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Who Got The Assist? FPL Podcast

Who Got The Assist?

Tom's joined by Harry for a final time and also by Lucy, who'll be taking over for next season!In this pod, we discuss:Season roundupsA goodbye to Harry2021-22 key talking pointsSeason awardsTHANKS FOR LISTENING THIS SEASON.Enjoy the summer, we'll be back soon!

WGTA S5E39: Season Finale

Tom's joined by Harry for the penultimate time in his stint as co-host to preview that all important final Gameweek in FPL. Are there actually more goals? Who is of interest to FPL managers as one week genie in a bottle? And what do we expect?All covered off by this week's edition.

WGTA S5E38 - Will there be more goals in FPL GW38?

Tom & Harry are together again to discuss the DGW37 setup in the antepenultimate pod of the season, looking at the doubling teams and asking what free hitters and non free hitters alike should do!Plus there's a bit of chat about next year's pricing based on Haaland potentially joining the Premier League.

WGTA S5E37 - What's the DGW37 Setup?

This week, Tom and Harry are joined by pod debutant TT (aka Thinesh) to preview the Big One - this season's FPL showpiece, Double Gameweeek 36.Which players and teams are key? Who are we looking at? Where's our armband going? Everything you could possibly need for this week as we hurtle toward the end of 2021/22.

WGTA S5E36 - How are we set for the Big One aka DGW36? (with FPL TT)

Harry and Tom are back for a quick pod at a time when we're looking back at teams whom we'd previously left on the shelf and are thinking of suddenly buying them in due to the fact they have more games. Is a beached player an actually OK player from a certain point of view? We're here to investigate in a short pod.(Tom on holiday so sorry about below par sound).

WGTA S5E35 - Should we buy from teams on the beach?

Tom & Harry return for a mid week pod focusing in on the news on fixtures and how managers - in all kinds of situations - should react going forward.How much emphasis do we place on Chelsea? What happens with different motivation levels and how should we approach that?Back next week at the near halfway point on Monday after/during Palace vs Leeds when I (Tom) will be on holiday up in York so it might be a sliiightly less good sound quality (as a podder, my audiophilia obliges me to inform on this!)

WGTA S5E34  - How do we approach FPL DGW34?

Tom & Harry return for a short pod looking ahead for DGW33 and wondering about the best approach in a notably underwhelming set of fixtures.Listener questions interwoven in this compact pod.Back next week!

WGTA S5E33 - How Do We Approach FPL DGW 33?

This week, Harry and Tom look into the ways teams finish seasons: is it more than just on the beach where motivation is concerned, and how do the different ways teams approach the business end impact outcomes?Plus usual stuff.

WGTA S5E32: How Important Is Motivation In #FPL At This Stage?

Tom and Harry are back, roused from the slumber of the international break to discuss more strategic things this time round. Joined by Seb Wassell of the Scoutcast, we're here to chat sticking, twisting, and everything in between as FPL reaches its business end.Alongside, of course, the usual updates and listener questions.

WGTA S5E31 - Should We Stick or Twist as FPL reaches its climax? (with Seb Wassell)

Tom is back with Harry to report, with laser-like focus, on the upcoming blank. Who is worth buying? Will they help ongoing plans? What do we even expect from a historically low scoring week?We'll be back in 2 weeks joined by Seb Wassell of the Scoutcast.

WGTA S5E30 - What Do We Expect From A Blank Gameweek?

Tom's joined by Harry  to begin his stint on the pod as co-host!This week, it's all about double gameweeks and FOMO - why do we fall for it, what are the behavioural triggers that might impact it, and is it really a trap?Plus the usual listener questions.

WGTA S5E29 - Why Do We Always Fall Into The Double Gameweek Trap?

It's Anthony's final podcast! He, Tom and Nick are all back together for our yearly Risk Profiling pod, this year with a crypto spin as we seek to categorise FPL managers by their risk appetites.Plus correspondence and stuff, alongside a bit of navel gazing as we hit pod 200 and also pay tribute to Anthony's contribution as he leaves WGTA.Back next week as FPL Harry starts his stint on the pod!

WGTA S5 E28 - 200th pod, Goodbye Anthony, What Kind Of Risk Profile Do You Have?

Solo pod from Tom looking into Free Hitting for both those pressing and avoiding the button this time, homing in on questions from the community to help guide the babble.Back next week for Anthony's final pod - please email into whogottheassist[at]gmail[dot]com any messages for his final edition!

WGTA S5 E27 - Pre D/BGW27 Solo Babble

Tom and Anthony (for his penultimate appearance as a cohost on WGTA!) return with FPL Nima to discuss the upcoming double gameweek ahead.Unusually for us, it's all about tactical, short term advice as opposed to our usual strategic wont but nonetheless there's much to be said about the upcoming doubles which FPL managers could think about in terms of their teams going into the new week.Plus correspondence and listener questions!

WGTA S5E26 - What's The Best Approach To DGW26? feat. FPL Nima

We're back after a bit of a break with FPL Fairy to just catch us up on where we were and discuss how the underlying themes of this season - [big at the back / small at the front] + [always captain Salah] + [clear template] will change going forward through the rest of the season.We also field questions from listeners, alongside popping through Tom's Wildcard which is now active due to a poor few weeks.Enjoy the rest of the lull, Tom will be back with a solo babble next Thursday.

WGTA S5 E25 - Where were we in FPL? (with Steve aka FPL Fairy)

Anthony and Tom return for a quick turnaround episode at the end of the work-party that was Double Gameweek 22 to lament/celebrate the outcome, and take listener questions in a rapid turnaround podcast. We discuss general FPL enjoyment, Villa assets, Man City assets and chip strategy.Enjoy, we'll be back next week!

WGTA S5 E24 - Pre GW23 Preview quick turnaround

We return to normal programming after last week's slightly different pod!This week, Anthony and I look at the vaunted FPL 200 Club at (near as we can) the halfway point. We follow up on what we did 10 pods ago in Pod 13, and, using the data and past season comparisons, make some projections for how the season may end up in terms of the top 10 players in FPL as well as who will be let into the exclusive 200 club.Plus DGW chat in the questions, and correspondence on non-captainable premiums.Back next week!

WGTA S5 E23 - What Does The FPL 200 Club Look Like Around The Halfway Mark?

This pod's a bit different than normal, as within we give an update on what WGTA will be like in 2022.Unfortunately, FPL Stag is leaving in March after 2 years on the pod due to work and life commitments taking their toll - he'll still be around for a bit, but we thought we'd break the news now we had an opportunity to do.In his place, we've got 3 (sort of) newcomers to the pod:- Nick is returning on a semi-regular basis!- Brilliant recent guest FPL Harry is joining from March until the end of the season- And the excellent Lucy Highnett will be joining full time as co-host from next campaignFollowing this, we also had a quick roundtable about how 2021/22 has moved thus far and how things may change going into the second half of the season, covering things like lessons learnt, key things to note and possible chip strategies given where we are in the unique current circumstances.Back next week for a full fat pod on the 200 club at the halfway point!

WGTA S5E22: What Will WGTA Look Like In 2022?

Quick turnaround pod tonight with just Tom - general updates and a few questions from the community surrounding DGW plans, James replacements and suchlike.Happy new year from us at WGTA, speak to you next year/week.

WGTA S5E21 - Solo Babble

This week, Tom and Anthony are joined by FPL General to garner his pearls of wisdom on what are the strangest of times in fantasy football and ask how indeed do we navigate this most uncertain of times?Elsewhere, it's cheeky pens in the correspondence and the gamut of context-appropriate FPL related questions in the Q&A.One final week for the mini-league, which will be locked after GW19: 2ip43t.We wish you a merry and healthy Christmas. Back sometime before this calendar year is out. Probably.

WGTA S5 E20   How do we navigate this uncertain time in FPL? (with FPL General)

Quick note that there's no pod tonight given the current uncertainty.Back on Monday with Mark (FPL General).Hope you're all safe and well. Speak soon!

Back on Monday

Tom's joined in the old school by Nick this week for a quick turnaround pod, featuring Correspondence on AFCON, questions around the covid issues plaguing FPL and underperforming players alongside our usual fare.No pod on Thurs, but we'll be back next week with @FPL General!

WGTA S5 E19 - Pre GW17 Quick Pod

This week, Tom and Anthony are joined by FPL Harry (aka FPL Tipz) to look at the upcoming maelstrom of FPL Gameweeks and think about how things will evolve in terms of player picks going forward.Also correspondence on positional factors, and a few questions to mop up what we don't cover in the main body.We'll be back at some point next week but might miss one with the mounting festive appointments. Speak soon!

WGTA S5 E18 - How Will FPL Change In December?

Another quick turnaround pod from Tom and Anthony as we take listeners questions.They surround key issues such as the usual fare around poor strikers (the Watford boys in high esteem), which City players to buy in and what we do in terms of the template.Back next Monday!

WGTA S5 E17 - Pre GW15 Quick Pod

With very little time between Gameweeks, Anthony and Tom smash through a quick turnaround pod covering Correspondence on what to do without any eye test and cover lots of ground with listener questions.Back next Gameweek.

WGTA S5 E16 - Pre GW14 Quick Pod

This week, Anthony and Tom are joined by Andy (Let's Talk FPL) to discuss the forwards in Fantasy Football and analyse what is going on with them this season - they're in a poor state.Also featuring correspondence on defender purchase strategies and new manager bounces in a packed podcast.League code: 2ip43t

WGTA S5E15 - What is going on with the forwards? (feat. Andy Lets Talk FPL)

Tom is joined in the old school by Nick, subbing in for Anthony who's sadly red flagged this week!This time, we look (with 4 managerial changes since we last podded) at if the new manager bounce" could presage a destruction of the template going forward.Also, the Correspondence focuses on the mid-priced mids, plus if in the questions is it too late to jump on the Chelsea wing backs, should we set up differently for the Xmas period (especially if on wildcard) and should we maybe this week diverge from Salah (c) (no!!!)League code: 2ip43t

WGTA S5E14 What do we make of new manager bounces in FPL?

Just a quick note to say we'll be back next week - normally we do straight after the Gameweek has finished but doing it the other way around this time.Speak soon!

WGTA - Back Next Week!

This week, Anthony and Tom are back to discuss how the fabled "200 Club" may shake out for the season ahead by looking back at the past outcomes 10 Gameweeks into the season!Otherwise it's the usual stuff including Market Forces and a look at whether, in the Correspondence, we should consider TC on Mo Salah in this imperious form. Plus listener's questins on a depth of questions such as what do we do with City and Chelsea assets and the upcoming Spurs and United fixture improvement!League code: 2ip43t

WGTA S5 E13 - What Will The 200 Club Look Like This Season?

This week, Anthony and I are joined by top manager @FPLMatthew to discuss fine margins in FPL. We know the answer, let's make no bones about that! But it's about the journey that gets us there in terms of the Always Captain Salah meta and how we deal with that as managers.Plus Tom's ruminating over an epically bad week, the usual stuff in terms of market forces etc, and Correspondence on red herrings and listener questions on things like the Chelsea and City situation and being on tilt when it comes to bad outcomes.League code is 2ip43t. Email us for Correspondence at whogottheassist@gmail.com.Back next week.

WGTA S5E12: How Important Are Fine Margins In FPL? (With FPL Matthew)

WGTA returns after International Break! Sadly Anthony is unwell so Tom is joined by the legend that is Karam Tayser (often on the Scoutcast) to talk about how things have unfolded this week.And, well, unfold they have: pivoting from a correspondence question during a week fuelled by defensive returns and Salah doing the business as captain for most, we look into the idea that, maybe, we should just captain Salah until the turn of the year! Is there any gravitas in doing so?Also, in the listener questions, it's all on Brentford, the City mids and whether big at the back is here to stay...

WGTA S5 E11 - Should We Just Captain Salah (until AFCON) with Karam Tayser

Join Anthony, Tom and special guest Abdul (aka FPL Salah) to discuss top transfer targets at all tiers, in all positions as we move into wildcard season for many managers, or elsewhere into transitional transfers for many. It's a time for choices to be made in many places and we're here to assist!Elsewhere, the Correspondence focuses on taking the Bench Boost chip to levels outside of the norm, as well as listener questions on the Pep roulette and whether the Threemium has been consigned to the bin...

WGTA S5E10 - Who are our top transfer targets? (feat. FPL Salah)

Anthony and Tom are back after a bit of a meh Gameweek in truth, primed to answer a Correspondence in a pod which leads with that to look into how much we should we reacting to the upcoming shift in fixture fortunes for many clubs.Alongside the usual ML update and fixture questions, we look into the listener questions which again picks up on defensive picks, one week punts prior to wildcarding and mid price midfield hierarchies.League code is 2ip43tBack next week to talk all things wildcard with FPL Salah!

WGTA S5 E9 - How much should we buy into fixture shifts?

Tom and Anthony are joined by Surya from AllAboutFPL this week for an in-depth look at the defence - where do we invest, and what players catch our eye at this stage of the season?Additionally, the correspondence calls out the 4.5s (DUFFY!!) as well as listener questions on things like midfield malaise, if we're still going to sell Ronaldo as early as telegraphed and goalkeeper transfers.Enjoy, speak next week!

WGTA S5 E8 - Where do we invest at the back? (feat. Surya AllAboutFPL)

The international snoozefest is over, meaning Tom and Anthony are back to look over the new fashion for a "threemium" set up with 3 premium players in FPL. Is this a long term trend? Or is it a flash in the pan after a weekend where the stars aligned for expensive players but the mid priced assets going forward has a gameweek to forget?Elsewhere, the Correspondence features chat about Man City players and the Pep roulette, and in the questions on-the-button issues such as Antonio actions, Leeds pickups and future developments are discussed.The league code this year is 2ip43t.Back next week!

WGTA S5E7 - Should we own three premiums?

This week, Anthony and Tom are joined by a debutant to podding in James Queralt (@FPL_JQ on twitter) to examine the impact CR7 will have on how we look at FPL this season.Following on from last pod's chat about an aggressive, premium hopping strategy, we turn our focus to look at the players who will enable that - the long term picks in the mid-price range that you'll want to set and forget in defence, midfield and attack.We also speak about Ronaldo himself in the correspondence section, and also answer some listener questions. Plus Tom reveals his reasons for and gives us an initial look into his Wildcard.We will return after Gameweek 4. Enjoy the International Break.

WGTA S5 E6 - How will FPL change with Ronaldo?

The second Gameweek of the season ends with knees jerking all over the place. As that happens, Anthony and Tom look over how this season's profile is emerging and ask if a more aggressive strategy could open itself up to FPL managers looking to get ahead as the campaign unfolds.Elsewhere, there's correspondence on how much data we need to make decisions, as well as listener questions on things as diverse as the UK govt's exemption lists to if Lukaku is essential.Back next week with James Queralt!

WGTA S5 E5 - Should we adopt a more aggressive strategy this season?

The opening Gameweek has been and gone and we're back - with Nick! - to discuss what we can take from this year's opener with a lot of things to talk about as one of the most explosive first Gameweeks of the season takes place.Elsewhere, in the Correspondence we talk about how the punt picks can make a difference, and among a myriad of listener questions we take on the challenge of seeing what we do if you're got mid priced midfielders transfers in mind.League code: 2ip343tBack next week to discuss what happens in Gameweek 2.

WGTA S5 E4 - What can we take away from Gameweek 1?

It's the end of preseason! Join Anthony and Tom on a look into whether there are more goals scored on the opening Gameweek than usual as Tom analyses past first weekends to find the truth,Also, via our correspondence, we give analysis about our sides and how things are currently shaping up as another season dawns.GOOD LUCK AHEAD OF GAMEWEEK ONE!We'll be back next week to pick over the wreckage thereof.

WGTA S5 E3 - Should we expect lots of goals on Gameweek 1?

With two weeks to go before GW 2021-2, normal service resumes with Anthony and Tom delving into the player list for our annual pricing pod. It's a lengthier edition than our usual fare, packed full of info as it is, which may require a couple of trips!This year, we use the twemplate (twitter + template =) to frame our discussion, looking at the herd picks versus other alternatives, highlighting a great deal of the possible choices out there in all 4 positions at 3 different price points (premium/support/fringe).We also mention where we're at with our own teams, too, reflecting on the conversation.Back next week with a familiar face in the final preseason podcast of this cycle.

WGTA S5 E2 - Price Pod 2021-2

Following on from last week's pod on Fandom and the kick-off with Behavioural Science this week's pod continues our Summer Specials as we probe at the relationship between Analytics and FPL as we round off our trilogy.Join Tom, Anthony and top guests Simon (aka Analytic FPL) and Jamie (aka Wee Rogue) from the Corridor of Uncertainty Podcast on a journey through the myriad ways data, stats, analytics and all that impact us as Fantasy Football managers - from the nature of form, to stats vs the eye test.We'll be back next Tuesday (3rd August) with our proper pricing pod of the FPL fixture list, as we assess who we should be looking at ahead of GW1 and also dig into some of the key quandaries we, and other FPL managers, may well be facing.

WGTA Summer Special - Analytics and FPL (feat. Analytic FPL and Wee Rogue)

Following on from last week's pod on Behavioural Science, this week's pod continues our Summer Specials with an analysis of the relationship between Fandom and FPL.Join Tom, Anthony and top guests Lucy Highnett and Adam Pritchard on a cruise through the ways in which club biases can help, hinder or downright destroy fantasy football objectivity - either when reading  advice from others or in making your own decisions.We'll be back next Monday (26th July) with the third of our three Summer Special pods. This'll be on Analytics and FPL, where we'll be joined by Jamie (aka Wee Rogue) and Simon (aka Analytic FPL) for another in depth conversation about all things statistical.

WGTA Summer Special - Fandom and FPL (feat. Lucy Highnett and Adam Pritchard)

This summer, we’re offering something different. Here at WGTA, we’ve recorded a trilogy of podcasts – Summer Specials – looking into a specific theme that impacts FPL in depth with well placed guests to provide a unique way of looking all that surrounds fantasy football. The first pod is Behavioural Science and FPL. Join Tom, […]

WGTA Summer Special – Behavioural Science and FPL (feat. FPL Raptor and Simon March)

Hello so WE’RE BACK for another season! In this first pod of the 2021/22 season – the fifth year of WGTA! – we have a lot to talk about as we throw off the bit of rust that may have accumulated after an actual summer break. The first half is all about who we are, […]

WGTA S5 E1 – 2021/22 Intro!

It’s the end of yet another season, and we’re here for a final pod this term to look over the campaign just gone. We begin with our season reviews, our mini league reviews and,  a bit of an announcement with regards to next year. There’s also an extensive analysis of what made 2020/21 so unique, […]

WGTA S4E41- 2020-21 Finale

This week, Tom and Anthony look ahead to Gameweek 38 by reviewing how prior Last Days have gone to give an understanding of how this might look from an FPL perspective – will there be goals galore? We also pick out 5 last day punts each! We take a final correspondence question on FPL manager […]

WGTA S4E40 – How likely is a Gameweek 38 goalfest?

This week, Tom and Anthony look ahead to Gameweek 37 after BGW36 as the FPL season draws to an end. After the usual Gameweek Reviews, Market Forces and an update on the ML, this quick turnaround edition is listener centric. We take a correspondence question on fandom – with this summer’s plans lain bare – […]

WGTA S4E39 – Quick Turnaround (BGW36 – GW37)

This week, Anthony and Tom are joined by the punner extraordinaire Adam Pritchard (find him @threefivewho on twitter) to do some navel gazing surrounding next year’s pricing structure. Obviously not an exhaustive look at every single player and team, but a breeze through many of the key men in all positions to just speculate on […]

WGTA S4E38 – What will prices be like next year? (feat. Adam Pritchard)

This week, Anthony, Nick and Tom are joined by the brilliant Lucy Highnett (find her @lucyhighnett on twitter) to discuss the 200 club. We analyse the elite band of players scoring over 200 points per season past and present and assess their performance this season, as well as projecting their performance going forward. Also the […]

WGTA S4E37 – How will the 200 club change? (feat. Lucy Highnett)

The band’s back together this week as Tom, Nick and Anthony use this pod as a time to pick through the avalanche of correspondents emails we’ve been asked to talk over some key questions that arise in FPL, from captaincy, hit taking to, erm, singing an FPL related adaptation of Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1. […]

WGTA S4E36 – What are our correspondents asking us?

This week’s quick turnaround pod is a speedy edition featuring Anthony and Tom after what happened in DGW32. Starting with a correspondence on how to deal with the blank in 33 from Ollie Aasht, we then moved on to the key questions growing out of how we deal with things going forward – Liverpool, Leicester […]

WGTA S4 E35 – Quick Turnaround (GW32-33)

This episode, on a week when many are feeling the affects of bad outcomes meaning a lot of “I Quit” pronouncements on social channels, it feels an apt time to remember why we play the game in the first place as ask: why do we enjoy playing FPL anyway? We look at how the downsides […]

WGTA S4 E34 – Why do we enjoy playing FPL?

This episode, it’s our annual look at teams “on the beach” and how that concept impacts our FPL decisions as we reach the business end of the season. Which players and teams should we therefore we be targeting – or avoid targeting – as we reach the end of the season is the key question […]

WGTA S4 E33 – Who’s on the beach in FPL?

On this week’s pod, Tom and Nick indulge in a leisurely chat without many notes in the international break about the final 8 Gameweeks in terms of how to handle the home straight. This covers looking at a couple of the big budget teams in City and Liverpool and our position on their players, and […]

WGTA S4 E32 – How are we approaching the home straight?

On this week’s pod, we’re joined by the Scoutcast’s Seb Wassell (find him @SebWassell on twitter!), an excellent guest, to talk all things blank gameweek 29. In this pod, Nick, Tom and Seb talk over frisk the fixtures via looking at each team with a semblance of depth, identifying their virtues and, by extension, their […]

WGTA S4 E31 – Which players & teams are we interested in for Blank Gameweek 29? (feat. Seb Wassell)

This week’s quick turnaround pod is just Nick and Tom – an OG pod – covering the key questions growing out of mini DGW 26! Listener Q+A such as how to rank climb, if strikers are off the menu and what we do with City players are on the agenda as we move into the […]

WGTA S4 E30 – Quick Post DGW Turnaround (DGW27-28)

This week’s quick turnaround pod covers the key questions among FPL managers coming out of Double Gameweek 26 via our Q+A. Alongside that, it’s the market forces, the mini league ranking and then the questions. This week’s questions give our view on the key questions on the week, such as premium sell-offs, how to manage […]

WGTA S4 E29 – Quick Post DGW Turnaround (DGW26-27)

This week, it’s our annual look at fantasy football manager risk profiles. We utilise hits taken by managers to try to categorise you all into categorise and talk about what that tells about about differing manager strategies going forward. The questions focus in on the big issue of the double gameweek – who do we […]

WGTA S4 E28 – What kind of risk profile do you have?

This week’s quick turnaround pod covers Nick and Tom’s decisions to wildcard (alongside Anthony’s reticence!) – what are we doing with our wildcard? Who are picking and why? Lots of discussions ensue about key wrinkles around the players we’d be buying, our motivations to do so and what we’re aiming to do with it. The […]

WGTA S4 E27 – Why are Tom and Nick wildcarding?

This week, Nick and Tom are joined by former FPL Champ and LSE grad Simon March to talk about the impact of behavioural science on FPL. In a practically driven application of the theories behind this, we look at three key concepts in behavioural science: Gambler’s/Hot Hand Fallacy Loss Aversion Satisifing vs Maximising in decision […]

WGTA S4 E26 – Does behavioural science have an impact on FPL? (with Simon March)

This week’s quick turnaround pod covers the key questions among FPL managers coming out of Gameweek 22 via our Q+A. Alongside that, it’s the market forces, the mini league ranking and then the questions. This week’s questions give our view on the key questions on the week, such as how do we assess the 9-0, […]

WGTA S4 E25 – Quickfire pod (again) 2/2 (GW22-3)

This week’s quick turnaround pod covers the key questions among FPL managers coming out of Gameweek 21 via our Q+A. Alongside that, it’s the market forces, the mini league ranking and then the questions. This week’s questions give our view on the key questions on the week, such as flailing premiums, how odd the season […]

WGTA S4 E24 – Quickfire pod (again) 1/2 (GW21-2)

This week’s quick turnaround pod is a trailblazer in its correspondence-led visage. This time, we focus in on huge question focusing on Soucek gate – why might we bench the wrong players? It’s all about price. Accordingly, we look at the arguments surrounding that with behavioural science and the continued value of the big boys […]

WGTA S4 E23 – Why might we bench the wrong players?

This week, a proper full fat pod looks at the concept of effective ownership – how much those players you do own, and don’t, impact our ranks as FPL managers and how we deal with all that. Our in depth chat was really enjoyable, and we’re sure you’ll find something in it too to help […]

WGTA S4 E22 – What do we think about Effective Ownership?

This week’s pod is a concise, focused episode concentrating on the double gameweek to come with looks at captaincy, the key teams to target and some potential differentials plus addressing further questions that are being asked around the FPL world currently. The correspondence section will return next pod.  For correspondence matters, get your questions in […]

WGTA S4 E21 – How do we set up for the double gameweek?

This episode, Nick and Tom are joined by the man many dub the fantasy GOAT in Mark Sutherns to discuss the upcoming blank Gameweek and how navigate around that, plus zero in on key players/teams to target. Plus the correspondence this week is on how we present key information, alongside the Q+A which involves chat […]

WGTA S4 E20 – How do we set up for the blank gameweek? (with Mark Sutherns)

This episode, again given the short time between gameweeks, we smash out another short pod to discuss the key issues in the fantasy meta. It’s a Q+As focused pod this week, which we get into after the usual market forces update. This time, the focus is on how the covid postponements is making a mockery […]

WGTA S4 E19 – How do we navigate the FPL uncertainty?

This week, we’re joined by FPL General to discuss the upcoming busy calendar, with the Christmas schedule seeing games coming thick and fast alongside the news that a blank and double to navigate will appear after the fixtures onslaught. We size up the situation, give our own approaches (for now) as well as offering advice […]

WGTA S4 E18 – What will we do in blanks, doubles and festive season? (with FPL General)

This episode, again given the short time between gameweeks, it’s the second of our two “bare bones” pods given the hectic turnarounds! It’s a Q+As focused pod this week, which we get into after the usual market forces update. We know blanks and doubles are all the rage, but that’s being saved for next week […]

WGTA S4 E17 – Quickfire Pod 2/2

This week, given the short time between gameweeks, it’s one of two “bare bones” pods that we’ll be recording on this week of FPL time travel as we move through 3 Gameweeks in just 7 days. It’s a Q+As focused pod this week, which we get into after the usual market forces update. The correspondence […]

WGTA S4 E16 – Quickfire Pod 1/2

This week, we reflect on how things are chopping and changing and ask – is it better sometimes to just stick rather than twist? We also distinguish between the premiums and the supporting cast – does this season conform to the rules of holding on to the high prices players and concentrating movement on the […]

WGTA S4 E15 – Should We Do Nothing More Often In FPL?

This week, we size up the glut of premium options on offer and ask: can we cover everything in fantasy premier league? We look at several big name, high priced players and agonise over whether they can all fit in our teams – or will there be a solution in cheaper cover picks like Jota? […]

WGTA S4 E14 – Can We Cover All The Bases In FPL?

We’re reunited as a trio to pick over the perhaps vexed question: what is the impact luck has on fantasy football? We look at several facets which comprise that most taboo of terms to try to come to some sort of idea of how much it influences our outcomes as FPL managers. Elsewhere, it’s the […]

WGTA S4 E13 – How Much Of FPL Is Luck?

This week it’s an old school two man pod, with Nick and Tom updating (in Anthony’s absence due to exams) the titles dished out pre the first international break in Gameweek 4 and reflecting on what’s happened since then and how they may evolve going forward. These headings are: Team of the year (so far) […]

WGTA S4 E12 – What Have We Learnt After 8 FPL Gameweeks?

This episode, we’re joined by Wes aka FPL Heisenberg to chat team structure. In the context of players missing out all over the place in the FPL universe, how should we face this challenge in how we set up our fantasy football teams? This includes discussion on money into subs, our transfer strategies and how […]

WGTA S4 E11 – What Team Structure Best Suits The Current FPL Challenges? (with FPL Heisenberg)

This week we ask the vexed question: should we zombify our FPL teams? Of course, our answer is no. But why? What things can maybe point to us, as managers, having a positive impact on how our teams positively progress through the season in the context of continual disasterclasses? We draw on things like contrasting […]

WGTA S4 E10 – Should We Zombify Our FPL Teams?

This episode, the spotlight turns from the Kane and Salah-type premiums of the FPL world onto the ‘Supporting Cast’ as we discuss which cheap defenders, midfielders and forwards are worthy of consideration for our Fantasy Football teams. Additionally, there’s an analysis of explosiveness in captaincy picks in our Correspondence section plus a wide ranging Q+A […]

WGTA S4 E9 – Which ‘Supporting Cast’ Players Are Worth Considering?

This episode is a departure from our normal service as we take the time to introduce the newest WGTA co-host Anthony, aka FPL Stag on twitter. In the pod, we hear about Anthony’s entry into the FPL world, alongside discussing the general motivations, likes and dislikes in a state of the nation chat about how […]

WGTA S4 Bonus Episode – Introducing Anthony / FPL Stag

On this week’s episode, we dip our toes into the stats to look at a few ways to understand the 4 topsy-turvy Fantasy Football matchdays we’ve observed… so far. We look at: Best Team (so far) Best Players (so far) Star man (so far) Surprise (so far) Flop (so far) To try to see if […]

WGTA S4 E8 – What Can We Tell After 4 FPL Gameweeks?

This week’s episode evaluates 3 main ways FPL managers can assess the volatile start to the season to help make sense of the unpredictability. We undertake a penalty analysis redux in depth, look at how we deal with the experience of a bad fantasy premier league gamewek, and ask – is anyone any good at […]

WGTA S4 E7 – How do we make sense of the FPL madness?

On the pod this week, we’re joined by LateRiser12 – otherwise known as Pranil Sheth, the No1 FPL Manager in India in 2019/20 – to look into the criteria we use to judge what we look for in an FPL player – whether we captain or buy them in! After the market forces, it’s a […]

WGTA S4 E6 – What do we look for in an FPL player?

On the pod this week, we discuss the opening Gameweek of the Fantasy Premier League and the discuss the salient issue impacting FPL managers as the season starts: how important are penalties in FPL? Our analysis covers historic data as well as the implementation of the new FIFA rules, as well as addressing in the […]

WGTA S4 E5 – How important are penalties in FPL?

On the pod this week, Nick’s back to join Stag and Tom to talk about early season strategies in fantasy football with Man Utd, Man City, Burnley and Aston Villa missing Gameweek 1 to create a novel conundrum: which strategy are we adopting? In this episode, we look at the ways in which fpl managers […]

WGTA S4 E4 – Which early season strategy are we adopting?

This week we’re joined by our friends Lee and Sam – otherwise known as FPL Family – to dissect 5 Unwritten Rules and discuss how much we agree with them as advice touchpoints for fantasy football managers. These rules are: Form Over fixtures Captain obvious Target the whipping boys Information is more important than 0.1m […]

WGTA S4 E3 – How much do we believe these Unwritten Rules of FPL? (with FPL Family)

Buckle up this week as it’s a slightly longer serving of fantasy premier league goodness because it’s time for our yearly overview of the player price list, now that the added essential ingredient of fixtures can be added to the mix. This means we can ask the central question: how do the fixtures change our […]

WGTA S4 E2 – How do the fixtures change our view of the prices?

We’re back for the 2020/21 season! This week, it’s our quick reactions podcast to the FPL game reopening and player pricetags, with a “zoomed out” overview of the fantasy football pricing landscape to kick off the new football season. Without fixtures at the time of recording, it’s more about our initial takes of how this […]

WGTA S4 E1 – Price Reaction

Here we are at our final podcast of the 2019/20 fantasy premier league season. It’s a relief, having recorded 51 episodes in an elongated season (including the Sunderland Til I Die editions), so we’re very glad to be off on a break after this! However, we’re here for a really enjoyable final season pod musing […]

Pod 116 – 2019-20 Finale

As the penultimate gameweek of the fantasy football season huffs and puffs to its close, we’re here to detail one week punts and Free Hit formations in the final round of fixtures. Alongside this, it’s our questions and transfers and captains. Back on Monday for the final pod of the season!

Pod 115 – Final Week Deliberations

An underwhelming week in FPL ends with a regulation 2-0 victory for United seeing the market react, and this week it’s all about how the market has developed this year. It’s a “now for something completely different” type podcast where we meditate on something – WGTA style – to give you something different in terms […]

Pod 114 – This Year’s Market

In one of the harshest binaries between the have and have nots in Fantasy Premier League Gameweek history, we get psychological. This week, we go big on a throwback to our behavioural science heartlands as we look at the salient impacts of outcome bias and hindsight in FPL and how we should recognise and factor […]

Pod 113 – Outcome Bias and Hindsight in FPL

Another midweek set of fixtures in the Premier League restart comes to the end with Tom in a good mood after an 100+ point outcome to his bench boost! This week, with Anthony under the weather, Tom and Nick go oldschool with a vintage 2-man pod looking at how Fantasy Premier League managers have historically […]

Pod 112 – How are we spending our money?

The season hurtles towards its end after a boring, boring Spurs 1-0 sees the end of fantasy football gameweek 33 – and we’re here for another lightning turnaround pod. Following the trends Nick picks out in markets forces, this week we look over what happens in the hinterland of the remainder of the season and […]

Pod 111 – Operation: Target Bournemouth

FPL’s return continues as a sprawling fantasy football Gameweek sees the Champs Liverpool mauled by their vanquished adversaries Man City! Reflecting market forces once more, this week we look over the battle to be in the elite top four – or five, given City’s potential European ban – and provide analysis on how we view […]

Pod 110 – The Elite Four (or Five)

The second Gameweek of FPL’s return concludes with Liverpool’s crowning at 2019/20 Premier League Champions! Reflecting market forces, this week delves into the key issues thrown to the fore by the data as fantasy football managers look to purchase in shiny new options in their forward line as strikers come under the microscope as money […]

Pod 109 – Forward Focus

We restart the fantasy football season with a tumultuous double gameweek with a quick turnaround podcast. Unfortunately, Nick can’t make it this week but we use his wildcard as a way to assess what might be on FPL managers’ minds after that (re)opening week heading into a quickly imminent next gameweek. The pod covers discussions […]

Pod 108 – Restart (Re)Evaluations

As the FPL restart draws near, we spend time analysing key men to own for the upcoming final furlong. We highlight those important players who fit the profile for our interest ahead of the restart in a whistlestop, non-exhaustive tour of players by position that fantasy football managers may wish to consider as the season […]

Pod 107 – Focused Player Chat

With FPL officially reopening, we pick over the strategies that are emerging to tackle the challenge of the football resuming. We discuss our situations and how we’re countering them, from which we hope managers will be able to reflect and optimise their own approaches ahead of the (re)kick-off of the season into the final 9 […]

Pod 106 – Resumption Strategies

FPL returns – ish. We’re in the run-up to the reactivation of the FPL season with things scheduled to kick off again on 17th June! With this in mind, we’re back to discuss 3 key things to watch out for as Fantasy Football comes back as the Premier League itself returns. In this pod, Nick, […]

Pod 105 – 3 Things To Think About As FPL Returns

Rounding off our journey through Sunderland Till I Die, we’re joined by the brilliant Alex McCain, host of the Roker Rapport. The episode is split into two sections this week to cover the breadth of material, which means the news misses out but we gain a helluva lot of depth in its place! Part one […]