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 PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from www.playon.co There's just 45 minutes to enter the FREE ENTRY £500 WINNER TAKES ALL Game You can enter up to 3x different teams into the game - deadline for entries is 10.45 … | 11 years, 4 months ago | 1 |
 | A history lesson on the saints Maybe not one for a Saturday morning, but I’ve seen a lot of chat about what to do with Southampton defenders. It’s been similar to last year. Lots of cleanies, but when the tricky fixtures co… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 25 |
 J0E | GW11 Captain Choice Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining and why? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 29 |
 @ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 11 Just for some clarification - FFS Scout Picks do count towards the game, this was a decision made early in the game's inception and is exactly why "bonus points… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 51 |
 Dr Dream | Falling stars update Falling Stars GW11…Guest star special edition Earlier in the week I put this week’s “Falling Stars” post out to tender and had an agreeable response from one of our top Puntsters, Arvin At… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 7 |
J0E | Gameweek 11's best differential Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 11's best differential punt? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 37 |
J0E | Hall of Fame updated Hall of Fame updated The live version of our Hall of Fame has been updated....Members can see where they are here. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/ The career versio… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 17 |
J0E | Fixture shifting minnows Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Fixture shifting minnows Newcastle, Villa, West Ham and Burnley are heading for an exception run of good fixtures. Which if any players from these teams are… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 21 |
 d1sable | Lessons learnt Every season there's lessons to be learned so what have you guys learnt so far? Mines simple. Always start the season with Ivanovic...... | 11 years, 4 months ago | 30 |
 Arvin-ation | Goal Involvement Kings PLAYER GOAL INVOLVEMENT This only takes into account a particular player's goals as a percentage of the total team goals. Assists are NOT INCLUDED. The player had to be involved somehow in the ga… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 53 |
J0E | Can Liverpool Turn It Around? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Can Liverpool turn it around in time for their kind run of fixtures? Is Daniel Sturridge all that is needed to bring back the goals to Liverpool? Or are thei… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 16 |
J0E | The Community Writer Award for October Goes To .... Congratulations to Ludo, who has won the vote for October's Community Writer of the month award for his very topical Europa League hangover analysis. A £25 Amazon Voucher will be winging its way… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 11 |
 Doosra - â˜DeclanMyGeniusâ… | Is Tadic the real deal? Intriguing fact #1: Tadic, is, by far, the best dead ball striker in our league. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/5595/ http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-s… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 46 |
J0E | Long haul flight report: Pre gwk 12 international fixtures Just looking ahead to transfers as Oscar is someone I've got my eye on. Was concerned with long haul flights and internationals ahead of gwk 12 but turns out I have nothing to worry about. ADM and … | 11 years, 4 months ago | 35 |
J0E | What has experience taught you about how to succeed at FPL? Experience tells me that Fletcher doesn't score two goals every week. In fact experience tells me that when you get Fletcher in he will either get injured or not score for many gameweeks, plus cruc… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 68 |
J0E | The Scout Picks Community Champion for Gwk 11 will be.... And we have a winner. Congratulations to Toon_Army_HTL for getting the most votes this week. If you can email me your final team, taking into account any inj and line up news, by end of Thursday (… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 1 |
 Your Mum's Athletic | Sanchez! Lord of the dance or dancing on ice? Most of you will react with horror to this question but is Sanchez essential, is he worth a hit? Is getting rid of the likes of a consistent Fabregas worth it in order to fund him? Maybe I haven't … | 11 years, 4 months ago | 35 |
 Lallana_ | Best routE INTO WEST HAMS ATTACK Haven't watched West Ham much but who is there best attacker? Downing? Valencia? Sakho? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 14 |
J0E | Vote for the best Community Article/Article series in October Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Vote for the best Community Article/Article series in October Each month we honour the endeavors of our community writers by offering a £25 Amazon voucher… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 28 |
 Bartowski | Are Southampton Fixture Proof? I'm curious, why does everyone seem to think that Soton will suddenly start to struggle playing at home to the likes of Everton and Man U? Just because their fixtures are tougher doesn't mean thei… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 17 |
 Davido989 | Liverpool New Boys - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly I'm still mad. Let's pick on the signings. The good: none. The okay-ish: Moreno: Has been at fault for 2 goals in 10 games but he's looked promising going forward and is looking to be a good l… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 28 |
Dr Dream | Is Pochettino able enough to pick Kane? Can anybody see any way that Poch can resist Kane's inclusion now ?..and if he notches when he get's a start will there be any going back ? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 19 |
 King Kohli | Sanchez v Costa **Long Post Alert** Since almost everyone has a Clyne/Bertrand + Pelle and with Aguero, Baines & ADM seemingly indispensable, it comes down to Sanchez vs Costa. Sanchez: +Main man at Arsenal. +N… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 38 |
J0E | UFPL stick or twist Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist? What are your transfer plans and Capt plans? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 7 |
 MJ6987 | Saving the wildcard for a double gameweek SAVING THE WC FOR A DGW I was asking before if a Wildcard is worth it to avoid an 8 point hit. Of course, I would take the opportunity to optimise my squad a bit in other areas as well, but that… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 33 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, A quick note to say that The PlayON Analyst is now live with expert insights, news and analysis - take a look at theanalyst.playon.co There's also just 1 hour left to e… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 0 |
J0E | Your Gameweek 10 Tough Decisions Tough decisions this gameweek and I've not been immune to them. After looking at the stats Sterling stays for me. In the end short term fixtures and form decree that I welcome aboard Baines and Dow… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 44 |
J0E | Gameweek 10 Captain Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 10 captain decisions. Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 25 |
Dr Dream | FALLING STARS UPDATE Falling stars GW10 A bit late this week due to spooky goings on..Nonetheless..My pick of players for this week all of whom have fallen in price since GW1 and are collectively valued on, or less t… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 14 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 10 *** SPC Gameweek 9 Results available at http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/10/30/the-scoutcast-episode-141-dither/?hc_page=7#hc_comment_8693048 *** Olo… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 50 |
J0E | Gameweek 10's best differential Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 10's best differential Which low ownership player is going to explode with unexpected points this week? I have a feeling one of the Newcastle chea… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 30 |
@ocprodigy | SCOUTPICKS CHALLENGE SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 9 FINAL RESULTS Apologies guys but due to my work commitments (normally away from home Sunday evening until Thursday evening) it is looking more and more likely th… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 7 |
J0E | Stickers v Twisters - The Template Busting Gameweek is Upon Us Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Stickers and Twisters - The Template Busting Gameweek is Upon Us With a clear divide emerging between those reluctant to sell Gwk 9's misfiring or injured p… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 27 |
 Beavis | Aguero Doesn't Need Silva - He's Gold Posted this last night in the DZ: In case people think that they should sub out Aguero to accommodate Costa based solely on the fact that Silva is out... (or having second thoughts about captaincy)… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 6 |
 Demí | Manchester Derby predictions What are people's predictions for the derby should Silva not play? | 11 years, 4 months ago | 38 |
J0E | Transfer risks Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Transferring out the points With Sterling and Sigurdsson rested this week and Costa still in the frame to start against QPR will this weekend see the bigges… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 30 |
 NIGHTHIKER - I Kane, I Shaw… | The worst pre-season bandwagons? Worst pre season bandwagons? For me: Felipe Luis, Ben Davies, Siem De Jong, Arnautovic and Bojan. | 11 years, 4 months ago | 30 |
 Agbonlahorse | A small fish in a big pond? Danny Welbeck Now I own him, I can't help wonder if I've been duped in to thinking he is a better FPL prospect than he actually is. Pros: -Seems to be first choice striker at one of the so called… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 26 |
J0E | Best money saving midfield picks Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best money saving midfield picks Budget to mid price midfield differentials. With many struggling to fit in so many great and expensive midfield options I … | 11 years, 4 months ago | 42 |
Dr Dream | Falling Stars update Falling Stars update GW9 Blurb..Falling stars is a fictitious team/squad made up of players who have all fallen in price since the opening GW and are collectively valued on, or less than, the orig… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 6 |
J0E | The Gameweek 10 Scout Picks Champion Will Be... And we have a winner. Polls now closed. Congratulations to Magerost. If you could email me any ammendments and final XI together with a 200 explanation for your picks by Thursday 5pm that'd be gr… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 3 |
 rickardinho | Dont ignore OSCAR The case for Oscar - 3rd in fpl "form" or midfielders on 6.5, behind only Tadic and Sanchez - plays qpr next who have worst away defensive record in the league. Has good fixtures for a while, wba … | 11 years, 4 months ago | 18 |
J0E | Costa Injury Fatigue Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Costa fatigue Who has had enough of all this Costa injury business and is ditching? Further updates from Mourinho are likely to be vague. Why not just cut o… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 33 |
 The Fantastic Mr Fox | Doubling up on the Toffees defence A case for doubling up on the Everton back-line With Soton's excellent run of fixtures coming to an end in 3 weeks, the owners of Clyne and Bertrand will be looking for an alternative soon. A feas… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 9 |
 Evs | Your Best FPL Player or Moment (so far...) So, whose been your favourite fpl player or moment this year (so far) ? I suspect a lot will say the Aguero 4 goals, but for me it was Tadics 20 pts in the same GW. It was unexpected, even at hal… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 54 |
 Mílanista | The confidentiality of price changes in FPL Long post warning: Does anyone else think its nonsense that FPL don’t just disclose the data on how close players are to changing in price? Couple of GWs ago I was looking to get Aguero and Sak… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 41 |
J0E | UFPL Stick or Twist? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist. What are your plans today? Anyone keeping their captain. And are you relying in your Chelsea players to save the Gameweek? And what o… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 6 |
 Twelve years a slave | Costa Sellers Surgery Those of us who sold Costa now have an interesting choice A) Buy him back B) Turn Siggi or Sterling into Sanchez B has the advantage of being able to use a forward spot on many of the form optio… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 35 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from www.playon.co A quick note to say there is less than 1 hour left to enter the £1,000 Guaranteed Game this week on PlayON - entries close at 10.45. There are also Daily games o… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 1 |
 Mark | Mourinho & Costa The Morning After Excellent article on Mourinho's presser and Costa stuff here... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/11186654/Diego-Costa-may-be-risked-by-Chelsea-for-Manchester-United-clash.ht… | 11 years, 4 months ago | 17 |