FPL Surgery Podcast

44thEpi - GW18 - Freaky Friday featuring FPL Thunshot

From the Iceman's marketing escapades in Brazil to the guest appearances of Welshman Reece whilst based in Australia, it's fair to say the Fantasy Football Surgery Podcast has always been diversely inclusive! This week we continue that theme with FPL community regular Luke Thunberg joining us all the way from Massachusetts USA!

A lot of talk is based on strikers this week, with Costa and Aguero still suspended for the next game week, do you look for a medium term replacement, or a quick fix before the BPL big hitters return? We through a number of names into the pot and look at who the surgeons backed to fill the void.

We continue to review all the upcoming Boxing Day fixtures with our usual blend of bleeding obvious through to a few you may not have considered.

Does Mourinho’s midfield offer consistent value and can we trust his back 4? Is Origi eve more valuable to Liverpool now Mane is off to the African Cup of nations? Do you rush Coutinho back? Is KDB justifying his price? Can you look beyond Sanchez in the Arsenal side? All these dilemmas and more are discussed with the Iceman giving the low down on who to avoid along with Mane for the cup of nations.

We review the league, update on the cup, answer your twitter questions and add a little American flavour to the Surgeon line up in this week's episode of the Fantasy Football Surgery Podcast! Up the pod!

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43rdEpi - GW17 – with injury expert Ben Dinnery

The surgeons are joined by FPL community injury guru Ben Dinnery. Ben has long been the go to man for all things FPL injuries and the surgeons welcome him to an extensive chat about FPL and the true world of injuries. If you have ever wondered how BPL injuries are managed and what go into the thinking behind 50/75% ratings, the answers are hear!

Ben and the surgeons review the midweek Christmas fixtures and discuss the upcoming gameweek fixtures with some huge ties between City and Arsenal, and the Merseyside derby! Has FPL become an attack biased tactical game this year or is there still value in the defence? The Iceman has strong feelings over this!

We are answer your twitters questions, call the captain of the week and overwhelmingly talk all things injury in this special edition of the Fantasy Football Surgery Podcast!

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42ndEpi - GW16 - Garden of green

It's the first of the busy Christmas festive FPL period fixtures and to treat the listeners we thought we would give you all a bonus pod with our shouts for the mid-week games. Short term options are always tempting in this time but which players offer that beautiful garden of green fixtures on the semi-functioning FPL app and slightly more consistent website?

Manchester City were taken apart by Manchester City. A wandering Kolarov and hapless John Stones may be ok against the lesser BPL teams but when a hungry Jamie Vardy turns up it is a very different story! Do City offer them same promise in the absence of Kun and is this Vardy performance the start of something special or just another band wagon?

Sanchez has been discussed until we are blue in the face in the last few game weeks but does a free scoring Arsenal offer economic alternatives? We have a few in mind! Chelsea are also bagging points at will but can you look beyond Costa for this game week?

With KDB and Firmino failing to live up to current expectation, we discuss alternatives. Have you been thinking about Payet? Siggy? Mane? Well we go one better and actually discuss them!

We ponder your questions from social media and update on highly coveted FF Surgery Cup on this episode of the Fantasy Football Surgery Podcast- UP THE PODCAST!

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Apologies for the bad quality, this was due to the Iceman forgetting IT and recording with his laptop microphone.

In a week when FPL lost its darling Kun Aguero to the red mist, the surgeons are face the momentous task of spreading his 13 million war chest around without wasting a penny and with one or two other big names frustrating over the weekend, the rage spreads to the podcast. This calls for a rant!

We are guest free but very much in the company of one man who really does capture the feelings of many an FPL manager company. Validate your feelings of dismay with the Sillence rant!

So where is this Kun money going? Alexis has been in fine form of late but are there cheaper alternatives? Should you keep the faith in a recently thrifty firmino? Is it worth investing those extra finances in your defence or attack?

We answer these questions whilst reviewing each fixture and answer your social media questions as the Iceman and Bully do what they do best... talk FPL!

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40thEpi - GW14 - The book of Zaha

JNO United joins the surgeons again and he's brought his Wilfred Zaha gloating novel! His shout from 4 weeks ago has gone from strength to strength as real FPL differential but will he back him after that harrowing Palace loss!

Manchester City vs Chelsea looks to have goals written all over it so who are the surgeons calling other than the obvious and is there any defenders you could take a punt on?

Manchester United stumble on but the partnership of Pogba and Ibra looks fruitful, see what value the surgeons think you can place in these two and one potential sleeping giant according to JNO.

The big debate this week is who do you swap Coutinho for after that nasty injury? Many a name is mentioned with a few standing out for the panel.

We update on our mini-league top 10, the Iceman's cup, answer your social media questions and generally welcome in the festive period with an avalanche of knowledge!

Join us as we turn 40 on the Fantasy Football Surgery Podcast!

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39thEpi - GW13 - Emre Can you dig it?

The surgeons meet with another guest as Tom Campbell join the pod for a third outing. TC is certainly in the swing of things now with plenty to offer in anticipation of a jam packed FPL weekend.

The previous gameweek did not go as planned, with a rare Aguero blank and Liverpool drawing with Southampton nowhere near the thinking of many managers!

We all know about the dynamic Liverpool front line but it's another reds midfielder that may surprise a few as an enabler that crops up in conversation.

Zlatan is back for Utd and he is getting the iceman's attention, how will you fit him into a front line that also poses Harry Kane as a go to man?

We discuss all the upcoming fixtures, answer your social media questions and showcase the regular new feature of the iceman's interval!

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38thEpi - GW12 - Chorley Rocks the surgeons: part 2

Paul Morgan returns for the second part of our stats fueled international break filler. Has the past week changes the mindset of the surgeons with a feast of glorious FPL fixtures on the horizon? One surgeon got a little excited and jumped rather early... find out who is filled with the same regret as a Wayne Rooney hotel night out!

The remaining 5 game week fixtures are reviewed. Sunderland surprisingly offers some promising picks for the medium term. Is Defoe the way to go?

Some of you may be panicking with the news of 2 Chelsea superstar injuries. Find out what the surgeons are thinking on this key issue and if alternatives are in the thinking. What is certain is Boro are less than favourable this week and the Chelsea wing backs look like long term winners!

The battle of London promotes an interesting dilemma, with the leaky West Ham defence set to face a mercurial Spurs side with their international players in fine form. The Iceman is refreshingly balanced on this one!

All remaining fixtures, captains choices and your Twitter questions are answered on part 2 of Chorley Rocks the Surgeons!

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37thEpi - GW12 - Chorley Rocks the surgeons with stats: part 1

Another week and another fantastic guest to treat the surgeon's listeners, Chorley Rocks from Fantasy Football First! https://fantasyfootballfirst.co.uk/

This really is a meeting of statistical and evidence based minds as he and the Iceman give you the latest trends on the international game week selections.

We review the first 5 games of the 19th November gameweek, with discussion so deep we decided to split the pod in two.

In this part we discuss Liverpool's scintillating form but a 6000 mile trip that could impact a Brazilian flavour to your selection. Man Utd vs Arsenal does not produce the multiple shouts you might think and Chorley has worked out why Bony has not found the net often at Stoke yet!

Fill the international break FPL void by planning with this week Fantasy Football Surgery!!

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36thEpi -GW11 - Surgery meets JNO United!

This week the Iceman and Bully are joined by a special guest from the FPL community, JNO United! JNO has established quite a reputation with his YouTube channel so check that out... once you have listened to the pod of course!

With a full weekend of FPL fixtures this week's panel get stuck into each fixture with a mix of must haves, differentials and bad eggs to avoid!

Bournemouth against Sunderland draws early attention with David Moyes taking another side steeped with a rich history of success to it's knees! The question is, where are the points in this Cherries side?

Crystal Palace would not seem the most likely of sides to pick from this weekend but JNO has a gem to offer as cheap option in midfield, indeed a possible Capoue replacement?

The City conversation is a familiar one so the surgeons touch on man of the moment Gundogan. Should he be one of your City 3 and does he stack up against a similar priced alternative in breakthrough Welshman Joe Allen?

The north London derby draws attention without the bias you may expect from life long Gunners fans Bully and the Iceman, mainly down to the balanced opinion of JNO! Bully turns judas shouting a Spurs midfielder but the Iceman sees this going one way!

Chelsea earn the expected attention their current form merits. Hazard dominates discussion and is considered in the same breath as KDB, although match of the day pundit Shearer considers neither world class!

We answer your Twitter questions and shout out the top 10 in surgery mini league, so join us once more as we change into our scrubs and get to work!

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35thEpi - GW10 - All evens at the top

Join Bully and the Iceman for another week of FPL fixture planning as all 10 Premier League games are scrutinised and debated!

Chelsea made quite a statement against their old manager at the weekend. Are United merely the ghost of David Moyes or is there some Alex Ferguson in the old dog yet? It would not appear so for Wayne Rooney but what of Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Chelsea's new formation offers some promising pics for FPL managers and a new signing is really catching Bully and the Iceman's attention. Also do we owe a further apology for a certain Belgium? City continue on their downturn in form but are they due a big week? Should you be moving away from Kun? Is it time to think Sane? Is John Stones ever going to break 20 points? We discuss this at length with a difficult tie at West Brom in the making.

Liverpool on the team on everyone's lips right now after another win against the Baggies. Equal amounts of interest from the surgeons as you listeners. Do we need two Liverpool midfielders...or three even? And where are the points going next on in this spread Liverpool midfield?

As usual Hull City are disrespected but Leicester are back in the thinking again. A certain Algerian forms Bully's future strike force thinking.

With all fixtures covered we select our captains and answer your questions from Twitter, Reddit and all sorts of interesting places across the globe where the Iceman has been working his marketing magic!

Join us once more for the FPL Surgery Podcast!

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