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| Author | Hot Topic | Date | Replies |
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 Demí | Double defence- danger or delight? Interested to hear if anyone's definitely doubling up in defence for a particular team at the start. If so, who? | 11 years, 10 months ago | 40 |
 sinik | Best GK Combo 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 | 11 years, 10 months ago | 25 |
 asquishypotato | Stoke: the little team that could 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 37 |
 Irish Madridista ⭐ | Will Owning 'Siggy' Prove Costly? 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 41 |
 J0E | Today's RMT discussion now live 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 2 |
J0E | Scoutcast team ideas 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 68 |
 BigManBakar | Backing for 4m Bartley 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 33 |
 MJ6987 | Whats your Burning FFS Question ? BURNING QUESTIONS ARTICLE REQUESTS (unofficial) | 11 years, 10 months ago | 72 |
 SimplyTheLeonBest | The return of the forgotten men. 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? | 11 years, 10 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Introducing the daily RMT Discussion 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 16 |
J0E | Community Article of the Month 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 20 |
 Chris_White | Which Chelsea defender? 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Player comparison hokey-cokey 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 27 |
J0E | This season's Ramsey will be... 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 47 |
 Zep | DEAD TEAM CHALLENGE 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... 😀 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 168 |
BigManBakar | Fixture round up PL friendlies roundup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nottingham Fores… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 44 |
 thegaffer82 | Template and proud 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. … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 27 |
J0E | Where next for Southampton? 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 17 |
 Aaron Ramessi - Straya | The case for Ramsey @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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 40 |
 Chinchinnati | top of the flops 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 20 |
 A.T | The Community's Top Tips 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 58 |
 Twelve years a slave | Is Planning A Waste? 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 17 |
 buffrey | Sky Captain strat 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 6 |
 applebonkers | Kolarov or Lolarov? 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 14 |
 Squeakybumtime | Mid price differentials 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 22 |
 Spencer | Man City World Cup Players 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 6 |
 Beavis | Lukaku trend 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 10 |
 analyticalowl | Cesc Appeal 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 6 |
A.T | Parking the bus? 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 54 |
 Dangerous Dave | Dare to be Different? Who's your differentials? | 11 years, 10 months ago | 29 |
 President John F. Keninnsie | Questions & Answers 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 36 |
Spencer | Which Flavour? 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 31 |
 JK - Cønt ⭐ | Who are your premium FPL midfielders of choice? Premium mids, which 2/3 are people getting? | 11 years, 10 months ago | 56 |
Spencer | Unknown Quantities 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 28 |
 TorresMagic™ | Differential Players 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 39 |
Spencer | Rotating Formation 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 19 |
A.T | The Defensive Template 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 32 |
 Lucy. | Matt Targett: A Genuine 4.0 Prospect? 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 20 |
J0E | Forget differentials - focus on the Top 4 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 62 |
 The Sarjeant | Sorting your Lamberts from your Ebanks-Blakes 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 39 |
J0E | Let Us Know About Your Leagues Anyone got any leagues they want to promote in the next community round up? Leave them here in this hot topic if you have. | 11 years, 10 months ago | 10 |
 Portsmouth Bubblejet | Beware the template 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 47 |
J0E | Are you prepared for a poor early start? 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 36 |
The Sarjeant | Promoted sides clean sheet stats 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%)… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 11 |
 Courtois in the Rye | Where the consensus is wrong 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… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 25 |
 Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ | Points Per Million 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 … | 11 years, 10 months ago | 31 |
J0E | Wildcard Planning Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard planning Every year I say I'll save my wildcard, every year I use it by gwk 8 at the latest. Using a wildcard early, especially during an internati… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 18 |
 Jairzinho | Hull pre season update Not that you should read too much into pre-season friendlies, but North Ferriby vs Hull.... Snodgrass had a shocker. Played on the left wing, gave the ball away too much, dispossessed a few times… | 11 years, 10 months ago | 18 |
 Sadio | Is Sanchez worth 10.5m? 10.5 is too much for Sanchez imo. He's never played in the prem before. I'd rather have Ramsey and 1.5mil to spend. | 11 years, 10 months ago | 37 |
 mranonymous | Is filipe Luis nailed on? Filipe Luis basically nailed on? | 11 years, 10 months ago | 34 |