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GK
More wildcard bargains

With January wildcards being played as of today who are YOU tipping as potential bargains or the best value for money? There's plenty of players out there coming back from injury, just coming in to…

10 years, 4 months ago6

Smarty Pants
Top 1K Stats

Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdEtIckNxaWVtal9JYWhRYmV4d1R2UHc&usp=sharing HIGHLIGHTS GW20 transfers made 1160 Teams which were in the top 1K in GW19…

10 years, 4 months ago32

J0E
Gameweek 20 benches

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Let's see your benches With rotation and injuries set to plague Gameweek 20 our sub benches could be key. So what shape is your subs bench in? I'll go fi…

10 years, 4 months ago37

Bauerhaus 24
January wildcard bargains

SOME JANUARY WILDCARD BARGAIN/DIFFERENTIAL OPTIONS RETURNING FROM INJURY Keepers: BORUC £4.7 - 11.2% ownership (mostly dead) - 4.5points per game - Expected return* 11th Jan - Excellent fixtu…

10 years, 4 months ago14

BON
What does it take to be a top fantasy manager?

Evs (FFS) & spiderm4tt (FISO); currently the best managers? Evs from FFS finished 5th last year, and this season is currently 1,099th. http://fantasy.premierleague.com/entry/8486/history spiderm4…

10 years, 4 months ago26

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A Session

Killian here from www.playon.co.uk, I'm happy to answer any general questions you have about PlayON. Also, as per the article above, there is a bounty on OptaJoe's head for the New Year's Day ga…

10 years, 4 months ago2

J0E
Second half of the season key players

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Second half of the season success stories With wildcards becoming active from tomorrow I thought it would be good to try and predict which players are likel…

10 years, 4 months ago24

Gargamel
The Gargatron: Version II

Good evening my friends. Just wanted to tell you that I updated the Rankings tab on the Gargatron to now show how far away from rank 5 000 and 50 000 you are, as I've seen some posts about that on…

10 years, 4 months ago23

Koflok
Cheap Defensive Rotation

Posted this couple days ago to a different crowd, just wanna share it to you guys. A simple review on probably one of the most important aspect of the Jan WC – the defense rotation. And with a t…

10 years, 4 months ago23

FORCA INTER
Second half of the season expectations

after half season is gone -are you happy with your season so far? -wich rank you at this moment? -wich rank you expecting at the end? for me this season has been real rollercoster and i realize…

10 years, 4 months ago51

Gargamel
The case for an expensive defence

I don't see much love for the big defences in the wildcard discussions. Guys like Mertesacker has delivered just about 1 PPG less than the big midfielders for a cost of more than 3m less. The way t…

10 years, 4 months ago32

J0E
Early wildcarders unite

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Early wildcarders unite So who is wildcarding at 11:31 or thereabouts this week. What is your strategy? Are you aiming for price rises during the FA Cup bre…

10 years, 4 months ago19

Twelve years a slave
January Wildcard Tips

How to make maximum use of the January wildcard 1) Use it as late as possible Anticipate in advance which players are likely to be popular in the first wildcard window. Ie Sterling Hazard Walc…

10 years, 4 months ago22

jdoyle
Which type of poster are you?

The Five Most Annoying FFS Posters 1. The Guy Went Unnecessarily High Expectations He wants his team to do really well. So much so in fact that he will write out a shopping list of his demands. H…

10 years, 4 months ago42

J0E
Gwk 20 - who is nailed on, who will be rotated?

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Gwk 20 - Nailed on or rotated? Given the rotation during gwk 19 who do we think will be rested and who is nailed on for gwk 20?

10 years, 4 months ago25

President John F. Keninnsie
More Goalkeeper Rotations

Following on from my post on budget goalkeeper rotations, I have done some analysis on more expensive goalkeepers for those who plan to spend more on this position when they play their wildcard. T…

10 years, 4 months ago10

President John F. Keninnsie
Budget Goalkeeper Rotations

Budget Goalkeeper Rotation With the impending January Wildcard, I've done some research and fixture analysis for teams with 'budget' goalkeepers. The fixtures start in GW 21, 11 Jan, (the first we…

10 years, 4 months ago17

TorresMagic™
Silva - bench or ditch?

Silva owners, benching?

10 years, 4 months ago25

Smarty Pants
Top 1k stats

GW 19 Statistics for the Top 1,000 FPL Teams Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdENra1dSdXhtS2puWHFqQjhnTmVKQkE&usp=sharing HIGHLIGHTS Teams which were i…

10 years, 4 months ago45

J0E
Gwk 19 captain options

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining and why? Who believes Suarez will breach Mourinho's parked bus? Will Walcott repeat his St. James's Park feats of old? Which of ManC…

10 years, 4 months ago18

Mr Smith
Points and rank stats

Re-post from yesterday. Some ranking stats to put people's current positions into context. Current ranking and points: 1 // 1,301 1,000 // 1,209 5,000 // 1,180 10,000 // 1,166 50,000 // 1,126 10…

10 years, 4 months ago11

Aurora
More Ramsey replacement options

FOR ALL THOSE LOOKING FOR A RAMSEY REPLACEMENT. -I have come up with five sub 7 mil players which are ultimately consistent, in-form players for you to choose from. -Bear in mid these... FIXTURE…

10 years, 4 months ago8

Nice to Finally Michu
Next 10 best rotating goalkeeper pairs

I saw that there was some interest on here in doubling up on playing GKs so that you could rotate based on fixtures so here are the top five pairs of rotating keeper option for the next ten GWs. So…

10 years, 4 months ago20

J0E
Is it time to ditch Lukaku?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is it time to ditch Lukaku? With his fixtures still fantastic that seems a crazy notion. But if a 8m plus striker can't score for five games and only grab a…

10 years, 4 months ago29

@ocprodigy
Aaron Ramsey exit strategy?

Let's see if it works this time...Ramsey replacements! Let's look at all the "viable" options that people seem to be contemplating - not using members stats for obvious reasons: (Note, I consider …

10 years, 4 months ago15

Demí
Injury updates: Gameweek 18

Let's try to collate all the injury news in one place. Don't have to post them all under this, but if you can, might be better so people don't miss anything. Vlaar and Benteke to both miss the Sw…

10 years, 4 months ago23

Smarty Pants
Top1K Stats

GW 18 Stats for the Top 1,000 FPL Teams Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdGR1Z3pmZ1pnMHNYODNDQ3V0U0hKX0E&usp=sharing HIGHLIGHTS Teams which were in the…

10 years, 4 months ago29

J0E
Gwk 18 captain decisions

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic This is perhaps the only week where not captaining Suarez may pay off. For those who are not captaining Suarez who are you going for and why? And those capt…

10 years, 4 months ago26

J0E
Budget Midfield Options

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Budget midfield options With the January wildcard almost upon us I thought it time to consider some fifth midfielder options (5.3m and below). These budget …

10 years, 4 months ago46

tw
Is now the time to sell Ramsey?

seen lots on here over the last week or so keen to sell Ramsey (most are getting Walcott) is now the time to get rid of ramsey or should we keep hold?

10 years, 4 months ago16

J0E
Can you beat Doosra's audacious Ade punt?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Inspired by community regular Doosra's audaciously successful punt on Adebayor this week I thought I'd ask what have been your most successful audacious punt…

10 years, 4 months ago46

J0E
Site Formatting Issues?

Just checking, is anyone still having trouble with the formatting of the site? It was coming out in basic formatting on some platforms and wanted to check whether anyone else was having any issues.

10 years, 4 months ago6

J0E
New year resolutions

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic New year resolutions When you use your winter wildcard next month what will you do differently to the first half of the season . What lessons have gameweeks…

10 years, 4 months ago21

Demí
Injury updates: Gameweek 17

@AVFCOfficial Paul Lambert says @bentekechris20 "unlikely" for #CPFC game. @NickGodwinsport Rene Meulensteen tells @BBCLondonSport #Berbatov picked up groin injury in training. He was left out to…

10 years, 4 months ago9

Smarty Pants
Top 1k stats

GW 17 Statistics for the top 1000 FPL teams Boring week captaincy-wise, but still... Full Stats: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AqtVjAktDqTFdHRHNHVBbXpORmpBUjZYZ0J0R0hsNUE&usp=shar…

10 years, 4 months ago29

J0E
Festive benches

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Most Saturday mornings I ask who you are all captaining. This week though it's largely a formality with Suarez surely wearing the armband for most. Instead…

10 years, 4 months ago12

PlayON
PlayOn Q&A Session

Killian here from http://www.playon.co.uk, As per the article above, we are running a £1,000 guaranteed pot this weekend. We're also making a big push to make this pot our biggest pot yet so we …

10 years, 4 months ago3

J0E
Gwk 18 – The game-changing captaincy conundrum

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Gameweek 18 – The game-changing captaincy conundrum Looking ahead to the next six fixtures Suarez looks primed for points, against Cardiff, Hull and Vill…

10 years, 4 months ago18

PlayON
PlayON Q&A Session

Killian here from www.playon.co.uk, As per the article above, we are running a £1,000 guaranteed pot this weekend. We're also making a big push to get the pot above £1,000 (200 entrants) so we …

10 years, 4 months ago6

J0E
Early transfer blunders

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Early transfers So who has already transfered in Rooney? Are you optimistic he'll play or now concerned you will have a premium striker on the bench? Any o…

10 years, 4 months ago19

The3rdTurd
Can Suarez break the 300pt barrier?

Something to break up the Rooney injury talk... I've been looking at some of the standout FPL performances from years gone by, to see where Suarez might end up if he continues in the same vein and…

10 years, 4 months ago23

r0nh
Negredo vs Lukaku

With the price changes taking effect tonight & the midweek games ending, tonight is the time to sell Aguero. I think a major factor when choosing Aguero's replacement, is playing time over the fes…

10 years, 4 months ago50

J0E
50/50 blunders and successes

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic 50/50 blunders and successes Today’s hot topic is from Spencer. He asks: “Which 50/50 decisions have gone right or wrong for you?” Here are some of …

10 years, 4 months ago16

GreenWindmill
Kick Off Time Impacting Volume of Goals

Not sure if anyone still subscribes to the myth of kick off time having an impact on the volume of goals you can expect but if anyone wants any stats in particular pulled out I have a decent volume…

10 years, 4 months ago26

TokyoRed 東京赤
Flexible Season Ticker

I've expanded on my earlier idea of adjusting the season ticker settings for defenders and attackers to give more flexibility in what I want to contribute to the rankings. This spreadsheet lets yo…

10 years, 4 months ago23

Limbo
Bouncing Back - Future Bargains?

**Massive Post Alert** Here's an section of the FPL stats on offer that I've not looked at in much detail - players with largest price fall... There are obvious reasons why you’d not touch this …

10 years, 4 months ago15

J0E
How Can We Counter The Suarez Effect?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How Can We Counter The Suarez Effect? Luis Suarez is now owned by 45% of FPL players and has risen by 2m since he returned from suspension in Gameweek 6. We…

10 years, 4 months ago27

Your Mum's Athletic
Yaya v Silva

Just some opinions regarding Man City: A lot of people have Silva or are at least thinking of bringing him in, here's some pros and cons; Pros - Man City do look more potent with Silva in the tea…

10 years, 4 months ago10

isacki: full casual
Finisher/Creator/Dribbler/Destroyer

Just took a look at the roles of players in the big teams. Might help understand how they have been performing. A rough simplification only, only considered players who have started most games. Ar…

10 years, 4 months ago18

J0E
January transfer wish list

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic January transfer wish list Today's is from Spencer. He asks: "With just four points separating 1st and 5th place in the Premier League, it looks like the …

10 years, 4 months ago25