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 Geoff | TAA Replacements As mentioned by many on site and many new outlets, Alexander-Arnold looks like he could be set to be out for a month. What are the FPL, PL, and CL implications of this? How big a loss is it for L… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 49 |
 Gregor | The Eye Test - GW22 The Eye Test - Did any players, preferably those that might be going under the radar, catch your eye during any games or highlights that you’ve seen over the last gameweek. Victor Lindelöf loo… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 39 |
Geoff | Gameweek 22 Rough with the Smooth Gameweek 22 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW22 go? Did your transfers pay off? Did a hit turn out badly? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gamewee… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 46 |
 Deulofail | DGW planning Just had a quick look at blanks and doubles. The first obvious strat that jumps out to me is: In short: BGW27: Bench the blankers GW28-32: Buy DGW32 players BGW31: FH DGW32: BB/TC BGW33: Bench th… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 69 |
Geoff | Wagner leaves Huddersfield - are there FPL implications? With Wagner leaving Huddersfield before a 4 game run of MCI, EVE, che, ARS, what do we make of this for FPL? There weren't many Huddersfield options anyway so I suspect most of us won't be buying… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 17 |
 Awesom-o | Shock Kane twist Allíviated by Delécious differential? Obviously we don’t know yet if Harry Kane is out injured, but the perception is that Spurs struggle without him. I've had a look and here is how they have managed without him going back to 16/17… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 16 |
 J0E | Live Scoutcast Tuesday at 9:30pm - Leave your questions here Live Scoutcast 9:30pm Tuesday. Each week we look at the key player, team and talking point. Which player should we discuss and why? Which team should we discuss and why? What should our talking … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 27 |
 Pierce34 | The Mo I practice...the luckier I get? Looking for some balanced Salah discussion. A disclaimer: no, I don't have Salah, and yes, I'm doing pretty well this season so I have by no means been burned by not owning him. So then, I'm still… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 73 |
Gregor | Gameweek 22 Captaincy I’m struggling a bit with my armband this week. If I had Aubameyang or Sterling then I think it’d be an easier decision and I’d recommend going with one of those if you have them. My big hi… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 50 |
 @ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge GW22 SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 22 Not gonna miss another one!! ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior to the start of the gamew… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 24 |
Geoff | December Community Writer of the Month Hi all, With December now finished, it's time to vote for the Community Writer that you think has made the biggest/most important contribution to the site in the past month. Congratulations to Nov… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 4 |
Geoff | GW22 breakout players Into the new year and looking towards future blanks and doubles, we're now up to GW22. Who do you think will find form and step up to score big this GW, and why? Do you think it will be an alread… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
Geoff | Members Only - Premium Options Really happy to have this article in, thanks to TopMarx for writing and submitting it. Of Salah, Hazard, Kane, Aubameyang, Aguero, and Sterling who are you going for? Can you fit in more than 3? … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 45 |
 Srv210 | January transfer wishes So, not one of those RMT questions, Which team do you support and which signings you'll like to see there (realistic signings)??? | 7 years, 2 months ago | 79 |
Geoff | Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 22 Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 22 Once again, one champion representing the community will take on the Scout Picks this week with a chance to win a prize at the end of the sea… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
 G-Whizz | GW22 ODR, Fixture and clean sheet odds GW22 ODR, Fixtures and clean sheet odds GW22 ODR ADR: Arsenal (1) Burnley, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, and (2) Cardiff, Chelsea, Huddersfield, Leicester, W… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 17 |
Geoff | Ideal Midfield selections What's your ideal midfield right now? Obviously there are many ways to do it: 4 or 5 man midfields are possible, very cheap 5th midfielders, cheap forwards enabling expensive midfielders, a few mi… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 80 |
@ocprodigy | SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE GW20 RESULTS SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 20 RESULTS Greetings from Vegas, the one and only city of sin! Apologies for the delay in this one... been pre-occupied in counting how many sins I can build up! … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
 onetowatch | Non-template second half gems Who is a secret gem you think will do well from now till end of the season? Non template players Thinking Sanchez of Man Utd | 7 years, 2 months ago | 31 |
J0E | Live Scoutcast Tuesday at 9:30pm - Leave your questions here Live Scoutcast 9:30pm Tuesday Each week we look at the key player, team and talking point. Which player(s) should we discuss and why? Which team(s) should we discuss and why? What should our … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 33 |
 Rotation's Alter Ego | New Dawn for Sky Blues? Following a couple of disappointing results for Pep’s Citizens, many of their players dropped out of our teams. However, following a well fought and important victory over Klopp’s Liverpool we … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 53 |
 Camzy | Will Kane still shine with no Son? Interesting thing Son leaving for Asian Cup. Kane's leanest spells have been when Son isn't starting. Look at his stretches of blanks and then correspond to when Son isn't playing. It's quite tem… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
 DA Minnion (Former great) | What are your New Year's resolutions? New year's resolutions fantasy wise. 1. less hits 2. Stop chasing points. 3. No Huddersfield defenders.(schindler I'm looking at you) Any more? | 7 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
Geoff | Gameweek 21 Rough with the Smooth Gameweek 21 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW21 go? Did your transfers pay off? Did a hit turn out badly? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gamewee… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 67 |
 _Make | When to Wildcard? Will you all be holding wildcards for the double gameweek season? Last year I dutifully wildcarded to a late DGW (35 I think) team which, collectively, with bench boost, mustered around 40 points… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 45 |
 WesMantooth | Kola needs some appreciation Kola needs some appreciation. With 3 cleans in 20 gwks Emery needs his team to work a lot on the defensive aspects of the game. Their defence is not elite (xgoal against is twice that of city and… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 27 |
Camzy | Are we overlooking City assets? Are we all completely overlooking City assets? Everyone seems to have sold Sane, Aguero and Sterling when they were once essential. Their fixtures are really nice too. WOL hud new. All games they … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 42 |
Gregor | Gameweek 21 Captaincy Happy New Year everyone, hope your hangovers aren’t too severe as we head straight back to business for the start of another gameweek! With league leaders Manchester City and Liverpool facing off… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 34 |
Rotation's Alter Ego | Picking the right Premiums Assuming you can only fit 3 in, which 3 of these do you think we should be going with? Why? Kane, Salah, Hazard, Sterling, Aubameyang, Aguero Or do you go with 2 and load up from the large number… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 45 |
Geoff | GW21 breakout players Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The last in a series of hectic GWs, we've arrived at GW21: who do you think will find form and step up to score big, and why? Do you think it will be an alr… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 20 |
Geoff | Golden Boot predictions We're now past the halfway point of the season and can look forward to a tight race for the golden boot, many of our mini-leagues, and possibly the Premier League title. While there are debates ab… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 17 |
Geoff | Gameweek 20 Rough with the Smooth Gameweek 20 Rough with the Smooth Another fast turnaround, and some big scores from big players could mean big roughs and big smooths. How did your GW20 go? Did your transfers pay off? Did a hit… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 52 |
G-Whizz | GW21 ODR, Fixture and average clean sheet odds GW21 ODR, Fixtures and clean sheet odds GW21 ODR ADR: Arsenal and Tottenham (1) Chelsea, Everton, Manchester City and Manchester United (2) Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Leicester, Liver… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 7 |
 Legomané | We need to talk about Mo.. Non-owners, will you stubbornly hold off acquisition? Have you a plan in mind to bring Mo in? Squad surgery will be required for most I imagine - how do you plan to manoeuvre adequate funds into … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 86 |
Gregor | Gameweek 20 Captaincy So the poll points to Kane and the stats suggest Salah, but where will your armband be going this gameweek? I have both Kane and Salah in my team and I’ve got it on the Egyptian. Two attacking … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 61 |
Legomané | Last Wan Standing.. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is the only player from my original GW1 fifteen, to have survived the whole of the first half of the season in my squad. Who are yours? | 7 years, 2 months ago | 61 |
@ocprodigy | Scout Picks Challenge - GW 20 SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 20 Sorry for the late posting, hopefully all have time to enter. GW19 results tomorrow 🙂 ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or a… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 35 |
Geoff | GW20 breakout players Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic GW20 is already almost upon us: who do you think will find form and step up in GW20 to score big, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established na… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 43 |
G-Whizz | GW20 ODR, Fixture and average clean sheet odds GW20 ODR, Fixtures and clean sheet odds GW20 ODR ADR: Brighton, Huddersfield and Liverpool (2) Bournemouth, Burnley, Chelsea, Fulham, Leicester, Manchester City, Manchester United and West Ham (3… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 18 |
Geoff | Gameweek 19 Rough with the Smooth Gameweek 19 Rough with the Smooth Quick turnarounds this GW mean we can put the bad behind us. How did your GW19 go? Did your transfers pay off? Did a hit turn out badly? How did your bench per… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 65 |
Rotation's Alter Ego | Rotation Roulette - GW 19-20 Another week of jam-packed games brings a close to the festive period and welcomes in the new year for FPL managers. Last gameweek was another high scoring boxing day with minimum rotation - Richa… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
 Ginkapo FPL | How should we assess the 'template team'? Is there a myth surrounding the "template" thats going unnoticed? Early in the season the template serves to act as a good guide as to what the majority are doing and is helpful in allowing a man… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 28 |
 FPL ZB | Christmas Clean Sheets With City and Chelsea conceding for fun, and Liverpool’s fixtures turning, what are you doing with your defenders over the festive period? Goals galore yesterday, with tired legs aplenty. Worth … | 7 years, 2 months ago | 21 |
FPL ZB | Midfield Minefield A few poor City performances, with many people doubling up on Sane and Sterling. What’s your current thinking? Spurs have good fixtures but a congested list. Eriksen with great form, Sonny smashi… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 13 |
Geoff | Members Area disruption I recognize that the Members Area was down before the deadline for a brief period today - apologies to anyone who was affected. It looks to have been unforeseen volume that came in right at the de… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 0 |
@ocprodigy | SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE GW 19 SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 19 A massive congratulations to A Manager Has No Name for topping the league at Christmas. GW19 is now open! Prepare for tomorrow's festive games! ****** WHAT IS… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 26 |
Geoff | GW19 breakout players Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic GW19 is already almost upon us: who do you think will find form and step up in GW19 to score big, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established na… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 32 |
Geoff | Gameweek 18 Rough with the Smooth Gameweek 18 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW18 go? Did your transfers pay off? Did a hit turn out badly? How did your bench perform? Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gamewe… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 96 |
Legomané | Sonny side up? With Son heading off to the Asian Games after GW22, can non-owners justify a short term acquisition? GW19 : Bournemouth (H) GW20 : Wolves (H) GW21 : Cardiff (A) GW22 : Manchester Utd (H) | 7 years, 2 months ago | 33 |
Geoff | Man City: time to look elsewhere? While United had a very strong GW18, scoring 5 and looking fluid, City struggled mightily against Palace. It is, of course, only one game, but City have looked a little bit less like City lately an… | 7 years, 2 months ago | 28 |