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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Diva
Balders' GWK 30 Blanks Gadget

In case anyone missed it, Balders has created a fantastic Team Diagnostic Tool to help FPL managers try to work out how many players they may have in Gameweek 30. The tool and his explanation can b…

10 years, 4 months ago10

HNI
The Worst Of Times for ManU

My fellow Manutd supporters, isnt it probably the worst time for our club in recent memory? I mean there comes a manager who is given everything he wants to succeed and still he sells 3 strikers an…

10 years, 4 months ago44

Tomeister
Spurs: World Class Players or Good Management?

Are there any world class players in Spurs squad? I'm trying to work out if there challenge is due to excellent management, or quality players...

10 years, 4 months ago41

The Sarjeant
GWK 27 Captaincy: Vardy v Kane

Captaincy Analysis: Harry Kane vs Jamie Vardy. Last Four League Games. Opponents: Harry Kane - cpl, nor, WAT, mci. Jamie Vardy - STO, LIV, mci, ars. FPL Points: Kane 26 — Vardy 29. Goals: Kan…

10 years, 4 months ago32

J0E
Rough with the Smooth - Gwk 26

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rough with the Smooth Gameweek 26 How was the week for you? Any transfers or captaincies that paid off? Any disasters?

10 years, 4 months ago73

andy85wsm
Are Cheeky Penalties Disrespectful?

People describing the Barca pen as "disrespectful" 🙄

10 years, 4 months ago89

J0E
The no-Aguero experiment revisited

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The no - Aguero experiment revisited Given there’s no FPL matches this weekend and no Scoutcast this week I thought I’d revisit Mark’s no Aguero poli…

10 years, 4 months ago54

Wimbledon Doubles- Last 16 Draw

Wimbledon Doubles results are up and TM and I are out. Alexis Sanchez has not done the business for me and its cost us. Full draw for the last 16 here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m-0_…

10 years, 4 months ago6

J0E
UFPL and Sky mid gameweek changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Sky and UFPL changes What changes are you making in Sky? different captain, or a chance to remove yesterday's poor performers perhaps? What of UFPL - new c…

10 years, 4 months ago9

J0E
Gwk 26 Captaincy

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why?

10 years, 4 months ago37

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 25 Results; GW23: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/12653121 GW24: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/12658233 GW25: http://www.fantasyfoot…

10 years, 4 months ago56

J0E
Who will be GWK 26's best differential and why?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be GWK 26's best differential and why?

10 years, 4 months ago68

J0E
Bottom of the Page Quote Competition

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Bottom of the Page Quote competition About time we refreshed our quote at the bottom of the page. These wise words from Abreu 42 have remained in place so l…

10 years, 4 months ago274

The Sarjeant
Aguero (c) a no-no?

Here's why I've decided not to captain Agüero: - Tottenham are the only team in the Premier League who haven't conceded three goals or more in a game. - Tottenham have conceded two goals in a l…

10 years, 4 months ago41

Eden Hazardous
Help defeat the scouts

I am representing the community vs the Scout Picks , so I will try to include as much of your ideas in it after all it I am representing the COMMUNITY 🙂 Keep in mind , we have to beat the Scouts …

10 years, 4 months ago89

J0E
Top Tips for A Rankings Rise

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Last night's Scoutcast featured a detailed discussion on how we can rise up the rankings and break the template. Key strategies included opting for goal sco…

10 years, 4 months ago130

GWK 30 Missing Fixtures Latest

Updated likelihoods of gw30 games going ahead: Norwich v Man City 52% Aston Villa v Spurs 32% Bournemouth v Swansea 58% Man Utd v Crystal Palace 7% Stoke v Southampton 100% Sunderland v…

10 years, 4 months ago31

Can Mahrez Be An All Time FPL Great?

26 appearance points for Mahrez between now and the end of the season takes him to 209 points, this would put him 31st in for points in a season over 14 years of fpl. What a hero.

10 years, 4 months ago24

RustyBz
Biggest Ball & Chain of 15/16 So Far

Which FPL player has been the biggest burden on your season so far? Either that you've owned or not owned. Cech and Vardy have really damaged me 🙁 Not owned either of them for a minute and all my…

10 years, 4 months ago47

Trigg ⭐️
Payet - pretty passer or FPL asset?

Doos - I'd like a WHU midfielder. Do I need Payet, or can I get away with Antonio?

10 years, 4 months ago45

Team Cruel
Long Shot Odds To Match Leicester

Leicester were 5000/1 at the start of the season. Here are some other long shots if you're feeling lucky: David Moyes to be an X Factor judge 2500/1 Arsenal to sack Arsene Wenger and install Piers…

10 years, 4 months ago7

J0E
Live Scoutcast (Tonight 9:30pm)- Leave Your Questions Here

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast Tonight (Tues) 9:30pm. Feel free to leave your questions for the team here. Are dgwks and blanks on your mind? Are captaincy conundrums trou…

10 years, 4 months ago75

Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
Leicester Stat Chat Pt 2

Leicester's main chance creators: http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/13484/

10 years, 4 months ago43

DGWjegy
2015/16 - where did it all go wrong?

what went wrong for you in this season? i see a lot of this site posters are not in top 10k like they used to be in every season before? my rank is 450k and i am very dissipointed cause i've been…

10 years, 4 months ago26

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 26

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 26 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…

10 years, 4 months ago0

Christina.
Costa - the best a Fantasy manager can get

Costa NEW south nor STOKE That's about as good as it gets I reckon.

10 years, 4 months ago53

J0E
Rough with the Smooth - Gwk 25

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rough with the Smooth - Gwk 25 How did the gameweek go for you? Any huge bench hauls? Any amazingly profitable captaincy or transfer moves? Be great to hear…

10 years, 4 months ago80

J0E
UFPL Discussion

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL discussion How did yesterday go? Who is in today? And with so many Saturday games how many bench points did you accrue? And monthly game players? How…

10 years, 4 months ago7

J0E
Gwk 25 captaincy

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why?

10 years, 4 months ago59

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 25 Good news - confirmation I passed BOTH my exams! 2/3s of my cohort failed, so amazing achievement. Bad news, last two GWs are still overdue. But they will be h…

10 years, 4 months ago53

Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGenius…
Can Leicester Win The Title?

This is why Leicester won't win the Premiership: http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/13398/

10 years, 4 months ago258

J0E
Who will be GWK 25's best differential?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be GWK 25's best differential and why? This looks a good week for differentials with some tough matches for the big teams and some easy fixtures on…

10 years, 4 months ago50

:
Captain Fantastic Firmino

This weekend, Manchester City are playing the league leaders who have lost once in their twelve games away from home this season and who have only conceded thirteen goals along the way. Liverpool o…

10 years, 4 months ago14

Arteta
Friday press conferences

8:00 - BOURNEMOUTH 9:00 - NORWICH 9:00 - ARSENAL 9:00 - WATFORD 9:00 - WEST BROM 9:15 - ASTON VILLA 10:00 - EVERTON 11:00 - SOUTHAMPTON 12:45 - MAN CITY 13:15 - CHELSEA 14:00 - LIVERPOOL …

10 years, 4 months ago12

In Like Flynn.
Faster and Bigger Price Changes Needed

I think FPL needs much faster and bigger price changes. IMO it is the only way to stop the template. When cheap players as the last few seasons do well throughout the year it is silly they are onl…

10 years, 4 months ago46

J0E
Lukaku Replacements

Lukaku replacements What are Lukaku owners doing? Even if he's fit to face Stoke arguably there are far better options around. Those without Kane arguably face an easy decision. But what of othe…

10 years, 4 months ago84

J0E
GWK 24 Rough with the Smooth

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic GWK 24 Rough with the Smooth Feel free to leave your tales of highs and lows here. Anyone dare not captain Aguero and see their score rocket? Barkley own…

10 years, 4 months ago42

andy85wsm
Is Aguero Really the Best (c) for GWK 25?

Dirty re-post for new article as I'm interested. Anyone going to be brave enough to not captain Aguero this week? Playing a Leicester side who have only conceded 5 goals in last 10 games, albeit …

10 years, 4 months ago38

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 25

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 25 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…

10 years, 4 months ago0

J0E
Live Scoutcast (tonight 9:30pm) - Leave Your Questions Here

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight (9:30pm) Feel free to leave your questions for the team here.

10 years, 4 months ago39

Mr Alex
Time to revisit 3-5-2?

Going to bring in a strong fifth mid for my bench fodder, which as it happens, I am completely against, only so it enables me to play 3-5-2 in gw27 with the Aguero blank. I was thinking Antonio a…

10 years, 4 months ago38

J0E
Best Community writer of January vote

Best Community writer of January prize Please take a moment to cast your vote (by mentioning the writer in comments below) for the best community writer of January The writer with the most mentio…

10 years, 4 months ago40

@ocprodigy
Scoutpicks challenge - GW24

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 24 GW23 results - apologies but I have two professional exams tomorrow that I'm (pretty much) not allowed to fail - I've been too focused on those to update GW23. …

10 years, 4 months ago53

J0E
GWK 24 Fantasy Island Risk

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 24's Fantasy Island Risk and why? Is it a player with a poor fixture with the ability to create an upset? Or a low owned player or new …

10 years, 4 months ago55

Perchinho
Early Blank/DGW Scenarios

Right then... here's all the info, permutations and some strategy for the blanks in GW 30: Fixtures that can't be blanks: Leicester vs Newcastle Stoke vs Southampton Fixtures that could be blank…

10 years, 4 months ago76

J0E
UFPL transfer plans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL - final transfers We have our final transfers to make in UFPL by Tuesday. Who are you bringing in? Who is leaving? What moves are those playing the …

10 years, 4 months ago17

J0E
Early transfer horror stories

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Early transfer horror stories Plenty of Fantasy managers have made early moves for the likes of Payet, Aguero and Firmino even though they still have an FA …

10 years, 4 months ago35

J0E
Most Memorable FA Cup Moments

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Most memorable FA Cup moments. For many teams the FA Cup has become a side show to the Premier League. But that's not the case for most fans or I suspect m…

10 years, 4 months ago73

The Nuttmxn
Best Drinking Tea DGWK Analogy Ever

You drink 38 hot beverages a season, the caf owner then says that tea 27 will be without a teabag but tea 25 will have 2, potentially giving you a stronger brew. Many who do not normally drink tea …

10 years, 4 months ago0

Hasselbaink Forever
Friday's Press Conferences

Friday's FA Cup Press Conferences - 8 today 08:00 - Bournemouth 09:00 - Arsenal, Everton, West Brom 09:15 - Aston Villa 12:45 - Manchester City 13:15 - Chelsea 14:00 - Liverpool

10 years, 4 months ago3