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 Eden Wizard | Maximum captain revisited - when are you playing it? Max Cap in the final - I know a lot are considering it but, it offers the guarantee of making up/fending off a lead - even if rivals somehow nail it. Opposite argument: Can see a lot of these R16… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 6 |
 Legomané | FPL assists v FWC assists The 3-0 victory for Uruguay over Russia on Monday again highlighted some anomalies between the two formats: - The free kick scored by Luis Suarez was won by Rodrigo Bentacur. - Diego Laxalt's de… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 14 |
 ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$ | Yes/No game final standings Yes/No game final standings http://tyroreports.wixsite.com/yesorno Cheers all for taking part and well done to Thes7s for winning. | 7 years, 8 months ago | 1 |
 Geoff | Price changes have happened - how much have you gained? Fantasy Football Daily Hot Topic With the Round 3 deadline passing, we are now able to make unlimited transfers to set up for our Round of 16 team. Also with the Round 3 deadline passing, price … | 7 years, 8 months ago | 8 |
 Camzy | Knockout round strategy So I know it's way too early to make a team for the next round, but what's everyone gonna try to do? In the knockout rounds, I usually try to get 2 total fodders and a 4.0 GK to maximize my team v… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 9 |
 420king | Price Changes Take this info lightly because the values could change for next price changes, but this is how they were calculated this round: Players with price lower than 6m in GK & DEF, 8m in MID and 9m in FW… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 5 |
 FPL ZB | VAR - good or evil? An obvious hike in penalties this tournament, and controversy everywhere, but do you think VAR is working? Personally, I believe it’s good for the game, whenever it’s caused issues it’s been… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 20 |
 Siva Mohan | Suspension tightrope | 7 years, 8 months ago | 2 |
Geoff | Rest and Rotation Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the third and final Group Stage round starting today, where are we going to see significant rotation? In the England vs. Belgium game, for example, who… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 12 |
Legomané | ELITESERIEN GW14 CAPTAINCY AND TRANSFERS Afraid there is no GW14 preview this wk - so it's Hot Topic time! Who is your captain this week? What transfers have you made, or have planned? Do you have any benching headaches? If you have g… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
 Richd | Maximum Captain Chip Strategy I haven’t heard this suggested at all. But there’s only four rounds of games in week 3 instead of 6. The same as last 16. So could be a good round to max captain ? Although I do appreciate Q… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 11 |
 andy85wsm | Is Messi a leader? Friend at work said this, this morning: "I still think Messi is the best player in the world but he's not a leader, Ronaldo is" What do you think about that? I think there's some merit to it. Me… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 22 |
Geoff | What to do with Argentina assets Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What should we do with Argentina assets now that they’re close to elimination? Does Messi become a better option for the next round of games, as Argentin… | 7 years, 8 months ago | 17 |
 SW6 | Stick or Twist on 6 points? RP. If you have a captain who has scored 6 points (Suarez, Ronaldo, Costa etc) you are only really risking 4 points by changing and chasing a higher score! Every one of you should change, especia… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 29 |
Geoff | World Cup penalty takers Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Penalties are playing a bigger part in World Cup Fantasy than many of us expected – how are you adjusting? With players getting points for a won penalty, … | 7 years, 9 months ago | 27 |
Geoff | Round 2 preparations Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the deadline for Round 2 now only 8 hours away, what are your transfer plans? Are you switching around your heavy hitters or are you just tweaking your… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 18 |
 Bardo9 | The argument for a wildcard before Round 3 I know everyone on here is starting to think that WC before GW3 is a bad idea and you should use it before the QF. Here is my reasoning not to, and to use it before GW3: 1 - Those teams that get t… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 13 |
 Deulofail | Reactions to Round 1 To those tearing up their teams, destroying their defenses with wildcards or taking hits, here's something for you to consider. What have we really learnt from one round? Many were already advising… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 12 |
Geoff | WC success or struggle? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How is your World Cup Fantasy side doing so far? With Mexico’s shock win over Germany, Brazil being held by Switzerland, and Argentina being held by Icel… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 31 |
 Ludo | Prior Winners Defensive Stats The last four winners of the World Cup have kept 12 clean sheets in 16 knockout matches, conceding 4 goals. 2002 - Brazil only conceded a Michael Owen goal in the quarter finals. 2006 - Italy onl… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 9 |
Legomané | Stick or Twist? Plenty of questions overnight about whether to stick or twist on Eriksen(6) and Griezmann(8) in particular. Obviously much depends on who you have as captaincy options to twist to, with Brazilian… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 19 |
Geoff | Conduct reminder Just a reminder for anyone who is new, forgets the rules, or doesn't know what we'd like in terms of conduct from users: LOL@ posts will be removed, as will negative posts with no content. Most im… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 80 |
 Gregor | Home and away rotation pairs - which look promising? Next seasons Premiership rotation pairs looks to be as follows; Arsenal & Spurs Bournemouth & Palace Fulham & Chelsea Huddersfield & Burnley Liverpool & Everton Man City & Man United Newcastl… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 12 |
Geoff | Premier League fixtures announced Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic The Premier League fixtures are out: https://www.premierleague.com/news/720651 Manchester City couldn’t have it any better - is Sane a lock for your team?… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 30 |
 J0E | Fixtures Scoutcast 1pm Thursday Here's a link to this week's Fixtures Scoutcast, where David and I take stock of the Premier League 2018/19 fixture announcement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3dRhHfDnyA On the bill: Teams … | 7 years, 9 months ago | 5 |
J0E | World Cup Scoutcast World Cup Special Scoutcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fiXETvcTz0 David and myself look at Premium Picks Budget Gems Strategies Chips and more | 7 years, 9 months ago | 8 |
andy85wsm | What is your captaincy strategy? How many "good" captains are you looking to have over the course of a round for the group stages? I currently have... Cavani, Griezmann, Mueller, Lukaku, Rodriguez Wondering if I might be puttin… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 30 |
 Prøfeßör … | When should we bench boost? Bench boost in GW 1, in the round of 16 or elsewhere? | 7 years, 9 months ago | 18 |
ᶠᶦˡᵗʰʸLucre $$$ | World Cup Yes/No competition ***WORLD CUP YES/NO COMPETITION*** 10 questions - just answer yes or no to each. Most correct answers win with tie-breaker deciding any ties. ALL answers submitted before Russia v Saudi Arabia k… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 65 |
Geoff | World Cup Predictions Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the beginning of the World Cup only days away and the Fantasy game now released, what are your World Cup predictions? Fantasy: 1. Who will be the highe… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 22 |
J0E | Join us for a World Cup Scoutcast (1pm Wed) Lunchtime World Cup Scoutcast tomorrow with DavidMunday815 and myself Looking at the @FIFAWorldCup and @fantasyiteam games - strategies, key picks and bargains. Join us at 1pm via our Youtube c… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 16 |
Eden Wizard | How to deal with rotation risks? Seeing an increasing number of rotation risk Group H players (Sabily, Mojica etc). Why is this an issue? Group H players can't be subbed out manually as they play last in every GW furthermore, if… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 16 |
Geoff | PL players ready to step up in World Cup Fantasy Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic When the World Cup starts we’ll be able to watch many Premier League players in action surrounded by players they don’t normally play with and with diffe… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 12 |
 FFFrog | The case for an active bench over Neymar/Messi I'm going to try and finish the argument of why having an active bench is more important than having Messi/ Neymar. 1) Daily captaincy changes - you can change your captain every day, seriously d… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 34 |
 Pirlø's Pen | Is Neymar worth the extra outlay? I know Neymar is expensive and its important to have a decent bench, BUT... Does nobody think he might just be worth the outlay? I think he's going to absolutely smash it. He is looking insane at … | 7 years, 9 months ago | 14 |
Geoff | World Cup Fantasy template? Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic As the World Cup Fantasy game has now been open for a few days, and with the first games fast approaching, how is your team shaping up? Are there any playe… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 29 |
FFFrog | FFFRog's WC Player Guide: Midfield Following on from my earlier HT, here are the midfield options. I've gone for the players who are nailed on and have genuine attacking threat, hence why players like Asensio, Casemiro and Carlos Sa… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 24 |
FFFrog | FFFRog's WC Player Guide: Defence A comprehensive list of the realistic fantasy football options at every position and every price band. This is just my opinion, feel free to add to it or disagree with my choices. Trying to make al… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 18 |
 AA33 | World Cup - early chip strategy These are some key points according to me 1) Playing the BB in the group stages. There will be a larger pool of attacking players in the group stages and weaker oppositions won't be there in the k… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 15 |
 André94PT | World Cup Set Piece Takers I just found this list of the expected World Cup 2018 set piece takers for all 32 international teams. It might help some of you https://www.fantasybet.com/blog/world-cup-2018-set-piece-takers/ | 7 years, 9 months ago | 2 |
 Butcher | FIFA WC Fantasy: You Can't Deactivate the Chips! Anyone know how to deactivate a chip on the McDonalds game?? | 7 years, 9 months ago | 3 |
 Niemi | Eliteserien GW13 captaincy and transfers The GW13 preview won't get published in time, so I'll try with a hot topic instead. Who's your captain this week? Who are you bringing in and who are you selling? Do you have any benching headache… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 32 |
 Aurora Borealis? | WC FANTASY BENCH STRENGTH OK the more I think about this the more I think the bench doesn't matter. Why? 2 reasons: 1) I feel a lot of premium players are overpriced and trying to squeeze them into a team is proving very d… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 14 |
 ★Kuntheman★ | Bargain WC Targets Who are your bargain WC players? For me: Advincula @ 4.5 Tagliafico @ 5.0 De Arrascaeta @ 5.5 | 7 years, 9 months ago | 13 |
 DavidMunday815 | Winter Break - FPL approach Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How would we like Fantasy Premier League to deal with the new Winter Break which comes into effect in the 2019/2020 season? The break is staggered across two… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 8 |
Geoff | WC Fantasy first impressions Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the World Cup Fantasy game officially launched, what has surprised you so far? Who are the players you think are close to essential? Are the premium st… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 27 |
 CloudSky | World Cup Fantasy RMT analysis Share your WC Fantasy RMTs here: Nailed it. Cavani Lukaku Salah Isco James/Muller Carrasco Mendy Sidibe Varela Meunier Muslera Uzoho Cueva Asensio Vestergard | 7 years, 9 months ago | 51 |
FFFrog | Fantasy Frogball World Cup Community Tournament FANTASY FROGBALL WORLD CUP Hi all, After the success of Fantasy Frogball at the Euros two years ago, it is back for this World Cup. This is a community tournament that will work through the McDon… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 27 |
FFFrog | World Cup Fantasy - captaincy strategy While a lot of people that will play the WC fantasy are on here, I thought I'd ask - is having two big hitters playing on the same day/ for the same team bad value, because you can't captain both, … | 7 years, 9 months ago | 5 |
Geoff | Early transfer window thoughts Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic Are you happy with your team’s transfer window so far? Although it’s still early, Liverpool have signed Fabinho and have sold Emre Can to Juventus, whil… | 7 years, 9 months ago | 35 |