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 davies | Leicester fan here to help. Just want to say, I'm willing to answer any questions regarding Leicester (expected line up etc.), should you require information. Sort of what Lucy does with Saints, I'll be available. Repost. | 11 years, 9 months ago | 37 |
 roscola | Everton Cleansheet Credentials I've been banging a drum since the start of the season about Everton's clean sheet prospects. It was fuelled by this piece over at statsbomb: http://www.statsbomb.com/2014/08/epl-2014-15-season-pre… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 63 |
 Ludo | Will Fabregas leave Mourinho's bus door open? Can Mourinho still shut up shop as effectively with Fabregas in the side? Chelsea's away trips to the league's best attacking sides all resulted in clean sheets last season. These are their midfiel… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 25 |
 J0E | Gameweek 5 Community Champion Vote Fantasy Football Scout Community Champion needed. As you may have noticed we’ve revamped our Scout Picks. Mark, myself, Paul and a community champion picked by you each week are up against each … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 84 |
 applebonkers | Is Di Maria a genuine FPL prospect? was di maria that 'omg stop what you're doing and get this man in at all costs' today? i'm not going to play the QPR card as great fixtures exist, that's what happens over a season. it's more the i… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 20 |
 tm245 | Dead Zone Champs League Picks Competition Evening. This summer, TorresMagic helped me run a World Cup Picks Competition in the Deadzone. I would be happy to do the same for the Champions League. If you are interested, please post your pic… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 39 |
J0E | Ufpl stick or twist? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist. What are your ufpl plans today? Who didn't captain costa and is looking for a new captain? With most games played yesterday benches m… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 6 |
 Defcons are for Kinnear | Bandwagon extraordinaire Can people please pay attention to this. The FPL we love is under threat Sterling 47.8 Fábregas 42.6 Ramsey 42.4 Sigurdsson 38.7 Hazard 15.9 Diego Costa 49.2 Rooney 35.5 Naismith 33.8 Stur… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 65 |
 Pepin - RIP Absinthe | The consequence of captain costa I remember a few watershed captaincy weeks last year. I think it was Suarez away at Spurs in his second game back or something? Huge haul, most didn't captain, and captainers got a huge jump. Co… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 8 |
 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, There's less than 1 hour left to pick your teams for the £1,000 GUARANTEED POT this week - entries close at 10.45. There's also £1,000 in GUARANTEED pots available in… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 5 |
J0E | Gameweek 4 Captain Decisions Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining/ vice captaining this week and why? I've added vc as I think we may need them this week. | 11 years, 9 months ago | 52 |
 facer | Facer's verdict on Ramsey's injury Evening Gents Had a look at the Ramsey footage and thought I'd post a few notes In a nutshell, he turns sharply, slips and inverts the right ankle unexpectedly. The movement is not at an extreme … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 16 |
 @ocprodigy | Scout picks challenge gw4 SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 4 Premier League is back babyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!! And with that, we have this gameweek's Scout Picks Challenge! ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven'… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 49 |
 Dr Dream | attacking stats Attacking stats for last week.....Top one may be problematic for some if his manager decides that a player who gets in a position to have that many chances is worth another pick...possibly....Secon… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 5 |
Dr Dream | Bombing forward Can't help with clean sheets but I can show those defenders who are bombing forward and making a nuisance of themselves up front...Flagged the top one last week before he notched...Not sure what's … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 14 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about PlayON - if you add them as replies below I'll answer them all. I'd also welcome any suggestions anyone has for how we… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 3 |
J0E | Will Gameweek 4 be the puntiest on record? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is Gameweek 4 shaping up to being one of the puntiest weeks ever. With heavy hitters like Ramsey, Costa, Hazard and Sturridge nursing injuries and players re… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 26 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from www.playon.co, As per the article above, we have £2,000 in Guaranteed Pots on offer this weekend. You can also now start earning an income from your fantasy teams, as explain… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 4 |
J0E | Player Selection Reality v Perception Fantasy Football Scout I’ve noticed a few posts saying that Danny Welbeck isn’t a good striker misses too many chances In reality though he was one of the most lethal strikers in the Premier … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 35 |
J0E | The Gameweek 4 Scout Picks Champion Will Be... Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The polls closed at 10am in what was the closest contest yet to be community champion. At 10am Arvination edged out Doosra by a nail biting 1 vote. The final… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 31 |
J0E | Scout Picks Community Champion Needed - Apply and Vote Here Fantasy Football Scout Community Champion needed. As you may have noticed we’ve revamped our Scout Picks. Mark, myself, Paul and a community champion picked by you each week are up against each … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 96 |
 7shadesofsmoke | UFPL investment analysis UFPL INVESTMENT ANALYSIS Decided to have a little look at the data for the opening three gameweeks in UFPL and thought I'd share my findings ahead of the final deadline for our squads. [For anyon… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 13 |
 thetinkerman | Rainbow Laces Campaign As you no doubt know, many Premier League players and clubs are backing the #rainbowlaces campaign run by the UK charity Stonewall, which is aiming to get players to sport rainbow coloured football… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 27 |
J0E | Where next for the template? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Where next for the template? With the fixtures shifting after the international break and injuries mounting up what do we think the template formation will … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 30 |
J0E | Should FPL abandon price changes? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Given price changes are less frequent this season should FPL consider abandoning this part of the game altogether? If not how would you like to see the game'… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 94 |
 Twelve years a slave | Top 5 ...but not for long Nick may be fifth on the hall of fame but He no longer knows what he is doing 😀 So far my wildcard has gained me no money and no clue as to who to replace my current players with. Its starting t… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 73 |
 President John F. Keninnsie | Beware of attacking rotation Reposting due to new post. Thought I'd do a little post on attacking rotations since a few people are on their wildcard. One of the problems with owning Naismith is, due to his price, you don't w… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 17 |
J0E | Champions league differentials Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who is playing a Champions League fantasy game? Can you recommend any differential options that offer good value for money? Be good to compile a list here o… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 17 |
Dr Dream | Forward thinking Mids OOP mids ? not really, but they are... Had a couple of conversations in the last couple of days about "touches inside the box" for mids..and mids playing a "high Avg position" (amounts to the sa… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 18 |
 Qubit | A positive view on price changes Its a human trait that most people don't like change. This year has seen a change to the FPL transfer system and how prices rise/fall. This seems to have resulted in a lot of discussion (mostly… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 40 |
J0E | 2014/15's surprise stars will be... Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be this season's surprise stars? We've had three gameweeks of stats and games to look at. Who do you think will be the surprise stars of the season… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 34 |
J0E | New Tactic for 2014/15 Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic New tactic for 2014/15 Each year I try a new tactic that I hope will improve my overall rank by Gameweek 38. A couple of seasons ago I tried focusing on cha… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 41 |
 | Can falcao start with a bang? Planned a "wait on Falcao" post, after I read in the paper about him trying to get a visa whilst on international duty in Amercia... and seeing how Rojo has had issues. Plus his lack of fitness...… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 34 |
 Courtois in the Rye | What's your worst fantasy moment? Can anyone remember their worst fantasy moment? Something worse than Yaya scoring when you didn't have him? I remember my main ML rival captaining Friedel the day he saves two penalties for Black… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 34 |
 Az | Early Bird Cup Update Early Bird Cup Update https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AjjtGjCCBpZvdHpodVVxWWFsV3dsYnpKeHRkT09kZUE&output=html The last 16 fixture list is now live. Good luck to all those left. There… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 6 |
applebonkers | Is benching Siggy bonkers? i know simply wanting something is not enough for it to happen more, but mourinho seems genuinely fuming about conceding 3 at everton, a reaction is ominous surely. this brings a dilemma, bench sig… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 36 |
J0E | Man U starting XI Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Manchester United starting XI Just what will be the ManU starting XI for most matches? Who is nailed on? Who will start? | 11 years, 9 months ago | 65 |
 Lord Flashheart | How to build a wildcard team. Reporting from yesterday, in case it helps more people: How to build your wc team: Step 1 - essentials After much consideration and deliberation I have reached the conclusion that there are only… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 24 |
 McNulty | Welbeck Position and Points Analysis So a lot of the WC RMT’s seem to be taking a punt on Welbeck and with Giroud being out for 4 months he should start up front and at 6.9m that seems pretty good for an Arsenal forward. On paper W… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 8 |
 Lanley Staurel | The Template Has Vanished There is NO template anymore. So many options up front, big established heavy hitters, cheap options aplenty, new big hitters coming in, cheap options playing for big teams like Welbeck and in mid… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 17 |
J0E | Best transfer day move Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Transfer day moves Which player move for you is the most exciting in Fantasy Football terms. It could be their effect on the team or themselves in terms of … | 11 years, 9 months ago | 42 |
 gowithwhatwevegot | Will tadic be the mane man? I didn't spot the transfer of Sadio Mane being discussed in the post above so I thought I'd share some thoughts on it. Well, its not thoughts on Mane per se, its more about how I think the transfer… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 7 |
 JWF | FPL Stats Calculator Garg's post about the Gargatron reminded me of another Chrome extension that I like: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fpl-mini-league-stats-cal/ofjikfigpedfahjpninpbegobibogbda | 11 years, 9 months ago | 6 |
 Gargamel | Gargatron Updated Hello, friends! Thought I'd inform you that I've updated and released the Gargatron, the FPL stats machine for the 2014/2015 season. Some of you will have used it last season and if that is the c… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 37 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge- Gwk 3 results SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 3 FINAL RESULTS Again, sorry for the late results but it's been a busy weekend! Finally sorted, calculated and I have personally gone over the teams to ensure no i… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 6 |
J0E | Why did we miss Nathan Dyer? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Why did we all miss Nathan Dyer? Nathan Dyer has been one of the stars of the campaign so far, but he's poorly owned and I've seen no RMTs with him over the… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 32 |
 Stupendous | FPL Site Security Issue Important here lads... When I attempt to log into FPL, I get a major security warning saying that the sites security has expired or summat. Sounds like hackers are after me and us? Once before m… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 16 |
 Zep | Dead team challenge gw3 leaderboard ::::: Dead Team Challenge - GW3 Leaderboard Updated ::::: Congratulations to our current leaders, Kerrazy & Michudagawd who are on an impressive 198pts each, which equates to an Overall rank of 2k… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 8 |
 SPorting | Best 6m-ish midfielder. The Black Hole that is "Decent Mids under 6.2m' Talk to me people. | 11 years, 9 months ago | 20 |
 Aurora | Aurora Ponderalis 20 people liked this post yesterday, so I thought I'd continue this for today's results. Enjoy! My new weekly ponder! 1) Ivanovic is getting hard to ignore. They said he wasn't nailed on when Lu… | 11 years, 9 months ago | 13 |