GW1 BB: Pros, Cons, and First Draft for Bench Boost

28/07/2025 1h 3min
GW1 BB: Pros, Cons, and First Draft for Bench Boost

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Episode Synopsis

Today is going to be a deep dive on strategy for Game Week 1. Specifcally, I will be calling out pros and cons, then doing a bit of a thought experiment where I steelman my own arguments for and against the bench boost for GW1. After wading through all the arguments, I give my overall take and then walk through my draft for BB GW1 along with a bunch of alternatives and context supporting my decisions (up to this point- it's all subject to change). Link to join the mini league: LinkLink to the Discord Server: LinkAirtable with all of the data: LinkLink to my Reddit for all of my weekly FPL content: LinkAll statistics noted on the podcast were calculated in R with the assistance of the following packages: understatr, fplr, and FPLOptimiseR. Support the show