Nerd's words

I usually get my Fantasy Premier League preview out well before the season starts, but this summer had other plans. With the FIFA World Cup, nonstop F1 drama, and back‑to‑back tennis highs from Roland Garros to Wimbledon, every weekend was spoken for. And without any time off until now, the blog kept slipping away from me. So it’s only here — after a vacation in New York, catching matches at the US Open — that I finally have a moment to breathe and get back to writing. A little later than usual, but with a summer’s worth of sport still buzzing in the background, it feels like the perfect time to dive in. I will walk through a couple of key factors shaping this year’s Fantasy Premier League landscape — the tactical shifts, scheduling quirks, and squad‑building challenges I believe FPL managers will need to navigate across the season. I know it's a bit late to post this, but believe me when I say I wrote this well before the second Gameweek of Premier League action.  Record number of...