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ManagerBart Simp
Bart Simp of Bart's Team faces the press after Gameweek 5.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Let me put this to Bart Simp: João Pedro, form 8.0, 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
The room wants to know, Bart: Your back line conceded 9 between them. Was it selected on fixture difficulty alone?
Spin doctorBart's Team replies
I refer you to the statement I have not yet written.
The ProfessorAsks cleverly
Back to Bart's Team, if I may: Gaucho F.C. trail you by only 10 points. How robust is your position to one bad gameweek?
Final for Gameweek 5: this press conference is fixed now that the gameweek is over.
Haaland Captain12 pts (6 × 2)
Tarkowski: 14 pts. Swapping the armband would have gained 16 pts.
Vice-captain: Rogers, 2 pts
5 ptsleft on the bench
Diop 4 · Akpom 1 · Bentley 0 · João Pedro 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 | 1 |
| 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.
EgotistBart's Team replies
They're not chasing me. They're following the leader's footsteps in awe.
The ColumnistAsks cheekily
Sorry to ask, Bart Simp: From 144,397 to 70,495 overall. Who have you been sending notes to?
IQ 150+Bart's Team replies
A rank change reflects relative performance more than absolute. I beat the field on the right tail.
The RookieAsks daftly
Bart, if I may: Tarkowski got 14 and you picked Haaland. Did you mix up the names?
Conspiracy theoristBart's Team replies
I'm not saying it was the referee. I'm saying nobody has seen the referee and my captain in the same room.
| EVE |
| 14 |
| Mykolenko | EVE | 5 |
|---|
| Gvardiol | MCI | 4 |
|---|
| Konsa | ARS | 1 |
|---|
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| HaalandCaptain | MCI | 12 (6 × 2) |
| Player | Club | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Bench 1, goalkeeperBentley | COV | 0 |
| Bench 2João Pedro | CHE | 0 |
| Bench 3Akpom | IPS | 0 |
| Bench 4Diop | IPS | 0 |
Grand total59
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.
