Madero Especial

Ian joins the pod to (maybe?) throw hands against the haters, talk about Man U, and drop some lore about the league's history. We also decry the behavior of middle aged men in men's leagues.

Conor joins the pod to chat about Liverpool, talk a bit about his trade with Ian, and provide some quick/hot takes about the league. We also shit on Man U for a bit.

Raghav joins the podcast to fill the void of the first international break by throwing shade at Chris Kavanaugh, discussing the FIFA museum in Switzerland, and going deep about the dark arts in football. Also it was just his birthday so throw him a birthday wish in WhatsApp.

Reigning Champion Jake joins the podcast to discuss Liverpool, the madness of Chelsea's transfer strategy, and the team names of the league members. We also bring up the first trade of the season.

Our second new member, Nick Von Horn, joins the podcast. We go through his draft experience, his tough introduction to the league in gameweek 1, and discuss his Arsenal fandom. Multiple Raghav stories are shared.

New member Chris joins me live to kickoff the 8th season of the Madero Especial League. We discuss drafting as a new player, Chris' most loved player, William Osula, and Raghav's bold call out ahead of their Week 1 matchup.

Audi joins the podcast to discuss the end of season tournament and make scratch predictions. He also talks about both versions of squash.

Jake joins the podcast to commend the league's participation and remind people of what's at stake for the second half of the season. We talk for a while about point deductions and Nottingham Forest's new look during AfCon. We somehow don't talk about goalkeepers.

Alec returns to American soil to talk about the injured defenders, Chelsea's weird ass contracts, and loyalty to Garnacho and Nachos. Also he has a tatoo now.

George returns to the podcast to brag about his win streak and get the podcast cancelled. He also gives an update on how long the Lamb still has to roast.

T joins the pod to talk about his sophomore season improvements, the Women's World Cup, and, or course, why Chelsea are still so shit. He's also getting ready to run the Chicago Marathon so wish him well.

*Episode Recorded September 28, prior to week 7 of the Premier League. Hollie joins the podcast to talk about team names, rising from the bottom of the table, and casting doubt on Conor's current fantasy success. Also he's pretty good at guessing Top 10 lists.

DJ joins Conor live from his home in Santa Monica to discuss first week results, upcoming waivers, and the Harry Maguire conundrum.

Raghav joins the pod to talk through his second season as a Fantrax Fantasy Premier League manager, praise Arsenal's offseason, and talk about his debut as a substack newsletter author. Also he shit talks Man U, who would've guessed.

Season 6 Wrap Up with Ian, Conor, Jake, Andrew, and the ghost of Hollie! Congrats to Conor (once again) on the season win and enjoy the offseason everyone!

Terrell joins the podcast to talk about learning how to use Fantrax and the wound in his heart from the woeful Blues. Also, DJ gets the Episode number wrong even after double checking.

Conor and Ian join the podcast ahead of their top of the table matchup. We debut a new game segment. It goes ok. Conor wins.

George joins the podcast to talk about gambling and to let us know when the Lamb Roast will be ready. 

Conor, Ian, and Audi join DJ to break down the groups, dark horses, potential awards, and hottest teams of the 2022 World Cup. Also, let's not ever do this winter world cup thing again, ok?

Audi Nash joins the podcast to talk about Leicester City and pass judgment on everyone's team names. We also talk about everyone's favorite fake stats: Fantasy Points against and Bad Luck.

Ayew Winning Son's Manager, Conor Goodwin, provides his rationale behind his team's blockbuster trade for Dejan Kulusevski and what we can expect from the Swedish star going forward.

Nick Hollenkamp joins the podcast to answer league questions, predict upcoming matchups, talk about Leeds, and roast Lamb Roast.

Andrew Aviles joins the podcast to contest Raghav for the title of Banter King. We talk about Champion's League and World Cup implications on Fantasy lineups as well as all things Everton. DJ also gets confused as to what episode it is.

New member Raghav joins the podcast to talk about Arsenal, drafting, and, of course, trash talk.

Co-Commissioner Matt Vecchitto joins the podcast to talk about good management skills, Chelsea's struggles, and reminisce about being on the wrong side of an epic comeback.