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Author Hot Topic Date Replies

J0E
Gameweek 36 captaincy

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

9 years, 5 months ago 75

rainy
Why Wenger has to play Sanchez up front.

An hot topic last week by Bedknobs and Boomsticks got me thinking, and I had a look at Sanchez' double-figure FPL returns this season with reference to his playing position and Giroud's presence on…

9 years, 5 months ago 12

BigManBakar
Time to go Eriksen over Alli?

I think quite a few WC'ers on here are missing a trick by picking Alli over Eriksen to double up with Kane. Over the past four gameweeks, Eriksen has created nearly triple the amount of chances tha…

9 years, 5 months ago 47

J0E
GWK 36's best differential will be...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic We struggled on the scoutcast to come up with some credible fantasy island risks this week.....but can you do any better? Who do you think is the best fanta…

9 years, 5 months ago 53

d1sable
Sky Sports FF - Average remaining transfers

Sky Fantasy Football Average remaining transfers: Top 10 - 1.30 Top 100 - 1.37 Top 1000 - 1.90 Top 5000 - 1.93 Good news?

9 years, 5 months ago 6

Enzo the Baker
Why not double up on Arsenal mids?

The case for a double up with Mesut Ozil I think we're being driven too much by emotions and not by experience / statistics while avoiding Ozil. This is evident because the two algorithms to pick…

9 years, 5 months ago 46

J0E
Wildcard Algorithm

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard/Double Gameweek Algorithm As discussed on last night’s Scoutcast I have started to use a very basic algorithm to assess the best player prospec…

9 years, 5 months ago 82

Az
The non-wc club - transfer plans

Thought I would just make this post for any that are in my situation with no WC and are enviously looking around at all these flashy template teams knocking about. The question is: If you have no…

9 years, 5 months ago 56

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight Leave your questions for the team here. 9:30pm kick off.

9 years, 5 months ago 112

J0E
GWK 35 Rough with the Smooth

GWK 35 Rough with the Smooth Let's her your tales of woe and joy here. Also be good to see if we can find a record breaker bench points score - lots floating around this week.

9 years, 5 months ago 109

J0E
GWK 36 Scout Picks Lottery

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 36 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you…

9 years, 5 months ago 3

andy85wsm
Rate my wildcard team

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic: Rate my wildcard team With GW35 almost over we start turning our attention to GW36. With a lot of wildcards now in play lets have a look at your early wildc…

9 years, 5 months ago 146

andy85wsm
"On the beach"

Fantasy Football Scout; Daily Hot Topic With Southampton disappointing yesterday, at least from an attacking sense is it time to start re-thinking their assets such as Gabbiadini? With very littl…

9 years, 5 months ago 35

Steager
Is gwk 36 better for bench boosting?

Am I missing something? Why is everyone using BB in 37 and NOT 36? Would give you much more options for TC in 37. I have SWP, Yoshida, Monreal, Jaku. For 36, they all have doubles except Jaku, but …

9 years, 5 months ago 16

Team Cruel
Gwk 6 Eliteserien Picks

Scout Picks GW6 Janukiewicz Ruud - Rolantsson - Reginiussen - Gregersen Helland - Sander Svendsen - Riski Mos - Tagbajumi - Omoijuanfo ___ Captain Poll results Omoijuanfo 89 % Sander Svendsen 11…

9 years, 5 months ago 4

J0E
Gwk 35 captaincy

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

9 years, 5 months ago 65

diesel001
GW35 stats preview

GW35 Stats Preview Southampton have picked up 17pts from a possible 24pts at home against teams in the Bottom 10. Hull have the second worst away record in the PL picking up only 5pts from a possi…

9 years, 5 months ago 5

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 35

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 35 GW32 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/15554068 I will catch up I promise. ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been ar…

9 years, 5 months ago 24

Twisted Saltergater
Hot shots member table

Along the Big Numbers theme, I've created a "Hot Shots" table showcasing the best attacking threats. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/17261/ Filters are: 1 in 3 sho…

9 years, 5 months ago 7

J0E
Gwk 34 rough with the smooth

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 34 Rough with the Smooth Time to brag or take the walk of shame regarding the latest double Gameweek.

9 years, 5 months ago 85

Bedknobs and Boomsticks
Sanchez's poor form exposed

I've just been crunching some numbers on Sanchez by running the comparison tool of his performance over the last 6 weeks vs his performance over previous 6 week periods. The results are pretty gr…

9 years, 5 months ago 30

J0E
Is Sanchez double trouble?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic As the article states - Sticking or twisting on Sanchez looks like being one of the biggest decisions as we prepare for our crucial final Wildcard of the sea…

9 years, 5 months ago 46

dhamphiir
Thursday's press conferences

Bottom of the page Today's club Press conference 10:00 West Ham United 10:30 Crystal Palace 12:00 Southampton 13:00 Hull City, Swansea City 13:15 Burnley 15:00 Watford

9 years, 5 months ago 4

AA33
Three at the back for ManU?

Mourinho was playing with 3 centre -backs until Jones and Smalling got injured. Do we think he will revert back to that formation when Jones and Smalling are back? I think yes. They are expected to…

9 years, 5 months ago 11

J0E
Best wildcard enabler

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best wildcard enabler in midfield or attack With wildcards fluttering wildly over the next two weeks who are you considering as a cheap enabler?

9 years, 5 months ago 46

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 35

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 35 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you…

9 years, 5 months ago 3

J0E
Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm. Leave your questions here.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Leave your questions for the team here.

9 years, 5 months ago 120

Pep says
The highs and lows of FPL

What's been your lowest rank all season and where are you now? I was 850k after GW9 and am now 55k. Slow and steady climbs up to this point..

9 years, 5 months ago 155

Hasselbaink Forever
Today's Press Conferences

Tuesday's pressers - 09:00 - Arsenal 12:30 - Spurs 13:30 - Middlesbrough 13:30 - Sunderland 14:30 - Crystal Palace

9 years, 5 months ago 3

RAFA THE GAFFA
Newcastle prospects

Back where we belong 😀 😀

9 years, 5 months ago 52

J0E
Best GWK 35 One Week Punt

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who is the best one week punt in GWK 35 for those wildcarding in GWK 36? Alot will depend on players you have and budget, naturally.

9 years, 5 months ago 52

J0E
Rate Your Wildcards

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The number of wildcards is set to hot up this week, especially for those with TC and BB still in play. I thought it'd be good to have a wildcarders thread …

9 years, 5 months ago 98

Twisted Saltergater
Last laugh to the early wildcarders?

Do people feel glad to have kept the WC for this long? I used mine a few months back to set me up for GW28, I think, and looking at the Season Ticker, I now need to take a hit to get 2 x Man City …

9 years, 5 months ago 111

Foot Fighter
The Manchester city striker conundrum

How do folks see Pep handling the Aguero vs. Jesus decision? Not that anyone can really ever predict Pep... Do folks see Jesus getting 60+ minutes and if so, would he get it along side Kun? I do…

9 years, 5 months ago 22

Lawrø
Favourite FPL moments

What's your favourite FPL moment? 🙂

9 years, 5 months ago 69

Team Cruel
Gameweek 5 Picks

Scout Picks GW5 Kristiansen Ruud - Hedenstad - Vilsvik Helland - Jevtovic - Riski - Trondsen Sigurdarson - Tagbajumi - Mortensen ___ Captain Poll results Helland 50 % Bendtner 40 % Hedenstad 10 …

9 years, 5 months ago 2

J0E
Gwk 34 captaincy

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

9 years, 5 months ago 62

@ocprodigy
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 34

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 34 GW32 & 33 tomorrow, apologies. Working away from home. ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior…

9 years, 6 months ago 30

J0E
Benteke v Negredo v Rashford

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Benteke v Negredo v Rashford Do any of this trio appeal for DGWK 34? Would you captain any and why? Also - New Captain Poll is now live - with the Boro man…

9 years, 6 months ago 67

andy85wsm
Ibra and your DGW plans

So Ibrahimovic could potentially be out of the double and perhaps the rest of the season. If the bad news is confirmed from further tests/scans tomorrow, how does that change your DGW plans? Alr…

9 years, 6 months ago 58

d1sable
Sky Sports FF - Average remaining transfers

Sky Fantasy Football Average remaining transfers: Top 10 - 3.00 Top 100 - 2.86 Top 1,000 - 3.03 Top 5,000 - 2.98 So nearly 3 transfers all round! How do you plan to use your remaining swaps?

9 years, 6 months ago 28

Kings of Lyon ★
Going Out With A Bang II now open to anyone with no TC chip left

Due to Ibrahimovics injury I am now opening up the Going out with a Bang II league to everyone who does not have their triple captain left to play. League code: 82-1008408 Last year's analysis: h…

9 years, 6 months ago 47

J0E
DGWK Midfield options

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic DGWK midfielders Yesterday's Scout Squad article revealed that widespread apathy around the midfield options among Manchester United, Boro and Palace's ra…

9 years, 6 months ago 33

uptheboro
The View From A Boro Fan

Where are Boro at ahead of the DGW? I've had a request to update you all with the state of play at the Boro ahead of the forthcoming DGW. The general opinion since December has been to stay away f…

9 years, 6 months ago 81

J0E
DGWK defenders and goalkeepers

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Your DGWK defenders and goalkeepers. How many are you having across the backline and between the sticks? Who are you going for and why?

9 years, 6 months ago 57

Ramboros
All Chips Intact?

For those with WC, TC and BB, a GW36 BB looks great on paper. - There are only two sub-4.9 goalkeepers with DGW37. The goalkeeper is the most important part of a BB, as they are nailed on and yo…

9 years, 6 months ago 8

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight (9:30pm) Leave your questions for us here.

9 years, 6 months ago 130

J0E
Gwk 33 rough with the smooth

Gameweek 33 Rough with the Smooth Let's hear your tales of woe and joy here. We'll read out a selection of the best on tonight's Scoutcast.

9 years, 6 months ago 66

J0E
Gameweek 34 Scout Picks Lottery

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 34 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you…

9 years, 6 months ago 0

Rogue Todd
Frequent Posters Cup Update

***Frequent Posters Cup UPDATE*** ***Last 16 results*** Fulham 4 Life 42 v 66 Karan14 Dunas_dog 64 v 45 Potatoace Anish_T28 59 v 59 aa33* Anish wins due to better OR Diva 61 v 53 I am not for…

9 years, 6 months ago 7