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Is anyone else considering shipping out Suarez over the next few weeks? It is clear that his force as a fantasy asset has diminished since the return of Sturridge, who appears to have taken up the…

Here are some 'filler' players i'm considering for GW 28,29 and possibly further down the line whilst we try to scramble for City/United assets for the double. Charlie Adam 5.8 : ARS(28), nor(29…

Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic Gameweek 29 Captain choices. With ManC v Villa, Arsenal vs Swansea, Liv v Sun, New v Everton looking like they are off in gameweek 29 I thought I’d have a look…

FIXTURE DATES ---------------------------- FA Cup Fifth Round - 15/16 February 2014 CL Round of 16 - 18/19 February 2014 PL GW 27 - 22/23 February 2014 CL Round of 16 - 25/26 February 2014 PL GW…

Let's try and break this down to see who should you bring in to steady the ship over these blanks. Chelsea: The only top 4 team with a game GW29. Decent fixtures around it too. Playing Tottenham b…

This Week’s Big Questions Taking one for the team guys, in an effort to stop the endless questions! 😉 Personally, I will be waiting to make my transfers. But if you are forced into it or obses…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic UFPL ( beta) strategy For those playing the ufpl game what is your strategy and what key tips would you offer? Choosing a good captain for each day looks …

Why am I am seeing so many posts about getting rid of Eriksen, some even for a hit? I realise he is not nailed on but he's a lot more likely to play than those with no games gw28 and gw29! Surely y…

Am I the only person who thinks taking a hit to field players in gw29 isn't worth it unless you're shifting dead weight? These players have a game in hand.. Man city players even have 2.. This me…

GW 29 UPDATE SAFE FROM POSTPONEMENT Norwich vs Stoke West Brom vs Man United Cardiff vs Fulham Chelsea vs Tottenham Crystal Palace vs Southampton POSTPONED* Liverpool vs Sunderland Man City vs…

I've run some analysis on the difference between players' scores in the ultimate game compared to the normal FPL game. It's similar to Studley's spreadsheet in the hot topics, but shown in graphica…

For anyone who has joined the Ultimate FPL Beta I've set up an FFS league. Code 1305-459 Might as well Hot Topic this now for people to chat.

Spreadsheet of all the UFPL vs FPL point differentials https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlYs-PEvwNFJdEJNT3I1d0xjanZkMUdXcy1Cd056dnc&usp=sharing Bent 😀

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What to do with Man City? On one hand Man City's run from gwk 27 -31 is superb. Great home games and a double in gwk 31. But a blank in gwk 28 plus a pos…

Fantasy Football Scout Hot Topic Multiple games One of my favourite competitions is the Iron Man league where a few of the community compete in three competitions across the FPL, Sky and Metro g…

What with all the DGW speculation and such, I'm curious as to how people go about planning transfers into their side. I'm talking post FA cup, when you know for certain what will happen. Me perso…

-Why we should bring in Adebayor now? Guys this is just a quick post on why we should consider Adebayor as a good option over the next 2 GWs He has Norwich and Cardiff which is brilliant for all …

ade looked good last night but was anyone impressed by paulinho? serious differential and im thinking of ditching for mata till i see signs united are playing as a team again

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic The Calm After the Storm So how were your teams affected by yesterday's stormy weather and cancelled games? How many were in your team? Did it hammer your w…

Anyone tempted by Norwich? Look at them fixtures after the Tottenham game. nailed on game for the blank week too.

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic So drafting in James Collins for Chester at 19:07 last night proved to be one of my favourite all time transfers. What have been your best transfers this s…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Tube strike horror line ups So if the tube strike is on I'm looking at a 2-4-1 formation with Sturridge, Suarez, Chester, Hudson, Noone and Terry all out or…

Just interested to know what peoples formations will be if the Liverpool game is off 3-5-2 for me

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Frontlines in flux With Sturridge outscoring Suarez regularly, ManC and ManU missing gameweek 28 and the gameweek 29 potential blanks to ponder is now the b…

Useful Information for GW29 ----------------------------------------- This is an FA cup weekend and there could be a few games called off. Here is some information that will hopefully help you plan…

I guess I am not the only one on here with half an eye on potential GW29 blanks. Many games are likely to be cancelled however some games are more likely to be cancelled than others. Therefore I th…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Will there ever be a new holy trinity? Hazard's hat trick yesterday took me right back to the glory days of the holy trinity- Lampard, Gerrard and Ronaldo…

An update on blanks and player-related questions that have been frequently asked recently: Teams definitely WITHOUT a game in GW 28: - WBA - MUN - MCI - SUN Teams definitely WITH a game in GW 29:…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Gwk 25 capt decisions Who are you captaining this week and why?

Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the article above or about PlayON in general - just add them as replies below and I'll answer them all.

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Gameweek 28 planning. It may seem a long way away but in four gameweeks ManC, ManU, Sun and WBA will all miss a fixture. How are you planning for this? Are…

The case AGAINST doing Luis SUAREZ (C) this week. The teams Luis Suarez has scored against this season... Sunderland (14th in the table) 2 Crystal Palace (17th) West Brom (16th) 3 Fulham (20th) 2 …

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Scoutcast questions for Mark and Granville. Feel free to leave your questions for our podcast pair here ahead of their recording this lunchtime.

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Liverpool, ManC and ManU armband stats Our forthcoming Captain Sensible members article will have a wealth of stats around Gameweek 25 captaincy contenders…

Midfield differentials. I know these aren't template names around here but don't be so quick to write them off! Willian (7.5m) - Only 0.5% ownership - Definitely first choice now - Creates ALOT of…

Best fantasy asset: Pick the best fantasy asset from each team from this point on. So it doesn't matter what position just the player you think rack up the most points in this period. Tougher than…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Best back line over the next four With Arsenal and Sunderland’s fixtures taking a tumble and Villa, Tottenham, Chelsea, Cardiff and Southampton’s fixtu…

Picking the right third striker (replacing Adebayor) to go with Suarez and Sturridge is doing my head in! Best "third strikers" to own right now: 1) Dzeko: (8.5/10) + Plays for the most attackin…

Im thinking Robert Snodgrass @ 5.9 could be a decent low-mid price midfielder after the City game and up until GW 34 HIs underlying stats has been very good last two fixtures including touches an…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Emerging differentials This weekend saw a trio of emerging differentials to further shake up the template. The three that caught my eye were Zaha, Oxlade …

LONG POST ALERT For those who like me are considering a striker, here is why you shouldn't bring in Dzeko or Negredo. Looking at the run of fixtures City have, Sat 08 February (A) Norwich City …

I started to write out a case for RVP but realised it would be about 10k words long so I gave up. He's in that bracket where there will always be better value players who return more PPM but at wha…

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Gwk 25 captain options With Suarez coming up against the sturdy Arsenal defence there are arguably better captaincy options this week. Man city and man utd …

Right, want to provoke a bit of discussion around here because it's quite slow atm. Who has been your favourite FPL pick this season? Take into account flair, price, ownership levels and returns. …

Fantasy football scout daily hot topic The breaking of the template Aguero has seen more than 250,000 transfers out this gwk and managers are turning to a variety of options from Dzeko to Girou…

The Aguero Replacement Options - The Stats: Edin DZEKO Plays for: Man City Price: £6.8m Owned by: 7.1% Last 5: 9 / 1 / 7 / 7 / 15 Next 5: CHE / nor / SUN / STO / blank Strengths: - Plays for City…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Transfer window winners and losers With a flurry of new recruits already announced let's have a look to see who will be the winners and losers. I'll start …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Aguero replacement options. If as feared Aguero is set to be sidelined with a hamstring strain what are his owners planning to do. Keep if he's only out for…

THE KUNUNDRUM So, Kun hobbled off last night. I'm no medical expert, so let's look at the upcoming City fixtures: 3 Feb: Chelsea(PL) 8 Feb: Norwich(PL) 12 Feb: Sunderland(PL) 15 Feb: Chelsea (…

Questions for Mark and Granville Our podcast pair will once again be looking to answer your questions this week. Feel free to leave your questions here and they'll have a rummage through tomorrow …