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Andrew M. Laird

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Episodes

SorareAndrews Podcast: You Don't Always Have to Screw People

Lairdinho and Black were originally going to talk about trading on Sorare, but instead they discuss Sorare's announcement of the 5% transaction fee on all secondary market purchases, and the new List or Play gameplay strategy. Thankfully, the title of the show didn't have to change!

Apr 20, 20231 hr 7 min

SorareData NBA Strategy Show: What We Want Next Season

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho), Alex Hooper (TiltCityFC) and Keith Jamison (GatorGuy231) discuss what they've enjoyed during the inaugural season of SorareNBA before diving into what they'd like to see for the 2023-24 season.

Apr 20, 20231 hr 1 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 8

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho) and Maxime Hagenbourger (maximehg) discuss the latest Erling Haaland unique card auction, which included multiple bids by PawelTrader, what they think the most valuable limited cards should be worth, which new game-play features could be implemented to increase the value of Star and Tier 1 cards, and how they would improve secondary market offerings.

Apr 18, 20231 hr 5 min

SorareData Auction Watch: Erling Haaland 2022-23 Unique Card

The 2022-23 Erling Haaland unique card, his first with Manchester City, sold for nearly $200K; enjoy the end of the auction with Lairdinho, psufans2, @Quinny3001 and @HarryTrades , including a shocking bid from one of the biggest names in the Sorare community!

Apr 17, 20231 hr 19 min

Off-Topic with Laird: Episode 10

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho) returns from his brief holiday to discuss the Office Hours episode done while he was gone, including calling psufans2 out for his evaluations of the top rewards given out last weekend. He also discusses why card rewards remain very important for the ecosystem, even if they are giving away too many.

Apr 14, 20231 hr 2 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 6

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho) and Maxime Hagenbourger (maximehg) discuss what they expect to do with their Sorare coins, the eligibility rules for Semi-Pro, Pro and Kickoff competitions, and then do a deep dive into Opta scoring and how it affects Sorare gameplay.

Apr 11, 20231 hr 12 min

Off-Topic with Laird: Episode 9

SorareData's Head of Content Andrew Laird reviews the week in Sorare, including last weekend's results, updates to SorareData's lineup builder, and much more.

Apr 07, 20231 hr 10 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 5

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho) and Maxime Hagenbourger (maximehg) discuss the latest SorareData releases, including NBA and MLB rewards data, Sorare's XP boost options in the club shop, as well as new data about football auctions versus rewards.

Apr 05, 20231 hr 6 min

SorareData Auction Watch: Luka Doncic 2022-23 Unique Card

Andrew Laird, Mike Zakarian, Alex Hooper and Keith Jamison get together to watch the end of the Luka Dončić 2022-23 unique card auction, which could rival the one of Giannis Antetokounmpo as the most expensive Sorare NBA auction ever.

Apr 05, 202345 min

SorareData Football Strategy Show: Scout Like Nep

Lairdinho sits down with NepentheZ to discuss his scouting strategies, including how he targets certain leagues and players, and how he decides what the right values are for the players he's looking to acquire.

Apr 04, 20231 hr 16 min

Off-Topic with Laird: Episode 1 (or 8)

The show formerly known as Rabbit Hunting, Andrew Laird discusses Dan and Aalok of Sorare's appearance on the So Far, Sorare podcast, his first instance of the game week deadline change hurting his lineups, the value of midweek v. weekend rewards (including during international breaks), the timing of the Luka Doncic unique card auction, and more!

Mar 31, 20231 hr 13 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 4

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho) and Maxime Hagenbourger (maximehg) discuss the latest happenings at SorareData, touch on the recent ETH threshold changes in the football product, and preview what's in store for SorareData MLB.

Mar 29, 20231 hr 9 min

SorareAndrews Podcast: MLS IS BACK!

Lairdinho and Black discuss the launch of the 2023 MLS cards, including the interesting announcement from Sorare that they will wait until the next European season to release new card designs. Additionally, they'll watch the end of the 2022-23 Bruno Fernandes unique card auction, and discuss if it's an indication of whether the market is improving.

Mar 23, 20231 hr 15 min

SorareData NBA Show: Using ChatGPT to Improve Sorare NBA

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho), Alex Hooper (TiltCityFC) and Keith Jamison (gauldguy231) using ChatGPT to help them answer important issues regarding Sorare NBA, including how to improve gameplay and ways to attract more users.

Mar 22, 20231 hr 5 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 3

Andrew Laird and Maxime Hagenbourger discuss the latest SorareData updates, including some upcoming improvements to the MLB offering.

Mar 22, 20231 hr 7 min

SorareData Football Strategy Show: Did the Prem Cause a Crash?

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho) explains to Sean Newsham (psufans2) why he thinks the onboarding of the Premier League may have led to decline in the overall football market, and Sean will then simply reply that he knew that's what Andrew was going to say. They also debate the idea of whether replacing card rewards with all ETH prizes in Unique division competitions would help the overall market.

Mar 20, 20231 hr 19 min

SorareData NBA Strategy Show: ETH Rewards are Definitely Maybe Coming!

Andrew Laird (Lairdinho), Alex Hooper (TiltCityFC), and Keith Jamison (gauldguy231) discuss this week's AMA with Sorare Head of Engineering David Byttow, including the revelation about ETH rewards (the most asked question), new competitions, and why they didn't keep scarcity consistencies among sports.

Mar 16, 20231 hr 7 min

SorareAndrews Podcast: You're Welcome for Understanding

Lairdinho and Black discuss the Gameweek 353 rewards mixup and explain why everyone will have perfectly reasonable reactions to the corrections for Gameweeks 354 and 355. Of course, they go way off topic (even before the actual topic discussion starts!), including watching the end of the 2022-23 Vinicius Junior unique card auction.

Mar 16, 20231 hr 10 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 2

Andrew Laird and Maxime Hagenbourger discuss SorareData's Lineup Projection Competition, including how it's easier than ever for members to submit their picks and track their success. They also discuss the boosted rewards in Gameweek 353, and why we won't be seeing those types of rewards again.

Mar 16, 20231 hr 8 min

SorareData Football Strategy Show: How Whales Build

Lairdinho helps psufans2 discuss his lineup-building strategies for Gameweek 353, including which tournaments he prioritized, and whether he had to make any major adjustments due to injuries or suspensions.

Mar 13, 20231 hr 9 min

SorareAndrews Podcast: When to Build Lineups

Lairdinho and Black discuss when they start making lineups for upcoming gameweeks, as well as their initial moves to get the process started. But, as always, they completely go off-topic and discuss random things like how many Sorare coins you'll need for a jersey or match tickets, and whether Sorare should change MLB and NBA scarcity numbers to match football.

Mar 09, 20231 hr 4 min

SorareData Office Hours: Episode 1

Andrew Laird and Maxime Hagenbourger discuss the latest Sorare announcements, including the new club shop, and review the latest SorareData upgrades, such as the enhanced pick score in the football lineup builder, and the community projections competition.

Mar 08, 20231 hr 13 min

SorareData Football Strategy Show: Why Whales Matter

Lairdinho and psufans2 discuss the reason why having Sorare managers with large galleries is beneficial to the entire community, and how managers with lesser galleries can take advantage.

Mar 06, 20231 hr 22 min

SorareAndrews Podcast: Let's Go Club Shopping

Lairdinho and Black discuss the new Sorare Club Shop, including whether the options actually change the way they'll approach their SO5 lineups each gameweek.

Mar 02, 20231 hr 5 min
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