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They Might Be Tired (Gameweek 3) Trying out a new update… if useful to the FFS community I’m happy to do this regularly to note which teams have midweek competitions, whether home or away, and…

People slating wildcarders as knee jerkers, noobs or sheep are way off the mark, many have planned for it and many have done it successfully for years. #crappingyourselvesatbeingleftbehind

Who has really passed the eye test in your opinion but getting missed out on the site? in the same breath, who is getting coverage but does not pass? My main choice is Firmino. He could have had 4…

GW3 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week Arsenal (493DS) beat Burnley 2-1 with Liverpool (481DS) beating Southampton 2-1 away and Manchester City (408DS) surprisingly drew 2-2 with To…

The Review - GW 2 Having written a piece on how the action unfolded in GW 1, I once again cast my eyes on the Premier League action played this weekend. Here are 8 important takeaways for FPL mana…

Thanks for the email. You're correct that this feature isn't yet available, but team value and transfers made will be reintroduced in the coming weeks. We apologise for any inconvenience caused i…

Gameweek 3 and another Friday deadline approaches, but as always we need a Community Champion to represent us against the Scouts! The Community Champion picks a team to go up against the Scout Pic…

Gameweek 2 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW2 go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gam…

Live Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday via Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKxYKQ8pgJ7V8wwh4hLsSXQ Feel free to leave your questions for us here.

While there are merits to holding transfers and staying calm, there can also be a case made for an early GW3 WC. Which are you choosing and why? Keep in mind that, since we have different teams, …

In 2 games against poor opposition Liverpool have conceded 27 goal attempts. To put this in context, Man City have conceded just 8. Are the warning signs there to ditch double Liverpool defence? …

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 2 The stage is set... the FFS Scouts are licking their lips at the thought of showing their wise minds off again... the sky is clearing... and the challenge is ope…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - 2018/19 SEASON RESULTS Apologies! So, so terribly sorry! Someone from my real life just informed me I never posted the final results... even though they were ready. So forg…

So, it’s another landslide for Mohammed Salah in the Captains Poll, but given the majority of managers went with the Egyptian last week only to lose out narrowly to Harry Kane captainers and more…

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, who has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low o…

GW20 in Fantasy Allsvenskan approaches and many managers are scrambling to get rid of Jeremejeff who’s now left Häcken for Dynamo Dresden. The fixtures looks interesting for a chip play, is this…

Press Conferences today... 08:45 – Newcastle’s Steve Bruce 09:00 – Bournemouth’s Eddie Howe 09:30 – Manchester United’s Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 10:00 – Sheffield United’s Chris Wil…

Big thumbs up to the guys and girls in fpl towers for not showing team value and amount of transfers made by other managers. This move has made the game a lot fairer and is a step in the right dir…

8 important takeaways for FPL managers after GW1 Having rolled the scanner on the happenings of the football played over the weekend, here are some interesting points I came across in my findings …

As we start to get back into the swing of things, just need to remind people to upvote posts that you think are valuable to the community! For those of you that would rather not spend every second…

GW2 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week Liverpool (583DS) beat Norwich 4-1 Tottenham (388DS) beat Aston Villa 3-1 and Manchester City (370DS) beat West Ham 5-0 at the London Stadium…

Later tonight we have a nice chance to see Liverpool and Chelsea in action again, with the teams facing off in the Super Cup Final. What are you looking out for, from an FPL point of view? Will i…

RMT and projections are now updated! RMT has some new code and updates to xG, goal/assist/bonus rates, fixture difficulties, and a few other areas. Fullbacks look to be more accurate as well. Thes…

The excitement of a brand new season is behind us but we're back again looking for a Community Champion for the week 🙂 The Community Champion picks a team to go up against our Scout Picks, within…

Live Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday evening. Leave your questions for the team here. #FPL

A few users have recently reported some tech issues. While we're working on most of them (updating RMT, getting players added to members, etc) some of them can be fixed temporarily by whitelisting…

It’s the same story every season – something in gameweek 1 doesn’t go to plan and people start jumping on whoever had a good week. However, even for those not making a transfer this week, it …

Gameweek 1 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW1 go? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gam…

6 extra things that the stats won’t necessarily tell you about last night game (written whilst waiting for a cancelled Northern Rail train!): 1. Robbo needs Mane to be effective down the wing. H…

Who's the biggest punt in your team?

So what mid-priced mids have you guys settled on? Ryan Fraser and one of Ayoze Perez/Youri Tielemans/James Maddison look like the stand-out choices to me with Lucas Moura maybe more of a short te…

What we learnt from the pressers before gameweek 1… Arsenal Lacazette, Pepe and Elmeny will face late tests to see if they can play. Bellerin, Holding and Mavropanos are out. Tierney will be ou…

With the first GW of the season starting tonight, who do you think will hit the ground running stepping up to score big and why? Maybe someone who is under the radar, who has no history of big sco…

Who is the best Liverpool defender to own? Who is second? Who is third? How many will you own?

For those not trusting the 4.0s, or not going with solely big hitters, who are your 4.5 defs? Dunk and Montoya, Balbuena and Diop, and the newly promoted sides all stand out here. Who have you …

In less than 12 hours, we'll have FPL scores! With that in mind, the first of a few questions about how your team is shaping up. Who are your 4.0m defenders?

So with the start of the Premier League season finally upon us it’s time to decide where our all important armbands are going to go. In truth though this looks like one of the easier decisions …

RMT and Projections have had an update! There will be another tomorrow pre-deadline to reflect transfers and the pressers tomorrow 🙂 Do any of the numbers look suspect? I can take a look if there…

10 things you might have missed and need to know before FPL starts: With the FPL deadline just hours away, I’ll lay down some key pointers which might help you in your selection while picking yo…

With the blank gameweek behind us things are starting to look interesting with Djurgården as the new leaders ahead of the run-in. With AIK, Norrköping and Malmö still in Europe (possible rotatio…

To get ready for the FPL deadline tomorrow, our Members Area will be down for roughly an hour this afternoon from 1:30pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

New season, new gameweek but as usual we're looking for a Community Champion for the week! The Community Champion picks a team to go up against our Scout Picks, within a budget of 83m and in a pla…

GW1 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds ARS: 99 AVL: -388 BOU: 47 BHA: -194 BUR: 80 CHE: -56 CRY: -85 EVE: 85 LEI: 54 LIV: 583 MCI: 370 MUN: 56 NEW: -99 NOR: -583 SHU: -47 SOU: -80 TOT: 388 WA…

Who is the Liverpool defender to own? The case of the Liverpool defence part 2: Having written an article about the impact of Milner on Trent’s FPL potential earlier, I will now move on to the c…

TL;DR - Shaw & Martial are United's best fantasy assets, Pogba playing deeper in new system Can United's new tactics offer any value for fantasy managers? From a tactical perspective, United most…

7.5m / 8.0m Midfielders - Safe to say there’s a few options! Richarlison: PROS - Everton have great fixtures. He typically scores excellently at the start of the season, which goes with his imp…

Live Scoutcast Tuesday from 9:30pm Special guest. Last minute team sheet wobbles Feel free to leave your questions for us here.

First captaincy video and podcast of the season! David and I discuss the best armband options for Gameweek 1. Who are you captaining? https://soundcloud.com/fantasyfootballscout/fpl-gameweek-1-b…

BEST 5.5 mid and why. Those names Robinson; Mcginn sound so uncool. Worth punting on Jorge or Noble who plays every week. Really strengthens my team elsewhere.

Some thoughts re: Everton pre-season. Defensively have looked quite good with 3 clean sheets in 5 friendlies. Yerry Mina has slotted in really well with a lot of crucial interceptions and strong a…