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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Wingate
Timing the bench boost?

BENCH BOOST People keep saying save it till a DGW, but I disagree, - Realistically when we prepare for a DGW we aim to bring in circa 3/4/5/6/7 DGW players, obviously dependent on how big a doub…

8 years, 8 months ago32

J0E
Were we wrong to ditch Rooney?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Have we got Rooney all wrong? Is he actually a fantasy asset after all who is on the verge of one of his great runs of goals? Or were Club Brugge just woeful…

8 years, 8 months ago28

Nickofoz
Thursday's Press Conferences

Today's Press Conferences: 08:45 Watford news conference 09:00 Arsenal news conference 09:30 West Ham news conference 12:30 Tottenham news conference 13:30 Bournemouth news conference 13:30 Norwic…

8 years, 8 months ago13

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How Long is 'For The Long Run'?

Just want to post my thoughts on Ryan's statement "Nothing is for the long run in FPL" as I feel it could generate some discussion on this new page. So here goes: The way I see it, if you're playi…

8 years, 8 months ago37

@ocprodigy
Scout picks challenge - The results

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GW3 RESULTS Admittedly, it's been a case of pure laziness that I haven't posted the results this GW! For those of you who are sharp eyed, you'll have realised the spreadshe…

8 years, 8 months ago10

Statches or Matches?

Stat-ches or matches? We haven't had one of these for a while... but do you prefer cold-hard stats, or the instictive punters feeling about someone you've watched live? Coutinho is a prime examp…

8 years, 8 months ago49

J0E
Key Transfer Deadline Day Issues

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Next week's transfer window deadline day. What are the key remaining transfer issues that are set to influence your transfer decisions? I think Stones to C…

8 years, 8 months ago58

The Governor
Backing The Home Team

Okay, so I have uncovered the reason for my poor start. I'll be the first to admit that I'm very much a 'fixtures' man - More precisely, a 'homer' When there is a tough decision to be made on who…

8 years, 8 months ago12

Bøwstring The Carp
Full Backs Are Hogging Bonus

Sorry for the long post. I’ve been looking at the BPS from over the last 3 gameweeks. In short, fullbacks have been thriving from the new system, scoring more bonus points each gameweek than stri…

8 years, 8 months ago11

tm245
Mahrez & Midfield Heroes Of Seasons Past

Don't think this is article worthy, since it is by no means comprehensive and quite self-selecting, but when getting Mahrez I was thinking about the bandwagons that truly were worth hopping on for …

8 years, 8 months ago9

Far Queue
Transfer Tips

Allow me the indulgence of a post, my compatriots. I am one of you, if not in contribution, in spirit at least. Consider this my first comment or post, although I have posted all of once before. (s…

8 years, 8 months ago46

Forever In Our Shadow
Why team value is important

Fpl transfers and bandwagons are a bit like booking with a low cost airline. Get in early, get 'em cheap, get in late and pay through the nose and no doubt enjoy the experience far less. Most playe…

8 years, 8 months ago27

J0E
Why are we getting our captaincy selections so wrong?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Why are we getting our captaincy selections so wrong? Is it something we are doing? Are we risk averse? Or are the failures of Aguero, Rooney, Sanchez and H…

8 years, 8 months ago38

Ruth_NZ
Top 5 Options for Gwk 4 Wildcarders

OK RCA, here are 5 wildcard options for you to ignore. 🙂 I'll leave out the obvious ones - City and Mahrez. And they are not in any special order. 1. Bournemouth attacker. 4 of the next 5 ga…

8 years, 8 months ago0

FPL Notebook (John)
FPL Price Change Times

Times of most recent price changes: (UK) 02:14 , 02:16 , 02:14 , 02:13 , 02:13 , 02:13 , 02:13 So half an hour earlier than we have been used to in the last couple of seasons

8 years, 8 months ago10

Bøwstring The Carp
Capt. Choices So Far

GW1 Captain Distribution Hazard 25.1% X Rooney 21.1% ✓ Benteke 6.7% X Kane 6.4% X Aguero 5.5% X Giroud 3.2% X Walcott 3.0% X Costa 2.9% X Fabregas 2.2% X Pelle 1.8% ✓ Lukaku 1.8% ✓ Cazorla 1…

8 years, 8 months ago10

Parm
Time to Max Out on Gradel

Following up on my Shaqiri post( http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2015/08/23/the-scoreboard-gameweek-3-sunday-2/?hc_page=4#hc_comment_11039319 ) I thought i'd do a little something on Bournemo…

8 years, 8 months ago19

d1sable
The Perfect 10

Forget FPL.... Who do you think is the better number 10? Ozil or Coutinho For me its Coutinho by a mile, he has far worse players around him yet takes the game by the scuff of the neck and make…

8 years, 8 months ago27

Ruth_NZ
Bargain Differentials

When things settle out after the wildcard wildebeest herds of FFS have finished stampeding and the hit mania has passed we will get to a more stable phase when there will be some really nice bargai…

8 years, 8 months ago44

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 4

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 4 This season we have revamped how we involve the community in our Scout Picks. Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the…

8 years, 8 months ago6

Jaffalicious! #SomosCubanos
Save a Transfer For the International Break

People should remember that saving a transfer this week will mean having two transfers for the international break. Could be useful as many things can happen which we would not expect 😉

8 years, 8 months ago17

Doosra - ☭DeclanMyGeniusâ…
Pedro Bandwagon Doubts

I think that I will become a troll, and encourage people to buy Pedro. Hazard will therefore fall faster ... 😉

8 years, 8 months ago83

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 9pm - Leave Your Questions here

Questions for the Scoutcast team Leave your questions here ahead of this Tuesday's live Scoutcast (9pm) Expecting a few more on wildcards, Bournemouth, cheap strikers, Chelsea's latest star and t…

8 years, 8 months ago69

J0E
The Rough with the Smooth – looking for your Gwk 3 tales of joy and woe

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Rough with the Smooth – looking for your Gameweek 3 tales of joy and woe do far. The best ones will be read out on Tuesday night's Scoutcast (9pm) We …

8 years, 8 months ago63

Parm
Shaqiri's stats don't lie

Just re-watched the entire Norwich vs Stoke game with an emphasis on watching Xherdan Shaqiri's every movement for the whole 90 minutes. Here's what I picked up. - His starting position for att…

8 years, 8 months ago15

J0E
UFPL discussion

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist Which players are you substituting out, which are you bringing in? Any key players stand out for transferring in after yesterday's ma…

8 years, 8 months ago12

footballoholic
Be Payetient

Ok, so Payet wasn't involved in any of the 3 goals. I remember Hazard not getting anything from 5 goals against Swansea last season. After that match though, he was involved in pretty much every …

8 years, 8 months ago15

Van Klinkert Delarosa
Selfish Ayew Could Be Fantasy Gold

I really like Ayew. He's selfish beyond belief. Good fantasy option.

8 years, 8 months ago23

Scoredelario
Naughton Is Best Swans Defender

People claiming williams is a better option than Naughton are owners in denial. Even before yesterday attacking stats and bps system were both in his favour (only a yellow had prevented him getting…

8 years, 8 months ago21

J0E
Gwk 3 capt decision

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining in Gameweek 3 and why?

8 years, 8 months ago49

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 3 Another Friday, another bit of Fantasy Football excitement! Ladies & gentlemen, the Scout Picks Challenge is here again! ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of…

8 years, 8 months ago90

Taffer
FPL get team info UserScript

It makes the league / H2H pages look like this: http://www.fiso.co.uk/forum/download/file.php?id=15071&sid=e7aa785d7a9aa78687b577236a724e21 and you can download it / learn how to install it here:…

8 years, 8 months ago0

Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
Friday's Press Conferences

I tried - 11 Pressers today - 08:45 BST: Norwich 09:00 - Everton, Arsenal, West Brom 09:30 - Aston Villa 10:00 - Manchester United 12:30 - Chelsea 12:45 - Man City 14:00 - Southampton, Sunder…

8 years, 8 months ago0

J0E
GWK 3's Key Mission

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What will you be most closely looking out for in Gameweek 3? The form of wildcard bandwagons? A particular teamsheet? Or whether Lukaku can continue to allo…

8 years, 8 months ago40

Geordienufc1
Wild card team structure

Morning all - I posted this yesterday, but didn't get much of a response and wouldn't mind some thoughts from a new crowd. I've been hypothesising, and thinking about the structure of current WC …

8 years, 8 months ago48

Ryan
Is Kompany really nailed on?

Who is the most nailed on City defender now? I think its a lot less clear cut

8 years, 8 months ago82

d1sable
Defensive Stats

Created this table looking at the best and worst defences so far: http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/public-stats-tables/view/10340/ Some things this could suggest: Newcastle and Bournemo…

8 years, 8 months ago19

J0E
Charge of the Wildcard Brigade

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Charge of the Wildcard Brigade Have we already had this season's defining moment? Last season Gameweek 8 and Southampton's huge scoreline defined the seaso…

8 years, 8 months ago29

A-VB
Hazard V Silva.

Is it time to drop Hazard for Silva ? Note : Post is a bit long. But I believe it's worth a read.. So I request patience. Hazard's overall ownership is the problem, right ? But think about it, if…

8 years, 8 months ago37

@ocprodigy
Scoutpicks challenge - GW2 results

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GW2 RESULTS The first SPC gameweek of the year, and the first set of results! Hope you're all ready for the rollercoaster ride of the season! Important information: http:/…

8 years, 8 months ago8

facer
The Scoutcast Spider

apologies for the re-post, looks like it got lost on the bottom of the last page As an interesting aside, did anybody else notice the ninja spider behind Mark during the latest scoutcast? It's qui…

8 years, 8 months ago9

Beavis
FFS meet up?

I know the contributors and mods meet up annually for a get together, but the rest of you, have you met any people from here? On another forum I used to read, a UK event was organised where quite…

8 years, 8 months ago84

Aguero and?

This should be a hot topic, imo. 😉 We'll all have Aguero. Who else will you have from Citeh: (pick one or two) A) Hart B) Kompany C) Kolarov D) Yaya E) Silva F) Sterling G) A N Other Feel free…

8 years, 8 months ago46

RVP fc
Manchester Defensive Rotation

Hi all, I have just done some further research into defensive rotations to go with a City and United defender. This leaves one spot per week to be filled among 3 players. Huth and Richards seem pop…

8 years, 8 months ago11

J0E
Wildcard template v Gwk 1 template

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard template v Gwk 1 template For those not wildcarding why are you sticking with your Gameweek 1 side? Which players are you keeping faith with? For …

8 years, 8 months ago93

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The case for Memphis Depay

So you've all seen Memphis Depay's goals in the Champions League qualifier last night and I want to convince you he's the real deal. Memphis moved to United for £25m this summer on the back of tw…

8 years, 8 months ago61

Bournemouth Options

After that useful little hot topic about Norwich, as a Bournemouth follower (not fan), I thought I'd return the favour... I'm sure many of you will have watched, and been impressed with, Bournemou…

8 years, 8 months ago32

J0E
Rooney - Form or Fixture?

Rooney on thin ice among Scout Pickers Thought I'd open this up to the community. Rooney is currently in the Scout Picks squad under consideration. Remember though this is just a long list of tho…

8 years, 8 months ago29

Arvin-ation
Shaqiri stats

Xherdan Shaqiri - Coming Up Next So I decided to do a little digging on Stoke's new record signing, Shaqiri, having played for both Bayern and Inter in recent seasons, yet coming in at a very fri…

8 years, 8 months ago34

Sheeeit
Don't Overlook Shelvey

Anyone else considering Shelvy? He's score has been a bit deceptive so far, he's probably been one of the best players in the league. 9 Chances created, 4 Successful corners & 6 goal attempts. He c…

8 years, 8 months ago28