72+ EFL Pod: Boro bounce back & Jungle Jobi

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Tommy Smith hear from new Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg. They look at the contenders chasing down Coventry – can Millwall make it to the Premier League? Everyone’s fearing for Swansea down the bottom. And what about strugglers Plymouth Argyle, Port Vale and Bristol Rovers? Plus, send us your EFL ‘hard man’ suggestions on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.

00:55 Middlesbrough continue to chase Coventry 08:45 Millwall up to third after beating Saints 17:00 Fearing for Swansea 21:10 Who makes the EFL ‘hard man’ XI? 25:00 Jobi in the jungle 27:25 Plymouth & Port Vale struggling 34:45 FA Cup coming at the right time for Vale & Bristol Rovers? 36:50 72PLUS 72MINUS 39:50 Jobi nearly signed for Hibs!

5 Live / BBC Sounds Premier League commentaries: Sat 1500 Bournemouth v Chelsea, Sat 1500 Tottenham v Brentford on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 Leeds v Liverpool, Sun 1400 Brighton v West Ham, Sun 1400 Fulham v Crystal Palace.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:07.3	Welcome to the Wayne Rooney show.
0:09.3	Twice a week, Wayne Rooney, Kayeard and me, Kelly Somers,
0:12.4	break down the biggest stories in the Premier League and beyond.
0:15.5	Coming to the Premier League, he's shown one called Play, he isn't.
0:18.2	He's been probably the sound of the season.
0:19.6	Plus, we'll hear the funniest and most outrageous stories from Wayne's career.
0:23.7	I had two seasons when I played as the number nine and scored 34 goals in both the seasons.
0:28.1	But I was bored.
0:30.3	The Wayne Rooney Show.
0:31.5	It's what everybody's talking about.
0:33.8	Watch an eye player, listen on sounds.
0:37.8	72 Plus, the EFL podcast with Aaron Paul and Joby McEnough.
0:45.1	Welcome to 72 Plus, the EFL pod from Five Life Sport with me, Aaron Paul, and him over there.
0:50.7	Santa's little helper, Joby McEnough.
0:52.7	I'm going to get straight into the Christmas chat. By the way, hello Tommy Smith, who's with us, former Huddersfield, Middlesbrough, fullback now loan manager at Middlesbrough. Great to have you with us. Are the Christmas decks up at Casa Smith? They absolutely are. Yeah, they've been for a couple of weeks now. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh, yeah.
1:11.3	Couple of weeks.
1:12.1	Yeah, to marinate.
1:13.7	Yobie, we don't mess about a couple of weeks.
1:14.3	No, go on.
1:14.7	Give me a day.
1:16.1	So we're talking mid-November?
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