GW33+ REVIEW: THE BEAT GOES ON

Gameweek 33+ produced a weird set of games. Looking through the scores, there were no nil-nils, and yet the matches – the ones I watched at least – were dull AF. Maybe it’s because there are no fans. Maybe the players are just tired, or confused by playing league games in July. Or perhaps it’s […]

GW28 REVIEW – BLANKETY BLANK

Gameweek 28 was the first proper ‘blank’ of the FPL season, with the League Cup Final causing Man City, Aston Villa, Arsenal and some scrubbers from Sheffield all to have the weekend off from Premier League football. And with these missing fixtures, it doesn’t take a brainiac to see where the theme for this review […]

GW21 REVIEW – 2020 VISION

How do, folks. It’s the start of a new year and a new decade. So, let’s put everything into focus and inspect January’s first gameweek… with 2020 vision! (No originality here.) But first, an appropriately-titled track. Needing little introduction, the classic from Johnny Nash: 20 quick (re)viewpoints: 1 Jamie Vardy (0) went MIA for the […]

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – REBOOTED

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – REBOOTED Stats, eh? You can interpret them any way you like. But when the figures are there, staring you in the face in black and white, they just can’t be argued with. Which is just as well if you’re a fantasy football manager (think I can safely say that’s everyone reading this). […]

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – FREE HIT EDITION

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – FREE HIT EDITION Welcome to the latest installment looking at player ownership within the FFUK league. It’s slightly different this time around, mainly because last week so many managers (85) decided to throw down the Free Hit chip. This, of course, proved to be a largely disappointing Blank GW31, as expertly reviewed […]

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – REVISITED

PLAYER OWNERSHIP – REVISITED Nothing stays the same in FPL for very long. Teams find form. Fixtures swing. Opinions change. A month can be an especially long time in this game. So without another word wasted, padding out this meandering intro, let’s crunch the numbers and see the latest stats – the all-important player ownership […]

PLAYER OWNERSHIP. FOR THE MANY OR BY THE FEW?

PLAYER OWNERSHIP. FOR THE MANY OR BY THE FEW? It’s the end of a gameweek and everything seems to have fallen into place. Alonso has got you a clean sheet and bonus, Marcus Rashford not only scored but also bagged an assist. So why have you not moved up the FFUK league as much as […]

GW10 REVIEW – EGYPTIAN LOVER

Hello everyone. Chris and Pete are away this week, so I’m filling in, like one of those weird supply teachers. Only I’m wise to your drawing-pin-on-my-chair antics, and at 3pm I’m out of here, never to be seen again. So do your worst! Anyway, I digress… The theme of this week’s review, after giving it […]

GW25 REVIEW – UNLUCKY FOR SOME

Phil Jones slumped down into his sofa. It had been a long, hard day. Oversleeping through his alarm clock. Cracking his wing mirror as he rushed to Carrington. Nearly missing the team coach. Jose had scowled at him. He scowled at everyone, but this morning he’d been particularly surly. ‘Better put in a good shift […]

A CASE FOR THE DIFFERENTIALS

There are many ways to play, and do well, at FPL. This game we all love is often decided by fine margins. Successful captain choices. Inspired transfers. Somehow getting lucky with auto-subs. But it’s also good to have an overarching strategy. Last week, Paul Baker’s excellent article on The Template is one such option. Get […]