72+: The tightest Championship season ever?

Football Daily

BBC

Soccer, Sports

4.3 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Aaron Paul is joined by Wycombe captain Joe Jacobson and West Brom forward Jed Wallace to talk about the biggest stories from this week in the EFL.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire pops by to update on the latest with Leicester’s possible breach of profit and sustainability rules.

Plus they talk about which clubs will finish in the Championship play-off spots – how is Jed feeling about West Brom’s chances?

They also take a look at the bottom end of the Championship table, with so many clubs separated by just a few points. Watford fan Mike Parkin drops by to give his thoughts on whether they could be drawn into the picture in the relegation zone.

They also discuss John Coleman’s departure from Accrington Stanley, Garry Monk’s return to football at Cambridge and whether there’s pressure on Ian Evatt at Bolton.

TIME CODES:

06.40 – Kieran Maguire on Leicester City 09.55 – Top of the Championship 15.30 – Watford fan Mike Parkin 24.25 – Bottom of the Championship 29.55 – Accrington Stanley 35.45 – Garry Monk at Cambridge United 39.05 – Bolton and Ian Evatt

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0:00.0	You're about to listen to a BBC podcast and trust me you'll get there in a moment but if you're a comedy fan
0:05.2	I'd really like to tell you a bit about what we do. I'm Julie Mackenzie and I commission comedy
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0:18.0	making people's days a bit better, helping them process, all manner of things.
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0:24.4	subjective and everyone has different tastes so we've got a huge range of comedy on offer
0:29.6	from satire to silly shocking to soothing profound to just general pratting about. So if you
0:36.2	fancy a laugh, find your next comedy at BBC Sounds.
0:40.0	72 Plus on the Football Daily Podcast with Aaron Paul.
0:45.0	Hello and welcome to 72 Plus, the home of the EFL from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:50.0	No Joby this week.
0:51.0	Bring good hands with our co-host for this episode.
0:55.0	The Wickin Captain Joe Jacobson is with us.
0:57.6	Hello, JJ.
0:58.8	Good afternoon, nice to see you.
1:01.1	Likewise, now on the Zoom, people can't quite see but you're sat in what I believe is that the Gaffer's office?
1:08.0	It is he doesn't know I'm here but yeah this is the Gaffer's office.
1:12.0	It looks like you're wearing some sort of one.
1:15.0	Some sort of sordid, oh we've had that before, don't worry when we started.
1:19.0	But some sort of ceratics fernks and style like funnel net coat.
1:22.0	Are you practicing for when you're a boss?
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