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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

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…

12 years, 1 month ago5

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…

12 years, 1 month ago6

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 …

12 years, 1 month ago23

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…

12 years, 1 month ago2

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…

12 years, 1 month ago33

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-…

12 years, 1 month ago43

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.

12 years, 1 month ago31

J0E
See the live Scoutcast recording here

Scoutcast should be up and running soon at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3hoIJ7zxNA

12 years, 1 month ago9

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…

12 years, 1 month ago23

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 …

12 years, 1 month ago30

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?

12 years, 1 month ago14

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?

12 years, 1 month ago11

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…

12 years, 1 month ago59

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…

12 years, 1 month ago47

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…

12 years, 1 month ago48

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. …

12 years, 1 month ago24

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 …

12 years, 1 month ago19

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 …

12 years, 1 month ago64

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…

12 years, 1 month ago25

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…

12 years, 1 month ago13

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?

12 years, 1 month ago10

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…

12 years, 1 month ago21

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…

12 years, 1 month ago14

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

12 years, 1 month ago21

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 …

12 years, 1 month ago12

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.…

12 years, 1 month ago25

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…

12 years, 1 month ago72

@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…

12 years, 1 month ago45

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…

12 years, 1 month ago4

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…

12 years, 1 month ago24

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…

12 years, 1 month ago75

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…

12 years, 1 month ago43

Wet Knee Houston
Gameweek 37's key matches.

Very intrigued about many games this round. Would like to hear some opinions about: WHU - TOT - normally, i would be content with Ade here, away games suit him well, plus WHU is not the fortress i…

12 years, 1 month ago13

ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
DGW big hitters with and without each other

As we know, RvP may be returning from injury, so, how will this effect Rooney's points? Rooney WITH RvP: 6.2 Points per game (93 in 15) Rooney WITHOUT RvP: 7.4 Points per game (96 in 13) Further …

12 years, 1 month ago36

J0E
Who dares to RVP?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who dares to RVP? He's failed to live up to his hefty price tag all season, but could just be the differential needed to turn mini league failure into glory…

12 years, 1 month ago37

The Sarjeant
The most bizarre football match ever?

Here's a funny footballing story I've just read about Grenada and Barbados in 1994. Barbados needed to beat Grenada by two goals in the last group game of the Shell Caribbean Cup in order to reach…

12 years, 1 month ago33

Rasping Drive
End of season differentials

Calling all mini-league chasers. What with the DGW upon us, we have perhaps one last throw of the dice to claw back some points. Assuming that our respective leaders will play the percentages and g…

12 years, 1 month ago19

J0E
The Revenge of the Single Gameweekers.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Which single gameweek players that you plan to bench this week will come back to haunt you with a huge score you have no access to. There will be alot this …

12 years, 1 month ago43

Christina.
Dgwks: Quality over Quantity

Quality over Quantity For everyone taking hits to accommodate as many DGW players as possible, beware. First of all, ensure you have a decent DGW captain and v/c. Rooney, Kun & Yaya springs to min…

12 years, 1 month ago12

Robareid
Most enjoyable players to own

Which player/s have been the most enjoyable to own for you this season? For me it has been Eriksen. I think I've had him three times, and he's gone on a run of form as soon as I've got him all thr…

12 years, 1 month ago26

J0E
FPL team of the year

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic FPL XI of the year We've had the PFA team of the year. P Cech, L Shaw, V Kompany, G Cahill, S Coleman, E Hazard, Y Toure, S Gerrard, A Lallana, L Suarez, …

12 years, 1 month ago45

President John F. Keninnsie
Nasri -> Yaya for a hit?

I'm not the only one debating whether Nasri -> Yaya is worth a hit, so I've done a little bit of research.. Nasri - PPG: 4.3 - 2232 minutes played - Played full 90 mins: 10/26 games - 6 goals, 9 …

12 years, 1 month ago33

Walrus Eggs
Is Suarez to Wickham nuts?

Is Suarez to Wickham nuts if I don't need the money?

12 years, 1 month ago22

Piggs Boson
2013/14 Gameweek top scorers

GW Top Scorers - It pays to be different GW 1 Benteke GW 2 Campbell GW 3 Davies GW 4 Sigurdsson GW 5 Baines GW 6 Lukaku GW 7 Reid GW 8 Hazard GW 9 Suárez GW 10 Agüero GW 11 Suárez GW 12 Navas G…

12 years, 1 month ago8

ACCOUNTING ON CHRIS
FFS poster of the year

In light of the PFA player of the year awards... FFS Poster of the year award. Vote for who you think is the best poster on this site. I'll go for Evs, usually gives out pretty decent advice.

12 years, 1 month ago49

J0E
UFPL stick or twist?

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist? Who made a successful armband selection yesterday? Who is hoping for bench replacements to prevail? And, how are those loan moves wor…

12 years, 1 month ago10

BigManBakar
Evra v Jones

EVRA VS JONES Most of you will be looking for a United defender for their double to follow. This argument will make your job a whole lot easier. I am not taking into account Vidic and Ferdinand as…

12 years, 1 month ago14

HVT
Giggs the gaffer analysis

On Giggs first day in charge A few points IMO. I wouldn't have played : ( I was never for Moyes ) Vidic - appalling all season and leaving / terrible attitude and lacking respect for the club w…

12 years, 1 month ago20

J0E
Gameweek 36 captain roll call

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this week and why?

12 years, 1 month ago40

asdasdasdadasdasda
Rank and aims scorecard

Guys What is your Current Overall Rank and What is your aim that can be achieved in the last 3 GameWeeks?

12 years, 1 month ago30