FPL SiCas_84
scaswell.bsky.social
FPL SiCas_84
@scaswell.bsky.social
FPL veteran into my 18th season. Here for any advice
Up to 1231 in #fplhistory a period of fighting erupted between the English and the Welsh Prince Llywelyn the Great who burned several English-held castles and towns,including Montgomery,New Radnor,Hay,Brecon, & captured Neath and Kidwelly castles.Also a time close to the tale of faithful dog Gelert
January 8, 2026 at 11:18 PM
A huge jump this GW up to the year 1178 in #fplhistory where the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa is crowned King of Burgundy
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Up to 1106 in #fplhistory the Battle of Tinchebrai: English King Henry I defeats his brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, effectively unifying England and Normandy under Henry's rule
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Up to 1062 in #fplhistory, powerful Anglo-Saxon Earl Harold Godwinson launched military campaigns,essentially retaliatory "raids" against the Welsh kingdom led by Gruffydd ap Llywelyn (the only Welsh king to unite all of Wales) leading to his demise and destabilizing Wales before the Norman Conquest
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Merry Christmas
December 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Up to 1012AD in #fplhistory Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury Alphege murdered by Vikings while being held hostage by them in Greenwich, London
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Up to 930AD in #fplhistory King Æthelstan had successfully united the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms (Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria) into a single England by 927, making 930 a period of governing this new nation.
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Up to 845AD in #fplhistory Viking raid on Paris occurred, where 120 ships sailed up the Seine, defeated a Frankish army, plundered the city, and only left after receiving a huge ransom of 7,000 livres (pounds) of silver and gold from King Charles the Bald.
December 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Up to 792AD in #fplhistory a photo from my recent walk along offas dyke path near Tintern Abbey. An earthwork built by Offa, the powerful Anglo-Saxon King of Mercia (757-796 AD) to establish a frontier between his kingdom and the Welsh.
December 4, 2025 at 10:36 PM
How the mighty Anthony has fallen 🗡️
December 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Think I’m doing the pope one tonight after the 6pm deadline and before I lose value overnight. Happy with dubravka for gwk.14 but I have timber already in place. Do u only have saka from Arsenal then?
December 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Yes, if he starts….
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Up to 730AD. Charles Martel, the leader of the Frankish Empire, defeated the last independent duchy of Alamannia and conducted raids against the Saxons. #fplhistory
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Up to 677AD in #fplhistory A bright comet appeared in the sky for three months and was recorded by medieval historians, a notable event as it was one of the first times a comet was documented without being immediately tied to other events☄️💫
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world….
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Up to 640 AD in #fplhistory The Rashidun Caliphate's army defeated the Byzantines at Heliopolis, a decisive battle that led to the conquest of Egypt, and also completed the seven-month siege of Babylon Fortress.
November 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Will keep an eye out. I’m just walking offas dyke Path now. Taking a few photos for future rank rises 🙏🏼
November 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
One day Joe we might get to AD 785 🙏🏼
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Up to 600 AD in #fplhistory . Pope Gregory the Great decrees saying "God bless You" is the correct response to a sneeze
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
So far so good. Can enjoy motd tonight
November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I know. I’m not a fan of moving out playing players but form, fixtures and team value does pressurise you. GWK12 looks key now to try and hold transfers though.
November 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Not mine but just seen this on X
October 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Up to 505AD in #fplhistory The Byzantine emperor Anastasius I agreed to pay for the defense of the Caucasian Gates, a strategic pass through the Caucasus Mountains that protected against invasions by nomadic groups from Central Asia.
(Could have been more if I hadn’t have transferred out MVDV😭)
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Gordon’s alive?
October 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM