Hottest June day on record? What else to do on an evening like this but sit outside, have some Rioja and listen to Spacemen 3.

@supertrain.bsky.social I reckon this would have worked in the current SNW era… best of both worlds, even.

#fpl Pleased to get XI out and finish the season with a green and final rank of (approx) 52k. Delighted as it has been a strange/tough/frustrating slog of a season... variance has been kind to me since GW32. Enjoy the summer!

#fpl GW38 madness. Bowen comes in for Pedro with my solitary transfer. Have avoided a hit - but it means Mane over Saka. The times we live in! Good luck all!

Totally unplanned but watched the ‘Miracle of Istanbul’ which then prompted a long overdue listen to the Tears debut (and only) album which came out about a week later. A welcome blast of nostalgia all round.

#fpl So congrats to Arsenal and all that. But now GW38 could be a real pain to navigate. Until then, a welcome green - with (unlikely) thanks to Mane! OR: 71k

#fpl In this season, we take miracles when we can

#fpl GW37. Need 3 Arsenal but skint. Raya in, funded by DCL to Mane. Leaves me change for next week as well. A lot of EO etc covered so Mane is my mad (or unwise) bit of fun. Saka (c), 86k. Good luck all!

#fpl A red arrow but damage duly limited thanks to DCL and Semenyo… and they may be the ones to go in GW37 (possibly eyeing KDH and Gyokeres) The top 100k mission stays on track… for now.

#fpl 95% sure this is how I line up for GW36. Saka in for Palmer. Transfers are precious so will likely roll the other one and skip Palace... prefer to have them for next week’s fun and games. So this is aweek for clinging on. OR: 86k, 🤖 (c) good luck all!

#fpl That felt like a slog of a gameweek. Hill does the heavy lifting for the (as it stands) smallest of greens. Until next time.

#fpl GW35. Gabriel in for Senesi, Hill ahead of Struijk (spread the risk/love). Thing I’m most looking forward to? Whatever fresh way Pedro can troll me this week. Good luck all OR: 86k

Whacked down, basically I’m a hopeless romantic: Part One: Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me - The Smiths Get the Message - Electronic I Am The Resurrection - The Stone Roses Still Life - Suede Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order

#fpl Into the top 100k for the first time in a couple of years. Will take that. Free Hit does its job. Adieu, MGW and Bowen… Shame it’s back to Pedro once again. See you all very soon. OR: 86k

#fpl GW34. FH - this is what a meagre team value allows. OR: 106k. Good luck all!

#fpl A decent week. Away with work so have had little chance to keep up. Something about barbers? I don’t know the rules but I guess, from a BB perspective, Van Hecke comes in for non-starter Pedro but that still leaves a 19 point BB and I’m happy. Until next time.

#fpl BB in play, Senesi in for Gabriel. Robot captain, OR: 243k. See you all on the other side 👍

#fpl Bench boosting - my only single GW players are Gabriel and Bruno. I have two free transfers. Considering Gab to Senesi. FH for GW34 and line up okay for GW5. Worth the transfer?

#fpl A third successive green arrow - that’s been a long time coming. See you for the BB! 58 pts OR:243k

#fpl Wildcard time. Picks itself, would have fancied Mitoma but 0.1 short. After three weeks away, and with the state of things going on in the real world, I’ll just enjoy the ride (I’ve had Verbruggen for so long that I’m immune to the perils that may come). Good luck all OR: 254k

Late on the (inevitable) news about Salah. A proper footballing legend in our lifetime. Reds have been lucky to have him, we’ve all been lucky to watch him.

#fpl My excessive EO shielding/caution has resulted in a green. Albeit a rise of 139 places. But it’s a green. Wildcard to follow (I think), and a bit more adventure 😀

#fpl So, for GW31 it is safety in (EO) numbers. Pedro in for the robot, Bruno has the armband. OR: 255k. Good luck!

#fpl Handy green arrow. Second best GW rank of the season… and no Semenyo pain next week. Spring is sprung 😀

#fpl Long day ahead, limited time etc so will go with this and see where it lands. Captain Bruno, OR: 382k. Good luck

#fpl All out for 51. Bruno captaincy prevents a proper GW disaster. Will hopefully land at a rank of around 400k ahead of GW30… where I will bench Rogers, miss his haul etc etc You know the score…

#fpl Oh dear. With Semenyo and Pedro doing things I’ll need a second half Bruno (c) hattrick to reach safety…

#fpl At in-laws, need to be quick. About a minute to make changes. Not sure on state of players so Dango in (as cover) for a non-available Potts. Don’t know who may or not start but happy with 8 decent attackers until WC. Good luck all!

#fpl Best GW of my season. A lot of good fortune involved. Lord knows what comes next - I hear there may be some doubts. But for now I’ll take the green arrow and rank leap.

#fpl All day meeting means last minute transfers. Wilson in for Enzo, VVD for Timber. My recent transfers have not worked out, so apologies in advance if I have now cursed them for you. All I want is some returns! Good luck all. OR: 490k ish

#FPL #GW27 Very much liking the refreshed LiveFPL site. Not liking another lack of FPL returns - tiresome! Another big drop means VVD will likely return to the fold for GW28. You have been warned! Until next time.

Joao Pedro has scored 55 points over six gameweeks. In the six (‘good’) gameweeks I owned him, I got 15. And therein lies why this has been a season of tepid decline #fpl

#BaldockBeast half marathon tamed. Least my #fpl charges can do is get some ruddy points as reward for their manager’s exertion 🏃

#fpl How I line up for GW27 (barring any last minute major team leaks). It ain’t great to look at, but I think that’s partly due to the TC disappointment. Once hoping against hope that JP doesn’t get pushed in the box etc etc. OR: 407k Good luck all!

#fpl My transfer out for Timber was Van Hecke. Nothing sums up this season more than Van Hecke outscoring him by two points, despite the double GW.

Oh well, I’ll trade in another #fpl Gabriel points failure for a gig. This time it’s #Spiritualized in Hackney for #Warchild. And it’s wonderful. See you for GW27 or whatever it is…

#fpl Verbruggen losing a late clean sheet? I’m watching #Suede and it’s a blast so sod this GW so far 😀

This is how we line up for #fpl GW26. Van Hecke to Timber, TC Gabriel. My baseline ‘average’ TC return is around 8 points so hoping Gabriel can go better… Good luck all (OR: 388k)

#fpl A 40k or so green so no complaints. Van Hecke to Timber for GW26 probably the easiest transfer decision of the season.

#fpl GW25 is one to survive! 1FT so Saka becomes Rogers. Had fleeting thoughts on Timber in for a hit… but instead I’ll just hope he keeps quiet for this GW. Bruno with the armband, OR 428k. Good luck all!

In a worthy but long online work meeting. So I have been working out how my #FPL auto subs have done this season. 31 points across 10 subs. The ’highlight‘ has been Minteh with 11 points in GW12. Would we settle for one round of bench jam per season? Back to the millstone…

A much needed and welcomed green arrow, especially after the Saka news and last minute Brighton double clean sheet wipe out after the first round of matches. Will take the 140k rise and move on… #fpl

No Saka. Oh well, maybe Van Hecke can come off the bench and join his comrade Vebruggen for a cheeky double clean sheet? But, alas, #fpl doesn’t seem to like nice things… (especially this season).

Doing the Edinburgh Festival this year? Have a read of this:

This is how I line up for #fpl GW24. Last couple of weeks have been brutal. I hope for some sort of variance inspired redemption 🙏 Let me know if my starting XI / bench is out of order..

The final words of Icarus:

All out for 24. Comfortably the worst gameweek I’ve ever had. My previous worst was last week. And I quite like my team on paper! Nevermind, changes coming… #fpl

Apparently not 😂 1 more to go

#FPL disaster class. 4 to go… surely the only way is up…

I’ll tell you what’s #fpl heritage… seeing how many 1 pointers you can get in a single GW (4 out of 5 so far)