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 Geoff | Which forwards are you going with? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Forwards Are you looking at three cheap forwards, like Mark? Or are you going the opposite with Aguero Auba Arnie? 1. Who are you picking? 2. Who are you w… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 62 |
 FPL ZB | Rate My Team reminder Please remember that if you want to post a RMT, then please post it in the RMT article: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/08/09/rmt-collection-legomane/ It's going to be a very busy day… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 0 |
 J0E | New Video - Mark discusses his Gameweek 1 side New Video Mark takes his turn in the RMT hot seat to discuss his Gameweek 1 side in details Rotating goalkeepers Going Dutch in defence Premium priced midfield Budget frontline https://www.yout… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 23 |
 Witty Pun: Not good at this… | Rate your team's transfer window How do you rate your team's transfer window? Any positions you felt needed boosting? Are you content? Do you feel positive about it? Please, share your opinions! As a Leicester fan, I'd give our … | 7 years, 10 months ago | 41 |
 Individual | Market Forces - ownership Hey all Seeing "...but he's highly owned so might drop in price" as a reason to not own a player (e.g. Obi-Wan Bissaka, Chris Kamara, Richarlison, Dale "Who?" Stephens). From our year of doing Ma… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 30 |
Geoff | RMT tool FFS league Chris Atkinson, builder and refiner of the Rate My Team tool in the Members Area, has started an FFS league for users who use our RMT tool. League Code: 125-810224 | 7 years, 10 months ago | 0 |
Geoff | Which midfielders are you going with? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Midfielders Are you going to be playing 4 or 5 most weeks? Which spots in your midfield are you unsure about? 1. Who are you picking? 2. Do you have a 4.5m… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 35 |
 JAC THE CAT | In search of a nailed on 4.5 mid Does a nailed on 4.5 midfielder exsist? I’ve gone back to 3-4-3 so need one and they all look garbage. | 7 years, 10 months ago | 54 |
 G-Whizz | GW1 Clean sheet and fixture odds GW1 Clean sheet and Fixture Odds Found this interesting article where the author has gathered 4 seasons of data relating to fixture odds and their impact on teams or players. FPL analysis: the im… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 43 |
J0E | New video - Disable dares to go Salah-less Dare you go without Salah? Scoutcast regular Luke is doing just that. In our latest Rate My Team video he talks about his maverick decision and how it has improved his overall team. https://ww… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 31 |
 Mikeharbrw | Bournemouth: Slow starters? Are Bournemouth slow starters? With many around these parts considering Josh King and Bournemouth defenders in their drafts I thought I would take a quick look at how Bournemouth have done in the … | 7 years, 10 months ago | 15 |
Geoff | Fantasy Eliteserien GW18 - transfers and captains What are your transfer plans and captains this week? I'm looking at Bendtner as captain. 2FTs but I'm not sure what I'll - I may downgrade Hovland as one. My big decision might be to play Attack… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 9 |
 The Mighty I | Do we need a premium striker? Quite like the thought of going without a premium striker as Mark alluded to last night on the scoutcast. Undoubtedly the £11m options could haul and the point is muted but certainly a case to be … | 7 years, 10 months ago | 94 |
J0E | New video - Az triples up on City and Liverpool...but at a cost. New Video now live In the latest in our Rate My Team series Scoutcast regular Az talks to me about his GWK 1 FPL side. Triple Man City 🙂 Triple Liverpool 🙂 Awful bench 🙁 https://www.you… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 24 |
Geoff | Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 1 Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 1 Once again this year, we will have a champion representing the community to take on the Scout Picks every week with a chance to win a prize at… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 3 |
Geoff | Which defenders are you going with? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Defenders How are you looking to rotate, or are you going big? What's your strategy here? 1. Who are you picking? 2. How much are you spending? 3. How many… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 61 |
Geoff | Community Writer vote: July It’s time to vote for the best Community Article of July! Send your vote to the Community Inbox with the name of the author you think had the best contributions: community@fantasyfootballscout.c… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 0 |
 sergeblanco | Discount Diamonds in Defence? 4.0 defence options - a thorough summary. They’re usually fools’ folly and the first few here are only for those looking to be different. As we move through all viable options, however, I thin… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 60 |
J0E | New video published...plus Scoutcast news New video published In the first of a series of RMT videos this week David Munday reveals his GWK 1 FPL team .... and explains why Crystal Palace is the best place for bargain hunters. https:/… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 34 |
Geoff | Which goalkeepers are you going with? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Goalkeepers What are you looking to do? Are you rotating 4.5m keepers or getting someone you don't have to think about? 1. Who are you picking? 2. How muc… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 83 |
 Blablablabla | Which 4.5m mid is the best pick? Who is the best 4.5 mid??????? | 7 years, 10 months ago | 49 |
 TorresMagic™ | How many players have you changed today? How many players have you changed today? | 7 years, 10 months ago | 50 |
Geoff | Problem areas in your FPL side Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With GW1 now less than a week away, what are the problem spots in your team? Are you undecided on whether to go big or rotate with your GKs? Have you not d… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 87 |
 Rhinos | No Salah Options I'm not having that Salah is essential, if you get Mane instead that means a 6.5 mid could be upgraded to Eriksen, none of the mids that were priced around 6.5 last season got within 60pts of the D… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 19 |
 DavidMunday815 | Panel Questions Hi everybody, sorry for the technical difficulties. I think there are some people who can’t see the Google Form - apologies for that! If that’s the case for you and you want to submit a questio… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 33 |
Geoff | What formation will you play? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the season now a week away, have you settled on a formation? I generally go with 343 but am considering something more flexible this year, going slight… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 102 |
 Niemi | Eliteserien Gameweek 17 transfers and captaincy Finally a new gameweek in Fantasy Eliteserien, starting with Ranheim - Rosenborg tomorrow. Which transfers are you thinking about doing this week? Who are you captaining? I'll also give you some… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 19 |
 stat | Are you considering Josh King? Josh King's record by position since he started playing in the PL: Center Forward: 13 goals, 1 assists in 33 apps Second Striker: 12 goals, 6 assists in 47 apps Left Winger: 3 goals in 7 apps Righ… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 37 |
 Brosstan | 6.5m forwards: who is best? Bottomed, reposting. Can we have a discussion about 6.5 forwards without involving the 7.0s? King - Seems fairly nailed in an attacking side. But mostly plays number 10 instead of up top. Great f… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 41 |
Geoff | Where to post an RMT and what the badges represent RMTs belong in the new RMT Community Article! Please post there and they will be responded to. Respond to some others while you're there 🙂 Also, the new badges refer to how long you've been on s… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 0 |
 Eden Wizard | Midfielders returns stats I’ve quickly assessed last season midfielders output: Firstly minutes per return (consistency – lower is better) and Secondly, returns versus new cost (projected value – higher is better). St… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 36 |
Geoff | Site updates Following the last releases, which among other things included Members Only Hot Topics, the ability to undo a vote, a fix for the double members login, and the removal of the reply button on frozen… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 125 |
 MANGE TOUT RODNEY | FPL keeps me sane ***SERIOUS POST ALERT*** I have been meaning to write this post for a while and now finally getting around to it (while it’s quiet at work). Take a break from all the RMTs for a second. In the … | 7 years, 10 months ago | 44 |
 Your Mum's Athletic | is man united defensive coverage essential? Would love to get a discussion going on goalkeepers: For those without DDG, are you getting one of their defenders in? Last season and pretty much every season since I can remember, if you don't h… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 53 |
Mikeharbrw | Are we overlooking David Silva? Are we overlooking David Silva? Currently found in just 6.2% of FPL teams is a player that many Man City fans regard as one of the greatest, if not the greatest , to ever put on the sky blue shirt… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 56 |
Geoff | 'Ever-presents' in your FPL side Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With less than two weeks to go before the season starts, our FPL teams are starting to take shape. Significant tinkering will still happen but many of our sq… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 52 |
 Legomané | Death of the 3rd striker? Any thoughts on the death of the 3rd striker, as widely reported in FPL circles? I completely take on board the factual basis for 'value' applied to the position, but I am convinced that this sea… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 20 |
 _Make | FFS FPL terminology We're still a week and a half away from the start of the season and there are too many variables around FPL teams at the moment for me to even consider starting my team. So I'm going all Christmas … | 7 years, 10 months ago | 122 |
 Deulofail | Arsenal review: who might be nailed? Which Arsenal players have a chance to become nailed? Which should we avoid due to the uncertainty of having a new manager? Emery has played 4-2-3-1 in the last 2 International Champions Cup games… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 50 |
Geoff | Reminders: Get a grav, and RMTs A few reminders as we approach the beginning of the new season: 1. Make sure you have a grav! (The picture beside your screen name.) It's a good way to help you get replies for your comments as it… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 38 |
 Twisted Saltergater | Tips from TS Afternoon peeps Here's some tips. Read them, ignore them (as I do every season :D); up to you. - Decent, nailed on 4.5m GK + a cheapie 4m who may have a chance of starting. Do not rotate keeper… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 42 |
Mikeharbrw | The Whipping Boys Hunting the whipping boys By popular demand, following on from my ‘Battered’ studies I am now going to look at who received the most batterings last season. As GRAVLESS ARE FOR KINNEAR pointe… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 21 |
Mikeharbrw | More batterings ‘Battered’ part 2 Following on from my previous post where I looked at which teams in the top 6 are capable of dishing out the most ‘batterings’ I am now going to extend my roving eye to th… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 11 |
Geoff | Who are your Everton picks? Plenty of Everton talk but lets collect our choices in one place: 1. How many Everton players are in your side? 2. Are you considering Richarlison? 3. Baines or Coleman? 4. Are you considering any… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 63 |
Mikeharbrw | Aguero or Aguer-no? Sergio and Gabriel A lot of people seem to be picking Agüero on here in their initial selections so I thought I would look at the danger Gabriel Jesus poses to his start. Here’s the data from l… | 7 years, 10 months ago | 61 |
Geoff | When do you expect to Wildcard? An early wildcard has often been a good way to sort team problems, jump on bandwagons, and catch price rises. However, with the early transfer window deadline teams might be more settled than they … | 7 years, 10 months ago | 30 |
 Sanchit | Mo Salah or No Salah? RT Mo Salah OR No Salah How does having him(or not having him) affect your team in a good and a way. Want to know the pros and cons from both sets of players | 7 years, 11 months ago | 61 |
 Weak Become Heros | Form vs. Fixtures - Should we go with Arnautovic? Arnie good value at 7m in that awkward price bracket. I think he’ll deliver even against the big teams. Agree? | 7 years, 11 months ago | 33 |
 Sterling is £11Mill..… | Are you considering Hazard? Not seen anyone talking up Hazard, pretty sure I want him in my team this season my gut says anyway | 7 years, 11 months ago | 32 |
 Davido989 | The case for Alisson Becker The case for Alisson Becker. Now, this wasn’t an option for me as I originally had de Gea + 3 other Liverpool players but I think it’s an avenue worth exploring. The Clean Sheet Potential L… | 7 years, 11 months ago | 40 |