Fantasy Fitba Pod

And just like that, the Euros have been and gone, the Summer break has been had...and we're ready for Season 2 of Fantasy Football Scotland! We hope you're all refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to re-enter to fantasy fold. We discuss all things new (of which there is a lot), lightly touch on Scotland's majestic 8 day run in the Championship, and run through the players catching our eye this seas...

The end is sadly upon us...but not before the End Of Season Awards Party 2021! We look back on a season of ups and more ups - a year like no other - and finally reveal the winners of our much anticipated awards including Flop Of The Season, Bargain Basement Find, and the inaugural Train You Had To Be On. We'd like to thank each and every one of our loyal listeners for your support in this, our fir...

We are joined by Fantasy Fitba Scotland ROYALTY 👑 this week in the form of Gameweek 36 high scorer Gregor Smith. He talks us through how the stars aligned for him to take top spot, the trials and tribulations of being a "big left back" in the modern era, and has a right old moan about English FPL managers which in itself is worth listening to this episode for. It's our last pre-Gameweek episode o...

A guest this week who has two teams because he forgot the login detail for his first (and more infamous) team - Frank Lampard Is Guff. Ladies and Gentleman...Danny Neilson. We cover a wide range of topics in this episode (including a horticultural question from a little fan in Newcastle) and look back on the first week of post-split action. Did our predictions come true? Well, you'll just have to...

The Wildcard is finally upon us. It's almost as exciting as the pubs being open again. We go Fried (Brian) Rice for all things post-split transfers this episode as we prepare for Fantasy Football Scotland being back for the last hurrah, reflect on the Scotland National Team's rollercoaster week and the fantasy implications, and get John's views on the familiar face joining Aberdeen as Assistant Ma...

We cleanly jump our 31st hurdle on this, the eve of the Cheltenham Gold Cup. After John finally gets over Scobie winning a bet he wasn't part of, we cast our minds back across weeks of action which saw the (non-compliant) crowning of the Champions, a sad day for tanning salons in Aberdeen with the end of the McInnes reign, and a brace for 'the most complete striker' in Scotland. Our last episode b...

🚨 MILESTONE KLAXON 🚨 It's our 30th episode and in true dirty 30 fashion, we thought we'd have a bit too much to drink and shoot straight from the hip for anyone listening. We review the season so far as we sit just two games from the split (or spit) meaning we go top to bottom reviewing each club in a single word, picking out our stars and stinkers, and assessing where they stand ahead of the se...

The pubs are reopening! Neil Lennon is out of the job! The Euros are happening! John got a Tennents hamper! A week of wild action, to say the least. We reflect on Alexander's honeymoon going well and truly sour, Barisic and Boyle fluffing their lines, and the big split approaching relentlessly on the horizon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first instalment of our English outreach program, we invite young Yorkshireman James Kettlewell (also known as Jimmy Ketts) on to the pod to share his views on the great game after his first foray in to Scottish football through FFS this year. After explaining a few of the idiosyncrasies of the game - not least the baffling Covid policies and the general standard of officiating - we get in...

In the first few seconds of this pod you'll be able to tell, but I can confirm we have now upgraded to the Widget B microphone courtesy of Gear4Music and boy oh boy do we sound crisp. That means you can get the latest Fantasy Football Scotland analysis direct to your headphones or speakers in a unrivalled sonar experience. Unfortunately, the jokes haven't got much better. We unpack another double...

The January transfer window has closed. Another milestone. We look back on the window and assess the winners and losers from a fantasy perspective; the uncovered diamonds and the proverbial jobbies. It was a gameweek that consisted of no less than 10 games for us to get our teeth stuck in to, with some big scoring across the board, and even more fixtures round the bend. It's the season that just k...

If you don't get the reference in our episode title, which rock have you been living under this week? Talking of living under a rock, we have our favourite technophobe on the pod this week - Fapoor's Pingers manager, Finn Thomson 🥃 we get very excited about the up coming fixture frenzy, look back on the Buddies rogering of United, and even manage to discuss the Euros...again. Hosted on Acast. See...

What's that coming over the hill, it's Double Gameweeks, it's Double Gameweeks 🎶 With fixtures positively coming out of our ears over the coming month or so, we start to think about how best to approach that. We also look back on Yogi having his wicked way with Dons in Dingwall, Honking Hibs turning it around against Killie, and field questions from around the world...quite literally 🌍 Hosted on...

We welcome back friend of the pod and Wan Yer Ma manager, Craig Geoghegan, for his unflinching analysis of recent events at Celtic FC and that fateful trip to Dubai. Once he gets that off his chest we dive in to Gameweek 23 and look back some Bobby Madness, Shank's screamer, and the irresistible Livingston of late. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year to all of our loyal listeners! 🍻 We kick off 2021 looking back on games from both sides of Hogmanay - another footballing feast stuffed with keeping calamities, Old Firm shenanigans, a trip to Dubai, and some more magic from Martindale. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our last pod of 2020 we come to you live from John's family shed! That's not all - his dad (and top Fantasy Football Scotland manager) Gerry is also in attendance to give his views on the Gameweek's gone by, those about to land, and how you pronounce Moray. We round off 2020 in style with a couple of cans of Tennents for good measure. Perhaps we'll eventually get that sponsorship in 2021? Hoste...

Merry Christmas, from both of us at Fantasy Fitba Pod HQ 🎄 Enjoy the festive footballing feast and hopefully this episode provides you with some guidance for the coming Gameweek...it's our gift, to you 🎁 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A zippy pod today as we get right in to the action in December, and make up for a rather inflated hour long pod last week! We discuss Midfield options for our Team of the Season (so far) and apologise to Hibs fans for unintentionally leaving their players out thus far...promise. We also look back to a weekend of action and forward to a weekend of hopefully more. Simples. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

As the half way point of the season fast approaches we begin looking back at our Team of the Season (so far) starting with goalkeepers and defenders. Fun fact: there's more than one name we unanimously agree on. We talk budget Lewis Ferguson's, Dingwall Roy Keane's, and keeping more clean sheets than your average laundrette. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After what felt like the longest November on record and a barren Fantasy Football Scotland month, December is finally upon and no less than SIX GAMEWEEKS to digest. Buckle up, it's going to be a wild ride. We look back on the (pre-League Cup) Gameweek passed and nosey around for a whiff of value as we look forward to the all important Festive period. We've also got music again - yaldi. Hosted on A...

Public Service Announcement: please accept our apology for the lack of music/editing on this week's pod. We've had some technical challenges which have really affected production at the last moment. We will get things back to normal service next week. Luckily, we're joined by Craig Geoghegan - manager of Wan Yer Ma - for a recap of Scotland's heroics and a look forward to what's set to be another...

Gameweek 13 came and went with, well, a bit of a whimper. But there's still lots to talk about as we hail to The Jambos famous win and invite on one of Gorgie's own - Cathro's Laptop manager Ross Mackintosh. Ross, or Tosh as he's known, helps us pick apart the week's action, scout out some possible replacements for ailing parts of our team, and generally has a laugh at Scobie's expense. Hosted on...

We decided to keep this episode 'short and snappy' so I'm following suit with this description. All I'll say is John's pipes broke again. Oh, and Gameweek (Friday) 13(th) is on the horizon. Be afraid, be very afraid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We mark the first Old Firm derby of the season with a special guest appearance from none other than Queen's XI manager (not that one, the other one) Mr Iain Findlay! We discuss the Gold(son) Rush, Saints finding their shooting boots, and give our collective thoughts on how to handle the upcoming Gameweek 13 trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OK - so it's not really got anything to do with Fantasy Football Scotland but for once Scotland actually won a knockout game and that's reason enough to celebrate. We do so along with looking back at Gameweek 10, the hectic end to the Summer transfer window, the latest Covid-related drama (it should really get its own section at this point) and we rejoice in the fact that Scotland are surprisingly...