Clayton and James take a deep dive into captaincy over the opening 10 Gameweeks of the season to determine the premium players wanted and needed for the opening weeks of the new season; before moving on in the latter part of the Podcast to a discussion on rotation options. The Haaland vs Salah debate continues, with the case made for both players, …

James details to Suj and the audience what we can expect throughout the season with Blank and Double Gameweeks and it's going to make Chip Strategy very different in this season to what we have been use to in previous campaigns. So is it safe to use the Chips early in the season? Is James' intention to Bench Boost in Gameweek 1 a consequence of thi…

Suj and James give an A-W overview of all 20 teams and the players they are considering for their FPL drafts ahead of Gameweek 1, commenting further on what was learned from the 20 Correspondent Week Podcasts and what new information was learned from each club's final pre-season friendlies. There's discussion on squad structure, enablers, premiums …

On the 20th and final Podcast of Correspondent Week James is joined by Liverpool fan Dan Lord to discuss The Reds FPL assets and what we can expect tactically and stylistically from new manager Arne Slot. The club have been quiet in the transfer window so far. Could a reason behind this be that all of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk and Mo …

Aaron Lagor joins James to discuss all things Leicester City and their FPL assets ahead of their Monday night Gameweek opener against James' Tottenham. But despite being the Championship Champions they currently don't feel as strong as they did when achieving promotion. Why? Manager Enzo Maresca and key player Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall have departed fo…

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*Recorded last night prior to this morning's reported news that it now looks likely Dominic Solanke will be on his way to Tottenham... ...James is joined by Bournemouth fan Neil Grover and conversation immediately gets into the big transfer story featuring The Cherries, with talisman Dominic Solanke heavily linked with a move to Tottenham. Will he …

The Final Day of Correspondent Week kicks off with Gary Mantle joining James to discuss FPL assets and expectations for Chelsea under new manager Enzo Maresca and a period that should be full of enthusiasm has quickly evaporated due to some chaotic performances in pre-season and further strange transfer dealings. There's conversation on Maresca's i…

Day 4 of Correspondent Week concludes with the team that finished in the Top 4 to secure Champions League football as James is joined by Aston Villa fan Lee Jackson to discuss The Villains fantastic achievement and their FPL assets before the big kick off. Ollie Watkins was phenomenal last season and a Euro Semi Final hero for England. Currently ow…

Southampton fan Matt Samuel joins James to discuss The Saints FPL assets and their chances of beating the drop under Russell Martin who will want to play an attractive style but is the team equipped enough to play the way he wants to? The squad will need strengthening, but within a budget, and a priority would be to get in a new goalkeeper and dept…

Sam Murray joins James to discuss the summer changes at Brighton with Roberto De Zerbi replaced by Fabian Hürzeler, who at 31 becomes the Premier League's youngest ever permanent manager. The Podcast includes discussion on what we can expect tactically from the new man in charge. And there's plenty of FPL discussion which includes interest in new a…

It's a Planet FPL debut for new Fulham Correspondent Lewis James on the opening Podcast of Day 4 on Correspondent Week and with a very attractive set of fixtures to begin with there's plenty of interest in their FPL assets. But how will they cope with the departure of the brilliant Joao Palhinha? There's detail on new additions including Emile Smit…

Day 3 of Correspondent Week concludes with Crystal Palace fan Ruaidhri McLaughlin-Dowd joining James to discuss his club who had an outstanding end to last season under Oliver Glasner and have a number of very interesting FPL assets. The futures of Marc Guehi and Ebe Eze are discussed and it's not implausible that both could follow Michael Olise th…

Jonny Pringle joins James to discuss all things Manchester City and their FPL assets as they bid for a fifth successive Premier League title. But there's a growing number of neutrals who think this might not be their season. Obviously Erling Haaland is covered, Jonny's initial reaction to the 15.0 price was to consider going without, but following …

Simon Bibby joins James to discuss Newcastle's FPL assets with interest very high and the perfect combination of attractive fixtures and some players very nicely priced. Alexander Isak is a shoo-in, isn't he? There's discussion on the Swedish forward, while fellow attacker Anthony Gordon is also going to be a popular pick, as long as he starts agai…

Day 3 of Correspondent Week kicks off with Wolves fan Bradley Parker joining James to discuss everything at Molineux and despite a very tough opening set of fixtures there's positivity around Gary O'Neil's team and they may be about to move to a back four with more frequency following the sale of Max Kilman to West Ham. There's discussion on the th…

Nottingham Forest fan and FPL Blackbox's Mark Sutherns joins James for the Day 2 conclusion of Correspondent Week to discuss all things Forest and their FPL assets, who are catching attention with a great opening set of fixtures. Morgan Gibbs-White is talisman, captain and set to stay. He's assessed versus the cheaper and explosive Callum Hudson-Od…

James is joined by fellow Tottenham fan Ricky Saunders to discuss all things Tottenham and begin by asking if the target for the season ahead must be qualification back into The Champions League. Rumours would suggest that the club may be about to make a push to sign Bournemouth's Dominic Solanke, would he be the right fit and how interested should…

Manchester United fan Gary Robinson joins James to discuss United's #FPL assets and begin with reflection on the FA Cup Final victory over rivals City and club's decision to stick with Erik Ten Haag, though some backroom appointments, including legend Ruud Van Nistelrooy have led to to James remaining cautious on the current manager's future. Bruno…

Planet FPL Correspondent Mini-League Winner Sean Norton joins James to kick off Day 2 of Correspondent Week by discussing all things Everton including interest in their FPL assets, particularly the defensive one's. The Toffees go into this season having had two attempted club Takeovers collapse and it's to be their final campaign at Goodison Park. …

West Ham fan Chris Stone joins James to conclude Day 1 of Correspondent Week by discussing all things on The Hammers including their FPL assets. Will new manager Julen Lopetegui bring back a return to 'The West Ham Way' and push the club back towards challenging for European qualification? The club is making moves in the transfer market too, there'…

Brentford fan Tom Medd joins James to discuss The Bees ahead of the new season including whether we should expect more from a club who suffered badly with injuries. But the injuries look like they may persist with new signing Igor Thiago out injured until the winter and with major problems persisting at full-back. Will Ivan Toney stay or go? That's…

It's a Correspondent Week debut for Ipswich Town and Paul Gaught-Allen, who joins James to discuss everything about last season's Championship runners-up, including Kieran McKenna's crucial decision to stay as manager and whether surviving this season is a realistic aim following back to back promotions. Paul details what we can expect from McKenna…

On the opener of Planet FPL Correspondent Week James is joined by Arsenal fan Adam Pritchard to discuss all things on The Gunners and their FPL assets ahead of a season where there is now more than just hope of them finishing above Manchester City and winning the title and it's not just Arsenal fans who think they can do it. But the start is tough,…

A later than usual Ask James for the final public content before Correspondent Week kicks off on August 5th, and the stream is dominated by FPL discussion. There's coverage of Haaland v Salah, best midfield options between 4.5 and 6.5, set and forget enablers, there's chat on ownership with those that have high ownership and those who are perhaps b…

Clayton and James have a look at some of the Premier League's newest additions from overseas who listeners and viewers may not be familiar with. There's coverage of Manchester United's big money buys, some of Brighton's newest additions, the new forward at Brentford, Manchester City's new man and there's also coverage of signings at Aston Villa, Ch…

Clayton and James present a new show idea where they discuss some of the current talking points in football, covering several topics. On today's Podcast: Premier League players with only one year left on their contract, includes coverage of Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, Kevin De Bruyne, Heung-Min Son and Kevin De Bruyne 6.5 FPL midfielders Notes f…

A week on from Gareth Southgate's decision to stand down as England manager, Suj and James reflect on Southgate's tenure, discuss what might be next with the next manager and ask what England fans want England to be. There's praise for what Southgate has achieved both on and (especially) off the pitch, including how he united the team; but there's …

Suj and James take a deep dive into the fixture schedule in the first half of the season looking at opportunities to buy and sell FPL assets where fixture swings occur... and spoiler in many cases it's difficult to find these so-called swings. There's discussion on when rolling could be beneficial and James details rolling 5 week periods that show …

On James' live stream on YouTube lots of FPL dilemmas covered following Wednesday's launch including keeping an open mind, fixture swings and the prospect of a GW2 Wildcard following a GW1 Bench Boost is mentioned quite a bit. Plus, having an awareness of which clubs are actively pursuing players for certain positions, underpriced players, structur…

With Fantasy Premier League open and all the prices available for the 2024/25 season Suj and James kick off their coverage of Season 8 of Planet FPL by assessing the players of interest from all 20 clubs running through from Arsenal to Wolves. There's discussion on unavoidable premiums, the mid price players who really interest and budget enablers …

With the launch of Fantasy Premier League 2024/25 anticipated today, Suj and James react to yesterday's news of changes to gameplay for the season ahead including the ability to store up to 5 transfers. But who does it benefit most? Will fixture planners like James benefit from the change? Or will Suj be able to forget deadlines for a month with li…

Clayton and James discuss what we know so far as we await the imminent official launch of Fantasy Premier League 2024/25. Many player prices are already known; what's the thoughts on Erling Haaland being priced at £15.0m? It's the highest ever price for an FPL asset. Cole Palmer has been given the highest ever increase in price coming in at 10.5 bu…

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Suj and James reflect on last night's European Championship Final that ended in a deserved triumph for Spain and defeat for England. The inquest now begins for England after the 'reality check' of being beaten by a team that was more incisive, kept the ball better and had more tactical flexibility. Should Gareth Southgate stand down as manager? Has…

Clayton joins James to review last night's dramatic victory for England as super-sub Ollie Watkins' 90th minute against The Netherlands sealed The Three Lions first ever semi final victory on foreign soil. There's discussion on a much improved first half performance and why the second half became more difficult and thoughts turn towards Sunday's fi…

Suj and James discuss last night's Semi Final victory for Spain against France, which was headlined by a brilliant goal from Lamine Yamal. How good is the young Barcelona attacker and how good could he be? There's discussion on regrets for France, if England or The Netherlands can realistically expect to trouble Spain on Sunday and there's a previe…

With the Premier League TV selections confirmed for August and September, Suj and James discuss thoughts for Sky Fantasy planning and assess which clubs Fantasy managers will 'need' coverage of and which clubs will be 'wanted'. (Yes you can listen to this at any point in the next month if you want to revisit it!) There's a surprising lack of single…

Suj and James discuss the four Quarter Finals at The Euros which included another nervy game for England as they beat Switzerland on penalties. There's detailed conversation on Saturday's shoot out victory against The Swiss including positives, negatives and selection dilemmas for Wednesday. There's coverage of the three other ties as Spain beat la…

On James live stream this afternoon questions answered on Euro Fantasy, expectation for the four Quarter Finals, England's expected switch to a back three and the likely line-up. Plus, thoughts on Archie Gray's move to Tottenham and other youngsters at the club, thoughts on possible moves for Nico Williams, Federico Chiesa and more. Today on Patreo…

Suj has arrived in Portugal and joins James to discuss the recent wave of swap deals involving Premier League clubs which some may describe as collusion to beat Profit and Sustainability Reporting ahead of the June 30th financial year end. But has anyone actually done anything wrong? There's details on the swap deals that have been done, the import…

Clayton and James conclude their coverage of the last 16 at The European Championship with discussion on last night's games and how Matchday 4 concluded in Euro Fantasy, and for James that included a Cody Gakpo captaincy haul. Will Wildcards now be activated or not? The Netherlands were dominant in beating Romania and in pouring rain in Leipzig wel…

Clayton and James discuss Monday at The Euros as favourites France and Portugal made it through to the quarter finals and despite the two games not being thrillers there's lots to unpack ahead of the meeting between the two on Friday evening. There's detail on an intriguing tactical battle as France saw off Belgium but The French aren't inspiring, …

Clayton and James discuss the 4 games played at the weekend in The Euros which included England's dramatic victory against Slovakia where The Three Lions were only seconds away from elimination before Jude Bellingham's incredible equaliser. Did England deserve their victory? What went well, what didn't and will England likely change anything for Sa…

On James' live stream this afternoon, topics covered include The Euros so far including standout performers and what's to come, including if England could go all the way and tactics on The Three Lions including James' favoured line-up for Sunday and response to growing calls to move Bukayo Saka to left-back. Plus, Euro Fantasy chat, transfer specul…

England are Taking The Mikautadze. First they land on the softer side of the draw avoiding France, Germany, Portugal and Spain and then yesterday the Belgians decided they didn't want to be there either and with England left with the potential of The Netherlands or Slovakia in the last 16, Georgia's stunning victory against a heavily rotated Portug…

Clayton and James discuss the conclusion of Groups C and D at The Euros and it's job done for England, Group Winners and on to the so-called easier side of the draw. But once again the performance and result disappointed. There's discussion on the good and the bad from The Three Lions latest showing, if Denmark can trouble Germany on Saturday, how …

Clayton joins James to discuss the latest for Euro Fantasy and last night's conclusion to Group B as Spain's second string team beat Albania and Croatia are nearly out after Italy scored a 98th minute equaliser which means a possible end to Luka Modric's International career. And in the second half of the Podcast there's discussion on England and t…

With Suj travelling through France on the way to Portugal, and Clayton partying in Czechia, James brings a European flavour to the Podcast as he's joined by Calin Mates to discuss his pride in Romania's performances so far, the view on England from afar and to review the 8 games played ay The Euros from Friday through to last night's Group A conclu…

Many England fans would have been ready for this, a sub-par performance and points dropped in the Group. So why does it still feel so bad!? Suj and James discuss being here before but why yesterday's draw with Denmark feels worse for England than previous draws at major tournaments, and there's search for how to fix the clear problems The Three Lio…