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New players added to the game 06/12 Rafael Camacho - Liverpool, Midfielder, £5.0 06/12 Josh Knight - Leicester, Defender, £4.0 10/12 Ben White - Brighton, Defender, £4.0 16/12 Timothy Eyoma - T…

Guys - we need to talk about Marcos Alonso. There's been a tangible uptick in the Alonso-out sentiment recently, increasing as week each passes without a goal. Frequently cited justifications inc…

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. For me, Gerard Deulo…

Gameweek 17 Rough with the Smooth How did your GW17 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…

I've never been one to really take any notice of the FPL Cup, for me it's just a nice little detour on the road to that Overall Rank at the end of the season. Way too much luck involved to ever be …

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 tal…

GW18 Fixture and clean sheet odds Best fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/lvsww1 (Provided by Betbrain) Once again, my eyes are drawn to the odds given for the Man United fixture.…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 17 GW13 and GW14 results up.. I owe 2 more.. ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior to the start…

Following on from yesterdays post by Irbox, 'Sane v Sterling For The Armband' (linked in Hot Topics, worth a read if you haven't already), I've run some analysis on City, specifically down the left…

News of Gueye potentially being out is important for the captaincy debate this week. He is the only reason everton's defence has been any use at all. Without him and facing a wounded City with pote…

Nice and easy for me this week; Harry Kane, rested at Leicester last weekend takes on Burnley at Wembley looking to overtake Salah and Aubameyang as the Premier League’s top goalscorer. With Spur…

With news that TAA is out for a few weeks(apparently), what are plans for his replacement? Going to pick Lowe this week and brave going without Pool assets entirely till after the City game Have a…

We saw loads of rotation the last few GWs partly because of the compressed PL schedule, but also because many squads are looking strong. We are now back to weekend games for this GW, before it gets…

Thoughts on City: would never feel comfortable captaining Sterling or any of them for that matter. Rotation always imminent with Pep and for those arguing ‘Sterling plays 90 or 0’, this has onl…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will find form and step up in GW17 to score big, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established name in many of our sides or someo…

Man City's fixture run: I'd be struggling to guess which games Sterling starts vs. which he's benched, and also wouldn't want to rely on Pep not subbing him on in the games he's benched... Any f…

So I was looking at Kane & Auba's fixtures trying to see when the captaincy rotation ends/need to look for another big hitter to complement them... Their fixture run is just astounding, literally…

With West Ham firing and their fixtures looking good are you looking seriously at a double up? In attack or defence? For me, West Ham have been a little disappointing defensively and I hoped for m…

City's midfield assets The above article describes many of our City options. Why have you gone with the group of City players you have? Defend your choices. How does Silva out affect the others? …

Hi there, this is for anyone who plays Fifa19 on the PS4. A couple of season's ago we set up FFScout FC which is a pro clubs Fifa team specifically for the Fantasy Football Scout community. We ha…

Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 17 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…

Should be quite a few of these this week.. Gameweek 16 Rough with the Smooth Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 16 here:

GW17 Fixture and clean sheet odds Best fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/lt6q9p (Provided by Betbrain) Can't say I fully understand the odds being banded about for Manchester Uni…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 14 RESULTS Catch up catch up catch up... GW14 entries: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19336448 ***** GAMEWEEK RESULTS ***** Here are the gameweek…

Is it racism regarding Sterling and the media or is it that he's one of the best players? I thought it was racism at first, enough big players who are black have had bad headlines about them, Sterl…

A couple of players who caught my eye this week; Javier Hernandez impressed with a brace at Newcastle in GW14 and some were quick to make the trade from Marko Arnautovic following his injury in m…

With so many big names starting on the bench in the past 2 GWs, are you re-assessing how you will go into the rest of December? Are you looking to spread your budget across your front 8, or will …

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 talkin…

For many this was Salah's last chance before selling. Wonder what owners will do now? Surely too hard to let go, but still not showing his value at £13m? What would you do or are you doing, kee…

For those who want light relief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AxKgUKUpFc This is amazing

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang arrives into the gameweek on the back of a staggering five price rises in six days and now sits in around 1 in every 3 FPL teams. With Arsenal at home to Huddersfield this…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 16 I owe a lot of results... they'll be coming ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior to the sta…

Emery has given us every sign that his team is adaptable to the oponent and even to the ever-changing situation in-match. His management is dynamic and pragmactic, and he is not afraid to make chan…

So I was doing abut of research on the new Southampton managers style, and thought that I would share some of the things that I’ve come across. Red Bull played mainly 4-2-2-2, counter attacking/…

The above article nicely sums up the arguments for many of the picks. Is there anything you disagree with? Which point is most compelling? Who have you gone for, or are you still undecided? What h…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will find form and step up in GW16 to score big, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established name in many of our sides or someo…

Who is keeping Hazard and who is ditching him? A fairly decent run after the City game, but do we think he is not delivering?

Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 16 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…

Gameweek 15 Rough with the Smooth Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 15 here:

Let’s talk Forwards Lots are now looking to get 2 big hitters up front (primarily Kane and Auba). However Wilson and Jimenez are providing incredible value and appear fixture and rotation proo…

GW16 Fixture and clean sheet odds Best fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/lrcl4x (Provided by Betbrain) For the first time since November 2010 not a single clean sheet kept over t…

Live Scoutcast 9:30pm Tonight (Wednesday). 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…

Arnie replacements will no doubt be a big topic of discussion. Wilson: No brainer for non-owners. Incredible form, value for money and season keeper. Mitrovic: Ranieri has stated that the Serbia…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will find form and step up in GW15 to score big, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established name in many of our sides or someo…

The dreaded winter rotation is often talked about with fear and caution, but the actual impact of it is debatable. So, time for you all to earn some sweet (meaningless) bragging rights 😉 Let's h…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 15 GW12 results: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/19376408 ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, ever…

With rotation likely to be a feature of the GW ahead...how is your bench shaping up?

GW15 Fixture and clean sheet odds Best fixture odds can be found here: http://prntscr.com/lq8vqo (Provided by Betbrain) GW14 clean sheets finished like this... MCY: 52% ❌ CHE: 50% ✔ CRY: 48% …

Arsenal's next 5 games: United - Away Huddersfield - Home Southampton - Away Burnley - Home Brighton - Away Looking at some shots conceded data from the last 6 games: United have allowed the 6th…

With Sergio Aguero ruled out at the weekend and a doubt for the mid-week game as City look to manage him through the busiest period of the season, a lot of managers are now turning to Harry Kane or…