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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

RedLightning
GW8 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 8. How did your Gameweek go? Were your transfers, hits, wildcard or differentials successful? Did you get a big red or green arrow? You can share your tales of jo…

4 years, 4 months ago29

J0E
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday - leave your questions here

SCOUTCAST 8pm TUESDAY Feel free to leave your questions here. #gw9

4 years, 4 months ago17

hueycho
Son available to play?

Apparently Son tested NEGATIVE from his second test and is availablen for Newcastle!! Yay!!

4 years, 4 months ago9

Boris Bodega
Strikers Keepers, Losers Weepers Matchday 2 line-ups

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VYVwEQm4QBVqe7ceBmUnF2tgV4iM4EyoYAxEbWea9bQ/edit#gid=0 Line ups are out for matchday 2 in the Community Tournament!

4 years, 4 months ago0

Meltens
Allsvenskan Scout Picks GW23

Scout picks for GW23: https://allsvenskan.se/fantasy/scout-picks-gw23-1 How are you all doing after the IB? 🙂 Looking to WC soon? Captain M Eriksson or one of the Malmö lads?

4 years, 4 months ago14

cfreel
Differential League - GW8

Differential League 2021 - GW 7 Results & GW 8 Form. Pick a new team each week with players that have under 10% ownership and see who the differential master is by the end of the season. Further …

4 years, 4 months ago1

Mullered in Maenam
Bundesliga GW 8 Wildcard Discussion

Mods, could we have a Hot Topic please for "Bundesliga GW 8 Wildcard" for comments related to the topic. And thanks once again FFFrog for the picks, I have many of those in my squad. Many thanks.

4 years, 4 months ago6

Az
GW 8 Q&A

Sam and I are doing a Live Q&A ahead of Gameweek 8. Any questions for us?

4 years, 4 months ago23

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Morning folks, 13 pressers scheduled for today: Smith - 9.30am Klopp - 11am Lage - 1pm Vieira - 1pm Solskjaer - 1pm Farke - 1pm Benitez - 1.15pm Pep - 1.30pm Tuchel - 1.30pm Moyes - 1.30pm Bruce -…

4 years, 4 months ago4

Camzy
Classic Kolarov

Omg I thought this video was lost forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aOSurZka4c Amazing. I remember that season fondly.

4 years, 4 months ago14

Skonto Rigga
Thursday's Press Conference Times

Morning all, here are Thursday's press conference times (all in BST): Hasenhuttl - 11am Bielsa - 1pm Dyche - 1.15pm Arteta - 1.30pm Potter - 1.30pm Frank - 4.15pm

4 years, 4 months ago2

Steve The Spud
Best Jota Replacements

Jota owners, if he’s confirmed out for this game and possibly the next - who will you sell him for or will you hold? Been doing some analysis on the mids on the bracket just below 6-7m Best o…

4 years, 4 months ago10

Az
Wildcard decisions

How are those Wildcards coming on Wildcarding peeps? What are the big decisions you're deliberating?

4 years, 4 months ago14

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tuesday 8pm - leave your questions here

**SCOUTCAST back Tues, 8pm** Previewing GWK 8 and beyond Let us know your questions here.

4 years, 4 months ago27

Lateriser 12
Submit questions for Lateriser

For this week's article for Fantasy Football Scout, I will be taking your questions. Go on, ask away.

4 years, 4 months ago20

TopMarx
How shot volume, position, and squad value help predict finishing skill

Finishing skill is a really interesting topic, and I think one aspect of finishing skill that doesn't get spoken about enough is something Michael Caley observed back in 2014 https://cartilagefreec…

4 years, 4 months ago19

The Final Boss
Lukaku has "muscle fatigue"

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez: "Romelu Lukaku is suffering from muscle fatigue, same as Eden Hazard. They're not in best conditions to play. They're leaving the national team camp due to these pro…

4 years, 4 months ago7

Rotation's Alter Ego
September Community Writer of the Month Vote

We’re once again asking for our community to vote for their favourite community writers of the month - apologies for the delay! A huge thanks to them all for the work they put in researching, pla…

4 years, 4 months ago1

Tonyawesome69
Wildcarders: Best Goalkeeper to back?

Fellow WCers, how are we getting on with the GK decision between Sanchez, Ramsdale and Raya

4 years, 5 months ago42

G-Whizz
GW8 Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW8 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/1urv6n1 (Provided by Betbrain) GW7 clean sheet results: CHE: 49% ❌ MNU: 45% ❌ WOL: 41% ❌ WHU: 38% ❌ BUR: 36% ✅ LEE: 34% ✅ LEI: 32…

4 years, 5 months ago3

RedLightning
GW7 Mini-League Leaders

This is a report on the leaders of various Fantasy Football Scout FPL mini-leagues and community competitions after a low-scoring Gameweek 7. ** FFSCOUT OPEN FPL LEAGUE Abhishek Yerra is the new …

4 years, 5 months ago1

RedLightning
GW7 Rough with the Smooth

Rough with the Smooth, Gameweek 7 How did your Gameweek go? Were your transfers, hits or wildcard successful? Did you get a big red or green arrow? Were you one of the few whose captain didn't bl…

4 years, 5 months ago31

Geoff
Who are the best Wildcard picks?

I'm not sure how many Wildcards are in play, but I often find it a good exercise to think about what my ideal Wildcard would be; it helps me clarify what I like about my team, what I don't like, an…

4 years, 5 months ago33

Boris Bodega
Strikers Keepers, Losers Weepers scores

The first Match Week of the best FPL Community Competition is about to get underway. To follow the scores, and see how the teams have lines up, click on this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadshe…

4 years, 5 months ago1

Az
Mark Sutherns GW7 Members Only Video

Don’t forget to check out Mark and Andy N’s Members only video ahead of the GW7 deadline! https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2021/10/01/mark-sutherns-fpl-gameweek-7-preview-and-latest-tea…

4 years, 5 months ago0

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tuesday 8pm - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm Feel free to leave your questions for us here.

4 years, 5 months ago23

Moderately content penguin
The case for Aubameyang

Theoretical question Had Auba on my watchlist anyway but now getting more interested. I'd be looking at a modified version of the triple premium template simply substituting Ron and cheap defende…

4 years, 5 months ago19

Kay317
Sell Ronaldo for Lukaku - or own both?

What's the general consensus on her....better to have Lukaku with a well balanced team or Lukaku and Ronaldo with weaker defence and mid? I fear not owning Ronaldo.

4 years, 5 months ago32

Meltens
Allsvenskan Fantasy Scout Picks GW21

Scout picks GW21: https://allsvenskan.se/fantasy/scout-picks-gw21

4 years, 5 months ago1

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Friday's pressers - 15 of the buggers: Smith - 8.45am Bruce - 9.30am Klopp - 10.45am Solskjaer - 1pm Moyes - 1pm Vieira - 1pm Farke - 1pm Lage - 1.10pm Guardiola - 1.30pm Tuchel - 1pm Rodgers - 1.…

4 years, 5 months ago9

Nomar
A shortage of Bamford replacements?

The paucity of good mid priced strikers available to replace Bamford is shocking. Almost feel its better to hope Torres plays and Gilmour comes in off my bench than waste a transfer on the other a…

4 years, 5 months ago13

ChelseaGuy
The Case for Antonio Captaincy

The case for Antonio captaincy So, all the talk of captaincy have mostly been around Salah & Ronaldo, I believe Antonio is being overlooked as a captaincy option. Looking at their individual stat…

4 years, 5 months ago20

Skonto Rigga
Thursday's Press Conference Times

Morning all - only five pressers today but Bielsa's is amongst them: Munoz - 1pm Dyche - 1.15pm Bielsa - 1.15pm Potter - 1.30pm Frank - 4pm

4 years, 5 months ago9

TopMarx
SCOUT PICKS COMMUNITY CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 6

Ready to take on the Scout Picks? Get your Community Picks in for Gameweek 6! Each week the Scout panel of Neale, Tom, Sam and Az pick a team of players who they think will fare best in the upcomi…

4 years, 5 months ago1

Meltens
Allsvenskan Fantasy - Scout Picks GW20

Scout Picks for GW20: https://allsvenskan.se/fantasy/scout-picks-gw20 Midweek games! It's been a while, and it looks like a potentially tricky one as well other than the (supposed) slam dunk Djurg…

4 years, 5 months ago5

G-Whizz
GW6 Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW6 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/1so2zaz (Provided by Betbrain) GW5 clean sheet results: MCI: 55% ✅ LIV: 51% ✅ WOL: 45% ❌ CHE: 41% ✅ ARS: 36% ✅ NOR: 35% ❌ MNU: 33…

4 years, 5 months ago14

Az
Gameweek 6 Q&A

Sam and I will be live tomorrow on YouTube for the weekly Q&A. Any questions you’d like us to tackle? Drop them below and / or tune in live 🙂

4 years, 5 months ago16

Alisson WondHaaland
Tough run for West Ham attackers?

Top 8 best teams by xG conceded so far this season: 1. Man city 2. Brentford 3. Aston Villa 4. Liverpool 5. Everton 6. Wolves 7. Brighton 8. Chelsea West Ham's upcoming fixtures after Leeds: Br…

4 years, 5 months ago33

james 101
What do we do with Diogo Jota?

What are Jota owners doing? A. Hold B. Drop

4 years, 5 months ago31

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

Scoutcast Live Stream Tuesday 8pm Let us know your questions here. #fpl #GW6

4 years, 5 months ago18

cfreel
Differential League 2021 - GW 6

Differential League 2021 - GW 6 Form, apology for GW 5 and GW 4 results. Pick a new team each week with players that have under 10% ownership and see who the differential master is by the end of t…

4 years, 5 months ago3

RedLightning
GW5 Mini-League Leaders

Mini-League Leaders, Gameweek 5. This is a report on the leaders of various Fantasy Football Scout FPL mini-leagues and community competitions after Gameweek 5. ** FFSCOUT OPEN FPL LEAGUE The Fa…

4 years, 5 months ago1

Meltens
Allsvenskan Fantasy Scout Picks GW19

Scout Picks GW19: https://allsvenskan.se/fantasy/scout-picks-gw19 Anyone fancy a chip this week? I’m deploying the attack-chip with Nyman - Adegbenro - Jeremejeff.

4 years, 5 months ago3

Skonto Rigga
Friday's Press Conference Times

Friday's press conference times: Smith - 9.30am Frank - 11am Klopp - 12.30pm Tuchel - 1pm Lage - 1pm Vieira - 1pm Farke - 1.15pm Guardiola - 1.30pm Potter - 1.30pm

4 years, 5 months ago0

Az
Members only video with Mark: Gameweek 5

Morning all. Mark recorded his weekly members video last night with Andy N, and you can watch it here ahead of GW5 https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/members-only-videos/

4 years, 5 months ago8

Greyhead
SKLW Final Draft 8pm Sunday

The final draft will take place here at 8pm (ish) UK time on Sunday night to fill the remaining 35 places. So if you have signed up then look out for the Boris updates as the team captains make the…

4 years, 5 months ago3

Skonto Rigga
Thursday's Press Conference Times

Morning folks, here are the press conference times for Thursday: Bruce - 9.30am Bielsa - 1pm Arteta - 1pm Benitez - 1pm Munoz - 1pm Dyche - 1.30pm Hasenhüttl - 1.30pm Solskjaer - 2pm Rodgers - po…

4 years, 5 months ago2

Az
Gameweek 5 Q&A

Any questions for Sam and I on the Q&A tomorrow ahead of Gameweek 5? We'll be live on the YouTube channel at 1030 🙂

4 years, 5 months ago25

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tues 8pm - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight - at 8pm feel free to leave your questions here

4 years, 5 months ago23

G-Whizz
GW5 Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW5 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/1s5lqgw (Provided by Betbrain) GW4 clean sheet results: CHE: 54% ✅ MNU: 51% ❌ ARS: 42% ✅ TOT: 42% ❌ MCI: 41% ✅ EVE: 38% ❌ WOL: 36…

4 years, 5 months ago7