Stay ConnectedA 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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Join 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 in League Two some love for Cheltenham, Cambridge, and Bolton as they secure tier three status.
All that plus a cat.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1a - Michelle run the world (01.00)
PART 2a - Final day in the Championship: Derby (02.00)
PART 2b - Final day in the Championship: Sheffield Wednesday with Nancy Frostick (13.00)
PART 2c - Final day in the Championship: Rotherham (24.00)
PART 2d - The Play Off Odds with Paddy Power (30.00)
PART 3a - Portsmouth miss out (33.00)
PART 3b - Oxford squeak in (36.00)
PART 3c - The Play Off Odds with Paddy Power (39.00)
PART 4a - Cheltenham Champs (42.00)
PART 4b - Cambridge up (45.00)
PART 4c - Bolton up (48.00)
PART 4d - Play offs (53.00)
PART 4e - The Play Off Odds with Paddy Power (57.00)
PART 5 - Moments of mirth (58.00)
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It'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 Oxford's Sam Long and The Athletic's Sheffield Wednesday writer Nancy Frostick ahead of a big weekend for both sides.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1 - Pockets of drama and hot potatoes (00.30)
PART 2a - Championship relegation battle: Rotherham (01.00)
PART 2b - Championship relegation battle: Sheff Weds with Nancy Frostick (07.00)
PART 2c - Championship relegation battle: Derby (17.00)
PART 2d - Championship relegation battle: Wycombe (19.00)
PART 3a - League One midweek review (23.00)
PART 3b - League One play off battle: Portsmouth (24.00)
PART 3c - League One play off battle: Oxford (27.00)
PART 3d - League One play off battle: Charlton (39.00)
PART 4a - League Two automatics: Cambridge (44.00)
PART 4b - League Two automatics: Bolton (48.00)
PART 4c - League Two automatics: Morecambe (52.00)
PART 4d - League Two play off or piss off: Tranmere and Newport (55.00)
PART 4e - League Two play off or piss off: FGR (57.00)
PART 4f - League Two play off or piss off: Exeter (59.00)
PART 4g - League Two play off or piss off: Salford (61.00)
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Joining 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 joined Swindon and Bristol Rovers in getting relegated to League Two.
Speaking of which it's all still to play for at the top of tier four where the top three all lost keeping us all guessing as to who is going up. One thing is certain, and that's Southend's stay in the Football League is over. Former Shrimper Adrian Clarke shares his thoughts on their demise.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1a - Sam Parkin’s return to the County Ground (01.00)
PART 2a - Derby down? With Ryan Conway (07.00)
PART 2b - Rotherham 1-1 Blackburn (12.00)
PART 2c - Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Forest (14.30)
PART 2d - The Odds with Paddy Power (21.00)
PART 3a - Peterborough promoted (23.00)
PART 3b - Hull champions (26.00)
PART 3c - Northampton and Rochdale relegated (32.00)
PART 3d - The Odds with Paddy Power (42.00)
PART 4a - Harrogate 5-4 Cambridge (44.00)
PART 4b - FGR 2-1 Tranmere (48.00)
PART 4c - Bolton 1-2 Exeter (50.00)
PART 4d - Wins for Morecambe and Newport (52.00)
PART 4e - Southend relegated with Adrian Clarke (55.00)
PART 4f - The Odds with Paddy Power (56.00)
PART 5 - Moments of mirth (57.00)
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Join 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 offs?
All that plus a round up of the midweeks and a look ahead to the weekend where much could be decided
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1 - Welcome to the crunch end (00.30)
PART 2a - A full round up of the midweek in the Championship and League One (01.00)
PART 2b - Interview with Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff (14.00)
PART 2c - Grimsby Town are down and the greatest Bowman (26.00)
PART 3 - Sunderland’s winless run with Phil Smith from the Echo (33.00)
PART 4 - Weekend previews: Sheff Weds v Nott Forest, Wimbledon v Peterborough, Bolton v Exeter (44.00)
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Join 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 - Bournemouth 0-1 Brentford (13.00)
PART 2c - Reading 2-2 Swansea (17.30)
PART 2d - Derby 1-2 Birmingham (20.00)
PART 2e - Corner shots for Wycombe (23.10)
PART 2f - Barnsley 1-0 Rotherham (26.00)
PART 2g - The Odds with Paddy Power (31.00)
PART 3a - Hull promoted (33.00)
PART 3b - Charlton 0-1 Peterborough (36.00)
PART 3c - Portsmouth 1-0 Bristol Rovers (40.00)
PART 3d - MK Dons 5-0 Swindon (42.00)
PART 3e - The Odds with Paddy Power (50.00)
PART 4a - Morecambe 0-1 Bolton (51.00)
PART 4b - Cheltenham 1-0 Col U (55.00)
PART 4c - Southend 2-1 Leyton Orient (58.00)
PART 4d - Oldham 1-2 Grimsby (61.00)
PART 4e - The Odds with Paddy Power (63.00)
PART 5 - Moments of mirth (65.00)
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Join 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 is the ESL.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1 - Big Tuesday nights (00.30)
PART 2 - TFLSETMA - Wycombe, Dominic Solanke, Charlton, Brett Pitman, Colchester United, and Tom Conlon (01.00)
PART 3a - Cambridge CEO Ian Mather - champagne on ice, on the ESL, and the surprising stability of EFL clubs in this season
PART 4 - Weekend previews: Derby v Birmingham, Charlton v Peterborough, Morecambe v Bolton (36.00)
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Join 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 Odds with Paddy Power (25.00)
PART 3a - Wimbledon 4-1 Swindon - Sherigone (27.00)
PART 3b - Crewe 0-2 Wigan (32.00)
PART 3c- Rochdale 2-1 Accrington (34.00)
PART 3d - Oxford 3-2 Gillingham (36.00)
PART 3e - The Odds with Paddy Power (38.00)
PART 4a - Grimsby 2-1 Bolton (39.00)
PART 4b - Colchester 2-1 Walsall and relegation tussles (42.00)
PART 4c - Morecambe 4-3 Oldham (45.00)
PART 4d - The Odds with Paddy Power (49.00)
PART 5 - Moments of mirth (50.00)
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Join 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 survival, and why we should stop saying philosophies when talking about managers!
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1 - Dulux Edition (00.30)
PART 2 - TFLSETMAs - Rotherham, Philip Billing, Wigan, Brennan Johnson, Walsall, and John O’Sullivan (01.00)
PART 3 - Wimbledon Head Coach Mark Robinson (23.10)
PART 4 - Weekend previews: Norwich v Bournemouth, Blackpool v Sunderland, Newport v Cambridge (34.00)
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Matt Davies Adams is back with Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Kelly Somers to discuss the Championship promotion contenders, the goal thumpings in League One, and the headbutts of League Two.
This week: who's the side that's good on paper and better on grass? Is it worth being promoted? And can anyone call the League One relegation battle? All that plus why did Clarkey get headbutted by a team mate, which game is a nine-pointer let alone a six pointer, and who's got the better fashion sense: Matt or Phil Brown?
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1a - POTW (01.00)
PART 2a - PNE 0-5 Brentford - Franking sense from Thomas (04.00)
PART 2b - Watford 2-0 Reading (09.00)
PART 2c - Bournemouth 4-1 Coventry (14.00)
PART 2d - The Odds with Paddy Power (21.00)
PART 3a - Sunderland 1-2 Charlton (23.00)
PART 3b - Crewe 0-6 Oxford (28.00)
PART 3c- Accrington 1-5 Wimbledon (31.00)
PART 3d - The Odds with Paddy Power (34.00)
PART 4a - Mark Cooper sacked (39.00)
PART 4b - Headbutting team mates Bradford 1-0 Grimsby (42.00)
PART 4c - Cambridge 1-4 Exeter (45.00)
PART 4d - The Odds with Paddy Power (49.00)
PART 5 - Moments of mirth (49.00)
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George and Ali are here to talk Norwich's magnificent SEVEN against Huddersfield, the many takeovers in the EFL this week, and the Jonathan Woodgate’s resurgent Cherries,
On the show this week Ali catches up with Wycombe keeper David Stockdale all about their Easter resurgence, his time with Stevenage, and we get the inside take on Gareth Ainsworth - turns out he's Mr Motivator about anything and everything!
George speaks with new Non-Exec director of Wigan Athletic, Dr Tom Markham about taking over the club, the people behind the new ownership group, and the future of the Latics.
Plus we have our weekend previews including Bournemouth v Coventry, Ipswich v MK Dons, and Bradford v Grimsby.
RUNNING ORDER
PART 1 - Intro (00.30)
PART 2 - Midweek fixtures round up SEVEN-NIL (01.00)
PART 3a - Wycombe keeper David Stockdale on what Gareth Ainsworth is really like, his time at Stevenage, and whether the Great Escape theme is playing in the training ground (10.00)
PART 3b - Dr Tom Markham on the Wigan takeover - next step the World Cup! (24.00)
PART 4 - Weekend previews (38.00)
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