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 Twelve years a slave | Lukaku -> Dzeko yay or nay Dzeko yay or nay Havr to remove Lukaku , and thinking long and hard about bringing in Dzeko Positives 1) Looks very sharp 2) Will get lots of chances 3 Easy fixtures 4) He an easy swap due t… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 43 |
 DHWizzo | Lukaku exit strategies Lukaku Replacement Strategies Posting this early this morning and wasn't many people around to fuel the debate. I am guessing that is where we will see the most transfer-out's with 27K (tops alrea… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 10 |
 J0E | New bonus points system opinion Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What do you think of the new bonus system? Better than the old one? How will it influence your transfer decisions? | 12 years, 6 months ago | 31 |
 Sigga -Cardiff City- | Cardiff match ratings Match Ratings for Cardiff http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rate-cardiff-city-players-v-5746155 Now i believe this to be massively inflated. here's mine Marshall, 5, had t… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 8 |
 Valar(Keith) | Impact of Osvaldo signing for Southampton Great day for Southampton fans.. Capturing italy's number 9 with the world cup coming up, Brilliant. Heard he's a bit like suarez as far as temper goes but he should be a class signing. Reckon JRod… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 21 |
 Andy | Early BPS Beneficiaries After the first weekend of Premier League action I've just taken a very quick look at how the BPS system is awarding points for players outside of the "obvious" scoring. Not worth fleshing out into… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 4 |
J0E | Your jerky knees Fantasy football scout daily hot topic How are those jerky knees doing? Anyone made a transfer yet? Anyone wildcarded? If not what key transfer are you planning for gwk 2? | 12 years, 6 months ago | 27 |
 Monk | Old v new bonus system As requested I've reposted this to keep it off the bottom. Evening deadzone. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the differences in what bonus point scores would have been on the … | 12 years, 6 months ago | 6 |
 Granville | Provisional bonus points Provisional baps Liverpool v Stoke Mignolet 3, Johnson 2, Aspas 2 Arsenal v Villa Benteke 3, Giroud 2, Szczesny 1 Norwich v Everton Coleman 3, Barkley 3, Whittaker 1 Sunderland v Fulham Hangela… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 20 |
 Corrigan | Chin up post of the day To not quote Frank Sinatra: regrets? I've had a few, but not my GW1... I think as long as you're not even contemplating whipping out the WC, I consider GW1 a success. Coleman's disappointing, but… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 14 |
 thetinkerman | Van Persie's price to rocket? At least non-RVP owners don't have to worry about RVPs price rocketing as much as it might if he was cheaper. 43% ownership surely means there isn't that much room for an increase in ownership. A… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 7 |
 Clintymints | Early bandwagons Is there going to be a massive trannyfest for Migs? He's not gonna save a peno every week and toure is better value at .5 less I believe! | 12 years, 6 months ago | 17 |
 r0nh | Live BPS scores viewable on FPL site The bonus points are updated in real time, I think. Look at the 'detailed stats', the column called 'BPS', it appears to be updating during the game. | 12 years, 6 months ago | 18 |
 Jairzinho | Elite class of 2012/13 's teams Not sure how this will format. If anyone is interested in seeing how some Elite players have picked, details below (top 50 any season) Name Team Name Best Season Last Season URL RVP? Chelsea Vill… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 12 |
Jairzinho | Prem league stars' fpl leagues So last night Cameron Jerome tweeted, asking for any fantasy football leagues to join. I found his team here: http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/1444141/history/ He is in a league with loads … | 12 years, 6 months ago | 41 |
 Mark | An Apology Hi...needless to say that was a horrible morning for me. I'm so sorry that we could not cope with the pre 11.30 crush. We had lots of servers to deal with it but the issue was, we think, down to an… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 46 |
J0E | Your squads Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Ok, lets see your teams then. Anyone not captained Hazard? | 12 years, 6 months ago | 41 |
 get_in | RMT Service! In aid of page decluttering community service - post your RMT here and I'll give you some feedback. | 12 years, 6 months ago | 86 |
 Agbonlahorse | hilarious Agbonlahor line So for those wondering about Aston Villa's likely line-up, as a season ticket holder (and watcher of their pre-seasons on AVTV) I hope to give a bit of insight. Almost certainly we will line up as… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 13 |
 Tmel | Fulham Analysis I've hardly been able to log on lately due to starting a new job and slightly more strict IT procedures! Anyway just thought I'd give a bit of an insight to Fulham and what to probably expect Fanta… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 12 |
J0E | RVP-less RMT special Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic - RVP-less RMT special. We've already asked for your RVP RMTs...now lets see what you can do when that 14m worth of Dutch striking power can be spread around… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 24 |
 Brutus619 | Aspas and Altidore YouTube Analysis Generating last minute love for Altidore 😉 : Having done a video analysis of Carrick (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/07/30/friendlies-round-up-monday/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_5130830), Va… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 40 |
 Evs | The 4.5m Midfielder Conundrum So who would be your 4.5m space savers, or bench fodder midfield maestro 🙂 ? Earlier on there wasnt a RMT without Jerome Thomas, but now he's injured for a few weeks there is same uncertainty on… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 49 |
 Just One More Thing | Fixtures history I have cobbled together some historical (or hysterical) stats for the upcoming games; some may find it of interest (I couldn't resist sticking in the Torres information). LIVERPOOL V STOKE Liverp… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 14 |
 Piggs Boson | Dzeko OR Lambert? Dzeko Vs Lambert is the choice that's bugging me at the moment. City's top scorer could easily become the next Tevez, and by which I mean a hugely under-priced City forward. We're all finding it h… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 13 |
 Couti & the Below5th | Probable Starters Updated Evening folks, I've updated the Probable Starters spread sheet to reflect the latest changes to squads: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B03D_KnVF1fRcG9MQVpHbEh5Qm8/edit?usp=sharing Also included… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 18 |
thetinkerman | Fulham's New Recruits How do people see Berba's appeal being affected by Kacaniklic being an injury doubt for GW1 and the new signings at Fulham? We want him playing as the furthers forward with Ruiz in the hole behind… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 15 |
 JUSTBLAZE | Who are the essentials? Which players would everyone put down as 'Essentials' in each category ranging from GK to FWD? I know this is very subjective in the term but think as Essential as it can get. Ronaldo and Messi are… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 5 |
 teddy. | SKY- 28 captains in 13 gameweeks Right... Sky have clarified the captaincy rules https://fantasyfootball.skysports.com/help/ And it means that you can CHANGE CAPTAIN by moving the armband once per gameweek (gameweek goes from 0… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 4 |
J0E | RVP RMT Special Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic - RVP RMT special. Alot of fantasy manager have already decided to go without RVP for the first few games at least. A key factor is that teams just look so m… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 53 |
J0E | Chelsea players' international round up Chelsea's website have produced this handy round up of their player's international exploits, minutes played etc. http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3348951/title/internationals-victor… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 10 |
J0E | Sky Captain Strategy Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Turning our attention to Sky for a moment. Looks like the captain rule changes fall right into the hands of the FFS community. For the savvy manager it's pos… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 8 |
 DietCoke | Is Anelka worth it? This season, Anelka has provided fantasy managers with a dirt cheap attacking option that seems to promise some point returns. 17.3% of managers have selected the Frenchman, but is Anelka a good pi… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 27 |
 Alberto Tomba | Pre Season Budget Player Round Up Pre-Season budget round up Looking at Coutiandbelow5th’s amazing pre-season appearance table (link at bottom) there appears to be plenty of bargains and players not mentioned much in these parts.… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 43 |
J0E | Man City's Teamsheet Rollercoaster Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Man City have a great set of fixtures and a new attack minded manager. But its so tough to predict who will start. Anyone got any Man City players in your l… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 21 |
 isacki: full casual | Isacki's RMT Service! DEAR RMTERS, REPLY HERE WITH YOUR RMTS. I will take one for the team for 15 minutes. | 12 years, 6 months ago | 102 |
Twelve years a slave | DGW coverage: Too few or too many Double gameweek too few or too many dgwS Remember last season , all those 100 plus scores on the double gameweeks. Its better to go in with too many , than too few. If you go in with 4dgw playe… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 17 |
 KJ- | Three Template Teams Forming Prepare yourself, Dead Zone. Wall of text incoming. So, we have two camps forming: RVP and No RVP. In all honesty, I'm in the No RVP camp at the moment. Yes, I was one of those who did state that… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 23 |
 Demí | The Belgian Bun Fight! Welcome to Fantasy Football Scout's Afternoon Hot Topic discussion: The debate this afternoon revolves around the two Belgian brutes, Benteke and Lukaku. Are you currently going with: A) Benteke… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 49 |
J0E | Best 3 Chelsea Players For the Double? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Which are the best three Chelsea options for the double? Hazard appears to be a shoo-in. But which defender to get? And will Lukaku be a super sub or a supe… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 32 |
 Porkmeat | Pre season stats I've put together some preseason stats with the help of Berbatov. Stats include, Mins, Mins/Assist, Mins/Goal, and Total Goal Involvement while the player is on the field. Hope you find it useful… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 6 |
Couti & the Below5th | Probable starters Morning guys! I've updated my Probable Starters spread sheet for anyone who's interested: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B03D_KnVF1fRcVBoZU5PbGdSQzA/edit?usp=sharing With 3 points for a start a… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 14 |
 thepuntmaster | 5th mid spreadsheet REPOST Hello everyone! Here is the new update of my spreadsheet! There have been new changes for you - 1. Players added including Soldado and Lugano. 2. New 'VS' are added between the likes … | 12 years, 6 months ago | 4 |
 Djerbil | Community shield bonus pts I have used the stats from: http://www.whoscored.com/Matches/713513/LiveStatistics/England-Community-Shield-2012-2013-Manchester-United-Wigan and calculated the BAPS distribution for Man Utd vs Wi… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 5 |
J0E | RVP and Community Shield Fantasy football scout daily hot topic If RVP scores a brace or more in the Community Shield will that tempt you to get him for your GWK 1 squad? Or is he already in your squad, and would a blank… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 31 |
Mark | The Taarabt Effect Today's FFS Hot Topic... We'll be tweaking RMT and the Projections after the arrival of Taarabt at the Cottage. We envisage a dent in Berbatov's returns as a result - a shame, given he was ranking… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 13 |
 jimski | Home Advantage: 3 out of 4 ain't bad ! I did post this once before, but a couple of weeks ago, at a very different time of day. Thought it might be of interest to the DeadZone: One thing that is always worth looking out for is spells w… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 19 |
 Acquafresca | RVP yay or nay The RVP factor. It's like playing with fire... It's simple. There's 2 camps to start the season: The 'RVP Camp' and the 'Anti-RVP Camp' The RVP Camp is hoping the Dutchman gets off to a flying st… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 29 |
 Spectre | Chelsea's backline for the DGW We all want our Chelsea defender to start twice, but who will? Chelseas defence across the friendlies: 1 Wallace (Ivanovic ht), Kalas (Cahill ht), Terry (Chalobah ht), Cole (Bertrand ht) 2 Ivano… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 16 |
 Squeakybumtime | Defender Differentials Following on from yesterdays post on forwards, here’s my take on the defender differentials. Tried to concentrate on those who offer attacking threat, as that is where you gain an edge (Ranked by… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 20 |