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 TorresMagic™ | Silva - bench or ditch? Silva owners, benching? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 25 |
 Smarty Pants | Top 1k stats GW 19 Statistics for the Top 1,000 FPL Teams Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdENra1dSdXhtS2puWHFqQjhnTmVKQkE&usp=sharing HIGHLIGHTS Teams which were i… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 45 |
 J0E | Gwk 19 captain options Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining and why? Who believes Suarez will breach Mourinho's parked bus? Will Walcott repeat his St. James's Park feats of old? Which of ManC… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
 Mr Smith | Points and rank stats Re-post from yesterday. Some ranking stats to put people's current positions into context. Current ranking and points: 1 // 1,301 1,000 // 1,209 5,000 // 1,180 10,000 // 1,166 50,000 // 1,126 10… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 11 |
 Aurora | More Ramsey replacement options FOR ALL THOSE LOOKING FOR A RAMSEY REPLACEMENT. -I have come up with five sub 7 mil players which are ultimately consistent, in-form players for you to choose from. -Bear in mid these... FIXTURE… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 8 |
 Nice to Finally Michu | Next 10 best rotating goalkeeper pairs I saw that there was some interest on here in doubling up on playing GKs so that you could rotate based on fixtures so here are the top five pairs of rotating keeper option for the next ten GWs. So… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
J0E | Is it time to ditch Lukaku? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is it time to ditch Lukaku? With his fixtures still fantastic that seems a crazy notion. But if a 8m plus striker can't score for five games and only grab a… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 @ocprodigy | Aaron Ramsey exit strategy? Let's see if it works this time...Ramsey replacements! Let's look at all the "viable" options that people seem to be contemplating - not using members stats for obvious reasons: (Note, I consider … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 15 |
 Demí | Injury updates: Gameweek 18 Let's try to collate all the injury news in one place. Don't have to post them all under this, but if you can, might be better so people don't miss anything. Vlaar and Benteke to both miss the Sw… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
Smarty Pants | Top1K Stats GW 18 Stats for the Top 1,000 FPL Teams Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdGR1Z3pmZ1pnMHNYODNDQ3V0U0hKX0E&usp=sharing HIGHLIGHTS Teams which were in the… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
J0E | Gwk 18 captain decisions Fantasy football scout daily hot topic This is perhaps the only week where not captaining Suarez may pay off. For those who are not captaining Suarez who are you going for and why? And those capt… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
J0E | Budget Midfield Options Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Budget midfield options With the January wildcard almost upon us I thought it time to consider some fifth midfielder options (5.3m and below). These budget … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 46 |
 tw | Is now the time to sell Ramsey? seen lots on here over the last week or so keen to sell Ramsey (most are getting Walcott) is now the time to get rid of ramsey or should we keep hold? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
J0E | Can you beat Doosra's audacious Ade punt? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Inspired by community regular Doosra's audaciously successful punt on Adebayor this week I thought I'd ask what have been your most successful audacious punt… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 46 |
J0E | Site Formatting Issues? Just checking, is anyone still having trouble with the formatting of the site? It was coming out in basic formatting on some platforms and wanted to check whether anyone else was having any issues. | 12 years, 2 months ago | 6 |
J0E | New year resolutions Fantasy football scout daily hot topic New year resolutions When you use your winter wildcard next month what will you do differently to the first half of the season . What lessons have gameweeks… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 21 |
Demí | Injury updates: Gameweek 17 @AVFCOfficial Paul Lambert says @bentekechris20 "unlikely" for #CPFC game. @NickGodwinsport Rene Meulensteen tells @BBCLondonSport #Berbatov picked up groin injury in training. He was left out to… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 9 |
Smarty Pants | Top 1k stats GW 17 Statistics for the top 1000 FPL teams Boring week captaincy-wise, but still... Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdHRHNHVBbXpORmpBUjZYZ0J0R0hsNUE&usp=shar… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
J0E | Festive benches Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Most Saturday mornings I ask who you are all captaining. This week though it's largely a formality with Suarez surely wearing the armband for most. Instead… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 12 |
 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from http://www.playon.co.uk, As per the article above, we are running a £1,000 guaranteed pot this weekend. We're also making a big push to make this pot our biggest pot yet so we … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 3 |
J0E | Gwk 18 – The game-changing captaincy conundrum Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Gameweek 18 – The game-changing captaincy conundrum Looking ahead to the next six fixtures Suarez looks primed for points, against Cardiff, Hull and Vill… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
PlayON | PlayON Q&A Session Killian here from www.playon.co.uk, As per the article above, we are running a £1,000 guaranteed pot this weekend. We're also making a big push to get the pot above £1,000 (200 entrants) so we … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 6 |
J0E | Early transfer blunders Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Early transfers So who has already transfered in Rooney? Are you optimistic he'll play or now concerned you will have a premium striker on the bench? Any o… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
 The3rdTurd | Can Suarez break the 300pt barrier? Something to break up the Rooney injury talk... I've been looking at some of the standout FPL performances from years gone by, to see where Suarez might end up if he continues in the same vein and… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
 r0nh | Negredo vs Lukaku With the price changes taking effect tonight & the midweek games ending, tonight is the time to sell Aguero. I think a major factor when choosing Aguero's replacement, is playing time over the fes… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 50 |
J0E | 50/50 blunders and successes Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic 50/50 blunders and successes Today’s hot topic is from Spencer. He asks: “Which 50/50 decisions have gone right or wrong for you?” Here are some of … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 GreenWindmill | Kick Off Time Impacting Volume of Goals Not sure if anyone still subscribes to the myth of kick off time having an impact on the volume of goals you can expect but if anyone wants any stats in particular pulled out I have a decent volume… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
 TokyoRed 東京赤 | Flexible Season Ticker I've expanded on my earlier idea of adjusting the season ticker settings for defenders and attackers to give more flexibility in what I want to contribute to the rankings. This spreadsheet lets yo… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
 Limbo | Bouncing Back - Future Bargains? **Massive Post Alert** Here's an section of the FPL stats on offer that I've not looked at in much detail - players with largest price fall... There are obvious reasons why you’d not touch this … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 15 |
J0E | How Can We Counter The Suarez Effect? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How Can We Counter The Suarez Effect? Luis Suarez is now owned by 45% of FPL players and has risen by 2m since he returned from suspension in Gameweek 6. We… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 27 |
 Your Mum's Athletic | Yaya v Silva Just some opinions regarding Man City: A lot of people have Silva or are at least thinking of bringing him in, here's some pros and cons; Pros - Man City do look more potent with Silva in the tea… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 10 |
 isacki: full casual | Finisher/Creator/Dribbler/Destroyer Just took a look at the roles of players in the big teams. Might help understand how they have been performing. A rough simplification only, only considered players who have started most games. Ar… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
J0E | January transfer wish list Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic January transfer wish list Today's is from Spencer. He asks: "With just four points separating 1st and 5th place in the Premier League, it looks like the … | 12 years, 2 months ago | 25 |
 TeamSteam | The case for Henderson and Sterling Still in a sense of shock after todays game. Really amazed by how well we played. If it weren`t for the tough fixtures, Sterling or Henderson could really be worth a shout. Very impressed with Rodg… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 11 |
 The Sarjeant | More Aguero replacement options With Sergio Aguero highly likely to be out for numerous weeks, many of us are looking for the ideal candidate to replace the Argentine with. Here's my choices on who to replace him with, even if so… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 6 |
J0E | Dare to be different Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Dare to be different With Walcott and silva proving their value and frontlines looking increasingly similar with each week a January wildcard template tea… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
Nice to Finally Michu | Aguero replacement options With the recent injury to Sergio Aguero many managers have been wondering who to replace the Argentine with. Earlier in the season the amount of great forward options were abundant and you really c… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
Smarty Pants | Top1k statistics GW 16 Statistics for the Top 1,000 FPL teams Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvWn-PT-iYTHdG0tSS1XVFhwbXphcUxqdTk0MW02Q1E&usp=sharing HIGHLIGHTS GW16 transfers mad… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 Sean. | Goal Time Just to blow a few myths out of the water , I've calculated the average goals per game of the matches this season Early Saturday KO 2.7 3PM Saturday KO 2.4 Late Saturday KO 2.7 Early Sunda… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
J0E | Gameweek 16 captain Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Gameweek 16 captain Tricky week for the armband. Who are you captaining and why? | 12 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian has just arrived Demi, Happy to answer any questions you have about PlayON | 12 years, 2 months ago | 5 |
J0E | Soft Spots Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic Soft spots In the latest podcast Mark revealed he had a soft spot for Steven Ireland, based largely on his one and only incredible season five years ago when he e… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 27 |
J0E | The Midprice Minefield Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic The midprice minefield Today’s hot topic is from D1sable. He asks: “How swayed are you by the latest round of low to mid price midfielders trying to claim p… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 21 |
 Twisted Saltergater | GW16 Captain Analysis To save all those "who should I captain?" questions, here's how I see the main runners going into the weekend. 1. Aguero A run of 12, 2, 13, 7, 18, 15, 1 in Sergio Aguero's home fixtures tells yo… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
J0E | The new holy midfield trinity? Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic The new holy midfield trinity? With Walcott already registering two assists since his comeback, Silva getting on the score sheet last night and Hazard in explosiv… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 46 |
 Monkey Hanger | Rank + Hit = Sad Times 829pts = 550k 928pts = 50k 965pts = 10k 1003pts = 1k Which means depending upon where you are on the above list, each 4pt hit approx. represents:- 829pts = 20k OR per 4pt hit 928pts = 4k OR p… | 12 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 Evs | FPL Other Influences I've been promoted from the bench this morning to cover Jonty with the... Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic. Today's subject is... Other Influences. There is always a lot of discussion on… | 12 years, 3 months ago | 43 |
 7shadesofsmoke | Picking Differentials in FPL Having read Test Eagles' post on differentials, i started thinking... Differentials are an interesting topic. Here are my thoughts on the matter. I think there are only 4 strikers worth owning at… | 12 years, 3 months ago | 31 |
J0E | Rooney v Lukaku Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Rooney v Lukaku. If we are to accept that Suarez is undroppable and all credible managers now own him, plus that Aguero’s explosive returns particularly a… | 12 years, 3 months ago | 62 |
 Valar(Keith) | The Everton Defence (incl. Baps) @Roscola/Whoever else was asking.. Found it.. Written before the Arsenal game so ignore that result 😉 Just did an analysis on Baps for Jagielka and Distin and Everton in general 1. Everton D… | 12 years, 3 months ago | 9 |