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For 364 days a year, we can be forgiven for devoting our attention to the merits of acquiring Alan Hutton; today we really should focus on friends and family.

Having said that, the cunning Fantasy Football manager will always sneak five minutes to scan that Boxing Day fixture list one more time as the mince pies are warming. So, while I’ve got your attention, I’d like to extend a very Merry Christmas from myself, and all those involved in Fantasy Football Scout, to you and your families.

Once again, I must thank you all for the outstanding support you’ve shown the site – although I’ll reserve further sentiment for the New Year message, along with a preview of things to come from us in 2015.

For now, you ought to get back to mulling over Alan Hutton, whilst pretending to listen to that anecdote that the Father-in-law told last year. And the year before that. Get back to it: they’ll be missing you.

Having said all this, be sure pop back later today for our views on Gameweek Differentials, the Boxing Day armband, our Mondogoal tips and our round-up of all the great things to come from you, the community, in the past week. We’re all friends and family here.

Merry Christmas.

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

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  1. Just A Wooden Spoon
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Just checked the stats for Sanchez vs Cazorla for the last 4 games. Caz absolutely smashes it 😯

    1. Raddy
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yes he is looking very good. His stats are looking like his 2012/2013 season where he was a great FPL option.

  2. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Good King Wenger, he looked out
    On la Rosaleda
    Where the team play round about
    Sweet, crisp tika-taka
    Brightly shone the moon that night
    Though the frost was cruel
    When Cazorla came in sight
    Passing balls so cool

    "Hither, Rice, and stand by me
    If thou know'st it, telling
    Yonder player, who is he?
    Where and what his dwelling?"
    "Sire, he plays a poor league hence
    Underneath the mountain
    Right against the forest fence
    By Saint Agnes' fountain."

    "Bring me flesh and bring me wine
    Bring me wonga hither
    Thou and I will see him sign
    When we bear him thither."
    Rice and Wenger forth they went
    Forth they went together
    Through the rude wind's wild lament
    And the bitter weather

    "Sire, though night is darker now
    And the wind blows stronger
    Beats my heart, I know not how,
    I can show my hunger."
    "Mark my footballs, Santi now
    Thread thou them so boldly
    Thou shalt find the Baggies' rage
    Freeze thy blood less coldly."

    In his master's steps he trod
    Where the channels glinted
    Heat was in the very sod
    Where Santi, he had printed
    Therefore, Football men, be sure
    Points or rank possessing
    Ye who did have Sánchez poor
    With Santi will find blessing

    1. VougieDipond
      11 years, 10 months ago

      lol, Brilliant. Merry Christmas 🙂

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        😀 And to you, Sir!

    2. Sooda
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Did you write this Doosra? Genius mate..haha...

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        It is from our hymn "Good King Wenceslas"! 🙂

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      11 years, 10 months ago

      😀

      Merry Christmas Doos

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Merry Christmas, my friend. 🙂

    4. A.T
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Merry Christmas Doosra

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, mate - and to you!

    5. Zombie
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Whoa. Wishing you a nice and cool Zombie apocalypse Doos 😉

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, lovely man! You too! 😉

    6. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Merry Christmas and is my team good to go ?

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I am sure! Gotta cook, mate. 🙂

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Fair enough 🙂 .

    7. OptimusBlack
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hahahahaa
      Nice one Dude

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Cheers, Optimus. 😀

    8. Clump
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sprouts} Cabbage (-4)?
      Worth the hit?

      1. Doosra - ☭BowenOfRice☭
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No. Just dress the sprouts with bacon bits.

    9. Mr. Grv
      11 years, 10 months ago

      nyc 😀

    10. Heydudes13
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Can see now that wine is the fuel 😉

    11. Caesar, Hot Mustache
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Doos, I plan to lose Alexis (Since i've got Cazorla). before the injuries, was Cazorla a regular starter?

  3. VougieDipond
    11 years, 10 months ago

    I'm going to eat and get drunk. Have a good day everyone 🙂

    1. Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus…
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Don't tell me what to do.

  4. FPLEL
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Current def is Baines, Zab, Chambers (Hutton, Yun)

    Talk on here is that Chambers may be rested, so I was thinking:

    Chambers -> Vergini

    Thoughts?

    1. Bastien
      11 years, 10 months ago

      play hutton

      1. FPLEL
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Even against Swans away? I was thinking Vergini would be good for at least a couple of weeks, then he rotates with Hutton. Chambers' days are numbered anyway.

        1. big oak
          11 years, 10 months ago

          duno about vergini really, sunderland seem unpredictable
          but chambers need to go especially with yun injured u will need a playnig bench this period

          1. FPLEL
            11 years, 10 months ago

            Yeah, they aren't exactly a brick wall, Panti is really playing well. Is Vergini at least nailed, do you think?

    2. Fais
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I have exactly the same defence. Yun is also out for a while and I'm worried about rests elsewhere which is making me tempted to do a double transfer. Think if I were only to do one it would be Yun though because there is at least a chance of chambers playing tomorrow

      1. FPLEL
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Yeah, I would love to be rid of Yun but I have 0 ITB. The only option would be Yun -> Saylor. I'm not sure Saylor is nailed though.

        1. Fais
          11 years, 10 months ago

          How many other rotation risks do you have? Could always offload both of them

          1. FPLEL
            11 years, 10 months ago

            I have: Hazard, Alexis, RVP, Sakho, Chambers and even Zab is an outside chance. I really do need that playing bench, don't I 😛

  5. Sooda
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Foster
    Bertrand, Yun, Bartley -
    Fabregas, Sterling, Yaya T, Downing -
    Austin, Costa, Bony

    Bench: Krul, Siggurdson, Wisdom, Hutton

    2.3 Mill ITB , 1 FT

    What would you do?

  6. ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Did anyone have Walters when he scored 2 own goals and missed a penalty?

    1. And we all have legs
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I did! My first season, was a super casual.

  7. Feed tha Sheep
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Merry Xmas all you fantasy fball fanatics!!
    Just a bit of advice before you tuck into your turkeys...

    A. Costa and Ameobi > Giroud and 8.8 mid (-4)
    B. Ameobi > 6.0mid
    C. Save and play Ameobi

    1. Holmes
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A. Cazorla/Oscar

    2. olekevin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Giroud+Sterling?

  8. Holmes
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Silva might rise again in price 😮

  9. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    11 years, 10 months ago

    De Gea

    O'Shea , Chambers , Taylor

    Bolaise , Siggy , Hazard , Sanchez , Yaya

    Fal(c)ao , Austin

    Gilks , Sakho , Bertrand , Chambers

    GTG ? and Merry Christmas

  10. keotes
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Who should I hand the armband to? -
    A) Bony
    B) Costa
    C) Fab
    D) Silva
    E) Sanchez

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      11 years, 10 months ago

      B I sold Costa to get Falcao so he is set to score big this week

    2. OptimusBlack
      11 years, 10 months ago

      E

  11. Fplnooob
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Current DEF: Baines/Naylor/Wisdom/BARTLEY*/YUN*

    Yun > 6.3 defender for -4

    A) Terry
    B) O'Shea and save 1.9 incase things get ugly
    C) Hutton and save 2.0

    1. olekevin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Definitely a City-defender. Not long till January-Wildcard. They have good fixtures.

      1. Fplnooob
        11 years, 10 months ago

        have 3 city players already (hart/silva/yaya)

  12. Bojaninho
    11 years, 10 months ago

    think I'm going with this as my front 8

    hazard,sanchez,fab,eriksen,siggy
    Bony,Giroud,Austin

    who do i bench tomorrow thought!?

    siggy or austin no?

    1. Fabio20
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Austin

  13. The Finnisher
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Seeing as I just bought Falcao I may as well captain him right?

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yes 🙂

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Fine then, if I have to.

    2. andres
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yes sir

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Ready to blame you both when this goes tits up 😉

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Sounds good 🙂

        2. andres
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Hehe you will be thanking us 😉

    3. 1314
      11 years, 10 months ago

      no love for arsenal player ?

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Only have Sanchez but then again he's as good an option as any.

    4. Waterwheel Inc.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      In for a penny . . .

    5. Sánchez
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Prepare for a big greem arrow my fellow Falcao captainer

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        😎

  14. Zeeco
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is hazard fit to play against the hammers?

  15. andres
    11 years, 10 months ago

    So who has sold hazard?

  16. Caesar, Hot Mustache
    11 years, 10 months ago

    I've held Costa too long. & I brought in Cazorla for a one week punt.

    Costa + Cazorla. front 8: Siggy Sanchez Hazard Downing Cazorla Costa Kane Austin

    A. Benteke/Fabregas
    B. Benteke/Silva
    C. Other suggestions?

    1. Sánchez
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I have him but .... 😆

    2. OptimusBlack
      11 years, 10 months ago

      2 days ago ?

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Honestly not trying to wum people I just saw it when looking for news

        1. OptimusBlack
          11 years, 10 months ago

          nvm

    3. Raddy
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Mmmmmm

    4. andres
      11 years, 10 months ago

      So tempted to let him go and refresh my squad a little bit

  17. OptimusBlack
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Any news on Hazard or Sanchez ?

  18. AH 🙂
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Has mournho had his pressed yet??

  19. Call Me Old Fashioned
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Merry Christmas all!

    Can one help with a slight botheration..

    Captain RVP or Giroud? Hazard and Sanchez are also my other options

    1. melvinmbabazi
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Giroud

  20. Waterwheel Inc.
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Picking 11 for Ultimate this week is not easy! And still I don't feel like I have a solid captaincy option among them!

  21. Gurra
    11 years, 10 months ago

    2,2m ITB

    De gea
    Ivanovic Clyne Dummet
    Sanchez Oscar Hazard Eriksen
    Giroud(C) Bony(VC) Austin

    Mannone,Boyd,Wisdom,Yun

    A) Oscar>Silva
    B) Eriksen>Silva
    C) Wisdom>City Defender
    D) Save

    1. Call Me Old Fashioned
      11 years, 10 months ago

      A

  22. Holding Mee Bong
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Is Duff alive?

    1. Venom Snake
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Drinking beer

    2. Zombie
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Homer drunk it all

  23. BKR
    11 years, 10 months ago

    is it worth using FT for GK ??
    Elliot - Foster

    Chester-Chambers-Baines (Wisdom-Hutton)
    Hazard-Yaya Touré-Downing-Lampard (Wallace)
    van Persie-Austin-Costa

    save FT? or any other changes required. Thanks!

    1. AH 🙂
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Nice team

      1. BKR
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Thank you AH. do i need to transfer Elliot out??
        worried about Hazard!

        1. AH 🙂
          11 years, 10 months ago

          What the latest on hazard ? I would upgrade Wallace really

          1. BKR
            11 years, 10 months ago

            no news on hazard! everyone seems taking risk with him,

            I know, Wallace but to whom??

        2. BKR
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Expecting some help. Please anyone?

  24. The Finnisher
    11 years, 10 months ago

    One last one.

    Which one to drop?

    1. Downing (che)
    2. Chambers (QPR)
    3. Taylor (AVL)

    1. colin1201
      11 years, 10 months ago

      take note most of downing's points have come away from home

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        yeah that's the problem, and West Ham going well.

    2. Venom Snake
      11 years, 10 months ago

      has to be downing

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I think so too, even more so that I have Azpilicueta.

        I know Downing could easily get attacking returns but he's unlikely to explode. Famous last words.

    3. Nabs Kebabs
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I think that decision will be made for you -chambers. I would be dropping him anyway

      1. The Finnisher
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Hopefully doesn't come off the bench if he doesn't start.

  25. colin1201
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Courtois pantilimon
    baines kelly oshea dummet yun
    siggy hazard downing eriksen boyd
    giroud benteke austin

    1ft.
    anywhere i can improve this squad?

    Thanks in advance

  26. Willis.
    11 years, 10 months ago

    FACT: No current player has scored more Boxing Day goals than Theo Walcott.

    1. Waterwheel Inc.
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Hah! Good stat.

  27. Venom Snake
    11 years, 10 months ago

    I keep getting advised to save my FT this week, but it just seems like there's something missing in my team. Most notably being without any City players.

  28. McSauce
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Bony or Sanchez (C)???

  29. DV8R
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Baines (C) anyone?

    Mirallas could miss out and that means Baines assists/goals

    1. Fplnooob
      11 years, 10 months ago

      he is my (VC)

    2. AWESOME-O
      11 years, 10 months ago

      not for me. If Everton were keeping clean sheets then I'd consider..