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 Stimps | Why Shaqiri? I see alot of people moving for Shaqiri... Explain? | 8 years, 2 months ago | 32 |
 J0E | Gameweek 24 - Key Lessons So Far... Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Key lessons from Gameweek 24 so far… Here are a few lessons to consider from the Gameweek so far. Feel free to comment on these and detail your own. T… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 43 |
 Jet5605 | Aguero prompts Kanexit revisit Is anyone considering the Kane > Kun > Kane switcheroo for the next three GW's? I know many are relucatant to lose Kane but I think his prospects of haul(s) aren't as good as Kun's. | 8 years, 2 months ago | 42 |
 We Will Klopp you | Lingard - stick or twist? Anyone uncertain what to do with Lingard? On one hand I'm thinking I should wait to see if Sanchez makes him a better asset, on the other hand I'm thinking I should be proactive and get in the Ox o… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
 raihak | Derailing the Pickford bandwagon THE PICKFORD BANDWAGON Sadly i'm guilty as charged and punished for it both points wise and in kicking myself at the stupidity. A PK save is a chance encounter and it skews statistics in favour o… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
J0E | Gameweek 24 captaincy Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why? | 8 years, 2 months ago | 78 |
 Simon March | Trust the changing template Every year, around this time, we lament the ‘template team’. But a ‘template’ at this point is almost an inevitability. We now have a reliable mass of data & that data dictates a particular… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
 @ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge - GW 24 SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 24 Tough half week at work plus now in Budapest means I've not been able to catch up just yet.. expect the last two gameweeks on Sunday and Monday while I'm flying… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 41 |
 Stat Sloth | New Magic Bean Needed With RLC out for a while, I need a new fifth mid. I guess others are in the same situation as well, with rotation on their current fifth mids. For 4.8 or less, who is the best option as a fifth mi… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 54 |
 Hutch_James | Six Nations Fantasy League Six Nations Fantasy League The Six Nations is not far away now, so please sign up here if you're keen to play in the Fantasy game. Link: https://www.superbru.com/sixnationsfantasy/pool.php?p=1178… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 4 |
J0E | Gameweek 24's best differential Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be this Gameweek's best differential and why? | 8 years, 2 months ago | 96 |
 G-Whizz | GW24 Odds/Stats GW24 DS Stats, Clean Sheet and Fixture Odds. Last week Manchester United (546DS) duly beat Stoke 3-0. Chelsea (418DS) were held 0-0 by Leicester and Tottenham (397DS) beat Everton 4-0. Last week'… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 14 |
 zes | Poker tips for fpl success Thought I'd share a few tips I've picked up from playing poker down the years I think are applicable to FPL - not that I'm very good at either haha. 1) The Gambler's Fallacy - I see this a lot whe… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
J0E | Live Hall of Fame Updated Live Hall of Fame Updated TM closing in on Mark in the top 10. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/ | 8 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
J0E | The Chelsea Blues Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Chelsea Blues Despite their strong fixtures Chelsea look out of sorts currently as they look to navigate an exceptionally busy run of games across the… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 40 |
 Jordan. | Tackling FPL Fatigue how long to get sick of fpl ,this is my 10th season and im bored with it big time... | 8 years, 2 months ago | 51 |
 Ludo | Pickford Stats Since Sam Allardyce first took charge as Everton manager in GW15, Jordan Pickford (4.9m) has been the top goalkeeper in FPL, with 48 points in those 9 matches (5.3 PPG). That total betters every pr… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 42 |
 Homo Neanderthalensis | Is Walcott Now a Viable Fantasy Prospect? Anyone fancy a punt on Walcott playing for Everton now? Could work out very well as a differential | 8 years, 2 months ago | 25 |
J0E | Targeting Leicester Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Leicester Targets With just two tough matches (GWK 27 mci, GWK 38 tot) for the rest of the season Leicester have a sumptuous run of games. What is more t… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 60 |
 Limited & Mediocre Mana… | Climb the ranks as others slip up As a more coherent template forms, in some sense the game becomes more about "not losing ground" by behind punished by high ownership players. At this stage there is more data on season performance… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 67 |
 Kings of Lyon ★ | GWK 24 Captaincy - Kane v Aguero For those with Kane and Aguero and strugging over which one to captain.... In their last 4 home games Southampton have conceded 29 shots inside the box and 19 shots outside the box (48 shots in t… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 rnrd | Hazard: Failure to ditch I can't help thinking Hazard is not worth the price tag, and I just can't press the transfer out option when looking at the fixtures.. | 8 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
J0E | Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here Live Scoutcast tonight - 9:30pm Feel free to leave your questions for the team here. By the way we have already included Wild Rover's excellent Hot Topic about breaking the template in the notes… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 124 |
J0E | Gameweek 23 Rough with the Smooth Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 23 Rough with the Smooth - let us know your tales or woe and joy here. Any who ditched Arnautovic or Son for Lingard? Any who got Wilson in. Be… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 77 |
 pakornk | Niasse move edging closer Oumar Niasse is set for a January move from Everton, with Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion having declared an interest. The Recap: sign up for the best of the Guardi… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
 The Bandit | Breaking the Template We desperately need some new transfer in the the Prem, I'm currently 160k and have virtually the same team as OR number 1. Seems like just about every team I look at has the same players Alonso Ot… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 100 |
J0E | Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 24 Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 24 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
J0E | Man City v Liverpool – your transfer targets Fantasy football Scout Man City v Liverpool – your transfer targets The clash between these two attacking sides rumbles on into this week’s transfer market, with both having strong short te… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 74 |
 Team Cruel | Sanchez to United Rumours Gather Pace BREAKING: Alexis Sanchez is dropped by Arsenal as £400,000-a-week move to Manchester United nears | @johncrossmirror | 8 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
J0E | Gameweek 23 Lessons Learned So Far Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 23 lessons learned so far. What key lessons have you learned so far in Gameweek 23. Here’s a couple to get the discussion started. Brighton’… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 58 |
J0E | Gameweek 23 Captaincy Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why? | 8 years, 2 months ago | 101 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge - GW 23 SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 23 Unfortunately I'm back in the UK this weekend, pffft. What's going on there... GW19 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/17433010 GW20 result… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 35 |
J0E | Gameweek 23's best differential Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 23's best differential and why? | 8 years, 2 months ago | 54 |
 MyPrettyPony | Players needed for charity match Morning all, up to 16 confirmed for the FFS charity match on 24th February (details in the recent article) as below. Still looking for another half dozen (minimum) so let me know on the email in th… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
 jia you | Patience is not always a virtue Where do you draw the line with being patient with a player? My season has been drastically effected by two transfers and by being patient with two players: Sane + Alli. Sane Transfer: I bought in… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 43 |
 FPL Virgin | Head over Heart wins out I honestly don't see what Crabtree gets out of avoiding Liverpool players on general principle in FPL. When Sterling scored live on stream, Andy was so happy he busted out some moves and fist-pump… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 77 |
J0E | Chelsea and Arsenal - Invest or Shun? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What to do a about Chelsea and Arsenal players? Both teams have a good run of fixtures. Both have players with strong Fantasy pedigree. But with a blank a… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 40 |
 The Mandalorian | The scoutcast glass of water trick For anyone who missed the scoutcast at 1:56 Granville takes a drink and passes it to Jonty but both of them are in different locations. David Blaine would be proud of this. https://www.youtube.com… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
J0E | One, Two or Three In Attack? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic One, Two or Three In Attack? Given Sergio Aguero looks rotation free in the league, for now, and the pool of third strikers continues to run dry what are y… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 70 |
J0E | Live Hall of Fame Updated Live Hall of Fame Updated - Ronka marches back into the top 3 http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/ | 8 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
J0E | Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Feel free to leave your questions for the team here. | 8 years, 2 months ago | 164 |
J0E | Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 23 Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 23 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 1 |
J0E | Community Writer of the month vote – December Community Writer of the month vote – December It’s that time again to vote for your favourite community writer of the past month. All you have to do is email us here community@fantasyfootba… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 4 |
J0E | Points not Price - Pitfalls of Playing the Market Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Points not price When thousands of managers ditched FPL’s top scoring player Mohamed Salah due to his minor injury many expected his 10.1 valuation to p… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 131 |
G-Whizz | Gwk 23 stat Attack GW23 DS Stats, Clean Sheet and Fixture Odds. In GW22 the DS showed Manchester City at 531 for their fixture with Watford and they duly won 3-1. Spurs also came to the fore with a DGW with 436DS ag… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 Wetdream | Aguero is back to his best Did a little bit of research on Aguero and "His Form" this season. His output is actually his best since the 14/15 season where arguably he was at his peak. During the 14/15 season he averaged 7.68… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
J0E | Are Stoke Players Now Viable Options? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Are Stoke players now viable options? With Mark Hughes gone there’s now a strong chance that under new management we may see an upturn in form. West Ham… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 42 |
J0E | Fantasy Second Wildcard Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Your fantasy second wildcard I’ve seen a few wildcards being used this week after a bruising Christmas for some. While most here are likely to preserve t… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 61 |
Kings of Lyon ★ | The 'Kane Can't Score Against the Worst' Conundrum I was having a look at the worst away defences in the PL by analysing how many shots theyve conceded in the box. The worst 5 are West Ham Swansea Burnley Bournemouth Everton If you've watched any… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 50 |
 Pacer. | wildcard timing analysis WC Jan or DGW? WildCards are getting triggered all over the shop. Requests for advice are dutifully met by the experienced managers stock response: DON'T, wait for the big DGW. And in many cases i… | 8 years, 2 months ago | 29 |