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Author Hot Topic Date Replies

Andy_Social
Is the Bonus Point System fair?

Sorry, I really don't like the baps system as it is. What I dislike is the way players are rewarded or penalised twice over for the same thing. You win points for goals and assists, penalty saves a…

5 years, 5 months ago 26

Camzy
Best midfielders for the run-in

Anyone want to discuss run-in midfielders? I'd like to start narrowing down who I want on WC in 31. Must-have: Gundogan, Fernandes -- I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna go without these 2. Elite tier:…

5 years, 5 months ago 56

Rotation's Alter Ego
Make or Break Punts

Big thanks to Greyhead for writing the Community Article above, excellent as always. Reading through it, he makes an interesting point in it - is it now time to be brave? As we come into the final…

5 years, 5 months ago 22

G-Whizz
GW30 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW30fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/10rwhvp (Provided by Betbrain) BGW29 clean sheet results: BHA: 48% ✅ ARS: 30% ❌ FUL: 30% ❌ TOT: 30% ✅ LEE: 27% ❌ WHU: 27% ❌ AVL: …

5 years, 5 months ago 9

Hazz
Team Preview tool - Chrome extension...

Hey, my friend has built a Chrome Extension for FPL that allows you to preview your team for future GWs, inside the 'My Team' page on the FPL website. Full credit to him; I've only helped test it…

5 years, 6 months ago 7

Legomané
PRE-BGW29 DEADLINE A OR B QUESTIONS

Time for a Pre-Blank-Gameweek deadline A or B thread! What are your last minute questions on your Free Hit chip deployment/ captaincy/ transfers/ hits/ anything else? Please post as an A or B que…

5 years, 6 months ago 62

Geoff
BGW29 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, 6 months ago 24

BigManBakar
The Review: GW 28

The Review: GW 28 Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of “The Review” where I look at Free Hit and the upcoming blank GW29 at length: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) Before I …

5 years, 6 months ago 10

RedLightning
Ideas for improving Mini-Leagues and Community Competitions articles.

We would welcome any ideas for improving our Mini-Leagues & Community Competitions articles. Do you think that any of the sections should be expanded, reduced or otherwise changed, or are there any…

5 years, 6 months ago 21

Geoff
Best BGW29 midfield picks

Following on from Sterling Archer's quoted line about Son from Mourinho above, who is the best Son replacement for those who want to sell him? It looks to me like a tough GW to find strong options…

5 years, 6 months ago 20

G-Whizz
BGW29 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

BGW29 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/10nf5nc (Provided by Betbrain) GW28 clean sheet results: MCI: 51% ✅ LEI: 48% ✅ LIV: 41% ✅ EVE: 40% ❌ AVL: 39% ❌ CRY: 39% ✅ MNU:…

5 years, 6 months ago 2

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 29

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 29. 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, 6 months ago 0

fusen
Selling Salah: Recent vs Historical form

I wonder if this season will be one when lots of FPL managers look back and just wonder at why they kept Salah for so long. I've owned him for 28 gameweeks, why oh why I've listened to nostalgia …

5 years, 6 months ago 12

Moderately content penguin
Should we look at Arsenal defence for BGW29?

The Arsenal clean sheet record is absolute tosh this season isn't it? Just 6 and if you factor in United approach to "big" matches it's close to as low as it could rationally be Fulham United Lee…

5 years, 6 months ago 18

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

SCOUTCAST - looking ahead to #GW29 #fpl TUES 8pm Joining me is @DavidMunday815 and an internetted @SebWassell Feel free to leave your questions here

5 years, 6 months ago 12

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 ONLY an A or B question, and please answer a few other peop…

5 years, 6 months ago 154

Geoff
GW28 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form this GW to score big, and why?

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

…

5 years, 6 months ago 22

G-Whizz
GW28 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW28 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/10ja0nl (Provided by Betbrain) GW27 clean sheet results: CHE: 46% ✅ LIV: 46% ❌ TOT: 46% ❌ ARS: 43% ❌ MCI: 43% ❌ & 50% ❌ SOU: 39%…

5 years, 6 months ago 6

Deulofail
Do Free Hits have to be differential?

The guys on BlackBox think that FHers (in 29) will be looking specifically for differentials to make the most of the chip. For example, you'd get Lingard over Antonio because Antonio will be owned …

5 years, 6 months ago 15

Geoff
Allsvenskan Fantasy is live

Welcome back, Allsvenskan! Our mini-league code is above, along with the new rules. Check out the link to our opening article on the official Fantasy Allsvenskan site, found in the article above. …

5 years, 6 months ago 6

BigManBakar
The Review: GW 27

The Review: GW 27 Greetings everyone, welcome aboard as I present “The Review” where I reflect on the happenings of GW27 with a look ahead to GW28: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) Bef…

5 years, 6 months ago 13

Geoff
Gameweek 27 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, 6 months ago 38

Andy_Social
Teams with motivation

I've a hunch that with the PL sewn up and 3 cup comps to win, City will ease off in the PL and rotate even more than usual. I'm gonna gradually divest myself of my 3 City assets, losing one for GW2…

5 years, 6 months ago 41

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

Hey all, Later than billed (apologies for that, very much my fault) but another new month means we ask for your favourite Community writer from February. As always, the winner will walk away with …

5 years, 6 months ago 0

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 28

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 28. 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, 6 months ago 0

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

SCOUTCAST Tues 8pm! David and Seb will be joining me to look ahead to GWK 28. Feel free to let us know your questions.

5 years, 6 months ago 16

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, 6 months ago 104

RedLightning
FFS Mini-League and Community Tournaments round-up, GW26

Welcome to the Fantasy Football Scout mini-leagues and community competitions round-up after Gameweek 26, an eventful record Double Gameweek. As well as the two main FFScout Leagues, we also report…

5 years, 6 months ago 0

G-Whizz
GW27 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

GW27 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/10dt7si (Provided by Betbrain) DGW26 clean sheet results: Part One: MCI: 52% ❌ LIV: 45% ✅ TOT: 44% ✅ BHA: 39% ❌ WOL: 39% ❌ FUL: 38…

5 years, 6 months ago 4

BigManBakar
GW26 Review

The Review: GW 26 Greetings everyone, welcome aboard to the latest edition of “The Review” where I cast my eyes on FPL events, past and future, heading into GW27: (Data taken from FFScout wit…

5 years, 6 months ago 14

Geoff
GW27 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, 6 months ago 29

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 27

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 27. 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, 6 months ago 0

tbos83
Worst decision of the season

What's your worst decision of the season? Mine = not getting Martinez

5 years, 6 months ago 77

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues - leave your questions here

Live SCOUTCAST TUES (Time TBC) Ahead of tomorrow's Scoutcast feel free to let us know your questions. Will let you know tomorrow re time as may be an early evening meet up.

5 years, 6 months ago 12

G-Whizz
Pre-deadline A or B questions!

Time for a 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 afte…

5 years, 6 months ago 146

Legomané
Notional DGW Captaincy matrix

Any last minute captaincy or triple captaincy doubts? This matrix might help you 🙂 IMAGINE if every consecutive pair of gameweeks had formed a Double Gameweek so far this season — how would ea…

5 years, 6 months ago 10

G-Whizz
DGW26 Fixtures and clean sheet odds

DGW26 fixture odds can be found here: Part One: http://prntscr.com/10610ak Part Two: http://prntscr.com/106111l (Provided by Betbrain) GW25 clean sheet results: MNU: 48% ❌ BHA: 46% ❌ MCI: 43% …

5 years, 6 months ago 15

BigManBakar
GW25 Review

The Review: GW 25 Greetings everyone, welcome aboard as I present the latest edition of “The Review” ahead of the biggest double GW in FPL history: (Data taken from FFScout with consent) Bef…

5 years, 6 months ago 19

Collie01
Ranking the DGW Captains

I think captaincy will be a huge factor this week. There will be plenty of TC chips in play with lots of good DGW options. I'm looking primarily at 3 things: fixtures, form and stats. Stats taken p…

5 years, 6 months ago 57

Geoff
Gameweek 25 Rough with the Smooth

How was your Gameweek? 

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

Share your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek…

5 years, 6 months ago 37

Camzy
Is Gundogan (C) for DGW26 being overlooked?

Are people not considering Gundogan for (c) this week? He's the highest scoring player in the game since he started his little scoring run by a distance. The underlying stats support this. He's fa…

5 years, 6 months ago 20

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 26

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 26. 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, 6 months ago 0

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

SCOUTCAST 8pm Tuesday night Join @DavidMunday815 @KaramTayser and I as we look ahead to #DGWK26 #FPL Let us know your questions here on chips, strategy, teams and players to target

5 years, 6 months ago 21

Geoff
The Ticker, RateMyTeam, and Projections are updated

Just in case you haven't heard, we have fixtures 😉 The new fixtures that were announced (see the previous Hot Topic) are now updated in RateMyTeam, Projections, and in the Ticker. If they aren't …

5 years, 7 months ago 7

Rotation's Alter Ego
Double Gameweek 26/27 Confirmed

A bit later than expected, but DGW 26 and DGW 27 have been announced... right as the deadline bell dings! Oh they're so definitely doing this deliberately to mess with us 😉 Games moved to Gamewee…

5 years, 7 months ago 53

Geoff
DGW25 A/B Thread

Time for the pre-deadline A or B thread! What are your last minute questions on captaincy? Transfers? Your bench? Chips? Lineups? Etc? Please post as an A or B question: [Question] A. [option] B…

5 years, 7 months ago 148

IRBOX ⚽
Is WC 25 in order to BB 26 a bad plan?

I see a lot of people wasting their wildcard just to BB in 26. More than likely you already own 7-10 of the players you are wildcarding into. Hard to justify deploying the most important chip in th…

5 years, 7 months ago 55

Camzy
DGW BBing: best strategy or problematic?

All this WC talk is making me think that BB'ing GW1 is the best way to do it. You get a free wildcard to construct your team to just explode out the gates. Then you can do an early WC and setup you…

5 years, 7 months ago 32

BigManBakar
GW24 Review

The Review: GW 24 Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of “The Review” where I answer all your pertinent questions ahead of the upcoming double GWs: (Data taken from FFScout with conse…

5 years, 7 months ago 20

Geoff
FFS Cup entry reminder

Friendly reminder that the Open Cup entry deadline is the same as this Gameweek deadline, so signup now if you haven't and you want to! https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/cup/24/entry/

5 years, 7 months ago 3