EFL State of Play with Matt Slater

Not The Top 20 Podcast

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4.8 • 648 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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The Athletic's investigative reporter Matt Slater hops on the pod to talk us through the different EFL divisions, how their meetings went last week and what is likely or unlikely to happen in the next few weeks. Then we touch on Nigel Clough's departure from Burton, and put our pundit hats back on for light-hearted analysis of some 2nd tier football that happened this weekend! This podcast is sponsored by The Athletic. For a free trial, and 50% off, use the link: theathletic.co.uk/ntt20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, guys. Thanks so much for tuning into this week's not the top 20 podcast. I'm Ali
0:25.0	Maxwell. On the line with me today is George Ehrlich and we're talking all things EFL or are we?
0:31.2	Because actually I can let you into a secret. You're going to be talking about some actual football
0:35.3	on this podcast. But I'm not going to tell you what or why, but I will tell you when.
0:39.8	At the end of the podcast, after the meaty section, which you will enjoy very much, we're going to be talking about some actual football, but I'm not going to tell you any more than that.
0:48.5	George Ehrlich, it's great to be talking football with you.
0:52.2	And do you, Ali Maxwell?
0:53.5	There was quite a lot of news just towards the end of last week,
0:56.7	various meetings and headlines and lots of things to get through.
1:01.8	To what extent do you think it was a good weekend for Swindon Town,
1:05.7	crew Alexandria and Plymouth Argyle?
1:09.0	Yes, it certainly looks like it was a very good weekend for them.
1:12.8	It's not finalised yet, but League two have voted unanimously to cease playing this season,
1:20.4	to go along with the EFL proposed framework of having playoffs for the teams finishing
1:25.3	between fourth and seventh on a points per game.
1:29.1	So not a weighted, but an unweighted points per game scenario, which would see those three
1:34.3	teams that you mentioned getting promoted.
1:36.8	But is it all that simple?
1:38.6	Quite a big but, I think.
1:40.2	Yeah, I mean, is it that simple?
1:41.6	That's the thing.
1:42.1	I've seen quite a lot of discussion, assuming that that is now gospel. That has now happened in League 2. But we have spoken to the man who knows far better than us as to what's going on. He's been on the pod a couple of times in the last few weeks and is the athletics. Matt Slater. And anyone who's heard Matt on the podcast before will know that he is very, very clued up.
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