The Totally Football League Show
294 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 89 ratingsA twice weekly show dedicated to all things Championship, League One and League Two. Join Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke and friends with the latest news, interviews, and tactical insights from the EFL.
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Parker returns to the Cottage & Wilder talks Boro
December 02, 2021 16:46 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen and Sam Parkin for ahead to a busy weekend in the Championship & League One Scott Parker make his first return to Craven Cottage since leaving Fulham during the Summer, we get the thoughts of the Athletic’s Peter ‘the relegator’ Rutzler, who has covered both clubs about why Parker will be out to prove a point on Friday night when he brings his Bournemouth side to South West London We also hear from new Boro boss Chris Wilder ahead of his sides clash wirt...
Pesto pomodoro bread with Paul Tisdale
November 29, 2021 17:28 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Nancy Frostick for a look back on the football league action from the weekend including: a Coventry comeback, a Sheff Weds/Wycombe bust up, and a new manager at Stevenage We speak with The Athletic's Richard Sutcliffe about the goings on at Sheffield United, whilst Nancy brings us the latest on Sheffield Wednesday. There's chat on whether Stoke fans are asking for too much, and we talk about Sam's favourite Matt - no not the host, Jamille...
Sacking season: Jokanovic, Grayson, and Curle out
November 25, 2021 16:11 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin for a look through the EFL as it reaches peak sacking season This week: it's Si-gone Grayson, Sayonara Slavisa, and Keith Curle-d you shut the door on your way out All that plus the latest from the midweek action which saw big wins for Wycombe, Bristol City, and Col U, we preview the upcoming weekend games, and we speak to Coventry City captain Liam Kelly about his favourite Kellys and being footballing underdogs. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Hel...
Cole's Stock(ton) rises, the Tom Lawrence Show, and a prize Jaffa Cake
November 22, 2021 17:21 - 59 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Jobi McAnuff for a look back on the EFL action from the weekend. Today: who's got a touch of the Brereton Diaz about them? What's West Brom's plan b? And who used the poo emoji to great effect? All very important questions plus we discuss Hull's back to back wins, ask why Johnnie Jackson hasn't got the Charlton job yet, and look back on some of the best man of the match prizes down the years RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos (01.00) PART 2...
A replay of a replay
November 18, 2021 15:33 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen and Adrian Clarke as they go through the biggest talking points from the EFL including Derby and Reading's deductions, Exeter's many subs, and find out all about the new man at the Barnsley helm. This week: who's to blame for the six subs at St James' Park? Who's Poya Asbaghi and what will he bring? And what would you do with a million pounds? Plus weekend previews and Steve Evans. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Hellos (00.30) PART 2a - Derby deductions (01.00) ...
Boyish Plymouth, sore backs at Newport, and the podcast curse
November 15, 2021 16:48 - 49 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin this week it's former Bury and Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson. This week: who's calling Plymouth 'boyish' and what did they mean to say, who said "your back's six inches from your bum", and why isn't Johnnie Jackson Charlton manager yet? All that plus some motivational speeches and an exclusive chat with head coach at Newport James Rowberry on life at the exiles and his favourite Rodney. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos (01.00) PART 2a...
Pull up a chair, boys, it’s Joe Jacobson
November 11, 2021 17:30 - 1 hourJoining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Adrian Clarke and Wycombe Wanderers' left back Joe Jacobson This week we go behind the scenes at Adams Park to find out what life's like there for the Chairboys, we talk about the latest appointments across the leagues, and we spice up JJ's tweets. All that plus an exclusive interview with Cambridge boss Mark Bonner about managing his boyhood club RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Jump start (01.00) PART 2a - Being a Wanderer with Joe Jacobson (02.00) PART 2b -...
The bitter ramblings of a cranky malcontent
November 08, 2021 16:33 - 53 minutesMatt Davies Adams has Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and Flo Lloyd-Hughes for company to reflect on Middlesbrough decision to replace Neil Warnock with Chris Wilder. Plus: all the rest of the weekend's goings-on in the Championship, the FA Cup first round, and a solution to banal twitterings RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - So long, Colin - with Steve Crossman (03.00) PART 2 - Championship review... (16.00) PART 2b - ...and more Championship (29.00) PART 2c - Championship odds with Paddy Power (41.00) PART...
Fulham's seven dwarves Blackburn
November 04, 2021 17:58 - 1 hourJoining Matt Davies Adams this week, pushing aside their bitter club rivalries, it's Robyn Cowen and Sam Parkin Today: we speak with Blackpool keeper Chris Maxwell about his return from injury, what Neil Critchley is like, and the club's upward trajectory. Plus we look back on the big results from the midweek - and there were some seriously big results - we find out what's going on at Oxford, and we look ahead to some of the key weekend fixtures in the Championship RUNNING ORDER PART 1 -Red a...
Barnsley are all Schopped out and it's Cox out at Scunthorpe
November 01, 2021 16:55 - 59 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams this week is Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and Nancy Frostick to discuss the latest goings on from the football league. This week: sacking season gets into full swing as it's Cox out and Barnsley are all Schopped out. Elsewhere Rotherham, Newport, and Orient all hit five stars - despite the ref at Brisbane Road getting his timings mixed up. And are West Brom a bit one dimensional? All that plus a celebration of Neil Warnock RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos (01.00) PART 2a...
El sackico, the (Ryan) Lowe-down, and the worst decision of the season
October 28, 2021 16:39 - 59 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams today it's Adrian Clarke and Ross Embleton as we talk new manager, good managers, and on the edge managers. This week: Plymouth manager Ryan Lowe tells us all about how he's turned his side around from the end of last season to the being top of the league this time. We discuss the appointment of Keith Millen at Carlisle and Joey Barton's apology. All that plus a look back on Sunderland's trip to West London, and a throw ahead to some tasty looking ties at the weekend...
Bacuna Matata, beaming Bluenoses, and bye bye Billy Brewer
October 25, 2021 16:20 - 57 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams on this week's TFLS it's Ian Danter, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owen to discuss the big news from the football league. This week: MM's final curtain call at Cardiff, JJ's brilliant curtain raiser at the Addicks' helm, and FGR's and Hartlepool's wonder strikes aplenty. We also discuss the strange move by Antoni Sarcevic to move to the National League, Blackpool's top derby win, and things you can do in 40 seconds. And absolutely nothing else out of the ordinary. Noth...
Jake Cooper’s surprised face
October 21, 2021 18:12 - 58 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Adrian Clarke and Millwall's Jed Wallace to talk through the soggy affair at Plymouth, Adkins' Addicks exit, and to look ahead to a few of the upcoming matches this weekend. All that plus Nick Miller joins to talk Forest's revival - will they ever lose again? Possibly. Steve Chicken talks Huddersfield back tattoos, and we ask Jed what exactly that celebration was on Tuesday against Sheffield United RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Into the Lion’s Den with Jed W...
Shrews surprise, Paterson's prize, and Reading rise
October 18, 2021 16:18 - 59 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams this week we have Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Michelle Owen to talk through everything football league from the Bluebirds getting bluer to an owls' ability to turn its head around. This week: have things finally clicked for Russell Martin? Is James Mclean Wigan's best signing? And is Salford's patience bringing the goods? All that plus Neil Warnock's awful impression, Reading's rise, and cheese and onion crisps, yes or no? RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos (01.00) P...
Leam's Latics, Kadeem's at Kharkiv, and Lyndon's got his big boy pants
October 14, 2021 16:05 - 1 hourJoining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Adrian Clarke and Jobi McAnuff as the Championship makes its return after the break. This week they talk to Wigan manager Leam Richardson about trying to keep a low profile with the league's high flying team, they discuss Kadeem Harris' move to Ukraine and positive outcomes from that, plus we get deep into two of the big Championship derbies coming this weekend. All that plus a discussion on mullets, drawing, and downs. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Black H...
Positivity for Plymouth, Garner's a good gaffer, and Campbell for Carlisle?
October 11, 2021 16:03 - 50 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin for a chat through the fixtures from League One and League Two. This week: we scour the stats for good signs at Ipswich, we talk up the good work done in Swindon, and an unnecessary Simpsons themed intro. All that plus who's all fart and no sh*t, is Joey ok?, and we look at the options for the new vacancy at Carlisle. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Itchy and Statchy (01.00) PART 2 - Championship headlines including love for BBD and questions about ...
Artisanal cheese and happy Harrogate with Simon Weaver
October 07, 2021 14:02 - 55 minutesJoining Matt Davies Adams this Thursday it's Ross Embleton and Sam Parkin to go deep on League Two - and a healthy dose of League One as well. This week: we speak exclusively with Harrogate manager Simon Weaver following their excellent start to the season and ask how he has managed to navigate what is normally a difficult second season, We also discuss bringing alcohol back to the stands and why players aren't getting vaccinated. All that plus the big weekend previews too. RUNNING ORDER PART...
A wet weekend in the Football League
October 04, 2021 14:58 - 49 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Flo Lloyd Hughes, and Michelle Owen are here with the latest from the football league. This week: Joe Jacobson's wizardry, super duper Steve Cooper, and big praise for Coventry. Plus we have the weekly Rangers and Forest (sorry Derby and Fulham fans), another Lee Johnson quote to unpick, and a feature which definitely doesn't have a childish name... you'll have to listen to find out what it is. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Welcome (01.00) PART 2a - Bournemou...
Gareth Ainsworth's dream dinner guests, great Scott (Twine), and The Crystal MDAs
September 30, 2021 15:27 - 58 minutesJoin the original trio of Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, and Adrian Clarke for some football league insights in a midweek that saw some HUGE scorelines. Coming up: we speak with Gareth Ainsworth about sharing wine with Pep Guardiola, his music choices for the gym, and his dream dinner guests. We talk about Scott Twine's brilliant hattrick, Ipswich's haul of goals, and whether Mick McCarthy and Nigel Adkins are about to walk out the door. All that plus our weekend previews, Nathan Jones' bold ...
The Loch Ness Lewandowski, The League One Timo Werner, and The Preece is Right
September 27, 2021 17:03 - 58 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and David Preece for a look back on the weekend's football league. Today: Ben Brereton Diaz continues his spicy hot form, we're in agreement with Neil Warnock (for once), and we find out how much our hosts really know about the football league as we play "The Preece is Right". Plus a peak behind the scenes at Sunderland, Bournemouth's concerning second halves, and relief at Oldham RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Welcome (01.00) PART 2a - Standard o...
Unfathomable events at Derby, QPR go all in on Carabao, and narrative drama at Rochdale
September 23, 2021 12:42 - 46 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams. Sam Parkin, and Michelle Owen for a look at the latest in the Football League. Today: we look back at the Carabao Cup action as QPR, Sunderland, Preston, and Stoke all progressed to the fourth round. We talk Derby as the Rams entered administration this week and ask what's next for them. And we look ahead to the weekend and wonder if this might be the weekend that Bristol City finally win at Ashton Gate. All that plus a game labelled Beauty v The Beast, do Oldham have ...
Lions in the stands
September 20, 2021 16:08 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Robyn Cowen for a look through the weekend's football league action. Today we look at the dire states of the East Midlands with both Derby and Forest in disarray, we praise Fleetwood for their fight, and ask if there's a player with a better tan than Jay Spearing. All that plus we analyse footballers' tweets, reassess manager's quotes, and attempt to come up with a modern day Saint and Greavsie. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Welcome (01.00) PA...
A pint of Lancashire Pride, please
September 16, 2021 14:17 - 46 minutesMatt Davies Adams has Adrian Clarke and Jobi McAnuff for company to reflect on the not-at-all-unexpected sacking of Chris Hughton - who will be the next unlucky soul to take up residence in Forest manager's office? Plus: 'Hoofball' with Nigel Adkins, and how can Wigan do it but Ipswich can't ('it' being integrating multiple new signings)? • PART 1a: Chris Hughton sacked by Forest! (01m 30s) • PART 1b: Other midweek Champions news (09m 00s) • PART 2a: Championship weekend previews (17m 00s) •...
Stinking of goals
September 13, 2021 15:26 - 51 minutesMatt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and Flo Lloyd-Hughes look back on goaltastic weekend in the EFL and ask is this QPR’s season? Will Paul Cook ever get it right at Ipswich? And where have you been all this time, Craig Dundass? RUNNING ORDER PART 1a -Championship round up (02.00) PART 1b - Championship odds (19.00) PART 2a - League One round up (22.30) PART 2b - L2 Odds with Paddy Power (33.00) PART 3a - League Two round up (34.00) PART 3b - L2 Odds with Paddy Power (43.30) PART 4...
Shirts off in the water feature
September 09, 2021 14:00 - 41 minutesMatt Davies Adams has Sam Parkin and Ross Embleton for company as they look ahead to the return of the Championship and the resumption of League One and League Two. Here's how it sounds RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Derby points deduction, Whitney tribute night and other EFL news (01.40) PART 2 - Weekend Previews: Championship (06.40) PART 3 - Weekend Previews: League One (20.20) PART 4 - Weekend Previews: League Two (28.20) PART 5 - Moments of mirth (37.00) Get yourself an Athletic subscripti...
Breaking a bogey
September 06, 2021 15:33 - 41 minutesMatt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are here to chew over the weekend's action in League One and League Two. - namely the strong starts made by AFC Wimbledon and Accrington Stanley and Oldham being altogether pretty poo. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - League One round up (02.00) PART 1b - L1 Odds with Paddy power (15.00) PART 2a - League Two round up (16.30) PART 3b - L2 Odds with Paddy Power (32.00) PART 4 - Moments of mirth (33.30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Dave Challinor is fed and watered
September 02, 2021 14:25 - 58 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owens for a trip around the transfer window and the weekend fixtures in the football league. This week we're talking Cheltenham with Michael Duff, whether footballers fall out of love with football, and Jeff Stelling's cat. Here's how it sounds RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Transfer Window winners and losers (02.00) PART 2a - Weekend Previews: League One (20.00) PART 2b - Michael Duff interview (27.30) PART 2c - The Odds with Paddy power (40.00) ...
Right in the Zinckernagels
August 30, 2021 15:45 - 1 hourJoining Matt Davies Adams this week is Sam Parkin, Robyn Cowen, and Ross Embleton to talk all things football league, and to pay respects to Keith the Duck as well. This week we head to the East Midlands to discuss Derby and Forest's 1-1, we go to Shrewsbury for a fight, and to the Orient where the promotion push is on. All that and much more, plus Keith. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Welcome (01.00) PART 2a - Derby 1-1 Forest (02.00) PART 2b - Huddersfield 4-0 Reading (07.00) PART 2c - PNE 3-1 Sw...
John Yems exclusive: “Just be yourself”
August 26, 2021 15:05 - 1 hourJoining Matt Davies Adams this week is the EFL's top duo Sam Parkin and Jobi McAnuff to talk through the action from the EFL Cup second round and look ahead to the weekend. We also have an exclusive interview with Crawley Town boss John Yems to talk about his viral post match interviews, his career, and his opinions on a carvery. All that plus we deep dive on Derby v Forest, ponder if two up top is back in fashion and ask what's Warnock's tipple? RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Carabao Cup highlights ...
Bright donkeys
August 23, 2021 16:42 - 58 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Flo Lloyd Hughes, Sam Parkin, and Adrian Clarke for another flying trip around the EFL. This week's stops include: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Bristol, Cambridge, and Mansfield, plus many more. As this week we discuss the graceful-ness of Luongo, the comparisons of Chong, and the outbursts of Yems and Clough. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Best goals (01.00) PART 2a - Huddersfield 1-2 Sheff Utd (03.00) PART 2b - Luton 0-5 Birmingham (09.00) PART 2c - Bristol City 0-1 Swansea Ci...
The mentality of the mascot
August 19, 2021 14:34 - 57 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen, and Adrian Clarke for a footbal league midweek round up. Coming up we discuss the rapid change at West Brom, preview the weekend fixtures, and assess the latest transfers too. Plus what does it take to be a mascot, Birmingham taking the mick, and who is having a disasterfest. Here's how it sounds RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Midweek look back and other news (02.30) PART 2 - How to be a mascot (16.00) PART 3a - Weekend Previews: Championship (25.00) PART 3b -...
Burrows for Beevers
August 16, 2021 15:52 - 59 minutesWelcome along to another weekend in the EFL where we saw goals aplenty and few questionable moments. Here to go through all your headlines and big match moments it's Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Faye Carruthers. This week: three's a magic number for Bolton, late late goals at London Road bring back Fergie time, and should time be up for Barton? Here's how it sounds: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Welcome (01.00) PART 2a - Huddersfield 1-5 Fulham (02.00) PART 2b - Hull 0-3 QPR ...
Hard work starts here
August 12, 2021 14:42 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin and Robyn Cowen for our midweek edition as we look back on the EFL Cup and pick out some plum fixtures from the leagues this weekend. This week: we speak with Sunderland goalkeeper coach David Preece all about his new dream job, we speak with Nancy Frostick ahead of the Darren Moore derby and ask how much does Albert Adomah know about QPR after his elaborate celebration in the EFL Cup Round 1? RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - EFL Cup Round 1 look back and other transf...
Crypto with Mark Warburton
August 09, 2021 15:45 - 1 hourAnd football is back. Supporters are back, Doesn't it just feel great? Here to pick the bones from the weekend just gone it's Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Ryan Conway. It's a week that saw a brilliant finale at Coventry and all started with a sumptuous season opener at the Vitality. There were goals galore in League One whilst League Two brought us the return of Yemmo - that's Crawley boss John Yems if you don't know. There's all that plus an exclusive interview with QPR ...
The Big 2021/22 Leagues One and Two Preview Show
August 03, 2021 15:59 - 1 hourMatt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke are back for more preview action. And this time they're joined by Jobi McAnuff to help go through tiers 3 and 4. Coming up we speak with Ipswich manager Paul Cook and Sutton United manager Matt Gray to ask how their pre seasons have been going. Plus we make our predictions which will inevitably be proved incorrect by the madness of the EFL. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos (01.00) PART 2a - League One contenders (02.00) PART 2b - Ipswich Town with P...
The Big 2021/22 Championship Preview Show
August 02, 2021 17:36 - 1 hourWelcome to the new season! And here to get you ready for it all it's Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke and Ryan Conway to get you in the mood for the second tier of English football. Today: who are the ones to watch, who are the dark horses, and who's joining Derby at the bottom of the table. All with the help of Steve Madeley, Faye Carruthers and Tom Hughes along the way. Plus we make some bold predictions involving one Neil Warnock. Here it is: RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos and ...
That's a wrap
June 01, 2021 18:48 - 58 minutesAnd just like that...the 2020-21 season comes to an end! It's all eyes on Wembley as we round up the Championship, League One and League Two play-off finals. Join Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke and Ryan Conway for a full analysis of all the drama, incident, agony and ecstasy as Brentford, Blackpool and Morecambe secured promotion. There's time for a quick word on managerial movement - and some interesting starts inspired by poor Ollie Turton - before we bid farewell for summer. ...
It all comes down to this
May 27, 2021 15:09 - 58 minutesGeorge Elek and Ali Maxwell are here to get you EFL Finals Weekend ready! And we've enlisted some help from those who will be, in Steve Cooper's words, "smelling it out on the pitch" in real life at the weekend. Those people are Steve Cooper and Jamal Lowe of Swansea, Jorge Grant of Lincoln, and Mickey Demetriou of Newport County, Plus a quickfire through the latest headlines across the EFL. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Hellos (00.30) PART 2a - Brentford v Swansea feat Jamal Lowe and Steve Cooper (...
2-0 football
May 24, 2021 16:24 - 1 hourJoin Faye Carruthers, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke, and Robyn Cowen for a trip through what was possibly the most exciting of play off weekends. We've got all the insight on how the Swansea triumphed over Barnsley, how Sunderland snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, and why changing your manager just before the play offs isn't the best course of action. All that plus we speak with Bees mega-fan Natalie Sawyer and ask an all important question about pies. Get it all here RUNNING ORDER PART 1...
The most wonderful time of the year
May 21, 2021 12:37 - 1 hourWe're halfway through the playoff semi finals so George and Ali are here to take you through them all with a few familiar faces along the way RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Back with the fans (00.30) PART 2a - Bournemouth 1-0 Brentford (04.30) PART 2b - Barnsley 0-1 Swansea with Stuart James (11.00) PART 3a - Oxford 0-3 Blackpool (24.00) PART 3b - Lincoln 2-0 Sunderland with Adrian Clarke (28 .00) PART 4a - Tranmere 1-2 Morecambe (40.00) PART 4b - Newport 2-0 FGR with Sam Parkin (46.00) Learn mor...
Good luck and good juju
May 16, 2021 15:40 - 1 hourAnd so we arrive at the play offs and we are here to give you a full guide to all six matches with some very exclusive interviews along the way. Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke and Flo Lloyd Hughes for the definitive guide to the play offs. Plus we'll be speaking with Steve Cook of Bournemouth, Lincoln manager Michael Appleton, and one of the League Two players of the season Morecambe's Carlos Mendes Gomes. Get play off ready here RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Hellos (00.30) PART...
Winners and losers
May 13, 2021 15:10 - 1 hourThis week George and Ali planned on doing a full review of the season, but then Derby happened so we had to tear up the script a little (rip it in places carefully?). This week we bring back an old feature of the show "Not the Back Pages" to go deep on Derby with Ryan Conway. Then we get back to the script as planned and go through the less obvious winners and losers of the EFL this season - and the first winner will almost certainly raise an eyebrow or two. There's all that plus we speak wit...
Cats and catastrophes
May 10, 2021 16:34 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owen for a full recap on all the season defining moments from the final weekend in the EFL. We talk Sheffield Wednesday with Nancy Frostick after the Owls couldn't grab the win they needed to stay up. We discuss the potential points deduction from Derby and which season it should apply to. In League One it's all about what the Cowleys need to fix at Portsmouth and whether it'll be Oxford's year in the play offs. And then finally ...
Pockets of drama
May 06, 2021 15:44 - 1 hourIt's the final weekend of the Football League and there are four huge pockets of drama. Join Ali Maxwell and George Elek for the comprehensive take on everything from the Championship relegation battle, to who will make the League One play offs, to League Two where anything could happen at the top. Find out who's holding the hot potato, which team is a number of cats amongst so many pigeons, and which player is a like contract killer with really sore muscles. Plus there are interviews with Ox...
Solar plexus punch
May 03, 2021 15:28 - 1 hourJoining Matt Davies Adams this week is Sam Parkin, Kelly Somers, and Ross Embleton to discuss the ups and downs from the penultimate round of the 2020-21 EFL season. In the Championship it's going right to the wire after Derby lost to Swansea, The Athletic's Ryan Conway talks through why it's all gone Pete Tong for the Rams. In League One Hull were crowned champions and Peterborough were promoted after an astonishing game which saw them draw 3-3 with Lincoln. Whilst Rochdale and Northampton j...
The Greatest Bowman
April 29, 2021 15:18 - 1 hourJoin Ali Maxwell and George Elek for a comprehensive run through the latest ups and downs in the EFL. This week we have a double interview as first up Ali speak with Michael Duff, manager of newly promoted Cheltenham Town all about his ties with the town, Ben Tozer's long throw, and holding off the beers for now. Then George speak with Phil Smith from the Sunderland Echo as the Black Cats are wobbling hard at the end of the season, what's going wrong and can they fix it in time for the play o...
Disallowed in the 1930s
April 26, 2021 16:24 - 1 hourJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Wycombe Wanderers' direct-from-corner-scoring Joe Jacobson to discuss a huge weekend in the EFL that saw Watford and Hull officially promoted with Swindon and Bristol Rovers going in the opposite direction. Plus what is the ultimate promotion celebration accessory? RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - JJ’s top three Champo players (01.00) PART 1b - Social media boycott (05.00) PART 2a - Watford promoted with Kelly Somers (04.00) PART 2b - Bournemou...
Well oiled backsides
April 22, 2021 13:11 - 1 hourJoin Ali Maxwell and George Elek for some EFL brilliance as this week brought you the goal of the season from Tom Conlon and coming up it's the game of the season between Bolton and Morecambe. There's also Akinfenwa's first Championship goal, Brett the Hitman Pitman, and a Jamie Carragher impression to boot. Plus we speak with Cambridge United CEO Ian Mather about his side's surprising season, how they're coping with the struggles that Covid-19 has brought, and about the debacle that was and ...
EFL > ESL
April 19, 2021 16:09 - 59 minutesJoin Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Faye Carruthers for an antidote to the other football nonsense. This week we talk Oliver Skipp and Jose Mourinho's exit, the shambles at Swindon, and the winds of change at Grimsby. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - POTW (01.00) PART 2a - Norwich promoted with Michael Bailey (04.00) PART 2b - Swansea 2-2 Wycombe (13.00) PART 2c - Luton 1-0 Watford (17.00) PART 2d - Coventry 2-0 Barnsley (21.00) PART 2e - Blackburn 2-1 Derby (23.10) PART 2f - The ...
Phil Bill vol. 2
April 15, 2021 13:34 - 1 hourJoin Ali Maxwell and George Elek for a look back on the key moments from the Football League in the midweek and to look ahead to what could be some season defining matches. On this episode how many pop culture references to Bournemouth's Philip Billing is too many references? Is this the start of Streaky Lee at Sunderland? And what is your favourite kick off time? All those key questions and an interview with Wimbledon Head Coach Mark Robinson about their turnaround in form, the fight for sur...