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AuthorHot TopicDateReplies

andy85wsm
Alonso charged

So just to confirm. Marcos Alonso charged with violent conduct - http://www.thefa.com/news/2018/apr/17/marcos-alonso-charged-with-violent-conduct-170418 He has until 6pm Wednesday 18th April to a…

7 years, 11 months ago18

Defcons are for Kinnear
Brighton v Tottenham Wish List

The FFS average number of players tonight is around 4/5. Ryan, Gross, Eriksen, Alli, Son and Kane are the most popular. What score do we want? I would personally like to see Ryan - Penalty save Gro…

7 years, 11 months ago53

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 35

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 35 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you…

7 years, 11 months ago0

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight - feel free to leave your questions for the team here.

7 years, 11 months ago85

Bubz
Man City and the Free Hit Conundrum

The FH chip is an interesting one. FHers might bring in 3 City players this week, but then they won't have them the following week. I'm going to bring in 2 or 3 City players this week without the F…

7 years, 11 months ago36

J0E
Double Gameweek 34 Rough with the Smooth so far...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Double Gameweek 34 Rough with the Smooth so far... Only at the half way point but what have been your highs and lows so far? Anyone got stung really badly …

7 years, 11 months ago112

HALFSPACE
Salah reclassified?

Wowzers Salah's gonna be Ronaldo levels expensive next season

7 years, 11 months ago50

J0E
GWK 34 - Lessons Learned So Far...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Lessons learned from Gameweek 34 so far… With Gameweek 35’s limited set of fixtures especially in mind, what key lessons have you learned so far from G…

7 years, 11 months ago45

Geoff
Free Hit Rules and Discussion

Free Hit Rules The Free Hit chip can be used once a season, is played when confirming your transfers and can't be cancelled after confirmed. After playing your Free Hit chip, at the next deadline…

7 years, 11 months ago88

J0E
Gameweek 34 Captaincy

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why?

7 years, 11 months ago74

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW34

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 34 GW29 results: https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2018/04/08/scout-notes-aubameyang-strikes-again/?hc_page=26#hc_comment_17962069 Work hasn't been kind, sorr…

7 years, 11 months ago26

Mark
CL Draw impact on Salah

So this may have been discussed elsewhere but here's a HT on it. Liverpool's draw gives them the home leg on Tuesday after GW35 trip to WBA on the Saturday - 3 days earlier. That means there's f…

7 years, 11 months ago55

J0E
GWK 34's best differential will be...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be this week's top differential? Could be low owned? Or a player that is not being mentioned much? Also can a single Gameweeker end up being one …

7 years, 11 months ago68

agueroooooney
Will Man Utd rotate over DGWK 34?

Everyone is going to lose their minds on here when Lukaku doesn't even travel to Bournemouth on Wednesday. With only 2 days rest between West Brom at home and Bournemouth away, then 2 days rest ag…

7 years, 11 months ago86

J0E
Kane v Lukaku v Sanchez

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Kane v Lukaku v Sanchez As much I as tried I couldn’t fit all three into my double Gameweek 34 squad. I suspect many others are in the same position. …

7 years, 11 months ago61

TorresMagic™
Kane goal review : The FPL ruling

Kane goal given, no changes to FPL incoming https://www.premierleague.com/news/661936

7 years, 11 months ago34

J0E
Salah-ed or Salah-less?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Given Liverpool's win are you: *Already Salah-less and won't be getting him back *Salah-less but looking to get him back. *Considering ditching him at so…

7 years, 11 months ago80

J0E
Live Hall of Fame Updated

Live Hall of Fame updated Members can see the latest update - post GWK 33 - here https://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/

7 years, 11 months ago6

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Leave your questions for the team here

7 years, 11 months ago126

J0E
Gameweek 34 Bench Boost

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic For those bench boosting this week - what does your bench look like and what realistic score are you expecting? Which key budget players would you recommen…

7 years, 11 months ago78

Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ
Salah back in training

Mo arrived at training this afternoon: https://twitter.com/AnfieldExpress/status/983381675462877184

7 years, 11 months ago7

G-Whizz
GW34 Odds/Stats

GW34 DS Stats, Clean Sheet and Fixture Odds. Last week Arsenal (547DS) edged passed Southampton 3-2, Spurs (470DS) beat Stoke 1-2 and Chelsea (454DS) drew 1-1 with West Ham at Stamford Bridge. Man…

7 years, 11 months ago10

GreenWindmill
Golden Moot?

Right, done some digging on the golden boot thing since it seems to come up quite often at the moment and people are selling it as a major factor in Kane/Salah being strongly motivated currently. …

7 years, 11 months ago58

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 34

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 34 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you…

7 years, 11 months ago5

J0E
Gameweek 33 rough with the smooth

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 33 rough with the smooth (well, probably less rough). Feel free to let us know your tales of woe and joy. Did anyone actually do well and score m…

7 years, 11 months ago99

DAZZ
Mini-league victory v rank

What is more important to you, your overall rank, or your mini leagues? My mini league has £280 on the line for the winner, it's winner takes all. Im 54k overall, my rival in second is 82k. So the…

7 years, 11 months ago34

J0E
Gameweek 33 Lessons Learned So Far...

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 33 Lessons Learned So Far… With the Double Gameweek 34 in mind, what lessons have you learned from Gameweek 33 so far. Here’s a few to get t…

7 years, 11 months ago53

J0E
Gameweek 33 Captaincy

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why?

7 years, 11 months ago64

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW33

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 33 Things have been mental lately, and I’m sorry. Work has been insane. But this weekend I plan to not work at all, so I will catch up. GW30,31,32 over the weeke…

7 years, 11 months ago27

J0E
Gameweek 33's best differential

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 33's best differential and why?

7 years, 11 months ago68

Viper
Gwk 33: DDG v Ryan

AZ makes a good point regarding DDG vs. Ryan Basically, it's 2-6 points tops for Ryan vs. Anything from 1-11 for DDG. Take DDG's ownership into account and he probably becomes the smart choice

7 years, 11 months ago47

J0E
Are Liverpool a no-go zone without Salah?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic If Salah is out for an extended period does his absence also alter how you feel about other Liverpool assets, most notably Mane and Firmino. Are they a no-…

7 years, 11 months ago23

J0E
Community Writer of the month vote – March

Community Writer of the month vote – March It’s that time again to vote for your favourite community writer of the past month. All you have to do is email us here community@fantasyfootballs…

7 years, 11 months ago12

Rainer
Time to sell Salah?

Time to sell Salah? GW33 - No Salah vs Everton Maybe vs City DGW34 - Doubt he's risked vs Bournemouth whatever happens next Tuesday FH35 - if he's needed (3/4 days before SF 1st leg*) GW36 - sandw…

7 years, 11 months ago48

J0E
DGWK 37 Strategy

Double Gameweek 37 confirmed - what next? As anticipated all remaining games will now take place in DGWK 37. How are you set up for this mega set of fixtures? What chip are you using that week…

7 years, 11 months ago33

Pegboy
The Case for Free Hitting in GWK 37

*different strategy alert* Is there a reason why nobody is talking about FH-ing in 37? I've only got BB and FH left, but thinking about BB in 34 and FH in 37. Pros: + perfect XI in 37 with maxi…

7 years, 11 months ago31

J0E
How important is ownership during the season run in?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic How much does ownership matter to you at this stage of the season? How closely do you follow ownership trends and use them as the basis of your transfer an…

7 years, 11 months ago46

J0E
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 33

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 33 Once again we are on the look out for a champion to represent the community to take on the Scout Picks and win the chance of a prize. If you…

7 years, 11 months ago0

J0E
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here

Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Leave your questions for us here

7 years, 11 months ago114

J0E
Gameweek 32 Rough with the Smooth

Gameweek 32 Rough with the Smooth Feel free to post your tales or woe and joy from Gameweek 32 here.

7 years, 11 months ago74

Kalou
Top tips for consistent top 10k finishes

Name me the 3 most fundamental components to finishing in top 10k consistently? A.? B.? C.?

7 years, 11 months ago91

andy85wsm
When to bring kane in?

There's no hot topic on Harry Kane yet?! He featured in yesterday's match, seems likely to start vs Stoke and then has a double gameweek. Has he completely changed your plans? When will you be br…

7 years, 11 months ago94

Jam0sh
Chelsea no-go for run-in?

Hello all, reposting this hoping to get some more views on Chelsea. What are your thoughts about having Chelsea assets for the run in? CL qualification looks to be out of reach and feels like Conte…

7 years, 11 months ago25

G-Whizz
GW33 Stats/Odds

GW33 DS Stats, Clean Sheet and Fixture Odds. Three fixtures came to the fore last week as Arsenal (601DS) beat Stoke at the Emirates 3-0, Manchester United (595DS) beat Swansea 2-0 at Old Trafford…

7 years, 11 months ago13

Mark
Arsenal 2nd Goal Assist Clarification

The rule is... An assist can be awarded for a pass or cross, even if an opponent gets a touch before the goal is scored. However, that touch must not significantly alter the intended destination o…

7 years, 11 months ago0

DeadStarComing
Advantage GW33 Wildcarders?

So a big argument from the non-wildcarders last week was to wait for more info. So with only two games left this week what info has been gained so far by waiting? Perhaps getting Kane straight in …

7 years, 11 months ago44

tm245
Metrics

Really interesting article, this analysis has added an intriguing dimension to the rank game, for sure. Am I the only one who feels that Big Data will bring a certain joylessness to FPL? Not even…

7 years, 11 months ago36

TorresMagic™
GW32 Captaincy

Today's Hot Topic Who are you captaining and why?

7 years, 11 months ago68

@ocprodigy
Scout Picks Challenge - GW32

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 32 Still playing catch-up...sorry! ****** WHAT IS IT? ****** For those of you who haven't been around or aren't aware, every evening prior to the start of the ga…

7 years, 11 months ago25

RedLightning
Best GW32 differential?

Usual Friday Hot Topic - who will be this weekend's best differential? Sorry it's a bit later than usual!

7 years, 11 months ago37