If any players were denied several fantasy assists last season then they should be expected to be rewarded with more fantasy assists in future.

I do like the amendments for defensive errors and forced handball. However, if the old rules were not fit for purpose, why do the new rules revert to the old rules in a certain case? That makes it more complicated and confusing for people. I don't see the need for an in-the-box/out-the-box distinction. In some fantasy games, goals from outside the box are rewarded with more points, but in FPL, an assister can have their assist wiped because the chance they created fell to someone outside the box. Why does their specific intended target matter in the box but not outside it? Perhaps I could get behind the distinction in theory if someone convinces me, but probably not behind extra rules and reverting to the old subjectivity. Further confusion, for me, from the PL article: - It's not clear if 'two defensive touches' would disqualify the assist if they come from the same player. - Who's to judge if a defensive intervention is a pass or not, especially if it's the first touch of a chaotic defensive situation (since two touches would seemingly already disqualify the assist)? The example they give is 'a loose pass' but that is only one example, so do they mean 'a loose pass' only? Where are the lines between a block, an intentional deflection into a safe area, a loose clearance and a pass? - So then, why is an assist disqualified when the defender is deemed to have attempted a pass but not a clearance? These questions might have simple answers, and I would be happy to learn what they are :) https://www.premierleague.com/en/news/4362187

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Everyone should link to their posts that didn’t come true

There's a few mentioned in the article. Unlikely they happen again this season by the same player.