Alex Butler, Ben Watts and Chris Hooker

FPL Rivals

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Join Alex, Ben, and CJ as they dive into the drama, banter, and brilliance of their fiercely competitive Fantasy Football Head-to-Head League — FPL Rivals. From tactical masterstrokes to hilarious blunders, weekly match-up previews, and the coveted “Manager of the Month” spotlight, this podcast brings you all the highs and heartbreaks of fantasy football with a personal twist. Whether you're a seasoned FPL veteran or just love a good football chat, this is your backstage pass to the beautiful game’s most entertaining fantasy league.

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Alex Butler, Ben Watts and Chris Hooker

Episodes

Episode 19: HNY, H2H! 03.01.2025 58:31

2025 kicks off with a crackingly close set of matchups. One commissioner returns after missing the last two pods. Plus, we dive deeper into the assistant manager chip.

Episode 18: The Xmas Special! 29.12.2024 47:40

Merry Christmas and a HNY from the Commissioners! An old man steps in to help a lost voice.

Episode 17: Head to head comes full circle, Peaks & troughs 20.12.2024 56:29

One commissioner leaves to have a baby, so a guest steps in with some smooth vocals.

Episode 16: Double Game week reviews and a mystery chip revealed 12.12.2024 59:30

The commissioners catch up on the last two game weeks as the fixtures start pilling up for the manic December period. Plus, the mystery chip is revealed.

Episode 15: Close calls, point hits, and Southern Counties Stoves 05.12.2024 1:04:00

There’s a new league leader and he sits down with us to discuss his amazing form. Plus, we do a deep dive analysis into two different fantasy approaches.

Episode 14: Chatting with the defending champion 29.11.2024 1:03:05

We catch up with the Underdog, who is actually living up to his team name this season by giving the rest of us a headstart.

Episode 13: Unlucky for some 14.11.2024 59:42

Everyone on the pod this week lost as we're joined by Mr. Fantasy Bipolar.

Episode 12: The Haaland Conundrum 07.11.2024 48:42

Both commissioners lost this gameweek, so no guest this time. We discuss whether Haaland is justifying his price tag after another blank gameweek.

Episode 11: Saka, Son, and a spooky message from Liam Neeson ft. Matt 31.10.2024 59:16

The commissioners mix things up as the league continues to be highly competitive.

Episode 10: The mighty canards, finally explained 24.10.2024 1:08:52

The maverick renegade of the league joins us this week to explain the mystery of his name. Also, F**k Fantasy and football in general.

Episode 9: Quarterly Reviews Part 2 17.10.2024 46:00

Two pods one one international break, what a treat! Alex is back from holiday as we finish off the quarterly reviews for the lads.

Episode 8: Quarterly Reviews 13.10.2024 1:04:24

We're officially a quarter of the way through the Sonny and Schar league! To amuse ourselves during the international break, we've come up with scorecards on everyone's performance so far. Featuring a special guest in Alex's absence.

Episode 7: The Wimbledon Watchalong 02.10.2024 1:02:41

The Commissioners show off their multi-tasking skills by watching football while they talk about Fantasy. Plus, Ty sets an unwanted record!

Episode 6: Better Late Than Never 27.09.2024 52:07

The Commissioners cut it close with a Friday night pod. We're joined by bottom of the league but high spirits Ty, who features as our special guest this week and gives us his thoughts as a newcomer to Head 2 Head.

Episode 5: Dropping Grenades with Special Guest Stu Balf 19.09.2024 57:21

The international break is over and we’re back with a bang, which is actually just the sound of Stu lobbing some grenades as he looks down at all of us from the top of the league.

Episode 4: Yawn, another Haaland hatty and an international break 06.09.2024 41:23

International breaks are so boring. Have a listen to our podcast to fill the void of no PL for another week.

Episode 3: The Commissioners eat humble pie (Feat. Special Guest CJ) 29.08.2024 49:08

The Commissioners’ confidence going into GW2 turns out to be completely unfounded. Join us as we host our first special guest of the series, the fantasy badger Chris (CJ) Hooker!

Episode 2: A debut to remember! (And one to forget) 22.08.2024 30:30

We discuss the opening game week’s results, including contrasting debuts for our newcomers Charlie and Ty. Plus, we discuss the wisdom of including John McGinn in your starting eleven…

Episode 1: Everyone’s sick of the WhatsApp group 15.08.2024 49:49

Our very first podcast. Here we introduce ourselves and we review and previews each team in our league for the season ahead. We also discuss fantasy teams and the new rules.