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 Zep | Penalty stats 2013/14. Should the rule be amended? There were 87 penalties in the PL this year. Of those 87 penalties (p), 73 were scored (s) and 14 were missed (m). That is an average success rate of 83.9% (suc), which correlates to an average… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 38 |
 J0E | Who will draft in Diego Costa for Gwk 1? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Diego Costa Who is looking to draft in Chelsea's new recruit, should he sign for the West London club? Who is waiting to see if he ends up being another So… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 31 |
 Ludo | The ultimate dead team? My fantasy season came to an end in January, as I grew frustrated by my lack of success, particularly given the amount of my time it had started to take up, and the fact that I still had a disserta… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 28 |
J0E | Two new, World Cup themed community articles published. Two new World Cup themed Community Articles published have just been published. We have an exciting teaser from FFS UEFA regarding their forthcoming summer competition http://www.fantasyfootballsc… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 19 |
 President John F. Keninnsie | What has been your favourite FFS moment this season? What has been your favourite FFS moment in the past season? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 60 |
J0E | The one key lesson from 2014/15 is... The Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The one key lesson learned is.... Every year I learn a new lesson which helps me do better (I've halved my rank every season so far). Two years ago it w… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 43 |
 Twelve years a slave | Why was 2014/15 so high scoring? This season has been a particularly high scoring one fantasy wise. What does this indicate | 11 years, 11 months ago | 18 |
 Granville | Next season price predictions next season price predictions Suarez 14.5m, Yaya 12m, Aguero 12m, Ramsey 10m, Mata 10.5m, Gerrard 10m, Hazard 11m, Rooney 11m, Sturridge 10.5m It's going to be tough | 11 years, 11 months ago | 55 |
 catch22 | Post your final Gargatron score here Total captain score 580 Captain score if you had swapped all C / VC 526 Captain score as % of overall score 24.55% Highest possible captain score 1048 Captain score as % of your highest possible ca… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 49 |
J0E | Let us know who has won your community competition. The community round up is tomorrow. I'll try and post as many winners of community competitions as I can. Please email me the details of who has won your leagues by 11am tomorrow. Cheers. Any late … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 4 |
 BigManBakar | The first names on my 2014/15 teamsheet are ... First names on your teamsheet next season? Ramsey,Yaya,Rose,Trippier,Suarez for me | 11 years, 11 months ago | 32 |
 Ryan | What was the successful FPL approach this season? Like many I went for the classic dullard move this week, Rooney -> Sturridge with the final transfer. Haven't diverged too much from a conservative strategy and as such I have struggled to break in… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 37 |
J0E | Final Gameweek key decisions Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining? How many hits are you taking? Who is your key differential? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 23 |
President John F. Keninnsie | DeadZone Draft For the last time this season... Innsie's Weekly DZ Draft! Pick 4 players for the upcoming GW only, with a total combined price of 23m (or less). Current FPL prices will be used. The weekly winner… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 40 |
 The Sarjeant | PUNTERS' PREDICTIONS GW38 Punters' Predictions Gameweek 38. The final Gameweek is upon us! Good luck for everyone tomorrow! The rules are; • Three points for a correct score. • One point for a correct result. • P… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 34 |
 @ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge The emotions are rolling, the red of Merseyside and the blue of Manchester prepare for battle, the skies turn grey, and the curtains are about to close on this rollercoaster of a season. Its had it… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 37 |
J0E | Gargatron updated Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic We hear via Gargamel that his fantastic Gargatron (as featured on our Scoutcast) has been updated and now includes details of how many players you have owned… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 46 |
 HuttonDressedasLahm | GW38 - The Best of the Rest Those picking people from teams with nothing to play for, may I just add my two pennies worth?..... Hull/Arsenal = minefield due to FACup next weekend Utd/Spurs = do they want Europa or not? Both… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 17 |
 Mark | New Community Article - West Ham in Review We've just published another community article - this time a superb in-depth analysis of West Ham's season from a Fantasy perspective, by Guy Demel's Shaved Head. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.c… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 5 |
 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, This week we have a £1,000 GUARANTEED pot on offer - you can enter on the multiplayer page at http://www.playon.co.uk We are also giving FREE ENTRY into the £1,000 GU… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 6 |
 Dr Dream | Hits Research Coming Soon Just to be polite before I use posters Gameweek histories. I did a random poll of (-8) hits earlier in the season to try and discover how successful, or not, they actually are. The results showed … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 23 |
J0E | World Cup Fantasy Games Early Options. Attention - our first community submission article has just been published. Really great piece by Bowstring the Trout about the World Cup. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/09/fantasy… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 2 |
J0E | Next season's Scoutcast team theme should be... Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What should be the theme of next season's Scoutcast team? To recap for our Scoutcast Mark and Granville share management of a team with restrictions. This s… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 33 |
 Demí | Sunderland's Gwk 38 starting XI analysis Poyet promises changes for final day v Swansea - Larsson and Cattermole both injury doubts #safc http://www.sunderlandecho.com/sport/sunderland-afc/poyet-promises-changes-for-sunderland-s-swansea-… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 43 |
 Damo. | What would be your FFS t-shirt Slogan ? Seriously. The t-shirts. You've gotta get some merchandise out Mark man. Get a poll going on the best slogans. I'd have to go with "Who got the assist?" We've all asked it to someone. | 11 years, 11 months ago | 31 |
J0E | See the live Scoutcast recording here Scoutcast should be up and running soon at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3hoIJ7zxNA | 11 years, 11 months ago | 9 |
 Cpt Crunch Scott talent | Extra clean sheet points for defensive mids As it is now a lot of midfielders are not realistic options as they are to defensive. Great players that is amongsg the best st whst they do, but as rules are they are just not viable options. A w… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 23 |
J0E | Where next for the Ubers? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Defender rotation After a flurry of cheap defensive rotation posts at the start of the season the so-called Ubers (who favour a cheap rotating defense) and … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 30 |
Ryan | Yaya's 2014/15 prospects Is there any reason why Yaya can't get 220+ points next season? And if he can achieve that why wouldn't he be worth it at say 12M? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 14 |
 Mr. Greedy | Best Gwk 38 striker (who isn't Dzeko) Need some new strikers to replace Rooney and Aguero. Don't want Dzeko as the rivals I am trying to catch have him. Who looks the best option this gameweek? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 11 |
 Shifty | Why Ignore A Treble Attack? In reviewing my ML, I thought i'd share a rather simple tactic one of my rivals adopted this season. Since January, rival noticed that Pool and City would probably not stop scoring, and as a conse… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 59 |
 tommidee | What is a good first season rank? What is a good overall rank for a first season? First season and currently on 203k. Feel like I've made some pretty horrible decisions and got wildcard and transfer strategy pretty badly wrong. Ta… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 47 |
J0E | Scoutcast Questions Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Scoutcast Questions The Scoutcast is back this week and bigger than ever. Our podcasting pair of Mark and Granville are joined by myself plus two special gu… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 48 |
 Kings of Lyon ★ | Mini league prizes Do you stand to win any money/prizes if all goes well on GW38? If all goes well im on for - ML1 £200 ML2 £120 side bet - £20 side bet - £20 & crate of corona So £360 and a crate of beer. … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 24 |
J0E | 2014/15's breakout and improved players Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be 2014/15's breakout and improved players from existing Premier League sides. There are those like Luke Shaw who could move after the prices have … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 19 |
 Acquafresca | I will do better in 2014/15 because... This season has been a disaster for some on the site, including myself. Seeing how the bonus system has changed, how do you plan on changing your style of play for next season to ensure you don't … | 11 years, 11 months ago | 64 |
 MJ6987 | Change of FPL player categories needed This is my big idea for FPL. I said it at the start of this season, to a mixed response, but I think it is becoming more valid as football tactics evolves. Instead of having GKs, Defs, Mids and Fw… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 25 |
J0E | Gameweek 38 transfer decision Fantasy Football scout daily hot topic Which type of player do you plan to draft in for gwk 38? 1. The title chasing goal getters from Liv's or ManC's ranks? 2. This season's Emmerson Boyce- the… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 13 |
 Mull | And the Gwk 38 Tchoyi/Boyce award will go to ... So who's going to be the Somen Tchoyi of GW38 this season otherwise known as a ridiculous punt who will score a massive amount of points? | 11 years, 11 months ago | 10 |
 Kingston | FPL heroes and villians Who have been your fantasy football heroes and villains this year? For me Mirallas has been the villain averaging 2.5 points per game in my team. Whenever I've taken him out of my side he has sco… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 21 |
J0E | UFPL Stick Or Twist Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist Whose sticking with their captain? Who is drafting in their bench? Tough one this week with lots of middling scores from potentially in… | 11 years, 11 months ago | 14 |
 Andy1 | Relegated players on the move Which players from the relegated teams can you see being in the premier league next year? I can think of Marshall Medel Hangeland Parker Caulker | 11 years, 11 months ago | 21 |
 Demel | Rooney injury - what the papers say. Rooney news from the Daily Mail... Rooney will miss Saturday's game at home to Sunderland, having also come down with a stomach upset during the week, and it remains to be seen if he will feature … | 11 years, 12 months ago | 12 |
J0E | Gwk 37's deadline dilemmas Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gwk 37 - key deadline dilemmas 1. What to do with Rooney? If dumping who for? 2. Ramsey v Eriksen? Many are going to bench or dump one for a dgwk player.… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 25 |
President John F. Keninnsie | Deadzone draft game Sorry for the late one today lads, but better late than never! Innsie's Weekly DZ Draft! Pick 4 players for the upcoming GW only, with a total combined price of 23m (or less). Current FPL prices… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 72 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge Better late than never at all eh! Apologies for the (very long) delay, but alas I present you with the one and only - Scout Picks Challenge! INSTRUCTIONS: *********** YOU MAY ONLY PICK ONE PLAYER… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 45 |
PlayON | PLAYON Q&A SESSION Killian here from PlayON, This week we have a £1,000 GUARANTEED pot on offer - you can enter on the multiplayer page at http://www.playon.co.uk We are also giving FREE ENTRY into the £1,000 GU… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 4 |
J0E | DGWK 37's Surprise Star Will Be... Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Double Gameweek 37's surprise package? Ross Barkley and Jason Puncheon have been among the recent surprise differential points scorers in this s… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 24 |
The Sarjeant | Punters' predictions GW37 Punters' Predictions Gameweek 38. For this week, I'll only be doing the fixtures on Saturday through till Monday, (none of the double gameweek matches,) so I'll have enough time in the week to to… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 75 |
J0E | Who will be next season's best bargain defenders and goalkeepers? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Next season's bargain defenders This season West Brom and Stoke defenders and goalkeepers were overpriced after doing well in the previous season. Next se… | 11 years, 12 months ago | 43 |