By Who got the assist?
Assisting FPL managers since 2017
We're back for our penultimate pod of the season, previewing the final gameweek! We pick over the wreckage of DGW37 first, and then move into our look ahead with the mini league and bold claims in close contention. Then a focus on...
What else could we do this week aside from previewing the final, big double of the season in Double Gameweek 37?! We go through the teams doubling and ask who the "locked in" key men are, and hunt for differential opportunities...
Double gameweek 35 is mostly in the books, and FPL – at least in the engaged end – seems to have taken that Buzz Lightyear meme where there’s hundreds of clones on a shelf to heart, while players are dropping...
WGTA return during the second half of double gameweek 34, which was without doubt one of the most swingy weeks we’ve seen for a while, with various permutations in terms of free hit choices and one week punts for those...
Join WGTA OG Nick and I on a voyage through the fantasy football content creator journey, as we look back on 300 podcasts and nearly 7 years of Who Got The Assist? Sorry, there's no FPL advice on this one. Sam...
We're back for another full-fat pod after a chaotic GW33 unfolded, leaving us to pick apart the wreckage as usual, especially after some VERY last minute decisions were made by both hosts... This week, though, it's all about Double Gameweek 34...
With the final few double gameweeks of the season all but locked in now, the WGTA crew discuss many of the popular picks possibly exiting our sides in the coming weeks, as managers chase upside. But the key question is,...
Tom & Sam are back in the middle of the hustle and bustle of three Gameweeks in 7 days with a lightning pod ⚡️ With one Foden owner and one Noden, we reflect on how small decisions made a long...
We’re back as FPL returns and the run-in kicks off with a high scoring gameweek, here to reflect on how our shiny new teams performed post wildcard as we begin to implement our planning and, hopefully, break towards the top...
Join the WGTA crew as we assess the lay of the land with fixtures now locked and loaded! Plenty of strategies will be viable from now until the end of the 23/24 season, but which will suit your team best...
In a purely 'free hit-free' zone this week, the WGTA crew take a look at all 20 teams in FPL so far this season. We assess what we've learned from 29 gameweeks, and what we can use to inform our...
It's a big week for the Free Hit chip, but both WGTA boys have taken a slightly different route and will be going in without it...so can they survive? We will be taking a good look at some of the key...
We’re back as the mist starts to clear and Gameweek 29 strategies start to be solidified, albeit slightly upended by freak injuries and a certain Phil Foden making a major case to be a potential season keeper. This week, we assess...
The WGTA boys team up to give their live reaction and hot takes after the FA Cup 5th round concludes, and BGW29 is locked in. We talk about how the game has now opened up with a whole plethora of different...
With crucial information to come later this week, the regulat WGTA crew are joined by TikTok star and all-round good bloke FPL Cim to run through the different scenarios we could be about to face, and how we would react...
DGW25 failed to live up to many of our lofty expectations (what else is new), so the WGTA take a wider look at setting up for Double Gameweeks and how they can potentially act as distractions from the greater good...
Tom & Sam are back to offer a (hopefully) measured summary of how best to prepare our FPL teams for the first big double gameweek of the season. Do we pile into as many doublers as possible, or take a...
Another testing Gameweek in the WGTA villa, so we sit down to discuss the concept of control in FPL. How much do we really have, what's the behavioural way of looking at it, and how can we contend with this...
The WGTA crew have both endured a miserable GW23, so we welcome you on board to have a bit of a laugh at a season that keeps throwing punches our way! Either empathise or indulge in a bit of schadenfreude as...
With upcoming blanks & double gameweeks now becoming ever-more clear, Tom & Sam sit down to map out the best plan of action for the weeks ahead! After reviewing the last events of the last week or so, we look through...
just checking in to say we've elected to take a winter break of our own this week. seems a good time to take a breath with a lot of information to come this week and next weekend so thought we'd take...
The WGTA boys are back to provide some mid-gameweek entertainment, as we endure the relentless monotony of GW21. We take a keen look into planning ahead in FPL, versus the benefits of taking a more relaxed approach. Please subscribe to the pod...
The regular duo of Tom & Sam are joined by FPL Blackwolf (Dan) ahead of an important run of fixtures which could define our FPL seasons. Who are we replacing Salah & Son with? Are we starting to prepare or future...
Tom & Sam team up once again as we move past the half-way point in the 23/24 FPL season, taking time to review the data so far and what we have learnt over the past few months to help drive...
Join us for our final pod of the year as we pick through the rubble of another questionable gameweek in FPL - commiserate if you're also feeling a bit let down by the ol' fantasy, or enjoy the schadenfreude coursing...
It's our Pre-Christmas pod - Sam's been down the pub, Tom's had a couple already, and we're in to chat FPL and rant a tad about the bad Gameweek which was. It's a bit of an agenda-less one with a general...
The WGTA boys are joined by a very special guest this week, as @FPLGeneral (Mark) makes his annual Christmas appearance on the show! We take a look ahead at the upcoming festive period, as well as the imminent departures of Salah,...
With Tom back on the pod, we take a ride through the key men in FPL and their current status, and then take a look at some of the emerging forces taking the FPL world by storm in recent weeks. Don't...
A solo pod tonight with Tom out for the evening, meaning Sam takes the reigns for the first time. Today, Sam takes a look at how planning in FPL changes during this busy festive period. Does embracing the chaos and playing...
Sam re-joins Tom on the pod this week as the paid both mull over their decision-making in GW14, leaving them both with a severe lack of Ollie Watkins all of a sudden... They take a look at the logic behind recent...
With Sam out on holiday, Tom's joined by Adam Pritchard (@threefivewho on X) for this week's pod! We look over how for a few key teams how injuries have created opportunities for FPL managers to shift their focus, and project onward...
The fixture crunch is upon us as we head towards the busy winter Premier League schedule. With matches coming thick and fast, the WGTA boys decipher how best to navigate the upcoming congested fixture run facing FPL managers, looking at...
After the horror-show of GW11, the WGTA boys were in good spirits after a rejuvenating green arrow for both other their sides, as we head into the third (!) international break of the season. This week's pod takes a deep look...
Tune in as the WGTA try to put the horrors of Gameweek 11 into words, and analyse our decision-making over the past few weeks to see if we could have done things differently... Plus in the Q+A we look forward to...
Ahead of Gameweek 11, WGTA takes a deep look into the curious topic of over-management, analysing some of the key behavioural science concepts entrenched in this phenomenon. We aim to focus on how to spot when we are prone to...
The WGTA boys are back, and joined by @FPLFran to discuss the calculated gambles all fantasy football managers will be making as the fixtures swing massively in Gameweek 10
The international break is (thankfully) almost over and WGTA is back ahead of Gameweek 9! Today, the guys discuss the merits both for and against owning Mo Salah for the coming stretch of fixtures, alongside a host of listener questions we've...
As we hit the second international break of the season, the WGTA boys take stock of what we can gleam from the opening 8 weeks of the 2023/24 season so far as we step back and reflect on what's gone...
Another week, another wildcard active amongst the WGTA crew! Can Sam match the success of Tom's GW7 side? We take a thorough look at the benefits & drawbacks of wildcarding this week, and run through some key A vs B decisions...
Welcome to a special episode of Who Got The Assist?, where a wild(carding) Tom has appeared!
Sam returns to the pod this week as the WGTA crew debate the effects of FoMO as part of our FPL shared experiences, ahead of our first double gameweek of the season. Is FOMO in full-force this season, is it necessarily...
With Sam off sunning himself, Nick's back guesting with a yellow flagged Tom (poked in the eye by a baby) as we speak about how to react to a pretty poor start for many engaged managers: react or be patient? That...
As we head into the first international break of the 23/24 FPL season, Tom & Sam pick apart the opening 4 gameweeks and take a look at what an early wildcard could look like. ✍️ We also look at other popular...
After a less than perfect Gameweek 3, Tom & Sam dissect their FPL sides to see what might have gone wrong, and look at lessons learned. With a plethora of midfield options now appearing on the menu, we discuss the best...
Plenty of moving parts to discuss from Gameweek 2, with the Man United assets coming under the microscope as other tempting and cheaper midfield options begin to appear... Tom & Sam take a look at the lay of the land after...
The boys are back for their dissection of the events of FPL Gameweek 1, with plenty to discuss! We take a look at the events leading up the the deadline, our teams performances so far, and ponder the benefits & drawbacks...
We're back for our final full-fat pod for pre-season, as we ready our engines for lights out on FPL 23/24 this Friday!
This time, Who Got The Assist? takes on inspiration from the gaming world, with a Tekken-style match up pod! Tom & Sam nominate their favoured fighters to go up against some of FPL's most popular template picks, hoping to land a...
Welcome back to another pre-season show for Who Got The Assist? Today, we take a look back at our FPL careers, and take learnings from our previous trials and tribulations in Fantasy Premier League, as we look to improve as managers...
We're back with this year's deep dive of the prices. We cover all 4 positions as well as a classic Tom WGTA data dive - does price correlate with performance? Is the game still balanced? Buckle your seatbelt for some proper detail...
