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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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.…

What do you look for in a £5m defender? Is it as straightforward as good CS potential with attacking returns?

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

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 …

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…

Mark Hughes. Can he maintain the mighty Stoke fortress at the Britannia next season?

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…

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…

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…

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…

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

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…

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…

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?

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…

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/…

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…

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.

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…

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…

Does anyone have any thoughts on players they would like to see breaking through this year, one's that would likely start at a cheap price? Like Davies last year. My hopes are for Rekik of Man Cit…

So Liverpool. I really like what Rodgers is doing with them. I'll go as far as saying they probably provided us with the most wide array of FPL options last season. Both the wing backs, Sterling, C…

The interviews with Nos. 1 and 2 in the world have really been resonating with me. The 3 things they seemed to agree on were (1) avoid point hits; manage your squad. The takeaway from this, for m…

On top of FPL going over to OPTA stats for the coming season, thus affecting BPs. Do you expect any other rule changes for the 2013-14 Season? If so; 1) What changes do you expect? 2) What chan…

Looking ahead to next season, is anyone going to change any aspects of their strategy they used last season? Form/Fixtures? Utilising Hits? Early/late Wildcard?

Heres is some food for thought. There have only been two player to have won the golden boot more than 2 times in a row. Henry (4) Shearer (3) Shearer was 26 when he won his last GB and Henry …

Sparked by the formation debate, I decided to see what was better: Strikers or Midfielders? I only used last year's data, as it was very interesting with rising power to the midfield. Yet many bel…

3-5-2 or 3-4-3? Going to be tricky to choose which formation to go for next season..... Given how well the midfielders did last season, I might go heavy on them to start off with. Thoughts from …

Kagawa hoping to emulate Rooney and Van Persie Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa wants to focus his efforts on becoming a more influential figure at Old Trafford next season. "I wasn't s…

With City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal all likely to give us a strong option up front, is it a wise decision to go without RVP(~13.5) or should he still be a staple in your team due to his consi…

5 points for a clean sheet would be a good rule change for next season

Following on from the discussion about rotating (or not) defenders...what do people think is the preferred "shape" of your starting defence? E.g. 5 cheapos? 1 expensive and 4 cheap (2 rotating pa…

OK my first post with homecrowd...so here's hoping for some good discussions as per the good old days: every article discussing possible pricing for players is a pain in the backside and damages t…

Who are you people captaining today? I have Thiago, Tello, John, Holtby, Dzagoev and Maher, but don't know who to give the armband to. 😐

Premium defenders worth it next season? I think Vidic could come back to the fold. Vertonghen another if he continues his mid season form. Koscielny the third option which could offer some great v…

Best 2013/14 bargains With Newcastle reportedly interested in signing Darren Bent the fantasy football community could potentially be presented with a cut price gold mine of points. Following a di…

Giroud starts off slow at every club in his first season, in his second he takes it by storm. Tours 1st Season :14 Goals, 2 Assists Tours 2nd Season: 24 Goals, 4 Assists Montpellier 1st Season: 1…

Anyone dare to predict the hottest transfer of the summer?

Why did 4-4-2 go out of fashion? The basic principle of football could not be simpler. If you score more than the opposition you win. You could have the greatest defence ever assembled but to win…

following on from Tony Hibbert, each year there seems to be a midfielder who plays either in the hole or as a forward, and gets a bagful of goals, 2 years ago we had Captain America, this year we h…

Interestingly in both Matt and Kelvin's interview the have both made reference to going for a low-cost defence. While we are still waiting on transfers and prices who could be the B.Davies or Demel…

I only really play FPL but have dabbled with a fair few others in the past (Including Fantasy Euro 2012 last summer) but if you were going to take on another game next season, which would it be? …

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