72+ EFL Pod: Andy’s beer ban & Cov back on top
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🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Aaron Paul, Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith & Bromley boss Andy Woodman discuss the top stories from the EFL. They react to Coventry going back above Boro at the top of the Championship. How does Michael O’Neill balance his new Blackburn job with trying to get Northern Ireland to the World Cup? Wigan appoint Gary Caldwell to replace Ryan Lowe, and what’s the secret to success for League Two leaders Bromley? Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
00:35 Pre-match rituals, 03:25 Andy loving life at top of League Two, 08:40 Andy banned beer on the coach! 11:30 Andy on taking things from Arsenal, 14:15 Coventry go back above Middlesbrough, 19:00 Important to avoid the play-offs! 23:25 Andy reveals his penalty theory… 24:40 How does Michael O’Neill balance Blackburn with Northern Ireland? 27:40 Does it matter if you don’t play ‘sexy’ football? 31:55 Wigan appoint Gary Caldwell to replace Ryan Lowe 34:30 What’s the Bromley secret to success? 37:30 Michael Cheek an old-school throwback
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Steve Bracknelly, are the assistant manager of Sunday League team, the Royal Oak FC. |
| 0:12.0 | Are you sick of changes to our beautiful game? |
| 0:15.0 | Five minute stoppages for VAR checks. |
| 0:17.0 | VAR, the talking point again after a five minute plus delay. |
| 0:20.0 | Cryotherapy ice chamber. |
| 0:22.9 | Olls in back at socks. |
| 0:25.3 | XG double pivots and inferred wingbacks. |
| 0:28.2 | The game's well and truly gone and I'm here to bring it back. |
| 0:31.9 | Games gone. |
| 0:32.9 | The Steve Bracknell podcast. |
| 0:34.9 | Listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:37.7 | 72 plus the ESFL podcast with Aaron Paul and Joby McEnough. |
| 0:45.0 | Hello, everybody, welcome on to 72 Plus, the EFL pod from Five Lives for no Jovey McEnough this week, |
| 0:51.5 | but it's a Tommy Smith world and we're all just living in it. |
| 0:55.0 | Great to have you with us, pal. |
| 0:56.0 | How are we, mate? Everything okay? |
| 0:57.1 | You're all right? Very good. |
| 0:58.0 | Join your time down in a big smoke? I certainly am. It's very busy around here, Raz. It is. Very, very busy. You've got here two and a half, three hours ahead of kickoff? Oh yeah, yeah, definitely. Absolutely. |
| 1:07.6 | Consumer problem. |
| 1:08.6 | Better be in early though, isn't it? |
| 1:09.6 | Better be in early. |
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