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BigManBakar
GW36+ Review

The Review: GW 36+ Hi everyone, welcome to The Review. Here I bring some clarity to your transfer thoughts heading into the business end of the season as we approach GW37+: (Data taken from FFSc…

6 years, 1 month ago 18

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW37+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 37+ There's going to be a very welcomed gap in gameweeks after this gameweek begins, so I'll play catch-up over the next week to deliver everything. GW33+ results…

6 years, 1 month ago 13

HollyShand
Are sideways moves a waste?

Sideways Moves At this late stage of the season, are sideways moves the right thing to do, or is it just chasing points? We’ve seen Manchester City’s points spread around the midfield, with m…

6 years, 1 month ago 15

avfc82
GW37+ Q&A

Rather than cover a specific topic this week, I’m going to be on here for the next hour, and can answer any questions you have on captaincy, transfers, team selections, differentials etc, to the …

6 years, 1 month ago 191

J0E
Live Scoutcast 5:15pm Thurs - Leave your questions here

Scoutcast Thursday at 5:15pm Feel free to leave your questions for us here as we look ahead to Gameweek 37.

6 years, 1 month ago 31

Geoff
Pre-deadline A or B questions

Let's do a little pre-deadline A or B thread here. What are your last minute decisions on captaincy/transfers/bench/anything else? Please post as an A or B question, and please answer a few other…

6 years, 1 month ago 207

Gregor
Gameweek 36+ Captaincy

Anyone for Pep roulette? The stakes are high but if you like a gamble and your number comes in then the rewards can be huge! My money would be on Raheem Sterling, he came through for me in the …

6 years, 1 month ago 37

Greyhead
The next Jungle VIP?

Thanks, who will be this week’s jungle VIP and cause the biggest Antonio swing? In the article above I have suggested David Silva, Stuart Armstrong or Olivier Giroud but who is everyone backing?

6 years, 1 month ago 5

andy85wsm
Fantasy Football Scout: Extra Time

If you haven't already seen it we have a second YouTube channel - Fantasy Football Scout: Extra Time. For now it features clips from our other content. Don't have enough time to watch an entire S…

6 years, 1 month ago 0

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW33+ results (the prize round)

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 33+ RESULTS [PRIZE] The prize round... whose won their free FFS Membership for next year?! Entries: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/21960085 *****…

6 years, 1 month ago 2

Geoff
Gameweek 35+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW35+? 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 35+, here:

6 years, 1 month ago 17

Maximus Bonimus Pointimus
Is the Vardy Party over or just getting started?

Guys, what do we think about Vardy... Putting the Newcastle match to one side (looked a bit of a freak with the sending off etc) Henderson has only conceded 6 goals in his last 11 starts Then re…

6 years, 1 month ago 19

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW36+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 36+ Behind myself on results atm! I will be doing them this morning at least until GW34+. ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or a…

6 years, 1 month ago 16

G-Whizz
GW36+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW36+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW36+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/th72rn (Provided by Betbrain) GW35+ clean sheets MUN: 51% ❌ LIV: 49% ❌ MCY: 46% ✅ CHE: 45% ❌ W…

6 years, 1 month ago 3

BigManBakar
The Review: GW 35+

The Review: GW 35+ Hi everyone, welcome to The Review. Having a tough time deciding what transfers to make? Here I cast my eyes on FPL events, past and future, heading into GW36+: (Data taken fr…

6 years, 1 month ago 23

Sam FPLFamily
Investing in Manchester

It seems that it is becoming increasingly important to invest in Manchester - both the red and blue side! So with 6 spots available, how are you deciding on a strategy. Three attackers from both? A…

6 years, 1 month ago 18

J0E
Live Scoutcast 5:15pm today - Leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast today at 5:15pm Joining me to answer your questions will be Andy and Az. Feel free to leave your questions here

6 years, 1 month ago 20

FPL Virgin
FPL and mental health

FPL has such a devastating impact on a person's mental health ... How long before their is an FPL suicide? The game has been designed to be an addiction with euphoric highs and crushing lows but w…

6 years, 1 month ago 78

Willmissudimitrypayet
Choosing the right Citizens

Man City got 3 days rest now before Bournemouth and then just 2 days before the FA cup fixture vs Arsenal which is for sure Pep's priority. After that it's just 2 days rest again before Watford. It…

6 years, 1 month ago 15

RedLightning
FFS mini-leagues report, GW34+

Chris McGowan (Queens of the South Age) has regained the lead from Mark May (frankiem) in our Fantasy Football Scout mini-league (https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/12683/standings/c) (ooyz4…

6 years, 1 month ago 4

Gregor
Gameweek 35+ Captaincy

Bruno Fernandes is the runaway leader in the Captains Poll this week, but with Southampton in good form, both sides coming into the fixture with the same number of days rest since the last game and…

6 years, 1 month ago 43

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW35+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 35+ GW33+ results tomorrow morning, which will confirm who'll be receiving an FFS membership free of charge! GW32+ results: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk…

6 years, 1 month ago 15

BigManBakar
GW34+ Review

The Review: GW 34+ Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. With GW’s coming thick and fast, it’s time to look back on the key numbers of GW34+ with a look ahead to GW35+: …

6 years, 1 month ago 37

Geoff
Best GK to finish the season

The GK template in Greyhead's above article is Pope (7) Martinez (4).. Those are the two in my team but Pope (liv WOL) and Martinez (tot LIV) don't fill me with confidence for the next two Gamewee…

6 years, 1 month ago 18

avfc82
Champions League draw

So, Man City will face Lyon or Juventus in the Champions League quarter-finals if they can hold on to their first-leg advantage over Real Madrid. Here’s the draw in full… Quarter-Finals: 1 Re…

6 years, 1 month ago 23

Geoff
GW35+ Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who is a bit under the radar, has very few transfers in, or has low ownership. Have you seen something in …

6 years, 1 month ago 17

G-Whizz
GW35+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW35+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW35+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tezrbb (Provided by Betbrain) GW34+ clean sheets MCY: 58% ✅ MUN: 49% ✅ CHE: 47% ❌ WOL: 44% ❌ W…

6 years, 1 month ago 11

Geoff
GW34+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW34+? 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 34+, here:

6 years, 1 month ago 33

zøphar
The Salah Conundrum

The Salah conundrum Salah showed his appetite for the golden boot yesterday with his biggest haul of the season so far - 18 points. He took EIGHT shots, five of which were on target. He has now p…

6 years, 1 month ago 59

J0E
Live Scoutcast Thursday 1pm - leave your questions here

Scoutcast Thursday at 1pm ahead of #GW35 On the show I'll be joined by @lateriser12 and @FPLCruyff74 Feel free to leave your questions here

6 years, 1 month ago 29

Gregor
Gameweek 34+ Captaincy

Kevin De Bruyne, Bruno Fernandes and Harry Kane look like the main captaincy contenders this gameweek, but which horse are you backing? KDB: Rested, home game, opposition have injury problems and…

6 years, 1 month ago 36

Geoff
GW34+ Breakout Players

Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who is a bit under the radar, has very few transfers in, or has low ownership. Have you seen something in …

6 years, 1 month ago 12

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW34+

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 34+ GW32+ results to come, followed shortly by our prize round of GW33+! I'll possibly be doing more prize rounds in the next few GWs, but will keep this one as a …

6 years, 1 month ago 16

Geoff
GW33+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW33+? 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 33+, here:

6 years, 1 month ago 33

G-Whizz
GW34+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW34+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW34+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tczzx8 (Provided by Betbrain) GW33+ clean sheets MUN: 57% ❌ LEI: 46% ✅ MCY: 46% ❌ CHE: 45% ✅ L…

6 years, 1 month ago 11

BigManBakar
GW33+ Review

The Review: GW 33+ Hi everyone, welcome to the latest edition of The Review. Presented below is my statistical analysis of the Premier League action in GW 33+ with a view on GW34+: (Data taken f…

6 years, 1 month ago 15

J0E
Live Scoutcast 5:15pm today - Leave your questions here

Scoutcast today at 5:15pm I'll be joined by Andy and Az. Feel free to leave your questions for us here.

6 years, 1 month ago 52

Meltens
Fantasy Allsvenskan GW6 Scout Picks

This weeks scout picks for Fantasy Allsvenskan: https://www.allsvenskan.se/fantasy/fantasy-football-scout-gw6-scout-picks I have unfortunately not had the time to write more here on FFS to go with…

6 years, 1 month ago 4

Gregor
Gameweek 33+ Captaincy

Form, fixture, motivation, more rest since the last game over their opponent - all roads seem to lead to Man United assets, but with Martial and Rashford bagging the points in GW31+ and Fernandes a…

6 years, 1 month ago 63

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge GW33+ (Prize for this game-week)

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 33+ [PRIZE FOR THIS GW] To spice things up a little and offer additional support to the website, I'm willing to donate a FFS Membership for the upcoming season to …

6 years, 1 month ago 26

Rotation's Alter Ego
Community Articles before GW33

Evening all. Little HT about the Community Articles we've had go up between the deadlines just in case you hadn't seen them over on the sidebar - please do go give them some feedback if you have a…

6 years, 1 month ago 0

HollyShand
5 in Midfield?

Forward Formation Surely it's not just me who feels that there's a distinct lack of forwards to pick from? I'm thinking of switching to a 3-5-2 this week, with Rashford and Jimenez, bolstered by N…

6 years, 1 month ago 24

BigManBakar
The Review - GW32+

The Review - GW32+ Hi everyone! Confused with what transfer(s) to make? I present to you this week’s “The Review” with a view of bringing clarity to your transfer thoughts ahead of GW33+: (…

6 years, 1 month ago 24

Long ago I drew a walrus
Who might get rotated this week?

My thoughts on FH choices and rotation for the upcoming GW. 1. There is no reason for Salah and Mane to be rested. They're playing their 2nd match in 4 days, not their 4th in 11, they're naturally…

6 years, 1 month ago 28

Coys96
Priorities for a plethora of attackers

With so many good attacking options coming through at the moment, which should we prioritise? It seems sensible to double up on both City and United attack and of course Mr Reliable, Jimenez. But …

6 years, 1 month ago 17

Geoff
Gameweek 32+ Rough with the Smooth

How was your GW32+? 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 32+, here:

6 years, 1 month ago 16

avfc82
Summer transfer window

The 2020 summer transfer window in England is expected to open as soon as the Premier League season ends, with clubs looking at how they can improve their squads. But who is likely to be splashing…

6 years, 1 month ago 54

G-Whizz
GW33+ Fixture and clean sheet odds

GW33+ fixtures and clean sheet odds GW33+ fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/tarsbb (Provided by Betbrain) GW32+ clean sheets ARS: 42% ✅ MUN: 42% ✅ WOL: 41% ✅ CPL: 38% ❌ C…

6 years, 1 month ago 6

_Make
Targeting Captaincy Hauls

OK here's a fun bit of analysis which I think heartily supports Lateriser's strategy for targetting the hauls each gameweek. The question I asked myself is this: taking a ludicrously (and unnecess…

6 years, 1 month ago 33

Rotation's Alter Ego
June Community Writer of the Month

After a brief pause due to no football, Community articles have been flowing freely including a fantastic growth in the Scandanavian Fantasy games. Every month we ask you to vote for the Community …

6 years, 2 months ago 0