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The Community Round Up

After 38 often gruelling Gameweeks, the Fantasy Football community waves goodbye to the 2017/18 season and starts preparing for the next campaign.

The Hot Topic posters look back on the key events over the last few months and start to consider which players will help earn us a flying start when the new season kicks off in August.

The success and failures of the Premier League prediction business come under scrutiny in our community article section, which as usual features the latest developments in Norwegian top-flight Fantasy game, Elitserien.

Our community tournament round-up is extended this week as we congratulate the winners across a range of leagues, cups and competitions.

The Community Articles.

Armed with a season’s worth of crowd canvassing, Hutch_James delivered his final look at how groupthink fared in terms of predicting results this season.

The underlying statistics kings of the campaign are the focus of FPL Virgin’s latest article.

But while domestic action may be over Mr Klin of Norway served up a reminder that Norwegian game Fantasy Eliteserien is available to play throughout the summer with his latest weekly preview.

Don’t forget, if you’ve got some analysis, scout reports or features brewing, be sure to visit our community section to submit your article.

The Hottest Topics

The 2017/18 ended in dramatic fashion with 31 goals scored on the final day. Our “rough with the smooth” collection of your Gameweek 38 scores reveals how this action-packed 90 minutes impacted on the community’s overall ranks and quest for mini-league glory.

Stat also dropped by to reveal how this year’s rank milestones compare to last season, while Red Lightning looked at the end of season chip strategy of FPL’s top players.

Discussions also took place on how the best FPL managers across a number of seasons are defined.

Our own Hall of Fame update revealed the top managers from our leagues as well as some of their key strategies for success this season. While Zan Keroski let us know about an alternative way of measuring career achievements, with a stronger focus on more recent ranks.

FPL Freddo added further thoughts to this debate, while former Hall of Fame top ten manager Triggerlips launched his own ‘haul of fame’ which rewards multiple top 1,000 finishes, even if they were some time ago.

Triggerlips was in fine form this week with two further Hot Topics, looking at the effect of the Triple Captain chip and whether anyone had a worst best Gameweek than him.

The 2017/18 campaign came under further scrutiny when we quizzed you on your most impactful decisions made over the season. Swinner added to the discussion by asking what defines a successful season, a good rank or beating a rival.

Fusen also waded in to let us know that he has bolstered his FPL Statistico season review tool to include a section that divides up the season in stages.

Elsewhere, this campaign’s most successful formations were the focus of The Mighty Hippo’s latest Hot Topic, while Legomane pondered the importance of a great start.

Ignoring Mohamed Salah for the captaincy was perhaps one of the more obvious oversights at times this season. Given the Liverpool winger has just accrued the largest points haul in Fantasy Premier League history a price hike seems inevitable. But, we asked, how much is too much to pay for the Egyptian record breaker.

This week’s chat also featured plenty of forward thinking as managers started scouting for the 2018/19 Berbinho’s Forehead, Giggs Boson and Asquishypotato all canvassed opinion on a number of clubs as they asked how Manchester United, Spurs and Liverpool can build and improve next season.

Champions Manchester City are one team who can perhaps relax their summer activity in the market, with Fantasy Gold predicting that they could dominate the Premier League for years to come.

Meanwhile, Grooveymatt65 has already started bargain hunting with his discussion on next season’s potential cut-price gems.

Among them could be teenage sensation Ryan Sessegnon, who may well be playing top flight football in 2018/19 should his Fulham side prevail in the play-off finals against Aston Villa. Fantasy Gold urges Fantasy managers to keep a close eye on the England Under 21s international.

England’s senior squad for the World Cup, which was announced this week, came under scrutiny in Giggs Boson’s Hot Topic, in which he asked the community to name the best starting XI from this group.

The World Cup chat continued with FFFrog’s number crunching post.

Back to domestic matters, the potential reclassification of some midfielders and forwards next season gets discussed in a post from Aarono23, while discussion on potential rule changes is the focus of Scoutcaster Az’s Hot Topic, where he asks whether FPL’s assist and bonus awards, as well as chips, need an overhaul.

Az earns a further mention after scooping an award for his appearances on our weekly podcast, which picked up a raft of other accolades this week.

With no Premier League action until August Niemi recommends Fantasy managers turn to Norway’s Eliteserien to fill the gap. He has set up a new league, which started scoring this week and also put forward a list of key players to consider.

Niemi’s hard work has been duly noted by community manager Geoff, who let us know that our Norwegian football expert has joined his expanding crew of moderators, with community regular Zoumasbloomers also joining the team.

A raft of new community features are planned over the summer, many of which will be based on feedback collected by Geoff this week. We also asked what improvements Members would like to the tools available to them.

To view all our discussions please visit our Hot Topics page.

The Community Tournaments

Congratulations to Gregor, who has won 2017/18’s Scout Picks community champion competition. His 33 point margin of victory, achieved in Gameweek 5, proved unbeatable. He wins a £100 Amazon voucher and a place in next season’s moderators and contributors league.

Gameweek 38’s community champion Choppers 13 lost 89-74 to the Scouts.

A score of 74 was enough to secure Az first in the FFScout moderators and contributors league, six points ahead of second-placed Jack Wain.

I snatched the summit from QPR Utd in his own FFS Frequent Summer Posters league by transfers made (42 to 45), while Dan Jeffries wins the FFS Old Farts Club league for the site’s elder statesmen and women.

Epic Fail has won Gnu’s Wigan to Me head to head contest. However, he missed out on top spot to me in the Dugout draft leg of Teddy’s Iron man competition, in which Paul Brett scooped first in the FPL Draft element.

Sticking with FPL Draft, our fixture ticker guru Pure Olivia claims bragging rights at the top of the FFScout moderators and contributors league.

In Red Lightning’s competitions, Anders Lium has won his Top 10K Any Season league, Shirin Nizar grabs the January to May league crown, Balders takes top spot in his Doubles, Blanks and Chips mini league and Stuart Blakely scoops his Opening Day contest.

Grant Barclay won Az’s £20 cash league, beating the contest’s host by one point. Meanwhile, TimothyJ, who comfortably won Az’s £5 cash league, finishing with an overall rank of 238.

If you are running a community tournament for the World Cup and would like the latest scores included in future Community Round-ups, please email us a summary of the current leaders and a link to your league, spreadsheet or head to head competition, at jonty@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk.

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  1. FPL Virgin
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    I've had an amazing idea! 😀

    This will really help us through these dark days now the FPL season is over.

    GAMEWEEK 1 SQUAD SELECTOR TOOL

    It would have predicted prices for all the players (FFS is good enough to get them right within a plus or minus £0.5m margin of error).

    This preseason tool would satisfy that huge urge to tinker and work on your gameweek 1 team without the agony of having to wait until mid July for the game to release.

    I definitely think this is something people would pay a membership fee for.

    1. Holmes
      • 11 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      I wont pay anything for something hypothetical... 😮

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Isn't Fantasy Football as an entire concept hypothetical?

        1. Holmes
          • 11 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, thats why I'm not paying anything for it... 😛

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Get yourself a FFS membership cheapskate! 😉

    2. FPL Virgin
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Squad selector tools are pretty commonplace these days https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44041615

    3. Legomané
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Doesn't FFFix offer this?

      1. FPL Virgin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Honestly have no idea. I would never betray FFS by visiting this filthy website 😉

        1. Legomané
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Your search history betrays you 🙂

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Haha, I've honestly never been on the site. I like to think FFS is a one stop shop for all my FPL needs.

            1. Legomané
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              I had you down as a price change puzzler

      2. Kane Toads
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yes it does -with its pre season pack:

        some predicted prices:

        Salah LIV 12.5 303
        Sterling MCI 10.5 229
        De Bruyne MCI 10.0 209
        Eriksen TOT 9.5 199
        Mahrez LEI 9.0 195
        Sané MCI 9.0 179
        Son TOT 8.5 178

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Interesting stuff - thanks!

          Those prices look pretty spot on tbf.

        2. diesel001
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Sterling looks good value. Think he could kick-on and become a 20+ goal a season player under Guardiola. KDB and Eriksen look fairly priced too.

          Issue is World Cup and some of these guys might not start the season.

        3. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          At the end of the day it's still guesswork on prices .... FIX had De Gea at 5m last season. Tbh most of their stuff is pretty dross but the rotation tool is very good and the pre-season pack helps to get the juices going. Tracking rival scores and transfers is sneakily helpful too.

    4. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Already done here:
      http://www.fantasyfootballfix.com

      Waste of time imo guesswork is not my thing...

  2. kirwy
    • 10 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry, probably been asked before, but is there any solid fantasy game live for the World Cup?

      1. Mark
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 17 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Yeah, that's interesting. I like the Telegraph games but never had the bandwidth to play them alongside FPL.

        1. FPL Virgin
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 8 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I came from TFF to FPL. And it occurred to me that TFF had designed a game to fix all the common grumbles of FPL, i.e. Make transfers after line ups have been released, equal points for a centre forward goal, select more than 3 players from the same team, partial clean sheet bonus, 3 points for key contributions so there is no controversy over assists etc etc

          I much prefer FPL by the way, but TFF is very good and should be a great option for the World Cup game.

          1. FPL Virgin
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            P.S. I had to give up TFF last season. Like you, Mark, I didn't have enough RAM in the old noggin to play both.

      2. Yozzer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        It's decent if you intend to sit on your pc all summer choosing transfers. Stupid and unneccsary amount of transfers . Plus it means block defences. Kind of spoils the game as it makes it all about the defence . If you don't partake in block defence you lose out to the ones who do it and get it right ( leader board full of block defences)

      3. Yozzer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Dream Team looks a bit better although invites the same issue. Better prize of 100k though

      4. diesel001
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Nice. I like the TFF games. Tweaking my team now for the FA Cup....

    1. Mark
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 17 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      We hope there's an official one coming. Can't promise it will be solid though, it's never been that in the past but I quite like it for all its flaws.

      We're also supporting and I'll be playing FiT (Fantasy I Team) and will be posting the announce on that soon.

      1. kirwy
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Great! Thanks for the info.

        I remember the FIFA McDonald's edition from WC 2014 – terrible but still fun to play.

        1. Mark
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 17 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah, didn't they change the scoring with 2 days to go?

          1. Yozzer
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            That was awful at the start. They had to change everyone's points total. They messed up with using minus points for losing ball and it ended up with players on minus points at the end. After they changed it the game was brilliant

          2. Yozzer
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            They changed it after the first games had been played . Even worse

            1. Yozzer
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              This may have been the 2010 game thinking about it

      2. Fantasy Gold
        • 10 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Fantasy I Team was crap for the Euros iirc

        1. Fantasy Gold
          • 10 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          McDonalds one definitely the best one out there imo

  3. Daft Bob
    • 7 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Where can we access the player stats on the FPL website for previous seasons? Is it publicly available?

    1. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      You can't as far as I know. Once it's gone it's gone...

      1. Daft Bob
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        That’s a shame, it’s right there, readily available already - I’m surprised if no one data gathers each year and makes it publicly available.

        Do you know if it’s available on FFS’s members area or other sites you have to pay for?

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Try this:
          premierfantasytools.com

          Has three sections of data you can download and save for posterity...

          1. Daft Bob
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Thanks for sharing. It’s different kind of data to what I was looking for but this will be useful for examining what the top managers do right

          1. Daft Bob
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Cheers, some good data there

    2. tambourineman
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      FPLArchives has player data for 15-16 and 16-17

      http://fplarchives.com/Seasons/1

      1. Daft Bob
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        That’s what I was looking for - cheers mate

  4. Speédy
    • 8 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    Why is the maximum mini league limit set at 15? More mini leagues take more time to update?
    Pretty sure most of us could use some more slots.

    1. Fantasy Gold
      • 10 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      You kidding me right?

      That’s more than enough! 😆

      1. Speédy
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Not enough for me. 😆

  5. SW6
    • 12 Years
    6 years, 5 months ago

    There was an article on the BBC the other day about someone entirely using software through the whole season to make FPL picks and captains. (I think they called it an AI fantasy football team or something silly.)

    Anyway, the team finished 20k OR I think, a pretty respectable score. Possibly high enough to win some people's work or cash leagues. What if this tool gets used by a site more publicly next season? Is their a risk of a genuine 'template team'? Is FPL facing a potential existential threat?

    1. FC Lackless [BALEGIUM]
      • 8 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      30k ... not worried yet but if it continues to learn and improve then who knows.

    2. Daft Bob
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      This will definitely become more popular. Directly transferable analytical techniques are commonly used in the financial markets (e.g. stock market investment) that are incredibly effective and efficient. The name of the game is to increase probability of higher returns (points) while minimising risk (of losing points) using data driven analytics. I learned some of these techniques at uni and think that, if done right, it would be the most powerful way to play.

      What you need to make these techniques sing is reliable data and experience with manipulating data, in this case player/team stats, the bookie’s odds and whatever else can predict points. There are simplest stories analyse data but what I’m referring to generally requires fairly serious training in academia or industry. And if money leagues get more serious, then people will be more incentivised to apply analytics in FPL.

      I know of a technique used to predict price predictions and lead you to such high team value mid season that it stops being a limiting factor - apparently very effective. That’s obviously not optimal but people are making use of the data and tools they have available.

      1. Daft Bob
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        *There are simple ways to analyse data (2nd paragraph)

    3. MTPockets
        6 years, 5 months ago

        It doesn't look so successful: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/a/entry/3021167/history
        Apparently it's used by https://fantasyfootballfirst.co.uk/rmt/

        1. Daft Bob
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Just watched the BBC video, looks like they are doing the kind of thing I describe above. I would guess this started out as a relatively ad-hoc experiment and now they've refined the algorithm and achieved the top 1% of managers this season. Definitely worth keeping an eye on.

    4. Euro Raiders
      • 6 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      Been looking at Yusuf's winning team. Didn’t he do well!

      Yusuf’s strategy was so simple, the eyeball test, form and a focus on point scorers - in combination. Importantly he made his own decisions. He made his own luck and fate went for him. Anyone who watches football can do that. It’s what most of us do anyway.

      So he won through player selection and timing. Makes it sound easy. Except you have to be better than 6 million others. Boom. Boom.

      1. Yozzer
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Concentrated on midfield over strikers. Although to be fair if Kane had put his chances away it would be different as he went without him till gw8. That was a huge risk that paid off. Brave so have to give him credit

      2. G-Whizz
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        He definitely did it his way. Left TC until the last week too. Balls of steel I tell yah 😆

    5. G-Whizz
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 7 Years
      6 years, 5 months ago

      If Salah costs 13-14m that's 13-14% of your budget.

      But...

      If he scores 303 points again that's 12.6% of your total score assuming you score 2400pts.

      Does that make it worth it for you?
      https://twitter.com/FPL_Finesse/status/997357361785397248?s=19

      Apparently so said 59% (206 votes)

      1. Rider on the Storm
        • 13 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        First it is necessary to check he comes with high form

      2. Feloh
        • 7 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Defo worth it

        perma captain and that's 606 pts right there

        25.2% of my total score.

      3. diesel001
        • 8 Years
        6 years, 5 months ago

        Not for me. He won't score 300 pts again next season IMO.

        1. G-Whizz
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • Has Moderation Rights
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I'm thinking the same :/

          1. diesel001
            • 8 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            FPL is a game of value prediction. As you say 13m = 13% of budget. With a score of 2500 to win FPL and removing 325 for captaincy you need to score 2175 pts raw. 13% of 2175 = 285pts. 285pts / 38 = 7.5pts per game. There may be stretches of games where Salah / Kane / KDB etc will score at that rate in which case you should bring him in.

            1. G-Whizz
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • Has Moderation Rights
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Cheers mate! Yes that makes sense.
              Maybe his high price will make him a differential next year as I can't see the same EO difficulties we faced this season if that's his price...

            2. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
              • 7 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Sure he might even go well above 7.5 ppg at times, but at 13 million (just like Kane tbf) he significantly decreases the capability of other parts of your squad to do their duty - you're relying on budget options to be consistent, which may not happen.

      4. MTPockets
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Not worth it from gw1 no.
          Perhaps if starts scoring an extrapolayed 303pts again, as captain, but I doubt that.

          1. G-Whizz
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • Has Moderation Rights
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            As it stands I can't see me having him either from GW1 but I'm gonna wait until the fixtures are out then see what's what from there...

            1. MTPockets
                6 years, 5 months ago

                I'm hoping he'll be reclassified to fwd. If not will be harder to avoid.

                1. G-Whizz
                  • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                  • Has Moderation Rights
                  • 7 Years
                  6 years, 5 months ago

                  Hmmm yes lots of people thinking this may happen but I think he'll stay as a midfielder in line with other wingers but we'll have to wait and see...

          2. Roosta
            • 6 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Projecting FPL performance from his xG/A numbers (ignoring his overperformance this season), I would pay up to 16m for him as a midfielder.

            Regarding your budget numbers, Its possible to look it from a different angle. If you acknowledge that we are forced to buy 15 players at a minimum of 4.5m per player, then we really only have 32.5m to choose how to spend. In that case, Salah actually represents 29% of our disposable bank, if he were to be 14 million.

        • Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          I don't mind the format McDonalds run but would prefer if they changed to X amount of transfers you can use freely during the group stages, with the deadline being 1 hour before the first game of the day.

          30 transfers during group stages, a wildcard after every stage is complete and a handful transfers for every KO stage.

          Probably won't happen though as a lot of casuals would use up all their transfers within the first couple of days.

          1. Yozzer
            • 7 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            The dream team game maybe better for you?

            Like I mention though this format means your playing against block defences which will annoy the hell out of you.

            1. Team Cruel
              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
              • 9 Years
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Nah I only play official games these days. Third party stuff is annoying so I'll just go along with whatever the official game puts on the table.

              I get the block defence issue but that occurs in other formats too, including McDonalds, especially in the latter stages. I think I took a massive leap up to within OR30 by backing an all Portugal defence in the last final.

              1. Yozzer
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                It's harder to get away from it if it goes wrong in the fifa game as you only get one transfer. With the sun and telegraph people change it every game of the group games as they have loads of transfers

              2. Yozzer
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                Your also allowed about 10 teams in the sun so it's full of block defences as people take risks

        • Feloh
          • 7 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          morning my babies.
          it has been a week since I last logged on to the site thanks to my gw 38 absolute FPL mare. Thought I'd find the place dead silent, am happy that's not the case.
          Cheers everyone and have a fantastic day ahead.

          1. RoysCallerAnne
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            6 years, 5 months ago

            Sun is shining. Time to go outside.

        • Rider on the Storm
          • 13 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Is there a fantasy world cup game?

        • Team Cruel
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          6 years, 5 months ago

          Been sleeping outdoors for 30 days. Can't wait to catch a glimpse of that car, will make it all so worthwhile!

          1. MTPockets
              6 years, 5 months ago

              Royalty - the greatest bullsh!t story ever told, apart from religion.

              1. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                • 7 Years
                6 years, 5 months ago

                Well. There's a lot of other vullshit stories out there, not sure if those two make the top two

                1. MTPockets
                    6 years, 5 months ago

                    Possibly. They absolutely fail my subservience test, but open to other deadzone suggestions.

                    1. TokyoRed 東京赤
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Is_Not_Great

                      Religion would top the list for me

                      1. Holmes
                        • 11 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Using wikipedia 😆

                      2. MTPockets
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          I'll pass on discussing particular play on words titles here, but have (had) a lot of time for Hitchens on the topic.

                      3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Without getting too political, I'd say that the capitalist imperialist blend that has characterised foreign policy globally (particularly in america however) since the 1800s is somewhere in the top 3

                        1. MTPockets
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            No expert on geopolitics but I favour non-interventionism and have mixed views on what capitalist ideals seem to mean these days (basically a classical liberal/georgist), so can get with that in principle.

                    2. SW6
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      You mean you're not playing Fantasy Royal Wedding?! I've got Prince Philip(c), 5 points per inappropriate comment made; should be looking at a 100+ point GW

                      1. MTPockets
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Nah for the Royalty experience I just play Monopoly - eventually own everything.

                    3. Ask Yourself
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Imagine clearing out the homeless for those nonces

                    4. JustPark
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Isn't it awkward to invite exes to your wedding though?
                      TBH I was expecting some talks of it. Not really a concern for people here it seems 😀

                    5. Kane Toads
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 12 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Well done - enjoy!

                  • Feloh
                    • 7 Years
                    6 years, 5 months ago

                    what's the meaning of block defenders in the world cup fantasy game.

                    Never played it before.

                    1. Yozzer
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      You basically fill your defence and gk from all one team. Lot of folks on another site are talking about doing it for Russia then changing to Switzerland after the second grp games

                    2. diesel001
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      You choose 2/3 defenders from the same team.

                  • Team Cruel
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 9 Years
                    6 years, 5 months ago

                    Speaking of block defences, did anyone else start with triple Soton defence? Forster, Bertrand, Stephens here. Looks awful in hindsight but I think they achieved most of their clean sheets in the first 5 GWs so it wasn't as bad as it sounds.

                    1. FPL Virgin
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Think Luke did it.

                    2. Blue&White85
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      I started with Cedric and Yoshida and did ok from it.

                    3. Cok3y5murf
                      • 8 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      I did. With the same 3.

                    4. TokyoRed 東京赤
                      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                      • 13 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Southampton and West Brom. You can put your house on those guys...

                    1. MTPockets
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Was Mark the original Pundit?

                      • Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        😮

                    2. Fuchs Mane Kante
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Last proper Gw of the season, Messi better start tomoz.

                      On for a couple of mini league cups and winners medals.

                      Shoutout to the staff, players and the fans.

                      It’s been emotional.

                    3. Witty Pun: Not good at this…
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Pereira in Leicester for a medical...

                      1. goriuanx
                        • 14 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Very good signing. And certainly interested in his FPL prospects if listed as a 5m defender.

                      2. Fantasy Gold
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Don’t know a lot about him.

                        Any good?

                    4. goriuanx
                      • 14 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      If today teaches you anything it's that if gingers can do it, then so can you.

                    5. el polako
                      • 7 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Is Harry's father coming to the wedding ?

                      1. Fantasy Gold
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Dunno, I’ll ring him and ask.

                        BRB.

                      2. Team Cruel
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 9 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Harry? The wizard? Or the mouth breather?

                      3. goriuanx
                        • 14 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        He's too busy telling his son to stop swearing on his daughter's on life.

                      4. Syd.
                        • 15 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        You are an imbecile

                      5. Sánchez
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        James Hewitt? Don't think so

                    6. Fantasy Gold
                      • 10 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      It’s only been 1 week without fpl but I’m already getting withdrawal symptoms.

                      Weekends are for fpl 🙁

                      Roll on fantasy WC

                      1. Aubaaaaa
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Is there a Fantasy WC?

                    7. Non-template FPL is for Kin…
                      • 11 Years
                      6 years, 5 months ago

                      Why is Harry marrying a for foreigner? I thought Brexit means Brexit. Another one coming over here eating our hard earned taxes

                      1. MTPockets
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Form over fixtures

                      2. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Is the World Cup Fantasy live yet?

                        I am assuming the one everyone is using is the McDonalds one again?

                        1. CloudSky
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          No.

                          Yes.

                      3. FPL Virgin
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Cracking film on BBC2 tonight @ 10.35pm.

                        The Damned United.

                        1. Norman Conquest
                          • 11 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          top film

                        2. Deulofail
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Good film. I think 'United', about the Munich Air Disaster, might be my favourite football film, shortly followed by Shaolin Soccer 😆

                      4. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Any must haves for World Cup Fantasy?

                        1. Fantasy Gold
                          • 10 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Gareth Bale

                        2. SW6
                          • 12 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Hard to say without prices or up-to-date knowledge on who'll start. But on groups, early form etc. players I like the look of:

                          Lewandowski, Isco, Muller/Werner, Cavani/Suarez

                          1. el polako
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            I wouldnt bank on Lewandowski - too occupied trying to leave Bayern, really worried that it will affect his form.

                            Milik is your man - most of focus will be on Lewy which will leave space for Napoli's forward and his magical left foot.

                            1. FFFrog
                              • 9 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              Do you not think that being his country's talisman will come first? Averaging 1.6 goals a game in qualifying is huge and he's playing 3 very questionable defences in a group Poland know they have every chance of getting out of.

                              1. el polako
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 5 months ago

                                In last Euro Lewandowski had to wait until quater finals (vs Portugal) for his first goal.
                                Yes he was very prolific during qualifiers but the last few weeks at Bayern he rather average.
                                My gut feeling tells me that Lewandowski will work hard and absorb most of the attention which will let Milik shine.

                                1. FFFrog
                                  • 9 Years
                                  6 years, 5 months ago

                                  Interesting - Milik could be a very nice cheaper option then

                                  1. el polako
                                    • 7 Years
                                    6 years, 5 months ago

                                    Milik has bigger potential than Lewandowski, if he could only stay injury free.

                                    1. FFFrog
                                      • 9 Years
                                      6 years, 5 months ago

                                      Well I'll chuck him in my transfer rotation week 1 and hope for the best then!

                        3. FFFrog
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Belgium, Brazil, Spain, Portugal, Uruguay and Germany attack for me - as many of KDB, Hazard, Lukaku, Paulinho, Coutinho, Jesus, Neymar, David Silva, Isco, Ronaldo, Andre Silva, Cavani, Werner, Sane and Muller. Defensively hard to predict but France, Russia, Spain and Belgium (perhaps also England) look good bets

                        4. el polako
                          • 7 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Knowing FIFA & Putin might be worth investing in whoever is on pens for Russia.

                        5. the snazzy viking
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Ronaldo and Lukaku in for me

                      5. FPL Maldini
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • 10 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Thoughts on this World Cup draft team on the Telegraph?

                        Lloris
                        Vertonhen / T.Silva / Kolorov
                        Naingollan / Coutinho / Cuadrado / Eriksen
                        Kane / Iheanacho / Son

                        Anyone I should / should not have considering the fixtures?

                        1. Numb
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Bit lacking in the top teams in attack - Germany, Brazil, Spain, France, Argentina.

                        2. SW6
                          • 12 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Not bad, but you've gone for big names over substance imo.

                          Personally, Iheanocho, Son, Naingollan, Coutinho, Cuadrado, Kolarov, T Silva don't seem like especially good options.

                          1. FFFrog
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            ^ this

                          2. SW6
                            • 12 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            Honestly I think Lewandowski will be the first name in my team. 40+ goals in past 3 seasons & 34 goals in his last 33 games for Poland and he has Japan, Colombia, Senegal in his group.

                            Likewise Suarez/Cavani have easy group.

                            Getting the right French attacker is important too. One of Griezman or Mbappe probably.

                            There will be great value in Spain somewhere too. Isco, Costa or Aspas possibly

                            And whoever starts in attack for Germany.

                            1. SW6
                              • 12 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              Also, will be controversial but I don't rate Brazil or Argentina at all. If I was being bold I'd say one of them won't get out the group. But neither will go far.

                              1. FFFrog
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 5 months ago

                                Agree with Argentina after their struggle but Brazil have been impressive in qualifying and I like Jesus and Neymar and the goal scoring threat on the cheap of Paulinho - although their group is harder than it looks so will be interesting

                                1. FFFrog
                                  • 9 Years
                                  6 years, 5 months ago

                                  *struggle to qualify

                                2. Fantasy Gold
                                  • 10 Years
                                  6 years, 5 months ago

                                  Even if you don’t think the Argies will go far, Messi is surely a must-have?

                                  1. FFFrog
                                    • 9 Years
                                    6 years, 5 months ago

                                    Their entire world cup hopes will lay on him and there's every chance he'll live up to them, at least in the group stage, and get a couple of goals but he will likely be their only really performer or fantasy asset and I wouldn't back him past the groups because their defence will give out on him

                        3. dvdguy
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          No Griezmann no party

                          1. FFFrog
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            France haven't been scoring much recently and have multiple serious goalscoring threats so although I think Griezmann is a top player there are better options

                            1. FFFrog
                              • 9 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              The fact that their full strength side failed to score against Luxembourg as recently as September worries me, with Griezmann playing 81 mins there

                              1. FFFrog
                                • 9 Years
                                6 years, 5 months ago

                                They just don't have the chemistry of some of the top sides

                      6. Jafooli
                        • 12 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Right, sorry about that, been a bit busy last couple hours (actually days including some preparation). Anyway that’s that sorted, now returning to normal service.

                        That tweet 😮

                        1. Fantasy Gold
                          • 10 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          lol

                        2. Syd.
                          • 15 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Livingston 😎

                          1. Jafooli
                            • 12 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            Spewing 😥

                      7. JustPark
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Why the heck the crowds sound like turkey?

                        1. Fantasy Gold
                          • 10 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Huh?

                        2. Epic Fail
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          What you going on about?

                        3. JustPark
                          • 8 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Show is over. 😀

                      8. Zilla
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        What should Prince Harry and Meghan be priced at next season in FPL?

                        1. FFFrog
                          • 9 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Probably around the 7/8m mark - big potential but he's unpredictable and she's got previous as far as transferring away mid-season goes.

                      9. G-Whizz
                        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                        • Has Moderation Rights
                        • 7 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Anyone else having a go?
                        https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/18217256

                        1. Norman Conquest
                          • 11 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          yea put £2 on the nose still chipping away at my grand national winnings lol

                          1. G-Whizz
                            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                            • Has Moderation Rights
                            • 7 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            Nice!
                            Bit gutted I didn't get the 7/2 but stuck a fiver on anyway 🙂

                            1. Norman Conquest
                              • 11 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              same forgot to put bet on last night not to worry

                              1. G-Whizz
                                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                                • Has Moderation Rights
                                • 7 Years
                                6 years, 5 months ago

                                Just seen the result, glad I never went mad on it 😆

                      10. Zenith UK
                        • 8 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        Slightly off topic and I'd like to pass the time until kick-off...

                        Who do you support and who would you like to see come in over the summer (realistic targets - you can stretch the word "realistic" slightly).

                        1. Syd.
                          • 15 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Manchester City

                          I will leave the transfers to that fraud Guardiola

                          1. Fantasy Gold
                            • 10 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            Man Utd

                            Messi, Ronaldo and Suarez

                            1. Syd.
                              • 15 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              The sad thing is.....

                              Their fans would believe this

                              1. Rover
                                • 8 Years
                                6 years, 5 months ago

                                Honestly no United fan would

                            2. Zenith UK
                              • 8 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              There's always one troll

                      11. Syd.
                        • 15 Years
                        6 years, 5 months ago

                        I’ve plenty of sausages and chicken drumsticks left from the BBQ if anyone is hungry

                        1. asquishypotato
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 11 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Chuck us a banger Syd.

                        2. Epic Fail
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • 14 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          I love sausage.

                          1. SUAREZ_MESSI_COUTINHO
                            • 9 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            4cam

                        3. G-Whizz
                          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                          • Has Moderation Rights
                          • 7 Years
                          6 years, 5 months ago

                          Any burgers going?

                          1. Syd.
                            • 15 Years
                            6 years, 5 months ago

                            They’ve all gone along with the steaks strangely enough

                            1. G-Whizz
                              • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                              • Has Moderation Rights
                              • 7 Years
                              6 years, 5 months ago

                              *tucks into whatever is left*