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Bit late to the party but I only just got good internet access again and want to bring up the Scoutcast. I think it could do with a bit of a revamp. No offence to Mark, Granville and co but I think…

What's your favourite goal in the history of football? Mine has to be this Zlatan goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgqsaDnsEq8

What is your jammiest slice of luck ever in FPL, preferably with an outrageously unpopular player! Remember that Boxing day when Fergie "rested" Wazza because he had a few sherry's with Colleen on…

Since my articles have been quite successful I'm beginning to think that the way in which I choose my punts isn't just fluke 😉 I thought I'd write a bit on how to choose a punt (I didn't think the…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Just an update on the community scout picks. I'll be launching the vote for Gameweek 8's champion next Monday at 10am. In the mean time here's the results o…

I'm not one to moan about the baps system (really, I'm not) but... Something needs to be done to give a boost to the keeper bps. I mean what did Dai De Gea have to do?! (Yes, I do own him) Surel…

Some of the most important international games - schedule during the break that concerns FPL (based on teams with players picked by a relatively high amount of managers) 8 Oct: Ecuador – Colombi…

UFPL stick or twist Who is sticking with their captain? Who is twisting? How many players are you bringing in? Who stays on the bench? For me I'm ditching around 20 pts by shifting capt from ste…

Is Aguero worth his 12.2 price tag over 7.3 Welbeck? Let's consider some numbers: Welbeck costs 7.2, Aguero 12.2, which is about 70% more of Welbeck's price, but lets use 50% to allow for captain…

I’d like to start this post by saying that it is needless and will not change anything, but I hope it will be cathartic for me and those who read in agreement. Anybody watching today's encounter…

The budget striker shuffle, highlights the dangers of buying differentials on the grounds of a few good weeks. Ulloa had scored 26 points in the previous 3 , while Naismaith had scored 24 in his pr…

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

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 7 This is a momentous occasion ladies & gentlement. The Scout Picks Challenge entries are opening dead on time. (Even delayed the cinema with the girlfriend to en…

With Arteta and Ramsey out for a few weeks, it seems likely that Jack Wilshere will come back into the side this weekend, partnering Mathieu Flamini. I've had a look at how Arsenal have got on prev…

New community articles just published Arvin-ation with a trio of attacking punts...some good ones here. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/10/03/gameweek-7-attacking-punts/ A new FFS UEFA…

Killian here from PlayON, We have a £1,000 Guaranteed Pot on offer this week, where you can enter up to 3x different teams before the 10.45 deadline. You can also take on the Fantasy Football …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Community article of the month winner Thanks to everyone who voted for their favourite community article of the month. I'm delighted to announce that Puntm…

Early Bird Cup Update - The Semi Finals! In an exciting semi final which featured Dusan Citizen easily dispatch Costa - the chosen one and DT42 beat myself thanks to a stoke clean sheet, there is …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Everton and Arsenal's fixtures take a serious up turn after the international break from Gameweek 8. Which of their players do you have, which do you want t…

I see many are starting to question Siggi. He is playing just as well as he was at thestart of the season,points will arrive as long as he plays in the hole.There are four times when he should be s…

After all the UCL game issues again last night, I've had some more discussions with the UEFA team publicising the game and they are keen to get more details of the problems people are seeing. The g…

Another day, another vote. This time for your favourite Community article for September. The winner of your vote gets a £20 Amazon voucher. To vote simply add the name of the author and his/her…

people falling into the trap of cheap forwards again. Happens every season. People consistently argue that cheaper options offer more value which they do for a period of time. Up until the premium…

Any Downing owner/buyer care to explain to me the Downing love around here?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Community Champion for Gameweek 7 will be...... a machine. Greenwindmill using the RMT computer's selection within budget will be the community's repres…

Fantasy Football Scout Community Champion needed. As you may have noticed we’ve revamped our Scout Picks. Mark, myself, Paul and a community champion picked by you each week are up against each …

Trying to figure out the thinking on this forum. I always read "don't ever take a hit for a defender". Now, I can kinda understand that since even if you get a clean sheet it's a 6 (or less if no…

Mane or Tadic? Tadic's stats were a lot better at the weekend than Mane's.

Can we just have a separate article/hot topic of what to do with Rooney and Ramsey? Bear in mind some people have cash in the bank too

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL stick or twist Anyone think they can better yesterday's captain (Costa for most). Anyone got any decent players coming in?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who dares not captain Costa? And given most will, which player is your key differential (note this is a player in your team, not who you think is a good dif…

Costa - Explosive Captain or Consistent teammember? I've been trying to look at Costa's numbers from the last few seasons to see how he scores his goals, in clumps or evenly. This was mainly to se…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 6 ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior to the start of the gameweek FFS releases their picks of…

SkyFF Surgery: let us know your teams/concerns/plans etc for a little group hug and advice.

I see a lot of questions around which defender to start. Here is a list of CS odds according to PaddyPower ordered by possibility: Southamption N/A Chelsea 4/6 ManCity 11/10 ManUtd 7/5 Stoke 7/5 W…

Killian here from PlayON, We have a £1,000 GUARANTEED POT on offer this weekend - you can enter up to 3x different teams into the game before the 10.45 deadline on Sat morning. We also have 3x…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who is your top differential for Gameweek 6? Mine is .....fanfare....Peter Crouch...as unfashionable as a pick can be, but against Newcastle his knock downs…

Going of GB's post last page what's the highest you've ever finished overall in the season? Would be interesting to see how well the regular poster on here does.

So Man U back four could be..... Rafael - Rojo - one of Blind/McNair/Thorpe - Shaw Thorpe and McNair have yet to be added to the game as of yet.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Holding back your wildcard Every year I've used my wildcard by gwk 9. This year feels different though. Price changes aren't such a factor and cheap options…

Final post from my newly constructed "Wakatronic stats generator" looking at likely goalscorers from open play, and this time it's the turn of the forwards...The numbers have been processed through…

There's been some talk about Daniel Sturridge's return on this site, but not very much. Although he might not feature in the Merseyside derby on Saturday, these are Liverpool's next ten fixtures: …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How long do you give a player before you consider ditching? For me it depends on the opposition but if a striker can't score against easy opposition - I'd c…

inspired by discovering man city have 6 away games in their next 9 i had a look deep inside aguero. so deep that i found his first pet's name, his mother's maiden name and that his prostate is just…

Dear Scouts, I dont suppose there's any way we can try and make the Scout Picks Champion selection process less of a popularity contest? Just think that would be fairer. It really puts me…

LONG POST ALERT 😀 I'm sitting on Balotelli with enough in the coffers to bring in Agüero ahead of Manchester City's amazing run of blue on the Season Ticker... but having dug a little deeper, th…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic We have a winner in our search for a Gameweek 6 Community Scout Picks Champion. This week Giggs Boson has emerged victorious, beating off late charges from …

Hello I work as a data scientist, and I have noticed some common misconceptions on this site. 1. Being Due There is no such thing. Scoring goals can be viewed as a random process, scoring a goal…

Is United attack even necessary? The goals are likely to be spread around numerous premium priced assets. Falcao 11m RVP 12.4m Rooney 10.4m ADM 9.8m Mata 8.8m Herrera 7.3m Of these 6 players I d…

::::: Dead Team Challenge - GW5 Leaderboard Updated ::::: Before I begin, just to let you know that a mistake was made last week which has since been corrected, so apologies to The Casual for that…