Hot Topics

Morning all, who was the lad asking whether he should go on a date or listen to the scoutcast? It reminded me of this: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/09/07/moving-target-glenn-murray/…

I've done this before and I don't think it's ever been particularly useful but I'll be damned if I let that stop me. I've just run some top level numbers to gain a view on how much the current Pre…

Live Scoutcast tonight (9pm ish- may end up being a little later) Feel free to leave your questions here.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rough with the Smooth. Feel free to leave your tales of woe and joy from Gwk 14 here. Remember to mention what you did do not what you didn't - eg not to…

Evening chaps My take on the Sanchez injury: The injury occurred as Alexis Sanchez accelerates maximally towards a loose backpass, then, in an attempt to decelerate with force, his studs appear t…

Gonna share something with you. Quite a few folk on here know I am the full time carer to my son who has Down Syndrome and Autism. Shortly after he was born it was discovered he had a major heart…

Sergio Kun Aguero ‏@aguerosergiokun 29s29 seconds ago For everyone asking, I'm fine. It's just a harmless bump on the heel. Thanks, all of you, for the support!

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Sanchez replacements If Sanchez is out for a number of weeks as expected - who are your top choices to replace him. Alot will do with who you already have…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 15 This season we have revamped how we involve the community in our Scout Picks. Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent th…

So unless there is a rule where you can't win after setting up halfway through a season, I think I've won the November prize for UFPL. Thanks Wild Rover, because I only signed up when I heard you …

Effective ownership is something which is rarely discussed on here, yet many will be quick to assume that because a certain player is owned/captained by so many, they will not benefit from their po…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 for Christmas Has a strong front three won the day when it comes to Christmas fixture pile up planning. Are the likes of Kane, Lukaku, Vardy,…

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

Not sure if this has been shared... For those concerned on Sanchez, Wenger's statement at 2.09 is interesting... "....spontaneously it may not be the best time to rest Sanchez" https://www.youtu…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 14 Gameweek 13 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/11937370 Take advantage of the deadline! (Although it's VERY strictly enforced) ****** WHAT…

What's the biggest mistake you've made on FPL so far this year? Mine would be bringing in Schlupp in GW11. I didn't even start him in that GW, got 1 point in GW12, benched him for GW13 and I'm shi…

More useful to look at Bournemouth last 3 defensive stats rather than the last 4. Since they were tumped for 5 2 weeks in a row vs City and Spurs they've tightened up. Third lowest for shots in …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 14's best differential and why?

Today's press conferences 9:00 West Brom, 9:30 West Ham, 10:15 Manchester United, 12:30 Chelsea, Manchester City, 13:30 Liverpool, 14:00 Crystal Palace, 14:30 Bournemouth, Newcastle and Swa…

GW 14 Stat Attack: “There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.” Team Stats: - Everton have the best chance conversion rate in the PL, scoring with one in five of their …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who is not playing for overall rank? Over in the community articles section Wild Rover there's a good discussion going on about playing the UFPL, not for ov…

😡 Sanchez cappers beware. 😡 The last time Norwich were on't tele, they got spanked by Newcastle. That's what we all remember when we slide that armband onto Sanchez. But, all has changed i…

There are lots myths regarding kick-off times that are discussed on here, so I have carried out some research into how the kick-off time of matches affects the output of teams/players so far this s…

I was impressed with Aguero’s goal last weekend, but not half as impressed as I was with Liverpool. Really tempted to go for Benteke as well as one of Firmino/Coutinho and back them over their ex…

Live Hall of Fame update (Members content) See where you are after Gwk 13's results here.... http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is this the week Sanchez finally delivers? Anyone putting the armband on him? Or are there still fears he'll be rested.

Rough with the Smooth Feel free to share your tales of woe and joy here for GWK 13. Remember to focus on what you did do (got Barkely in and captained him), rather than didn't (eg - I was going …

Live Scoutcast tonight at around 9:30pm. Feel free to leave your questions for the team here.

With Coquelin out 2 months, how many are holding on to Bellerin?

Question for the DZ Now a third of the way through the season, how do we feel about the distribution of baps? (Try and keep it serious :D). Is the formula about right, or is it way off?

Remember how in pre-season we all had to have a £7m "sweet spot" midfielder, well this is how they're all doing now: £7.1m: Ayew 74 Wijnaldum 68 Tadic 65 £6.9m: Barkley 72 Willian 41 £6…

So I've been in a right quandary about what to do with my strikers. It's kept me up at night. So the only way I can release this anxiety is through song. Tune: Bohemian Rhapsody ----------------…

Aguero, Xmas Period and the fear of not owning him GW16: SWA - but Kane/Lukaku have NEW/nor respectively. GW18*: SUN - but Kane/Lukaku have NOR/new respectively. *Furthermore, this is 5 days afte…

Some tables for Members. One Stat to Rule Them All. Focuses on Shots on Targets. Last 4 GWKs tends to be the best judge. Good for finding out the strikers and attacking mids in form. Big Chances …

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 14 This season we have revamped how we involve the community in our Scout Picks. Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent th…

The forwards dilemma... So am I right in saying we're all trying to choose 3 strikers out of: (A) Kun (13.1) -- (7 G // 1 A // 3 Bps) -- 50 pts in 609 mins (SOU, sto, SWA, ars) (B) Kane (9.5) -…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Daring to go Aguero-less A goal and a price rise on his return and the Sergio Aguero bandwagon has begun in earnest as his new owners hope he can significan…

So with the performance today along with the upcoming fixtures of Swansea (h), Newcastle (a), WBA (h), Watford (a), Leicester (h), Sunderland (a), a Liverpool midfielder has suddenly become top of …

Killian here from PlayON, 45 minutes left to enter today's Daily Fantasy Premier League games - you can view all the below games in our lobby at: https://playon.co/#/enter-games Weekly: Gamewee…

Scouts doing a live Q&A with the Premier League - https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/668015013563617280

Think this is my first birthday I'll be on FFS 🙂 Folks are away in New York, girlfriend is in Czech Republic and my two best mates are working. Just me and the two dogs to hide behind the couch …

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

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 13 Still in the Bahamas so GW12 results will come up most likely Sunday morning (when I land - 14 hours of flying to complete the spreadsheet in!) Gameweek 11 res…

Here we are then, the final frontier. Now the end is near, and so I face the final curtain. I will still be Doolittle on Monday, I will still bleed the same blood and breathe the same air, but we w…

Manchester City FC ‏@MCFC now PELLEGRINI: “Sergio is fit – he’s ready to come back. David continues with some small sprain in his ankle so it’s a risk for him to play."

I did some fact checking about Mane's playing time immediately following international duty. Long story: 15/10/14 - National game 18/10/14 - (SUN) - 25 mins off the bench 19/11/14 - National game…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who do you think will be GWK 13's best differential and why? And who on earth is going to play up front for Manchester United? Could a differential emerge a…

Today's 10 PL press conferences: 0845 Norwich 0900 West Brom 0930 Man United 0930 West Ham 1200 Chelsea 1230 Tottenham 1245 Man City 1315 Palace 1400 Newcastle 1400 Sunderland

Since beginning to use FFS I have only ever been a skulker, skulking around the sites content, taking on board that which I deem useful. So, I thought after all this time greatly appreciating the i…

Stat Attack for Gw13: You miss 80% of the shots you don’t take, 25% of the time. Team Stats: - Most chances created in Europe's top 5 leagues in 2015/16: Bayern Munich (182), Real Madrid (179),…