FML FPL - Fantasy Premier League Podcast

We're halfway through a match and halfway through a matchday, but it's kind of the only time we could pod before Walsh goes on vacation, so here we are vibing with a great tournament so far.

Join the FML FPL World Cup Fantasy league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA

We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

Chapters:

00:00:00 Top Chef to Kick Off Our World Cup Fiesta: Top Tier Tear Play

00:02:18 Halfway Through MD1 Recap: This Is Where Team FML FPL Is At

00:10:41 Starting with Questions from Discord: Fun Teams, Triple Defenses, Japan Differentials, and Transfer Targets

00:19:10 Back to Team Alon and Walsh: Who Replaces Montes, Which Attacker Is Out, and Are We Definitely Wildcarding in MD3

00:24:07 Germany Thrashing: Football Terrorist Leroy Sane

00:27:54 Brazil Lineup and Performance: Weird

00:31:37 Shockingly Good from the USA and Other Random Bits and Bobs from MD1

FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy.

#WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #WCFantasy #WorldCup2026 #MD2
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Alon chats again with Anthony Dabbundo and they go group by group through the 2026 World Cup, picking out winners, dark horses, teams they like, teams they dislike, and potential Fantasy World Cup angles.

Follow Anthony here: https://x.com/AnthonyDabbundo

And check out his work for The Ringer here: https://www.theringer.com/creator/anthony-dabbundo

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro to Anthony and Gambling Disclaimer

00:03:00 World Cup Bets with the Most Value and World Cup Bets with the Most Fun

00:07:53 Starting with the Groups and Their Situations

00:10:24 Group A: Mexico, Czechia, South Korea, and South Africa

00:14:13 Group B: Switzerland, Canada, Bosnia, and Qatar

00:17:52 Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, and Haiti

00:26:01 Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, and Curaçao

00:33:41 Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, and Tunisia

00:37:59 Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, and New Zealand

00:40:53 Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, and Cape Verde

00:43:13 Group I: France, Norway, Senegal, and Iraq

00:49:31 Group J: Argentina, Austria, Algeria, and Jordan

00:52:41 Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Congo, and Uzbekistan

00:57:20 Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, and Panama

01:02:40 Group D: USA, Turkey, Paraguay, and Australia

FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy.

#WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #WCFantasy #WorldCup2026 #MD1
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Three days until go time!!!

We sorta tried to keep things relatively on topic, but in reality we're completely all over the place, mostly focused on our combined fantasy team.

World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA

We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

Chapters:

00:00:00 Vacation Brain: We're Three Days Away from MD1, What the Hell

00:03:31 Questions from Discord Are the Launch Pads, but We Talk About Everything: Goalkeepers, Highest Scoring Teams, Chip Strategy, and Much More

00:39:10 Who Is Locked into Our MD1 Team Right Now (Subject to Change) and Some Chip Planning

FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy.

#WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #WCFantasy #WorldCup2026 #MD1
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Whether you're PFPing (playing for points) or PFVing (playing for vibes), it's time to dive headfirst into World Cup Fantasy.

World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA

We're also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

Chapters:

00:00:00 New USA-Style World Cup Theme Music and Welcome to World Cup Fantasy

00:01:01 World Cup Fantasy Rules and Our Interpretations: Scouting Bonus for the Win

00:20:27 Groups, Fixtures, Favorable Matchups, and Scouting Bonus Targets

00:27:18 Premium Picks and Top Teams: Brazil's Vini and Raphinha, Spain and Yamal, and Many More

00:31:54 More Players and Teams We Love, More Players and Teams We Hate, and Early Picks (Subject to Change)

FML FPL is a fantasy football podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran fantasy managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full matchday therapy.

#WorldCupFantasy #FantasyWorldCup #WCFantasy #WorldCup2026 #MD1
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We’re not good FPL players and we’re not having fun, so something has gone very wrong. Let’s break it down.

World Cup Fantasy is live! Join the FML FPL league here: https://play.fifa.com/fantasy/join-league/WQRK6PBA

Or just use the code: WQRK6PBA

We’re also running a discount from now until the start of the World Cup: 25% off your first month: https://www.patreon.com/1069944/join

Alon will be on The FPL Last Resort post-mortem episode on Monday: https://www.youtube.com/@fpllastresort

Chapters:

00:00:00 Admin Stuff: Cup Winner, Mug Winners, World Cup Pods, and a Discount

00:03:01 Very Quick GW38 Debrief: Walsh Transferred In Someone Who Didn't Play and Alon Saved His Transfer for Next Season

00:05:38 The Forgotten GW1 Bandwagon: Reijnders and Future GW1 Punts

00:16:10 The Timing of Holding Too Long or Too Short: Bad Process

00:26:07 Are the DefCons in the Room with Us Now: Use Transfers on Midfielders and Forwards Instead

00:51:08 Capping Palmer and Capping Gyok: Pay More Attention

00:52:55 What Is the Purpose of Playing FPL and What Is the Goal of Playing FPL

01:05:48 Our Benches and Our Autosubs: Not Good

01:10:37 FPL Burnout

01:15:55 The Joao Pedro Story: Evolving Our Evaluations and the Moving Target of "Nailed Players"

01:20:47 Bench Boost GW1

01:23:22 Liverpool and Slot: Bad Management and Injuries

01:29:03 How to Deal with New Rule Changes: They Will Be Broken

01:33:54 Nerfing Pen Takers

01:40:21 Rapid Fire Notes and Things to Chew On: MGW, Teams In and Out of Europe, and Carl Rushworth

FML FPL is a Fantasy Premier League podcast hosted by Alon and Walsh, two veteran FPL managers riding the weekly highs and lows. Expect brutally honest reactions, fantasy football advice you probably shouldn’t follow, and full Gameweek therapy.

#FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #FPLPodcast #FantasyFootball
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