What The EFL?!

We’re back! After a longer than expected break, What The EFL?! Returns for 2024! In our new Wednesday time slot, you can expect to enjoy a round up of all the big news from the world of the football league as well as previews and lots more fun besides.  On this episode, Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke take a look at the top 4 in The Championship, sort the good from the bad across a...

Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin return for a rundown of the big games from the weekend's EFL action.  This week, the team review: Ipswich 2-2 Norwich Preston 1-5 Watford Hull 3-0 Cardiff Southampton 4-0 Blackburn  Fleetwood 0-1 Peterborough  Cambridge 2-1 Blackpool  Stockport 8-0 Sutton Doncaster 0-5 Morecambe  There's also a discussion on the rumours Stoke are lining up Steven Sch...

Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back to talk all things Football League.  On the agenda this week: - half a midweek roundup as Ipswich continue to impress and Pompey win the big one in     League One  - managerial moves a plenty - weekend preview - old farm derby, actual derby, two fine suffixes - tweet of the week - a full league debut 

Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke are back to talk through a big weekend in the Championship. After fawning over two of the goals of the season, the panel discuss the weekend’s notable games, namely: West Brom 1-2 Leicester Ipswich 2-1 Coventry  Leeds 3-2 Middlesbrough Hull 1-2 Watford Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Blackburn  Bristol City 1-2 Norwich  And from League One  Northampton 0-3 P...

Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back for another romp around the Football League. In the Championship, West Brom continue to move on up the table, Liam Manning picked up his first win as Bristol City’s robin in chief, Cardiff staged a late come back and there were more Home Park comforts for Plymouth. In League One, Bolton thumped Exeter whilst Blackpool handed Portsmouth their...

In a tweak to the usual format, Matt Davies-Adams is joined by Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke to preview the weekends EFL action, specifically: Leicester City v Watford West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday Huddersfield Town v Southampton Bolton Wanderers v Exeter City Leyton Orient v Wigan Athletic (sort of) Colchester United v Barrow AFC Wimbledon v Notts County...

Matt Davies-Adams and Adrian Clarke are back with another big dose of EFL goodness.  There's much to discuss as usual with Matt Taylor leaving Rotherham and new faces in at Millwall, Bristol City, Bradford and Gillingham. We praise Watford, Preston, Middlesbrough, Peterborough and Fleetwood but it's a big thumbs down for the author of this weeks tweet of the week.  What about this from our friends...

Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke are back again to discuss a busy weekend of Championship action and touch on some FA Cup shocks. Leeds handed Leicester a rare defeat on Friday night whilst Ipswich fought back to deny Rooney’s blues. There’s also praise for Plymouth and Preston and some overdue love for West Brom. The chaps talk through that crazy FA Cup game at the County Ground, e...

It's a sackings special this week with both Bristol clubs, QPR and Grimsby on the lookout for new managers. Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin debate the quartet of changes and look at the next best options for the clubs looking for new coaches. Elsewhere, there’s a Jack Clarke love in, yet more praise for Ipswich and the origin story of Perry Ng’s name in our Championship round up wh...

Plenty to discuss in this week's pod for Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke. Andy Holt had a twitter meltdown on Saturday night, was the Accrington owner right to be so narked by his coaches actions? Meanwhile, Millwall, Lincoln and Colchester are on the lookout for new managers, we'll asses wether they've made the right decision to make the change. The weekend review sees us ask if a...

With Adrian Clarke sunning himself in Dubai, Matt Davies-Adams and Sam Parkin are joined by non other than AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson this week. Johnnie discusses Saturday's narrow defeat against Bradford, his  teams otherwise impressive start to the season, the new managers at Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City as well as some top notch Sopranos chat.  There's also a review of a week...

Sadly its a sackings special this week! Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back to discuss the big talking points in the EFL. Birmingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Bradford and Gillingham are all on the lookout for new managers after sacking season properly kicked off.  On the pitch there are bragging rights for Boro, another win for resurgent Swansea, a goal for Cheltenham, a restorat...

Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back to dissect another fascinating weekend of EFL action.  Dejphon Chansiri has thrown his toys out of the pram at Sheffield Wednesday whilst goalless Cheltenham Town have turned to Darrell Clarke in their hour of need.  A packed weekend review focuses on big wins for Southampton, West Brom and Stoke in the Championship whilst Pompey and Oxford...

What a weekend! Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back to discuss the latest round of excellent EFL action. Ipswich and Blackburn play out a 4-3 thriller, Plymouth pulverise Norwich and Middlesbrough are finally off and running in the Championship. In League One, it's very much odds against Cheltenham scoring at the moment but Michael Appleton's positive start at Charlton continu...

Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke are back to round up another action packed weekend in the EFL. Cardiff lauded it up over Swansea in the South Wales derby, Leeds tamed the Lions of Millwall and Leicester continue to impress in the Championship but what about surprise package Preston? Meanwhile neil Warnock is no longer in charge of Huddersfield. In League One it was a tough start to...

This week, Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin have a chat with Portsmouth manager John Mousinho on his team's great start to the season, his coaching influences, new signings and more.  There's also news of managerial changes at Charlton, Fleetwood and Tranmere plus a bumper weekend preview with the South Wales derby amongst the matches covered. Thanks for listening to the pod, if you...

Another week, another pod.  What the EFL returns with Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin on board to discuss, amongst other things: - Saints shocking trip to Sunderland  - Warnock winning and whinging - The new surprise package in League One  - A harrowing week for Harrogate  - Some transfer to keep an eye on - Pawing at pasta with your bare hands    What about this from our friends a...

Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke are backed with another packed show.  We've had our first managerial casualty of the season, a Championship star is off to the Bundesliga and Luke O'Nien rescued a stricken dog! In the weekend review there are goals galore in the Championship, a new surprise package in League One and a shock result in League Two. Chuck in some previews and a tweet of...

Don't be put off by the title, there's nothing sh1t about this pod. Join Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin as they whizz around the always fascinating world of the EFL. In The Championship, Sam was on hand to Southampton plunder a late winner at Plymouth whilst Adrian is impressed with Leicester. Cambridge continue to surprise in League One whilst Wrexham's 5-5 draw with Swindon was...

The second weekend of the new EFL season didn't disappoint! Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back to discuss all the key talking points. In the Championship there was a 4-4 thriller at St Mary's as well as first wins of the season for Hull, West Brom and yes, even QPR! Portsmouth are on the march in League One, ditto Bolton whilst Notts County and Walsall had reason to cheer in...

The EFL is back and the first weekend of the new season didn't disappoint. Join Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin as they review the opening round of the 2023-24 Football League season. Southampton and Leicester made winning starts, there was some welcome home comfort for Norwich but it was a sorry opening day for QPR. In League One, Wigan ate into their deficit with a surprise win a...

Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are back for season two of What The EFL?! This episode sees the chaps look ahead to the new season, focusing on who's likely to be amongst the promotion contenders and who's going to struggle in The Championship, League One and League Two. There's also transfer analysis and a look ahead to the big games coming up on opening weekend.  Please rate/shar...

On this, the final episode of the season, Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin chew over three nerve shredding Play-Off finals as the EFL season finishes. Sam was on hand at Wembley for all three games and takes us behind the scenes as Luton Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Carlisle United celebrate. We'll be back next season with the odd show thrown in over the summer so hit subscribe to...

So now we know who will be contesting the 3 EFL playoff finals under the Wembley Arch. On this episode, Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke are joined by former Luton defender Curtis Davies to preview the Hatters mammoth match against Coventry this weekend. There are also full previews of the League One and League Two finals as well as a news roundup and tweet of the week. What about t...

The first legs of the this seasons EFL playoffs are done and dusted and in most cases, its all to play for in the return ties. Join Matt Davies-Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin as they discuss all the games, from the amazing Amad and a frustrating 0-0 in the Championship, to perfect Peterborough and the draw in Bolton in League One plus Salford and Bradford claiming narrow home wins in League T...