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18 December 2014 1153 comments
Mark Mark
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A few weeks back we gave a shout-out to Fantasy Football Exchange, a new and fresh-faced weekly Fantasy Football experience. The guys behind the game kindly set up a Fantasy Football Scout league for Gameweek 12 with a £500 prize pot and a good number of you landed a nice little earner from it.

Now Fantasy Football Exchange are gearing up for the frantic next few weeks with a special Christmas tournament.

The £2500 Guaranteed Festive Challenge is a four-Gameweek long league which costs just £5 to enter. That’s a guaranteed prize pot, although that can rise even further as the entrant number increase.

The rules are simple: the ‘£2500 Guaranteed Festive Challenge’ runs from Gameweek 17 – 20 (starting December 20 and ending after the New Year’s Day fixtures), and you’ll be able to make unlimited transfers between now and when the league starts. Once it’s underway, you’ll have FOUR transfers available in total.

This is not a ‘winner takes all’ league, but one with a ‘sliding scale’ structure – so ALL the top finishers will scoop a slice of the prize pot.

Fantasy Football Exchange is a breeze to pick up, mainly because, at its core, the game is based on a similar ruleset to the Fantasy Premier League model we know and love. With very similar pricing, it’s a good bet that you’ll even be able to turn your current FPL squad into your FFE lineup.

There are some key differences, however. Firstly, FFE recognises that even the likes of Karl Henry deserve some love and have beefed up the points potential of defensive midfielders. The FFE bonus points are also allocated by collating the player rankings from three national papers to give our overall marks – arguably a fairer method of finding the top three players from each match.

If you missed out in Gameweek 12, you’ve every incentive to get involved ahead of this weekend and put yourself in the hat for a piece of that £2500.

Look out for FFE’s preview of the tournament over on their blog on Friday; we’ll be publishing the FFS squad on our social channels prior to the weekend deadline.

For more information visit FFE here.

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

  1. Eye of the Schweinsteiger
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Clyne Chambers or Saylor , who should i start??

    1. Eye of the Schweinsteiger
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Bad top of the page comment!

  2. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Baines 18 pointer incoming

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      with the early red card, i just don't see it

      see, that's a cynic

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        it's boring cynical ALL the time 😉 would drive myself mad!

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          i get that 😀

      2. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        basically gotta give my cynicism something to calibrate against 😉

    2. The Nuttmxn
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Captaining Baines is pretty ballsy.

      1. Caine & Co.
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        you mean stupid

        1. sinik
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          yeah I agree, very stupid

    3. Caine & Co.
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      no

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        you listen here Michael..

  3. Mr. Perfectionist
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Kindly Pick 1 for the next 3 Gw's:-

    A) Boyd & Costa > Yaya + Kane - 4pt hit
    B) Costa > Rooney for a FT

    Lloris
    Baines Zaba Azpi
    Sanchez Hazard Siggy Downing BOYD
    COSTA Bony Austin

    1. A Defender's Nightmare
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Between those 2, A for sure but honestly I'd save FT.

      1. Mr. Perfectionist
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers mate!

    2. Eye of the Schweinsteiger
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Save FT

      1. Mr. Perfectionist
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Cheers!

  4. woody3260
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    costa, siggy to rvp and walters?

  5. Ibralicious
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Pantilimon
    Taylor, Wisdom, Clyne
    Fabregas, Sanchez, Hazard, Siggy
    Austin(VC), Costa, Van Persie(C)
    (Guzan, 1.Cattermole, 2.Duff, 3.Hutton)

    Good to go?

  6. asdfecuador
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Mirallas and Berahino ===> Carrol and Fer 0.6ITB (-4)

    Any other ideas?

    1. Eye of the Schweinsteiger
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Austin and Downing?

      1. Heels_Over_Head
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        + 17

      2. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Such a better suggestion.

    2. justgiving.com/JonnyChard
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      With Mirallas and Berahino and whatever you have in the bank, how much do you have to spend?

      1. justgiving.com/JonnyChard
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        The Potato One 's suggestion is brilliant, just curious!

      2. asdfecuador
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Berahino 5.6 + Mirallas 7.2 + 0.4 ITB

        13.2 in total

  7. Mota
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A. Barkley -> Eriksen
    B. save FT, play Barkley
    C. save FT, play S. Davis (on pens, yellow flag)

    1. A Defender's Nightmare
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A

      1. Mota
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Was planning this move all week but Whoscored predicts 1-0 (Spurs after a midweek game, Eriksen played 90). Let's see if Lawro also predicts a low score.

    2. salle
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Why would you transfer out barkley when he just scored a goal and looked pretty good.

      B

  8. Citizen kano
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Clyne out for demi or take a hit get naismith out for Austin

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      2nd one if you insist on a hit

      thought naismith looks to have a good fixture this weekend with half Southampton's front 7 ruled out

  9. Just A Hat
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Is Mirallas the most hated FPL player ever?

    1. Root
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Currently my favorite player in the Premier League.

    2. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      its just those baines owner that refuse to get over it and get mirallas. Living in the past. Mirallas serves me well 😀

      1. Doolittle
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I'm an Everton fan and like Mirallas as a player, but he's not a consistent enough FPL prospect to get in ahead of other options, and he really affects Baines.

        1. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          yeah but its also a fact that he returns in 3 out of 4..and i know it affect baines..but at 7.2m he is certainly worth a consideration to replace siggy.

          its funny how people curse mirallas taking FK away from baines...no1 ever curses RVP for pushing rooney into the midfield

        2. Badgevilla
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Strange !!! over the last couple seasons the times I've had him in and especially this year he has returned points. always in my team when fit.

      2. MJ6987
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I thought he was injured?

        1. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          b4 that he was good differential..last gw gain me some points over the rest. funny that many people consider lukaku but not much consider mirallas

    3. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Demel for me

    4. mipola
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Yaya says hi.

      1. money face bandwagon
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        more people could join you after the next few games

        1. mipola
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          He was the reason behind my shite rank last season 👿

          1. money face bandwagon
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            yeah only have him from gw30..where the damage is already done

    5. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Adebayor stung me a few times in the past

  10. MITRO'S ON FIRE
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A. Clyne to Clichy (already have Zab)

    B. Moore to Yun

    C. Moore to Hull def (which one?)

    1. Mota
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      A

  11. The Baines
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Benteke to Kane for free???

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      sure... i want to be the only one left with Benteke

      1. The Baines
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        :/

      2. Sánchez
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I have him though

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          sell sell sell !

          my goodness, his form is so two years ago

          he's never going to regain that form again

          it was one off

          he's finished

          he's moonlighting singing the Belgian blues to support a career move already

          just... let... go...

          😉

          1. Badgevilla
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            You obviously haven't been watching Villa then. It's silly to dish out advice to someone when it is based on what you think and not what you know.

            1. Badgevilla
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              SO get rid of him too and leave him just to me... Cheers Casual

              1. Badgevilla
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                😉

      3. Badgevilla
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        This ^

    2. Mr. Perfectionist
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I would do it

    3. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      No

  12. ladsofbunch
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Only me that thinks Zab could be a good captain punt this week?

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      wow

      captaining a defender seldom works out well... though from time to time...

      1. ladsofbunch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Not a big fan myself, but Palace at home. He has CS and attacking potential. Don't see any clear captains really.

        1. Heels_Over_Head
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          not knowing your team, i don't either

          1. ladsofbunch
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            My alternatives are Sanchez, Yaya, Costa. On Yaya atm

            1. money face bandwagon
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 3 months ago

              actually why would you buy yaya if u are not captaining him ahead of zaba? u pay 10.8m for him and so u should have some faith in him getting a haul at home against palace.

              stay with yaya(c)

              1. ladsofbunch
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 3 months ago

                I probably will. I have told myself to leave my team alone after setting it, it's just so tempting to be clever 🙂

    2. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      in a week if u are not convinced the attacker will score big..its possible to punt on an attacking DEF

    3. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I suppose everyone needs to learn the rule 'never captain a defender' for themselves.. Go for it

      1. ladsofbunch
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Hate doing it, but it's tempting

        1. MITRO'S ON FIRE
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Resist!

  13. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Eriksen buyers, it it just a short term thing or are you keeping for the long haul?
    Personally I have to have him for the next 2, but I'm not sure after that.

    1. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      eriksen is a player where u buy him and hope for big things..but the excitement soon die down

      1. Mr.Bojangoals
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        You say that, yet he's level on points w Fabregas...not too bad.

        1. money face bandwagon
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          will u be there to get all his points? unless u keep him since the start and not selling him all along u would not have gotten the points

    2. Mr.Bojangoals
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I've had him since day 1, and he's joint 3rd highest scoring midfielder in the league. Spurs look to have a favourable run and look to be finding form. I'm sticking with him indefinitely.

    3. Doolittle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Just bought him and will have him until he stops producing/better options appear. No plans to get rid soon.

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I guess I'll see how he plays up until the Jan WC and decide.

    4. GoRedz
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm thinking till the end of january (BUR Lei MU CHE Cry SUN wba), also depends if other options (ADM, Ramsey) appear.

    5. MJ6987
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      For the long haul or until he gets 2 blanks, whichever comes first!

    6. FPLzebub
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Spurs fan here. He will 100% play against Burnley.

  14. The Gambler.
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Foster
    Ivanovic, Wisdom, Azpic
    Sanchez Downing Hazard Sigurdsson
    Rooney, Benteke, Austin

    (*Krul, Marney, *Hutton *Duff)

    £5m in bank, 1FT

    A) Siggy > Yaya
    B) Siggy > Silva
    C) Duff > Clichy

    1. Joletouriste
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Rooney for RVP?

  15. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    A

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm partial to R as the letter I'd choose if I were a character in Men In Black, though I can see why you'd be partial to A

  16. Mind över Mata
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Own Bony, Yaya, Oscar, Hart:

    A) Siggy -> Sterling / Nasri
    B) Cheapie -> Zaba (Double up on ManC defence)
    C) Rooney -> RVP

    Thanks 🙂

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      first choice: save

      second choice, from among yours: siggy -> nasri

  17. Citizen kano
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    naismith to kane or clyne to demi

    1. Joletouriste
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Naismith to Clyne

  18. A Defender's Nightmare
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I think I can't resist buying Kolarov tomorrow! 😐

    1. Heels_Over_Head
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      yes you can

    2. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Think he'll start over Clichy?

      1. A Defender's Nightmare
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Yes. No recognised striker so they are going to need an attacking fullback in a relatively easy home fixture. Clichy due a rest.

    3. Manu5
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      +1

    4. afazeli85
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Think the home game on the 28th is Kolarov Time.

    5. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      8 points incoming or a big fat zero

      1. Manu5
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Or a late cameo. 1 pointer

        1. GENERATION X
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          This is the main stumbling block - he comes on late...

    6. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      u spend a FT and 5.7m to get a guy which assume he plays 3 (best situation i think) out of the next 5...u have to pray he gets returns in all of the 3 games for it to be worth it.

  19. Danwow
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Yeah keep Eriksen for next few games then ditch him until they play sunderland and west brom

  20. afazeli85
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Thoughts?

    Just done Dzeko to Austin and Clyne (wheels come off) to Bavies (4.4). Got 7m ITB to do Boyd > Sanchez next week, all things being well.

    Forster
    Terry Bavies Baines
    Siggy Downing Hazard Yaya (c)
    Costa Austin Kane

  21. Manu5
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Too many options for city defenders, when is kolarov going to play?

    1. MITRO'S ON FIRE
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Will probably get eased in with one game over the festive period

    2. A Defender's Nightmare
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      The way I see it
      Kolarov: CPL & BUR
      Clichy: wba & SUN

      1. Manu5
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Think I just may pull the trigger, with wisdom on the bench, it might not be the end of the world

    3. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Theres no point playing the kolarov clichy roulette game
      Just get nsiled on players

      1. Manu5
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Thats the problem, No one seems nailed in thr city backfield

        1. Triple P
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          That's why I brought Hart in

          1. Manu5
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            This may be the way

        2. Sánchez
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Who said City?

          Id sooner take a shot on a guaranteed starter non City than a risky City defender
          Just rotate nailed on cheaper home players like Naylor, Dummett, Hutton etc.
          Save money, guarantee a startand with good rotation, still decent shot at cleans

  22. Doolittle
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go? Still unsure on captaincy, switched from Austin and now Sanchez is tempting me!

    Foster
    Baines/Yun/Naylor
    Sanchez/Eriksen(C)/Siggy/Hazard
    Costa/Austin(V)/Bony

    Bench: Krul/Wisdom/Marney/Chambers

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Id go austin over eriksen

      1. Doolittle
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Oh God, I just can't decide! The members stats are quite conclusively in Eriksen's favour which swayed me.

        1. Le Limpar
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Really? 41 pen area touches to 9 in the last six.
          I guess Eriksen doesn't need to be in the area you could say, but for me I want my captain in the area a lot.

          1. Doolittle
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 3 months ago

            I did it over the last 2 and then the last 4 matches, and Eriksen won comfortably. The last 2 matches is 83% in Eriksen's favour! He's also had 5 attempts to Austin's 2.

  23. GoRedz
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    I'd love a Hazard brace away ! It would complicate everything 🙂

    1. Randy_Marsh
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      I'm thinking this 🙂

    2. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Hes a home bully

    3. money face bandwagon
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      haz is a player where u know u are likely to get 3pts in an away game..but still u are happily playing him and hoping for the best

  24. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Saints are fecked.

    1. Moin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      this!

  25. GENERATION X
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    My starting lineup GW1 Terry/Siggy/Costa + 7 red shirts

    My starting lineup Sat: Terry/Siggy/Costa + 1 red shirt

    1. mipola
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      6 players in your team nude?

      1. GENERATION X
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        I think it shows that I thought Man U Arsenal and Liverpool were the way to go.

        Just Sanchez now...

  26. rdamjan
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Play siggy or take a hit for Tadic > sterling?

    1. Sánchez
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      100% start sigurdson

      1. Manu5
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Definitely not worth a hit

    2. Doolittle
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Definitely start Siggy.

  27. lastmanback
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Chambers & Clyne > Zab & Davies?

  28. davies
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    All set?

    Hart
    Baines, Naylor, Dummett
    Sanchez, Yaya (C), Hazard, Downing
    Rooney (VC), Austin, Kane

    4.0, Siggy, Wisdom, Hutton
    1.9 ITB

    1. Invincibles
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Wisdom in for Dummett

    2. Triple P
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      All set!

    3. Manu5
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      Not feeling the captain picks, yaya may be playing a little further back and have a feeling villa will be a struggle for manu

  29. Invincibles
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Mirallas->
    A)Nasri
    B)Eriksen
    C)Sterling
    D)Downing

    1. Manu5
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 3 months ago

      E) silva

      1. Invincibles
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 3 months ago

        Don't have the monies!

        1. Manu5
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 3 months ago

          Downing

  30. Andrew
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 3 months ago

    Good to go?

    Foster (Myhill)
    Terry Baines Wisdom (Hutton, PVA)
    Sanchez Fabregas Siggy Downing (Marney)
    Costa (c) Rooney Austin