Approximately 70% of us are living in a cruel, cold, Van De Ven-less world. His 23-pointer against Everton has saved the gameweeks of everyone who owned him, dooming everyone else, as most of the top-owned FPL assets (Haaland, Semenyo, Pedro, Kudus, etc.) failed to haul. To quote the official FPL...
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Love it or hate it, Halloween certainly has a divisive quality. Many of you will already have staunch, stubborn views on the holiday. You should, however, be in the former camp, revelling in October’s thematic ornamentation and joyous activities, whether it be an adrenaline-pumping thriller or the simplistic pleasure of...
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FPL GW9 is right around the corner, and there’s no time to waste – the Friday deadline is fast approaching; read on to learn the key knowledge necessary to take this weekend’s football by the horns. Don’t sell Pedro. He may have been deeply frustrated over the past four weeks,...
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Cianan Sheekey discusses American Prohibition, its failures, and what we could learn from it to implement a tobacco ban.
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First things first: buy Semenyo. Will he continue overperforming his xG at this level? Probably not. Is he still the best midfielder in FPL? Without a doubt. Does he retain exceptional value even at £7.9m? Undoubtedly. Now, onto other affairs. As a general point of interest, seeing as we’ve come...
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Cianan Sheekey discusses whether going to university is worth it despite increasing student debt levels
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Approaching this column from a more personal angle than usual, I want to express my gratitude to City’s Haaland. The Norwegian’s 16-point haul against Burnley saved my, and many other managers’, GW6s. He appears unstoppable lately, amassing a whopping 7.3 xG so far this season. Those without the striker risk...
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The Boar asked writers to choose one podcast that has been crucial to their university journey. The trio provide a much-needed voice of reason in a media ecosystem otherwise drowning in slop, misinformation, and Goalhanger podcasts. ‘The News Agents’ To call The News Agents an essential part of my commute is...
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Thousands of US student visas have been revoked by the Trump administration due to alleged criminal offences and overstays, as well as “support for terrorism”, according to the US State Department. As part of tightened oversight on international students, the State Department has received directives encouraging vigilance in reviewing applications...
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That’s the big question. Since FPL players have access to two wildcard chips this year, one before GW19 and one after, as well as five free transfers ahead of GW16, managers are deliberating whether now is the time to draw upon the chip that grants unlimited transfers. The opportunity for...
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There is only one way to start this week’s rendition of The Boar’s FPL column, and that’s with Man City’s Norwegian powerhouse Haaland. He may cost an eye-watering £14.1m, but at the moment he’s the talk of the town following his 13-point haul against Man United last weekend. Not only...
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Reform UK’s 2025 national conference last week saw leader Farage declare higher education is “poisoning” young minds while Warwickshire council leader Finch spoke confidently about the party’s status in the region. The conference was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on September 5 and 6 and was attended...
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Cianan Sheekey discusses the failures of the USSR's command economy, and how they led to its inevitable collapse
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