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The Community Round Up

New recruits to the Premier League from both promoted sides and abroad were among the issues considered this week by our community writers and hot topic posters. Rotation strategies once again come under discussion and we also found out about some of our community’s Fantasy football family rivalries.

The Community Articles

Goalkeepers came under the spotlight of Kompany Man in his look at why West Brom’s Ben Foster and Boaz Myhill may just be 2015/16’s most important goalkeepers for Fantasy managers. Those looking to use West Brom’s defensive assets within their squad are also advised to read Teddy’s look at next season’s best rotation pairs.

RuthNZ completed his epic team review series this week, with Aston Villa and Leicester and Newcastle and Sunderland bringing this informative collection to an end, while Bowstring the Trout has been taking a look at Crystal Palace’s incredible turnaround in fortunes under Alan Pardew.

Don’t forget, if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

The Hottest Topics

Giggs Boson has been looking at the promoted sides’ prospects of success, with his analysis of their clean sheets potential as they make the step up to top-flight football. The Serjeant also dropped by within this discussion to offer some further information on the prospects of shut-outs for Norwich, Watford and Bournemouth.

Defenders and goalkeepers from promoted sides are likely to be within the budget price bracket and therefore prime candidates for a rotation strategy. But with Petr Cech’s likely move to Arsenal and price hikes likely for former budget favourites such as Costel Pantillimon we asked  could the end the cheap rotating keeper strategy be coming?

Other potential value players for rotation could be the wave of new recruits into the Premier League from abroad this summer. Here we look back on some of the community’s favourite additions to the Premier League, and some of those who failed to make the grade.

There was further fixture-based discussion this week around defender selection in Ludo‘s look at the Premier League’s toughest fixtures, Couti and the Below5th‘s research into the managers most likely to keep clean sheets and Twisted Saltergater‘s update to his clean sheet ticker.

Meanwhile, reliable old stagers, who are proven performers most week, were discussed in Lucy’s look at fixture proof defenders.

Elsewhere, Anorak revealed his a love hate relationship with Ultimate Fantasy Premier League, and his desire to see it back next season.

Relationships of the family variety can also be put to the test when partners, sons, daughters and siblings take each other on in Fantasy Football. Wakey and Lucy are amongst our community members to tell us about how their family competitions pan out.

The Members Tables

Chenku has taken the simple approach to organising his latest table on the best attackers last season by sorting by the number of goals scored. But his interesting table has more to it than that essential statistic, with assists, chance creation and goal conversion rates also taken into account.

If you’re a member and are yet to get to grips with the custom statistics tables, you can view this movie for an explanation of how they work. Also, remember to tag them so that people can find the tables with ease.

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765 Comments Post a Comment
  1. Ziro Becomes One
    • 9 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Wake Me Up When Cech-transfber comes.

    1. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      RIP Ziro.

      1. Ziro Becomes One
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Just tired of refreshing my twitter search page "petr cech". 😆

        1. Nickofoz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Arsenal fan? 😀

          1. Ziro Becomes One
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Could not be more obvious. 🙂

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

    Has anyone else just started getting emails saying so done has replied to your post on here....

    Is that a new thing... Can you switch it off?

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

      Someone*

    2. the Penman
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      You've prob hit the "notify of replies?" box next the comment field.

    3. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      You must have checked a box on bottom right of a post you are about to write that says "Notify me of replies". Uncheck it.

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

      Untick

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

      notify

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

      me

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

      of

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

      replies

    9. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe you accidentally have "notify me of replies " ticked, bottom right of the comment box?

      1. Epic Fail
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Oh it's already been said

        1. Epic Fail
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Doh.

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

            lol

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

              😉

    10. 32chickens
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      nope-you haven't just clicked on the notify me of replies box(bottom right of the form when you make a comment?)

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

      Ah ok cheers.... Didn't realise that worked must have done it by accident..

    12. 32chickens
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      hey that got a response
      was it just to check if we were awake
      Tick
      Tick
      Tick

  3. Coldplay
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Swansea City are plotting a move for Atalanta's Luca Cigarini, the Italian midfielder is considered the new Pirlo. - Mirror

    The lad's 29 years old and apparently he's the new Pirlo. Sigh

    1. Licky
      • 11 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      He's still a kid compared to Pirlo that's why! 😀

      1. Lucy.
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I was thinking this. 29 is a spring chicken compared to Pirlo 😉

        1. Coldplay
          • 12 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          I saw that coming 😆

    2. Van Klinkert Delarosa
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Maybe he still growing his beard.

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        😆 This

  4. kingozil-The Germans once a…
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Planning to start my own blog. Anyone into the "blogging world". In dire need of advice. Advice regarding places to start it etc. Topics and content are not a problem.

    1. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      WordPress

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        😆

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Where do you live?

      1. kingozil-The Germans once a…
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Hey moin, We were in the same team UAE. I live in India just like you.

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          yeah! so write about street foods of India....a a city tour from a locals point of view..what can be done for a fun night out etc..

  5. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    So who's getting Okazaki in their team? At 5m price I wouldn't mind giving him a try

    1. Coldplay
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      In a team with Vardy, Ulloa, Nugent, Kramaric and now Okazaki as their strikers? No thanks. Rotation nightmare

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        He's the third highest scorer of Japan's National Team

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          but on a wet tuesday in stoke can he hack it?

          1. Moin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 10 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            Lol no way!

        2. Camp No No
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          That's not the credential to convince me. Give me their highest scorer and we're talking.

    2. 32chickens
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      wouldnt touch it
      leicester strikers tribe have too many options-vardy(over achieved) ulloa(sometimes achieved)kamaric(the most skilled-yet to achieved)nugent(daddy-achieved in the past)
      would wait and see what pans out in preseason
      am hoping to see them-mansfield I think it is-will feed back

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah true

      2. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        25 july
        i like preseaon friendlies
        -expectation potential before it all goes bellyup!

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          Yup

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      I'll have him for their dgw 34

  6. Epic Fail
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Is it this season that their will be Friday games? Can't wait for the many people moaning about missing the deadline 😀

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Next season

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

      Next year I think

    3. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      there*

    4. Epic Fail
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Cheers.

    5. Ziro Becomes One
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Sadistic. Reported.

    6. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      This season, make sure you do your transfers on Thurs, better still Wed to be sure Epic....

  7. Lucy.
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    This Deeney -> Swansea stuff seems silly. Sit on the bench for Swansea or potentially be Watford's saviour? If you stay and it all goes belly-up, you can just move on then.

    1. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Agreed, these type of moves make absolutely no sense

    2. Black Knights
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Yep, but that seems too sensible for a footballer to concur with.

  8. 32chickens
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Lusitans-west ham enter europe
    thursday 10 for adults and 5 for kids
    if only i was down the road in london

  9. mipola
    • 11 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    When you try to login to FPL website, it says that it is under maintenance! That's a good sign!

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

      I read somewhere that they're having major difficulties with the script and might need to cancel FPL this season 🙁

      1. 32chickens
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        yerr the party's over

      2. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Can't get the system to recognise all the new Liverpool signings.....

        1. 32chickens
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          or the inability of citeh to shift any of their fat earners

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

            They trying to add Bogdan at 3.5m but it won't accept it.....

      3. mipola
        • 11 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        🙁

    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    The Life and Times of Robert Snodgrass:

    Gets relegated with Norwich
    Signs for Premier League Hull
    Gets injured
    Misses whole season
    Hull get relegated
    Norwich get promoted to the Prem
    Ouch.

    1. Lucy.
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Jumping between yoyo teams is never a good strategy.

        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Well if you're gonna do it, at least get the right rotation...!

  10. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Tottenham are trying to sign Chelsea winger Victor Moses, according to an exclusive in the Daily Mirror.

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Moses and Tottenham doesn't seem a good fit...

      1. Art Vandelay
        • 13 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        I disagree. We have been waiting for years for someone to part the Red (Arsenal) Sea and lead us out of the wilderness.

        1. Moin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 10 Years
          8 years, 10 months ago

          😆

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

      Is he replacing Clownsend who Sherwood might be signing?

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

        Clownsend 😆

  11. Gooner97
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    So it seems that Arsenal actually have delayed Cech's announcement because both of the club photographers are away on holiday. Stuart MacFarlane is in Glastonbury for a concert festival and David Price is "working," according to MacFarlane. Only Arsenal...

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      😆 that surely can't be the reason..

  12. Tinmen
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    Well folks, early days but is anyone thinking of putting in any of the summer signings regardless of price?

    Or rather, does anyone stand out enough to warrant inclusion without really considering their price?

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

      Maybe Payet but £7.5 will be still much

      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah I'm thinking possibly Payet, all of WHam's opening fixtures are good attacking wise except maybe the first one away to Arsenal.

        Maybe Firmino depending on price too

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

          I'm thinking to go a bit heavy in defence; I'm considering an Arsenal defender for sure, but if Koscielny will be more than 6m I'll probably go for Cech...as the other will all rotate. Considering and Everton defender as well, and Chelsea of course.

          I think Firmino will be overpirced.

          1. Nickofoz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 9 Years
            8 years, 10 months ago

            I'm not the biggest fan of that tbh. Especially at the start of the season. But each to their own.

            Everton's fixtures are horrible, I think there could be value in their defence this season but not until that horrific run of fixtures is over.

            Maybe.

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

              Who are you going on goal?

              1. Nickofoz
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 9 Years
                8 years, 10 months ago

                It really depends on prices. If Myhill is 4.5 then I'll get him with another 4.5, if he is 5.0 then I'll either stick him in with a 4.0 or get Steekelenburg instead if he comes in at 5.0 🙂

    2. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Will watch everyone in Pre Season first...but might get Fuchs in my team

      1. Nickofoz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah Fuchs is another one if he is nailed on

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

      Payet.

    4. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Why can't he take a selfie?

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

        Rf for Cech above....

  13. Moin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    How much do you guys trust Pre-Season Performance?

    I remember Wickham performing brilliantly in Pre-Season and based on that I got him in my team last season..but when the actual season started he failed terribly..

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

      I remember United performing brilliantly in last Pre-Season and then lol

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        yup

    2. Nickofoz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      8 years, 10 months ago

      Remember Jovetic and Bojan last season? Yes, and Wichkam. I think that answers your question.

      It's a better indication of who is nailed rather than form

      1. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        8 years, 10 months ago

        yup

  14. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    8 years, 10 months ago

    I've just posted my article on The Huth

    http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/06/27/moving-target-robert-huth-2/

    Check it out and let me know what you think......

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

      I prefer Morgan ...

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

        New Post 😉