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 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, 8 months ago | 32 |
 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, 8 months ago | 20 |
 The Baby-faced Assassin | Sky Fantasy Game Open Sky Fantasy Football is now LIVE - https://fantasyfootball.skysports.com/ | 12 years, 8 months ago | 9 |
 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, 8 months ago | 12 |
 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, 8 months ago | 10 |
 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, 8 months ago | 14 |
 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, 8 months ago | 23 |
 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, 8 months ago | 21 |
 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, 8 months ago | 13 |
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, 8 months ago | 30 |
 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, 8 months ago | 13 |
 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, 8 months ago | 9 |
 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, 8 months ago | 23 |
 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, 8 months ago | 26 |
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, 8 months ago | 9 |
 applebonkers | Assist award/scoring the Opta assist http://www.optasports.com/en/news-area/blog-god-assist-me.aspx | 12 years, 8 months ago | 35 |
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, 8 months ago | 15 |
 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, 8 months ago | 7 |
 ...---... | 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, 8 months ago | 20 |
 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, 8 months ago | 26 |
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, 8 months ago | 19 |
 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, 8 months ago | 12 |
 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, 8 months ago | 20 |
 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, 8 months ago | 28 |
 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, 8 months ago | 35 |
J0E | Baines at Manchester United Discussion Is Baines Worth 8m if he goes to Manchester United? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 40 |
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, 8 months ago | 14 |
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, 8 months ago | 32 |
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, 8 months ago | 25 |
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, 8 months ago | 41 |
 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, 8 months ago | 16 |
 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, 8 months ago | 25 |
 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, 8 months ago | 34 |
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, 8 months ago | 59 |
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, 8 months ago | 26 |
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, 8 months ago | 8 |
In Tommy We Trust | FPL: A Beginners' Guide Very long post warning 😯 Yesterday I asked for advice of what should be included in a building your squad guide for my ML, so here is the first attempt. Feel free to ignore, rip apart, laugh… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 75 |
 GreenWindmill | Clean Sheets Over the Season Stats Someone asked earlier about clean sheet trends throughout the season so I've dug up my research from last year - pales in comparison to what Chris Glover's blog covers (obviously) but might still b… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 26 |
J0E | Who will be the best and worst new recruits of 2013/14? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic A new batch of recruits will be joining the Premier League this year. Some coming up from the lower leagues, others from abroad. But which will be this year… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 16 |
mathmo | Does team allegiance influence your fantasy football decisions? How much does bias affect your FPL playing? Does anyone have a hated player they would never ever bring in? Or put too much faith in their own team suddenly turning it around? Or what about the i… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 10 |
 @FPLMason | Next season's most improved team? For the next season, who do YOU think will be the most improved team? I see Southampton as this team, and many of their defenders will be good cheap assets such as Clyne for CS and assist potential… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 22 |
 Twelve years a slave | 3-5-2 not credible with just £100m 3-5-2 Not a valid strategy with 100 m budget Last season many managers switched to a 3-5-2 strategy with the xmas wildcard. I went that route myself and it proved very succesful. However with … | 12 years, 8 months ago | 26 |
Dino | Points per £1m Ps Apologies in advance for the long post An analysis of our FPL budget Re the3rds assumption that you get 20-25pts per million I think this is the wrong way to look at our cash. If you start w… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
 The Japanager: Roberto Newm… | FPL & life balance Deadzone.....advice..... How does play this game, to the best of their abilities, without it taking over their life?. Its kinda the reason I took a year off. I miss it dearly but I need to limit i… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
 Ikey Warrior | Man Utd's CB pairing Just got asked by a friend what I thought about United's centre back pairing under Moyes. I'm curious to hear your thoughts? 🙂 This was my answer: I still think Rio and Vidic will be our 1st cho… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 39 |
 roscola | How Much To Spend On A 5th Midfielder I should have done this a long time ago but I just looked at how often I used my 5th mid last season and shocked myself. 11 times; 4 times by choice and 7 times enforced. That's a lot more than I t… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 32 |
 iCon | Should FPL change its rules to make teams more diverse? Do people think there are any rule changes that could be implemented in FPL to encourage more diversity in teams? Found the Power5 certainly took something from the game last year in particular | 12 years, 8 months ago | 21 |
mathmo | Scouting the new arrivals Hello everyone, I just wondered what sort of scouting techniques people used to judge new additions to the premier league? I quite (un)fortunately support a Championship team so have seen most of… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
 AK ⭐ | Share your watchlists Well I think we do need to get a bit inside the new season. And I do think we all have some players in the back of our heads for the upcoming season. Let's talk about the Watchlists. My watchlist… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 13 |
J0E | Transfer rumour you most want to come true. Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic There's lots of transfer speculation going on as usual over the summer. But which is the Premier League transfer rumour you most want to come true ? Is it … | 12 years, 8 months ago | 28 |