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Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Four strikers of the Apocalypse. The four in question are Costa, Ibrahimovic, Aguero and Kane. All hugely expensive, all capable of big hauls and in all cas…

Chelsea are no longer blowing teams away and scoring loads of goals and are now settling for 1-0 wins (the Italian way). Conte recently said 3-4-3 has lost its fear factor and teams are finding the…

Suspension news Costa suspended for GW18 Ibrahimovic is NOT suspended. He already had 5 yellow cards early in the season including a League Cup yellow card.

Has anyone come up with a CONVINCING argument about Kane vs Eriksen for (c)...? 🙂 Can only see it as 50/50 myself... 😕

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

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 17 I know I'm behind on GW15 and 16. They are coming tomorrow (promise). ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, ever…

Hi guys, Below is a brief analysis of the 5 referees with the highest penalties/games ratio from Premier League games this season as well as the games they're in charge of over the festive period.…

Fantasy Football Scoutr daily hot topic Who will be GWK 17's best differential? I think the WHU v HUL game has some great options. Carroll of course. Noble for penalties and Lanzini as well. fo…

Countdown Latest Red Lightning tells me that.... ..for those that don't know Martin Hurst (Jarvish), who is the top seed on C4's Countdown show, convincingly won the first quarter-final of the S…

Today's press conferences Mike Phelan, Mark Hughes - 8:30 Arsene Wenger, Alan Pardew, Eddie Howe, Tony Pulis - 9:00 Sean Dyche - 11:00 Jose Mourinho, Aitor Karanka, Ronald Koeman, Mauricio Pochet…

What is this amazing obsession with TV and SV? If you pick the right players that score then by definition, their value will increase. This game is about choosing the players that score points: …

Am I the only one crazy enough to hold on to Hazard and Cedric until further information is released? Both looks like falling in price tonight and tomorrow respectively - both causing me a loss :…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rough with the Smooth - Gameweek 16. Let's hear your tales of woe and joy about the midweek fixtures.

Origi is anything but a short term pick, I think it's his spot to lose with Mané leaving for ACON just as Coutinho returns.

Firmino sales gather pace. Have we learned nothing from selling hazard, sanchez and aguero this season? To hold your head when all about you are losing theirs is how to do well at this game. I mu…

Third Striker Dilemma: So after giving 2 GWs to Iheanacho, I am finally replacing him simply cause of the fact that if Pep won't play him against Watford, he has no chance of making it to the game…

Okay gents, time to take the intellectual level of FFS up a notch or two. Let's be having your Shakespearean based footballer puns.....

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 17 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…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Hazard owners - who comes in for you now the Belgian is out? Does this show the need for a stronger bench over Christmas? Who are you looking to draft in …

Falling stars. After last weeks mass debate about TV and early transfers I've decided to resurrect my Falling stars article for the week. For those not around I used to post a fictitious squad/ar…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 16 Gameweek 15 results LATER TODAY. GW14 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/14631055 ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't b…

It is interesting to see the main argument being put forward against Payet. It seems Payet v Eriksen seems prominent at the moment, some advocate Erkisen because he's on a better team, West Ham str…

I think this Firmino thing is less about positioning and more about the personnel around him and their inability to function without Coutinho's presence. Even if Firmino lines up as the 'false nine…

What The Fixtures, Form and Clean sheets are saying – GW16 Quick turnaround this week! Didn’t have time unfortunately to crunch the numbers for 10 options and get them all into the tables but …

Hey Mods can we have a Hot Topic on of the many posts about third strikers as an updated version of Andy's from last gameweek? Austin/Ihea > ? 1. Origi 2. Llorente 3. Benteke 4. Defoe 5. Carroll …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic In defence of Bournemouth With four clean sheets the Cherries are joint fourth in terms of shut outs this season, with only Chelsea, Tottenham and Southampt…

John Stones is simply dreadful.

Was Nacho a failed punt and should I transfer out?

Come on Nacho owners. You can't seriously say you think he will start next GW can you? Nolito just scored and more chance Pep plays him or a false 9 IMO. There is a chance admittedly but just ge…

Hello, friends. Some of you will remember an extension to Google Chrome I made a few years ago that showed some stats and ranking information for an FPL team. It hasn't worked this season, because…

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

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 15 Gameweek 14 results tomorrow, sorry! ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior to the start of t…

What the clean sheets are saying - Gameweek 15 So this list is made up from the form and fixtures elements from the captaincy article: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2016/12/08/what-the-fix…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Charlie Austin is the talk of the town right now and seems to have been ruled out for Middlesbrough at home by Puel. Given that he has a history of shoulder…

Today's press conferences Stoke - 8:30 Bournemouth, Hull, Crystal Palace, West Brom, Sunderland - 9:00 West Ham - 10:00 Southampton - 11:00 Tottenham, Middlesbrough - 12:30 Chelsea, Liverpool - 13…

Just listened to the podcast, and am genuinely shocked at this bit - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBFyemb97K4&t=50m35s The scouts, it turns out, fundamentally misunderstand the game they've bee…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Spurs midfielders are still only owned by a small number of FPL managers, with not a single one managing to breach the 10% ownership mark. Are the majorit…

Today's press conferences Arsenal - 9:00 Burnley - 13:00 Swansea - 13:15 Everton - 14:00 Leicester - 16:00

I see lots of talk about getting Andy Carroll in for December. This is a man who has only played about 38 games in 3 years for WH. No chance he makes it through December unscathed. It's an unnecess…

Just listened to the Scoutcast and I think they have it a bit wrong on the price rises. The market does seem more volatile but Jonty saying that price rises have 'become the game, not part of the …

How much weight do you give to the defensive strength of the team against your captain vs. the strength of the captain's attacking potential? Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are turning teams over,…

Sanchez has 7 shots in the box, 6 on target in total and 5 goals over the last 4 gws. Considering one of these was clearly offside and he has benefitted from some shall we say dubious goalkeeping i…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Why ignore KDB and Iheanacho? Given both excelled the last time Sergio Aguero was absent from the City side through suspension are we in danger of overlooki…

Be warned if you are buying KDB now. I am not questioning his ability, he is world class. However, we have to differentiate between City from GW1-6 and City starting GW 7 (the Spurs loss). Every si…

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Who wants a Boro Update? Of course you do! To the lucky few who will have seen Boro last night, you will have been treated to a passing masterclass...evidence that we can adapt our game according…

Live Scoutcast - Wed 9pm - Leave Your Questions for the team here. Change of day and time this week so be sure to tune in tomorrow night at 9pm. Granville can't make it due to political commitm…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rough with the Smooth Leave your tales of joy and woe from GWK 14 here. Sanchez captainers be gentle with the rest of us. 😉 Remember its what you did…

So with the frequency and frankly ridiculous sensitivity of price this year the rash and reactionary managers are being rewarded. Was waiting to ensure Sanchez didn't get injured midweek but now I…

Have seen Christmas rotation being very much dismissed on FFS lately due to the article below.This should not be the case. https://mathematicallysafe.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/fixture-congestion-is…