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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Differential C (Mark)
Fraser at 7.5m - is he still good value?

Fraser 7.5 m!

6 years, 11 months ago13

Differential C (Mark)
Ritchie as a 5.5m defender - thoughts?

Ritchie 5.5m DEFENDER

6 years, 11 months ago6

FPL ZB
Robertson at £7m - bargain?

Robertson at £7m What does this mean for your team? Think you’ll include him? Or see some value elsewhere seeing as he’s surely the most expensive defender in the game?

6 years, 11 months ago29

G-Whizz
Fabianski at 5.0m - are you interested?

Is £5.0m too much for Fabianski? https://twitter.com/SkontoRigga/status/1143919658946498561?s=19 Whaddya think???

6 years, 11 months ago11

Geoff
Relegation candidates

Maybe it's a bit early for PL season predictions, but who do you think will be relegated this season? Who will be close but will just sneak and avoid relegation?

6 years, 11 months ago10

Meltens
Allsvenskan - DGW13 plans

Fantasy Allsvenskan returns with a bang! It's a double gameweek where AIK and IFK Norrköping both have two fixtures (AIK-Norrköping, AIK-Malmö and Norrköping-Sirius) and deadline is tomorrow at…

6 years, 11 months ago18

Emiliano Sala
Flexibility or Structure?

What do you think about flexblity? Should we build our teams with a certain structure? For coming season I think defenders will be better values at the start such as digne, robbo,taa,laporte, eder…

6 years, 11 months ago33

Geoff
Rafa leaves - who should Newcastle go for?

I feel for Newcastle fans with Rafa gone.. reports that RM are looking at Almiron after his recent play too. Without looking too much at the negatives and the potential for a bad season, what can …

6 years, 11 months ago37

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
Ritchie reclassified?

Ok - so ahead of the new season it would be fair to say the last thing we FPL managers need is yet another potentially lethal defensive asset to be added to a pool dangerously close to overflowing …

6 years, 12 months ago45

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
The Case for Coleman

One player I am surprised has not been mentioned more (or literally at all?) - Seamus Coleman It’s obvious that he is in Digne’s metaphorical shadow from an FPL hype perspective - and with Dig…

6 years, 12 months ago53

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
Liverpool defence stats

Just looking at the Liverpool defenders PP90 - TAA’s is utterly insane: - Player Points/Minutes/Appearances: - Robbo 213/3219/36 = 5.96 PP90, 5.91 PPA - VVD 208/3384/38 = 5.53 PP90, 5.47 PPA - …

7 years, 3 days ago7

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
FPL Wish List

If FPL granted you three wishes for the game in 2019/20 season - what would you want? A few simple-ish changes I think would benefit the game: 1. Save the striker The (premium) striker seems to b…

7 years, 2 days ago79

Captain Kakaroto (I blame R…
Everton defence

What do We think about Everton def? They finished really good defensivly but correct me of I wrong Zouma is on loan, If he is, it might change things?

7 years, 4 days ago18

Portsmouth Bubblejet
Home and Away Rotation Pairs

The 38-game rotating pairs for the 2019-20 season are: Arsenal – Spurs Aston Villa – Burnley Chelsea – Watford Leicester - Brighton Liverpool – Everton Manchester City – Manchester Unite…

7 years, 5 days ago21

Geoff
Callout for match reporters

Just a reminder about content we're looking at for next season.. We're looking to increase video output and are looking for users who are interested in helping out. We'd like to have short clips …

7 years, 6 days ago1

Queenofthestoneage
2019/2020 PL and FPL predictions

Questionnaire 1) PL winner 19/20? 2) Golden boot 19/20? 3) Most FPL-point defender 19/20? 4) Most FPL-point midfielder 19/20? 5) Most FPL-point attacker 19/20? 6) Team w most clean sheets 19/20?

7 years, 6 days ago18

Geoff
Whose price are you looking forward to seeing?

Whose price are you most excited to see for next season? Three of the players I'll be looking for are Rashford, Wan-Bissaka, and KDB.

7 years, 7 days ago61

The Cisco Kid
Fantasy WWC 2019

Hello all! Noticed that there doesn’t seem to be much going on regarding the Women’s World Cup, so I thought I might share a fantasy game I stumbled upon: https://sheplays.com.au/ I couldn’…

7 years, 14 days ago23

Piggs Boson
Possession-based systems - Brief analysis

Possession-based systems - Brief analysis. I'm learning coaching at the moment and thought I'd randomly share some tactical observations. Feel free to ignore if you're not interested. Modern 4-3-…

7 years, 17 days ago15

Geoff
CL Final predictions

With the CL final looming, what are your predictions for the game?

7 years, 17 days ago25

Geoff
Allsvenskan GW12 transfers and captains

So we have a 2pm GW deadline tomorrow in Allsvenskan.. what are your transfer plans and who is your likely captain? I've done Hallenius > Elyounoussi.. seems a really straight forward one. He'll l…

7 years, 18 days ago8

Deulofail
Arsenal: what's needed for next season?

Thoughts on how to improve Arsenal on a shoestring budget? There's depth in youth, but I don't think more than 2 should be promoted to the first team yet (although through necessity, one or two s…

7 years, 19 days ago21

avfc82
Aston Villa's approach

Having looked at both Sheffield United and Norwich City in recent weeks (linked in Hot Topics), here’s my take on Play-off winners Aston Villa – a club close to my heart. Having attended my fir…

7 years, 19 days ago36

Geoff
Chelsea: what's needed for next season?

With a big win in the Europa league final, what do you expect from Chelsea leading into next season? Hazard and Sarri are strongly linked to moves away, so a new manager might be a need. Who would…

7 years, 19 days ago28

Ask Yourself
Newcastle: what's needed for next season?

Who do Newcastle sign first? Man city’s newborn cousin. Improvements needed up front, on the wing, in midfield and at full backs. A strong young core to begin with and one big statement signing t…

7 years, 22 days ago17

Geoff
Eliteserien: GW10 plans

What are your transfers and captaincy plans for GW10 in Eliteserien? What's your chip plan going forward?

7 years, 25 days ago16

avfc82
Norwich City's approach

Reposting this as a new article landed soon after I uploaded it yesterday, hopefully one or two of you find it useful! Following on from last week’s post about Sheffield United and their approac…

7 years, 27 days ago10

Geoff
Liverpool: what's needed for next season?

After doing a Hot Topic on City yesterday, what do Liverpool need to do in the transfer market this summer to be ready for next season? It seems obvious that de Ligt would improve their defence -…

7 years, 28 days ago20

Geoff
Site upgrade requests

If anyone has anything they'd like me to consider over the next few weeks regarding site upgrades for the summer let me know. My list is extensive and largely filled in by stuff the Community has m…

7 years, 29 days ago89

Geoff
Man City: what's needed for next season?

After seeing City comfortably take apart Watford, without Aguero, where should they be looking strengthen in the transfer market? For me, clearly they need a replacement for Fernandinho. What do y…

7 years, 29 days ago44

asquishypotato
Formation thoughts for next season

I’ve had some success with 4 at the back, but a bit reticent to commit completely. That said, if the fixtures are there, I’d likely be looking at Trent (potential to be slightly cheaper then V…

7 years, 1 month ago29

avfc82
Sheffield United's approach

For those interested, here are some thoughts on Sheffield United’s approach ahead of their return to the Premier League, and a few players who are, in my opinion, worth monitoring. Sheffield Uni…

7 years, 1 month ago23

Il Papera
Which promoted players are of interest?

Which promoted players are of interest? I’m looking at the following so far: Enda Stevens SHU - 45 appearances, left wing back so contingent upon him being classified as a defender. 41 goals con…

7 years, 1 month ago21

Geoff
Which player do you wish you avoided this season?

Which player do you wish you avoided this season? For me, I had Mitrovic way more than was warranted. Arnautovic was also one I was very frustrated with and i'd throw Richarlison in there too. Ev…

7 years, 1 month ago51

Hansel
Allsvenskan Tuesday deadline questions

Allsvenskan Fantasy: GW 9 CS odds Busy times in Allsvenskan sees another GW tonight just as the previous one closed curtains yesterday. While rotation might step into action on a larger scale for …

7 years, 1 month ago11

Moderately content penguin
Which relegated players will be in the Premier League next season?

Who do we expect back from the relegated teams? Liverpool have picked up Robbo Wijnaldum and Shaq recently - some bargains must be around. Babel and Mitro spring to mind. Could Sessegnon move? Mo…

7 years, 1 month ago32

diesel001
Man United: what's needed for next season?

Man Utd need to go back to being defensive IMO. The deterioration in their defence is a cause for their under performance IMO. Signing a new RB and a speedy, mobile forward-looking replacement for …

7 years, 1 month ago84

Do I Not Like Orange
Potential bargains for next season

I know we're dreading the price hikes for the likes of Robbo, TAA, Digne & the Wolves lads, but is there anyone you see as a potential bargain next season? Man City bit-part mids like Sane & Mahre…

7 years, 1 month ago35

YEAH PITCH!
Who is the top player you never owned?

Who's the one top player you never had this season?

7 years, 1 month ago43

Elvy
FPL Winner Says Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your kind words. It feels literally unbelievable to have won. I'm running on about three hours sleep having stayed up through the New Zealand night to see it out. We all star…

7 years, 1 month ago38

Geoff
Gameweek 38 Rough with the Smooth

Final GW Rough with the Smooth ! How did your GW go? Did your transfers pay off? Did a hit turn out badly? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 38…

7 years, 1 month ago65

Gregor
Gameweek 38 Captaincy

As the season draws to a close then it’s Manchester City and Liverpool options that predictably dominate the top of the Captains Poll as comfortably the best two teams in the league this season f…

7 years, 1 month ago44

Legomané
Final day Mini-league winning swings

What is the biggest mini-league defining points swing anyone has experienced on the final day of the season?!

7 years, 1 month ago19

Geoff
What are your last minute transfer decisions?

Let's help each other out by answering last minute questions.. post yours, and answer a few others! What are you last minute transfer decisions? What can't you decide on for GW38? Leave them in …

7 years, 1 month ago252

rainy
Price Changes

A big thank you to everyone who’s commented here this season. I see every one of your posts, even if I don’t always have the chance to reply, and it’s all of you who make this daily post a pl…

7 years, 1 month ago54

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW38

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 38 Greetings from Vietnam! We are finally here at the last gameweek, and what an adventure it has been. First and foremost I want to thank everyone whose taken p…

7 years, 1 month ago16

Rotation's Alter Ego
GW 38 News Roundup

What we learnt in the runup to Gameweek 38…. Whoever decided to put 18 pressers on one day is evil. Manchester City KDB could be involved on Sunday, having taken part in training in the last 2…

7 years, 1 month ago23

Geoff
Community Champion GW38

I'm belatedly looking for our last Community Champion of the year! If you're interested, email me: geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk in the next few hours and the champion will be chosen this after…

7 years, 1 month ago0

Geoff
GW38 breakout players

Entering the final GW of the season, 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…

7 years, 1 month ago38

G-Whizz
GW38 DS stats, Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW38 DS stats, fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week where two teams were rated exactly the same with a DS of 611, Arsenal disappointed with a 1-1 draw at home to Brighton whrereas Manchester Ci…

7 years, 1 month ago17