The heart of this week’s episode lies in the question of class. With Konsa seemingly a given, which combination of players from the following “classes” of defenders offers the best way to complete your backline: a premium playing for a good team with high clean sheet odds, a Vušković-type DEFCON magnet that’ll tick along over the course of the season, or an explosive attacking fullback whose returns fluctuate depending on their fixture run? We extend this structural analysis to the midfielders with a social scientific bend—Bruno sits at the top, monarchical; the Palmer-Saka class of aristocrats follows; after that, the £7.0m–£8.0m bourgeoisie; then, the working class, comprised of DEFCON warriors like Alex Scott and Mamadou Sangaré; and finally, the (with all due respect) peasant-like bench fodder. One must wonder, how would Marx have played FPL?
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11 Sept 2026
GW 4: Too Big to Fail?
The Fortress is thrilled to return for our 7th year, awakening from a World Cup-filled summer slumber feeling energized and ready to tackle whatever the 2026–27 season throws our way. The big talking point ahead of Gameweek 4 is Chelsea’s home fixture against Hull City—and though a quick glance at the table might suggest that it’ll be a titanic battle where an unstoppable force meets an immovable object, a closer look at Hull’s xGA reveals that managers might be wise to invest heavily in JPMorgan—that is, João Pedro, Cole Palmer, and Morgan Rogers. We also discuss how such an investment could coincide with a larger-scale reshuffling of one’s portfolio of players in the form of a Wildcard, which would enable managers to optimize their Arsenal assets and refine their team structure after now having a few weeks’ worth of valuable information. Finally, in our Captaincy segment, we address the question that gives this episode its name: is it too reckless to go as far as captaining one of JPMorgan instead of Haaland, or are they too big to fail?
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28 Jun 2026
2025/26 Season Review: Awards, Breakout/Flop XIs, Lessons Learned, and More
Everyone stop what you’re doing—yes, yes, the rumors are true, the Fortress has released our 2025/26 Season Review! We might be a little embarrassed that it’s been nearly two months since our last episode, but we’re far more excited to finally bring to you our reflections on this past year of Fantasy Premier League. Overall, although it’s been an underwhelming campaign for both Jacob and I, we still have a great time discussing our nominations for this season’s superlatives (for better or for worse), standout XIs (for better or for worse), and highlight moments (for better or for worse). For this year’s lessons learned, both of us have decided, independently of one another, to frame them as questions instead of statements—perhaps a salute to the idea that there is no single “correct” way to play FPL. And yet, at the end of the episode, we resolve to set a few rules for ourselves next season, in an effort to formalize our attempts to strive asymptotically along the path of constant betterment.
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