The Gaffer Tapes: Fantasy Football Comedy Podcast

We’ve saved the best ‘til last. Our final Patreon Guest-Host Johnny Worthington joins Tom and Ash for (probably) our last show of 2018 and provides some unique insight and an even uniquer quiz. We talk the Gameweek that was, and the Gameweek that will be, as well as a quick look at the busy Xmas fixture schedule. There’s some League of Power Bottom picks, it’s the biggest game of Timmy Tinker’s...

Our 4th Patreon Guest-Host Dan Parkinson joins us in the middle of Gameweek 15 as the scores (and disappointment) come in thick and fast. We discuss the much more successful Gameweek before it and the hopefully more successful one after it. There’s all the usual features including a brand new one we’re calling “The hosts get distracted by all the football scores coming in”. There’s a straightfo...

Another week, another brilliant Patreon Guest-Host join The Gaffers. Southampton fan Raphael Briand steps in for the ever elusive Mr Hazell to talk a very lively Gameweek 13 and despair at the current form of his beloved Saints. We talk the sack-race, whether Man City can actually go undefeated this season and we review - and set the alarm for - the “Double Cluster Bag” of fixtures that is Game...

Tom and Ash are joined this week by our second Patreon Guest-Host John O’Gorman, who’s fills Craig’s skateboarding trainers perfectly to review the previous gameweek, pour scorn on the international break that preceded it and review the upcoming premier league fixtures. There’s VAR talk from Tom, Ranieri talk from John and sexy talk from Ash. We have some Mendy replacement chat, some Timmy Tink...

The first of our Patreon Guest-Hosts, the mighty Dan Tiller, joins Tom and Ash in the studio in the absence of Australian Skateboarding Legend Craig Hazell. The usual reviewing and previewing occurs, and there’s a hell of a lot of love for a certain Chelsea Centre-Forward. There’s some serious Gameweek 12 Triple Captain discussion, some Dad Jokes from our guest host and a Christmas Quiz. Yes, a...

All three Gaffers make the starting lineup for this week’s show. We look back at a very good Gameweek 10 for Gaffer tips including Barkley, Wilson and Paterson, and not such a good week for Craig who transferred out the wrong player accidentally. There’s all the usual social media questions, breaking news on Craig’s winter skateboarding plans, an incredibly typical Ash quiz and romance is in th...

A Gaffer Tapes full-house happens as frequently as a Man United clean sheet nowadays, but this week all 3 Gaffers are here to talk you through Gameweek 9 and the upcoming fixtures. Conversation and tips range from choosing Bournemouth strikers to picking Cardiff differentials. There's a bumper social media segment, it's finally the big matchday for Little Timmy Tinker and with all 3 Gaffers pre...

Ash and Craig take the reigns with Tom on holiday and a whole lot of football talk breaks out. They discuss Man United's surprising problems and question why everyone's dismissing Chelsea from the title race. There's a lot of questions about Bournemouth in the social segment and a points update for the League of Power Bottoms. Finally, there's some speculation during a recap of Little Timmy Tin...

A certain Belgian continues to outshine a certain Egyptian and a certain Portuguese gentleman is still at war with a certain Frenchman. It’s like bloody Brexit or something. There’s the usual fantasy football tips for the upcoming gameweek, some power-bottom picks, we hear from the FPL Boffin, and let us all please have a moment of silence for this week’s Diary of Little Timmy Tinker.

The two most resilient and attractive of The Gaffers return for all your Fantasy Football needs. We navigate you through the high-scoring gameweek that was, the wrestling-heavy social media questions and some cracking tips for the upcoming fixtures. Naturally, we touch upon speeding tickets, fictional Under-10’s Cup Draws and the lads are joined in the studio by a special guest from the FPL Co...

66.66% of The Gaffers are here to talk you through the Fantasy Football this week. Hot topics include whether Salah is worth the money when you can buy a bit of cheap H instead, and who to pick from in-form Wolves. The Wan-Bissaka bandwagon has started rolling again and old favourites like Lukaku and Murray are also back in favour. There is, of course, a social media roundup, a big decision for...

The Gaffers are back after gameweek 3 and Craig even bothered to turn up. They discuss the benefits of wildcarding early, how to replace Richarlison and Blame a certain ex England International for everything wrong with Burnley. With all 3 hosts back, the quiz makes a glorious return and we hear more from Timmy Tinker as well as Ash, after 5 years, finally hitting his popular culture reference ...

Gameweek 2 is in the can and/or bag and it was a doozie. Curses were lifted, band-wagons were broken and Arsenal still don’t have a single point. We discuss the importance of Salah and Aguero and how putting the armband on the wrong man can leave you as unhappy as José Mourinho looks.

The Premier League is officially back and The Gaffers return for their 5th Season. As well as an XXL mini-league this season, we have a Gameweek 2 podcast full to the brim with genuine Fantasy Football talk and tips, as well as some social media questions from all over the globe. We discuss who you should have picked, who you shouldn’t, and - more importantly - how you should pronounce those pl...

The new Premier League season is upon us which means The Gaffers are back for another year of fantasy football podcasting. Tom, Ash & Craig return from World Cup duty with another episode of FPL advice, football debate and even briefly wade in on the pros and cons of South Korean military service. Some much loved features are back as well as a host of new items including a potentially reputat...

The second part of our World Cup Special is here - brought to you by Draft Kings. Craig is otherwise engaged, throwing cheese-toasties at TV runners, so Tom and Ash are steering the comedy football ship into the Semi-Finals! We talk about the four remaining teams in the World Cup, with maybe just a little extra focus on the mighty England. There’s the usual social media questions, Tom pleads fo...

The Gaffers return to their roots and bring you a World Cup Special, in association with Draft Kings. Tom, Ash and Craig discuss the tournament so far, the highs-and-lows, The surprisement, and of course the VAR. There’s an in-depth look at England’s campaign so far and not just so we can plug our World Cup Song. We read some of your social media questions, come up with some new TV show pilots ...

The 2017/18 Season is over. The final league positions are revealed. The quiz is tied: there must be a winner. Ooooh it’s exciting, isn’t it?!Tom, Ash and Craig are back for the final pod of the season to review a great 38 gameweeks of Premier League action, look at the highs-and-lows in fantasy football and answer your social media questions.There’s also a supermarket class-war argument, Ash m...

The stress of doing a couple of months of consecutive podcasting has proven too much for Craig and he’s limped off with a sore sausage. Fear not, as Tom and Ash are here for all your fantasy football needs.In Part Two we welcome our buddy Dominic Monaghan back to the podcast for his hat-trick appearance. We had several hundred questions for him from our loyal listeners, which is why we spent th...

The final Blank-Gameweek of the season is in the bag as we approach the homestretch of 2017/18. We brag about some ridiculous tips that came in and get so nostalgic about a certain Frenchman that it prompts several heartfelt singalongs. There’s a bumper Any Other Business, a new jingle all the way from Canada, an announcement about a very special guest on next week’s show, and Craig resurrects ...

The Gaffers come to you midway through the big Double Gameweek. What we lack in knowledge about final scores, final points and final decisions on retrospective bans, we more than make up for in raising awareness on behalf of the Dildo Community and talking heatedly about personalised mugs. We do, however, prove our worth with some insight into potential Championship players to look out for next...

The Moon Landing, The Assassination of JFK, Double Gameweek 34. One of the biggest events in the history of big events is finally here… being all big and eventy, and that. It makes-and-breaks seasons and separates the amateurs from the ones who claim they aren’t amateurs in their social media bios. Luckily The Gaffers are here to guarantee you success in the big Double Gameweek of the 2017/18 S...

Gameweek 32 has come to an end and so has Alan Pardew’s lengthy, decorated reign at West Brom. The Gaffers discuss the usual movers-and-shakers in last week’s fantasy football and look forward to the upcoming week’s fixtures. There’s a brand new jingle, a very heated debate about diving, an Avocado related conspiracy theory and the return of the notorious quiz ‘Boring Pundit… more like YouTube ...

Another international break is drawing to a close after the much feared (yet surprisingly high scoring) Blank Gameweek. We look ahead to the upcoming fixtures and the “Big Double Gameweek” on the horizon. There’s a retro World Cup inspired quiz that will be the nostalgia-lovers’s wet dream, Tom gets all uppity about Double Gameweeks and gives himself a social media upgrade live on air.

The Gaffers are back in the studio to go through a disappointing Gameweek 30 which saw low scores and bad captain choices all round, as well as previewing the much maligned upcoming “Blank” Gameweek and all its potential pitfalls. There’s some cracking social media interactions, another top-notch quiz, and keep an ear out for the door bell… we might have a couple of visitors.

Gameweek 29 is done and dusted and The Gaffers give it a thorough retrospective going-over. Discussion varies from Glenn Murray’s under-appreciation to Arsene Wenger’s overstayed-welcome. For the purists, there’s also the weekly quiz, hotdogs, chipmunks and Ash’s weird fetish for reunited Brothers. That’s Mental!

The FA Cup break is over and the Caraboa Cup lifted, now it’s time to get back to business. The Gaffers return to the studio to review the action from Gameweek 28. We discuss blank gameweek tactics, the use of your remaining chips, Duke Nukem and monks. There’s also one of our favourite quizzes to date and we finally ask the eternal question “Who the goddamn tits is Andy Robertson?”.

In a surprising turn of events, The Gaffers go all serious and knowledgable as we give Gameweek 27 a thorough dissection, discussing this week’s biggest and most impactful players as well as a preview of the upcoming fixtures with a level of maturity that is not always present…then Tom eats some confectionary live on air and Ash gets annoyed. Classic Gaffers.

Gameweek 26 and the Transfer Window are over, but luckily both are hot topics on this week’s podcast, diluted in equal measures with talk about Chicken Nuggets, fire alarms and farmyard animals. We discuss the annoyance of missing a penalty but scoring on the rebound, whether Bakayoko is actually the worst footballer in the world and, of course, there is a very viral quiz to cap off proceedings.

Big transfers, hattricks, blanks and breaks are the talk of the town this week as The Gaffers navigate their way through the results from Gameweek 24. We have the usual social media questions, a look at the upcoming fixtures for your fantasy football tips, plus a cracking little quiz, jingle and all.

Your favourite three FPL Agonises return to review a cracking Gameweek 23. Liverpool v Man City, Arnautovic and surprisingly Gus Hiddink are all topics of discussion. A slight technical problem in the studio means that the lineup changes slightly at halftime, but there’s still all the usual social media questions, previews of the upcoming fixtures and Roald Dahl chat that you need for the week.

Australian jungles, Turkmenistan cycling competitions and bouts of gastroenteritis can’t keep them apart, as all three Gaffers return for the first podcast of 2018! We review the crazy Christmas and New Year’s fixtures, console (laugh at) those that pulled the Triple-Captain trigger on Harry Kane, answer your social media questions and Craig gets back in the Quiz Master’s chair… watch out for t...

The Gaffers are back and streaming live as the scores come in for Gameweek 17. Patreon Guest-Host number 5 Joe Bloom fills in for the ever absent Craig, as we discuss last weekend’s results and preview the upcoming gameweek’s fixtures. There’s the usual social media questions as well as some live ones, and the standard of the Patreon Guest-Host Quiz gets ramped up once again, with the addition ...

Another big scoring Gameweek down and another Patreon Guest-Host to fill Craig’s suede moccasins. This time Tom and Ash are joined in the studio by Mr “Mental Email of the Week” himself, James Doncaster! There’s laughs aplenty as we review the weekend’s action and give a surprisingly thorough preview, complete with tips and analysis, for the next two upcoming gameweeks. There’s also all the usu...

In a bid for Jeff Stelling’s job, Tom and Ash return in the middle of Gameweek 14 and the scores are coming in thick and fast. They are joined by the third Patreon guest host (and, more hilariously, Spurs fan) Jack Saunders, who helps the lads cover the previous gameweek’s results and talking points, as well as the upcoming fixtures and raises the Patreon Quiz standard a notch by providing prop...

Patreon Guest-Host season continues as Tom and Ash are joined by the wonderful Adam Race. The gang discuss the weekend’s results and how if you didn’t have Salah or Hazard you probably didn’t enjoy it much. We ponder the everlasting Kane debate, preview the upcoming two gameweeks - which are in close succession, and there’s a quiz so nerve racking that Tom was physically quivering… although tha...

Craig has disappeared to the jungle again, but fear not, as Tom and Ash are joined by the first of our Patreon Guest-Hosts. We attempt to remember everything in the absence of the most professional Gaffer and largely succeed as we review the Game-Week 11 results, preview the upcoming fixtures and answer your social media questions. There’s also a dynamite quiz, some joke telling and several hun...

The Gaffers are back in the studio and back to business as we review the action from Gameweek 10. We discuss the big point scorers in the absence of Aguero and Kane, as well as attempting to understand the Man City rotation headache. We’ve also got the usual social media questions, a debate on dead celebrities that aren’t dead yet, and a slightly worryingly titled quiz. Plus, we reveal a change...

The momentous occasion is here! The Gaffers go LIVE from Central London to record a podcast in front of a beautiful audience that travelled from all over the UK…and Spain! Enjoy the fantasy football chat, experience the laughs and hear the questions and jingles LIVE! Kane vs Lukaku, prosthetic legs, changes to the rules of football itself, room temperature sausages and R Kelly are covered in wh...

Soldering incidents, Asian cycling competitions and incestuous caravan holidays can’t hold us bac as all 3 gaffers are back together to record a landmark 100th podcast! There’s the usual fantasy football chat, interspersed in equal measures with nonsense and various trips down memort lane. To mark our centenary, we also have a very special interview with rapper, actor and comedian Doc Brown who...

Sure, we don’t mention Watford striker Isaac Success once during the episode but Craig and Ash do welcome TV’s Luke Kempner into the studio in Tom’s absence. The comedian chats about why Sean Dyche isn’t the man for Arsenal, how he once captained Theo Walcott on a hat trick and throws in some incredible impressions, as you’d expect. With Tom  taking a well earned break before we reunite for epi...

Craig is still absent as we start to slightly worry about his wellbeing in Turkmenistan. But it’s ok, because Tom and Ash are here to cover your fantasy football needs, plus we have Man City TV presenter Nicola McCarthy filling Craig’s wicker loafers in section 2, providing some genuine professional football insight for once… I know, right?!

Craig is on international duty in Turkmenistan, so the two main lads steer you through the week’s football in one of the most thorough, stat-filled episodes to date. We talk red card replacements and transferring out the week’s top talent. All the usual features and nonsense are here, plus there’s a voice clip from a familiar face (voice).

The dreaded international break is over and the real football returns, just as the transfer window slams shut! The Gaffers review the action from Gameweek 3 and look ahead to this weekend’s fixtures. We answer your social media questions, hand out some fantasy football tips, and we tread very carefully when Craig brings back a blast from the past for this week’s quiz.

All three Gaffers are present and hopefully correct as we steer you through another week of Premier League action. We discuss whether you should ditch previous fantasy football stalwarts that haven’t been scoring so far this season and Ash brings out another possibly made-up sporting term. We also answer your social media questions and try to convince you that no matter how bad it is, you do no...

With a last minute injury changing the usual lineup, the two most charismatic and knowledgable Gaffers review the opening week’s premier league fixtures. We talk which bandwagons you should let roll past you and which you should ride into the sweet sunset. We answer your social media questions and Ash sees pound signs as he goes a little bit money-crazy, like a young Scrooge McDuck. There’s Gam...

The Premier League is back and so are The Gaffers. Those thieving ninjas haven’t returned Craig’s laptop, so he is recording remotely from the tin bath in Saido Berahino’s bungalow. We go in depth into our fantasy football picks for Gameweek 1 and we stick our necks on the line with our picks for the season. There’s an extended social media segment as we answer all your burning questions, as we...

In a special podcast recorded at the Double Bill Cafe in London, The Gaffers and some select members of official Gafferazzi play Togga live! Experience the excitement of the draft as everyone picks their players and attempt to teach Tom how to play. There’s laughs, beers and espresso martinis aplenty, as well as an interview with a Togga expert, as the UK’s biggest Fantasy Football podcast get ...

The game is finally back online so it’s time to start picking teams and with only 3 weeks to go before kick off we get straight down to business. With Milner dropping back into defence, the ‘All out attack’ chip getting the chop and Everton swapping one of the Prems best strikers for one of it’s ugliest there is plenty to talk about. We also make some special announcements!

The Gaffers are back for the final episode of the season. The mini league, Tom Vs. Craig Vs. Ash and the Davis Cup winners are all announced and the gang take a look at the weeks football news and results. With Big Sam leaving and Wenger staying and the boys are in celebratory mood, the champagne is flowing (you’ve been warned)!