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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

J0E
Best team names

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best team names Over the years what have been your favourite Fantasy Football Team names? Looking for some good play on words. My favourite recent one …

11 years, 9 months ago31

J0E
Latest Community Article - Scouting Ghana and new attack/defence rating formula

Latest community articles The Sarjeant has come up with this very impressive article using his own attack and defensive ratings to assess groups A-D. First appearance of a table in a community art…

11 years, 9 months ago8

J0E
The Best World Cup Differentials Are....

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic We've had a cavalcade of great articles from the community and Paul over the last few weeks looking at World Cup teams. Plenty of differentials have emerged.…

11 years, 9 months ago4

Defcons are for Kinnear
Where next for Southampton?

What will be of Soton next season. line up will look like this Boruc Clyne Fonte ........ Chambers ....... ........ Warde-Prowse Davis ...... ........ With about £80m to fill in the gaps. A decen…

11 years, 9 months ago15

J0E
Latest Community Articles - Scouting Bosnia and BPS explained

Latest Community Articles Demi weaves his magic over the Bosnian teamsheet. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/29/scouting-bosnia-herzegovina/ I'll get the other a look at the bonus s…

11 years, 9 months ago31

J0E
FPL Bonus - stick or twist?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Got a really interesting community article coming out later today about FPL bonus points. Its a really indepth look at what players have to do to get bonus -…

11 years, 9 months ago48

J0E
Latest Community Articles - Group B, GK strategy and World Cup friendlies

Latest Community articles Really handy guide to the World Cup friendly fixtures from Christina http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/28/world-cup-warm-up-games/ Asquishypotato takes a l…

11 years, 9 months ago1

J0E
The Pochettino effect

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Pochettino effect. Spurs have notoriously been a tricky team for us Fantasy managers. Prone to swapping managers quickly as well as rotating players tha…

11 years, 9 months ago15

Parm
some early World Cup predicted lineups

So i've spent some time trawling through scout articles, community articles, qualifying statistics and online previews and come up with my team predictions for all 32 World Cup starting XI's: htt…

11 years, 9 months ago48

Heydudes13
Recovered Ball Stats

Those RB stats from this season's UCL throw up some interesting names... Ramos Pepe Chedjou Lombaerts (If he starts) Busquets Mascherano Godin Shite defences at the World Cup could be worth a loo…

11 years, 9 months ago27

J0E
Latest Community Articles - Scouting Greece and Italy

Latest Community Articles Christina travels to Greece to see if their defence really is still an art form. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/27/scouting-greece/ Meanwhile El Muneco h…

11 years, 9 months ago0

J0E
Can LVG revive Manchester United's Fantasy Prospects?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Club allegiances aside, who is happy that Manchester United may at last have some players we can invest in after a dire 2013/14 in fantasy football terms. W…

11 years, 9 months ago11

J0E
Latest Community Article - Scouting Nigeria

Latest Community Article. FC Borecelona has been on a Scouting mission to Nigeria - read his excellent analysis of their chances here..... http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/26/scoutin…

11 years, 9 months ago0

sully sonic
Favourite World Cup Moment, Team and Player

i'm just just hoping it's a better worldcup than 2010! what is your favourite world cup moment? and favourite world cup team? best world cup player to watch?

11 years, 9 months ago29

WorldCupDanB
Full Fantasy iTeam Player List

Not sure if this is useful to anybody other than me but anyway here is a full player list taken from the Fantasy iTeam app. It has Name, Country, Price and Position, its correct as at yesterday (P…

11 years, 9 months ago4

J0E
Colombian players and other key World Cup differentials

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Colombia looks like a fine place to find cheap differentials - Juan Cuadrado especially. What other cheap differentials are you looking at in the FantasyiT…

11 years, 9 months ago7

Dr Dream
Members Table - Touches in the box (Mids)

Touches in the box (mids) season long..always a good stat for players from open play (as oppose set piece duties).. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/my-stats-tables/view/4315/

11 years, 9 months ago16

Dr Dream
Members Table: attacking defenders

Bit of a quite night...so some stats...Some of the 2013/14 season long stats for defenders. Arranged by ICT threat, a click on the columns will rearrange them significantly for other stats...http:/…

11 years, 9 months ago27

J0E
Are Spain a spent force ?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Are Spain a spent force in international football or are their players still worth considering in Fantasy World Cup games? Which Spain players are you most …

11 years, 9 months ago15

Mark
FFS UEFA Announce WC Tournament

Here's the FFS UEFA tournament community article...comments opened on this to capture all the recruitment chatter... http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/25/ffs-uefa-world-cup-2014/

11 years, 9 months ago0

Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
Sunday's transfer rumours

Just thought i'd post a few transfer rumours I've seen this morning that (I feel) have a realistic chance of happening & ones that look to affect FPL for the good or the bad... *Liverpool are plan…

11 years, 9 months ago4

J0E
Qpr or Derby: which is best for fantasy managers?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic This weekend's Championship play off is one of the world's most lucrative football matches. But which of QPR or Derby would be best for Fantasy managers?

11 years, 9 months ago13

J0E
Latest Community articles - Promoted sides and Croatia

Latest Community Articles Here's an excellent look at how promoted sides have performed after stepping up to the Premier League by Jairzinho. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/23/newly…

11 years, 9 months ago5

Elniñorules
New FFS Uefa Competition

FFS UEFA Announcement Apologies about the delay. Presenting to you ladies and gents. FFS World Cup 2014 http://uefacouncil.wordpress.com/2014/05/23/ffs-world-cup-2014-pilot/

11 years, 9 months ago33

thetinkerman
World Cup Predictions

Who are people tipping for the following? 1. World Cup winners 2. World Cup beaten finalists 3. Top scorer 4. Surprise team/dark horse 5. Biggest disappointment (team) I think: 1. Brazil 2. Arge…

11 years, 9 months ago24

J0E
A 14m Suarez - Get in or avoid?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic It doesn't take a time travel expert with a crystal ball to work out that Luis Suarez will be priced at 14m next season. Given this price hike will he be wo…

11 years, 9 months ago29

Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
Burnley's New Recruits

Not exactly the biggest Premiership transfer news, but for those interested in cheap options from the promoted clubs (in this case, my team Burnley) looks like we will be signing Michael Kightly (&…

11 years, 9 months ago23

J0E
Latest Community articles - Goal stats and Uruguay

Latest Community articles Very handy list of goal and assist stats of World Cup players by the Sarjeant http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/22/the-world-cup-the-players/ And this excel…

11 years, 9 months ago2

J0E
UFPL discussion

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic UFPL discussion Yesterday we heard from Alex Bowers - the winner of last season's UFPL Beta game. Who is going to play the game next season? What did you t…

11 years, 9 months ago22

J0E
Latest community articles - Europa League and Iran

Two new community articles published. Our latest include a look at the curse of the Europa League, by Triggerlips http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/21/the-curse-of-the-europa-league/ …

11 years, 9 months ago0

J0E
Fantasy i-Team tips, teams and strategy

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Fantasy i-team game tips, teams and strategy So who is playing this game and if so what is your strategy? Also feel free to post your team.

11 years, 9 months ago53

Alan Davey
Fantasy iTeam Q&A

It's great to be finally working with you all, thanks for the article. If anyone has any questions or feedback in regards to the app, ask away. You can also contact me at either - feedback@fanta…

11 years, 9 months ago36

J0E
Latest community article - Scouting The Netherlands

Latest community articles Got this informative run down by Pompeyfan of the Netherlands...also notes he highlights the potential of a good out of position prospect in their ranks. http://www.fant…

11 years, 9 months ago2

FACUPARSE
What will ManU's defence look like next season?

De Gea Rafael Jones Smalling Buttner Top 4 😆

11 years, 9 months ago25

J0E
Can Gerrard's outstanding form continue into 2014/15?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Steven Gerrard relies on set pieces and in particular penalties and corners for his points. He doesn't rely on pace or stamina that are set to lessen as the …

11 years, 9 months ago14

Saint Steve-O (@EliteFPL)
Will 2014/15 see the biggest choice of big hitters yet?

Was thinking yesterday after predictions on 3 of the big hitting strikers in fpl (RVP, Suarez & Aguero) price wise. We agreed between 12-15m each, with that in mind (& I believe Jonty did a quick p…

11 years, 9 months ago37

GreenWindmill
Kieran Trippier Stat Attack

Kieran Trippier It seems like the whole of FFS is getting a bit giddy at the prospect of Burnley's Kieran Trippier being in FPL next season. A budget-friendly, assist-machine defender is the stuf…

11 years, 9 months ago59

Respect My Authoritah
Van Gaal and 4-3-3

From BBC: Asked in a 2013 Fifa interview what makes him one of the best coaches, Van Gaal said: "The philosophy. It's one that binds players with their coaches. "In my career I've found players a…

11 years, 9 months ago19

J0E
New community articles - world cup teams and managerial merry go rounds.

A trio of Community Articles have just been published We have Etihad Engineer's look at the World Cup's best differentials http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/05/19/fantasy-world-cup-differ…

11 years, 9 months ago7

Whattheheck!
What is the future for this season's breakout midfielders?

RE POST: Midfield Breakout players 2013/2014: There were a few young midfielders who really broke onto the scene last season, showing huge potential, while at times frustrating. The main ones I w…

11 years, 9 months ago15

J0E
Yaya or not to Yaya?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Yaya Toure broke many hearts and was the source of many party celebrations this year. There were those that stubbornly ignored him and those that prospered u…

11 years, 9 months ago29

Mark
Dino's Three Part Epic

In case you missed it, be sure to check in on Dino's excellent first community submission on his early targets for 2014/15. It's part one of three...I've enabled comments on this article now for th…

11 years, 9 months ago8

J0E
Would you pay more for this season's budget stars?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic At a likely price tag in the region of 5m are this season's budget stars like Joel Ward worth investing in? Or is it better to look for some new budget opti…

11 years, 9 months ago14

Whitman2013
Gwk 39 competition results

results for the gw 39 game..... 1st) beavis with 58 points 2nd) wilshere knowledge with 57 points 3rd) chucky with 56 points 4th) read my username( rmu) with 55 points 5th) whitman2013 with 54 …

11 years, 9 months ago34

BigManBakar
Off Season Quiz Action

Guys I would like to tell you that over the summer I'll be holding my quizzes as I did in the previous off season. Whats more is that I'll keep a record of the winners and the number of times they …

11 years, 9 months ago7

J0E
Who will be the next Koscielny?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will the next Koscielny be? With Arsenal. Manchester City and Chelsea centrebacks expected to be at a premium next season the search will be on for valu…

11 years, 10 months ago31

Ludo
Yaya Analysis

Despite Yaya's inevitable price hike for next season still being a little way off, here's some food for thought on the subject: A quarter of Yaya's goals this season (6 from 24) came from the pena…

11 years, 10 months ago11

J0E
Latest Community Submissions - a trio of World Cup articles and a look at big hitters staying at home

Latest Community Articles We have a trio of features on World Cup teams from Fortunes Always Hiding, svgcr and Applebonkers plus Baines on Toast's look at the Big Hitters who will not be appeari…

11 years, 10 months ago1

Whitman2013
Gameweek 39 Competition

GW 39 Game 😛 anyone else want to select an 11 for tomorrows games, same rules as fpl, must be a formation recognised by fpl, must have 11 players, max of 3 from these teams, arsenal,hull,barca,at…

11 years, 10 months ago88

J0E
Gwk 1 v Gwk 38 comparison.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gwk 1 v Gwk 38. Just had a look at my two teams from the first to the last week. Turns out that I had just two players in both – Ward and Boruc. http://f…

11 years, 10 months ago47