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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Saniul
Neuer is far from world class

Neuer makes too many mistakes for a world-class keeper.

9 years, 8 months ago88

J0E
Euro 2016: Plans for the Final

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Euro 2016 Final tactics Who are you captaining in the final? And who is coming in for you? Is it better to focus your six transfers on defence and attack g…

9 years, 8 months ago18

J0E
Friday Night Kick Offs

The first Friday night Premier League kick off of 2016/17 has been revealed when Man U take on Southampton in Gameweek 2. https://twitter.com/premierleague/status/750963837956861952 How do you th…

9 years, 8 months ago19

J0E
Euro 2016: Semi-Final Day 2 Plans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Semi- final Day 2 changes How did Day 1 go? Lots of happy Ronaldo captainers and unhappy Bale armbanders I expect. If your captain blanked yesterday who is…

9 years, 8 months ago19

SuperMario
Members Area Key Tools

Hi Guys, membership renewed.. Can I ask... What tools do you think are worthwhile with membership? Iva had membership every season but dont really use it, more to support the site!!

9 years, 8 months ago11

J0E
Euro 2016: Semi-Final Day 1 Plans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Semi-Finals Day 1 Who is your captain tonight? Bale or Ronaldo? Or another? Who is tonight's best differential? Can Hal Robson Kanu do it again?

9 years, 8 months ago15

Bøwstring The Carp
Zlatan for GW1?

People are really punting on Zlatan from GW1 over more seasoned and proven players? I say "punt" because that's essentially what he is, an expensive punt. We've no idea how fast he will adjust to…

9 years, 8 months ago26

J0E
Mourinho confirms no midfield role for Rooney

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Rooney's role at Man U The original line for this was Is it time that Rooney was reclassified in FPL as a midfielder? Now in the light of Mourinho's lat…

9 years, 8 months ago19

Bøwstring The Carp
Pre-season fixture list

Day to day pre-season fixtures list and UK times if anyone is interested https://docs.google.com/document/d/10IGtUCCSAZxYI21AzU8JsMJF2GJrTPY7okrMgOKeZ-U/edit?usp=sharing

9 years, 8 months ago10

d1sable
Everton options

What do you think about Everton then for next season? Consensus is they under performed but was it the players or was it Martinez to blame? Can Koeman turn them into a good source of fantasy points…

9 years, 8 months ago19

J0E
Euro 2016: Semi-Final changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Semi-final changes Who is coming in for you and which of Portugal v Wales and France v Germany are you backing to make the final. On paper it should be Ge…

9 years, 8 months ago22

J0E
QF Day 4 changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic QF Day 4 changes Any captaincy success yesterday? If not who gets the armband today? Anyone worried about fielding 11 for the next round even with free tra…

9 years, 8 months ago9

buffrey
Sky Game Is Now Open

Why isn't there a Hot topic saying that he SKY game is now open for 2016/17. Rule changes and captain changes. Sure there will be a disable article out soon but get tinkering now.

9 years, 8 months ago21

J0E
QF Day 3 changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic QF Day 3 changes Who is in, who is out for you? Also who is getting the armband? Not been any huge points scorers so far so are you hoping you can get some…

9 years, 8 months ago10

Cheeseoid
Cheese Delivery Expected

Good Afternoon folks. I have told many of you that me and Mrs Cheese are undergoing IVF at the moment. There is a long way to go but this morning I can report a positive pregnancy test! Good news…

9 years, 8 months ago71

J0E
Euro 2016: QF Day 2 changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What are your Day 2 changes? Who let you down? Who is in off the bench? Who has a bench?! (I don't btw) Who is your armband selection today?

9 years, 8 months ago21

J0E
Euro 2016 Dream XI

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Euro 2016 Best XI. What is the best XI at the tournament so far? (No budget and in real life/not necessarily fantasy terms) Who has impressed you the most?…

9 years, 9 months ago28

Somalion
Batshuayi will shine at Chelsea

Batshuayi is a great buy for Chelsea anyways. Big talent, surprised he has gone so long under the radar (relatively speaking)

9 years, 9 months ago8

J0E
Prem League Early Movers and Shakers

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Early transfer moves Already some solid transfers are being made in the Premier League. Who of the early movers are being considered by you as fantasy asset…

9 years, 9 months ago20

Irish Madridista ⭐
Who will win the Euros

So... Who's gonna win the Euros? 🙂 A) France B) Germany C) Italy D) Anyone else

9 years, 9 months ago21

Euros suspension tightrope

Any player receiving their second yellow card of the tournament in the quarters will be suspended for the semis. With that in mind here's the suspension tightrope: Poland: Pazdan, Maczynski, Jedrz…

9 years, 9 months ago7

Davido989
Chelsea Clean Sheets Beckon

Chelsea will have the best defence whilst Conte is there

9 years, 9 months ago28

J0E
Euro 2016: QF changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Quarter Final changes Who is in, who is out for you? Who has their wildcard left? Who, like me wasted it earlier on and is now struggling to field an XI? …

9 years, 9 months ago10

J0E
Final Round of 16 changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Final round of 16 changes. Who is in, who is out for you today? And who is still in need of a captain? If so who gets the armband?

9 years, 9 months ago6

andy85wsm
Day 2 - captain and sub switches

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic - Day 2 changes What substitutions and captain changes do you have planned for today? With Gareth Bale and Ronaldo popular captain choices yesterday, is 5 p…

9 years, 9 months ago13

andy85wsm
Last 16 differential

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic - Who is the Euro last 16 Ultimate Differential Now that we're down to the last 16 the player pool for our teams has shrunk and it's potentially more difficu…

9 years, 9 months ago10

andy85wsm
EURO 2016 - transfer decisions

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic - Which side are you on? Now that we know which teams will play who and on which side of the EURO 2016 draw, how much of that is driving your transfer decisi…

9 years, 9 months ago20

Ludo
Euro defence effective ownership

At this stage in such a short game, differentials have to come into play. If you're near the top, you want to consolidate your position. If you're looking to climb the ranks, it's going to be very …

9 years, 9 months ago11

The Bandit
No UFPL Next Season

No UFPL game being run this year. 🙁

9 years, 9 months ago31

J0E
Euro 2016 - Round of 16 Changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Round of 16 Changes With unlimited transfers for the next set of fixtures who is in and who is out for you? Who are the key players to draft in? Who is no…

9 years, 9 months ago24

GreenWindmill
EURO Fantasy price changes

0.2 Risers: Schär, Perišić 0.1 Risers: Sommer, Neuer, Piqué, Rami, Bonucci, Hector, McAuley, Giaccherini, Jędrzejczyk, Pazdan, Dier, Payet, Ramsey, Dzsudzsák 0.1 Fallers: Sirigu, Walker, Ro…

9 years, 9 months ago15

Stats Don\'t Lie
FPL Launch Dates.

FPL launch and season Opener days since the beginning: 09 July 2015 (Thursday) (at 11:30am UK time) 08 August 16 July 2014 (Wednesday) (around 11:00am UK time) 16 August 15 July 2013 (Monday) (aro…

9 years, 9 months ago17

J0E
Free to enter DraftKings FFS contest launched

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Free to enter DraftKings contest has launched for today's matches. Here's the link - http://partners.draftkings.com/aff_c?offer_id=2755&aff_id=708266&url_…

9 years, 9 months ago9

Ryan
International Tournaments - Another Way?

I like one proposed idea for a new euro competition format. Could work in world cups too I think. Eliminate the pool system. Have one round robin where you don't play everyone. The 1 pool is di…

9 years, 9 months ago45

DantheManinaPan
In Defence of Roy

Just thought I'd throw my thoughts on the (very disappointing but in some ways encouraging) England match into the mixer. Feel free to comment/criticize if you disagree! Loads of people (at least …

9 years, 9 months ago9

J0E
UEFA Game - MD 3 changes

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Matchday 3 changes Who is in, who is out for you? Any captaincy success so far? Or are you twisting today? If so who is your new captain? What are Bale c…

9 years, 9 months ago23

Lucy.
Saints can survive another exodus

Not happy with this criticism for Saints over Wanyama transfer. We've tried to get him to sign a new contract for the last 18 months but he wants CL football which we can't provide. It was either s…

9 years, 9 months ago16

J0E
MD3 Day 2 plans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Day 2 plans. After what for many may have been some hurried changes last night who are you looking to captain tonight? Anyone sticking with last night's capt…

9 years, 9 months ago31

J0E
Six Changes Predicted for Eng v Slovakia

Here's more on that England line up rumour. Looks like possibly more than paper talk. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/19/england-roy-hodgson-wayne-rooney-slovakia Out - Rooney, All…

9 years, 9 months ago2

J0E
Matchday 3 plans

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Matchday 3 plans. What are your plans for MD3? Are you wildcarding to take advantage of impending price rises? Or simply wildcarding to patch up a terrible…

9 years, 9 months ago15

J0E
Final Matchday 2 captaincy change

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Final Matchday 2 captaincy change Anyone having to rely on a final day captaincy to save their week? Or are you a happy Morata/Nolito or Perisic captainer? …

9 years, 9 months ago10

J0E
Euro 2016 MD2 Day 3 Captaincy Stick or Twist

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Captaincy stick or twist Time is really running out, especially for those like me that backed a German attacker or midfielder. Who is in the frame for th…

9 years, 9 months ago21

Mark
DraftKings Thoughts So Far

At the risk of stirring a hornets nest of naysayers, I'd like to get some thoughts on those playing DraftKings. I made the move from single entries to enter three squads in yesterday's matches and …

9 years, 9 months ago20

J0E
Prem League fixtures - in search of early season rotation pairs

Prem League fixtures - in search of early season rotation pairs. For those looking for a pair of defenders or goalkeepers to rotate with at the start of the season I've taken a look at some of th…

9 years, 9 months ago11

J0E
Euro 2016 MD2 Day 2 Captaincy Stick of Twist

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Captaincy stick or twist What are Payet captainers doing? Is 16pts enough or do you crave more? Any Hamsik or Weiss captainers like to take this opportunity…

9 years, 9 months ago32

Mark
Season Ticker Updated

Season Tickers now updated, folks - available in sidebar with initial ratings. The expanded view will return to be a members only feature when we next update this evening.

9 years, 9 months ago6

FPL Season Ticker

FPL Season Ticker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fXIk1q7orSHs36mmAQr1poEqS-xF3gD2UOJ-gJmyAcI/pubhtml At the moment it has 3 tabs for the full ticker, home games only, and a rotations ti…

9 years, 9 months ago17

J0E
Euro Matchday 2 transfers

Euro Matchday 2 transfers Who is in and who is out for you? Any forced changes - ie suspensions or injuries? Or are you like me, happy with my squad but looking to upgrade a little where possi…

9 years, 9 months ago30

J0E
Prem League Fixtures 2016/17- Who Has The Best Start?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Fixture List - Best early runs Feel free to leave your thoughts here on the teams that have the best start to the Premier League season. Here's the new f…

9 years, 9 months ago36

andy85wsm
Premier League 16/17 fixtures announced

Premier League fixtures are up for 16/17 - http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2016-17/jun/2016-2017-club-by-club-premier-league-fixture-list.html

9 years, 9 months ago3