The Gaffer Tapes: Fantasy Football Podcast
The Gaffer Tapes: Fantasy Football Podcast is an award winning comedy football podcast that focuses mainly on the Fantasy Premier League.
In 2014, Fantasy Football expert Ash Kernsworth, writer and broadcaster Craig Hazell and comedian Tom Holmes began recording podcasts during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The following September, they began an accompanying mini-league on the official Premier League fantasy football website. While the content of the podcast consists of general fantasy football discussion, specifics such as prices of players and league positions are specific to the Fantasy Premier League game. [1]
The Gaffer Tapes' popularity increased rapidly over the first couple of seasons and they were nominated as 'Best Football Podcast' at the Football Blogging Awards in both 2015 and 2016, winning the Judge's Award at the 2016 event. [2]
Actor Dominic Monaghan is a fan of the podcast and has appeared as a guest in both April and November 2016, as well as submitting several audio questions which are played on the podcast. While appearing as a guest, Monaghan stated “It’s the best fantasy football podcast out there". [3] Other notable listeners include comedian and actor Tom Davis. [4]
Past and Regular features on the podcast include: [5]
- The Gaffer Gambler
Craig offered tips and odds on betting opportunities he believed would be financially beneficial for listeners.
- Tweets for my Tweet
The hosts read out tweets that have been sent to them during the week.
- Mental Email of the Week
In 2016, the hosts began receiving emails that were often not related to football content.
- Where's Wallerz?
A weekly update on the social media whereabouts of Leicester City footballer Marcin Wasilewski, who has become somewhat of a cult icon for regular listeners of the podcast.
- The Weekly Quiz
Every season, one of the hosts acts as Quiz Master and the remaining two compete in weekly quizzes with the loser being given a forfeit at the end of the season. In the inaugural 2014–15 season, Craig hosted the quiz and Ash defeated Tom. In 2015–16 Ash hosted the quiz and Craig defeated Tom. In the current 2016–17 season, Tom is hosting the quiz and Craig and Ash are competing.
References
- ↑ https://fantasy.premierleague.com/
- ↑ http://www.footballbloggingawards.co.uk/blog/2016-worlds-best-football-blogs-revealed/
- ↑ http://thegaffertapes.podbean.com/e/week-36-dominic-monaghan-investigates%e2%80%a6-fpl-1516/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/search?q=%40craighazell%20%40bigtomd%20love%20the%20gaffer%20tapes&src=typd&lang=en
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/gaffer-tapes-fantasy-football/id891055409?mt=2#