Summary
In this episode, the hosts discuss various Premier League matches and players. They cover topics such as the form of Crystal Palace and Brighton, the performance of West Ham and Manchester United, the potential of Aston Villa players, the disappointing performance of Fulham and Burnley, the situation at Luton and Newcastle, and the upcoming match between Bournemouth and Forest. The conversation covers topics such as Bournemouth and Everton's performance, the preview of the Spurs vs Everton match, the assessment of Kula Sevski's performance, the evaluation of Pedro and Udagi's performance, the analysis of Liverpool and Arsenal players, the discussion about Wolves vs Chelsea, and the review of the fantasy football league. The hosts also discuss their upcoming transfers and plan for future podcast episodes.
Takeaways
Chapters
00:00
Introduction and Gameweek 17
01:21
Crystal Palace vs Brighton
03:00
West Ham vs Manchester United
04:34
Aston Villa vs Sheffield United
06:23
Fulham vs Burnley
07:20
Luton vs Newcastle
08:38
Bournemouth vs Forest
22:45
Discussion about Bournemouth and Everton
23:38
Preview of Spurs vs Everton
23:58
Assessment of Kula Sevski's performance
24:36
Predictions for the Spurs vs Everton match
25:08
Evaluation of Pedro and Udagi's performance
26:06
Discussion about Everton's performance
26:56
Analysis of Everton's recent form
27:30
Assessment of Liverpool's performance
28:01
Opinions on Liverpool's underperforming players
28:48
Consideration of Liverpool assets outside of Salah
29:13
Discussion about Arsenal players
29:45
Evaluation of Arsenal's upcoming fixtures
30:13
Preview of Wolves vs Chelsea
31:34
Conversation about Raheem and Palmer
32:33
Analysis of Wolves' fixtures
33:27
Review of the fantasy football league
36:07
Discussion about upcoming transfers
39:41
Planning for future podcast episodes
Summary
In this episode, the hosts discuss various Premier League matches and players. They cover topics such as the form of Crystal Palace and Brighton, the performance of West Ham and Manchester United, the potential of Aston Villa players, the disappointing performance of Fulham and Burnley, the situation at Luton and Newcastle, and the upcoming match between Bournemouth and Forest. The conversation covers topics such as Bournemouth and Everton's performance, the preview of the Spurs vs Everton match, the assessment of Kula Sevski's performance, the evaluation of Pedro and Udagi's performance, the analysis of Liverpool and Arsenal players, the discussion about Wolves vs Chelsea, and the review of the fantasy football league. The hosts also discuss their upcoming transfers and plan for future podcast episodes.
Takeaways
Chapters
00:00
Introduction and Gameweek 17
01:21
Crystal Palace vs Brighton
03:00
West Ham vs Manchester United
04:34
Aston Villa vs Sheffield United
06:23
Fulham vs Burnley
07:20
Luton vs Newcastle
08:38
Bournemouth vs Forest
22:45
Discussion about Bournemouth and Everton
23:38
Preview of Spurs vs Everton
23:58
Assessment of Kula Sevski's performance
24:36
Predictions for the Spurs vs Everton match
25:08
Evaluation of Pedro and Udagi's performance
26:06
Discussion about Everton's performance
26:56
Analysis of Everton's recent form
27:30
Assessment of Liverpool's performance
28:01
Opinions on Liverpool's underperforming players
28:48
Consideration of Liverpool assets outside of Salah
29:13
Discussion about Arsenal players
29:45
Evaluation of Arsenal's upcoming fixtures
30:13
Preview of Wolves vs Chelsea
31:34
Conversation about Raheem and Palmer
32:33
Analysis of Wolves' fixtures
33:27
Review of the fantasy football league
36:07
Discussion about upcoming transfers
39:41
Planning for future podcast episodes
Dan (00:05.263)
Hello and welcome to Red Web Blue, I'm Dan Adams.
Diaz nuts (00:08.999)
I am Dominic Adams.
Andy (00:10.867)
Andy Adams, gotta be quick.
Dan (00:12.955)
Alright it's Christmas time with Gameweek 18 coming this Thursday but before we get there the elephant in the room that is the notification now on the Premier League site, Gameweek 17 will remain open after the conclusion of Sunday's matches. More information will follow in due course. So it was great to see that Luton's captain Tom Lockyer was communicating and aware but we're now waiting on the news of the replay and what happens to Dominic the Donkey's points.
Diaz nuts (00:38.698)
I don't know if we need a replay, Dan. I mean, everyone saw what happened. You don't need to do it again. Oh, oh, he made the match. A bit morbid, Dan, come on.
Dan (00:45.979)
I mean the match, like not the guy collapsing, let's not have a replay of that dumb Jesus wept monster
Andy (00:47.679)
Not as lucky as collapsing again.
Dan (00:54.883)
Oh yeah, that's on me. We've got nine games to talk about this week, so we should be quicker. City and Brentford both miss out. No doubt though, we'll spend too much time talking about the Liverpool and United game, in which apparently only one team was trying to win. After that, we're gonna run down the league and we'll talk about our transfers. So, heading straight into it Dom, I hope you've got your game face on because it's Crystal Palace versus Brighton. So as our resident Crystal Palace expert, how you feeling about the...
Diaz nuts (01:21.738)
Oh my god. Oh my dear lord. I tell you what, they did well last week though, didn't they? Fucking did good. 2-2 again, see? I didn't see it but no, I was watching the headlines coming through. So how controversial was that 95th minute goal?
Dan (01:27.343)
They did? Yeah. 2-2. It was a good game as well, did you watch it?
Dan (01:42.036)
It wasn't, it was a still world penalty and he knew it as soon as he did it.
Diaz nuts (01:44.662)
Ah well, there you go, you can't say a thing on that. And Phil Foden as well, so that was a fucking great one. To see him concede a penalty.
Andy (01:51.127)
Doesn't matter, no negative points for giving away penalties.
Dan (01:52.003)
Doesn't matter, no negative points though.
Diaz nuts (01:54.466)
What the fuck, you don't get negative points for conceding penalties anymore. Jesus Christ.
Andy (01:56.159)
Nope.
Dan (01:56.227)
No? If you miss, if you miss you get negative points, but not for conceding them.
Andy (02:02.611)
Yep. My reaction was, oh well. Actually I was happy because it meant that like City Defender and Edison owners got screwed a little bit, which is nice.
Dan (02:04.887)
Yeah.
Diaz nuts (02:05.654)
Son of a bitch. I can't believe that.
Dan (02:12.376)
Sony no radar leaks as Edison's prefer.
Diaz nuts (02:12.778)
I'm sure. Surely that like took points off you previously. I feel like it did. Fuckin' hell.
Dan (02:18.535)
Nope. It's only if they got their pounces saved.
Andy (02:19.335)
No, I don't think I ever did. Yeah. Saves is the only thing that's Christian. I think the only thing I really like about, um, palace now is they have an essay and now they have an Ozo as well. So I think that just collecting people with like Zs in the middle of them. They need an Aza or like Uzu.
Dan (02:34.275)
I get it. Is he? Yeah.
Diaz nuts (02:38.09)
You should change Mikael Alisa's name to have the Z in it as well. They'd have Ozo, Lizzie, and Ezzy.
Andy (02:42.487)
That was a... they've already got one. I just told you that.
Dan (02:47.599)
Lizzo. I thought that she was playing football.
Diaz nuts (02:48.874)
Yeah, listen.
Dan (02:52.035)
Right. So realistically though, all jokes aside, we're not taking... Yeah. No. What are you... No Brighton?
Andy (02:53.111)
But Edward's injured, so you don't want any of their players, no, do you?
Diaz nuts (02:54.67)
No. Jokes aside, no Palace, no Brighton.
Andy (03:00.119)
Oh, whoa, whoa. Brighton, Brighton maybe though now.
Dan (03:03.331)
Hmm. Is Pascal Gross not like a sleeper hit? Yeah.
Diaz nuts (03:03.626)
Why? Why would I want pride?
Andy (03:05.619)
I don't know, Pascal Gross is like, okay.
Andy (03:10.731)
Probably not though. I think if you're in the Pascal gross market, you should instead be in the Karl Palmer market instead. For a former, I'm good. I might get him in this week.
Diaz nuts (03:11.902)
You can stay asleep.
Dan (03:16.535)
Carl Puma. I don't know why his name is just like a bag full of marbles in my mouth. I don't know why
Diaz nuts (03:16.765)
This is what I call a crap-er, isn't it?
Andy (03:22.683)
I might get him in. I'm thinking about it seriously. Kyle Palmer? No, no, no Pascoe Grits, but Kyle Palmer. 5.4 million. Pascoe, get in my team, Palmer.
Diaz nuts (03:25.146)
Why? A poma, yeah, but I wouldn't get Pascal Gross in there. He got fucking vomped by our arsenal.
Diaz nuts (03:34.838)
He's 5.6 million now.
Dan (03:35.348)
Ploma. Chiroprima.
Andy (03:36.639)
5.6C like everyone's buying?
Diaz nuts (03:39.07)
Everyone's bought them now, you went up in price today.
Andy (03:41.791)
God damn it, there's another 0.2 million down the toilet for not acting quickly.
Diaz nuts (03:47.239)
This is like stocks all over the place.
Dan (03:49.659)
So just to quickly cap off the Brighton talk, you're right, Pascal Gross is not worth talking about. He's gone in the past... Well... 1-7-12, nothing against Chelsea, 9 against Forrest, but then before that he was just trash.
Andy (04:02.815)
I mean, that's not bad for like the last five. They had a nine, a 12, and a seven.
Dan (04:06.897)
6.4 million though.
Andy (04:09.255)
Yeah, but he's outscored probably Phil Foden in those last five games.
Dan (04:13.841)
Uhhh... no.
Diaz nuts (04:15.537)
That sounds like a very direct comparison you're trying to do there as to whether you should have food or not gross
Andy (04:20.925)
Uh-uh.
Dan (04:21.147)
Well, Foden won't play this week, as we'll get onto.
Diaz nuts (04:23.918)
There you go, Andy.
Andy (04:23.999)
Philly Foden is gonna become Karl Palmer.
Diaz nuts (04:26.958)
Cop ever.
Dan (04:29.911)
Moving on, so that was Thursday's game. So by the way, just to spin back slightly there, game week starts on Thursday at say 6.30 close UK time for an 8 o'clock match. We then go to Friday for another 8 o'clock match on the 22nd Aston Villa vs Sheffield United. I feel like we're not talking about Aston Villa enough outside of Watkins. Are any of the other players worth it given where they are?
Diaz nuts (04:34.166)
Boo.
Andy (04:38.675)
Ugh. The worst.
Diaz nuts (04:41.771)
Wank.
Andy (04:55.667)
Who else are you talking about?
Diaz nuts (04:55.798)
Marino, Alex Marino, he could be good.
Andy (04:59.579)
Maybe. Yeah, he did get on like the final third a few times in that game.
Diaz nuts (05:01.482)
if he gets his run. Yeah, he'd be the only one. Him and Wally. Willy Watkins.
Andy (05:08.885)
But you're not getting any cleans though, probably.
Diaz nuts (05:12.675)
Now you kind of rest on the assist sun.
Andy (05:15.433)
Mm.
Dan (05:16.615)
It just feels like a bit of an anomaly that they're so high up in the table, I think while they sit in second or third. And one player, that's all we're talking about is one player.
Diaz nuts (05:23.062)
But everyone's dog shit.
Andy (05:26.219)
They're pulling a break and that's what they're doing, to be honest. They're overperforming their squad by quite a bit.
Diaz nuts (05:36.386)
But Andy's happy to go to Watkins now, and anyone that doesn't have Watkins should be sad.
Andy (05:39.047)
Uh, yeah, no, my transfer this week actually taking a hit finally worked out.
Diaz nuts (05:46.486)
Jeff Watkins done. He's sad. Oh, you've got him now, okay.
Dan (05:48.367)
Got it.
Yeah, the one I don't have is Slanky, which we'll come on to.
Diaz nuts (05:53.65)
I don't have them either, but I can't wait for him to lose his points, that's fine.
Dan (05:57.427)
We'll get on to that. Moving into Saturday then, because we're trying to keep up the pace. We're already six minutes in and we've done two whole games. We're doing great guys. West Ham versus Man United. So, Andy, I know you're going to talk a lot about this one, but before you do, I watched the match and for all of VDV's noise about one team trying to win, we had a couple of good chances to be fair.
Andy (06:23.447)
Yeah, but it turns out don't have any people who can actually finish any chances.
Dan (06:27.863)
No, no. I mean, but we brought Rashford on near the end and he looked terrible. We had Anthony Marchial terrible. It was like, Hojland was, had four touches by, I think it was the 40th minute. Hojland, Hojland. Yeah, he's not good.
Diaz nuts (06:39.861)
Oh shit.
Andy (06:43.519)
No one cares. He's not good. Who cares? They need to just sign Ivan Tony in January, to be honest. Like, if they really wanted to win, that's what they'd do. Just pay a shitload of money for Ivan Tony.
Diaz nuts (06:45.847)
It's a math book.
Dan (06:54.892)
He's going to Arsenal apparently.
Andy (06:56.435)
Well, it's just diabolical.
Diaz nuts (06:57.23)
Oh, fun fact, fun fact on Ivan Tony. Did you know what Ivan Tony's middle names are? Benjamin Elijah. So Ivan Tony's initials are I bet. Yeah.
Andy (07:03.095)
Criminal.
Dan (07:10.967)
No fucking way. When art imitates life. He was set up from the beginning. How could he not?
Andy (07:17.408)
Yeah.
Diaz nuts (07:20.562)
It was a setup.
Andy (07:20.935)
Yeah. So I'm going to play Jared Bowen because I've got him and you have to, because he's kind of on form. But United looked defensively pretty good against Liverpool. Yeah. I mean, they probably played out their skins because it was Liverpool. And though he won't, that's the other problem is that he won't play the same like, cause basically he played six man defense against Liverpool with, like, with McTominay and, um,
Diaz nuts (07:26.124)
Yes.
Dan (07:31.579)
But only Liverpool. That's the problem.
at Amfield.
Andy (07:47.739)
Emrebat sitting right in front of the back four the whole game. Like he's not going to do that against West... He can't do that against West Ham because he actually needs a win.
Dan (07:55.115)
Yeah, I think we'll get exposed to be honest.
Andy (07:56.011)
So yeah, I mean, kudos though. I'm very much interested now. He's taking like good shots from outside of the box.
Dan (08:02.317)
Mm-hmm.
Dan (08:05.723)
How has he done recently? 64 points overall. It could be because he's gone... he had 16 against Wolves obviously but then he went 2 against Fulham, 2 against Tottenham. 9 and 10 against Crystal Palace and Burnley. Not bad.
Diaz nuts (08:08.402)
You did well in the last game. So that's recency bias though.
Andy (08:22.295)
It's not bad.
Diaz nuts (08:22.422)
But what's the West Bam fixtures like? They've got Man U, Arsenal, Brighton, Sheffield United, Bournemouth.
Dan (08:26.459)
Brighton.
Andy (08:29.399)
But if you count nine as a double digit, because it's like close enough, like there are very few players who get multiple double digit game. Well, I mean, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Because if you do the average of those three scores, you got a 17 and a 12. So it's not like the other two were like 10s. Like.
Dan (08:36.571)
Quick math.
Diaz nuts (08:38.565)
I mean, 9's like 10.
Diaz nuts (08:46.146)
like nine's like ten and eight's like nine so like
Dan (08:48.475)
So, jokes, joking aside, we're trying to be quick here guys. Kudos, Solanki, Watkins, Wilson slash Isaac. Like you've got a lot of spot Alvarez. Like who is your three strikers now? Who would be your ideal three strikers now?
Andy (09:05.087)
I think Solanke's nailed on for me. Like he's been consistent the whole season.
Dan (09:10.075)
So yours has to be Slanky Watkins Hallander.
Andy (09:13.337)
Yeah, that would be the three if I had to pick three today. And then next would be like, Kuhnia would probably be the next one up just because it was priced to performance.
Dan (09:19.971)
Forgot couldn't write to you, done.
Diaz nuts (09:22.538)
I've got Watkins, I have Alvarez, but I'm not particularly happy about it.
Andy (09:27.219)
I wouldn't be on Alvarez now, form-wise. He looks like absolutely lost.
Dan (09:31.799)
If you could pick again though Dom, which three would you pick?
Diaz nuts (09:31.862)
Yeah, if I could pick fresh, I would have Watkins still. I would. It depends on how injury and how that goes. As soon as he's fit, everyone has how and so then it's how and Watkins. Oh, I don't know. When January rolls around though, and Ivan Tony's around, he's going to be in someone he's going to have to be in your team.
Dan (09:35.943)
Mm-hmm.
Andy (09:41.983)
Well assume Holland's fit and everyone has to have Holland.
Andy (09:48.715)
stomach the donkey, it's hard to argue against him.
Andy (09:57.343)
I don't know if he is or not, depends who he plays for.
Dan (10:00.335)
That's a good point.
Diaz nuts (10:00.922)
If you play for Brentford, he's still going to be the star striker he was.
Andy (10:02.803)
If he plays for Brentford, I want him more than if he plays for Arsenal.
Diaz nuts (10:07.414)
Hmm
Andy (10:08.151)
Because he has to share time with Gabriel J. Zeus if he's playing for Arsenal.
Dan (10:08.335)
You don't want him into mingling. Yep.
Andy (10:13.815)
Thanks for watching!
Diaz nuts (10:14.51)
I feel like I have to get Slanky now just for the coverage because like, nearly everyone's getting them now. He's up close to 20% owned. He's 17.8%.
Andy (10:19.415)
Because he's good.
Andy (10:23.603)
Yeah, because he's really good.
Dan (10:25.563)
So if you were to look at the top three for the season, because that's when you spoke about Andy's looking at the long view rather than just in the moment, you'd be Halle and Watkins Alvarez.
Andy (10:33.716)
Yeah.
Yeah, you would, but it's again, like, it's your recency thing. Uh, but in the opposite, right? Like Alvarez was good and now is not good. Yeah.
Diaz nuts (10:43.978)
and non-recency bias.
Dan (10:45.975)
But surely Alvarez should be getting better now that he doesn't have Hallum to contend with. Obviously there's no point talking about him this week because they don't play.
Andy (10:52.511)
Well, that's not true though, is it? Cause like the two games where there's been no Harlem, he's done an assist, I think he got in one of the two games.
Dan (10:59.7)
That is weird, isn't it?
Andy (11:01.075)
Yeah, should be his two big games because he's the Senate forward. Does start all.
Dan (11:05.867)
Okay, so back to the match. Obviously West Ham-Bowen is definitely an option. Kudus interesting United.
Andy (11:12.928)
Yeah.
Andy (11:17.235)
I don't have anyone. I got rid of Dilat for a doggy, so...
Dan (11:18.448)
Tumbleweed.
Diaz nuts (11:20.514)
I'm still trying to divest myself of this unitedness. But to be fair to McGuire, like he did get me some points. Well, not this week because he's injured. So he's fucked now, but yeah.
Dan (11:26.107)
You must have got points.
Andy (11:27.559)
Yeah, you've got points this week.
Andy (11:31.987)
Well, he got points, like he would have got points if he played this week. The United Defense would have got points this week.
Diaz nuts (11:37.19)
Most interestingly, Oh Nana keep it with the most clean sheets this season. How'd he do it?
Dan (11:41.927)
It's not him though.
Andy (11:41.947)
Yeah, no, and I think every other week he's conceding, right, multiple times. So it's not like you're going to get like decent save points. He doesn't make that many saves in the games where he concedes. Just lots in howlers.
Dan (11:55.103)
Yeah, it's just a solid defense in front of him is the difference. Fulham.
Diaz nuts (12:00.762)
a solid defense in the form of Iran and Johnny Evans.
Andy (12:04.615)
It was against Liverpool. Good enough to shut out Mo Salah.
Dan (12:05.415)
Colleen against Liverpool. Yeah.
Diaz nuts (12:07.438)
It's cause you guys weren't trying to win.
Dan (12:09.5)
Exactly.
Andy (12:09.576)
Yeah, apparently, yeah.
I like the Roy Keane quote though, like in response, so we'll get to that one.
Dan (12:17.783)
Uh, Fulham versus Burnley. I guess we can quickly talk about Fulham. I apologize to anyone who brought Raoul in, brought Jiminez after I said Jiminez, brought the Jiminez in after I said that he was reinvigorated and ready to go because he's just murdered a man and got sent off.
Diaz nuts (12:27.65)
Jimenez.
Diaz nuts (12:36.206)
Three Feather. He was invigorate. He was super invigorate.
Andy (12:37.535)
Dude, that was brutal. Logan, Logan told me, he's like, why is he getting sent off? That's fine. I'm like, what are you talking about? He wasn't looking at the ball. He was like, literally like trying to jump into it.
Dan (12:50.577)
Yeah. It was an ice hockey hip check to the face to take the boy out. Yeah, it wasn't great.
Andy (12:56.627)
You know what? So going back to United for a second, what Roy Keane's quote was, his quote was, um, he was asked about Virgil van Dyck's comments on, um, United with only one team wanting to win. And his comment was one title in 30 years. Oh, it's good. Very wise. And he's, and he's sitting there having to converse with Daniel storage.
Dan (13:14.832)
There you go.
Diaz nuts (13:15.065)
Oh dear.
Dan (13:17.776)
So it is. It's just spitting truth, spitting facts.
Andy (13:24.407)
Who like one of the comments I saw on Twitter was like so storage is like laying into United like back in DVDs stupidity and one of the things on Twitter was like Daniel storage otherwise known as Former Perth glory player who did a silly dance once or twice a season
Diaz nuts (13:42.062)
hard, Danny boy.
Dan (13:42.676)
Storage was alright, he was alright, however many times he used to be in the England squad, that was depressing. No, he's not the Hurricane, who scored again by the way in Europe, he's absolutely on fire for Munich. That was the anger, the outburst of anger in that one.
Andy (13:48.16)
Mm. He's no Harry Kane.
Andy (13:55.676)
Yeah, Pharma's leak.
Diaz nuts (13:57.602)
That was a very loud car from there. Jesus.
Andy (14:04.267)
I mean, to be fair, there were literally three teams in that league.
Dan (14:08.635)
So we're not going to talk about Fallen now because Raul killed a man. Burnley, not an interesting point either. The next match is Luton vs Newcastle. We don't need to talk about Luton but we can talk about Newcastle. So how long is... Oh there you go. That's good to know. Exactly. Giant pink deathblow.
Andy (14:20.203)
The full-on away strip is super nice though, that pink one though. Isn't it?
Diaz nuts (14:22.978)
That is nice.
Andy (14:26.927)
It's good because then the players can see Raul Jiménez coming. Oh, I know what the thumbnail is going to be for this week.
Diaz nuts (14:30.023)
Yeah
Dan (14:38.555)
So for Newcastle, Gordon feels like he's locked in.
Strikers I had, EZack, didn't realize he was injured. Is Wilson now nailed if EZack's injured?
Andy (14:46.26)
Probably.
Andy (14:52.139)
For a game probably until he gets injured again, yeah.
Diaz nuts (14:54.538)
Yeah. But yeah, Gordon's good to go.
Andy (14:58.439)
Yeah, I think Gordon's a decent pick. I think there's basically three people vying for one spot in my team. And it's like, well, maybe four. Bowen, Foden, Palmer and Gordon.
Dan (15:08.079)
God bless.
Diaz nuts (15:10.334)
or former.
Dan (15:13.695)
I'm gonna go what I'm doing it
Andy (15:16.305)
I think that's it though, right? Because I'm not getting rid of Saka because he's like a whole different, he's the highest scoring midfielder in the game on 97. So you're not getting rid of him. You're not getting rid of Salah.
Diaz nuts (15:24.03)
our Salah.
Dan (15:29.078)
Okay, so...
Andy (15:29.163)
So then it's like the other, then there's like those slots that he has to fight for a spot in Gordon.
Diaz nuts (15:34.11)
than those slots.
Dan (15:34.427)
So the perfect mid then you're looking at Sala, Saka and then...
Andy (15:38.899)
Probably sun on the season, but he's expensive.
Diaz nuts (15:41.195)
Mmm, yes, yeah. I wanna get him in.
Dan (15:42.072)
far too expensive.
Andy (15:44.415)
But he is good and he's like scoring goals all the time, assisting all the time.
Diaz nuts (15:47.458)
Yeah, I want him. I want some.
Dan (15:48.679)
But for those last three slots you'd be saying like what Gordon Foden Bowen and you'd be happy with that
Andy (15:51.647)
Proma.
Andy (15:55.511)
And does your wang as well like in that mix? Yep. So there is, there's like a lot of like those 6 million ish midfielders. They're good now, but not as good as Saka and Sala.
Dan (15:58.111)
Oh, Heechan. My wang just sitting in my field.
Diaz nuts (15:59.363)
That's your wine done.
Dan (16:12.807)
So slightly meta, but I feel like we're not very good at taking our own advice. And ironically, who is, is Eli who's top of the league. Cause he, he did that. He bought Palmer and you know, it's a, it seemed obvious he's scoring his form. Cause he sorts it by form basically. And just brought him in. So are we missing a trick here? Cause he's doing well by just doing that. Sorting by form seems to be working.
Andy (16:18.697)
Mm.
Andy (16:29.832)
Mm.
Andy (16:36.848)
Eli, bring in Rico Lewis.
Dan (16:39.82)
Pretty cool though, this is not top of the form table.
Diaz nuts (16:42.506)
Rico Henry. Yeah.
Andy (16:43.571)
Rico Henry, the other Rico.
Dan (16:45.219)
Yeah, all of them. Why was this sort by form? Oh, and just to confirm by the way, Eli doesn't get to listen to the podcast because the F-bombs everywhere. But Andy, like Kudos, for example, for West Ham is a mid, by the way, not a forward. And he'd be in, so he's top of the form table right now. Gordon's fourth, Son's fifth. You know, there's a lot of decent players in there that-
Andy (16:58.839)
See you.
Andy (17:02.739)
Yeah, I know. I know that.
Diaz nuts (17:02.766)
Come in Andy, come in.
Andy (17:10.163)
Yeah, I think form is a legitimate thing. Like that. I think like Senesi is an interesting one for Bournemouth, right? Like we're talking about form, like, holy shit, is he on form? Like his last, let's see his last four games. Well, it's probably it's biased by two really, but he had a 14 and a 15. And then a zero and a two. So you have to be careful with form because sometimes it's like really lopsided.
Dan (17:11.121)
Fuck.
Dan (17:20.216)
Hmm.
Diaz nuts (17:36.162)
I just need to get the standard deviation in there.
Andy (17:38.727)
Well, all like the sample size, because I don't know how many games they use to calculate form.
Diaz nuts (17:43.53)
I'm going to say it's like five.
Andy (17:45.735)
Like actually a better pick would have been, imagine you'd had Tarkowski since game week 14, 8666.
Dan (17:46.349)
Wouldn't be that many I don't think.
Dan (17:53.624)
or Mikulenko, I'm sure he's got probably similar.
Diaz nuts (17:54.11)
everything. Michael Enco didn't start last week.
Dan (17:59.043)
I was injured.
Diaz nuts (18:01.133)
unsure I don't know if it's an injury if it was just a selection
Andy (18:05.823)
Hmm. Dwight McNeil?
Dan (18:07.919)
What about the people who brought Daburr into the Form Table? Top of the Goalkeeper Form Table is Pickford Foreverton. T-Rex Arms.
Andy (18:12.847)
Yes, it's second in form.
Diaz nuts (18:17.175)
happen.
Diaz nuts (18:21.582)
Fucking heaven.
Andy (18:23.231)
But that's the problem. I think that's the downside of form, right? Like you can get locked into teams who just had a good run in like a good set of fixtures and then they come up against like a Man City Liverpool and then the formal, all of a sudden like changes overnight. So you do have to take fixtures a little bit into account.
Dan (18:38.011)
But then that is balanced, I feel. If you took, like, thinking in my head now, I wish I'd taken the form approach, but with all kind of arbitrary cut the table in half and only look at the top 10 teams, because it should be form across just those top 10 teams, and you wouldn't be including Everton players then.
Andy (18:54.399)
You would have missed out though on McNeil, right? 8 14 3 6.
Diaz nuts (18:58.786)
And if he didn't cut our 10 points, then we probably would be top of the top table.
Andy (19:02.845)
Mmm, get fucked then.
Dan (19:05.031)
Well that's me. I consider myself fucked. Right. I was gonna say just before we move away from Newcastle, Dubravka, Trippier, like where are we sitting on those? Obviously he didn't play last week but he's back this week. Do you guys still have him?
Diaz nuts (19:13.224)
Mm.
Andy (19:17.575)
I have the bravka, don't have the trapeze.
Diaz nuts (19:17.748)
Nope.
of our rail trips.
Dan (19:22.523)
Do you still want Trippie or Andy? No, just no.
Andy (19:24.384)
No.
Well, no, because my defenders, the most expensive one is Saliba, who's like 5.3 and I don't want to waste money on defenders. Like Poro has been fantastic and he's only like 5 million. I want like cheap defenders.
Dan (19:34.352)
Yeah.
Dan (19:41.063)
defenders like marcos senesi who's got uh forest fulham and tottenham coming up
Andy (19:44.789)
Maybe.
Cheap defenders, maybe you. Marco Sineski.
Dan (19:52.717)
So not in Forest vs Bournemouth is the next match, that's why we kind of moved on to Senesce there. Forest, Steve Cooper still has a job.
Andy (19:59.235)
One more thing on Senesi, if they do reset that fixture, he has another shot at a clean sheet.
Dan (20:04.551)
True. It's true.
Diaz nuts (20:07.63)
There are always silver linens, you know.
Dan (20:11.803)
So I guess first question before we go into Bournemouth is why does Steve Cooper still have a job?
Andy (20:17.151)
Bomethagood.
Dan (20:19.102)
us first.
Diaz nuts (20:20.073)
Evens forest
Andy (20:20.411)
Oh, you said Bournemouth.
Dan (20:21.999)
Yep, Steve Cooper for Forrest. Why is he still the job?
Andy (20:25.579)
They're afraid of him because he looks like a bridge troll.
Dan (20:34.074)
You know what he looks like? He looks like he's been made out of claymation.
Andy (20:38.066)
He looks like the Goonies, you know, like the...
Dan (20:40.819)
Sloth from the Goonies, jeez. Right, personal attacks aside. Bournemouth, Dominik Slyanky, you're now saying that he's top three strikers to have in your team.
Andy (20:44.629)
Uh, yeah, that's probably why.
Andy (20:56.211)
Well, I'm not saying that he is, right? I'm coming for him. Like he's been banging in goals all season.
Diaz nuts (20:58.99)
That is it.
Dan (20:59.639)
Ugh, going back to form aren't we?
Diaz nuts (21:01.93)
He's in my team, so...
Andy (21:03.623)
I mean, Dominic's lanky in like the last, like, goes like to the start of the season, right? Seven, five, two, seven, two, six, two, one, seven, two, 13, two, six, two, seven, six. So like all season.
Dan (21:16.891)
So here's a question. Would you have them united?
Andy (21:21.359)
Yeah, he's better than what we've got. Come on. There's probably like half of the strike. I'd take Cunha, I'd take Salanki, I'd take Kudus...
Diaz nuts (21:21.827)
course.
Diaz nuts (21:28.077)
That's it.
Dan (21:28.292)
I know we're laughing a bit but you know is he playing as effectively the big fish in a little pond at Bournemouth where nobody else is doing anything except him or would he fit into a bigger team like a United?
Andy (21:40.919)
I think the problem is he's kind of, how old is he? I think he must be like 28 or something by now. He's been around a while.
Diaz nuts (21:47.694)
It's slinky. It doesn't tell you ages when you look at their profiles.
Andy (21:55.867)
Yeah, well, I think he's older and I think he gets injured a lot, so probably that's why. Okay.
Dan (21:59.247)
26, Andy. It's 26. Prime.
Diaz nuts (22:02.134)
Fucking hell, take him in my United. I'd take Dwight McNeil in my United, over some ego fucking players. I'd take him over Anthony, so that'd be good enough for me.
Andy (22:06.199)
I would not take Dwight McNeil at Man United. I'm not that desperate.
Dan (22:07.207)
Oh no thank you, we don't have any more evidence to reject. Not after the Fellini nonsense, no more evidence to reject.
Andy (22:12.799)
Calm down. I would take, um, Kunya I think is an improvement. I think that Raul Jimenez is probably an improvement. Well, he's not straight up murdering people, but you need some of that intensity in the team as well. So, um, I do think that like that's so that's a separate podcast, but United's frontline is just fucking atrocious.
Dan (22:20.655)
Well he's not killing people.
Dan (22:26.746)
Yeah.
Dan (22:34.288)
It is.
Diaz nuts (22:35.182)
How about Ruchala Dad, would you take him at my name?
Andy (22:37.347)
No, wouldn't take Richelison. Too much suspended, too much injured. Would take Hyungmin Son in a heartbeat.
Dan (22:37.483)
Nope.
Diaz nuts (22:43.022)
Too much wanker. Yeah.
Dan (22:45.635)
Anyone else for Bournemouth then? Except for Slunky.
Andy (22:50.208)
See you later!
Diaz nuts (22:50.318)
It's Toneezy. Ah, fucking.
Dan (22:52.485)
Why is he not in your team then? You shout at me every podcast, why is he not in your team?
Andy (22:54.871)
Because for some reason, whoever, who's the manager of Bournemouth?
Diaz nuts (23:02.208)
I'm gonna say someone Jones
Dan (23:02.273)
of PASS.
Andy (23:03.411)
It's like Higginbotham or something, isn't it? Or like Higgins something. I can't remember his name, but for some reason he hates Tavernier because he benches him half the time. Okay.
Dan (23:10.819)
It's not, it's Andoni Iriola, because there was a big thing about him going back to play United, wasn't there?
Andy (23:15.927)
Is that okay? Yeah, for some reason, they freaking benched Vernier every he scores one game, then the next game they bench him.
Diaz nuts (23:16.414)
ARIO.
Dan (23:25.551)
Stop, stop please. You're a defender, what are you doing? Get away from the goal, stop it!
Andy (23:28.807)
So good. Like him. So I wouldn't have any of that players other than Salanki, unfortunately, because they change the team around all the time except Salanki.
Dan (23:38.391)
Spurs vs Everton is another 3 o'clock match.
Andy (23:42.291)
Buzz went easy easy.
Dan (23:44.138)
Oh.
Diaz nuts (23:45.02)
I don't know. It'll be a low-scoring game.
Andy (23:47.999)
Paddy power me on two goals to the good for Spurs. Yep.
Dan (23:53.031)
So what spurs, goal difference too, all right.
Diaz nuts (23:53.334)
You think?
Dan (23:58.575)
Did you watch the Spurs match by the way? What do you make of Kula Sevski then? Is he getting into people's teams or is it just a one-off?
Andy (23:58.603)
Easy.
Andy (24:05.971)
He looks like Zara.
Dan (24:07.619)
Well, apart from the mask. Ha ha Gingers are a girl.
Diaz nuts (24:10.371)
Ginger Zario.
Andy (24:12.295)
Yes, he's like a ginger sufferer. Yeah, he's good. He's good. I mean, he's playing like super aggressive again, and like getting into the box a lot. I think that they're like just patchy as a team though. I think that's the problem. Kind of don't know which version is going to show up.
Dan (24:20.551)
Mm-hmm.
Diaz nuts (24:28.942)
That's what I'm saying. It depends who turns up to have it.
Andy (24:31.935)
But I think it'll be the good version at home against Everton.
Dan (24:36.444)
Hmm.
Andy (24:36.615)
I think Sun will score in that game and I kind of wish I had him but I don't have space room.
Dan (24:41.003)
Tottenham to win by exactly two goals, four to one. It's all right.
Andy (24:44.567)
It's not bad, is it?
Yeah, I think Spurz, so I have Paro. Paro, if you don't have Paro, what are you doing at this point? Like, what's he got to do? What's he got to do?
Dan (24:48.422)
Uh
Dan (24:51.908)
Obviously.
Diaz nuts (24:56.11)
Thanks for watching!
Dan (24:57.147)
I don't have power, what am I doing? What am I doing? He's gotta not be a different problem. I've gotta solve my team at the time, if I'm brutally honest, it was a possibility, but.
Diaz nuts (24:58.988)
my day.
Andy (25:08.535)
I tell you what, he's just good. Little Pedro out there, eight points this week. It's gonna be more points against that. Probably another six to eight point job against Everton.
Diaz nuts (25:14.19)
Do I have to fucking...
Diaz nuts (25:18.382)
Do I have to take a hit to get fucking power wind? Jesus Christ.
Andy (25:24.127)
Little Pedro, what's he got to do? And Udagi's banned this week though, so that kind of fucked me on that Dilot to Udagi transfer. I did get the five points for the clean sheet out of it. Then Idiot Features has too many yellow cards, so misses the next game, which is kind of annoying because that was part of my calculus of getting him.
Dan (25:39.311)
But so would have Dallow because of, you know, just being overly aggressive, apparently.
Andy (25:41.171)
Yeah, Dallow would have anyway, exactly. So like it would have been bad, I don't. Yeah. And I think I actually would have got the same five points for both of them because United got the clean sheet and he got like two yellows. So it's just minus one, minus one. And well, minus two for a red or whatever it is. It would have put him down from seven to five.
Dan (25:56.891)
So we spoke about it there, talking about Form, Everton, Pickford being in there, Dwight McNeil jokingly being in there. Are you taking any Everton players? No.
Diaz nuts (26:06.285)
No.
Andy (26:07.631)
Uh-uh. Nikolenko's the only one I'd consider, just because of the price.
Diaz nuts (26:09.802)
The planets will realign at some point in time. It's just fucking off kilter right now.
Dan (26:13.795)
Will they? I feel this is like angry dice ball with them getting the 10 points. This is them now responding to the 10 point deficit thing.
Andy (26:13.959)
Yeah, I think so.
Diaz nuts (26:22.998)
All that needs to happen is they get pulled apart by one team and then it's back to oh we're fucking shy again and then it's...
Andy (26:28.043)
To be fair, they did play like decent teams as well though, like they played Newcastle and Chelsea in that run.
Dan (26:32.199)
Mm-hmm.
Diaz nuts (26:34.814)
I don't know why we're considering Chelsea a good team. It really depends which Chelsea turns up.
Andy (26:39.155)
Yeah, but like I'm not, I'm saying it's not like it wasn't like Luton Forest Bournemouth that they were playing like in that run. It was like good teams. Sheffield United. Like it was like Newcastle are good and they beat them three now.
Dan (26:39.45)
it.
Dan (26:43.951)
No.
Diaz nuts (26:44.398)
Sure.
Diaz nuts (26:52.348)
You can sort of in their funky stages at that point in time, weren't they?
Dan (26:56.565)
Yeah, they went through like a lull.
Andy (26:56.787)
Yeah, I think they were kind of tired from Europe. So, like, there is that a little bit.
Diaz nuts (26:59.726)
We got batted 4-1 by Spurs the week after.
Andy (27:04.019)
Yeah, I wouldn't bring any Everton players in, but if I was, it'd be Nikolenko.
Diaz nuts (27:05.81)
Nope. That did not happen.
Dan (27:09.267)
Good to know. Final match on the Saturday the 23rd is Liverpool vs Arsenal. That's a cracker to go out with like on the Saturday.
Diaz nuts (27:17.582)
point about Liverpool and Everton. There's only one person with who's underperforming their goals, expected goals worse than the new nurse. Only one person worse than him is DCL.
Dan (27:26.236)
Darwin.
Dan (27:30.455)
Oh, is DCL getting enough game time?
Andy (27:32.203)
TCR.
Diaz nuts (27:35.806)
You only think he's not getting game time because he's not scoring any fucking goals. He's just on the pitch doing fuck off.
Dan (27:39.656)
Is he playing 90 minutes each time and I'm just not seeing him? Hahaha Wow, that's rough.
Andy (27:40.049)
It's probably just not memorable.
Diaz nuts (27:45.89)
So yeah, back to Liverpool. Nunes, if you're stupid enough to have him, what are you doing?
Dan (27:50.375)
He's going this week, he's got to go this week. I was hoping that he was going to somehow take advantage of a disenfranchised United team, but it just didn't happen at all.
Diaz nuts (28:01.344)
Mm-mm, mm-mm. Don't touch Darwin.
Andy (28:01.719)
I nearly triple capped Salah this week. I was actually like hovering over the button before the game. I know. I was like seriously contemplating it. And then I'm like, it would go against my rule of not triple capping in a double game week. Like that's actual rule.
Diaz nuts (28:08.034)
God, I wish you would have done that.
Dan (28:09.607)
That would have been good.
Dan (28:20.451)
But a lot of people did though. There was a lot of threads on Reddit and that saying that this is United at the lowest in an ebb. Liverpool coming in strong, Trent playing out of his skin recently and still, you know, doing quite well. If you watch the match, you know, they were hammering us, let's be honest. Um, there was only a couple of good saves for O'Nan of when people throw in their bodies in the way like Evans and the rest that stopped them scoring. But are you interested in other Liverpool assets outside of Salah? Is
Andy (28:43.433)
Yeah.
Andy (28:48.275)
I still don't think I am.
Diaz nuts (28:48.666)
No. Trent possibly if he if he was cheaper but not now.
Dan (28:52.155)
But if you're not interested in Trippia, how can you be interested in Trent with the price that they both cost and what they do?
Andy (28:52.371)
Is that it, Millie?
Diaz nuts (28:58.166)
I'm not interested in either of them. I just had to bring in fucking Pedro Parra to stop looting points to Andy.
Andy (28:59.103)
Yeah, it wouldn't bring it neither.
Andy (29:05.102)
Hmm, can't help yourself lately.
Dan (29:08.495)
Alright, on the arsenal side of things, it seems like it's still merry-go-round. Like, who...
Andy (29:13.579)
That's soccer. Just have soccer and saliva. That's the two.
Diaz nuts (29:16.737)
I got Sacka, got Saliba, got White. All got me points at the weekend.
Andy (29:19.391)
Don't know about Ben White. I don't think I want Ben White.
Diaz nuts (29:22.866)
He's had 90 minutes to pass through your games. You got 5-2-4.
Andy (29:24.307)
I think he's going to concede this week though, I think. Why would you bring him in this week? Yeah, but if you have it, if you have, well, so I guess that's the question. If you have Arsenal or Liverpool defenders, you basically know they're not going to get a clean. That'll be at worst a one-one, I think. It's not going to be a nil-nil. So like, do you really want like a Saliba playing this week? Ideally, if you don't have to.
Dan (29:25.109)
Yeah, but he doesn't feel nailed. Yeah.
Diaz nuts (29:28.938)
I already had him. Had him last week.
Dan (29:40.387)
Yeah, it's going to be a high scoring game, fast high scoring game.
Diaz nuts (29:47.954)
You think that's going to be a fast high scoring game when Liverpool can't score against Man U?
Andy (29:49.703)
I think it, I didn't say it would be a fast high scoring game. I just said, I thought it wouldn't be a no no.
Dan (29:50.538)
Mm-hmm.
Dan (29:54.751)
I guarantee you there'll be at least three games in that... Three games, three goals in that game. Three games in that goal.
Diaz nuts (29:55.318)
Um
Andy (29:56.599)
Three games in that goal.
Diaz nuts (30:00.064)
I guarantee to the opposite side because Arsenal can't score anything and neither can Liverpool against Man Utd.
Andy (30:05.707)
Okay, we'll just bet on the over-under between the two of you then. Dan gets what, like two goals and you get less than two goals.
Dan (30:09.135)
done three or more oh 2.5 yeah I get 2.5 you get less than 2.5 cool so the arsenal side of things effective what we're saying is Saka, Saliba, Dom you shot at Ben White I'm concerned that he might be a rotational risk Jzuz scored like we're not in for Jzuz anymore now
Andy (30:15.016)
less than 2.5.
Diaz nuts (30:16.773)
Easy.
Diaz nuts (30:29.779)
Uh, fuck off. I'm not speaking about Jesus. Yeah. The two fucking games I dropped them. So fuck off. Um, but hold up, hold up Arsenal. So after this Liverpool game, they've got West Ham, Fulham, Crystal Palace and forest. So the next four games are all green. The, which is why I want some of that. Cause I can see there being at least one or two clean sheets in there.
Andy (30:31.051)
What's he got, like two goals all season?
Dan (30:36.782)
It's more to wind on. Alright, so the last game... Sorry, Dom.
Andy (30:38.066)
Mm.
Dan (30:47.707)
Mm-hmm.
Andy (30:57.671)
Maybe. I think I'll keep saliva. I might consider another one. We'll see.
Diaz nuts (31:04.114)
consider Ben White because Tommy Asu is dead and so is Timber, obviously. So they've not got many other right backs sitting there.
Dan (31:13.079)
and timber.
Diaz nuts (31:16.613)
Asshole. Fucking asshole.
Dan (31:18.895)
Are you shouting timber? Sunday 24th of December is Christmas Eve wolves versus chelsea is our last festive game Feels a bit of a shite one to be honest. I'm sure the edit builds up to be you know bigger than it was but Bit of a flat one
Andy (31:34.559)
Well you idiots are both gonna be playing Lil Raheem and I'm gonna be playing Coonya. Dan's got his wang out.
Dan (31:40.747)
I got my whang out with DreamyRahimi. It's gonna be a great game. It did.
Diaz nuts (31:40.874)
I'm bringing the dream. Hey, you got an assist last week. You got some points for me? I was fucking over the moon.
Andy (31:46.835)
I told you he's a decent pick.
He's no Karl Palmer, but he's a decent pick. I am going to have Karl Palmer this week, one way or another.
Diaz nuts (31:51.062)
Sometimes. You're not called a bomber.
Diaz nuts (31:57.81)
Okay, blondie.
Dan (31:58.24)
You'll get your man. Do you think you'll do?
Andy (31:58.881)
I feel we'll be in the team.
Andy (32:03.663)
I 5.6 million come on of course he will and he's taking penalties for them now as well.
Dan (32:09.979)
They call him the Iceman, he's seeing Top Gun nicknames. Okay. So Wolves side of things, you're talking Cunha, you're talking... Hwang. What is their run of fixtures like though? Because I think they're coming into a sticky bit aren't they?
Andy (32:13.791)
I like him, I want him in my team.
Andy (32:24.681)
Wolves.
Diaz nuts (32:25.334)
The FDR for wolves is Chelsea Brentford.
Dan (32:27.279)
Chelsea they get, I don't know, a ticket all back, they're going to.
Andy (32:29.655)
Yeah. No, it's kind of mixed.
Dan (32:33.603)
Everton-Brighton United Chelsea Brentford They played Chelsea Brentford? What the fuck?
Diaz nuts (32:33.738)
Chelsea Brentford. Yeah, you've got Chelsea twice and yeah.
That's crazy.
Dan (32:41.867)
That's a weird run of games. Okay, I'll probably keep them then. So we move on to the leagues. I recognise that we've got about three minutes left.
Andy (32:49.142)
Yes.
Diaz nuts (32:51.478)
Hold on a second, that happens to everyone, Dan. That repeating fixture thing. So, Liverpool Arsenal fixtures goes Liverpool West Ham, Fulham Palace Forest, Liverpool West Ham. Same with my news goes West Ham Aston Villa, Forest Totten Bulls, West Ham Aston Villa. Oh my God. So, it's illuminati.
Andy (32:54.24)
What else?
Dan (32:56.408)
they have a weird repeating pattern.
Andy (33:11.307)
Thumbs crack the code.
Dan (33:13.419)
Uh oh. They're coming for you Dom. I see the door get kicked down.
Andy (33:15.143)
Not sure how it helped us as fantasy managers.
He doesn't need AI in machine learning. He's cracked the patent.
Dan (33:24.839)
Speaking of the pattern Andy, what's the league looking like?
Andy (33:27.215)
League's looking... I think it was actually a pretty good week this week for the top 10. I think most people actually scored pretty well. Let's see.
Diaz nuts (33:35.766)
You know when Andy talks about the league, he's generally saying how he did in the league. That's generally what you're going to get.
Andy (33:39.848)
No, I think like.
Dan (33:40.447)
Is he in the league? Is he in the league? Yes, what you're saying.
Andy (33:43.047)
And looking at the league, the worst score in the top 10 was 54, which was pretty high above the average this week.
Diaz nuts (33:47.906)
Fuck's sake. Why would you fucking call out the 54 and the top 10, you bastard?
Dan (33:54.119)
Who is that, Andy?
Andy (33:55.607)
Who was the 54? So number 10 was Mahakioska, 55 points. Billy Gold, 63 points. Decent week. Number nine. Eric Calvi, eight. Dominic with 54 points at number seven. Again, the low is that two weeks in a row? The lowest scorer in the top 10? No, you were one point off lowest last week. Yeah, that's great. That's right. And then number six, Alan Sinclair, number five, Connor Gunn who
Diaz nuts (34:12.19)
No, I didn't have the lowest last week. Fuck off.
Dan (34:12.519)
Fall from grace. Close to. One point off. Fall from grace.
Andy (34:23.883)
did get the top points in the top 10. He got 67 this week. Aaron Milne with 60 and fourth, then Hobie Miller third, Tobias Scott second, Steve still tops. The top four actually interesting we're all within two points of each other this week.
Diaz nuts (34:41.454)
I tell you what Andy, all these people are gonna drop shitloads of points when they wipe out Dominic Slanky's points and I can't fucking wait for it.
Andy (34:49.023)
Well, they might get more because he might go two goals.
Dan (34:49.227)
six points gets stolen away.
Diaz nuts (34:54.078)
Yeah, when they replay the fixture though, but I'll have them by that point in time.
Dan (34:54.215)
What do you think about that, Dom?
Andy (34:58.223)
It doesn't matter if you have him, you don't retrospectively get his points this week, genius. No, I know that, but like if he scores twice instead of once in this fixture, then I get two goals instead of one goal, so it could work out worse for you than now.
Dan (34:59.207)
I don't think I'll let you.
Diaz nuts (35:02.535)
It doesn't get both the points though, gonna replay the whole game.
Dan (35:13.223)
I don't know how they're gonna work it, you're right, because Willy freezes Gameweek 17's teams, and therefore they replay that singular fixture.
Andy (35:17.771)
They have to freeze the... No, I think they just have... Like, Salanke is just in your team in that week, right? And they just add his points in retrospectively whenever the match gets replayed into that week. Yeah, you can't get... No one can add him in if they didn't have him. No.
Diaz nuts (35:18.733)
No.
Dan (35:27.587)
Yes, you will never get the opportunity to get him done.
Diaz nuts (35:30.799)
Okay, because you can also get red cards, so we'll just go on that basis.
Andy (35:34.951)
He could also get a red card, it's possible. Unlikely though.
Dan (35:39.175)
Speaking of getting red cards, I feel like I've been given a red card. So we'll go through the family league, the league that matters. At the bottom still is myself. 49 points in the game week for 9-1-3. Then we've got Noah with 51 in the game week for 9-1-9. Then we've got Dad, scored 45 in the game week for 9-2-3, the lowest out of all of us. Andy, big hitter with 65 in the game week for 9-3-3. Climbing way back up the league again. Dom.
Andy (35:57.044)
rough.
Dan (36:07.215)
dropping points 54 in the game week for 954 then Eli fucking s- Eli fucking- You dropping points to a 9 year old?
Andy (36:10.859)
Correction, dropping points again. Oh.
Diaz nuts (36:13.91)
fuck is this me dropping points when you've like the fucking the bottom three people all got worse points me and I hear I'm like oh here's Dom with 54 points dropper points fucking hell
Dan (36:23.295)
Yeah, you were you know top. Will you not top? Will you not top?
Andy (36:23.455)
I'm sorry.
Andy (36:27.847)
was at one point. It's not even Christmas yet, man. It's not even Christmas yet. There's a whole half a season to go.
Dan (36:30.287)
So at the top now, at the top now, Eli Adams, 75 points in the game week for 992. Like honest to God, every single player he picked just absolutely smashed it, it was ridiculous.
Diaz nuts (36:30.638)
Christ.
Diaz nuts (36:44.395)
Take some tips down.
Andy (36:45.235)
You know what, I am kind of annoyed about the Salenki thing actually, just to go back to my points. Cause he actually is on, he was top of the bonus point chart as well. So he was on a nine. It's actually even more annoying that he didn't get the points.
Dan (36:51.771)
Nine. Some for bones. Yeah.
Dan (36:56.892)
Yeah. So just to round out the pod here. So Eli had Depravka in goal. He got Shaw coming off the bench for Mikalenko who didn't play. He had De Sassi, Poro, Palmer, Salah. Well, ignore Sakuranko and Atcio and then Watkins, Salanki and Jesus up front. So like nine out of his eleven players returned. I don't think I've ever had that.
Andy (37:18.951)
If we, if we're like, I did have that, I think this week I had eight, but, um, I don't know how many I had actually this week, but we all, but everyone missed on captain this week. That's the only downside. Yeah.
Dan (37:24.987)
See, not nine though.
Dan (37:30.68)
Yeah, everyone shit their bed.
Diaz nuts (37:32.61)
Thank God. That's all I'm gonna say. After Alvarez shit in the bed, thank fuck, Sal did nothing.
Andy (37:38.248)
Yeah.
Dan (37:39.019)
Alright, very quickly then, what trans is your making? If any.
Diaz nuts (37:44.174)
Fucking made two, haven't I?
Dan (37:45.903)
Bye bye.
Andy (37:46.975)
He's brought in Pedro because he can't help himself.
Diaz nuts (37:48.058)
Who are they? I brought in Pedro because I'm not bleeding any more points to Andy and I brought in Solanki because I'm still not bleeding any more points to Andy as well. Yep.
Dan (37:52.993)
Okay, and...
Andy (37:55.552)
Oh wow, it's starting again.
Dan (37:57.437)
Oh The template begins Okay, Andy and he's like I took power out
Andy (38:01.747)
Wow, defensive moves. I'm going to go drop par. No, I'm going to go probably, I haven't done it yet, but I'm probably going to go if I do a transfer, which I don't know if I'm going to do it or not yet. I'm going to go, um, Foden to Carl Palmer.
Diaz nuts (38:07.598)
You
Dan (38:18.395)
Oh my God.
Andy (38:18.943)
But the problem is I would have to play five midfielders this week if I did that, because Gordon, I want to start this week as well, fixture wise. So I'd have to drop one of my three strikers, which I don't really want to do. So I need to look at it a bit more as the answer.
Dan (38:31.227)
Yeah, I've probably gonna drop Darwin for a better striker and that's about it really for me
Diaz nuts (38:37.026)
So Danny's gonna pick any other striker in the whole of the Premier League.
Dan (38:39.607)
Yeah, but effectively I'm going to roll some dice and see what number comes up. And that's the striker. I'm going to pick up the list in form. Uh, and it'll still do better. All right. That's us. What do you do? Give up Andy.
Andy (38:48.359)
Yeah, but like, what do I do? Right. Like I have, no, so like if I take Foden to Palma, currently he'd be on the bench and then the seven players, sorry. Yeah. Seven players I could choose from to replace him for. Gordon, Saka, Bowen, Salah. Watkin, Solanke, Kunya. And they've all got good fixtures except probably you could argue Saka away to Liverpool isn't like amazing, but.
Diaz nuts (39:11.822)
Yeah, you have to start.
Dan (39:13.735)
Wait, you need to keep him in the team, right?
Andy (39:15.099)
Yeah, so even if I brought Palmer in, I probably wouldn't play him over any... Maybe I'd play him over Bowen at home to United? I don't know.
Dan (39:22.779)
I would play him over... Hmm, actually no I wouldn't. Yeah, you're right, I wouldn't bother with the transfer than if that's the case.
Andy (39:26.079)
It's a way wolves is like the fixture for porma.
Diaz nuts (39:29.55)
Let's return it to the noise as well.
Dan (39:29.803)
I wouldn't bother with the transfer.
Andy (39:31.015)
Yeah, probably not gonna. So maybe I'll hold this week.
Dan (39:34.775)
Alright, I guess on that note we will say see you later and Merry Christmas to all, given that it is going to be the first of season.
Andy (39:41.875)
Yeah, and happy holidays if you're not Christian and don't like Christmas.
Diaz nuts (39:45.419)
Hold on a second, because we're gonna have to pod on Christmas Day to be ready for the Boxing Day fixtures. If there's a game on...
Andy (39:52.927)
What I think we do is I think we, I think we put on Christmas Eve during the Chelsea Wolves game. Like I think that's probably smart. So we don't have to put on Christmas. Yeah. Cause that's it. Cause I think we'll all be busy with like kids stuff on Christmas day. So probably don't want to do Christmas day and give people one day to download it.
Dan (39:53.396)
What does it have to do?
Diaz nuts (39:59.199)
Yeah.
Dan (40:00.087)
Alright, we'll do a live pod. We'll watch that shit. Yeah.
Diaz nuts (40:05.358)
What's that garbage?
Diaz nuts (40:13.227)
I'm not sure Dan is going to be allowed to be sitting watching the Wolves Chelsea game podding at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for a...
Andy (40:20.971)
We'll be on vacation as Christmas is.
Dan (40:21.519)
Why the fuck not, Tom? Get out of my life. You don't know me. Ha ha ha. I don't like my kids. Get out, they're all beating me in football anyway. Fuck them guys. Ha ha.
Andy (40:24.639)
Yeah, don't tell him what to do.
Diaz nuts (40:25.455)
You don't owe me.
Andy (40:30.247)
Yeah, exactly. Eli's way better than you anyway. And Noah.
Diaz nuts (40:32.654)
Can we just replace Dime with Eli anyway?
Dan (40:34.831)
Yeah, exactly. Tag Eliin.
Andy (40:36.383)
Just ask Eli to do you a team like I used to do, don't us?
Diaz nuts (40:41.068)
Oh, shots fired.
Dan (40:41.93)
That's rough.
Andy (40:42.675)
That's true though. All right.
Dan (40:44.495)
All right. See you next week.