Another pod to preview this season, Sam's on draft 4,000 whilst Jules is on holiday.

We discuss team balance, which premiums we're going for, and just how many differentials.

Hello, welcome back. Your usual Thursday ritual has now resumed for the season. FPL pod back with you in our usual time slot each and every week. And you might be thinking, but the season hasn't started. But of course, as we know, the planning very much has. We're all, I think, on draft about 478. Sam's on about 560,000. I think Jules has just opened the app last night once again.

But here we are back together, FPL Pod, Jules, Kelly and Sam with you. First things first,

actually, before I ask you guys how you are, you all messaged us saying, what is the FPL pod

mini league code? We have got it. We have sorted it out is XY6 XPL. So please do join. We love seeing all of you guys in there. I wonder who's going to be first. Make sure you join us. Play against us and we'll see who comes out on top. Jules Sam firstly. How's the last week been? Jules, you're in there. Oh, I don't even want to know where you're up. No, please. Yeah. It's very sunny. in sunny France, exactly. On my little island, you know, on Ildre,

which is beautiful to prepare for FPL season. And I noticed that when I said you'd only reopened the app last night, you didn't deny it, you didn't protest. Have you been focusing on that FPL team whilst on your holidays? No, I've watched a lot of football, but it's just that, you know, there's a lot of things going on here.

So last night I prepared for the show. focusing on that FPL team whilst on your holidays. No, I've watched a lot of football, but it's just that, you know, there's a lot of things

going on here.

So last night I prepared for the show and, you know, did a few draft last night as well. So I'm just ready. I'm ready. Yeah, you've played a few card games just before that, didn't you? And just when you got into bed, you thought, oh, I better open the app. Sam on the other hand is part of FPL family

So all she does is sit on the app

Correct

Correct

She never closes the app

No oh, I better open the app. Sam, on the other hand, is part of FPL family. All she does is sit on the app, correct? Correct. She never closes the app. It's always open. It's like constantly running. It's why my phone's never got any battery because I'm just constantly making FPL teams at the minute. In fact, as well, it's coming on here, I said to the producers, I was like, oh, I'm still just trying to find point five so I can save this new draft because I quite liked it. But now I'm looking at it in front of me. I don't like it so much as I like the one that I had before I was coming on here. So it might go back again. But yeah, I'm so indecisive at the minute. I still want a bench boosting game week one. And so that's affecting all my decisions because obviously I keep building

really nice 11s and then the bench is awful and I think oh I can't bench boost then can I so have to

keep changing it back again but yeah I'm very indecisive at the moment cows it's a bit of an issue

the bad news is sam you've still got over two weeks to tingle with those drafts that's good thing

that's definitely a good thing I need that time.

Yeah, I feel exactly the same at the moment. My draft has changed quite a lot. In fact, let's get straight into it. Jules can give us a little bit. No, in fact, before we discuss drafts, I actually think I'm changing my mind about the script live as we do this pod, which isn't the best presenting. but I think you guys who listen to this know what I'm like now.

We just go with the flow.

Jules, give us a little preseason update.

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