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 Reckoner. | Van Persie vs The Moneyball Tactic Is Van Persie worth his 14m price? I have taken the strikers from the top 6 teams (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Man City, Man United & Tottenham) to look at their stats for last season. I have ta… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 32 |
 KJ- | Budget Midfield Options I decided to take the time and write up the pros and cons of a few of the more popular (and a few of the unmentioned) budget midfielders at 5.0 and under. The majority of the time we all know that … | 12 years, 7 months ago | 28 |
 TexanRed | Lambert vs J-Rod Rumbles On I posted this earlier today I stand by it: JROD vs LAMBERT - A huge number of RMT's are including JRod this season but I just wanted to give my two cents on the issue. I think that Jrod has been … | 12 years, 7 months ago | 14 |
 Squeakybumtime | Potential differentials: forwards Following on from yesterdays post on midfielders, here’s my take on the forward differentials. (Ranked by % owned, and less than 5%) 1. Soldado (TOT), £9.5m, 4.8% (has risen 1.5% since yesterda… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 8 |
 Dino | Putting a Value On Transfers The value of transfers There was an earlier post where people were discussing having the Chelsea goalkeeper a defender a midfielder and a villa striker. The idea was you can transfer out the goalk… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 24 |
 Lord Flashheart | Goalkeeper Options The goalkeepres options: There are mainly four options to goalkeepers IMO and I would like to review them all since I did some thinking and my conclusions might help someone: Option one - the big… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 40 |
 Twelve years a slave | Triggers' Spending Template Template revisited A few weeks ago i posted my template for expenditure on each position , thought it was time for a revisit. It seems to me that people are concentrating too much on who they p… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 20 |
 Camzy | The do's and don'ts of FPL I started writing this post a couple hours ago then got sidetracked by work. Yeah, work is a distraction 😀 But anyhow, here it is. What works in FPL from experience (some which might not be app… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 32 |
 Sangfroid | Is Coutinho really worth it? The curious case of Phillipe Coutinho So, the FPL prices were released and one of the most hotly anticipated prices was that of Phillipe Coutinho, Liverpool's 21 year old creative midfielder. Afte… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 34 |
 Jairzinho | The Petr Cech Option THE PETR CECH OPTION Is Cech a viable option for anyone? + Cech and Toure is £0.5m cheaper than the Mignolet and Cole/Ivan/Luiz partnership. + More flexibility for Week 3. You don't have to tran… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 34 |
 Rödallegabomb á´¿á´® | Template - It's not a bad thing to be among the crowd ~The Template Team~ Every year in FPL and on FFS, there is a template team. For those of you who do not know what a 'template' team is, it simple means a team consisting of players who most people… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 43 |
 Jafalad | Who's this years Hidden Gem ? Most of us are struggling to fill our teams with players from the top clubs. Every season though, there are a small group of budget players that find a way into our squads that manage to average a… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 59 |
 In Tommy We Trust | Silva anyone? Silva Chat City scored 66 and 93 goals in the previous two seasons. Those goals tallies highlight something that is interesting. In 2011/12 Silva stats included 6 goals and 17 assists. He was invo… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 38 |
 The Finnisher | City's Attacking Options Discussed Who's avoiding City attackers? | 12 years, 7 months ago | 42 |
 Mavric Marco | Son > Father Can anyone name a son who has surpassed his fathers achievements as a player or a manager? For example: Sir Alex & Darren Ferguson Brian Clough & Nigel Clough Johan Cruyff & Jordi Cruyff In ea… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 25 |
 Piggs Boson | Template Breaking I'm doing my best to break up the template. How does this look? Boruc - 4.5 Cole - Toure - Collins - Brayford - Ward Hazard - Mirallas - Nolan - Snodgrass - Kim RVP - Giroud - Sturridge | 12 years, 7 months ago | 10 |
 Big Fudge | Team by Team Striker Analysis The Great Front Line Debate This has been the part of my team where I have chopped and changed constantly, never really being happy with the final product. Thought I would help out others who, lik… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 23 |
 Crouch Potato! | Time to Bale out on RVP? I have read so many posts with the view that RVP becomes essential should Bale depart. Fail to see any logic behind this, in fact the departure of Bale has the opposite effect imo. In simplistic te… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 26 |
 Mark | A Friendly Nudge The Saturday FFS Hot Topic... The pre-season has already put forward a series of names who are clearly showing some form – Dzeko, Michu, Coutinho, Giroud, Benteke. How much of an influence is th… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 17 |
 thepuntmaster | Promoted Players' FPL Points REPOST I have updated the spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B6W3Px_oyV6-bXprWTJWMXlHYnc/edit?usp=sharing It is now in a ppt file so it is easier to upload and view. What is new is exx… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 7 |
 J0E | All aboard the Bony Express? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Fixtures Schmixtures - who is tempted to get Bony or Michu from Gameweek 1 and hope form really does trump fixtures? | 12 years, 7 months ago | 24 |
 Evs | Kim - A Cheeky Punt at 5m ? Few people have asked me about Kim, so here's the lowdown (being speaking to few Cardiff Season ticket holders in work today) * He's nailed on in Cardiffs team. * Started a little deeper earlier … | 12 years, 7 months ago | 24 |
 Brutus619 | Rooney and Soldado Video Analysis Following on from my series of video player analysis, so far including Carrick (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/07/30/friendlies-round-up-monday/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_5130830), Van Ginke… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 36 |
Piggs Boson | Underpriced players Which players do you think have been under-priced this year? | 12 years, 7 months ago | 13 |
J0E | Bargain basement search Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The search is on for bargains. There is a alot of talk of Chester at Hull being the best bet in the 4m defender category. But are there others we are overloo… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 21 |
 The3rdTurd | Bonus point epic analysis Warning: long and stat-filled post below about the new bonus system. If either of those things bother you, here’s the short version: • I’ve recalculated how the actual FPL baps would have be… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 101 |
 Golden Oldies | Di Canio's attacking full back strategy Interesting quotes here from Di Canio about the roles of fullbacks this season for Sunderland... "... And the Sunderland head coach says that playing at full-back will involve a far more attacking… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 3 |
 Kings of Lyon ★ | Cheap fifth midfielder options I reckon it'll be post at the bottom of the last page - Who is everyone going for for their 5th mid? Im looking at - 6m Morrison Adam De Guz Fer 5.5m Jarvis Bellamy Schneiderlin Cole Boyd 5.0… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 16 |
 mathmo | Introducing Soldado Looks like Soldado is off to White Hart Lane. Watched a lot of his games at Valencia, and a few for Spain. He is an excellent finisher and has the ability to turn, accelerate and get away from a d… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 16 |
J0E | Formation options Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What formation do you plan to predominantly use in the FPL game next season? 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 look to be the most common. Do you alternate between them or pre… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 33 |
 SW6 | Home Angels and Away Devils Thought I'd do a little research on Home and Away, and how much we should consider it when choosing who to play each week. Firstly, Teams. Home Fortress - These are teams that are getting the vas… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 6 |
Brutus619 | Video analysis of Van Ginkel and Bony Following on from my Youtube player analysis of Carrick (http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/07/30/friendlies-round-up-monday/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_5130830) this morning, I thought I would t… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 12 |
 Gimli son of Gloin | Alternative Captain Choices Seen a lot of people saying Bale and RVP are the two main captaincy options and it's difficult to argue. RVP's consistency is absolutely staggering really, and I would feel confident captaining hi… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 19 |
 Beavis | Lukaku - a bandwagon out of control? The Lukaku Conundrum Is Lukaku really a viable option as the 3rd Chelsea player (the other 2 being a DF and Hazard)? The reality is that Lukaku could be a great option for Chelsea if he was to sta… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 24 |
Camzy | Key FPL questions so far FPL Pre-Season F.A.Q. DZ Repost/Amended 1. RVP or Bale? This question is the biggest one when making a team this year. Some people are convinced one way or the other but there's really no right … | 12 years, 7 months ago | 27 |
J0E | If Bale leaves does RVP become a shoo-in? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Bale's rumoured move to Real Madrid once again dominates the sports pages today. If the Welsh midfielder did move out of the Premier League does this automat… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 36 |
Twelve years a slave | How many DGW players is too many? Coming to the conclusion that Benteke not worth it for the DGW Having four DGW players will just lead to point hits and problems down the line . Even if he scores and gets eight points over the … | 12 years, 7 months ago | 27 |
 speardrops | Fantasy football's golden rules After reading countless RMTs it's difficult to not just say here's your weak points here's who needs to go in there (but I will help where possible). Simple questions I would give for you to use w… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 6 |
Lord Flashheart | 15 Steps to FPL Heaven 15 things you need to know about FPL (just some random thoughts that might help mostly new players): 1 - taking hits is like drugs - it's fun in moderation, but when you get addicted there is no w… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 17 |
Mark | Coutinho - Nearing Essential Status? Today's FFS Hot Topic.... Coutinho's form in pre-season has been nothing short of electric so far. Given Liverpool's decent run of opening fixtures and with Suarez banned and Sturridge perhaps sti… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 24 |
Mark | City Investment. Where To Start? For today's FFS Hot Topic, let's focus on City and their potential early doors... They have the fixtures and a vast array of talent to offer Fantasy managers points over the opening Gameweeks. How… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 34 |
Mark | Maximum Spend Up Front Today's FFS Hot Topic... Benteke’s pre-season hat-trick is a timely reminder of the quality available under 10.0 million. Is Benteke/Sturridge and a couple of mid-price in a 3-4-3 the way to go,… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 17 |
In Tommy We Trust | Further Rotation and fixture difficulty analysis Afternoon all, Firstly thanks to Absinthe who has integrated all his rotation findings into my season ticker. This has allowed me to create a score based on my season ticker calculations and prese… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 21 |
Mark | What Do Points Make? Prizes? Today's Hot Topic enquires on your motivation behind playing Fantasy Football. Do you play for prizes or simply pride and kudos? Are you tempted to try new games based on the prizes available and… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 28 |
 Demí | 2nd Season Syndrome What are people's thoughts about second season syndrome(SSS) for players? Is it a myth.. or are there strong cases of players being affected by it. Lots of players fail to live up to their debut … | 12 years, 7 months ago | 16 |
 Lateriser 12 | How to get Bale/RVP and 3 Chelsea players. For those of you who want Bale and RVP and a little flexibility and 3 Che, let me walk you through a draft. And you want to leave the option of not using your wildcard as well, then give this a tho… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 46 |
J0E | What's your CHE/AVL Dgwk strategy? How many and which Chelsea and Villa double gameweek players are you getting? Which are the best three options from each side? Anyone planning to stock up then wildcard in gwk 2-3? | 12 years, 7 months ago | 43 |
Squeakybumtime | £6m midfield options I have been looking at who I think are the viable options in midfield for 6m only (nothing more nothing less), seems to be a range caught in limbo. Duff (Ful) First 6 games: sun ARS new WBA che C… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 9 |
J0E | Best Budget Buys Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Top choice budget players in each position. So which budget players are currently occupying your cheap rotating defender, fifth midfielder and third strike… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 28 |
 Vote Joke | Assessing the promoted teams Of the promoted teams, who do you think will do well? I'm not sure, but my thinking is currently thus (please correct me): Holloway likes to play in a hung-ho fashion. I can see Palace perhaps sco… | 12 years, 7 months ago | 12 |