Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

With the Premier League season complete Suj & James name their best and worst from the season, including manager of the year, player of the season, the best goal, the best assist and we laugh at some of the lowlights of the season including worst game, biggest flop and worst miss.  Plus the lads debate, argue and then ultimately agree at the end of the Podcast on a Premier League team of the seaso...

In the final Gameweek review of the season Suj & James discuss a weekend full of hangovers, vaccinations and for one of the lads a missed FPL Deadline! There was some football too but with all the games kicking off at the same time there is an overview of some of the stars and flops of the season and a debate on some of the likely prices for the 2021/22 season...  _________________________________...

On the final Premier League Clash of the Correspondents of the season James welcomes Aaron Lagor and Ricky Saunders to discuss their clubs Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur and the Gameweek 38 meeting at The King Power. We discuss Leicester's FA Cup triumph and their hopes for qualifying for the Champions League, the potential impact of Jonny Evans absence, if James Maddison offers FPL managers...

On the first of two Clash of the Correspondents Podcasts ahead of the GW38 deadline James welcomes Fulham correspondent Dara Curran and Newcastle correspondent Simon Bibby to preview Sunday's encounter at Craven Cottage. This threatened weeks ago to be a crucial final day decider but while many expected Fulham to push on and avoid the drop it is Newcastle who have improved the most over the last 8...

Suj & James discuss the fallout from GW37, a week where fans returned, VAR controversies continued, popular FPL captain picks flopped and goalkeepers again caused carnage for FPL managers. All the games reviewed with thoughts focused on Sunday's final day with coverage on captaincy for GW38, why Bruno is expendable, final day punts, potential rotation and tactical thoughts. And Suj's West Ham qual...

On the final Sky Fantasy Football Podcast of the season Suj & James discuss final moves for those lucky enough to have remaining transfers and why they should be made tonight rather than waiting for the final day. Kane v Salah for tonight's captaincy and the final weekend discussed, differentials, options at Liverpool and West Ham covered, James tries to help Suj actually use the transfers he has...

A week later than originally scheduled James welcomes Watford correspondent Stephen Toumi to the Podcast discuss to discuss Hornets promotion back to the Premier League and find out what has changed since relegation in 2019/20. Strengths and weaknesses of the team are covered, the favoured formation, if star man Ismaila Sarr will stay, new names who may not be familiar now such as Francisco Sierra...

Suj & James review all the football from Gameweek 36 that featured Free Hit madness for Suj as Man City dropped a shocker of a team, forwards were hauled off and misfired, Goalkeepers caused agony before one scored a heroic last minute winner! It seems like all FPL managers suffered this weekend with many popular picks disappointing! Punts and solutions discussed for the final two gameweeks includ...

With only hours to go before the Gameweek 36 deadline, Suj & James discuss the 6 games played since Monday in the Premier League and discuss the fallout of FPL's Double Gameweek 35, a week where popular picks and even enablers went big with some managers hitting 100+ points and still got a red arrow. Best transfers are discussed for this weekend and with Suj on a Free Hit (hopefully he remembers t...

On this Clash of the Correspondents James welcomes Mum and son duo Gemma and Harrison Eno and Dan Lord to discuss their respective clubs West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool ahead of Sunday's Gameweek 36 meeting at The Hawthornes. West Brom's future is discussed following relegation, will Sam Allardyce stay on and can he bring The Baggies back up? Will the squad stay together and can the brilliant M...

On this weeks Sky Fantasy Football Podcast Suj & James discuss strategies for the remaining 8 Gamedays and players to target for managers with both high and low transfer counts. Suj has 6 transfers left, should he steam into Everton and Liverpool assets? While for James with only 2 transfers left there's only 3 teams he can consider investing in. Plus a discussion on best captaincies for the gamed...

With England now permitted to call up 26 players players for Euro 2020 Suj & James discuss both the squad they would pick for the summer and what they think Gareth Southgate's final selections may be. How many forwards should go? Are there any uncapped players who could be called up? Will Trent Alexander-Arnold make the final squad? What system is Southgate likely to play? And can England go all t...

On today's Podcast Suj and James discuss the 9 games played so far in Treble Gameweek 35 and while it's been a good start for Suj it's not gone so well for James's FPL team... There's a discussion of what may be to come this week, the transfers in mind for the remaining Gameweeks and captaincy for Gameweek 36. Are there alternatives to Harry Kane and Mo Salah? In the review of the games, forwards...

Ahead of the Treble Gameweek James welcomes Southampton Correspondent Ali Mitchell and Crystal Palace correspondent Migtavius discuss the doubles for The Saints and The Eagles which includes a fixture against each other on Tuesday. The goalkeeper rotation between Forster & McCarthy is covered but with Southampton having conceded 40 goals so far in 2021 can they even be trusted to keep clean sheets...

James welcomes Chelsea correspondent Ted Maw and Arsenal correspondent Adam Pritchard to discuss all matters with their clubs ahead of Double Gameweek 35 including potential rotation headaches for FPL managers. Following on from reaching the Champions League Final Ted is in bullish mood but which Chelsea players does he believe are good choices heading into the blank? And what clues can we learn f...

On this weeks Sky Fantasy Football Podcast Suj & James discuss another low scoring Gameweek and for Suj there was some comical captain decisions! Permutations for a rearranged Manchester United v Liverpool fixture are discussed and there could be an impact on the Aston Villa v Everton and Newcastle v Manchester City single gamedays. Best captaincy choices for the week ahead are covered, Leicester...

On this weeks feature Planet #FPL Podcast Suj & James review all the Gameweek 34 action including Bale's stunning hat-trick in a week where points for FPL managers were hard to find. One major factor was the postponement of the Manchester United v Liverpool fixture and the Podcast begins with a discussion about Sunday's events at Old Trafford, why the protests won't stop and what the impact may be...

Over the weekend many in the football community boycotted social media accounts in protest against continued hate, discrimination and racism which continues to be seen on social media platforms. Will the silence have any impact on social media companies and could verification of accounts solve many of the issues seen on social media? There's discussion about exclusion of minority groups both in fo...

James welcomes Burnley correspondent Jack Toner and West Ham correspondent Chris Stone to preview Monday's GW34 meeting at Turf Moor. After Chris Wood's hat-trick at Wolves the prospects of the New Zealander are discussed and if he is the perfect forward solution for FPL managers for the remainder of the season. Are The Clarets safe with a 9 point gap to Fulham? And we discuss some out of context...

On the first of two Clash of the Correspondents this week James welcomes Everton correspondent Sean Norton and Aston Villa correspondent Adam Hopcroft to discuss their GW34 meeting at Goodison Park. A fixture that is also likely to be repeated in GW35 which would mean a Double Gameweek for both teams. With the second Villa fixture still in hand could Everton yet make a late push for a Champions Le...

On this weeks Sky Fantasy Football Podcast Suj & James look back and laugh at a weekend that was mainly a winner for Differential seekers & in this template game that won't have been many people! The decisions made to invest in Leicester assets last Thursday and if they were correct are reviewed, plus there's a look forward to weekend captaincy this weekend, why it's probably best for the majority...

Suj & James review the 8 Premier League games played in GW33 and assess the fallout with only 5 FPL gameweeks to go! Is Bruno Fernandes really expendable despite a potential GW35 Double? Is Diogo Jota on the chopping block after several misses at the weekend? Are there good captaincy alternatives to Harry Kane this coming weekend? Plus, there's a look at 2021's outstanding FPL performers so far, u...

In Germany Bundesliga clubs adhere to a ownership model know as the 50+1 rule that means fans have a significant say in the running of a football club. We discuss the positives and negatives of ownership in Germany and if the model could be introduced to clubs in England and what it may mean in the future for fans, ownership & competitiveness on the pitch... _______________________________________...

In this rapid Podcast before the GW33 deadline Suj & James discuss the final 5 games from GW32 with their thoughts for the Gameweeks ahead, including ideas for transfers for a weekend ahead that features Blanks for Manchester City and Tottenham due to their participation in the Carabao Cup Final. With many FPL managers also in need of team news due to injury concerns James urges FPL managers not t...

James welcomes Leeds United correspondent Andy Martin and Manchester United correspondent Gary Robinson on to this week's Clash of the Correspondents ahead of the Gameweek 33 meeting between the two clubs. The conversation begins with a powerful discussion between three fans about the failed attempt to form a European Super League and why competitive football remains so important. Plus, there's di...