72+ EFL Pod: Hodgson returns & Vale fixture concerns

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🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Middlesbrough loans manager Tommy Smith discuss the top stories from the EFL. Millwall can move into the Championship automatics this weekend, what do the guys make of Roy Hodgson joining Bristol City? Hear from Port Vale chair Carol Shanahan ahead of Port Vale’s trip to Chelsea in the FA Cup. And get the thoughts of Barrow interim boss Sam Foley after their big win over Bromley. Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.

01:55 Best or worst of April Fools’ Day, 03:10 Easter weekend is upon us, 04:00 Millwall can move into automatics, 09:05 How do you deal with nerves? 11:15 Bristol City hitting the buffers? 16:50 Short-termism of hiring Hodgson, 23:10 Port Vale prepare for Chelsea away, 25:55 Carol’s fixture congestion concerns, 31:15 Bottom of EFL Barrow beat Bromley, 35:40 72PLUS 72MINUS.

5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Wed 2000 Chelsea v Arsenal in UWCL, Sat 1715 Chelsea v Port Vale in FA Cup, Sat 2000 Southampton v Arsenal in FA Cup, Sun 1300 Arsenal v Brighton in Women’s FA Cup, Sun 1630 West Ham v Leeds in FA Cup.

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0:09.4	You're Dead to Me. We're the comedy podcast that takes history seriously. Also from the BBC
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0:36.8	72 plus the EFL podcast with Aaron Paul and Joby McEnough.
0:44.3	Welcome everybody to 72 Plus, the EFL podcast from Five Live Sport.
0:49.5	Great to be alongside you again this week in the company of Radio's favourite pundit.
0:55.8	Joby McEnough is with us. How are you, Jokes?
0:58.3	How am I? That's an interesting question this morning.
1:00.9	Normally international breaks, a bit of a little bit of downtime.
1:04.7	Obviously, we know there's League 1, League 2, but Jamaica had a couple of huge World Cup
1:09.7	Qualifier matches. One, got through and then one last night
1:15.7	so I was up till the early hours locked into that lost really really late to Congo went to
1:22.5	extra time so yeah bit gutted this morning about that it's a group that we definitely should have got out of
1:28.4	shouldn't even needed the playoffs got to the playoffs managerial changes steve mcclaren resigns
1:33.5	off the back of not getting through the groups and then uh yeah obviously all ended with a bit of heartate
1:39.7	last night so uh gutted for everybody connected to jamaican football, but big congrats to Congo,
1:47.3	who were excellent on the night, to be fair. And they've had a really difficult qualifying
1:51.4	campaign coming through the African section. So, yeah, big congrats to them. But yeah, sadly,
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