FPL Fortress

FPL Fortress
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Two FPL fanatics have a chat about the weekend's action and look ahead to future gameweeks, throwing around banter and exchanging insight.

  1. MAR 18

    GW 31: Fill In the Blank

    With both Arsenal and Man City blanking next gameweek, Jiayang’s and Jacob’s teams—both of which are tripled up on each of the two clubs—look a little worse for wear. The good news? We’re both stockpiled on free transfers. The question: how many of those free transfers should we use for the upcoming blank, if the plan is to Wildcard the following gameweek? The answer (we think): all of them. Tune in to find out which players we feel would be the best one-week punts to plug the Arsenal- and Man City–shaped holes in most FPL managers’ teams.

    47 min

  2. FEB 24

    GW 28: Future-Proofing the Blank

    One of the good things about the FPL Fortress is that even if Jacob and Jiayang both have rotten gameweeks individually, the rottenness does not necessarily seep into the quality of our episode—in fact, one might even argue that the worse our teams are doing at any given point, the more compelling and useful our discussion. To that end, Jiayang has realized that he currently only has a dismally low five players who will play in Blank Gameweek 31. In response, Jacob uses a methodical framework to dissect Jiayang’s team, advising him on the best moves to make in the lead-up to the Blank. While we’re discussing the three cheap Bournemouth wingers, we also take a moment to reminisce about past instances of n attackers competing for n-minus-one spots.

    51 min

  3. FEB 19

    GW 27: Arsenal Bottle It Live On Air

    The second half of the Wolves vs. Arsenal game was being played during the recording of this episode. When Gabriel provided an assist for Hincapié, Jacob and Jiayang—who had both triple-captained him—exclaimed with joy. Jiayang, in particular, manifested that Gabriel would finish the gameweek with at least 12 points. Five minutes later, Hugo Bueno wiped out Arsenal’s clean sheet, bringing Gabriel down to 8 points. We proceeded to discuss this week’s hefty Dilemma Deliberation, regarding which assets to target from teams with kind fixtures ahead. After reaching some good conclusions about Brentford, Fulham, Villa, and Liverpool, we moved onto a quick captaincy segment, before getting ready to wrap up the episode. Lo and behold, just as Jiayang was about to wish everyone a healthy green arrow, Jacob jumps in with one more update from the game: Calafiori had scored an own goal in the 94th minute, meaning Man City are now only five points behind with a game in hand—and with Arsenal still yet to visit the Etihad this season. But more importantly, in addition to putting a humongous dent in Arsenal’s title ambitions, this own goal meant Gabriel had now sunk to a measly 7 points. Heartbreak for Gunners, heartbreak for Gabriel triple-captainers. Who has it worse, really?

    53 min

  4. FEB 5

    GW 25: A New Lease on Life

    Following a gameweek where the average points was finally over 50, we now turn our attention to Double Gameweek 26, which has just been confirmed with Arsenal’s victory over Chelsea in the EFL Cup semi-final. What, then, is the best Arsenal triple-up—and is there an “objective” answer, or is it more so team dependent? To what extent should managers modify their teams if they already have a trio of Arsenal players that doesn’t align exactly with their ideal triple-up? A question of marginally secondary importance: just why is Jacob so bullish on Mateus Mané? We also have a look at which assets in each position might be worthy of being considered “season keepers” from now on, and discover that the number might be no more than three or four. Although Haaland’s recent performances have been poor, we’re probably not at the point of selling him before the season’s end (yet). But we think managers would be wise to at least entrust their armband with someone else for the near future—Jacob, for one, is poised to finally free himself from Erling’s shackles and might just get a new lease on life in the process.

    1h 5m

  5. JAN 29

    GW 24: Eli Junior Kroupi.Jr

    After the sixth successive gameweek with an average score of fewer than 50 points, it’s hard not to feel a little discouraged; but still, we must trudge on with the hope that someday in the near future, we’ll hop back over the fence to the good side of variance. Michael Carrick’s spirited Manchester United narrowly beat Arsenal, who, it must be said, have failed to take full advantage of their trailers’ recent slip-ups. Could the Red Devils’ exciting trio of Bruno, Mbeumo, and Cunha prove to be the solution to this prevailing attacker drought? Might we also look at the blue side of London, where Rosenior’s Chelsea have won five games on the bounce ahead of four bright green fixtures? With Haaland’s dip in form, captaincy seems more open than it’s been for most of this season—but are we brave enough to put our faith in Bruno, Enzo, or even Gabriel? Please also enjoy an important segment on Eli Junior Kroupi. Or is it just Junior Kroupi, as his Instagram account would suggest? Or maybe Kroupi.Jr, which is emblazoned on the back of his jersey—but doesn’t the period usually go after the “Jr”? Follow us on Twitter: @FplFortress

    44 min

  6. JAN 20

    GW 23: Stop and Smell the Rose(nior)s

    In an otherwise not-so-exciting gameweek, Manchester United defeated their Mancunian rivals 2-0, marking a fourth blank in five matches for Haaland, a fifth blank in as many matches for O’Reilly, and a sixth successive blank for Foden. Liverpool are experiencing a slump, drawing their fourth match in a row—with Ekitiké bagging only a solitary assist after playing a total of 265 minutes at Anfield against Wolves, Leeds, and Burnley. Amidst this barren landscape, could Rosenior’s Chelsea offer an answer, ahead of what can only be described as the juiciest of fixture runs to grace any team’s calendar this season? Follow us on Twitter: @FplFortress

    53 min

  7. JAN 1

    GW 20: Reflections and Resolutions

    On this fine New Year’s Day, Jacob and Jiayang gather with their friend Nicolas to watch some fine Premier League fixtures—but unfortunately, although the company was very fine indeed, the fixtures were not so. Despite watching a combined 270 minutes of soccer, we witnessed not a single goal that was not ruled out for offside. The drab results reflect a recent slump in FPL points across the board, which has left both of us feeling slightly stumped as to how we might turn our teams around and rekindle a feeling of excitement when we glance at our overall ranks. Although we don’t reach any particularly satisfying conclusions, this episode does prompt each of us to reflect on the first half of the season and come up with resolutions to propel us into 2026. Follow us on Twitter: @FplFortress

    44 min

  8. 12/24/2025

    GW 18: We Don’t Talk About Bruno (but we do talk about Bruno replacements)

    Jacob has concluded his adventures in Oceania and Asia, and both of us are back in New York to hunker down for the Festive Fixtures. (And to closely follow AFCON with a keen eye toward any innovations in neck tension relief. Looking at you, Patson!) Hugo Ekitiké is on the forefront of most FPL managers’ minds, and for good reason—fixtures don’t get any juicier than Wolves at home. The perfect way to fund Ekitiké seems to be selling Bruno, who’s injured for the first time in years. But for which other midfielder? Options are plentiful—Cunha and Rice lead the pack, while Gordon, Rogers, and maybe even a wild Florian Wirtz are also in contention. Finally, for captaincy, any decent striker against Wolves probably isn’t the worst idea—especially when they’ve just scored five goals in their last three three matches—but is this really the week to bet against the ever-dominant Haaland?

    53 min
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Two FPL fanatics have a chat about the weekend's action and look ahead to future gameweeks, throwing around banter and exchanging insight.

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  • Creator
    FPL Fortress
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    127
  • Rating
    Clean
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