We hear from one of the most successful Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers in the world ahead of Gameweek 12: the Fantasy Football Scout Hall of Fame number seven, Jon Ballantyne.
Jon has remarkably finished inside the top 1,000 in each of his last three seasons, having posted a further three top 20k overall ranks across his five other campaigns playing FPL.

Since reaching the dizzying heights of 3,740th in Gameweek 7, I’ve dropped back to 68k as we go into Gameweek 12 – still a position I’m very grateful to be in with over two-thirds of the season left.
In the run-up to Christmas, we observe some dramatic fixture swings for certain teams, which presents an excellent opportunity to target key players. Below I’ll share my initial transfer plans with the logic behind them and some further thoughts as we look ahead. I hope you enjoy it!Â

