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beric
Latest Doosra Update

Hi guys, Not a major update but Mrs. Doos contacted me again this morning to once again thank everyone for their kind messages and also to let me know that Doosra is no longer delirious, thank go…

11 years, 2 months ago63

J0E
All Change in Goal

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Goalkeeper strategy With Foster now out for the season and Forster also possibly facing a spell on the sidelines, suddenly many Fantasy managers are having …

11 years, 2 months ago31

Elniñorules
FFS UEFA Tournament

FFS UEFA ANNOUNCEMENT Here we go geezers. Presenting to you the latest edition of team competition - CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015. Celebrating the spirit of cricket's biggest tournament by playing th…

11 years, 2 months ago56

Saniul
Is Mata a credible option?

Knee-jerk aside, is Mata actually a sensible option to replace Sanchez?

11 years, 2 months ago30

J0E
Is this the first DGWK worth avoiding?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is this the first DGWK worth avoiding? With Villa and QPR's defence unlikely to bring in returns and both relying heavily on the goals of one player each is…

11 years, 2 months ago29

President John F. Keninnsie
42

42. Something wasn't quite right, FFS didn't feel the same, We all suddenly realised, there's more to life than this game. After spending hours every week, deciding who to buy and sell, We were al…

11 years, 2 months ago61

Not Irish
Is Aguero's time up?

Re Aguero I'm seeing the same tired comments by some very good posters here. Here are the facts regarding his demise... 1. Only three goals in ten matches since returning from injury in January. 2…

11 years, 2 months ago28

Every Dog Has Its Day
GW30 Opposing Defences

Lost at the bottom of page 2 so repost. In addition to Andy85WSM's post (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/03/21/the-pre-match-preamble-gameweek-30-3/?hc_page=1#hc_comment_9968421) Oppo…

11 years, 2 months ago10

andy85wsm
GW30 Captain Stat Attack

Last minute captain stat attack! Have just done a few simple stats this week which might help people who are still sitting on the fence. PPG - last 5 games (59+ mins) Giroud - 7 Kane - 6.4 Aguer…

11 years, 2 months ago39

J0E
Your Gwk 30 captain is...

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

11 years, 2 months ago32

Demí
Wenger talks Sanchez Fatigue

Wenger on resting Sanchez: http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/20150319/wenger-my-thoughts-on-resting-alexis Wenger admits the 26-year-old has shown signs of tiredness recently and could be …

11 years, 2 months ago56

The Bandit
Who's your captain?

Okay, let's have it.. Forget the captains poll of liars and lurkers. Who are YOU going with?

11 years, 2 months ago49

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 30 First of all I really want to say a huge thank you to everyone whose expressed their gratitude towards this mini-game. I read every single one of them and altho…

11 years, 2 months ago52

Twisted Saltergater
Rolling Transfers In FPL?

What do you think to FPL removing the WC (both of them) altogether and have rolling transfers instead?

11 years, 2 months ago56

J0E
Which players are stopping your sunshine?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Tenuous eclipse hot topic special Which players are getting in your way and stopping you team shining brightly. Is is the deadwood in defence that you can …

11 years, 2 months ago37

Hasselbaink Forever
Friday press conferences

9 Pressers today - Hull 08:30 GMT WBA 09:00 Sunderland 11:00 Chelsea 12:30 Manchester City 12:45 Everton 14:00 Liverpool 14:00 Stoke City 14:30 Manchester United 16:00

11 years, 2 months ago2

beric
Doosra update +42

I heard off Mrs. Doosra this morning, she has informed me that Doosra is off the lung bypass machine and kidney dialysis, but remains on a ventilator and isn't compos mentis yet. She said that if a…

11 years, 3 months ago83

J0E
Gwk 30's best differential

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be the best differential in Gameweek 30? I'm convinced that Ramsey is going to be a good pick this week (although he's owned by more than 10% overa…

11 years, 3 months ago44

J0E
Who dares to blink first?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Here's another that was discussed on the Scoutcast - who dares to blink first? This relates to making a decisive move to ditch a poor performing heavy hitte…

11 years, 3 months ago72

kingozil-The Germans once a…
Your Rookie Mistakes

List out your rookie mistakes or assumptions as an fpl player. Mine were: 1) In my first season I thought wildcard allowed you just one extra transfer 2) I thought in if a player in your team doe…

11 years, 3 months ago48

J0E
How do you cope with a bad Gwk?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Following on from Fiona B's question on the live scoutcast last night about coping with a bad gameweek - How do you cope with a bad gameweek? Who is prone t…

11 years, 3 months ago30

President John F. Keninnsie
Will Leicester Out Fox Kane?

Hey DZ, anyone here planning on captaining Kane? I posted this last night, might interest a few of you... Since Leicester reverted to playing with 5 at the back in GW25, they conceded to... - Wa…

11 years, 3 months ago36

President John F. Keninnsie
Doosra's poem

I'm planning on writing a little poem for/about Doosra and I'd love to have some ideas from you lot about what to include in it. If you have any memories about players he likes, players he doesn't …

11 years, 3 months ago98

J0E
live scoutcast link

Live Scoutcast to start at 10pm - tune in here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhljVp-UO-k

11 years, 3 months ago5

J0E
Live Scoutcast (10pm) - Leave Your Questions for the team here

Post your Live Scoutcast Questions here. Feel free to leave your questions for the Scoutcast team here. It'll be from 10pm tonight via our Youtube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxYKQ…

11 years, 3 months ago66

ViperStripes
What is the ideal Chelsea trio for the DGW?

Which 3 of 4 - Discuss? It seems the majority are lookign at 3 Chelsea players for GW34 and only 4 names are surestarters that are also regularly touted as the best Fantasy assets - Costa, Hazard,…

11 years, 3 months ago18

J0E
The Top 3 Big Guns Are...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Big guns Who are the three key premium players to own for the run in? For me I think Ivanovic in defence, Sturridge in attack and still Hazard in midfield.

11 years, 3 months ago34

The Bandit
Moving forward

Is it just me or does the game seem to be getting more depressing every week? I'm sure it's great for the teams already nailing it, but for the rest of us the teams are now so similar that it's har…

11 years, 3 months ago35

Ziro Becomes One
The Season's Harshest Lesson is....

The season's harshest lesson has been not to get on immediate post-injury return bandwagons. But will that hold for next season? For the long-time veterans, how valid have your learnings from one …

11 years, 3 months ago33

J0E
Is it time to ditch FPL's mega beasts?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is it time to ditch FPL's mega beasts? With Aguero blanking again - and what's more in a plum tie against Burnley - and Sanchez once again being over shado…

11 years, 3 months ago73

d1sable
Sky Fantasy Football - Transfers remaining in the Top 1,000

Sky Sports have been kind enough to provide us with some interesting data that fantasy managers may be interested in: The average amount of transfers remaining in the Top 1000 is: 6.262 Ill be ad…

11 years, 3 months ago11

J0E
Your Gwk 29 Captain Will Be...

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

11 years, 3 months ago16

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 29 Work is killing me off, honestly! Missing gameweeks WILL be updated by the end of this weekend without fail. Guaranteed. Expect the first tomorrow evening. GW2…

11 years, 3 months ago30

Dr. Agabuse
Gameweek 29: Captaincy

Lets have a serious captaincy debate: Here are the 4 realistic choices: Kane: + the in-form striker: scoring 4 doubleDigits in his last six games. Scored two in his last game + the away-day-asse…

11 years, 3 months ago51

J0E
Gwk 29's Best Differential

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be the best differential for Gameweek 29?

11 years, 3 months ago42

GreenWindmill
How Much Football Do You Watch?

I probably see no more than 4 live games a season too. Don't have Sky and do have a family.

11 years, 3 months ago93

J0E
Will Chelsea Get The Blues Post Euro Exit?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Will Chelsea's exit from Europe make them an even more potent force in the Premier League for Fantasy managers? Or will it provoke a slide in form? Is there…

11 years, 3 months ago20

BeardedOldMan
Captains over differentials

Captains over differentials Hi everyone, this might sound a bit simplistic to the non-casuals... But I reckon the main mistake I've been making since christmas (when I momentarily pushed into the …

11 years, 3 months ago40

J0E
Creating The Perfect Gwk 33-34 Team

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Creating the perfect Gwk 33 and Dgwk 34 sides. The best scenario is to have a good XI in Gameweek 33, plus key players for Gameweek 34 already in place on t…

11 years, 3 months ago37

beric
Doosra status update +42

Hi Everyone As you all know, our beloved Doosra has been very ill for some time now. Mrs. Doosra has been in touch with me the whole time and has today asked me to relay information from her to yo…

11 years, 3 months ago104

andy85wsm
The perfect Double Gameweek 34 Side Is Just A Hit Away

Am I right in thinking that without wildcard it's possible to have 10 DGW players in GW34 whilst still fielding 11 in GW33 and only taking a 4 point hit? All depends which players you already own …

11 years, 3 months ago25

J0E
Fourth Midfielder Options

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic This was something that was brought up on last night's live Scoutcast in which we revisited fourth midfield options. these are players that are not heavy hit…

11 years, 3 months ago27

J0E
Live Scoutcast link

Scoutcast Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Me44nwOG8 About 10 mins away. Feel free to leave comments here or via our Youtube channel.

11 years, 3 months ago9

Ginkapo FPL
Lawr fa cup of tea

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DVJcmtHHCFC46gE-EJkTJNa5KwWNWlt6OzLOsgrRVf8/edit#gid=0 Christina and SABG continue to march towards loves true final match up. The peoples champion, Mull,…

11 years, 3 months ago10

Sess!
Is Ivanovic worth the outlay?

Simple question. Is Ivan worth £7.5m?

11 years, 3 months ago74

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight 10pm - Leave Your Questions Here

Scoutcast questions We plan to have another live scoutcast tonight - about 10pm. We'll put a direct link up nearer the time. In the meantime our Fantasy Football Scout Youtube channel gives an ind…

11 years, 3 months ago57

J0E
Aguero's Away Form

Aguero captainers during the double have one consolation - at least they don't have to move the armband for Gameweek 29. Aguero points in his last six away starts - 56 (Just over 9ppg average) Ag…

11 years, 3 months ago32

J0E
When is a DGWK not a DGWK?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic When is a DGWK not a DGWK? If, as expected, a large number of teams, miss Gameweek 33 and then gain a double Gameweek 34, is it really a double gameweek for…

11 years, 3 months ago39

Ryan
Kun you drop aguero?

Should we start to consider the possibility of selling Aguero. He seems to be less effective with another striker in the team and even Silva is outperforming him. I have Giroud but he isn't giving …

11 years, 3 months ago40

J0E
Single Gwk Fool's Gold During A Double Gwk.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Why captain a single gameweek player in a double gameweek? In seven years of playing Fpl I've never once captained a single gameweek player during a double …

11 years, 3 months ago44