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| Author | Hot Topic | Date | Replies |
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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. … |
8 years, 4 months ago | 61 |
TorresMagic™ |
Kane goal review : The FPL ruling
Kane goal given, no changes to FPL incoming https://www.premierleague.com/news/661936 |
8 years, 4 months ago | 34 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 80 |
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/ |
8 years, 4 months ago | 6 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here
Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Leave your questions for the team here |
8 years, 4 months ago | 126 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 78 |
Sᴄʜᴜ̈RRʟᴇ ⓝ |
Salah back in training
Mo arrived at training this afternoon: https://twitter.com/AnfieldExpress/status/983381675462877184 |
8 years, 4 months ago | 7 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 10 |
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. … |
8 years, 4 months ago | 58 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 5 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 99 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 34 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 53 |
J0E |
Gameweek 33 Captaincy
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are you captaining this Gameweek and why? |
8 years, 4 months ago | 64 |
@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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 27 |
J0E |
Gameweek 33's best differential
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 33's best differential and why? |
8 years, 4 months ago | 68 |
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 |
8 years, 4 months ago | 47 |
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-… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 23 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 12 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 48 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 33 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 31 |
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… |
8 years, 4 months ago | 46 |
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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 0 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here
Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Leave your questions for us here |
8 years, 5 months ago | 114 |
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. |
8 years, 5 months ago | 74 |
Kalou |
Top tips for consistent top 10k finishes
Name me the 3 most fundamental components to finishing in top 10k consistently? A.? B.? C.? |
8 years, 5 months ago | 91 |
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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 94 |
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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 25 |
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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 13 |
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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 0 |
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 … |
8 years, 5 months ago | 44 |
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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 36 |
TorresMagic™ |
GW32 Captaincy
Today's Hot Topic Who are you captaining and why? |
8 years, 5 months ago | 68 |
@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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 25 |
RedLightning |
Best GW32 differential?
Usual Friday Hot Topic - who will be this weekend's best differential? Sorry it's a bit later than usual! |
8 years, 5 months ago | 37 |
J0E |
Southampton and Newcastle options
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Southampton and Newcastle options Two teams we ran out of time to discuss on the Scoutcast were Southampton and Newcastle. Thought it would be good to g… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 26 |
J0E |
Lukaku for the season run in
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is Lukaku in your season run in plans? With strong fixtures, good form for club and country and two double Gameweeks Romelu Lukaku looks an ideal pick for … |
8 years, 5 months ago | 53 |
CloudSky |
European competition changes
Some confirmed changes for EL/Cl (most of them are already known, just made official) - 4 clubs from 4 most powerful leagues are in CL directly (no qualification needed) - clubs will be able to ma… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 17 |
J0E |
Live Scoutcast Tonight 9:30pm- Leave your questions here
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Feel free to leave your questions for the team here |
8 years, 5 months ago | 148 |
J0E |
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 32
Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 32 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… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 0 |
J0E |
Gameweek 32 Captaincy: Salah or Bust?
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is this the week to finally shun Salah for the armband? With Liverpool playing Man City just days after they face Palace could Salah's minutes be reduced? … |
8 years, 5 months ago | 32 |
J0E |
Season run in secret weapons
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Season run in secret weapons Our next transfers will be largely dictated by which chips we have left. For example Burnley and Brighton players are popula… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 44 |
JasonG123 |
The case for Ryan
In response to STOICHKOV#8's post about DGWs, I want to show why it is a better strategy to go for DGW players rather than SGW players. Let's rather look at Ryan's expected returns in each of the t… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 46 |
Lone Wolf FPL |
Gwk 34 Bench Boost Predictions
BB prediction (sorry for long post) When I look at my possible benech GW 34 (Ryan, Lowton, Dunk/Tarkowski, Ibe/Cork) I wonder how many points will they give me and how many points would I get if I… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 27 |
J0E |
No Free Hit Chip? No Problem.
No Free Hit Chip Plans Following Gameweek 31 there are now far more Fantasy managers without their Free Hit chip. Its deployment in that blank Gameweek was a success, as Ragabolly’s research sho… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 79 |
J0E |
Season run In Bench Fodder
Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Season run in bench fodder Whatever a FPL manager’s situation they will need a small cohort of cheap players…who can be benched most weeks. But with do… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 63 |
Bouncebackability |
No Triple Captain Chip Plan
Damnit, I just wrote all this out and then this article was posted!! So i'll post it anyway, but is covered above.. This is more for those without the TC chip left. I would apologise for excluding… |
8 years, 5 months ago | 39 |
G-Whizz |
GW32 Odds/Stats
GW32 DS Stats, Clean Sheet and Fixture Odds. Last week saw a historic moment when Liverpool (447DS) beat Watford 5-0 with Mo Salah(C) scoring 29 points with his 4 goals and assist. In a truncated … |
8 years, 5 months ago | 10 |
Pooodle |
Aubameyang perfect for pre - Gwk 34
For those on wildcard - anyone else tempted with having Aubameyang for 32 and 33 and then ditching for Lukaku for 34? |
8 years, 5 months ago | 31 |
