2022-05-21 05:19
Written by Mr. Niall Hawthorne We have reached the end of the road. The cul-de-sac of Fantasy Premier League greets us once more, and upon your arrival you will either be lauded as a hero or… Read More
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2022-05-13 19:13
Second last weekend of the league season. By next weekend, all the arguments will be settled. Liverpool will be champions after beating Southampton 10-0 and Wolves 7-0 after City lose to Wes… Read More
2022-05-06 12:11
As the whole world struggles to get to grips with the effect of rampant inflation, those of us in the FPL community merely raise an eyebrow, shrug our shoulders and get on with it. For this… Read More
2022-04-29 10:02
Written by Niall Hawthorne Four GW’s left. It’s now or never. I’ve seen more chip strategy analysis than I have Russian-invasion analysis, which gave me an idea. If those i… Read More
2022-04-22 12:33
Written by @NiallHawthorne This week my Bench Boost chip was saved/justified and my work mini-league all but secured (if you’re reading this CD, then I stand by my claim) by Connor Rob… Read More
2022-04-15 20:05
Written by Niall Hawthorne I’m sacrificing a snooze on my couch on a lazy Good Friday afternoon, as the Lord himself intended, to write this preview for you, so you’d better appr… Read More
2022-04-10 21:09
Note: Full props to the legend that is Niall Hawthorne who wholeheartedly provided this preview prior to the gameweek kicking off… Zero props to me for not posting it in time Puddles… Read More
2022-04-02 05:47
I type this with a stinker of a settling hangover after a big work event last night, so let’s just crack on, quietly…. Onto GW31! GW31 Defender: Reece James, Chelsea Yeah… Read More
2022-03-12 00:57
Written by Niall Hawthorne I normally comment on world affairs and make a smart comment, but it’s too serious, too depressing so let’s move on. Onto DGW29! GW29 Defender: Andy Ro… Read More
2022-03-04 19:36
Written by Mr. Niall Hawthorne Not sure who reads this column anymore?? Onto DGW28! GW28 Defender: Tino Livramenton, Southampton Ah Tino, how we have missed thee. The darlin… Read More
2022-02-25 18:50
Onto BGW27! Written by Niall Hawthorne GW27 Defender: Ben Mee, Burnley A DGW for Burnley once more, who are riding high after swatting aside Brighton last weekend and showing signs that they… Read More
2022-02-19 09:01
Glory Be! A Double Gameweek! Written by Niall Hawthorne The unique event in a season where you scour the Burnley squad because you actually want to put one or two of them into your… Read More
2022-02-12 09:31
written by Mr. Niall Hawthorne I’m not saying that the world is a confusing place right now, but if my casual glance at the news today is right, then Russia is about to win gold at the… Read More
2022-02-07 19:54
Written by Mr. Niall Hawthorne Now that AFCON, the winter break and the FA Cup are out of the way, we can concentrate on six glorious uninterrupted weeks of pure FPL mayhem, as Double Gamewe… Read More
2022-01-21 06:13
Written by @ Mr Niall Hawthorne If FPL teams are picked but FPL teams don’t play, does the tree make a sound of one hand clapping? This season feels like one of those theoretical conun… Read More
2022-01-14 07:50
As we reach the end of the longest double game week in the history of the human race, we head into another double game week where eight teams are supposed to play twice. I say supposed to as… Read More
2021-12-31 17:25
Written by @ Niall Hawthorne This is supposed to be a game of skill. A game where you see who is going to play, you see who is not going to play, you select the best players you feel will de… Read More
2021-12-27 22:15
As we hurtle headlong through the most chaotic, stressful and controversial FPL Christmas period in history, I would like us all to take a step back and realise what’s really impo… Read More
2021-12-27 22:15
As we hurtle headlong through the most chaotic, stressful and controversial FPL Christmas period in history, I would like us all to take a step back and realise what’s really impo… Read More
2021-12-27 22:15
As we hurtle headlong through the most chaotic, stressful and controversial FPL Christmas period in history, I would like us all to take a step back and realise what’s really impo… Read More
2021-12-25 20:56
With two games already off ahead of the Boxing Day fixtures, the following tips are based on the games going ahead as of now. (Edit – it’s less now) Think of these tips like the… Read More
2021-12-17 16:09
Written by Niall Hawthorne On the small off-chance that any football actually happens this weekend, I’m going to give you some tips. This hasn’t taken long, there are only five m… Read More
2021-12-13 11:21
FPL is currently like being in the ring with Katie Taylor. You’re getting pummelled by punches left, right and centre and there’s very little you can do about it. Every time you… Read More
2021-12-10 05:13
written by Mr. NiallHawthorn After a calm and considered twenty premier league games in a week, we now have thirty premier league games in nine days. Yep, three rounds of FPL to navigate bet… Read More
2021-11-29 20:28
Written by Niall Hawthorne Hoo Boy is it getting busy! Just your twenty premier league matches between Tuesday and next Monday for us to wrangle with. Therefore, I’m taking the prudent… Read More
2021-11-26 22:58
Written by Mr. @NiallHawthorn It’s finally happened. After three years of a frankly bewildering myopia from Manchester United fans, Manchester United ex-players and Manchester United E… Read More
2021-11-19 14:44
After a full fortnight of petty squabbles, promising signs that evaporated into empty promises and prominent figures making themselves look very, very silly, we can now say goodbye to COP26… Read More
2021-11-05 18:48
This week we’ve seen the majority of world leaders descend on Glasgow to have a chat about, well, saving the planet. David Attenborough scolded them all like children, and in fai… Read More
2021-10-29 11:45
Written by @NiallHawthorne It’s that time of the year again when ‘Wintertime’ begins. The Premier League will no doubt unveil it’s ‘Winter Ball&rs&hell…Read More
2021-10-22 10:35
Farewell Steve Bruce, we hardly knew thee. Actually, that’s bobbins, we know thee only too well. 1,000 games? Man dear, that’s one hell of an achievement for him, and I couldn&rs&hell…Read More
2021-10-15 11:36
Written by @NiallHawthorne Yet another international break draws to a close and we can all get back to the real business of FPL, free from these ridiculous breaks to our fantasy football rhy… Read More
2021-10-01 14:50
Written by @NiallHawthorne I’ve been amused this week by the contrast between Britain and Ireland in relation to the supposed ‘post-pandemic new normal’. In Ireland they we… Read More
2021-09-24 04:20
So, we face our winter of discontent. It’s not like we haven’t been warned. They do say that all the Hollywood movies and TV shows are secretly designed… Read More
2021-09-17 16:38
As I type the fallout from the Boris Johnson cabinet reshuffle is dominating the UK news media, but should we be surprised that Boris has decided to do this now? Far be it for me to ca… Read More
2021-09-10 12:49
They say a week is a long time in politics…. Well, in football, an international break is an eternity. Not only have we been forced to wait a full fortnight for the return of Premier… Read More
2021-08-27 09:45
Always at this point of a new FPL season we see proclamations that what we’ve witnessed in GW1 and GW2 is a sure sign of things to come. The die has been cast, the future is set, and n… Read More
2021-08-19 07:00
Written by Mr. @NiallHawthorne Well that was a nice dull start to the new season, eh? 34 goals, 14 players with double digit hauls and if you had neither Bruno nor Salah, your season is over… Read More
2021-08-11 19:00
Preview Written by Mr @NiallHawthorne Well Hello…. Nice to see you again. Yes, you. You’re looking splendid. New #FPL accounts may come along with ChattySnaps and Tok-Tiks and I… Read More
2021-08-11 09:43
5 Tips To Avoid FPL Burnout Written by Ash @FPLHints Burnout isn’t something you usually associate with a game of fantasy. If anything, the former and the latter are a contradiction of… Read More
2021-05-21 21:30
Written by Niall The Legend Hawthorne We finally reach the end of this turgid, harrowing, depressing, weird, condensed FPL season. To those of you who are winning you should know that this s… Read More
2021-05-17 19:52
Written by @niallhawthorne Time Travel… No longer the subject of science-fiction nerds, it’s real, and the time-travellers walk among us. They also play FPL in their droves, ama… Read More
2021-05-14 15:45
We approach the end of the strangest season in living memory. A season without fans. A season without any real drama. A season without any classic matches that spring to mind. Relegation has… Read More
2021-05-06 14:05
Written by @Niallhawthorne I’ve worked it out. We’re living in some form of The Matrix or The Truman Show. There’s no other explanation for this past season, this past four… Read More
2021-04-29 16:29
We need to talk. It has become apparent to me that the effects of over a year of football without fans, combined with a year of COVID restrictions, has warped our perception of reality, part… Read More
2021-04-23 07:14
They say that a week is a long time in politics. Try football. My preview for GW32 was bemoaning the fact that the week would drag on endlessly for fantasy football fans, and lose all meanin… Read More
2021-04-16 10:50
GW32 has now evolved into the perfect antithesis of the FPL game we know and love, while simultaneously being the perfect reflection of what this god-forsaken football season has been like… Read More
2021-04-09 10:32
We’re firmly into the home straight of the 2020/21 FPL season now and it’s a sprint to the finish to see who can get that magical Top 10k / 5k / 1k spot that will be bragged abou… Read More
2021-04-07 14:46
There has been a lot of talk about NFT fantasy platform Sorare in the FPL community lately and I wanted to provide an article to talk about what the game is, what it is not, and how to get s… Read More
2021-04-02 10:32
And we’re back! Finally, after two weeks and 6,500 international matches, we get to concentrate on FPL once more, and I for one am delighted. Hang on, I’m having a nightmare seas… Read More
2021-03-19 08:47
Hey! Hey you! Yes, I’m talking to you. Don’t skip past this bit and head straight to the ‘Forward’ tip seeking the next Kelechi Iheanacho hat-trick hero, I’m ta… Read More
2021-03-11 21:00
Every week I put quite a lot of thought into my pre-tip preamble, and I’ve been made aware that there’s a chance nobody reads what I say here. Written by @NiallHawthorne As is th… Read More
2021-03-05 21:26
Written By @NiallHawthorne You may be astonished to learn that this writer is in fact a supporter of Liverpool Football Club. I know, I’ll give you a moment to recover from the shock… Read More
2021-02-26 17:37
Double Gameweek 26: They Just Keep On Coming!! Written by @NiallHawthorne With the news that ‘Frasier’ is coming back to our screens, joining the likes of Sex And The City in mak… Read More
2021-02-19 13:42
Double Gameweek 25 Preview: Written by @NiallHawthorne Anyone else overwhelmed by the sheer volume of questions swirling around in their head right now? For instance, when will the sc… Read More
2021-02-12 18:58
FPL GW24 Preview Written by @NiallHawthorne This past week has been difficult as yet another lockdown drags on interminably in my part of the world, and most likely in yours too. It seems cl… Read More
2021-02-11 21:21
Dear All… Before I hand over to @JackAGoodwin for what is a great article… I’d just like to say I don’t care about this great article. Jack received some genuinely… Read More
2021-02-05 21:06
Written by Niall Hawthorne. Regular readers of this column will know that I have paid close attention to the Brexit negotiations over the years, with particular emphasis on the capability/me… Read More
2021-02-05 08:12
FPL GW22 REVIEW – Written by @JackAGoodwin It’s been a minute since we spoke. Since, I’ve ventured into writing about wrestling for Inside The Ropes. I’ve been positi… Read More
2021-02-02 08:05
Written by Mr. @NiallHawthorne Another GW? Already? Oh, for the love of….alright, let’s see what sense we can make of the upcoming games which by my calculations are kicking off… Read More
2021-01-29 20:57
Written by Mr. @NiallHawthorne If you’re like me and struggling with FPL in this madcap season, I observed something this week that made me realise that it’s perfectly acceptable… Read More
2021-01-26 10:29
Gameweek 20 Preview – Written by @NiallHawthorne The debate about how best to handle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic rumbles on almost a year after it began. It’s only now that the… Read More
2021-01-15 19:21
The Gameweek 19 Preview Written by @NiallHawthorne We’ve finally made it to the halfway point of this frankly bizarre season that will no doubt, when the history books are writt… Read More
2021-01-11 20:30
We approach blank GW18 during blank January at the start of what looks like being blank 2021. At time of writing, some games are still scheduled but could be scrapped just hours before kick… Read More
2021-01-01 11:19
Off the back of the release of FPL’s least requested annual jingle (Which actually the YIRMA boys smashed it with a banger single!) I thought, scrap the crap graphics lads, raps are si… Read More
2020-12-31 19:43
I type these words on the final day of 2020. It can sod off forever. I also type these words as matches are being postponed with just three hours’ notice, so Caveat Emptor and all that… Read More
2020-12-27 22:16
I hope everybody had a peaceful and joyous Christmas, except Sam Allardyce. Written by Niall Hawthorne. Onto GW16! Defender: Charlie Taylor, Burnley Burnley only tend to concede large amount… Read More
2020-12-24 06:53
Written by @NiallHawthorne This Christmas I want you to stop for a while To think of those who best make you smile Your family, your friends, when you captain Vardy New people we met back wh… Read More
2020-12-18 22:15
FPLHINTS’ Five Festive Hints Written by @FPLHints Before I say something that masquerades as advice on how to navigate the annual assortment of Premier League matches with short turnar… Read More
2020-12-18 14:07
Fantasy Football Preview: Gameweek 14 Written by @NiallHawthorne Did you hear the one about the FPL player who looked at his squad ahead of GW13 and was faced with quite a few ‘him or… Read More
2020-12-14 21:55
FPL Gameweek 13 Preview… Written by @NiallHawthorne It seems to me that there’s a general sense of misery surrounding this Premier League season, and I don’t know why. In… Read More
2020-12-11 18:49
This decision has actually been the bane of most avid fantasy players’ lives for a number of seasons. For such a quality goalscorer, the Argentine isn’t half injury prone. A… Read More
2020-12-10 16:52
FPL Gameweek 12 Preview: Written by @NiallHawthorne The big news this week has been the launch of the COVID19 vaccination programme in the UK, which will be imminently launched through the r… Read More
2020-12-10 16:40
FPL Gameweek 11 Review: Written by @JackAGoodwin I am going rogue – don’t try and stop me (Ryan)… My Gameweek reviews for over a year now have been the same set template o… Read More
2020-12-04 15:35
Fantasy Premier League: Gameweek 11 Written by Niall THE MAN Hawthorne As we reach this point of the season I’m reminded of my world in early 2020 when the global pandemic hit… Read More
2020-12-04 12:38
GW10 Review: Hello, Written by @JackAGoodwin Crystal Palace 0-2 Newcastle Two teams hovering above relegation, both needing a result to lift them clear. Neither had any threat… Read More
2020-11-27 08:00
The Gameweek 10 Preview Written by @NiallHawthorne The world lost the great Diego Armando Maradona this week. The outpouring of grief, appreciation, and awe has been as understandable as it… Read More
2020-11-27 07:47
GW9 Review: Written by @JackAGoodwin Hello, only me again. Putting down my artistic brushes for a moment I thought best review GW9 in all its glory before it’s too late (honestly Ryan… Read More
2020-11-20 07:50
Written by @NiallHawthorne We’re in the run up to Christmas and the ‘happiest time of the year’. You might say I’ve gone a bit early, but I’m only talking about… Read More
2020-11-06 15:09
Written by Niall Hawthorne. At the time of typing it looks like, but is not yet confirmed, that Trumpel Racistskin will be booted out of the White House when all the votes have been counted… Read More
2020-11-05 16:07
A World War Two classic match, the French painter Genskof, Roy Hodgson’s bedtime drink of choice & much more! Let’s review GW7 for all its goals, VARsical decisions and I bel… Read More
2020-10-30 13:09
GW6 Review: Posted After The Final Whistle Written by @JackAGoodwin GW6 Review: Quick quick, read this review! It will surely help you out in your last minute GW7 decisions. &n&hell…Read More
2020-10-30 08:36
Written By Niall Hawthorne Communication… In the history of mankind, we have never had more methods of communicating with others. The advent of t’internet and mobile phones have… Read More
2020-10-22 16:00
Written by @NiallHawthorne The year 2020 is so far beyond weird that it’s laughable. It’s completely bonkers. Who would have foreseen that the toughest opponent Marcus Rashford w… Read More
2020-10-22 14:10
GW5 Review: Written by @JackAGoodwin INSERT INSIGHTFUL AND INTERESTING INTRO PARAGRAPH HERE TO SET THE SCENE FOR THE GW5 REVIEW…naaaaaahhhhhh – let’s just wing it. Everton… Read More
2020-10-16 08:25
I think it’s fair to say that we are living through unprecedented times. In fact, I can’t remember back to a time when things were precedented. I often find myself wondering how… Read More
2020-10-13 07:00
GW4 Review: Written by @JackAGoodwin Much like James Bond’s No Time To Die, or Black Sabbath’s album “13”, I’ve delayed this long enough, haven’t I. The i… Read More
2020-10-02 11:00
GW4 Preview Written by Niall Hawthorne The big debate in the world of football this week has been the handball rule, and its application in the Premier League this season. The debate itself… Read More
2020-09-30 18:56
GW3 Review: Putting my “big coat” on, a discussion with the wife whether it’s time to turn the heating on, browsing soup recipes, the sky going black at 4pm, Summer is fina… Read More
2020-09-25 13:45
Gameweek 3 Preview – Season 2020/21 Written by @NiallHawthorne You see it, don’t you? Like Neo in The Matrix, you can see the pattern. You can de-code the future. It&rsquo&hell…Read More
2020-09-22 11:35
FPL GW2 Review Written by @JackAGoodwin Well, have I got a little story for you? What you thought was a touch of genius by me in GW1 went to ruins as I overthought my team, stressed o… Read More
2020-09-18 18:07
Gameweek 2 Preview – Season 2020/21 Written by @NiallHawthorne Every year in FPL we are faced with the same challenge in terms of how to react to the outcomes of GW1. Making who… Read More
2020-09-16 09:15
FPL GW1 Review Written by @JackAGoodwin We did it guys, look at us. We got through GW1 without any crazy covid-related issues to deal with (famous last words, I know). And with the transfer… Read More
2020-09-10 19:47
Season 2020/21 – Gameweek 1 Preview Written by @NiallHawthorne We’re back! Admittedly it feels like we were never away, and the way the football calendar has shaped up rec… Read More
2020-09-09 19:51
Reeling because of a bad fantasy campaign last season? Or just still upset that Liverpool won the league? Historic Newspapers can take you to a better place, and give you the feel-good nosta… Read More
2020-08-05 11:59
Written by Jack A. Goodwin -Follow him on Twitter @JackAGoodwin It’s taken a year, but we did it. Now that the longest 38 gameweek FPL season on record has been completed, we ca… Read More
2020-07-25 08:03
Gameweek 38+ Preview Written by @niallhawthorne And now, the end is near And so you face the final game week My friends, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case of which players you… Read More
2020-07-18 06:41
The Gameweek 37+ Preview Written by Niall Hawthorne. Dig deep. The finishing line is in sight. All the hours of worry, stress and confusion are about to end. Null and void has been nulled an… Read More
2020-07-14 07:50
Gameweek 36+ Preview Written by @NiallHawthorne It’s so hard to make sense of the world these days. We’ve all had our lives tipped upside down by a global pandemic. Britain is Br… Read More
2020-07-10 17:01
The Gameweek 35+ Preview Written by Niall Hawthorne. If you thought that the pace of FPL GW’s was incessant in recent weeks, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Saturday marks the… Read More
2020-07-10 16:49
Gameweek 32+33+34+ Review Written by @JackAGoodwin Six Things from the last few Gameweeks… (Ed: You did seven) The Aubameyang Yoyo After 3 straight blank GW’s after the r… Read More
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