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| Author | Hot Topic | Date | Replies |
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Davido989 |
The Worst FPL Terms
FPL Terms you don't like I'll go first: Price points |
6 years, 21 days ago | 170 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Mid-priced forwards to lead the line
Really good roundup of the mid-priced forwards here, thank you Mentor! Speaking of which, who is the best 2nd forward? Assuming most people are using a 352 (or a 343, despite it's fall in popular… |
6 years, 22 days ago | 19 |
AK ⭐ |
The Potential New Look Chelsea
With all the news (and there's so much of it) on Chelsea business in this transfer window, I thought I'd share my thoughts and educated guess and predictions with you lot on how Frank Lampard would… |
6 years, 24 days ago | 48 |
TopMarx |
Spurs Scout Notes
My thoughts on Spurs and notes from the first pre-season friendly yesterday: Ostensibly a 4-4-2 line-up but changes in attack, Gedson was playing the advanced right-back role. Son up top with All… |
6 years, 25 days ago | 41 |
Geoff |
GW1: Picks, Chips, and Captains
With the fixtures now out, who is a lock for your GW1 team? Alongside that, how are you planning to get around the BGW? Early WC? Chip? Strong bench? Do you have a GW1 captain lined up? |
6 years, 27 days ago | 47 |
mir |
H2H league entry is LIVE
Just a quick note to advise that the FFScout Head-to-Head 2020 / 2021 entry league is now open. I've renewed last seasons league so if you remained in that league until the end of the seson you'll … |
6 years, 1 month ago | 7 |
Portsmouth Bubblejet |
Home and Away Rotation Pairs
Here are the 38-game home & away rotating pairs for the 2020-21 season. Each club has one team with whom they always rotate home-and-away. Some pairs are allocated due to close geographical proxim… |
6 years, 28 days ago | 22 |
Davido989 |
An early template?
Yes I know fixtures aren't out yet (even so, only blanks would affect my thought process) so feel free to ignore this if it's not your thing 🙂 4.5 | Nyland Trent | Virgil | Vinagre | 4.5 | 4.0 Sa… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 48 |
The Mighty Hippo |
Top Punts
Which players are you taking a punt on this year, either because you have a feeling they will break out and do well, or because they are a new addition to the league who's grabbed your attention? … |
6 years, 1 month ago | 47 |
Geoff |
FFS mini-leagues update
Mini-leagues update! With the new T&Cs regarding cash mini-leagues in FPL, we will be adjusting the requirements for our FFS leagues. The Fantasy Football Scout mini-league will still be availab… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 0 |
Ze_Austin |
The best defences
With full manpower and based on regularly seen performances over the last three seasons, the best fixture-proof defences in the league are Liverpool, Man City and Wolves. In FPL, that gives you TAA… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 28 |
FPL ZB |
Gameweek Deadline moved
Gameweek deadlines have now moved to 90 minutes before kick off of the first match of the gameweek. This should eliminate any advantages gained from ‘in the know’ accounts leaking team news. … |
6 years, 1 month ago | 20 |
Gregor |
Overpriced Assets
Firmino at the same price as last season is disappointing for me, anyone else you think is over priced and you will be avoiding? |
6 years, 1 month ago | 26 |
RedLightning |
Mini-leagues to enter
Mini-leagues to enter: The Opening Day League (2kyuez) is for teams that enter it in the first 24 hours after the FPL launch. It will be closed to new entries at about 10.40am on Sunday 16th Augus… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 24 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Day One Bargains
With the game now live, who is immediately jumping out as a bargain to you? Foden 6.5m catches my eye, Antonio as a 6.5m forward doesn't sound bad either! |
6 years, 1 month ago | 24 |
Meltens |
Allsvenskan GW16 - Captains and Scout Picks
Scout picks for GW16 here: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw16-scout-picks Another tough week for the captaincy, who are you going with? Berget and Vecchia both in form,… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 10 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Friday's Price Reveals
Friday 14th Price Reveals Lots of price reveals today, and whenever I thought they were done they've been adding more so this list will constantly update. Kevin De Bruyne - Midfielder - £11.5m M… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 61 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Premium midfield price teasers | 6 years, 1 month ago | 37 |
Karan_G14 |
Premier League matchweek dates announced
Matchweek dates Announced: Matchweek 1: Saturday 12 September Matchweek 2: Saturday 19 September Matchweek 3: Saturday 26 September Matchweek 4: Saturday 3 October Matchweek 5: Saturday 17 Octobe… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 21 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Community Article Round-up
Afternoon everyone, amongst all the excitement that Mark is back, I thought I'd give some more appreciation to the Community articles we have had recently. There have been 12 in the last 7 days (wh… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 1 |
MTPockets |
Allsvenskan GW15 - Captains and Scout Picks
Scout/Melten picks: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw15-scout-picks |
6 years, 1 month ago | 8 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Surviving the first season
Following on from the article above, what should Leeds, West Brom and Fulham focus on if they want PL success? We've seen in the past that spending big isn't the easy answer, with Fulham finishing… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 12 |
Meltens |
Allsvenskan GW13 - Scout picks
Scout picks for GW13 can be found here: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw13-scout-picks What are you doing with Vecchia, holding or selling? Is it time to go heavy on Ma… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 5 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Who to sign and who to sell
Who do each PL team need to sign for next season? I'll start with Chelsea, as it's the team I support. The addition of Ziyech and Werner is absolutely huge and they both offer something sorely ne… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 66 |
Meltens |
Allsvenskan GW12, Scout Picks and captains
Scout picks for GW12 here: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw12-scout-picks How are you getting on ahead of an intense schedule? 7 Gameweeks in the space of a month might… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 5 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
How should FPL handle position changes?
By my count, there could be 15 players having their positions changed according to FPL current definitions, with a number of high profile forwards (Aubameyang, Rashford etc) being moved to midfield… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 88 |
My heart goes Salalalalah |
How should City improve their team?
I think Akè is a great signing for City |
6 years, 1 month ago | 45 |
HammersXI |
Spying on Leeds Part 2
Spying on Leeds (Part 2) Just following up on my post 2 days ago regarding Leeds prospects next season. I've covered the defensive aspect, now I shall take a very quick look at the attacking optio… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 56 |
Lateriser 12 |
FPL Captaincy
Did a really long captaincy thread. Have a read. https://twitter.com/lateriser12/status/1288374596358422528?s=20 |
6 years, 1 month ago | 33 |
HammersXI |
Spying on Leeds
Hey everyone, I haven't seen any write-ups about Leeds atm so maybe I'll just potentially cover some options next season with some price predictions. There's still a lot of unknowns regarding our t… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 87 |
FOO FIGHTER |
Is Salah in decline?
Sterling since joining City points each season 96 149 229 234 204 and 204 And some on here suggest Salah is in decline LOL How many players have scored 32 EPL goals in thier debut season and ave… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 125 |
Ragabolly |
How to save your season history...
If you want to save some of your FPL data for this season, I made a tool on LiveFPL that loads your GW history and weekly squads and points into an excel file. www.livefpl.net/save, enter your FPL… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 42 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast Tonight (Mon) 8pm - leave your questions here
Live Scoutcast 8pm tonight. Join Andy, Az and myself on Youtube to chat about this season's highs and lows and any lessons we have learned. In the meantime, feel free to ask us questions ahead o… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 59 |
dorrian123 |
Sky Fantasy Football Winner!
I am the sky fantasy football champion for 19/20. |
6 years, 1 month ago | 17 |
Davido989 |
Mistakes made and lessons learnt
What lessons have you learnt this season and what will you look to change going into next season? Which starts in less than 50 days by the way 🙂 |
6 years, 1 month ago | 97 |
Geoff |
GW38+ Rough with the Smooth
How was your GW38+? Which of your players were benched? How did your transfers go? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Did playing a chip work for you? Tell us your tales of joy … |
6 years, 1 month ago | 84 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge GW38+ (with prize)
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 38+ I'm really sorry for the delay on this... celebrating my birthday ended up with way too many drinks! 3 hours to enter... as a thank you for this site, and to a… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 13 |
Geoff |
Pre-deadline A or B questions
Let's do a little pre-deadline A or B thread here. What are your last minute decisions on captaincy/transfers/bench/anything else? Please post as an A or B question, and please answer a few other… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 137 |
Geoff |
Alllsvenskan: GW11 Captaincy and Transfers
Deadline fast approaching Who are you captaining in Allsvenskan? I'm strongly considering Lauritsen, though Haksa seems the sensible choice.. What are your final transfer calls? |
6 years, 1 month ago | 12 |
Gregor |
Gameweek 38+ Captaincy
The end of the Premier League and FPL season is finally upon us then and with only one fixture to consider and free hits aplenty going around, lots of managers will be in a position to give full co… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 10 |
Geoff |
GW38+ Breakout Players
Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who is a bit under the radar, has very few transfers in, or has low ownership. Have you seen something in … |
6 years, 1 month ago | 23 |
avfc82 |
GW38+ Q&A
Pages are moving fast, but I’ll be on here for the next 30 mins, and can answer any questions you have on captaincy, transfers, team selection, differentials etc. … at least to the best of my… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 174 |
TorresMagic™ |
Price Changes
Price Changes - 26th July 2020 Rises : Kane 11, Ederson 6.1 Falls : Mané 12.1, Saint-Maximin 5.2, Saïss 4.7, Sharp 5.2, Fernandes 9 Good luck to all on the final day. 🙂 |
6 years, 1 month ago | 24 |
BigManBakar |
The Review: GW 37+
The Review: GW 37+ Hi everyone, welcome to The Review. Chasing a mini league lead or looking to gain ground on your rival? I present to you the final review of the season with a particular focus… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 19 |
beric |
End of season goals
What's your goal for this last gameweek? Ive won my ML and am about 68k. Hoping to break 50k |
6 years, 1 month ago | 127 |
HollyShand |
Survival of the fittest
Survival of the Fittest I keep seeing a lot of Free Hit squads opting for players from Arsenal, Everton and West Ham. However, all three of those sides have nothing to play for, with their opponen… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 41 |
Camzy |
KDB & David Silva
Consolidating all the stuff from last post for linking purposes. KdB and David Silva starting stats up until GW37 just for this season: David Silva started: 1,3,4,5,6,8,9,10,13,14,15,16,22,23,26,… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 23 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
Scout Picks Community Champion - Gameweek 38+
For the final time of the season, we need our Community Champion! As a reminder, each week our Scout picks tournament pits a different community champion against the Scout Picks team. The Communi… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 0 |
G-Whizz |
GW38+ Fixture and clean sheet odds
GW38+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW38+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tndwla (Provided by Betbrain) GW37+ clean sheets WOL: 54% ✅ MUN: 48% ❌ MCY: 44% ✅ BRI: 39% ✅ S… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 30 |
Wheato182 |
Can the flagging Fernandes now be flogged?
Amount of people taking Fernandes out after one blank is staggering,especially for hits. Yes it was an unusually jaded performance last night but has one final massive game game on Sunday which i… |
6 years, 1 month ago | 24 |

