Fantasy Football Fanatics

With Sterling's hattrick and Antonio's haul suddenly Gary and Duncan are back in the running for the FFFanatics mini-league. Ben rises above the gloating to talk FA cup fixture congestion and whether Liverpool are bothered anymore. Gary wants to know when to use his triple captain and who is suddenly performing best without fans watching. Duncan wants to talk FPL style - set and forget big hitters or changing them to target the whipping boys as well as who the best teams outside of the top five are to target for the last three gameweeks.

The FFFanatics dispense with the formalities this week and get straight into the nitty gritty. Its time for some FPL talking points and Duncan, Andy, Ben and Matt all have things to ask. Which defence is best for the last 5 gameweeks? When should we play our free hit? Who is the best goalkeeper to have after the restart? What is your greatest FPL fear? Who are the best differentials to climb your mini league? Follow us on twitter @FPLFFFanatics - Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to us and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!

There is a lot to talk about this week after the premier league’s return: A David Luiz cameo for the ages, Dawson’s scissor kick, Sir Marcus arises and a double gameweek to boot. Duncan, Ben, Matt and Gary look back at two of their successful chip strategies and two less than ideal approaches. The FFFanatics then pick the teams they want to talk about for gameweeks 31+ and 32+ before revealing their wildcard squads. 

Matt, Ben and Gary talk the return of FPL. Do we remember our own teams? What is our chip strategy? Which players will play better without a crowd? Koller or Baros? Find out more in the latest pod!

This week Ben bathes in the glory of a Manchester derby win, Scott McTominay is on for player of the year again and Arsenal defence looking… solid? The FFFanatics discuss their DGW woes before looking ahead to chip strategies for BGW31 and the future doubles. There’s a very unexpected top scorer in the listener league and gut punts are back.

Gary, Matt and Ben prepare for the upcoming blank Gameweek. We talk Pepe Reina, Brunoooo Fernandes and games in Chile. Can we also do a Sam Allardyce job on our joint team?

Duncan, Ben and Andy return as the longest gameweek of the season rolls on. Kaka is in Hackney, Man City are out of Europe and Arsenal are winning again. The fanatics pick the best of the fixtures for FPL with Duncan predicting a clean sheet fest at Selhurst Park, Ben looking closely at Son and Andy taking a watching brief on Leicester. Follow us and get in touch with the FFFanatics on twitter @FPLFFFanatics.   Want to compete against the FFFanatics? Join our @FPLFFFanatics Podcast League - use the code k07oof on the Fantasy Premier League site.  ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to us and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

This week Ben points and laughs at West Ham’s defending, Duncan points out Adama Traore is even harder than he looks and Matt’s points all come from Liverpool. Its wildcard time for the joint team and in the fixture preview Matt thinks goal shy Palace could get their solidity back and that Everton’s fixtures might not be as tough as they seem. Ben looks at whether the new manager bounce is over at Watford. Duncan sees shoots of recovery at Bournemouth while West Ham look set for a drubbing. Is it time to drop Vardy, is the party finally finally over or has it moved back to Pukki’s house? With Villa’s fixtures should we move on from Grealish and which Spurs differential is worth considering? 

Duncan and Gary look back over a low scoring gameweek but one of them has done rather well. Duncan breaks Ings whilst benching Traore. Gary considers triple captaining a defender and there’s a maverick double gameweek pick for the FFFanatics joint team.

Duncan, Ben and Andy discuss the ultimate legendary ageing strikers. Ben spots lots of FPL options at Watford and bigs up the Arsenal defence, yes you read all that correct. Andy spots two delicious next two fixtures for one team. Roy books a bus for parking at the Etihad, while there is a team very low down the league expected to dish out a whipping this weekend. DLC is unlucky in front of goal, Almiron impresses all over the pitch and Williams is flying for Man United. Mean while Andy and Duncan go maverick in the midfield for the joint team.

Duncan and Matt take inspiration from a Christmas Carol and look back over the festive fixtures past and discuss what went so wrong in one Scrooge’s case and so right in the other’s. They look ahead to the future Double Gameweek 24 and talk Liverpool triple ups. There’s the usual review of all the upcoming fixtures picking out the opportunities and teams to avoid.  Follow us and get in touch with the FFFanatics on twitter @FPLFFFanatics.  Want to compete against the FFFanatics? Join our @FPLFFFanatics Podcast League - use the code k07oof on the Fantasy Premier League site.   ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to us and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** 
   

Gary is still riding high after a huge boxing day haul, while Andy & Duncan are the scrooges at the FPL xmas party who decided to get rid of Trent. There's Kevin's xmas gifs to discuss, Spurs away day woes, will Vardy still party with a baby and a great Liverpool player tip as a Christmas bonus.

Ben, Andy and Gary reflect on a tough GW for many FPL managers. We discuss Gazzaniga‘s Kung fu kick, several upcoming new manager bounces and the big topic of the day, who to replace Son with. Follow us on Twitter @FPLFFFanatics!

Ben, Matt and Duncan discuss tactics for the Liverpool blank, a very tough captain choice this week and delight in FPL gods KDB and Lord Lundstram. In a slightly shorter pod, we also discuss the upcoming fixtures and a crucial move for our joint team as we move up the rankings! Follow us on Twitter @FPLFFFanatics!

As the fixtures come thick and fast Duncan, Matt and Andy talk indecisive transfers, Man Utd on the break and the Duncan Ferguson factor. Bournemouth's defensive injuries are up for discussion as well as Ings on fire, and whether Chelsea the flat track bullies of the league. 

Andy, Gary and Ben take stock before the midweek games. The Fanatics discuss David Martin’s heroic debut and delight in a couple of successful gut punts in Dele Alli and Danny Ings. Andy makes a BOLD prediction for City vs Burnley and we talk Palace’s favourable run of fixtures. We also notice a very strange bench boost in our Fanatics listener league! Follow us on twitter @FPLFFFanatics and get in touch with the FFFanatics.  Want to compete against the FFFanatics? Join our @FPLFFFanatics Podcast League - use the code k07oof on the Fantasy Premier League site.

Due to some technical issues in our recording on Monday night there isn't going to be a podcast this week. Apologies for this, its the first pod we've missed in a fair while but we'll be back next week.

Four FFFanatics are on the pod this week as Matt, Ben, Gary and Duncan take stock before the international break. Matt delights over a changing of the guard in the LEI vs ARS fixture, Gary enjoys the continual rising standards on show in LIV vs MNC and Ben feasts on a hat trick of set pieces. Is Hassenhuttel making Southampton’s players walk to matches? Will Gary follow up his maverick captaincy with another? Are Liverpool players worth captaining away to Palace? Is there such a thing as a comfortable Everton win? Is it time to drop your MNC premiums? After so long there’s finally a new leader at the top of our listener league. We bring in a differential fifth midfielder and Matt’s gut punt actually delivers Follow us on twitter @FPLFFFanatics and get in touch with the FFFanatics.  Want to compete against the FFFanatics? Join our @FPLFFFanatics Podcast League - use the code k07oof on the Fantasy Premier League site.   ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get you

Andy and Matt join Duncan this week and talk turns to FPL favourites, VAR huh, yeah, what is it good for? The FFFanatics can now confirm it John Lundstram is an FPL deity, the Brighton defence are worth the investment and the template lives, especially in the value defender picks.  The fixture previews for GW12 brings up some taking points, like Alonso’s and Hudson-Odoi’s minutes and having both just conceded three goals who’s going to come out on top between Burnley and West Ham? are we really sleeping on the Bournemouth defence? Follow us and get in touch with the FFFanatics on twitter @FPLFFFanatics.  Want to compete against the FFFanatics? Join our @FPLFFFanatics Podcast League - use the code k07oof on the Fantasy Premier League site.   ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to us and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** 
   

Ben, Andy and Duncan look back over GW10, which at last is not a low scoring week! Andy gets excited again about the Man Utd attack with their free flowing moves and even talks about that little thing called hope. Ben delights in a tackle inspired by the Rugby world cup and a Xhaka meltdown to boot. Duncan reminisces over that 0-9 result and picks out one player for his breakthrough performance. There’s discussion of unexpected high scoring keepers, the return of the FPL trolls and that De Bruyne goal that wasn’t.  In the GW11 previews there’s one more game to watch and decide on Man Utd assets before their great fixture run, Ben encourages us to keep an eye on the league cup games and Duncan highlights a teams’s record busting weakness with an opposition’s flank in form. There’s a cameo appearance from Gary in the gut punts and a new feature to introduce as we wave farewell to the season long punts, Glenn Murray how little we knew ye. Follow us on twitter @FPLFFFanatics and get in touch with the FFFanatic