All the GW29 games previewed and predicted and there's one big change in James' thinking since Wednesday's appearance on Blackbox.
There are some amazing Patreon performances lokked at in the Dead, Differential and Minus 56 updates, during which a -12 is more than deliberated.
Plus confirmation of intended transfers, a big Liverpool warning and we end with a couple of Planet FPL updates
As it ties in with the theme of the quiz we begin by discussing this morning's sensational news surrounding Roman Abramovich and the impact on Chelsea Football Club.
Then it's on to the quiz and it's a higher or lower theme again this week with every question a Chelsea signing in the Abramovich era, but you'll have to tell us if he cost more or less than the player in the previous question.
Watch out for another excellent display from the man in the know Suj and let us know ...
Early release for all Patrons of tomorrow's Clash of the Correspondents with Adam Pritchard and Aaron Lagor
Will James eat humble pie and admit he was wrong and that Tottenham really do have the World's greatest wing-back in Matt Doherty? ...not quite... but there is big praise and delight for The Irishman's performance in Monday's thumping win against Everton.
So seriously, what happened!?
There's also praise for Pierre Emile Hojbjerg - yes you still have the right podcast - and the joy of the glorious 'Dejan Kulusevski'.
Plus it was an unfortunate defeat for Suj's Hammers...
Recorded before knowledge of Cancelo's likely absence (always the way, eh!) we discuss likely moves with eyes very much on Bayern and Liverpool line ups tonight and concerns over Manchester City rotation.
There's discussion on considering the short term when making transfers if you have assets across the board from the favourites but there's also a warning not to rule out the chances of Salzburg tonight under another Ralf Rangnick protegee, 33 year old Matthias Jaissle
On this week's Q&A topics covered include:
- Triple Captain Mo Salah
- Moving towards a budget FPL bench
- Son is for Sky Fantasy tonight
- How Everton should set up tonight
- More on United's Manchester Derby performance
- Rashford & Rangnick's future
- Arsenal expectations in the next year or so
- Guardiola vs Klopp
- Mental health check
- And more, including teenage crushes and if the world has more doors or wheels...
Available to everyone
Monday
🌍🎧 Planet FPL s5 ep40 - The GW28 weekend reviewed
Tuesday
📊 People's Poll Podcast. Choice of topics will be:
🔵 Abramovich's sale of Chelsea
🤺 The concerning rise in fan violence
😖 Prospect of a European Super League revival
Wednesday
📡 Planet SkyFF s3 ep31 - All the latest for Sky Fantasy
Thursday
🛑🦊 Clash of the Correspondents - Arsenal v Leicester...
All 14 games in the double previewed and predicted with all the usual Dead, Differential and Minus 56 updates. There's discussion on captaincy for the Gameweek ahead and transfer ideas as Suj gets talked into taking hits and James deliberates a -4 that he admits makes no immediate sense but he may still proceed with.
Plus, further discussion on strategy following on from the earlier Chip Talk Pod and why defining a strategy can influence decisions made now for this week, Suj realis...
Here's the audio from the stream this afternoon and if you would prefer to watch it back the link is below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPaXc1RjlrU
Hi all, I'll be live for you for an hour at 12pm BST.
The chat is now open and ready for questions, as ever ask anything you would like
https://youtu.be/cPaXc1RjlrU
An audio version will be posted later today and this will also be available to all Patrons
The life of a Tottenham fan, eh? James tries to explain last night's disastrous and deserved defeat at Middlesbrough in the FA Cup and as you can probably guess not many escape criticism.
The disastrous midfield, the awful wing-backs and Sonny's concerning display are among the topics covered but the most scathing assessment is left for the manager. Antonio Conte has certainly made Tottenham better, but he too must be criticised for much of what was on display, and on this Podcast ...
I felt Leeds fans still needed cheering up so the quiz is an A-Z style quiz with each answer beginning with a different letter of the alphabet and the theme of the quiz is Leeds United.
Let us know in the comments or on the #trivia Slack channel how you score but remember no spoilers please. Best of luck!
On this week's Q&A, topics covered include....
- Chelsea's likely DGW28
- Raul Jimenez
- Judging the success of a Free Hit
- Goalkeepers taking penalties
- Younger and more progressive coaches now in favour
- Bias towards Man City from referees
- Lamptey v Livramento
- & more...
Available to everyone
Monday
🌍🎧 Planet FPL s5 ep39 - The GW27 weekend reviewed
Tuesday
📊 People's Poll Podcast. Choice of topics will be:
🔵 Is the Abramovich era at Chelsea over?
🏵 Were Leeds right to sack Bielsa?
⚽️ What is football doing in response to the war on Ukraine?
Wednesday
📡 Planet SkyFF s3 ep30 - All the latest for Sky Fantasy
Thursday
🦁😇 Clash of the Correspondent...
On our Gameweek 27 preview... we discuss the ideal Burnley treble up for Free Hitters, Suj debates a last minute activation of the chip, while James debate if a -4 for Broja is worth it.
Plus, the usual Dead and Minus 56 updates, we pick a differential team of players owned by under 10% on a Free Hit and all the GW27 games assessed and predicted.
This weeks the quiz theme is all time Premier League goalscorers. Like last week each question is linked with the simple question repeated of which player between the two named scored the most Premier League goals.
50 questions and you won't believe how many Suj gets rights!
Let us know your scores in the comments or on the #trivia Slack channel.
Best of luck!
James recalls Saturday's thrilling victory at The Etihad, the emotions before, during, after and the experience in the Tottenham pub that that included massive highs, desperate lows and one incredible outcome.
Plus, Bentancur & Hojbjerg's key roles, the importance of Dier's return, magnificent Kane and how this was more than just counter attacking football from Conte. But caution that Burnley presents a very different challenge.
While for Suj it was disappointment with W...
We cover the runner up in the People's Poll vote on this Podcast as we look at ways to set up a Gameweek 28 Wildcard.
We look at how things might vary if Free Hitting in GW29 or GW30, what setting up for a GW29 Bench Boost may mean and why irrespective of strategy the teams and players you would want to target on Wildcard don't change too much...
...at least until we get those FA Cup results anyway...
And why a Wildcard in 28 might not carry you through to the e...
Early release for all Patrons of Thursday's Clash of the Correspondents with Tom Medd and Simon Bibby
On this week's Q&A...
- Our use of FPL analytics
- Free Hit options
- Weghorst for GW27 captaincy
- Kulusevski prospects
- Man City midfielders for the weekend
- Hassenhuttl at Man Utd
- Aggy Kasper Schmeichel
- Steven Gerrard's honeymoon period long gone
- If lying is ever better than telling the truth
- Are we in the middle of one of the best ever Premier League season's and much more...
All you need to know for Saturday's meet up...
MONOPOLY LIFESIZED
Our game of Monopoly is at 3.00pm, so we'll need to leave the pub pretty sharpish as soon as the game is finished, we need to arrive 15 minutes before the game start time. We will be dividing up the teams on the day at random - we'll do that at half-time of the game.
For thoe attending the Monopoly event you should have all received an email from Suj in regards to the day, can you all p...
Available to everyone
Monday
🌍🎧 Planet FPL s5 ep37 - The GW26 weekend reviewed
Tuesday
📊 The 100th People's Poll Podcast. Choice of topics will be:
🥊 Free Hit GW27 Drafts
🃏 Planning a GW28 Wildcard
❌️ Playing GW30 without a Free Hit
Wednesday
📡 Planet SkyFF s3 ep29 - All the latest for Sky Fantasy
Thursday
🅱️🦓 Clash of the Correspondents - Brentford v Newcastle (early releas...
Here's the audio from tonight's impromptu live stream on strategy.
*Apologies the audio quality is not the best, I forgot to press record on my end for the audio so I had to rip it out of YouTube.
if you would prefer to watch back the stream here's the video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCjzMWW_g9s<...
Let's talk strategy! Link ⤵️
https://youtu.be/bCjzMWW_g9s
In light of today's surprising fixture announcements coming immediately after I had finished my live Ask James Stream (frust-rating!!!) this afternoon I'm going to spend the next few hours getting my head around it and will Stream for you at 9pm tonight BST. An audio version will be posted after conclusion.
This Stream will be available for all Patrons and the link will be posted here on Patreon & on Slack shortly before start time & will work like an Ask James Stream but I...
On our Gameweek preview, all 14 fixtures previewed and predicted, would we still Triple Captain Salah if we knew he'd only start once, if is there a case to keep rather than sell Diogo Jota and who is the best Jota replacement.
Team plans revealed including a big Burnley dilemma and why for James keeping Chelsea in mind may influence decisions now but why a final decision will be left until the morning.
Plus, Dead, Differential and Minus 56 updates, thoughts for GW26 Free Hi...
Very simple format for this week's Quiz. 50 questions in total and they run consecutively, a player is named and all you need to do is guess whether they have scored more or less FPL points than the previously named player.
Simple. But how well do you know your FPL points scorers this season?
As ever let us know in the comments or on the #trivia Slack channel how you score but remember no spoilers please.
Best of luck.
Back to back home defeats for Tottenham... what has gone wrong!?
It begins with trying to understand why Tottenham haven't played with three in midfield since the win at Leicester...
There's discussion on the painful right wing-back conundrum, possible solutions to position, why Lucas Moura is causing Antonio Conte a problem, the desperation to get Eric Dier and Oliver Skipp back in the team and why Conte himself can not be blameless.
And we talk West Ham's draw at Le...
We discuss strategy ideas for those still with the Limitless or Wildcard chips, the importance of factoring in additional transfers and why Chelsea shouldn't be overlooked from the start.
Drafts are discussed, the importance of considering enablers, best captaincy options for all 4 gamedays including when to stop gambling with the armband, the tournament runners and riders, an incredible defensive record and why we still believe the English clubs will perform well.