... and it's LIVE ! The boys are back with a bumper live podcast, recorded this weekend down at the ABAX Stadium , aka London Road, home of Peterborough United . The Posh have been in the headlines following the sacking of their manager Darren Ferguson last Saturday. In two spells in charge, Ferguson won three promotions for Peterborough, plus the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at Wembley last season. However, with the club sitting in a miserable fifteenth place in League One after a 3-0 loss at MK Do...
Mar 02, 2015•1 hr 13 min
Brentford owner Matthew Benham made his millions as a professional gambler, working as managing director of Smartodds , his company which provides statistical research to customers betting exclusively on football all around the world. However, has he just made his biggest gamble yet? With the Bees just one point outside the Championship play-off spots and in with a chance of an incredible promotion to the Premier League, the club have confirmed that their manager Mark Warburton (plus assistant b...
Feb 18, 2015•56 min
Last Saturday, after a week of speculation, Gillingham finally announced the identity of their new manager - Justin Edinburgh . The ex Spurs defender, hotly tipped as one of the Football League's brightest young bosses, won 2-1 at Peterborough on Tuesday night in his first game in charge. He has made the move to the Priestfield after a memorable three years as manager of Newport County, during which time he helped guide the Exiles back into the Football League after a 25 year absence. Mark is jo...
Feb 12, 2015•58 min
The boys are back with a special podcast recorded live at The Anchor Bankside pub in London, as part of #MenUnited with Prostate Cancer UK , the official charity partner of both The Football League and talkSPORT . In 2015 Prostate Cancer UK are turning pubs all over the land into The Men United Arms to inspire you to do something great to help beat prostate cancer. With Mark Saggers and his guests busy broadcasting a special live edition of Kick Off on talkSPORT, we ate as much free food as poss...
Jan 30, 2015•39 min
Wolves beat Blackpool 2-0 at Molineux last weekend to make it an impressive five wins from their last six Championship games. However, that run has been completely overshadowed by the sad news last week that their former chairman Sir Jack Hayward had passed away in Florida, aged 91. Hayward owned his boyhood club for seventeen years and pumped in £70 million of his own cash, which helped them finally clinch promotion to the Premier League back in 2003. The boys discuss his life and legacy with D...
Jan 21, 2015•55 min
Happy New Year! It's the first show of 2015, with plenty to discuss. Neil Adams has resigned as Norwich City manager, following their 2-0 defeat at League One Preston in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Adams was in charge at Carrow Road for nine months and he leaves the club seventh in the Championship, just three points off the play-off spots.
Jan 06, 2015•1 hr
On Christmas Eve 1914, all went quiet on the Western Front. The screaming stopped. The rifles relented. The brutality and bloodshed were broken up. British and German troops laid down their weapons and walked out of their trenches. They shook hands, they exchanged gifts and they played football. But one hundred years on from the Christmas Truce, what do we know about the footballers that went to war? Those that swapped standing side by side on the field of play, for fighting side by side on the ...
Dec 22, 2014•46 min
Is it almost full time for The Football League Show? According to newspaper reports , the BBC has lost the rights to show weekly highlights from next season, which will instead move to a primetime 9pm Saturday night slot on Channel 5. The reporter who broke the story, broadcaster and journalist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 16, 2014•59 min
After thirteen consecutive years of Championship football, Ipswich Town fans are starting to dream. The Tractor Boys completed an unbeaten November with a last gasp 1-0 win at Charlton on Saturday (their fourth win in five games), which has lifted them into the automatic promotion places. The question is, can they stay there? We find out more about Mick McCarthy's mini-revolution from Stuart Watson , chief football writer for the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star. Following the latest tw...
Dec 02, 2014•57 min
With no Championship action at the weekend due to the international break, the boys reflect on a stunning couple of months for AFC Bournemouth and their manager Eddie Howe. The Cherries are unbeaten since September and sit second in the table, plus have also knocked out Premier League opposition on their way to the Capital One Cup quarter finals, where a tie with Liverpool awaits. We speak to Michael Dunne , host of the Bournemouth podcast ' All Departments ', to talk Callum Wilson, Eddie Howe a...
Nov 19, 2014•57 min
With Mark back (just about in one piece) from Japan, the boys headed on down to a freezing cold Craven Cottage for a Bonfire Night clash between two of the Championship's struggling sides, Fulham and Blackpool. After the debacle under Felix Magath, the Cottagers are rebuilding under new permanent boss Kit Symons, with four wins, two draws and two defeats in the last eight. Despite the absence of the suspended Ross McCormack, could they make it four home wins in a row against the Tangerines? You'...
Nov 06, 2014•1 hr 6 min
Following the departure of Birmingham City manager Lee Clark and the subsequent appointment of Gary Rowett in his place, we catch up with talkSPORT presenter and devout Blues fan Ian Danter. Listen to David Cameron Walker getting Ian's thoughts on Rowett's appointment, on Birmingham's prospects on and off the pitch and hear all about the time Dants just wanted to give Lee Clark a hug... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 29, 2014•27 min
Following the departure of Birmingham City manager Lee Clark and the subsequent appointment of Gary Rowett in his place, we catch up with talkSPORT presenter and devout Blues fan Ian Danter . Listen to David Cameron Walker getting Ian's thoughts on Rowett's appointment, on Birmingham's prospects on and off the pitch and hear all about the time Dants just wanted to give Lee Clark a hug... We'll be back properly next week when Mark returns from his jolly in Japan. To contact the show please e-mail...
Oct 29, 2014•49 min
Six Football League managers have bitten the bullet in just twelve days - Dougie Freedman, Billy McKinlay, Colin Cooper, Russ Wilcox, Rob Edwards and Nigel Worthington have all gone. The boys reconvene to discuss sacking season and a supposedly quiet 'international break'. There's a new man in charge at the Macron Stadium. Neil Lennon was appointed as the new Bolton boss over the weekend, tasked with reversing a run that has seen the Trotters slump to the foot of the Championship table. We find ...
Oct 15, 2014•1 hr
This week the boys shine a light on three of the Football League's surprise packages so far this season: Charlton Athletic, Rochdale and Wycombe Wanderers. All three were tipped to struggle, but collectively they have lost just five out of thirty games so far. We discover more about the great work being done by Bob Peeters, Keith Hill and Gareth Ainsworth. Our guests are Rich Cawley , deputy sports editor of the South London Press , Rochdale fan and Spotland regular Greg Ingham - plus Phil Catch...
Oct 03, 2014•57 min
The news was confirmed on Wednesday evening that Russell Slade had officially offered his resignation as Leyton Orient manager, presumably in order to go and take up the vacant managers position at Cardiff City. We catch up with the sports writer Terry Phillips, who covers the club for Media Wales, plus Paul Levy, co-host of the 'Orient Outlook Podcast'. Listen to Mark get Paul's take on the background to Slade's departure, whilst Terry explains how it all went wrong in South Wales for former Bl...
Sep 25, 2014•39 min
In a slight change to our advertised plans, the boys take a Tuesday night trip down to the Cherry Red Records Stadium this week, as AFC Wimbledon welcome League Two table toppers Burton Albion. It's been an underwhelming start by the Dons, with two wins, two draws and three defeats from their first seven games. Can their new strike partnership of Tubbs and Akinfenwa help them finally end their barren home run? You'll hear from AFC Wimbledon manager Neil Ardley, Geoff Hawley from Radio WDON and t...
Sep 17, 2014•56 min
Despite the season being less than a month old, it's already chaos at Leeds United. Following four defeats and four red cards in August, head coach David Hockaday was sacked, just seventy days after taking over at Elland Road. Their 2-1 Capital One Cup defeat by neighbours Bradford last week was the final straw, as Hockaday became the second boss fired in just four months by new 'president' Massimo Cellino. In this special, we speak to Leon Wobschall , football writer at the Yorkshire Evening Po...
Sep 03, 2014•51 min
Following the sudden resignation of Watford manager Giuseppe Sannino over the weekend, we catch up with Frank Smith , Deputy Sports Editor at the Watford Observer , plus Mike Parkin , co-host of the ' From The Rookery End ' Podcast. Listen to Hornets fan David Cameron Walker quiz them on the background to Sannino's departure, look back over his tenure in charge, and predict who will be next into the Vicarage Road hot seat. We'll be back properly on Wednesday with a special show on the latest... ...
Sep 01, 2014•5 min
For our first live show of 2014/15, Mark and DC head to Kenilworth Road to see two of League Two's highly tipped promotion favourites go head to head, as Luton Town take on Bury. The Hatters clinched promotion from the Conference as champions last season, after spending five long years in non league. Following their much publicised 30 point deduction from the FA in 2008/9, plus administration and countless relegations, we find out how their fans are feeling about their long awaited return - plus...
Aug 20, 2014•1 hr 9 min
No full show this week, but we did find time to catch up with the former FA chief executive Mark Palios, who (alongside his wife Nicola) has taken over at League Two side Tranmere Rovers after acquiring a controlling interest in the club. Listen to David Cameron Walker quiz him on his decision to takeover, Tranmere's prospects for the season ahead and the FA's controversial B-Team proposals, as outlined earlier this year. We'll be back properly on Wednesday next week with our special show record...
Aug 12, 2014•17 min
With just over 24 hours to go until the Sky Bet Football League is back (yesssss), the boys return with a bumper preview of the new Championship season. Millwall managed to escape relegation back in May, despite a season of struggle at the New Den. This year, things are looking a lot more promising as Ian Holloway prepares for his first full season in charge. Mark went down to the club's press day on Tuesday this week and managed to grab a word with both Holloway and club legend Alan Dunne , who...
Aug 07, 2014•1 hr 3 min
In the second of our special pre season previews, we pick through the various teams, managers and new signings hoping to make their mark in Sky Bet League One this season. Sheffield United kick off the new campaign with a lunchtime kick off against Bristol City at Bramall Lane this Saturday. We ask if Nigel Clough can build on their superb second half of last season, despite the loss of star defender Harry Maguire over the summer. James Shield , Sheffield United correspondent and football writer...
Aug 06, 2014•47 min
We're back! There's a slightly new format for the podcast this season, but we're still kicking it off with three big preview shows marking the return of the Sky Bet Football League this weekend. In our League Two preview, David Connolly - a man who has scored in every division in England and played in a World Cup internationally for the Republic of Ireland, joins us on the phone. David is back at Portsmouth after a loan spell at Oxford last season, and he joins us to assess the front runners for...
Aug 05, 2014•53 min
It's all over for another year. Thanks for downloading and supporting the show this season - it's been our best yet! Also, a big thank you to the hundreds of journalists, fans, players and managers who have joined us over the last nine months. In our final show of 2013/14, the boys reflect on an incredible climax to the Championship play-off final at Wembley on Saturday. Despite been severely under the cosh and down to ten men, Queens Park Rangers were promoted to the Premier League following on...
May 28, 2014•1 hr 13 min
Ninety minutes of football left to define your season. Promotion on the line. The home of football waiting. In our penultimate show of 2013/2014, the boys look forward to all three play-off finals. After focusing on Derby vs QPR last week, this week we turn our primary focus to the big clashes in Leagues One and Two. Rotherham and Leyton Orient both sealed their spots in the League One final after impressive second leg displays against Preston and Peterborough respectively. We preview Sunday's b...
May 21, 2014•57 min
Oscar Garcia has resigned as Brighton manager following the Seagulls' 6-2 aggregate defeat to Derby in the Championship play-off semi-finals. It was their second semi-final exit in two seasons and leaves chairman Tony Bloom now looking for a third manager in just over twelve months. We find out more from Alan Wares, co-host of ' The Albion Roar ' podcast, which you can download on iTunes , or listen to Saturdays at 12pm on Radio Reverb , 97.2FM in Brighton. Derby progress to Wembley on May 24th,...
May 14, 2014•56 min
Following the controversial announcement of the FA Commission's four-point plan to boost English football, the boys return with a #SayNoToLeague3 special. We look at the consequences of creating of a new tier within the Football League to accommodate Premier League B teams, beginning in 2016/17, with arguments from both sides. Our guests include Brentford manager Mark Warburton, Luton Town chief executive Gary Sweet, talkSPORT ' Up The League ' host Geoff Peters , Ian Danter , talkSPORT commenta...
May 10, 2014•1 hr 9 min
The last day of the season NEVER disappoints. We should know that by now. The boys are back to dissect a final afternoon packed full of late goals, drama and tension. Just a year after they were promoted from League One thanks to an injury-time goal, Doncaster Rovers have been relegated back to the third tier by an injury time goal. It was scored by Paul Caddis for Birmingham City at the Reebok Stadium, which earned the Blues a 2-2 draw at Bolton and kept them in the Championship at Donny's expe...
May 06, 2014•1 hr 8 min
It all comes down to this. The final week of the season has arrived, with twelve Football League clubs still scrapping for their lives and hoping to avoid the dreaded drop. Four will go down, but the question is - which four? We analyse the state of play at the bottom of all three divisions with some special guests. Birmingham City slipped into the Championship relegation zone following a 3-1 loss to Leeds at St Andrews on Saturday. The Blues now need at least a point from their remaining two ga...
Apr 29, 2014•1 hr 5 min
