James takes a deeper dive back into Saturday's draw at White Hart Lane to emphasise that though neither played well, that was in part because of good structures without the ball from both teams.
As we said weeks ago on the Podcast. It's easier to stop than it is to hurt.
And as we always say on Talking Tactics, the video is highly recommended over the audio. Link below
2025-11-13 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View Post
On The Fan View James has a catch up with last season's relegated Correspondents, Ipswich fan Paul Gaught-Allen, Leicester fan Sam Martin & Southampton fan Matt Samuel to find out what's been going on at their clubs since they went down, and none have particularly lit The Championship up, yet.
There's discussion on the managers, with Ipswich fearful of losing theirs, Leicester not liking theirs and Southampton, well, they don't have one currently following the sacking of summer appo...
2025-11-13 14:08:35 +0000 UTC View PostOn The Fan View James has a catch up with last season's relegated Correspondents, Ipswich fan Paul Gaught-Allen, Leicester fan Sam Martin & Southampton fan Matt Samuel to find out what's been going on at their clubs since they went down, and none have particularly lit The Championship up, yet.
There's discussion on the managers, with Ipswich fearful of losing theirs, Leicester not liking theirs and Southampton, well, they don't have one currently following the sacking of summer appo...
2025-11-13 14:07:42 +0000 UTC View PostHere's the audio from this morning's Ask James exclusively for all Patreon members.
If you would prefer to watch the stream back the link is below
https://youtube.com/live/nHTg3A8ZFZs?feature=share
2025-11-13 12:26:02 +0000 UTC View Post
On the second Clash of the Correspondents of the week James is joined by Newcastle United fan Simon Bibby and Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle to discuss all the latest at their clubs ahead of the GW12 meeting at St James's Park.
And Newcastle are probably delighted that is having only picked up 12 points so far this season and much of that owes to their dreadful away results. What's going wrong?
Whilst City will feel their push for the title starts now after their statement win ...
2025-11-12 21:28:21 +0000 UTC View PostOn the second Clash of the Correspondents of the week James is joined by Newcastle United fan Simon Bibby and Manchester City fan Jonny Pringle to discuss all the latest at their clubs ahead of the GW12 meeting at St James's Park.
And Newcastle are probably delighted that is having only picked up 12 points so far this season and much of that owes to their dreadful away results. What's going wrong?
Whilst City will feel their push for the title starts now after their statement win ...
2025-11-12 21:27:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Ask James is an exclusive for Patrons this week, available to all members including free members.
The stream is at 11am GMT on Thursday and the chat is open now. Unfortunately something has happened in YouTube where the questions submitted last night have not saved in YouTube. Big apologies for this!
An audio Podcast of the stream will also be available to all members shortly after conclusion.
Patreon, and Scotsman, Scott tests James and the Patrons on England at major tournaments with 1 question on each tournament England have played in dating back to and including 1986, plus two additional questions.
Total scores out of 31 as some of the 20 questions have multiple answers.
Let us know how you score in the comments or on the #trivia Slack channel.
No spoilers please. And good luck!
2025-11-12 12:16:56 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon, and Scotsman, Scott tests James and the Patrons on England at major tournaments with 1 question on each tournament England have played in dating back to and including 1986, plus two additional questions.
Total scores out of 31 as some of the 20 questions have multiple answers.
Let us know how you score in the comments or on the #trivia Slack channel.
No spoilers please. And good luck!
2025-11-12 12:16:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Banger of a Tot&Ham, as Suj and James talk home form and some alarming data, reflections on the weekend's games which nearly ended up in victory for James, but did, again, for Suj.
James talks tactics on Tottenham, the impact of the substitutions and the difficulty in finding creativity prior to it, frustrations with injuries and lots of discussion on individuals.
And Suj wants to talk individuals too, with talk on Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek.
And James proposes a tran...
2025-11-11 15:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostBanger of a Tot&Ham, as Suj and James talk home form and some alarming data, reflections on the weekend's games which nearly ended up in victory for James, but did, again, for Suj.
James talks tactics on Tottenham, the impact of the substitutions and the difficulty in finding creativity prior to it, frustrations with injuries and lots of discussion on individuals.
And Suj wants to talk individuals too, with talk on Jarrod Bowen and Tomas Soucek.
And James proposes a tran...
2025-11-11 15:14:02 +0000 UTC View Post
On Clash of the Correspondents, James is joined by Manchester United fan Alex Trembath and Everton fan Sean Norton to discuss the latest at their clubs ahead of the GW12 meeting at Old Trafford.
United's form and results have been improving, they are now five unbeaten and talk about Ruben Amorim's future has dissipated.
Everton meanwhile performed well against Fulham at the weekend but Sean has concerns about the evolution of their playing style and their lack of a goalscorer.
... 2025-11-11 11:21:35 +0000 UTC View PostOn Clash of the Correspondents, James is joined by Manchester United fan Alex Trembath and Everton fan Sean Norton to discuss the latest at their clubs ahead of the GW12 meeting at Old Trafford.
United's form and results have been improving, they are now five unbeaten and talk about Ruben Amorim's future has dissipated.
Everton meanwhile performed well against Fulham at the weekend but Sean has concerns about the evolution of their playing style and their lack of a goalscorer.
... 2025-11-11 11:20:55 +0000 UTC View Post
On the QNA with Suj and James... FPL discussion on Free Hit and Wildcard options, plus, difficulty for players adapting to the Premier League, the league's top 10 players, what if Haaland was English, England left-back options, fan accountability about criticism of refs, Mikel Merino as a forward, Mo Salah concern, how good is Thiabut Courtois, points needed for the top 8 in the Champions League, home nations chance of World Cup qualification, when England might host the tournament, Thomas Fr...
2025-11-10 16:41:32 +0000 UTC View PostOn the QNA with Suj and James... FPL discussion on Free Hit and Wildcard options, plus, difficulty for players adapting to the Premier League, the league's top 10 players, what if Haaland was English, England left-back options, fan accountability about criticism of refs, Mikel Merino as a forward, Mo Salah concern, how good is Thiabut Courtois, points needed for the top 8 in the Champions League, home nations chance of World Cup qualification, when England might host the tournament, Thomas Fr...
2025-11-10 16:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Suj and James discuss all the football and FPL consequences from Gameweek 11 where for many there was difficulty to find points as once again many template selections failed to deliver.
There's a Wildcard active, but is it Suj or James that's seen enough of their underperforming stars?
Much of the theme of this Podcast is a search for players to pick for Wildcarders, but there's difficulty in locking down the right players from the teams with the best upcoming fixtures.
One ...
2025-11-10 14:58:04 +0000 UTC View PostSuj and James discuss all the football and FPL consequences from Gameweek 11 where for many there was difficulty to find points as once again many template selections failed to deliver.
There's a Wildcard active, but is it Suj or James that's seen enough of their underperforming stars?
Much of the theme of this Podcast is a search for players to pick for Wildcarders, but there's difficulty in locking down the right players from the teams with the best upcoming fixtures.
One ...
2025-11-10 12:33:49 +0000 UTC View Post
This week on Planet FPL...
Public content available to everyone
Monday November 10th
🌍 Planet FPL s9 ep22 - Suj and James review all the football from Gameweek 11
Tuesday November 11th
🥊 Clash of the Correspondents - Manchester United v Everton, with Alex Trembath, Sean Norton and James
Wednesday November 12th
🥊 Clash of the Correspondents - Newcastle United v Manchester Ci...
2025-11-10 08:11:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Some of the best bits from our week on Patreon, available to all members
https://vimeo.com/1134635497/1db98c7f65?fl=ip&fe=ec
2025-11-07 18:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Suj has a Gyokeres problem, and the solution might be to buy a player the general advise would be to not buy.
James has a Gakpo problem, 3 solutions are on the table. But the answer could well be 'none of the above'.
All the games previewed and predicted, plus all the usual Dead, Differential and Minus 56 updates.
2025-11-07 12:51:25 +0000 UTC View PostSuj has a Gyokeres problem, and the solution might be to buy a player the general advise would be to not buy.
James has a Gakpo problem, 3 solutions are on the table. But the answer could well be 'none of the above'.
All the games previewed and predicted, plus all the usual Dead, Differential and Minus 56 updates.
2025-11-07 12:28:33 +0000 UTC View Post
On the Weekender this week with David and James discussion features:
* Sunderland 1-1 Everton
* Wolves sack Pereira and what's next
* Round-up of English sides in Europe this week
* Man City v Liverpool tactical preview
* Free Hit & Wildcard Drafts for GW11
Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the GW11 Deadline Stream, in partnership with FPL Team, ...
2025-11-07 12:20:44 +0000 UTC View PostOn the Weekender this week with David and James discussion features:
* Sunderland 1-1 Everton
* Wolves sack Pereira and what's next
* Round-up of English sides in Europe this week
* Man City v Liverpool tactical preview
* Free Hit & Wildcard Drafts for GW11
Tomorrow on Planet FPL: James presents the GW11 Deadline Stream, in partnership with FPL Team, ...
2025-11-07 11:21:49 +0000 UTC View Post
On MiF conversation with Suj and James features... Destiny Udogie was the player threatened with a firearm by an agent, there is refereeing controversy in Turkey, FIFA have made up an award for (guess who) Donald Trump, and there's lawsuits against UEFA, one a claim that they stole the new European competition format, the other is a small claim from Real Madrid for 4.5 billion! ...and it has a lot to do with the failure of the Super League.
On MiF conversation with Suj and James features... Destiny Udogie was the player threatened with a firearm by an agent, there is refereeing controversy in Turkey, FIFA have made up an award for (guess who) Donald Trump, and there's lawsuits against UEFA, one a claim that they stole the new European competition format, the other is a small claim from Real Madrid for 4.5 billion! ...and it has a lot to do with the failure of the Super League.
On Clash of the Correspondents, James is joined by Sunderland fan Spencer Barrowman and Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard to discuss both sides brilliant start to the season, upcoming expectations and the FPL assets we should be considering from both.
Will Arsenal ever concede again? They will of course but three goals conceded in 16 games this season and a run of eight in a row without being breached means talk of triple Arsenal defence is worth detailed discussion. It includes whether FPL ma...
2025-11-06 11:59:46 +0000 UTC View PostOn Clash of the Correspondents, James is joined by Sunderland fan Spencer Barrowman and Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard to discuss both sides brilliant start to the season, upcoming expectations and the FPL assets we should be considering from both.
Will Arsenal ever concede again? They will of course but three goals conceded in 16 games this season and a run of eight in a row without being breached means talk of triple Arsenal defence is worth detailed discussion. It includes whether FPL ma...
2025-11-06 11:35:16 +0000 UTC View Post
On Tot&Ham, James's Blues against the Blues turned to a night of enjoyment against Copenhagen in the Champions League, featuring 'that' goal from Micky Van De Ven.
It was a night to enjoy, but it doesn't mean everything is okay.
And West Ham won, deservedly so too against Newcastle, can they follow it up against Burnley with another win? And why having Freddie Potts in the team gives the fans something to believe in.
On Tot&Ham, James's Blues against the Blues turned to a night of enjoyment against Copenhagen in the Champions League, featuring 'that' goal from Micky Van De Ven.
It was a night to enjoy, but it doesn't mean everything is okay.
And West Ham won, deservedly so too against Newcastle, can they follow it up against Burnley with another win? And why having Freddie Potts in the team gives the fans something to believe in.
It's decision time for James if it's to be Wildcard 12. Spoiler. It's not.
James explains why and also discusses why it might not just be a no to a Wildcard in GW12. But the activation of the Wildcard might even be delayed beyond GW13.
2025-11-05 14:58:13 +0000 UTC View Post