Hot Topics

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Raya Martin	ARS	B
Up	Martinez	CHE	C, Vs
No Change	Verbruggen	BHA	C
No Change	Pickford	EVE	C
No Change	Kinsky	TOT	C
Up	Hornícek	NEW	Vs

	Player	Club	Factors
Up	Konsa Ngoyo	ARS	C
No Change	Calafiori	ARS	A
Up	Lacroix	CHE	C, Vs
No Change	De Cuyper	BHA	A, OoP
No Change	Gvardiol	MCI	A
No Change	Thiaw	NEW	C, Vs
No Change	Tarkowski	EVE	A
Down	van Dijk	LIV	C
No Change	Canvot	CRY	C, Vs
No Change	Muharemovic	LEE	B
No Change	Williams	NFO	B
No Change	Ajer	BRE	B

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Bruno Fernandes	MUN	A
Up	Palmer	CHE	A, Vs
Up	Rogers	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Saka	ARS	A
Down	Szoboszlai	LIV	B
No Change	Mbeumo	MUN	A
Down	Semenyo	MCI	B
No Change	Groß	BHA	B
No Change	Dewsbury-Hall	EVE	B
No Change	Gibbs-White	NFO	A
Up	Barnes	NEW	B, Vs
Down	Sangaré	BRE	A

	Player	Club	Factors
No Change	Haaland	MCI	A
No Change	João Pedro	CHE	A, Vs
No Change	Wissa	NEW	B, Vs
No Change	Isak	LIV	A
No Change	Thiago	BRE	C
No Change	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	C
No Change	McBurnie	HUL	C
No Change	Barry	EVE	B
No Change	Gonzalo García	FUL	C

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Author	Hot Topic	Date	Replies
TorresMagic™	Where will Özil rank among midfielders? Where do you think Özil will finish in FPL points in the midfielders. Price suggests top 5. Will he outscore Walcott with similar minutes?	13 years, 13 days ago	34
King Nemanja	Four at the Back With plenty of chat about going with a 4-3-3 formation on here today, I'm going to throw my two cents on the table. Main arguments for this is 1) the new bonus point system is more favourable towa…	13 years, 14 days ago	9
BigFatFrank	RVP Template Walk Through Long boring post alert. A walk through of what I see as an RVP Template There has been a hell of a lot of good chat and analysis over these first three weeks and now into the international break …	13 years, 14 days ago	5
J0E	Wildcard RMT surgery Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard round-up A number of you are wildcarding this week. Thought it to be good to compile your wildcard drafts here as a hot topic to offer tips for yo…	13 years, 14 days ago	31
Brutus619	Erik Lamela *Erik Lamela* An extremely exciting player added to a Spurs squad now devoid of the mercurial talent that is Bale. Lamela is seen by many as a player that out of the new recruits, is closest t…	13 years, 15 days ago	18
ADucksBehind	Top 5 in each position Name your top 5 in each position! Forwards : RVP, Soldado, Benteke, Sturridge, Giroud Mids: Walcott, Lamps, Lamela, Michu, Brady Defenders: Vidic, Zabaleta, Coleman, Enrique, Walker	13 years, 15 days ago	12
J0E	Most exciting transfers Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Ozil at Arsenal, Lukaku at Everton and Odemwingie at Cardiff are just some of a raft of enticing transfers that concluded yesterday. From a fantasy football…	13 years, 15 days ago	21
bluetiger	Bonus Point Allocation Warning - this is a long post but some of you out there might find it interesting… I’ve been forced into using my WC this week and have been trying to work out the merits of investing more hea…	13 years, 16 days ago	22
J0E	What's your average gwk score? Thanks to the double gameweek the average score over the first three weeks is quite high. 165 average total. This gives a weekly average of 55. I'm currently averaging 58.6 a week so fairly happy…	13 years, 16 days ago	55
Dukes of Hazard	Dream transfer deadline day moves Arsenal, United and to some extent Liverpool fans (as well as any fan who thinks their clubs need some new recruits) Who would you like to see arrive at your club (lets try to be realistic):	13 years, 16 days ago	22
J0E	Myths and Realities Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Quick stock check on the myths and realities of the 2013/14 fantasy football season so far. After three gameweeks which of these scenarios will still be tru…	13 years, 16 days ago	30
J0E	Worst Ever Gameweek? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What has been your worst ever Gameweek? Why was it such a horror show?	13 years, 18 days ago	35
J0E	More Gwk 3 Differentials Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic You've seen our three differential picks - which would you add to that list for Gameweek 3?	13 years, 19 days ago	22
PlayON	Friday's PlayON Discussion Killian here from PlayON - I’m happy to answer any questions you have about the PlayON article above or about PlayON in general. If you post any questions you have as responses to this post I’l…	13 years, 19 days ago	13
mathmo	How AVB Is Turning Spurs into Porto Mk II For those wondering where the goals may lie in the North London derby.. AVB at Porto had a predilection for overloading one side in his 4-3-3 system, and his new signings seem to indicate he is ge…	13 years, 19 days ago	15
J0E	Injury transfer blunders Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The news that Kolo Toure could be fit enough to play this weekend and looks a certainty for Gameweek 4 will come as a blow to those who transferred out the i…	13 years, 19 days ago	40
Twelve years a slave	Wildcard Worth How much is a wildcard worth? I know we all reluctant to take hits and maintain a good start , hence the inkling to push the wildcard button. But how much is the wildcard actually worth? Sometim…	13 years, 20 days ago	20
Absinthe 42	Transparent Price Rises? Since managing budget and price rises is part of the game, why doesn't the official site make it clear when price changes are about to happen? What's the point of telling us the net ownership chan…	13 years, 20 days ago	20
J0E	Eto'o - price estimates. Eto'o Fact Time Over the last two and a bit seasons in the Russian league he's scored 25 goals and notched up 11 assists in 51 appearances. If he can maintain his late career form then he should …	13 years, 20 days ago	9
Lambert Is A Goal Machine	Saints' Midfield Maze Hey everybody, I'm attempting to crack the Saints midfield dilemma here for those that are interested in alternatives to Lambert and co. I am a devoted Saints fan and watching the Carling cup mid…	13 years, 20 days ago	21
Gilbo88	GWK 3 Decisions Survey Little help with my captaincy choice needed if you wouldn't mind giving up a minute of your time. This is the way I see it.... 1. Do you think the NLD will continue the recent trend and be high sc…	13 years, 20 days ago	20
get_in	Wildcard Strategy A few thoughts on the merits of using your WC in the international break. I think there are some good and many bad reasons for wildcarding then, my thoughts are as follows: 1. "I want to WC to pla…	13 years, 20 days ago	18
J0E	International break team strategy Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What plans do you have for your team during the international break? Are you saving a transfer in case of injuries? Are you wildcarding to freshen up your …	13 years, 20 days ago	32
Woy of the Wovers	Man City's Striker Rotation A lot of people here think that Aguero and Negredo will start for City thus week. Am I missing something that Pellegrini has said or done to suggest that Dzeko will not start?	13 years, 20 days ago	47
@ImpressiveTackl	Squad balance SQUAD BALANCE Do you ever put the fixtures and form (what little of it there is to actually examine ATM) to one side and just look purely at the balance of your squad. In an ideal world, would the…	13 years, 21 days ago	25
Al Pacino	Never Take a Hit For a Defender - Myth or Reality? Never take a hit for a defender. Heard that around here, I reckon it's sound advice.	13 years, 21 days ago	20
J0E	Best Defence and GK line up? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What is your ideal defensive and goalkeeper combination, given that centre backs and only the most attacking full backs are prospering under the new Bonus Po…	13 years, 21 days ago	31
@ImpressiveTackl	Captaincy Options (Non-RVP) Captaincy Options (Non-RVP) First, apologies for the blurb of text, if you're not into fixtures move along. This is from a purely fixtures point of view and of course form will guide us too soon e…	13 years, 22 days ago	29
King Nemanja	Rooney and RVP - Last season's stats Long post alert! Decided to see how RVP compared to Rooney last season, when both were on the pitch together. Below is a list of each gameweek and how each player performed while the other was on …	13 years, 22 days ago	24
J0E	RVP Options Fantasy Football Scout Does RVP's blank in gameweek 2, Rooney's likely decision to stay at Manchester United and a wealth of attacking options from other teams, mean that RVP is no longer essentia…	13 years, 22 days ago	20
GreenWindmill	Six reasons to dump Hazard No question there's a mass movement to get rid of Hazard this week, I wasn't planning on being part of it just yet so I'm keen to understand the motivations and see if it changes my mind. What are…	13 years, 23 days ago	31
- DC -	Hazard replacements Most people seem to be doing the Hazard out, Silva in transfer for GW3. I'm just not as convinced. Its the obvious transfer, but does anyone on here think there is a better option? I've got up to …	13 years, 23 days ago	17
J0E	Chelsea and Villa players. Who goes? Who stays? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What are you doing with your Chelsea and Aston Villa players? Any you want to keep? Which players are you looking to replace them with?	13 years, 23 days ago	15
Mark	Scout Surgery Open at FPL Morning all...if anyone wants me to take a look at their team (a dubious honour), we're taking appointments at the Scout surgery over on the FPL from this morning... http://t.co/OziG8y7hml	13 years, 23 days ago	19
isacki: full casual	FAQ on price changes PRICE CHANGES Thanks to my inability to sleep at a decent hour I've been following the price changes for a couple of seasons now. As you've probably noticed, price changes are occurring less frequ…	13 years, 24 days ago	44
jamsiep	Defender form analysis Just done a quick bit of analysis on whether we can read into the apparent defender bias in the new bonus system. I've ignored the "top 6" teams - those with the most expensive defenders, United, C…	13 years, 24 days ago	13
J0E	Is the age of the premium midfielder over? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Is the age of the premium midfielder over? Out of the top 11 players this season in terms of FPL pts so far just one is a midfielder (Nolan). Four of thos…	13 years, 24 days ago	28
Scab	Forwards v Midfielders I was tinkering around with my team and came to the conclusion that even if I had almost unlimited resources to spend on my front 3, I would still have trouble choosing them. Why? because midfield …	13 years, 25 days ago	11
Del Monte	Bonus Points BAPS: Ful vs Ars Podolski 3 Giroud 2 Bent 1 Eve vs Wba Jagielka/Baines/Foster/Jones 3 Hul vs Nor Brady 3 McGregor 2 Chester/Davies 1 New vs Whu Colocinni/Santon 3 Collins 1 Sot vs Sun Fon…	13 years, 25 days ago	14
J0E	Best budget player of gwk 2? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Last week Barkley emerged as the budget priced hero of the Gameweek. Who will be the budget hero of Gameweek 2?	13 years, 25 days ago	33
thetinkerman	Who To Captain And Why? (c) Soldado or Wally? Both will have a European hangover, but at least Spurs opponents will too. Wally got more minutes, and has less recovery time, but is fitter than Soldado, who is still getti…	13 years, 26 days ago	42
In Tommy We Trust	Members table: Explosion Imminent is back. Tweaked the Explosion imminent table to get it up and running for the season, rather than waiting for 4 gameweeks. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/266/ Who will…	13 years, 26 days ago	4
PlayON	PlayON Feedback & Tips GW2 Killian here from PlayON. If you have any questions about the article above our about PlayON in general, just add them as replies here and I’ll answer them all	13 years, 26 days ago	14
Bridge	Well balanced RVP RMT of the day. Thoughts/Suggestions/Insults appreciated! Boruc (Davis) Zabaleta, Toure, Collins (Chester, Ward) Walcott, Silva, Mirallas, Nolan (Barkley) Van Persie, Sturridge, Dzeko GK is obviously the weak li…	13 years, 26 days ago	57
J0E	Golden Boot predictions Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will be the Premier League's top three goalscorers this season?	13 years, 26 days ago	30
Axle11	Is Toure the man to tame benteke? i have both Mignolet and Benteke, and i can't decide because hardly to predict what Aston Villa vs Liverpool will be this week. so i did a research and finally found this: http://www.bettingexpert…	13 years, 27 days ago	30
Arsenal Deli	RVP v Benteke armband analysis With decisions to be made this GW on who is the best option to captain, and Man U with a tough game against Chelsea, I did some research on RVP's performance last season against the Top 5 teams las…	13 years, 27 days ago	8
Spencer	GW1 Key Lesson Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What key lesson have you learnt from Gameweek 1?	13 years, 27 days ago	29
Absinthe 42	Where is the strangest place you've made a transfer? I just made my FT while laying prone on an acupuncturist's table, with assorted needles stuck in me and some bloody machine giving me electric shots. IF THAT DOESN'T GET RESULTS THEN I DON'T KNOW …	13 years, 28 days ago	22
samaael	To WC or not to WC Just thoguht I'd share from my new blog: To WC or not to WC? ( may as well keep with the Shakespeare theme) This is a short article on my philosophies concerning the elusive, or not-so-elusive …	13 years, 28 days ago	8

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