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24 December 2014 2679 comments
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Not so merry, certainly not so high – my rank took a tumble and my co-host rival has taken advantage: in an extraordinary Gameweek, Granville is now breathing down my neck with just two points between us. It’s a nightmare before Christmas.

Not surprisingly, much of this festive ScoutCast is given up to Granville’s ascent, his six million dollar man – Charlie Austin – and the failings of my faith in Diego Costa.

Around all that, we preview the Boxing Day schedule, cast an eye over the Scout leagues and assess the merits of the current transfers bandwagons. I even have time to throw in another Jose Mourinho conspiracy theory. Hey, let me have my fun – I needed cheering up.

Merry Christmas to all!

Ring the bells via this link or join “Hosanna in excelsis” via the player below…

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

  1. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Thirsty Xmas greetings.

  2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Who would you captain?

    Sanchez, hazard, Costa, Bony, Silva?

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Bony

    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Hazard with Silva VC in case he misses the game.

      Sànchez a better choice as VC but too risky to have him VC when many team predictions have him being rested

  3. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Bony(c), who's with me?

    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Yaya (c)

    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Not convinced.

      Villa looked good defensively vs UTD

      I think he may be a better VC

    3. Kerz
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Could pay off handsomely.

  4. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    time to kick costa for giroud

    yay or nay

    1. jacksonbarber125
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      yay!

    2. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Free, yay

    3. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Taking it under advisement

    4. Viper
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Too risky this week I think

    5. For Fuchs Sake
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Nay

    6. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Yayyyyyyyyy

      and captain him

    7. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Not for me.

  5. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    DingDong 😆

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      😉

  6. pundit of punts
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Thanks Spencer and Viper for replying on the previous post.

    Not been on here much this week with all the festivities. 🙂

    Team for the next gw-

    Hamer
    Baines - Azpilicueta - Naylor
    Sanchez - Hazard - Yaya - Eriksen
    Rooney - Giroud - Austin

    Foster - Hutton - Marney - Saylor

    Got 0.1m in the bank and 0 FT.

    A. Anything worth a hit?
    B. Captain?

    Thanks. 🙂

    1. Man Chest Hair United
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      No hit needed cap choice is tough I went giroud

  7. Viper
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    How does this look? I think I'm saving my FT but do have 2.1m itb to play with.

    Pantilimon

    Zabaleta Terry Baines ( Yun Hutton )

    Yaya Sanchez Hazard Siggy ( Boyd )

    Bony (c) Sakho Austin

    Realistic options are..

    A. Sakho -> Benteke

    B. Sakho - > Kane

    C. Siggy -> Cazorla/Eriksen

    1. pundit of punts
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Save for sure.

    2. Kerz
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Nice squad, I'd hold or do A if you're up for some Christmas Tekkers!

  8. Kerz
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry Christmas fellas. Hope you're having a lovely evening with family and friends. Would appreciate a minute of your time:

    Adrian 4.0
    Terry Chambers Wisdom Dummett Hutton
    Yaya Sanchez Hazard Siggy Boyd
    Costa Benteke Carroll

    1 FT 0.6 itb.

    A) Save FT
    B) Costa ---> Giroud (c)
    C) Other (pls state)

    1. Ferris Bueller
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      A definitely save as you've a strong squad there and 2FTs could be vital next GW

      1. Kerz
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Thank you mate!

        1. Man Chest Hair United
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Can u do Carroll to Giroud

          1. Kerz
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Unfortunately not. That would be a great move as I don't fancy Carroll against Chelsea, but against Arsenal he looks a solid bet.

    2. Viper
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      I'd save aswell. Nice squad

      1. Kerz
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks. Good luck.

  9. Ginkapo FPL
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Di Merry Christmas

    May the force be ever in your favour.

    1. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      *May the sauce be ever in your flavour

      *Runs away

  10. Zombie
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Do they sound even more funny or it's the 6 beers I had a while ago ?

  11. For Fuchs Sake
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Sakho to Kane at the expense of starting Downing, yay or nay? Also covers non starters, such as Haz and Eriksen?

    1. Man Chest Hair United
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      It's ok for this week but Kane's fixtures toughen up next gw

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Cheap 3rd striker though and Sakho also has tough fixtures.

        1. Man Chest Hair United
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          True that

  12. 41212 Bayol
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    heaton/guzan
    azpi/cresswell/wisdom/bartley/yun
    yaya/siggy/sanchez/barkley/hazard
    pelle/kane/austin
    ----------------------------------------------------
    5.4m available

    should i go for
    yun&pelle for zaba&falcao and -4
    or
    pelle - RVP without punt?

  13. Ferris Bueller
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Narrowed capt choice down to Yaya and Bony - who gets your vote?

    1. 41212 Bayol
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      bony and it's not even close

    2. Man Chest Hair United
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Boner

    3. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Bony

  14. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Would you rather have Pantillimon or O'Shea? 😛

    1. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Who is your keeper as of now?

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Heaton and Mannone..

        1. Zombie
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          I would do Mannone -> Panti

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Pants

    3. Ferris Bueller
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Panti

    4. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Panti all day

    5. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      You know my feelings.

  15. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Costa to Austin is on the cards boxing day 😐

    1. For Fuchs Sake
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Noo!

  16. JonnyOnionRings
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Ordering a pizza. Hawaiin BBQ sound good? Minus the Pineapple of course

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      BBQ meat feast is awesome

    2. For Fuchs Sake
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Not a Hawaiin then! More like BBQ'd Ham

    3. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      If its not got jalepinos and a spicy meat of some sort on it, its only fit for women

      1. Hibbo
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Haha

    4. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      How is it Hawaiin without the Pineapple ?

    5. Kerz
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Pineapple makes it, mate!

    6. Zombie
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      You better keep them pineapples -_-

  17. Ser Football 42
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Keep RVP or sell?

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      I'd sell

      1. Ser Football 42
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        For whom?

  18. Dr Dream
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Leighton Baines was on the news today giving an award on behalf of Everton FC to a chap on Merseyside for raising £80,000 pounds for a Down Syndrome charity over the last year...That would be Leighton Baines who earns £80,000 per week playing football for Everton. That somehow seems all wrong...doesn't it ?...certainly ironic anyway....

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Baines is on 4 mill a year 😯

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Reputedly 75k per week with a couple of add ons...

    2. Ferris Bueller
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Sums up all that's wrong with football

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      The worlds mad.

      It ain't Leighton's fault either thou.

      He's just got a great left peg.

      Happy Christmas Wakey to you n the family.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Aye...not Leighton's fault at all...it's just the irony of it all...And Happy Christmas to you Tony.

    4. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Typical footballers

    5. Jafooli
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Sadly Wakey, we are part of the problem. It all results in depend and that transfers to the providers. The footballers are the providers.

      Have a good Xmas mate and All the best for 2015.

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks Jafooli...and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

    6. Holy See
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Yup, tis all a bit ludicrous. Don't want to be playing devil's advocate, as I completely agree, but many footballer's do many things on a regular basis to help those not as well off as themselves. Doesn't look so scary now 😉 http://www.guidedogs.ie/iopen24/roy-keane-t-66.html

      1. Dr Dream
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Aye...Steven Gerrard has been doing more and more with his foundation for kids with special needs. I've been impressed.

  19. toxik
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Keep the faith with RVP (c) or sell for Giroud (c)?

  20. hiawatha
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    did mourinho tell something about hazard? can he miss west ham or be sidelined longer that a week?

  21. # Young Gun SEAMUS #
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Captain tips

    1. Cazorla
    2. Bony
    3. Silva
    4. Persie
    5. Sanchez
    6. Giroud
    7. Yaya

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      2 or 7

  22. Jafooli
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Pants going up or Krul going down in price tonight? Only have 0.1m to spare.

    1. Sweetpea
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Let me check...

      1. Sweetpea
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Both way off.

        Krul -23% panto + 53%

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Great many thanks Sweetpea, appreciate it.

          Happy Xmas and all that...

    2. HVT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Replied last thread but you're too lazy to scroll back!

      1. Jafooli
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        😛 I am the laziest poster on here......I will go back and check now.

        I have no idea which sites are predicting these prices things correctly these days 😀

        1. Jafooli
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Oh and Happy Xmas etc.....

  23. Zombie
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Myhill -> Panti for -4 : Yay or Nay ?

    Foster is other keeper

  24. Azerbaijan Shopping Centre
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Help ......

    I have 1 FT ..... use it or save ?

    Foster

    Baines, Ivanovic, Zabaleta

    Yaya, Sanchez, Siggy, Downing

    Costa, Bony, Austin

    (Given, Hutton, Dummett, Quinn)

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Definitely save.

  25. Kevtheotter
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Happy Xmas repost lads from Auckland

    Guzan
    Baines Zabaleta Terry
    Yaya Siggy Downing Haz
    Austin Rooney Costa

    4.0 Boyd Bruce Yun 1FT 0.5 ITB

    Save or?

    Cheers

    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Shift Yun. He's out until January.

    2. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Replied on the last page I used to work in the fiddler just down round the corner from the sky tower in Auckland lol it was a sad Xmas away from home.

  26. Pompey5
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry Christmas one and all.

    Any changes, not sure about Siggy being on the bench but who to drop.

    Panti
    Clyne Azpi Naylor
    Hazard Siggy Downing Sanchez Yaya
    Austin Pelle Costa

    McCarthy Siggy Wisdom Duff

    0.6 ITB and 1 FT

  27. For Fuchs Sake
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Kane over Downing to start?

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      absolutely

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Scout Picks think so.

    3. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

    4. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      If you bench kane vs Leic when a cheap mid is away to chelsea, when does he ever get used?

      1. For Fuchs Sake
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        I don't have him yet, was thinking of doing Sakho to Kane, but would be at the expense of Downing in the team.

  28. An Púca
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Any one fancy Fabregas (C) this week or am I alone

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Good shout. If I owned him he'd be under consideration

  29. Fantasy Gold
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Why.....why.....why are people still selling Siggy?

    Flag removed. I really hope he punishes the sellers

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      2 goals

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        That would be glorious

    2. Jude Rooney
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Agree 100%

    3. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      He shall I believe.

      Villa at home on Boxing Day let's go Siggyson.

    4. Pompey5
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      No idea, not selling but struggling to fit him in...

    5. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Because he has only had decent returns twice in the last 10 GWs?

      1. Fantasy Gold
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        He's at the heart of everything good Swansea do in the final third.

        It's only a natter of time before he hits those heights again.

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          *matter

    6. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      siggy seller here and i know he will come good. had better options right now who are delivering and dont forget aguero cash to spend... will get him back in winter wc though...

      and he will score this gw but that's fine.

  30. Jude Rooney
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    What did Wenger actually say about Chambers?

    Surely he is good for one more week? Monreal and Mert worst centre back partnership ever!

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      he is being overworked at this young age and needs some rest or bench time:)

      1. Jude Rooney
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Will get plenty of bench time for the rest of the season - surely one more week