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@ocprodigy
Scout picks challenge gw21 delayed results

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 21 FINAL RESULTS Apologies for the delay in GW21 - I have had it calculated but limited access to my laptop has made it difficult for me to do the league calculati…

9 years, 3 months ago0

Rupert The Horse
Costa with aguero = what midfield?

Top 5, top fixtures. City and Chelsea get out of the traps a little slow fixture wise over this coming period, simply as they face each other next game week. I realise this is treading on the toes…

9 years, 4 months ago33

Fiona B
Monday morning miffed

What is currently grinding your fantasy gears? mine (1) Aguero's constant price rise before the Hull game (2) Dead teams with (C)osta causing me to fall to 700k OR despite a respectable 51 point…

9 years, 4 months ago28

Ice
Is bellerin on your radar?

Think that Bellerin is a great punt. He could be nailed seeing as Arsenal have kept the first two clean sheets in a long time with him and Kosh playing. I've taken out Hutton for him and even if he…

9 years, 4 months ago19

J0E
The 4th Midfielder revisited

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The 4th Midfielder revisited Earlier this month Kroos Kontrol wrote an excellent community article looking at the so called fourth midfielder. This is a pla…

9 years, 4 months ago17

Ibracadabra´s Spell
Wildcard Must Haves

Terry, Saints defender, Hazard, Sánchez, Costa, Aguero e Kane are must haves to WC??

9 years, 4 months ago24

Portsmouth Bubblejet
Asset or eliability?

I'm surprised to see Eljero Elia being put in so many wildcard teams. Yes, he scored two goals against Newcastle, but the full picture is a little different. Elia has really only had one and a hal…

9 years, 4 months ago14

rozzo
Should the Costa-Less Reconsider?

Are the one without Costa still going without him or looking to bring him in in the near future? I have three Chelsea already, will take a huge effort to get him in. Got Terry, Hazard and Fab, sur…

9 years, 4 months ago25

J0E
UFPL Stick or Twist?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL Stick or Twist Which players failed for you yesterday and which players do you have coming in? Any Costa captainers? Guessing you are sticking. What a…

9 years, 4 months ago12

J0E
Gwk 22 Capt Decisions

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

9 years, 4 months ago28

@ocprodigy
Scout picks challenge gw22

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 22 **** spreadsheet new format delayed (haven't had enough time to play with it this gameweek **** Gameweek 20 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comm…

9 years, 4 months ago43

d1sable
Wildcard differentials

Which players do you think could emerge as good differentials for WC and onwards and why? Perfect for those of us that don't want to have a team that's too template. Here's a few of mine i think co…

9 years, 4 months ago29

samcro
Your worst buy of the season?

Azpilicueta is up there with my worst buy of the season.

9 years, 4 months ago62

LOCO ABREU
AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS FF ANYONE?

Acon Fantasy guys! 😎 http://en.fantasy.cafonline.com/ Official fantasy, nice for the next 15 days break after this weekend. Starts tomorow!

9 years, 4 months ago14

J0E
Is Aguero Essential?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is Aguero essential? Is he fixture prood and essential for this week? Or is it better to wait until fixtures improve. More than 100K have drafted him in al…

9 years, 4 months ago16

Davros
Cause for optimism in the Saints defensive ranks

A lot of concern about the Southampton defence without. Let's look at the stats: Southampton have kept 10 clean sheets in 21 games (42% of the time) When wanyama has played: kept 9 clean sheets i…

9 years, 4 months ago19

J0E
Gwk 22's best punt

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 22's best differential/punt?

9 years, 4 months ago39

Hasselbaink Forever - Defoe…
today's press conferences

Pressers today - Newcastle 13:00 GMT West Brom 13:00 Aston Villa 13:30 Crystal Palace 14:00 Liverpool 14:00 Swansea 14:00 Leicester 14:30 Stoke 14:30 Burnley 16:00.

9 years, 4 months ago4

Pepin - RIP Absinthe
The fallacy of "form"

On the issue of 'form' - it's one of the most misused terms in sports. A player - in any sport - goes through a few games scoring well and pundits, journalists and fantasy aficionados are quick …

9 years, 4 months ago48

Will - Fantasy Football Hub
Templatetastic

As a casual I get annoyed at people who comment on teams being to template. They are template for a reason – because they are good players and top managers own them. A common reply to this is t…

9 years, 4 months ago47

J0E
Your Wildcards Update

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Your Wildcards update Who has already wildcarded- do you regret it, how did it perform at the weekend? Who is playing it this week - if so what key players…

9 years, 4 months ago53

Kings of Lyon ★
Capital One Cup permutations

Shameless repost as I think this needs some visibility As discussed on the previous thread there will be blanks in GW27 (weekend of March 1st) due to the Capital One Cup Final. While we will know…

9 years, 4 months ago36

Woy
More Wildcard Differentials Options

To wildcarders: So who are you looking at getting as differentials if anyone? I've looked at the following as potentials but not set on anything yet. Stoke: Bojan, ShawX/Cameron, Crouch even? Pal…

9 years, 4 months ago57

J0E
The tricky search for differentials

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Where Will The Differentials Be? By the time all the winter wildcards are played at the start of next month most credible teams are set to have a raft of si…

9 years, 4 months ago59

Ludo
Costa vs Fabregas for Chelsea coverage

It seems that choosing the three best Chelsea players is the key wildcard decision; this is my extended take on it as things stand. After much deliberation, I've changed my mind, and decided that I…

9 years, 4 months ago90

J0E
How To Shoehorn Aguero in

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How To Shoehorn Aguero in. Aguero looks a must for Gameweek 22 and beyond now he’s back from injury. How are you planning to draft him in? Or are you igno…

9 years, 4 months ago57

Ryan
Di Maria - The Fallen Angel

I am amazed that people are still getting ADM. He proved his worth against Southampton. Stay well clear

9 years, 4 months ago47

Klopp's Kids
Liverpool's Young Guns

Liverpool's "young" side. If Rodgers gets fired, whoever inherits the team is lucky, especially if it's Klopp. Hope Rodgers stays though. Sturridge Coutinho Sterling Markovic Rossiter Henderson Mo…

9 years, 4 months ago38

Oz lotto
Season triumphs and disasters

Time for some DZ talk with your host oz lotto.... What is your one biggest triumph and one biggest regret this FPL season? GO!

9 years, 4 months ago34

Baines on Toast...
Misguided By The Poll Herd?

This week an example of the curse of this site. If there was no captain poll, Haz/Sanchez would have been a much closer split. But once the herd mentality sets in, everyone has Hazard captain on th…

9 years, 4 months ago38

J0E
January's Changing Template

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How is the template changing? From the usual suspects, who have helped many leap up the rankings in recent weeks, who will stay in the emerging wildcard tem…

9 years, 4 months ago16

Valar(Keith)
There's No Bonus For Costa Owners

if you look at Costa's total bps it's 417.. that's just 1 less than Aguero and a lot more than Austin. it's just that he's playing in such a good team for fpl that everyone else is performing ridic…

9 years, 4 months ago15

OShaughnessy
Costa v Austin

Ok, Costa vs. Austin people here's one for you! So, it's GW38 you've got a 3pt lead in your ML rival, now do you... A) Give the armband to Costa home to Sunderland B) Give the armband to Austin …

9 years, 4 months ago36

J0E
Gwk 21: Your captains and best differentials

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this week and why? Who do you hope will be your key differential?

9 years, 4 months ago29

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 21 **** Thanks to Billy Gilmore I will be trialling a new spreadsheet in the upcoming weeks which will make my life easier - please keep an eye out for new instruc…

9 years, 4 months ago41

J0E
UFPL Transfer plans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL Transfer plans What are your transfer plans this week? Which are the key players to get? Which are the underperforming players to ditch? for me I'm go…

9 years, 4 months ago22

Nickofoz
The case for Costa

The way I see the whole Costa vs. Fab thing. Although Fab has more points with a lower price, you have to consider the other options in midfield. There are so many budget options that are performi…

9 years, 4 months ago49

J0E
Latest winter wildcard article is now live

Our latest winter wildcard community article focuses on Spencer's deliberations and bold move to triple up on the WBA defence Feel free to offer him some advice, discuss your winter wildcards and …

9 years, 4 months ago0

J0E
Second Half of the Season Stars

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Leighton Baines has traditionally done well in the second half of the season? Which other players will you consider drafting in for the final 18 games after …

9 years, 4 months ago25

thetinkerman
Tinkers top tips

Here are my thoughts on key defensive and GK picks for the WC if anyone is interested: Panti/Mannone/Guzan/Foster look great value, especially Foster (backed up with Myhill) for an (almost) guaran…

9 years, 4 months ago41

JK - Cønt ⭐
Goalkeeper Rotation: Panti Plus Who?

Which set of fixtures for a keeper rotation a) Panti and Heaton - BUR, WBA, QPR, WBA, SWA, hul, AVL, whm, NEW, CPL, eve, LEI, SOT, hul, LEI, avl b) Panti and Guzan - BUR, swa, QPR, WBA, new, WBA,…

9 years, 4 months ago32

FISSH
Your Top 5 Films

your top 5 films?

9 years, 4 months ago444

J0E
What to do about Manchester City?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What to do about Manchester City? With fixtures stiffening there is arguably a case for ditching some of their assets. But with Aguero returning surely he w…

9 years, 4 months ago44

Ludo
Could clean sheets be on hull's horizon?

Hull at home to bottom half opposition last season: Hull 1-0 Norwich Hull 1-1 Cardiff Hull 1-0 West Ham Hull 0-0 Aston Villa Hull 1-0 Sunderland Hull 0-1 Crystal Palace Hull 6-0 Fulham Hull 2-0 We…

9 years, 4 months ago15

Ludo
The case for 3-5-2

Players averaging 5 points a game or more so far this season: Keepers/Defenders: Pantilimon, Bertrand, Clichy. Midfielders: Sanchez, Hazard, Silva, Fabregas, Chadli, Di Maria, Sigurdsson, Downing,…

9 years, 4 months ago35

Le Limpar
Running Out Of (Fabre)gas?

Why am I seeing Fabregas in wild card teams? The lad has gone to pot in every 2nd half of the season ever since 07/08 and it's started already with him sitting 16th for chances created in the last …

9 years, 4 months ago35

J0E
The winner of the best community article in December vote is...

We have a winner in our best community article in December vote. Congratulations to Applebonkers for his article on the art of team selection. A £25 Amazon voucher will be winging its way to you…

9 years, 4 months ago1

King Nil Miss ✩
Ings and Vokes Stats

With Ings being hyped here can anyone tell me the number of assists between him and Vokes last season?

9 years, 4 months ago23

J0E
Why Is Gerrard Not In More FPL Sides?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gerrard is owned by just 3.8% of FPL managers yet has 15 bonus pts and 5 goals to his name already. Why are so few managers keen to draft him in, considering…

9 years, 4 months ago18

J0E
The Gwk 21 Scout Picks Community Champion Is....

And we have a winner. Its long time poster, first time scout picker Tony Hibbert. Well done. I'll need you to email me your final XI based on any injury news tweaks as well as around 200 words of…

9 years, 4 months ago13