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Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Aguero Absence – Your Plans Although at the time of writing Manchester City were yet to confirm details but it is looking increasingly likely that Sergio…

Reported Aguero Accident http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11058527/sergio-aguero-involved-in-car-crash-in-amsterdam-say-reports

Like many on here, I'm looking at bringing in a Chelsea defender for GW8 - they're one of the best defences in the league, and they have a good long run of fixtures. As I see it, there are three v…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Kane versus Lukaku for the GWK 7 captaincy Many own both, the others probably wished they owned both. But which is the better armband option? Kane with th…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 7 one week punt Who is the best one week punt for Gameweek 7 - a week before many wildcard, but also where differentials will be sought by many in…

Apologies if this has been posted recently but it's a good laugh... Have you ever wondered how many points you’d have so far this season if you had never made a transfer or changed your captain?…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 6 - Rough with the Smooth Leave your tales of woe and joy here. Remember its what you did do, not what you didn't do - eg 'I almost captained …

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

Some thoughts re use of the wildcard. Seen a lot of people on here contemplating using it and being told to wait because their team looks 'fine'. At this stage, and with every gw that passes, havin…

GW7 Captaincy and Clean Sheet Odds With the curtain having closed on GW6 with Arsenal's victory over WBA we start to draw our attentions to the armband for GW7. Last week the DS highlighted the …

BEST BURNLEY DEFENDER? Mee Lowton Ward Tarkowski Please don't automatically say Mee because he has traditionally been the strongest for CBI stats. Which one would you get in?

Morning all 🙂 I think GW7 offers the first strategic opportunity to use the Free Hit chip. I know this chip has been earmarked for the blank gameweeks, and I'd maintain this is still where it of…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 7 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 4-3-3 v 3-4-3 Given another stellar showing from premium strikers a strong frontline is looking a must. But - in light of many wildcards starting to flu…

FFS Daily Hot Topic: Aguero, Morata, Lukaku, Vardy, Kane, Jesus, Firmino - we can't have them all, but which are the best three? If we choose Vardy or Firmino instead of a more expensive option, …

A word about xG. I've recently seen some people discuss xG numbers of players and whether that means those players are over-performing or under-performing. It is not that straight-forward. Althoug…

For those who are planning to WC over the international break are you going to bring in a one GW punt? I’m thinking of doing Mooy (TOT) —> Fellani (CRY) could be a very cheeky punt..

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

I’ve been struggling to decide between Mendy + Mkhy or Jones + Erikson on my WC. I’d like to have Erikson, but clearly Mendy has much more attacking threat than Jones, but what does that equate…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Big changes at the top of our Live Hall of Fame. Jay Egersdorff snatches top spot from Peter Kouwenberg (My Pretty Pony), who moves to second. Peter, Jay …

GW6 Captaincy and Clean Sheet odds: Following on from last week: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/comment/16479418 hopefully this will help show which teams your choice for the captaincy armb…

Possession % in Harry Kane's matches so far this season: Newcastle 27-73 Tottenham (Kane blank) Tottenham 68-32 Chelsea (Kane blank) Tottenham 67-33 Burnley (Kane blank) Everton 51-49 Tottenham (K…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Don’t Forget Chelsea This hot topic is thinking a little ahead but is an issue I think we need to keep in mind. With Aguero dominating the discussion – …

I've seen people on here with Kane and Lukaku absolutely butchering their teams just to fit Aguero... As a captain this week, Kane (whu) could easily outscore Aguero (CPL) - Kane is likely to get m…

This is the last time I'm posting this as everyone seems to ignore it anyway 🙄 From the horses mouth, a direct email from FPL in reply to my question. You can always email them yourself if yo…

The case for selling Lukaku. Aguero destroying Watford has made us question our front lines and I just wanted to explore the possibility of losing Lukaku. The scoutcast triggered this where they …

Is Hazard worth the investment? Yes he is my names-sake but, what do the stats say? Chelsea mids have largely been overlooked since Willian and Pedro haven't delivered thus far. He has shown form …

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Is 2017/18 the year to ignore premium priced midfielders? With so much attention on the excellent points scoring record of expensive defenders and strikers …

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

Interesting. My Kane -> Aguero reasoning centres on captaincy vs using funds elsewhere. Only 2 weeks - GW11/16 - where Kane definitely trumps Lukaku/Aguero (or Jesus). Could be worth switching back…

Just thought id share my 2 cents on the Aguero or jesus debate. Aguero is 1m, obviously that can be a substantial amount if used effectively, for example the difference between a ramsey/willian and…

For anybody who fancies a go...world cycling championships fantasy game can be found here... Not as complicated as playing the Vuelta or TDF so you can easily make a decent fist of it by followin…

Seeing a lot of people either having wasted their WC already or have it planned for the upcoming international break. But if your team isn't a total mess, why not save it as long as possible? Last…

Those going Aguero-less (or city-attack-less) why? I am wondering if a negative hoard mentality has taken over, and a stubbornness to avoid buying a 'bandwagon' is overriding obvious logic... - 3/…

Lots of @FPLVirg posts asking about coverage. Personally I think it is a great idea and a viable strategy. "You can't have them all" so sometimes you have to cover the players in the big teams bec…

Scout Pick Community Champion Lottery – Gameweek 6 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 …

Is Aguero ‘essential’, especially for Gameweek 6? If so and you are a non-owner, who makes way? Kane or Lukaku? Can his dramatic returns be ‘covered’ with the likes of Jesus, Silva or De…

I'm seeing a lot of comments about switching premium strikers and I can't help but think people are playing with fire. These strikers are not some average footballers; we're talking about some of t…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Gameweek 5 Rough with the Smooth Let's hear your tales of woe and joy from the Gameweek Remember its what you did do not what you didn't.

With almost all the big-hitter forwards doing good, we find ourselves inclined to go Top-heavy with 3 big-hitters up front. However I find this tactic rather weak as in you're not getting much valu…

Its ridiculous to hear a renowned and well paid commentator announce that he now for real knows how to say Kolasinac.. and then he says it totally wrong 🙂 Will the real Kolašinac please stand u…

If you wildcarded today- who would be definites on your team sheet? Kolasinac, Agüero, Ritchie?

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Lessons Learned From Gameweek 5 So Far What are the key lessons you’ve learned from Gameweek 5 so far? To get the discussion started I’ve listed a few …

Did people not see that kane hit the crossbar and had multiple tap in chances bar excellent clearences by a swans defender or a brilliant save from fab?Spurs should also of had two penalties! Could…

Thoughts on Firmino going forward? Have always thought he was good value but starting to wondering whether the likes of Lukaku, Kane, Aguero, Jesus, Morata and even Vardy are better options, especi…

Fantasy Football Scout daily hot topic Tackling the Gameweek 6 fixture shift Next Gameweek marks a significant shift in the fixture list when relatively low owned players enjoy a strong run of …

Posted this response to the question along the lines of "FPL, luck or skill?" just as a new page was created. Interested to know what people think: FPL is really just a platform where you can trad…

SCOUT PICKS CHALLENGE - GAMEWEEK 5 Apologies I was completely unaware of a gameweek 5 Friday deadline (causal right?!). As a result, the deadline will stay as per usual - Saturday 16th at 11.30am …

Let's have a final debate: Vardy vs. Firmino Personally, I like Vardy just as the main man at LEI and no CL distractions, but Firmino could make me regret that this week.

Not sure if this was posted earlier. Apologies if so Friday pressers Tottenham - 12:30 BST Everton - 13:00 BST Liverpool - 13:00 BST Crystal Palace - 13:00 BST Chelsea - 13:15…