It all comes down to this.

The first FPL deadline is on Friday the 5th.

We discuss last-minute dilemmas and make our final decisions as another fascinating fantasy season gets underway.

So it's finally almost here.

All these weeks of planning come down to this.

The game week one deadline is Friday at 6.30pm UK time.

And we have just one more podcast to hopefully help you out.

So firstly, hello again to Sam Bonfield of FPL family.

Sam, I can imagine that the nerves and excitement have ramped up in your household right now.

Oh, for sure. It's just constant, isn't it, at the moment? The app is constantly opening.

The transfers backwards and forwards are going. I literally cannot wait until the deadline on Friday.

It's times like this. We love Lee, Bonfield, your husband, but it must be quite hard living with someone that's also as obsessed with FPL as you are. Anyway,

also welcome back to Julian Laurent, back from France, refreshed and ready for the new season, Jules.

Completely, completely. And I'm maybe not as excited as Sam, but very excited.

No one is, Jules. No one is. That's true. I'm very excited by the season, you know, and to go through

this whole season on the show with all the listeners and you guys. It's going to be amazing.

Yeah, it's going to be brilliant fun. Ups and downs of FPL that we all love. Now, this week,

we are also joined by the former Republic of Ireland International, who's also an avid FPL manager. Matt Holland, welcome back.

How's your summer been?

Summer's been absolutely lovely, thank you.

A nice long, relaxing summer, spent a nice 10 days away on the beach, not had to think about fantasy league at all.

And then it's been a horrible, stressful last week trying to put my team together.

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