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Educating Pork

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Educating Pork PL · Final GW08 · 2026/27

Vermilion Bird

56Gross GW pointsNo points deducted
14 / 14League positionHolding position
270Season pointsOfficial league total

The Bird stirs; the table remains unmoved

Vermilion Bird recorded 56 gross points and 56 net points in GW08, finishing the week holding position in 14th place. The official season total is 270.

56Net GW points
49.1League net average
10,390,809Overall rank

Captaincy: João Pedro did not appear; vice-captain Raya inherited the armband · 7 × 2 = 14 counted points

Management: 0 transfers; 0-point hit. No chip.

Automatic substitutions: Tarkowski replaced B.Fernandes; Welbeck replaced João Pedro.

Three things worth knowing

The league position

The team remains 14th, unchanged from the previous gameweek.

Beyond the armband

The leading supporting returns were Gabriel 17, Isak 9, Bogle 5. The effective armband supplied 14 counted points.

The management ledger

GW08 transfers in: none. The unused bench held 3 points.

The useful takeaway

The recorded result is +6.9 points against the league net average. Captaincy, transfers, automatic substitutions and unused bench points are reconciled to the collector record.

Final collector metrics for GW08 · generated 26 October 2026 (Ontario). Gross points are before transfer hits; net points deduct hits. Unused bench points exclude players whose points entered the XI through automatic substitutions. Official standing and season total are from the finalized league record. Fixture records remain marked finished_provisional by the FPL API.