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Martyniak Claims FPL Crown

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Congratulations go to Matt Martyniak who, on a dramatic final day, claimed the Fantasy Premier League crown by just three points after the Gameweek 38 bonus points settled matters.

Matt, a veteran Fantasy Premier League manager, has competed in the game since the 2006/07 season and had previously recorded an impressive finish of 707th back in 2007/08. A recent arrival in the Scout community, he was just two points behind Kelvin Travers, another Scout league member, at the end of 90 minutes. However, it was the bonus points from Liverpool’s 1-0 win over QPR that proved decisive. Matt earned a total of five points via his Gameweek 38 signing, Philppe Coutinho, and left-back Jose Enrique which eventually saw him topple Kelvin at the summit.

That pairing ended the season topping our classic league with Evs finishing third and fifth overall and former leader, Julian Zipparo in fourth and sixth in the overall rankings.

Congratulations again to Matt and all our Scout League members who enjoyed such successful FPL campaigns and to all our FPL managers who helped to make the community so active, knowledgable and friendly.

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

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  1. TokyoRed 東京赤
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Odds on Mark or Granville moving to Spain over the summer to El Fantasy Football Scouto?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      100/1 A crap League. 😉

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  2. Back on the horse
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    I've never seen so many leaving/acceptance/denial/"I love you" speeches 🙂

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    1. The Light Knight
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I love you

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    2. Count of Monte Hristo
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Don't leave

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    3. Granville
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      They're like smackheads trying to go straight. 🙂

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      1. Corkyote FFS CWC Champion 2…
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Lol

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    4. HVT
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Hi Horse - good season mate - thoroughly enjoyed our L4 encounters 🙂
      Oh and btw " love you " 🙂

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      1. Back on the horse
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        yeah, it was a good league. Are we promoted to L3 now?

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  3. Pilko's Pump Pants
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Managed to win my ML by nearly 200 points this season, and a top 2k finish... couldn't quite break into the top 1k... but there's always next season...

    Thanks for all the tips and good advice... this site is an absolute godsend...

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  4. Damo.
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    UCL: Looks like Hummels is out for the final. They've gone a bit wayward since reaching the final haven't they? I'll be Munich top heavy anyway I'd say.

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  5. SuperOsçarBaby
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Next season my target is 2400 points. 🙂

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    1. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      That's mean 64 points or higher every GW. 😉

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        so your target is top 30 ish...

        good luck with that

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        1. SuperOsçarBaby
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          thanks..

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  6. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Quick vote:

    Was doing Lukaku > Sturridge (c) for -4 pts a good idea?

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    1. Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Welll ... it was a popular move at the time ... 😆

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    2. SuperOsçarBaby
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      bad idea.

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    3. Pilko's Pump Pants
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Hindsight is a wonderful thing... but it looked like a decent shout pre GW....

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    4. fatherted
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Did it the week before so mixed feelings

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    5. Damo.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I think it was a transfer that many did out of fear more than anything else. It reminded me of the mass Bale>Hazard transfer a few weeks back. That's the only reason I didn't give him the armband.

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    6. Granville
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      What did I say on the scoutcast? A horse that had already bolted.

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      1. Pilko's Pump Pants
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day 😉

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        1. Granville
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          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          You rarely see a hatrick followed up by very much the next week. The professor said that was a myth.

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          1. Pilko's Pump Pants
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            True enough, but i think a lot of us fell foul of that trap this week... and i shipped out Kone for him so i don't feel too bad about it...

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      2. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        10 pts behind you Granville.

        10 measly points.........

        😛

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    7. Bedknobs and Boomsticks
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Not too fussed as I'd have benched him for Nasri anyway. 😀

      Ironically, I seem to have set my name to link to a page from a couple of weeks ago whicih includes me telling someone to keep faith with Lukaku for the Norwich game.....

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    8. Granville
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      They'll be some people who bought Lukaku the week after his brace for the DGW and sold/benched him before his hatrick.

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      1. The Light Knight
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Hello....although I did use a WC for the DGW so it wasn't as if I lost out elsewhere....oh wait... 😥

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  7. fatherted
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Just seen runner up had Lukaku 1st sub

    ouch!!

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    1. Granville
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      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      He was on here yesterday. Shame, but it's still some achievement.

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

        Abso flipping lutely

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    2. Pilko's Pump Pants
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      That's gotta sting...

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    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Imagine thinking about that for the next 3 months! 😯

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      1. Pilko's Pump Pants
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, would be a lot easier to take if the winner beat you through a stroke of genius rather than your own self-sabotage...

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  8. Bubbles
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Did Christina get her 4k? (I hope not).

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    1. stilicho
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      I hope not too.

      Lol

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      1. Bubbles
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        You're cruel, I was joking.

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          lol

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      2. stilicho
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        • 13 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Oh by the way bubbles you won the JPT again, at least I think it's again, it wasn't clear who won the first time.

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        1. Bubbles
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          As Christina isn't here to object, I'll claim this crown. Thank you for running the competition again. 😉

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          1. Christina.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            Screw...Stilicho, Berbilly and Bubbles.

            And especially Nolan.

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            1. Billy Gilmore
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              😆 😆 😆

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          2. stilicho
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            • 13 Years
            10 years, 11 months ago

            It really needs its own thread, it's all people are talking about.

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            1. Christina.
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 11 months ago

              Then pull your finger out your arse.

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    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      missed out

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      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/35602/event-history/38/

        6158

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        1. Bubbles
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Ahhh, nasty last 2 GWs.

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    3. Billy Gilmore
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      6k+

      Also didn't get Nolan after contemplating it all week 😆

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      1. Bubbles
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Oh dear, oh dear.

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 11 months ago

          Got Coutinho, so can't complain too much.

          *waits for the b*tch to start whinging*

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  9. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Well that's that then. After playing Sky and the UEFA game last summer, then FPL, Sky and Telegraph this season, I'm looking forward to the break now.

    Good season though and enjoyed the banter on here and the podcasts too. Good work all round boys!

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  10. Billy Gilmore
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Where's Kaz today? Waa, they didn't pick me, my team's amazing, CONSPIRACY!!!

    Kaz: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/25/event-history/38/

    Pakistan: http://precisely.me/fpl/icc

    He outscored ONE player in their starting XI for the final...someone with a decent team heading into the game week...

    😆

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

    When is homecrowd going live?

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  12. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    New Post - http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/05/20/scout-notes-gameweek-38/

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  13. Red Devil Swede
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    SO.. what will all of you be doing until the new season? Are there any 'alternative' fantasy games out there worth checking out?

    After CL final I'll hopefully stay healthy to do some serious road cycling and in July there's Tour de France, but other than that.. totally empty and well, depression 😉

    GF pretty happy there's only the CL final (and DFB pokal) left.

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  14. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    It pains me to say it but.....

    I would just like to begrudgingly say well done to all the Arsenal fans on here for clinching 4th spot...

    Good achievement over the last few matches

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  15. Siva Mohan
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Iker Casillas - Born: May 20, 1981
    Petr Cech - Born: May 20, 1982

    Who is the best?

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    1. FORCA INTER
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Mou rates Lopez as better gk than Casillas

      the best is Neuer i'd say

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  16. shirtless
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    What was your season defining moment this season?

    Mine was GW32 then GW33, where I ranked 111k then 6k for the weeks, thereby finally getting me out of the 40k area into top 20k overall, and managed to stay there. My only three digit score of the season! Good old RVP captain hat-trick vs Villa 🙂

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  17. Waldaz
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Fun irrelevant fact: I finished with the exact same points as in the 2009/10 season, but about 26.5k places better in rank. That was a really high-scoring season!

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  18. FORCA INTER
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    mr/mrs 4k 😆

    better luck next year , i am willing to give you some great advices how to improve your strategy

    first of all start gw1 with Michu+Petric combo and never look back 😉

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  19. Indio
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    Managed to scrape my ML and finish in top 10k thanks to the wisdom of this particular crowd, so thanks all.

    And one last question please: does anyone know how to work out how many players are in a particular country league?

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  20. trikster102
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    What was your best and worst week?

    Best - GW26, 99 points. (Liverpool vs Swansea DGW)
    Worst - GW11, 26 points. Just 1 clean sheet and 2 bonus points.

    Special mention goes to GW2 for getting 93 points on a non DGW.

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    1. Damo.
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Best: GW36 89
      Worst: GW27 34

      Best GW Rank: 22,671 (36)
      Worst GW Rank: 1,925,216 (12)

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      1. trikster102
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        Best GWR - GW2, 5352 (was 7001 overall, hard to belive I was ever that high up).
        Worst GWR - GW11, 2,293,247

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  21. houghmagandie
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    My 2,145 points got me 33,433rd place this season but would have put me well inside the top 3,000 four years ago. What has changed?
    Vice-captains have been introduced but that has not made any difference to my score this year as my first-choice captains (for better or worse) always played. Four years ago, you couldn't carry forward unused transfers, but again has that made such a huge difference?

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    1. TeddiPonza
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      The best players were very consistent this year! Almost every (active) team had Bale, RvP. Suarez, Mata etc for the most part of the season while four years ago there were more decisions to make maybe and not as many consistent players? Food for thought

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      1. tsiailis01
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 11 months ago

        i think football has changed alot since four years ago, there arent many traditional strikers like rvp anymore, my team this year was all about my midfield, there were so many midfielders playing foward roles.

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  22. tsiailis01
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 11 months ago

    I got 2335 for top 400 finish, and i could of went so much better. I did some stupid transfers in the second half of the season which cost me big time!! spewing i was ranked like 76th in the woeld after like 22 gameweeks or something.

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    1. houghmagandie
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 11 months ago

      Well, yes and no. Four years ago, we had the mighty midfield triumvirate of Ronaldo, Gerrard and Lampard (plus Stephen Ireland - the Michu of those days). The difference is that it was extremely difficult to afford all three, but these days, money is no problem - jump on the early-season bandwagons on Sunday night and you can buy whoever you want by Christmas! You can no longer afford to wait for the team news on Friday before making your transfer.
      it seems to me that there are two possible reasons why prices rise faster now. Either because the algorithm that determines price rises has changed or because (maybe thanks to FFS), there are many more active players now so the sheer number of transfers causes larger rises. In any event, this has made the game easier..
      There is another reason why the game is easier - we now have an extra wildcard. How much difference this actually makes is debatable, though, and I think the extra wildcard could easily be scrapped, as nothing much happens in the winter transfer window these days..
      One reason why having the big midfielders might be more vital now and is because the bonus points almost always go to goalscorers these days. Four years ago, the "man in the stand" would give bonus points to midfield generals like Arteta and Modric, so perhaps the points were more evenly spread over a larger number of players.

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