Blank Game Week 12 has finally arrived. So how many of Arsenal and City should we really be replacing?

And is now the time to give the armband back to our old friend?

Hello, the FPL pod team back with you on a Monday. We're going to try to combine a mix of the off-the-bench

reflective wisdom with our usual look ahead because game week 12 is of course in midweek.

So I've rounded up the troops, FPL families, Sam Bonfield and broadcaster slash Harry Kane,

Aaron, now, and now seemingly West Ham fan Julian Lorenz is also here. Is there anyone else to add to that list, Jules?

So many more, but we don't have time really, so we should get going.

Sam, exciting times, isn't it, first midweek of the season? This is the week where you need a plan, you need a strategy. And if it goes well, you're going to have a great run into the World Cup.

If it goes badly, you have got time to fix it for the four weeks that follow.

I love a midweek set of fixtures.

So do I.

I just get very scared about rotation.

I've got to be honest.

Some of my worst weeks always come in midweeks.

Now, Jules, do you want to intro our guest today? Because you know, you always

say all of these players, everyone we talk about on this podcast is one of your mates. I think this

guest might actually almost consider you as one of those. So his face suggests actually otherwise.

Who is it, Jules? He's one of my best friend is Steve Crosman, obviously the BBC 5 Live presenter that

I'm sure you've heard many, many times, who when Sam Bonfield just said, you know,

midweek action, you need a plan, you should have seen his face. His face was like, I don't have a

plan. But that's why you hear, my friend. That's why you hear with us. There are three words I've heard that I'm terrified of. I've heard plan, strategy and wisdom.

You do know you. You have seen my score this season, right? Oh, come on, Steve. I've seen,

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