Episodes
Join WGTA OG Nick and I on a voyage through the fantasy football content creator journey, as we look back on 300 podcasts and nearly 7 years of Who Got The Assist? Sorry, there's no FPL advice on this one. Sam will be back on Wednesday for our main pod. As always, please subscribe if you enjoyed the show πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/21/24
We're back for another full-fat pod after a chaotic GW33 unfolded, leaving us to pick apart the wreckage as usual, especially after some VERY last minute decisions were made by both hosts... This week, though, it's all about Double Gameweek 34 as we preview it for Non Free Hitters and Free Hitters alike. We look at key transfers in, where the heroes may be, and also single gameweekers you may want to keep on board. Plus decide on the captaincy. Please leave a 5* review and subscribe if you...
Published 04/15/24
Published 04/15/24
With the final few double gameweeks of the season all but locked in now, the WGTA crew discuss many of the popular picks possibly exiting our sides in the coming weeks, as managers chase upside. But the key question is, will it prove a wise move to do so? Plus our Gameweek 33 preview: is there any alternative to the robot for our armbands? And what, depending on your strategies, is the best way to approach transfers? As always, please leave a 5* review and subscribe if you enjoy the...
Published 04/07/24
Tom & Sam are back in the middle of the hustle and bustle of three Gameweeks in 7 days with a lightning pod ⚑️ With one Foden owner and one Noden, we reflect on how small decisions made a long time ago can make big differences further down the track πŸšƒ And then we preview Gameweek 32, with best captains - a lot on offer this week - and top transfers in. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed the show πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/04/24
We’re back as FPL returns and the run-in kicks off with a high scoring gameweek, here to reflect on how our shiny new teams performed post wildcard as we begin to implement our planning and, hopefully, break towards the top 100k at least. We look at our decision making with chip season in mind, and then preview Gameweek 31 in a fast turnaround pod. Please leave a like and subscribe if you enjoy the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/31/24
Join the WGTA crew as we assess the lay of the land with fixtures now locked and loaded! Plenty of strategies will be viable from now until the end of the 23/24 season, but which will suit your team best (and indeed our own)? We figure through the many, many routes on offer for the many chip strategies that are available, as well as providing thoughts on where we are. Plus Gameweek 30 preview: key transfers and captains! Please leave a like and subscribe if you enjoy the show! Learn more...
Published 03/24/24
In a purely 'free hit-free' zone this week, the WGTA crew take a look at all 20 teams in FPL so far this season. We assess what we've learned from 29 gameweeks, and what we can use to inform our decisions for the final stretch. Please leave a like & subscribe if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/17/24
It's a big week for the Free Hit chip, but both WGTA boys have taken a slightly different route and will be going in without it...so can they survive? We will be taking a good look at some of the key players for GW29, alongside some that may be going under the radar as we put together our own Free Hit draft. Plus, if you're not Free Hitting, transfers in and that all important captain nominated. Please leave a like and subscribe if you enjoy the show! Learn more about your ad choices....
Published 03/11/24
We’re back as the mist starts to clear and Gameweek 29 strategies start to be solidified, albeit slightly upended by freak injuries and a certain Phil Foden making a major case to be a potential season keeper. This week, we assess him and a few others in terms of their value vs their listed price – what if FPL was repriced tomorrow, how would they come out? And what does that tell us about FPL assets later in the season? Plus the options for chip strategising come to a head as DGW28's...
Published 03/04/24
The WGTA boys team up to give their live reaction and hot takes after the FA Cup 5th round concludes, and BGW29 is locked in. We talk about how the game has now opened up with a whole plethora of different strategies now viable as the "maximum chaos" secnario occurred because the FA Cup remained shock free. Plus Hwang transfer out chat and if we dare go against Haaland post 5 goal monstrosity. Please subscribe and leave a 5 ⭐️ review if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad...
Published 02/28/24
With crucial information to come later this week, the regulat WGTA crew are joined by TikTok star and all-round good bloke FPL Cim to run through the different scenarios we could be about to face, and how we would react to each of them! In installment one of a two parter this week (we won't be live for the second part as it's during the workday - it'll be at lunchtime, employers! - and we might be in poor locations for audio) we look at the three scenarios FPL managers may encounter due to...
Published 02/26/24
DGW25 failed to live up to many of our lofty expectations (what else is new), so the WGTA take a wider look at setting up for Double Gameweeks and how they can potentially act as distractions from the greater good (Hot Fuzz reference implied). We look at the psychology of Outcome in FPL, and how that might temper how we view double gameweeks going forward. Plus in the gameweek preview we look at the midfield prospects to replace Jota, Darwin replacements in the forward line (Solanke or...
Published 02/21/24
Tom & Sam are back to offer a (hopefully) measured summary of how best to prepare our FPL teams for the first big double gameweek of the season. Do we pile into as many doublers as possible, or take a more cautious approach with blanks looming... Plus in the gameweek preview, we look at best captain (er, Haaland), do we triple captain plus data analyse the four doubling teams to ask what the best transfers are for DGW25. Please remember to subscribe to the pod if you enjoy the...
Published 02/12/24
Another testing Gameweek in the WGTA villa, so we sit down to discuss the concept of control in FPL. How much do we really have, what's the behavioural way of looking at it, and how can we contend with this - especially with upcoming double & blank Gameweeks? And in our new gameweek preview section, we discuss the week ahead: - who's the best captain? - who's the best transfer in? Before looking at our own teams. Please subscribe to the pod if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more about...
Published 02/05/24
The WGTA crew have both endured a miserable GW23, so we welcome you on board to have a bit of a laugh at a season that keeps throwing punches our way! Either empathise or indulge in a bit of schadenfreude as we talk how we're rolling - or not - with the punches this season and how we're looking to zag in the near term to try to arrest the decline. Plus bold claims update and listener questions Please subscribe to the pod and leave a 5 star ⭐️ review if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more...
Published 02/01/24
With upcoming blanks & double gameweeks now becoming ever-more clear, Tom & Sam sit down to map out the best plan of action for the weeks ahead! After reviewing the last events of the last week or so, we look through the upcoming schedule. With chip season fast approaching, there's much to detail as we describe how we're looking to chart a course through the most exciting period in FPL! Plus bold claims and Q+A as per! Please subscribe to the pod and leave a 5* review (if you haven't...
Published 01/28/24
just checking in to say we've elected to take a winter break of our own this week. seems a good time to take a breath with a lot of information to come this week and next weekend so thought we'd take the opportunity to recharge our batteries a bit. back next Sunday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 01/21/24
The WGTA boys are back to provide some mid-gameweek entertainment, as we endure the relentless monotony of GW21. We take a keen look into planning ahead in FPL, versus the benefits of taking a more relaxed approach. Please subscribe to the pod if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 01/15/24
The regular duo of Tom & Sam are joined by FPL Blackwolf (Dan) ahead of an important run of fixtures which could define our FPL seasons. Who are we replacing Salah & Son with? Are we starting to prepare or future doubles & blanks? And who on earth do we captain in GW21? Please leave a subscribe to the pod if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 01/08/24
Tom & Sam team up once again as we move past the half-way point in the 23/24 FPL season, taking time to review the data so far and what we have learnt over the past few months to help drive us forward in the new year. Please leave a 5* rating and subscribe if you enjoyed the pod! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 01/02/24
Join us for our final pod of the year as we pick through the rubble of another questionable gameweek in FPL - commiserate if you're also feeling a bit let down by the ol' fantasy, or enjoy the schadenfreude coursing through your veins if you're onto a winner recently. We discuss aggressive vs cautious approaches to get out of this rut, plus the Salah/Sonundrum heavily in the questions. HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM WGTA. Please subscribe and leave a 5* review if you enjoyed the show! πŸ™ Learn more about...
Published 12/28/23
It's our Pre-Christmas pod - Sam's been down the pub, Tom's had a couple already, and we're in to chat FPL and rant a tad about the bad Gameweek which was. It's a bit of an agenda-less one with a general discussion about bad gameweeks, copium and planning ahead. HAPPY CHRISTMAS FROM WGTA. We're back on December 28th. If you liked the pod, please subscribe and leave a 5* review πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/23/23
The WGTA boys are joined by a very special guest this week, as @FPLGeneral (Mark) makes his annual Christmas appearance on the show! We take a look ahead at the upcoming festive period, as well as the imminent departures of Salah, Son & co as they disappear for tournament football in the New Year. Plus bold claims and a Q+A as always. Please subscribe to the pod and leave a 5* review if you enjoyed it! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/17/23
With Tom back on the pod, we take a ride through the key men in FPL and their current status, and then take a look at some of the emerging forces taking the FPL world by storm in recent weeks. Don't worry, we also have a tactical discussion about a certain Norwegian... Plus bold claims and a Q+A as always. Please subscribe to the pod if you enjoyed it! πŸ™ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published 12/11/23