We’re back and talking about the stuff and the guys and the points and the arrows and what not. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 00:58 - How’d we do in GW8? 04:56 - League updates. 06:05 - Chelsea. 12:29 - Spurs. 18:24 - Brentham (Brentford). 25:05 - Some rapid fire little chats.. Man. United, Crystal Palace, Man. City, Vardy vs. Kane, more. 31:37 - More questions from our Discord. 54:08 - Our teams / transfers / captains. 01:08:57 - Anus slap(s) and outro. FML FPL Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

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Ep. 317 - On to GW9 - Fantasizing About Our Fantasy Teams

Adam is the Head of User Experience at https://fbref.com and Dan is a developer there. Alon and the guys talk all about Football Reference, the features, how to use the site, what some of the stats mean and what they’re for, how they would build a FPL team, and more. Hit up Adam with thoughts on FBRef @fussballtwit on Twitter, and Dan is @DanHirsch. FML FPL Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 316 - Fireside Chat with Adam Darowski and Dan Hirsch from FBRef

Alon soars off of wildcard as the boys talk about what went down in GW7 and what they’re looking ahead to. Unfortunately the world has given FPL players another international break. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 00:37 - How’d Alon do in GW7? 01:23 - Alon’s Wildcard Team Selection Process. 06:02 - How’d Walsh do in GW7? 08:13 - League updates. 09:02 - Ronaldo. 15:00 - Spurs and Kane and Son. 22:02 - Chelsea and Rom and Walsh’s Timo rant. 28:41 - Man. City questions. 34:14 - Crystal Palace. 39:41 - Some random other stuff. 44:24 - More questions from our Discord. 56:56 - Anus slap(s) and outro. FML FPL Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 315 - Another International Break

It’s probably time for Alon to wildcard. There’s a lot to discuss. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 01:16 - How’d we do in GW6? 03:39 - Leagues update. 04:43 - Brentford and Liverpool match. 08:58 - Triple premiums and big at the back. 12:49 - Lukaku and Chelsea attack. 18:16 - More big at the back chat. 19:40 - KDB and Jack and Man. City. 26:13 - Antonio. 27:12 - Arsenal questions (and Sarr sorta). 32:09 - Aston Villa questions and Emi. 40:19 - More questions from our Discord. 01:00:54 - Our captains and transfers for GW7. 01:11:05 - Anus slap(s) and outro. FML FPL Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 314 - On to GW7 - I Think I’m Gonna Be Wildcarding

Walsh was touch and go but toughed it out for this one. Had to keep it short-ish but we do what we can. We move. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 01:03 - How’d we do in GW5? 05:51 - Leagues update. 06:58 - Leeds and Bamford replacements. 18:38 - Chelsea questions and big at the back. 24:54 - Man. City questions and more big at the back. 30:55 - Some mid-priced mids. 35:09 - Jota and Liverpool questions. 40:57 - More questions from our Discord. 46:44 - Our transfers and captains for GW6. 55:41 - Anus slap(s) and outro. FML FPL Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 313 - On to GW6 - Cough to Get Off

Carl Anka covers Manchester United for The Athletic and he also co-wrote "You Are A Champion: Unlock Your Potential, Find Your Voice And Be The BEST You Can Be" with Marcus Rashford. Alon and Carl talk all about Manchester United. There’s Ronaldo and how he fits into the team, Ole and what he’s up to, the direction of Manchester United, Sancho, Varane, Manchester United’s “window to win”, Business Casual, Unserious, DDG vs. Henderson, writing a book with Marcus Rashford, Carl’s FPL team, and more. You can find "You Are A Champion: Unlock Your Potential, Find Your Voice And Be The BEST You Can Be" by Marcus Rashford and Carl Anka at: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/marcus-rashford/you-are-a-champion/9781529068177 Follow Carl on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/Ankaman616 Check out his writing at The Athletic and get 33% off if you use this URL: https://theathletic.com/manunitedpod Talk of the Devils podcast: https://theathletic.com/podcast/162-talk-of-the-devils/ And the Wrighty’s House podcast appears in the Ringer FC feed: https://open.spotify.com/show/36Ynwdxjd1TC0Z2OLFtnIm FML FPL Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 312 - Fireside Chat with Carl Anka

Walsh’s Wildcard is popped and that dominates the conversation. Balancing the Mo/Rom/Ron triumvirate with enablers is crucial and we get into a bunch of more shit! 00:00 - Intro / admin. 01:58 - How’d we do in GW4? 05:16 - Leagues update. 06:01 - Walsh is on Wildcard. 11:32 - Budget MIDs. 24:45 - Budget and mid-priced FWDs. 33:22 - Burnley rant. 39:13 - Man. United and Ronaldo. 46:59 - Lukaku. 52:42 - Crystal Palace. 59:30 - West Ham. 01:04:05 - Leeds. 01:10:27 - More questions from our Discord. 01:13:54 - Our transfers and captains for GW5. 01:15:19 - Walsh’s current Wildcard tinker. 01:29:02 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 311 - On to GW5 - Walsh is on Wildcard

Early season there is just so damn much to talk about for every episode. Let’s go get it. Also shoutout to the Mitski song “I Bet on Losing Dogs” that I got the name of this episode from which A. rocks and B. describes my FPL tendencies (betting on losing dogs): https://youtu.be/dQkZve4_B2A 00:00 - Intro / admin. 00:48 - How’d we do in GW3? 01:30 - Do we actually positively influence each other in FPL? Telling each other stories. Bullish and bearish. 08:05 - Leagues update. 08:53 - Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United assets. 20:59 - Bruno cap over Antonio cap. 23:26 - The how and why our views differ from the herd. 24:46 - Premiums, enablers, and the death of the middle class. Two premiums or three premiums? 34:39 - Let’s talk about Leeds. 41:27 - Wolves questions. 52:37 - More enablers. 58:32 - Some Man. City chat. 01:07:21 - Other random shit. 01:09:31 - More questions from our Discord (and enabler forwards). 01:26:50 - Our transfers and captains for GW4. 01:29:34 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 310 - On to the International Break - I Bet on Losing Dogs

There’s too much to talk about and we go long again. We have many takes and rants and complaints and thoughts. The season is well and truly rolling and we’re already behind the template. Where to next? 00:00 - Intro / admin. 00:59 - How’d we do in GW2? And GW2 tilting things. 09:31 - Leagues update. 11:17 - West Ham and Antonio and Benrahma. 18:46 - Man. City questions. 30:36 - Spurs questions. And some Wolves chat. 41:43 - Chelsea questions. 51:29 - Mo + Trent + Bruno + Rom - get’em all. 52:25 - Other forwards - DCL, Toney, Armstrong, and Callum. 01:01:35 - Livramento. 01:03:37 - More questions from Discord. 01:15:52 - Our transfers and captains for GW3. 01:32:04 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 309 - On to GW3 - Daddy’s in a Bad Mood

Everything is interesting, everything is a data point, every player is an option. Just GW1 things. But also let’s look to GW2 too. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 01:58 - How’d we do in GW1? 04:31 - Our GW1 teams. 05:43 - Leagues update. 07:09 - Man. United questions. 14:42 - Leeds. 17:23 - Chelsea questions. 22:25 - Everton questions and Southampton rant. 28:30 - West Ham questions. 37:08 - Spurs questions and some Man. City. 44:57 - A little Liverpool chat. 46:01 - 4.0 defenders. 49:39 - Mbeumo and Toney. Dennis. 52:48 - More questions from Discord. 01:12:15 - Our transfers and captains (Mo vs. Bruno) for GW2. 01:18:44 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 308 - On to GW2 - Mee and You

Questions into topics into rants and tangents and rinse and repeat. It’s time for GW1 and there are infinite possibilities ahead of us. Let’s explore some. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 03:16 - Are we still on Bachmann? 04:34 - Building for long term or building for short term or a bit of both? 09:08 - Early Wildcard? 11:41 - Liverpool / Jota / Tsimikas. 24:21 - Amartey (and other 4.0 guys). 29:46 - Up to forwards. 30:22 - Ings / Villa. 36:25 - Lukaku. Vardy? 39:38 - Wilf. 43:10 - Antonio and West Ham. 51:43 - Leeds assets. 57:54 - Man. United assets. 01:04:42 - Discord questions. 01:08:02 - Gundo and some City guys. 01:35:11 - Captain for GW1. 01:36:59 - Questions we still have for ourselves. 01:39:58 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 307 - Preseason Pod 4/4 - GAMEWEEK ONE BABY

Neil Atkinson does loads of presenting, hosting, and writing for the award winning Anfield Wrap. Alon and Neil talk about The Anfield Wrap, Liverpool, and then bounce around to different teams, players, the 21/22 season, fantasy football, and more. You can find Neil on twitter at: https://twitter.com/Knox_Harrington And you can find all things Anfield Wrap including their free podcasts, free videos, and free articles at: https://www.theanfieldwrap.com/ 00:00 - Intro / admin. 00:49 - How did The Anfield Wrap start and grow? 04:52 - Come for the football and stay for the city (Liverpool). 07:17 - Konate, VVD, and the other Liverpool centerbacks. 10:26 - Liverpool’s midfield. 14:12 - Thiago Alcântara. 15:17 - Diogo Jota, Firmino, and the ways in which Liverpool will attack. 21:32 - Players taking time under both Pep and Klopp. 23:09 - Liverpool becoming more physically imposing. 24:55 - Sadio Mane and physical and mental fatigue. Also the mental strain from the pandemic on certain players. 28:21 - Changes between last season and this season. 31:34 - Man. City, Man. United, Chelsea and a title challenge. 36:05 - How much new signings do or don’t move the needle. 38:22 - The 21/22 season for Brighton, Aston Villa, Burnley, Southampton, Wolves, Crystal Palace, and Everton. 41:53 - The top four remaining the top four. 44:35 - The newly promoted sides. 46:34 - What’s Neil and The Anfield Wrap’s relationship and experience with fantasy football and FPL? 52:41 - Outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 306 - Fireside Chat - Neil Atkinson of The Anfield Wrap

One of our longest pods in history but it had to be done. Budget-priced assets are boxed as the GW1 deadline gets closer and closer. Fuck. 00:00 - Intro / admin. 01:20 - Patreon and Discord and supporting the pod. 04:07 - Budget-priced GKs (4.5m and under). 22:13 - Budget-priced Defenders (4.5m and under). 50:47 - Budget-priced Midfielders (6.5m and under). 01:23:46 - Budget-priced Forwards (6.5m and under). 01:43:35 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 305 - Preseason Pod 3/4 - Budget-priced Assets

Walsh chats with a few lads one at a time - each of them representing one of the newly promoted sides for the upcoming 21/22 Premier League season. You can find Bradley at: https://twitter.com/BradleyHayden11 Jerry at: @Jerry in our Patreon Discord server. And Billy at: https://twitter.com/Beesotted and his podcast at http://prideofwest.london/ -- 00:00 - Intro / admin. 00:53 - Watford chat with Bradley Hayden. 01:56 - Watford’s 20/21 season. 05:47 - Watford’s goalkeeping and defense. 08:35 - Watford’s playing style. 10:24 - Kiko Femenia. 12:10 - Danny Rose. 14:48 - Watford’s midfield three. 18:04 - Xisco’s job. 21:11 - Ismaila Sarr. 24:11 - Joao Pedro. 27:00 - Josh King. 28:50 - Bradley outro. 29:51 - Norwich chat with Jerry Jamieson. 30:09 - Norwich’s 20/21 season. 31:14 - Norwich’s playing style. 32:44 - Norwich’s goalkeeping and defense. 39:15 - Transfers in and the midfield. 43:03 - Todd Cantwell. 44:29 - Milot Rashica. 46:46 - Pukki. 48:20 - Norwich’s opening fixtures. 50:14 - Jerry outro. 50:37 - Brentford chat with Billy Grant. 51:58 - Brentford’s 19/20 and 20/21 seasons. 01:01:01 - Brentford’s formations and style. 01:07:07 - Bryan Mbeumo. 01:10:08 - Frank Onyeka. 01:13:49 - Mathias Jensen. 01:15:28 - Ivan Toney. 01:20:28 - Opening fixtures for Brentford. 01:22:48 - More Ivan Toney. 01:24:07 - Billy outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 304 - The Promoted Sides - Three Fireside Chats ft. Bradley Hayden, Jerry Jamieson, and Billy Grant

Preseason pods are longgggggggggggggggggg but they’re fun too. Hopefully we give you new things and players to think about and talk about and tinker with. It’s tinker season after all… 00:00 - Intro / admin. 01:21 - Alon’s current tinker and thoughts. 07:33 - Walsh’s current tinker and thoughts. 10:37 - Mid-priced GKs (5.0m). 21:56 - Mid-priced Defenders (5.0m). 44:41 - Mid-priced Midfielders + Sancho (7.0-8.0m). 01:11:27 - Mid-priced Forwards (7.0-8.0m). 01:35:00 - Anus slap(s) and outro. Links: Check us out at: http://fmlfpl.com Support us at: http://patreon.com/FMLFPL We’re most active on twitter: https://twitter.com/FMLFPL We upload video versions of the pod on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/fmlfpl And Alon sometimes goes live on twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/fmlfpl 

Ep. 303 - Preseason Pod 2/4 - Mid-Priced Assets

Alon and Walsh mix healthy doses of banter, footy insight, and bitter despicable language into their weekly Fantasy Premier League podcast ramblings. #FPL