Not The Top 20 Podcast

We start with a review of the League Two Play-Off Semi Final First LEgs, and then easing our way back into the betting show with some tentative selections ahead of the Championship weekend - including, obviously, a CB FGS pick at 40/1. Please Gamble Responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An excitable duo discuss the return of EFL football - chatting about what to expect from the return of the Championship, picking out the most intriguing matches from the weekend's and previewing the League Two Play-Offs! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big meetings in the EFL today to decide whether to end or curtail the regular season, and how to sort out the league table in the event of curtailment. League One and League Two very much in focus here. We run through it as best we can immediately after the news broke. Touching on matters involving Coventry, Rotherham, Peterborough, Tranmere, Swindon, Crewe, Plymouth, Macclesfield, Stevenage etc. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Sunday night the EFL released a statement outlining the return to action of the Championship, provisionally on June 20th. We wanted to get the reaction of someone who will be heading back to work with a Championship club, so had a natter with Gary Rowett as he drove home after training. We discussed his reaction to the news on Sunday night, his thoughts on what things will be like, the lack of home advantage, player fitness, contract situations & summer recruitment. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Sunday night the EFL released a statement outlining the return to action of the Championship, provisionally on June 20th. As ever, the statement raised a lot of question, and we wanted to make sure we provided as much clarity as possible. So on today's podcast, we welcomed Phil Hay of the Athletic to talk through some of the key points around opposition, scheduling, player fitness, venues and more. He also answered some of our questions about Leeds United and what shape they are in as they seek promotion to the Premier League. Thanks so much to Phil Hay for joining us, the magnificent Athletic writer whose coverage of Leeds and wider football during the coronavirus has been compulsory reading. You can sign up using the link below: This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take on various bits and bobs from across the EFL (and beyond.) First - the current state of play regarding EFL decisions on the finishing of each division, and how a change in regulation could be incoming. A quick review of news in each division. And then some little topics: - Potential Salary Cap - Favourite stadia - EFL Fantasy transfers - Nicht Die Top 18 Also - lots of stories? Mainly about food. Good food, bad food, food getting stuck in your throat... the usual. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Athletic's investigative reporter Matt Slater hops on the pod to talk us through the different EFL divisions, how their meetings went last week and what is likely or unlikely to happen in the next few weeks. Then we touch on Nigel Clough's departure from Burton, and put our pundit hats back on for light-hearted analysis of some 2nd tier football that happened this weekend! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start the podcast with a discussion about a discussion! Namely, how to decide the leagues, and what process is best. Then, we must warn you, this episode gets very self-indulgent. As we celebrate four years podding, we look back at some memories from the early days, early motivations and key moments! For some, it may be of no interest. But we don't talk about ourselves *too* often, so hopefully you'll allow it this time. if you've been part of the NTT20 'journey' it might be a nice listen! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Q&A with Dean Windass to complement his appearance on EFL: Completed, part of the Going Up Going Down podcast for The Athletic. Head to the Going Up Going Down podcast feed for the full interview. https://podfollow.com/going-up-going-down Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The weekend just finished would have seen the Final Day of the Championship & League One regular seasons, with League Two ending the week before. We decided to put our coronavirus-blocking blinkers on for a few hours, and imagine that football has continued... Here is what we think would have happened, and what we would have enjoyed watching and discussing on three dramatic Final Days. We hope you enjoy this podcast and take it in the right spirit! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well done to last week's winner SteveLTFC. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SIGN UP TO FIVEYARDS: http://www.fiveyards.co.uk/ Thrilled to be joined with Jay Socik, AKA Blades Analytic, who works for football consultancy MRKT Insights and also Peterborough United in the recruitment department. We asked him about what COVID 19 means for his work and for player recruitment in the EFL. We also pushed him for some names of those players that both he and the data thinks are well-placed to play at a higher level. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well done to last week's winner Alex Butcher, and thank you for providing the questions for Round 3. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Slater from the Athletic kindly joined us to talk about the EFL and its clubs, and the current state of play with regard to the coronavirus. We touch on finishing the season vs voiding the season, financial concerns, the potential for clubs to go bust, the idea of regionalising one or two of the EFL divisions, and how tough it is to govern 71 clubs with different realities and priorities. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well done to last week's winner SteveLTFC! Thanks to Oli Walker for the questions for Round 3. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our competitive juices flowed once more as we went head to head in a draft of Championship players, to see who could pick the strongest starting XI. With different tactical philosophies and player profile priorities at play, the results are MAGICAL. At the end of the podcast, an appeal by Ali - head to his twitter page to find out more about helping Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-jo039s-cervical-cancer-trust?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email_m_pd-5312-donation-receipt-ppgf&utm_content=internal This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well done to last week's winner Stewart Barnes! Thanks to Mark Rippey for the inspiration behind Round 2. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here's a fun premise for a podcast - let's shine a light on the unsung heroes that play in the EFL. Which player at your club doesn't get the credit they deserve, but whose absence makes the team look lost? We picked a few of our favourites and presented your answers... including getting one of your suggestions on the phone, as David Wheeler of Wycombe came on to discuss being 'unsung' as an attacking player and sports psychology, which he is studying. We also spoke to The Athletic's South American expert Jack Lang on the career and character of Reading goalkeeper Rafael Cabral! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well done to last week's winner Alex Smith! Thanks to Ben Fuller for providing Round 3. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanks to Johnnie Jackson for coming on to talk to us about Charlton. Below you will find all the weird and wacky and brilliant topics we got our teeth into on this week's pod, thanks to questions sent in on Twitter & Insta. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Fun Football: Ross: Which team was the best that didn’t manage to get promoted? Jack: If these promotion sides had a play-off battle - who would come out as winner? Sheff Utd 18/19 vs Fulham 17/18 Cardiff 17/18 vs Norwich 18/19 David: Best Scottish player to play in championship/EFL? Andrew: If you could play for any club (other than the ones you support) who and why? BJ Peat: Which current League 2 team has the best chance of making the Premier League? Serious Football: Blades: What changes would you implement to the EFL system if you had power to change the way the EFL is currently operated? Freddie: Do you think we will come out of the Coronavirus crisis with 71 EFL clubs still in business? SpainAddict: What is your view on the current situation at Charlton Athletic Football Club? Serious non-football: George AND Dan are after football book recommendations… Nick: How do you guys know each other? + Meal deal selection and from where? Blades: Where do you both see yourselves in 5 years from now in terms of career? What's the main goal/target? Fun non-football: Phil” Are ali and George in lockdown together? I can’t imagine a time when you are separated by such a small thing as a worldwide pandemic. Sadly not - in a lot of whatsapp groups together tho. Not unusual to be having three diff conversations in different platforms. If there was one current EFL player you could choose to spend lockdown with under the same roof, who would it be and why? Mr Hill: Most underrated snack to consume during lock down? Freddie: Is there going to be a NTT20 Tik-Tok account starting up soon? Jordan - Football snoods - should they be brought back? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Thanks to last week's winner Alex Butcher for providing Round 3 - and thanks to our special guest quizmaster for delivering them! Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Picking our top 5 managers of the season from the EFL so far. In this episode, we give a brief overview of various situations regarding coronavirus and its impact on EFL clubs, but from 8 minutes onwards we are picking our VERY SERIOUS Top 5 EFL Managers of the 2019/20 seasons. Who would be in your Top 5? Tweet us @NTT20Pod or message us on Instagram @NTT20Pod. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the first NTT20 Weekend Quiz, dreamt up by George Elek. Straightforward stuff, and hopefully will keep you amused, entertained & challenged. Listen to the podcast for the questions. Don't use Google - that's no fun Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email [email protected]. 2) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We thought it was important to try and understand how clubs & people inside the EFL are affected by the current suspension of the leagues, so we set up three interviews with people with different perspectives. 00:00 - 6:00 - intro & check-in with Ali & George! 6:00 - 30:00 - Matt Slater is a football news & investigations reporter for The Athletic. 30:00 - 42:30 - Zaki Nuseibeh is the vice-chairman of Oxford United. 42:45 - 1:03:40 - Phil Korklin is the Co-Owner & Director of Momentum Sports Management. 1:03:45 - Ali on FM20 and what's to come! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Never sure about these blurbs, does anyone actually read them to see what's in the pod? Surely it's a given, by now, that we'll be talking about Championship, League One, League Two - the key results from the weekend, the key players & managers... Bit tetchy this one to be honest. Some disagreements between us about who can do what between now and the end of the season. Hope you enjoy listening to it! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Weekend selections from the EFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That's right - ten games to go is officially the green light for the correct use of the phrase RUN IN. And welcome to it. Automatics, play-offs, relegation and 'up for a laugh' - who is gunning for what with ten games left? Trying to make sense of it - whether we achieved that is up for debate. Attempting to make some predictions... with a lot of second guessing. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An excitable duo put forward their weekend selections from the EFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With HUGE thanks to Jed Wallace (Millwall), Lyle Taylor (Charlton), Dan Barlaser (Rotherham), Ben Whiteman (Doncaster) and Leon Legge (Port Vale). Timecodes: Jed Wallace - 2:45 Lyle Taylor - 22:10 Dan Barlaser - 41:50 Ben Whiteman - 52:20 Leon Legge - 1:02:00 This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George is buzzing after his 2nd consecutive bonus bet winner. Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another windy weekend in the EFL. Absolute class, though. Hear about it here. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George is buzzing after his 9/1 winner last week. Stormy selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Windy weekend in the EFL. Significant, too. No team is averaging 2 points per game this season in any of the divisions - quite interesting? Dive into the pod for breakdowns of all the major results. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Serious weekend in the EFL. Top 6 in the Champ separated by 6 points, and all games involving those teams had significant results! In League One - who is looking tasty for promotion? Well... a few teams really. In League Two - is it 5 into 3 automatic spots? This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Last week, Ali went and met Nigel Clough, the Manager of Burton Albion and one of very few people who can say, genuinely, that they have lived their whole life within football. This interview focuses on his managerial career - with Burton, Derby Sheffield United and Burton again. Also - his future plans, the way he likes to operate, and some great stories chucked in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A thin slate of EFL action but plenty to discuss, "live" from Dublin... From Stoke's hot start to 2020, Posh's new skin, FA Cup heroics and some serious League Two results. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Here is episode one of our new podcast - Going Up, Going Down - for The Athletic. We're posting this on the NTT20 feed so that you can give it a go and see what you think. If you like it, you can subscribe on all podcast platforms - it's not behind a paywall. We would, of course, recommend subscribing to The Athletic for tonnes of good football writing, by following the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another two part podcast - with Kieran Maguire joining us for the last 20 minutes to give is some expert insight into the charges brought to Derby & Sheffield Wednesday by the EFL. Also on the pod - exciting announcements! A new podcast brought to you by The Athletic every Thursday morning, which won't affect any of our current output. And a lovely run through of the EFL weekend. Some smashing goals were scored. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. And some Australian Soaps chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's an extended pod - a two-parter! 46 minutes of weekend recap after a busy slate & 46 minutes of chat with Jay Socik - aka Blades Analytic! We discuss the use of data in recruitment and what he's learned from his working in the game for Peterborough United & MRKT Insights, as well as answering some Twitter questions. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. And some Frubes chat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

So... what did we miss? Reconvening after a short break for winter holidays, there have been 4 'slates' since we last spoke and the EFL has been turned on its head... ok, not entirely, but there's lots to discuss. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Timecodes: Championship: 00:00-34:00 League One: 34:00-51:00 League Two: 51:00-end Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seasons Greetings! It's time to review the first half of the season. We give each team a mark out of 10, explain some things we like/don't like, and give a higher/lower prediction from now until the end of the season. Please be aware this was recorded before the fixtures on 21st December! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seasons Greetings! It's time to review the first half of the season. We give each team a mark out of 10, explain some things we like/don't like, and give a higher/lower prediction from now until the end of the season. Please be aware this was recorded before the fixtures on 21st December! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seasons Greetings! It's time to review the first half of the season. We give each team a mark out of 10, explain some things we like/don't like, and give a higher/lower prediction from now until the end of the season. Please be aware this was recorded before the fixtures on 21st December! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Make sure you get the best value with the Oddschecker app. Download & check out our exclusive picks 👇🏻 bit.ly/OCAppTip #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What a weekend in the EFL - especially the Championship which was packed with goals and big results. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Make sure you get the best value with the Oddschecker app. Download & check out our exclusive picks 👇🏻 bit.ly/OCAppTip #ad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices