In the first of a series of interviews with the best FPL managers in the world, The General talks strategy with a member of the elite - FPL Heisenberg. With multiple top 10K finishes under his belt, including a best ever of 836th in the world, FPL Heisenberg shares his philosophy on transfer strategy, whether he feels stats or the "eye test" yields more FPL success, and which stats and tools to look out for when looking for future FPL prospects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Jan 06, 2022•50 min
The FPL General is here with his last podcast of 2021 ahead of the New Year's Day fixtures. The New Year also brings with it the ability to play your second wildcard and the General has his thoughts on whether you should play it straight away, plus these questions answered: Is it worth planning or still live gameweek by gameweek? With the Ben Crellin's predictions looking a little underwhelming for DGW22, should our plan be to use transfers to prepare? Or attack it with wildcards and free hits? ...
Dec 31, 2021•27 min
The Premier League is set to continue throughout the Christmas period despite the ongoing COVID concerns, so the FPL General is here to get you ready for what will hopefully be a busy period of festive fixtures. There's the usual watchlist update, captaincy advice plus these questions answered: If one still holds the first wildcard, when is the best to play it, GW19 or GW20? Is it time to dump double Chelsea defence? Is big at the back still a viable strategy? If so, who are the preferred player...
Dec 21, 2021•26 min
With an increasing number of Premier League games being postponed due to covid cases, the FPL General tries his best to navigate his way through the uncertainty and assess the most sensible approach for your FPL team right now With the current situation, would you use any free transfers to try and get as many players out as possible or roll them for whenever things become a little clearer? Would you or are you considering Free Hit? How many hits are worth taking to field a playing 11? What is th...
Dec 17, 2021•33 min
We've got another midweek round of Premier League fixtures starting on Tuesday, so the FPL General is here to get you up to speed with his usual batch of transfer advice, captaincy choices, an updated watchlist, and these burning questions dealt with: Stick with King or switch to Dennis? Best Raphinha replacement - Foden, Bernardo or Bowen? Bowen or Gallagher? Is it time to drop the double Chelsea defence? Who to get rid of first Wilson or Antonio? Is Watkins the top replacement? Which players s...
Dec 13, 2021•24 min
The FPL General is here to assess the landscape after gameweek 15 and get you ready to go again before the weekend. There's transfer advice, captaincy picks, a watchlist update and these questions answered: Rank Sancho, Bruno, Rashford & Ronaldo ahead of United's great fixture run? Is Dalot worth serious consideration given his price? If you've kept Kane this long, do you hold for one more week against a depleted Brighton defence or move to Ronaldo ahead of United's good run starting with No...
Dec 07, 2021•25 min
It's a quick turnaround to gameweek 15 after a hectic round of midweek fixtures and the FPL General is here to get you set up and ready to go again. There's captaincy picks, transfer advice, a watchlist update and these questions answered: With most premium defenders getting 2 points or less, is big at the back no more? What are your thoughts on Alonso? What to do with Kane? Switch to Ronaldo for United’s great run or downgrade to be able to spread the cash around more? Given Man City's fixtures...
Dec 03, 2021•28 min
It's a quick turnaround this week with the gameweek 14 deadline coming on Tuesday before a full programme of midweek fixtures, so with that in mind the FPL General is armed with transfer advice, captaincy picks, and a watchlist update and answers to these questions: Do you think people should have a full playing bench given the congested fixtures or can we get away with just 1 or 2 playing subs? How do you feel about just burning a transfer? Is Jota a must-own? Best replacement for Chilwell? - R...
Nov 29, 2021•26 min
The FPL General is here with team news ahead of gameweek 13, plus there's transfer advice, his team reveal and these pressing questions answered: Do you think Alonso is going to start in place of chilwell? In light of the Chilwell news, is Dias to Alonso worth the transfer if you already own the other big 3 wing backs? Assuming Chilwell is injured, is the best back 4 now: TAA, Cancelo, James and Alonso? With Antonio off form and Reece James ripping it up, is a -4 using funds from Antonio to upgr...
Nov 26, 2021•19 min
With an action-packed gameweek 12 in the books the FPL General is here to assess the damage and get you ready to go again at the weekend. He's got a watchlist update, transfer and captaincy advice, plus answers to these questions: If 5 at the back is a genuine option, can we say the Chelsea defensive triple is viable, along with Trent and Cancelo? Is Dias to Chilwell a good transfer? Antonio has 23 points from his last 9 gameweeks. What striker do we go for now? Best under 6.5 forwards? Is Denni...
Nov 23, 2021•33 min
The FPL General has scoured the managerial press conferences to bring you all the team news you need to make those big last minute transfer and squad selections ahead of gameweek 12. There's also his team reveal, captaincy advice and these questions answered: Do I lose Vardy this week to get to Son, or back him against Chelsea and risk missing the Conte Spurs train? Is it worth going Vardy to Kane for a -4? Is it okay to play without a goalkeeper this week if you own Sanchez and a non-playing ba...
Nov 19, 2021•19 min
With the international break over the FPL General is here to get us back in the groove for gameweek 12 as the Premier League returns. There's a watchlist update, captaincy picks, transfer advice plus all these questions answered: Is Son or Kane a must-own this week or a wait and see until next GW? Stick or twist with Mbuemo and Toney? Is Vardy worth keeping, or is it time to downgrade to the likes of Wilson and Jimenez and upgrade in defence or midfield? If Robertson is injured, is it worth prio...
Nov 17, 2021•32 min
With good fixtures and a potential new manager bounce with the arrival of serial winner Antonio Conte, is it time to get in early on Spurs assets? The FPL General rounds up a busy gameweek 10, updates his watchlist and answers these questions: With Conte to Spurs seeming like a done deal, do we wait a game or two or jump on Spurs assets immediately? Is it time to sell Raphinha? Mbuemo to Smith-Rowe or hold for Norwich? Is it overthinking to sell Antonio just because he has a few difficult fixtur...
Nov 02, 2021•30 min
The FPL General is here with the headlines from this Friday's press conferences and gives his wisdom before Saturday's gameweek 10 deadline. Transfers, captaincy and his team reveal plus these questions answered: Raphina has been under performing but is he still worth holding? Is it worth moving Raphinha to Foden even with Raphinha’s great fixture this week? If you had to pick one Brentford asset for their nice upcoming fixtures, would it be Toney or Mbuemo? Is a Chelsea double up in midfield a ...
Oct 29, 2021•19 min
After a wild gameweek and another green arrow, The FPL General gives an update on his watchlist, transfer advice, captaincy picks and these questions answered: What's your thoughts on squad structure when we can perma-captain Salah and look to spread funds across the team? Do we stick or twist with Havertz vs Newcastle? Is Kovacic a good option as a slightly more expensive 5th midfielder over Brownhill for example, if one has the cash? What to do with Christensen? Is it still worth getting on th...
Oct 26, 2021•27 min
The FPL General is here ahead of a Friday deadline for gameweek 9 and the big story this week is Romelu Lukaku's injury, the General explores a range of potential solutions for replacing the Chelsea striker, as well his usual advice on transfers, captaincy and his team reveal. All that plus these questions answered too: Is Lukaku to Vardy the only option or should we look at other options for Lukaku replacements? Is it worth dropping Lukaku for a -4 if I've already made my transfers for the GW? ...
Oct 22, 2021•17 min
The FPL General looks ahead to gameweek 9, fresh off the back of picking up a green arrow in GW8. He's got an updated watch list, transfer advice, captaincy picks and these questions answered: Lukaku. Stick or twist?! Do I do Ronaldo to Lukaku or to Vardy? Do we need to get Son now, or wait until his fixtures get better? When (if at all) do we jump to Kane? Ron and Rom not really doing it Is it time to start jumping off the West Ham assets? Brought in Dias and Christensen on the wildcard, with *...
Oct 19, 2021•28 min
The FPL General has activated his wildcard and he's here with an update on his latest draft ahead of Saturday morning's GW8 deadline. He's tuned in to all the press conferences so has the latest team news to help you make those all important captaincy and transfer decisions, plus answers these questions: Is Trent a must have despite the fixtures Liverpool have? Is a move to a city defender a good use of 1 FT this GW? If Rüdiger is confirmed out do I go straight to TAA or hold off until GW10? Chi...
Oct 15, 2021•18 min
The FPL General is back from his international break hiatus and ready to hit the ground running in search of those precious green arrows. He's got captaincy picks, transfer advice, a watchlist update, his latest thoughts on a wildcard and answers these questions: Is Trent still worth the money or is it better to spread the extra £1.5m on a double double up of City and Chelsea defenders? Do we keep or sell Antonio? Is Alonso or Chilwell viable and worth the potential upside with strongish bench o...
Oct 12, 2021•30 min
The FPL General is here with a last minute blast of advice and wisdom before Saturday's gameweek 7 deadline. Transfers, captaincy and his team reveal plus these questions answered: Is Trent a hold or do we sell now and move onto Man City/Chelsea defenders then potentially bring Trent back later on? What to do with Jota? Best 1-week punt before WC GW8 to replace Bamford? Zaha or Gallagher? Sarr or Benrahma for 1-week pre WC punt? Which 2 Chelsea defenders? Reece James - stick or twist? Is Lukaku-...
Oct 01, 2021•21 min
The FPL General reviews a disappointing gameweek for Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Lukaku owners and looks ahead with renewed optimism to gameweek 6. There's the usual take on captaincy picks, transfer advice, a watchlist update, plus these questions answered: Double Chelsea defence or 1 Chelsea and 1 City for next 5 GWs? If you would wildcard this gameweek, what would your team be like? Reasons to wait until gw8 for wc and not this week? Is a missing / misfiring Chelsea midfield going to damage ...
Sep 28, 2021•33 min
The FPL General reflects on a tricky gameweek 5, before looking ahead to this weekend's fixtures with captaincy & transfer advice, a watchlist update, plus these questions answered: Alonso or Rudiger? Thoughts on a Chelsea triple up in defence after the Man City fixture this Gameweek? Would you swap Antonio in for Bamford? Is Greenwood going to lose his place soon with Sancho, Rashford and Lingard waiting? If you have Torres, do you keep or sell? Is it time to start considering Vardy as a vi...
Sep 21, 2021•30 min
The FPL General is here with some last minute advice before this week's Friday deadline ahead of Newcastle v Leeds. He's got team news from the press conferences, captaincy picks, transfer tips, his team reveal for GW5 and these 10 quickfire questions answered: Rank these 6.5 million and below midfielders - Gallagher, Gray, Sarr and Raphina Is it worth doubling up on the Wolves defence? Which striker below 6 million is worth a punt for the next 4-5 weeks? What are your thoughts on captaining a d...
Sep 17, 2021•17 min
The FPL General rounds up all the action from gameweek 4 and gives you his take on best captaincy picks and transfers for GW5. Plus there's his watchlist update and these questions answered: With Antonio suspended and DCL not projected to return until GW7, is it time to get either of the Wolves forwards, Bamford, or even Ings? Antonio - keep for form and future fixtures, even if we have threadbare benches and may need to play someone like Brownhill and end up with no viable subs this week, or ch...
Sep 14, 2021•35 min
The FPL General is back with another Friday update. He's watched all the press conferences and has the latest team news from across the league including important updates on Ronaldo, Son and Raul Jimenez. There's also his GW4 team reveal plus a smattering of your last minute questions answered Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 10, 2021•18 min
The FPL General is back with a look ahead to the resumption of the Premier League, he's got his usual watchlist update, advice on captaincy and transfers, plus these questions answered: If there’s a number of players with issues coming back from international break (say 4-5 were flagged), would you wildcard or ride it out for a week? Is a wildcard a worthy consideration at this point if you have a FT and thinking only 2/3 changes to your squad, better taking the hit on points? Is Ronaldo value f...
Sep 07, 2021•32 min
The FPL General is here with another pre-deadline Friday update. He's got all the latest team news from the press conferences, he's got advice on captaincy which looks wide open this week, and there's his GW3 team reveal too, All that plus these questions answered : Is Lukaku already essential? Do you prefer loading up on premium assets or having a more balanced team? Is it worth taking a hit to swap Salah for Harry Kane this week? Will you consider Ronaldo if he signs for Man City or Man United...
Aug 27, 2021•18 min
The FPL General rounds up all the headlines after GW2, looks at transfer options, captaincy picks, updates his watchlist, and inducts the latest batch of players into the 59th minute club. All that plus these questions answered: With two solid performances in a row, is Benrahma essential? Is it worth getting Lukaku in now, or waiting until gameweek 7? Ditch Harvey Barnes or keep him because he's got Norwich next? Is Grealish a good option going forward? Should Mahrez owners keep him for one more...
Aug 24, 2021•30 min
The FPL General is here ahead of Saturday's GW2 deadline with some last minute advice on potential transfers, a roundup of the latest team news after the managers have given their press conferences, and that all important question of captaincy - it looks like a straight choice between Bruno and Salah this week, but who is the General going for? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 20, 2021•16 min
The FPL General reacts to a massive opening weekend in FPL with high scores galore. There's advice on captaincy, transfers, a watchlist update, and we welcome the season's first inductees into the 59th Minute Club All that plus these questions answered: Is getting Benrahma for Raphinha too knee jerk or getting in early on a form player for one that did not impress? Are Man City assets essential for GW2? What's the Man City plan? And the Son plan after? Is it worth ignoring city, saving the free ...
Aug 17, 2021•30 min
