GW5 Review: Brentford Roulette, Hold, Trade or Drop and Is Barcola a Bust?
GW5 is in the books and, before a three-week international break, Karl's back from his travels and long-time Discord member Ian joins for his first appearance. A get-to-know-you on the Brighton-supporting American opens things up before the lads dig into the weekend.
They run the headlines. A 41-point masterclass in a City goal-fest, Doku back off the bench and the rotation questions his return reopens, and a proper look at whether the summer's big-money winger move to Liverpool is already a bust. Then a new segment for the season: Hold, Trade or Drop, a Fantrax spin on the old snog-marry-avoid, run through a stack of names the Discord has been agonising over, from a stalling Brentford man to a Chelsea defence nobody can trust and a winger or two worth cashing in on now.
It closes with the GW6 waiver wire across every position (Gary's now writing the weekly article over at draftacademical.com), and a rundown of the packed international-break slate: early-season awards with Sean summoned to answer for his crimes, the usual Gazettes, and the first-ever Gazette for the podcast league.
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15 Sept 2026
GW4 Review: City's Rotation Mess, Top Tavernier and Belloumi Brilliance
GW4 is in the books, Gary's back for a second week while Karl's still off travelling, and a sniffling Tim soldiers on through the school-run cold. It's the last regular pod before the international break, with special episodes to come.
The lads run the weekend's headlines. The City sending-off that reopened the whole rotation debate, a couple of low-owned defenders emerging as genuinely trustworthy holds, and the honest question of whether a red-hot Bournemouth midfielder is a genuine top-ten asset or a sell-high trap once the goals dry up.
Then the mini-mailbag, aimed once again at the one host who'll happily disagree, and closing out with the usual waiver wire and start of the week picks.
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8 Sept 2026
GW3 Review: Gary Returns, Tyrique George Breakout & Mailbag
Gary's finally back on the show, and with Karl off on holiday, three win Ricky B steps in to review Game Week Three, just as his beloved Man United throw one away at Everton.
The lads run the weekend's headlines. The rat finally shows up at Liverpool to haunt Ipswich, Tyrique George may have had his breakout game, and there's honest debate over whether a couple of hot starts are real or a mirage worth selling high on. Then the centrepiece: a not-so-mini mailbag aimed squarely at Gary, the one man on the show who'll happily disagree. When exactly do you hit the panic button on a good draft gone cold? What's a fair return in a two-player package deal? And with the City's Maresca Merry-go-round, is any of their attack outside Haaland worth holding? The Discord's questions get proper, occasionally combative answers.
It closes with a twist on the usual waiver segment, a quickfire "drop or not" on the highly owned names driving everyone mad, before the pickups worth chasing for GW4 and each host's start of the week. Full waiver breakdown and data at draftacademical.com.
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