Football Index Podcast

Football Index conversation, insights and a few laughs

About the show

Hosted by yours truly The FIG, I attempt to dissect the Index on at least a weekly basis, getting as many interesting guests on board as possible. These guests are either experienced traders who can offer their insights, or newer traders who can give a fresher perspective on things.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Episode 123: £150k Portfolio Trader FI Der Kaiser & Index Profit Hunter Join the Show

    Episode  |  February 23rd, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    Index Profit Hunter makes his return to the show after a near 2 year haitus! He has made £50k+ profit on Football Index and has been on the platform since September 2017. He's joined by debutant FI Der Kaiser, who has a £150k portfolio and has been on the platform since June 2018. We discuss customer aquisiton, order books, the August dividend review, european club football and much more!

  • FigCast Extra #4 - 4 slash 6 Questions about Media Ft. £500k Portfolio man Sporting Panda

    Episode  |  February 20th, 2020  |  51 mins 27 secs
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined as always by pro gambler and £500k Football Index portfolio man Sporting Panda to talk about the Media Dividends survey, European PB mulitpliers, the first round of UCL knockout games, the Rashford injury and the england squad and much more!

  • Episode 122: £500k, 1000 + player portfolio man & Pro Gambler Big Don and £300k man and Poker Player & Pro Gambler CJB Join the Show

    Episode  |  February 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 17 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by two returning big hitters!

    Big Don is a pro gambler who's background is in matched betting and arbitrage. He's got a £500k 1000+ player portfolio.

    CJB has a £300k portfolio, and is a former pro poker player. He's got a background in matched betting, and has now focused a lot of his attention to the index!

    We discuss the risks of being on FI, being inspired by big portfolios, diversifaction, thought process behind selling, FI so far in 2020, the future of the platform and what their end game is and so much more!

  • FigCast Extra #3 - The Coronation of King Sancho Ft. £500k Portfolio man Sporting Panda

    Episode  |  February 13th, 2020  |  44 mins 46 secs
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was rejoined by Sporting Panda for the 3rd Thursday running! We talked Jadon Sancho, Hakim Ziyech, The 'Manchester United Bias', Jeremie Boga, Musa Barrow, Orsolini Vs. Chiesa and Media buzz on Football Index!

  • Episode 121: 2 Month old new Football Index Trader Tom joins the show

    Episode  |  February 9th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by Tom, who is a budding scout and he's been on FI since December 2019. His story is awesome. He's left a big company in a very comfortable job, to follow his dreams in becoming a football scout. And it's all due to his time on Football Index.

  • FigCast Extra #2 - The competition is over before it's begun

    Episode  |  February 6th, 2020  |  45 mins 10 secs
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was rejoined by the mighty Sporting Panda, £400k trader and professional gambler - to talk about the last wekon the index. Super Match Day Dividends, comms mess ups, a 150k footie prize drop, PB Malfunctions, Erling Haaland, Ansu Fati, Rayan Cherki, Aleksandr Isak, Bruno Fernandes, Media Buzz, FI Tech and much more!

  • Episode 120: Sports Trader and 3 Year Football Index Trader FI Matrix Joins the Show

    Episode  |  February 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by FI Matrix, who has been an FI trader since November 2017. He has a background in sports trading, which is lucky because we had so many questions on Order Books! We discussed Adam Cole's Q&A, new territories, FCA regulation, FI marketing and so much more.

  • FigCast Extra #1 - Hey Jude Ft. £400k man Panda

    Episode  |  January 30th, 2020  |  41 mins 27 secs
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by the mighty Sporting Panda, pro gambler and £400k portfolio trader on Football Index. We talked about FI's IPO crisis, them as a company in 2020, where their tech sits right now, what NASDAQ could bring, what they need to improve, how they need to improve and much, much more. We also touch on Inter Milan and Erisken's transfer there, as well as the big blockbuster move that is Bruno Fernandes....that caused some debate!

  • Episode 119: Football Index psychology blockbuster Ft. Sam Freedman & Sigmund Fruend

    Episode  |  January 26th, 2020  |  2 hrs 50 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was rejoined by the great Sam Freedman (@FISamF on twitter) who's previously been on Ep. 100, 84 & 69), economist, behavioural pyschology buff, education specialist and FI trader - alongside Sigmund Fruend (@Freunds_Mullet - previously on Ep. 107) a sports psychologist who's been on Football Index 12 months.

  • Episode 118: Comms, PR & Marketing Special Ft. 4 Year Football Index Veteran Chris Harris

    Episode  |  January 19th, 2020  |  1 hr 15 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, football index marketing, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by PR and Comms proffessional Chris Harris (@ChrisHarri5 on twitter) who's been on the Index for over 3-4 years! We talk about, you guessed it - FI Marketing, Comms and PR. The Elephant in the room of course is the transfer dividend announcement that was greeted in a well, very mixed way! We also touch on FI's comms in general, their aquisition and marketing plans, the MB and PB matrix and what 2020 has in store for the platform!

  • Episode 117: 20 Player Portfolio Trader Headhunter Joins the Show

    Episode  |  January 12th, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by FI Headhunter, who as name suggests, works in the recruitment industry. He's been on the platform since Jan 2017 but made his first big deposit in April 2019! He employs a 20 player portfolio strategy, and thinks he has a great way of getting Whales onboard the index! It was a thoroughly enjoyable pod!

  • Episode 116: Data Heads PB Hunter and FI Ben Join the Show

    Episode  |  January 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins
    betting, fantasy football, football, football betting, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by two of the hottest FI spreadsheet/content creators on twitter at the moment: PB Hunter and FIBen. PB hunter has a modelling and betfair background, and has been providing data on twitter for the past 6 or so months. FI Ben similarly, has been creating data content on twitter for the past 6-9 months!

  • Episode 115: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Paul Pogba and Football Index in 2020 FT. Darragh Hynes

    Episode  |  December 29th, 2019  |  54 mins 10 secs
    fantasy football, football, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    I was joined by Ireland based Darragh Hynes (formerly Dougal Maguire!) to talk all about Trent Alexander-Arnold, Paul Pogba, the next king of the index, what FI are doing to expand in Ireland, and much, much more!

  • FigCast Special: Christmas Bloopers & Outtakes

    Episode  |  December 26th, 2019  |  22 mins 35 secs
    fantasy football, football, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    Podcasts don't always go smoothly! A late Christmas present, loads of outtakes and bloopers from the past 50 or so Football Index podcast episodes! Thanks so much to everyone who's supported the podcast this year, it's been an awesome 12 months. I truly appreciate everyone's support! Not too much insight in this one, but I hope it brings a smile to your faces!

    Happy belated Christmas, and have a great new year!

  • Episode 114: The Erling Haaland Debate Ft. 4 Year Football Index Veteran Phil Tyrer

    Episode  |  December 22nd, 2019  |  1 hr 9 mins
    betting, erling haaland, fantasy football, football, football index, football index guide, investing, portfolio, soccer, trading

    Phil previously appeared on episode 92, and has been on FI since nearly the very start. He was the ~2000th sign up and considering there are about 500,000 now - he's certainly seen his fair share over the years! He's a big economics lover, and we really got into it on #HaalandGate. Should his name have been changed? What's next for MB? All this and much, much more on today's show!

  • Episode 113: Is Lionel Messi Over or Undervalued? Ft. FPL Chef and FI Data Man LuaLua

    Episode  |  December 15th, 2019  |  59 mins 23 secs
    fantasy football, football, football index, football index guide, investing, soccer, trading

    FPL Chef is a polarising figure in the FPL community who has been on Football Index since the very start, but only really took a bigger interest in the last 6 months. LuaLua is a keen spreadsheeter, and has provided some excellent statistical analysis to the community during his 9 months on the index!