Fantasy Weekly

With Mark currently getting sunburnt in Montenegro, Holly Shand of @FFCommunity_ fame takes the reigns on our premium players special. We talk about options in every position, which uncovers some eye-opening revelations about Holly's current team. Plus, your questions get answered and the age-old discussion about whether Irn-Bru goes with lager is rekindled. Obviously. All of this, plus plenty more, on this week's premium player special of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

After the weathering the budget storm last episode, we get stuck in to the bountiful mid-priced FPL player price bracket. That means looking at the best forwards, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers that aren’t going to break the bank but can still yield some strong returns. We also answer some of your questions and Mark talks holiday plans and terrorising innocent pensioners. All of this, plus plenty more, on this week’s mid-priced FPL player special of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

In this episode of the Fantasy Weekly, we discuss the best budget FPL players ahead of the 2019/20 season. That means a detailed look at the bargain basement assets in every position that can slot into your FPL team alongside the sexier premiums. We also answer some of your questions, and Mark gloats about his shockingly low team ID. Surely that'll be his only success next season... All of this, plus plenty more, on the budget FPL players special of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

We start this week's Fantasy Weekly podcast with a discussion about the budgetary limitations of assembling a good squad ahead of the 19/20 season. There's also chat about early transfers, the Women's World Cup and Mark's surprising recent fantasy success. All of this, plus much more, on this week's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

Holly from FFCommunity_ joins Mark and James once again after a 1 week break. We discuss the 19/20 fixtures - what they mean for the early phase of the season and whether the "difficult teams" are actually still difficult. There's also chat about the Women's World Cup, colour-blindness and a chance for Mark to redeem himself in another mini-game. All of this, plus plenty more, on this week's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

Mark and James are joined by Holly Shand, the brains behind the very popular Fantasy Football Community, to discuss the upcoming Women's World Cup. We talk bookies' odds, the players we're looking at and those cheeky differentials. There's also a mini-game with an actual prize up for grabs, plus plenty more on this week's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

Mark and James reunite for a chat about the European finals. With FantasyBet hosting loads of 6-a-side tournaments for the European finals, we were given the perfect excuse to pretend the FPL season was still going with chat about Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool assets. There's talk about how we think the games will go, which players we think will shine and why 6-a-side fantasy is a more tactically nuanced version of its FPL cousin. It's all coming up on this week's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

In this episode, James plunges into the depths of the numbers that informed so much of our decision making last season. Looking at underlying stats and bookies' odds, he attempts to determine how valuable these metrics are, and whether they can be safely used next season as a means of predicting FPL outcomes. His conclusions are all included in this condensed episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

With the 18/19 season finally behind us, we reflect on a season of disappointment for Mark and triumph for James. What made this campaign such a trying one for the General? And how were there so many new managers finishing in the top 10k? We set about trying to get to the bottom of both of these questions. There's also the final TWAT of the season, plenty of chat about eye-tests and underlying stats, and perhaps too much airtime given to Norwich's Teemu Pukki. All of that, plus loads more, on this week's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

Gameweek 38's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast sees us discuss how best to use that all important free transfer as we head into the final round of fixtures. With so much still to play for, we also talk captaincy options (spoiler, it's not as easy as it looks), the TWAT and, of course, Shane Duffy's overall rank. All of that, plus plenty more, on Gameweek 38's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

In Gameweek 37's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast, James and Mark tackle strategy and tactics for FPL managers looking to close out their seasons in style. There's discussion about fixture difficulty assessments, mini-league and overall rank strategy and those key players to own for the remaining two gameweeks. We also talk captaincies, differentials and the TWAT returns, bigger and juicier than ever. All of this, plus plenty more, on Gameweek 37's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

With just three gameweeks to go, Mark and James look ahead to the business end of the season in Gameweek 36's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast. There's plenty of discussion around GW36's fixtures, as well as transfer, captaincy and triple-captaincy deliberations. Also, there's a mini-game inspired my Mark's favourite Irishman, plenty of sorrow over Gameweek 35 and a little too much praise for Scott Dann. All of this, plus plenty more, on this week's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

On this episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast, Mark and James pick apart the bones of Gameweek 34, looking at where to go next ahead of Gameweek 35. There's some captaincy discussion, plenty of transfer-talk and a healthy amount of venting to boot. Also, Deeney's sending off mid-recording provokes some mixed reactions from the hosts, and there's the all-important mini-game, which sees Mark answer (or try to answer) a series of questions on player ownership. All of that, plus plenty more, on Double Gameweek 35's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

FPLGeneral returns to Fantasy Weekly after a week nursing a sprained trip to Jersey. With both hosts on the Wildcard, we roll Gameweek 34 and 35 into one megalodon of conversation, picking out our favourite (and least favourite) assets for the remainder of the season. There's also a mini-game for the ages, plenty of underlying stats and bookies' odds, and Eden Hazard answers our prayers live during recording. All of this and much, much more on this week's Fantasy Weekly podcast.

Mark has gone overseas to escape from Double Gameweek 32, but we've invited injury guru Ben Dinnery to come in off the bench for him. Ben talks about injuries, fixture congestion, rotation, the Twitter community and his own FPL season, and we put some of your questions to him too. Plus there's some chat about Blank Gameweek 33, a controversial injury-based mini-game and much, much more on Gameweek 33's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

In the Double Gameweek 32 special of the Fantasy Weekly podcast, James and Mark tackle the double gameweek teams in depth, delving into the assured starters, must-own assets and cheeky differentials of each. We’ll also be creating a differential Free Hit squad live on the podcast, plus Mark reveals his current Free Hit team, James contemplates his triple captaincy options and we throw in a mini-game too. All of this and plenty more on Part 2 of the Fantasy Weekly podcast international break double-header. FantasyBet Blog: www.fantasybet.com/blog/ Twitters: Fantasy Weekly: twitter.com/fantasy_bet Mark: twitter.com/fplgeneral James: twitter.com/tongueinloftus

In part 1 of the International Break double-bill, we reflect on the atrocity of Blank Gameweek 31 which left both hosts with red arrows. There's also a special episode of the TWAT, plus we give you a way to satisfy your FPL-cravings over the international break. All of this and plenty more on this week's Fantasy Weekly podcast. To compete with James and Mark in the Fantasy Weekly Euro Qualifying tournament, visit: https://www.fantasybet.com/blog/gameweek-32-fantasy-premier-league-podcast/

It's a blank gameweek special on the Fantasy Weekly podcast, which means we spend the majority of the episode extrapolating the expected stats and bookies odds ahead of Gameweek 31 in order to determine which players are most worthy of attention. We'll also reflect briefly on a frustrating Gameweek 30, play a game of FPL Blankety Blank and look ahead to what is probably going to be a heavy St Patrick's Day for Mark. All of this and plenty more on this week's Fantasy Weekly podcast. FantasyBet Blog: https://www.fantasybet.com/blog/ Twitters: Fantasy Weekly: https://twitter.com/fantasy_bet Mark: https://twitter.com/fplgeneral James: https://twitter.com/tongueinloftus

Gameweek 30’s episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast sees us look ahead to the penultimate week before the first big blank gameweek. We reflect on Gameweek 29’s fixtures, including penalty misses, closely fought derbies and Mark’s misplaced faith in Paul Pogba. Also, James quizzes Mark on his clean sheet knowledge, we take a helicopter view of FPL tactics going into the business end of the season, and we use the bookies odds for Gameweek 30 to look ahead to the weekend. All of this and more on this episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast.

In Gameweek 29's episode of the Fantasy Weekly podcast, James reveals Wednesday evening's scores to FPLGeneral live on air, bringing about a mixture of joy, frustration and unbridled disappointment. We also spend a bit more time contemplating the upcoming blank and double gameweeks, look ahead to Gameweek 29's fixtures and reveal Gameweek 28's TWAT. All of this, plus much more, on this episode of Fantasy Weekly.