Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

Suj and James discuss Chip Strategy with a detailed look at opportunities during the first half of the season to use the Wildcard, Free Hit, Bench Boost and Triple Captain Chips. There's a search for opportunities, caution offered for overplanning for the Bench Boost, circumstances that can make Free Hits appeal to some but not offers. How much weightage should be put into planning for a Bench Boo...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Where's Clayton been? Latest transfer updates and speculation La Liga match set to take place in USA Season predictions Euro Focus: Fredrikstad OTD: Watford 3-3 Liverpool (2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPadBmc6DEo Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Planet FPL s9 ep8: Chip Strategy Today on Patreon: Money in Football (IT+) and Nico Plays FPL (AT) The full Plane...

Following on from Correspondent Week and the important information from the weekend's final friendlies, Suj and James cover all of the 20 clubs with key information on what has changed on each club since the Correspondent Week recordings. So who's left that is of interest now from each club? And drafts are discussed at the end while includes Bench Boost potential for Gameweek 1 and James' alternat...

On the conclusion of Correspondent Week James is joined by Spencer Barrowman to discuss all things Sunderland ahead of their return to the Premier League and they have enablers available and attractive first three fixtures. Marc Guiu has joined from Chelsea and offers a legitimate 4.5 forward option for FPL managers, but is he the Sunderland attacker to start with? There's also 4.0 defensive optio...

There's a reason we left this one until near the end... a week ago all seemed positive at Tottenham Hotspur, a win against rivals Arsenal, but a week on and James Maddison has picked up an ACL injury, others such as Destiny Udogie and Dominic Solanke, who were meant to be back still aren't, and last night Bayern Munich handed Thomas Frank's boys a bit if a football lesson. Ricky Saunders joins Jam...

Sam Murray joins James as we head towards the conclusion of Correspondent Week and James is particularly keen to get more info on a number of potential Brighton assets, but will Sam deliver positive news? Bart Verbuggen and Maxim De Cuyper may appeal to those looking for defensive reinforcements, Danny Welbeck looks to be the clear first choice upfront and the attacking trio behind of Yankubah Min...

Arsenal finally have their out and out striker in Victor Gyokeres. Does Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard believe he'll hit the ground running for The Gunners? Perhaps, it will take a while to see the best of the Swedish forward and Arsenal have early changes to overcome with a daunting opening six fixtures. That means many are overlooking their assets at the start, but should they? There's assessment on...

Lee Jackson joins James on the conclusion of Day 4 to discuss all things Aston Villa, and the recording comes hot after Morgan Rogers limped off only seven minutes into his appearance for Aston Villa last night. There's discussion on Villa with and without Rogers, and what it might mean for talisman Ollie Watkins ahead of the opener against Newcastle and a very appealing opening seven fixtures. Do...

James has got the bleach ready after another difficult summer for Wolves with three key players leaving, yet despite some big concerns, even correspondent Bradley Parker has some interest in some Wolves assets. There are standouts, forward Jorgen Strand Larsen, new signing Jhon Arias and defender Emmnauel Agbadou standout but there are others worthy of consideration too. But FPL optimism is temper...

Sean Norton joins James to talk Everton assets ahead of the club's move into their new stadium, but is there concern with pre season performances questionable and new signings slow to come in? The addition to FPL of DEFCONs make Everton's centre-backs appeal? So should Fantasy managers consider James Tarkowski or Jarrod Branthwaite in favour of Jordan Pickford who has been the top scoring goalkeep...

Jonny Pringle joins James for the opening Podcast on Day 4 of Correspondent Week to discuss all things Manchester City, including whether we should consider them as capable of getting back to their best. Erling Haaland is of course discussed, will Jonny start with him and take on Liverpool's Mo Salah? There's several head to heads within the City squad discussed including Eayan Ait-Nouri v Josko G...

Day 3 of Correspondent Week concludes with Gary Mantle joining James to talk all things Chelsea including all the summer incomings and outgoings. One of those who has arrived is Joao Pedro has starred at the Club World Cup, but many are bemused by his current 50%+ ownership in FPL, though Gary thinks that at 7.5 he may well be underpriced! He's not the only Blues asset with high ownership with Col...

It's been a summer of frustration for many Newcastle fans, with only Anthony Elanga signed, depth not yet added in key positions and now star striker Alexander Isak is said to want out. Simon Bibby joins James to try and make sense of what's happening with Isak and Newcastle's possible efforts to replace him. There's discussion on new signing Elanga, and fellow attacking midfielders that may even...

It's a Planet FPL debut for new Manchester United Correspondent Alex Trembath as we reach the lafway mark of Correspondent Week and despite their worst seasons in decades there is plenty to be optimistic about for The Red Devils this season. There's discussion on new signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo and their FPL prospects, but is it worth a million more to pay for the security of having Br...

Day 3 of Correspondent Week opens with Chris Stone joining James for a discussion on The Hammers and with an open day trip to promoted Sunderland there are a lot of West Ham assets worthy of consideration. Jarrod Bowen has been reclassified as a forward but remains one of the standout talismen in the league for Fantasy, but could Niclas Fullkrug be worth a cheeky 2.0 saving? There's coverage of th...

It's been a summer of change for Brentford with their manager Thomas Frank, talisman Bryan Mbeumo and captain Christian Norgaard all leaving the club, and now striker Yoane Wissa also wants out. Is Brentford fan Tom Medd concerned? Of course not! Find out which three assets from The Bees are currently in his FPL Team. There's discussion on the new additions, what else is required, the prospects fo...

They've had their defence ripped from them with Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen gone, and Ilia Zabarnyi set to follow, so how concerned should we be about Bournemouth ahead of their opening night trip to Anfield? Neil Grover joins James to discuss what may be a makeshidt backline that starts the season, but it doesn't mean there isn't reason for optimism. The attacking players have stayed and there'...

Next up on Correspondent Week James is joined by Fulham fan Lewis James to discuss The Cottagers and ask why everything feels so quiet on the transfer front and is it causing concern? What it does mean currently is that Fulham have stability and there are some very interesting FPL assets up for discussion with the likes of Rodrigo Muniz potentially underpriced, and there's a clear standout from th...

Day 2 of Correspondent Week opens with the Championship titles winners as James is joined be Ed Salinger to discuss all things Leeds United and there are some interesting FPL options to consider. One such, is Joel Piroe, 5.5, talisman forward and on pens. But is it that straightforward? There's discussion on all the new additions, a considered debate on two 4.0 defender options, if Karl Darlow rem...

Correspondent Week Day 1 concludes with Ruaidhri McLaughlin-Dowd joining James to discuss the FA Cup Winners, but we can't yet be sure about what European competition they will be in with their Europa League ban appeal yet to be heard by The Court of Arbitration for Sport. And that is making life difficult for Palace in the transfer market, where talk remains more about outgoings than incomings. W...

Burnley fan Jack Toner joins James to discuss The Clarets ahead of their return to the Premier League, but can they survive where other promoted clubs have failed in recent years? And are concerns that they are again not as strong as the team that got promoted warranted? There's coverage of those who have left and all the new signings, links to Armando Broja and where new incomings can be expected...

Correspondent Week continues with Nottingham Forest fan Mark Sutherns joining James to discuss his club and the Podcast kicks off with views on the saga involving captain Morgan Gibbs-White who will now stay at he club. There's an intro to new signings including Igor Jesus and Dan Ndoye, discussion on the departure of Anthony Elanga and concerns that the squad may not currently be equipped to mana...

Welcome to Correspondent Week! 20 Podcasts across the next five days on each Premier League club with the Planet FPL Correspondents. First up, it's Liverpool fan Dan Lord who joins James to discuss all matters on the Premier League Champions, and that includes coverage of a big summer of spending and that spending may not be done with another centre-back wanted and a big submitted for Newcastle's...

Lauren Harris is back from Switzerland and has brought the trophy home with her! Lauren joins James to discuss England's dramatic journey through the European Championships where they regained the trophy. There's discussion on the mood throughout a tournament that began with defeat against France and saw The Lionesses on the brink of elimination in each knockout match against Sweden, Italy and Spa...

Suj and James are back from holidays to discuss all the latest key news for FPL with discussion on the latest and confirmed and likely deals with coverage on the likes of Victor Gyokeres, Alexander Isak, Morgan Gibbs-White, Goalkeeper moves and several interesting FPL enablers. There's a reveal of, and conversation on, current FPL Drafts, including planned strategy for early Chip usage with debate...