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Not The Top 20 Podcast

Not The Top 20 Podcast
The #1 podcast about the Football League (EFL) from George Elek and Ali Maxwell. Twice nominated for the FSF Awards 'Best Podcast', since 2016 Not The Top 20 Podcast has been dedicated to providing insightful, passionate, detailed coverage of the Championship, League One and League Two, with the Monday Podcast recapping the weekend, and the Betting Show providing carefully considered picks ahead of the weekend. NTT20 Pod's success has led to over 100 TV appearances for George and Ali, on Sky Sports and EFL on Quest, plus radio appearances on BBC Radio 5 Live. A community of EFL lovers has been established through NTT20 Squad, and the launch of NTT20.COM in 2023 provided written EFL coverage to match the podcast.
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Episodes

NTT20 Pod Meets: Darrell Clarke

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 play...

Jan 23, 20191 hr 16 min

Windmilling

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...

Jan 21, 20191 hr 1 min

Betting Show - Week 24

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/SOCC...

Jan 18, 201935 min

Interviews & Weekend Round-Ups

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 ...

Jan 14, 20191 hr 25 min

Betting Show - Week 23

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 ...

Jan 10, 201941 min

Doidging A Bullet?

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-...

Jan 07, 201945 min

Youth Development Special (Part Two)with Connor Rowden

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 ta...

Jan 02, 20191 hr 21 min

England & The EFL: Youth Development Special with Connor Rowden (Part One)

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 w...

Dec 31, 201855 min

Betting Show - Week 22

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/NT...

Dec 27, 201832 min

League Two 1-24 Re-Predictions

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

Dec 23, 201844 min

League One 1-24 Re-Predictions

Happy Christmas! The NTT20 Podcast Christmas Party involves going through RE-PREDICTIONS for the League One 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

Dec 23, 201850 min

Championship 1-24 Re-Predictions

Happy Christmas! The NTT20 Podcast Christmas Party involves going through RE-PREDICTIONS for the Championship 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

Dec 23, 20181 hr

NTT20 Pod Meets: Paul Heckingbottom

Ali sat down to get to know Paul Heckingbottom and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes. 03:00 - Being out of work. How he’s dealt with it, how he spends his time. 7:10 - Falling out of love with the game. 8:15 - Youth team player at Manchester United 9:45 - Barnsley when he first became manager 15:30 - Sales of key players (Hourihane, Bree, Winnall) in January of 16/17 season with the team close to play-offs. 18:30 - Issues in the second half of that ...

Dec 21, 20181 hr 18 min

Betting Show - Week 21

The Match in Focus game is Grimsby v Notts County this week. Season stats: G: 2.94 A: -10.46 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/ U...

Dec 20, 201830 min

Betting Show - Week 20

The Match in Focus game is Barnsley v Portsmouth this week. Season stats: G: +0.85 A: -11.14 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 and FA Cup games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCC...

Dec 14, 201830 min

The Battle of Bramall Lane - A Perfect Storm

Welcome to NTT20 Remembers: The Battle of Bramall Lane, where George and Ali - with contributions from Patrick Suffo and Alan Biggs - look back at the infamous game between Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion in March 2002, the first professional football match in England ever to be abandoned due to lack of players. This episode is sponsored by Blacktype Bet. They are giving away a West Brom and Sheffield United kit from the Battle of Bramall Lane era. Head to twitter.com/NTT20Pod to find ...

Dec 12, 201858 min

Records Broken and Emergency Loans

Championship: Norwich & Leeds pull clear with wins. 5 pt gap now to Sheff Utd who beat Reading. WBA 2-2 Villa Forest 0-1 Preston Birmingham 0-1 Bristol City Brentford 2-3 Swansea L1: Wally Downes appointed at Wimbledon. 1-1 vs Rochdale. Sam Ricketts loses first Shrewsbury game. Big games in battle for play-off places - Blackpool beating Charlton and Donny smashing BRFC to go 6th. Gillingham beat Scunny. Ref Plymouth come back 3 times v Bradford and mad xG numbers & Payne being king. L2: ...

Dec 10, 20181 hr 4 min

Betting Show - Week 19

The Match in Focus game is Plymouth v Bradford this week. Season stats: George: +1.15 Ali: -11.47 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 and FA Cup games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook...

Dec 06, 201833 min

Betting Show - Week 18

The Match in Focus game is Sheff Utd v Leeds this week. Season stats: George: +0.45 Ali: -7.62 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 and FA Cup games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SO...

Nov 29, 201837 min

Hutton Dressed As Hutton, Dino's Team Soars

Champ: Aston Villa 4-2 Birmingham Stoke 2-2 QPR Hull 0-2 Nottingham Forest Preston 4-1 Blackburn Swansea 1-4 Norwich Bees 1-2 Middlesbrough Wins for Leeds West Brom, Derby with varying levels of comfort. Decent performances from Rotherham and Bolton and Reading to get tough points. L1: Big wins for Plymouth, Wimbledon (Russell Slade?) & Bradford). Portsmouth go 4 clear. Luton win again. Barnsley & Sunderland & Posh draw. Blackpool win vs Burton. Charlton 3 wins in a row. Wycombe 5 ho...

Nov 26, 20181 hr 4 min

Betting Show - Week 17

The Match in Focus game is Aston Villa v Birmingham this week. Season stats: -9.95 Ali -1.6 George 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. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add which...

Nov 22, 201834 min

Quality

Discussion about the big news at the top and bottom of Leagues One and Two & Team of the Week Enjoy it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 19, 201849 min

Betting Show - Week 16

The Match in Focus game is Bury v Stevenage this week. Season stats: -6 Ali -0,6 George 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. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets y...

Nov 15, 201838 min

Football Is Played On Grass

Championship: Norwich 4-3 Millwall WBA 4-1 Leeds Boro 2-0 Wigan QPR 3-2 Bees Birmingham 3-3 Hull Reading 2-2 Ipswich Bristol City 0-1 Preston Bolton 0-1 Swansea Manager news: Neal Ardley, John Askey, Phil Brown sacked. Sunderland & Touches in the Box Team of the Week!!!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 12, 20181 hr 6 min

Betting Show - Week 15

The Match in Focus game is Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday this week. Season stats: -0.80 Ali +2.20 George 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. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that l...

Nov 08, 201838 min

Don't Wear Fer

Apologies for the odd bit of crackle and pop. Championship: Wigan 1-2 Leeds Sheff Wed 0-4 Norwich Derby 3-1 Birmingham Hull 1-0 WBA Reading 3-2 Bristol City Rotherham 2-1 Swansea Lambert’s debut at Ipswich, 1-1 vs PNE L1: Scunthorpe 3-3 Oxford Blackpool 0-3 Bristol Rovers Walsall 1-3 Burton Wimbledon 1-2 Shrewsbury & Sunderland 6 wins in a row. L2: Macc 1-4 Bury Lincoln 2-1 Forest Green Northampton 2-0 Crewe Tranmere 2-0 Exeter TEAM OF THE WEEK ?!?!?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...

Nov 05, 201850 min

Betting Show - Week 14

The Match in Focus game is Tranmere vs Exeter this week. 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. 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 ...

Nov 01, 201829 min

Gregor At The Game & Winners/Losers of the Week

Topics: Ipswich sack Paul Hurst, appoint Paul Lambert. Championship 2 wins in a week: Swansea Birmingham QPR Millwall Norwich - Gregor at the game! Championship 2 losses in a week: Wigan Sheff Wed Brentford Aston Villa Bolton Reading Ipswich League One 2 wins in a week: Coventry (5 in a row) Peterborough Sunderland (4 in a row) Luton (3 in a row) League One 2 losses in a week: Bradford (Lost 10 out of 12) Wimbledon (Lost 11 out of their last 13) Scunthorpe (5 defeats in a row!) Doncaster Other: ...

Oct 29, 20181 hr 6 min
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