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ManagerBart Simp
Bart Simp of Bart's Team faces the press after Gameweek 4.
The RookieAsks daftly
Sorry to ask, Bart Simp: So you're first. Does that mean you've won, or is there more to it?
Spin doctorBart's Team replies
I'd like to thank the fans for their continued support. All four of them.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Bart, quick one: Tarkowski, form 8.3, is on your bench. Is he being punished for something?
SnarkyBart's Team replies
He's resting for the big moment. It's a strategy. Possibly.
The ProfessorAsks cleverly
Bart, if I may: 9 points on your bench, Tarkowski alone with 8. At what point does bench optimisation stop being a hobby and become an obligation?
Final for Gameweek 4: this press conference is fixed now that the gameweek is over.
Palmer Captain10 pts (5 × 2)
Groß: 17 pts. Swapping the armband would have gained 24 pts.
Vice-captain: Groß, 17 pts
9 ptsleft on the bench
Tarkowski 8 · Diop 1 · Bentley 0 · Akpom 0
Closest to the +2 DefCon bonus: 10 defensive contributions in a match for a defender, 12 for a midfielder or forward.
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Raya | ARS | 14 |
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
Scored more than the average manager in 5 of 5 weeks, before hits.
Averaging 76.2 a week through GW5. High point: GW4 with 104. Low point: GW1 with 51.
IQ 150+Bart's Team replies
Bench points are an unobserved counterfactual with selection bias. Nobody knows in advance which of fifteen players will return.
The ProfessorAsks cleverly
Bart, a question for you: Your XI scored 4 goals from 2.5 expected. How much of that overperformance do you expect to survive?
NonchalantBart's Team replies
I'll sleep on it. For about three weeks.
The RookieAsks daftly
A word for the manager of Bart's Team: You didn't make a single transfer. Did you forget where the button is?
Conspiracy theoristBart's Team replies
Every deadline, the same people win. Coincidence? I have a corkboard.
| BHA |
| 11 |
| Gvardiol | MCI | 11 |
|---|
| Konsa | ARS | 6 |
|---|
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| GroßVice-captain | BHA | 17 |
| PalmerCaptain | CHE | 10 (5 × 2) |
| Rogers | CHE | 8 |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 3 |
| Ødegaard | ARS | 3 |
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Bench 1, goalkeeperBentley | COV | 0 |
| Bench 2Tarkowski | EVE | 0 |
| Bench 3Akpom | IPS | 0 |
| Bench 4Diop | IPS | 0 |
Grand total104
4,087,187 after GW1 → 70,495 after GW5, the best so far.
3free transfers for GW7
Worked out from your transfer history (up to 5 can be banked), so FPL's own count has the final word. 3 made this season, and not a single hit taken.
31points left on the bench
Most wasted in GW1: 12 pts.
Not counted: GW2 (Bench Boost, when the bench's points count).
1 season before this
Here since 2025/26.
Best finish: 12,951,530 in 2025/26 (206 pts).
£101.1m
Up £1.1m since day one. That's the squad and the bank together.
