Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

How do you break down one of the most dramatic days of football in memory? Suj and James do their best to analyse a Magic Monday of Monday at The Euros as Croatia gave Spain a mighty fright in Copenhagen and Switzerland stunned the World Champions, overcoming a 3-1 deficit to beat France on penalties. Are the Spanish now the form team having scored ten goals in their last two games? And who was to...

Suj and James review the weekend at The Euros as Denmark thrilled again, Italy overcame a scare against Austria, the Czechs upset The Netherlands and Belgium ended the hopes of reigning Champions Portugal. The defeat for The Netherlands has given Euro Fantasy managers without a wildcard a potentially massive headache for the quarter finals but it may not be all bad news as James discusses his opti...

In Euro Fantasy it's Unlimited Transfers for all players heading into the last 16 but both Suj and James are on different strategies as James has used his Wildcard but Suj hasn't, so how different are their drafts ahead of the last 16? Strategy and thinking revealed, each tie predicted, captaincy plan for the 4 days ahead and there is an overview of the Fantasy assets that may be of interest from...

Suj and James review a chaotic final day of the Euro 2020 Group Stage as Spain mauled Slovakia, Poland almost came back from 2-0 down but eventually fell short against Sweden while there was chaos in Group F as the landscape changed several times with both Portugal and particularly Germany flirting with elimination as Hungary threatened a major shock. England now play Germany next Tuesday, there's...

Suj and James reflect on last night's action at Euro 2020 as England clinched top spot in Group D after beating the Czech Republic but were the lads impressed, disappointed or somewhere in the middle about how The Three Lions played? Plus, the dream is over for Scotland, Ivan Perisic comes up trumps again for James in Euro Fantasy, tonight's Group E and F games are previewed and permutations for t...

Suj and James discuss the action from Monday at The Euros as Denmark thrilled with a stunning display, The Dutch made it 3 wins from 3 and wins for Austria and Belgium have left Finland and Ukraine's hopes of qualification hanging by a thread. Could a rejuvenated Denmark be a danger to opponents in the knockout stages? There's early thinking towards Euro Fantasy plans for the last 16 and a preview...

Suj and James review the weekend at the Euros with a frustrating Friday followed by an entertaining Saturday. Why did England struggle against Scotland? How did Germany open up Portugal? Tactics from the big games and the big moments discussed. Plus, James activated his Wildcard in Euro Fantasy but Suj didn't but despite different strategies both are in agreement that the right decisions were made...

Suj and James review the 3 games played on Thursday in Euro 2020 as the match favourites Ukraine, Belgium and Holland all won, though for the Red Devils it was far from straightforward as Denmark gave them a big fright. The remaining Matchday 2 games are previewed including thoughts for the big clash at Wembley tonight between England and Scotland. There's thoughts on whether the wildcard will be...

Suj and James review all the action as Matchday 2 began in the European Championships and what a day it was for Wales who beat Turkey 2-0 to all but secure qualification for the knockout stage. The lads discuss why the path has potentially opened up nicely for Wales in the draw, the excellence of Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, plus Russia got off the mark with a win and James details why he's in lo...

Suj woke up in a bad mood and goes on a passionate rant in defence of England players taking the knee, there's a review of the two games played last night in Group F that completed matchday 1 with reasoning for what's not quite right with Germany but why they shouldn't be written off. Plus, the Limitless Chip is active in Euro Fantasy and James reveals his selections... let's hope Suj remembers to...

Suj and James review the 3 games played in the Euros on Monday as Scotland were left Schick as the Czech forward scored twice including the likely goal of the tournament from the halfway line, while Slovakia upset Poland and Sweden help Spain in Seville. The fallout from a Euro Fantasy perspective is discussed, plus learnings and insights that may help our understanding on the games to come in the...

Suj and James review all the football from the opening 3 days of Euro 2020 as England start with a win, Italy and Belgium impress while Finland recorded victory on their major tournament debut. There's a deep tactical dive in to Italy, why there's no guarantee England will start with the same eleven on Friday against Scotland and implications for Euro Fantasy are discussed. But the weekend's footb...

The day we've been waiting for tonight has finally arrived as Euro 2000 kicks off tonight with Italy against Turkey in Rome. On this podcast Suj and James reveal their final drafts for Euro Fantasy, subject to confirmation of the rumoured Italy team of course, but as many of you may have predicted Suj ends up changing things. Captaincy strategy discussed, plus tips for the tournament, a surpise gr...

In this overview of all 24 nations Suj & James discuss the players under consideration to make final drafts in Euro Fantasy. The lads discuss the nailed on players, the risky uncertainties, template selections and desirable differentials.  Best picks from all 24 countries are covered. Our Euro 2020 mini league code is 64TZLYUG08 https://gaming.uefa.com/en/uefaeuro2020fantasyfootball/leagues/64TZLY...

After a 23 year absence Scotland are finally back at a major international tournament. On this Podcast Suj & James invite Paul McAnulty from the 3 for 1 Sky Fantasy Football Podcast to discuss Scotland's hopes for the Euros. Paul is lucky enough to have tickets for all of Scotland's Group games and recalls tales of travelling abroad to support his country, a catalogue of disappointments since the...

In the first of two podcasts focusing on the home nations not called England who have qualified for the Euros Suj & James welcome Ross Corfield to discuss all things Wales ahead of their Euro 2020 opener against Switzerland on Saturday. There's a discussion on the legacy and influence of Gary Speed, the amazing run to the semi finals of 2016, what's changed since, likely tactics and line-up for th...

Suj & James begin their coverage of Euro 2020 with an introduction to the UEFA's official Euro Fantasy game. The lads discuss the important differences between the Euro game and FPL, important strategy ideas for how to make the best use of squads and the different options for when to play Wildcard and Limitless Chips... Our Euro 2020 mini league code is 64TZLYUG08 https://gaming.uefa.com/en/uefaeu...

In the final featured Podcast of their season 4 content Suj & James present a fun and factual quiz based on the FPL season that was. James is quizmaster, there are 50 questions and a possible 61 correct answers and Suj 'attempts' to get all the answers. And the Podcast ends with thanks to everyone for their support and a reminder that the content continues on Monday as the lads turn their focus to...

On the audio of James's YouTube Live stream this afternoon topics include thoughts on Antonio Conte potentially becoming Tottenham manager, Champions League final reflection, Guardiola regrets, brilliant Kante, England centre-back solutions, Euro 2020 chat and plenty more... ____________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL community? Join us on Patreon: https://www.p...

On the final season 2 Sky Fantasy Football Podcast of the season Suj & James welcome Planet SkyFF mini league winner Talha Nadeem on to the Podcast to discuss his successful Sky Fantasy debut season where he finished 11th overall... and we discover that one different 50/50 call towards the end of the season could have led to Talha winning the whole game had he chosen a different path. We discuss l...

On Saturday Brentford Football Club were promoted to the Premier League for the first time and will be in England's top flight for the first time since 1947! On this Podcast James and new Planet #FPL Brentford correspondent Tom Medd discuss The Bees promotion, the history of the club and what we can expect from the Premier League's newest addition next season. Can Ivan Toney carry his incredible C...

Suj & James welcome Planet #FPL Podcast 2020/21 mini league winner Dieter Minet to the Podcast to discuss his hugely successful FPL season where he finished 125th overall and 1st in Belgium! We find out that a template team can be successful in FPL but will Suj & James learn from their mistakes and implement new learnings to their FPL management next season? Plus, there's a discussion on Belgium's...

On the final Clash of the Correspondents of the 2020/21 season James welcomes Manchester City correspondent Jonny Pringle and Chelsea correspondent Ted Maw to preview Saturday's Champions League Final. Likely line-ups, tactics, strengths, hopes, fears and weaknesses are all discussed ahead of Saturday's big game, plus the future including both club's possible search for a new forward and why a pen...

In his first YouTube Live Stream for several weeks James answers questions from the YouTube community on a range of topics and discussion is dominating by strong rumours circulating that Mauricio Pochettino may be reappointed manager of Tottenham Hotspur... Plus, did Man Utd fail last night in the Europa League Final? Who should be cut from Gareth Southgate's England squad? Plus much more... _____...

With the 2020/21 Premier League season concluded Suj & James review their Sky Fantasy Football season's and with the help of @FFstuff3's amazing statistical models discuss what led to James finishing with an overall rank of 30th but saw Suj back in the thousands. Lessons learned are discussed, pointers for next season, games likes and hates and why the feeling remains that a new player can win the...