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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

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…

11 years, 12 months 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 …

11 years, 12 months 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…

11 years, 12 months 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…

11 years, 12 months 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…

11 years, 12 months 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 …

11 years, 12 months 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…

11 years, 12 months 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…

11 years, 12 months 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, …

11 years, 12 months 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, 58 mins ago33

Walrus Eggs
Is Suarez to Wickham nuts?

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

12 years, 6 hours 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, 8 hours 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, 8 hours 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 day 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 day 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 day ago20

J0E
Gameweek 36 captain roll call

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

12 years, 2 days 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, 2 days ago30

President John F. Keninnsie
DZ Draft

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 is the person whose combined 4 p…

12 years, 2 days ago78

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE

Hope you're all having a better evening than myself! After figuring out the gym I've recently changed to closes at 8pm on a Friday evening, I rushed straight down as fast as I could for a quick wor…

12 years, 2 days ago45

MJ6987
Key players for 2014/15

Who are you pencilling in for next season's starting FPL squad?

12 years, 2 days ago30

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A Session

Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to say that we have a £1,000 GUARANTEED pot on offer this week - you can enter the game on the multiplayer page at www.playon.co.uk We are also giving awa…

12 years, 2 days ago8

J0E
Guess The ManU Line Up Challenge

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic It's guess the Manchester United line up time. Let's see what you come up with...and we can check back over the weekend to see who should be crowned 'FFS Be…

12 years, 2 days ago56

Ryan
Armband Analysis

Thought I'd do a points analysis for the key captaincy options this week based on the type of opposition they face. Rooney, Ramsey and Aguero are the key protagonists as they face seemingly easy op…

12 years, 3 days ago20

The Sarjeant
Punters' predictions

I thought it'd be fun if we could trial a Mark Lawrenson-esque game, like he does on the BBC website, until the end of the season and possibly do it next season as well. Basically each week you h…

12 years, 3 days ago64

J0E
Baines v Coleman: Season finale.

Fantasy football Scout daily hot topic This ones from 7Shadesof Smoke and carries on a very lengthy Baines v Coleman debate that goes on every month or so behind the scenes at FFS towers. He says…

12 years, 3 days ago28

Henry Hill
Why no love for Aguero?

I'm surprised at the lack of Aguero votes in the Captain's Poll. He is fantasy gold, his team have to keep winning to have a chance at winning the league, he scores lots of goals and is on penalti…

12 years, 3 days ago12

J0E
Scoutcast link

Scoutcast link The scoutcast live recording will be appearing at this link soon. Should be starting in the next ten mins or so. Feel free to leave any comments about the scout here or tweet us usi…

12 years, 4 days ago12

J0E
Leave your Scoutcast Questions here

Scoutcast Questions Please leave your questions for tonights all new, all interactive Scoutcast recording. Recording will take place from 9:30 feel free to leave your questions for the Scoutcast t…

12 years, 4 days ago56

J0E
Suarez Captain or Mourinho Mindgames

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Suarez for Captain It's been a no brainer for most of the season, but with Chelsea coming to Anfield, many are looking elsewhere. Suarez is currently in jus…

12 years, 4 days ago30

isacki: full casual
Mourinho tactics vs Liverpool

I assume you have seen this already right? wtf "Jose Mourinho: I want to rest key players against Liverpool at Anfield" http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27121567

12 years, 5 days ago43

J0E
How will Moyes's sacking effect ManU's fantasy assets?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How will Moyes's sacking effect Manchester United for the remaining games of the season. Which players are not on your radar? Will it mean a recall for the l…

12 years, 5 days ago49

Christina.
The Case for Rooney: Take Two

THE CASE FOR ROONEY - TAKE 2 One of the hot topics earlier was some nice work on Rooney's performance against the bottom 5 teams. I think it read 7 games, 4 goals and 3 assists. I had a closer …

12 years, 6 days ago17

J0E
Dgwk 37 options

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic DGWK 37 What is the perfect side for dgwk 37, which doublers have you got and who do you plan to get. And which single gameweek players are still a must to …

12 years, 6 days ago16

pricycle
Best Man Utd defender?

Please can we have a hot topic: which United defender is worth having? (if any...) We're all thinking the same thing!

12 years, 7 days ago24

Ryan
Is Moyes to blame?

I think I've finally come to accept that Moyes should probably go at the end of this season. Its clear that he isn't able to get the best out of his players. Kagawa, Mata, Rooney, Nani, RVP etc are…

12 years, 7 days ago27

Jafalad
End of the season tips

Some thoughts on playing ff at this stage of the season. 1. Team value goes out the window. 2. Free wheel to the finish. Buy in the players likely to explode and have the fixtures in their fav…

12 years, 7 days ago16

The Sarjeant
The Case for Rooney

Why you should bring in Wayne Rooney for his next 3 fixtures. A lot of fantasy football managers were tipping Rooney to be a talisman for the forthcoming double gameweek, but after his and his te…

12 years, 7 days ago5

The Sarjeant
Ramsey stat attack

The Sarjeant's Stats! Did you know Arsenal have only managed to score three or more goals in the league once whilst Aaron Ramsey was sidelined for 14 games? Arsenal managed to beat Sunderland 4-1 …

12 years, 7 days ago5

Sif
Scouting Burnley

Ok this is premature. Burnley fan here hoping we don't f**k it up with three games to go. Just posted on our forum looking at prospects for next season with current squad so thought I'd post here …

12 years, 7 days ago5

BantamPhil
Silva's DGW Prospects

Hmmm was just thinking about the David Silva situation... So basically Pellegrini has said that Silva won't have an operation this season but spends most of the week recovering and only trains twi…

12 years, 7 days ago7

J0E
UFPL stick or twist?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist How did yesterday go? Anyone have a successful captain? Anyone entered the loan market yet? If so how is that going?

12 years, 7 days ago8

FortunesAlwaysHiding
2013/14 Heroes and Villians

Who have been your fantasy heroes and villains this season? Hero: Puncheon. Has always done well for me when I've drafted him in. Villain: Ozil. Unfortunately did nothing for me when drafted in.…

12 years, 8 days ago18

Aaron Ramessi - Straya
Saturday's risers and fallers

Risers: Suarez Mata Aguero Eriksen Oscar Rooney Gerrard Nasri Adebayor Fallers: Dawson Sturridge van Persie Henderson Silva D.Johnson Hazard Rodriguez Gnabry Toure Guidetti Ince Woodrow

12 years, 8 days ago0

Konig Luther
Points and rank analysis

For those asking POSITION__ POINTS__DIFFERENCE 1st________ 2400 1k ________ 2239 ___ 161pts 5k ________ 2193 ___ 46pts 10k _______ 2170 ___ 23pts 20k _______ 2143 ___ 27pts 30k _______ 2125 ___ 18…

12 years, 8 days ago27

PlayON
PLAYON Q&A

Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to say that there is only 30 mins left to enter our FREE ENTRY, £250 POT game today. If you haven't tried PlayON yet, it's a great chance to win some cas…

12 years, 8 days ago5

J0E
Man City's dwindling options

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Man city options are dwindling, annoyingly as they have a dgwk and good fixtures. But with ongoing ankle injuries is it worth hanging onto Silva. Similarly …

12 years, 9 days ago19

President John F. Keninnsie
DZ draft

Innsie's Weekly DZ Draft for GW35! 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 is the person whose com…

12 years, 9 days ago70

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge

Better late than never at all right? It is a bit past the timeframe I aim for but it's here....This week's Scout Pick Challenge! As always ladies & gents, *********** YOU MAY ONLY PICK ONE PLAYER…

12 years, 9 days ago54

PlayON
Play ON Q&A

Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to say that we are running a FREE ENTRY, £250 GUARANTEED game this week - enter your team for free before 10.45 on Saturday at www.playon.co.uk As usual, …

12 years, 9 days ago0