Waiting On the Bonus Points comes to an emotional close in this final farewell episode. We got the band back together for the finale as Mr Emotional Beren Cross returned one last time after an impressive Free Hit score in Blank Gameweek 35. Gut man Jak Ball and Stat man David Munday took the opportunity to reveal what their plans are for the season run-in including the best time to deploy their remaining chips. But the main focus for this final episode was a look back at our personal highlights of recording this podcast this season. We also give you our listeners a special tribute for helping this podcast become such a success. We can’t thank you enough for your support! #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #PremierLeague #thfc #mufc #mcfc #lfc #BGW34 #GW36 #fantasyfootball For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Waiting On the Bonus Points – A Fantasy Premier League Podcast

33: The Last One

Our Fantasy Premier League managers discuss two different approaches to Blank Gameweek 35 in our latest podcast. We have decided to record in two legs (a la Champions League) this week, while we sit at the Double Gameweek 34 half-way stage. David and Jak discuss how their teams are getting on so far with both the Triple Captain and Bench Boost still in play for them. But the key discussion topic this week was how to plan for Blank Gameweek 35, with a specific look at the sides who have played their single DGW34 fixture already. More importantly, David tells us what his Free Hit squad might look like while Jak explains his approach to BGW35 and the rest of the season because he has no such chip to fall back on. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #PremierLeague #thfc #mufc #mcfc #lfc #DGW34 #fantasyfootball For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

32: How to do Blank Gameweek 35 without a Free Hit chip and why Man City and Arsenal are essential

The big double gameweek questions dominate are thinking on the latest episode. In particular we assess which of the FPL chips could make the biggest difference for you in DGW34. The Bench Boost, Triple Captain and Free Hit all have their merits, but which one will David or Jak go for? Whether or not Harry Kane is an essential asset for DGW34 and which Manchester United player is the best to own were two other debates we look to settle. That and the little matter of Jak's anger over Kane having his "goal" at Stoke chalked off. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #PremierLeague #thfc #mufc #mcfc #lfc #DGW34 #fantasyfootball For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

31: Best chips to use in FPL Double Gameweek 34 - Bench Boost, Triple Captain or Free Hit

To Kane or not to Kane? That is the question ahead of Spurs' trip to Stoke in Gameweek 33. The talismanic striker Sir Harold returned way ahead of schedule in Gameweek 32 and has both David and Jak worried about getting him back. We discuss whether it's worth breaking even a Wildcard team to transfer him in as well as the future of Roberto Firmino and Chelsea players in our team. The latest assist controversy, involving Son Heung-min and Skhodran Mustafi, got given some well-earned air time with Jak particularly unhappy! #fpl #fantasypremierleague #harrykane #kane #tottenhamhotspur #spurs #thfc #cfc #chelseafc #liverpoolfc #lfc #firmino For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

30: Should I sign Harry Kane ahead of Gameweek 33 after early return from injury?

Waiting On the Bonus Points discusses the best time to Wildcard as the FPL community debates the pros and cons of Gameweek 32 and 33. Our own bosses David Munday and Jak Ball pick out some of the most essential players to include on the Wildcard for those playing it this week and answer some of your questions. Anyone with queries over Manchester City post-title win, whether to include Roberto Firmino for much longer and the best Leicester player to have, Jamie Vardy or Riyad Mahrez will hopefully find this week's episode helpful! Blank Gameweek 31 also gets a thorough review after Free Hitters enjoyed their biggest green arrows of the season. Have a listen to see if we gave you the manager of the week award! #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #PremierLeague #EPL #BPL #liverpoolfc #watfordfc #stokecity #evertonfc #afcbournemouth #westbrom #huddersfieldtown #crystalpalace #manchesterunited #manchestercity #mufc #mcfc For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

29: Best time to play Wildcard chip and best players to sign for double gameweeks

Whether or not you should sign players who don’t have a fixture in the next gameweek is a subject of discussion on Waiting On the Bonus Points this week. Some FPL managers have been transferring in the likes of Son Heung-min, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford for Gameweek 31, despite the fact that they will not play – because of their involvement in the FA Cup. With discussions about how to plan for the upcoming blank and double gameweeks without Wildcard and Free Hit chips, David and Jak speculate if this is how some managers are future-proofing their squads. Our very small of players eligible to be signed in Blank Gameweek 31 increases slightly this week after some differentials emerged in Gameweek 30. That means David and Jak have been able to update their very unreliable-looking BGW31 squad. With injuries to Sergio Aguero and Harry Kane we also look ahead at some potential long-term replacements for them if they end up sidelined permanently. For more tips on how to navigate the blank and double gameweeks without a Wildcard and/or Free Hit chip, listen to last week’s episode HERE: http://bit.ly/2FCLPKJ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

28: Should you sign FPL players who won't play in a blank gameweek?

Our Fantasy Premier League podcast 'Waiting On the Bonus Points' returned this week after a short hiatus - and it's finally time to talk about 'Chip season'. How to ensure you have a decent team playing in blank Gameweek 31 was our big talking point as FPL bosses work out how to navigate the peaks and troughs of the next few weeks, particularly with their GW30 transfers in mind. If you've still got all your chips left then David's advice will help you work out when to play them. But those of you with only a few of them left can benefit from hearing how Jak will play out the rest of the campaign, because he's in the same boat as you.  GW31 is proving particularly problematic considering that there seem to be very few avenues for investment, so David and Jak combine forces in an attempt to name a starting XI for it and in what order you should sign those players. As people continue to sign Mohamed Salah even at this late stage of the campaign, we assess whether or not it's too late to bring him in if you haven't done already. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #PremierLeague #EPL #BPL #liverpoolfc #watfordfc #stokecity #evertonfc #afcbournemouth #westbrom #huddersfieldtown #crystalpalace For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

27: How to navigate blank and double gameweeks WITHOUT a Wildcard or Free Hit chip

Mohamed Salah punished our podcasters again this week by delivering in another big game. Which got us wondering why the Egyptian has not been our captain more often this season. Guest star Tom Cantle from Who Got the Assist? delved into the psychology of picking a captain while host David Munday bemoaned his poor form when it comes to skippers this season. Jak took on another forfeit after recording his lowest net score of the whole campaign and we checked in on how the January transfer window and deadline day signings have settled in ahead as we look towards the final run in of 2017/18. #FantasyPremierLeague #FPL #PremierLeague #Liverpool #lfc #Salah #MoSalah For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

26: Why don't FPL managers captain Mo Salah enough?

Sergio Aguero made all the difference in GW25 as our latest forfeit got swung right at the dead. In Beren's final episode we discuss the transfer deadline dealings and whether or not they will affect our FPL plans for the future. Cheap budget strikers get another look as Jordan Ayew and Callum Wilson both make their case for inclusion going forward. And we solve the puzzle of which Manchester United attacker should be in your side both for the upcoming Huddersfield Town game and long-term. We finish this farewell episode for Beren with the most dramatic Friday Night Deadline Quiz in the history of the show. It's got everything, chips galore, late drama and bags of emotion! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

25: Aguero swings the forfeit in Beren's farewell episode

Sergio Aguero propels himself back into the FPL discussions after his hat-trick against Newcastle in GW25 - and our managers have mixed opinions on him. Harry Kane's tricky fixtures have many an FPL boss considering the next #Kanexit movement and David, Beren and Jak revealed where they sit on that particular debate. Despite David suffering some horrendous bad luck with Chelsea's troll-jobs Eden Trollard and Andreas Christentroll, he ended up dodging a bullet as Liverpool were beaten at Swansea. So Beren takes on a familiar forfeit having finished GW24 with just 46 points. Alexis Sanchez grabs himself some air-time as the community considers tearing up their teams to get him in. We also take a look at the movers and shakers in the Herald's mini-league. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

24: The return of Sergio Aguero and the #Kanexit movement

On this week’s show we discuss the increased need to wait a little longer before making your transfers during the January transfer window. A lot of FPL bosses like to try and beat the price rises in order to assemble a more expensive squad but when the transfer window is open, things can change much more quickly. Our podcasters David Munday, Beren Cross and Jak Ball toyed with the pros and cons of waiting until after the press conferences at this time of year and whether or not you should too. Elsewhere, there was severe GW23 disappointment for David who takes on his first musical forfeit of the season in this episode, and contemplates his first defeat since early December. We’ve got an exciting new feature in our quiz too so dive into the latest episode of Waiting On the Bonus Points! #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW24 #Liverpool #TottenhamHotspur #ManchesterUnited #ManchesterCity #Chelsea #Arsenal #lfc #thfc #mufc #mcfc #cfc #afc For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

23: Why FPL bosses should hold off making transfers and playing Wildcards during the January transfer window

We are back with a bang in 2018 as our FPL bosses recover after a manic Christmas period. All three of them experience grief at the turn of the year as there was Triple Captain problems, Mo Salah price drop problems and mindless Wildcard decisions at every turn. One of them did so bad over the festive fixtures that they ended up taking on the dreaded Christmas Leftovers Challenge. We picked apart Jak's particularly questionable Wildcard to act as a warning to anyone else playing theirs and there was more drama in our Friday Night Deadline - an FPL quiz. #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #PremierLeague #thfc #mcfc #mufc #lfc #afc #cfc For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

22: Triple Captain fail, Mo Salah injury, New Year Wildcard advice and the dreaded Christmas Leftovers Challenge

The 2017/18 season so far gets a full review in our New Year Special episode of Waiting On the Bonus Points - while we hand out some awards too. We look back on some of our favourite forfeits and pick a winner from a shortlist of six. You can re-watch our forfeit videos below and vote yourself!  We also go over David, Beren and Jak's FPL group chat to pull out some of the most memorable meltdowns we've had this season. Whether it's unfortunate line-up woes or more captain blanks, all three of us have got hot under the collar in 2017/18 - and we want to share some of our exasperation with you. To round things off, we pick out our individual players of the season so far. Who are yours? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter! FORFEIT VIDEOS AND VOTE: http://bit.ly/2CeUtkh #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW21 #mcfc #mufc #lfc #afc #thfc #cfc For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

21: New Year Special, end of year awards, best forfeit, favourite meltdowns and top players

Fantasy Premier League injury expert Ben Dinnery was our special guest on the Christmas episode of Waiting On the Bonus Points this week. He gave us the scoop on what it's like to deal with FPL injuries and fitness tests on the front lines and handed out some helpful advice for how to handle your squad over Christmas. Our seasonal puns made a return as David and Jak went head-to-head in an attempt to be crowned the Christmas Pun Champion. It was another forfeit for Jak this week as his December run continues to cause him great frustration. You watch his special 'FPL Dance' by following the link below. As usual, we answered questions from the community who this week were wondering whether it was time to get back Paul Pogba (£7.9m) back in their squads. Our FPL quiz was as close as ever this week as Beren and David were foxed by some tricky festive questions! VIDEO OF JAK'S FPL DANCE: http://ow.ly/r9Pi30hlt4 A Detailed analysis of #Kanexit: http://ow.ly/FJjm30hltaP Players to sign for GW19: http://ow.ly/F5uv30hlt8M Predicted Man City line-up: http://ow.ly/zNdq30hltdd #FPL #FantasyPremierLeague #GW19 #Christmas #mufc #mcfc #lfc #afc #cfc #thfc For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

20: Christmas Special, guest Ben Dinnery on injuries in festive period, pun battles, seasonal quiz and end of year advice

The FPL Cup left all three of our podcasters in a dull mood after GW18 as we round-up the biggest fails from that competition on our latest episode. Jak experienced one of his worst ever gameweeks as an FPL boss as managers all over the world were well and truly stitched up. We had our first Christmas-style forfeit this week as we looked ahead to the manic fixture schedule over the next two weeks. The likes of Chelsea and Everton were looked at as teams to invest in for the near future while Romelu Lukaku came back into discussions again. There was also plenty of drama in our quiz as usual with a ridiculous high-scoring battle this time around! Players to sign for GW18: http://ow.ly/E1lV30hdYAS GW18 Captain candidates: http://ow.ly/kddV30hdYEI #FPL #GW17 #GW18 #FPLCup #cfc #efc #mcfc #watfordfc #mufc For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

19: FPL Cup fails, Jak's worst ever gameweek, time to jump on the Everton bandwagon, Christmas plans

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