that Wenger is a specialist in running players into the ground. He was clearly not 100% for the United game after playing for Chile yet Wenger gave him the full 90 anyway.

      I can't see Wenger resting him in the PL and I reckon it'll cost him dearly. A serious injury may be on the horizon.

  28. FantaCity
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Evening.
    Can I have some Man U advice pleasey - who is the more nailed on, Blackett or mcNair?

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Neither is nailed on.

      1. FantaCity
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        cheers - back to the drawing board then

    2. World XI
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      McNair but Jones and Evans are back so both will be dropped. Rojo started training too.

  29. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Do you need a decent 5th mid in order to make Austin a viable option ?

    1. rickardinho
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      I'm gonna rotate Downing-Siggy-Austin to make it viable. Austin's stats are great at home but less good away, just like Siggy. Downing has good away stats, but his away games coming up soon aren't great.

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        Thanks. Finding it hard to get a replacement for Sakho

  30. rickardinho
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 23 days ago

    Who has a better chance of starting this weekend?

    A) Haidara
    B) Monreal (Koscielny on bench in midweek CL game...)

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 23 days ago

      Has it really come to this?

      1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        😆

      2. rickardinho
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 23 days ago

        This isn't for FPL...