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 J0E | Your 4 FPL Big Hitters will be.... Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Your four FPL big hitters will be.... Most seasons the pricing of FPL tends to mean four players of 9m ish and upwards is the maximum number of big hitters … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 43 |
 d1sable | Sky Fantasy RMT from d1sable Anybody done any Sky Fantasy drafts? I don't mind giving them a quick RMT if you post them here. Can't promise my advice will help, but il try. | 11 years, 11 months ago | 75 |
 A. | Who will be the next Boselli? Start of last season I nearly went with a trio of £7m forwards: Aspas, Kone, RvW Looking back i realise how lucky i was that i saw sense and changed it. Strange how pre-season friendly fever can… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 14 |
J0E | World Cup semi-finals predicted line ups Predicted line ups Our sem-finals predicted line ups article is now published. If you have any suggestion of changes to make please leave them either here or in the comment section of the article.… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 2 |
 GreenWindmill | Fantasy Warping Reality Anyone else feel there are certain players whose real life footballing worth is over/underestimated around here as a result of their FPL performances? Ones which leap out at me as overrated are ce… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 25 |
J0E | Community Article of the Month Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Community Article of the Month Each month we offer a £20 Amazon voucher to the author of the most popular community article of the month. To take part i… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 18 |
J0E | Pics from the FFScout annual get together Just posted some pics on our Facebook page from the Fantasy Football Scout staff team's annual get together, which took place over the weekend. We were joined by none other than FPL 2013/14 winner … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 56 |
 BigManBakar | FPL: Who have you penciled in ? Coming back to the FPL debate... Which players have been pencilled in your team for the upcoming season? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 50 |
 The Sarjeant | When does FPL Open - No One Knows! Re-post with an added year. For those wanting to know when FPL opens, there isn't an actual date just yet. But if we look at previous seasons, we can predict when it'll be available. 2013/14 - O… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 13 |
 @ocprodigy | Arsenal transfer gossip Do we think there's actually logic to these Sanchez to Arsenal rumours? Not going to lie, he'd be straight into my FPL squad but I think he's such an unnecessary signing for Wenger to fork out £32… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 22 |
 Dr Dream | 3rd place play off stats A couple of stats ahead of this week and next weeks picks in respect of the final and 3/4 place play off when the pressure is off Since 1990 a total of 9 goals have been scored in the finals Since… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 9 |
 stilicho | Fantasy game variety Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How many games do you plan to play next season? Do you think it best to stick to one? Or do you like to mix up more complex fantasy games with simpler ones… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 34 |
J0E | McDs reappraisal Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic McDs reappraisal After initial issues with the McD game have its problems now disappeared? Is the game now the one you hoped it would be? What changes wou… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 20 |
J0E | Sky Game Early Thoughts and Team Selection Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Sky Game Who is playing the Sky game and what kind of early teams have you come up with. Following its launch yesterday I've had a look at creating a team … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 34 |
 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, We have a £2,500 GUARANTEED POT on offer today - just for the Quarter Finals Gameweek. You can enter up to 3x different teams into the game. Deadline is 15.00 today - … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 2 |
J0E | Quarter Final Predicted Line Ups Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Quarter Final Line Up predictions It's time to get those crystal balls out and predict the quarter final line ups in the World Cup. We now have a community … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 3 |
 jaredmason | McDonalds Player Stats Hey folks, not sure if this already exists somewhere else, but I created a spreadsheet to consolidate the previously posted spreadsheets for rounds 1-4 into a table format. I thought it might be us… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 10 |
 DHWizzo | The case against picking Brazil players The argument for not picking any Brazil players: Going in as tournament favourites I entered WC fantasy planning thinking I would always need some Brazil cover, but that PoV has quickly shifted af… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 15 |
 CubeBrick | Players missing the QFs Does someone have a list of key players missing quaters?! | 11 years, 11 months ago | 12 |
J0E | World Cup QF differentials Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Differentials will be key to the success in the quarter finals, with most teams having reliable players like Messi, Rodriguez and Robben. Who are your key … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 12 |
 Irish Madridista ⭐ | Best movie/footballer mash ups Seems a tad slow.. and I'm bored.. and I have faith in your creativity. Inspired by Hamez "007" Rodriguez's latest headline.. Best movie-title / footballers-names crossovers? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 64 |
 Saniul | Swansea's prospects Well, what do you guys think of Swansea? Was their last season only a Europa-induced slump, or the teams around them are much better than them now? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 13 |
Irish Madridista ⭐ | World Cup Surprise Sensation XI Most impressive World Cup XI so far? Players that have been SURPRISINGLY good.. | 11 years, 11 months ago | 16 |
 asquishypotato | World Cup disappointing XI Who is your individual poor performance 11 so far? Not necessarily the teams that bowed out early, but those that have had a shocker of a world cup individually? For me it is: Casillas Maxi Pere… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 30 |
 Heydudes13 | McD- next round defence Who are you all picking in your defence next round in McDs? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 21 |
J0E | Key Quarter Final Players Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Key Quarter Final Players The quarter final placings are taking shape and we are starting to have a good steer as to which teams may progress to the semi-fi… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 17 |
 Gnu | World Cup Flops One of the biggest disappointments of WC so far is Gotze imo. | 11 years, 11 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Defence at the double Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Defence at the double Is doubling or even trebling up at the back a wise option in the fantasy World Cup games? There were some who would have been caught o… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 10 |
J0E | Best ever World Cup goal Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best ever World Cup goal James Rodriguez's strike yesterday was one of the best the World Cup has seen. Which is the best ever World Cup goal? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 20 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, After a few teething issues with our newly launched World Cup site, things are back running smoothly now. To compensate for the disruption, we have a FREE ENTRY, £500… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 4 |
J0E | Premier League New Boys - Hits and Misses Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Premier League New Recruits Fabregas, Austin and Gomis lead an array of new options for our Premier League teams next season. Which new players do you think… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 18 |
 Lucas Leiva | Name your Group Stage XI of the tournament Now that the group stages are over and every team has played three times, who would be in your group stage XI? ------------------------------Ochoa------------------------ --Gamboa------Marquez----… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 10 |
J0E | World Cup Knockout Stage Selection Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Your World Cup Knockout Stage teams Let's see your your teams for the knockout stages of the World Cup and please specify which game you are playing. For… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 14 |
J0E | How will the Suarez ban affect your planning for next season? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How will Luis Suarez's ban affect your planning for the forthcoming Premier League season. Does this make Daniel Sturridge a shoo-in? Or is Rickie Lambert no… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 23 |
 SW6 | The Non-World Cup XI Best XI from teams that didn't qualify for the World Cup? ---------------------Handanovic Coleman----Ivanovic------Subotic ---- Alaba ------------Eriksen-------Ramsey Bale-------------------------… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 9 |
J0E | Knockout Stage Budget Options Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Knockout Stage Budget Options Earlier this week I asked which top three strikers would you consider bringing in for the World Cup knockout stages. Now with … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 10 |
 Zep | Breaking The Fox Template Since we're on the subject on Fox strategies... By the looks of things it's the 4th midfielder that will be the only real differential in the Fox game... that and the armband... The lenient budge… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 10 |
J0E | Where next for England? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Where next for England? With England players clearly falling short both technically and tactically in this World Cup does England have a credible future in … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 46 |
 CABAYE4 | Rest v momentum Anyone else think that resting players would be a bad idea for the sides already qualified? Tournament football is all about momentum, surely rotating your squad and potentially losing/drawing gam… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 21 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to say that all pots for the Round 1 and Round 2 gameweeks will be paid out later today. The Live Matchday is now back working properly so we're looking f… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 0 |
J0E | Best front 3 - knockout stages Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What is the best front three for the knockout stage of the World Cup and please state which game you are playing? For this you have to take into account obv… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 21 |
 Portsmouth Bubblejet | Home and Away rotation While we're on the subject of season tickers, I’ve made 2014/15 home-and-away rotation tables for each of the 20 PL teams (PDF available). While this didn’t work out too well last year, as Fost… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 18 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to apologise again for the issues being experienced on the site at present. We now have the live matchday back working correctly and as such, all pots from … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 3 |
 Siva Mohan | World Cup Players on One Yellow Card Players on 1 Yellow Card Players also receive a one match ban if they pick up a single yellow card in two different games from the beginning of the group stage until the end of the quarterfinal ma… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 4 |
J0E | First, survival or pride- The Matchday 3 line up minefield Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Playing for first, to stay in or pride Here’s a list of the World Cup teams based on what they are playing for in Matchday 3. May give a useful guide to w… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 5 |
J0E | England line up v Costa Rica will be... Hodgson has been interviewed this afternoon saying that he will make changes against Costa Rica and make sure everyone in the squad gets minutes at some point this tournament. Given this what do … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 20 |
J0E | Who is world class? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Which players at the World Cup are truly world class? It's a phrase that is used a lot but what is your criteria for a player being world class? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 57 |
Dr Dream | World Cup Attacking Stats Some shots stats. Attempts on target from inside the box to date Benzema 9 Robben. 5 RVP. 4 Total attempts on Target to date Benzema. 11 Robben. 8 RVP. 7 Total attempts on target per team Fr… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 3 |
J0E | Knock out round XI Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic World Cup Knockout round XI When transfers kick in at the knock out stage what key 11 players are you looking to own/ hope get through the group stage? Pl… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 22 |
 Billy Gilmore | FFS UEFA Matchday 1 Results Repost for new post... I've created a site with the results for MD1 of the FFS WC. If someone has provided me with a screenshot of their team then it is linked to their name on the site. http://b… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 36 |