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Author Hot Topic Date Replies

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