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Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Steven Gerrard relies on set pieces and in particular penalties and corners for his points. He doesn't rely on pace or stamina that are set to lessen as the …

Was thinking yesterday after predictions on 3 of the big hitting strikers in fpl (RVP, Suarez & Aguero) price wise. We agreed between 12-15m each, with that in mind (& I believe Jonty did a quick p…

Kieran Trippier It seems like the whole of FFS is getting a bit giddy at the prospect of Burnley's Kieran Trippier being in FPL next season. A budget-friendly, assist-machine defender is the stuf…

From BBC: Asked in a 2013 Fifa interview what makes him one of the best coaches, Van Gaal said: "The philosophy. It's one that binds players with their coaches. "In my career I've found players a…

A trio of Community Articles have just been published We have Etihad Engineer's look at the World Cup's best differentials http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/19/fantasy-world-cup-differ…

RE POST: Midfield Breakout players 2013/2014: There were a few young midfielders who really broke onto the scene last season, showing huge potential, while at times frustrating. The main ones I w…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Yaya Toure broke many hearts and was the source of many party celebrations this year. There were those that stubbornly ignored him and those that prospered u…

In case you missed it, be sure to check in on Dino's excellent first community submission on his early targets for 2014/15. It's part one of three...I've enabled comments on this article now for th…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic At a likely price tag in the region of 5m are this season's budget stars like Joel Ward worth investing in? Or is it better to look for some new budget opti…

results for the gw 39 game..... 1st) beavis with 58 points 2nd) wilshere knowledge with 57 points 3rd) chucky with 56 points 4th) read my username( rmu) with 55 points 5th) whitman2013 with 54 …

Guys I would like to tell you that over the summer I'll be holding my quizzes as I did in the previous off season. Whats more is that I'll keep a record of the winners and the number of times they …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will the next Koscielny be? With Arsenal. Manchester City and Chelsea centrebacks expected to be at a premium next season the search will be on for valu…

Despite Yaya's inevitable price hike for next season still being a little way off, here's some food for thought on the subject: A quarter of Yaya's goals this season (6 from 24) came from the pena…

Latest Community Articles We have a trio of features on World Cup teams from Fortunes Always Hiding, svgcr and Applebonkers plus Baines on Toast's look at the Big Hitters who will not be appeari…

GW 39 Game 😛 anyone else want to select an 11 for tomorrows games, same rules as fpl, must be a formation recognised by fpl, must have 11 players, max of 3 from these teams, arsenal,hull,barca,at…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gwk 1 v Gwk 38. Just had a look at my two teams from the first to the last week. Turns out that I had just two players in both – Ward and Boruc. http://f…

So who do we want to be promoted out of Derby and QPR? I'm thinking QPR since there is more likely to be some FPL talent at a cut-price since they have more Premier League experience

With World Cup fever gripping us all at the minute - there has been a few links to several on-line fixture tools but i stumbled across a great downloadable predictor tool earlier. The excel spread…

And the final in today's trio of community articles is this excellent piece about Switzerland by Edgar Davids. 8th in the world rankings. Who knew? http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/…

Another new article - this time Somalion's guide to Japan's prospects in the World Cup. Really good read. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/15/scouting-japan/ To submit an article and…

Latest Community article has been published - its an excellent look at some of this year's forgotten players who could shine next year. Great work from Bowstring the Trout. http://www.fantasyfootb…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Walcott is certainly on many fantasy managers radars for 2014/15 after a dire 2013/14 where his playing time was curtailed by injury. Aside from Walcott who…

The Managerial Merry Go Round.......this is likely to have a significant impact on FPL selections as with any changes at the top it can have an effect on the players selected but also the style of …

Anyone avoiding Wally next season or at least waiting a bit? I'm not sure he'll have his speed back, a cruciate injury can really change a lot. Hope he gets back to himself but I'm not sure.

Recovered Balls. The McDonalds game looks to be very generous with Recovered Ball points, giving a whole point for each one. The 2012 Euros game gave 1 point for every 5 recovered balls, for exampl…

5 9 5 4 8 2 5 2 Suarez end of season form. Amazing how much it dropped off. Any theories as to why - had teams figured him & Liverpool out?

Latest Community Article published Here's Stevie52 with a great guide to preparing yourself for next season...I especially like his gameweek 1 and 38 team comparison...really highlights the need t…

New Community article published - Fantasy cricket anyone? Fresh from his success in this year's FFS UEFA Europa league competition here's Thomass with some exciting news about a fantasy cricket ga…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Fifa World Cup game top tips The Fifa McDonalds World Cup fantasy game has now opened for registration. Teams can be selected from June 8. Crucially the rul…

How many top 10k finishes has ppl had here? I have had two. Although out of six seasons my worst rank has been 35k

New Community Articles Published - Applebonkers poetic tribute to Koscielny. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/13/koscielny-le-coeur-a-poem-for-my-favourite-defender/ Plus The Sarjea…

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…

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…

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…

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…

What has been your favourite FFS moment in the past season?

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…

This season has been a particularly high scoring one fantasy wise. What does this indicate

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

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…

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 …

First names on your teamsheet next season? Ramsey,Yaya,Rose,Trippier,Suarez for me

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…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining? How many hits are you taking? Who is your key differential?

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…