Record shop purchase - triple disc, mint vinyl, a tenner.

Haaland and Pedro EO: dead teams, badly prepared teams, or bench-wankery?

Stranded Larsen, amirite?

WC or FH in this double is a microcosm of the problems playing FPL now. There are so few picks from any given team. With huge squads, so many teams in Europe, and five subs, there are so few nailed on players. Madness that a team like Brighton has virtually no nailed option.

Caicedo averaging over 12 DCs per 90 for the season but only 7 over the last 7 games….

Less than 1.00 combined xG in the Arsenal-Sporting game.

89 points no chip. Best week of a disappointing season

Avoiding the WC and using two frees to bring in Bowen and Mavropanos probably the best transfers I’ve ever made!

Have been debating WC. BB33 looks great but I also want to hold Bruno and Gab. If I hold those two I’m WCing to BB with doubles for a cheapo GK and fifth defender. Basically, the whole decision comes down to whether I can face selling Gab.

Listening to the always amazing @fmlfpl.bsky.social pod and delighting in their discovery of the word ‘omnishambles’; also desperately want @fplrichard.bsky.social to introduce Elon to the TV show ‘Bottom’ to explain the Hammersmith Hardmen

Jesus, we’re going to be looking at 4.0 Millwall defenders next season aren’t we?

Just tried bone conduction headphones for the first time. What devilry is this!!!!

Just seen somewhere share a paused TV picture. What’s going on here????

One for @fpljoe.bsky.social maybe. Heard in the wild in a clothes shop in Covent Garden - ‘Emma’s House’ by the Field Mice.

This is such a bizarre situation. I loved this band, and loved The Auteurs, and I’m so glad to see them earning a few quid. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...

Will Strand Larsen be a pick at Palace? Cheap, maybe on pens, with some good fixtures coming up. But they look a mess. A wait and see, surely.

Taking on the WC24s, by rolling this

Seen

Five weeks of Foden blanks on 2.06 xGI. Four weeks before that, seven returns from 2.75 xGI.

Too 500k chip usage

After 9 green arrows in a row, a sizeable red to 390k off a GW rank of 6.4m. But good progress made over the last few weeks. 31 points off top 100k

Lacroix is both the 3rd highest scoring Palace defender and the joint 6th highest scoring player in the game

180k Green to 270k after 55 points (no chip played). A small red in the top 1%. 27% of top 500k played FH, but the the difference between overall and 1% leagues suggests that FH much higher among good engaged managers. Also suspect that the GW1 teams that have been riding high are now unravelling.

A bit of luck today

Bookings for Senesi and Semenyo the icing on the cake!

Saving the FH as team looks fine and think I’ll appreciate having it some point down the line. It also gives me a robust squad for 14/15. Was tempted as this is only week when the 3 worst teams (IMO) are all away and I only had one player against them. Have brought in Thiago, going without Villa.

Free Hit Or Miss? | GW13 @fplpricey.bsky.social & I analyse the chip landscape looking at FH setups, TC, BB & WC options in GW13 🍟 Plus City/Thiago/Rogers/Minteh/Murillo in FvF + being zen on ROTATION RISK fear in the upcoming #FPL carnage 💥 ❤️/♻️ appreciated bluesky! open.spotify.com/episode/59jc...

Up to 450k, 8th green arrow in a row. 31 points off top 100k.

38% of the top 100k had VDV for his zero points

Those EOs

Areola on a nine pointer after conceding two! 10 saves, an assist, and two bonus!

Two great picks here in my GW1 team. Still have Andersen and will be getting Anderson soon I think

Anderson's third attacking return from 2.9 xGI; on course for seventh DC return for 12. Bargain at 5.3m.

Have rolled the FT, Gabriel on bench for now. With Andersen/Senesi/Lacroix starting I’m happy with the defence. Going with VVD would have priced me out of Enzo to Bruno next week, and waiting a week means I can think about Konate or Thiaw for GW13…

If you're looking for a City defender, Gvardiol is by far the least likely to come off the bench for a one pointer. In 72 City appearances in the EPL, only three were off the bench - and one of those was his first game. He has either started or completely missed the last 45 City EPL games.

Anyone else looking at the mid-priced and cheaper mids and thinking 'a fourth defender will likely match them or even outscore them'? Yet I have five mids - and will probably will continue to roll the dice.

Currently 109,256 teams in the 'Top 1% league'. Only one is in the current top 100. I'm 687k overall, and am in the top 22% of this league. (To be in the top 1% of the 1% league would mean a current OR of 47k.)

If nothing changes, seventh green arrow in a row (from 7.7m), and now 40 points off the top 100k

OK, Gordon to: - Enzo for two weeks - Minteh - Szoboszlai even though I may bench him for Senesi - roll to get through the IB (and lose value) What would you do?

Is anyone doing Gordon to Szoboszlai? Lots of talk about getting Minteh (who I do like) and need for Liverpool players from GW12, so wondering if I just go a week early.

I have given zero thought to double Palace defence. But Lacroix is on 50 points after 10 games with a single attacking return. Richards has 44 points with no attacking returns and no bonus. Now, they won't get clean sheets in 40% of their games going ahead, but even so....

Now approaching my favourite time of the FPL year. Enough games played that patterns have emerged, and we can identity food picks. Looking at a dozen or so SGW starting ahead, with nine in half and half. Sensible decisions and ranks will 🚀 as other teams unravel.

Been weighing up Bruno or Mbeumo. Basically, they're both excellent so I'm going with my love for Bryan. After 9 games, he's second for NPxGI and is nailed with 86 minuted per start. He's just a great pick!

FPL accounts on X complaining about the costs of being a landlord. I don't often get into politics on here, but nothing will ever convince me that being a landlord is anything other than sucking blood from the disadvantaged.

If you were picking a Liverpool asset to get in GW12, would you go for Gakpo or Szoboszlai? T

Sold Pedro last night to avoid the price drop; will use to the money to move Caicedo to to either Bruno or Mbeumo: if the former, I'll have zero itb (hence the early move) and can't do Gordon to Gakpo in GW12.....

Live from Palace against Liverpool

Amazing how much more likely a BGW feels now compared to when Palace drew Liverpool in the league cup back in September