EFL Extra – Managers on the move, promotion places and the FA Cup

The Game Football Podcast

The Times

Sports, Soccer

3.4 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

A must listen for fans of teams in the football league.

With Stoke, Millwall, West Brom, Oxford, Hull just some of the clubs who’ve changed manager. But, will it change the table?

It’s a two from five for automatic promotion in the Championship. Sheffield United are in it but they’ve had a bumpy Christmas. Across the City Could Sheffield Wednesday make a push for the play offs The Times’ Paul Hirst thinks they might…

In League One is it already a three horse race at the top. Who are the lower league strikers in demand and will their be an FA Cup shock?

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0:40.0	Hello and welcome to the game football podcast from The Times.
0:43.7	This is our EFL Extra show, back with a bang for 2025.
0:49.0	Every two weeks you've got me, Tom Clark, and the former Football League legend Gregor Robertson,
0:52.9	dissecting the best and worst of the action and news in the championship.
0:55.0	League one and League two. On today's show, we'll talk managerial changes, the battle for promotion and try to pick out some football league sides who could spring a surprise this weekend in the FA Cup.
1:05.0	Gregor, you're back. Your absence was no more keenly felt than when it came to the EFL show.
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1:18.6	Normally I am.
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1:23.2	That's good to be back.
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