Planet FPL - The Fantasy Football Podcast

On James' live stream this afternoon, lots of dilemmas covered ahead of Saturday's Gameweek 5 deadline with many viewers faced with some tough benching dilemmas, and non Haaland owners are making plans to get to him. But the Manchester City forward won't be the favoured choice for the majority this week, and that leaves non Salah owners, like James, with a difficult choice. Plus, thoughts on Amori...

Mark Sutherns joins James to discuss a dramatic start to Nottingham Forest's season that has seen the popular Nuno Espirito Santo depart and be replaced by a man James knows very well, Ange Postecoglu. There's discussion on where it went wrong behind the scenes for Nuno, which led to what felt to many, like an inevitable departure, despite his brilliant achievement in bringing European football ba...

On Clash of the Correspondents the mood is far from positive as James welcomes Wolves fan Bradley Parker and Leeds fan Ed Salinger to discuss the latest at their clubs ahead of a crucial meeting at Molineux on Saturday. Wolves have lost all of their first four and though Leeds are running at a point a game they have only scored once, a penalty, so far. How concerned should we be about the outlook...

Another dramatic weekend for FPL reviewed which included Mo Salah leaving it late again and Erling Haaland dominating in the Manchester Derby. But perhaps the biggest takeaway this weekend was for defensive assets, with half the teams keeping clean sheets and there will have been a full house for many who invested in defensive assets on Wildcards and Free Hits. All the games reviewed, including ho...

On The Weekender with David and James... *Nuno Espirito Santo's Nottingham Forest legacy *Thoughts on his replacement, Ange Postecoglu *Arsenal v Forest tactical preview *Ismaila Sarr replacements for FPL *GW4 Free Hit Drafts *GW4 Wildcard Drafts Tomorrow on Planet FPL: The GW4 Deadline Stream,. James presents, in partnership with FPL Team, live at 10am BST, exclusively on the Planet FPL YouTube c...

On James live stream this afternoon, plenty of solutions offered for Fantasy managers ahead of GW4 including coverage on captaincy, Ismaila Sarr replacements, short-term punts, enablers and what to do with Nottingham Forest assets. Plus, extended thoughts on Forest under Ange Postecoglu, how some new additions may fit in to at their new clubs, young Owen vs young Rooney and lots more, including a...

It's the Planet FPL derby this week and James is joined West Ham fan Chris Stone and Tottenham fan Ricky Saunders to discuss the latest at their clubs ahead of Saturday's meeting. And it's been a busy couple of weeks for both clubs off the pitch with the West Ham United Supporters Trust issuing a vote of no confidence in the board whilst after 24 years Daniel Levy is no longer Tottenham chairman....

On Clash of the Correspondents it's a meeting between the Premier League's South Coast clubs as Bournemouth fan Neil Grover and Brighton fan Sam Murray join James for a chat on their clubs ahead of their GW4 encounter. Antoine Semenyo is already up to 7.4, should those who aren't there yet get on as soon as possible or might there be a bit opportunity from Bournemouth's opponents on Saturday? Ther...

With the transfer window closed and the International break in full swing, Suj and James take stock and assess all 20 Premier League teams with discussion on who would sit in each team's best eleven. Who's a certain starter? Which new signings become automatic choices? Who's at threat from rotation? Who loses their place? Over 250 players covered in 75 minutes. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the...

A different vibe on The Weekender with David and James this week, as with little football played as we head into the season's first Interlull there's a deep dive into all the transfers completed since last Friday's recording and it was, as predicted, a bit mad. David brings data and knowledge on many of the new signings with additional comment from James on how they may fit in at their new clubs....

Lauren Harris joins James for a discussion and preview of the new WSL season that kicks off tomorrow night when Champions Chelsea host Manchester City. Conversation includes the restructure of the divsions and a rebranding for The Championship, what fans can expect to be different at stadiums this season, all the clubs discussed with notes on many of the transfers which includes the women's games'...

It's another local Derby on Clash of the Correspondents as Brentford fan Tom Medd and Chelsea fan Gary Mantle join James to discuss al the latest at their clubs ahead of the GW4 meeting at The Gtech. With the transfer window shut there's discussion on new incomings including what impact Alejandro Garnacho may have at Chelsea and if Brentford forward Thiago is now secure for minutes. But might Dang...

On the first of four Clash of the Correspondents during the International break James is joined by Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle and Manchester United fan Alex Trembath to preview the Manchester Derby in GW4 and discuss concerns at both clubs... Following last week's embarrassing Carabao Cup elimination at the hands of four tier Grimsby Town, United manager Ruben Amorim has come under increase...

It's Deadline Day which means players are on the move and that could alter the landscape for FPL managers during the International break. Suj and James try to make some sense of the noise as they review all the games from Gameweek 3, which included brilliant away wins for Bournemouth and Crystal Palace, Manchester United leaving it late at Old Trafford against Burnley, Manchester City slipping up...

David and James discuss some of the key talking points in football from this week and have a look ahead to the weekend including a focus on FPL decisions This week: * Manchester United losing to Grimsby and implications for Ruben Amorim * Carabao Cup round-up * Transfer talk on Ladislav Krejci, Matheus Fernandes, Tyler Dibling, Yeremy Pino, Nick Woltemade and Xavi Simons. * Chelsea v Fulham previe...

It's a crunch Clash of the Correspondents ahead of the meeting between last season's top two at Anfield on Sunday. James is joined by Liverpool fan Dan Lord and Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard to preview the games and discuss their openings to the season where both have started with two win from two. But for Champions Liverpool it's not been convincing with four goals shipped and late winners against B...

On James' early morning live stream lots of FPL dilemmas covered with many managers wanting to move on unwanted or injured players.... But might patience be the right play? There's also discussion on the prospect of owning both Haaland and Salah, what we can still expect in the transfer window and the uncertain futures of Nuno Espirito Santo and Graham Potter. Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the...

Suj and James review another dramatic weekend for FPL managers, with more popular assets blanking and some others now injured. It means for many action needs to be taken, but there's a key reminder on this Podcast of one very big reason why patience may be the right play for many. All the games reviewed, which featured another humbling for West Ham where Joao Pedro went big, Tottenham putting in a...

New Planet FPL Team member David Hunter joins James for a new regular Friday Podcast featuring key football and FPL discussion from the week and looking ahead to the weekend. This week: * Eze joining Arsenal and the impact on the 3 London clubs involved in the saga * The latest on the Alexander Isak situation * Latest Premier League signings * Newcastle v Liverpool tactical preview * GW2 Captaincy...

On the return of Clash of the Correspondents James is joined by two of the promoted Correspondents, Burnley fan Jack Toner and Sunderland fan Spencer Barrowman ahead of a crucial meeting between the clubs at Turf Moor on Saturday. There's reflection on contrasting fortunes at the weekend, with the high of Sunderland's 3-0 win and the disappointment of defeat for Burnley at Tottenham, where despite...

On James live stream this afternoon, plenty of chat for Gameweek 2, including on captaincy, Free Hits, Bench Boosts and some very awkward benching dilemmas, plus latest thoughts on Alexander Isak and lots more... Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Clash of the Correspondents, Burnley v Sunderland with Jack Toner and Spencer Barrowman Today on Patreon: Tot&Ham (BT+) and The Middweek FPL Dilemma (AT) The full...

On the Clayton and James Show this week: Leeds 1-0 Everton Clayton's FPL Team Latest confirmed Premier League transfers Euro Focus: Kairat OTD: Man Utd 3-2 Fulham (2001) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr2Nc-dW4T4 Tomorrow on Planet FPL: Ask James, live stream (time to be confirmed), with an audio Podcast available shortly after conclusion Today on Patreon: Money in Football (IT+) and Slack Storie...

Gameweek 1 is nine tenths done and though there are some outstanding scores out there it has been a tough weekend for many FPL managers with a number of popular FPL assets blanking. All 9 games covered in detail and a theme from the weekend is a number of cheap midfield options performing well, and none have attracted more attention in the FPL Community than Manchester City's Tijani Reijnders, who...

With the new FPL season now only hours away Suj, James and Clayton join forces to discuss their intended GW1 selections (subject to today's Team News) and strategy ideas. Will Salah and/or Haaland make it in? Will Bench Boosts be activated? Who just misses out? And more... Later today on Planet FPL: James presents the GW1 Deadline Stream Live, and in partnership with FPL, at 530pm BST exclusively...

James is back from Italy and feeling the heartbreak of Tottenham narrowly missing out on beating Paris St Germain, but very proud of the effort given in alternative system last night. The stream begins with thoughts on the game and the impact now on thinking for Tottenham FPL assets before taking on the questions as usual with a variety of topics covered, including the possibility of more penaltie...