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 Red Viper | Armband for Adebayor? Are people seriously considering captaining Adebayor next week? Teams that get thrased badly one week tend to be a lot harder to beat the following game. | 10 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
 J0E | UFPL stick or twist ? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist? Are you sticking or twisting with your captaincy? For those who captained the likes of Yaya this is a real dilemma. For those like me… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 36 |
J0E | Gameweek 27 captain Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Gameweek 27 captain Who are you captaining this week and why? Particularly keen on hearing from SaS owners. | 10 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 President John F. Keninnsie | The Deadzone Challenge After seeing the Scout Picks Challenge (see hot topics), it reminded me of a 'draft' that happened towards the end of last season in the DZ. I remember it being quite popular so I'm starting someth… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 54 |
 @ocprodigy | Scout pick challenge CHALLENGE ME SCOUT PICKS Welcome to a new game I'm trying to kick start just for a bit of extra fun and banter. All entries to reply to this post - this will be posted the day before each gameweek… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 111 |
 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about PlayON in general or about the article above. One topic we would like to get the views of the FFS Community on today a… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 7 |
J0E | Gwk 29 options: the most uninspiring bunch ever? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 29 options: the most uninspiring bunch ever? Looking ahead to Gameweek 29 we are all looking at definite starters that week for our next transfers.… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 47 |
J0E | Your mini-leagues Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Your mini-leagues With 12 more gameweeks to go your mini-leagues are taking shape. The likely winners - hopefully yourselves- are at or near the top. But th… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 46 |
 TorresMagic™ | UFPL Strategy Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL rate my team So how are our ufpl teams shaping up. Who are you playing on Saturday? Who is benched ready to come on? What good cheap players have y… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 24 |
J0E | Your Gameweek 29 Player Tally Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Your Gameweek 29 teams As it stands the following are the only fixtures definitely taking place in Gameweek 29 Cardiff v Fulham Chelsea v Tottenham Cryst… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 44 |
President John F. Keninnsie | Best Gameweek 29 players: team by team analysis This took a lot longer than I thought but here's my view on GW29 and potential players from the teams with a confirmed fixture. ____________________________________________________________________… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
 Piggs Boson | Time to offload Luis Suarez? Is anyone else considering shipping out Suarez over the next few weeks? It is clear that his force as a fantasy asset has diminished since the return of Sturridge, who appears to have taken up the… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 43 |
 d1sable | Decent players for GW28/29 and beyond Here are some 'filler' players i'm considering for GW 28,29 and possibly further down the line whilst we try to scramble for City/United assets for the double. Charlie Adam 5.8 : ARS(28), nor(29… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 5 |
J0E | Gameweek 29 captaincy and other key assets Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic Gameweek 29 Captain choices. With ManC v Villa, Arsenal vs Swansea, Liv v Sun, New v Everton looking like they are off in gameweek 29 I thought I’d have a look… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 25 |
 Siva Mohan | Potential Dgwks and other key dates FIXTURE DATES ---------------------------- FA Cup Fifth Round - 15/16 February 2014 CL Round of 16 - 18/19 February 2014 PL GW 27 - 22/23 February 2014 CL Round of 16 - 25/26 February 2014 PL GW… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 12 |
 BeachBadger | How to survive the blanks Let's try and break this down to see who should you bring in to steady the ship over these blanks. Chelsea: The only top 4 team with a game GW29. Decent fixtures around it too. Playing Tottenham b… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
 | Gwk 29 - update from Sunday's games This Week’s Big Questions Taking one for the team guys, in an effort to stop the endless questions! 😉 Personally, I will be waiting to make my transfers. But if you are forced into it or obses… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
J0E | UFPL (Beta) Strategy Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL ( beta) strategy For those playing the ufpl game what is your strategy and what key tips would you offer? Choosing a good captain for each day looks … | 10 years, 2 months ago | 8 |
 Wild Rover | Why ditch Eriksen? Why am I am seeing so many posts about getting rid of Eriksen, some even for a hit? I realise he is not nailed on but he's a lot more likely to play than those with no games gw28 and gw29! Surely y… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
 Scoredelario | Gameweek 29: the case against hits. Am I the only person who thinks taking a hit to field players in gw29 isn't worth it unless you're shifting dead weight? These players have a game in hand.. Man city players even have 2.. This me… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 7 |
 Blue Lion | Gwk 29 blanks...update from Saturday's games GW 29 UPDATE SAFE FROM POSTPONEMENT Norwich vs Stoke West Brom vs Man United Cardiff vs Fulham Chelsea vs Tottenham Crystal Palace vs Southampton POSTPONED* Liverpool vs Sunderland Man City vs… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 2 |
 The3rdTurd | UFPL v FPL points comparison infographic I've run some analysis on the difference between players' scores in the ultimate game compared to the normal FPL game. It's similar to Studley's spreadsheet in the hot topics, but shown in graphica… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 2 |
 Granville | Ultimate FPL (Beta) For anyone who has joined the Ultimate FPL Beta I've set up an FFS league. Code 1305-459 Might as well Hot Topic this now for people to chat. | 10 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
 Studley | FPL v UFPL point differentials Spreadsheet of all the UFPL vs FPL point differentials https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlYs-PEvwNFJdEJNT3I1d0xjanZkMUdXcy1Cd056dnc&usp=sharing Bent 😀 | 10 years, 2 months ago | 6 |
J0E | What to do with Man City? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What to do with Man City? On one hand Man City's run from gwk 27 -31 is superb. Great home games and a double in gwk 31. But a blank in gwk 28 plus a pos… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 22 |
J0E | Are you a Fantasy Football Jack of all trades? Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic Multiple games One of my favourite competitions is the Iron Man league where a few of the community compete in three competitions across the FPL, Sky and Metro g… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 12 |
BeachBadger | Transfer planning What with all the DGW speculation and such, I'm curious as to how people go about planning transfers into their side. I'm talking post FA cup, when you know for certain what will happen. Me perso… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 8 |
 Schürrle Class | The case for Adebayor -Why we should bring in Adebayor now? Guys this is just a quick post on why we should consider Adebayor as a good option over the next 2 GWs He has Norwich and Cardiff which is brilliant for all … | 10 years, 2 months ago | 35 |
 DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy | Tempted by Paulinho? ade looked good last night but was anyone impressed by paulinho? serious differential and im thinking of ditching for mata till i see signs united are playing as a team again | 10 years, 2 months ago | 11 |
J0E | The Calm After The Storm Fantasy football scout daily hot topic The Calm After the Storm So how were your teams affected by yesterday's stormy weather and cancelled games? How many were in your team? Did it hammer your w… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 41 |
BeachBadger | Tempted by Norwich? Anyone tempted by Norwich? Look at them fixtures after the Tottenham game. nailed on game for the blank week too. | 10 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
J0E | Unlikely but great: Your transfer tales of success Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic So drafting in James Collins for Chester at 19:07 last night proved to be one of my favourite all time transfers. What have been your best transfers this s… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 60 |
J0E | Tube Strike Horror Line Ups Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Tube strike horror line ups So if the tube strike is on I'm looking at a 2-4-1 formation with Sturridge, Suarez, Chester, Hudson, Noone and Terry all out or… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 40 |
BeachBadger | Emergency postponement formations Just interested to know what peoples formations will be if the Liverpool game is off 3-5-2 for me | 10 years, 2 months ago | 32 |
J0E | Frontlines in flux Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Frontlines in flux With Sturridge outscoring Suarez regularly, ManC and ManU missing gameweek 28 and the gameweek 29 potential blanks to ponder is now the b… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
 RabMac | More Gwk 29 blanks advice Useful Information for GW29 ----------------------------------------- This is an FA cup weekend and there could be a few games called off. Here is some information that will hopefully help you plan… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 8 |
 BuK II | Gameweek 29 planning I guess I am not the only one on here with half an eye on potential GW29 blanks. Many games are likely to be cancelled however some games are more likely to be cancelled than others. Therefore I th… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
J0E | Will there ever be a new holy trinity? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Will there ever be a new holy trinity? Hazard's hat trick yesterday took me right back to the glory days of the holy trinity- Lampard, Gerrard and Ronaldo… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
President John F. Keninnsie | Quick Popular Q&A's An update on blanks and player-related questions that have been frequently asked recently: Teams definitely WITHOUT a game in GW 28: - WBA - MUN - MCI - SUN Teams definitely WITH a game in GW 29:… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 17 |
J0E | Gameweek 25 captain decisions Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Gwk 25 capt decisions Who are you captaining this week and why? | 10 years, 2 months ago | 32 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the article above or about PlayON in general - just add them as replies below and I'll answer them all. | 10 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
J0E | Gameweek 28 planning Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Gameweek 28 planning. It may seem a long way away but in four gameweeks ManC, ManU, Sun and WBA will all miss a fixture. How are you planning for this? Are… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 24 |
| The Case Against (C)ing Suarez The case AGAINST doing Luis SUAREZ (C) this week. The teams Luis Suarez has scored against this season... Sunderland (14th in the table) 2 Crystal Palace (17th) West Brom (16th) 3 Fulham (20th) 2 … | 10 years, 2 months ago | 24 |
J0E | Scoutcast Questions for Mark and Granville Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Scoutcast questions for Mark and Granville. Feel free to leave your questions for our podcast pair here ahead of their recording this lunchtime. | 10 years, 2 months ago | 58 |
J0E | Gameweek 25 Captaincy: Team form Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Liverpool, ManC and ManU armband stats Our forthcoming Captain Sensible members article will have a wealth of stats around Gameweek 25 captaincy contenders… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 50 |
President John F. Keninnsie | Midfield Differentials Midfield differentials. I know these aren't template names around here but don't be so quick to write them off! Willian (7.5m) - Only 0.5% ownership - Definitely first choice now - Creates ALOT of… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
d1sable | Best fantasy player from this point Best fantasy asset: Pick the best fantasy asset from each team from this point on. So it doesn't matter what position just the player you think rack up the most points in this period. Tougher than… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 7 |
J0E | Best back line over the next four? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best back line over the next four With Arsenal and Sunderland’s fixtures taking a tumble and Villa, Tottenham, Chelsea, Cardiff and Southampton’s fixtu… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 10 |
 King Kohli | Third striker options Picking the right third striker (replacing Adebayor) to go with Suarez and Sturridge is doing my head in! Best "third strikers" to own right now: 1) Dzeko: (8.5/10) + Plays for the most attackin… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
d1sable | The Case For Snodgrass Im thinking Robert Snodgrass @ 5.9 could be a decent low-mid price midfielder after the City game and up until GW 34 HIs underlying stats has been very good last two fixtures including touches an… | 10 years, 2 months ago | 7 |