After the holiday break break, the lads are back to break down the festive fixture pile-up, catching up on everything that’s happened across multiple gameweeks over Christmas and New Year.

This episode covers the standout performers and quiet disappointments from the holiday run, with plenty of discussion around which trends feel real, which ones might be misleading, and how much stock fantasy managers should really be putting into recent form. There’s debate around shifting team dynamics, returning players, and what the last few weeks might actually be telling us as the season enters its next phase.

The second half turns attention to the waiver wire, with a deep look at defensive value, midfield consistency, and a handful of forward options that could help plug gaps heading into the next gameweek. It’s a practical reset episode for managers trying to recalibrate after a chaotic stretch of fixtures.

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With Karl away in England for Christmas, Tim and Gary hold the fort for a packed Gameweek 17 review, breaking down the weekend’s biggest talking points, standout performances, and frustrating no-shows. From Newcastle’s collapse against Chelsea to mixed returns from premium forwards, the lads sort through what actually matters for fantasy managers heading into the festive fixture pile-up.

The episode covers key injury fallout, AFCON implications, and a deep dive into waiver wire options across defence, midfield, and forward, with heavy input from the Discord community.

The back half of the show shifts gears into a follow up on the discussion on skill vs luck in fantasy football, backed by real league data and listener analysis. How many points do you really need to win each week? Do lineup decisions matter as much as we think? And what actually separates contenders from the pack over a full season?

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In the final Fantrax Gazette before Christmas, the lads round up a busy Gameweek 16 across all three divisions, starting with the biggest talking point of the week: Fantrax allowing AFCON players to be placed on IR and the league’s decision to enforce the original rule set. It sparks debate around fairness, precedent, and how much mid-season platform changes should matter once drafts and trades are already done.

From there, the episode moves into a full league check-in, featuring razor-thin margins, huge individual performances, and several teams quietly shifting momentum as the festive schedule approaches. There’s trade talk, waiver-wire impact, voice notes from managers feeling the highs and lows, and growing separation between contenders and strugglers in each division.

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