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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Evs
DGW 34 striker line ups

What are people doing striker wise for the dgw if Aguero is unfit? What will be your 3 up top ???

12 years, 2 months ago32

J0E
UFPL stick or twist?

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist What ufpl changes are you making? Anyone get a good captain and points haul yesterday?

12 years, 2 months ago21

Twisted Saltergater
Never Too Late For Toure

Just listened to the podcast. I'm one of those who has swallowed his pride (is it that really?) and got Yaya Toure this week. My view of it is that Yaya was trickling along just fine returning (j…

12 years, 2 months ago20

J0E
Phrase of the season

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Phrase of the season What phrase best sums up this season? Here's my favourite "Surely ( insert name of central midfielder here) he can't maintain that…

12 years, 2 months ago44

President John F. Keninnsie
4Some Picks

Sorry that this is later than usual lads, been out all day. 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 wi…

12 years, 2 months ago78

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge

After 400 miles of driving in the past 30 hours I've made it back on here to present you all with this GW's Scout Pick Challenge! 😎 For those who don't know yet... INSTRUCTIONS: ***********…

12 years, 2 months ago70

PlayON
PlayON Q&A

Killian here from www.playon.co.uk We have a £1,000 Guaranteed Game on offer this week - enter before 10.45 tomorrow morning on the multiplayer page at http://www.playon.co.uk We are also runnin…

12 years, 2 months ago0

Irish Madridista ⭐
Hits and Overall Rank Links

I'm just curious, how many transfers have you made this season in total and what's your overall rank? Wonder if there's any correlation..

12 years, 2 months ago41

J0E
Cheap ways into the Everton backline

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topics Cheap ways into the Everton backline Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic An Everton defender looks key for Gameweek 34. But with Coleman and Baines loo…

12 years, 2 months ago19

Saint Domingo
The points avoidance Hokey Cokey

Repost lost at bottom of last page (sorry) Which player this season have you had in your team that has done nowt for you whilst you have had him in your team and flourished every time you have got…

12 years, 2 months ago16

Ryan
The template team and finding differentials

The template team and where to find differentials Che defender, Eve defender Yaya, Hazard Suarez, Sturridge, Lukaku These 7 players are virtually in every team, Evertons DGW and the form of the o…

12 years, 2 months ago15

Make United Great Again
Why ignore Yaya?

Why are people ignoring Yaya Toure? 😀

12 years, 2 months ago19

Kalix
Quick guide to avoiding failure

Mark/Granville. We're well used to (& enjoy) the weekly miffeds...but complaining about not captaining Suarez or not owning Toure at this stage is totally ridiculous...come on, it's gameweek 32! …

12 years, 2 months ago5

FPL Daniel
4-3-3 is the way to go.

4 3 3 is really the way to go this days

12 years, 2 months ago28

J0E
Scoutcast questions for Mark and Granville

Fantasy Football Daily Hot Topic Scoutcast questions for Mark and Granville. Feel free to leave your community questions for our podcast pair here.

12 years, 2 months ago47

Hank Scorpio
Memo for Moyes

Memo for Moyes: - Drop Evra for the rest of the season, give Buttner a run in the team and the chance to show he is worthy of keeping. - Never play Tom Cleverley again, he is NOT good enough, end…

12 years, 2 months ago28

J0E
DGWK 34's Surprise Star Will Be...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Ross Barkley emerged as this double gameweek's surprise star. Who will be the surprise star of double gameweek 34?

12 years, 2 months ago24

PlayON
PlayON Q&A

Killian here from www.playon.co.uk, Today we are launching a new Twitter feed - @PlayONLive - https://twitter.com/PlayONLive - which will contain team selections, goals, assists, player points an…

12 years, 2 months ago9

Spencer
SAS Disassemblement

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic SAS Disassemblement When will be the right time to disassemble the SAS partnership, or are you keeping for teh rest of the season? Liverpool have no DGWs a…

12 years, 2 months ago20

Gimli son of Gloin
In defence of Lukaku

I think Lukaku is getting a rough going. He's 20 years old you know. When Drogba was 22 he scored 0 goals in 11 appearances for Le Mans. At 23 he scored 5 in 21 league games. Both these years in …

12 years, 2 months ago26

Irish Madridista ⭐
Who is the community's best FPL manager?

Jonty's Hot Topic got me thinking.. Honest answers, who would be a contender for the best FPL managers on this site?

12 years, 2 months ago40

J0E
Which type of manager are you?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Which type of manager are you? I play fantasy football to get the most points I can, the highest rank I can and to try and win my mini leagues. It’s a s…

12 years, 2 months ago62

Trading Bear
The Secret to a Flying Start?

Getting a good start What is the secret to getting a good start each season? Instinct? Luck? Hits? The first 10GWs can help build a solid foundation in which to base your season upon. How then, ca…

12 years, 2 months ago11

J0E
UFPL stick or twist

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist How did you do yesterday? Anyone swapping any players out or switching the captaincy?

12 years, 2 months ago11

J0E
Gameweek 31 fear factor

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic I usually do a 'who are you captaining' hot topic on a Saturday morning. But this week I suspect that will only prompt a flurry of Suarez replies. Instead …

12 years, 2 months ago41

Nice to Finally Michu
4Some Picks

As most of you know by now Innsie's internet will be down for this GW so I will be filling in for him in his absence. So without further ado it's time for Round 5 of Innsie's Weekly DZ Draft! Pick…

12 years, 2 months ago66

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge

What time is it? It must be Scout Pick Challenge time! For those who don't know yet... INSTRUCTIONS: *********** YOU MAY ONLY PICK ONE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM *********** I cannot re-iterate this…

12 years, 2 months ago74

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A Session

Killian here from www.playon.co.uk A few things to mention this week: 1) We are running a competition on Facebook and Twitter - WIN £25 FREE CREDIT Just answer who is most expensive on PlayON th…

12 years, 2 months ago3

J0E
UFPL transfer rules

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL - transfers rule We are now starting the period of UFPL without any transfers, unless you want to take a large points hit to bring in players on loan. …

12 years, 2 months ago23

Scratch
Beware bandwagons

I've been saying Silva is a good option all year but I must say i'm surprised to see people choosing him over Gerrard this week. The 2 DGW games are obviously in Liverpool's favour and then City go…

12 years, 2 months ago14

J0E
Nolan's sensational home record

Wow...Nolan's home record is sensational. Ridiculous goal conversion rate. Surely he can't keep it up? Over his last six home games he's got 52 points. That's a ppg of 8.66.

12 years, 2 months ago31

J0E
Scoutcast questions for Mark and Granville

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Scoutcast questions for Mark and Granville Feel free to leave your questions for our podcast pair ahead of their recording this lunchtime.

12 years, 2 months ago54

Agbonlahorse
Show me the Money

For those playing in a Money League: 1) What's the prize? 2) How many players? 3) What's your current position? My answers: 1) £150 2) 20 3) 2nd Just curious, as we all seem to spend a lot of…

12 years, 2 months ago27

thetinkerman
Mid Table Minnows

A couple of comments by ILF and SW6* got me thinking, and they were regarding teams with little to play for being easier opposition that those scrapping for the top/European qualification spots or …

12 years, 2 months ago28

Funkyav
5-A-Side Fun Timewaster

Saw a good thing on twitter yesterday might be worth a go on here to pass the time... Name a Five a side team using first 2 letters of your surname. My surname is Galloway therefore all 5 players …

12 years, 2 months ago127

FortunesAlwaysHiding
Dumb or Dummett?

The case for Paul Dummett... OK, I've been giving myself a headache for my draft team over whether to bring a Hull or Newcastle defender for the DWK. It's pretty much of a muchness but I'm going t…

12 years, 2 months ago19

J0E
Single gameweek options in GWK 31

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Single gameweek options in GWK 31. How many and which single gameweek players are you playing in Gameweek 31. Chelsea defenders in particular look like they…

12 years, 2 months ago27

sinik
FPL rule change

I think that they could make FPL a bit more interesting if they gave each position a special category from which to gain points for racking up a large enough tally: Goalkeepers already get saves D…

12 years, 2 months ago12

Camzy
DGW Differential Strikers

Let's talk double gameweek strikers, because I really don't think the three slots are as much of a foregone conclusion as some think. I am seriously considering losing Lukaku. Yes, those fixtures…

12 years, 3 months ago30

J0E
Who Dares Not To Captain Suarez

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Today's is from Athletico Timbo Gameweek 31 captaincy He asks: "Suarez seems a forgone conclusion for the captaincy this week but are we not jumping the gu…

12 years, 3 months ago30

J0E
Gerrard or Silva?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Silva or Gerrard Over the weekend two midfielders stood out to grab our attention - Gerrard and Silva. Some will get both. Most will get one for the double …

12 years, 3 months ago21

The Bandit
ManU under Moyes

What exactly has Moyes done so wrong that SAF would have got right? Seems to me that the team had run its course an SAF bailed out at the right time

12 years, 3 months ago28

Andy
Handball assists analysis

I don’t like making grandiose points without doing my research... so I’ve done my research. I’ve taken on the chin many FPL decisions that have gone against me. Nothing is perfect, people a…

12 years, 3 months ago36

J0E
UFPL stick or twist?

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist So who got lucky yesterday in UFPL and is sticking with their captain. And who like me (lukaku) is twisting? How many players are you b…

12 years, 3 months ago11

J0E
Gameweek 30 captain decisions

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

12 years, 3 months ago39

Nice to Finally Michu
Foursome Picks

As some of you know by now Innsie's internet will be down for the next two GWs so I will be filling in for him in his absence. So without further ado it's time for Round 4 of Innsie's Weekly DZ Dra…

12 years, 3 months ago64

Dots321
Gwk 30 clean sheet odds

Clean sheet odds for this week from Paddy Power 😀 Everton 55% Chelsea 50% Southampton 48% Man City 44% Sunderland 42% Stoke 42% Swansea 40% Arsenal 32% Newcastle 29% West Ham 29% Crystal Palace 2…

12 years, 3 months ago6

@ocprodigy
This Week's Scout Pick Challenge

What time is it? It must be Scout Pick Challenge time! For those who don't know yet... INSTRUCTIONS: *********** YOU MAY ONLY PICK ONE PLAYER FROM EACH TEAM *********** I cannot re-iterate this …

12 years, 3 months ago54

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A

Killian here from www.playon.co.uk, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the article above or about PlayON in general - if you post as replies below I'll answer them all.

12 years, 3 months ago6

Scroobius Mac
Double gameweek punts to consider

Double gameweek punts. The template looks so blindingly obvious and restricted with Remy and Aguero likely out meaning Yaya, Hazard Suarez, Sturridge, Lukaku will be in most teams add to that the l…

12 years, 3 months ago15