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As a TAA owner i did a bit of research on Klopp’s defence decisions last year. I looked at 3 situations similar to this year.3 games in one week.PL game- CL game- PL game.The rotation is clear an…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Lacazette looked dangerous, Aubameyang did damage off the bench, and Bellerin looked very attacking; with Ozil quietly becoming an option and maybe Ramsey to…

Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 10 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…

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 weekend? This week, i’d like to g…

Having watched the Che-MU game, I was very impressed with Luiz. Even though Rudiger took the plaudits, Luiz was in the box a lot, even took a few set pieces. I think it is safe to say he is now nai…

Thanks Geoff 🙂 I've enjoyed collaborating on this with Greyhead. I like his 'The Great and The Good v Hall of Fame' idea, although not happy about losing Ville 😉 I've found it interesting to loo…

Gameweek 9 Rough with the Smooth Although we still have one game remaining, Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 9 here:

Live Scoutcast Tuesday at 9:30pm 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 ou…

I'm sure no one has asked this yet...well not in the last 10 minutes anyway, so Aguero owners, what's the general feeling, happy that he's getting consistent enough returns, or does this 60 minutes…

Early deadline today all! Who's your captain? What are your transfers? Are you using any chips? I've sold Rolantsson for Granli, and TLO for Johnson. Captaincy for me is between Haland, Johnson,…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 9 In order to explain GW8... I didn't realise there was a Friday game, so didn't open the gameweek. Apologies! Gameweek 7 results later this weekend... been that …

So, although Aguero is miles ahead in the captain poll, given Mohamed Salah had been an injury doubt for much of the week but has now returned to training, are you tempted to go with the Liverpool …

Defensive stat for the opponents of the big 4 captaincy options this gameweek (Kane, Hazard, Aguero and Salah) West Ham average home defensive stats xG Conceded: 1.1 (7th best home record) Goals C…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will step up in GW9 and be a popular transfer in for GW10, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established name in many of our side…

Group A+ (Excellent) Wolves 55%/51 Group A (Good) Burnley 47%/76 Arsenal 47%/57 Group B (Fair) City 43%/22 Leicester 42%/35 Chelsea 42%/32 Everton 43%/36 B'mouth 42%/45 United 43%/36 Palac…

Afternoon all. Apologies for the lack of timestamps last time, was otherwise engaged all week. This week we had the whole spectrum of technical difficulties, with Az joining late following a batt…

Thank you for editing Geoff! I think it's fascinating how the Cønts team beat all except one of our individual teams! Individually we didn't manage to completely overcome our biases. I'd be inter…

Interesting scoutcast with discussion about Lacazette and shots on target / sustainability and comparisons to vardy etc, asking if Lacazette could be that player... This is where the eye test come…

GW9 DS, Fixture and clean sheet odds Last week Spurs (441DS) could only score a solitary goal but was still victorious over Cardiff. Manchester United (435DS) overcame a two goal deficit at Old Tr…

Looking back at the season, I see clearly 3 major turning points for FPL managers, moments that either propelled managers to greater heights or that brought them crashing down to earth. Of course t…

Scout Picks Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 9 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 seas…

The Great and The Good GW8 '343 remains the preferred weapon of choice for the majority of The Great and The Good and this has now been utilised 54% of the time.' Is 343, for you, the best format…

I'd appreciate a bit of input about my strategy this year please! It was clear from a couple of reactions in earlier posts that some managers feel differently about. I want to get a more input to …

REPOST: Lost on last article. Saw a post earlier on how many Dream team players people had so thought I would review the current Dream team. Ederson (43) Alonso (60) | Doherty (49) | Robertson (4…

Live Scoutcast Tues Oct 16 - 9:30pm 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…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What are your thoughts on the captaincy this week? Are you looking somewhere other than Aguero, Salah, and Hazard? Is this a good week for a differential? I…

Salah returning to Liverpool Mohamed Salah has returned to Liverpool for treatment after he limped off with an injury late in Egypt’s 4-1 win over Swaziland on Friday, after he earlier scored a …

The IB is gloomy enough, so I'd like to Get some positive vibes going by going in the opposite direction of Jealus Viper. Lets all talk about our best desicions this season. I'll start the bragging…

I decided to take up Deulofail's suggestion 😛 https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/10/11/fpl-injury-monitor-the-latest-news-and-quotes/?hc_page=2&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_1907049…

Beat my team: Goals - 27 Assists - 20 Clean Sheets - 21 For quick calculation, use https://www.anewpla.net/fpl/report/

Which player has been your worst pick so far this season and your one biggest regret? For me Lowton has been my worst pick. Was expecting Burnley to be the usual but they have been so trash. Bigges…

New Meet the Manager Video In what proved to be excellent timing I caught up with Matthew Jones (Numb)) in the week he reached the summit of our Live Hall of Fame. Why patience is a virtue Four s…

Do we actually think TAA is first choice? Lovren back now and kept a CS against city, and Gomez has obviously played much better than TAA so far this year Who is the best to pair up with Robertson…

It's time now to vote for your favourite community writer for September! Please email us (community@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk) with the name of the author you think was the most impressive throug…

Sign up now for the second FFScout Charity Cup on Saturday 17th November 2018 We already have around 20 players signed up for the second Fantasy Football Scout Charity Cup but want around double t…

Hello everyone, Speedy, FC Lackless and I are starting a new FFS community team tournament similar to Community Watch but shorter and with far better organisation. There will probably be a draft p…

The Eye Test - Which players caught your eye during any games or highlights that you saw during the last gameweek? For me, as mentioned in the article above, Bernard looked great during the highl…

NEW Meet the Manager video I chat to Richard Clarke (aka Ricardo355), who is vying for top spot in FFS's Hall of Fame. -7 top 10,000 finishes, -2 top 500 finishes -Lowest ever finish in 12 sea…

Should we consider going without a premium striker this season? Aguero is pick of the bunch IMO, and the template looks to be one big hitter up front with two under 7.0, or at least it was. Agu…

Those who are Wildcarding before GW9 will likely have already pushed the button, but those who have 1 FT or 2 FTs have a harder decision. Are you planning on making your transfers early, or will y…

Gameweek 8 Rough with the Smooth Feel free to post your tales of joy and woe from Gameweek 8 here:

Thanks to those that tuned into GWK 8 Breakfast Club. Don't worry if you missed it, you can watch back here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr8OUv7Xg94 Special appearance from my sofa too for t…

The Large sofa prayer for us Kane non-owners. Our Kane who art in Tottenham, Harry be thy name. Thy blank come. Thy will be done, in Cardiff as it is in football. Give us this day our daily re…

New Video Make sure you watch our press conference round up ahead of tonight's GWK 8 #FPL deadline Neale joins me to discuss: Man City surprise returns Spurs long injury list Illness at Arsena…

Far more deliberating going on with the captaincy this week, if you have Kane then you will surely hand him the armband, but what about those without? Given Spurs slogged out a tough game on Wedn…

I'm watching the MTM video, and it's always great to watch, not because I feel closer to FPL geniuses, but because it's always fun to add faces, voices and arguments to FPL managers. It makes the g…

New video Meet the Manager I chat to Will Thomas about his 5 top 10K OR, including 82nd and 753rd in #FPL His success in Sky. Playing multiple formats Strategies for success Why bargain hun…

What are people's plans for Lpool assets after the Int break. Massive fixture swing for one of the form teams in the league. I'm currently on Salah Mane Robertson but am worried about rotation for…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Who do you think will step up in GW8 and be a popular transfer in for GW9, and why? Do you think it will be an already-established name in our sides or some…

GW8 DS, Fixture and clean sheet odds Last week saw Manchester City (752DS) win 2-0, Arsenal (437DS) beat Watford by the same score as did Spurs (415DS) away to Huddersfield. Manchester United (295…