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After Ben Foster’s injury in Gameweek 29 of last season, Boaz Myhill has started the last 14 matches for West Brom, averaging 6 Points Per Game in FPL. Since then, he’s been the second best pla…

trio of community articles Here's Your Mum's Athletic with his latest bookie based predictions http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/09/18/what-the-bookies-say-gameweek-6/ Rodellega bombs…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 6's best differential?

Best Watford defender to get ?

so i have done some research into bolasie vs sako.... whilst many articles are questioning putting bolasie in our teams over sako... Bolasie last season made 31 appearances but still only managed…

Just a quick recap on Gameweek 5. Seems we're still miles away from getting our (c) right as a community. This week saw the majority of home teams win for the first time this season (7 of 10 fixtur…

Last season’s big hitters have started very slowly (except Silva), but none of them were exactly lighting the world at this stage last year, either. Ulloa had 36 points after 5 GWs in 2014/15! T…

When will Walcott play? This is not gospel I think he starts versus teams that park the bus and try to counter attack. Stoke was a perfect example. The consensus was that Arsenal would play Giro…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How can Chelsea turn it around? Given their success in Europe last night is there hope that they can turn around their fortunes in the Premier League. And if…

Just read that Pedro is def out of arsenal game......so I'm going to replace him before Shaw..... Who is best Pedro replacement? Looking at coutinho, payet.... What do people think......Thanks

It is not just about midfielders and hitting teams on the break! THE WEST HAM WAY: In the deserts of Sudan - And the gardens of Japan - From Milan to Yucatan, Every woman, every man ... Pass it …

You have to feel for Luke Shaw. He was in excellent form and to pick up an injury like that at any stage is awful. With it looking like he is going to be out now for an extended period of time, man…

As the glossary of terms in the FAQ section is looking a bit threadbare, I wondered if we could help to fill it out a little. Some suggestions: "Casual" - anyone ranked higher than yourself "Diff…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Time to go on the defence With so many full backs bringing in points, is now the time to seriously consider playing five at the back? Anyone had any success…

For sad reasons, I won't have enough time to submit a GW5 article review on 'what the bookes say'. Just a very quick bullet point round-up which maybe could turn into a hot-topic? - Only 1 (Mahre…

Answering a question above got me thinking - what is your fantasy football weakness? I'll start - I don't think I give unknowns a fair chance. I tend to opt for the name I know above the name I do…

Scoutcast rescheduled. Going to record tomorrow night (Wed) at 9pm now. Granville is ill and we can't get another at short notice. Tune in via our Youtube channel tomorrow. Cheers.

Good Day Ladies & Gentleman! back after a busy & exciting week to share some news.. We are blessed with a baby girl on 10th of September 2015 🙂 and I have 2 FTs to use this week as well 😉

Bonus points affecting the strikers? I am making a real claim to be playing 352 this season. Not only because there seems to be a lot of good midfield options at the moment and lack of strikers bu…

Web Developers needed We are on the lookout for extra support with our web development to help out with some exciting new functions and improvements to the site. This would be paid work. If inter…

For any members who are interested, I've updated my bubble and radar charts for the gameweek just ended. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/09/11/charting-opta-statistics-with-bubbles-rada…

Scoutcast questions Feel free to leave your questions for the Scoutcast team here ahead of tonight's live broadcast.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Looking for your Rough with the Smooth tales of woe and joy from Gameweek 5. Please let us know 1. The key decision or decisions of the week 2. What effec…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 6 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 the…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is Gut Instinct all we are left with? What can we now trust in to guide us up the rankings. Once upon a time players who were expensive and good served up…

Pre-season: The Good: Was bleating on to anyone that would listen that Romelu Lukaku was a great option at 8.0m, seen as a troll to many (with good reason) i argued that with penalties now in his…

The big question over the last couple of weeks is when is it time to get rid of the big hitters. My question is - who exactly do you want to bring in? The big bandwagons - Mahrez, Gomis, Ayew, Kol…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL transfers How did your new recruits do yesterday? Anyone you drafted out score well? What about today, who's in and who will you captain. For me I'm…

Apologies for not being around on this article enough - been a busy week! Hopefully there's a few others in the same boat as me where they have a bunch of transfers left but have left it until the …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining in Gameweek 5 and why?

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 5 Another Friday, another bit of Fantasy Football excitement! Ladies & gentlemen, the Scout Picks Challenge is here again! ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of…

Aguero starting without Silva, under Pellegrini: 2014-15 PL: 5 games, 5 goals and 3 assists (excluding Everton match, where he went off injured after 7 minutes) CL: 2 games and 3 goals 2013-14 …

Just to pull Jonty up on one thing; I don't believe your idea about being central to attacking play has any real relevance to whether the Kolarov bandwagon will last. The rotation threat is a valid…

Falling stars GW5… Usual rules…Falling stars is a fictitious squad/team made up entirely of players who have fallen in price since GW1 and are collectively valued less than the 100 mill origin…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Which player will be Gameweek 5's best differential?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic This was asked of us last night in the scoutcast by Disable, but thought we'd open it up to the community as well. If Fantasy football didn't exist what wo…

Dido's response My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I, play this game at all. Too many hits, too many failures, can't rise in rank at all. And even if I could it'd all be wasted, with the casual…

(to be sung to the tune of Eminem's 'Stan') Dear Granville, I wrote you but you still ain't replied I told you my transfer ideas, and who was in my side. I sent two emails back in summer, you must…

Aguero's stats are good, Sanchez's stats are good. Palace and Stoke are both quite leaky at the back, but there's not much in it between them. Aguero is explosive, but Sanchez is just as explosive …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Chips So Far Be great to hear from anyone who has already played their chip. How did it go? Do you regret not saving it for a DGWK? What about the all out…

I’ve been struggling to decide who to play between Butland and McCarthy, as I’m not sure which is the better fixture for a keeper, ars or MCI. Instinctively, I followed the logic of going for t…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast Questions We have a live Scoutcast planned for 9pm Wednesday. Ahead of that we'd like to gather your questions for Mark, Granville and co.

I think its likely I'll play my AOA chip in GW38. Not many clean sheets in the final week.

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Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Scout Picks Lottery Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 5 This season we have revamped how we involve the community in our Scout Picks. …

Captain choice strategy; There are a number of thought processes that lead us to decide who to put our armband on 1) Gut feel This has to be the most pleasing strategy when it works, no worrying …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is Wayne Rooney no longer a striker? Given his role in midfield over the seasons, lack of Premier League attacking threat and failure to score in open pla…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GW4 RESULTS Apologies - its been a maniac week and I knew I could take some more time due to internationals. But finally, here are GW4 results! ***** SCORES ON THE BOARD *…

Saturday evening, missus is away, I've spent all day entertaining the kid and now he's in bed! Time for some computer games (rocking evening). Think I'm going to give Destiny another go. What vid…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Do internationals matter anymore? Given the importance of club football, especially in England, does international football matter anymore? Did you used…