Joe, Seb and Andy help Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers prepare for Gameweek 4.
The revealing of Wildcard drafts has been a long tradition of the Scoutcast and this week’s show does not disappoint.
In the past, Joe’s infamous addition of Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon as a starting midfielder was rightly ridiculed. Meanwhile, original host Mark’s failure to ‘run away from’ his decision to back the often injured and rarely starting Ruben Loftus-Cheek was another classic episode.
This time around, it’s Andy and once again Joe’s turn to face the wrath of the live chat, and Seb’s analytical eye.
Andy’s 4-3-3 certainly creates a stir, especially with so many great midfielders to choose from. Could he about to be making the same mistake that Joe did in backing a budget Palace midfielder?
Meanwhile, Joe’s 3-4-3 is far from finalised, with plenty of injury news still to come, from Liverpool and Everton in particular. At this stage of the week he can only offer an approximation of his final side but still presents a run-down of the key players in the frame for a place.
The wealth of midfield options is also factored in on the show.
Joe is even contemplating a 3-5-2 formation to accommodate the likes of Liverpool’s Diogo Jota (£7.6m), Manchester United’s Mason Greenwood (£7.7m) and Ferran Torres (£7.1m), who has emerged as potentially Manchester City’s main striker this campaign.
Seb looks to tempt our Wildcarding duo with statistics around returning Premier League stars, Romelu Lukaku (£11.5m) and Cristiano Ronaldo (£12.5m). He also whips out his latest information on underachieving and overperforming chance creators and goalscorers.
Elsewhere in this packed episode, the crew look back on their Gameweek 3 scores and frisk the next four fixtures.
There are differentials and captaincy decisions to reveal and also a chance to catch up on the Scoutcast’s management of a veteran Fantasy manager’s team, who has had to dip out of this campaign for mental health reasons. With a top 100 finish last season, the pressure is truly on to maintain his strong record.
This episode was aired live via YouTube on Tuesday 8 September. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified of future live episodes. It is also available as a podcast.
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