Well this is a spicy episode! FPL Pod VS Tok turns into a something of a football phone in as Matt poses the question "what is going on at Chelsea?"

It's a pretty open one as questions go, and was inspired by recent editions of the Jon Obi-Mikel's The Obi-One Podcast. (Belated) Happy Star Wars Day to all those one celebrate.

We start by talking about the dramatic changes undergone by Chelsea since the fall of Roman's Empire and the acquisition of the club by the consortium fronted by Todd Bohley. The brothers admit that they have been spoilt as Blues fans over the past 20 years, but the transfer policies, management changes and multi-club ownership model under the current ownership do not sit easy with Matt and Nick. And yes, while they bemoan Chelsea's drop-off from serial winners to top 5 contenders, they do broaden out their discussion to the impact of big money in football, its ethics and whether it is sustainable in the long-term.

Alongside the Blues, we also talk Wrexham, Leeds, Portsmouth, Strasbourg, Red Bull and the Bundesliga. There's also a wee bit of FPL chat when we talk about the form of Cole Palmer.

Nick also declares his preference for non-league football and talks about how he feels valued and part of the community at AFC Croydon and their home, the Mayfield Stadium.

Normal service will be resumed in the next episode when Matt returns from a trip to Paris, but in the meantime, the next deadline for tactics, transfers and captaincy decisions is: Sat 10 May 13:30.

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The music you hear immediately and at the end of the show is from the brilliant Sea of Days! The football clips are from Chelsea's recent game against Legia Warsaw in the UEFA Conference and Manchester City in the WSL Super League respectively.

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