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| Author | Hot Topic | Date | Replies |
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BigManBakar |
The Review - Gameweek 28
The Review - GW 28 Greetings all! Having a tough time deciding what transfers to make? The Review is back as I discuss FPL events, past and future, with a particular eye on the double gameweek: (… |
6 years, 5 months ago | 14 |
Lateriser 12 |
Chip strategy discussion
Lots of discussion on chip strategies last night on the Scoutcast. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=she21xkHei4&t=1748s Where are you at currently with Chip Strategy and how… |
6 years, 5 months ago | 48 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
February Writer of the Month vote
As February flew by, our eyes began turning to the Blank and Double period and this was echoed in our Community articles! A smaller crowd to pick from for this month, each of whom wrote multiple to… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 3 |
DavidMunday815 |
Captaincy poll reset
Hi guys, with this DGW29 announcement, we have now reset the results of the GW29 captaincy poll, allowing you all to recast your vote with the latest information to hand. I've screenshotted the res… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 9 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
City and Arsenal Double Dilemma
As expected then, GW 29 is confirmed as a double gameweek. Who will you be buying from City and Arsenal then? Is it worth risking the rotation or should we keep it simple with 1 or 2 nailed player… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 37 |
Sam FPLFamily |
Form vs Fixtures
With just 10 gameweeks left what takes priority in your FPL transfer plans. Is it players who are in a great run of form - the likes of Calvert-Lewin or Fernandes, or do you prioritise those with t… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 29 |
Geoff |
GW28 Rough with the Smooth
How did your GW go? Which of your players were 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 28, here: |
6 years, 6 months ago | 62 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday Lateriser already confirmed. Just waiting on the third scoutcaster, will know later today. Feel free to leave your questions for us here. |
6 years, 6 months ago | 31 |
Gregor |
A Sarr is Born?
Ismaïla Sarr then - After a slow start to life at Watford he came alive under the stewardship of Nigel Pearson, an injury then stunted his progress for a bit but now he’s back with a bang with a… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 28 |
d1sable |
Transfer paralysis?
Anyone else feeling a little paralysed transfer wise with so much still left unknown. Has all this Blank and DGW stuff got to you? Anyone burying their heads in the sand and playing for the mome… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 34 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
GW 28 News Roundup
What we learnt in the runup to Gameweek 28… Liverpool Henderson and Milner are running again but they won’t be ready to make a return - though Milner is close. https://twitter.com/LynchStanda… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 8 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge - GW28
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 28 GW25, 26, 27 overdue. Sorry....! My weekend of nothing turned into a weekend of work. In better news, now in Vietnam! So I'll try to get GW25 done shortly befo… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 29 |
avfc82 |
GW28 differentials
With just 11 Gameweeks to go till the end of the season, are there any FPL differentials flying under the radar you're looking at for Gameweek 28 and beyond, who have an ownership of 5% or less? |
6 years, 6 months ago | 40 |
Geoff |
GW28 Breakout Players
Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 22 |
G-Whizz |
GW28 Fixture and clean sheet odds
GW28 fixtures and clean sheet odds GW28 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/r8rjo7 (Provided by Betbrain) GW27 clean sheets LIV: 55% ❌ CRY: 48% ✅ MUN: 48% ✅ WOL: 48% ✅ CHE:… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 4 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
FFS Cup Entry now open
This feels a good place as any to add this little reminder for those that might not have seen the article yesterday: Entry for the 2nd FFS Cup of the season is now open! Entry closes 10:30am on M… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 0 |
HollyShand |
We need to talk about Kevin
Is anyone thinking of selling KDB short-term? My current chip strategy thinking is to use free transfers to build a side for BGW31 and then Wildcard for GW32. De Bruyne only has two fixtures in … |
6 years, 6 months ago | 52 |
BigManBakar |
The Review - Gameweek 27
The Review - GW 27 Greetings everyone! Here I pen my thoughts on the climate of the FPL stratosphere as I once again run the scanner over the happenings of the Premier League weekend: (Raw data t… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 34 |
Geoff |
Memorable FPL Hauls
As we're heading into Chip season, with multiple DGWs and BGWs, which FPL hauls from the past are the most memorable for you? Aguero's 5 against Newcastle maybe? Arshavin's big return against Li… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 88 |
Geoff |
GW27 Rough with the Smooth
How did your GW go? Which of your players were 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 27, here: |
6 years, 6 months ago | 51 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tonight (Tues) - leave your questions here
SCOUTCAST 8pm Tonight! Feel free to leave your questions for us here. |
6 years, 6 months ago | 44 |
Sam FPLFamily |
Aubameyang dilemma
With back to back returns Aubameyang is now the premium forward in form in the league. Couple this with no returns for Vardy or Aguero this weekend (although still with Firmino to play) means that … |
6 years, 6 months ago | 43 |
Hulk Smash |
Martial or Fernandes?
Martial or Bruno? |
6 years, 6 months ago | 20 |
Champ |
Grealish vs Harvey Barnes
J.Grealish vs H.Barnes (Nevada State Court) tldr - Barnes won Due to the blank plus swing in fixtures, I thought it would be worth comparing both players recent performances Gameweeks 23-26 (B… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 12 |
FPL Virgin |
Stick or twist on Grealish?
What are people doing with Grealish? Incredible players and easily the best midfielder option in his price bracket, but a blank and tough fixtures loom. Is switching to a Leicester midfielder a n… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 22 |
G-Whizz |
GW27 Fixture and clean sheet odds
GW27 fixtures and clean sheet odds GW27 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/r61ujo (Provided by Betbrain) GW26 clean sheets MCY: 52% ✅ LIV: 47% ✅ EVE: 46% ❌ SHU: 46% ❌ ARS:… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 6 |
Gregor |
Captaincy - Gameweek 27
Mohammed Salah is once again the peoples and obvious choice this gameweek and with a home tie against lowly West Ham, 6 goals in his last 5 home games and probable penalty duties, it’s easy to se… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 41 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge GW27
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 27 Results are coming on the way, I promise. We'll be caught up tomorrow (nothing planned for the weekend - wooo!) GW23 results: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 20 |
BigManBakar |
GW26 - The Review Part 2
The Review: GW 26 Part 2 Greetings everyone! Here I dissect the remainder of GW 26’s action along with looking ahead to the round of fixtures in GW 27 to follow: (Raw data taken from FFScout w… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 4 |
HollyShand |
Which of the Wonderous Wolves?
Wolves players are starting to build momentum once more, despite their involvement in the Europa League. They are likely to make it to the next round of the knockout stages, following their convinc… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 14 |
Rotation's Alter Ego |
GW 27 News Roundup
What we learnt in the run-up to Gameweek 27... Liverpool Henderson will be out for “three weeks or so”. Shaqiri isn’t close to team training yet and Liverpool won’t put a time pressure on… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 20 |
Geoff |
GW27 Breakout Players
Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Maybe someone who hasn't had a double digit score in a while, has a series of no attacking returns, or has very low owner… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 27 |
Geoff |
Congratulations Philman and Pep Pig!
Congratulations to the winners of both the FFS Members Cup and the FFS Cup! If the winners could please send me an email I can sort out your prizes. |
6 years, 6 months ago | 0 |
Lateriser 12 |
Plans for a possible DGW29
With reference to my article here: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2020/02/19/the-fpl-state-of-play-blanks-doubles-european-football-and-son-replacements/ What is your plan in case City and… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 31 |
Geoff |
GW26 Rough with the Smooth
We've done it! GW26 is over. How did your GW go? Which of your players were benched? Did you get any injuries? How did your bench perform? Did your captain return? Tell us your tales of joy and w… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 40 |
Rogue Todd |
Countdown to GW29 Conundrum
Just my tuppence on a potential DGW 29 after comments yesterday from the Twitterazzi that the DGW in 29 is more likely than unlikely: In contrast to those who are looking at City's fixtures, seein… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 38 |
@persecuted_by_mods |
Is BGW31 the best time to play your Free Hit?
Surely the optimal strategy for free hit IS when there's only a few fixtures on, everybody that doesn't have a free hit and most likely doesn't own those players as they'll be from poorer teams wil… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 54 |
IRBOX ⚽ |
Midfield options with Son out
With the shock news regarding Son Heung-Min what are owners planning on doing? There seems to be a real lack of midfield options at present. Salah and KDB are the obvious template, however, is a Li… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 36 |
Az |
That third liverpool slot
Will be touching on this in an article I've written (coming out today I think) But am wondering what your take on the third Liverpool slot is? We've pretty much all got Salah and Trent, but the t… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 30 |
Geoff |
What are your BGW28 plans?
What are your plans to deal with GW28 blanks? I have XI players but will likely do Grealish, Lundstram, or KDB out to help my starting XI and have a bench option. I'm also hoping to roll a transfe… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 76 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast 8pm Tues - leave your questions here
Scoutcast 8pm Tuesday. Joining me are Az and Holly Looking forward to it. Ahead of tomorrow feel free to leave your questions for us here |
6 years, 6 months ago | 65 |
NorwichCityLad |
What is playing ‘price points’?
Is a having a price point a good idea or not never bothered myself but am thinking of doing something different as never finished inside 100k |
6 years, 6 months ago | 20 |
Legomané |
Man City face 2 year euro hiatus
UEFA have announced this evening that Manchester City are to face a 2 year ban from European competition and €30m fine, over serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Re… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 22 |
avfc82 |
Premier League top four race
Liverpool’s dominance in the Premier League this season has all but ended any hopes of a title race, but there’s a fascinating battle developing below. Leicester City are odds-on to join Liver… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 35 |
BigManBakar |
Gameweek 26 Review - Part I
The Review: GW 26 Part 1 Greetings! With GW 26 spread over 2 weeks of football, I have decided to split this GW’s review into 2 halves. In this half, I talk about the teams that have already pla… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 20 |
andy85wsm |
What to do with Lundstram?
What are Lundstram owners looking to do now? Third benching in a row, has certainly lost his place....or has he? Did well against Palace in GW25 and has now come on to win them the game against B… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 64 |
Boris Bodega |
Final call for Pundit Playoff
Last chance to register for the Pundits Playoff competition this season. The team managers may be looking to shake up their teams for the final push - are you the FPL player with the edge they need… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 0 |
@ocprodigy |
Scout Picks Challenge - GW26
SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 26 Sorry guys, my busiest time at work by far and it doesn’t look like easing unfortunately. GW 23, 24 and 25 ASAP. GW21 results: https://www.fantasyfootballsco… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 19 |
G-Whizz |
GW26 Fixture and clean sheet odds
GW26 fixtures and clean sheet odds Last week Liverpool (503DS) beat Southampton 4-0. DS stats no longer available for the forseeable... GW26 fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/q… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 5 |
avfc82 |
GW26 IN SEARCH OF CLEAN SHEETS
Unsurprisingly, Liverpool have the best defensive record in the Premier League to date, with 15 goals conceded, followed by Sheffield United (23) and Leicester City (26). In Gameweek 26, the booki… |
6 years, 6 months ago | 62 |
