Not The Top 20 Podcast

Matt Slater from the Athletic kindly joined us to talk about the EFL and its clubs, and the current state of play with regard to the coronavirus. We touch on finishing the season vs voiding the season, financial concerns, the potential for clubs to go bust, the idea of regionalising one or two of the EFL divisions, and how tough it is to govern 71 clubs with different realities and priorities. Thi...

Well done to last week's winner SteveLTFC! Thanks to Oli Walker for the questions for Round 3. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email NTT20.Pod@gmail.com. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedbac...

Our competitive juices flowed once more as we went head to head in a draft of Championship players, to see who could pick the strongest starting XI. With different tactical philosophies and player profile priorities at play, the results are MAGICAL. At the end of the podcast, an appeal by Ali - head to his twitter page to find out more about helping Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust. https://www.gofundme...

Well done to last week's winner Stewart Barnes! Thanks to Mark Rippey for the inspiration behind Round 2. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email NTT20.Pod@gmail.com. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries...

Here's a fun premise for a podcast - let's shine a light on the unsung heroes that play in the EFL. Which player at your club doesn't get the credit they deserve, but whose absence makes the team look lost? We picked a few of our favourites and presented your answers... including getting one of your suggestions on the phone, as David Wheeler of Wycombe came on to discuss being 'unsung' as an attac...

Well done to last week's winner Alex Smith! Thanks to Ben Fuller for providing Round 3. Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email NTT20.Pod@gmail.com. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And let us know any queries or feedback! Lear...

Thanks to Johnnie Jackson for coming on to talk to us about Charlton. Below you will find all the weird and wacky and brilliant topics we got our teeth into on this week's pod, thanks to questions sent in on Twitter & Insta. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Fun Football: Ross: Which team was the best that didn’t manage...

Thanks to last week's winner Alex Butcher for providing Round 3 - and thanks to our special guest quizmaster for delivering them! Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email NTT20.Pod@gmail.com. 2) Don't forget the tiebreaker! 3) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm to find out the answers and hear who has got the best scores. And...

Picking our top 5 managers of the season from the EFL so far. In this episode, we give a brief overview of various situations regarding coronavirus and its impact on EFL clubs, but from 8 minutes onwards we are picking our VERY SERIOUS Top 5 EFL Managers of the 2019/20 seasons. Who would be in your Top 5? Tweet us @NTT20Pod or message us on Instagram @NTT20Pod. This podcast is sponsored by The Ath...

Welcome to the first NTT20 Weekend Quiz, dreamt up by George Elek. Straightforward stuff, and hopefully will keep you amused, entertained & challenged. Listen to the podcast for the questions. Don't use Google - that's no fun Key info: 1) Message your answers to us on Instagram (@NTT20Pod), or Twitter (@NTT20Pod) or email NTT20.Pod@gmail.com. 2) Tune into our Instagram Live LIVE on Sunday at 7pm t...

We thought it was important to try and understand how clubs & people inside the EFL are affected by the current suspension of the leagues, so we set up three interviews with people with different perspectives. 00:00 - 6:00 - intro & check-in with Ali & George! 6:00 - 30:00 - Matt Slater is a football news & investigations reporter for The Athletic. 30:00 - 42:30 - Zaki Nuseibeh is the vice-chairma...

Never sure about these blurbs, does anyone actually read them to see what's in the pod? Surely it's a given, by now, that we'll be talking about Championship, League One, League Two - the key results from the weekend, the key players & managers... Bit tetchy this one to be honest. Some disagreements between us about who can do what between now and the end of the season. Hope you enjoy listening to...

Weekend selections from the EFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

That's right - ten games to go is officially the green light for the correct use of the phrase RUN IN. And welcome to it. Automatics, play-offs, relegation and 'up for a laugh' - who is gunning for what with ten games left? Trying to make sense of it - whether we achieved that is up for debate. Attempting to make some predictions... with a lot of second guessing. This podcast is sponsored by The A...

An excitable duo put forward their weekend selections from the EFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With HUGE thanks to Jed Wallace (Millwall), Lyle Taylor (Charlton), Dan Barlaser (Rotherham), Ben Whiteman (Doncaster) and Leon Legge (Port Vale). Timecodes: Jed Wallace - 2:45 Lyle Taylor - 22:10 Dan Barlaser - 41:50 Ben Whiteman - 52:20 Leon Legge - 1:02:00 This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad cho...

George is buzzing after his 2nd consecutive bonus bet winner. Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another windy weekend in the EFL. Absolute class, though. Hear about it here. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George is buzzing after his 9/1 winner last week. Stormy selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Windy weekend in the EFL. Significant, too. No team is averaging 2 points per game this season in any of the divisions - quite interesting? Dive into the pod for breakdowns of all the major results. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Serious weekend in the EFL. Top 6 in the Champ separated by 6 points, and all games involving those teams had significant results! In League One - who is looking tasty for promotion? Well... a few teams really. In League Two - is it 5 into 3 automatic spots? This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choi...

Last week, Ali went and met Nigel Clough, the Manager of Burton Albion and one of very few people who can say, genuinely, that they have lived their whole life within football. This interview focuses on his managerial career - with Burton, Derby Sheffield United and Burton again. Also - his future plans, the way he likes to operate, and some great stories chucked in! Learn more about your ad choic...

Selections from the EFL weekend slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A thin slate of EFL action but plenty to discuss, "live" from Dublin... From Stoke's hot start to 2020, Posh's new skin, FA Cup heroics and some serious League Two results. This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices