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Newcastle can count themselves a little fortunate remain in the Premier League after their decision to part company with Alan Pardew midway through the previous campaign proved disastrous. Having won seven times and earned 26 points in their first 19 fixtures, the Magpies stuttered to safety under the guidance of John Carver, with three victories and 13 points accrued over the remainder of the season.

In this latest article for members, we assess Newcastle’s faltering campaign, running the rule over their squad in terms of goal threat and creativity ahead of the Steve McClaren era.

Paul Is certain he won't make the same mistakes next season. Follow them on Twitter

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  1. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    So, Spurs has made room for a new midfielder after offloading Capoe and Paulinho. A good defensive midfielder looks like the final piece to field a decent/better squad. Schneiderlin would the best option for sure. Are they looking at anyone else?

    1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      He has said only CL football unfortunately so arsenal or United

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Urgh.. 🙁

    2. gravless
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      You're in a garden?

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        🙂

    3. Beautiful Game
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Doesn't bentaleb play for them?

      1. Konig Luther
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        that's why he said a good defensive midfielder

      2. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Sure, but he likes to go forward a lot.

  2. AK ⭐
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    What if FPL actually trolls us by launching the game at 4am?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      They check this site so it wouldn't surprise me

    2. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      That would be great

    3. Beautiful Game
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      4+5:30 it will be 9:30 here...So no probs 😉

      1. AK ⭐
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        You're from India too? 😉

        1. Zombie
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Too many of us around these parts

          1. AK ⭐
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Yup, I remember Pratik and Lateriser and I were a few 2-3 seasons back. We have quite a lot on here now.

            1. Zombie
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              Blue lion and Pundit of Punts as well. I have been around here since 3 years

              1. Saniul
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                *says hi*

      2. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        4+4.30 😉

    4. Ziegler1988
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      That would be the worst since I'm going to bed an hour before that here in the States

  3. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    It's here!!!!

    Finally, my pizza has arrived.

    1. Beautiful Game
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Extra cheese?

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Hawaiiiiiiiiiin

        1. palace ash
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          That's not a pizza!

        2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Pineapple on a pizza....... Just wrong

          1. Zombie
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            this

          2. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            The amount of people that can't stand pineapple on a pizza is unreal 😆

            Mmmmmm....

            1. Norb
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              Ikr, it was a classic for me growing up! I don't get the hate about pineapple on pizza to be honest

              1. Woy of the Wovers
                • 16 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                That is the problem. If you grew up with pineapple-flavoured pizza, you can't see how wrong it really is. At this point, I'll avoid any needless digression into religion......

                1. Mane Of Steel
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 9 days ago

                  An FPL Scout app that notified you when a new article/comment could make a killing off us guys xD

                  1. Woy of the Wovers
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 9 days ago

                    Effing chuck!!! Local pizza restaurant offering 2-4-1 on Hawaiian special.

                  2. usagooner
                    • 16 Years
                    11 years, 9 days ago

                    Would be great for a few weeks then once you were inundated with notifications for the 1,000 RMT posts you'd either turn it off or throw your phone in disgust.

  4. internal error
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Sterling was personally invited to Rodgers' house in May for dinner. The news of Sterling wanting to not play for him has come as a shock to Rodgers.

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      He should've taken the hint when Sterling didn't show up to his house 😆

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Forgot to add that the invite was accepted :p

    2. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Was cake a part of the dessert?

      1. internal error
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        They had chocolate eclairs straight after Raheems nap

        1. Zombie
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Well, his anger is justified then

  5. Jay_
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Anyone going without a Chelsea defender ? I don't like their early fixtures and they're close to the bottom of the clean sheet ticker, can't decide wether to just chuck Ivan in and be done with it or save a few mil maybe be a bit clever and worry about getting one after ...

    1. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Yup, I feel their returns won't be value for their price.

      I'm going uber cheap rotation

    2. The Sarjeant
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      85% sure I won't be.

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        79% sure I will be.

        1. The Enlightener
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          60% of the time it works all the time.

          1. Woy of the Wovers
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            25% of people on this site will be right 47% of the time. Swings and roundabouts.

    3. AK ⭐
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I think it's actually a good thing that Chelsea start with difficult fixtures. They'll be willing to sit back and score on the counter, but clean sheets would be the priority. I think I am going with a Chelsea defender surely.

    4. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Tougher the fixture, better they play defensively. I am buying Ivanovic for sure

  6. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    I hear Sterling finally decided he didn't want to play for Liverpool some time back in May

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      *February

      1. Old Schoolᴼˢ “disa…
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        But but but

        The dinner was in May...

        1. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          What did they have for dinner?

          1. Woy of the Wovers
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Obviously not chips.

  7. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    LvG has clearly kept his cards close to his chest with his transfer targets this year.

    Not once were we linked with Darmian.

    There could be a few more rabbits, Charlie Austin anyone?

    1. The Mean Machine
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      911 definite inside job

      1. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        You're going to get banned lol

      2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Shite boy band though

        1. The Mean Machine
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Agreed

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      RVP at 31 > Charlie Austin.

    3. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Yes, United were linked with Darmian before a few days ago. Much earlier in the window, before he was supposedly close to signing for Bayern.

  8. The Enlightener
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Aguero and Sanchez suddenly yellow flagged on my GW38 team page. Says short of match fitness - 50% chance of playing. I didn't notice those flags earlier, so perhaps something is brewing up finally! Or not.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Nah Wildrover pointed that out a while ago

      1. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        I figured there was a good chance someone else already discussed this around these parts. My bad then. Ugghh.

    2. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      They've been injured since gw38

      Carlos Sanchez won Chile the copa america

      1. The Enlightener
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Ah, flark it!

  9. palace ash
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    And yet another hour comes and goes and no FPL...

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Cabaye a great signing for you's

      1. The Sarjeant
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Has he actually signed yet?

      2. palace ash
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Yep.

        Still holding out hope for Austin or Remy!

        Really exciting. Best years ever as a fan.

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Good stuff. Palace a good club with great fans. You deserve players of that ilk.

          1. palace ash
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Thanks. Appreciate that!

      3. Parm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        But FPL's not open.

        1. The Sarjeant
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Your grav suggests you've had a hair cut! 😆

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Disturbing grav! 😛

    1. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      😆 😆

    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Feckin' jet fuel setting unrealistic standards 😕

  10. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    All this talk about 4am launch time.

    Coincidentally I'm up at 4am to go fishing now that this headcold has passed.

    Would be pretty funny if they decided on 4am for the laugh 😆

  11. The Machine
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Whenever it is that the game goes live,

    it will be 4 am somwhere in the world.

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Deep. You blow me.
      Sorry, my mind

  12. Malcolm Tucker for England …
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Was punt of punts just rhyming slang for a second?

    1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Pundit of punts. Sorry x
      caught the live moderation

      1. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        X

  13. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    I posted "Live' and it's not there. 🙁

    Was about to post 'let live'.

    Mods are so paranoid sometimes. 🙄

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I'm sure you can understand 🙂

      1. Zombie
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Can I post: "It's alive!! It's alive!!" without giving the movie reference?

        1. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Yes, you can also say "Gordon's Alive!" if you can find a Brian Blessed emoticon. 🙂

          1. J0E
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2xS-AxKk0k

            for those that have never seen this cinema great.

            1. Zombie
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              Ahh. Thanks. Was about to google the whole thing 🙂

      2. pundit of punts
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        I'm eating chips at 1:30 AM waiting for things to happen.

        1. andy85wsm
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 16 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Get some sleep mate 🙂

          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Probably the best thing to do.

        2. Zombie
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Empire is still open..just saying 😉

          1. pundit of punts
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Too far from my place.

            Moreover i don't want to miss the launch. 😎

            1. Zombie
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              haha. okay. Which area btw? (if it's okay to tell)

              1. pundit of punts
                • 13 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                Whitefield

                1. Zombie
                  • 13 Years
                  11 years, 9 days ago

                  Well, still better than K R Puram 😉

                  Night, mate

  14. The Mean Machine
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Not catching your fellow carp surely ?

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      9!1

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Fpl = 6 + 16 + 12 = 34
        Ffs = 6 + 6 + 19 = 31
        31 + 34 = 67
        34 + 32 + 67 = 133
        3/3= 1
        3 * 3 = 9
        9/11.

        Conspiracy

        1. Davido989
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Loool someone make this comment green ^^

        2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          I may have Dubya'd the figures in the middle somewhat...

        3. Zombie
          • 13 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Illuminati is real 😯

    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Hopefully some tench, but bream would be welcome

      Carp are penciled in for the August bank holiday

      1. Old Man
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Common, mirror or crucian?

        1. Polaris - The Mortal Coil
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Ghost.

          1. Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            I'll be quite honest, I'd never heard of this species. Had to look it up. (old, occasional, sea fisherman here)

        2. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Mostly common and the odd mirror

      2. The Mean Machine
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Ahh fair enough whats your Pb carp mine is a pathetic 12 lb !! I ain't caught a tench for ages

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Mine's a pathetic 8lb 10oz, only started out really the last year on small venues just to get confident catching them. Starting to work up the venues now.

          The place I'm going in August has high doubles so fingers crossed

          1. The Mean Machine
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Good luck when u go dude , yeah anyway it's not the size that counts it's getting out there for the day , it's a good way to fill in the gap of no prem and fpl for sure

            1. Zombie
              • 13 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              You still talking about Fish?

              1. The Mean Machine
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                Lol yes

            2. Bøwstring The Carp
              • 14 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              Definitely. My brother and a few close friends going down so should be a good laugh regardless of fish being caught!

              1. The Mean Machine
                • 12 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                Cool mate , you say your gonna go uber cheap defence I will prob do the same , got anyone in mind early doors ?

                1. Bøwstring The Carp
                  • 14 Years
                  11 years, 9 days ago

                  CPY, WBA, BOU, SUN, 5.5

                  Something like that hopefully

  15. The Machine
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Ashes fantasy score check:

    586 points but 4 oz batsmen tomorrow so not too bad

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I thought the ashes fantasy game talk was some private joke/troll

      1. The Machine
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Nope

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Wait there...it's happened again.
      586 on day 1.... The addition rule stands again.
      if my fpl id is 3683 it'll be a sign (it'll get to the magic number somehow)

    3. Guy Demel's SH
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      727 with not many aussies to bat.

    4. il Brutto
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Is it possible to chance the captain for tomorrow?

  16. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    @Captain Shirokov

    Have this stuck in my head now 😆

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOh-rpvjYg

    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      "A lot......because that's what Jesus wants" 😆

      1. Bøwstring The Carp
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        "9...." *gasps*

        "11..." *applauds*

        1. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          😆

  17. Beautiful Game
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Though the prices have not come out yet but this year would be a year where we might be looking at price divisions like below:

    4.5---4.5----------------------------9
    7---6---4.5---4.5---4-------------26
    11---9---6---6---4.5----------------36.5
    13---9.5---6------------------------28.5

    I feel this will be the basic structure of most of the teams (some + or - at few places come price release )

    Are you looking at something similar or different altogether?

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Nope, pick a few good players. And try to buy any old rubbish. Same every year 🙂

    2. LeBron - King of Argentina
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Defence is expensive imo.

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Yeah, no 7m defenders for me. Cheap defence has worked in the past.

        1. LeBron - King of Argentina
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          True, maybe one for 6 mil for me.

    3. JAC THE CAT
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Will spending more on my midfield

    4. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I'm looking at

      5.0 -- 4.5 ------------------------------------- 9.5
      5.5 -- 5.0 -- 5.0 -- 4.5 -- 4.0 ----------- 24
      11 -- 10.5 -- 9.5 -- 6 -- 4.5 ------------- 41.5
      13 -- 6.0 -- 6.0 ----------------------------- 25

      Hopefully

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Agree with that kind of defensive pricing but probably slightly more allocated to strike force, from midfield funds.

    1. andy85wsm
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I'd forgotten about this transfer rumour

    2. Beautiful Game
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      A very breed

      1. Beautiful Game
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Rare

  18. pundit of punts
    • 13 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Looks like the inside info was bs.

    Goodnight all.

    Wake me up if FPL opens. 😕

    1. Zombie
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      "We will wake you up when it's all over" - Avicii

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Opening at just before quarter past 9 tomorrow..

      1. palace ash
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Always opens on the hour!

    3. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Night mate

  19. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Another Utd player out, Will Keane has joined Preston on loan for the season.

  20. Chenku╰☆╮
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    I am looking at

    4.5/ 4.0

    5.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 4

    11 10 7 7 5

    11 10 6

    with atleast 1 mil in change...

    1. Bolivian Seaman
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Just saying, but there's little point having 1 million in the bank. The next player you want could be 1 million less or 2 million more

      1. Bolivian Seaman
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Last year, everyone wanted siggurdson because he was 6m and scored 13 points against Man utd. So people were selling players like mata 9m, ramsey, eriksen

        1. Chenku╰☆╮
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          I get it but a mil is useful to upgrade the def or midfielder if needed to join a wagon..

    2. Malcolm Tucker for England …
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Well unless you start with more than the rest of us it's not "at least 1 mil in change", it's just "1 mil in change"

      1. Chenku╰☆╮
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Haha.. thats the max for the slots so hoping to stil go lower when the prices/picks are out..

    3. Jay10
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Hazard at 11.5
      Aguero at 13
      Premium defender at 6.

    4. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I am looking at TV.

      1. Malcolm Tucker for England …
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Dirty bugger

  21. Rishi_LFC
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    i am just hoping vlaar joins Southampton. Last year he was just 4.5, and i think he'll remain the same. So, 4.5 for a southampton defender is going to be handy. because i dont think any of those starters from soton will come in that price

    1. BarkKnight
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      nah he'll be 5.0 I reckon.

    2. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 9 days ago

      If he joins theres no way he will be 4.5, secondly hes so injury prone he wouldn't be worth the headache

      1. Mane Of Steel
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        agreed

      2. Rishi_LFC
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        yes, that's true though. last time i had both coloccini and vlaar in my initial team. and rest is history

      3. Davido989
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Would still be a Villa player by the time FPL opens, so 4.5 is realistic

        1. d1sable
          • Has Moderation Rights
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Hes left Villa though hasn't he?

          1. Davido989
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Didn't know that. Oops

            1. d1sable
              • Has Moderation Rights
              11 years, 9 days ago

              If you bare in mind i'm always right you will be fine from now on =)

    3. palace ash
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Doesn't have a club at the moment so wont be in there when it opens. If he joins Southampton he'll come in a 5.0/5.5

  22. Tommytour
    • 15 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    What was this inside info? 🙂

    1. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 9 days ago

      duno, tell me!

      1. Tommytour
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        POP above indicates there was a source saying FPL open today?

        1. d1sable
          • Has Moderation Rights
          11 years, 9 days ago

          I call BS =D

  23. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Wayne RooneyVerified account
    ‏@WayneRooney
    Delighted that me and @ColeenRoo have our 3rd child on the way

    1. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Definitely Coleen's third

      Ronney's could be any number by now 😉

    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Another baby shrek being brought into the world 🙂

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I hope they call it Kanga

    4. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Top notch signing for United.

    5. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Ohhhh April due date?

      Might miss a game, stay clear.

  24. Mane Of Steel
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    An FPL Scout app that notified you when a new article/comment could make a killing off us guys xD

    1. d1sable
      • Has Moderation Rights
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Notifications or tagging @disable like on facebook has been in the pipeline for a while, should come in in the future.

    2. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      This site is a bit behind on the social media side of things. No notifications and still no private messaging system.

      1. andy85wsm
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        But so much fun and interesting conversation!

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 16 Years
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          When is fpl opening ?

          1. andy85wsm
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 16 Years
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            I have inside info but it's staying inside

            1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 16 Years
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              You changed you used to be cool 😉

              1. andy85wsm
                • Has Moderation Rights
                • 16 Years
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                I've never been cool

                1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
                  • 16 Years
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                  🙂

        2. Captain Shirokov
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Which is all the more reason to push for features like these.

  25. Del Monte
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Cabaye has signed for Palace subject to a medical

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      How big of an impact do you think this will have on Bolaise as an fpl option ? . I heard people mentioning Cabaye could play as a number 10

      1. Captain Shirokov
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Bolasie usually played on the wing or as an inside forward though.

      2. Del Monte
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Bolasie is a winger, Cabaye isn't.

        I expect Cabaye to play alongside Jedinak and Ledley

    2. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Palace for top 8

      1. MADCHESTER UTD
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        yeah I think palace could finish top 8. think they had 6th most points from when pardew started to end of season and cabaye looks a good signing

      2. palace ash
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Upvote!

      3. Ruth_NZ
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Bottom 6 more likely. Poor defensively under Pardew and nothing in his record to suggest that will change.

        1. Lucy.
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Have you phrased it like that to indicate the extent of your doubts about top 8, rather than to suggest you expect them to be in a relegation battle? They'd surely have too much firepower for a relegation fight, regardless of frailties...?

          1. Ruth_NZ
            • 11 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            No, I think they will struggle. Their players aren't that good, Bolasie and Puncheon are the best of them and they are average PL players really, nothing special. Dann is a decent CB but may leave. Pardew's teams don't defend well. I don't think they'll be relegated but they will be on the margins of the dogfight probably.

            1. Lucy.
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              Interesting! So what do you make of last season's upturn?

              1. Ruth_NZ
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                New manager, change to an attacking system, surprised a few teams. Newcastle under Pardew were capable of good runs for a few games as well. But over a season I can't see Palace maintaining anything like that level of results.

                1. Lucy.
                  • 12 Years
                  11 years, 9 days ago

                  Interesting. Does sound pretty indicative of Pardew's track record. He bombed badly at Saints.

              2. Leeroy357
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                11 years, 9 days ago

                Always the same under Pardiola. Brilliant start, suddenly form drops and horrendous run, turns it round a bit and clings onto his job if the board haven't already sacked him.
                They won't go down but will defo be bottom half. There are easily 10 teams much better than them. The top 7 will be the same unless Everton have a miracle transfer window, can't see anyone else breaking in. Stoke look to be a solid and consistent side who should make it comfortably enough and Swansea will be right up there as long as Gomis scores a few or they sign someone else who can. Those 10 are much much better sides than Palace and all have better managers that Pardiola. Would also expect West Brom to compete up there and potentially Newcastle and West Ham. Both sides have the quality, just if the new manager can get it out of them but I suspect not for both.

                1. Lucy.
                  • 12 Years
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                  I'm feeling quite positive about West Ham's prospects this season. All relies on Bilic though. And interesting you see the top 7 staying put - most are tipping us (Saints) to drop. Even I expect a small dip.

                  1. Ruth_NZ
                    • 11 Years
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                    Yes but only a small dip, still top half. EL will be a big stretch plus no Toby, no Clyne, probably no Schneiderlin. I still think Southampton will be a tough nut to crack at St Mary's.

                    Personally I think Everton will make top 6.

                    1. Lucy.
                      • 12 Years
                      11 years, 9 days ago

                      Yes, I'm predicting 9th for us.

                      Everton's fortunes hinge on McCarthy for me.

                      1. Leeroy357
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 11 Years
                        11 years, 9 days ago

                        I think they will be 7th. There is more than enough quality in the side to beat the lower teams and last summer proved that the defence is not dependent on individuals.
                        There is plenty of money there to spend if Koemen wants to and some quality players who will defo stay.
                        Everton are a decent side but they don't seem to have enough goals after Lukaku. Too reliant on full backs for creativity and Lukaku for goals. If Barkley can step up this season then that could all change but for now I think they are limited to 8th.

    3. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Fair play to Pardew - Palace looked dead when he took over and within a year they look like one of the most exciting PL teams.

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Great time for Palace fans. Hope they do well 🙂

  26. MADCHESTER UTD
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    the Sun dream team has started for anyone interested. £1,000,000 prize pot this season

      1. JAC THE CAT
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        No prizes if you enter the free game?

        1. MADCHESTER UTD
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          yeah ive just noticed that. that the first time they have done that. usually even with a free team you could win up to £50k, with premium players then having the chance to win much more. seems like you get nothing with free teams this time. i always go premium though. it does look good this season. going by stats this time rather than reporters ratings

          1. JAC THE CAT
            • 12 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            2.99 a month to stay in the premium game :-0

            1. MADCHESTER UTD
              • 11 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              i was paying more than that last season coz you had to join sun+ to be eligible for dreamteam weekly, dreamteam Europe etc. it's pricey in the long run but i suppose they have to get the £1m prize money fund back. it's my favourite FF game so i don't mind paying a bit for it.

  27. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    QUIZ

    Name the 10 players who have played for Southampton in the PL from these cryptic clues..........

    1) A hideout on another world
    2) Calibri + ecstasy
    3) Defeat draw
    4) Idiot from scratch
    5) In the window of Travis
    6) Secrets, Gas, Commerce etc
    7) Sexual mix up
    8) Sterilise jumble
    9) Text 444, spirit, Beefy
    10) The green dinosaur's dad

    Good luck!!!

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      3 is James Beattie

    2. MADCHESTER UTD
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      hardest quiz EVER! or maybe im just a bit thick. is George weah's cousin one of the answers?

    3. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Brendan Rodgers

    4. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      9/11

      I suck at these 🙁

      2 is Fonte

      1. MADCHESTER UTD
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        WTC 7

        are these anagrams?

        1. Bøwstring The Carp
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Cryptic

          So 2) Calibri + ecstacy

          Calibri is a type of "font"

          Ecstacy is also known as "e"

          Put them together ---- Fonte

    5. Lucy.
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      5 is Flowers.

    6. Van Klinkert Delarosa
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      10 - Jake Sinclair?

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        You know we have a player called Jake Sinclair? That's remarkable!

        1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Football Manager. 😎

          1. Bøwstring The Carp
            • 14 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Same! 😆

            Had him with Gillingham but because I wasn't playing with wingers I sold him. He was quite good (though ending up at Gillingham suggests otherwise 😕 )

            1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
              • 12 Years
              11 years, 9 days ago

              Love searching through the Saints U21 and reserves for a potential gems. 😆

      2. Stats Don\'t Lie
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        That's what I thought but he hasn't actually made a bpl appearance for them.

        1. Van Klinkert Delarosa
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Really? I didn't know that.

          Back to the drawing board!

    7. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      10) Sinclair?

    8. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I can barely name ten as it is.

    9. Margarido
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      I just know that Matt Le must be there somewhere
      🙂

    10. Camp No No
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      7 is Titmuss

      1. Camp No No
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        I'm not kiddin'.

    11. CoolBeans
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      7. Le saux

    12. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      10 Isn't Sinclair - it's a coincidence rather than a deliberate red herring though!

    13. Stats Don\'t Lie
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      8 is le tissier

      1. Margarido
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Please explain… 🙂

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Sterilise is an anagram (i.e jumble) of Le Tissier

          1. Margarido
            • 13 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Appreciated

        2. Van Klinkert Delarosa
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Anagrams, maybe.

    14. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      1) Marsden

    15. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Correct so far......

      1) A hideout on another world - MARSDEN
      2) Calibri + ecstasy - FONTE
      3) Defeat draw - BEATTIE
      5) In the window of Travis - FLOWERS
      7) Sexual mix up - LE SAUX
      8) Sterilise jumble - LE TISSIER

      Still to get.......

      4) Idiot from scratch
      6) Secrets, Gas, Commerce etc
      9) Text 444, spirit, Beefy
      10) The green dinosaur's dad

      1. CoolBeans
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        10. Yoshida

    16. Van Klinkert Delarosa
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      6 - Is it trading and stock market? Dexter Blackstock?

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Nice try, but no cigar

    17. Jay_
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Probably wrong because the dinosaur bit don't match but :

      10: Marian PAhars

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        No, but logic is in the right ballpark

    18. Shipstontrev
      • 17 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      9 is Danny Higginbotham, yes?

      1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Yes - nice one!

    19. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Well done Coolbeans and the Bournemouth fella with the long name - just two more to get!

      1) A hideout on another world - MARSDEN
      2) Calibri + ecstasy - FONTE
      3) Defeat draw - BEATTIE
      5) In the window of Travis - FLOWERS
      7) Sexual mix up - LE SAUX
      8) Sterilise jumble - LE TISSIER
      9) Text 444, spirit, Beefy - HIGGINBOTHAM
      10) The green dinosaur's dad - YOSHIDA

      4) Idiot from scratch
      6) Secrets, Gas, Commerce etc

      1. CoolBeans
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        6 chamberlain?

        1. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
          • 11 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Warm......

          1. CoolBeans
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            11 years, 9 days ago

            Chambers 🙂

      2. Shipstontrev
        • 17 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Here"s one for you Jervish - Stokes Moeen?

      3. ReinaMan
        • 16 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        4 = Berkovic?

        1. Shipstontrev
          • 17 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          Of course!

    20. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
      • 11 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Yep - 6 is Chambers.....

      Just one to get......

      4) Idiot from scratch

      Don't think of "from scratch" being the phrase that means from the beginning - think of "scratch" as something physical (if that makes any sense!!)

      1. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        So it's an ic... Tadic? But tad doesn't mean idiot... Dammit.

        1. Lucy.
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          OH BERKOVIC. Well called Reinaman!

      2. ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Sh*t sorry - Reinaman has already got it!

        Full answers

        1) A hideout on another world - MARSDEN
        2) Calibri + ecstasy - FONTE
        3) Defeat draw - BEATTIE
        4) Idiot from scratch - BERKOVIC
        5) In the window of Travis - FLOWERS
        6) Secrets, Gas, Commerce etc - CHAMBERS
        7) Sexual mix up - LE SAUX
        8) Sterilise jumble - LE TISSIER
        9) Text 444, spirit, Beefy - HIGGINBOTHAM
        10) The green dinosaur's dad - YOSHIDA

        P.s Trev - Benali 🙂

        1. Shipstontrev
          • 17 Years
          11 years, 9 days ago

          It needed the legend that is Franny Benali! 😉

        2. Jay_
          11 years, 9 days ago

          That was hard ! Good on you for coming up with these, really enjoyable:)

    21. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      9 is Higginbotham

      1. Spectrum-FFS Doubles Champ
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Ignore didn't scroll down to answers

  28. Norco
    • 11 Years
    11 years, 9 days ago

    Is there any way to re-read old Hot Topics (if one hasn't bookmarked them)

    1. Davido989
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      2 for 1 at tesco

    2. TorresMagic™
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      11 years, 9 days ago

      Hot Topic Library is being sorted soon. You can try the Community Round Ups : http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/category/community/

      1. Norco
        • 11 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Brilliant, thanks. Would love a hot topic library.

      2. Lucy.
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Hot topic library? Excellent!

      3. Shipstontrev
        • 17 Years
        11 years, 9 days ago

        Do we have to be quiet in the library? Ssh!!