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
- DC -	Benteke the Essential Answer to RvP? IS BENTEKE ESSENTIAL? I believe he is starting to be and was getting close at points last season. Home or away he can be deadly, I remember when we got beat 3-1 at Anfield, he was instrumental. Th…	13 years, 28 days ago	38
Mark	The FPL Scout Surgery Our first Scout Surgery piece went up on FPL site today. Fill out the form if you want some dubious advice from Paul and myself.... http://t.co/OziG8y7hml	13 years, 28 days ago	17
GreenWindmill	Life Without RVP? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic One for the RVP-less people here. Are you now basing your transfers on getting RVP in within the next three gameweeks? Or are you resigned to going RVP-le…	13 years, 29 days ago	68
Ninjaa	Is Dzeko overhyped? morning guys, is anyone else not sold on the dzeko-wagon? I mean he had a good all round game but he fluffed a lot of good chances that could have been critical in a game that was close and could h…	13 years, 29 days ago	46
Demel	Is Coverage A Myth? Is coverage a myth? Not the word itself, I understand the principle but why is it essential to have players to 'cover' teams or not have too many players from a team? Defensive cover - if a goal …	13 years, 29 days ago	24
J0E	Best Man City Options Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Which Man City player looks the best to get? Does Silva or Toure offer security? Anyone going to attempt to navigate the Man City striker maze?	13 years, 29 days ago	35
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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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?	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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?	13 years, 1 month 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 …	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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!	13 years, 1 month 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.	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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 …	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month ago	46
J0E	Your squads Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Ok, lets see your teams then. Anyone not captained Hazard?	13 years, 1 month ago	41
get_in	RMT Service! In aid of page decluttering community service - post your RMT here and I'll give you some feedback.	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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.…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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.	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month 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 …	13 years, 1 month 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…	13 years, 1 month ago	5

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