A warm evening, #fpl back up and running. Pondering the inclusion of Garner in GW1 squad and I get stung by a wasp. There’s probably a message in that. Namely, leave it for a couple of weeks.

Superb, as ever.

David Squires@davidsquires.bsky.social · 3w ago

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Following the Football Manager esque ‘let’s change the mentality setting to cautious’ disaster class this evening, my mood is immediately improved by seeing that S4 of Strange New Worlds starts next week. That’s a bonus #SNW

Oh well, I hope Spain take Argentina to the cleaners (TBF, they would have done that to us)

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.

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#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

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#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.

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#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…