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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.

  1. thunder_mike
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry Christmas FFSers

  2. @FPLMason
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Which defenders are you thinking about bringing in other than City defenders?

    1. Podge
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Pool

    2. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Terry maby. Or too late for Chelsea def?

    3. Prince of Persia
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      United.

    4. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Liverpool and Sunderland

    5. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      SUN

  3. Rasping Drive
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry Christmas everyone - May Santa bring you a big fat green arrow 🙂

    No love for Giroud?

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      If I had him he'd be instanta captain.

    2. vova
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Giroud is the man of the hour

  4. Prince of Persia
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    I think I want a ManU defender in. But which one?

    A) Jones
    B) Evans
    C) Others

    Thanks in advance.

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Fpl says Evans is most nailed on, but isn't Jones too?

      1. Prince of Persia
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        I think he is, and both have the same price as well. Hard to choose.

  5. Valar(Keith)
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry xmas everyone. Quick question
    Pantilimon
    Baines terry vergini
    Sanchez hazard siggy downing
    Austin costa bony (c)
    4.0 boyd wisdom dummett
    4.4 in the bank
    1 ft

    A) save transfer
    B) boyd to sterling and bench downing

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Save

    2. Huuge
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      B

  6. Hurri Kane 42
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Captaining Kane on Boxing Day fair for this team???......

    How

    Baines Clyne Clichy

    Haz A.Johnson Siggy Tadic

    Kane Pelle(vc) Carroll

    Jakupovic Walters J.Ward Dummet

    Thoughts !!??

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Naa, would c Haz

      1. Hurri Kane 42
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Haz was my C till last week ....can't risk doing that this week because of his injury

        1. RamaJama
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Declared fit today and likely to play.

          1. Stimps
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Got a source?

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

    Merry Christmas everyone! May boxing day be rewarding to you all 🙂
    Foster
    Baines Clichy Zab
    Siggy Sanchez Downing Nasri
    Costa Falcao(vc) Bony(c)

    Krul Hutton Marney Duff

    0 FT, 0.1 itb
    Really tempted to put Falcao captain but I think having him in the team is enough differential as you never know what LVG could do sometimes.
    Good to go? anything worth a hit?

    1. Prince of Persia
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Wow, 2 City defenders....Interesting. Good luck.

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

    So turns out I did Costa + Siggy > Eriksen + Giroud a but drunk last night 😛

    So captain Giroud?

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Interesting things are done when drunk, might drink someday... 😆

      1. thunder_mike
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        It makes for an interesting game. They are differentials in my ML

  9. mouldy_uk
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Thoughts on 2fts for

    Giroud and ADM in
    Siggy and Costa out

    Needs a bit of thought as I've had Costa and Siggy from the start so would lose a load of team value

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      No

  10. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Hazard captain, RVP vice than. All set

  11. meechamspowders
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    my strikers are cost, rooney & Austin, 1 FT. worth getting rid of rooney or costa for bony/kane/giroud?

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

      I have costa rooney and sakho and thinking of getting rid of rooney + Sakho and getting in bony and giroud... Rooney to bony or giroud depending if u have ars swa cover

    2. Prince of Persia
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Get rid of Rooney.

  12. Punty
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    For people asking about Sterling being rested or best choice of Liverpool-defenders; this is the probable starting XI tomorrow according to bib-theory..

    Skrtel Toure Sakho
    Lucas
    Henderson Gerrard Markovic
    Suso Sterling Lallana

    1. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Suso who? 😮 No GK might hurt 😀

      1. Punty
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Gks weren't wearing bibs but looked like maybe Mignolet is back:)

        Suuuusooo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nTHM8EB3R8

        1. Holmes
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Only 50k views, wont be that good 😀 Is he good?

          1. Punty
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            One of my favorite players to watch, but not sure if he will make it at Liverpool.. he is close though. Likes to move towards the goal and take (good) shots, good at dribbling, passing etc, a bit like a Coutinho that is not that good at dribblinb/passing but much better at shooting

            1. Holmes
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Cool! Thanks! Think this will be his 1st appearance this season or maybe I have missed him 🙂

  13. Holding Mee Bong
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Sakho & Baines --? Giroud (C) & Vergini. Yay or nay?

  14. Bow Locks
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Anyone fancy a stab at Arsenal
    Def v QPR?

    1. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      L to R
      Gibbs, Monreal, Mert, Debuchy

      1. Bow Locks
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        That's the way I see it too.
        Adiós Calum.

    2. Punty
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      I can think of around 10 teams I'd rather have defenders from

  15. flippetyflop
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Costa to Giroud make sense?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Keep Costa if you held him that long

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        This

  16. FPL Daniel
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Will I have 11 players this week? The team:

    Foster
    Baines Azpi Ivan
    Hazard (C), Alexis Downing YYT
    RVP (vc) Austin Kane
    bench: Boydinho, Alcaraz, Yun

    Thinking of saving it. Any chance of some of my starting 11 being rested? I think they will be rested next GW not this one personally.

    1. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Don't see the point in saving if you have Alcaraz and Yun.

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Will the new players bring pts? I have 0.8 in the bank. Whoever I bring in will be on the bench this week. Is it good to transfer players for emergency bench only? The value of FT have to be calculated too IMO. I might be wrong but next week it is gonna be wholesale changes week when 2 FT will come good no?

        I probably gonna bring Vergini and bench him again. Is it worth it?

        1. Hibbo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          The thing with 2fts is you get to next week and want to change one of your starters rather than improve the bench.

          The bench is such a boring transfer but if more than one of your players is benched then your playing with 10 men.

          I did Yun > Hutton. Zzzzzz.

          1. Woy of the Wovers
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            But 2FT gives more options to upgrade the defenders in a GW more prone to rotation. I'd save and hope that 11 make it this GW.

      2. Mary
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        disagree with your logic. More mathematical to save the transfer imo

    2. QPR expects... glory!
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Yes, Boyd likely to come in for Alexis though as Arsenal need him rested and firing against West Ham away on Friday not QPR at home tomorrow.

      Opposite goes for Azpi who Chelsea need tomorrow against West Ham more than they need him for Southampton away. Think you need to get defensive cover for then as Yun is out and Alcaraz not certain to start

      Rest should be fairly rotation proof

      1. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Rotation proof. WOW. Amen to that man. I will make changes next week. I hope Ivan, Azpi and Baines start this week. Boydinho could cover if needed IMO. So generally it is defensive wise worry. I really hope for the best. All 3 FB should start IMO

        1. FPL Daniel
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          We Chelsea need our best defense for WHAM and Sot IMO. Both difficult fixtures. Kind of Fixtures when you lose pts

          1. RamaJama
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Do you think Terry will play both and that it's still worth getting in Chelsea def cover?

  17. DrunkPhilosophy
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    I'm probably getting rid of Bony next GW but I have three options:
    a) Giroud
    b) Benteke
    c) Joevtic if fit

    Thoughts?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Keep Bony IMO

  18. tissae
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Any suggestions how to improve my defence?
    Current Lineup :

    Guzan/Given

    Azpi/Clichy/N.Taylor/Dummet/Moore

    Sanchez/YYT/Downing/Hazard/Boyd

    Costa/Bony/Austin ?

    2FT, itb 0.4

    1. Fergies fledgling
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Moore -> Anyone else.

      Doesn't need major work!

    2. Zepadrino
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Upgrade moore to hutton or clark at 4.3 both or oshea wisdom 4.4

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

        I was actually thinking about bringing in Zabaleta somehow, because Clichy seems to get rotated. But don't have enough money for Clichy > Zaba. I was wondering where else should i make changes, to get enough money for Zaba?

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

          Sanchez to santi and upgrade a defender to zaba

          You cld reverse during jan wc

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

            What do you think about YYT + Clichy > Silva + Zaba? Is it worth ? Or do you think, Silva will get some rest cause of recent returning from injury ? Zaba also may be rested. That's a tricky one IMO.

  19. Overlordleo
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Worth taking a hit for Wisdom > Skrtel? Allows me to play Skrtel (Burnley A) instead of Cissokho (Swansea A)

    1. Gooner97
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Yes

    2. Holmes
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Nah... Play Cissokho. Wisdom to Skrtel for free next week

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

        Will have to ship away Clyne or Costa depending on how he performances today next week :/

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

          Playing Cissokho and Clyne > MAn C defender next week would however be a option.

          1. Holmes
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Problem with Skrtel is that he is on 4YC, so if he gets booked this week, then you are stuck.
            AVL against Swansea is good fixture for clean sheet. Clyne to Skrtel next week is an option too.

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

              Hmm, dident consider the 4YC's :/ Skrtel seemd to be the best defender judging by fixture/form which I could afford (6,1 mil after selling Wisdom), but I might just keep my defence as it is then: Clyne-Cissokho-Jagielka
              The only problem is that I also have Bony so both Cissokho and Bony cant do well (except if Cissokho scores/assists which dosent happen all that often)

  20. Fergies fledgling
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Hi guys. Merry Christmas!!!

    Am I gtg for boxing day?

    Pantillimon
    Baines Azpi Clichy
    Downing Fab(vc) Yaya(c) Sanchez Siggy
    Austin Costa

    Elliot Sakho Wisdom Saylor

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Good 2 go. Yaya captain? Why? How confident are you in that decision . . ?

      1. Fergies fledgling
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Who else would you captain? Worried about Sanchez coming off the bench

    2. inter the wild
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Only concern is Sanchez - may be rested

  21. Takedog1
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Anybody transferring baines out this week ?

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

      next week is the perfect timing... Zabaleta in

  22. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Is Milner worth a punt?

    1. FPL Daniel
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Next week IMO

  23. inter the wild
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    sanchez and lukaku to giroud and hazard for -4 worth it? merry christmas btw!

    1. Kshitiz Basnet
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Hazard may be rested even though he said he is fit

  24. Gooner97
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    My Wife said to me, "Can we have something Christmassy on TV?"
    "Sure," I replied. So I changed the settings on Fifa to Snowy conditions

  25. JaydenLFC87
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Which pair will score more points till New Year??

    A) Silva & Zab

    B) Yaya & Clichy

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      A, just

  26. Dušan Citizen
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Worth to take a hit to do Krul to McGregor or Yun to O'Shea?

    Already got benching problems, but just asking 🙂

    1. The Count of Monte Cristo
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Hmmm toughie but only the latter would be worth it I think

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Thanks 🙂 Currently, Downing is on my bench. Not feeling so great about that

        1. The Count of Monte Cristo
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          That could either be really bad or really good! 😛 Most likely the latter! I've spent hours debating whether to save my FT or do something with it too!

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

            Same dilemma... Either downing or siggy on bench this gw

  27. Tommy J
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry Christmas to all:

    A beautiful day and my Christmas schedule:

    Open pressies
    Bacon buttie
    Walk the dog in the hills
    Phone family members
    Queens speech
    Round to in-laws for Xmas lunch(late)
    Drinks
    A bit of TV
    Contemplate saving my transfers or not....
    A few chocolates
    Bed

    Hope you all enjoy your day!

  28. weetonyharris
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    logic says if Sanchez is to be rested, play him on 26th, rest on 28th and play on 1st.

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      26th game is much easier than other 2 and it's perfect time for rest

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

        Qpr is not that easy, plus it's a derby.... Cant see sanchez rested, especially they're chasing 4th place

    2. Rafinho
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Logic says Sanchez will be more needed against West Ham away than QPR at home

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

        Will play both imo.... May not get 90 minutes

    3. Fergies fledgling
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Wenger...logical? Good one mate! Straight out of a Christmas cracker!

    4. Mary
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      rest him away to west ham? west ham will beat them

  29. The Fat Cat
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Merry Christmas to all on Scout, Sanchez (c) for me tomorrow

  30. Sepp Blattered
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    Hey guys since this was successful last week and let's give this a try again:

    Who are you guys captaining and what's your overall rank?

    I'll start, 40k and Giroud

    1. Rafinho
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      185, Bony

    2. HurriKane
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      12k Bony

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

        34 k hazard/ costa

    3. Volley127
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      5k
      Di Maria.. I think.

    4. Hibbo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      12k San(c)hez

    5. MoSalad
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      4k Giroud

    6. weetonyharris
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      either Giroud or Costa 40k

    7. TuttiFrutti
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      2.5k bony or yaya