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Well after seeing my beloved Manchester United bow out to the mighty Bristol City, I decided to go back and see last night's 2nd leg at Ashton Gate to ironically support the Robins against our "bit…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who are your top targets, especially in light of the news that Manchester City and Arsenal no longer have a blank. Are the likes of KDB, Aguero, Sane now m…

Big news. No blank in GW28. Arsenal v City moved to later that week.

Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Feel free to leave your questions for the team here as we get some early thoughts together for Gameweek 25

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 24 Rough with the Smooth Let's hear your tales of woe and joy here. Any happy Aguero captainers? Any disgruntled Hazard ditchers?

So the deals are done. Our Moving Target articles are done and will follow tomorrow with some data and analysis but what are your instant reactions to what the Sanchez and Mkhitaryan deals give us?…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 25 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 …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Spurs replacements The Double Gameweek 22 hangover still carries on for many with the likes of Alli, Son and Eriksen still in our sides. With three toug…

When is the best week to play the fh chip? I'm just throwing out an unconventional week for discussion as I am not fully sold on the idea myself. I'm thinking potentially gw38 if you can survive …

I see alot of people moving for Shaqiri... Explain?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Key lessons from Gameweek 24 so far… Here are a few lessons to consider from the Gameweek so far. Feel free to comment on these and detail your own. T…

Is anyone considering the Kane > Kun > Kane switcheroo for the next three GW's? I know many are relucatant to lose Kane but I think his prospects of haul(s) aren't as good as Kun's.

Anyone uncertain what to do with Lingard? On one hand I'm thinking I should wait to see if Sanchez makes him a better asset, on the other hand I'm thinking I should be proactive and get in the Ox o…

THE PICKFORD BANDWAGON Sadly i'm guilty as charged and punished for it both points wise and in kicking myself at the stupidity. A PK save is a chance encounter and it skews statistics in favour o…

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

Every year, around this time, we lament the ‘template team’. But a ‘template’ at this point is almost an inevitability. We now have a reliable mass of data & that data dictates a particular…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 24 Tough half week at work plus now in Budapest means I've not been able to catch up just yet.. expect the last two gameweeks on Sunday and Monday while I'm flying…

With RLC out for a while, I need a new fifth mid. I guess others are in the same situation as well, with rotation on their current fifth mids. For 4.8 or less, who is the best option as a fifth mi…

Six Nations Fantasy League The Six Nations is not far away now, so please sign up here if you're keen to play in the Fantasy game. Link: https://www.superbru.com/sixnationsfantasy/pool.php?p=1178…

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

GW24 DS Stats, Clean Sheet and Fixture Odds. Last week Manchester United (546DS) duly beat Stoke 3-0. Chelsea (418DS) were held 0-0 by Leicester and Tottenham (397DS) beat Everton 4-0. Last week'…

Thought I'd share a few tips I've picked up from playing poker down the years I think are applicable to FPL - not that I'm very good at either haha. 1) The Gambler's Fallacy - I see this a lot whe…

Live Hall of Fame Updated TM closing in on Mark in the top 10. http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic The Chelsea Blues Despite their strong fixtures Chelsea look out of sorts currently as they look to navigate an exceptionally busy run of games across the…

how long to get sick of fpl ,this is my 10th season and im bored with it big time...

Since Sam Allardyce first took charge as Everton manager in GW15, Jordan Pickford (4.9m) has been the top goalkeeper in FPL, with 48 points in those 9 matches (5.3 PPG). That total betters every pr…

Anyone fancy a punt on Walcott playing for Everton now? Could work out very well as a differential

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Leicester Targets With just two tough matches (GWK 27 mci, GWK 38 tot) for the rest of the season Leicester have a sumptuous run of games. What is more t…

As a more coherent template forms, in some sense the game becomes more about "not losing ground" by behind punished by high ownership players. At this stage there is more data on season performance…

For those with Kane and Aguero and strugging over which one to captain.... In their last 4 home games Southampton have conceded 29 shots inside the box and 19 shots outside the box (48 shots in t…

I can't help thinking Hazard is not worth the price tag, and I just can't press the transfer out option when looking at the fixtures..

Live Scoutcast tonight - 9:30pm Feel free to leave your questions for the team here. By the way we have already included Wild Rover's excellent Hot Topic about breaking the template in the notes…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 23 Rough with the Smooth - let us know your tales or woe and joy here. Any who ditched Arnautovic or Son for Lingard? Any who got Wilson in. Be…

Oumar Niasse is set for a January move from Everton, with Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Bromwich Albion having declared an interest. The Recap: sign up for the best of the Guardi…

We desperately need some new transfer in the the Prem, I'm currently 160k and have virtually the same team as OR number 1. Seems like just about every team I look at has the same players Alonso Ot…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 24 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…

Fantasy football Scout Man City v Liverpool – your transfer targets The clash between these two attacking sides rumbles on into this week’s transfer market, with both having strong short te…

BREAKING: Alexis Sanchez is dropped by Arsenal as £400,000-a-week move to Manchester United nears | @johncrossmirror

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 23 lessons learned so far. What key lessons have you learned so far in Gameweek 23. Here’s a couple to get the discussion started. Brighton’…

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

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 23 Unfortunately I'm back in the UK this weekend, pffft. What's going on there... GW19 results: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/17433010 GW20 result…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Who will be Gameweek 23's best differential and why?

Morning all, up to 16 confirmed for the FFS charity match on 24th February (details in the recent article) as below. Still looking for another half dozen (minimum) so let me know on the email in th…

Where do you draw the line with being patient with a player? My season has been drastically effected by two transfers and by being patient with two players: Sane + Alli. Sane Transfer: I bought in…

I honestly don't see what Crabtree gets out of avoiding Liverpool players on general principle in FPL. When Sterling scored live on stream, Andy was so happy he busted out some moves and fist-pump…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic What to do a about Chelsea and Arsenal players? Both teams have a good run of fixtures. Both have players with strong Fantasy pedigree. But with a blank a…

For anyone who missed the scoutcast at 1:56 Granville takes a drink and passes it to Jonty but both of them are in different locations. David Blaine would be proud of this. https://www.youtube.com…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic One, Two or Three In Attack? Given Sergio Aguero looks rotation free in the league, for now, and the pool of third strikers continues to run dry what are y…

Live Hall of Fame Updated - Ronka marches back into the top 3 http://members.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/hall-of-fame/live/

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Live Scoutcast tonight at 9:30pm Feel free to leave your questions for the team here.