SWYW - a fantasy football league oddity

SWYW Episode 41: GW37 'Race for the title' ft Alistair Bruce-Ball, Paul Chambers-Tonner and Eds Chesters

It's down to the final 2 gameweeks of the SWYW 24/25 season and as the SWYW Premier League title comes down to 4 teams, we meet 3 of the contenders in this week's podcast.
We discuss life in the head-to-head leagues and consider who are the players who can provide the difference that might get you some much needed wins to leave your season ending on a high.
We also reminisce about our favourite FA Cup finals from years gone by and look ahead to the two FA Cup finals this weekend, and a small matter of some singing competition in Europe.
Don't forget the early deadline too!

SWYW Episode 42: GW38 'Circling the plughole for some time' ft Chesney Hawkes and Rich Lay

We've a mix of guests dropping into the SWYW pd this weekend ahead of the final gameweek across the SWYW FPL league pyramid.
Fresh from the Big Brother house we're joined by Chesney Hawkes who drops by to discuss his FPL plans ahead of next season in the conference and also reflects on West Ham's performance this season.
Rich Lay is our other special guest as he aims for survival in the championship. He also shares his own personal highs and lows supporting Leeds United.
We also look ahead to next weekend's Champions League final and there's lots of discussion about this week's Europa League final which was kicking off as we pressed stop on the record button this Friday morning.
The SWYW leagues have lots of exciting scenarios for promotion and relegation this weekend so tune in now to find out what's to play for ahead of Sunday's action!

SWYW Episode 43: 24/25 Season Review ft Chesney Hawkes and Tom Bird

We're finally getting around to wrapping up the 24/25 SWYW season so join panellists Jamie, Steve and Lee as they catch up with Chesney Hawkes and cup winner Tom Bird to discuss the highs and lows from the FPL season.
In a bid to be informative, educational and entertaining, we look at the winners and losers across the SWYW pyramid and find out who is the SWYW season superfan in the Chat GPT quiz.
Stats fans can rejoice as Steve shares who was top goalscorer, most transfers, best goalkeepers and much more.
And we also look at the FIFA World Club Cup fantasy competition as the tournament kicks off this week!

SWYW Episode 44: GW1 25/26 'How did we get this recommissioned?'

The football season is back and so our lives are about to be dictated by FPL management for another 9 months or so.
Join Jamie, Steve, Lee, Jersey Chris and non-Jersey Chris as the SWYW panel offers some cracking FPL tips.
As it's a new season we have new manager reveals and we guide you through the new rules and quirks of FPL to help you plan your team and chip management.
We debate who will win the Premier League, who will get relegated and it wouldn't be a SWYW pod if we didn't throw in a chat gpt quiz. What could possibly go wrong?
 

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SWYW Episode 46: GW3 25/26 'Grown Men Cry' ft Maddox Jones and Mikey Austin-Riley

There's lots to discuss on this week's pod as the SWYW panel is joined by Man Utd fan and musician Maddox Jones ahead of his upcoming headline UK tour. 
We also welcome SWYW newcomer Miley Austin-Riley who is a little bit good at FPL to preview GW3 and debate whether FPL managers should go all in on the wildcard or use a free hit instead.
There's a lot of talk about Amorim and we play another round of predictions in 'Who the hell knows?'
And the 'famous' chatgpt quiz returns with a cup upset theme in honour of Grimsby Town's huge giantkilling act. 
Kick start your footballing weekend and get your top FPL tips here before this week's deadline!

SWYW Episode 47: GW3 review 'Which came first, the football or the misery' Ft Tom Gregory and Jack Carroll

It may be an international week but there's lots to talk about on this week's FPL podcast as the panel looks back on GW3 and starts pondering using Wildcards.
We're joined by very special guests and BAFTA winners Tom Gregory (providing the impressions on his 2.5th appearance) and first-timer Jack Carroll from Coronation Street and BGT.
We discuss walk on music for your FPL team, views on the breaking news at time of recording about Levy at Spurs,.
We also look ahead to Saturday's England game at Villa Park as well as other lower league fixtures in another round of 'Who the hell knows?'
And find out who just might be the footballing equivalent of the Justice League, as Jack might have seen them collaborating in a Manchester pub earlier this week..

SWYW Episode 48: GW4 'Do I Not Like That' Ft Eds Chesters and Adam Devlin

We're in great company to discuss GW4 of FPL this weekend as The Bluetones' Eds Chesters and Adam Devlin join the regular panel.
The band share their lead track from upcoming EP 'London Weekend Television' today and take time our from touring to review their positive starts to the FPL season.
Adam shares his thoughts on Brentford's start to the season and we all predict the weekend fixtures in 'Who the hell knows?'
We also discuss the ongoing beef and rivalry that exists to FPL h2h leagues, leading to an official club statement from a SWYW premier league side...
Chat GPT once again powers another quiz which this week focuses on the premier league sack race. And as Adam says on the show, listen in to hear how it descends into a bad Two Ronnies sketch featuring numerous mentions of Alan Pardew and West Ham United.
Tune in now for your entertaining and informative weekly FPL fix

SWYW Episode 49: GW5 'Can't be arrrrrrrrrrrrrrsed' Ft Steve Wybrant

We're looking ahead to GW5 this weekend with our special guest, Leeds fan and SWYW manager Steve Wybrant. 
Is it time to buy Haaland and drop Salah? Or are there other players you need to buy in and sell? Our panel will share their top tips ahead of the Saturday morning deadline.
We hear from our SWYW managers in a brand new feature - 'post match chat'
Plus you can test yourself with our latest chatgpt-fuelled quiz, this week all about British teams in the Champions League.
And did we mention it was international talk like a pirate day this Friday morning?

SWYW Episode 50: GW6 'Panning for gold' ft Chris Murray, Paul Chambers-Tonner and Andrew Chester

We're playing our triple guest chip on this week's SWYW podcast to celebrate our 50th episode of bringing you informative and entertaining FPL content!
We're delighted to be joined by The Burger Society's Chris Murray who shares his recipe for the Golden Burger, and FPL managers Andrew Chester and Paul Chambers-Tonner join the panel in discussing their personal 'golden moments' in their amateur/schoolboy football 'careers'.
We look ahead to GW6 and question whether now is the time to use your Wildcard as well as pondering whether Haaland owners should use their triple captain against Burnley...
This week's chat gpt quiz focuses on the number 50 in premier league history. Prepare to be tested on the unintelligent artificial statistics!