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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

When I saw the byline on this, I thought Barry was writing under a Canadian pseudonym and was excited to dig into his past articles. Alas

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Szoboszlai starting in midfield but potentially dropping back to RB late in the game to vacuum up some defensive contributions when the team are winning would be a useful situation for his FPL value. I did toy with the idea of dropping him on WC but this is why he's hard to look past.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Edmund: I then leapt on the opportunity to test you. I asked if you were a fan of one of PL challengers: Arsenal, Man City, or Hull… Mary: Well? Edmund: You failed to spot that only two of those are PL challengers Mary: You swine! Melchett: That’s right — City have no chance under Maresca!

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Bruno's ownership dropping quite quickly after scoring a hattrick and looking incredible in the second half shows how hard it is to get ahead in FPL these days. 5 years ago he might go up 0.2m this week even as the sharps move over to Haaland.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Highlight of the "welcome back to FPL" was owning Thiago as he took a penalty against Kinsky, who I am also playing on the BB. If he scores I get +4 for Thiago (plus possible bonus), although -1 for Kinsky. If it's saved I get +5 for Kinsky and -2 for Thiago. So 3 points either way, right. RIGHT?

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I am typically someone who tries to hold on to chips, perhaps too much so, but this season I think there is a really compelling case to not only considering an early wildcard, but actively picking your team on the assumption you will WC as early as GW3.

Draft FPL lineup for gameweek one: Verbruggen, Kinsky, White, Calafiori, Maguire, O'Reilly, Williams, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Tzolis, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Isak, Joao Pedro, Calvert-Lewin

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Michael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

well that was a fittingly embarrassing end for that man's international career

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Andrew Martin @andrewmartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi-Ronaldo preference. Authoritarians who like short-form video are more likely to think Ronaldo is the GOAT.

plot predicting messi-ronaldo preference

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We'll wait on official word from @michaelcaley.bsky.social but at half time, this looks like it might well be a paddlin'

Canada v Qatar half time stats showing Canada dominating with 67% possession, 2.42 expected goals and 14 shots

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This is just astonishingly great content from @michaelcaley.bsky.social. I cannot fathom the hours that have gone into this. www.expectinggoals.com/p/world-cup-...

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World Cup 2026 PADDLIN' Projections

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

People now scoff because of his later career, but what Allardyce achieved at Bolton in those peak four seasons (8th, 6th, 8th, 7th) on a pretty small budget and when there was way less league parity from TV deals was really remarkable.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

OK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/

Unsplash image of the Earth, mostly the nightside with a tracery of city lights on every continent.

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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This is great from Becky Sauerbrunn. (Also very beside the point but I spy Mistborn and something from N.K. Jemison on that bookshelf) www.instagram.com/reel/DTdNkvw...

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Four defender injuries but longer term I don't particularly want to get rid of any of them.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

I really like Unai Emery but "are Villa in the title race" seems like the kind of question that will age very poorly.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Despite living a quick ferry ride away from two host cities, I already had minimal interest in going to the World Cup given the absolute state of FIFA, but even I was shocked by the ticket prices. Not only outrageously high but also idiotically tiered.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

In normal circumstances I don't think I would be in a rush to bring in a player like Szoboszlai as he doesn't have a very high ceiling, his team aren't playing great (albeit still 6th in xG), and his position in the team isn't locked down.

Liverpool player Dominic Szoboszlai makes a "phone call" gesture after scoring a goal.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

We're still probably in small sample territory but the list of top-10 npxG+xA players looks . . . weird?

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I really need to know the stories behind Vardy's popularity in Alberta, Yildiz in the Northwest Territories, and Kiwior in PEI!

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Love to scout new elite attacking threats for my FPL team

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Semenyo is obviously a good pick, but I do feel slightly hard done by for not owning him as he continues to rack up insane production from ~solid~ underlying numbers. A goal and an assist (and presumably 3 bps) from 0.23 xG+xA tonight.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm not sure I will use this feature and "overrule" the model too often but it's unbelievably cool and well done that's its likely worth the subscription fee anyway. Well done guys, this looks absolutely amazing.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Wrote a few words (for the first time in a while) to try and place Salah's early season data in context with his past few seasons. plfantasy.substack.com/p/should-we-...

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Haha, the odds go up now. Red card for Ekitike (YC for throwing the ball away and second YC for taking his shirt off lol)

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Isak with a goal and then being subbed for Ekitike at HT sure seems like he's heading towards a start at the weekend at Palace. Will be peak FPL if Liverpool's attack immediately gels, Salah is dominating, and we all start making plans to get him back for Haaland.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I didn't follow any preseason chat when def cons were launched, but did anyone talk about Rodri's potential when he comes back? By my calcs he would have averaged 5.2 PPG excluding bonus in 2023-24. He hit the DC 16 times and was 1 away 5 more times. He genuinely is close to a 4 pt floor

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I think yesterday's Bruno Fernandes performance was the absolute quintessential Bruno game that he will struggle to top all year. In the *same game* he somehow managed to prove right both those who hate him, and those who love him as an FPL asset.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Palmer being a late withdrawal from this route, losing a clean sheet to a 0.01 xG shot and 0.18 xGC total, and not having 50%+ EO Pedro with his goal and two assists from 0.41 xG + 0.11 xA is tough viewing.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Having started Sanchez over Dubravka, that 100%+ EO Burnley clean sheet is going to sting tomorrow.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Cole Palmer injured in the warmup. People's patience is already thin, and this will be an interesting split in those who force a move and those who hold (assuming it's not a major issue)

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

My too quick reaction to the new Defensive Contributions is that they are going to quietly rack up really quickly and players in position to capitalize may be underrated for some time. You don't need to do *that* much to hit that 10/12 DC level.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The absolute disdain and shock with which the commentator said "Chiesa, of all people" after his goal was a bit much. He's had a couple of down seasons to be sure, but he was the best player on Italy's Euro 2020 team and is still only 27. It's not like the backup keeper scored in injury time 😂

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

👀 Salah has 7 defensive contributions at half time?

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

I was pretty locked into 4/5 def and 4/5 mid for while but went round and round on the 5th mid spot and the front two. I was on Elliot Anderson for the longest time but liked the short term upside for Reijnders. Front two could have been Mateta or Strand Larsen.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Good to hear AI will help me reduce my carbon footprint, as I've been running my microwave for 19 hours a day for the last three years and have yet to receive a single video of a dog speaking Spanish.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

PSG v Arsenal #UCLFantasy Dembele on the bench

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Inter v Barcelona lineups #UCLFantasy Semi Final 2nd Leg

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Carney is very good at flattering Trump’s ego superficially JUST enough to keep him docile while strongly asserting our interests and boundaries and getting Trump to nod along. Well played.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Just realized that other than Gvardiol, everyone in my team is classed as either a differential or has EO over 100% and will actively hurt my rank. We all know which players are going to return.

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Can't be long now until they call it against Poilievre. 11 polls left to report suggests something like 3,500 votes and Poilievre trails by over 3,000 votes. He'd need not only to have abnormally large polls left to report but also run up the score in them. Absolutely hilarious outcome

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Markets now up to 7% for a Liberal majority. CBC described it as needing to draw an inside straight, but you can kinda see it if the late polls are advance polls that break for the Libs.

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ALT: a man is talking to a woman and saying `` so you 're telling me there 's a chance .

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

If the remaining polls are roughly equal in size to what have reported so far, I think Pollievre needs to be getting more like 59% of the vote to close the gap. He's maybe chipping away but not fast enough. He might actually lose this! 😂🙏

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PLFantasy @plfantasy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

There were 91 candidates on the ballot in Carleton, and all but two received at least one vote. They didn't even vote for themselves - nor did their Mom!

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