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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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NTT20 24/25 Season Launch - 1-24 schedule, season content details

Details of the 1-24 season preview podcasts, and of the full Not The Top 20 offering in the 24/25 season. Links: NTT20.COM: NTT20.com/subscribe NTT20 Squad: https://www.levellr.com/communities/ntt20 Buy us a coffee/beer: https://ko-fi.com/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 31, 202425 min

EFL Transfer Window Overview

This podcast contains Ali Maxwell talking to you for an hour about the EFL transfer window so far - 400+ deals across Championship, League One and League Two. We are covering every single EFL transfer on NTT20.COM, with two bulletins a week covering each completed transfer - player information, background and scouting and team context. Sign up for a free or paid subscription at NTT20.COM today to receive the best EFL transfer coverage. Stay tuned next week for details of the 1-24s. Learn more ab...

Jul 26, 20241 hr 4 min

SOUTHGATE LEAVES ENGLAND - HOWE, POTTER OR CARSLEY? | THE ENGLAND POD

Gareth Southgate has left his role as England manager. We digest the news, discuss his tenure and his legacy, and where England go next - Graham Potter, Eddie Howe, Lee Carsley are the three favourites. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 16, 202447 min

ENGLAND LOSE EURO 2024 FINAL | The England Pod

That was tough to take. 20 minutes after full-time, Dave, Ali and George gather to discuss England's defeat by Spain, losing their second straight Euros final. Cole Palmer equalised, but it wasn't enough. We talk about the game, any complaints and a few thoughts on the future of Gareth Southgate. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 14, 202442 min

England v Spain - Euro 2024 Final Preview - The England Pod

England will face Spain in the final of Euro 2024, and we are highly charged ahead of it. Are Spain too good for England? Will Southgate bring in Luke Shaw for Kieran Trippier? What's Dave's go-to karaoke song, and what does Ali have to say about the Dutch? Plus, you share your wonderful stories from Wednesday night. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 12, 202449 min

England 2-1 Netherlands | WATKINS FIRES ENGLAND INTO EURO 2024 FINAL | The England Pod

What a night in Dortmund! A last minute Ollie Watkins goal sees England through to the Euro 2024 Final. Immediate reaction in Dortmund from Ali, George and Dave who were there to witness one of the greatest nights in English football history. James Allcott joins as a special guest! The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 11, 202429 min

England v Netherlands Semi-Final Preview - The England Pod

England will face the Netherlands in the semi-final of Euro 2024, and we're going to be there. We make no apology for spending most of this episode getting increasingly excited about the trip and the possibilities that await. As for Gareth Southgate and his approach, we discus whether he'll bring Guehi back in, whether Luke Shaw has done enough to start and the big question - will he drop Harry Kane? There's also yet another story about someone watching England while at an Avril Lavigne gig, she...

Jul 08, 202422 min

England Beat Switzerland On Penalties - The England Pod

England beat Switzerland in the Quarter Finals of the Euros, which is a big plus. Bukayo Saka, thank you. Great penalties from Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Ivan Toney and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 06, 202439 min

England v Switzerland Preview - The England Pod

Discussing England v Switzerland in the Euro 2024 Quarter Finals. Debating Southgate's likely XI and predicting the scoreline. Who will replace Marc Guehi in England's defence? Could Southgate chance shape to a 3-5-2? Should Ivan Toney or Cole Palmer be starting? The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch...

Jul 04, 202444 min

England 2-1 Slovakia Reaction - The England Pod

We're still alive. Reaction to England 2-1 Slovakia. Jude Bellingham, thank you. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 202445 min

England v Slovakia Preview - The England Pod

Discussing England v Slovakia in the Euro 2024 Round of 16. Debating Southgate's likely XI and predicting the scoreline. Will Phil Foden's trip home for the birth of his child lead to Southgate swapping in Gordon? Will Luke Shaw be thrust straight into the starting XI? And who will with the midfield lucky dip - Alexander-Arnold, Gallagher or Mainoo? The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends...

Jun 28, 202441 min

England 0-0 Slovenia Reaction - The England Pod

Ali's in Germany, George is Cornwall, Dave was in the pub, and we all convened after the game to discuss yet another desperately drab England performance - even by our standards it was hard to find positives from that one, but we gave it a good go...roll on the last 16. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 26, 202430 min

England v Slovenia Preview - The England Pod

Discussing England v Slovenia, England's final group match of Euro 2024. Debating Southgate's likely XI, giving our own opinions on the correct approach, and predicting the scoreline. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 24, 202441 min

England 1-1 Denmark Reaction - The England Pod

Discussing England 1-1 Denmark, England's second group match of Euro 2024. LOTS TO BE UNHAPPY ABOUT. We get into it all. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 20, 202437 min

England v Denmark Preview - The England Pod

Discussing England v Denmark, England's second group match of Euro 2024. Debating Southgate's likely XI, learning all about our opponents with Danish football expert Peter Loehmann, and predicting the scoreline. Will Phil Foden keep his place on the left? Could Jude Bellingham be moved into midfield in order to accommodate Foden in a #10 role? We also hear an excellent story from Chris involving a bucket of vindaloo. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown Brewery. Please enjoy Beavertown bee...

Jun 18, 202436 min

England 1-0 Serbia: Reaction - The England Pod

Discussing England 1-0 Serbia, England's first group match of Euro 2024. A win - that's good. As a performance - was it good? Southgate went with our predicted XI - Trent in midfield, Bellingham straight back in and scoring the winner. The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about...

Jun 17, 202429 min

England v Serbia Preview - The England Pod

Discussing England v Serbia, England's first group match of Euro 2024. Debating Southgate's likely XI, learning all about our opponents with Serbian football expert Nikola Janković and predicting the scoreline. Trent Alexander Arnold in midfield? Bellingham straight back in? Saka and Stones fit or not? The England Pod is sponsored by Beavertown. Please enjoy Beavertown beer responsibly. Please share the word of The England Pod among friends & family ahead of the tournament. Learn more about ...

Jun 13, 202437 min

1-24 Euro 2024 Predictions & Reaction to Iceland Defeat - The England Pod

How significant is England's defeat to Iceland? And who do Dave, Ali and George think will win the Euros? This episode includes a full breakdown of every group in Euro 2024, before a full prediction of the knockout stages, with an eventual winner selected by group decision. Will it be Gareth Southgate's brave England? Will it be Cristiano's Portugal? The hosts Germany? Mbappe and France? Spain? Italy? Belgium? Netherlands? Tune in to find out! 00:00 - 10:15 - England 0-1 Iceland - how serious is...

Jun 10, 20241 hr 7 min

Maguire, Grealish, Maddison OUT - England squad news reaction

With news filtering out that Harry Maguire, Jack Grealish and James Maddison are among the seven players to have been left out of Southgate's final 26 man squad, David Walker and George Elek are here with their reactions Will there be a moment in the tournament where we all rue the absence of Grealish? Is it actually quite an uncharacteristically bold move from Gareth to go with the more in-form Gordon, Eze and Bowen in the wide areas? Maguire's absence is coupled with the news that Jarrad Brant...

Jun 06, 202422 min

Alexander-Arnold, Eze, Wharton and Grealish impress v Bosnia

It's another episode of The England Pod, and this time it's David Walker with George Elek reacting to the friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina at St James' Park where Southgate's side ran out 3-0 winners. We look at the players who caught the eye tonight including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton and a resurgent Jack Grealish. We consider whether Southgate's apparent preference for 4-2-3-1 is a good thing and ponder whether games like these are just simply too easy to read...

Jun 03, 202425 min

The England Pod: warming up for the warm-up games

In the third episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker look ahead to the warm-up friendlies against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland which take place next week. We take a thorough look at the ongoing left-back dilemma with continued doubts over Shaw and Trippier's fitness. Plus we tackle questions from the NTT20 community including whether we think there is one player who could "do a Saka" and emerge from the tournament having forced themselves into the side, and ...

May 31, 202438 min

Why England are right to be favourites for Euro 2024

In the second episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker are back with more build-up to England's glorious summer of 2024. We put forward our case as to why England are well justified as the bookies' favourites to win the whole thing, we look at some of the notable features of the team's performances since the last world cup, and there's a trip down memory lane to relive some highs and lows of our England-watching pasts. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, ...

May 29, 202449 min

Southampton beat Leeds & win promotion to the Premier League

George Elek and Ali Maxwell recap Southampton 1-0 Leeds in the Championship Play-Off Final. Southampton are back in the Premier League. This podcast is sponsored by Betfair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 26, 202446 min

Leeds v Southampton, Championship Play-Off Final Preview

George Elek and Ali Maxwell preview the Championship Play-Offs Final 23/24 between Leeds United and Southampton, with match analysis and betting picks. This podcast is sponsored by Betfair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 23, 202429 min

The England Pod: Training Squad Reaction

In the first episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell and George Elek are joined by David Walker (Football Cliches) to react to the announcement of Gareth Southgate's Training Squad for Euro 2024. This new podcast will run throughout the summer, unashamedly supporting, and talking about, England out in Germany. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 21, 202445 min

Oxford & Crawley Win At Wembley; Leeds & Southampton Reach Final!

George Elek and Ali Maxwell recap an amazing weekend at Wembley, with Oxford and Crawley beating Bolton and Crewe in the Play-Off Finals. Also, a recap of the Championship Semi-Final second legs, with Leeds and Southampton the victors over Norwich and West Brom. 00:00 - 36:00: Oxford 2-0 Bolton 36:00 - 58:00: Crawley 2-0 Crewe 58:00 - 1:07:30: Leeds 4-0 Norwich 1:07:30 - 1:15:30: Southampton 3-1 West Brom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 20, 20241 hr 21 min

Fabio Carvalho & Greg Leigh interviews

Ali Maxwell interviews Fabio Carvalho, EFL Young Player of the Month for April. He talks life at Hull City, adapting to a new False 9 role, and his future at Liverpool. George Elek interviews Greg Leigh, Oxford United full-back, ahead of Oxford's Play-Off Final on Saturday. Fabio Carvalho: 00:00 - 12:00 Greg Leigh: 12:00 - 25:25 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 17, 202429 min

L1 & L2 Play-Off Final Preview & Picks: Bolton v Oxford, Crewe v Crawley

George Elek and Ali Maxwell preview the EFL League One and League Two Play-Offs Finals 23/24, talking about all the key topics and making predictions and betting picks. Timecodes below. 00:00 - 18:45: Bolton v Oxford 18:45 - 37:15: Crewe Alexandra v Crawley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 16, 202438 min

"One of the most incredible Play-Off displays of all time" - EFL Play-Off Refresher

George Elek and Ali Maxwell react to the week & weekend's Play-Off semi final matches in the EFL. Timecodes below: 00:00 - 09:30: Southampton v West Brom 09:30 - 18:30: Leeds v Norwich 18:30 - 26:30: Oxford v Peterborough 26:30 - 33:30: Bolton v Barnsley 33:30 - 43:50: Crawley v MK Dons 43:50 - 52:00: Crewe v Doncaster This podcast is sponsored by Betfair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 13, 202459 min

REACTION: New EFL/Sky Deal + Rosenior Sacking (Dear Ali & George Bonus Podcast)

This is an episode of Dear Ali & George. Most weeks, this is a bonus podcast for paid subscribers of NTT20.COM. This week, we wanted you guys to get a flavour for what this extra show is all about. We speak about the new Sky/EFL TV deal and our understanding of how things might look, and also Liam Rosenior's surprise sacking by Hull. Also, Peterborough United - are they getting something wrong, or are they not far off? You can listen to Dear Ali & George every Friday morning as a paid su...

May 09, 202450 min
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