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Hello FPL-ers 😯 I usually look into goalkeeper rotations at the start of each season but one thing I always intended to look at post-season is how well it actually works, but haven’t mana…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the FPL game set to launch this week now's a good time to ask who is looking to get the lowest FPL ID number possible? And what amusing team names hav…

Seeing as nothing much is happening anybody fancy saying what the main rumours are surrounding the club you support that others may/may not be aware of as we mainly have a better idea of our own cl…

In tribute to the end of telegrams, and as a break from the wordy posts of yore: One tip for FPL success. Five words maximum. Explanations not required. Discussion optional. #1 Swallow your prid…

Hi, First ever post but have been playing for years and a member for the last 12 months. This is something that I've been aware of for the last few seasons but never seen it discussed. Check it …

Bony's terrible fixtures. I just did a quick analysis of how he played against stronger teams. He scored 6 goals against the top 3 (Ajax, PSV, Feyenoord); - 2 goals vs PSV home, 1 vs PSV away - 2 …

Today's FFS Hot Topic... What are your predictions for the top and bottom three in the Premier League for 2013/14? Can Manchester United retain their title? Will Chelsea, Manchester City and Arse…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The promoted teams of Hull, Cardiff and Crystal Palace are likely to be the best source of cheap, rotation free players, particularly in defence. Any fans/…

Below I have compiled the 2012/13 league stats for the “key” Midfield & Forward premier league new boys (utilising three online sources to ensure they are as accurate as possible)... Aston Vil…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic For those playing the Sky game, anyone fancy sharing their teams or passing on their strategies and key advice? Be good to see how fantasy managers are adap…

I have seen a lot of you being skeptical about Swansea's prospects this season, because there is a chance they will suffer from first-season-in-Europe hangover syndrome. But their signings in the …

Apologies in advance for the very long post 🙂 Cracking VFM: A Fantasy Football Strategy 1. Introduction It’s usually around this period of time that most of the Fantasy Football Managers star…

I've been having a think about the theory that you should play the fixtures early on, because there's no real form to go on, and the question I'd like to pose is: is playing the fixtures equally di…

Re Sky Captain... It seems clear to me that you can pick a new captain every week and then change once within each gw, earning double points from two captains and then picking another one for the n…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Will the announcement this morning of the Prem League games which are being televised alter your team selection and strategy in fantasy games? Do you only l…

Pre-Price 100mil formations to consider... Here's 3 very different strategies. Any others care to share? FWIW I go for option 1. I'm not a top player but last year was my first serious crack at …

Which of the following do you think are better from these duels, i.e. if you were their manager, which would you pick? Mig vs Reina Jenkinson vs Sagna Rose vs BAE Kaboul vs Dawson Jelavic vs Kone …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Just been frisking the fixtures and things look pretty dire for Swansea, Aston Villa, Stoke, Man Utd and Cardiff in the opening six fixtures. Will you be av…

Good Morning everyone. I've had some thoughts regarding possible picks for mid to high price forwards in the upcoming season, and why I think Michu should be overlooked. Swansea and their prolific…

What tactics - hounourable or otherwise - do people employ in mini leagues to stay ahead? The mini-league is a strange beast; the main reason most of us play FPL at all. Yet we make countless deci…

Question [somewhat] off the back of the article... How much of a chance do you give this years three promoted sides at still being Premier League outfits come May 2014? And which, if any, of thei…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How does playing fantasy football impact on your personal life? Does success or failure affect your mood and how do you deal with that?

Stand out players for reasonable prices in the Sky game. (Sorry if I have missed some, I've tried to keep prices low as possible, so thats why there isnt any "premiums" as such) these also take int…

Altidore and Bony at Sunderland and Swansea.. Both strikers' transfers should be official in the next 24 hours. Thought i'd do some research into their stats and how they compare with advantages/d…

Re Aspas for anyone considering him I did some research on Aspas after reading this post which hinted at almost Michu potential due to his performances in Spain. http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic More price predictions for the FPL game...this time some of last year's midprice options. What do you think is a reasonable price to pay in 2013/14 for the f…

So after Part 1( http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2013/07/07/moving-target-jonjo-shelvey/?hc_page=5#hc_comment_5020008 )Here's part 2..... Man City: At the back: After a strong defensive per…

My FPL thoughts for the coming season, part 1. Arsenal. At the back: 14 clean sheets last season and I expect more of the same this season. Koscielny and Mertesacker are the likely centre-back pa…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic It's FPL price prediction time. What do you think would be a reasonable price for A) Rvp B) Bale C) Cazorla D) Hazard E) Mata F) Baines

Not been on for a long time so hello all. Here's a 'fun' challenge: post your team's predicted line up for the start of the season! Here is my Villa team: Guzan; Lowton, Okore, Vlaar, Luna; Delp…

morning chaps. Been off the scene, holidays and head in fantasy NRL this time of year. Have updated my FPL data sheet with some season prices I expect to represent value https://docs.google.com/sp…

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

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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.

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…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who are the stand out players to get in 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…

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 …

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 …

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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…

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…