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Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic This one is inspired from an earlier post from Esalman To what extent will RVP's performance against Palace define how fantasy managers view him. If he blan…

How to win your ml (dirty tricks but no cheating!) 1. Always taunt rivals. It works every time. They get nervous! 2. If you're ahead send messages or speak to rivals and tell them exactly what y…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With wildcards in play this week alot of familiar names keep getting mentioned. Here's your chance to add some new names into the pot of those that have gone…

This big numbers post would seem a good time to reveal my strategy so far...being as it covers it nicely... Came into the season with a strategy or two...I've been guilty in the past of chasing la…

Right, lots of people have been asking about what Liverpool's options are at RB, with Johnson out for up to 10 weeks (7 or 8 gameweeks) so here's the rundown: A) Skrtel at RB The last time Skrte…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How many players have you got with injury flags going into gameweek 4? Which ones do you expect to make a miraculous recovery? Which are you ditching? And wi…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic The Champions league group stages are nearly here. Who are the key players to watch out for? Especially looking for the hidden gems.

My thoughts (as if anyone wanted them) on attacking coverage as reality and not myth. When you are predicting that a team is likely to score a good amount of goals, say 3+, you are probably bankin…

Seen a few people asking for thoughts on this, so i thought i'd give my take. Feel free to give your own opinion too Assessing the premium defenders: For the sake of the post, will list who i've …

RVP vs Tekkidge: Debunking the Captaincy Myth. There has been a lot of debate over RVP and his price, and whether we should sacrifice some quality in our squad to accommodate the Flying Dutchman f…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic How many seasons have you been playing FPL? What's your best rank, and your worst?

Premier league players who are starting/have started for their country tonight:- Denmark vs Malta: Agger, Eriksen Wales vs Macedonia: Davies, Williams, Williams, Ramsey, Collison, Bellamy, Vaugh…

Killian here from PlayON. I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the £5,000 guaranteed game above or about PlayON in general. If you add your questions as replies below I'll answer the…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic For last season and the first few games of this season there has arguably been no midfield Manchester United player worth owning. Having this option could b…

Erik Lamela or Christian Eriksen: Your Key Differential? At 21 years of age, Erik Lamela was a bit of an unknown quantity to me, and with Roberto Soldado looking less than convincing (beside his 2…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic International breaks can be all about catching price rises and avoiding falls for many fantasy managers. Who have been your most profitably players and your…

Where do you think Özil will finish in FPL points in the midfielders. Price suggests top 5. Will he outscore Walcott with similar minutes?

With plenty of chat about going with a 4-3-3 formation on here today, I'm going to throw my two cents on the table. Main arguments for this is 1) the new bonus point system is more favourable towa…

Long boring post alert. A walk through of what I see as an RVP Template There has been a hell of a lot of good chat and analysis over these first three weeks and now into the international break …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard round-up A number of you are wildcarding this week. Thought it to be good to compile your wildcard drafts here as a hot topic to offer tips for yo…

***Erik Lamela*** An extremely exciting player added to a Spurs squad now devoid of the mercurial talent that is Bale. Lamela is seen by many as a player that out of the new recruits, is closest t…

Name your top 5 in each position! Forwards : RVP, Soldado, Benteke, Sturridge, Giroud Mids: Walcott, Lamps, Lamela, Michu, Brady Defenders: Vidic, Zabaleta, Coleman, Enrique, Walker

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Ozil at Arsenal, Lukaku at Everton and Odemwingie at Cardiff are just some of a raft of enticing transfers that concluded yesterday. From a fantasy football…

Warning - this is a long post but some of you out there might find it interesting… I’ve been forced into using my WC this week and have been trying to work out the merits of investing more hea…

Thanks to the double gameweek the average score over the first three weeks is quite high. 165 average total. This gives a weekly average of 55. I'm currently averaging 58.6 a week so fairly happy…

Arsenal, United and to some extent Liverpool fans (as well as any fan who thinks their clubs need some new recruits) Who would you like to see arrive at your club (lets try to be realistic):

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Quick stock check on the myths and realities of the 2013/14 fantasy football season so far. After three gameweeks which of these scenarios will still be tru…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What has been your worst ever Gameweek? Why was it such a horror show?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic You've seen our three differential picks - which would you add to that list for Gameweek 3?

Killian here from PlayON - I’m happy to answer any questions you have about the PlayON article above or about PlayON in general. If you post any questions you have as responses to this post I’l…

For those wondering where the goals may lie in the North London derby.. AVB at Porto had a predilection for overloading one side in his 4-3-3 system, and his new signings seem to indicate he is ge…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The news that Kolo Toure could be fit enough to play this weekend and looks a certainty for Gameweek 4 will come as a blow to those who transferred out the i…

How much is a wildcard worth? I know we all reluctant to take hits and maintain a good start , hence the inkling to push the wildcard button. But how much is the wildcard actually worth? Sometim…

Since managing budget and price rises is part of the game, why doesn't the official site make it clear when price changes are about to happen? What's the point of telling us the net ownership chan…

Eto'o Fact Time Over the last two and a bit seasons in the Russian league he's scored 25 goals and notched up 11 assists in 51 appearances. If he can maintain his late career form then he should …

Hey everybody, I'm attempting to crack the Saints midfield dilemma here for those that are interested in alternatives to Lambert and co. I am a devoted Saints fan and watching the Carling cup mid…

Little help with my captaincy choice needed if you wouldn't mind giving up a minute of your time. This is the way I see it.... 1. Do you think the NLD will continue the recent trend and be high sc…

A few thoughts on the merits of using your WC in the international break. I think there are some good and many bad reasons for wildcarding then, my thoughts are as follows: 1. "I want to WC to pla…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What plans do you have for your team during the international break? Are you saving a transfer in case of injuries? Are you wildcarding to freshen up your …

A lot of people here think that Aguero and Negredo will start for City thus week. Am I missing something that Pellegrini has said or done to suggest that Dzeko will not start?

SQUAD BALANCE Do you ever put the fixtures and form (what little of it there is to actually examine ATM) to one side and just look purely at the balance of your squad. In an ideal world, would the…

Never take a hit for a defender. Heard that around here, I reckon it's sound advice.

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What is your ideal defensive and goalkeeper combination, given that centre backs and only the most attacking full backs are prospering under the new Bonus Po…

Captaincy Options (Non-RVP) First, apologies for the blurb of text, if you're not into fixtures move along. This is from a purely fixtures point of view and of course form will guide us too soon e…

Long post alert! Decided to see how RVP compared to Rooney last season, when both were on the pitch together. Below is a list of each gameweek and how each player performed while the other was on …

Fantasy Football Scout Does RVP's blank in gameweek 2, Rooney's likely decision to stay at Manchester United and a wealth of attacking options from other teams, mean that RVP is no longer essentia…

No question there's a mass movement to get rid of Hazard this week, I wasn't planning on being part of it just yet so I'm keen to understand the motivations and see if it changes my mind. What are…

Most people seem to be doing the Hazard out, Silva in transfer for GW3. I'm just not as convinced. Its the obvious transfer, but does anyone on here think there is a better option? I've got up to …

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What are you doing with your Chelsea and Aston Villa players? Any you want to keep? Which players are you looking to replace them with?

Morning all...if anyone wants me to take a look at their team (a dubious honour), we're taking appointments at the Scout surgery over on the FPL from this morning... http://t.co/OziG8y7hml