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The Athletic FPL Podcast

The Athletic"s Fantasy Premier League expert Mark McGettigan - aka FPL General - gets straight to the point and tells you what you need to know if you want to be a successful FPL manager.Transfer advice, captaincy picks, a regularly updated watchlist, this is the pod for you if you want to rise to the top of your mini league and stay there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:00

Interviewing the elite managers: FPL Heisenberg

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2022/01/06

In the first of a series of interviews with the best FPL managers in the world, The General talks strategy with a member of the elite - FPL Heisenberg. With multiple top 10K finishes under his belt, including a best ever of 836th in the world, FPL Heisenberg shares his philosophy on transfer strategy, whether he feels stats or the "eye test" yields more FPL success, and which stats and tools to look out for when looking for future FPL prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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31:48

Is it too risky to wildcard for GW21?

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/12/31

The FPL General is here with his last podcast of 2021 ahead of the New Year's Day fixtures. The New Year also brings with it the ability to play your second wildcard and the General has his thoughts on whether you should play it straight away, plus these questions answered: Is it worth planning or still live gameweek by gameweek? With the Ben Crellin's predictions looking a little underwhelming for DGW22, should our plan be to use transfers to prepare? Or attack it with wildcards and free

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30:36

Festive Fixtures Preview

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/12/21

The Premier League is set to continue throughout the Christmas period despite the ongoing COVID concerns, so the FPL General is here to get you ready for what will hopefully be a busy period of festive fixtures. There's the usual watchlist update, captaincy advice plus these questions answered: If one still holds the first wildcard, when is the best to play it, GW19 or GW20? Is it time to dump double Chelsea defence? Is big at the back still a viable strategy? If so, who are the preferred

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37:35

Navigating the covid uncertainty

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/12/17

With an increasing number of Premier League games being postponed due to covid cases, the FPL General tries his best to navigate his way through the uncertainty and assess the most sensible approach for your FPL team right now With the current situation, would you use any free transfers to try and get as many players out as possible or roll them for whenever things become a little clearer? Would you or are you considering Free Hit? How many hits are worth taking to field a playing 11? What is

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28:44

Is it time to triple-captain Salah at home to Newcastle?

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/12/13

We've got another midweek round of Premier League fixtures starting on Tuesday, so the FPL General is here to get you up to speed with his usual batch of transfer advice, captaincy choices, an updated watchlist, and these burning questions dealt with: Stick with King or switch to Dennis? Best Raphinha replacement - Foden, Bernardo or Bowen? Bowen or Gallagher? Is it time to drop the double Chelsea defence? Who to get rid of first Wilson or Antonio? Is Watkins the top replacement? Which players

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30:01

Ranking Sancho, Bruno, Rashford & Ronaldo

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/12/07

The FPL General is here to assess the landscape after gameweek 15 and get you ready to go again before the weekend. There's transfer advice, captaincy picks, a watchlist update and these questions answered: Rank Sancho, Bruno, Rashford & Ronaldo ahead of United's great fixture run? Is Dalot worth serious consideration given his price? If you've kept Kane this long, do you hold for one more week against a depleted Brighton defence or move to Ronaldo ahead of United's good run starting with

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32:25

Time to bring in Ronaldo ahead of Man Utd's appealing...

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/12/03

It's a quick turnaround to gameweek 15 after a hectic round of midweek fixtures and the FPL General is here to get you set up and ready to go again. There's captaincy picks, transfer advice, a watchlist update and these questions answered: With most premium defenders getting 2 points or less, is big at the back no more? What are your thoughts on Alonso? What to do with Kane? Switch to Ronaldo for United’s great run or downgrade to be able to spread the cash around more? Given Man City's

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30:54

Midweek FPL fixtures - is Jota a must-own?

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/11/29

It's a quick turnaround this week with the gameweek 14 deadline coming on Tuesday before a full programme of midweek fixtures, so with that in mind the FPL General is armed with transfer advice, captaincy picks, and a watchlist update and answers to these questions: Do you think people should have a full playing bench given the congested fixtures or can we get away with just 1 or 2 playing subs? How do you feel about just burning a transfer? Is Jota a must-own? Best replacement for Chilwell? -

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23:25

FPL Friday: Solutions for replacing Chilwell

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/11/26

The FPL General is here with team news ahead of gameweek 13, plus there's transfer advice, his team reveal and these pressing questions answered: Do you think Alonso is going to start in place of chilwell? In light of the Chilwell news, is Dias to Alonso worth the transfer if you already own the other big 3 wing backs? Assuming Chilwell is injured, is the best back 4 now: TAA, Cancelo, James and Alonso? With Antonio off form and Reece James ripping it up, is a -4 using funds from Antonio to

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38:06

Do we go for the Chelsea triple defence plus Trent...

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/11/23

With an action-packed gameweek 12 in the books the FPL General is here to assess the damage and get you ready to go again at the weekend. He's got a watchlist update, transfer and captaincy advice, plus answers to these questions: If 5 at the back is a genuine option, can we say the Chelsea defensive triple is viable, along with Trent and Cancelo? Is Dias to Chilwell a good transfer? Antonio has 23 points from his last 9 gameweeks. What striker do we go for now? Best under 6.5 forwards? Is

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23:52

FPL Friday: Team news and transfers

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/11/19

The FPL General has scoured the managerial press conferences to bring you all the team news you need to make those big last minute transfer and squad selections ahead of gameweek 12. There's also his team reveal, captaincy advice and these questions answered: Do I lose Vardy this week to get to Son, or back him against Chelsea and risk missing the Conte Spurs train? Is it worth going Vardy to Kane for a -4? Is it okay to play without a goalkeeper this week if you own Sanchez and a non-playing

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36:22

Gameweek 12 preview: Son or Kane? James or Chillwell?

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/11/17

With the international break over the FPL General is here to get us back in the groove for gameweek 12 as the Premier League returns. There's a watchlist update, captaincy picks, transfer advice plus all these questions answered: Is Son or Kane a must-own this week or a wait and see until next GW? Stick or twist with Mbuemo and Toney? Is Vardy worth keeping, or is it time to downgrade to the likes of Wilson and Jimenez and upgrade in defence or midfield? If Robertson is injured, is it worth

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34:16

Is it time to invest in Spurs assets now that Conte...

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/11/02

With good fixtures and a potential new manager bounce with the arrival of serial winner Antonio Conte, is it time to get in early on Spurs assets? The FPL General rounds up a busy gameweek 10, updates his watchlist and answers these questions: With Conte to Spurs seeming like a done deal, do we wait a game or two or jump on Spurs assets immediately? Is it time to sell Raphinha? Mbuemo to Smith-Rowe or hold for Norwich? Is it overthinking to sell Antonio just because he has a few difficult

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23:41

Do we keep the faith with Raphinha?

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/29

The FPL General is here with the headlines from this Friday's press conferences and gives his wisdom before Saturday's gameweek 10 deadline. Transfers, captaincy and his team reveal plus these questions answered: Raphina has been under performing but is he still worth holding? Is it worth moving Raphinha to Foden even with Raphinha’s great fixture this week? If you had to pick one Brentford asset for their nice upcoming fixtures, would it be Toney or Mbuemo? Is a Chelsea double up in midfield a

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31:42

With the biggest assets mis-firing, Where should you...

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/26

After a wild gameweek and another green arrow, The FPL General gives an update on his watchlist, transfer advice, captaincy picks and these questions answered: What's your thoughts on squad structure when we can perma-captain Salah and look to spread funds across the team? Do we stick or twist with Havertz vs Newcastle? Is Kovacic a good option as a slightly more expensive 5th midfielder over Brownhill for example, if one has the cash? What to do with Christensen? Is it still worth getting on the

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22:10

FPL Friday: Solutions for injured Lukaku

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/22

The FPL General is here ahead of a Friday deadline for gameweek 9 and the big story this week is Romelu Lukaku's injury, the General explores a range of potential solutions for replacing the Chelsea striker, as well his usual advice on transfers, captaincy and his team reveal. All that plus these questions answered too: Is Lukaku to Vardy the only option or should we look at other options for Lukaku replacements? Is it worth dropping Lukaku for a -4 if I've already made my transfers for the

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32:18

Lukaku - stick or twist?

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/19

The FPL General looks ahead to gameweek 9, fresh off the back of picking up a green arrow in GW8. He's got an updated watch list, transfer advice, captaincy picks and these questions answered: Lukaku. Stick or twist?! Do I do Ronaldo to Lukaku or to Vardy? Do we need to get Son now, or wait until his fixtures get better? When (if at all) do we jump to Kane? Ron and Rom not really doing it Is it time to start jumping off the West Ham assets? Brought in Dias and Christensen on the wildcard, with

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23:10

FPL Friday: WILDCARD ACTIVATED

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/15

The FPL General has activated his wildcard and he's here with an update on his latest draft ahead of Saturday morning's GW8 deadline. He's tuned in to all the press conferences so has the latest team news to help you make those all important captaincy and transfer decisions, plus answers these questions: Is Trent a must have despite the fixtures Liverpool have? Is a move to a city defender a good use of 1 FT this GW? If Rüdiger is confirmed out do I go straight to TAA or hold off until

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34:55

Do we double up on City& Chelsea defenders and is it...

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/12

The FPL General is back from his international break hiatus and ready to hit the ground running in search of those precious green arrows. He's got captaincy picks, transfer advice, a watchlist update, his latest thoughts on a wildcard and answers these questions: Is Trent still worth the money or is it better to spread the extra £1.5m on a double double up of City and Chelsea defenders? Do we keep or sell Antonio? Is Alonso or Chilwell viable and worth the potential upside with strongish bench

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25:15

FPL Friday: what to do with injured Trent...

The Athletic FPL Podcast ·

2021/10/01

The FPL General is here with a last minute blast of advice and wisdom before Saturday's gameweek 7 deadline. Transfers, captaincy and his team reveal plus these questions answered: Is Trent a hold or do we sell now and move onto Man City/Chelsea defenders then potentially bring Trent back later on? What to do with Jota? Best 1-week punt before WC GW8 to replace Bamford? Zaha or Gallagher? Sarr or Benrahma for 1-week pre WC punt? Which 2 Chelsea defenders? Reece James - stick or twist? Is

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