Episodes
We're back with our usual brand of irreverent FPL chat, covering the worst GW in the history of FPL, and previewing the massive games this weekend. Along the way we chat a little FA Cup (sorry but we couldn't help it), fixture change madness, why Arsenal have no option but to win against City on Sunday, who might be the best captain option out of the many many candidates, and somehow finish by discussing the etiquette of "Drop and Go" tactics for a five year old's birthday party. Yes,...
Published 03/28/24
We're back and the sound is good! What a relief... On this week's episode we look back on a pretty mixed gameweek. We ponder the fine margins of playing FPL, beautifully illustrated by a Dominic Solanke slip. We come across a bit Waldorf and Statler as we bemoan the state of the Champions League, Robbie somehow complements Arsenal repeatedly (even as he declares them "too emotional", we realise that long term planning in the FPL is a mug's game and ask if data and statistics are ruining...
Published 03/15/24
We're back! And so are our sound problems šŸ˜«šŸ˜«šŸ˜« Zoom screwed us a little, but if you can't listen to crackling Paddy, skip forward to 25 mins or thereabouts-it improves immensely. Enjoy!!
Published 03/07/24
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Published 02/28/24
This week the lads laid down different chips during the double GW. Pep Roulette did Robbie a dirty, while Paddy is finally starting to make his move up the table... We chat title charges, players to watch, captaincy options and of course, there's our now obligatory Arsenal digs as well!
Published 02/22/24
We're back ahead of a big gameweek, with the prospect of lots of lovely points from triple captains and bench boosts...
Published 02/16/24
We're back, and this time the sound is decent!! On this week's pod, it's like we've swapped roles, as Robbie praises Paul Scholes and Paddy professes his love for Darwin Nunez, while we reckon that this is a week for lots of homework- as both the double and blank GWs begin to be revealed, if you're planning a charge, now's the time to put in the study. Things get a little heated as we discuss Arsenal's celebrations at the weekend (leading to talk about the Invincibles, Ryan Giggs' chest...
Published 02/07/24
It's late, and we spent so much time trying to fix the audio that it's too late to write a witty bio. Enjoy!!
Published 02/03/24
Our first Saturday night recording sees us finish off the longest ever GW, which seemed to drag on for ever. We start by kind of paying our respects to Mr Klopp, even though Paddy somehow manages to turn it into A Sir Alex Ferguson appreciation instead, while Robbie wrestles it back and provides a very useful tip for anyone looking for tickets for the Europa League Final in Dublin-possibly Jurgen's last game in charge... The bonus point tinfoil hat is out again, but it seems more and more of...
Published 01/28/24
Spirits are low in the I Bloody Love Fantasy Football studios, as the split GW drags on and takes away a big chunk of our FPL enjoyment. But fear not! We got over ourselves and got down to business, with a review of the first fixtures of the elongated GW, and a preview of the other five. We also took pause and gave out our midseason awards, including player of the year, game of the season, unsung hero, biggest disappointment, biggest annoyance and more- surprisingly James Maddison didn't...
Published 01/17/24
It's our shortest episode so far as we survey the wreckage of our teams, and try to put together our plans for GW21. We reckon every player in our leagues will take a four point hit this week, as injury, absence and bad luck lay waste to the best laid plans of mice and men. Not gonna lie lads, it was such a struggle that even Timo Werner got mentioned as an option. We discuss the dearth of captaincy options, how Ā£6million midfielders might be the way forward, how this week could somehow...
Published 01/11/24
We're back after our extended Christmas break, and there's a lot to catch up on... ON this week's episode, we congratulate the oily centurion across our mini leagues, sing the praises of the resurrected David Moyes, and there's probably too much talk of VAR and penalties. We discuss the impact of the two big international tournaments on FPL, Robbie struggles with the bonus point system (again), Paddy reckons Morgan Gibbs-White should have been booked three times, and we finish off with a...
Published 01/04/24
We've a bumper Christmas episode for you as the games come thick and fast as we review the week just gone and try to preview the next two GWs as well. On this week's show, Robbie's trying his best to avoid a bad dose of "The Smug" after his best GW of the year so far, and we congratulate one of our listeners on a captaincy gamble that paid off in spades. We ponder the overblown media narrative surrounding both Liverpool and Man United, then discuss BP magnets, the virtues of Jarrod Bowen,...
Published 12/21/23
The shadow of the big Liverpool vs Man United match looms large over this weeks episode- we go in depth into the biggest game of the season and while we both hope for different results, there's only ever gonna be one outcome, surely? Robbie's hubris is still being punished, while Paddy is wondering what the hell those little green anomalies beside his team are. We pick a team for this week if you're using your hit chip, try and figure out if shipping Haaland this GW is a good idea, and...
Published 12/14/23
We're back after a busy midweek's action, and we're ready to go again... On this week's pod, Robbie is coming back down to earth after suffering from a bad dose of "The Smug"- will he ever learn? Mikel Arteta gets sympathy from us for the first time ever after his run in with the celebration police, even we can't believe how much we're both admiring Harry Maguire's mindset, and we return, yet again, to Spurs being Spursy. We disagree on Darwin's tackle, as well as Klopp's reaction to the...
Published 12/09/23
We could only name this episode after one man and his goal, so take a bow Garnacho!! On the pod this week we talk about how goals this good should get automatic bonus points, and why, despite how good Man City are, they could never score a goal this special. Mbuemo gets both barrels from Robbie (again), we start our "Reliable Unreliable" FPL players list and we have a new stat to go along with all the many many others you'e probably using in your team. We wonder why FPL managers are still...
Published 11/30/23
It was a long week without the FPL, but it's back!! And we're here to guide you through the controversies of the week past and to guide you through this weekend's fixtures. This week Robbie encourages you all to get ready to party hardy over the upcoming festive weekend(all so he can gain a rather sad advantage), Paddy bemoans the points deduction bounce as Man United head for Goodison, and we reveal how we are genuinely fearing for all Man city fans out there-but not so much the club...
Published 11/23/23
We're back, and despite some very annoying audio issues that we only discovered in the edit, we've a cracker of a show for you. On this week's episode, we answer all the big questions such as... Could throwing rocks at busses be a sound strategy for avoiding the 12.30 kick off time? Is making transfers from a hospital bed under heavy medication a good idea? And why are games in the rain so much better to watch? There's a very guessable football trivia question, a first mention of the...
Published 11/16/23
It's been the gameweek from hell, but we're here to help you to pick up the shattered pieces of your FPL hopes and dreams... On this week's pod, Robbie sees lots of little green arrows (despite an unremarkable score), and then dons his tinfoil hat and goes all conspiracy theorist about the bonus points allocations. There's a VAR check needed on Paddy as he goes in two footed on Arsenal and Arteta, and then asks Man United FPL players "Why can't I quit you? " The two lads then wonder why the...
Published 11/09/23
Episode 17 drops, and if you canā€™t laugh, what else can you do? Join us as we try and figure out if ā€œInjury Time Brianā€ Mbuemo is just the luckiest man in football, and why FPL Karma is real- and vengeful. We discuss a weekend of terrible VAR calls which left even Robbie feeling sorry for Man United, the pain of a hat trick hero left on the bench, and Paddy comes to terms with the sad realisation that heā€™s just plain bad at FPL. Weā€™ve a little bit of trash talk with another pod, and then we...
Published 11/02/23
This week we're chirpy, as a high scoring gameweek sees us both relatively un-annoyed.. Join us as Maddison and Mbuemo finally get some love from Robbie, after they made him eat his fill of humble pie. We discuss the previously unthinkable idea of a Haaland-less team, we warn you about the very dodgy Sunday kick off times on the FPL website, wonder why neither of us have Neto, Hee Chan or Solanke(despite flagging them last week), give you advice if you're wildcarding, and then finish off...
Published 10/25/23
The week after international break brings with it our 15th episode, and as the weather here in our little corner of the world is not woirth driving in, we have our first ever zoom recorded pod for you. Without a gameweek to review, we finally give the rugby some love (well, sort of), we ponder if this is the weekend that the Pep Roulette wheel starts to spin, Robbie shares a deeper understanding of the effects of jet lag on elite athletes, we hope that Mbeumo actually does rhyme with "Boom...
Published 10/18/23
After two contrasting weekends (one of us made a lot of bread, the other may have lost some toenails) we're back with a comprehensive review of GW8. We discuss the previously unthinkable option of selling Haaland, tell you who the only team we would advise tripling up on is, reveal the season's best player that noone's picking, and have our longest ugly section of the season so far as VAR once again ruins the magical moments that football brings. Don't forget to hit the follow button to...
Published 10/12/23
It's episode 13, and we've finally sorted out our audio issues!! Mostly. This week we have our say on the world's most heinous VAR controversy ever, discuss the continuous shambles at Old Trafford, give our "Good, Bad and Ugly" of GW7, look forward to the biggest match of the season so far, and find out the unbelievably impressive reason why Robbie won't be watching any football this weekend.
Published 10/04/23