Gameweek 9 Preview 24/25

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW16 Preview of the 24/25 season! And there is news! FPL have finally decided what this mystery chip is all about. The lads run through the latest change to the game we know and love. Plenty of chat on the radar too, with multiple new additions and equally lengthy conversations about those that didn't quite make it. A tentative swim against the tide follows, with a budget striker seeing a lot of sales despite a strong start to the season, while the four premium players in the game are discussed in the captaincy segment, with a focus on two in particular. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and the lads are now on BlueSky too, but without the underscore: @FPLLounge. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW15 Preview of the 24/25 season! With the dust barely settling on GW14, the lads run through some key rotation news ahead of a second consecutive quick turnaround. Their radar this week is not blasting out many strong signals, with the only options appearing on the fringe. Towards the end, the lads discuss why so few assets beyond the premiums are making a mark at the moment. A couple of strikers, and a set of defenders are catching the eye. With nothing yet to swim against it means the return of the honey traps - where will the goals be this gameweek? Captaincy again has many viable options this gameweek and the lads go over the pros and cons. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and the lads are now on BlueSky too, but without the underscore: @FPLLounge. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW14 Preview of the 24/25 season! After another missed pod (sorry folks) in GW13, the lads are back for the first midweek GW of the season, GW14. With the dust barely settling on GW13, the lads run through some league news, including Andy's hero Ruud van Nistelrooy's appointment as the new Leicester manager. Their radar features a player on the centre, and one on the mid-range, with three on the fringe including a rare goalkeeper selection - if he can keep his place after a drubbing at the weekend. They swim against the tide with a player neither Andy nor Chris can get on board with, while the captaincy conversation involves four or five players with reasonable haul potential this GW. They finish by resuming the low-scoring season of Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and the lads are now on BlueSky too, but without the underscore: @FPLLounge. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW12 Preview of the 24/25 season! After taking a short break due to technical issues and holiday commitments (plus an international break) the lads are back with a GW12 preview and a look ahead towards Christmas. With six fixtures between now and Christmas Day, and eight fixtures between now and the deadline to use your first wildcard, the lads have a quick chat through strategy and the fixtures swings as the season approaches its halfway point. They also discuss those international break niggles which most FPL assets will have miraculously recovered from. A light radar still manages to include two premium assets with great fixture runs, yet middling underlying numbers, and a pricey (but not Premium) forward in very good form. They return with a double swimming against the tide, opposing the FPL groupthink on two players (including one from Andy's beloved Man Utd), before assessing the captaincy options - for which Haaland doesn't seem the principle candidate this week. They finish by resuming the low-scoring season of Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and the lads are now on BlueSky too, but without the underscore: @FPLLounge. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW9 Preview of the 24/25 season! A shortened show this week means the lads delve straight into the players on their radar. Cheap forwards seem to be the flavour of the week with some good output, underlying numbers and fixtures for a couple in particular. The return of a former FPL Lounge player of the season also has the lads intrigued. Captaincy follows with an interesting dilemma for FPL managers. 3 blanks in a row for Haaland and City looking off it - but some of the highest projected goals ever for them this GW. The lads discuss the pros and cons. Who The Heck Is Stat is on a break for a couple of weeks as Chris jets off round the world - which may be for the best given how the lads are getting on this season! It will be back with a vengeance once Chris is back in good ol' Blighty later in the season though. If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW8 Preview of the 24/25 season! Back from the international break, the lads start by going over the big non-FPL related news: Thomas Tuchel's appointment as England manager. They also look at any big injuries and late returns from the international fixtures. The radar has a familiar feel to GW7, with only new additions to the fringe, but that does include an old FPL Lounge favourite and a winger with a good fixture run in the next four. No swimming against the tide this week, so the lads try to catch each other in their honey traps, where contrasting approaches make for some spicy traps. Captaincy feels like the first incredibly obvious choice of the season. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW7 Preview of the 24/25 season! As is often the case, the lads start by considering the impacts of midweek European action on FPL. Onto the Players On The Radar and - possibly for the first time ever - someone in each position makes it on. A fixture swing for a Big 6 team sees two of their players make the cut, plus one player carried over from last week and a new one who the lads have previously warned against! A huge, and possibly controversial tide to swim against this week but the lads take it on like prime Baywatch Hasselhoff. Followed by a far more routine captaincy discussion They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW6 Preview of the 24/25 season! Back to a normal length pod after a shorter one last week, the lads start by discussing the minutes and team in midweek action, including a poor result for Andy's Man United in the Europa League and plenty of rotation in the EFL cup. The radar includes a bulky mid-range, with upgrades for one asset in the midst of a big fixture swing, and another new addition that will surprise many long-time listeners. There is also a fringe shout for a cheaper alternative to Mo Salah. It's teh first honey trap of the season, and both Andy and Chris go down a very similar route with it, before discussing whether Haaland should be perma-captain for now. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW5 Preview of the 24/25 season! A shortened pod this week because of a holiday in the Lounge, the lads start by discussing the minutes - and injuries - from a midweek round of EFL cup and Champions League matches. A full radar sees a stalwart FPL asset remain on the centre, multiple assets on the mid-range including some budget defenders to pad out your backline, and an intriguing OOP midfielder whose fixtures have just turned. The lads finish this week with captaincy, assessing Erling Haaland's stats vs Arsenal, and looking at two other options with appealing home fixtures. If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!

Welcome back to the FPL Lounge for our GW4 Preview of the 24/25 season! International break is over, so the lads are back to FPL, and the new rolling transfers rule means managers have more flexibility to make changes now the transfer window has slammed shut! The lads have a rare double on the centre of the radar, featuring two big-hitters that need no introduction to FPL players, but who have great fiuxtures and greater underlying data. They've also got two teammates on the fringe that can, if they survive European rotation, could have high-upside given their relatively modest ownership. They swim against the tide once again this week, this time looking at a player who has been transferred in by over 500k players since GW3. Captaincy feels like a toss-up between Salah and Haaland, although the lads look at some differential options targeting some leaky defences. They finish, as ever, with a little game they like to call Who The Heck Is Stat?! If you like what you hear, do let the guys know on X (fka Twitter), Insta, Threads or TikTok, @FPL_Lounge, and be sure to subscribe wherever you get your pods, so you always get new episodes in advance of the Gameweek deadline!