I’m normally terrible at fantasy football — I’m the kind of person who thinks that it’s actually a very bad game with dumb and byzantine rules that’s governed more by dumb luck than any sort of actual skill. I’m a member of five or six leagues, including Carty Free’s, mostly out of inertia, and I frequently forget I have a team by about week 10 or so.
But somehow, this year, I’m having an all-timer of a season. Thorough very little of my own actual ability I’ve managed to luck my way into being inside the top 1-2% of all players this season. Back in GW 5 I finished 53rd… overall. Out of everyone. In the world. Pretty wild!
I’ve slid a little bit since then — I’m down to fourth in the Carty Free league — but am still ranked in the 600s in the USA. What’s my secret? Pick good players and get lucky with a few timely boosts. I got in ahead of the curve on a few low-budget sleeper picks, and decided to go Haaland over Salah. It’s paid off.
Here’s my current team heading into this weekend’s fixtures. How’s your team doing?
Song of the Day: Rushin’ River Valley (Live KEXP) — Fruit Bats
Here are your football news links:
Dane Scarlett was invited to train with Thomas Tuchel’s England at Spurs’ Hotspur Way training center ahead of yesterday’s match against Latvia. He wasn’t called up per se, just helped make up numbers after Ollie Watkins withdrew due to injury.
England defender Millie Bright has retired from international football after a stellar career.
Graham Potter wants to manage Sweden after he was sacked as manager of West Ham.