Football Talk - The Yorkshire Post

Mark Singleton is joined by Yorkshire Post football writers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall to celebrate the continuing rise of Harrogate Town, while also trying to work out how Sheffield Wednesday can develop a winning consistency. They also ponder how Bradford City can start to build some positive momentum in League Two. And, with England closing in on automatic qualification for the 2022 World...

Leeds United finally found a way to win in the Premier League, but for Barnsley, life couldn’t be more different in the Championship.  Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton to discuss the latest stories and issues surrounding the Yorkshire football scene, also touching on the inconsistency that continues to dog Sheffield United’s first season back in the Championship. They...

IT was a tough week for most of Yorkshire’s leading clubs, with victories hard to come by - all of our teams seemingly in a battle to discover any kind of consistency. The only consistent theme is one of setbacks for a number of our clubs, with Barnsley, Doncaster Rovers and Bradford City in particular finding life tough at the moment, while Leeds United remain on the trail of a first Premier Leag...

Stuart Rayner, Leon Wobschall and Mark Singleton discuss Leeds United’s continued search for a Premier League win and their Carabao Cup victory at Fulham on Tuesday night in a thrilling penalty shoot-out. They also cast an eye over Sheffield United’s derby win at Hull City and how the Tigers can improve their lot after a tough start to life back in the Championship. Also up for discussion are the...

SHEFFIELD UNITED ended their poor start to the 2021-22 campaign when thrashing Peterborough United 6-2 at the weekend - but does it mean their Championship troubles are finally over? Host Mark Singleton and YP chief football writer Stuart Rayner discuss the issue, as well as many others including the form of the Blades’ Championship rivals Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Barnsley and Hull City.&...

OUR team reconvene to discuss the discuss the latest news from the Yorkshire football scene, this time focussing on the likes Bradford City and Harrogate Town in League Two, as well as Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United in League One. Leon, Wobschall, Stuart Rayner and host Mark Singleton also touch on Barnsley and a number of other topics that have come to the fore across the White Rose in rec...

ONCE AGAIN, it has proved a fascinating summer transfer window for Yorkshire’s football clubs, business closing at 11pm on Tuesday night having produced the usual mixed results.  Host Mark Singleton is joined by The YP’s football writers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall to assess the signings made by our leading clubs, with Leeds United not surprisingly being the biggest spenders within the W...

IT’S been a mixed bag of form for Yorkshire’s leading clubs since the 2021-22 football season kicked into life earlier this month. The likes of Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford City and Harrogate Town have all excelled so far, while the likes of Barnsley, Huddersfield Town and Leeds United have produced inconsistentcy so far. The likes of Sheffield united and Doncaster Rovers, though, are struggling...

IT doesn’t seem to have been that long since the end of the last football season but, lo and behold, here we are on the brink of the 2021-22 campaign. Yorkshire’s EFL clubs get their seasons underway this weekend, meaning Stuart Rayner and Mark Singleton have plenty to discuss, analysing the chances of each of our clubs, as well as assessing how they have performed so far in the transfer market. T...

NOW that the dust has firmly settled on the European Championship, our panel can concentrate on matters closer to home in the latest episode of our podcast. Mark Singleton and Stuart Rayner talk about the various transfer ins and outs at Leeds United, Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Middlesbrough, Rotherham United and Harrogate Town as well as discuss government proposals to only allow in fully va...

IT has been a mixed summer transfer window so far for Yorkshire’s clubs, the likes of Bradford City proving quite prolific in the market, while other teams, such as Sheffield Wednesday, are a little slower out of the blocks. Host Mark Singleton is joined by YP football writer Leon Wobschall to discuss the latest deals and moves, including the return of Jordan Rhodes to Huddersfield Town, while Don...

Stuart Rayner and Mark Singleton discuss England's European Championship campaign and how their World Cup chances rate plus they look at the likely impact of new head coach Markus Schopp on Barnsley as well as how transfer embargoes have affected Sheffield Wednesday and Hull City this past few days.

WELL, well, well. After 55 years of waiting, England finally make it to the final of a major tournament, their 2-1 win after extra time against Denmark securing them a showdown with Italy at Wembley on Sunday. YP football witers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton to discuss the landmark achievement and whether Gareth Southgate’s inspirational squad can in fact go all the way...

ENGLAND’S historic win over Germany at Euro 2020 takes centre stage in this week’s show as our panel consider the chances of Gareth Southgate’s team lifting the crown. Host Mark Singleton and YP football writers stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall also look at the quarter-final, before returning closer to home and reviewing the standout EFL fixtures. The appointment of Markus Schopp as the new Barnsl...

IT HAS been a significant week in the European Championship with winners and losers decided at the end of the group stage. For England and Wales there was joy and relief at having made it through to the knockout stages but, for Scotland, there was only heartache as they crashed out.  Host Mark Singleton is joined by YP football writers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall to look over the runners...

BARELY a week into Euro 2020 and, not surprisingly, we're left with no shortage of talking points for our FootballTalk panel of Stuart Rayner, Leon Wobschall and Mark Singleton. The show starts Kalvin Phillips's impressive performance for England in their opening win against Croatia, while also looking at the terrible incident involving Denmark's Christian Eriksen. Have Scotland's hopes of progres...

In this week's show, host Mark Singleton is joined by The YP's chief football writer Stuart Rayner to discuss the forthcoming Euro 2020 tournament and assesses the chances of all three home nations. The pair also discuss the ongoing debate about players taking the knee, as well as looking at the recent appointment of Derek Adams as the new manager at Bradford City. And, last but by no means least,...

On this week’s show, Leon Wobschall joins host Mark Singleton to everything from the Premier League to League Two involving Yorkshire’s leading clubs.  They start with Hull City’s prospects after being promoted to the second tier and what’s next for Doncaster Rovers after appointing their former midfielder, Richie Wellens, as manager. Also, they look at what Bradford City must do ahead of nex...

AS the Premier League curtain comes down our FootballTalk team look back on contrasting top-flight campaigns for our two clubs - Leeds United and Sheffield United. Leon Wobschall joins host Mark Singleton to discuss how Leeds build on their ninth-place finish, while looking at how the Blades can engineer an instant return following the disappointment of their relegation. The pair also reflect on B...

Host Mark Singleton is joined by Yorkshire Post football writers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall to discuss Barnsley’s playoff second leg hopes at Swansea, player departures at Huddersfield Town, how Middlesbrough become promotion contenders once again, the continued uncertainty at Sheffield United and Doncaster Rovers’ appointment of Richie Wellens as their new coach.

Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton to discuss Barnsley's chances of joining the English game’s elite while, further down the pyramid, they look at what needs to happen for Championship relegated duo Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday and how they can ensure a swift return to the second tier. Also, our panel look at how Bradford City move on from sacking managerial duo...

This week's Yorkshire Post Football Talk podcast has a trophy to celebrate and an exciting end to the Championship season to preview. Harrogate Town won at Wembley for the second time in less than a year on Monday when they became the first Football League team to win the non-league FA Trophy, finally winning the delayed 2019-20 competition. Writer Rhys Howell tells host Mark Singleton what it was...

Leon Wobschall and Phil Harrison salute Hull City's promotion, Barnsley's playoff place and discuss whether there is any hope for relegation-threatened Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday

DID somebody mention a European Super League?  YP football writers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Phil Harrison to discuss – among other things – the decision by 12 of Europe’s so-called biggest clubs to create a closed-shop, European Super League.  Those at the very top of the footballing tree - including six from the Premier League - found a way of scoring quite possibly th...

Host Mark Singleton is joined by YP football writers Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall to discuss the managerial situation at Doncaster Rovers ... the varying relegation worries for Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United and Sheffield Wednesday ... the real value of Marcelo Bielsa to Leeds United ... and whether taking the knee is losing its meaning