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Those going Aguero-less (or city-attack-less) why? I am wondering if a negative hoard mentality has taken over, and a stubbornness to avoid buying a 'bandwagon' is overriding obvious logic... - 3/…

Lots of @FPLVirg posts asking about coverage. Personally I think it is a great idea and a viable strategy. "You can't have them all" so sometimes you have to cover the players in the big teams bec…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 6 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 …

Is Aguero ‘essential’, especially for Gameweek 6? If so and you are a non-owner, who makes way? Kane or Lukaku? Can his dramatic returns be ‘covered’ with the likes of Jesus, Silva or De…

I'm seeing a lot of comments about switching premium strikers and I can't help but think people are playing with fire. These strikers are not some average footballers; we're talking about some of t…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 5 Rough with the Smooth Let's hear your tales of woe and joy from the Gameweek Remember its what you did do not what you didn't.

With almost all the big-hitter forwards doing good, we find ourselves inclined to go Top-heavy with 3 big-hitters up front. However I find this tactic rather weak as in you're not getting much valu…

Its ridiculous to hear a renowned and well paid commentator announce that he now for real knows how to say Kolasinac.. and then he says it totally wrong 🙂 Will the real Kolašinac please stand u…

If you wildcarded today- who would be definites on your team sheet? Kolasinac, Agüero, Ritchie?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Lessons Learned From Gameweek 5 So Far What are the key lessons you’ve learned from Gameweek 5 so far? To get the discussion started I’ve listed a few …

Did people not see that kane hit the crossbar and had multiple tap in chances bar excellent clearences by a swans defender or a brilliant save from fab?Spurs should also of had two penalties! Could…

Thoughts on Firmino going forward? Have always thought he was good value but starting to wondering whether the likes of Lukaku, Kane, Aguero, Jesus, Morata and even Vardy are better options, especi…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Tackling the Gameweek 6 fixture shift Next Gameweek marks a significant shift in the fixture list when relatively low owned players enjoy a strong run of …

Posted this response to the question along the lines of "FPL, luck or skill?" just as a new page was created. Interested to know what people think: FPL is really just a platform where you can trad…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 5 Apologies I was completely unaware of a gameweek 5 Friday deadline (causal right?!). As a result, the deadline will stay as per usual - Saturday 16th at 11.30am …

Let's have a final debate: Vardy vs. Firmino Personally, I like Vardy just as the main man at LEI and no CL distractions, but Firmino could make me regret that this week.

Not sure if this was posted earlier. Apologies if so Friday pressers Tottenham - 12:30 BST Everton - 13:00 BST Liverpool - 13:00 BST Crystal Palace - 13:00 BST Chelsea - 13:15…

Live hall of Fame update Two new entries in the Top 5.... Mark and Numb tumble out. See where you are here http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 5's top differential and why?

With wingbacks seemingly on the rise and with lots of cheap midfielders available but no clear options, is it time to fully give our attention to wingbacks? I’ve chosen to look at the only two pl…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is 2017/18’s theme emerging? Every season is different and each campaign differing tactics are needed to prevail. This is usually based on the way players…

Press Conferences Today 9 AM - Bournemoutth 1 PM - Leicester, Swansea, Huddersfield 1:15 PM - Burnley 1:30 PM - Watford 2 PM - Soton, West Ham

Mkhitaryan only having 2 shots from in the box all season is putting me off. Might go with David Silva.

Case for Matt Ritchie Is there any better midfeild option below 6m than Matt Ritchie ? - On Set Peices - On Pens - Nailed on - Strong fixtures- Faces these 6 teams in next 7 (exluding LIV clash)…

So how long are we all ignoring Sanchez? He's staying, he's 11.9m and has WBA BHA wat eve SWA after this GW. Let's not forget this is the same guy who got 264 points last season, 39 more than anyon…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best Pogba replacements Who are the best 8.5 options to consider? Is Mkhitaryan the obvious choice, or are there cheaper options we should be considering?…

He's getting a fair few mentions on here after his haul against United so thought I would open it up to a discussion. What do we think of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting? Penalty area touches and goal a…

Rough with the Smooth - Gameweek 4 Leave your tales of woe and joy here. Remember it's what you did do not what you didn't - eg I was going to captain Gross but ended up captaining Mane - is act…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Leave your questions for the team here

Falling stars. Every year around this time it's worth remembering just how good some of the players are we have ditched and have fallen in price. As always around GW4 a lot of players have become …

Which player have you held all season that you are most disappointed with (going forwards as well as retrospectively)? Bertrand for me

Potential hot topic for UCL fantasy discussion and information http://uclfantasy.uefa.com/en/fantasy17 Article which explains the basics: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2017/09/08/uefa-cha…

First Frank De Boer who could be next? Could Slaven Bilic be the next to bite the dust ? De Boer departed company with Crystal Palace only after 4 games, and sometimes these sort of actions can b…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is Kane essential? Kane is already the runaway leader in our captaincy poll, on the back of a brace last weekend and a great fixture against Swansea. But …

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 5 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 …

Burnley/Stoke roatation NEW HUD SOT WHU BOU NEW LEI SWA cry bou SWA WAT STO WHU WBA hud HUD NEW so.......Mee 4.5 and Wimmer 4.4 No brainer, right?????

What would the pressure be like if suddenly you had an amazing gameweek or 2 and found yourself world number 1 with all chips intact? Undoubtedly you would start thinking it was possible you might…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 3 RESULTS Delays delays delays... GW3 results are here and GW4 results won't take as long, promise! ***** SCORES ON THE DOORS ***** 1st - The Snazzy Viking (100p…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Lessons learned from Gameweek 4 The first match back after an international break can produce some surprises. But with an extra week's data it can also off…

In reference to the article, I'd like to ask why Lukaku is considered in the same bracket as Kane. I'll be equally happy having Morata instead of Lukaku on my team. Lukaku has had arguably the eas…

Krul Cedric, Jones, Dawson, Naughton Alli, Salah, Mky Lukaku, Firmino, Lacazette (c) Bench: Elliot RLC, Carroll, TAA I know that Krul is unlikely to start but I'll let the auto sub bring in Ellio…

DEFENSIVE ODDS Team Best clean sheet odds Implied chance of a clean sheet Man Utd 2.05 49% Southampton 2.2 45% West Ham 2.38 42% Brighton 2.55 39% Arsenal 2.55 39% Chelsea 2.57 39% Burnley 2.6 38%…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why?

Arsenal orange bib theory. https://www.arsenal.com/news/pictures-arsenal-train-ahead-bournemouth-match Players I can see in orange bibs are: Coquelin Koscielny Monreal Kolasinac Xhaka Ozil Ramse…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 4 Gameweek 3 results WILL come out tomorrow. Apologies, I know it was the international break, but I had a dislocated shoulder, and a lot of hours at work to conte…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 4's top differential and why?

Friday Press conference 09:00 - Bournemouth, West Brom 13:00 - Manchester United, Liverpool 13:15 - Burnley 13:30 - Manchester City, Newcastle United, West Ham United, Leicester City, Crystal Pala…

Latest Sky Podcast now up guys: http://bit.ly/2xTdvrF Happy overhaul everyone

Swansea are being doubled up and even tripled up on in plenty of RMTs at the moment, particularly on wildcards. You can see why if you look at their incredible run over the next seven home fixtures…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic FPL transfer market The FPL transfer market is one of the most divisive aspects to the game. Some love the price rises and falls and enjoy playing the m…