The theme this week is Premier League managers, either past or present.
There are a total of 20 questions as usual with 25 possible answers
Best of luck!
(and don't worry when you hit play, there's nothing wrong with the audio!)
Matthew Benham was a successful gambler, so much so that he earned enough money to buy the club he supports Brentford. His philosophy and that of technical director Rasmus Ankersen is to use analytics to give The Bees the best possible choice of sustainable success.
We discuss the transfer model, if it works and what's next for Brentford, plus the success Benham and Ankersen brought to Danish club FC Midtjylland and why the below TedTalk video with Ankersen made James think about ...
2020-09-16 12:42:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Brace yourselves.... a nightmare week for our clubs with disappointing home defeats. How bad were West Ham and could they really now be among the favourites to get relegated? Is the negative feeling all because of the Diangana sale? Why West Ham struggle offensively.
Plus...
Was it any better at Tottenham? Spoiler, no... an in-depth look at Tottenham and shots get fired and hardly anyone escapes. Who's to blame for the current situation? How bad could it get? Why Tottenham e...
2020-09-15 11:26:40 +0000 UTC View Post
On your Monday Q&A podcast all your questions (I think) covered, including...
Tottenham's new forward, what surprised us from GW1, Richarlison, Zaha and others back on our radars, who disappointed in our FPL teams at the weekend, sticking to the GW2 transfer plan, United expected system & line up for GW2, could an African team ever win the World Cup, who should win Balon D'Or, expected FPL price changes, what we enjoy most about FPL & the most deluded thought you will likely he...
We lay it all on the line, well James does because Suj is still indecisive. James locks in his team for GW1 will only one change from Tuesday's People's Poll, find out who is in for the injured Stuart Armstrong.
Plus, Dead Team confirmed, Differential Team confirmed, Europe (Suj) vs James (Rest of the World) teams confirmed... Davies vs Dier for lols, going without premium City & United & Manchild gets an offer he simply can't refuse... but offers it with a price anyway!
G...
2020-09-11 15:50:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Another A-Z quiz for you in this weeks Podcast and the theme is FPL 2020/21. As usual 26 questions and each answer represents a different letter of the alphabet.
There are some hysterical answers from Suj, while James fluffs his lines at least twice. Lots of funnies in here we think!
Let us know how you score in the comments or on the #trivia slack channel (no spoilers on answers though please!)
Best of luck!
Last summer on Twitter James asked the FPL Community for some improbable predictions for the 2019/20 season. On this Podcast we look back on those predictions & laugh at many of them.
In a week where it may feel stressful trying to finalise that final draft we hope this Podcast offers a little bit of light relief to your week and offers a timely reminder that opinions will change...
We go deep into the discussion on West Ham following the sale of Diangana and ask what do West Ham fans really want? Is it a change of owners? A new manager? New players?
Plus, All or Nothing episodes 4-6 thoughts and some of the unlikely positives that may have come from this.
It's 55 minutes, it wasn't meant to be, but we went deep on this and think you'll appreciate it.
2020-09-08 16:47:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Suj talks about going without premiums, While James stresses the importance of sticking to an early season plan. Plus, all your questions (except one we held back for tomorrow's Tot&Ham) best Chelsea assets, our ideal England eleven, the Tottenham Sky Walk, best era for Premier League managers, the bench assets that are acceptable for GW1 and plenty more
2020-09-07 17:10:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Our final recorded Podcast of a hectic week sees us attempt to pick a Differential team for the #differential league from scratch. Players can only be bought at under 10% overall ownership and though selection is more difficult value is less of a problem.
Plus, we discuss how Manchester United could set up differently with Donny Van De Beek now signed and the positives and negatives of Kyle Walker-Peters attacking potential at Southampton.
And... "Love Steaming"
2020-09-04 15:11:27 +0000 UTC View Post
20 questions on players career paths and there is a theme to all of them. All of them have played in a major tournament for England this century and all of them have retired (erm... maybe).
None of the answers are David Unsworth despite Suj's random instance... the questions get harder as we go along... one of whom was a poster on his cousin's bedroom wall... fortunately it was indeed his cosuin... you'll see what we mean...
There's also a bit at the start on some stra...
2020-09-03 13:42:17 +0000 UTC View Post
On this Podcast focusing on Sky Fantasy Football we map out our priorities for coverage now that we know the TV fixtures for the first 3 Gameweeks,
We predict the likely scenarios for the scheduling for Matchday 4 and detail our preferred captain choices for each gameday from September 12th to October 4th.
How much coverage do we need? The answer is not that much as we detail why we think it's important to play safe pre Overhaul.
2020-09-02 13:21:32 +0000 UTC View Post
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Above is the new to access Slack this mo...
On your first Patreon Podcast of the month we discuss West Ham's slow transfer window & reaffirm that we can't go without Soucek for our respective FPL teams. There's detail on Tottenham's friendly victories over Reading & Birmingham and something really pleased James... plus with Matt Doherty now confirmed as Tottenham player we discuss his likely role in the team, the nightmare Europa League draw (which since recording, has happened!) and we touch on the first 3 episodes of All Or N...
2020-09-01 15:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons, thanks for submitting your questions and keeping them coming during this afternoon's live stream. Lots of FPL stuff, concerns on team set ups, notes on what I'm learning from the #CorrespondentWeek recordings and I like Smarties.
2020-08-31 14:49:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi Patrons, I'll be live on YouTube at 2pm (UK time). It's an exclusive for Patrons including those at Basic Tier Level.
Here’s the link
https://youtu.be/9VvxQm4tpvY
You know the drill, get in the chat, ask anything you like & I'll get you covered 👍
This week with Suj away in Cornwall we won't be doing our usual Monday Q&A Podcast, instead I'll be inviting you to join me on YouTube at 2pm (UK time) for a private Patron only special of Ask James.
I will post a link around 130pm tomorrow here on Patreon and also on the Slack channel communications so you can join in. The Stream will also be available to Patrons at the basic tier and will be available to watch on repeat via the link if you can't make it live.
However, for ...
On this Podcast we go in unprepared and attempt to pick a Dead Team for the season and it turns out we can't even agree on the phonetic alphabet!
The rules of a dead team are simple, you pick a team, set it up for GW1 and you can not touch it again for the season. It has to stay literally dead.
If you would like to join in and compete against our joint effort team - the cat logged in for us of course - head over to the #zombieleague Slack channel for discussion.
The mini lea...
2020-08-28 12:30:17 +0000 UTC View Post
On this weeks quiz James tests Suj & the Patrons on their knowledge of the three promoted clubs, Fulham, Leeds and West Bromwich Albion.
How much do we really know about the Premier League's newest additions and what can we learn from some of the quiz answers.
As ever, let us know your scores (no spoilers please) in the comments or on the #trivia Slack channel.
20 questions, 20 answers, very best of luck
2020-08-27 16:47:43 +0000 UTC View PostThis season we have decided for our head to head battle that we will be replacing the very unbalanced North v South competition with a meeting of Europe vs The Rest Of The World.
And it's up to you who manages which team.
Both have powerful premium options but is this a balanced contest...?
Vote below for who you would like to manage team Europe.
2020-08-26 23:26:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Suj struggles to remember last week so it's up to James to give a run down of his favourite GW1 matches in Premier League history although Suj did his best to ruin the number one choice right from the off.
Henry, Van Nistelrooy, some well known greats of the Premier League remembered and some dodgy defences too as we reminisce about some great games from the Premier League's opening weekends.
2020-08-26 17:16:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Do you have the patience to own Tottenham FPL assets? We discuss what you need to prepare for if you take the plunge.
Harry Kane, the potential to captain him and where it looks best for the England captain during the first 8 Gameweeks. Does he ever look the best choice?
Tactical thoughts and insight in to Tottenham's win over Ipswich on Sarurday, Gedson Fernandes' interesting role and why Dele Alli may be back in Jose Mourinho's first eleven.
Is Matt Doherty heading to T...
Thanks for all the questions Patrons, with a heavy content schedule of FPL we appreciated not having too much FPL stuff on this one.
We predict the top 6 and who will go down, if Guardiola will stay at City and long term & how it went so wrong against Lyon. Will Bournemouth come straight back up and what do we really think of Neymar?
Plus... it's Quiche vs Lamb Doner, bad places to get arrested, some crazy Tottenham memories from 2007/08, Podcast & parenting advice, why Ja...
2020-08-24 18:21:28 +0000 UTC View Post
On Our first of our new Friday features we run through all the clubs from A-W and take a look at early ownership numbers and highlight some differentials with half an eye on interesting assets for our new Differential League. (See Differential League on Slack).
And we end with news on partnerships and further information on all the mini leagues.
Have a great weekend everyone.
20 questions (we think!) with a possible 25 answers all related to Champions League Finals between 1993-2019.
In the last ten minutes we also briefly discuss Tottenham's opening fixtures & social distancing at football.
Best of luck!!! ...and let us know your scores in the comments or on slack.
Hi Patrons,
I hope all is well, please see below all the information you need for the 2020/21 Patreon mini leagues
This article has been posted for Patrons on each tier, the only difference being the code that you see below is the code for your Patreon mini league. Please do not share these codes with anyone, if you see anyone on the Slack channel asking for a mini league code please ask them to get in touch with me.
Intermediate Tier Patron Mini League Code: ji0c...
Hi Patrons,
I hope all is well, please see below all the information you need for the 2020/21 Patreon mini leagues
This article has been posted for Patrons on each tier, the only difference being the code that you see below is the code for your Patreon mini league. Please do not share these codes with anyone, if you see anyone on the Slack channel asking for a mini league code please ask them to get in touch with me.
Patron Mini League Basic Tier Code: xabc8t
2020-08-19 19:27:48 +0000 UTC
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For your Patron Poll Podcast you voted for us to discuss Who Got The Assist's Tom Cantle's thorough article on Talisman Theory.
Is this something that could influence our FPL decision making for GW1 and if so should it?
This branches off into deep FPL strategy thinking, A or B options, upside chasing & who we think might be next season's Danny Ings.
Here is a link to Tom's article if you haven't seen it.
We were meant to cover FPL assets from Tottenham & West Ham in more detail, that was all we said we'd discuss... we never got there... bar a hysterical moment where one price James was unaware of nearly brought him to tears.
Recorded just prior to the announcement of Joe Hart signing for Tottenham we discuss the former England keeper & is James now apologetic for all the criticism he has given him?
Plus Tottenham's renewed use of the loan system with Oliver Skipp moving to...
2020-08-18 13:47:06 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patrons,
Please cast your vote for your Patrons Poll Podcast for this Wednesday.
The Poll will be open until 10pm UK time on Tuesday 18th.
Your two options are:
* Rules changes in both FPL & the Premier League for 2020/21
* Assessment of the data from Who Got The Assist's Talisman Theory article
2020-08-17 21:00:19 +0000 UTC View Post