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FML FPL - Fantasy Premier League Podcast

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FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

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Episodes
605
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 18 min
On air since
2015
Latest episode
21 hours ago

Episodes

605 episodes, newest first

  1. GW10: FPL Defender Deep Dive

    Show notes

    We gotta talk about Arsenal and the pool of defenders from other teams to choose from. And some other stuff.

    There were tech difficulties at the beginning, but it gets better, I promise. Sorry about that.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro, and Anus Slap(s)
    • 00:01:22 How’d We Do in GW9: Tons of Cucks
    • 00:06:44 Morgan Gibbs-White (MGW) Out and Josh King Out: Midfielders to Replace Them With
    • 00:10:33 Arsenal in a Weird Spot for FPL Picks
    • 00:15:37 Trying to Figure Out the Defender Meta, How to Treat De Cuyper and Calafiori, and How to Pick the Best Other Guys from the Group of Great Defenders
    • 00:37:47 Carrick, Sage, Jaissle, and Glasner All Still Have Jobs as of Now…
    • 00:43:08 Captain for GW10 and Why Haaland Is Clear
    • 00:50:40 Early Transfer Plans for Us

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW10

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    59 min
  2. GW9: I Guess I’m Free Hitting [Patreon Preview] Bonus

    Show notes

    First tenish minutes of the latest Patreon episode.

    We’re holding João Ladro and answering questions.

    Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW9 #FantasyFootball

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    13 min
  3. GW9: Too Many Good FPL Picks

    Show notes

    An FPL focused episode as opposed to a match by match thing. Every week it feels like the same thing is true: there are sooooooooooo many good picks in FPL this season.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro, Carrick and Sage Are Still in Their Jobs, and Anus Slap(s)
    • 00:02:05 Walsh FLYING in GW8 and Alon… Not
    • 00:10:04 Morgan Gibbs-White Becoming a Concern
    • 00:15:41 Free Hit GW9: No Fixtures to Exploit
    • 00:18:37 Need to Talk About Chelsea: What to Do with João Pedro, Palmer, and Rogers
    • 00:25:40 Penalties Are Wayyyy Down
    • 00:28:58 Midfielders to Buy and Comparing Them to Other Positions
    • 00:38:47 Arsenal Defense Is Great, and Defense Has a Million Picks
    • … The rest of the episode, we’re just two bald guys chatting about all kinds of different shit. IDK.

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW9

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    1 hr 14 min
  4. GW8: The Saka Problem [Patreon Preview] Bonus

    Show notes

    First tenish minutes of the latest Patreon episode.

    We're back, and there's a Friday deadline, so we podded earlier than normal… Saka injury, Isak chat, Foden/Cherki, tough captaincy week, and other shit.

    Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW8 #FantasyFootball

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    12 min
  5. GW8: The Highs and Lows of Fantasy Premier League

    Show notes

    Alon is fresh off a wildcard, and Walsh is fresh off a triple cap. A lot to talk about…

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro, Anus Slaps, and a Small Patreon Plug
    • 00:04:30 How'd We Do in GW7: Alon's Wildcard Team and Walsh's Triple Cap
    • 00:16:26 The Fulham Rope-a-Dope: The Ballad of Josh King and Gonzalo Garcia
    • 00:25:16 The Season of Brighton Continues
    • 00:38:56 A Little Crystal Palace Check In: It's Not Good
    • 00:41:20 Leeds vs. Man United and Spurs vs. Coventry
    • 00:51:32 Questions from Discord Before We Get Outta Here

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW8

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    1 hr 12 min
  6. GW7: Wildcard Deadline Around the Corner [Patreon Preview] Bonus

    Show notes

    First tenish minutes of the latest Patreon episode.

    We get fully stuck into Alon's wildcard team.

    Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW7 #FantasyFootball

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    12 min
  7. GW7: The Alon Wildcard Special

    Show notes

    Alon is on wildcard, FPL is a stinkhole, and Man City are cheaters.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro, and Anus Slaps
    • 00:01:50 How'd We Do in GW6: A Disaster for Alon, and Walsh Maintains His Good Start
    • 00:16:07 The Cheating Bastards
    • 00:26:45 Arsenal's Defense and Picks from Arsenal: Is Gabriel the Truth or a Problem?
    • 00:37:22 Short and Sweet on De Cuyper
    • 00:38:57 Palmer Is Great: João Pedro Is Maybe the Better Captain Though
    • 00:41:55 Walsh Wants to Talk About Coventry vs. Newcastle and Crystal Palace vs. Nottingham Forest
    • 00:59:37 Scattered Wildcard Chat, Haaland Triple Cap Chat, and a Few Other Questions to Wrap It Up

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW7

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    1 hr 18 min
  8. GW6: Trying to Care [Patreon Preview] Bonus

    Show notes

    First tenish minutes of the latest Patreon episode.

    We had to get the horror of the three week international break and the Man City bullshit out of the way before we started actually talking about this game we used to play that ended a month ago called FPL… WC6, captaincy, and a bunch of questions.

    And then we had to end the episode with some Succession talk. I don't know, man, we're rusty, and there was a three week break.

    Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW6 #FantasyFootball

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    12 min
  9. Fireside Chat with Dr. Brad: Making Better FPL Decisions

    Show notes

    Dr. Brad is a philosophy professor at the University of Wyoming, where he teaches critical thinking. This is his 14th season of FPL, and most notably, he is a FML FPL mug-winning legend.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro, and Who the Hell Is Dr. Brad
    • 00:02:52 Analyzing Alon's GW1 Team
    • 00:05:44 Szoboszlai and Success Conditions
    • 00:17:32 Plans with Bruno and Mbeumo, and Drafting Wildcard Teams (and When to Wildcard)
    • 00:36:16 Harry Maguire and Other £5.0 DefConning Guys
    • 00:46:27 De Cuyper Chat: Buy Players from Winning Teams and Sell Players from Losing Teams
    • 00:54:22 Questions from Discord: FOMO, General Strategies, Solvers, Book Recs, Thinking, and Happiness

    --

    • Dr. Brad’s last appearance on the pod with Walsh: “Why We Make Bad Decisions” - https://youtu.be/Y0mkFbyuvvw
    • Dr. Brad wrote a book about Bitcoin here: https://resistance.money/
    • And you can read his philosophy papers here: https://bradleyrettler.wixsite.com/home
    • FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague

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    1 hr 20 min
  10. GW5 Intl Break: The International Break Blues

    Show notes

    It was a very bad FPL week, and now we get to forget about FPL for three more weeks.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro, and Anus Slap
    • 00:02:02 How'd We Do in GW5: Absolute Disaster
    • 00:07:10 GW6 Captaincy: No Obvious Captains
    • 00:11:58 Chelsea Are a Mess
    • 00:17:58 Brighton vs. Arsenal and Brighton's FPL Picks: Kostoulas, Groß, Vuskovic, De Cuyper, and Maybe Bart
    • 00:26:38 Sunderland Keep Playing Well and Not Picking Up Points
    • 00:29:23 Keeper Questions: Bart, Kinsky, Leno, Suzuki, Trafford, Raya
    • 00:33:44 Wildcard GW6 Questions
    • 00:40:24 Walsh Fantasy Baseball Finals Update: Linc Gets Torn Apart
    • 00:42:28 Some More Questions from Discord, and Then It's International Break Time: KDH, Gvard, Fulham, One-Week Punts, Benching Groß, and More

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW5 #GW6

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    1 hr 4 min
  11. GW5: Edema of the State [Patreon Preview] Bonus

    Show notes

    First tenish minutes of the latest Patreon episode.

    We get into all of the stuff: what to do with João Pedro, when to free hit / wildcard for Alon, Groß and Brighton talk, and the rest is questions from Discord.

    Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW5 #FantasyFootball

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    12 min
  12. GW5: Groß at a Straw

    Show notes

    Big podcast, and tons of FPL shit to talk about.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 OKAY, Intro: Alon Is Back from Vacay, the Upcoming Break, Anus Slaps
    • 00:02:12 How'd We Do in GW4: The Grobs and the Grobnots
    • 00:11:57 VAR Is the Fucking Worst: Red Card and the Haaland Not-Goal Goal
    • 00:21:17 A Couple Man City Questions: Cherki / Foden and Gvardiol and Guehi
    • 00:27:54 Raya Pen Save and Walsh's Arsenal Triple-Up
    • 00:31:44 Some Chelsea-Hull Thoughts: Own the Attackers
    • 00:39:19 Schade Breakout Year?
    • 00:44:13 The Other Forwards: DCL, Delap, Barry, Isak, Nicolas Jackson, and Gonzalo Garcia
    • 00:58:44 Bunch of Wildcard GW5 Questions for Us: Bench Boost, Premiums, Bruno, £4.5 and £4.0 Defenders, £4.5 Mids, and More
    • 01:13:53 More Questions from Discord, and Then Finishing with Our Teams and Dilemmas

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW5

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    1 hr 46 min
  13. GW4: Wildcard for Walsh

    Show notes

    Alon is still on vacation, and Walsh has popped the wildcard, so we're just going full wildcard mode for the episode and talking about Walsh's current draft and the pressure points of it.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro, Farming, and Anus Slaps
    • 00:02:17 How'd We Do in GW3: Double Chipping with a Free Hit and a Triple Cap
    • 00:11:54 A Very Quick Fantasy Baseball Divergence
    • 00:13:08 Man City Players for Walsh's Wildcard Team: Enzo In
    • 00:22:02 Adjusting Our Everton Sliders: KDH Good
    • 00:27:08 Isak Is In, and Gakpo Throws His Hat in the Mix
    • 00:32:23 What to Do with Chelsea Players: Triple Attack
    • 00:37:39 Szobo vs. Rogers vs. Enzo as a Thought Experiment
    • 00:44:30 Bye Bye Bruno? And Do You Do Mbeumo to Rogers, or Bruno to Palmer?
    • 00:52:36 What Are the Current Wildcard Decision Points for Walsh: It's an Easy Game
    • 00:56:42 Josh King Round Two, and Groß
    • 01:03:11 Egan Should Be Nailed in the Wildcard Team, and Here's Why
    • 01:12:17 Sir Yeremy of Piño
    • 01:20:17 Outro, the Week Ahead, and Questions Will Come on the Thursday Patreon Episode

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW4

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    1 hr 27 min
  14. GW3: The Three Pillars of FPL

    Show notes

    We just hit record and chatted. Alon just got back to Paris from London, and the boys dove into GW2 and looked ahead: no stats, and no questions, just us and FPL.

    And BTW, sorry if any audio/video glitches… I'm not fully set up for remote podding, but next time will be better.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro, a Little Alon in London Review, and Anus Slaps
    • 00:06:09 Our Teams GW2 Recap: The 100+ Club
    • 00:15:09 Back to Friday: Starting with a Crystal Palace in Trouble
    • 00:23:21 Manchester City's Destruction of Crystal Palace: Cherki and Foden
    • 00:40:17 Chelsea Are Flying High: Palmer and João Pedro and Rogers
    • 00:45:50 All These Great Midfield Picks Have Arrived, and Now What Do We Do with Hat-Trick Bruno Fernandes?
    • 00:51:57 Oh, and Mbeumo of Course Too: He Gets on Base
    • 01:12:53 Alon's Team Situation: Should Probably Consider Wildcarding, but Don't Wildcard
    • 01:17:00 Walsh's Team Situation: It's Probably Time to Rip the Wildcard

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW3

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    1 hr 29 min
  15. GW2: Begin as You Mean to Go On

    Show notes

    All of this week is about identifying maybe THE GUYS, while also holding and being patient with your guys.

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro, Admin, and Anus Slaps
    • 00:02:00 GW1 Review of Our Teams: Some Cucking and Some Flying
    • 00:11:30 Patience and Overreacting
    • 00:14:54 Reaching Back to Remember the Arsenal Game: Tsolis, Tsolis, Tsolis, and Maybe Kai or Saka or Ödegaard Too
    • 00:24:32 Villa Mauled by the Brightoning: De Cuyper Process
    • 00:39:08 Man United Lost to the Worst Team in the League, and We're Holding Their Players
    • 00:43:28 Another Mauling at the G-Tech Stadium: Sangaré and Dango and Tottenham
    • 00:48:26 Ndiaye Maybe a Great Pick?
    • 00:52:08 Cherki, Oh Baby, Oh Lord: What Do We Do with This Guy? Also Haaland and Nico O'Reilly and Other City Players
    • 01:01:28 2-2 Newcastle vs. Liverpool: We Do Not Agree on Szobo, and We Do Not Agree on Wirtz
    • 01:18:45 Chelsea, Another Dongfest: We've Got Our Palmer Back
    • 01:26:34 A Few Questions from Discord, and Then a Few Lifestyle Questions from Discord

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    Shoutout to @kunning and @nycsaladlover on instagram for the camera and for the computer

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball #GW2

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    1 hr 38 min
  16. GW1: The Point of No Return

    Show notes

    The final week has arrived, and we're podding IRL. Join us as we embark on the 2026/27 FPL season. Lots of angst and despair to still be had.

    Kick off your 2026/27 FPL Season right with 25% off your first year when you pay annually for our Patreon! You get ad-free episodes / Discord access / prize league / more episodes / etc… https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

    And don’t forget to join the prize league / mug league!!! https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL/posts/signup-for-prize-164652803

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro and Anus Slaps
    • 00:01:58 Do We Need to Revisit EDOT (Elliot Anderson) with Set Pieces and Recoveries?
    • 00:03:53 Szoboszlai: Avenues and Wisdom of the Crowd Situation
    • 00:10:25 Time to Talk About Isak, and Possibly No Haaland or Isak with Haaland
    • 00:17:54 Is Fading João Pedro Too Big a Bet, or Just the Right Amount of Bet, and a Little Morgan Rogers to Boot
    • 00:26:31 Welcome Calafiori to the Team, and Other Arsenal Picks — Also O'Reilly
    • 00:35:29 Is Brighton Still Good for Bench Boost GW1?
    • 00:40:44 Couple of Bench Boost Questions
    • 00:49:48 Coming Around on Thiago and Brentford
    • 00:56:48 Shaw vs. Maguire
    • 01:02:40 Ödegaard and Some Tzolis
    • 01:08:31 Jacquet: Huge Upside and a Risk
    • 01:10:15 Are We Still Out on Semenyo?
    • 01:13:25 Taking Some Questions from Discord: Exploitable Fixtures, Mbeumo vs. Wirtz vs. Semenyo, Finding DefCon Monsters, Hume and De Cuyper
    • 01:24:44 Back to Our GW1 Teams: What Decisions Do We Have Left?

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    Shoutout to Keivon and @kunning + @nycsaladlover on instagram for the studio, the camera, and for the computer

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball

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    1 hr 43 min
  17. Building Our FPL Teams From the Ground Up

    Show notes

    We're both fairly settled, which feels… odd. Maybe this weekend will change it all, but we have two versions of building very similar GW1 teams: one trying to stave off the early wildcard, and one embracing the early wildcard.

    Kick off your 2026/27 FPL Season right with 25% off your first year when you pay annually for our Patreon! You get ad-free episodes / Discord access / prize league / more episodes / etc… https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

    And don’t forget to join the prize league / mug league!!! https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL/posts/signup-for-prize-164652803

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro, Admin, Anus Slaps, App Review, and Census Talk
    • 00:04:25 Walsh's GW1 Team: Cheap at the Back
    • 00:06:59 A Little João Pedro Chat: Are Any FPL Forwards Worth It?
    • 00:10:14 Alon's GW1 Team: Forwards Are Out
    • 00:15:51 Thinking About Isak a Little Bit: £6.5 Million Cheaper Than Haaland
    • 00:19:09 The Midfield Guys Everyone Is Talking About: Szoboszlai and Morgan Gibbs-White, and Then Some Mbeumo and Wirtz
    • 00:31:54 Ndiaye vs. Le Fée vs. Kluivert and More: Set Pieces and Penalties Are Volume Games
    • 00:37:30 Back to Walsh's Cheap Defense: Setting Up for an Earlyish Wildcard
    • 00:45:32 Shaw and Maguire
    • 00:48:05 No Arsenal in Our Drafts Even Though They're the Best Team: Tsolis? Mosquera? Calafiori? Ben White?
    • 00:56:24 Back to Alon's Team: VVD, and Then Full Circle Back to Pascal Groß
    • 01:07:10 One Week Left: What Spots Are We Still Analyzing and Figuring Out

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball

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    1 hr 21 min
  18. Fireside Chat with Lateriser: Fighting FPL Temptations and Controlling Emotions

    Show notes

    Walsh and LR chat about why they suck and also why they're going to win FPL. And both make sense.

    • Check out The FPL Wire on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFPLWireFantasyPremierLeague
    • Lateriser on Twitter: https://x.com/lateriser12

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Walsh OKAYYYYYYYY and Intro
    • 00:02:39 League Upheaval, 10ish New Managers, and 9ish Teams in Europe
    • 00:05:57 Man United: More Goals for Bruno and Flexibility
    • 00:10:59 Don't Sleep on Mbeumo
    • 00:16:10 Semenyo: Could Play 90' Every Game and Be the Guy
    • 00:19:34 Wildcard GW3? Free Hit GW3? Avoid Haaland?
    • 00:25:52 Can Arsenal Defense Be Taken On?
    • 00:29:31 How to Do Well at This Game and Where Do We Fuck Up: This Time It Will Be Different
    • 00:41:58 What's the Meta This Year: Cheapish Attackers and 8th Attackers
    • 00:44:33 Szoboszlai and Wirtz and Liverpool (and Gibbs-White and More Boomo)
    • 00:51:04 £4.5 Million Defenders: Shaw (but Maguire Better), Rodon, and Hume
    • 01:01:56 Third Forward Situation: DCL and… Fulham?
    • 01:05:27 Wirtz Time: Yes
    • 01:11:28 Chelsea Time: Xabi, Palmer, Rogers, João Pedro, Palestra
    • 01:16:04 What Do You Think About Spurs Defense? Robertson, Van Hecke
    • 01:26:17 Early Chip Thoughts
    • 01:28:51 Early GK Thoughts
    • 01:30:10 Outro and Mug and The FPL Wire

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball

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    1 hr 38 min
  19. Budget FPL Picks: How Many to Go For

    Show notes

    The most scattershot, vibey preseason pod of the bunch so far. There are simply far too many budget guys to thoroughly talk about all of them, so we jump around like psychos, guys here and guys there.

    Kick off your 2026/27 FPL Season right with 25% off your first year when you pay annually for our Patreon! You get ad-free episodes / Discord access / prize league / more episodes / etc… https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro and Admin: More Pods and More Fireside(s) to Come
    • 00:02:15 Cheap Forwards: Starts with DCL and Brobbey
    • 00:11:45 Other Forwards, Igor Jesus, Rutter, Richarlison, McBurnie: And Should They Be Rotated?
    • 00:31:01 Time to Talk About the Very Few £4.5 Goalkeepers
    • 00:39:20 Jumping Around Some £6.0 Million and Under Mids Off the Dome: Le Fée, Garner, Buendía, Kluivert, Harvey Barnes, and the Brighton Guys Groß, Hinshelwood, and Diego Gómez
    • 01:13:19 Naming Some £4.5 Defenders We Like and Don't Like, and Calling It a Day: Shaw, Maatsen, Aïna, Hume, O'Nien, and More
    • 01:31:40 The Potentially Big DefCon £4.5s That Are Currently Unknowns
    • 01:34:17 Outro, Plans, and When Is Walsh Gonna Make a Team

    FML FPL is supported by our Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/FMLFPL

    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

    #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball

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    1 hr 44 min
  20. Fireside Chat with Pras: A Pre-Mortem for the 2026/27 FPL Season

    Show notes

    Alon chats again with Pras, but this time it's more of a "pre-mortem" — discussing what we learned from last season and how to apply it to the upcoming one.

    • Check out The FPL Wire on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFPLWireFantasyPremierLeague
    • Pras on Twitter: https://x.com/Pras_fpl
    • Rob T Data Graphics: https://x.com/robtFPL
    • And Solio FPL Analytics: https://fpl.solioanalytics.com/

    Chapters:

    • 00:00:00 Intro and Greetings and Where to Find All of Pras' Stuff
    • 00:01:47 Starting with Pras' 2025/26 FPL Season: How Well Did He Play, and What Went Wrong and Right?
    • 00:06:25 Actionable Things We Can Do to Rectify Alon's Mistakes from Last Season, and Vice Versa for Pras
    • 00:11:11 What the Hell Do We Do with DefCon? Starting with Defenders
    • 00:18:37 Forwards Have It Rough in FPL These Days
    • 00:24:27 The Different Types of DefCon Midfielders and the Slots Where They Belong
    • 00:32:42 Judging a Transfer and Following Your Gut (or Not)
    • 00:44:59 Teams and Players Pras Is Higher On Than Most People vs. Teams and Players He's Lower On
    • 00:52:19 FPL Burnout: Dopamine and Being Boring

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    FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the highs and lows of every Gameweek. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

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