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 J0E | Gameweek 5's ultimate differential Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will be Gameweek 5's ultimate differential? There were some great punts last week from some of you (eg Giggs Boson's Rooney (c) and Moses p… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 35 |
 Ryan | Defenders being the Highest Scorers Could this be the season where defenders become the highest scorers in their respective teams? I decided to compile a brief list of the top scoring defender vs the top scoring attacker 9 teams ha… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
 Heels_Over_Head | Hattrick kings and brace princes. Hat tricks last season Van Persie 2 (and 1 brace) Suarez 2 (and 3 braces) Gomez Cazorla (and 1 brace) Bale Walcott Kagawa Bentenke (and 2 braces) Sturridge (and 1 brace) Nolan Lukaku (and 2 brac… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 4 |
 Blue Lion | The Case For Lukaku Why Lukaku? Warning this is a long post and people who are not even thinking of Lukaku in their plans can skip right past. This article will give you a better view of Lukaku based on the statistic… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 13 |
 Jönny | Has RVP Been Priced Perfectly at 14m? Do you think it's possible that RVP will remain at exactly 14m for the whole season? So many players already own him who will likely eventually become dead teams, and so far he's never really got c… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 10 |
 Granville | FPL Market Crash So many players are dropping in price each day. Miralles and Kim both fallen for me. You can't keep hold of any player waiting for their points this season. Mata has fallen from 10.5m to 9.8m !!! | 12 years, 5 months ago | 26 |
J0E | Arsenal's Attacking Assets Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Arsenal look irresistible right now as an attacking force with great fixtures. How many and which Arsenal players do you plan to get? Feel free to put forwar… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 17 |
 Demel | The case against triple Arsenal attack This might sound madness but stick with me. Arsenal attacking players may be ones to avoid. Lots of people are trying to shoehorn in 3 Arsenal attacking players and yes their attack looks great. T… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 5 |
 Mark | Sorry, we couldn't bring you a Scoutcast this week Just a heads up...regrettably we've just tried to record a ScoutCast but the Skype call kept dropping due to problems, I think on my connection. We just had to abandon it I'm afraid. I'm on holida… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 22 |
J0E | Champions League Surgery Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Be good to compile any Champions League game advice in one handy hot topic for those looking to make changes. Feel free to leave your CL game questions her… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 2 |
 GreennRed | Striker and Assister Relationships Lamela, Eriksen, Chadli and Lennon would be better options if they were assisting Van Persie,Sturridge, Giroud, Rooney,Suarez or Benteke. Soldado reminds me of Giroud this time last year, needing … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 13 |
 Somalion | Arsenal's Top Trio Here's my reasoning for owning Ozil as well as Wally and Giroud currently. 1: Goal scoring: A lot has been said about Ozil being "just" an assister. Now the evidence is there to suggest he of co… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
 Eboue | The case for a premium defence The case for the premium defenders and just, defenders This is not a gloat post, the next line is important. Ok, so I just wildcarded and am pleased with the points result : 74. However, I can't h… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 20 |
 Dino | Summer Dreams Ripped At The Seams Afternoon all just a quick post calling for honesty: Which of you were bigging up these fpl failures pre-season - Cornelius, Van Wolfswinkel, Altidore, Bony (to an extent), Kone, Mannone, Kim, Ko… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 60 |
J0E | Your Tales of Extreme Valour Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Those that drafted Victor Moses in ahead of last night's game took a risk, which duly paid off? If anyone played Shelvey last night they were also in for a s… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 10 |
 thetinkerman | STICK or TWIST? Here are some players with great potential, who were popular, solid picks at the start of the season but who are not in good FPL form. For each player, say whether you think it's better to stick an… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 47 |
J0E | Rooney v RVP Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic David Moyes has said he plans to field Wayne Rooney up front with Robin Van Persie and expects him to score around 30 goals this season. http://www.theguar… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 24 |
 Valar(Keith) | Baines and Pienaar analysis Effect of Pienaar on Baines: Everton vs Chelsea http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/367446/gamecast.html?soccernet=true&cc=4716 Cardiff Vs Everton http://espnfc.com/en/gamecast/367446/gamecast.html?socc… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 9 |
J0E | Striker v defender bps Fantasy football scout - daily hot topic. In yesterday's three scoring games with a clean sheet a total of six defenders gained bonus points. Forwards are going to have to fight even harder to … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 22 |
 Alan The Llama | Mids BPS analysis Few thoughts on bonus points so far 1. Only 2 mids have received more than 3 bps in total so far this season. Yaya and Ben Arfa both 5. 2. 14 defenders have scored more than 3 total bps. 3. Olivie… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 7 |
J0E | Time to reward def mids? Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The new bonus point system (BPS) so far appears to be benefitting centre backs. But what of the defensive midfielders? Is there a case for further tweaks t… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 11 |
 PlayON | Gameweek 4 PlayON Q&A Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the player picks article above or about PlayON in general. If you add them as replies below, I'll answer them all. Tha… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 17 |
J0E | Fantasy transfer windows Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic So there's less than 24-hours to go in the Sun Dream Team Transfer Window. Being limited to a window is not what we're used to but it's an interesting mecha… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 9 |
PlayON | PlayOn Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the £5,000 guaranteed article above or any questions about PlayON in general. If you add them as replies below, I'll an… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
J0E | Unlimited budget best 15 Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic If money was no option what is the best 15 you could select now in the FPL game? I wonder which cheaper players may sneak in and which expensive players you'… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 25 |
 Demí | FPL Thrill Seekers ! Best thrills in FPL? I'll have a go 1) Keeper getting a pen save + CS 2) Defender scoring whilst keeping a CS 3) Captain scoring a hattrick ----- Most deflating FPL occurrences: 1) Captain miss… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 62 |
 applebonkers | A Dutch Tale... the story of the injury free dutchman who went nuts, but not without his wobbles. jan 2011. van persie scores his first goal of the season. injury has restricted him to just 1 start before then. … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 15 |
J0E | Will RVP v Palace define his FPL season? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic This one is inspired from an earlier post from Esalman To what extent will RVP's performance against Palace define how fantasy managers view him. If he blan… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 55 |
 maxi - REAL ENGLISH FAN | 10 Tips On Mini-League Success How to win your ml (dirty tricks but no cheating!) 1. Always taunt rivals. It works every time. They get nervous! 2. If you're ahead send messages or speak to rivals and tell them exactly what y… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 25 |
J0E | Under the radar players Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With wildcards in play this week alot of familiar names keep getting mentioned. Here's your chance to add some new names into the pot of those that have gone… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 40 |
 Dr Dream | Clear Plans This big numbers post would seem a good time to reveal my strategy so far...being as it covers it nicely... Came into the season with a strategy or two...I've been guilty in the past of chasing la… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 15 |
 A. | Liverpool's Right Back Prospects Right, lots of people have been asking about what Liverpool's options are at RB, with Johnson out for up to 10 weeks (7 or 8 gameweeks) so here's the rundown: A) Skrtel at RB The last time Skrte… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Your sick and injured list Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How many players have you got with injury flags going into gameweek 4? Which ones do you expect to make a miraculous recovery? Which are you ditching? And wi… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 21 |
J0E | Champions league key players Fantasy football scout daily hot topic The Champions league group stages are nearly here. Who are the key players to watch out for? Especially looking for the hidden gems. | 12 years, 5 months ago | 12 |
 iain_90 | Attacking coverage as reality and not myth My thoughts (as if anyone wanted them) on attacking coverage as reality and not myth. When you are predicting that a team is likely to score a good amount of goals, say 3+, you are probably bankin… | 12 years, 5 months ago | 19 |
Demí | Assessing the premium defenders Seen a few people asking for thoughts on this, so i thought i'd give my take. Feel free to give your own opinion too Assessing the premium defenders: For the sake of the post, will list who i've … | 12 years, 5 months ago | 37 |
 7shadesofsmoke | Keep calm and captain Rvp: myth or reality? RVP vs Tekkidge: Debunking the Captaincy Myth. There has been a lot of debate over RVP and his price, and whether we should sacrifice some quality in our squad to accommodate the Flying Dutchman f… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 95 |
J0E | Your FPL history Fantasy football scout daily hot topic How many seasons have you been playing FPL? What's your best rank, and your worst? | 12 years, 6 months ago | 30 |
Demí | Prem league's International Starters Premier league players who are starting/have started for their country tonight:- Denmark vs Malta: Agger, Eriksen Wales vs Macedonia: Davies, Williams, Williams, Ramsey, Collison, Bellamy, Vaugh… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 7 |
PlayON | PlayON Q&A Session Killian here from PlayON. I'm happy to answer any questions you have about the £5,000 guaranteed game above or about PlayON in general. If you add your questions as replies below I'll answer the… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 12 |
J0E | ManU Midfield Options Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic For last season and the first few games of this season there has arguably been no midfield Manchester United player worth owning. Having this option could b… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 25 |
7shadesofsmoke | Lamela vs Eriksen Erik Lamela or Christian Eriksen: Your Key Differential? At 21 years of age, Erik Lamela was a bit of an unknown quantity to me, and with Roberto Soldado looking less than convincing (beside his 2… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Playing the market Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic International breaks can be all about catching price rises and avoiding falls for many fantasy managers. Who have been your most profitably players and your… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 10 |
 TorresMagic™ | Where will Özil rank among midfielders? Where do you think Özil will finish in FPL points in the midfielders. Price suggests top 5. Will he outscore Walcott with similar minutes? | 12 years, 6 months ago | 34 |
 King Nemanja | Four at the Back With plenty of chat about going with a 4-3-3 formation on here today, I'm going to throw my two cents on the table. Main arguments for this is 1) the new bonus point system is more favourable towa… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 9 |
 BigFatFrank | RVP Template Walk Through Long boring post alert. A walk through of what I see as an RVP Template There has been a hell of a lot of good chat and analysis over these first three weeks and now into the international break … | 12 years, 6 months ago | 5 |
J0E | Wildcard RMT surgery Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Wildcard round-up A number of you are wildcarding this week. Thought it to be good to compile your wildcard drafts here as a hot topic to offer tips for yo… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 31 |
 Brutus619 | Erik Lamela ***Erik Lamela*** An extremely exciting player added to a Spurs squad now devoid of the mercurial talent that is Bale. Lamela is seen by many as a player that out of the new recruits, is closest t… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 18 |
 ADucksBehind | Top 5 in each position Name your top 5 in each position! Forwards : RVP, Soldado, Benteke, Sturridge, Giroud Mids: Walcott, Lamps, Lamela, Michu, Brady Defenders: Vidic, Zabaleta, Coleman, Enrique, Walker | 12 years, 6 months ago | 12 |
J0E | Most exciting transfers Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Ozil at Arsenal, Lukaku at Everton and Odemwingie at Cardiff are just some of a raft of enticing transfers that concluded yesterday. From a fantasy football… | 12 years, 6 months ago | 21 |