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We have a new RMT article for Thursday now live. Today's features Athletico Timbo's RMT to kick off the discussion. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/08/06/rmt/

Some players in the budget range who may be of consideration: 4.0 defenders Hutton - been getting gametime and possible wing back, hence more attacking points. Minus - this is Villa. Wisdom - get…

Probable Starters 14/15: Update https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B03D_KnVF1fRNDd6M1h1cnkzbUE/edit?usp=sharing 5 - looks like he played the whole match 4 - most of the match 3 - played a half 2 - …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What are the pros and cons of 3-5-2? I've been seeing a lot of 3-5-2 line ups on the Rate My Team thread but I'm still not convinced its a viable option. Wi…

Interested to hear if anyone's definitely doubling up in defence for a particular team at the start. If so, who?

what's the best 4.5/4.5 gk rotation? I thought it was Foster/Krul and while it does rotate, neither team really bodes confidence for cleansheets on their own anyhow

Since the resident Stoke fan (there is only one around on this website apparently) is a hard creature to find, I have taken it upon myself to search through Stoke’s forums and recent games to see…

The way I see it, Siggy is looking odds on for a price drop. Think about it, he's a punt by most, he's easily replaceable at that price (Young, Henderson, Puncheon, Matic, Ince, Snoddy, New Bandwa…

Today's RMT discussion article is now live.....today's manager who is kicking off the discussion is Demi. Feel free to help him with his team and then leave your own RMTs there. Remember though t…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Next week sees the first podcast of the season. Mark and Granville are now looking for ideas for how to choose their Scoutcast team each week. Last year's te…

Has anyone seen this? http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11731/9407895/transfer-news-chico-flores-set-to-leave-swansea-for-lekhwiya-move Could possibly give us a gem @4.0 in Bartley, who has…

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Are there any other forgotten men out there this season? Lamela is showing signs of stepping up to the plate, as is Ashley Young. Could Charles N'Zogbia also come into the frame?

Got a RMT? We now have a dedicated daily RMT article for RMTs. We are hoping this will become the best place for people to share and get advice on their RMTs...feel free to direct people to the la…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic It’s time again to launch our search for the best community article of the month. The writer of the article that gets the most mentions in this thread will…

Okay I see a lot of discussion and opinions on the Chelsea defense and I'd like to have my take on this dilemma... GARY CAHILL - As I see it, Cahill is the most nailed-on in the back four as thin…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Inspired by The Puntmaster's latest community article - see link above or in the right hand column - I thought I'd ask which are your key player comparison …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be the next Ramsey? Last season Ramsey emerged as a cut price gem, putting in heavy hitter scores at a low price. Which low priced player will do…

Evening guys, I've got an idea for a fun competition... It's called the Dead Team Challenge... The rules will be simple, pick your team, pick a captain and a vice captain... and that's it... 😀 …

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The most annoying word used on this site is definitely 'template' when used in response to somebodies RMT. If someone was to describe my team as template then I'd take it as a massive compliment. …

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Where next for Southampton as a fantasy football option? The fire sale of players on the south coast has seriously dented Fantasy managers' options and the …

@ZK and any other doubters 😉 Aaron Ramsey got 146 points in 1761 minutes last season - just over half a season's worth of playing time. His 6.3 ppg provided ludicrously good value last year and e…

So after everyone's thoughts on team of the season (top points scorers by position), how about everyone's guess at "failed bandwagons" of the season? Let me start the ball rolling; GK Fabianski R…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Following current FPL champion Tom Fenley's recent article on how he took the fpl crown, I thought I would ask you, the FFS community, for your top tips for …

Are you picking your team for gameweeek 1 (very short term) First three gameweeks (short to medium) Ten weeks plus Because reality is if your attacking players dont perform straight away there is …

WARNING:- Sky Sports question/discussion Hello, I know I'm being a bit foolish posting this in the midst of the numerous RMTs and discussion on FPL but I don't know where to start these conversati…

if he was nailed i reckon kolarov would actually be 7.5. goals and assists to start ratio of all the premium defenders, so 6.0 and over: (attacking points in sub apps not counted) 1) kolarov 0.43…

After reading Home Run Bakers Consensus RMT post and TorresMagic's differential RMT I decided to have a look for a few more mid priced differentials (one in each position) that have gone unnoticed …

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Man City World Cup Players Pellegrini has suggested that he might not start his World Cup players. They also play Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal in the fi…

Was genuinely wondering against who did Lukaku score his goals against so I've looked into it. Does he have a better strike rate against the bigger sides? 13/14 season at Everton whm NEW (x2) m…

Hi All, Just thought I'd try contributing to the site that I've followed and gotten a lot from for the past year. I've been doing some research on Fabregas specifically to see whether the parting…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic There is bundles of value in defenders this season. It's a fair assumption that Mourinho's second campaign could bring an increase in clean sheets for Chelse…

Who's your differentials?

Howdy DZ, I've compiled a few 'FFS FAQs' with my answers... I hope this puts an end to some of these questions! I need a nailed on 4.5m defender...help! Barring new signings, the nailed on 4.5m d…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Which Flavour With the wide variety of fantasy football games available, which are you planning on playing and why? I was planning on sticking with just FP…

Premium mids, which 2/3 are people getting?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Today's hot topic is brought to you by Mark. Unknown Quantities How many unknown quantities are you willing to trust in your starting lineup? Sure, the li…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic 7% or Less Ownership Differential Template Team After looking at Home Run Bakers' Consensus RMT http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/7669021 I dec…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Formation Rotation With the wealth of budget and mid priced defenders, midfielders and forwards, is having a rotating formation (3-4-3, 3-5-2, or even 4-5-1…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Today's hot topic is brought to you by Mark. The defensive template Ron Vlaar and Dejan Lovren both look to be on the move and offer value. Debuchy is alr…

Matt Targett: A Genuine 4.0 Prospect? As enthusiasm for Andre Wisdom had dwindled, amongst rumours that WBA will make a bid for another RB, some have begun to turn to the prospect of 18 year old …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Top 4 team The search for this year’s great differential is arguably like searching for a needle in a haystack. There are draft FPL teams with players lik…

One of the many things I've picked up from this site over the past year, is that promoted strikers don't do any good. So I decided to do a little research into that... 13/14 Palace: Gayle - 7 Goa…

Anyone got any leagues they want to promote in the next community round up? Leave them here in this hot topic if you have.

It does look as though the gradual slide towards template squads has begun once more, with anyone suggesting players outside a core of 30 being advised to standardise to the accepted norm. Bearing…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic In six years of playing FPL I have never once hit the jackpot with getting the right team at the start. I've had a few good players and the right cheap playe…

Just worked this out. I don't know if it helps anyone out, because it hasn't exactly helped me out lol. QPR - 17 clean sheets, 10 at home (58.82%). Burnley - 19 clean sheets, 11 at home (57.89%)…

The hardest question when reading FFS is 'where is the consensus wrong'? If you followed the consensus on here you would have a pretty good season, you'd make plenty of mistakes but overall follo…

Points Per Million: Okay, so a quick calculation using my points total last year, and my finishing team value, came out as my average 'points per million' being: 21.3454545455 So for ease, lets …