FPL Lounge

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back after the international break to preview GW9.

Is this the beginning of a restart? The end of the beginning? However you brand it, with just eight GWs before the World Cup (and unlimited transfers) the lads discuss Wildcard strategies, as well as the injuries coming off the international break. The Players on The Radar focuses on a big striker ticking all the right boxes, includes some budget defenders with contrasting underlying numbers, and a reluctant Andy talks up one of his least favourite players as having at least some potential.

They swim against an arsenal tide given the Gooner's fixture run, before finishing, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck is Stat?! 

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! The lads are back to preview GW8.

Last week's preview proved even more useless than usual after games were postponed as a mark of respect for the Queen. Some have also fallen foul in GW8 and the lads discuss the implications - is it the time for a chip?

The Players on The Radar focuses on a striker ticking all the right boxes. The mid range throws up many options too with players who have good fixtures this gameweek also having decent runs after the international break.

There is no tide to swim against this week - transfers dominated by postponements - so this week brings the first Honey Trap of the season - can the lads entice each other into falling for the proposition. Captaincy screams out one man's name loud and clear this week - but there's a few strikers for whom there's an argument to be made. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck is Stat?! Surely Chris can drag himself back into it...?

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! 

The lads start by hitting the big news ahead of GW7, namely Thomas Tuchel's sacking as Chelsea manager and the rumours that he'll be replaced by Brighton's Graham Potter, as well as the impact that could have on those two teams in FPL. The lads also comment on GW8's postponement of Brighton's derby against Crystal Palace.

The Players on The Radar once again features a Newcastle striker, but also some budget defenders across teams with favourable fixtures beyond the international break - some that could possibly be targeted as part of a post-GW8 wildcard.

They swim against the tide of transferring in a player whose FPL output is overly reliant on set-pieces, before finishing with Captaincy and whether Andy can keep his amazing start to the season going in Who The Heck is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Another quick turnaround as GW6 arrives less than 48 hours after GW5 has ended.

The transfer window has shut and so the lads discuss the lay of the land now all business is done. Will any of the moves impact our FPL teams?

The Players on The Radar bring up an interesting mid range striker debate with City rotation, as ever, causing question marks. Their rotation also affects the fringes of the radar and we continue to look at Brighton's good run. 

The lads swim against the tide of transferring out a 2nd premium defender in 3 Gameweeks: trusting premium assets has paid off in the past 2. Captaincy throws up the usual suspects with lots of chat about hiveminds and the feistiness of the Merseyside derby. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! In this GW3 Preview, the lads start by discussing the week's talking points, including that Nunez red card, Haaland's lack of touches and the early-season price rise issue. The Radar begins to speak of some divergence between Chris and Andy's teams, with Andy looking to upgrade in midfield and Chris looking to spend a bit bigger in attack to find a Nunez replacement.

The lads swim against the tide of the Premier League's top goalscorer being transferred in en masse, before the first really mixed captaincy of the season and playing a little game they like to call Who The Heck is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! After spending far too long discussing Ipswich Reserves vs Ipswich Rejects, the lads turn their attention to GW2. Forwards are making a comeback (finally!!) with almost 1 million managers jumping on the Haaland bandwagon. Andy and Chris discuss what this transfer landslide has done to prices.

A forward keeps his place on the centre of the radar - a man who helped make the GW1 show seem like we know what we're talking about! The middle of the radar sees some mid range midfielders and defenders swap places with some new faces appearing on the fringe.

The lads swim against the tide of managers suddenly losing faith with one of the games most popular pre season picks before discussing captaincy and playing a little game they like to call Who The Heck is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! GW1 is almost upon us and Andy and Chris are back with the all important Preview pod to kick off the new season. They start by looking at the latest FPL news including some unprecedented ownership levels and an emerging pair of £4.0m 'keepers with starting potential.

The Radar includes one marquee signing from a title challenger, two budget enabler midfielders and a focus on *checks notes* Everton's good fixture run post-GW1.

Then, they swim against a tide of managers starting the season with a player they think is too high-owned, before looking at captaincy options. Can you really look past the greatest FPL asset of all time?

And finally, they end with a frankly unmissable game of Who The Heck Is Stat?!

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Welcome back to the FPL Lounge! Join Andy & Chris for the final instalment of their season preview podcasts, the FPL Lounge Long Weekend, where they focus on Forwards.

Post-Community Shield, the lads run the rule over Haaland, his fellow £11.5m buddy in Harry Kane, and an eye-catching performance from Darwin Nunez. Their mid-range forwards discussion centres around a player oft-dismissed in years gone by, before the lads round off with a budget forward chat with plenty of options that have decent potential upside.

We hope you've enjoyed the Long Weekend series. The GW1 Preview will be recorded Wednesday, ahead of the start of the season. You can still listen to the other three Long Weekend episodes as you're tinkering with your GW1 drafts, and don't forget to follow the lads on twitter and instagram @FPL_Lounge, subscribe to the show and if you're feeling extra kind, leave us a review with your podcast provider!