Episodes

  • S1:E16 Wild Card Drafts, Chip Strategy, and Mikel Arteta

    S1:E16 Wild Card Drafts, Chip Strategy, and Mikel Arteta
    Dec 24 2020
    Merry Christmas from Rebel FPL! It’s Christmas Eve, and we have a marathon episode for you! We were even joined by two special guests, as Rey’s lovely two children spontaneously joined the show. It was a perfect un-scripted moment to make an already wonderful show even more fun for Rey and I to record. We hope you enjoy our little family moment, and again we wish all of you a happy, healthy, and prosperous Christmas, Holidays, and New Year with all of your families. Segment 1 In this episode, we discussed Liverpool’s drubbing of Crystal Palace, and the Reds’ incredible ability to regularly perform with such high intensity and quality. Segment 2 Our second segment comes at what might be the most important moment in the history of Arsenal Football Club. Rey gives us his thoughts on why he believes it’s time for Mikel Arteta to go. Segment 3 And finally, we took a massive deep dive into the current FPL landscape, including potential wild card drafts for Derek, while Re
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • S1:E15 Lethargic Liverpool, Abject Arsenal, and Frenetic FPL

    S1:E15 Lethargic Liverpool, Abject Arsenal, and Frenetic FPL
    Dec 14 2020
    Welcome back to Rebel FPL: crazy midweek fixture congestion edition! Apologies for missing you last week, but we just couldn’t find time to schedule a recording. We’re back to discuss Derek’s Reds, Rey’s Gunners, and finally go on an absolute tear through the FPL landscape as we try to make sense of the weeks ahead. Also, apologies in advance for the huge gain (i.e. loud) on my (Derek) mic this week. A setting was disabled, unbeknownst to me, prior to recording. It should be back to normal next time. Here’s the rundown: Segment 1 – Liverpool The surprising performance from FulhamThe emergence of LookmanKlopp’s baffling team selection in Europe midweekHave we been unfair to him?An impressive lack of injuries in training for Klopp’s teamsBurnout at Dortmund repeating itself?Last season Klopp seemed to manage burnout well by controlling matchesBut the point still stands: it was a meaningless match Segment 2 – Arsenal Wenger’s Arsenal could reliably jump on an oppone
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • S1:E14 Teamsheet Tinkering Trepidations

    S1:E14 Teamsheet Tinkering Trepidations
    Dec 3 2020
    Welcome back to Rebel FPL, where we predict Pep Guardiola's teamsheet with one hundred percent accuracy and lead you to Fantasy Premier League glory! Or not. On this week's episode: Segment 1 - Liverpool Their performance against BrightonKlopp's fixture congestion complaintsIs he affecting their results? Segment 2 - Arsenal Our heartfelt condolences and well-wishes to Raul Jiménez and his familyArsenal's issues vs. WolvesDo Arsenal lack identity? Segment 3 - Our Key Fixtures from Last Week Everton vs. LeedsEverton struggle with pressureThe importance of Kalvin PhillipsChelsea vs. SpursWere Chelsea in control?Should they have won?Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount Segment 4 - FPL Review/Preview Gameweek 10 reviewPotential transfer plansCaptaincyRey's current wildcard draft
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • S1:E13 Flawless Liverpool, Blunt Arsenal, and Lethargic Martial

    S1:E13 Flawless Liverpool, Blunt Arsenal, and Lethargic Martial
    Nov 24 2020
    Welcome back to another episode of Rebel FPL! Rey and I both had slight green arrows this week, but captaincy blanks (and missed chances) from our Manchester United transfers-in left us wondering what might have been. Before we get to this week's episode, some quick housekeeping: at least one of us will be joining last week's guest Glen Kightley on the Everything Arsenal show! We're really looking forward to chatting again, so be sure to tune in tomorrow at 5pm GMT (London) time. As usual, in this episode, we cover our favorite clubs, the standout fixtures from the prior match week, and look ahead to what we want to do with our FPL teams. Enjoy! Segment 1 Liverpool flawless vs LeicesterReturn to form for FirminoJota Jota Jota Segment 2 Arsenal escaping with a drawArteta playing a dangerous game of public criticism of Pepe Segment 3 Spurs masterclass vs CityMan City creative issuesSouthampton vs WolvesWhy do Wolves play with the handbrake on? Segment 4
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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • S1:E12 Technical Footballing Difficulties

    S1:E12 Technical Footballing Difficulties
    Nov 20 2020
    Boy do we have an episode for you! Today we were joined by a special guest, Mr. Glen Kightley (@glen_kightley), and our merry band of football junkies went on an absolute stream-of-consciousness binge through all manner of topics. A note on the late delivery of the show: we had attempted to do a livestream yesterday, which would both get the content out right away via YouTube, but also would allow us to post the recordings more quickly. As Glen humorously pointed out with respect to his beloved Arsenal: we aren't the only ones experiencing technical difficulties these days. Ohhhhh DOISH! Anyway here's a very brief rundown of what we covered, which we'll try to update here later if you're in the mood to read/skim instead: Arsenal's issues and a potentially killer maverick move for Glen in this week's fixture vs. LeedsUnited's attack and further thoughts from Rey and Derek on their potential Martial movesLiverpool's defense, their attack, JotaA deep dive into Manchester Cit
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • S1:E11 International Bore

    S1:E11 International Bore
    Nov 13 2020
    Welcome back for episode 11 of Rebel FPL! It's the international snooze break, and that means it's time to talk bigger picture and really take a deep dive into the football. But first: some big news here at Rebel FPL HQ. Rey Quraishi joined us last week for episode 10 as our guest, and we've decided to make it a regular thing. Everyone please officially welcome Rey Quraishi as our new regular cohost of Rebel FPL! How do you give your new Arsenal-supporting cohost a proper welcome? Easy, wear an Arsenal sweatshirt: but not as a sign of allegiance to the Gunners. Nay, Derek donned Arsenal garb as a tribute to the once-vaunted defense that saved his FPL gameweek by allowing Ollie Watkins to bag a late brace. Joking aside, let's get down to the nitty gritty content you all love so much: not much FPL today frankly, at least in terms of transfer strategy or actual management of our teams. Instead, we wanted to go in-depth on some of last week's fixtures: the tactics, the perfor
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • S1:E10 FPL Sleepers, Tactics, and Football Memories with Rey Quraishi

    S1:E10 FPL Sleepers, Tactics, and Football Memories with Rey Quraishi
    Nov 4 2020
    This week Derek was joined by a very special guest: fellow member of the Planet FPL community (and football tactics guru) Rey Quraishi! What a fun conversation this was! I must say it ran a little long, but I think it was worth it. We covered all manner of topics, including some deep dives into some of the key fixtures from this past weekend. We evaluate the tactics and performances of some of the most interesting teams and players: not only from a Fantasy Premier League perspective, but especially as football fans! But don't worry: there's plenty more discussion of the ongoing car crash that is this FPL season. Okay let's be real: mostly just my FPL season. We also received a fantastic question from a listener on Twitter, @fplthomas8, that Rey and I really enjoyed answering: "What are your favorite footballing moments in history that don't involve the team or country you support?" You can find Rey on YouTube as well, so be sure to check him out there, including his exce
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • S1:E9 Let's Don't Wait 'till the Goals Run Dry

    S1:E9 Let's Don't Wait 'till the Goals Run Dry
    Oct 29 2020
    Boyz II Men references anyone? You're welcome. Gameweek 6 wtf?! Ah well. Regression was bound to happen. Moving on, but first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N9opF-PK5k Okay Seriously, Moving on: So, the actual episode. What did we cover? Pretty much freaking everything. Almost every bloody Premier League fixture from FPL Gameweek 6.Brighton vs. West BromBurnley vs. SpursSouthampton vs. EvertonWolves vs. NewcastleArsenal vs. LeicesterWest Ham vs. Man CityMan United vs. ChelseaLiverpool vs. Sheffield UnitedVilla vs. Leeds(We skipped Fulham vs. Palace, and maybe we shouldn't have given we could be sleeping on Zaha and even Lookman.)Previews of this week's fixtures:Man City vs. Sheffield UnitedWhat's wrong with City?Have Sheffield United turned a corner?My growing suspicion that this will prove to be the best captaincy fixtureChelsea vs. BurnleyThis one sets up very well for the Chelsea fullbacks: whomever the heck they end up being.Havertz vs. Pulisic, and both of them
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    1 hr and 42 mins