72+ EFL Pod: West Brom & Walsall woes
Football Daily
BBC
4.3 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Aaron Paul, Jobi McAnuff & Tommy Smith discuss the top stories from the EFL. Hear from Kim Hellberg as Middlesbrough drop points again in the Championship title race. Chris Hall from the Albion Analysis Podcast joins the pod after West Brom sacked Eric Ramsay. Catch up with Bradford boss Graham Alexander, BBC WM’s Mike Taylor drops in to talk about Walsall’s slide from top to 10th, and hear from Joe Hart after he joined the Shrewsbury coaching staff! Messages and voicenotes always welcome on WhatsApp to 08000 289 369.
00:45 Jobi has Winter Olympic fever, 03:45 Kim Hellberg as Middlesbrough drop points again! 06:50 Jobi tips Ipswich for second place, 09:25 West Brom sack Eric Ramsay, 18:35 Lincoln & Bradford impressing in League One, 25:05 Tight race for League Two promotion, 26:40 Déjà vu for Walsall? 33:15 Joe Hart in a Shrewsbury tracksuit… 36:25 Redemption for Aaron in 72PLUS 72MINUS, 40:15 Shoutout to Snoop Dogg.
5 Live / BBC Sounds commentaries: Sat 1500 Liverpool v West Ham, Sat 1500 Newcastle v Everton on Sports Extra, Sat 1730 Leeds v Man City, Sun 1200 Rangers v Celtic, Sun 1400 Man Utd v Crystal Palace, Sun 1400 Fulham v Tottenham on Sports Extra, Sun 1400 Brighton & Hove v Nottingham Forest on Sports Extra 2, Sun 1630 Arsenal v Chelsea.
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| 0:40.6 | 72 Plus, the EFL podcast with Aaron Paul and Joby McEnough. |
| 0:48.2 | Welcome everybody to 72 Plus, the EFL pod from Five Live Sport. |
| 0:52.9 | Great to be alongside you this week after what feels like a real |
| 0:56.4 | mammoth couple of match days across the football league. Again, back with us like the Renegade |
| 1:01.7 | Master, Joby McEnough, after a week's hiatus. And funny, you missed out, Joby, and Jack Rodoney |
| 1:09.4 | coming back into my fantasy NFL team. It makes you think, I think you're just having a negative energy, sort of negative sort of effect on my team and how they're doing. I think you just were lucky. I think you just left him in from last season. You haven't even put him in recently, and he's finally come good, mate. Do you know what I mean? Coventry City fans been waiting for him as well yeah gutted i missed last week i was |
| 1:28.9 | banging to the winter olympics mate i've got to say |
| 1:31.3 | that isn't the reason i missed it though i wasn't too busy watching curling |
| 1:34.5 | uh but what a brilliant couple of weeks great coverage by the BBC family got |
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