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Rogue Todd |
Frequent Posters Cup update
***Frequent Posters Cup - qualifying*** Updated scores via the following link: http://tyroreports.wixsite.com/ffsfpc2017/current-scores |
9 years, 5 months ago | 16 |
Mark |
Paddy's Current Odds
No Paddy Says this morning but I've got up early to sort you the current odds... Anytime Scorer Costa 1.66 Aguero 2.1 Hernandez 2.29 Rodriguez 2.29 Long 2.29 Son 2.4 Janssen 2.4 Pedro 2.4 Hazard … |
9 years, 5 months ago | 15 |
J0E |
Gwk 30 Captaincy
Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who are you captaining this Gwk and why? |
9 years, 5 months ago | 49 |
d1sable |
Sky Sports average remaining transfers
@ Sky players Average remaining transfers: Top 10 – 5.90 transfers Top 100 – 4.98 transfers Top 1000 – 4.91 transfers Top 5000 – 4.78 transfers |
9 years, 5 months ago | 50 |
Team Cruel |
Eliteserien GWK 1 Picks
Scout Picks GW1 Fernandes Vilsvik - Hedenstad - Rosted - Kind Mikalsen Zahid - Midtsjø - Sander Svendsen Abdellaoue - Marcus Pedersen - Omoijuanfo ___ Captain Poll results Marcus Pedersen 53.3 … |
9 years, 5 months ago | 26 |
Mark |
Mazzarri on Deeney availability
Deeney available for selection it seems but starting role in doubt. "If he doesn't start tomorrow, he will be ready to come from the bench. It's the same for Prödl." https://www.watfordfc.com/t… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 9 |
⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐ |
Conte on Hazard & Costa doubts
Antonio Conte reports he has to check on two or three situations regarding injuries before deciding on his team tomorrow. https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/847786596250398720 |
9 years, 5 months ago | 15 |
J0E |
Captaining a defender - can it work?
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Captaining a defender- can it work? There is a lot of talk this week of captaining Valencia or Alonso - in the absence of strong attacking options. But ca… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 49 |
Arteta |
Friday's press conferences
Today's press conferences Eddie Howe, Tony Pulis – 9am Mark Hughes, David Moyes - 9.30am Jurgen Klopp, Sam Allardyce – 12pm Marco Silva - 12.30pm Ronald Koeman, Craig Shakespeare, Walter Mazza… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 19 |
Smurf |
Are We Poster, or Are We Lurker?
Lurking! After getting an invite to Jarvish's frequent posters league it got me thinking back about how I first started off on this site. I've been using this site for 12 years now. But I was a c… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 111 |
J0E |
GWK 30's best differential will be...
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 30 looks to be a golden time for differentials, with many of the top teams playing each other and rotation and international fatigue set to play hav… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 70 |
Arteta |
Thursday's press conferences
Today's press conference Arsene Wenger - 9am Slaven Bilic – 10am Mauricio Pochettino – 12.45pm Sean Dyche – 1pm Claude Puel – 1pm Paul Clement – 2pm |
9 years, 5 months ago | 7 |
Mark |
The Latest on Sigurdsson
Just the latest on Siggy for those wondering.... It appears there's still no firm reports of an injury concern associated with his absence from last night's friendly - both the club's official sit… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 13 |
@chapellefpl OR 577TH |
Norwegian League Set Piece Takers
Molde Corners: Petter Strand Fouls: Petter Strand Penalties: Harmeet Singh, Fredrik Aursnes fire Corners: Fredrik Haugen Fouls: Fredrik Haugen penalties: Aalesund Direct free kic… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 12 |
Oddjobleff |
Is team value still important?
Why is it time to worry less about team value? If we've got a WC to go, making moves early to catch rises increases the value we can play with on the WC. I don't get why it's perceived to be less i… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 17 |
andy85wsm |
Lukaku undroppable?
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Lukaku.... In great form but two away fixtures coming up (Liverpool, Man United) and no DGW. Is there anyone who thinks there's enough to offload, even in… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 31 |
ekul the lokonga enthusiast |
Captaincy: Form v Fixtures
I read a FPL article today about the worlds #1 and how he's stayed at the top for so long To summarise, he said captaincy is key but the twist is that he captains good/inform players on away fixtu… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 26 |
Snevitz |
Is Zlatan essential?
Posted as a Scoutcast question but I'll put it here as well.... Is Ibrahimovic really 'essential' in week 34? In the reverse of the fixtures (both at home) he scored a total of 7 points. In his la… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 32 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm. Feel free to leave your questions for the team here. |
9 years, 5 months ago | 81 |
Mark |
Hot Topics Page - Views and Ideas
So a few things. Obviously views on some of the ideas above. Also, where should we add the link to this page? In the menubar? On a new Community page? What do we think about granting permissio… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 69 |
TorresMagic™ |
Hall of points
Thinking of a better way to measure Career HoF. Points scored over the past 5 or more seasons. You add 2000 per season you didn't play or scored under 2000 in. 2,112 2,287 2,199 2,226 2,… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 102 |
McQueen |
Will Valencia Be Rested In April?
How sure are we Valencia is not going to be rested in april with their busy schedule? He wasn't rested until now, with that said, really hoping it's not a trap. The most obvious Coleman replacement… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 22 |
J0E |
Scout Picks Lottery - Gameweek 30
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 30 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 1 |
J0E |
Preparing for the doubles - your sacrifices
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What sacrifice are you about to make to gear your team up for the impending double Gameweeks. With pricey options once again becoming desirable with double… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 23 |
MTPockets |
Hall of Fame or Form?
"HOF...with the latest season, weighted the heaviest and each corresponding season weighted at roughly 70% that of the previous season" Taking 16/17 = 1, 15/16 = 0.7 etc that would give 06/07 rela… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 74 |
J0E |
3-5-2 v 3-4-3 v both
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic 3-5-2 v 3-4-3 v both We have a couple of Live Hall of Fame analysis articles coming out soon looking at the strategies, formations, transfers and forthcomi… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 51 |
J0E |
Defender options
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Sad to have to write this one but here goes - who is the best Seamus Coleman replacement? Is Valencia the obvious replacement? Or should we be looking eve… |
9 years, 5 months ago | 40 |
J0E |
GWK 30's best differential will be...
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic First Gameweek back after internationals is often a minefield due to uncertainty over injuries and rotation. This means it is also often a golden time for di… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 31 |
Jafooli |
PL players playing FPL, conflict of interest?
I've said this before and I'll say it again. As FPL becomes more & more popular, I can see a genuine conflict of interest with PL footballers continuing to play the game in the future. Of course c… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 39 |
J0E |
Time to reclassify wingbacks?
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Time to reclassify wing backs? With even England now adopting a 3-5-2 (or variety of) line up, is next season time for FPL to fall in line with other Fant… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 99 |
J0E |
Early GWK 30 captaincy thoughts
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Early GWK 30 captaincy thoughts. Ahead of next Monday's launch of the captain poll for GWK 30 I thought I'd gather some early thoughts on where you will be… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 73 |
Enzo the Baker |
The case for a dgwk 34 bench boost
I think a case can be made for BB in DGW34 if we change how we perceive the Bench Boost chip. Don't look at it as a way to have 4x2 mediocre players coming off your bench during a DGW. Instead, l… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 16 |
J0E |
Top tips on tackling DGWKs
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Tackling the doubles - top tips With many in the community having experienced a great many of DGWKs over the years what top tips would you offer to ensuring… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 42 |
makaveli123 |
April Fool Scheduling for Man Utd
There have been some discussions on Man United players, DGWs and rotation of the squad. April will be a busy month for the club, fighting for a CL spot in two competitions. Out of the top 6 in the… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 26 |
Rossamous |
Bertrand at the double
Is anyone here considering a punt on Bertrand? Yoshida the value pick but with no Ibra or Kane, money can be splashed elsewhere |
9 years, 6 months ago | 22 |
Team Cruel |
Norwegian Fantasy Football
The developers of FPL have launched a brand new game - Fantasy Eliteserien (Norwegian league): https://fantasy.eliteserien.no/ The site is currently only in Norwegian but it's fairly easy to regis… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 113 |
Rogue Todd |
DGWK Chip Strategy
First impression for those with all chips left: Up to GW32, get in Man U GW33, get in Palace GW34, get in Boro TC Ibra in GW34 Then, If Southampton v Arsenal is GW35: WC GW35 with lots of Arsen… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 9 |
J0E |
GWK 29 Rough with the Smooth
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic GWK 29 rough with the smooth - how did your GWK go...feel free to list your tales of woe and joy here. |
9 years, 6 months ago | 77 |
The Rumour Mill |
DGWK 34 players to target
Not a set of DGW's that promise huge hauls, however, initial thoughts on players would be: MNU: Valencia, Ibra, DDG. All fairly nailed and have scored well in FPL this season. Would avoid the midf… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 21 |
AA33 |
GWK 34's Doubles
DGW 34: Manchester United - BUR(A), MCI(A) Middlesbrough - BOU(A), SUN(H) Crystal Palace - LIV(A), TOT(H) |
9 years, 6 months ago | 25 |
J0E |
Are Arsenal players best avoided?
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Even with good fixtures after gwk 30's clash with Man City, Arsenal look a shadow of their former selves. Given their talisman Sanchez may now be injured… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 15 |
Holmes |
Gwk 30 priorities- Vardy or Costa
Thoughts on Vardy over Costa? Unnecessary risk? |
9 years, 6 months ago | 17 |
FPL Virgin |
Teams to target
If you're playing your WC or starting to bring in DGW players, these teams have more remaining games... 12 - ARS, MUN, SOU 11 - CHE, TOT, MCI, WAT, LEI, CRY, MID, SUN https://mobile.twitter.com/… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 7 |
Sliver |
When to triple captain
For those that haven't played it, what are your thoughts for TC given the remaining fixtures? |
9 years, 6 months ago | 23 |
Rhinos |
5 reasons to keep your wildcard until gw36
Personally I think it's pretty clear that the optimal strategy is to wc 36, bb 37. In no particular order here are 5 reasons why; A) Jesus, if he's back by 37 it changes who'd you want as a Man Ci… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 25 |
J0E |
You can’t have them all - the ownership giants to fear
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic You can’t have them all - the ownership giants to fear Usually on a Friday I canvass views on the best differentials for the GWK ahead. But with a full s… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 23 |
Swan - Villa Proud |
The DGW Theory
Hello all. Just wanted to share my thoughts on the upcoming DGW’s and what I THINK could be the schedule. It’s just a theory nut will give it a go. From all the blanks, there were a total of… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 44 |
J0E |
Can Man City recover?
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Can Man City recover from their Champions League exit? Will this herald a slump, that coincides with a tough fixture run? Or will Pep's troops bounce back? … |
9 years, 6 months ago | 15 |
casper86 |
In the market for a Kane replacement?
Harry Kane Injury Dilemma So Harry Kane is injured and some of you may need to make a transfer. I’ve had a quick look and made a few comments on some of the options (I was planning on transferr… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 32 |
Rupert The Horse |
Sell Liverpool players before a big game at your peril
This whole selling Liverpool players before big teams and buying against the small thing, stinks of inexperience and an inability to learn. It's literally week in week out now. Almost as if the pr… |
9 years, 6 months ago | 28 |

