Podcasts by The Onion Bag
The Onion Bag is the unofficial home of Fantasy Premier League mutterings, reckonings and conjecture from FPL enthusiasts Guy Coady and Stuart Dougan.
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S3 Episode 1 - The Onion Zoom from 2020-10-15T12:17:56
We may not be here every week, but nothing wrong with a wee socially distant TOB sporadic check-in every now and then! Join us for our first delve this season into all things fpl as mixed fortunes...
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S2 Ep 24 - The Last Bag from 2020-07-23T18:57:40
Oh hi there! What did we miss? A lot it would seem, but there's still a A LOT to play for as we enter the final week of another exciting fpl season. TOB League is going to the wire, as is the rac...
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S2 Ep 23 - Bitter Onions from 2020-03-10T13:32:48
What's the bloody point eh? Damned if you do, damned if you don't. With a heavy heart we delve into mistakes made from the previous gameweek and plan for the blanks and doubles ahead. Play for pr...
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S2 Ep22 - The Comeback from 2020-03-04T20:05:39
It's time for a comeback. Not just to podcasting but to rise like a phoenix from the flames and re-ignite a floundering season...... maybe? Wildcards, double gameweeks and blank gameweeks inbound....
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S2 Episode 21 - The Never Ending Gaaaaaameeeeweeeek from 2020-02-17T20:15:48
It's been two weeks but feels like the game 'week' has been live for two months! It's still not even finished yet but we must check in and assess where we're at. It's time to plan for blank game ...
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S2 Episode 20 - Game Raisin' Bastarts from 2020-01-28T14:46:06
Oh god there's a lot to sift through here. The rubble of a disastrous gwk 23 (for most) and an incomplete 'double' gwk 24 where many are being punished by unfortunate trip c injuries. Lets just d...
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S2 Episode 19 - The Best Episode Ever? from 2020-01-15T20:34:53
The best episode of TOB ever? Not for me to say, but there is a new jingle, a great nickname, an INSANE score in TOB League and a very full mailbag to sift through. Why don't you be the judge...
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S2 Episode 18 - A New Ingsland from 2020-01-09T22:11:41
England's Rose Harry Kane is gubbed so our attention turns to replacement fire power. Like for like? or an opportunity to get some money in the bank? One eye is squinting at the first double game...
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S2 Episode 17 - It's The Climb from 2019-12-30T15:57:09
The last TOB of the year. The last TOB of the DECADE! Finishing up 2019 full of hope after some festive gains. It's not too early to plan for dgw's, there's a raft of new differentials putting th...
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S2 Episode 16 - The Henry Hall Christmas Special from 2019-12-17T20:10:51
Deck the (henry) halls with boughs of holly as it's time for your annual festive treat! Interesting captain choices, influential assets without fixtures and a preposterous rappers aesthetic domina...
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S2 Episode 15 - Lucas Digne Zombie Team from 2019-12-11T20:14:17
The magic of the cup is here! So too is festive squad rotation so best make sure your house is in order. Someone is flying particularly high atop TOB League and there's an inquest to someone who'...
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S2 Episode 14 - MNTOB - PART 2 from 2019-12-03T10:07:40
There seems to be an issue with the file uploaded last night. Perhaps Guy's comments on this weeks #stenchofpotench were too hot to handle and they shut us down. Regardless, here is the end of th...
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S2 Episode 14 - MNTOB from 2019-12-02T21:34:49
Do not adjust your set, you may not have any MNF but as the early gameweek beckons, here's a dose of MNTOB to get you through. There's a deep dive inquest as Stuart attempts to stop the rot. Mayb...
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S2 Episode 13 - Spuds from 2019-11-28T23:30:40
I must be honest, we recorded this then I went to the pub so I don't remember the in's and out's of what we discussed now that I have to write a blurb about it. We definitely talked about Spurs. ...
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S2 Episode 12 - J.A.V. from 2019-11-21T21:24:26
nine gameweeks in 40 days!
That's the headline so you need to be thinking about your whole squad. Should you be ditching all City assets? Loading up on the Premierships 3rd best defen...
S2 Episode 11 - The Iron Curtain from 2019-11-06T20:09:54
Some belatedly spoOoOoOky sounds book end all the hot button FPL issues of the week. Goal scoring defenders, stalwarts becoming differentials and the unlikely transformation of Bournemouth. All t...
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S2 Episode 10 - I'm a Cuckoo from 2019-10-24T22:34:45
Some late night, well crafted metaphors address the state of play in a couple of FPL teams with a few struggling cogs in the machine. Pep Bingo feels more impossible than ever to predict and for t...
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S2 Episode 9 - Smeg Fridge/Frightened Squirrel from 2019-10-17T18:50:23
No better feeling than having another international break in the rear view mirror. Back to proper FPL business and it's important we establish what happens when the Pukki Party runs its course. T...
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S2 Episode 8 - Kevin De Groine from 2019-10-02T12:26:13
There's a collective sense at TOB Towers that we need to kick start our seasons. There's discussion of how to undo some woeful transfer planning, reluctant praise or The Rat's Leicester team and q...
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S2 Episode 7 - We Need To Talk About Kevin... from 2019-09-26T21:42:02
A slightly sleepier than usual edition of The Onion Bag delves into the weekends massacre at the Etihad, discusses some controversial transfer moves and states definitively who are and who are not ...
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S2 Episode 6 - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? from 2019-09-18T20:05:43
Back from our accidental hiatus and there has been some very exciting movement at the top of The Onion Bag League! There's a lot to catch up on and lots of options to be assessed front to back, so ...
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S2 Episode 5 - Flash Bang from 2019-08-29T17:55:09
Slightly later than we'd hope (sorry).. A shock revelation leaves Guy reeling, there's fine margins from last weekend, Mane vs. Salah weighed up and mid-range strikers all for discussion. Plus we...
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S2 Episode 4 - Wil(d)ey Coy(oady) from 2019-08-21T19:28:36
No the title of this episode is not a new Bon Iver song, it's a not so subtle wink and nod to the fact that the fever has struck earlier than usual this season. One gameweek may not have been a da...
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S2 Episode 3 - The Burnley Red Goose from 2019-08-12T20:37:53
One gameweek is NOT a data set!!! That being said, let's kind of treat it that way and assess all the drastic changes we all must immediately make otherwise our entire FPL seasons will be doomed. ...
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S2 Episode 2 - The Final Draft-Down from 2019-08-06T21:05:38
Not much tinker time left as the start of the 2019/20 FPL season looms heavy on the horizon. Join us for a position by position breakdown of where we're at and who should be considered for the fin...
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S2 Episode 1 - Onion Bag 2: Bag In The Habit from 2019-07-30T20:57:25
Praise be! The boys are officially back in town and after a long summer have returned to help steer you through the stormy seas of the FPL season that lies ahead. The options are overwhelmingly bo...
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Episode 36 - The Last Bag from 2019-05-10T12:41:01
It's the final gameweek and it's the final Onion Bag of the season (sort of). We're heading for a grandstand finale at the top of The Onion Bag League and against all odds, there's even a race on ...
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Episode 35 - The Onion Bop 2: Gayle From Manchester from 2019-05-01T19:05:11
It's a return to audio and a return to company as Stuart is joined by returning guest and reigning MOTM, Kyle Watt. An unexpected title race has opened up in TOB League, the gap between your hosts...
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Episode 34 - Tweetcast! from 2019-04-26T14:34:23
Flipping the script for one week only. This weeks Onion Bag is a treat for the eyes NOT your ears. Head on over to twitter.com/theonionbagfpl for all your usual FPL conjecture including change at...
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Episode 33 - The Dead Zone from 2019-04-18T15:40:44
Stuart is home alone trying to make sense of a problematic GW34 and hoping for better as we enter the final, and potentially decisive double game week of the season. Be sure to stay tuned to the e...
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Episode 32 - Trebles For Show, Doubles For Dough? from 2019-04-10T18:38:42
Stuart is joined by our Spanish correspondent Ross Strachan to look at all available options for the chipless or those with wildcard fever! Kane's injury, more talk of Sliding Doors and a cryptic,...
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Episode 31 - The Pineapple Button from 2019-04-05T12:49:43
It's officially the business end of the season and there's lots to digest after the first big double game week dust settles. Who should you roll the dice on this week? Who should be in your sights...
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Episode 30 - A Picnic With Your Gran from 2019-03-20T22:46:22
Oh my! 30 episodes?! Where has the time gone. Another international break creates the perfect opportunity for fans of a tinker as chip strategies are put into action. A look back on a bleak blank...
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Episode 29 - Space Jam from 2019-03-06T14:45:44
The return of Guy Coady + the return of the FF-ictionary = a return to form at Onion Bag HQ! There's tightening at the top of money leagues and a tricky path to negotiate as we hurtle towards blank...
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Episode 28 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother from 2019-02-27T19:02:59
A difficult solo mission for Stuart as attempts to tackle an episode of The Onion Bag without a co-host. Fortunately he's wrangled in a skype guest, has tales of meeting premiership footballers an...
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Episode 27 - Do Your Homework from 2019-02-21T22:10:57
Refreshed after a week off, the boys make a valiant attempt to decipher end of season strategy as they discuss all things Blank and Double Game weeks and try to avoid the near constant lure of the ...
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Episode 26 - Whoopsie from 2019-02-08T14:32:29
Double game week highs and lows, triple captain nightmares and an unprecedented scandal grips The Onion Bag league as the boys produce a buzzer beating podcast just in time for the weekends FPL act...
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Episode 25 - Dye Dinghy Digne from 2019-01-31T19:52:55
Guy's back! And he's not alone as the boys welcome long time supporter and Onion Bag League stalwart, Stevie Dye to tussle with double game week permutations, share the burden of owning Lucas Dign...
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Episode 24 - Guy/s Not Here from 2019-01-23T20:24:40
Don't be alarmed. Guy isn't here. His presence is still felt through a series of needling voice memo's as Stuart is joined by childhood friends Blyth Deans and David Lambe to pick over the bones ...
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Episode 23 - The Isle of Fernando(s) from 2019-01-15T22:45:59
Refreshed after a week off but tensions are rising at TOB HQ as the boys realise they are in a legitimate two horse race for FPL supremacy as the gap in their points totals narrow. An injury crisi...
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Episode 22 - Closer Each Day ... Lewis Holtby from 2019-01-05T14:29:31
Happy New Year! The boys are joined by their Uncle Ross for a stat-off and a debrief of 2019's first run of fixtures. There's also a strangely Germanic flavour with talk of Dr. Oetker, Ralph Rabb...
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Episode 21 - Festive Fallout from 2018-12-28T14:26:41
Festive hibernation complete, we're back to try and make sense of an obscene amount of seasonal football! Wheels have come off some wagons but it's a long season and with games coming thick and fa...
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Episode 20 - GWK 18 - The Onion Bag Christmas Special from 2018-12-20T00:54:18
Forget Doctor Who, this is the only Christmas Special YULE need this festive season! The boys are joined by Martin Doherty of Chvrches and GWK1 mega score fame to discuss all things #FPL and share...
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Episode 19 - GWK 17 - Competition Time from 2018-12-11T22:09:15
For the first time ever we're running a competition on The Onion Bag!! For your chance to win an incredibly exclusive Onion Bag t shirt all you have to do is share this weeks podcast on the social ...
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Episode 18 - GWK 15 - This One's For Jota from 2018-12-05T23:19:56
This weeks episode is dedicated to Diogo Jota for finally registering his first proper FPL points!! There's an almost overwhelming amount of football to digest over two rapid fire gwk's but the boy...
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Episode 17 - GWK 14 - Sonshine and Nightmares from 2018-11-28T20:14:14
A difficult gameweek prompts some retelling of fpl horror stories, after all a horror shared is a horror halved! Plus with international football finally behind us for a while, there a games to ref...
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The Onion Bag Extra - It really is Ander Herrera, we promise. from 2018-11-23T14:10:08
A special bonus episode of The Onion Bag which features last weeks interview with Manchester United's Ander Herrera, for anyone that possibly dismissed it as a joke at the time! Ander doesn't play...
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Episode 16 - GWK 13 - Nol Solano Fan Fiction from 2018-11-21T22:28:19
It's back to relative normality this week as the boys rid themselves of the international break to focus on the upcoming game week fixtures ahead. Injury concerns, long term planning and believabl...
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Episode 15 - International Break - Onions International from 2018-11-18T19:19:09
In this landmark edition of The Onion Bag, the boys fully embrace the international break with their first ever Skype guests in Rome and Madrid, including an extra special conversation with Manches...
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Episode 14 - GWK 12 - Raw Entertainment from 2018-11-06T18:51:26
The Onion Bag League is closing its doors to new entrants so you've got one week left to join if you want in! The theme tune is less spoOoOoky this week but the analysis of the weekends football an...
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Episode 13 - GWK 11 - Trick or Treat from 2018-10-31T19:07:27
It's a Halloween spoOoOoOoOoOoktacular this week on The Onion Bag with the return of old favourites in the form of the ff-ictionary and a festive twist on this weeks stenchofpotench. Enter if you ...
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Episode 12 - GWK 10 - Josh Murphy's Law from 2018-10-23T11:12:17
Late night, post-MNF Onion Bag this week so expect an immediate debrief of Arsenal/Leicester plus a slew of apologies for a series of unsuccessful predictions from last weeks show. There's also a ...
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Episode 11 - GWK 9 - Fan Fiction from 2018-10-16T21:01:17
Sick with excitement for the end of the international break or sick from a well buttered roll and sausage? Who knows! The boys gaze into their crystal ball and preview the upcoming gameweek's acti...
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Episode 10 - International Break - U:NAI: E:ME:RY. from 2018-10-09T18:52:34
Stuart unveils his effort at becoming this seasons 'Salah. Mane, Mane" chant with his terrace anthem for Arsenal fans. The FF-ictionary returns to address premonitions of Harry Kane's (non) riot a...
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Episode 9 - GWK 8 - The Hangover from 2018-10-02T19:55:13
There's a serious hangover to contend with for manager of the month, Stuart, leaving Guy to do A LOT of the heavy lifting as they talk Kane, Catastrophes and Curves.. specifically being ahead of them!
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Episode 8 - GWK 7 - The Onion Bop from 2018-09-26T21:30:19
After waiting 8 long weeks, the boys are finally joined by best mate Kyle 'Kylie Bop' Watt to discuss the myriad of differentials that made themselves known at the weekend. There's talk of a heate...
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Episode 7 - GWK 6 - The Onion Bag Am from 2018-09-19T12:09
The early bird sticks it in the onion bag as non-morning person Stuart is forced to record a mid-morning podcast where he and Guy play agony uncles, gush over Eden Hazard and try to alleviate any M...
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Episode 6 - GWK 5 - Jingles All The Way from 2018-09-11T16:30:51
After weeks of promising, Stuart finally delivers the goods on jingles for thestenchofpotench and The FF-ictionary. Plus an update on the active wildcard, a look ahead at the GWK 5 fixtures, and i...
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Episode 5 - International Break - Mo Salah, Mo Problems from 2018-09-04T22:58:14
Yes or No? Mo has to go? Mo Salah? or No Salah? Plenty of wildcard musings as FPL fans twiddle their thumbs and tinker their way through the international break.
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Episode 4 - GWK 4 - Naked Sauna: The Stench of Potench from 2018-08-28T23:03:56
Can an Aufguss assist in sweating out Wildcard fever? Who is musked up with the unmistakable stink of a points bonanza on the horizon? And what do you call the FOMO of an underperforming player t...
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Episode 3 - GWK3 - Mendy Happy Returns from 2018-08-21T21:14:20
The boys are joined by Martin Doherty to gush over Ben Mendy, lament Sadio Mané and gloat about placing the armband on Sergio Aguero. All this plus a look ahead to game week 3 and what bandwagons ...
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Episode 2 - GWK 2 - Wan-Bissaka&The Left Back Brigade from 2018-08-14T14:55:46
Regrets, jerky knees and a fleet of high achieving defenders. Stuart and Guy reflect on all the game week 1 action and speculate who could be putting it in the onion bag in game week 2.
Episode 1 - GWK 1 - A New Hope from 2018-08-09T11:00:06
It's a new season. It's game week 1. There's hope in the air and despair on the horizon.
In this episode Stuart and Guy preview their teams as things stand and preview the 2018/19 FPL ...