Welcome to the first edition of FPL Pod VS Tok: Free Hit. This shorter format sees Matt and Nick try and answer a question surrounding Fantasy Premier League, or football more widely, which they either pose themselves or glean from you the listeners.

This week the brothers have a run at a dilemma that was posed on an early edition of the BBC's Fantasy 606 podcast which was "does being a content creator change one's approach to playing FPL?" With Matt and Nick getting to grips with their newfound roles as content creators, they talk about whether this has had any influence on how they now play the game.

This new venture for the podcast doubles up as a celebration of the content creators who inspire our show each month and ultimately make playing FPL accessible and fun, whether you have been playing for years or are new to the game!

Speaking of which, the key info is included below...

• Transfer deadline 11:00am, Saturday the 2nd of November.
• League code (c'mon, we dare yah!): jeepsw
• We’re on X @ @fplpodvstok
• Insta @ fplpodvstok2024
• And our email is: fplpodvstok@gmail.com

We hope you like this new feature listeners and if you would like to send us your own question for Matt and Nick to tackle, please get in touch via our socials and/or email!

And remember, keep it fun and keep it FPL!

Matt and Nick.

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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
• Insta @ fplpodvstok2024
• Email: fplpodvstok@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you and for you to take us on in our mini-league!

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

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While Matt and Nick briefly touch on the international break and the England men's team, (and even then their analysis is mainly about Bukayo Saka's Oyster card), most of their attention is on all things WSL! This includes the Chelsea's Women's side 3-2 win over Real Madrid and their 1-2 victory over Arsenal at the Emirates. The lads also go on to discuss the Fantasy Women's Super League game, which Nick has already started playing, and Matt announces his plans for an FPL Pod VS Tok episode featuring action from the WSL! More details coming soon. The WSL chat continues towards the end of the pod and includes Matt's statement that Rihanna's song "We Found Love" is now an official Chelsea FC anthem, alongside Blue is the Colour and The Liquidator!

Episode 11 also sees Nick review his Tik-Tok of the Week and this time it's the beautifully groomed FPL Addict who gets the Pod VS Tok treatment.

With Matt wrangling over whether to wildcard or not to wildcard, Nick announces that he is in fact playing this chip in a move that could make or break his season. Will this see him continue to sail up the ranks on a sea of green arrows or is this an act of hubris that will bring Team Pod back into the title race? Stay tuned to this and future episodes listeners to find out!

With the brothers not getting the chance to see any live games ahead of this week's episode, the footie clips in this episode feature some of the more random exchanges between Matt and Nick during the Tooting and Mitcham VS Camberley Town match. This includes them naming different clouds while there was a break in play. However, rest assured, Nick and Dad have since seen Balham FC VS AFC Croydon Athletic so there will be more non-league chat next week!

As always, you can compete against the brothers in the FPL Pod VS Tok mini-league, the code is: jeepsw.

The transfer deadline and ways to contact us are included below...

• Transfer deadline 11:00am, Saturday, 19th of October.
• We’re on X @ @fplpodvstok
• Insta @ fplpodvstok2024
• And our email, if you want to contact us that way, is: fplpodvstok@gmail.com

As always, thank you again listeners! We appreciate each and every one of you and please do like and review the pod! We'd love to read your comments and, potentially, include these in a future edition of the show!

Thanks again and, remember, keep it fun and keep it WSL!

See you soon!

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