We’ve saved the best ‘til last. Our final Patreon Guest-Host Johnny Worthington joins Tom and Ash for (probably) our last show of 2018 and provides some unique insight and an even uniquer quiz. We talk the Gameweek that was, and the Gameweek that will be, as well as a quick look at the busy Xmas fixture schedule. There’s some League of Power Bottom picks, it’s the biggest game of Timmy Tinker’s young life and there’s a Gaffer Tapes first as Father Christmas visits us in the studio.
Dec 12, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 15
Our 4th Patreon Guest-Host Dan Parkinson joins us in the middle of Gameweek 15 as the scores (and disappointment) come in thick and fast. We discuss the much more successful Gameweek before it and the hopefully more successful one after it. There’s all the usual features including a brand new one we’re calling “The hosts get distracted by all the football scores coming in”. There’s a straightforward FPL quiz, some Power Bottoms and the best chapter of The Diary of Little Timmy Tinker to date - a...
Dec 06, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 14
Another week, another brilliant Patreon Guest-Host join The Gaffers. Southampton fan Raphael Briand steps in for the ever elusive Mr Hazell to talk a very lively Gameweek 13 and despair at the current form of his beloved Saints. We talk the sack-race, whether Man City can actually go undefeated this season and we review - and set the alarm for - the “Double Cluster Bag” of fixtures that is Gameweeks 14 and 15. There’s social media questions, a quiz that one of The Gaffers absolutely bloody loved...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Tom and Ash are joined this week by our second Patreon Guest-Host John O’Gorman, who’s fills Craig’s skateboarding trainers perfectly to review the previous gameweek, pour scorn on the international break that preceded it and review the upcoming premier league fixtures. There’s VAR talk from Tom, Ranieri talk from John and sexy talk from Ash. We have some Mendy replacement chat, some Timmy Tinker, some strong power bottoms and a current affairs quiz for the ages... sorry, that takes ages....
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 12
The first of our Patreon Guest-Hosts, the mighty Dan Tiller, joins Tom and Ash in the studio in the absence of Australian Skateboarding Legend Craig Hazell. The usual reviewing and previewing occurs, and there’s a hell of a lot of love for a certain Chelsea Centre-Forward. There’s some serious Gameweek 12 Triple Captain discussion, some Dad Jokes from our guest host and a Christmas Quiz. Yes, a Christmas Quiz in November. God bless us, everyone.
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 11
All three Gaffers make the starting lineup for this week’s show. We look back at a very good Gameweek 10 for Gaffer tips including Barkley, Wilson and Paterson, and not such a good week for Craig who transferred out the wrong player accidentally. There’s all the usual social media questions, breaking news on Craig’s winter skateboarding plans, an incredibly typical Ash quiz and romance is in the air for Little Timmy Tinker.
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr 36 min•Season 5Ep. 10
A Gaffer Tapes full-house happens as frequently as a Man United clean sheet nowadays, but this week all 3 Gaffers are here to talk you through Gameweek 9 and the upcoming fixtures. Conversation and tips range from choosing Bournemouth strikers to picking Cardiff differentials. There's a bumper social media segment, it's finally the big matchday for Little Timmy Tinker and with all 3 Gaffers present and correct, it must mean it's the return of the quiz!
Oct 25, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Ash and Craig take the reigns with Tom on holiday and a whole lot of football talk breaks out. They discuss Man United's surprising problems and question why everyone's dismissing Chelsea from the title race. There's a lot of questions about Bournemouth in the social segment and a points update for the League of Power Bottoms. Finally, there's some speculation during a recap of Little Timmy Tinker.
Oct 17, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 8
A certain Belgian continues to outshine a certain Egyptian and a certain Portuguese gentleman is still at war with a certain Frenchman. It’s like bloody Brexit or something. There’s the usual fantasy football tips for the upcoming gameweek, some power-bottom picks, we hear from the FPL Boffin, and let us all please have a moment of silence for this week’s Diary of Little Timmy Tinker.
Oct 03, 2018•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 7
The two most resilient and attractive of The Gaffers return for all your Fantasy Football needs. We navigate you through the high-scoring gameweek that was, the wrestling-heavy social media questions and some cracking tips for the upcoming fixtures. Naturally, we touch upon speeding tickets, fictional Under-10’s Cup Draws and the lads are joined in the studio by a special guest from the FPL Community.
Sep 26, 2018•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 6
66.66% of The Gaffers are here to talk you through the Fantasy Football this week. Hot topics include whether Salah is worth the money when you can buy a bit of cheap H instead, and who to pick from in-form Wolves. The Wan-Bissaka bandwagon has started rolling again and old favourites like Lukaku and Murray are also back in favour. There is, of course, a social media roundup, a big decision for Little Timmy Tinker and we definitely won’t be announcing that we have signed a book deal or that Crai...
Sep 20, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 5
The Gaffers are back after gameweek 3 and Craig even bothered to turn up. They discuss the benefits of wildcarding early, how to replace Richarlison and Blame a certain ex England International for everything wrong with Burnley. With all 3 hosts back, the quiz makes a glorious return and we hear more from Timmy Tinker as well as Ash, after 5 years, finally hitting his popular culture reference boiling point.
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Gameweek 2 is in the can and/or bag and it was a doozie. Curses were lifted, band-wagons were broken and Arsenal still don’t have a single point. We discuss the importance of Salah and Aguero and how putting the armband on the wrong man can leave you as unhappy as José Mourinho looks.
Aug 23, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 3
The Premier League is officially back and The Gaffers return for their 5th Season. As well as an XXL mini-league this season, we have a Gameweek 2 podcast full to the brim with genuine Fantasy Football talk and tips, as well as some social media questions from all over the globe. We discuss who you should have picked, who you shouldn’t, and - more importantly - how you should pronounce those players names correctly.
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 53
The new Premier League season is upon us which means The Gaffers are back for another year of fantasy football podcasting. Tom, Ash & Craig return from World Cup duty with another episode of FPL advice, football debate and even briefly wade in on the pros and cons of South Korean military service. Some much loved features are back as well as a host of new items including a potentially reputation ending debate piece and some beautiful heartfelt literature from Tom. And there’s a quiz. Obvious...
Aug 05, 2018•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 52
The second part of our World Cup Special is here - brought to you by Draft Kings. Craig is otherwise engaged, throwing cheese-toasties at TV runners, so Tom and Ash are steering the comedy football ship into the Semi-Finals! We talk about the four remaining teams in the World Cup, with maybe just a little extra focus on the mighty England. There’s the usual social media questions, Tom pleads for a drinking buddy, there’s news on Fantasy Premier League prices and the Gaffer Mini-League Pin for 20...
Jul 09, 2018•44 min•Ep. 50
The Gaffers return to their roots and bring you a World Cup Special, in association with Draft Kings. Tom, Ash and Craig discuss the tournament so far, the highs-and-lows, The surprisement, and of course the VAR. There’s an in-depth look at England’s campaign so far and not just so we can plug our World Cup Song. We read some of your social media questions, come up with some new TV show pilots and there is the return of THE most notorious quiz in Gaffer Tapes history… oh yes. DraftKings.com...
Jun 30, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 49
The 2017/18 Season is over. The final league positions are revealed. The quiz is tied: there must be a winner. Ooooh it’s exciting, isn’t it?!Tom, Ash and Craig are back for the final pod of the season to review a great 38 gameweeks of Premier League action, look at the highs-and-lows in fantasy football and answer your social media questions.There’s also a supermarket class-war argument, Ash makes a sex robot using a toaster and we finish, as we always do, on Tom’s traditional Lee Sharpe Anecdo...
May 15, 2018•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 48
The stress of doing a couple of months of consecutive podcasting has proven too much for Craig and he’s limped off with a sore sausage. Fear not, as Tom and Ash are here for all your fantasy football needs.In Part Two we welcome our buddy Dominic Monaghan back to the podcast for his hat-trick appearance. We had several hundred questions for him from our loyal listeners, which is why we spent the majority of the time talking about Dom’s love for Manchester United and how attractive he thinks Jami...
May 02, 2018•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 47
The final Blank-Gameweek of the season is in the bag as we approach the homestretch of 2017/18. We brag about some ridiculous tips that came in and get so nostalgic about a certain Frenchman that it prompts several heartfelt singalongs. There’s a bumper Any Other Business, a new jingle all the way from Canada, an announcement about a very special guest on next week’s show, and Craig resurrects a classic Tom Holmes quiz that has suddenly become relevant.
Apr 25, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 46
The Gaffers come to you midway through the big Double Gameweek. What we lack in knowledge about final scores, final points and final decisions on retrospective bans, we more than make up for in raising awareness on behalf of the Dildo Community and talking heatedly about personalised mugs. We do, however, prove our worth with some insight into potential Championship players to look out for next season, Ash answers some tricky Blank Gameweek Questions and we round the festivities off with a bonaf...
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 45
The Moon Landing, The Assassination of JFK, Double Gameweek 34. One of the biggest events in the history of big events is finally here… being all big and eventy, and that. It makes-and-breaks seasons and separates the amateurs from the ones who claim they aren’t amateurs in their social media bios. Luckily The Gaffers are here to guarantee you success in the big Double Gameweek of the 2017/18 Season. We discuss what chips you should be using, who you should be picking and where to stick your Tri...
Apr 12, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 44
Gameweek 32 has come to an end and so has Alan Pardew’s lengthy, decorated reign at West Brom. The Gaffers discuss the usual movers-and-shakers in last week’s fantasy football and look forward to the upcoming week’s fixtures. There’s a brand new jingle, a very heated debate about diving, an Avocado related conspiracy theory and the return of the notorious quiz ‘Boring Pundit… more like YouTube Fun-Shit’.
Apr 04, 2018•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 43
Another international break is drawing to a close after the much feared (yet surprisingly high scoring) Blank Gameweek. We look ahead to the upcoming fixtures and the “Big Double Gameweek” on the horizon. There’s a retro World Cup inspired quiz that will be the nostalgia-lovers’s wet dream, Tom gets all uppity about Double Gameweeks and gives himself a social media upgrade live on air.
Mar 28, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 42
The Gaffers are back in the studio to go through a disappointing Gameweek 30 which saw low scores and bad captain choices all round, as well as previewing the much maligned upcoming “Blank” Gameweek and all its potential pitfalls. There’s some cracking social media interactions, another top-notch quiz, and keep an ear out for the door bell… we might have a couple of visitors.
Mar 14, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 41
Gameweek 29 is done and dusted and The Gaffers give it a thorough retrospective going-over. Discussion varies from Glenn Murray’s under-appreciation to Arsene Wenger’s overstayed-welcome. For the purists, there’s also the weekly quiz, hotdogs, chipmunks and Ash’s weird fetish for reunited Brothers. That’s Mental!
Mar 07, 2018•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 40
The FA Cup break is over and the Caraboa Cup lifted, now it’s time to get back to business. The Gaffers return to the studio to review the action from Gameweek 28. We discuss blank gameweek tactics, the use of your remaining chips, Duke Nukem and monks. There’s also one of our favourite quizzes to date and we finally ask the eternal question “Who the goddamn tits is Andy Robertson?”.
Mar 01, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 39
In a surprising turn of events, The Gaffers go all serious and knowledgable as we give Gameweek 27 a thorough dissection, discussing this week’s biggest and most impactful players as well as a preview of the upcoming fixtures with a level of maturity that is not always present…then Tom eats some confectionary live on air and Ash gets annoyed. Classic Gaffers.
Feb 14, 2018•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 38
Gameweek 26 and the Transfer Window are over, but luckily both are hot topics on this week’s podcast, diluted in equal measures with talk about Chicken Nuggets, fire alarms and farmyard animals. We discuss the annoyance of missing a penalty but scoring on the rebound, whether Bakayoko is actually the worst footballer in the world and, of course, there is a very viral quiz to cap off proceedings.
Feb 07, 2018•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Big transfers, hattricks, blanks and breaks are the talk of the town this week as The Gaffers navigate their way through the results from Gameweek 24. We have the usual social media questions, a look at the upcoming fixtures for your fantasy football tips, plus a cracking little quiz, jingle and all.
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 36
