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RedLightning
GW30 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 30. How did your Gameweek go? You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

4 years, 1 month ago32

Ginkapo FPL
Wasting transfers on forwards?

Given the poor form of strikers in fpl, does anyone disagree with the statement, 'the best forwards for your team are the ones you already own'?

4 years, 1 month ago14

G-Whizz
Pre-Deadline A or B questions!

Time for the pre-deadline A or B thread! What are your last minute questions on captaincy, transfers, bench or even anything else? Please post as an A or B question, and please answer a few other…

4 years, 1 month ago58

G-Whizz
BGW30 Fixture and clean sheet odds

4 years, 1 month ago0

Az
members video: az & elfozzie (take 2!)

Hey guys, Due to the audio complications of last nights Members video, I've had to remove it from the channel. Chris (El Fozzie) and I will be recording a new video for members only at 16:15 today…

4 years, 1 month ago1

Skonto Rigga
RMT Surgery with Tom

Questions for Tom in here!

4 years, 1 month ago49

Rotation's Alter Ego
Time for TAA to go?

Just catching up on this morning's news, haven't seen this exact report linked on here yet: Trent Alexander-Arnold is targeting the Premier League title showdown with Manchester City on April 10 f…

4 years, 1 month ago11

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Morning all, six GW30 pressers today following on from the two yesterday: Arteta - 10am Moyes - 10.30am Rodgers - 1pm Gerrard - 1pm Frank - 1.30pm Conte - 1.30pm

4 years, 1 month ago9

RedLightning
GW29 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 29. How did your Gameweek go? You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

4 years, 1 month ago17

RedLightning
FFS Members Cup

Gameweek 30 will be the Qualifying Round for this season’s Second FFS Members Cup (see https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2022/03/16/prizes-on-offer-as-the-second-2021-22-ffs-members-cup-open…

4 years, 1 month ago8

Az
premium members video tonight! ElFozzie & Mark Sutherns

Members Video Alert! El Fozzie is joined by Mark tonight, just for you lovely Premium Members of the site. Link will be posted here: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/members-only-videos/ T…

4 years, 1 month ago1

circusmonkey
Clean sheet and goalscorer odds

Here are some clean sheet and any time goalscorer odds for you. I like the idea that the odds tell you something about the real probabilities but at times, these odds show either lazy pricing or th…

4 years, 1 month ago18

Rotation's Alter Ego
New Double Gameweeks announced

Wow wow here we go then, bunch of doubles announced.

 DGW 31 Burnley vs Everton DGW 33
 Liverpool v Man Utd, Chelsea v Arsenal, Everton v Leicester City, Newcastle United v Crystal Palace,…

4 years, 1 month ago38

_Make
The future of FPL as algorithmic models improve

Very interesting interview, thanks for posting, and thanks to FPL_Tikka for the really helpful insights. My own concern about the future of FPL is that as algorithmic models get better, and as FPL…

4 years, 1 month ago31

Skonto Rigga
RMT Surgery with Tom

Questions for Tom go here!

4 years, 1 month ago94

G-Whizz
DGW29 Fixture and clean sheet odds

DGW29 fixture odds can be found here: Part i: https://prnt.sc/Tei_1eWu-VxA Part ii: https://prnt.sc/yY6Dd6ApSwPj (Provided by Betbrain.com) DGW28 clean sheets: CHE: 52% ✅ & 50% ❌ ARS: 46% ❌ …

4 years, 1 month ago7

Camzy
Salah or Kane for captain?

I don't know if it's a controversial take or not, but I think Salah is clearly a better captain than Kane this week imo. The stats say he's better, he plays for the better team, he's a midfielder,…

4 years, 1 month ago34

Mullered in Maenam
Allsvenskan returns!

ALLSVENSKAN starts 2nd April 2022 I’m sure Meltens will be producing Allsvenskan content soon but just an early heads-up for mini-leagues, The Koh Samui Classic and The Koh Samui H2H. We had 43…

4 years, 1 month ago18

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Morning folks, Friday's press conference times are here: Klopp - 11am Smith - 1pm Rangnick - 1.30pm Lampard - 1.30pm Moyes - 1.30pm Frank - 1.30pm Rodgers - 1.30pm Arteta - 1.30pm

4 years, 1 month ago6

RedLightning
GW28 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 28. How did your Gameweek go? You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

4 years, 1 month ago29

Az
members only video: GW28 Aftermath with Mark and Andy N.

Members video tonight with Mark and Andy N! Will be live at 2130, straight after the Thursday games. A place to celebrate your successes, or wallow in your despair. Link posted in: https://www.fan…

4 years, 1 month ago1

DavvaMC
UK government have seized Chelsea FC as an asset...

UK government have seized Chelsea FC as an asset. Roman has been sanctioned. Chelsea cannot sell any tickets for future games only season ticket holders.

4 years, 1 month ago0

Skonto Rigga
Thursday's Press Conference Times

Morning all! A handful of pressers today and some more tonight, with the 'GW29' section of the last six almost certainly embargoed until tomorrow: Vieira - 1pm Dyche - 1.15pm Potter - 1.30pm Guard…

4 years, 1 month ago0

The Mentaculus
Leicester players for future doubles

I'm wondering how people are planning to target Leicester's upcoming DGWs. Maddison from 30 (if fit) is pretty much a lock for me, and I could double up with Barnes fairly easily or, more awkwardly…

4 years, 1 month ago27

G-Whizz
DGW28 Fixture and clean sheet odds

DGW28 fixture odds can be found here: Part i https://prnt.sc/uNV-ELBjIMWu Part ii https://prnt.sc/0v34rhnlca1j (Provided by Betbrain.com) GW27 clean sheets: MCI: 49% ✅ MNU: 49% ✅ SOU: 43% ✅ …

4 years, 1 month ago20

RedLightning
Best Chelsea defender - Rudiger or James?

Which is the best Chelsea defender to bring in this week? Rudiger has only missed one match all season (against Brentford in GW8) and has played 90 minutes in all the others, so he would be the sa…

4 years, 1 month ago12

Skonto Rigga
RMT Surgery with Tom

RMTs/questions for Tom go here!

4 years, 1 month ago72

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Morning all, a bumper crop of pressers for you today: Howe - 9am Smith - 9.30am Tuchel - 11am Vieira - 12pm Klopp - 12.30pm Gerrard - 1pm Lage - 1pm Rangnick - 1.15pm Lampard - 1.30pm Guardiola - …

4 years, 1 month ago3

RedLightning
GW27 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 27. How did your Gameweek go? You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

4 years, 1 month ago30

J0E
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - questions

Scoutcast 8pm Tues Feel free to leave your questions for us here We'll be focusing on DGWK 28 and beyond.

4 years, 1 month ago10

Rotation's Alter Ego
Chelsea Norwich pencilled in for DGW28

Chelsea Norwich will double in 28 if either win their FA Cup Game this midweek https://twitter.com/NorwichCityFC/status/1497904347576950784?t=mWq8Exm7aV7BRsCoSBaJjw&s=19

4 years, 1 month ago12

Rotation's Alter Ego
Reaction to Bielsa sacking

Leeds have now officially "parted company" with Bielsa They also confirmed that they "will aim to make an announcement on a new appointment tomorrow" with Marsch being the current heavy favourite.…

4 years, 1 month ago8

Skonto Rigga
RMT Surgery with Tom

RMTs/questions for Tom go here!

4 years, 1 month ago60

RedLightning
GW26 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 26. How did your Gameweek go? You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

4 years, 1 month ago35

G-Whizz
GW27 Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW27 fixture odds can be found here: https://prnt.sc/mTjm08KbyLSO (Provided by Betbrain.com) GW26 clean sheets: LIV: 60% ❌ & 50% ✅ ARS: 52% ❌ & 52% ❌ MCI: 52% ❌ BHA: 49% ❌ AVL: 46% ❌…

4 years, 1 month ago8

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Morning all, here are today's pressers: Bielsa - 9am Howe - 9am Gerrard - 9am Rangnick - 12.45pm Vieira - 1pm Hodgson - 1.30pm Moyes - 1.30pm Conte - 1.30pm Frank - 1.30pm Guardiola - 1.30pm Lamp…

4 years, 1 month ago4

Az
premium members video: Gameweek 27 preview w/ Simon March

Hey all, A new Premium Members Video is up in the Members Area. I chatted to former winner of FPL & Pro Pundit Simon March about how he got on in GW26 and how he's set up for GW27 and beyond. Che…

4 years, 1 month ago8

Skonto Rigga
Thursday's Press Conference Times

Morning all, just a handful of pressers today, including Burnley's: Smith - 9am Dyche - 1.15pm Potter - 1.30pm Hasenhuttl - 1.30pm Lage - post-match tonight

4 years, 1 month ago1

Rupert The Horse
DGW27 Best Picks

With FHs being wielded by quite a few in the FFS crowd, who are you looking at or should FFS managers be looking at? It does seem a bit of a template is emerging, which is inevitable, and which sh…

4 years, 2 months ago45

Geoff
Chip strategy for GW27

I'm curious about chip strategy.. I Wildcarded last week with the plan to FH for GW27. I'll still be doing that (triple Arsenal and triple Liverpool). What chip are you playing and why? And has y…

4 years, 2 months ago32

G-Whizz
DGW26 Fixture and clean sheet odds

DGW26 fixture odds can be found here: Part i http://prntscr.com/5ISpu9fGsWRj Part ii http://prntscr.com/S4Df8BZttn9C (Provided by Betbrain.com) GW25 clean sheets: MCI: 60% ✅ WHU: 43% ❌ MNU: 42…

4 years, 2 months ago5

Az
mark & gianni members video live stream - 8 p.m. tonight!

Mark and Gianni will be on hand for the Members video at 8 p.m. tonight to discuss their plans for GW26 and their reactions to the DGW news!! Members can find the link here: https://www.fantasyfoo…

4 years, 2 months ago2

Rotation's Alter Ego
DGW 28 and 29 announced

Bunch of doubles announced! https://www.premierleague.com/news/2489359?sf253653656=1 Thursday 10 March 19:30 Southampton v Newcastle 19:30 Wolves v Watford 19:45 Leeds v Aston Villa (Amazon Prime…

4 years, 2 months ago3

Atimis
Best Liverpool Triple?

So are you getting third Pool player - one of Diaz, Mane, Firmino or Robo? I say that most of you say that none of these is actually a good option so are we pushing it because of DGW? What are yo…

4 years, 2 months ago20

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Morning, all! A bumper day of press conferences today, all eyes and ears on Klopp at lunch: Bielsa - 9am Howe - 9am Smith - 9am Klopp - 12.15pm Vieira - 1pm Hodgson - 1pm Lage - 1pm Tuchel - 1pm …

4 years, 2 months ago2

TopMarx
Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery - GW26 & GW27

Fancy taking on the Scout Picks? I’m after two Community champions one for GW26 and one for GW27. How it works: a member of the Community will be selected to go head-to-head against the Scout P…

4 years, 2 months ago0

Atimis
What defenders are you targeting?

What is your def setup going forward ? Recon Chelsea def will be needed since GW27/28 so are you gonna play 4 at the back ? Or just scarifying one of Robo/Laporte to go TAA/Cancelo/James ?

4 years, 2 months ago18

Skonto Rigga
Thursday's Press Conference Times

All your Weghorst questions answered (with a "touch and go") this lunchtime: Hasenhuttl - 1pm Dyche - 1.15pm Lampard - 1.15pm Potter - 1.30pm Rodgers - post-match tonight (the GW26 bit likely emba…

4 years, 2 months ago6

RedLightning
GW25 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 25. How did your Gameweek go? You can share your tales of joy and woe here.

4 years, 2 months ago21

Az
more ways to filter by FPL points in the Members Area

Just wanted to draw people's attentions to some new tweaks to the Members area. One of the most requested features since I joined full time has been a more comprehensive way of filtering by FPL po…

4 years, 2 months ago2