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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Az
FINAL CHANCE TO COMPLETE THE FFS SURVEY

Hey guys, A few weeks ago, I set up a survey to get your impressions of how FFScout currently operates, what's working, what can be improved etc. https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/04/13…

5 years, 1 month ago6

Legomané
GW34 Rough with the smooth

How was your Gameweek?

 Were any of your players benched? Did your transfers pay off? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return?

 Share your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek…

5 years, 1 month ago43

Rotation's Alter Ego
April Community Writer of the month vote

Here we go again - another month to show your thanks to a group of incredibly hard-working Community Writers. We had a strong Scandinavian theme this month, with the return of the Allsvenskan and E…

5 years, 1 month ago0

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast at 8pm tonight. Join me, Seb and Karam to look ahead to the ever changing DGW 35 Feel free to leave your questions here

5 years, 1 month ago12

Rotation's Alter Ego
Best Defenders to Prioritise

Lots of defender chat going on today before the double gameweek so will try to gather some of it together. Interestingly there doesn’t seem to be that many popular options going around, especiall…

5 years, 1 month ago34

RedLightning
FPL Hall of Fame - who would you nominate?

On last week's FPL Show, Mark nominated Matty Taylor and Michu as his two nominations for an FPL Hall of Fame. Frank Lampard would be one of mine - not sure who would be the second, there are so ma…

5 years, 1 month ago33

Legomané
Forster to play DGW35 according to report

Hampshire Live report that Fraser Forster will return to GK duties for both DGW35 matches, with Alex McCarthy back between the posts in BGW36. “Fraser Forster, the club's hugely impressive cup …

5 years, 1 month ago26

nerd_is_the_werd
Is Bale a good FPL option?

Any reason why Bale shouldn't start games or extend his stay at Tottenham? 9 goals in 16 games. He's still miles better than Lamela, Bergwijn, and offers more of a goal-threat over Lucas.

5 years, 1 month ago14

Elfozzie 42
Man United vs Liverpool fallout...

Given the postponement of Man Utd vs Liverpool is now official and rescheduling discussions are going on right now, we have three questions to ask... 1. When do you think the game should/could/wil…

5 years, 1 month ago18

G-Whizz
Pre-Deadline A or B questions...

Time for the pre-deadline A or B thread! What are your last minute questions on captaincy, transfers, bench or even anything else? Please post as an A or B question, and please answer a few other…

5 years, 1 month ago111

Rotation's Alter Ego
DGW 35 / BGW 36 confirmed

Fixture changes announced, looks like some doubles being lined up here for GW35 https://www.premierleague.com/news/2123261 Edit (As it's a HT we'll edit this continuously as the story becomes cle…

5 years, 1 month ago34

Legomané
FRIDAY PRESS CONFERENCE TIMES

Friday Press Conference times Bruce - 9.30am Smith - 9.30am Mason - 12.30pm Nuno - 1pm Klopp - 1.15pm Tuchel - 1.30pm Arteta - 1.30pm Hodgson - 1:30pm Ancelotti - 1:30pm Heckingbottom - 1:30pm P…

5 years, 1 month ago5

Geoff
GW34 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form this GW, stepping up with a big score, and why?

 Maybe someone who hasn’t scored well lately, has very low ownership, or is being broadly overlooked in the c…

5 years, 1 month ago8

BigManBakar
GW34 Preview

The Preview: GW 34 Greetings everyone, welcome to my latest article where I discuss all the pertinent questions relevant to the upcoming GW: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) Q: Bruno Fern…

5 years, 1 month ago11

Legomané
Thursday Press Conference Times

Thursday Press Conference times: Bielsa - 11am Parker - 1pm Hasenhuttl - 1pm Dyche - 1:15pm Allardyce - 1.30pm Potter - 1.30pm Solskjaer - Post-match https://twitter.com/FFScout/status/138765639…

5 years, 1 month ago4

G-Whizz
GW34 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW34 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/125jgq1 (Provided by Betbrain) GW33 clean sheet results: LEI: 51% ❌ LIV: 51% ❌ BHA: 47% ❌ WOL: 41% ❌ CHE: 40% ✅ AVL: 39% ❌ ARS: …

5 years, 1 month ago7

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 34

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 34. Think you have the eye to pick the differentials and form a winning team vs the Scout Picks? We need a Community Champion to represent u…

5 years, 1 month ago0

Geoff
Gameweek 33 Rough with the Smooth

How was your Gameweek?

 Were any of your players benched? Did your transfers pay off? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return?

 Share your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek…

5 years, 1 month ago31

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast Tuesday evening at 8pm Feel free to leave your questions here on GWK 34 and beyond. Joining Seb and I is Flapjack from FPL Surgery. 🙂

5 years, 1 month ago10

G-Whizz
Pre-deadline A or B questions!

Time for the pre-deadline A or B thread! What are your last minute questions on captaincy/transfers/bench/anything else? Please post as an A or B question, and please answer a few other people af…

5 years, 1 month ago77

RedLightning
FFS Mini-Leagues & Community Competitions, Gameweek 32

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Scout mini-leagues and community competitions round-up after Double Gameweek 32, when the ESL dragon was slain and most of the biggest scores were obtained by manage…

5 years, 1 month ago2

Geoff
GW33 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form this GW, stepping up with a big score, and why?

 Maybe someone who hasn’t scored well lately, has very low ownership, or is being broadly overlooked in the c…

5 years, 1 month ago9

Legomané
Friday press conference times

Friday Press conference times Smith - 9:30am Bruce - 9:30am Bielsa - 9.30am Nuno - 1pm Dyche - 1pm Moyes - 1.30pm Tuchel - 1.30pm Klopp - 1.30pm Solskjaer - 1.30pm https://twitter.com/ffscout/sta…

5 years, 1 month ago6

Geoff
Gameweek 32 Rough with the Smooth

How was your Gameweek?

 Were any of your players benched? Did your transfers pay off? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return?

 Share your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek…

5 years, 1 month ago15

BigManBakar
The Review: GW 32

The Review: GW 32 Greetings everyone, welcome to my latest article where I discuss the upcoming gameweek and the gameweek gone by at length: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) Q: In this sec…

5 years, 1 month ago4

G-Whizz
GW33 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW33 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/11vej7w (Provided by Betbrain) GW32 clean sheet results: MNU: 51% ❌ WOL: 50% ✅ LEI: 49% ✅ MCI: 47% ❌ CHE: 46% ✅ ARS: 44% ❌ WHU: …

5 years, 1 month ago4

Sam FPLFamily
Submit Q&A questions for Adam

Tomorrow we are running another Live Q&A over on the FFS_Community Twitter account. This week Adam from the FPL Experiment Podcast and Official FPLShow guest will be answering your questions. Y…

5 years, 1 month ago6

Az
Take part in the FFS Survey

Hi all, Keen to ensure that this isn't lost. The survey will be up and running for the next two weeks or so and want to make sure all site users have the opportunity to fill it in. I've set this u…

5 years, 1 month ago6

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 33

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 33. Think you have the eye to pick the differentials and form a winning team vs the Scout Picks? We need a Community Champion to represent u…

5 years, 1 month ago0

Eze Really?
ESL: more support outside the UK?

Hi Huys, I would love to know the viewpoint of those who live outside the UK and support the big 6, if they would want the ESL to arrive?

5 years, 1 month ago59

Ragabolly
Price Changes

Risers: None Fallers: Ødegaard (5.8) Doucouré (5.1)

5 years, 1 month ago2

Captain Vantastic™
Mourinho sacked: what are the impacts?

Jose gone

5 years, 1 month ago14

Geoff
ESL: yes or no?

So as pointed out by a few we didn't yet have a Hot Topic yet on the Super League. Remember, if you see something that's HT-worthy please flag it to the mod team! Ideally something that provokes co…

5 years, 1 month ago47

Party time
Will Super League affect FPL?

European super league will surely affect fpl next season. As if Champions league wasn’t enough

5 years, 1 month ago15

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

***Scoutcast Tuesday 8pm!*** Joining @SebWassell and I is @TheFPLPrince Everton, Leeds and Brighton all represented....the Big three! Feel free to let us know your questions here

5 years, 1 month ago3

G-Whizz
Pre-deadline A or B questions!

Time for the pre-deadline A or B thread! What are your last minute questions on captaincy/transfers/bench/anything else? Please post as an A or B question, and please answer a few other people af…

5 years, 2 months ago98

Geoff
GW32 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form this GW, stepping up with a big score, and why?

 Maybe someone who hasn’t scored well lately, has very low ownership, or is being broadly overlooked in the c…

5 years, 2 months ago21

BigManBakar
GW31 Review

The Review: GW 31 Greetings everyone, welcome to my latest article where I discuss the upcoming double gameweek with particular focus on triple captaincy: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) …

5 years, 2 months ago13

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 32

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 32. Think you have the eye to pick the differentials and form a winning team vs the Scout Picks? We need a Community Champion to represent u…

5 years, 2 months ago0

G-Whizz
GW32 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW32 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/11aubf9 (Provided by Betbrain) GW31 clean sheet results: CHE: 49% ❌ ARS: 47% ✅ MCI: 46% ❌ LIV: 40% ❌ BUR: 38% ❌ FUL: 38% ❌ BHA: …

5 years, 2 months ago17

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

Scoutcast Feel free to leave your questions for us here. Plus one of the topics we will discuss is "unfairly unfashionable players"...players FPL managers may be unfairly dismissing despite prom…

5 years, 2 months ago10

Geoff
Allsvenskan Fantasy GW1 deadline

Allsvenskan Fantasy GW1 deadline is at 13:00! How's your team looking? Any last minute decisions still to make?

5 years, 2 months ago7

Geoff
GW31 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form this GW, stepping up with a big score, and why?

 Maybe someone who hasn’t scored well lately, has very low ownership, or is being broadly overlooked in the c…

5 years, 2 months ago14

BigManBakar
GW30 Review

The Review: GW 30 Greetings everyone, welcome to my latest piece where I discuss the happenings in the FPL stratosphere with particular focus on wildcards: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) …

5 years, 2 months ago6

Geoff
Premium vs Budget dilemmas

It seems quite a few are looking at some premium vs budget dilemmas right now, similar to Az (above article) when considering Liverpool and Leicester. Salah v Jota Vardy v Iheanacho TAA v Phillips…

5 years, 2 months ago9

Moxon
Best GK to finish the season

Who is your GK for the rest of the season and why?

5 years, 2 months ago17

Sam FPLFamily
Submit Q&A questions for Seb

FFS_Community Twitter Q&A Tomorrow at 6:30 GMT we will be running another Q&A over on our community Twitter account. This week Pro Pundit Seb Wassell will be answering your Gameweek 31 #FPL ques…

5 years, 2 months ago10

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 31

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 31. Think you have the eye to pick the differentials and form a winning team vs the Scout Picks? We need a Community Champion to represent u…

5 years, 2 months ago0

G-Whizz
GW31 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW31 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/115uz3q (Provided by Betbrain) GW30 clean sheet results: CHE: 58% ❌ EVE: 45% ❌ LEE: 45% ❌ MCI: 43% ✅ MNU: 41% ❌ TOT: 41% ❌ SOU: …

5 years, 2 months ago4

Geoff
Gameweek 30 Rough with the Smooth

How was your Gameweek?

 Were any of your players benched? Did your transfers pay off? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return?

 Share your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek…

5 years, 2 months ago14