Andrew Lawes (FPL Nightmare)
@fplnightmare
Taking on the FPL template with unique strategies, ideas and thoughts. 2024/25 Final OR: 77,751. Best ever OR: 9,394 (2021/22).
2.5K OR! 🔥 ALL IN On Spain? 🎯 Best Transfers & Strategy For The Finals 🤔 Watch: youtu.be/AWNn1v8ldD8 This is the last chance for us to affect our World Cup Fantasy ranks. The big decision is whether to hedge our bets or go all in. Only one strategy will succeed.
4K OR!🔥 The ONLY Essential Signing 🎯 Best Semi-Final Transfers & Strategy 🤔 Watch: youtu.be/IrfeFunJ9f4 There are lots of options available for the semis, who all could go big. There is only one player everybody needs. With him, huge rank gains are still possible.
-3 taken. Dest ➡️ Digne Medina ➡️ Porro Yamal ➡️ Bellingham Vini Jr ➡️ Gordon Quiñones ➡️ Oyarzabal Clean sheet shield active. Still debating another -3 to replace Hakimi. Captaincy: Dembele, Oyarzabal, Bellingham, Messi (if I remember 🤪😭). 12.4k as it stands.
Missed Deadline = Rank Disaster 💩😭 Kane Or Haaland? 🤔 Budget Bargains 💲 Watch: youtu.be/_RaB65aCxAg I left Messi on my bench. Instead of being ranked 1.6k, I am down to 12.5k. Heartbreaking. This is my strategy to save the situation.
Missed the deadline by two minutes. Left with zero-point Dest as captain & Messi on the bench. Would've been about 800th in the world right now. Now, I'm down to 7.4k. Fantasy football is a cruel game at times. Never had a run like this before, and for it to end like this is savage. Proper gutted.
2.5k! 🔥9 Point Captain - Not Enough?! 🎲 Transfers - Triple England? Dembele Out? 😱 Watch: youtu.be/h9ZioEZ7X3E Nine points is a poor captain's return. You have to take be brave and twist. Kane or Bellingham? The answer is probably both - even if it means no Dembele.
My transfers were: Emi Martinez ➡️ Rangel Dumfries ➡️ Kounde Balogun ➡️ Quiñones Bellingham ➡️ Lamine Yamal Not *that* confident on a Mexico win, but feel now is the time for Yamal. Captain: Hakimi ➡️ Mbappe ➡️ Vini ➡️ Quiñones ➡️ Yamal ➡️ Dest ➡️ Messi ➡️ Manzambi. 2,199 OR.
Top 1k! 🔥 R16 Transfers - Kane Essential? 🎯 Secret Differentials 😱 Watch: youtu.be/kWXF5WlzQ_g The turnaround to R16 is quick, so we have to be ready. This is my team, why I'm signing the players I will, and why I'm likely ignoring Kane. World #1 still feels possible.
2k Rank 🔥R32 Wildcard Draft - Triple France Attack 🎯 No Yamal 😱 Booster Active 🚀 Watch: youtu.be/HTIVJZvSaqc The wildcard deadline is tight. This is my team, the reasons for the players I have, and why I'm ignoring some big names. Becoming World #1 feels very possible.
676th With Mbappe, Kane, Salah & Messi To Go! 🔥🥳🚀 + My Knockout Rounds Strategy Watch: youtu.be/dUZjCpPXsLU Even after taking a -9, I've so far matched the wildcarders. With some huge players still to play, it could get even better. Early strategy thoughts for R32 too.
189th overnight, despite taking a -9. Manzambi & Hakimi paid off the hit big style. Only Dumfries & Dest today, so it will surely drop. Salah, Zico, Mbappe, Kane, Messi & Medina after that though. Will likely stick on Vini Jr. 15 points is a huge score. Still in dreamland tbh.
-9 taken. Probably the end of the lucky streak, but it was fantastic while it lasted. Coufal ➡️ Hakimi Theo Hernandez ➡️ Dumfries Olise ➡️ Zico Bellingham ➡️ Manzambi Balogun ➡️ Kane Gives me a captaincy run of Manzambi, Vini/Saibari, Dest, Dumfries, Salah, Mbappe, Kane, Messi.
A Dream Start - Now To Attack Matchday 3 🔥🥳🚀 FPL NEEDS Subs & Captain Changes ⚽ Watch: youtu.be/K-DSBiKtU_E After a nightmare of an FPL season, Fantasy World Cup has reminded me how much fun fantasy games can be. Maybe this is my peak, but it has taught me so much.
160th now. This surely has to be the peak, probably of anything I ever do in fantasy games. Find it hard to believe it's even real. Even if the rest of the tournament is red arrow after red arrow, even being here briefly feels very special.
247th in the world. Still got triple France and Bellingham to play, if required. Can't believe this is happening, especially after the FPL season I've just had. Dreamland.
This rank will never hold, but I had to share it because it might never happen again. Considering I only decided to play an hour before the MD1 deadline, this tournament has turned out the be the perfect palette cleanser. I feel my fantasy confidence returning.
Ah sod it, sick of @trig-talks-fpl.bsky.social going on at me so I've put a team in. Seen a couple of random names mentioned, but otherwise it's PURE VIBES ahead of becoming Andy Solio next season. Not creating a league so don't ask, but join Trig's league instead: play.fifa.com/fantasy/join...
FPL RANT! The Ultimate Humiliation To End The Season 😡💩🤡 GW38 Raw Reaction Watch: youtu.be/rAwOfboMPFw Everyone is so optimistic & positive about the end of the season. I was excited for it too. But now my summer will be spent in the shed, with the spiders & the snails.
Best FPL GW38 Transfers To End The Season In Style 😎🎯🔥 Watch: youtu.be/JX9owleEVe4 In the final gameweek of the season, everyone loves the fun punts. However, there is nothing more fun than huge differential hauls. These are the players to leave you smiling all summer.
BRUKIELE If you'd always started Bruno G & Mukiele at home with the other first sub, Brukiele scored: 196 points. With Rodon as the 4m sub for the 4 GWs they were both injured, the total becomes: 214 points. Only Haaland & Fernandes have beaten that. Brukiele is elite.
Osula is the one. Take out Arsenal away, his recent form is: 6 goals in 5 starts + 2 sub (413 mins) 0.72 xG/start Creates his own chances Scores scrappy goals Fresh Nailed Direct free-kick share. Also, Osula plays Fulham - Newcastle have won 5 of last 6 at Craven Cottage.
FPL Is About So Much More Than Ranks And Points 🔥😁💥 GW37 Reaction Watch: youtu.be/8C1DukCri4I It's always nice when a big FPL differential comes in. This game though, the actual outcomes are secondary really. It's about the pals we make playing it.
OSULA TIME 😱 Arsenal Attack - NOT Essential In FPL GW37 📝 Watch: youtu.be/hJApv3D_COk When a great team has a great game, FPL managers can get blinkered by tunnel vision. There are other fantastic transfers in GW37. Osula may be the best.
Sometimes You Have To Shut Out The FPL Noise To Win 🤫🔥📈 GW36 Reaction Watch: youtu.be/mvtlAxi0N7U The non-FPL world has demanded my time this week. It meant I made my decisions without other opinions flooding me. The result? A huge green arrow, doing the 'wrong' thing.
The Riskiest Move In GW36 Is Playing It Safe 😱📝🎯 Watch: youtu.be/VST326NBmU0 With 3 gameweeks left, FPL is all about what you are trying to achieve. In a DGW, the swing towards and away from those goals can be huge. For me, the 'sensible strategy' is the highest risk.
A Defensive Bench Boost Is Better Than Instant FPL Points 😱💩🚀 GW35 Reaction Watch: youtu.be/7dcb2W4yJhE It might sound strange, but the bench boost isn't always about getting the most points from your subs. Sometimes, the most important things are the gameweeks after.
I knew I had one left in me. -12 taken. Virgil ➡️ O'Reilly Wilson ➡️ Guimaraes Semenyo ➡️ Cherki Havertz ➡️ Haaland Brukiele is back. O'Reilly captain. Bench boost active and done properly.
One Chip Left For GW35 And I've Already Ballsed It Up 💩🤡😂 Watch: youtu.be/_41pp_74cQQ I enjoyed my differential points last week, but as ever in FPL, there is a sting in the tail. For those glorious differential points may have destroyed my chance of a good bench boost.
How GW34's 30-Point Score Restored My FPL Confidence 💩😱🔥 Watch: youtu.be/EUtQ0ypQ9ko This season has favoured those who outsource their FPL decisions. Yet, despite another tough gameweek, my self-belief is back. There is still a place in FPL for independent thinkers.