July 2025
Will Trafford start over Ederson?
James Trafford (£5.0m) has returned to Manchester City in a move that will intrigue Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers – especially given his price. After some outstanding performances for Burnley last season, he is, in City’s words, “one of the most coveted young goalkeepers operating in Europe”. The £31m transfer fee is a British record […]
Great and good to descend on Wokingham Town for 150th anniversary celebration
Wokingham Town will celebrate 150 years in existence at the weekend with a huge celebration at Lowther Road including a football showcase, live music and culminating in ‘A Night to Remember’ with special guests Alan Devonshire and Phil Parkes. Before all that, the Sumas will begin the 2025/26 FA Cup with a Friday night fixture […]
Wood, Watkins + Rogers goals, Malen potential
Fulham, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa, Leeds United and Brighton and Hove Albion were among those playing pre-season friendlies at the weekend. We’ve rounded up a few key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points from each of these matches, with more reports to view below: FULHAM 3-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST Goals: Wilson x2, Pereira | Wood Assists: […]
Announcing ‘The Panel’ – new(ish) Non-League football supporter project
Happy 25/26 season everyone. We’ve had a few weeks taking it easy but things are ramping up now. One thing we’ve been working quietly on is a way to bring back our old fan engagement project to ask the big (and little) questions throughout the season. We would like to have more voices on this […]
Best £5.0m defenders for FPL 2025/26
Following our look at the (generally unappealing) £4.0m budget options, let’s continue analysing Fantasy Premier League (FPL) defenders by picking out the best that cost exactly £5.0m. In our position-by-position guides, we’ll analyse the main players fighting to make managers’ opening squads. OVERVIEW £5.0m could be seen an awkward price point. It’s stuck between the […]
‘Referee of the Season’ Lola Pollard promoted to WSL2
Award-winning local young match official Lola Pollard topped off a successful season in the middle with promotion to WSL 2 for 2025/26. After an impressive campaign officiating matches in the FA Women’s National League, Lola – who put her playing career as a goalkeeper for Maidenhead United in the FAWNL on hold to concentrate on […]
Gabriel injury latest, Saka goal + Piroe pen
The latest bunch of friendlies involved top-flight sides Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United and Sunderland. Weak opponents and line-ups will therefore make these notes brief, with more notable lessons to come as Gameweek 1 approaches. Nevertheless, we’ll take a look at the key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points from such […]
Slough Town manager Scott Davies: “He’s no good with the ball at his feet”
Enterprise National League South boss Scott Davies joined Football in Berkshire for a trip down memory lane, picking out some of the best players he’s played with. The Rebels manager was speaking on the Football in Berkshire podcast (Berkshire Football Stories) and picking his 5-aside team as we gear up for the PLAION Launchpad Berkshire […]
The biggest rises and falls
A shortage of pre-launch reveals meant we were engulfed with Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player prices when the game went live. It was difficult to know where to start. We’re currently processing the player prices position by position, starting with the cheapest forwards in the game and those in the £6.0m-£7.0m bracket. This came in […]
The former Reading FC Women players at the UEFA Euro 2025
The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 kick off on Wednesday 2nd of July with Switzerland playing host to the 14th edition of the competition. The tournament runs for three weeks across eight cities, including Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St Gallen, and Zurich. There are eight former Reading FC Women players representing three different nations in […]