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Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With the season now a week away, have you settled on a formation? I generally go with 343 but am considering something more flexible this year, going slight…

Finally a new gameweek in Fantasy Eliteserien, starting with Ranheim - Rosenborg tomorrow. Which transfers are you thinking about doing this week? Who are you captaining? I'll also give you some…

Josh King's record by position since he started playing in the PL: Center Forward: 13 goals, 1 assists in 33 apps Second Striker: 12 goals, 6 assists in 47 apps Left Winger: 3 goals in 7 apps Righ…

Bottomed, reposting. Can we have a discussion about 6.5 forwards without involving the 7.0s? King - Seems fairly nailed in an attacking side. But mostly plays number 10 instead of up top. Great f…

RMTs belong in the new RMT Community Article! Please post there and they will be responded to. Respond to some others while you're there 🙂 Also, the new badges refer to how long you've been on s…

I’ve quickly assessed last season midfielders output: Firstly minutes per return (consistency – lower is better) and Secondly, returns versus new cost (projected value – higher is better). St…

Following the last releases, which among other things included Members Only Hot Topics, the ability to undo a vote, a fix for the double members login, and the removal of the reply button on frozen…

***SERIOUS POST ALERT*** I have been meaning to write this post for a while and now finally getting around to it (while it’s quiet at work). Take a break from all the RMTs for a second. In the …

Would love to get a discussion going on goalkeepers: For those without DDG, are you getting one of their defenders in? Last season and pretty much every season since I can remember, if you don't h…

Are we overlooking David Silva? Currently found in just 6.2% of FPL teams is a player that many Man City fans regard as one of the greatest, if not the greatest , to ever put on the sky blue shirt…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic With less than two weeks to go before the season starts, our FPL teams are starting to take shape. Significant tinkering will still happen but many of our sq…

Any thoughts on the death of the 3rd striker, as widely reported in FPL circles? I completely take on board the factual basis for 'value' applied to the position, but I am convinced that this sea…

We're still a week and a half away from the start of the season and there are too many variables around FPL teams at the moment for me to even consider starting my team. So I'm going all Christmas …

Which Arsenal players have a chance to become nailed? Which should we avoid due to the uncertainty of having a new manager? Emery has played 4-2-3-1 in the last 2 International Champions Cup games…

A few reminders as we approach the beginning of the new season: 1. Make sure you have a grav! (The picture beside your screen name.) It's a good way to help you get replies for your comments as it…

Afternoon peeps Here's some tips. Read them, ignore them (as I do every season :D); up to you. - Decent, nailed on 4.5m GK + a cheapie 4m who may have a chance of starting. Do not rotate keeper…

Hunting the whipping boys By popular demand, following on from my ‘Battered’ studies I am now going to look at who received the most batterings last season. As GRAVLESS ARE FOR KINNEAR pointe…

‘Battered’ part 2 Following on from my previous post where I looked at which teams in the top 6 are capable of dishing out the most ‘batterings’ I am now going to extend my roving eye to th…

Plenty of Everton talk but lets collect our choices in one place: 1. How many Everton players are in your side? 2. Are you considering Richarlison? 3. Baines or Coleman? 4. Are you considering any…

Sergio and Gabriel A lot of people seem to be picking Agüero on here in their initial selections so I thought I would look at the danger Gabriel Jesus poses to his start. Here’s the data from l…

An early wildcard has often been a good way to sort team problems, jump on bandwagons, and catch price rises. However, with the early transfer window deadline teams might be more settled than they …

RT Mo Salah OR No Salah How does having him(or not having him) affect your team in a good and a way. Want to know the pros and cons from both sets of players

Arnie good value at 7m in that awkward price bracket. I think he’ll deliver even against the big teams. Agree?

Not seen anyone talking up Hazard, pretty sure I want him in my team this season my gut says anyway

The case for Alisson Becker. Now, this wasn’t an option for me as I originally had de Gea + 3 other Liverpool players but I think it’s an avenue worth exploring. The Clean Sheet Potential L…

Just wondering who you think are the best captaincy options for each of the first 2 weeks - excluding Salah and Sanchez! - Firmino (WHU, cpl) not guaranteed to start GW1 imo, but could be an optio…

Some numbers that might be on interest to y'all: the figures below represent the players' points per match from last season divided by their new price. This is just the obvious way of representing …

‘Battered’ What I think about when I’m picking my team (particularly my attacking players) is ‘are the team this player plays for capable of battering teams?’ Battering is a pretty subj…

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic How are you approaching Manchester United assets? Given Mourinho's tendency to play defensively, is a defender a must? Is Luke Shaw looking like a good opti…

How much do Community Shield lineups indicate opening day Premier League lineups? Hearing a lot of "we'll know the lineup once the Community Shield comes along 😉 " posts. I thought I'd investiga…

taken from twitter and dan FPL_LOCOLORD BEWARE, The Championship is not the Premier League!!!! Interested to know how the promoted Championship team top scorers perform in the PL after promotion?…

Hello lads. Long post incoming. So as a Chelsea fan, it was frustrating to see the Sarri saga go for months, but it feels really good to finally have him as our manager. In that duration, I had re…

For those who have played FPL for many years, how seriously do you take pre-season? I mean, do you believe it's a good way to gauge form? I've only taken FPL seriously since last year. and I vague…

Somewhere to chat captaincy stick or twist: How has your captain done so far this Round? Are you unsure whether to stick or twist? What are your options? With only two days of play in the final …

Which players are you most excited to watch in the premier league for the first time this season? Fan or FPL viewpoint!

The problems we've been having with users needing to sign in for every new session should now be fixed. If it continues happening, please email me: geoff@fantasyfootballscout.co.uk. Another updat…

Can we have a hot topic or sticky for the transfer window? Under 19's tournament, Transfer rumours, fact and banter comments all welcome. 🙂

3rd Place & Final fixture & clean sheet odds Fixture odds: http://prntscr.com/k5r08l Belgium 27% England 20% France 53% Croatia 29%

RMT thoughts I'm updating RMT with the new players today. Are there players you think are skewed too far one way or another that I should look at? Anything glaring that needs to be reviewed? It …

Time for some player predictions for the forthcoming season.. FPL Points by the end of the season: Top 3 Keepers 1. 2. 3. Top 3 Defenders 1. 2. 3. Top 3 Midfielders 1. 2. 3. Top 3 Strikers 1…

The case for Jesus & Aguero game time. I studied all of Man City's games where Mendy was available for 1) Jesus & Kun trends and 2) Mendy &/or Sane trends (see bottom article those who aren't fami…

Just finished with my ticker. Here are some results: Best short term fixtures (1-3): Liverpool, Everton, Watford, Burnley, Bournemouth, Cardiff Worst short term fixtures: Brighton, Huddersfield, N…

Somewhere to chat captaincy stick or twist: How has your captain done so far this Round? Are you unsure whether to stick or twist? What are your options? With only two days of play, what substit…

I got thinking yesterday about how much the World Cup can have an effect on line ups in Gameweek 1. I did a bit of digging, and focused mainly on the Premier League players involved in the last two…

Latest FPL additions Goalkeepers Ben Foster (WAT) £4.5m Jason Steele (BHA) £4.0m Defenders Bernardo (BHA) £4.5m Jaroslaw Jach (CRY) £4.0m Pape Souare (CRY) £4.5m Joel Ward (CRY) £4.5m Midfi…

Further to my comment on "value in defence" https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/07/09/how-to-rate-your-fpl-team-using-our-points-projection-tool/?hc_page=2#hc_comment_18345127 I'm back (un…

World Cup - Semis & Third Place Squad Rotation WC 2014 --------- Brazil Semi Final: Julio Cesar, David Luiz, Oscar, L Gustavo, Maicon, Dante, Bernard, Hulk, Fred, Fernandinho, Marcelo Brazil Third…

An in depth Wolves pre-season guide from a Wolves fan. Rui Patrico? Is Ryan Bennett a viable 4.0? Is Douglas worth it? Jota v Cavaleiro v Costa? What about the strikers? https://amp.reddit.com/r…

I did some number crunching in excel with last season’s points and this seasons prices. I got the following results: Set up: Max Team Value £83m (£100m – bench fodder: £4.0, £4.0, £4.5, £…