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FFS UEFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013 Daily Hot Topic To help those taking part in this competition easily find out about latest comings and goings we have created a daily hot topic. Please look at…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who has been the best player of the season so far for you? It could be that they provided you with a welcome captaincy haul? Or perhaps a player that has com…

I have been thinking about the factors that weigh into a decision to dump a player. I kept soldado for 3 blanks before dumping, Rooney and hba kicked to the curb after one blank. A lot still have R…

Re people not doubling up on liverpool strikers... Why? I've seen it said time and time again. I do not understand the logic at all. I heard someone say "they won't both score every week"... Indee…

Falling stars...update You know the drill...A fictitous squad posted every Thursday made up of fallers and crocs from the red side of TotalFPL...every player valued less than their opening GW valu…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Has a string of bad gameweeks ever tempted you to give up playing Fantasy Football? Have you ever deleted an account or deliberately ruined your team through…

State ur Strengths & Weaknesses as a FPL manager ? Mine r: + Spotting & picking players at the right time + Assembling players with proper coverage of most top teams & teams wid good fixtures - P…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic. Who are this season 's worst bandwagons and most disappointing players so far?

It must have taken Moyes a hell of a lot of courage to start Januzaj today. United went into the Sunderland game with just 7 points from 6 games, and with that record you pick the players you trus…

Bonus Points Scandal? After enjoyably watching the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace I could not believe it when I found out that Sturridge had received 3 bonus points while Suarez receiv…

I’m very happy to Hot Topic this because it gives me the opportunity to put across some reasoning and explanation behind the picks – to hopefully offer clarity to how they are put together and …

Scout Picks this week: - Cost 105.2m, which is the most expensive so far this season. - Last week's picks earnt 32 points (not counting captain double points), with 18 on the bench. - Includes jus…

Ok guys, I was curious to gauge how Liverpool fared against relegated teams last year, in an attempt to manage our expectations for this weeks game... You will no doubt be surprised to see the res…

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.

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Thought I’d have a look at the old EA bonus system in the FPL index and compare it with the new one. Top players under the old system (I’ve only include…

Having Tekkers out makes it so much easier. With him back in it sets up a whole new conundrum with the forward line. I still believe Giroud will be top scorer come january, a liverpool striker is a…

There's a lot of talk about one of the Spurs midfielders being a good pick this week with their fixtures coming up and it seems Eriksen is the favourite, but why is there no love for Paulinho? I g…

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Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Top 5 players team value and hit count I’ve been having a look at the top five overall in the FPL game to see what their team value is and how many hits …

At what point does a player become essential, based on 'teams selected by %?' Because if say Frank Lampard was owned by 86.3% of players, then I'd have to have him in my team. But at what point do …

Those who have played this game a while will know that it often works in cycles with not just certain players emerging throughout the season but, often, certain 'new' positions emerging that unexpe…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Can you succeed at FPL by taking lots of hits? Brutus619 and I are having an ongoing discussion about this issue this season. He advocates many hits to get …

What's your favourite Grav on the site? Which ones do you look out for ?? I like MJs Grav Grav. I also like Uncle Albert (WR) - can beat Only Fools & Horses.... 🙂

Does the transfer sell-on policy need changing? The rise of the budget mid-fielders and in particular a free-scoring, Welsh wizard from North London [not Cristiano's new best friend] and their rel…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Bargain watch Quick update on prices of some excellent players, who are currently injured but should be a bargain when they return. Inspired by Valar Morgh…

Surely with the Re-emergence of Lukaka as a cheap 3rd striker this creates a good foil for Rvp owners to keep him . Also now that Suarez has started scoring surely this will impact on Rvps price a…

Goalkeeper Assists With 2 assists for goalkeepers this weekend, I've decided to do a bit of statistical research into how often they've occurred this season and how likely they are to occur again.…

Tell me what the best attacking cover is for the following teams. You can have 2 players from 1 team if you like. Gold star to the first correct answer Arsenal Spurs Everton Liverpool

Vertonghen vs Walker? Admittedly i have not watched many tottenham games but why does everyone have a boner for vertonghen over walker? Both have got the almost the same amount of bonus and point…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic This season has seen many a seasoned pro (including many of the FFS mods and contribs) struggle to replicate their previous glories. What key advice would …

If you were the rules writer of FPL what new, possibly quirky rules would you put in? Me: 1 point for hitting the woodwork 5 bonus pts if a goalkeeper comes forward and scores a goal (not direct…

Here is a league table that consists of data which looks at what teams would be good to invest in for differentials, if they kept a clean sheet, and what teams you'd want to concede if you don't ha…

Sturridge or Suarez?

I bet just like me most of you would've laughed at the beginning of season if some guy told you that Ramsey would score overall 8 goals this SEASON. Surely we can't call him as new Michu as the Sp…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Can Aaron Ramsey and Yaya Toure continue their surprising and incredible form? What are non owners doing? Is it too late to get them due to price rises?

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Which player will be Gameweek 6's top FPL points scorer? Feel free to give reasons.

Just did a quick scout of Arnautovic from the Match of the Day highlights of Arsenal v Stoke. Couple of other observations from that game but will focus on Arnie. If you want to spot him, Arnie is …

Killian here from PlayON, I’m happy to answer any questions you have about PlayON or about the Gameweek 6 article above. If you post your questions / feedback as replies below, I’ll answer th…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What's your policy for taking a hit to ensure you have at least one player on your bench? With so many injuries at the moment many managers' benches are f…

Falling stars Getting into my stride now...Another look at those Crocs and random fallers who are currently costing less their opening GW values arranged into a squad whose total is at or less tha…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic There seems to be a real lack of quality budget defenders this year. Any reason why so few options exist? Or maybe you don't agree, if so feel free to list t…

Which of these premium defenders would you rather have in your team from these options? Reasons appreciated if possible 🙂 Walker (6.0) Dawson (5.1) Ferdinand (5.5) Vidic (6.0) Rafael (6.0) Nasta…

Discussion topic: Baines as Captain this week? Discuss (he's not in the Captain poll options, hence worth discussing)

What do we look for in a striker? I would like to suggest a semi scientific method to evaluate strikers. Basically, we look for 9 elements with different weighting: A - quality - most important -…

Lots of folks taking hits at the moment - how do people judge whether they think a hit is worthwhile or not? Do you look at the next game and decide whether Player A will outscore Player B by at l…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With some of fantasy games most popular players falling to injury over the last week many managers' teams are already looking like a shadow of the one they …

If money is no option here are my top walcott replacements in order Ozil Michu Oscar Ramsey Yaya Toure Eriksen

What is the best formation moving ahead ? I usually prefer 3-4-3 but ready to listen suggestions with reason. Thanks in advance

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Walcott owners...what are you doing with him should he be confirmed out until mid October? I'm assuming wildcarders will be ditching. But if he's only out f…

Falling Stars----Update An update for those who have been following my falling stars posts every Thursday....and for those who are unfamiliar...It's a fictitous squad made up of fifteen random fal…