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| Author | Hot Topic | Date | Replies |
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@persecuted_by_mods |
Is BGW31 the best time to play your Free Hit?
Surely the optimal strategy for free hit IS when there's only a few fixtures on, everybody that doesn't have a free hit and most likely doesn't own those players as they'll be from poorer teams wil… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 54 |
IRBOX ⚽ |
Midfield options with Son out
With the shock news regarding Son Heung-Min what are owners planning on doing? There seems to be a real lack of midfield options at present. Salah and KDB are the obvious template, however, is a Li… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 36 |
Az |
That third liverpool slot
Will be touching on this in an article I've written (coming out today I think) But am wondering what your take on the third Liverpool slot is? We've pretty much all got Salah and Trent, but the t… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 30 |
Geoff |
What are your BGW28 plans?
What are your plans to deal with GW28 blanks? I have XI players but will likely do Grealish, Lundstram, or KDB out to help my starting XI and have a bench option. I'm also hoping to roll a transfe… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 76 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here
Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday. Joining me are Az and Holly Looking forward to it. Ahead of tomorrow feel free to leave your questions for us here |
6 years, 7 months ago | 65 |
NorwichCityLad |
What is playing ‘price points’?
Is a having a price point a good idea or not never bothered myself but am thinking of doing something different as never finished inside 100k |
6 years, 7 months ago | 20 |
Legomané |
Man City face 2 year euro hiatus
UEFA have announced this evening that Manchester City are to face a 2 year ban from European competition and €30m fine, over serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Re… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 22 |
avfc82 |
Premier League top four race
Liverpool’s dominance in the Premier League this season has all but ended any hopes of a title race, but there’s a fascinating battle developing below. Leicester City are odds-on to join Liver… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 35 |
BigManBakar |
Gameweek 26 Review - Part I
The Review: GW 26 Part 1 Greetings! With GW 26 spread over 2 weeks of football, I have decided to split this GW’s review into 2 halves. In this half, I talk about the teams that have already pla… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 20 |
andy85wsm |
What to do with Lundstram?
What are Lundstram owners looking to do now? Third benching in a row, has certainly lost his place....or has he? Did well against Palace in GW25 and has now come on to win them the game against B… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 64 |
Boris Bodega |
Final call for Pundit Playoff
Last chance to register for the Pundits Playoff competition this season. The team managers may be looking to shake up their teams for the final push - are you the FPL player with the edge they need… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 0 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge - GW26
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 26 Sorry guys, my busiest time at work by far and it doesn’t look like easing unfortunately. GW 23, 24 and 25 ASAP. GW21 results: https://www.fantasyfootballsco… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 19 |
G-Whizz |
GW26 Fixture and clean sheet odds
GW26 fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week Liverpool (503DS) beat Southampton 4-0. DS stats no longer available for the forseeable... GW26 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/q… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 5 |
avfc82 |
GW26 IN SEARCH OF CLEAN SHEETS
Unsurprisingly, Liverpool have the best defensive record in the Premier League to date, with 15 goals conceded, followed by Sheffield United (23) and Leicester City (26). In Gameweek 26, the booki… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 62 |
Geoff |
GW26 Breakout Players
Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 38 |
BigManBakar |
Gameweek 25 Review
The Review - GW 25 Greetings all! I present to you this week’s “The Review” as I cast my eyes on the Premier League football played over the weekend: 1) It’s time to start with the burni… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 47 |
Ginkapo FPL |
Impact of a mid-season break?
The midseason break is a new element for this season. How do people think it will affect players? For me I think Leicester will benefit massively from a rest. |
6 years, 7 months ago | 9 |
zøphar |
Egan vs Stephens
With Lundstram getting benched in consecutive matches, it's time to ship the popular 'defender' from our teams. A look at the fixture ticker shows that Southampton have the best fixture run up to … |
6 years, 7 months ago | 15 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
January Community Writer of the month vote
What a month! 26 Community articles went live in January which is exceptional, especially considering how packed in the Gameweeks were and how little time writers had between them! Every month we … |
6 years, 7 months ago | 2 |
andy85wsm |
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 25
We're on the look out for another Scout Picks champion! 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 us vs… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 0 |
Geoff |
New players and prices
DEF Retsos - SHU - £4.5m MID Bowen - WHU - £6.5m FWD Ighalo - MUN - £6.5m Bastón - AVL - £5.5m Any of these players worth a look in your FPL teams? Is Ighalo a potential DCL replacement? |
6 years, 7 months ago | 14 |
Geoff |
Gameweek 25 Rough with the Smooth
How did your GW go? Which of your players were benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 25 … |
6 years, 7 months ago | 69 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here
LIVE SCOUTCAST - 8pm TUES Joining me is @FPLCruyff74 and @KaramTayser to look ahead to #GW26. Feel free to leave your questions for us here. |
6 years, 7 months ago | 44 |
Gregor |
Gameweek 25 Captaincy
It’s Mohammed Salah isn’t it? With the rest of the Premier League’s top 7 facing off against each other this weekend and team mate Sadio Mané looking out of contention, Salah looks to be t… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 26 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge - GW25
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 25 Okay - I owe 3 sets of results this weekend. GW21, GW23 and GW24. It'll happen, I'm gonna work hard to make it happen. Sorry guys - work has been ridiculous! No… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 30 |
HollyShand |
Forward planning for BGW 28 dangers
How to plan for Blank Gameweek 28? I was weighing up a wildcard this week, but my draft included three Sheffield United players, three Manchester City assets and Jack Grealish - all whom will have… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 31 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
GW 25 News Roundup
What we learnt in the runup to Gameweek 25… Liverpool Shaqiri and Milner are out of the Southampton game, but Lallana is back in training and Origi is also ok after coming off with cramp. No me… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 22 |
G-Whizz |
GW25 DS stats, Fixture and clean sheet odds
GW25 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week Liverpool (251DS and 426DS) beat Wolves 2-1 and West Ham 2-0 respectively. Tottenham (383DS) beat Norwich 2-1 and Manchester United (380DS) l… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 8 |
avfc82 |
Transfer window implications
The Premier League transfer deadline is approaching. English top-flight clubs have until 23:00 GMT to make any late signings. Manchester United have completed the biggest deal so far, signing Po… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 33 |
Geoff |
GW25 Breakout Players
Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 27 |
Whazza |
Early alternative Free hit plans
I see a lot have already decided to FH in BGW31 as it's likely to be the biggest BGW of the season. However, could we survive BGW31 without using FH and saving it for a juicy DGW instead? I think w… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 26 |
TopMarx |
New stat available for Members!
Introducing "Total Shots On Target"! This new stat combines "Shots On Target" and "Shots Blocked" to give a more accurate picture of how well players are shooting. According to Opta (see https://… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 8 |
BigManBakar |
Gameweek 24 Review
The Review - GW 24 Greetings everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. With just a short turnaround after GW 24, The Review is back to hopefully help you recollect your thoughts headi… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 28 |
andy85wsm |
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 25
We're on the look out for another Scout Picks champion! 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 us vs… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 0 |
zøphar |
The Third Liverpool Asset Revisited
Mane is likely to miss GW25 with an injury and though he is expected to be back for Norwich in GW26, the fact that Liverpool play in the Late kickoff on Saturday and then away to Atletico Madrid on… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 19 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday. Feel free to leave your questions for us here? Lots to ponder as we emerge from a double gameweek to forget for many |
6 years, 7 months ago | 22 |
Sam FPLFamily |
Time to move on from Vardy?
With Rodgers suggesting that Vardy’s glute injury isn’t too serious what are you planning to do with the Leicester forward? Are you keeping him or on the basis of his form in 2020 are you looki… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 41 |
Lateriser 12 |
how do you respond to bad beats?
Had fun writing this. Those that are having a poor-ish season and/ or have triple captained Mane should especially read this. Always intrigued by Game Theory and FPL's connection to Poker. As usual… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 121 |
avfc82 |
Premier League goals in 2020
Manchester City have scored more Premier League goals than any other team so far in 2020, with 11. At the other end, Sheffield United and Tottenham Hotspur have managed just two. Here’s how it … |
6 years, 7 months ago | 26 |
Legomané |
Mané dilemmas
Last nights suspected muscle injury was dreadfully unfortunate timing for Mané captainers and especially triple captainers. As yet there is no timescale on a return so keeping fingers crossed fo… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 31 |
FPL Partridge |
What's the best GK Combo?
What is the best GK pairing right now? I want someone to pair with McCarthy. Who should I look for and why? I’m looking at Henderson, Foster or Pope. Thoughts? |
6 years, 7 months ago | 38 |
andy85wsm |
Is it too late for Aguero?
Is it too late to bring in Aguero? Owners who captained for Villa + Palace are laughing all the way to massive green arrows, but last night showed once again that we can't guess Pep's lineups. He… |
6 years, 7 months ago | 38 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge GW24
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 24 Almost forgot about this!! GW21 and GW23 results incoming shortly, apologies. I really am hazing lately with my timings... ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those… |
6 years, 8 months ago | 20 |
andy85wsm |
Liverpool and Captain for GW24
Let's keep this one simple... Which 3 Liverpool players are you going for? Who is your captain? Most importantly...why? |
6 years, 8 months ago | 61 |
BigManBakar |
Gameweek 23 Review
The Review - GW 23 Greetings everyone! Struggling with your transfer and your triple captaincy choices? The Review is back to hopefully help you make some informed decisions before the first doubl… |
6 years, 8 months ago | 33 |
zøphar |
Hoping with Haller
Anyone taking a punt on Haller? Only Abraham (15), Firmino (16), Ings and Calvert-Lewin (both 17) have taken more shots in the box than the Frenchman over the last five gameweeks. Leicester's de… |
6 years, 8 months ago | 28 |
andy85wsm |
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 24
It's Scout Champion time and another quick turnaround. 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 us vs … |
6 years, 8 months ago | 0 |
Geoff |
GW24 Breakout Players
Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner… |
6 years, 8 months ago | 28 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Mon - leave your questions here
Live Scoutcast tonight 8pm Joining me to discuss DGWK 24 will be Lateriser, who has just moved into the top 1K with his 'hit hard, hit home' strategy. Also on the bill is Az, another to enjoy a … |
6 years, 8 months ago | 41 |
Geoff |
GW23 Rough with the Smooth
Gameweek 23 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW go? Which of your players were benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Feel free to post your tal… |
6 years, 8 months ago | 83 |

