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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

Matt -"ain't no p…
Certain Starters Under Jose

Which Chelsea players will be nailed on under Jose? My hunch would be that Cech, Mata and Cashley will be the only guarenteed starters?

12 years, 5 months ago13

Mark
Fantasy Manager for hire...

Here's a question for a Saturday Hot Topic - Do you ever get asked to "ghost manage" another person's team for them? Eg: helping a novice Fantasy Manager show up his workmates or schoolmates? Got …

12 years, 5 months ago20

The3rdTurd
Player points accumulation 2012/13

Here's a viz people might find interesting which shows how each player accumulated their FPL points for each gameweek throughout last season: http://public.tableausoftware.com/views/FPL2012-13Cumu…

12 years, 5 months ago30

J0E
How many fantasy football games do you plan to play?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How many fantasy football games do you plan to play in the 2013/14 season? Which ones do you plan to play and will it be more or less than last season? It …

12 years, 5 months ago36

r0binh0
Sky Game Formation and Value

Pts per million considerations in the Sky game: I've compared last season's points to this season's costs to get a feel for where the best pts per million is in the Sky game. Looking at the averag…

12 years, 5 months ago9

In Tommy We Trust
Uber Balance

Morning all, I see we have a hot topic trying to destroy the merits of even considering a Uber 😯 Can I say one thing; How about a BALANCE argument please. I think people have presumed tha…

12 years, 5 months ago68

Mr Sarcastic
Fantasy Football Fatigue?

Morning everyone I’ve enjoyed this summer without world cup or euros, there I said it 🙂 Not much lurking here and it was really nice to watch those confederation cup matches without fantasy fo…

12 years, 5 months ago27

FPL Daniel
The cost of going uber

I see a lot of the lads posting about uber cheap defense: and rotating; and a lot of data; and ppg; and money spent; and etc... The thing that you will play/bench the wrong guy aside (which I say i…

12 years, 5 months ago36

In Tommy We Trust
Über Attack

Evening Lads, Bear with me lads on this one but I've been looking at short term cheapo attacking trios where 2 of the 3 play in any GW. The idea I've got behind it is to find the best possible fix…

12 years, 5 months ago39

Jafooli
Key players from the newly promoted teams

One player you're considering from each of the newly promoted teams?

12 years, 5 months ago5

J0E
Van Ginkel to Chelsea discussed

Anyone know anymore about this new Chelsea signing, Van Ginkel? 18 goals in 93 appearances for his former club sounds fairly impressive for a young midfielder.

12 years, 5 months ago7

In Tommy We Trust
Further Uber Analysis

Morning all, Promised some analysis of the Uber using last years stats. I have posted it on the Hot topic for people to find later but here it is now. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/0…

12 years, 5 months ago9

J0E
Sky game's standout players?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who are the stand out players to get in the Sky game?

12 years, 5 months ago15

GoonerByron
Best formation for the Sky game?

What formation does everyone think is the best for the Sky game? I'm currently using 3-5-2 but am unsure whether 3-4-3 would still be the best. Here's my rough draft at the moment... Mignolet Ve…

12 years, 5 months ago8

This!
Analysis of the uber

Just did a basic analysis of The Uber, provided by "In Tommy We Trust" (you rockstar). I wanted to see what PPG would be for the last season's home games (uber has 77% home games) vs below the top …

12 years, 5 months ago32

J0E
How to get the best out of pre-season friendlies

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic. What is the key information you hope the pre-season friendlies will provide for you as you set up your fantasy football team? How can you be sure if a top …

12 years, 5 months ago20

The Baby-faced Assassin
Sky Fantasy Game Open

Sky Fantasy Football is now LIVE - https://fantasyfootball.skysports.com/

12 years, 5 months ago9

NABIL - FPL otai
How will the Spurs midfield look in 2013/14?

With the addition of Paulinho, how do you think Spurs will lineup in midfield this season? Is AVB a fan of 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3 or will he change things according to players coming in? A midfield trio of…

12 years, 5 months ago12

Dino
Hull's new goalkeeper stats.

Some stats on allan mcgregor hull's new gk. Last season (only season in turkey) he had 5 cs in 26 games for besiktas. His replacement played 8 games and had 3 cs. Besiktas had 8 cs in 2012/201…

12 years, 5 months ago10

spiderm4tt
How I won the FPL 2012/13

Hi fellow FFScouts 🙂 I thought I'd share this with you all here....it's my article on 'How I won the FPL 2012/13'. http://www.fiso.co.uk/viewarticle.php?id=535 FISO and their community request…

12 years, 5 months ago14

Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
Points from Defence

With clean sheets so hard to predict, do you fill your 5 defensive slots with attacking wing-backs, or is this season the return of the goal scoring centre back? Remember how attractive Haangeland…

12 years, 5 months ago23

Piggs Boson
2013/14 FPL Flops

There are always players hyped up pre season that fail to live up to expectations. Who are your predicted flops? My money's on the Wolf'sWinkel

12 years, 5 months ago21

Parm
Sky release a selection of player prices

Released Sky prices so far. Keepers- None. Defenders- Azpilicueta: £6.8m, Kompany: £8.0m. Midfielders- Mata: £9.0m, Bale: £8.9m, Hazard: £8.8m, Cazorla: £8.7m, Coutinho: £7.8m., Navas: £…

12 years, 5 months ago13

J0E
What is your defensive rotation strategy?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic A good understanding of rotation can be vital to helping get cheap options in defence and goalkeeping positions? Where are you on the scale of rotation whe…

12 years, 5 months ago30

Gigging Order
Who will be next season's Michu?

Who will be this year's Michu? i.e An unheralded signing with no previous experience in EPL who makes an explosive start.

12 years, 5 months ago13

Saniul
Confirmed transfers so far

Confirmed transfers july 1 Javi Fuego from Rayo Vallecano to Valencia Giuseppe Sannino new manager for Chievo Emanuele Testardi from Sampdoria to Honved (loan) Pedro Franco from Millonarios to Besi…

12 years, 5 months ago9

SW6
Should wingers be forwards or midfielders in FPL?

Should players playing wide in a 4-3-3 be classes ad a midfielder or forward in FPL?

12 years, 5 months ago23

mathmo
Are Wingers Worth It?

Just looked on heatmaps and attacking stats for midfielders and the defences they play against. Bale and Hazard, with similar statistics apart from shots per game (Bale's 5 to Hazard's 1.9) tended…

12 years, 5 months ago26

J0E
Which sleeper will shine next season?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Which of last year's so called 'sleepers' do you think will have the biggest impact in the 2013/14 season? For a quick recap here's the sleepers we've featu…

12 years, 5 months ago9

applebonkers
Assist award/scoring

the Opta assist http://www.optasports.com/en/news-area/blog-god-assist-me.aspx

12 years, 5 months ago35

J0E
Expensive defender options

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic For those looking for a premium defender which of this expensive elite group are you considering? Does Baines tempt you, whether at Everton or Manchester Un…

12 years, 5 months ago15

Absinthe 42
Predicting clean sheets.

Evening DZers. I've been looking at some more figures for clean sheets for the lesser lights in the division. Part 1 of the analysis is here if you've not seen it: http://www.fantasyfootballscout…

12 years, 5 months ago7

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Post January team form

Amongst a host of other things, I always like to have a look at teams whose performances between the close of the January transfer window and the season's end do not entirely reflect their eventual…

12 years, 5 months ago20

CarsonYeung
This season's new budget midfielder

Who do you all reckon the unexpected value midfielder will be this year? Last year people like Puncheon/Sterling were great options. I reckon if West Ham get a few injuries in midfield then Ravel …

12 years, 5 months ago26

J0E
Which relegated player would you like to see return?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Which player from a relegated side would you most like to see return to the Prem League for the 2013/14 season?

12 years, 5 months ago19

Granville
Fantasy Tour de France

Long shot this. Who wants to join us to play Fantasy Tour de France. Starts tomorrow. Give me a shout if you want the league code. http://www.udt.co.za/tourdefrance

12 years, 5 months ago12

In Tommy We Trust
Further three-way rotations

Afternoon lads, Been completing off finding some three way rotations and have been looking a little left field. Instead of home/away, I have tried to look for best possible route including some aw…

12 years, 5 months ago20

Mark
Who will breakthrough?

This morning's Hot Topic... Which young player do you see breaking through and providing some value this season? I've high hopes for Craig Dawson at West Brom to offer some 4.5 goodness.

12 years, 5 months ago28

Christina.
Budget Forward Options

The Super 6.5m Striker.(“SSS”) An endangered specie? Very soon it will be that time of the season again when everyone will be trying to get as much value for their 100m FPL budget. Cost need t…

12 years, 5 months ago35

J0E
Baines at Manchester United Discussion

Is Baines Worth 8m if he goes to Manchester United?

12 years, 5 months ago40

mathmo
Which type of striker best suits the Prem League?

It seems that despite all the modern advances in football, there still seems to be a place for the old fashioned big bustling Center Forward. Following on from an earlier discussion about players…

12 years, 5 months ago14

J0E
Worst Ever Player?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who is the worst player you have ever transferred in? Why did you do it and how long did they last in your team?

12 years, 5 months ago32

Christina.
Doubling Up

Doubling up with two players, playing the same position, in the same team. A viable option? I've seen all these beautiful rotation spreadsheets(Thanks every one for the hard work!) that has been p…

12 years, 5 months ago25

Absinthe 42
Clean sheet analysis

I've been taking a look at the last 10 years of clean sheet data. Primarily I wondered, are clean sheets declining and how do promoted sides compare to established ones? I'm curious if cut price …

12 years, 5 months ago41

Thomass
Which has been your most enjoyable FPL season and why?

What was everyone's best season in FPL? Be honest! I have been playing it for 2 season now, I have to say last season(12/13)

12 years, 5 months ago16

Sheep
Best FPL player of all time?

Best FPL player of all time poll: 1. Henry 2. Drogba 3. Van Nistelrooy 4. Van Persie 5. Baines 6. Rooney 7. Gerrard 8. Lampard 9. Ronaldo 10. Other I'm not talking statistically, I just mean in y…

12 years, 5 months ago25

Lateriser 12
Gut Instinct: Can It Be Trusted?

Another question i want to ask. How much do you back your instinct while playing FPL? I was thinking about this the other night when Jonty posted the Dullard vs Gambler thread. I am a gambler/risk …

12 years, 5 months ago34

J0E
How much money have you won playing fantasy football?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What is the most amount of money you've won playing fantasy football in one season? Those involved in cash mini-leagues, what is the best way to arrange pri…

12 years, 5 months ago59

Christina.
Building Team Value & Playing WC

How important is building team value early in the season to your FPL rank? How many of you play your WC early(eg during international break) to specifically build TV early on? Triggerlips touched …

12 years, 5 months ago26

mathmo
Mourinho's Real Madrid Stats

Hello All, Managers obviously have a huge impact on the way the teams perform, so I thought I'd do a bit of analysis on Mourinho's performances the last couple of seasons to see if anything intere…

12 years, 5 months ago8