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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, £…

The RMT tool is now open. What’s the best team you can put together according to the RMT using a budget of 100m and a 6 week projection? Some of the projections (Fulham, for example) are likel…

Are people planning their teams based on anticipating using an early wildcard? I'm thinking with the uncertainty of players coming back from the world cup our teams for the first 2-3 weeks of the …

1 goal & 3 assists from Daniels is no where near enough attacking output to overlook the 6 CSs. Do we expect him to improve his attacking returns, or for Bournemouth to improve their defence?

Fantasy Football Scout Daily Hot Topic What are your World Cup Fantasy plans? What transfers are you making? Who are your captains? Are you using chips? With Brazil going out, many of us might n…

How many pts is goalkeeper rotation worth? Has there been a hot topic/article on this before? Is it better to have a (4.5 - 4.0) OR (4.5 - 4.5) combo? Does the rotation bring an extra 0.5m worth…

Is your approach to GW1 more player-based or structure-based? In 10 seasons I have ALWAYS been player orientated, starting with this player & that player that I definitely want & then filling in th…

FROGBALL QUARTER FINALS And then there were 4! Another unpredictable week of World Cup football has produced more unpredictable results, with last weeks highest scorers Iran being unceremoniously …

A brief rundown on Wolves for people that havnt seen much of them by someone who has seen a lot of them. Nuno went 3 center backs, 2 wing backs, 2 deeper center mids, 2 wider forwards and a lone c…

TL;DR Meunier will be suspended on Tuesday Belgium's Thomas Meunier collected his second yellow of the campaign on Friday versus Brazil and is suspended for Tuesday's match against France. Franc…

Tuesday 10th July 19:00 France 35% Belgium 30% Wednesday 11th July 19:00 Croatia 33% England 40% Fixture Odds: http://prntscr.com/k3v14v

PL players who will be involved with their national team until the 14/15th of July, meaning a reduced rest period as well as a shortened pre-season, with a few likely to be late back. 9: - Spurs:…

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…

With Would Cup Fantasy getting close to the end and FPL launching yesterday, it's easy to forget about Fantasy Eliteserien. But after the deadline today, there is a four week break before the next …

The start of a new FPL season brings us fresh position changes. Although there was nothing as dramatic as Salah becoming a Forward, I’ve had a look at how the newly re-classified players would ha…

This is a welcome addition: c) In order to be eligible to win the Weekly Prize, a Player must have Registered for the Game before the start of the season or a minimum of two clear weeks before th…

Had a quick look and the following look bargains at their prices! Leno ( 5.0) Fabianski (4.5), Lingard (7.0), Mkhitaryan (7.0) Neves (5.0) Bonatini (5.0) Arnie (7.0) Burnley Defence ( all 5.0 )

RMT please! Karius Fabianski Robertson Mendy Shaw Douglas S. Ward Salah Ramsey Gross Jota Hojbjerg Auba Tosun Wood

The Opening Day League (1637-752) is for teams that enter it within 24 hours of the FPL launch. It will be closed to new entries at about 3.50pm tomorrow UK time (Friday 6th July). The Top 10k Any…

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With many struggling to get out XI, hits seem likely. In FPL, many take hits without worrying, if they can only get 9 or 10 out. But in World Cup Fantasy, what if you can get 11 out but only 11? W…