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 Lawrø | MK @ LFC - What's your thoughts ? Observations I've made on Mkhitarian: Positives: He's either footed and seems to be able to strike the ball exceptionally well first time, he appears to like hitting the ball low and hard in the p… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 26 |
 Sheep | Liverpool Target 'Heno' goal record HeMan's last season with Shaktar: 39 appearances, 25 goals. 64% ratio, not too shabby 😀 It's an unfair comparison but RVP scored 26 goals in 38 appearances (68%) 😉 If he comes in at around 7.5m… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 10 |
 Jafooli | Biggest Punts for 2013/14? Biggest punt you're seriously considering starting with? I reckon I'm gonna give 👿 Kagawa a run out to start with....... | 12 years, 8 months ago | 11 |
 Ginkapo FPL | Defences: Which team will be the most reliable? Before the fixture lists comes out and our thinking gets all muddled by rotation spreadsheets; Who are you expecting to be solid defensively this year? Mine; United, City, Arsenal, Spurs, Pool an… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 22 |
 In Tommy We Trust | Defensive stats For those who like the Attacking Stats posted earlier today, here are the Defensive Stats 🙂 http://allthingsfpl.wordpress.com/2013/06/17/clubs-defensive-stats-201213/ | 12 years, 8 months ago | 7 |
 Gimli son of Gloin | Coutinho really the real deal? I see Coutinho is being looked at quite seriously for next season. While I do have quite a high opinion of the player, I do however have a few hesitations. Last season we got him for a very low pr… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 12 |
 Adam West - Team Serbia for… | Mid price midfielder inflation predictions Looking at the same mid price mids who did well at the end of last of season is surely a waste of time due to price hikes, form does not transfer over from season to season and new underpriced mids… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 9 |
 J0E | Cult heroes and villains in fantasy football A certain West Ham defender emerged last season as the fantasy football community's latest cult figure. But which other cult heroes and villains of the fantasy game have there been? And which have … | 12 years, 8 months ago | 50 |
In Tommy We Trust | Attacking Stats For anyone interested in stats 🙂 http://allthingsfpl.wordpress.com/2013/06/16/clubs-attacking-stats-201213/ | 12 years, 8 months ago | 13 |
 Poseidon. Not arrogant, jus… | Best Spurs and ManU cover apart from Bale and RVP? If you weren't going for RvP or Bale, who do you think would be the next best source of cover for their respective teams? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 15 |
 The3rdTurd | FPL Stats Home/Away Analysis I've been playing around with the FPL stats for last season, breaking it down for each player by home and away performance for goals, assists, PPG, etc. and I thought this might be worth sharing: … | 12 years, 8 months ago | 46 |
 Michael Jordan - call me MJ | Mid Price Mids v Top Defenders Contrasting the value of big hitting defenders and mid price midfielders Average of top 10 Defenders 6.0-6.5: 129.6 Average of top 10 Midfielders 6.5 and below: 138.4 (Not included Michu or Fella… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 20 |
 Joga Bonito® | Best 5 players Who are the 5 players you will build your team around this year? RVP, Sturridge, Oscar, Bale. Walcott for me. Probable value 13, 9.5, 8.5, 11, 10 = 52 on only 5 players 🙁 | 12 years, 8 months ago | 33 |
 mathmo | Defender selection With the points system as it is, and with defences decling (although Mourinho's Chelsea and Moyes' Manchester Utd may prove to buck the trend - perhaps!) and the money being better invested in atta… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 15 |
 Oldman Unathletic | Out of position prospects Any thoughts on possible oop players for the forthcoming season? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 11 |
mathmo | Luck Analysis "Luck" and do we analyse too much? A paradoxical post by all accounts - but here goes. There are a number of 'ghost teams' which score very highly. In fact, far higher than many teams that are su… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 15 |
In Tommy We Trust | Is balance within your squad vital next year? Only a passing visit but I thought I'll leave you with this question. Has the general rule of balance within your squad changed? Is the Uber defence now the way to go? Is 3-5-2 the new 3-4-3? W… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
 r0nh | Do summer competitions affect FPL performance? What impact does playing a summer competition have on FPL players the following season? Mata playing the Euro's & the GB Games last summer certainly had an effect on him at the start of the season… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
J0E | Fantasy Football Success Stories Yesterday we asked for your worst fantasy football blunders. Today it’s bragging time as we ask you to tell us about your greatest fantasy football success stories. It could be getting a player i… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 70 |
Michael Jordan - call me MJ | Best FPL advice? If you could give one piece of FPL advice what would it be? Mine would be: Watch as many games/ MOTD as possible | 12 years, 8 months ago | 16 |
Sheep | West Brom's assets I've never been certain about West Brom assets. Who do you reckon could be a good option next season? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 9 |
 Dr Dream | Max bonus point darlings Does anybody know how often the main big hitters in the game (RVP/Bale/Suarez etc) got the three baps for any given game....or does anybody know where i could find it ?....Where's the bap chap wh… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
Jafooli | Gerrard and Lampard predictions Will Gerrard & Lampard make the top ten scoring midfielders again next season? Wonder how many seasons they managed that now. | 12 years, 8 months ago | 7 |
J0E | Worst blunders? Whether it be too many hits, an irrational love for a maverick player or the occasional captaincy of a defender, we have all made mistakes. In this, our latest daily hot topic from the Fantasy Fo… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 33 |
Jafooli | FPL aspirations Okay one to get people talking - aspirations & goals for the coming season. For me: 1. Win at least one of my two main ML's 2. Top 10K overall finish 3. Top 50 country league - Singapore 4. Decent… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
Jafooli | Fantasy Football Prizes Which FF games have the biggest prizes and how much last year? Metro? Sky? Sun? Any others? I played for nowt last year 😛 This year I'm going for: 1. FPL 2. PlayOn 3. Biggest top prize from… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 26 |
 Bøwstring The Carp | Team prospects for 2013/14 What changes might be see next season in the PL? I noticed that clean sheets were somewhat difficult to get aside from Man United's awesome streak. But it seemed going by fixtures wasn't always the… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 10 |
 Dino | Pellegrini Analysis An analysis of Pellegrini's influence on teams attack and rotation Rotation issue: At Malaga last year 7 players started 25 plus games (Monreal would likely have also if he had not moved to arsen… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 30 |
 1966 was a great year for E… | FPL Rules - Better Now or Before? The FPL rules have changed a bit over the years. Which rules do you think are better now, and which should have stayed as they were? I've put the new rules first in each point: 1. Mids getting 1 p… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
 Portsmouth Bubblejet | Saints sign defender Croatian international defender Dejan Lovren has signed for Southampton from Olympique Lyonnais for €10 million. http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lovren-a-southampton/378694 | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
 Camzy | Captain decisions: form or fixture? What's more important, Form or Fixture when picking a captain? I had some time to do some statistical analysis of my own. It's simplified, it isn't perfect, but I think it will tell us something.… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 15 |
 Count of Monte Hristo | £5m defender discussion What do you look for in a £5m defender? Is it as straightforward as good CS potential with attacking returns? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 24 |
 JK - Cønt ⭐ | Wigan raiding party begins SSN reporting Hull have signed Maynor Figueroa from Wigan on a 2 year deal, whilst Roberto Martinez could be set to swoop for Alcaraz. Shit just got real | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
J0E | Which heavy hitters to get? Realistically how many heavy hitters do you think you will be able to get in for Gameweek 1? And which ones have you pencilled in? Welcome to our latest daily hot topic from the Fantasy Football … | 12 years, 8 months ago | 35 |
 FORCA INTER | Top 6 this could be the best premier league in ages 6 teams will have realistic chanses of winning it 1)Chelsa-great squad and Mourinho as coach,they should be main contendors for title 2)Man City-als… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 39 |
 Acquafresca | Stoke's prospects Mark Hughes. Can he maintain the mighty Stoke fortress at the Britannia next season? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 8 |
 pewty | Man Utd under Moyes What are your views on Man U under Moyes? I guess there are a few schools of thought: 1. Marginal difference as a result of who is managing the team - i.e. the squad is strong so a change in man… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
 Mark | HomeCrowd Bug Fixes Bug fixes have hit town tonight.... Gravatars should be back for all those affected recently We've fixed IE9 display issues We fixed the link at the bottom when not logged which was returning a 40… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 16 |
 isacki: full casual | A 'Top' 10 Analysis Given all the chat about strategies and what the top rankers did, took a simple look at the vital statistics of the top 10 players to understand if they did anything in common. I'm definitely a bel… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 31 |
Dino | Will City still be a source of CS? Re Pellegrini and his effect on Man City’s defensive record I have read quite a bit now about Pellegrini and his expansive football inevitably leading to a reduced defensive performance from Man… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 19 |
Sheep | Possible New Chelsea Formation Is it possible Chelsea are going to play with a false 10, as Shurrle can play central striker anyway? .........Luiz Lampard Oscar....Mata......Hazard ............Shurrle | 12 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
Camzy | Good V Bad Starts, and Playing those Wildcards ! I just saw Jonty's post on point hits and I have a theory about FPL which I think is at the heart of the issue. I'm sure you've all heard FPL is a marathon and not a sprint. It's not entirely tru… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 45 |
r0nh | Avoid Arsenal early on due to CL qualifiers? Avoid Arsenal players? As Arsenal have a CL qualifier on 20th & 27th August, does this mean we should stay away from their players as the start of the season? If I remember correctly, the last ti… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 13 |
Sheep | Are Fulham players worth getting? Fulham are the team to watch next season. How much do you reckon Berba will be, or have too many of you been burned by him to care? | 12 years, 8 months ago | 26 |
 Al Pacino | Form or Fixtures? Form or fixtures? A tough debate, with the decision always swaying. Who do you start? Who do you captain? Normally it's the latter that will be the main question, because if you captained your hig… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 45 |
 Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26 | Wing Backs vs Centre Backs Choosing defensive wing backs over centre backs for 2013/14? Last year, on the whole, was a disappointment for centre backs and FPL scoring. Previously high scoring defenders like Haangeland/Huth/… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 6 |
Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26 | Price rise predictions Looking at the final Scout Picks team of the season really does show that the FPL cream always rises to the top. Only Davies and Jaaski started under 5m and, Benteke/Michu aside, all the rest star… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 13 |
Sheep | Mata or Hazard Mata or Hazard? I sense the ball maybe be drifting in Hazard's favour for next season given his age, his improvement last season, and his higher goal threat. | 12 years, 8 months ago | 24 |
J0E | Grav issues Thanks to TW earlier for pointing out that one or two people are having problems with their gravs and the pictures not showing. One reason could be that they need to have a G rating. If you are hav… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 19 |
J0E | Points Hits - Good or Bad? The top managers in FPL last season very rarely took a points hit. How many points hits did you take last season and will you curb your transfer instincts next season? Any anecdotes of points hi… | 12 years, 8 months ago | 48 |