50 Expert-Managed FPL Team: Enhancing Your Fantasy Premier League Experience
For the 2023-24 season, the creator of the ‘Community XI’ decided to do something different. He invited 50 of the most consistent FPL content creators to manage one FPL team together. This ‘Experts Team’ is run via a voting system, with all major decisions decided upon by the most popular choices among its 50 managers. And with over half the season played, the Experts Team is currently 7,897th in the game’s world rankings and progressing through the FPL Cup at pace.
How it works
At the start of the season, all participants of the ‘Community XI Invitational’ league submitted their Gameweek 1 draft. The creator then created a combined squad from the results within the £100.0 million budget. Each week, the community members submit the number of transfers they think the team should make for the upcoming gameweek, including the names of players to transfer out and in. They are also asked whether to play a chip, which player to captain, and for a suggested bench order.
The creator takes the results of this form to make the transfers and set up the squad for the next gameweek, following the most popular vote. Split decisions among the experts are common, so the creator often leans on his YouTube audience to settle any 50-50 decisions that arise from the voting. The final decisions are generally made before any Thursday night European games, managers’ press conferences with injury updates, or leaked team news.
It’s interesting to see how well the Experts Team has prospered this season without dwelling on factors like team news leaks that committed fantasy managers give a lot of weight to when making their decisions.
Who helps manage the Experts Team?
The creator has been charting the progress of the Experts Team on his YouTube channel throughout the season. The team is currently ranked inside the top 10,000 in the world and still has a full complement of chips available to play in the remaining 14 gameweeks. Of the 50 managers in the league, the Experts Team is currently in fourth place. Between them, the 50 managers have played 495 seasons of the game, boasting 182 top-100,000 finishes and 78 top-10,000 finishes. The Experts Team has 92 points more than the creator’s own team.
The league also contains some of the most recognisable members of the community, including FPL Mate, FPL Focal, and FPL Harry, who all run highly successful YouTube channels. The Athletic’s FPL injury expert Ben Dinnery is also part of the management committee, and there’s also some input from Fantasy Football Hub’s AI.
How the Experts Team is progressing
The Experts Team started the season strongly, achieving an overall 200k rank in the world in Gameweek 1. After a slight drop in Gameweek 2, it quickly recovered. After using its wildcard in Gameweek 10, the side managed five consecutive green arrows, breaking into the top 100,000 in Gameweek 16, where it has remained since. The side challenges the typical gameplay viewpoint of the community, with a more expensive bench and £2.5 million in the bank.
The team is also doing well in the FPL Cup, with nine consecutive successful match-ups. This week, it enters the Round of 16,384 against England’s Tom Brockbank.
The panel of experts has unanimously voted to use the triple captain chip on Erling Haaland for this week’s double gameweek. They have also agreed to replace the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold with Manchester City’s Nathan Ake. The experts have been divided on whether to bring in a second Liverpool attacker alongside Diogo Jota, but making that move would leave the side light heading into Blank Gameweek 26.
Conclusion
The Experts Team, managed by a group of 50 experienced fantasy managers, has been performing exceptionally well in the Fantasy Premier League. Through a voting system, the team makes decisions on transfers, chips, captaincy, and bench order. Despite not considering factors like team news leaks, the team is currently ranked inside the top 10,000 in the world and is progressing through the FPL Cup. With a full complement of chips available and the expertise of its managers, the Experts Team is on track to achieve a top-10,000 rank by the end of the season.