This last year and a half has been horrendous for us all.

I’ll be honest, even as an introvert, I’ve struggled mentally over the last year with lockdowns, working from home and massively reduced social interaction. I’ve been luckier than many, being fortunate enough to stay in employment and (so far) not catching COVID or knowing anyone close to me that has. But like the majority of people across the U.K. and abroad, it’s been a very rough year and one that affected me more than I thought it would.

It also affected my enjoyment (or lack of) of football and more pertinent to this site, FPL. Combined with struggling to improve my ranking in one of my worst seasons to date, I found it very difficult to build up enough enthusiasm to make changes to my team, let alone post regularly to this website.

I’ve felt awful about leaving this site in such a poor state but just couldn’t bring myself to focus on something that wasn’t bringing me any joy.

But I’m pleased to say that having had a break away from FPL and this site, I am back with renewed vigour and am now burdened with glorious purpose (nice Loki reference there for you). I’ll be slowly getting back into the swing of things and have some ideas and plans for the site moving forward so keep an eye out for those.

The most important thing though is that I hope anyone reading this is doing well. Mental health is so, so important so if you’re struggling or not doing as well as you think you could be, DO NOT be afraid to talk to someone about it. Even if you don’t feel you can talk to friends and family about it (although it’s always good to talk to loved ones about how you feel), you can always vent to me.

Here’s to a happy and healthy next 12 months for us all. Much love,

FPL Maverick