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The Fantasy Football Scout Survey

With the weekend FA Cup matches providing another break in proceedings, we’re taking this opportunity to launch the Fantasy Football Scout survey.

This is long overdue.

While we’ve gathered some feedback in previous years, it was actually way back in 2010 when we last carried out a full survey of our readership and so much has changed since then.

We’ve tried to keep the 2017 iteration as brief as possible, while canvasing you on your views on the site, your likes and dislikes, your Fantasy Football habits and also a bit of background about you.

This feedback will provide us with a vital first step in shaping the future of the site. We’re currently in the process of restructuring the team and this involves hiring a full-time developer to work with Ed on taking the site forward.

We intend to open this up to our readers, using the survey to help schedule our priorities but coming to you to finalise our list of tasks. Crucially, once we’re underway, we want to report back regularly on progress and the changes to the roadmap.

Your input on this survey is a crucial first step. We hope you’ll take time to answer our questions and, where applicable, leave comments and feedback.

We will likely be leaving the survey open for up to a month and then, hopefully, we will get the opportunity to share the results and how this has impacted on our thinking for future development.

As an added incentive, those who complete the survey in full will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win a £100 Amazon voucher.

Click here to take the survey.

Thanks for your feedback.

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

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  1. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Welcome

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Thanks

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        🙂

    2. _Freddo
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Answered.

      Only negative to the site is it's god awful comments system, been on here since around 07/08 and it's the same confusing system that you had back in the day.

      Come on Mark, sort it out, you must be making a fortune now, no excuse to persist with it, it's impossible to engage in a good discussion, can't be hard to impliment a better system, look at Facebook, so much easier.

      Other than that, no real complaints.

      1. thericeking
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        kinda true.. if we didnt have to refresh for new comments that'd be good

      2. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Correct
        Would Love it to be more Smooth.Have to refresh every time

        1. _Freddo
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          It's not even just the refresh for me, sometimes you'll reply to someone and it wi end up half way down the page nowhere near the comment you're replying to, very annoying and just makes me go back to Facebook half the time.

          1. Phil Dagger ⭐
            • 7 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Haha Yep You just nailed it FS 🙂

      3. Sconeaus - The Dude Abides
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Good call that, would make it much easier if like facebook - group the replies in similar way too. Can scroll through easier then n sort the discussion and comments from general rmt posts

  2. King Kohli
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Suggestions appreciated on this team.
    Keep Sanchez or get Hazard? Got him for 11.4, SP 11.6

    Jaku
    Alonso Coleman Walker Evans Chambers
    Siggy Phillips Alli
    Lukaku(c) Defoe

    Valdes Fletcher Sanchez Ibra

    1 FT 2.3 ITB

    1. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Get Hazard

    2. Jedi_Reed
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'd ship Sanchez over the 3 GW's, if I had him at a higher SV. Instead, I'm looking to do Ibra > Costa instead.

  3. CloudSky
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Anyone knows how many times can you change your captain in UCL fantasy? Just once or after every gameday?

    1. Scoring freely
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      After every game day.

  4. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    This is my Little Secret 😛 😉

    1. Paul
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      This 😛

    2. Sess!
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Not these days it's not

  5. melvinmbabazi
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What to do this week? 2FT 2.3ITB
    Looking at benching Sanchez and Ibra in GW26

    Courtois Pickford
    Baines Jones McAuley Holebas Pieters
    Sanchez Eriksen Alli Phillips De Roon
    Ibra Lukaku Carroll

    Any Suggestions?
    Cheers

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Jones to Coleman

      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ^This seems like a good shout... only 5 GW28 players at present...

  6. ShaunGoater123
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Afternoon all,

    Going to wait until after this weekends fixtures but would appreciate any thoughts on what to do this week. I have 2FT's but i'd like to only use one so that i keep the other rolling over to deal with GW28. I can get 11 out but Holgate is id be looking to do one trasnfer to provide a bit more security of a full team

    Heaton

    Holgate / Alonso / Evans / PVA

    Eriksen / Alli /Pedro / Lallana

    Lukaku / Carroll

    Pickford / Ibra / Jones / Sanchez

    I'm thinking Jones > Robertson / Maguire as they have a game in week 28. Obvious problem i have is my team value which is taking a hammering but i think / hoping that now is the time to wait for longwer on news rather then trying to preserve team value.

    What do you think?

    1. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I think you're playing it well. Best to wait and if you don't want to ditch Sanchez and Ibra that's probably the best transfer... although you haven't said how much you have in the bank

      1. ShaunGoater123
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        ahh yes, sorry meant to put that on!

        i only have 0.1 ITB.

    2. GE
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Do you go Robertson or Maguire?

  7. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    👿 😉

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      ?

      1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Time to tell them what I really think of Timbo 😉

        1. Phil Dagger ⭐
          • 7 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          😀 .... don't Reveal it 😮

        2. A.T
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          😯

        3. Now I'm Panicking
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          He is probably modding the surveys

          1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            and my links to babestation

            1. Now I'm Panicking
              • 9 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              feet pls

          2. Now I'm Panicking
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Oh sorry, got Timbo confused with someone else 😉

            1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
              • 13 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              I severely doubt I would need three guesses 🙂

  8. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    How's she looking, any thoughts? 😀

    Heaton
    Alonso / Coleman / Brunt / McAuley
    Sigurdsson / Alli / Phillips / Carroll
    Lukaku / Costa

    Pickford / Sanchez* / Ibra* / Amat*

    0.9m... so many options at the moment... I'm even considering the unthinkable and doing Amat --> Maguire and keeping both Ibra and Sanchez! 😀

    1. Phil Dagger ⭐
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Great team
      Personally I would ditch Sanchez

    2. Smurf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Amat out for a Hull defender is definetly worthwhile.

    3. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Nice. Amat > Robertson.

      1. tm370
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Looks grand - keep Sanchez and get Maguire. Why waste two transfers - one taking him out, and one bringing him back, when your team is so strong?

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Isn't that an argument to ditch him though? As the only things I'd change are Pickford/Heaton --> Jaku and Amat --> Maguire... I have 3FT before GW28 and only 2 places I'd realistically spend a transfer so I have one spare... if my team was weak I'd perhaps have more pressing areas to spend the transfer? I could role one FT for GW29 I guess... it's a bit of a conundrum

          Thanks for the input everybody 🙂

  9. mad_beer ✅
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    I voted. Have you?

    1. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Done

  10. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Survey completed.

    1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Congrats 😉

      1. mad_beer ✅
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        You are just encouraging him.

      2. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Apparently stumpy little horses with flowing white locks are most likely to succeed in

        1. mad_beer ✅
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          See what I mean? 🙂

          1. Rupert The Horse
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            🙂

          2. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            I will go away and think about what I have done 😉

  11. Paul
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Hmmmmmm interesting survey 😉

  12. andy85wsm
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Go go survey completion!

    1. harvard
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Hey, as d only mod who I saw on the front page, while doing the survey, I forgot to suggest that a way to create daily RMT articles for RMT comments will be better than having RMTs on every article. It makes d site less fun. Even on this survey article, dere are a bunch of RMTs. More discussions should be encouraged.

      If u could chip it in for me with mark. I can't redo the survey

  13. Phil Dagger ⭐
    • 7 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Loved the Survey 🙂

  14. Dokdok666
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Question 9 needs a "As they currently are" option

  15. PlayPercentage
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Will Stanislas get back in the Bournemouth team? Not even an appearance from the bench in the last two games.
    It's not as if the team have been doing well without him.
    Considering a sideways move Stan -> King.

    1. Basil1977
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I'm keeping Stan on my bench until gw 28 by then i'm hoping he will regain his place in the starting XI

  16. KISSES
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    So is Niasse nailed?

    1. Il Papera
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Assume so with a Hernandez muscle tear!

    2. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      can't say for sure . . . he just played 90 minutes for the first time last game.

      and Mbokani is close to fit again, so he has competition for the striker spot.

  17. OneDennisBergkamp
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    What price will Sanchez be for GW29?

    1. Jersey
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      my guess is 11.4

    2. Fingerspitzengefühl
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Good question, my thoughts exactly. I'm guessing, based on two blanks not one, that he will drop 0.3-0.4. Meaning 11.4-11.5 in GW29

  18. Kings of Lyon ★
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    Doing the survey

    How much do you spend on entering Fantasy Football games in a season?

    Do we think this includes ML entry or the games themselves?

    1. Lawrø
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I took it to mean ML entries included... perhaps a little ambiguous

      1. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        because its in the section around other fantasy game I assumed it was for FanDual and DraftKings etc... hmmm

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          But it might be useful for FFS to know how much people are willing to spend on Fantasy Football regardless of where it's spent... I think you're right now but it's not a silly question if it's the former either 🙂

      2. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I guess the keyword is "entering'' which I overlooked...

    2. Kings of Lyon ★
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      nm its the latter 🙂

    3. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I took it as ML entries included

    4. A.T
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Both I would have thought. It's still gambling all the same.

      1. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        "investing" is the phrase us gambling addicts prefer 😉

        1. Kings of Lyon ★
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          😆

        2. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Don't give them game away.

      2. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Ah, well I guess that changes my answer from £10 to over £100 🙂

    5. andy85wsm
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Now you've mentioned it I think it's geared towards the games themselves but when I did it before I answered it as mini league entries as well

    6. Az
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      have flagged this so will get back to you with a definitive answer.

    7. 1966 was a great year for E…
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I assumed that it didn't include private money mini-leagues.

    8. Art Vandelay
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I assumed it did not include ML entries as the section was about pay-to-play games.

  19. Alexis Nonsense
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    My team (*play GW28)

    Foster* (Heaton)

    Coleman* - Alonso - Baines* - Evans* (Pieters)

    Phillips* - Alli - Mané - Antonio* (de Roon)

    Lukaku* - Costa (Carroll*)

    6,3m ITB

    What would you guys do with this lot?

  20. Rupert The Horse
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 2 months ago

    We asked a 100 people what makes a successful fantasy football website, Les Dennis says:

    1. Now I'm Panicking
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Reminds me of my favourite (non-porn) webpage of all time.........

      http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Family_Fortunes_Cockups

      1. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        This is top stuff.
        The Extras episode he was on was brutal.

      2. Az
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        A non-living object with legs: Plant

        xD

        1. Rupert The Horse
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Ahaha

      3. John t penguin
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I remember seeing the turkey one
        someone in the crew had told him the answer to one was turkey so he didn't want to gamble and just answered it for every question

        1. Lawrø
          • 12 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Oh that spoils it for me 🙁

          1. Lawrø
            • 12 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Here's the link for reference

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2AWKfMvDtw

      4. MTPockets
          7 years, 2 months ago

          A sport which would be hazardous in a nudist colony: Leapfrog
          ha

        • Boris Bodega
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Bird with a long neck: Naomi Campbell

          LMAO

      5. Kings of Lyon ★
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        RBJ

          1. Kings of Lyon ★
            • 13 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            bae

    2. Buck The Trent
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Best option here ?

      A Ibra to Costa
      B Sanchez to Mane/Hazard
      C Yoshida to Robertson
      D save

      Heaton
      Coleman Alonso Chambers Mcauley
      Alli Siggy Phillips Caroll
      Kane Lukaku

      Subs Picks, Sanchez, Ibra, Yoshida

      1. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        B or C
        depends on if you want to keep Sanchez or not

    3. @chapellefpl OR 577TH
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Oliver Kahn or Peter Schiemichael?

      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Schmeichel

      2. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Peter

      3. Rupert The Horse
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        JK

        1. Adam West - Team Serbia for…
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          * Spineless Weasel

    4. Jigger & Pony
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      FA Cup - which upsets will you be rooting for? For me, Chelsea, Spurs or Utd going out will be great given players in the squad and strong fixtures to complement.

      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'd like all 8 teams to go through.

      2. Now I'm Panicking
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Maximum carnage mwahahaha

        1. Jigger & Pony
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          🙂

      3. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Just Boro. (Defoe & Chambers owner)

      4. Basil1977
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        spurs going out would help me the most, as i own Alli and Walker

      5. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I want them for DGWs and it means most of my planning would be for nothing... I just want Oxford to beat Middlesbrough so I have a ready made GW28 keeper in Pickford... I wouldn't bother with Defoe

      6. MMN
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Burnley/Boro to slip up would be perfect

      7. Jersey
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        i want all the Premier League teams to win.

      8. Boris Bodega
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Not what I want to happen, but Arsenal are losing to Sutton United. I can just feel it...

      9. tisza
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Sutton win then I'll stop hearing about how they beat us (coventry city fan)

    5. Bleach †
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Would you play De Roon or transfer Ibra out for -4

      1. Karan14
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Transfer Ibra out for Diego!

        1. Bleach †
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Already have Costa and Lukaku

          1. Karan14
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Play De Roon then. Would have taken a hit for Costa or Lukaku but you have both.

      2. Phil Dagger ⭐
        • 7 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Kane??

      3. Jersey
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        play De Roon, (c) Ibra GW 27.

    6. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Survey completed. Thanks for the site, and the opportunity to provide feedback!

    7. liiusions
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      I've been credited with £50 in my FanDuel account. I shouldn't get ahead of myself but does that mean I won the FFS league? 😀

      1. Philman
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I have been credited win 9th, but that is where I was before the final week, and I am sure I have moved up.

        1. liiusions
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Maybe there's been some error. The reason why I'm so skeptical is that the £50 is 'pending' on FD

          1. Philman
            • 14 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Hmm, mine just says "Manual: FFS Social League - Overall - 9th place" as an entry on the Transaction History. It was about 8 mins after I got the £10 credit for "Manual: FFS Social League - Round 4 winner". As I say, the only reason I am sceptical is that I was 9th after round 3 and finished 3rd at the weekend.

            1. liiusions
              • 8 Years
              7 years, 2 months ago

              Maybe the 8 above you got a higher average over the first 3 games? I'm lucky it's done by an average as I had a mare the final week. Ah well, good luck anyway hopefully you have done better than you think 🙂

              1. Philman
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                I think it is best 3 from 4 as opposed to an average? My Week 2 score was pretty low (even in a low scoring week), about 160, so with best 3 from 4, I should drop that one.

                I guess all will be revealed later in the week.

              2. Philman
                • 14 Years
                7 years, 2 months ago

                Sorry to hear you had a mare. Good luck to you too. You had a pretty good gap, so fingers crossed.

      2. Philman
        • 14 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        Congrats indeed! Nice one Liiusions 🙂

        1. J0E
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 14 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          No, hold fire. I need to double check.

          Will post an article with the definite results later this week.

          1. liiusions
            • 8 Years
            7 years, 2 months ago

            Ok, cheers Jonty!

    8. John t penguin
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      jeez now I am in the second last category on age question in surveys
      this shouldn't have been asked in a cup week, its depressing enough

    9. Jusagoras
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Jaku
      Alonso Baines McAuley Pieters
      Alli Siggy Phillips
      Kane Carroll

      Heaton Amat (1FT, 0.7 ITB)

      Non-playing: Sanchez Ibra Iwobi

      Ibra -> Lukaku the right move?

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

      I'm a mobile gamer, unfortunately not an option 😛

      1. andy85wsm
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 2 months ago

        I'm interested to know why games was on there.

        What games do you play on mobile?

        1. Holmes
          • 10 Years
          7 years, 2 months ago

          Fifa, Pes, Cricket. All sport kind of games, even those which I dont watch like baseball, nba, ufc, F1. Then FUT on regular basis and some small games likes Rapid 70, Su Doku etc etc....

          Mobile is filled with games only, nothing else 😛

    11. DARK SIDE OF THE LOON
      • 7 Years
      7 years, 2 months ago

      Really want to use Ibra and Sanchez in 27 and hold on to making any big transfers before knowing all FA cup results.

      GW 26 team looks like this:

      Jaku (Pickford)
      Holebas, Alonso, McCauley, Fernandez (Valencia)
      Eriksen, Phillips, Mirallas, N'Diaye (Sanchez)
      Lukaku (C) Costa (Ibra)

      Good 2 go?

      Thanks!