Thomas Daines

FPL GW29: Rolled to 2 FTs. Captaining Haaland was the easy part. Who to start and the bench order was mega tough. Wilson played on after knock, Rice often just plays, so went with them. One might cameo, but oh well.

82. A good week, best GW rank of the season in fact at 617k. Up into the top 150k of OR for the first time this season. Good day with a few more like that, but currently have the four players flagged with only 1 FT to navigate.

Used to go so much, even in 2020 and 2021 either side COVID, but not been back since to see my wife’s family.

I need them to behave with NATO to take them seriously.

SDT GW27: Rolled all three transfers for five next week. Wanted Virgil, wanted Szobo, but no great lines. Bruno can fund both next week. Goal Bonus activated. Hoping to get lucky and move into the top 100.

FPL GW28: Enzo & Sarr to Dango & Wilson with both FTs. Unsure what to do so grabbed the EV in front of me. Bruno 🧢.

70. A red arrow of a few places. Should have trusted the model preferring Muñoz cap.

52. Safety was 47, so a reasonable green. The grind is real this season. Still hoping to have a bit of a heater at some point. Would prefer to roll this week, but think I need to make at least one move to boost the starting EV.

FPL GW27: Roll to 2FTs. 50-50 between starting Szobo or Andersen.

SDT GW25: Saliba & Enzo to Haaland & Bruno, Sarr 🧢, three transfers next week for probable GB26.

117. The GW turned out really well after a slow start, all thanks to nailing the Gordon 🧢. Up from 437th to 162nd. Checking the betting markets had me relaxed about not owning City punts. Bruno the only asset in the game worth bringing in and out for a single GW right now. Haaland the buy this week.

SDT GW24: It appears I forgot to post my team! Haaland to Muñoz and Bruno to Gordon 🧢.

63, four off safety. Could have been better, could have been worse, but glad we didn’t TC. Should be an easy roll this week.

148 for a sizeable red arrow. Been stuck in purgatory for about six weeks now bouncing between 300 to 700ish OR. Tough week to decide on transfers as it seems very few players will double.

You tease.

I’ve found the one person doing worse. My five were at least from only three players.

FPL GW26: Van Hecke & Tavernier to Muñoz & Sarr with both FTs. Should have probably moved Tav on last week, but Szobo suspension made it critical with (correctly) assumed Kroupi rotation. Gab 🧢 and hope to get lucky with TC later.

67. Three off safety, which is very annoying as just Van Hecke doing Dunk, Szobo not getting red or Tarko and Andersen doing something would have got me there. Been a bafflingly insipid FPL season so far with so few highlights. Next week looks pretty uninspiring too.

Need to increase the barrier to entry to those who can correctly identify the DGWs next season.

25/26 SDT GW23: Guehi, Gordon & Saka to Gabriel, Sarr & Bruno 🧢. Rolling the other for three transfers next week. Tempted by Goal Bonus, but 26 looks like it could be even better.

25/26 FPL GW25: Mentally locking in early. Saka to Rice, rolling the other for 2 FTs next week.

133. A good solid week. Final sub cashed in to move Saka out for Cherki. Holding Ekitike over Foden paid dividends. Looks like two forced sales in Saka and Gordon, the latter is quite unfortunate.

69 points. Another green arrow for a good, not great, week. Holding off on Anderson and Kroupi vs Tarko was right, but unrewarded for it with Saka missing a 4-0 for Tarko’s 2 pts off the bench. Still only three GWs with a sub 1m GW rank this season: the best at 756k. Hope to get lucky next week!

Saka injured in warm up it seems, so the coin flip may not have mattered. May well be triple Arsenal defence next week…

25/26 FPL GW24: Schade to Bruno 🧢. Rolling the other FT for two next week. Liked the idea of doing Tav to Andersen, but Iraola’s embargoed update suggested patience and rolling may be wise. Kroupi Jr vs Tarko was a coin flip of my own choosing. Wish I had let someone else decide already.

How many transfers next week, Ben?

25/26 SDT GW22: Porro & Foden to Guehi & Semenyo, rolling two for four transfers next GW. Haaland 🧢. Very unlike me to hold a singler over a doubler, but big doubts on Foden’s mins currently. Will consider GB23, but still leaning towards 26

103. We got the leak, we got the captaincy right, but the defence shit the bed to deliver a red arrow. Somewhat wish I had done Raya to Pope now Newcastle are confirmed for playoffs.

53. Good week, but hoped for more after reacting to the leak. Bruno Fernandes in for sure now.

25/26 SDT GW21: Bruno G to Salah, rolling two for 4 transfers next week. Salah 🧢.