Episode 12 sees Matt reeling from another tough game week and Nick acts as therapist as his older brother recounts what went wrong for him and Team Pod. Although there is still hope as he holds out for Eddie Nketiah to work some magic against Nottingham Forest. Spoiler, he doesn't!

With Matt feeling like Ted Lasso's AFC Richmond during their bad run of form and Nick feeling like prime era Alex Ferguson, the lads then talk tactics for game week 9! Despite eye brows being raised at his decision to remove his Arsenal defenders and goalkeeper last week, Nick's decision to do so is vindicated and he is relishing his best start to a season since playing FPL around 20 years ago! He has "never been more driven" to go onto to win the trophy.

There's chat about whether to triple captain Haaland as well as a left-field foray into discussions about Ancient Greek literature and the Romantic Poets. "FPL: Milton VS Keats" anyone? The highbrow arts chat is somewhat balanced out with Nick's references to the after effects of the madras he had for lunch! Listeners, you have been warned!

There are also extended clips of Matt, Nick and Dad's trip to the Mayfield Stadium to see AFC Croydon Athletic take on the frustrating Littlehampton Town. These extracts from our day can be found at the beginning of the pod and the 14th, 29th, 44th and 51st minutes. Around minute 45, listeners can hear the moment where a stray ball almost hits Matt whilst making these recordings! Maybe he should sit behind the goalkeeper for the next fixture to encourage the Rams to find the net.

Anyway, the key details for this game week, as well as ways to contact us can be found here...

• Transfer deadline 18:30, Friday, 25th of October.
• League code: jeepsw
• We’re on X @ @fplpodvstok
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• Email: fplpodvstok@gmail.com

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And as always, remember, keep it fun and keep it, FPL!

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