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In a role reversal, Matt has had a good week in FPL with Nick unusually not meeting the high standards that he has set himself. Will things change in game week 25? The chaps discuss goal-keeper choices, a West Ham revival and whether the Black Cats of Sunderland are largely fixture-proof when it comes to Fantasy Premier League. Matt's good fantasy football week continued in that he is now top of t...

The Bridge Brothers begin by asking what inspired a mystery FPL player to captain Patric Dorgu in Manchester United's 2-0 Victory over Man City? Did he have a Biff style sporting almanac? When it comes to their teams, Matt changes the subject as much as he can instead of talking about his side's performance and this leads the brothers to speak about last weekend's AFCON Final between Morocco and S...

After a run-down of a mixed bag of results for Croydon's football teams, most notably Crystal Palace's dismal defence of the FA Cup, the lads go back to the subject of Chelsea FC and discuss what they can expect from new Head Coach Liam Rosenior. While generally positive, the Bridge Brothers return to the subject of multi-club ownership and agree that Racing Club de Strasbourg's fans must be furio...

Nick consoles Matt after another poor performance from his charges and gives him some much needed advice on how to improve his team for game week 22. There's also mutual frustration regarding West Ham's FPL and FWSL assets and Nick makes his pitch to be the number one fan in the Caoimhin Kelleher fan club. With both brothers on "glorious and fantastic" podcast form, Matt finishes the pod on a brig...

New year, new Chelsea manager head coach as Enzo Maresca departs and makes way for new boss, Liam Rosenior. This development sees Matt and Nick about their frustrations with the economic and strategic model laid down by BlueCo with the younger of the siblings calling for a new ownership group amidst all the coaching chaos at Stamford Bridge. Of course, if you would like to share your thoughts, you...

In episode 19 of FPL Bridge Brothers, Matt and Nick lick their wounds after an indifferent set of FPL performances. But there are reasons to be cheerful with Matt getting a very fortunate 17 points off his bench and Nick ringing the changes with his new wildcard. With Matt's birthday landing on the game week 21 deadline, he vows to use his day off to improve his FPL and FWSL teams. Speaking of WSL...

After another poor game week, there is pressure on Matt and his FPL team as some incorrect 50/50 decisions seems him slide further down the league tables. One of his new years' resolutions has to be to stop benching his better players. Nick on the other hand is riding the crest of a wave and benefited from his accidental wildcard. Looking forward, it's now or never for Matt's bench boost as the br...

We start this episode by taking about AFC Croydon's 5-1 emphatic victory over VCD Athletic as well as the Chelsea Women's even more emphatic win away against Liverpool! With the lads in good spirits over these results, they then turn to this week's question which is: "Who Deserves a Place on the Chelsea Managerial Mount Rushmore?" Matt thought that this one may be a bit more fun than last week's F...

Following on from our Bridge Brothers World Cup episode, (a performance piece rather than a podcast), the brothers are back to talk all things FPL. There's game week 16 analysis as well as transfer chat, accidental free hits and Matt's long awaited bench boost plan! The lads also float the idea of a "Investor Chip" where you only know which potential owner you have been allocated once you play it....

After discussing good results for the AFC Croydon, the Chelsea men and women's sides and AFC Wimbledon who drew with Shane's (aka Sea of Days) very own Mansfield Team; the lads get stuck into the FIFA World Cup, particularly the obscene ticket prices. As ever in these chats, we cover a lot of ground with Nick lamenting how the game has been lost to big money and that he will quite happily sleep th...

It's episode 16 and Matt and Nick begin by sharing their war stories of FPL game weeks 14 and 15. With Nick absolutely smashing it once again, Matt is left to wonder what could have been as his triple captain chip came to nothing. There's transfer chat as the lads talk about how to use their 5 new transfers courtesy of the African Cup of Nations, (spoiler: Nick has already used most of his), and M...

We open the show with Nick talking about the AFC Croydon Christmas party, the club's recent victory over East Grinstead and how, as a new Rams Ultra, he is creating new chants at the Mayfield Stadium! The lads then turn their attention to the end of Chelsea Women's 585 day unbeaten streak with a 1-0 defeat to Everton. As Nick says, "Chelsea didn't have the teeth for the Toffees." However, like Blu...

With two game weeks in 5 days, Matt and Nick hit the ground running with analysis of their respective game weeks and their plans for Tuesday and Saturdays round of fixtures. Speaking of game week 14, Matt comes crashing down from the successful of his free-hit needing to put out some Caicedo and Gabriel shaped fires with Nick ringing the changes ahead of the busy run-in. You can get in touch with...

Matt and Nick begin the show talking about their respective game weeks which were steady, but could have been better. Looking ahead, the Brothers feel that their teams could do with a bit of spark and feel its team to play some chips. Matt is about Triple Captaining Haaland, whereas Nick is tempted by the free-hit. There's also AFCON chat as Matt and Nick consider how they should shape their teams...

The Bridge Brothers are back and begin the show discussing AFC Croydon's 3-1 win over Hassocks FC followed by their visit to Stamford Bridge to watch the 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Barcelona in the Women's Champions League. This episode also contains highlights of that match. Matt and Nick use the second half of this episode to answer the question: Were Premier League kit sponsors in the 90s bet...

After seeing Chelsea V London City Lionesses as part of Nick's birthday celebrations, the lads reflect on their positive match day experience and how this was massively enhanced by the great vibes courtesy of Chelsea Super Fan Basil Goode . This inspires the brothers to answer this week's question which is: "How can and do fans make a difference to their football teams?" We talk Chelsea, of course...

There's significant improvement for the Bridge Brothers' teams in game week 10, even if Matt does continue to leave loads of points on his bench. With birthday boy Nick flying high there are little, if any changes needed for his FPL Team. However, Matt has a Reijnders shaped problem. Will it be Saka for Rice, then a Reijnders upgrade, or should Matt go with Nick's tip of bringing in Sessegnon as a...

After a horrific game week 9, The Bridge Brothers try and dust themselves off and go ahead for game week 10. The lads recount the terrors of the last game week with Matt paying for not using his bench boost, (Van de Venn's 23 points didn't look so nice sitting on his bench), and Nick didn't make the changes he intended and which would have kept the green arrows flying high. Hopefully there won't b...

In a week that saw Chelsea lose to Sunderland, AFC Croydon defeated by Herne Bay, AFC Wimbledon beaten by Burton Albion and the Lionesses tamed by Brazil; Matt and Nick ask the following question... "Why do we keep coming back to watch our teams?" Despite the results mentioned above, this question was largely inspired by West Ham's defeat in Yorkshire last week against Leeds with the Hammers fans...

In episode 11 of The Bridge Brothers podcast recorded on Monday the 20th of October, Matt and Nick ask the question: “Should Premier League Managers generally be Given More Time?” This question was inspired by Nottingham Forest's sacking of Ange Postecoglou after just 39 games. Ahead of our discussion, Nick mentions the now well known stat that in the time it takes to get from the UK to Australia,...

In episode 12, Matt and Nick look to build on their respective impressive performances in FPL by making some minor adjustments to their teams. Matt is thinking of reinvesting the money from the sale of Mo Salah towards a, hopefully, more prolific striker and Nick is pondering what to do with the under performing Phil Foden in his midfield. Speaking of strikers, Matt could be tempted to sign anothe...

With the men's international break coming to an end and the women's just beginning, the brothers Bridge look ahead to Premier League game week 8 to build on their success and take stock of their FWSL performances after game week 6. Nick hosts another exciting edition of FPL Bridge Brothers and with Matt wondering where to invest his £4m+ from his sale of Mo Salah, it's just some minor tweaks for t...

Matt and Nick take to the microphone again this week and recount match day experiences after seeing Chelsea V Liverpool Legends at Stamford Bridge. After basking in a nostalgia fest which saw them see the likes of Petr Cech, John Terry, Joe Cole, Eden Hazard and Diego Costa take on Liverpool's Pepe Reina, Ryan Babel, Jay Spearing and Martin Skrtel; the lads ask the question: "why do we love a Chel...

The FWSL deadline is: Sunday the 12th of October at 11:00 (apologies, we said it was the day before in the show!) It's episode 10 and there's something slightly different about this week's FPL Bridge Brothers as Nick takes the reigns as the show's host. The younger of the siblings' mood is especially good with his side getting 92 points in game week 7, with Matt trailing behind with a credible 76...

After a week which saw the Chelsea men's side beat Jose Mourinho's Benfica, followed by a much needed victory at home to Liverpool, the Bridge Brothers are suddenly feeling more optimistic about their team's prospects this season. Against Chelsea's underwhelming results the previous week, the inconsistency of the Blues' form does lead Matt and Nick to ask... What Can Chelsea Realistically Achieve...