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For 364 days a year, we can be forgiven for devoting our attention to the merits of acquiring Alan Hutton; today we really should focus on friends and family.

Having said that, the cunning Fantasy Football manager will always sneak five minutes to scan that Boxing Day fixture list one more time as the mince pies are warming. So, while I’ve got your attention, I’d like to extend a very Merry Christmas from myself, and all those involved in Fantasy Football Scout, to you and your families.

Once again, I must thank you all for the outstanding support you’ve shown the site – although I’ll reserve further sentiment for the New Year message, along with a preview of things to come from us in 2015.

For now, you ought to get back to mulling over Alan Hutton, whilst pretending to listen to that anecdote that the Father-in-law told last year. And the year before that. Get back to it: they’ll be missing you.

Having said all this, be sure pop back later today for our views on Gameweek Differentials, the Boxing Day armband, our Mondogoal tips and our round-up of all the great things to come from you, the community, in the past week. We’re all friends and family here.

Merry Christmas.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

  1. That Fantasy Guy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 12 months ago

    City vs west brom score predictions?
    Worth getting a city attacker?
    Or wait till Sunday where I have 2 ft and can possibly get jovetic?

    1. Kip
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      wait for jovetic imo

      1. Gooner97
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        This

    2. Get up ya bum
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      1-1

      Could be very wrong

      Silva, nasri or yaya could be good,
      Personally waiting till next gw and will probably get jovetic

    3. RubeRx
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      2-1 city

      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      1-1(Foster Pen Save, Silva,Berahino)

    4. That Fantasy Guy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 12 months ago

      Thanks all

      1. Mak_Gold
          10 years, 12 months ago

          So, are you doing Siggy to Silva or not?

      2. Mak_Gold
          10 years, 12 months ago

          2-1 City.

      3. Kip
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Any advice one how to use (one of) my 2FT? i'm a bit stuck atm 😕

        Guzan
        Ivan Baines Wisdom
        Sanchez Hazard Siggy Downing
        RVP Austin Costa

        Hamer Boyd Moore Duff
        2FT, 0.0 itb

        A) Baines + Moore => Zaba + Vergini
        B) Moore => Wasilewski (save 1 FT)
        C) other

        1. Hurricane
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          b. but there is a possibility that for one of the games moore starts and wasil is benched

        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          what'sawaselewski?

      4. Optimus.
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        If I hear "Let It Go" just one more time...JUST ONE MORE TIME...

        1. Fitzy.
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Let it go mate...

        2. iCon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          It's Christmas mate...let it go

        3. Gooner97
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJMr6nrl7c0

          Listen this

        4. Optimus.
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Oh and Happy Xmas all 🙂

          1. iCon
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Same to you!

        5. Whazza
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Let it go, let it go
          I am one with the wind and sky
          Let it go, let it go
          You'll never see me cry
          Here I stand
          And here I'll stay
          Let the storm rage on

        6. RubeRx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          let it snow?

      5. ILOVEBAPS
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Seems timely...
        Who is captaining Hazard at home to WHU? I can't see it being a goal fest... am I being silly for not captaining the home town hero this GW and looking at Yaya or Kane instead?

        1. Kip
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          i'm looking at RVP for the armband

          1. OLEgend
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            how about costa?

            1. Kip
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              i'd rather have RVP on pens.

              Costa more likely to be rotated as well imo

        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          sanchez (c) sterling (vc) for me

        3. President John F. Keninnsie
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          I'll probably captain him for the third week in a row 🙂

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            is mou doing a christmas day presser?

            1. President John F. Keninnsie
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              I read on here that he was at 3pm... Not sure if true.

              1. SweeSwee
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                That's the queens speech...

            2. FPL Daniel
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              I presume it is mind games and there will be wholesale changes without any warning 🙁

          2. RubeRx
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            now you are on Hazard tsk tsk
            2 hours ago it was Costa

            1. President John F. Keninnsie
              • 12 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Stop stalking me 😉

              1. RubeRx
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                haha just wait until you come to US :mrgreen:

                1. President John F. Keninnsie
                  • 12 Years
                  10 years, 12 months ago

                  😯

        4. QPR expects... glory!
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Yaya tends to troll his flock in away games. Kane v Leicester might be an Xmas bounty 😀

          I wanted to do Hazard or Sanchez. Can't rely on either to even play this week! Leaves me with a choice of giving the armband to one of them and the VC to one of Siggy, Tekkers and Lukaku 😆

      6. QPR expects... glory!
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Happy Christmas everyone. May our Boxing Day's be as rewarding!

      7. Hurricane
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Merry Christmas everyone!!!

      8. davies
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        A quick GTG?

        Hart
        Baines, Naylor, Hutton
        Sanchez, Yaya (vc), Hazard, Siggy
        Giroud (c), Austin, Kane

        Gilks, Downing, Wisdom. Dummett
        4.1 ITB
        0 FT

        1. Kip
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          GTG

        2. Gooner97
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Yes

      9. Toast
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Lost at the bottom of the page. Your thoughts please Gents and ladies

        Merry Christmas all!

        Safest City defender for the next three GWs?

        Surely it has to be DeMichalis with Kompany not due back till Jan 1? Assume he would take Mangala place? Sagna and Kolarov make Clichy and Zaba place too risky?

        With those three fixtures surely a city defence is a must?

        1. QPR expects... glory!
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Mangala.

          Unless they are named John Terry 99.9% of 34 year olds won't play 3 games in 7 days 😉

          1. Kip
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Mangala on 4YC though

            i'd go for zaba

            1. QPR expects... glory!
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Depends on which risk Toast sees as greater.

              Mangala getting a 5th yellow in the next two games (New Years Day game will mean he needs 6 yellows for a suspension) or Zabaleta being rested rather than playing twice in three days

              1. Kip
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                Have you seen Mangala play? i'm pretty sure he will get that yellow

          2. Toast
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Good point. Didn't think of that. Who would come in with Komp, Nastasic injured?

            1. QPR expects... glory!
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Boyata

        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          zaba man

      10. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Don't celebrate it personally but Merry Christmas FFS 😀

        1. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          bah humbug ya grinch ya 😛

          1. Nabs Kebabs
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            😆

      11. Citizen kano
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        any haz news ?

      12. Grounderz
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Razzi and Ruberx,

        Found the latest one of them so you're both right, he's been given the rest he needed to help him go through the festive period.

        Wenger is hoping the recent break he was able to hand to Sanchez will help him over the next couple of weeks, with the Frenchman admitting he was in the "red zone" and in danger of picking up an injury after being pushed to the limit in the past few months.

        "He needed some rest," Wenger said. "He benefited from the fact that I didn't take him to Galatasaray [in the Champions League earlier this month]. He has played 28 games since the start of the season and he needed a little breather. It will have helped him."

        1. QPR expects... glory!
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Didn't look like it last weekend when he huffed, puffed and lost the ball frequently at Liverpool 😉

          1. Get up ya bum
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            qpr ain't liverpool.

          2. RubeRx
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Left wing is not an ideal position for him but still he did play terrible

          3. Grounderz
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            If I am not mistaken, QPR have the worst away record all season, winning none of their away games.

            1. QPR expects... glory!
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Precisely why Wenger can afford to play Podolski and give Sanchez another rest...

              1. Grounderz
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                That was what I feared initially. He's got excellent recovery rate and Arsene has repeatedly praised him for having that quality and now that what seems to be his rest quoted above, it's possible another rest is due but I think that's quite unlikely.

                We should know more coming up. Not sure if there's going to be any press conferences from the Premier League clubs this afternoon. I hope they do!

        2. RubeRx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Ahhh at last the rumors may dwindle down now..
          I was actually kind of hoping people wouldn't cap him although many looked past all the speculation
          😆

          Where did you find this?

          1. Grounderz
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            ESPN UK, article dated on 19 December 2014. Quite recent enough. 😀

            http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/381437.html

          2. Citizen kano
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Chambers likely to start and who to cpt?

      13. Citizen kano
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        guzan
        chambers baines terry clyne
        sig haz sanchez erriksen
        costa kane gtg sanchez cpt

      14. Goonther
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Sanchez > Silva
        Austin > Giroud

        Too knee-jerky? Thoughts?

        1. Fitzy.
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Don't agree with either of those moves.

        2. Get up ya bum
          • 16 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          waaaaaaaaaay too knee jerky 😯

        3. SweeSwee
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Transferring out someone who scored captainers 34 points last week would appear to be the exact opposite of knee jerky

        4. Grounderz
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Both trades are knee-jerky to me and there's no assurance to say the form of Austin stops here.

          But if I had to say, I can settle for the second move. Sanchez to Silva is beyond knee-jerky.

          1. Goonther
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            yep. overwhelming no from everyone lol. I just think Arsenal are going to start spreading the points around. I am weary of Sanchez going on a dry run....in terms on goals.

            1. Grounderz
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              His home record is impressive and he suits perfectly to Arsenal's football. Given more time, freedom and ball possession here than he had at Barcelona. He's a quality player and Arsene has repeatedly given him a good rate on his work and recovery rates.

        5. tw
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          😯

          crazy and way too knee jerky imo

      15. Citizen kano
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Costa to giroud yes or no

        1. RubeRx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          thought u did it already softie

          1. Citizen kano
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            bottled it not sure now

            1. Citizen kano
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              pluz if haz didn't play I wud have terry as only chelsea coverage

              1. RubeRx
                • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                may wanna hold off now
                dont have Costa but I think he will find the net tomorrow

      16. OLEgend
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        anyone fancy captaining costa??

        1. -Matador-
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Currently on him. He will reward those trusting him. Just written

      17. UnitednationsXI
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        need a keeper to rotate with foster till gw23, have 3 options each with their good merits 🙁

        A: panti...combined fix: HUL avl whm HUL eve BUR...okkish..3 cleansheets?

        B: guzan...combined fix: swa SUN CPL HUL LIV TOT..3 cs? but good thing is 5 home fix

        C: jones..combined fix: bur SWA LEI HUL avl WHM..4cs?

        Pros:
        A -- panti generally gets baps, cheapest, can do yun>hutton next gw for avl home games
        B -- guzan rotates perfectly with wba, could double next gw with yun > hutton or saylor
        C -- the gamble, will mignolet return? very good fixtures

        1. Kip
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          don't spend a FT on a keeper at this point

          wait 'till january WC to sort those kind of things out

          1. UnitednationsXI
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            HAve 2ft

      18. trinzoo
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Is it correct bench order ?

        Demichelis - Downing - Hutton

        1. Kip
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Nope

          play Demi

          1. FPL Daniel
            • 16 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Play Demi and Downing

            1. trinzoo
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              What do you mean by playing them ?

              Azpi / Baines / Naylor - all playing home.
              Yaya / Hazard / Sanchez / Siggy / Austin / Kane / Falcao - all better fixtures that Downing

              I believe one will be rested and I will play Demi.

              1. Kip
                • 11 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                Demi over Naylor

                1. trinzoo
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 12 months ago

                  Yea, that might be better but 5th clean sheet in a row for Citizens ?

                  1. RubeRx
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    10 years, 12 months ago

                    thinking the same, tough to do
                    think both Chelsea and City will concede tbh

                2. tw
                  • 14 Years
                  10 years, 12 months ago

                  probably this

      19. FPL Daniel
        • 16 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Still haven't decided transfers. Probably gonna save it. Next week: Benteke and Silva in, Boyd and RVP out

        Still haven't decided captain. Flirting with Sanchez, Hazard, RVP, Yoyo

        Any wise words? Good? Bad? Advice?
        Thanks

        1. Kip
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          i'm thinking exactly the same about next week's trannies Dan

          going RVP (C) this week

        2. OLEgend
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          rvp

        3. Hurricane
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Sanchez looked really off the pace last game. Might be rested as well.
          Hazard always a good choice at home.
          i would go for Rvp (c), Haz (vc)

        4. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          If your not (c) the most expensive player in the game with a home tie V Newcastle why do you own him?

          1. AAAAA
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Because price is what you pay value is what you get.

            1. FPL Daniel
              • 16 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              yes. thanks all

      20. Moin
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        "For 364 days a year, we can be forgiven for devoting our attention to the merits of acquiring Alan Hutton"
        😆

        Merry Christmas Guys!!

      21. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Is Sanchez really (c) material when Giroud is starting? I'm not so sure.

        1. Goonther
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          yeah my thoughts too. He should be the one to score

        2. Fitzy.
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Agree with this, it's the one thing that is dissuading me.

        3. QPR expects... glory!
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          If I had Giroud I wouldn't be contemplating giving the armband to either Hazard or Sanchez! 😆

        4. Nabs Kebabs
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Alexis hasn't scored a PL goal with Giroud on the pitch.

        5. RubeRx
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          it has limited his output since Giroud came back but I think it may be more to do with Cazorla in a central position and having Sanchez pushed out to the wings. I don't mind him on the right side, but sticking him on the left makes him uncomfortable.

      22. Goonther
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        (C) Bony or Sanchez.......

        1. Hurricane
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          I'm going for Bony. Got a nice rest. Sanchez wasn't playing well last game.

          1. Goonther
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Is Bony set to play the whole game?

            1. Hurricane
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              I think he will. Even if he plays 70-80 mins, he's more than capable of scoring.

            2. Nabs Kebabs
              • 14 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              probably will

          2. Grounderz
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            But it doesn't mean he's going to continue performing poorly in the next coming games.

            1. Hurricane
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Yes, you're right.
              But, I personally always choose a captain who has form as well a great fixture.
              Sanchez has fixture.
              Bony has form as well as fixture.

        2. QPR expects... glory!
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Word to the wise. Swansea haven't scored more than one goal or won a game on Boxing Day for 8 years. When they did they were in League One!

      23. Hurricane
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        RMT please. 2FT. 4.3 ITB.
        Panti Elliot
        Baines Naylor Hutton Wisdom Yun
        Fab Haz Sanchez Downing Boyd
        Costa Bony Austin
        Obvious move is Kun out. Thinking Zabaleta. Any other options?
        Big hole in my team is the lack of City players. Should i get rid of Sanchez and get Silva? Too knee-jerky?
        Thanks in advance Cheers!!]

        1. Hurricane
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          *Yun

          1. Man Chest Hair United
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Looks like a great transfer

            1. Hurricane
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              You mean both the transfers or just Yun to Zab?
              Thanks for the reply.

      24. Hiphopopotamus
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        Bonnes fêtes de Noël à tous!

      25. OLEgend
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 12 months ago

        who to captain? Bony or costa?

        1. Hurricane
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          I'm captaining bony

        2. Mak_Gold
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Bony.

          • enrico.palazzo
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Thinking bony for me

        3. Citizen kano
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Chambers likely to start?

          1. Grounderz
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Arsene has said "he's hit the wall and played too many games for a 19-year old." With the now fit Debuchy ready, Chambers owners should be cautioned.

            1. Citizen kano
              • 11 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              with no koc yet surley he will play tomorrow?

              1. QPR expects... glory!
                • 14 Years
                10 years, 12 months ago

                Monreal is back. He may be crap but he's not 'in zee red zone'!

                1. Citizen kano
                  • 11 Years
                  10 years, 12 months ago

                  hope chambers plays easy 6pts

                  1. Fitzy.
                    • 14 Years
                    10 years, 12 months ago

                    Lucky you not having Austin huh? 😉

        4. Benteke10
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Merry Christmas everyone ,

          Rooney > Falcao or Giroud ?

          😀

          1. Man Chest Hair United
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Giroud

        5. HVT
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Festive greetings to each and all, I hope today is as good for you as it is for me!
          Now buy Hutton if you don't already own I want that extra .1!!!!!

          1. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Why - surely you're not about to sell?

        6. enrico.palazzo
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          merry Christmas all.

          Thoughts, no idea what to do. Ideally want to use 1 FT from my 2

          Foster (krul)
          Baines - Terry - Hutton
          Siggy - nasri - hazard - chadli - Sanchez
          Costa - bony

          (Austin, wisdom, yun)

          .3 inB 2 FT

          Yun > ?
          Krul > ?

          I really have no idea. And captain bony or hazard?

          1. Hurricane
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            I personally wouldn't transfer Krul out now, the wildcard being just a week away. But then there aren't any decent options for you to upgrade Yun with just 4.2. So, i would suggest,
            Krul->Myhill
            Yun->OShea or Kolo

        7. The Bandit
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          Marry Xmas eveyone. Well as merry as it can be while the captain dilemma continues! 🙂

          1. Nabs Kebabs
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Merry Xmas mate,

            Simple, Giroud or Bony 😉

            1. The Bandit
              • 15 Years
              10 years, 12 months ago

              Don't have them. I may go Austin again for the lols, Arse def is crap 🙂

          2. Fitzy.
            • 14 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            You too WR!

          3. HVT
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 15 Years
            10 years, 12 months ago

            Back at ya mate, make your mind up and move on don't overthink it.
            Haz(c)/Yaya(vc) fwiw.

        8. Caesar, Hot Mustache
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 12 months ago

          merry christmas, lads. we sure know how to have fun on here. enjoy!