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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Geoff
Members Only - Set Pieces and Penalties data

First Members Only Comment! What do you take from this data, if anything? Looking to bring in penalty takers? Anything stand out from the set pieces conceded/attempted?

7 years, 11 months ago32

420king
Expected price changes

If they use the same numbers as last two rounds these will be the price changes (note: not 100%) Players rising in price: T.Silva, Miranda, Fagner, F.Luis, Mbappe, Cavani, Olsen, Lindelof, Granqvi…

7 years, 11 months ago11

Geoff
Site updates

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic About a month ago I made a Hot Topic asking for user suggestions about ways to improve the Community and the site. In addition to responses on site I receive…

7 years, 11 months ago42

_Make
National team or FPL glory?

England fans, if a genie gave you one wish with two options what would you choose? - England winning the World Cup - You winning World Cup Fantasy Football Would it make a difference if the secon…

7 years, 11 months ago16

Dr Dream
The best World Cup in Living Memory?

I think I'm ready to call it. I've watched every World Cup almost in full since 1970. ...the good the bad and the ugly..so that's a lot of footy. Despite my reservations about VAR and Russia as ho…

7 years, 11 months ago54

FFFrog
FFFrog's WC Knockout Competition

FROGBALL KNOCKOUTS Sorry for this being my first update on this page but life has been busier than expected. After a highly competitive group stage, we have the 16 teams that progress through to t…

7 years, 11 months ago9

FPL ZB
Player Eliminations

With some upsets in the knockouts so far, how are people dealing with eliminated players? How many players have you lost so far, and what are your plans to sort this out before the QFs? Will peop…

7 years, 11 months ago28

Pumpkinhead - I'm ITK …
Lukaku or Hazard?

We need a Lukaku vs Hazard hot topic

7 years, 11 months ago16

G-Whizz
Round 16 Clean Sheet Odds

R16 Clean sheet odds Saturday 30th June France 43% Argentina 33% Uruguay 40% Portugal 40% Sunday 1st July Spain 53% Russia 20% Croatia 53% Denmark 28% Monday 2nd July Brazil 53% Mexico 18% Be…

7 years, 11 months ago20

Geoff
World Cup 2018 Highlights

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With a full day without football, we will inevitably spend much of our time getting our Fantasy sides ready for the Round of 16. But the break also gives us …

7 years, 11 months ago18

Legomané
Key Captaincy Targets - Last 16

With Last 16 squad overhauls underway, who are the key men you are targeting as your four captaincy options for this round? Day 1 France v Argentina Uruguay v Portugal Day 2 Spain v Russia Cro…

7 years, 11 months ago17

Geoff
Eliteserien GW15 plans

Who are the problems in your team? Who is on your watchlist? What transfers are you looking at making? Who is will be your captain?

7 years, 11 months ago10

Eden Wizard
Maximum captain revisited - when are you playing it?

Max Cap in the final - I know a lot are considering it but, it offers the guarantee of making up/fending off a lead - even if rivals somehow nail it. Opposite argument: Can see a lot of these R16…

7 years, 11 months ago6

Legomané
FPL assists v FWC assists

The 3-0 victory for Uruguay over Russia on Monday again highlighted some anomalies between the two formats: - The free kick scored by Luis Suarez was won by Rodrigo Bentacur. - Diego Laxalt's de…

7 years, 11 months ago14

ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
Yes/No game final standings

Yes/No game final standings http://tyroreports.wixsite.com/yesorno Cheers all for taking part and well done to Thes7s for winning.

7 years, 11 months ago1

Geoff
Price changes have happened - how much have you gained?

Fantasy Football Daily Hot Topic With the Round 3 deadline passing, we are now able to make unlimited transfers to set up for our Round of 16 team. Also with the Round 3 deadline passing, price …

7 years, 11 months ago8

Camzy
Knockout round strategy

So I know it's way too early to make a team for the next round, but what's everyone gonna try to do? In the knockout rounds, I usually try to get 2 total fodders and a 4.0 GK to maximize my team v…

7 years, 11 months ago9

420king
Price Changes

Take this info lightly because the values could change for next price changes, but this is how they were calculated this round: Players with price lower than 6m in GK & DEF, 8m in MID and 9m in FW…

7 years, 11 months ago5

FPL ZB
VAR - good or evil?

An obvious hike in penalties this tournament, and controversy everywhere, but do you think VAR is working? Personally, I believe it’s good for the game, whenever it’s caused issues it’s been…

7 years, 11 months ago20

Siva Mohan
Suspension tightrope

7 years, 11 months ago2

Geoff
Rest and Rotation

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the third and final Group Stage round starting today, where are we going to see significant rotation? In the England vs. Belgium game, for example, who…

7 years, 11 months ago12

Legomané
ELITESERIEN GW14 CAPTAINCY AND TRANSFERS

Afraid there is no GW14 preview this wk - so it's Hot Topic time! Who is your captain this week? What transfers have you made, or have planned? Do you have any benching headaches? If you have g…

7 years, 12 months ago17

Richd
Maximum Captain Chip Strategy

I haven’t heard this suggested at all. But there’s only four rounds of games in week 3 instead of 6. The same as last 16. So could be a good round to max captain ? Although I do appreciate Q…

7 years, 12 months ago11

andy85wsm
Is Messi a leader?

Friend at work said this, this morning: "I still think Messi is the best player in the world but he's not a leader, Ronaldo is" What do you think about that? I think there's some merit to it. Me…

7 years, 12 months ago22

Geoff
What to do with Argentina assets

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What should we do with Argentina assets now that they’re close to elimination? Does Messi become a better option for the next round of games, as Argentin…

7 years, 12 months ago17

SW6
Stick or Twist on 6 points?

RP. If you have a captain who has scored 6 points (Suarez, Ronaldo, Costa etc) you are only really risking 4 points by changing and chasing a higher score! Every one of you should change, especia…

7 years, 12 months ago29

Geoff
World Cup penalty takers

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Penalties are playing a bigger part in World Cup Fantasy than many of us expected – how are you adjusting? With players getting points for a won penalty, …

7 years, 12 months ago27

Geoff
Round 2 preparations

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the deadline for Round 2 now only 8 hours away, what are your transfer plans? Are you switching around your heavy hitters or are you just tweaking your…

7 years, 12 months ago18

Bardo9
The argument for a wildcard before Round 3

I know everyone on here is starting to think that WC before GW3 is a bad idea and you should use it before the QF. Here is my reasoning not to, and to use it before GW3: 1 - Those teams that get t…

8 years, 3 hours ago13

Deulofail
Reactions to Round 1

To those tearing up their teams, destroying their defenses with wildcards or taking hits, here's something for you to consider. What have we really learnt from one round? Many were already advising…

8 years, 4 hours ago12

Geoff
WC success or struggle?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How is your World Cup Fantasy side doing so far? With Mexico’s shock win over Germany, Brazil being held by Switzerland, and Argentina being held by Icel…

8 years, 19 hours ago31

Ludo
Prior Winners Defensive Stats

The last four winners of the World Cup have kept 12 clean sheets in 16 knockout matches, conceding 4 goals. 2002 - Brazil only conceded a Michael Owen goal in the quarter finals. 2006 - Italy onl…

8 years, 1 day ago9

Legomané
Stick or Twist?

Plenty of questions overnight about whether to stick or twist on Eriksen(6) and Griezmann(8) in particular. Obviously much depends on who you have as captaincy options to twist to, with Brazilian…

8 years, 1 day ago19

Geoff
Conduct reminder

Just a reminder for anyone who is new, forgets the rules, or doesn't know what we'd like in terms of conduct from users: LOL@ posts will be removed, as will negative posts with no content. Most im…

8 years, 3 days ago80

Gregor
Home and away rotation pairs - which look promising?

Next seasons Premiership rotation pairs looks to be as follows; Arsenal & Spurs Bournemouth & Palace Fulham & Chelsea Huddersfield & Burnley Liverpool & Everton Man City & Man United Newcastl…

8 years, 3 days ago12

Geoff
Premier League fixtures announced

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The Premier League fixtures are out: https://www.premierleague.com/news/720651 Manchester City couldn’t have it any better - is Sane a lock for your team?…

8 years, 4 days ago30

J0E
Fixtures Scoutcast 1pm Thursday

Here's a link to this week's Fixtures Scoutcast, where David and I take stock of the Premier League 2018/19 fixture announcement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3dRhHfDnyA On the bill: Teams …

8 years, 5 days ago5

J0E
World Cup Scoutcast

World Cup Special Scoutcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fiXETvcTz0 David and myself look at Premium Picks Budget Gems Strategies Chips and more

8 years, 5 days ago8

andy85wsm
What is your captaincy strategy?

How many "good" captains are you looking to have over the course of a round for the group stages? I currently have... Cavani, Griezmann, Mueller, Lukaku, Rodriguez Wondering if I might be puttin…

8 years, 5 days ago30

Prøfeßör …
When should we bench boost?

Bench boost in GW 1, in the round of 16 or elsewhere?

8 years, 6 days ago18

ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$
World Cup Yes/No competition

***WORLD CUP YES/NO COMPETITION*** 10 questions - just answer yes or no to each. Most correct answers win with tie-breaker deciding any ties. ALL answers submitted before Russia v Saudi Arabia k…

8 years, 6 days ago65

Geoff
World Cup Predictions

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the beginning of the World Cup only days away and the Fantasy game now released, what are your World Cup predictions? Fantasy: 1. Who will be the highe…

8 years, 5 days ago22

J0E
Join us for a World Cup Scoutcast (1pm Wed)

Lunchtime World Cup Scoutcast tomorrow with DavidMunday815 and myself Looking at the @FIFAWorldCup and @fantasyiteam games - strategies, key picks and bargains. Join us at 1pm via our Youtube c…

8 years, 6 days ago16

Eden Wizard
How to deal with rotation risks?

Seeing an increasing number of rotation risk Group H players (Sabily, Mojica etc). Why is this an issue? Group H players can't be subbed out manually as they play last in every GW furthermore, if…

8 years, 6 days ago16

Geoff
PL players ready to step up in World Cup Fantasy

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic When the World Cup starts we’ll be able to watch many Premier League players in action surrounded by players they don’t normally play with and with diffe…

8 years, 6 days ago12

FFFrog
The case for an active bench over Neymar/Messi

I'm going to try and finish the argument of why having an active bench is more important than having Messi/ Neymar. 1) Daily captaincy changes - you can change your captain every day, seriously d…

8 years, 7 days ago34

Pirlø's Pen
Is Neymar worth the extra outlay?

I know Neymar is expensive and its important to have a decent bench, BUT... Does nobody think he might just be worth the outlay? I think he's going to absolutely smash it. He is looking insane at …

8 years, 7 days ago14

Geoff
World Cup Fantasy template?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic As the World Cup Fantasy game has now been open for a few days, and with the first games fast approaching, how is your team shaping up? Are there any playe…

8 years, 7 days ago29

FFFrog
FFFRog's WC Player Guide: Midfield

Following on from my earlier HT, here are the midfield options. I've gone for the players who are nailed on and have genuine attacking threat, hence why players like Asensio, Casemiro and Carlos Sa…

8 years, 8 days ago24

FFFrog
FFFRog's WC Player Guide: Defence

A comprehensive list of the realistic fantasy football options at every position and every price band. This is just my opinion, feel free to add to it or disagree with my choices. Trying to make al…

8 years, 8 days ago18