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 J0E | Hall of shame Fantasy football scout daily hot topic. Who are this season 's worst bandwagons and most disappointing players so far? | 12 years, 5 months ago | 35 |
 Twisted Saltergater | Januzaj nailed on? It must have taken Moyes a hell of a lot of courage to start Januzaj today. United went into the Sunderland game with just 7 points from 6 games, and with that record you pick the players you trus… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 16 |
 Junior Mint | Suarez bonus analysis Bonus Points Scandal? After enjoyably watching the match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace I could not believe it when I found out that Sturridge had received 3 bonus points while Suarez receiv… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 25 |
 Mark | The Scout Picks Explained I’m very happy to Hot Topic this because it gives me the opportunity to put across some reasoning and explanation behind the picks – to hopefully offer clarity to how they are put together and … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 0 |
 The3rdTurd | Scout Picks Analysis Scout Picks this week: - Cost 105.2m, which is the most expensive so far this season. - Last week's picks earnt 32 points (not counting captain double points), with 18 on the bench. - Includes jus… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 50 |
 Zep | Liverpool's home record against promoted sides Ok guys, I was curious to gauge how Liverpool fared against relegated teams last year, in an attempt to manage our expectations for this weeks game... You will no doubt be surprised to see the res… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
 PlayON | Friday's PlayON Q&A Killian here from PlayON, I’m happy to answer any questions you have about the article above or about PlayON in general. If you add your questions as replies below I’ll answer them all. | 12 years, 5 months ago | 35 |
J0E | BPS v EASPORTS Index latest. Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Thought I’d have a look at the old EA bonus system in the FPL index and compare it with the new one. Top players under the old system (I’ve only include… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 16 |
 KillTheWise1 | Best 3 Strikers Having Tekkers out makes it so much easier. With him back in it sets up a whole new conundrum with the forward line. I still believe Giroud will be top scorer come january, a liverpool striker is a… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 26 |
 thetinkerman | Best midfield pick for Spurs There's a lot of talk about one of the Spurs midfielders being a good pick this week with their fixtures coming up and it seems Eriksen is the favourite, but why is there no love for Paulinho? I g… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 74 |
 Valar(Keith) | Eriksen is Danish for OOP http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/367443/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716 http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/367428/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716 http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/367428/gamecast.htm… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 27 |
J0E | Top 5 Players' Hit Count and Team Value Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Top 5 players team value and hit count I’ve been having a look at the top five overall in the FPL game to see what their team value is and how many hits … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 56 |
 The Sarjeant | Does % Ownership Matter When Picking Players? At what point does a player become essential, based on 'teams selected by %?' Because if say Frank Lampard was owned by 86.3% of players, then I'd have to have him in my team. But at what point do … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 44 |
 Simon March | Double-Pivot Role Those who have played this game a while will know that it often works in cycles with not just certain players emerging throughout the season but, often, certain 'new' positions emerging that unexpe… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 17 |
J0E | To Hit Or Not To Hit Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Can you succeed at FPL by taking lots of hits? Brutus619 and I are having an ongoing discussion about this issue this season. He advocates many hits to get … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 39 |
 Evs | Favourite FFS Gravs What's your favourite Grav on the site? Which ones do you look out for ?? I like MJs Grav Grav. I also like Uncle Albert (WR) - can beat Only Fools & Horses.... 🙂 | 12 years, 5 months ago | 50 |
 Trading Bear | The Sell On Losses - Are they fair? Does the transfer sell-on policy need changing? The rise of the budget mid-fielders and in particular a free-scoring, Welsh wizard from North London [not Cristiano's new best friend] and their rel… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 36 |
J0E | Bargain watch Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Bargain watch Quick update on prices of some excellent players, who are currently injured but should be a bargain when they return. Inspired by Valar Morgh… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 22 |
 HVT | Suarez and Lukaku To Influence RVP Price Surely with the Re-emergence of Lukaka as a cheap 3rd striker this creates a good foil for Rvp owners to keep him . Also now that Suarez has started scoring surely this will impact on Rvps price a… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 6 |
 nedfoo | Goalkeeper assists Goalkeeper Assists With 2 assists for goalkeepers this weekend, I've decided to do a bit of statistical research into how often they've occurred this season and how likely they are to occur again.… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 11 |
 Tim Canterbury | Top Attacking Coverage - Your Thoughts... Tell me what the best attacking cover is for the following teams. You can have 2 players from 1 team if you like. Gold star to the first correct answer Arsenal Spurs Everton Liverpool | 12 years, 5 months ago | 29 |
Valar(Keith) | Best Spurs defensive cover Vertonghen vs Walker? Admittedly i have not watched many tottenham games but why does everyone have a boner for vertonghen over walker? Both have got the almost the same amount of bonus and point… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
J0E | Top tips to climb up the rankings Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic This season has seen many a seasoned pro (including many of the FFS mods and contribs) struggle to replicate their previous glories. What key advice would … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 45 |
 Scoredelario | New FPL rules suggestions If you were the rules writer of FPL what new, possibly quirky rules would you put in? Me: 1 point for hitting the woodwork 5 bonus pts if a goalkeeper comes forward and scores a goal (not direct… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
The Sarjeant | Highest ownership analysis Here is a league table that consists of data which looks at what teams would be good to invest in for differentials, if they kept a clean sheet, and what teams you'd want to concede if you don't ha… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 14 |
 Piggs Boson | Suarez or Sturridge? Sturridge or Suarez? | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
 A Defender's Nightmare | Is Ramsey essential? I bet just like me most of you would've laughed at the beginning of season if some guy told you that Ramsey would score overall 8 goals this SEASON. Surely we can't call him as new Michu as the Sp… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
J0E | Can Ramsey and YToure's form continue Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Can Aaron Ramsey and Yaya Toure continue their surprising and incredible form? What are non owners doing? Is it too late to get them due to price rises? | 12 years, 5 months ago | 16 |
J0E | Gameweek 6's top scorer? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Which player will be Gameweek 6's top FPL points scorer? Feel free to give reasons. | 12 years, 5 months ago | 38 |
 isacki: full casual | Arnautović analysis Just did a quick scout of Arnautovic from the Match of the Day highlights of Arsenal v Stoke. Couple of other observations from that game but will focus on Arnie. If you want to spot him, Arnie is … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 11 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, I’m happy to answer any questions you have about PlayON or about the Gameweek 6 article above. If you post your questions / feedback as replies below, I’ll answer th… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
J0E | Hits, benches and injuries Fantasy football scout daily hot topic What's your policy for taking a hit to ensure you have at least one player on your bench? With so many injuries at the moment many managers' benches are f… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 12 |
 Dr Dream | Pick of Gwk 6's Falling Stars Falling stars Getting into my stride now...Another look at those Crocs and random fallers who are currently costing less their opening GW values arranged into a squad whose total is at or less tha… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 11 |
J0E | Where are the quality budget defenders this year? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic There seems to be a real lack of quality budget defenders this year. Any reason why so few options exist? Or maybe you don't agree, if so feel free to list t… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 25 |
 GreenWindmill | Best Premium Defenders Which of these premium defenders would you rather have in your team from these options? Reasons appreciated if possible 🙂 Walker (6.0) Dawson (5.1) Ferdinand (5.5) Vidic (6.0) Rafael (6.0) Nasta… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 27 |
 ViperStripes | Is Baines now a credible captain option? Discussion topic: Baines as Captain this week? Discuss (he's not in the Captain poll options, hence worth discussing) | 12 years, 5 months ago | 15 |
 Lord Flashheart | Strikers' key attributes What do we look for in a striker? I would like to suggest a semi scientific method to evaluate strikers. Basically, we look for 9 elements with different weighting: A - quality - most important -… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 17 |
GreenWindmill | The value of a hit Lots of folks taking hits at the moment - how do people judge whether they think a hit is worthwhile or not? Do you look at the next game and decide whether Player A will outscore Player B by at l… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 46 |
J0E | Gameweek 1 survivors Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With some of fantasy games most popular players falling to injury over the last week many managers' teams are already looking like a shadow of the one they … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 45 |
J0E | Top Six Walcott Replacements If money is no option here are my top walcott replacements in order Ozil Michu Oscar Ramsey Yaya Toure Eriksen | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
 Forget Special, I am the ON… | Best formation What is the best formation moving ahead ? I usually prefer 3-4-3 but ready to listen suggestions with reason. Thanks in advance | 12 years, 5 months ago | 13 |
J0E | What To Do With Walcott? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Walcott owners...what are you doing with him should he be confirmed out until mid October? I'm assuming wildcarders will be ditching. But if he's only out f… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
Dr Dream | Falling Stars Falling Stars----Update An update for those who have been following my falling stars posts every Thursday....and for those who are unfamiliar...It's a fictitous squad made up of fifteen random fal… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 4 |
J0E | Is this the oddest FPL season ever? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic This season seems very different to all the others I've known. Defenders are mopping up the points, familiar, previously reliable players are misfiring and e… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
 Portsmouth Bubblejet | Looking Ahead - Best Rotation For anyone who is operating with rotating pairs in defence or midfield, GW6 constitutes the end of a fixture block in which teams are either home or away on a regular basis. The ten blocks create… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Suarez or Sturridge? Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Suarez or sturridge and why? Is Suarez worth his price? Or will the cheaper Sturridge match or even better his points tally over the coming weeks? What do … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 26 |
 Bielsa's Bucket | Arsenal v Stoke stats Just a quick fact finder for those Arsenal captainers. I could go into more detail but its gone past the deadline now, meh. Since 2008/9 when Stoke came back to the top flight Arsenal have scored … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 6 |
J0E | Last minute panic Fantasy football scout daily hot topic Last minute panics - what is the best and worst 11:29 Sat am transfer or captain change you have made? | 12 years, 5 months ago | 33 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON. I’m happy to answer any questions you have about PlayON or about the article above. One point to note is that we have changed the deadline for finalising your team f… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
 r0nh | Manchester Derby Key Stats Wayne Rooney has now either scored or assisted 40 goals in his last 44 Premier League games. Since the start of 2012-13, no side has kept more clean sheets in the Premier League than Manchester Ci… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 5 |