Hot Topics

Below are the Hot Topics currently being discussed, with access to all past discussions.

To create a Hot Topic you have to post and interact with the community in the comments section under articles. Moderators read these comments and will and promote some important comments to Hot Topics as the conversations develop.

You should use the flag option to alert mods to posts and discussions that you feel should be promoted to Hot Topic status. Write ‘Potential Hot Topic?’ in the box that pops up after ticking the flag.

And don’t forget to use your voting powers: upvote posts that positively contribute to important discussions. These posts are seen more often by the moderating team!

Author Hot Topic Date Replies

Geoff
Wanted: Mods for Arabic content

Anyone out there interested in being an mod for Arabic content? Looking for a few, so please email me if you're interested! Geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk

5 years, 11 months ago 0

DantheManinaPan
To wildcard or not to wildcard, that is the question.

I was so so tempted to wildcard today, and very nearly hit the trigger, but I decided that before I would, I’d write down a list of reasons why it might not be worth it to see if I could convince…

5 years, 11 months ago 29

Gregor
Gameweek 2 Captaincy

All aboard for Aubameyang? No arguing with the poll from me this week as the in form Arsenal man takes on a West Ham side that lost comfortably at home to Newcastle last week at the Emirates in t…

5 years, 11 months ago 28

Geoff
GW2 Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who had a poor GW1 (or didn't have a fixture), or has very low ownership. Have you seen something in someo…

5 years, 11 months ago 46

G-Whizz
GW2 Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW2 Fixtures and clean sheet odds GW2 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/uj1sku (Provided by Betbrain) GW1 clean sheet results LIV: 47% ❌ ARS: 40% ✅ WOL: 39% ✅ CHE: 38% ❌ …

5 years, 11 months ago 12

BigManBakar
GW1 Review

The Review: GW 1 Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. Presented below is my analysis of the Premier League action in GW 1 with a look ahead to GW 2: (Data taken from FFScout…

5 years, 11 months ago 14

Meltens
Allsvenskan DGW21 - Scout picks and chips

Double Gameweek time in Fantasy Allsvenskan! Scout picks are here, be sure to check them out: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-dgw21-scout-picks Will you use this opportun…

5 years, 11 months ago 7

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 2

We're looking for a new Community Champion for Gameweek 2. Think you have the eye to pick the differentials and form a winning team vs the Scout Picks? We need a Community Champion to represent us…

5 years, 11 months ago 0

TopMarx
The Great And The Good Community Team

Great to have these articles again this season and what a good opportunity for the community to get involved. For those who would like to put themselves forward for selection, as mentioned by the…

5 years, 11 months ago 9

Camzy
Are Man United's fixtures overrated?

I think a lot of people are blinded by Manchester United right now because of this Palace fixture (which btw, isn't even that good considering Palace's decent GW1 showing against Southampton). Thei…

5 years, 11 months ago 39

Lateriser 12
The FPL Wire - Episode 3

New Episode Alert "Why did you have to ask me first?" - The FPL Wire Ep 3 Zophar, BigManBakar & I discuss GW1 Observations, Spurs Assets, Early Wildcards, Mo, Everton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Budget …

5 years, 11 months ago 13

Geoff
Gameweek 1 Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW1? Were any of your players benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 1, here:

5 years, 11 months ago 42

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight (Tues) 8pm - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight -8pm Az and I will be joined by Simon March! Feel free to leave your questions here.

5 years, 11 months ago 37

DavidMunday815
Fulham vs Arsenal Match Data Live

Hi everyone, Just to let you know that the match data from Fulham v Arsenal has updated in the Premium Members Area. Make sure you head over there now to view average positions of every player, to…

5 years, 11 months ago 9

Meltens
Allsvenskan GW20 - Scout Picks

Scout picks gameweek 20 here https://twitter.com/allsvfantasy/status/1304710556604039169?s=21 Anyone else caught up in the Tankovic hype or do you think it was just a flash in the pan last week? A…

5 years, 11 months ago 8

Gregor
GW1 Captaincy

Auba - Ownership: 48.5%, Poll: 53.31% Salah - Ownership: 32.3%, Poll: 25.65% Mané - Ownership: 14%, Poll: 3.89% Werner - Ownership: 49.4%, Poll: 3.53% Those percentages for Salah are quite su…

5 years, 11 months ago 23

BigManBakar
GW1 Preview

The Preview: GW 1 Hi everyone! Having a tough time deciding on your FPL team? Here I address the most common dilemmas in the FPL community right now, hours before we head into GW1: (Data taken …

5 years, 11 months ago 16

BigManBakar
Promoted Teams FPL Assets

Which FPL assets to pick from promoted teams? Hi everyone, I hope you have been keeping well over the break. Presented below is an overview of this season’s promoted teams as we head closer to …

5 years, 11 months ago 20

andy85wsm
Not the eye test vs stats debate again...

Enjoyed this, and I think it's always important to have a good eye for both stats and general play, I think even the most hardened "stats people" would agree. Everyone loves a good eye test v stat…

5 years, 11 months ago 10

andy85wsm
SCOUT PICKS CHAMPION LOTTERY - GAMEWEEK 1

We're back with a new season of Community Champions, ahead of FPL 2020/21. Think you have the eye to pick the differentials and form a winning team vs the Scout Picks? We need a Community Champion…

5 years, 11 months ago 0

Meltens
Allsvenskan BGW19 - Scout Picks and captains

Scout picks for blank gameweek 19 here: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw19-scout-picks Honestly, it's a tough gameweek with most teams struggling to field more than 7-8…

5 years, 11 months ago 28

TopMarx
Is there value in going big at the back?

Thank you for the article kierenbwfc. It's an interesting debate and it's good to see Pro Pundit Darren Wiles also favouring a big-at-the-back approach, as I am too. FPL is a limited-budget game, …

5 years, 11 months ago 38

Lateriser 12
The FPL Wire, Episode 2

The FPL Wire Episode 2 is now live. This week, Zophar, Bakar & I discuss Wildcards, Going without Mo, Kai, New, Eve, Lei, Captainces & our teams. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOPL3C1…

5 years, 11 months ago 9

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight (Tues) 8pm - leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight! Starts at 8pm. Feel free to leave your questions here.

5 years, 11 months ago 45

pundit of punts
Reasons to wildcard in GW4

10 reasons to WC in GW 4 - 🙂 1. Chelsea mid of choice to emerge after the first few gws 2. Getting the likes of Vardy, Aguero, Jimenez etc as their fixtures turn gold after a few gws 3. Mid pri…

5 years, 11 months ago 50

G-Whizz
GW1 Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW1 Fixtures and clean sheet odds GW1 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/ud63id (Provided by Betbrain) GW1 clean sheet odds LIV: 47% ARS: 40% WOL: 39% CHE: 38% TOT: 38% LEI: 34% W…

5 years, 11 months ago 31

Gregor
Favoured Fodder

With just over a week now to get our tinkering done, I think I’m happy with the bulk of my squad and the biggest question marks probably hang over the ‘fodder’ players that I will be largely …

5 years, 12 months ago 35

mir
Head-to-Head Leagues Entry

Just a reminder the FFScout Head -to-Head leagues close at the GW1 deadline. Details on how to enter are in the link below. https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/08/28/2020-21-ffscout-head-t…

5 years, 12 months ago 2

Lateriser 12
The FPL Wire, Episode 1

*New Pod Alert* "It was an emotional time" - The FPL Wire Ep 1 (Now Live) Zophar666, BigManBakar and I are really excited to share this with you. We hope enjoy, RT & Subscribe. A Big Thank You t…

5 years, 12 months ago 23

Rotation's Alter Ego
August Community Writer of the Month

After a fantastic August that saw 30 CAs published in the runup to the new season, it's now that time where we ask you to show your thanks to the writers. Every month we ask you to vote for the Com…

5 years, 12 months ago 0

FPL ZB
Penny pinching forwards

Where are you looking for your budget forwards? (6.0 and below) Mitrovic, Adams and Rodrigo seem the current picks, but the likes of Batshuayi could get a transfer and become viable. Or will yo…

5 years, 12 months ago 28

Geoff
Best 'season keeper' picks

Who is your top 'season keeper' this season? *Obviously no one is essential *Obviously no one is actually a must have *Obviously BGWs and DGWs mean most players won't be in our team for 38 GWs. S…

5 years, 12 months ago 50

Camzy
Too Soon for Timo Time?

Getting more and more settled without Werner in the draft to start the season. To be clear, I don't think he's a bad pick. I think he'll be very good in fact and may be bringing him in as early as…

5 years, 12 months ago 23

sully29
Dissecting Doherty

Regarding Doherty and whether he's a better/worse pick at Spurs..... The issue isn't whether he will be attacking, it's whether he'll be able to attack in the same way he does at Wolves. Because i…

6 years, 12 hours ago 70

Meltens
Allsvenskan GW18 - Scout picks and captains

https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw18-scout-picks Who are you captaining this week? Malmö and Hammarby had midweek fixtures, does that play into it for you? Final GW befo…

6 years, 2 days ago 5

Piggs Boson
Liverpool 19/20 attacking shape compared with Man City 17/18.

If anyone's interested, here's a comparison of the Liverpool 19/20 attacking shape with the Man City 17/18 attacking shape. Arguably two of the best ever Premier League sides (99pts & 100pts 😯 ):…

6 years, 2 days ago 22

Davido989
The Worst FPL Terms

FPL Terms you don't like I'll go first: Price points

6 years, 3 days ago 170

Rotation's Alter Ego
Mid-priced forwards to lead the line

Really good roundup of the mid-priced forwards here, thank you Mentor! Speaking of which, who is the best 2nd forward? Assuming most people are using a 352 (or a 343, despite it's fall in popular…

6 years, 4 days ago 19

AK ⭐
The Potential New Look Chelsea

With all the news (and there's so much of it) on Chelsea business in this transfer window, I thought I'd share my thoughts and educated guess and predictions with you lot on how Frank Lampard would…

6 years, 6 days ago 48

TopMarx
Spurs Scout Notes

My thoughts on Spurs and notes from the first pre-season friendly yesterday: Ostensibly a 4-4-2 line-up but changes in attack, Gedson was playing the advanced right-back role. Son up top with All…

6 years, 7 days ago 41

Geoff
GW1: Picks, Chips, and Captains

With the fixtures now out, who is a lock for your GW1 team? Alongside that, how are you planning to get around the BGW? Early WC? Chip? Strong bench? Do you have a GW1 captain lined up?

6 years, 9 days ago 47

mir
H2H league entry is LIVE

Just a quick note to advise that the FFScout Head-to-Head 2020 / 2021 entry league is now open. I've renewed last seasons league so if you remained in that league until the end of the seson you'll …

6 years, 13 days ago 7

Portsmouth Bubblejet
Home and Away Rotation Pairs

Here are the 38-game home & away rotating pairs for the 2020-21 season. Each club has one team with whom they always rotate home-and-away. Some pairs are allocated due to close geographical proxim…

6 years, 10 days ago 22

Davido989
An early template?

Yes I know fixtures aren't out yet (even so, only blanks would affect my thought process) so feel free to ignore this if it's not your thing 🙂 4.5 | Nyland Trent | Virgil | Vinagre | 4.5 | 4.0 Sa…

6 years, 13 days ago 48

The Mighty Hippo
Top Punts

Which players are you taking a punt on this year, either because you have a feeling they will break out and do well, or because they are a new addition to the league who's grabbed your attention? …

6 years, 13 days ago 47

Geoff
FFS mini-leagues update

Mini-leagues update! With the new T&Cs regarding cash mini-leagues in FPL, we will be adjusting the requirements for our FFS leagues. The Fantasy Football Scout mini-league will still be availab…

6 years, 13 days ago 0

Ze_Austin
The best defences

With full manpower and based on regularly seen performances over the last three seasons, the best fixture-proof defences in the league are Liverpool, Man City and Wolves. In FPL, that gives you TAA…

6 years, 13 days ago 28

FPL ZB
Gameweek Deadline moved

Gameweek deadlines have now moved to 90 minutes before kick off of the first match of the gameweek. This should eliminate any advantages gained from ‘in the know’ accounts leaking team news. …

6 years, 15 days ago 20

Gregor
Overpriced Assets

Firmino at the same price as last season is disappointing for me, anyone else you think is over priced and you will be avoiding?

6 years, 15 days ago 26

RedLightning
Mini-leagues to enter

Mini-leagues to enter: The Opening Day League (2kyuez) is for teams that enter it in the first 24 hours after the FPL launch. It will be closed to new entries at about 10.40am on Sunday 16th Augus…

6 years, 15 days ago 24