Not The Top 20 Podcast

We found a quiet spot to record a breakdown of another late late late winner in an EFL Play-Off game - this one was between Charlton vs Sunderland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We went to Wembley to watch the Play-Off Final between Tranmere and Newport. Here's what we made of the match, which saw Tranmere promoted to League One - back-to-back promotions for the Super White Army! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm not sure anyone reads this description thing... but if you decided you needed to know more info aside from the title 'PLAY-OFF FINALS! PREVIEWED!' then I'm worried about you. Follow us on Twitter @NTT20Pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reviewing the first legs of the Championship and League One play-off semi-finals, and the full ties from League Two. Follow us @ntt20pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

League Two is surely the hardest league to call this year... Paul Hurst, who has managed in seven Play-Off campaigns, gives us the Manager's view, and pro punter Nick Goff, who provides insight into the different things that can make a difference in the Play-Offs. Newport County vs Mansfield Forest Green vs Tranmere Rovers The guests and the hosts make their predictions for who will progress from the Semi-Finals and win the Final. This podcast is sponsored by Blacktype. Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free football selection. These podcasts are also available as videos on the Blacktype YouTube channel. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

League One! What a play-off campaign we have in store. Paul Hurst, who has managed in seven Play-Off campaigns, gives us the Manager's view, and pro punter Nick Goff, who provides insight into the different things that can make a difference in the Play-Offs. Portsmouth vs Sunderland Charlton vs Doncaster The guests and the hosts make their predictions for who will progress from the Semi-Finals and win the Final. This podcast is sponsored by Blacktype. Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free football selection. These podcasts are also available as videos on the Blacktype YouTube channel. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

it's the most wonderful time of the year, and helping us to preview the EFL Play-Offs: Paul Hurst, who has managed in seven Play-Off campaigns, gives us the Manager's view, and pro punter Nick Goff, who provides insight into the different things that can make a difference in the Play-Offs. Leeds United vs Derby County Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion The guests and the hosts make their predictions for who will progress from the Semi-Finals and win the Final. This podcast is sponsored by Blacktype. Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free football selection. You can find the Play-Off Special Bets listed here: https://www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ These podcasts are also available as videos on the Blacktype YouTube channel. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Match in Focus is MK Dons vs Mansfield. Season stats: G: -17.87 A: ???? (Head to Twitter for an important vote) Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Promotions. Relegations. Albert Adomah dribbling past the whole Leeds team to score. And loads more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Sunderland vs Portsmouth. Season stats: G: -11.87 A: -24.41 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Champ - 00:00 L1 - 32:00 L2 - 45:00 Mind - 54:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Stevenage vs Exeter. Season stats: G: -14.99 A: -22.57 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Burton vs Portsmouth. Season stats: G: -15.41 A: -27.37 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Match in Focus is Accrington vs Walsall. Season stats: GE -10.91 AM -22.32 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have a debrief and what we saw and heard at Sunday's EFL Awards, including grilling Teemu Pukki, Billy Sharp, Jamal Lewis, Max Aarons, Jarrod Bowen and James Justin on their leagues' best 5-a-side team. We also recap the top line news from the weekend's action. Check out Football Index, and if you fancy signing up you can use referral code 'NTT20' to get £20 bonus cash when you deposit £20 or more to start with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is MK Dons vs Lincoln. Season stats: GE -8.11 AM -26.52 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On almost every EFL topic right now, 'it's impossible to say', but we still found enough words for 80 minutes of hot EFL chat, spurred on by your excellent questions and reports. 00:00 - Championship Chat 37:30 - Mark O'Haire on QPR sacking McClaren 54:00 - League One 1:09:00 - League Two Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Stoke vs Sheffield Wednesday. Season stats: GE -7.31 AM -31.17 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

League One - 00:00 - 41:30 Colin Murray - 41:30 - 57:40 League Two - 57:40 - end Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Wimbledon vs Gillingham. Season stats: GE -7.54 AM -28.84 FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PAIR OF PLAY-OFF FINAL TICKETS, TWEET US & @BLACKTYPEBET YOUR PREDICTIONS OF THE CORRECT FINISHING ORDER OF LEAGUE ONE FROM 21ST-24TH. Black Type are offering a pair of Play-Off Final tickets to one lucky winner. Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not much to talk about this week... hahahaha just kidding, too much if anything. Check out Football Index, and if you fancy signing up you can use referral code 'NTT20' to get £20 bonus cash when you deposit £20 or more to start with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Oxford vs Bradford. Season stats: GE -3.64 AM -24.84 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A very simple premise to this podcast, we look at the state of play in all three divisions with ten games to go. Check out Football Index, and if you fancy signing up you can use referral code 'NTT20' to get £20 bonus cash when you deposit £20 or more to start with. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus is Reading vs Wigan. Season stats: GE -7.09 AM -17.84 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We phone up a very busy George for his thoughts on Grealish, Lampard, Gary Bowyer, Keith Hill and more. Then Perth Glory's Neil Kilkenny joined us on the phone to discuss our new found love for Glory, and some stories from his EFL career. And finally Ali runs through every game from the weekend in swift round ups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Preston v Bristol City this week. Season stats: GE -7.34 AM -19.64 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ali sat down to get to know Richie Wellens and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes: 00:00 - introduction 02:00 - Describing himself as a player 4:30 - Coming through at Manchester United & taking things for granted! 08:00 - Move to Blackpool to make first steps in senior football & 5 years there. 10:45 - Move to Oldham & two seasons there. 12:30 - Finding success at Doncaster with Sean O'Driscoll & James Coppinger! 18:30 - Transfer to Leicester, playing under Sven Goran Eriksson. 22:30 - How he moved into coaching 26:00 - Working as First-Team Coach under John Sheridan at Oldham 27:30 - Becoming Oldham manager as caretaker & early success 30:30 - Mistakes made in early days at Oldham 31:45 - ‘Managing upwards’ at Oldham 32:45 - Players being signed he hadn’t heard of at Oldham 35:15 - Appointment at Swindon and reflections on first three months 38:00 - Discussion about style of play / footballing philosophy 41:00 - Making sure you are defensively sound as a technical, possession based team 43:40 - Adapting to the opposition game-by-game 46:00 - Why he missed Michael Doughty's panenka vs MK Dons! 47:45 - Whether he is interested in analytics: expected goals and other performance metrics. 49:30 - Having his first summer transfer window - what's he targeting? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing the first of three podcasts this week. Discussing: Wins for the top 3 in the Championship. Wins for Boro, Sheff Wed, and a special chat with Brentford fan and broadcaster Natalie Sawyer. Touching on our partnership with Football Index and our portfolios. If you want to get involved with Football Index then you can use our referral code NTT20 when you sign up to get £20 to trade with when you deposit £20 or more. A great week for Sunderland. Sifting through the big results at the bottom of League One. David Hopkin leaves Bradford - are they doomed for relegation? The Top 3 flex their muscles in League Two, but George is excited about Exeter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Wimbledon v Charlton this week. Season stats: AM -17.65 GE - 8.06 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ali sat down to get to know Paul Hurst and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes: 1:45 - How Paul has filled his time after first experience of being sacked by Ipswich in October 3:15 - How difficult is it psychologically to lose your job? 5:10 - How does the relationship between a Manager and his long-term assistant change after departure from a club? 7:15 - Can you stay a fan of a club (E.G. Sheffield Wednesday) while working in the game as a player or manager? 13:00 - Reflections from a playing career with Rotherham United 1993-2008. 17:45 - Memories from a double promotion with Rotherham United 1999-2001. 20:30 - The team-mates who are now managers. 22:30 - How has the game changed & developed in terms of tactics? 25:30 - The use of stats in football and in football media. 30:15 - First steps in management with Ilkeston & Boston United, as joint-manager with Rob Scott. 37:00 - Move to full-time management with Grimsby Town & the difficulties of getting back into the Football League. 47:00 - Reflections on 6 yrs with Grimsby - relationship with the fans & board and reasons for leaving for Shrewsbury. 52:15 - Joining Shrewsbury when they were bottom of League One. 55:00 - Discussion about Shrewsbury’s 2017/18 season - at what point did Paul realise it could be a special team? 59:15 - The playing style and systems behind the 2017/18 Shrewsbury team. 1:06:00 - Shrewsbury’s defeat to Rotherham in the Play-Off Final. 1:11:15 - Departing Shrewsbury for Ipswich after the Play-Off Final - Paul’s perspective. 1:14:45 - Recruitment at Ipswich Town in the Summer of 2018 - the intentions and difficulties of that period. 1:20:00 - Dealing with a tough start at Ipswich, the reasons behind the # of changes being made game by game. 1:22:00 - The group of young players at Ipswich, how talented are they and are any destined for the top? 1:24:00 - Next steps for Paul Hurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Running order: Football Index chat FA Cup - Millwall and Swans go through! Championship chat - Norwich and Sheff Utd batter lowly Bolton & Reading. West Brom and Boro putting the pressure on. League One - can anyone catch Luton and Barnsley? Southend 3-3 Portsmouth Coventry 3-0 Walsall Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe Oxford 0-1 Peterborough League Two Great weekend for Bury, worries for Lincoln or Mansfield? Grimsby four in a row. Morecambe do the usual! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Carlisle v MK Dons this week. Season stats: AM: -16.38 GE: -6.805 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sign up to Football Index using referral code 'NTT20': https://www.footballindex.co.uk/ A £20 deposit will be doubled by Football Index and can be used on any players - but we reckon we can do well out of the rising stars of the EFL! In this podcast, we talked about the usual stuff - matters at the top and bottom of the three EFL divisions. We appreciate any shares you give the podcast and thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Oxford v Sunderland this week. Season stats: GE: -10.815 AM: -22.47 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Championship: Leeds 1-3 Norwich WBA 2-3 Boro Bristol City 5 in a row - moving into the Play-Offs. Peter - any wildcard picks to reach the playoffs in any of the three divisions? Dan: Which current mid-pack championship club do you think are getting themselves is order to be in the mix for promotion next season? Tim: What is the reason that the big-spending clubs aren’t doing well on the whole in the Championship and does having a bigger budget lead to less inspired recruitment? Oliver: Are we beginning to see clubs take advantage of the foreign market more in the EFL? Thinking Norwich/Barnsley/Oldham as examples. League One: Barnsley, Luton, Sunderland won. Pompey drew. Charlton lost. Massive wins for Rochdale, Bristol Rovers, Plymouth. Gab - Can any team below DRFC reach the playoffs? Richard - are Accrington an outside bet to go down? League Two: Colchester - performance of the weekend in the EFL. Impressive - Grimsby, Exeter, Mansfield. Dale - who gets promotion/playoffs? John - name your top 3 from the top 8. Andrew - what’s the cut off in League Two for relegation battlers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Leeds v Norwich this week. Season stats: GE: -13.19 AM: -25.57 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The EFL owns the FA Cup! Wimbledon 4-2 West Ham Millwall 3-2 Everton Shrewsbury 2-2 Wolves Middlesbrough 1-1 Newport County Derby beat Accrington. Doncaster 2-1 Oldham. Swansea also through, Pompey and QPR going to a replay, West Brom could do the same and Bees v Bees is post recording. Championship: Norwich 2-2 Sheff Utd Rotherham 1-2 Leeds Preston Lovely Away Day at Stoke! Blackburn end Hull run, on good form. First win for MON at Forest. L1: Steve Evans sacked. Darren Ferguson in. Luton top 1-0 vs Southend. Barnsley poor but win 2-1 from behind. Scunthorpe win again (without a shot on target), Wycombe vs Plymouth shit-house derby. Maja off to Bordeaux, Karlan Grant seemingly off too. How bad is that for those teams? Is Grant a good signing for Hudds? L2: Bury 3-3 Lincoln Pretty wild weekend for Notts Co without even playing. Mansfield, Carlisle, Forest Green winning, Exeter into last play-off spot. WHAT’S WRONG WITH MK DONS? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Bury v Lincoln this week. Season stats: GE: -6.19 AM: -21.64 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ali sat down with Darrell Clarke to get to know him, to discuss his playing and management career, especially his time at Bristol Rovers. Find below a list of topics and timecodes: 01:00 - What Darrell has been up to since leaving Bristol Rovers. 04:45 - Any conversations been about vacancies? 06:00 - Is he hoping to get back in before the end of the 2018/19 season? 07:15 - Frustrations at difficulties for young, British Managers with many foreign managers being preferred. 10:15 - Darrell’s playing career - starting at home-town team Mansfield. 13:50 - Time at Salisbury as player and then player-manager after being demoted two divisions, winning promotion in his first and third seasons. 20:00 - Move to Bristol Rovers as Assistant Manager to John Ward. 22:45 - Becoming Manager with 8 games to go in 2013/14 season and suffering relegation. 24:30 - Being backed by the board after relegation and how he sold himself to the board as the man to take them back up. 27:40 - The difficulties of the National League 28:30 - How important was it to win that play-off final against Grimsby? 30:30 - Play-Off Final vs Grimsby memories 34:15 - League Two Promotion season - what was the strategy? Two stories about motivating the players! 40:00 - What were the main characteristics of that double promotion team - what made them so successful (tactics, style, mentality, etc)? 44:00 - Poor form this season despite 47:00 - How did he deal with the poor run of form? How did it affect him? 49:00 - Issues with infrastructure and facilities 51:00 - Insight of Graham Coughlan and the type of manager he will be 53:30 - Difficulty recruiting goalscorers - Jayden Stockley, Christian Doidge 55:00 - Tom Nichols 56:00 - Turning down Leeds United in 2016 - any regrets? 58:30 - His feelings leaving Bristol Rovers. 59:30 - League One analysis - automatic promotion battle 1:02:30 - tactics chat - how to set up against Luton 4-diamond-2 1:06:00 - League One analysis - relegation battle 1:08:00 - What’s the dream next opportunity? 1:09:30 - What sort of structure would he like to work in? 1:12:30 - Bristol Rovers fans ‘limbs’! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Championship: Stoke 2-1 Leeds Norwich comfortable win against Birmingham to go 1pt behind Sheff Utd had chances but lose to Swans to lose ground on top 2... Swansea - dark horses for Play-Offs? Nottingham Forest 0-1 Bristol City Preston’s perfect away day Solid wins for Derby vs Reading, Blackburn vs Ipswich, Sheff Wed vs Wigan and Rotherham vs Brentford. Draws in Villa v Hull & Boro v Millwall. L1: Yellows 2-1 Portsmouth. Discussion on the tightness at the top. Relegation battle better than ever with Yellows win, Plymouth three in a row, Bradford and Bristol Rovers losing. Shoutout Southend 4-0 at Bradford with great goals from Cox & Humphrys. L2: Lincoln beat Grimsby - nailed on for promotion? Mansfield win game of the day 3-2 after 0-2 down, new signings Ajose and Grant involved. Bury smashing it, 4 in a row and 2nd. MK Dons lose to Crewe though, Alex look like they've cracked it. Can Steven Pressley take Carlisle up? Big wins for Yeovil & Macc at the bottom, Notts Co gone? Scholes current favourite for Oldham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Nottingham Forest v Bristol City this week. Season stats: G: -2.89 A: -18.24 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bit of a different one today as Ali started to cobble together a few interviews with interesting people and some league round-ups and ended up with almost 90 minutes of EFL content. Running order below: 00:00 - Intro & Championship Round-Up 12:00 - Gab Sutton on Birmingham vs Middlesbrough 28:00 - David Anderson on Brentford & Nathan Jones at Stoke. 50:15 - League One Round-Up 55:45- League One Relegation Battle with George Elek 1:04:10 - Bury 4-2 MK Dons with Gregor Robertson 1:19:00 - League Two Round-Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Sunderland v Luton this week. Season stats: G: -3.49 A: -15.04 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Running Order: FA Cup - what a Third Round! Oldham beat Fulham. Newport beat Leicester. Gillingham beat Cardiff. Other big EFL winners: Doncaster. Portsmouth. AFC Wimbledon. Accrington. Nod to Barnet too, not EFL but lovely stuff. L1: Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry - 3 wins in a row for Iron. Scunthorpe have signed van Veen, McMahon, Hammill and CBs Byron Webster and Harrison McGahey. Rochdale 0-4 Burton - 13 goals conceded, 0 scored in last 3 for Dale. Burton up against Man City this week. Charlton 1-1 Sunderland draw & Q on Charlton: what is Charlton’s potential this season? Any more than just preparing for play-offs? Josh Maja update. L2: Sheridan leaves Carlisle. Carlisle beat Mansfield on the weekend for 6 in a row, only a point behind 3rd placed Bury. Yeovil 0-1 Bury - Bury into top 3. Manager news: Bristol Rovers announced Graham Coughlan. Steve Bruce will join Sheffield Wednesday. Main transfer news: Tammy leaving Villa - teams holding onto loanees (or not) a real theme of the window. Preston sign Stockley and Potts and Ginnelly. Forest Green - Doidge and McCoulsky. Gary Madine to Sheff Utd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of you will know that @RowdenJRSG - aka Connor Rowden - is the go-to guy when it comes to youth football in England. Here's part two of a two-part interview with him & Ali discussing specific clubs with academies to be proud of, as well as some wider issues surrounding the topic. You can find a running order below: Ipswich and Norwich spur each-other on to produce high quality footballers. Bristol City - a Championship version of Monaco - Tyreeq Bakinson. Derby County - a new wave of talent Brentford - shutting down the academy. Leeds United, West Brom, Reading & Wigan Athletic. Luton & James Justin. Coventry & Tom Bayliss. Sunderland & Josh Maja. Crewe Alexandra - the blueprint. Colchester - prioritising promotion from within EPPP, its benefits and its problems. The proposed changes to the loan system. Europe as a loan destination for PL players instead of the EFL. Checkatrade Trophy - has it benefited the academy teams involved? B Teams in the EFL - is it likely, and is it feasible? Problems with the current youth league structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of you will know that @RowdenJRSG - aka Connor Rowden - is the go-to guy when it comes to youth football in England. Here's part one of a two-part interview with him & Ali discussing the EFL & England, youth development & specific clubs with academies to be proud of. You can find a running order below: England National Team & The EFL. Do other nations have the same relationship between non top tier teams & the national team? The rise of the young, British full-back and why CBs and CMs have it tough. England U21s in EFL - Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) & Ezri Konsa (Brentford). England U20s in EFL - Easah Suliman (Aston Villa) & Trevoh Chalobah (Ipswich/Chelsea) & Andre Dozzell (Ipswich) & Sam Field (WBA) & Ebere Eze (QPR) The George Hirst situation. England U19s in EFL - Danny Loader (Reading). England U18s in EFL - Daniel Adshead (Rochdale) & Bali Mumba (Sunderland) & Arvin Appiah (Nottingham Forest) England C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Match in Focus game is Millwall v Nottingham Forest this week. Season stats: A: -10.14 G -6.99 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Christmas! The NTT20 Podcast Christmas Party involves going through RE-PREDICTIONS for the League Two table, from 24th to 1st, with a few beers. Twitter: twitter.com/NTT20Pod Soundcloud: @ntt20pod iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/not-t…d1112915286?mt=2 Intro Music: 'Where Do You Wanna Go?' by New Carnival itunes.apple.com/gb/album/where-d…453?i=1048907676 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices