FPL Vibes Podcast Episode 35 – Season Finale

Hosts Omar “dinho” Romero and Darryl “2cents” Celestine are back again in the studio for the final podcast of the season, Episode 35 of the FPL Vibes Podcast brought to you by SocaWarriors.net.

Our first guest, Juma “JDB” Bridgewater joins us as we review our teams’ fortunes and discuss Manchester United and the  impact of Sir Alex Ferguson’s resignation. We are then joined by the top two contestants in the FPL Vibes Prize League, Rene “Ribs” Ribiero and Joel “Jo” Rochard as they review their stellar seasons. The discussion moves to strategy and prospects for the final round of matches and we all give our our picks for upcoming gameweek 38.

We close out with a season recap and discuss upcoming plans as we look forward to next season.

Special thanks to all our featured guests this year:

- Juma “JDB” Bridgewater
- Rene “BESBRAHN” Ribiero
- Anthony “Firebrand” Valley
- Randall “Da R” Bourne
- Kwesi “Hoppa” Hopkinson
- Alon Cooper
- Nkosi Doyle

Also congrats to all the prize league winners and a special big up to SW.net for their support.
Hope you enjoy.

Is ah vibes!

FPL Vibes Picks for Gameweek 37

On each podcast, we normally run through a list of picks for the upcoming gameweek. This being an off week decided to publish our picks.

Look out for a new podcast this coming Wednesday.

Darryl “2cents” Celestine

Captain – Theo Walcott

Cheap Pick – Adam Johnson

Clean Sheet – Everton

Fixture to Watch – Arsenal vs Wigan – I will be tuned into this game for the obvious reasons. Both teams have alot to play for with Arsenal trying to sew up a Champions League place and Wigan trying to fight off relegation. Fantasy league managers will no doubt have players from both teams (though it may not be wise to field defenders in this one).

Omar “dinho” Romero

Captain – Robin Van Persie

Cheap Pick - Robert Snodgrass

Clean Sheet – Manchester United

Fixture to Watch – Sunderland vs Southampton – I think this game will be an interesting one for a number of reasons. Sunderland are fighting off the threat of Wigan in the race to avoid the last relegation spot, but have had a terrible last couple games. Injuries to key players and the Di Canio effect wearing off means they are in real danger. Southampton has been playing great football without getting results like the last game against Spurs, so I expect them to try to guarantee Premier League side and go all out for the win here.

FPL Vibes Prize League Roundup – APRIL

The month of April bring us our first repeat jersey winner as Rene Ribiero with his team BESBRAHN FC wins his second monthly prize in the FPL Vibes Prize League. Having already claimed an Arsenal Wilshire away kit for his January monthly prize, Rene has selected a Brazil Thiago Silva #3 Home kit as his jersey of choice. Congratulations to “Ribs” on his excellent month which also sees him assume pole position in the race for the overall prize with just 3 gameweeks left to play. Special mention as well to Joel Rochard with his Real Skinner Park FC for a stellar month that sees him occupy 2nd place in the Prize League. But let us take a more in-depth look into Rene’s accomplishment.

In gameweek 32, Rene got off to a fairly tepid start amassing just 34 points. Only Benteke (8) and Glen Johnson (8) were significant in a week where many managers found points hard to come by. Gameweek 33 featured double fixtures for 6 EPL teams and Rene made his move playing his wildcard to devastating effect. He amassed a superb 92 points paced by captain Van Persie (32), Baines (12), De Gea (8), Sagna (8), Walcott (7) and Demel (6). This week also saw him regain overall top spot in the prize league.

Gameweek 34 saw Rene make 2 transfers bringing in Lukaku and Michu, clearly with an eye on the upcoming gameweek 36 where both play 2 games. Another strong week saw BESBRAHN earn 84 points paced by a hattrick from captain Van Persie (34), Suarez (11), De Gea (8), Demel (6) and Sagna (6). Going into the final week in April, the race for the jersey was close with no fewer than 5 managers in the mix but Rene obliterated the competition with another monster 86 point week. Gameweek 35 saw him introduce Tevez and captain Bale who contributed a controversial 24pts. He also reaped returns from the likes of Lukaku (15), Yaya Toure (10), Walcott (8), Van Persie (8), Baines (7) and Mariappa (6). This week allowed him to open a clear gap over the competition.

So with 3 gameweeks left in the season, it looks like a two way battle for first prize between BESBRAHN and Real Skinner Park FC as the prize league comes to an exciting climax. There is also an intense battle for the 3rd place prize where at least 6 managers look to have strong shouts but in the Fantasy League anything can happen.

Who will prevail??

CAN YOU FEEL THE VIBES?

By Omar Romero

 

 

FPL Vibes Episode 34 – Bite Back

Hosts Omar “dinho” Romero and Darryl “2cents” Celestine are back again in the studio for Episode 34 of the FPL Vibes Podcast brought to you by SocaWarriors.net.

We take a look back at Manchester United’s trophy winning season and discuss our teams’ respective Fantasy League fortunes as the battle heats up with 4 gameweeks to go. We discuss the latest controversy surrounding Luis Suarez and consider striker options for the run-in. The discussion moves on to cover important prospects for the final stretch at both ends of the table and as always, we close out with our picks for the upcoming gameweek 35.

Hope you enjoy.

Is ah vibes!

FPL Vibes Prize League Roundup – MARCH

The beauty of FPL Vibes Prize League is that anyone can win a prize. So even a guy that professes to play the game for fun can have a serious month and win a team jersey. That man we speak of is the winner for March Nkosi Doyle with his team, Fun Guy’s FC. Congratulations to Nkosi on an excellent run in March and we must also note the top three sides in the prize league which are  Real Skinner Park (1), AC GUNNERS FC (2) and BESBRAHN FC (3). With six Gameweeks to go it is quite clear that many in the league stand a chance of getting into the top three, especially with a few Double Gameweeks on offer to rack up points. Let us take a deeper look at Nkosi’s moves for March which landed him the honours this time around.

In Gameweek 28 Nkosi amassed 82 points with the high point earners being Captain Suarez(34), Fellaini(12), Bale(10) and Davies(7). He then sold Cameron to get Santon in for GW29 and totalled 51 with big contributions from Captain Suarez(24) , Bale(8) and Martin(6). Clearly, placing the armband on Suarez was reaping profit for Fun Guy’s FC. In GW30 Nkosi got Maloney in for Taraabt  and  Benteke in to acquire Lambert. The resulting 50 points was largely due to Santon(10), Begovic(9) and Mata and Benteke with 6 apiece. In the last Gameweek of March Nkosi sold the ‘noble Afro’ Fellaini to get in Cazorla, and O’Shea was disposed of to get another Arsenal player in Mertesacker. Clearly Nkosi was looking to the future with Arsenal having a double gameweek in GW 33. These changes bore fruit as Fun Guy’s FC made an impressive 68 points with captain Cazorla(24), Bale(13) and RVP(7) being the ‘high men’.

The prize went down to the very last game of the week, but Fun Guy’s FC was able to pip Real Skinner Park by one point and hold off a late surge from the Soca Warriors who finished just three points back. This was one of the closest finishes for the monthly honours in the entire season and reflects the great skill and FPL acumen that teams in this league possess.

So onto DGW 33! Who say 5,6,7, or even 8 men to double? Who has a wildcard to unleash? Who has a surprise?

CAN YOU FEEL THE VIBES?!

by Rene Ribiero

FPL Vibes Episode 33 – Fun Times

Hosts Omar “dinho” Romero and Darryl “2cents” Celestine are back again in the studio for Episode 33 of the FPL Vibes Podcast brought to you by SocaWarriors.net.

We recap our teams’ fortunes in the last gameweek and take an in-depth look at strategy and planning for double gameweek 33 and beyond. We debate the merits of using an available wildcard and look at long term and short term targets through the end of the season. Finally, we are joined by prize league winner for March, Nkosi “Fun Guy” Doyle to discuss his carefree accomplishment and as always, we close out with our picks for the upcoming gameweek 32.

Hope you enjoy.

Is ah vibes!

PS: Condolences go out to our friends at SocaWarriors.net over the loss of forumite and regular contributor Christopher Lalchan aka “Daft Trini”.

 

FPL Vibes Picks for Gameweek 31

On each podcast, we normally run through a list of picks for the upcoming gameweek. This being an off week decided to publish our picks.

Look out for a new podcast this coming Wednesday.

Darryl “2cents” Celestine

Captain – Dimitar Berbatov

Cheap Pick – Shaun Maloney

Clean Sheet – Everton

Fixture to Watch – Swansea vs Tottenham – Interested to see if Swansea will try to finish the season strong after recent slip ups in the league on the back of their Capital Cup win. Spurs seemed to have 4th place locked, but the loss to Fulham have set them back and given Arsenal a look. Want to see if Spurs will recover here or if they will cough it up in the race for that 4th Champions League spot.

 

Omar “dinho” Romero

Captain – Gareth Bale

Cheap Pick - Leon Osman

Clean Sheet – Manchester City

Fixture to Watch – Aston Villa vs Liverpool – Villa are coming off a massive result in the relegation six pointer with QPR and will be looking to press forward here to try to get to safety. Liverpool on the other hand suffered a disappointing loss at Southampton and will want to bounce back so both teams will go for it. Want to see how Liverpool approach the game, especially with Suarez coming back from 2 hard WC qualifiers in South America. Also, would like to see if Benteke could maintain his form against a strong team.

FPL Vibes Episode 32 – Obeah Man

Hosts Omar “dinho” Romero and Darryl “2cents” Celestine are back again in the studio for Episode 32 of the FPL Vibes Podcast brought to you by SocaWarriors.net.

We recap our teams’ fortunes in the last gameweek and shine a light on the dark arts and shady methods clearly being employed by 2cents. We discuss strategies for the congested fixture schedule in the season run in with an emphasis on the impending double gameweek 33. We also discuss teams in the relegation battle and the third striker options on offer, as well as the viability of mid table teams. As always, we close out with our picks for the upcoming gameweek 30.

Hope you enjoy.

Is ah vibes!

FPL Vibes Prize League Roundup – FEBRUARY

So how is FPL treating everyone in the New Year? Now that Carnival is over and excuses for some poor showings are out of the way a February FPL Vibes league winner has emerged and that man is Sean Cross with his side – Toilet Paper FC. Sean amassed 237 points in a short 3 Gameweek month, certainly an impressive achievement. In news of the leaders, the league is still led by Alon Cooper with his AC GUNNERS FC followed by yours truly Rene Ribiero with BESBRAHN FC in second place. In third place is Jahera Parris with the Flatter To Deceive squad. Let us take a more in depth look at Toilet Paper FC’s exploits during February.

In gameweek 25 Sean took the gamble of captaining an out of form ‘Afro man’ Fellaini and netting him thirty points. Other scores of note came from Bunn(11), Lambert(8), Lampard(7) and Rafael and Walcott with 6 points apiece. For Gameweek 26 Sean sold Lukaku and Azpilicueta to get Sturridge and Huth in. The result of this was a total of 100 points so we certainly hope that Sean raised his bat! On to Gameweek 27 then where Sturridge was quickly dismissed in favour of Fletcher and Snodgrass replaced by Sissoko. Toilet Paper FC was able to bring home a total of 60 in a low scoring Gameweek to seize the February team jersey prize. The high scorers were Rafael(15), Lambert(11) and Sissoko(10).

Now I give the loyal readers this poem or extempo if you want to jazz it up a bit:

“So while Toilet Paper FC made a mockery of his name, at the top there was more of the same.

AC Gunners FC, destroying like Messi

While second placed BESBRAHN tried to come up with a plan.

Jahera say he flatter, but he’s gifted like Juan Mata.

Have no fear FPL boys, there is a lot of time to make noise.

Do not worry, you will not capsize

As with FPL Vibes…..anybody…… can take home a prize.”

CAN YOU FEEL THE VIBES?

By Rene Ribiero

FPL Vibes Episode 31 – Bale Force Wins

Hosts Omar “dinho” Romero and Darryl “2cents” Celestine are joined by special guest Alon Cooper, current leader in the FPL Vibes Prize League for Episode 31 of the FPL Vibes Podcast brought to you by SocaWarriors.net.

We recap our teams’ fortunes in the last few gameweeks as our guest discusses his table topping form. We then muse on strategies for the final 3rd of the season including the impending gameweek 29 set to be impacted by postponed fixtures. The discussion moves onto the scintillating form of Gareth Bale ahead of the weekend derby and his viability as an option to Van Persie. As always, we close out with our picks for the upcoming gameweek 28.

Hope you enjoy.

Is ah vibes!