National League Lowdown

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark look back on Saturdays matches, York and Rochdale both beat teams in the top six at home, Scunthorpe beat Southend and Aldershot, Boston and Yeovil move further away from the drop zone than Mark announces manager and player of the month nominees for January. They then make their predictions for the midweek fixtures Rochdale 1-0 Carlisle: 2:02 York City 2-1 Forest Green:...

Dan, Craig and Louis come together to review the 3 midweek games where Rochdale go back on top, Forest Green come from behind twice to win and Morecambe start their rein under Jim Bentley with a draw. They then discuss and predict the weekends games with huge teams at the top and bottom respectively. Rochdale 4-1 Boreham Wood: 1:18 Forest Green 4-2 Woking: 10:35 Altrincham 1-1 Morecambe: 15:39 Pre...

Dan, Craig and Louis are joined by Dave Salmon (Morecambe fan and Broadcaster) to discuss the story at Morecambe including the dismissal of Ashvir Singh Johal and appointment of Jim Bentley, they then review the weekends results as York go back on top and the teams at the bottom grab a point or three! Ashvir Singh Johal gone: 1:21 Jim Bentley’s back: 5:59 Morecambes chances of survival: 11:17 Bore...

Dan, Mark and Louis get together to discuss Ashvir Singh Johal  and Morecambe parting ways, they talk about the situation with the club and look at potential replacements.  They also look at Gavin Cowan leaving Brackley Town for Shrewsbury Town this week and pick their perfect successor.  Timestamps: Introductions - 0:00 Ashvir Singh Johal's Sacking - 2:08 Possible replacements for Morecambe - 16:...

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark come together to review Rochdale v Southend and preview Saturdays and Tuesdays games and look forward to the Fa trophy Rochdale v Southend: 3:22 6 games of Saturday: 15:16 Boreham Wood v Boston United Braintree Town v Eastleigh Carlisle United v Altrincham Hartlepool United v Aldershot Town Solihull Moors v York City Sutton United v Brackley Town 3 games of Tuesday: 34:2...

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark reflect on a busy few months of transfer activity.  1:52 Dan - Ricardo Rees to Forest Green 4:21 Craig - Callum Perry to Rochdale 6:08 Louis - Nick Hayes to Hartlepool 8:01 Mark - Dan Creaney to Tamworth  10:42 Dan - Keaton Ward to Gateshead 12:44 Craig - Marley Miranda Marshall to Boreham Wood 14:42 Louis - Besart Topallaj to Sutton 17:16 Mark - Kian Harratt to Brackley...

Dan and Craig are joined by Gateshead midfielder Keaton Ward to discuss his career so far, They talk Boston, Altrincham and his recent move to Gateshead then they recap this weekends results where York scored 5, Scunthorpe starred in the evening kick off and Altrincham stun Boreham Wood and a six goal thriller at Boston. Keaton Ward Talks: 01:20 Altrincham 3-1 Boreham Wood: 11:10 Scunthorpe 3-2 Fo...

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark came together to review the midweek games where there was big away wins for York, Scunthorpe and Rochdale. Dan calls for a managerial change at Carlisle. Meanwhile Mark talks up the game of the week between Truro and Brackley. They then make their predictions for the weekends fixtures Carlisle - York: 1:38 Boreham Wood - Scunthorpe : 16:13 Solihull Moors - Rochdale: 24:1...

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark came together to recap the weekend's game week, where late goals change the picture at the top yet again. Mark reviews six games in the shortest time known to man! The boys then predict the 10 midweek fixture,s including Carlisle v York and Boreham Wood v Scunthorpe Timestamps; York v Southend: 2:09 Braintree v Boreham Wood: 7:57 Solihull Moors v Carlisle: 16:06 Morecamb...

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark come together to predict the upcoming games this weekend but first we'll discuss THAT game from Saturday and Louis recaps the fa trophy games from Tuesday night! Mark on Macclesfield: 1:16 Louis’ trophy recap: 7:35 Hartlepool - Altrincham: 11:20 Brackley - Yeovil: 14:58 Braintree - Boreham Wood : 17:03 Eastleigh- Aldershot: 22:25 Halifax - Boston: 24:45 Gateshead - Rochd...

Dan, Craig, and Louis come together to discuss the four National League games this weekend. They also discuss the three FA Cup games featuring teams from the National League pyramid. Additionally, Louis looks back on the FA Trophy before Craig announces the award winners for December. Sutton vs York: 1:42 Aldershot vs Solihull Moors: 10:05 Woking vs Hartlepool: 16:29 Braintree v Boston: 20:56 Coug...

Dan + Craig are joined by Boreham Wood fan Tom to discuss their Fa cup run and their fantastic return to the National League before previewing their third round tie at home to Burton Albion. League Form: 0:39 Incomings + outgoings: 3:20 Fa cup run so far & third round tie: 10:33 Season predictions: 15:52 Finish: 20:25 @FTS_BWFC - Tom's X Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Welcome back to the National League Lowdown! We have reached the halfway point of the season, which means it is time to face the music. Dan is joined by a full house—Craig, Mark, and Louis—to review our pre-season predictions, eat some humble pie, and grade every single team’s performance so far from A to F*. In this episode, we analyze the stats, the sackings, and the surprises. We break down how...

The National League boys are back! For the first time in 2026, Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark get together to recap this weekends results and the 7 postponements, they also briefly look back at the final results of 2025. Louis announces the players and managers in the running for our December awards Boxing Day fixtures: 2:15 Midweek fixtures: 5:10 Postponements: 9:32 Carlisle v Wealdstone: 13:41 Fores...

Rochdale are top of the National Leagueat Christmas, but for how long? Dan, Craig, and Louis dive into a massive weekend of National League action and look ahead to the Boxing Day fixtures! About this Episode: In this festive edition of National League Lowdown, the team breaks down the "12 Days of Christmas" at The Zone. We analyse Rochdale’s "Champions performance" against Altrincham, York City’s...

Think you know the National League better than the experts? In this festive special of National League Lowdown, hosts Dan and Craig are joined by Louis "The Statman" and Mark Sharpley for a massive 50-question Christmas Quiz! With Craig as your Quizmaster, we’re testing our panels' knowledge on everything from the 2025/26 season so far to the drama of the 2024/25 campaign. From Barnet’s dominance...

The National League title race is hitting full speed. Once again, Dan, Craig, Louis, and Mark gather to dive deep into the latest National League action. We kick things off by dissecting Truro City’s massive midweek victory over Wealdstone—is this the spark John Askey’s side needs to mount a survival charge, or is the hill still too steep to climb? Rest in Peace, Ethan McLeod. We begin today’s sho...

The FA Trophy is HERE and the predictions are flying! 🏆 On this week's National League Lowdown, Dan, Craig, Louis, and Mark debate who will lift the silverware. Is it Southend United's year? Will York City rotate and crash out? Plus, we react to the HUGE news of Macclesfield drawing Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, address the "anti-Rochdale" allegations in the comments, and preview every major tie...

Is the Ashvir Singh Johal experiment over at Morecambe? Dan, Craig, and Louis dive deep into the toxic atmosphere at the Mazuma Stadium as the Shrimps fall 0-3 to Boston United. With the 30-year-old manager under fire and the fans making their feelings clear, we discuss if a change is inevitable for the former EFL side. Plus, we break down John Coleman's first win at Aldershot, Halifax destroying...

Dan, Mark and Louis are joined by Boston United and National League manager Graham Coughlan. They discuss Graham’s career, his style of management, Boston’s form, the 3Up campaign and answer your questions as well. Timestamps 0:00 Welcome to Graham Coughlan and the National League Lowdown Hosts 0:57 Did you always want to get into coaching? 02:34 How are you finding the National League this season...

Craig, Louis and Mark are joined by Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage to discuss the National League title race, the season so far Robbie talks about why the 3 up campaign is so important and he discusses the strength of the League this season. Robbie then discusses the weekend fixtures giving his expert insight into every team as the hosts attempt to predict the results. ------------ Your...

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark come together to discuss the 8 national league games taking place this weekend plus talk about the Fa cup ties this weekend that feature non league sides Morecambe v Boston : 2:26 Aldershot v Altrincham: 6:28 Halifax v Braintree: 8:51 Forest Green v Solihull Moors: 13:21 Hartlepool v Yeovil: 15:54 Rochdale v Southend: 18:20 Scunthorpe v Tamworth: 21:40 Carlisle v Woking:...

We welcome experienced National League, EFL and now Aldershot Town manager John Coleman to the National League Lowdown. Dan, Mark and Louis quiz him on his career so far, his plans at Aldershot Town, paper rumours and job offers, as well as managing in Ireland and controversial sackings. 👤 ABOUT THE GUEST: JOHN COLEMAN John Coleman is a legendary figure in lower-league management, best known for...

It’s time for the matchday 21 review where home advantage proves crucial! There was 11 home victories this week including for the top 5 of Rochdale, Carlisle, Forest Green, York and Boreham Wood Timestamps: Forest Green v Southend: 2:30 York v Aldershot: 9:05 Altrincham v Scunthorpe: 17:55 Hartlepool v Truro: 25:35 Sutton v Gateshead: 31:20 Yeovil v Boston: 37:11 Louis completing the 92: 42:15 Six...

Craig and Mark come together to review Gameweek 20, where Forest Green started the day top and finished it 4th after wins for Rochdale, Carlisle and York. Meanwhile, at the bottom, Gateshead and Aldershot lose again, Sutton are finding form and Braintree grab a point Brackley 2-3 York City: 2:04 Wealdstone 1-1 Forest Green: 4:45 Gateshead 0-3 Boreham Wood: 8:03 Scunthorpe 1-1 Braintree: 12:57 Alde...