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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

J0E
Player comparison hokey-cokey

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Inspired by The Puntmaster's latest community article - see link above or in the right hand column - I thought I'd ask which are your key player comparison …

9 years, 8 months ago27

J0E
This season's Ramsey will be...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be the next Ramsey? Last season Ramsey emerged as a cut price gem, putting in heavy hitter scores at a low price. Which low priced player will do…

9 years, 8 months ago47

Zep
DEAD TEAM CHALLENGE

Evening guys, I've got an idea for a fun competition... It's called the Dead Team Challenge... The rules will be simple, pick your team, pick a captain and a vice captain... and that's it... 😀 …

9 years, 8 months ago168

BigManBakar
Fixture round up

PL friendlies roundup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nottingham Fores…

9 years, 8 months ago44

thegaffer82
Template and proud

The most annoying word used on this site is definitely 'template' when used in response to somebodies RMT. If someone was to describe my team as template then I'd take it as a massive compliment. …

9 years, 8 months ago27

J0E
Where next for Southampton?

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Where next for Southampton as a fantasy football option? The fire sale of players on the south coast has seriously dented Fantasy managers' options and the …

9 years, 8 months ago17

Aaron Ramessi - Straya
The case for Ramsey

@ZK and any other doubters 😉 Aaron Ramsey got 146 points in 1761 minutes last season - just over half a season's worth of playing time. His 6.3 ppg provided ludicrously good value last year and e…

9 years, 8 months ago40

Chinchinnati
top of the flops

So after everyone's thoughts on team of the season (top points scorers by position), how about everyone's guess at "failed bandwagons" of the season? Let me start the ball rolling; GK Fabianski R…

9 years, 8 months ago20

A.T
The Community's Top Tips

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Following current FPL champion Tom Fenley's recent article on how he took the fpl crown, I thought I would ask you, the FFS community, for your top tips for …

9 years, 9 months ago58

Twelve years a slave
Is Planning A Waste?

Are you picking your team for gameweeek 1 (very short term) First three gameweeks (short to medium) Ten weeks plus Because reality is if your attacking players dont perform straight away there is …

9 years, 9 months ago17

buffrey
Sky Captain strat

WARNING:- Sky Sports question/discussion Hello, I know I'm being a bit foolish posting this in the midst of the numerous RMTs and discussion on FPL but I don't know where to start these conversati…

9 years, 9 months ago6

applebonkers
Kolarov or Lolarov?

if he was nailed i reckon kolarov would actually be 7.5. goals and assists to start ratio of all the premium defenders, so 6.0 and over: (attacking points in sub apps not counted) 1) kolarov 0.43…

9 years, 9 months ago14

Squeakybumtime
Mid price differentials

After reading Home Run Bakers Consensus RMT post and TorresMagic's differential RMT I decided to have a look for a few more mid priced differentials (one in each position) that have gone unnoticed …

9 years, 9 months ago22

Spencer
Man City World Cup Players

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Man City World Cup Players Pellegrini has suggested that he might not start his World Cup players. They also play Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal in the fi…

9 years, 9 months ago6

Beavis
Lukaku trend

Was genuinely wondering against who did Lukaku score his goals against so I've looked into it. Does he have a better strike rate against the bigger sides? 13/14 season at Everton whm NEW (x2) m…

9 years, 9 months ago10

analyticalowl
Cesc Appeal

Hi All, Just thought I'd try contributing to the site that I've followed and gotten a lot from for the past year. I've been doing some research on Fabregas specifically to see whether the parting…

9 years, 9 months ago6

A.T
Parking the bus?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic There is bundles of value in defenders this season. It's a fair assumption that Mourinho's second campaign could bring an increase in clean sheets for Chelse…

9 years, 9 months ago54

Dangerous Dave
Dare to be Different?

Who's your differentials?

9 years, 9 months ago29

President John F. Keninnsie
Questions & Answers

Howdy DZ, I've compiled a few 'FFS FAQs' with my answers... I hope this puts an end to some of these questions! I need a nailed on 4.5m defender...help! Barring new signings, the nailed on 4.5m d…

9 years, 9 months ago36

Spencer
Which Flavour?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Which Flavour With the wide variety of fantasy football games available, which are you planning on playing and why? I was planning on sticking with just FP…

9 years, 9 months ago31

JK - Cønt ⭐
Who are your premium FPL midfielders of choice?

Premium mids, which 2/3 are people getting?

9 years, 9 months ago56

Spencer
Unknown Quantities

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Today's hot topic is brought to you by Mark. Unknown Quantities How many unknown quantities are you willing to trust in your starting lineup? Sure, the li…

9 years, 9 months ago28

TorresMagic™
Differential Players

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic 7% or Less Ownership Differential Template Team After looking at Home Run Bakers' Consensus RMT http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/7669021 I dec…

9 years, 9 months ago39

Spencer
Rotating Formation

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Formation Rotation With the wealth of budget and mid priced defenders, midfielders and forwards, is having a rotating formation (3-4-3, 3-5-2, or even 4-5-1…

9 years, 9 months ago19

A.T
The Defensive Template

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Today's hot topic is brought to you by Mark. The defensive template Ron Vlaar and Dejan Lovren both look to be on the move and offer value. Debuchy is alr…

9 years, 9 months ago32

Lucy.
Matt Targett: A Genuine 4.0 Prospect?

Matt Targett: A Genuine 4.0 Prospect? As enthusiasm for Andre Wisdom had dwindled, amongst rumours that WBA will make a bid for another RB, some have begun to turn to the prospect of 18 year old …

9 years, 9 months ago20

J0E
Forget differentials - focus on the Top 4

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Top 4 team The search for this year’s great differential is arguably like searching for a needle in a haystack. There are draft FPL teams with players lik…

9 years, 9 months ago62

The Sarjeant
Sorting your Lamberts from your Ebanks-Blakes

One of the many things I've picked up from this site over the past year, is that promoted strikers don't do any good. So I decided to do a little research into that... 13/14 Palace: Gayle - 7 Goa…

9 years, 9 months ago39

J0E
Let Us Know About Your Leagues

Anyone got any leagues they want to promote in the next community round up? Leave them here in this hot topic if you have.

9 years, 9 months ago10

Portsmouth Bubblejet
Beware the template

It does look as though the gradual slide towards template squads has begun once more, with anyone suggesting players outside a core of 30 being advised to standardise to the accepted norm. Bearing…

9 years, 9 months ago47

J0E
Are you prepared for a poor early start?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic In six years of playing FPL I have never once hit the jackpot with getting the right team at the start. I've had a few good players and the right cheap playe…

9 years, 9 months ago36

The Sarjeant
Promoted sides clean sheet stats

Just worked this out. I don't know if it helps anyone out, because it hasn't exactly helped me out lol. QPR - 17 clean sheets, 10 at home (58.82%). Burnley - 19 clean sheets, 11 at home (57.89%)…

9 years, 9 months ago11

Courtois in the Rye
Where the consensus is wrong

The hardest question when reading FFS is 'where is the consensus wrong'? If you followed the consensus on here you would have a pretty good season, you'd make plenty of mistakes but overall follo…

9 years, 9 months ago25

Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
Points Per Million

Points Per Million: Okay, so a quick calculation using my points total last year, and my finishing team value, came out as my average 'points per million' being: 21.3454545455 So for ease, lets …

9 years, 9 months ago31

J0E
Wildcard Planning

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard planning Every year I say I'll save my wildcard, every year I use it by gwk 8 at the latest. Using a wildcard early, especially during an internati…

9 years, 9 months ago18

Jairzinho
Hull pre season update

Not that you should read too much into pre-season friendlies, but North Ferriby vs Hull.... Snodgrass had a shocker. Played on the left wing, gave the ball away too much, dispossessed a few times…

9 years, 9 months ago18

Sadio
Is Sanchez worth 10.5m?

10.5 is too much for Sanchez imo. He's never played in the prem before. I'd rather have Ramsey and 1.5mil to spend.

9 years, 9 months ago37

mranonymous
Is filipe Luis nailed on?

Filipe Luis basically nailed on?

9 years, 9 months ago34

Irish Madridista ⭐
Why bother with expensive strikers?

Someone make a case for why a striker over 8.5 is necessary? Thinking of starting with just Giroud and Dzeko up front (Wickham or someone on the bench) in order to loosen up funds for the rest of …

9 years, 9 months ago32

Il Gladiatore
Is a Chelsea defender necessary at the start?

I've seen a few people saying that a Chelsea defender is essential and then others saying it's better to start with an uber defence as the big teams tighten up later on. I had a quick look through …

9 years, 9 months ago19

J0E
Getting the most out of friendlies

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Dealing with friendlies. Friendlies can be something of a poisoned chalice, with players shining during pre-season only to falter when the season starts. Ye…

9 years, 9 months ago16

MJ6987
Spend or Save: The Results.

SPEND OR SAVE - THE RESULTS! Earlier today I pitted seven popular FPL options against their cheaper alternatives and asked whether or not the more expensive option is worth the premium. To put it …

9 years, 9 months ago24

MJ6987
Spend or Save?

SPEND OR SAVE Thought this might be a fun topic, is each of these "expensive" players worth the premium over their cheaper alternative? Answer YES (worth the extra money) or NO (not worth the ext…

9 years, 9 months ago39

J0E
The 4m gems

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The 4m gems Starting 4m players look in short supply this year. Wisdom's move to WBA looks promising for those in search of a bargain. Which other 4m defe…

9 years, 9 months ago26

Az
FPL ownership

Some interesting ownerships so far: Sanchez (35%) Remy (20%) Shaw (28%) Rafael (2%) Sturridge (35%) Mertesacker (20%) Debuchy (24%) Vlaar (26%) Gerrard (5%) Aguero (11%) De Jong (10%) These lead …

9 years, 9 months ago13

The Sarjeant
Chelsea v Palace defence

Chelsea Vs Palace defence. We know both of these teams are good defensively, and there's 1.5 price difference between their most popular defenders. So I thought I'd work out the clean sheets per …

9 years, 9 months ago15

J0E
FPL Formation

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic FPL formation Given the FPL player prices and what we know about bonus points what is your favoured formation? Is it 4-4-2 to exploit defensive points? Is …

9 years, 9 months ago31

Calm
Lowdown on Swansea's starting XI

Swansea FPL guide. I haven't written anything like this before so take it or leave it, hopefully it'll be helpful to someone. Background. Michael Laudrup was sacked and Garry Monk was appointed ma…

9 years, 9 months ago16

J0E
FPL Player List Tough Decisions

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic With the FPL game now launched what are your key dilemmas regarding player selection. Is it the wealth of choice in Arsenal midfield to consider? Perhaps i…

9 years, 9 months ago32

President John F. Keninnsie
How To Post The Perfect RMT

Seeing a lot of new people starting to litter the site with RMTs... If you want us to rate your team here's what you should do: 1) Firstly, get a grav. It takes two minutes and will get you more …

9 years, 9 months ago15