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 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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 39 |
 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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 34 |
 hurrrrr | Mata v Gerrard Who would people rather have for the run-in, Mata or Gerrard? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 9 |
 LOCO ABREU | Best 3 Man City - Revisited best 3º City player to get, have Silva and Aguero? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 10 |
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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
 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 … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
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. | 12 years, 2 months ago | 40 |
 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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 89 |
 @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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 52 |
 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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 11 |
 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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 12 |
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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 52 |
 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?… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
 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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 22 |
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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 36 |
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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 21 |
J0E | Champions League surgery Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Champions League Surgery As said earlier unfortunately we will not be able to get a Champions League article up today as our writer (Granville) is away. But… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 11 |
 Don Look Back in Wenger | Champions league qualification lost in last page ;( Format changes The UEFA Executive Committee held in May 2013 approved the following changes to the UEFA Champions League starting from the 2015–16 season (for the three-ye… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 33 |
 Your Mum's Athletic | The Dzeko and Aguero conundrum Am keen to here from Dzeko owners especially: Are you comfortable holding him or itchy to get in Aguero? I imagine most people who would want to do this would need to take a hit? Dzeko > Aguero -4… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 31 |
 preseasonblues | Can technology improve the game? It's a slow Monday morning... Was just starting to write a bit about the best way to introduce technology into football. I was starting to like the ideas of appeals (a la cricket) more and more, … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 24 |
 Kazza_ | Most helpful FFS posters This is follow on from fav FFS posters to.............. MOST HELPFULl FFS posters/scouts my top 3 for this year are: 1) Demi - king of latest news - thanks mate keep it up 2) Evs - always free to… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 34 |
J0E | Are Rooney and RVP anti-Mata? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Mata has been sensational the last few matches, a common theme is the lack of first RVP and then Rooney. Are Manchester United's star strikers anti-Mata? Or … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
 RabMac | Double gameweek planning As we all know it is DGW next week and if you have planned ahead, you probably have at least 4 players in your team who will have DGW and 2 FT to get more in. The teams with DGW this week are: Cr… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 15 |
 The Governor | The Everton midfield minefield Is anyone even considering going anywhere near Evertons midfield for the double? Two decent fixtures... But minutes will be shared between them all I guess? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 8 |
J0E | UFPL stick or twist? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist? How did yesterday go? Anyone get a captain success? How many players are you drafting in? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 MJ6987 | Favourite FFS posters Who are your favourite FFS posters (past or present)? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 86 |
J0E | Rooney exit strategy Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Rooney owners - what is your exit strategy? Wait a week and swap for Aguero? Or make a transfer/ spend points now on another? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
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… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 61 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge Ladies and gentlemen, it is currently 19.41 BST, but it is also Scout Pick Challenge time! For those who don't know yet... INSTRUCTIONS: *********** YOU MAY ONLY PICK ONE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM *… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 80 |
 A Defender's Nightmare | Quick Guide To Aguero Posted this in the last article but got lost at the bottom of that page. To avoid further Aguero questions from FFS community re-posting this now on the new thread. Q: What effect do you think thi… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
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 post your questions as replies below and I'll answer them all. T… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
Irish Madridista ⭐ | Captain Options Assessed Captain choices for GW33 have me thinking. (1) Suarez is obviously the default pick. Up against West Ham away, he returned a goal and 2 assists in the reverse fixture. - West Ham will be up for th… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 31 |
J0E | Singles Night Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Singles Night When making transfers tonight the double gameweek will loom large. Drafting in players from the likes of Palace, Everton and Manchester City l… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 21 |
 Mark | The ScoutCast - This week and weeks to come... A heads up on the ScoutCast. There's no episode this week because I've had to travel to Birmingham to accompany my partner on her Vet's congress - yes, it's a wild, crazy life I lead. Also, Granvil… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 17 |
 boc610 | Lamenting The Demise of Torres It really pains me to see Torres's career fade into obscurity the way it seems to be at the moment. He doesnt even have to play yet in a roundabout way gets blamed for a result he wasn't even invol… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
 JT's Dog | Best and Worst Ever FPL Moments i would like to declare nostalgia day officially open. anyone who has some good stories to tell about their fpl success or failure feel free. i will look out the simon bates music | 12 years, 2 months ago | 40 |
 Christina. | Fallen Giants Everyone by now is aware of Mark's sad story this season...but just look at these FPL "die hard" and their season so far: Ulrik Nuylund 51,981 current (1,920 Ave rank for last 7 years) Jafalad… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 52 |
J0E | How Can 2014/15 improve our choices? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic There has been a lot of debate in recent weeks about whether this season is the season of the casual, with bandwagons maintaining their form over a number of… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 58 |
 FF Dirtbag | Manchester United better without RVP? Does United play better without RVP? With mata in the hole providing Rooney? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 9 |
 Demí | Best buy this season In response to Demel's post, who has been the best buy of the season? Fernandinho for me. | 12 years, 2 months ago | 36 |
 Demel | Worst buy this season Who has been the worst buy of the season? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 43 |
 asquishypotato | Which Points Machines Have You Shunned in 2013/14? So who are the high scoring players that you have managed to go the whole season without owning? For me its Yaya, Rodriguez, Lallana and Rooney. Probably explains my 200k+ rank! | 12 years, 2 months ago | 32 |
 Alberto Tomba | Forget Aguero Aguero is such a Dilemma. It seems like most on here are looking to fill their third Man City spot next week and are holding off from getting Silva/Demichelis because of Kun. But what's the altern… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
J0E | Hall of Fame update Hall of Fame update (see HoF tab at the top of the Home page) Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Hall of Fame has been updated. (Available to Members – pick the Live version, rather tha… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 14 |
J0E | Perfect DGWK 34 team? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Perfect DGWK 34 team How many will you own? Which others will you have? Mannone Baines Coleman Ward Zabaleta AJohnson Yaya A single gameweek midfielder p… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 22 |
 FPL Daniel | Best Man City combo for Dgwk 34 City cover: Yoyo Silva Kun Yoyo Silva Demichelis Other combo | 12 years, 2 months ago | 24 |
J0E | What to do about Aguero? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What to do about Aguero? He's still seemingly injured. Always a week away. But until we know more our plans are on hold for the impending double. Is he wort… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 25 |
 Venom Snake | Is Eriksen still an option? Eriksen still an option after Tottenham couldn't get on the board? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
MJ6987 | UFPL - the verdict Those who have tried UFPL (I haven't) 1. What do you think of it? 2. Does it take much extra effort? 3. Will you play next year when you have to pay? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 15 |