FPL Vault

The FPL Theory Series

A series of frameworks for thinking about FPL differently. Each piece coins a concept, backs it with data, and changes how you approach one part of the game.

1

The Transfer Laffer Curve

Why holding transfers is worth more than you think — and why holding too many costs you.

2Coming soon

The Investor vs The Trader

Every FPL manager is either an investor or a trader. Over 38 gameweeks, the investor wins.

3Coming soon

The Wisdom of the Crowd Problem

The crowd is right about quality and wrong about timing. The edge is knowing when.

4Coming soon

The Compound Green Arrow

The managers who finish top 1k don't have the biggest weeks. They have the fewest bad ones.

5Coming soon

Luck in FPL

Luck is real, symmetrical, and smaller than most managers think. Here's the data.

6Coming soon

The Invisible Hand

Adam Smith's invisible hand applied to FPL ownership. Five live market signals updated each gameweek.

7Coming soon

When Are Hits Justified?

A hit in GW1 and a hit in GW37 are not the same decision. Context changes the threshold.

8Coming soon

The Time Value of FPL Points

In finance a pound today beats a pound tomorrow. In FPL it is the opposite.

9Coming soon

The Pure Trader Thesis

Could a manager who makes every positive-EV transfer win FPL? The maths says almost.

10Coming soon

Emotion is the Enemy

The series manifesto. Five emotional traps, one discipline paradox, and a question about why we play.