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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

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…

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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 …

11 years, 10 months 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 …

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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?

11 years, 10 months 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.…

11 years, 10 months 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

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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 …

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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…

11 years, 10 months 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, …

11 years, 10 months ago0

J0E
FFS Twitter link

Having a few issues with the twitter feed on the homepage that are beyond our control at the moment. Some may be experiencing problems seeing it. If that's the case I thought I'd create this hot t…

11 years, 10 months ago19

J0E
Best back line for the rest of the season?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Top defenders Keep seeing a lot of posts about midfield options, but defenders have proved themselves to be great value and a great source of points this se…

11 years, 10 months ago32

TorresMagic™
Scoutcast suggestions

What improvements would you like to see to the new scoutcast?

11 years, 10 months ago24

Saint Domingo
The case for hits

Gameweek Hits,just had a look at my gameweek history and i have taken hits on 19 times this season with a ratio of 15 green arrows from those weeks and only 4 red arrows when taking no hit.So to me…

11 years, 10 months ago13

A.
A Look Ahead To GW38

I fancied a cheeky look ahead to GW38, so here goes my assessment: The DGW will be out of the way, United face a tricky trip away to southampton last day of the season and so we could be wanting t…

11 years, 10 months ago14

Kudo Warrior
Baines v Coleman revisited

Ye old Baines or Coleman conundrum. Looking at points from this DGW Baines def looks to have out performed Coleman, even on BAPS. Has Coleman just been unlucky or is Baines truly outperforming hi…

11 years, 10 months ago11

In Like Flynn.
What milestone have you reached?

Jason Puncheon and team mates saved my DGW from utter disaster. Many thanks Crystal Pulis from a Brighton fan. Finally broke into the top 100,000 not a statement I thought |I'd be proud of at the…

11 years, 10 months ago42

J0E
The cruelty and surprises of a double gameweek

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The cruelty and surprises of a double gameweek Double gameweeks can be a cruel mistress as Gameweek 34 showed. The players you thought would do well failied…

11 years, 10 months ago19

J0E
Scoutcast link

The scout cast will be starting in a few minutes and can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaDlFg8Q3LE

11 years, 10 months ago10

J0E
Leave your scoutcast questions here

Scout Cast Questions We have a special Scout Cast tonight with the launch of a new interactive live format, where you get to see and here Mark and Granville. Before and during the show we are ke…

11 years, 10 months ago46

J0E
What to do with Arsenal?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What to do with Arsenal? Great fixtures, form improving. Looks sensible to invest in Arsenal players for the final few games. Which appeal to you? Or are yo…

11 years, 10 months ago13

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A Session

Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to say that we have a £500 GUARANTEED pot on offer today for our mini-gameweek - entries close by 17.45 today at www.playon.co.uk I'm happy to answer any …

11 years, 10 months ago3

The Stock
Stat Attack

Stats update: * Palace have taken 26 points at home from a total of just 15 goals. * Since Tony Pulis was appointed, only Chelsea (18) have conceded fewer goals than Palace's total of 21. * Demba…

11 years, 10 months ago21

J0E
Are high scoring defensive mids here to stay?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is it time we re evaluated defensive/central midfielders? The defensive/central midfield role has traditionally been much maligned by fantasy managers. Thes…

11 years, 10 months ago45

Lanley Staurel
Gwk 35 captaincy: Suarez v Aguero

Looking at how close Suarez was to a mini self explosion against City makes me think a safer captain bet would be Aguero. Very tempted. Off on a cruise tomorrow so got to make my captain decision t…

11 years, 10 months ago20

The Sarjeant
Anyone for Matic?

What do people think about Matic as a punt, even if he is a defensive midfielder? - Cheap at £6m. - 4 assists in his last four games. - 5th highest midfield player in the past 6 gameweeks, when…

11 years, 10 months ago6

FPL Notebook (John)
Who's been your most infuriating FPL pick?

As I sit looking at my points for this week, a certain Wes Brown leaps out at me. Who would you say has been the (worst, most difficult, most infuriating, causing the most problems) player you've …

11 years, 11 months ago54

Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
What to do with Coleman and Baines?

those with coleman and baines, what are you doing with them this week?

11 years, 11 months ago10

J0E
Perfect Midfield Five

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Perfect Midfield Five Quality midfielders are dropping like flies, with Yaya and Hazard injured and Everton mids facing tough fixtures and rotation. I tho…

11 years, 11 months ago39

Irish Madridista ⭐
Malcolm in the Middle

Just how I see the current midfield situation. The Current Doubts / Risks / Watchlist : Yaya - Hazard - Ozil (All three have great fixtures if they come back sooner than later and with people sell…

11 years, 11 months ago34

hurrrrr
Mata v Gerrard

Who would people rather have for the run-in, Mata or Gerrard?

11 years, 11 months ago9

LOCO ABREU
Best 3 Man City - Revisited

best 3º City player to get, have Silva and Aguero?

11 years, 11 months ago10

J0E
UFPL stick, twist and loans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick, twist and loans So what are your changes today. Sticking? Twisting? Also, has anyone used the loan system yet? How is that going? Do you think…

11 years, 11 months ago20

TorresMagic™
Top 10K Stats

Very interesting top 10K stats https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdGF2RGZSWWVGaFRDZGhiS0ZHdURJVFE&usp=sharing#gid=0 Having the top 5 with Lukaku captain, I guess I'll cheer …

11 years, 11 months ago19

J0E
Gwk 34 Captain

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why? Lukaku looks the safe bet, Aguero for the chasers and baines for those that never learn.

11 years, 11 months ago40

President John F. Keninnsie
4some Picks

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…

11 years, 11 months ago89

@ocprodigy
scout pickS challenge

Beautiful day, night set is falling, FFS Scout Picks are out and that must mean only one thing...Scout Pick Challenge time! For those who don't know yet... INSTRUCTIONS: *********** YOU MAY ONLY…

11 years, 11 months ago52

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A Session

Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the article above or about PlayON in general - if you add your questions as replies below I'll answer them all. This w…

11 years, 11 months ago11

Trading Bear
Norwich - possible line up changes under new manager

Norwich FPL Update Hughton has left the building and what seemed like a crazy decision by neutrals and outsiders alike, the right step has been taken (although whether the mistake was not doing it…

11 years, 11 months ago12

J0E
What are you playing for?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What are you playing for? Mark's recent pre-amble, about whether the FPL game needs to give some added incentive for players who have not had a great season…

11 years, 11 months ago52

d1sable
2014/15 Prospects

So looking at next season already, obviously there is a ton of variables yet to factor but have any players already earned a spot in your team for next year? Who do you think will offer good value?…

11 years, 11 months ago30

HVT
Lallana vs Eriksen vs Ramsey for the run-in

Lallana / Eriksen / Ramsey - who to get ? For those of you wondering who may be best to bring in , here's my opinion , I'm keeping it to the next 3 gw as I feel dgw will affect your long term thin…

11 years, 11 months ago22

J0E
Return of the Power Five?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Return of the Power Five? With Everton’s fixtures turning after the double gameweek many will be looking to off load Lukaku. There is lots of talk about m…

11 years, 11 months ago23

J0E
Hazard exit strategy

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Hazard exit strategy If as Chelsea expect Hazard is out for around two to three weeks it makes sense to swap him for another. If he is out for this period w…

11 years, 11 months ago36

Irish Madridista ⭐
Key questions for Gwk 34 and beyond

FAQ _____________ 1) How many minutes will Aguero get? --A) Nobody has the slightest notion until Pellegrini's press conference on Friday, people are guessing a cameo and a start. 2) How many DGW…

11 years, 11 months ago21