Fantasy Football's High Variance Demands Adaptability Over Sensible Moves

Key Quotes

"So three of his players scored more than all of my entire team a 17 point from Jao a 17 point for Rice and a 17 point from Tarko and they're not non owned players no so it's it's it's the step ups are so incremental between one person to the other that it feels like it's possible that weeks are terrible it's possible that weeks are incredible"

The speaker, Adam, highlights the extreme variance in FPL game weeks, where individual player scores can vastly outperform an entire team's total. This demonstrates how unpredictable FPL can be, with a few high-scoring players significantly impacting overall performance.

"And yeah captain Haaland like most people which is dire so I've ended up basically trading water it says a green arrow but it's like three four k"

Adam describes a frustrating game week where the popular captain choice, Haaland, failed to deliver points, resulting in minimal rank improvement despite making transfers. This illustrates the common FPL experience of making moves that only maintain the status quo rather than significantly improving one's standing.

"I feel like I'm making the sensible moves and then I feel like when I'm making the sensible moves stuff's still going wrong and so I'm trying to work out a balance like I've always been a bit scatty in the way I play the game right it's not it's not been I've never been one for planning I've never been one for just going completely wild and out there so it's it's just difficult to understand how to play the game for me"

The speaker expresses frustration with consistently making what he perceives as sensible FPL decisions, only to see them fail. He struggles to reconcile his "scatty" playing style with the desire for consistent success, indicating a personal challenge in finding a balanced approach.

"I mean Andy Maxing just wild card like wild card was the plan but what you know it probably did notice is that we didn't do a pod last week because I've been ill and the last thing I could be doing with being asked with which buttons to click on the screen and and whatever so I I kind of did the most sensible thing I could do and then there's no way I'm wild carding into a mid week that's like that's just stupid"

Adam explains his decision not to wildcard despite it being part of his plan, due to being ill and the chaotic nature of the current game week. He prioritizes a sensible approach over a potentially detrimental wildcard move in a difficult period.

"And then suddenly you've got obviously other other arsenal defenders and this guy who gave away the goal then then ends up getting um nine points yes it's a mad week"

This quote exemplifies the chaotic nature of the game week, where a player who contributed negatively by giving away a goal still managed to score nine points. The speaker uses this to underscore how unpredictable and "mad" the current game week has been for FPL managers.

"So as we say like thank you very much to everyone who's um who's joining us on the stream tonight uh if you're watching back um we are trying new tech so you know are we fiddling with sound as i go along"

The speaker, Adam, expresses gratitude to the audience and informs them about the use of new technology during the podcast. This indicates a commitment to improving the listener experience and adapting to new tools for content creation.