FML FPL - Fantasy Premier League Podcast

We're halfway through a match and halfway through a matchday, but it's kind of the only time we could pod before Walsh goes on vacation, so here we are vibing with a great tournament so far. Join the FML FPL World Cup Fantasy league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join Chapters: 00:00:00 Top Chef to Kick Off Our World Cup Fiesta: Top Tier Tear Play 00:02:18 Halfway Through MD1 Recap: This Is Where Team FML FPL Is At 00:10:41 Starting with Questions from Discord: Fun Teams, Triple Defenses, Japan Differentials, and Transfer Targets 00:19:10 Back to Team Alon and Walsh: Who Replaces Montes, Which Attacker Is Out, and Are We Definitely Wildcarding in MD3 00:24:07 Germany Thrashing: Football Terrorist Leroy Sane 00:27:54 Brazil Lineup and Performance: Weird 00:31:37 Shockingly Good from the USA and Other Random Bits and Bobs from MD1 FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy. #WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #WCFantasy #WorldCup2026 #MD2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Three days until go time!!! We sorta tried to keep things relatively on topic, but in reality we're completely all over the place, mostly focused on our combined fantasy team. World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join Chapters: 00:00:00 Vacation Brain: We're Three Days Away from MD1, What the Hell 00:03:31 Questions from Discord Are the Launch Pads, but We Talk About Everything: Goalkeepers, Highest Scoring Teams, Chip Strategy, and Much More 00:39:10 Who Is Locked into Our MD1 Team Right Now (Subject to Change) and Some Chip Planning FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy. #WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #WCFantasy #WorldCup2026 #MD1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re not good FPL players and we’re not having fun, so something has gone very wrong. Let’s break it down. World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA Or just use the code: WQRK6PBA We’re also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join Alon will be on The FPL Last Resort post-mortem episode on Monday: https://www.youtube.com/@fpllastresort Chapters: 00:00:00 Admin Stuff: Cup Winner, Mug Winners, World Cup Pods, and a Discount 00:03:01 Very Quick GW38 Debrief: Walsh Transferred In Someone Who Didn't Play and Alon Saved His Transfer for Next Season 00:05:38 The Forgotten GW1 Bandwagon: Reijnders and Future GW1 Punts 00:16:10 The Timing of Holding Too Long or Too Short: Bad Process 00:26:07 Are the DefCons in the Room with Us Now: Use Transfers on Midfielders and Forwards Instead 00:51:08 Capping Palmer and Capping Gyok: Pay More Attention 00:52:55 What Is the Purpose of Playing FPL and What Is the Goal of Playing FPL 01:05:48 Our Benches and Our Autosubs: Not Good 01:10:37 FPL Burnout 01:15:55 The Joao Pedro Story: Evolving Our Evaluations and the Moving Target of "Nailed Players" 01:20:47 Bench Boost GW1 01:23:22 Liverpool and Slot: Bad Management and Injuries 01:29:03 How to Deal with New Rule Changes: They Will Be Broken 01:33:54 Nerfing Pen Takers 01:40:21 Rapid Fire Notes and Things to Chew On: MGW, Teams In and Out of Europe, and Carl Rushworth 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. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk some stuff in what looks like a bit of a meh GW38 for a meh FPL season. Chapters: 00:00:00 Admin Stuff: Upcoming Schedule for This Week and Next, and Yes, We Will Be Doing Regular Fantasy World Cup Pods 00:01:25 GW37 Recap: Captain Gyok on the Bench Is a Fun Way to End the Season 00:06:35 Managerial Merry-Go-Round: Mostly Getting Us Excited for Next Season 00:16:00 Arsenal and City in FPL: Bad Picks 00:22:22 GW38 on Hard Mode: How Many Teams Will Play Starters and Have Something to Play For 00:26:21 Some Free Hit Picks 00:30:58 One Lifestyle Question Before We Go 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. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek38 #GW38 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A little FPL as a treat, and then we get to business (lifestyle questions). Chapters: 00:00:00 GW36 Recap: Triple Captain O’Reilly, So Far Not That Good 00:06:15 The Arsenal: Who to Pick and Why to Pick Them 00:11:51 A Potpourri of Other FPL Questions: Beach Teams, Liverpool and Slot, FPL Picks, and More 00:27:50 The Pod Really Begins Here with a Lifestyle Bonanza 00:40:48 GW37 Schedule 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. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek37 #GW37 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Too many options and too few options, and plenty of time to get it wrong. Chapters: 00:00:00 GW35 Recap: Pole Calmer on the List 00:11:40 Allegedly There Is a Double Gameweek: Crystal Palace Picks 00:16:20 Manchester City Actually Have a Double Gameweek: Who Are We Backing 00:20:45 Ndiaye Frustration Through the Roof, Throw in Minteh Too 00:29:54 Delaying Arsenal Picks and Questions Until After the Champions League Second Leg 00:32:24 Players Walsh Has His Eyes on for His Five Free Transfer Bonanza 00:37:15 Ending on Some Lifestyle Questions and Wrapping Up 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. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek36 #GW36 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Picking players from teams who still have something to play for. That’s where we are. Chapters: 00:00:00 Free Hit GW34 Recap: Injuries and Blanks 00:09:11 Interesting Table Situation: Teams to Target and Teams to Avoid 00:24:46 Man City Picks: Cherki or Load Up on the Defense 00:30:27 Chelsea Firing Rosenhower: Captain Palmer? 00:35:40 Hitting Some Questions: Wildcard 35, Mo Out, Rice, and Casemiro 00:53:04 Alon Bench Boost Situation 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. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #Gameweek35 #GW35 #FantasyFootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices