The Gaffer Tapes: Fantasy Football Podcast
| 'The Gaffer Tapes: Fantasy Football Podcast' | |
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 Left to Right: Hosts Ash Kernsworth, Craig Hazell and Tom Holmes. Front: Actor Dominic Monaghan in 2017 | |
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Tom Holmes, Craig Hazell, Ash Kernsworth |
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| Language | English |
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| Production | |
| Production | Ash Kernsworth |
| Audio format | Podcast (via streaming or download) |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 131 |
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| Original release | June, 2014 – present |
| Website | thegaffertapes.com |
The Gaffer Tapes: Fantasy Football Podcast is an award winning comedy football podcast that focuses mainly on Fantasy Football.
History
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 August, 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]
In July 2017, The Gaffers appeared on Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begović's Season of Sport podcast to talk Fantasy Sports.[2]
On July 3, 2017, The Gaffers announced that they were recording a live podcast at The Phoenix Artist Club in Central London which was recorded on October 24, 2017.[3]
On July 31, 2017, Craig appeared as a guest on talksport radio to talk about Fantasy Football. On December 7, 2017, Ash appeared as a guest too.[4]
The Gaffer Tapes were featured in the August 2017 edition of Stuff Magazine as their Number 1 Football Podcast.[5]
In February 2018 The Gaffers made a spoof football-chant video for Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that went viral across the internet.[6]
In May 2018 The Gaffers released a song for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[7]
Award
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.[8]
Fans, Guests and Listeners
Actor Dominic Monaghan is a fan of the podcast and has appeared as a guest in both April and November of 2016 and May 2018, 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.[9]
Other notable listeners include comedian and actor Tom Davis.[10]
In April 2017, television comedian Dane Baptiste appeared as a guest.[11]
In early October 2017, comedian, impressionist and star of Murder in Successville Luke Kempner appeared as a guest.[12]
On October 18, 2017, The Gaffer Tapes released their 100th podcast, with actor, comedian and rapper Doc Brown appearing as a guest.[13]
Past and Regular Features
- The Gaffer Gambler
Craig offered tips and odds on betting opportunities he believed would be financially beneficial for listeners. This feature has been brought back sporadically, with exclusive betting odds being provided to the podcast by The Odds Bible.
- Tweets for my Tweet
The hosts read out tweets that have been sent to them during the week.
- Mental Email of the Week
The hosts began receiving emails that were often not related to football content whatsoever.
- Where's Wallerz?
A weekly update on the social media whereabouts of former Leicester City footballer Marcin Wasilewski, who is referred to as "Wallerz" and has become somewhat of a cult icon for regular listeners of the podcast.
- Tom's Lee Sharpe Anecdote
It has become a tradition that, on the final podcast of every season, Tom tells an anecdote about when he met former professional footballer Lee Sharpe at Elland Road as a child.
- The Diary of Little Timmy Tinker
From the beginning of the 2018–19 season, Tom began reading excerpts from the fictional diary of a nine-year-old footballer called Timmy Tinker.
- Any Other Business
The hosts read out social media interactions that usually comprise of listeners pointing out incorrect statements and facts that appeared in the previous week's show.
- 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 2016–17 Tom hosted the quiz and Craig defeated Ash. In 2017–18 Craig hosted the quiz again and Tom defeated Ash. In 2018–19 Ash hosts the quiz again and Tom takes on Craig.
References
- ↑ https://fantasy.premierleague.com/
- ↑ https://audioboom.com/posts/6068668-episode-8-the-world-of-fantasy-sports
- ↑ http://www.thegaffertapes.com/podcast/2017/10/25/week-10-the-gaffer-tapes-live
- ↑ https://talksport.com/football/kick-fantasy-football-special-monday-july-31-170731248677
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheGafferTapes/status/901008487110651968
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TheGafferTapes/status/958770119622131712
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRvOSphgIM4
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.thegaffertapes.com/podcast/2017/4/6/week-31-train-baptiste-fpl-1617
- ↑ http://www.thegaffertapes.com/podcast/2017/10/4/week-8-murder-in-isaac-successville-fpl-1718
- ↑ http://www.thegaffertapes.com/podcast/2017/10/18/week-9-the-gaffer-tapes-100th-episode-special-fpl-1718