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The ScoutCast – Episode 168 – Casual

What makes a “casual” ScoutCast host? Perhaps one who takes to his bed even after a table topping 60-point return?

Despite bringing in his biggest haul of the season, leaving both Jonty and myself in his wake, Granville’s man-flu gets the better of him. Not to worry, Luke, aka “D1sable”, drops in to fill his evening slippers, helping steading the ScoutCast ship as we prepare to cross the choppy waters of another community fueled episode.

Luke and I look on enviously while Jonty gets dewy eyed about Dimiti Payet’s Monday night returns, before we switch attention to the fortunes of the Fantasy Football Scout crowd, scanning their Gameweek tallies in another bout of “Rough with the Smooth”, which this week includes a precautionary tail of a Fantasy Football rage injury.

We round off, as always, with another bout of community questions, assessing the lure of the five-man midfield, strikers and their desperate quest for bonus points, the great “casual” debate, whilst entertaining the idea of making Kolarov our captain. The season could hardly be more bizarre.

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

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  1. The Raging Bull
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Giroud to drop tonight.

  2. BlzE_94
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Is Sinclair the best cheap 5th mid?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      He's the best one that I have 😉

    2. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      personally i like them to be as cheap as possible, so westwood imo.

    3. Diva
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No.

  3. copps
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    FFfix is telling me to sell aguero

    1. the axolotl
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      this is what happens when computers take over

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

        Logic over human emoticon

    2. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      it is correct i am afraid..if he blanks this gw everyone will sell..

      1. A.T
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        No chance

      2. copps
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        i cant bring myself to sell him unless he gets injured. not many great forward options either.

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Must be a bug. Explode, essential, soon etc etc

    4. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Probably isn't aware of his minutes on Tuesday.

      1. the axolotl
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        shaping up as a 2 seasons ago or a last season for you Mark? my fortunes seem to follow yours somewhat

        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Aye, it's not been great but, then again, there a good few struggling - it's a strange season so far.

          As I mention in the cast, I'm happy with my team, I've just got to wait for them to come good. I'm not sure that continual change and discontent will get me anywhere at this point.

            • 11 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            Mark, do you want to sign up to the community grand play-offs? Its a h2h knockout competition with each round being a best of 3 gameweeks, qualifying starts next week.

            http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/09/08/the-ffscout-community-grand-play-offs/

            I already know your fpl id so I only need a yes/no here 🙂

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

    Mccarthy, payet, targett and bellerin on the bench. should i do bench boost?

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      No

    2. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      no, save for a DGW

      1. Laalman
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Tnx 🙂

  5. makaveli70
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    benching Dier, Sakho, Cresswell good dissition or bad & why? please help

  6. Marquis-Cha-Cha
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Did Shaw to Dawson.

    GTG?

    Begovic/McCarthy (still unsure who to start)
    Kola - Dawson - Francis
    Westwood - Sanchez - Mahrez - Yaya
    Aguero - Wilson (c) - Gomis

    Williams / Morgan / Pedro

  7. Optimus.
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    I have McCarthy/Hennessey and was all set to get Myhill with 1 of of 2 FTs until I saw Bego and Chelsea`s fixtures..Surely they have to come good?

    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Probably but not this week

    2. the axolotl
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      think i'd get bego though i have myhill who's also a good shout. but chelsea have to stop being so utterly crap sooner or later

    3. A.T
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep that's what I thought last week when I sold Myhill for him 🙁

      Can only be a matter of time though

  8. Reacher
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Decided not to shell the big bucks for Sanchez

    So, in order who is the next best option

    A, Ozil
    B, Rambo
    C, Cazorla
    D, Walcott

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    2. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A

    3. madame shelly
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      A for starts D for a punt

      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      D

  9. BlzE_94
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Sako, Bolasie or Puncheon as my 5th mid?

    1. Wouter
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'd go Sako.

    2. onionbarje
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I went with sako

    3. It’s gonna Ben Mee
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I'm waiting one more GW to see IF he's rotated with Zaha and what position he and Bolasie will play.

  10. Ógie
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Dier off injured?

    1. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Bloody well hope not. Best player so far this season

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

        And what about your Son

    2. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Yep

  11. makaveli70
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    benching Dier, Sakho, Cresswell good dissition or bad & why? please help?

    1. Hooky
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Depends who you are playing instead of them.

      1. makaveli70
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        have Costa & Defoe up front
        in deff. Bellerín, Fonte, Sagna
        so?

        1. Hooky
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Looks the right call for this week.

          1. makaveli70
            • 10 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            thanx

  12. "The Special One"
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Butland, Ruddy
    Kolarov, Shaw, Huth, Targett, Francis
    Silva, Mane, Payet, Ayew, Mahrez
    Benteke, Aguero, Diouf...

    2 frees,
    Shaw > Skrtel & save other?

    1. madame shelly
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Shaw to dawson longer term ?

      1. "The Special One"
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Rather have a liverpool defender with the high percentage of Clyne ownership

  13. madame shelly
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Got a bit of a problem as have 1FT but Shaw and Pedro. In df kolorov, richards Gomez and Oxford! If I brought both Silva and Dawson in I'd still play Gomez ahead of Dawson, but Gomez might not start in which case ifbi don't bring Dawson in I'll only have 2 playing defenders !

    I guess I could view Silva as the -4 or just xfer Dawson for Shaw and play 433 IF Gomez plays ?

    1. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Pedro to Silva and AOA?

      1. madame shelly
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        It's a good shout but that only brings Westwood in, would rather save aoa

        1. Pochecinno
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          In any case a def transfer is certainly not worth it. Particularly for WBA defender the best you can hope for is a CS and only break even for the hit

          1. Pochecinno
            • 9 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            not worth a hit

    2. copps
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      you will know if gomez starts by tomorrow. liverpool lineups leak on fridays

      1. madame shelly
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Leaked where ?!

      2. A.T
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        There hasn't been one for a Sunday game apparently.

      3. Yank Revolution
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Why wouldn't he start? Moreno threat?

  14. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A decent team would have had a shed full v Spurs tonight

    1. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Palace mid for Sunday then!

  15. king_jackson
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Help!!

    Got Pedro

    Do I. .....

    A) bench for cedric
    B) swap for Oscar
    C) swap for coutinho
    d) bench for cedric and swap gomis for tekkers!
    E) swap for a.n.other (suggestions welcome with 11.0 max )

    Can't fit any more man city in

    1. the axolotl
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      a.

    2. You've got red on you.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I am leaning towrds C)

  16. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Son Heung-min
    Choo Choo

    1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Is that the name of his cousin?

  17. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    'Reynaldo' lol, what a cheap way of getting noticed 😀

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

      yes what a cheap ploy by his parents to give him a name that's somewhat similar to that of two players who weren't even renowned yet when he was born, 26 years ago

      1. Wild Rover
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Lol

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

          😉

  18. bdwhite91
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Huth to clyne before the drop? Or Hazard to Sanchez. Or even Saylor to Gomez

  19. Recoba
    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Backline is Koalarov Francis Gomez (Naughton Shaw)

    Seeing as I can take 2 drops on Shaw and I don't really see any explicitly better options at back this week, should I just hold on transferring him out (for free)?

    1. Phillips
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Don't like the sound of a 0.2 drop if it can be avoided. Get Dawson in?

      1. Recoba
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Sorry I meant I can take the drop to 4.6 without losing value, so would wait until second. I doubt he'll drop twice before weekend over with his flag

      2. Recoba
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Also I am strongly considering wba, just wish there were bps there. Would bench this week though

    2. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      you can take 1 drop on Shaw because both your purchase price sell value is currently 5.6. 2 drops and you lose 0.1m on your sell value.

      1. Recoba
        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        What I meant, thanks all the same

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

          yeah just wanted to avoid you randomly losing cash needlessly 🙂

  20. Every Dog Has Its Day
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Quite a few WBA fans reckon that Lindegaard will get the nod ahead of Myhill.

    1. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Long term I would have thought so too. Hard to drop him when he's in such good form though.

    2. the axolotl
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      3/5 cleanies. yet to concede away from home.a proven decent premier league keeper. if brummie fans feel lindegaard will get in, it's because of their inferiority complex and they think anyone united related must be better.

      lindegaard does not have a whole pile of matches to his name either. he's a professional back up.

      1. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Tempted to do Kasper to Myhill.

        1. the axolotl
          • 13 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          as confident as i am in myhill in the previous post, i'd be slightly more anxious bringing him in. but as an owner he's certainly a "keeper" for now

    3. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Friends of yours or WBA forums?

      1. Every Dog Has Its Day
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Friends who are WBA fans but I have seen some people on the forums say this.

  21. Wild Rover
    • 14 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Lamela seems excited to score 😛

    1. Jax
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      That's cos he never does.

    2. the axolotl
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      wasn't exciting celebrating son's score;

      fantasyfootballscout ‏@FFScout 6m6 minutes ago
      Three grizzled Fantasy Football managers indulge in casual chatter. It could only be the ScoutCast...

      😳 repost

      1. the axolotl
        • 13 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        eek

        https://twitter.com/tomst7/status/644597470534705152

        😳 😳 😳 😳

  22. Bertzeiner-m
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    If Spurs play like this over the weekend we will be looking at a 0-4.

    1. Jax
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      can't see it. spurs due a home win

      1. Bertzeiner-m
        • 9 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Far to sloppy, and too many giveaways. Surely we will be punished by Sako

    1. Every Dog Has Its Day
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Blue Peter badge?

      1. Jax
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        sarcastic knob award?

        1. Every Dog Has Its Day
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          *Drum roll

          1. Jax
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            *a rse hole

            1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 14 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Calm down, folks. 🙂

              1. Jax
                • 15 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                sorry.

              2. Every Dog Has Its Day
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 10 Years
                9 years, 1 month ago

                Was only kidding.

    • 11 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    That's top work from Kane tbh.

    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      What's he done? 🙂

        • 11 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Stole the ball off an opponent in midfield and played a lovely through ball assist to Lamela

        1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          Crikey. It must have been a peach ... ! 😉

  23. Pochecinno
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Nice one Coco!

  24. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Liverpool........

    Have not scored 2 goals in a match since May 2nd (home v QPR) - 10 games ago.

    Have not scored 3 goals in a match since February 10th (home v Spurs) - 25 games ago.

    1. Jax
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      meh. 2-0 v norwich on sunday then

    2. Bertzeiner-m
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Worse then I thought. Crazy to put the armband on Tekkers then?

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        real crazy...

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      0-0 then or 0-1..

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

      I think there should be an article to show why Liverpool attack is a really bad idea.

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Shhh let them captain pool and load up...

        1. Pochecinno
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          lol anyone who can't see that Brenda is a fraud should give up on football

      2. Jax
        • 15 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        Liverpool last 5 games v Norwich

        3-2
        5-1
        5-0
        5-2
        3-0

        1. Pochecinno
          • 9 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          You're forgetting one crucial factor - Luis Suarez

        2. Evs
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 15 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          - how many goals did Suarez score out of that lot ?

          1. Jax
            • 15 Years
            9 years, 1 month ago

            😉

            1. Jax
              • 15 Years
              9 years, 1 month ago

              Suarez (c) then...

  25. makaveli70
    • 10 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    play Defoe or Sakho?? alraedy have Costa

    1. Pochecinno
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I have same dilemma. I'm going with Defoe

    2. samaael
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      defoe

    3. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sakho..

      1. makaveli70
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        why?

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 10 Years
          9 years, 1 month ago

          sakho has better playmakers and they have done very well against big teams.. city are more focussed on champions league too now after the loss.. defoe cant finish anyway...

    4. Le _ Professeur
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Defoe

    5. Ayew Holding Mee Cork
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Defoe or Lens are going to score this week. Trust me.

      1. makaveli70
        • 10 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        thanx all

      2. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        9 years, 1 month ago

        With a name like that? Certainly not. 😉

  26. teddy.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    Last D gameweek I benched Payet(16), previous gameweek I benched Ayew(13). Who should I bench this gameweek out of Payet, Ayew, Mahrez, Lens, Aguero, Pelle/Ighalo, Gomis or Sanchez?

    1. Chenku╰☆╮
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Sanchez

    2. Le _ Professeur
      • 9 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Payet

    3. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      The one who scores the most. Obviously. 😆

      I suggest Sán(c)hez ... 😉

    4. Ógie
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      i don't know but please tell me who you bench because i will captain him

    5. sully29
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      Payet. The home/away thing mentioned on the scoutcast is pretty convincing and City have yet to concede a goal in the PL.

  27. Hypnos
    • 9 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    does FFS have a UCL fantasy league?

    1. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      UCL don't even have a fantasy league yet

  28. Mull
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    9 years, 1 month ago

    A good draw away at a tough French side. Well done Liverpool!

    1. Jax
      • 15 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      12th in french league. not really.

    2. Optimus.
      • 13 Years
      9 years, 1 month ago

      I know we were missing 2 or 3 of our 1st XI but imagine had we not