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| Author | Hot Topic | Date | Replies |
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 J0E | How To Shoehorn Aguero in Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How To Shoehorn Aguero in. Aguero looks a must for Gameweek 22 and beyond now he’s back from injury. How are you planning to draft him in? Or are you igno… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 57 |
 Ryan | Di Maria - The Fallen Angel I am amazed that people are still getting ADM. He proved his worth against Southampton. Stay well clear | 11 years, 2 months ago | 47 |
 Lallana_ | Liverpool's Young Guns Liverpool's "young" side. If Rodgers gets fired, whoever inherits the team is lucky, especially if it's Klopp. Hope Rodgers stays though. Sturridge Coutinho Sterling Markovic Rossiter Henderson Mo… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 38 |
 Oz lotto | Season triumphs and disasters Time for some DZ talk with your host oz lotto.... What is your one biggest triumph and one biggest regret this FPL season? GO! | 11 years, 2 months ago | 34 |
 Baines on Toast... | Misguided By The Poll Herd? This week an example of the curse of this site. If there was no captain poll, Haz/Sanchez would have been a much closer split. But once the herd mentality sets in, everyone has Hazard captain on th… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 38 |
J0E | January's Changing Template Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How is the template changing? From the usual suspects, who have helped many leap up the rankings in recent weeks, who will stay in the emerging wildcard tem… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 Valar(Keith) | There's No Bonus For Costa Owners if you look at Costa's total bps it's 417.. that's just 1 less than Aguero and a lot more than Austin. it's just that he's playing in such a good team for fpl that everyone else is performing ridic… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 15 |
 OShaughnessy | Costa v Austin Ok, Costa vs. Austin people here's one for you! So, it's GW38 you've got a 3pt lead in your ML rival, now do you... A) Give the armband to Costa home to Sunderland B) Give the armband to Austin … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 36 |
J0E | Gwk 21: Your captains and best differentials Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this week and why? Who do you hope will be your key differential? | 11 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 @ocprodigy | SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 21 **** Thanks to Billy Gilmore I will be trialling a new spreadsheet in the upcoming weeks which will make my life easier - please keep an eye out for new instruc… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 41 |
J0E | UFPL Transfer plans Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL Transfer plans What are your transfer plans this week? Which are the key players to get? Which are the underperforming players to ditch? for me I'm go… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 22 |
 Nickofoz | The case for Costa The way I see the whole Costa vs. Fab thing. Although Fab has more points with a lower price, you have to consider the other options in midfield. There are so many budget options that are performi… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 49 |
J0E | Latest winter wildcard article is now live Our latest winter wildcard community article focuses on Spencer's deliberations and bold move to triple up on the WBA defence Feel free to offer him some advice, discuss your winter wildcards and … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
J0E | Second Half of the Season Stars Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Leighton Baines has traditionally done well in the second half of the season? Which other players will you consider drafting in for the final 18 games after … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 25 |
 thetinkerman | Tinkers top tips Here are my thoughts on key defensive and GK picks for the WC if anyone is interested: Panti/Mannone/Guzan/Foster look great value, especially Foster (backed up with Myhill) for an (almost) guaran… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 41 |
 JK - Cønt ⭐ | Goalkeeper Rotation: Panti Plus Who? Which set of fixtures for a keeper rotation a) Panti and Heaton - BUR, WBA, QPR, WBA, SWA, hul, AVL, whm, NEW, CPL, eve, LEI, SOT, hul, LEI, avl b) Panti and Guzan - BUR, swa, QPR, WBA, new, WBA,… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 32 |
 FISSH | Your Top 5 Films your top 5 films? | 11 years, 2 months ago | 444 |
J0E | What to do about Manchester City? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What to do about Manchester City? With fixtures stiffening there is arguably a case for ditching some of their assets. But with Aguero returning surely he w… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 44 |
 Ludo | Could clean sheets be on hull's horizon? Hull at home to bottom half opposition last season: Hull 1-0 Norwich Hull 1-1 Cardiff Hull 1-0 West Ham Hull 0-0 Aston Villa Hull 1-0 Sunderland Hull 0-1 Crystal Palace Hull 6-0 Fulham Hull 2-0 We… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 15 |
Ludo | The case for 3-5-2 Players averaging 5 points a game or more so far this season: Keepers/Defenders: Pantilimon, Bertrand, Clichy. Midfielders: Sanchez, Hazard, Silva, Fabregas, Chadli, Di Maria, Sigurdsson, Downing,… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 35 |
 Le Limpar | Running Out Of (Fabre)gas? Why am I seeing Fabregas in wild card teams? The lad has gone to pot in every 2nd half of the season ever since 07/08 and it's started already with him sitting 16th for chances created in the last … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 35 |
J0E | The winner of the best community article in December vote is... We have a winner in our best community article in December vote. Congratulations to Applebonkers for his article on the art of team selection. A £25 Amazon voucher will be winging its way to you… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 1 |
 King Nil Miss ✩ | Ings and Vokes Stats With Ings being hyped here can anyone tell me the number of assists between him and Vokes last season? | 11 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
J0E | Why Is Gerrard Not In More FPL Sides? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gerrard is owned by just 3.8% of FPL managers yet has 15 bonus pts and 5 goals to his name already. Why are so few managers keen to draft him in, considering… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
J0E | The Gwk 21 Scout Picks Community Champion Is.... And we have a winner. Its long time poster, first time scout picker Tony Hibbert. Well done. I'll need you to email me your final XI based on any injury news tweaks as well as around 200 words of… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
J0E | What's the verdict on Walcott? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What's the verdict on Walcott? After an unconvincing return are we giving him time? Or will he return to form swiftly? After such a long injury lay off thou… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
J0E | Introducing the winter wildcard community discussion Introducing the first in our regular winter wildcard discussion articles. This features one of the FFScout contributors and moderators current deliberation to spark discussion on winter wildcards. … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
 Zasa | Best 3-Way Defensive Rotation Re-posting for the Day Zoners: Felt this was even more relevant now with PvA officially back the Burnley/Sunderland/Villa, 3 way-defensive rotation gets you this 'til the end of the season: CPL, Q… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
J0E | January Wildcard Midfield Options Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic January Wildcard Midfield Options What is the best midfield for those favouring a 3-5-2 formation? What i the best midfield for those favouring a 3-4-3 for… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 19 |
 Henrzd | MLS Money Making Just out of interest how do LA Galaxy + all other big MLS clubs make their money?........Where an earth do they find £20 million a year to pay Gerrard, Beckham, Henry, Villa, Lampard etc.... | 11 years, 2 months ago | 65 |
 Saniul | Your worst transfer this season? Your worst transfer of the season? *Buying Naughton in GW8, got red carded and a -1, while Colo first sub got 15. -_- *Also, Rooney to RVP for a hit, a net 8-point loss immediately. | 11 years, 2 months ago | 59 |
J0E | Wildcard Forward Options Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What are the three best strikers we should be considering for our wildcards? Also is 3-5-2 or 3-4-3 the best way to go? Aguero's return will be key to most … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 99 |
J0E | Best Community Article in December Vote Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best Community Article in December Each month we honour the endeavours of our community writers by offering a £25 Amazon voucher to the community’s favou… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 30 |
J0E | Lessons Learned From 2014/15's Festive Schedule Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic With the last dregs of New Year wine drained, party poppers binned and hangovers cleared I thought I’d ask what lessons we’ve learned from the festive pe… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 ktk_interista | Hazard Now Good Home & Away So Hazard has put to bed the theory that he doesn't do anything away from home. Is he essential now? | 11 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
 Granville | Kane Benchers Support Group Another unwanted record. Never had an 18 pointer on my bench before. | 11 years, 2 months ago | 15 |
 Black Knights | Early GWK 21 Captaincy Thoughts No tough captain pick next week. Hazard all day. Or Costa. Or Terry. Here we go again... | 11 years, 2 months ago | 21 |
 Bull | Is Sterling Good Value? What do we think of Sterling as an option going forward. No involvement in pools goals the last two games, and has been pretty hit and miss all season. Why do I see so many people transferring him … | 11 years, 2 months ago | 9 |
OShaughnessy | Is Kane Able When It Comes To Shots In The Box? For those flocking to buy Kane remember SiB = Goals... And, over the last 6 games Kane's only managed 11 shots from inside the area. In contrast, Austin, Benteke, Pelle & Costa have all bested 16 s… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 37 |
J0E | Gwk 20 Captaincy Decisions Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this week and why? | 11 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 20 **** Thanks to Billy Gilmore I will be trialling a new spreadsheet in the upcoming weeks which will make my life easier - please keep an eye out for new instruc… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, BIG NEWS TODAY: We have launched our Leaderboard today with £1,000 for the highest total at the end of the season - take a look at https://playon.co/en/premier-league/n… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 8 |
J0E | Gwk 20 rotation - who is safe and who is at risk? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Festive rotation: Who is safe and who is not in Gameweek 20? Which, if any, of ManU's strikers will be rested? And will popular picks such as Hazard and Sil… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 Zep | Dead team challenge update Repost for DZ... ::::: Dead Team Challenge - GW19 Leaderboard Updated ::::: Apologies, it's been a few weeks since my last update... Woeisme is still the leader with 1047pts at the half way mark… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
 d1sable | Ownership + Captain = Rank fluctuations Is my logic flawed? In a week where there is a clear captain favourite (say Aguero at home against a promoted side after a hatrick). For argument sake say %60 of active players captain him and y… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 36 |
J0E | AFCON and Asia Cup Winners and Losers Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be the biggest winners and losers due to the departing AFCON and Asia cup players? For example will ManC be a loser overall without Yaya? Or will i… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
 Evs | January Wildcard Timing So, are people WC straight away to grab some value or... Wishing until Aguero is back ? I'm unsure. I may go straight away, and keep some cash in the bank for Kun or get a RVP place holder in th… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 36 |
 pundit of punts | Your Team Of The Season So Far RP Team of the season so far for you? I'll go first- ------------------------DDG----------------------- Clyne----Williams---Fonte------Zabaleta ------Fabregas-------------------Matic-------- San… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 23 |
J0E | Gwk 20 Punts Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Stoke's Mame Biram Diouf emerged as Gameweek 19's surprise punt/differential? But who will be Gameweek 20's surprise punt? | 11 years, 2 months ago | 29 |
 SW6 | FPL season reflections so far So, we're halfway through the FPL season. Who's happy with their rank/season so far? Aims for the end of the season? Currently at my best ever FPL rank (5k) so I'm aiming for a top 1000 finish wh… | 11 years, 2 months ago | 21 |