Not The Top 20 Podcast

Running Order: FA Cup - what a Third Round! Oldham beat Fulham. Newport beat Leicester. Gillingham beat Cardiff. Other big EFL winners: Doncaster. Portsmouth. AFC Wimbledon. Accrington. Nod to Barnet too, not EFL but lovely stuff. L1: Scunthorpe 2-1 Coventry - 3 wins in a row for Iron. Scunthorpe have signed van Veen, McMahon, Hammill and CBs Byron Webster and Harrison McGahey. Rochdale 0-4 Burton - 13 goals conceded, 0 scored in last 3 for Dale. Burton up against Man City this week. Charlton 1-1 Sunderland draw & Q on Charlton: what is Charlton’s potential this season? Any more than just preparing for play-offs? Josh Maja update. L2: Sheridan leaves Carlisle. Carlisle beat Mansfield on the weekend for 6 in a row, only a point behind 3rd placed Bury. Yeovil 0-1 Bury - Bury into top 3. Manager news: Bristol Rovers announced Graham Coughlan. Steve Bruce will join Sheffield Wednesday. Main transfer news: Tammy leaving Villa - teams holding onto loanees (or not) a real theme of the window. Preston sign Stockley and Potts and Ginnelly. Forest Green - Doidge and McCoulsky. Gary Madine to Sheff Utd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

7 Jan 201947min

Many of you will know that @RowdenJRSG - aka Connor Rowden - is the go-to guy when it comes to youth football in England. Here's part two of a two-part interview with him & Ali discussing specific clubs with academies to be proud of, as well as some wider issues surrounding the topic. You can find a running order below: Ipswich and Norwich spur each-other on to produce high quality footballers. Bristol City - a Championship version of Monaco - Tyreeq Bakinson. Derby County - a new wave of talent Brentford - shutting down the academy. Leeds United, West Brom, Reading & Wigan Athletic. Luton & James Justin. Coventry & Tom Bayliss. Sunderland & Josh Maja. Crewe Alexandra - the blueprint. Colchester - prioritising promotion from within EPPP, its benefits and its problems. The proposed changes to the loan system. Europe as a loan destination for PL players instead of the EFL. Checkatrade Trophy - has it benefited the academy teams involved? B Teams in the EFL - is it likely, and is it feasible? Problems with the current youth league structure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2 Jan 20191h 23min

Many of you will know that @RowdenJRSG - aka Connor Rowden - is the go-to guy when it comes to youth football in England. Here's part one of a two-part interview with him & Ali discussing the EFL & England, youth development & specific clubs with academies to be proud of. You can find a running order below: England National Team & The EFL. Do other nations have the same relationship between non top tier teams & the national team? The rise of the young, British full-back and why CBs and CMs have it tough. England U21s in EFL - Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) & Ezri Konsa (Brentford). England U20s in EFL - Easah Suliman (Aston Villa) & Trevoh Chalobah (Ipswich/Chelsea) & Andre Dozzell (Ipswich) & Sam Field (WBA) & Ebere Eze (QPR) The George Hirst situation. England U19s in EFL - Danny Loader (Reading). England U18s in EFL - Daniel Adshead (Rochdale) & Bali Mumba (Sunderland) & Arvin Appiah (Nottingham Forest) England C. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Des 201856min

The Match in Focus game is Millwall v Nottingham Forest this week. Season stats: A: -10.14 G -6.99 Sign up for Black Type online at www.blacktype.bet or via the BlackType app. Use the offer code 'NTT20' on the sign-up page for a £10 free bet - this must be used on a football selection. Get involved with #ScoreBore by tweeting us with your 0-0 pick and a game with 5 goals or more, from this weekend's EFL games. You can find all of our weekend picks listed on www.blacktype.bet/sportsbook/SOCCER/NTT20/ Use that link to add whichever bets you like the sound of! All bets are listed at the end of the podcast. Follow us on Social Media: @NTT20Pod @blacktypebet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Des 201833min

Happy Christmas! The NTT20 Podcast Christmas Party involves going through RE-PREDICTIONS for the League Two table, from 24th to 1st, with a few beers. Twitter: twitter.com/NTT20Pod Soundcloud: @ntt20pod iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/not-t…d1112915286?mt=2 Intro Music: 'Where Do You Wanna Go?' by New Carnival itunes.apple.com/gb/album/where-d…453?i=1048907676 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Des 201846min

Happy Christmas! The NTT20 Podcast Christmas Party involves going through RE-PREDICTIONS for the League One table, from 24th to 1st, with a few beers. Twitter: twitter.com/NTT20Pod Soundcloud: @ntt20pod iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/not-t…d1112915286?mt=2 Intro Music: 'Where Do You Wanna Go?' by New Carnival itunes.apple.com/gb/album/where-d…453?i=1048907676 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Des 201852min

Happy Christmas! The NTT20 Podcast Christmas Party involves going through RE-PREDICTIONS for the Championship table, from 24th to 1st, with a few beers. Twitter: twitter.com/NTT20Pod Soundcloud: @ntt20pod iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/not-t…d1112915286?mt=2 Intro Music: 'Where Do You Wanna Go?' by New Carnival itunes.apple.com/gb/album/where-d…453?i=1048907676 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Des 20181h 2min

Ali sat down to get to know Paul Heckingbottom and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes. 03:00 - Being out of work. How he’s dealt with it, how he spends his time. 7:10 - Falling out of love with the game. 8:15 - Youth team player at Manchester United 9:45 - Barnsley when he first became manager 15:30 - Sales of key players (Hourihane, Bree, Winnall) in January of 16/17 season with the team close to play-offs. 18:30 - Issues in the second half of that 16/17 season with contracts expiring… 21:25 - First 5 months as Barnsley Head Coach - winning at Wembley twice, winning promotion. 25:00 - His philosophy and teams he studied. 26:30 - Tactical discussion - how he set the team up in League One & adapting to the Championship. 30:30 - Many of the players from that squad are Championship & even Premier League players - Paul discusses Conor Hourihane and his development. 33:30 - Other former players Paul has enjoyed watching develop further. 37:45 - Why did Paul leave Barnsley for Leeds having just signed a new contract? 42:00 - Why he felt he had to move on. 42:50 - Was the call from Leeds a surprise? 43:50 - The different types of owners he’s worked under. 45:00 - Moving to Leeds. 46:15 - Did he know what he was getting himself into at Leeds? 48:00 - His remit at Leeds at things he felt needed sorting. 50:15 - The Leeds squad and recruitment strategy of the last few years. 53:00 - Leaving Leeds. 55:15 - Being replaced by Marcelo Bielsa - what’s he made of Bielsa’s Leeds? 58:00 - Championship tactics, is there time to plan a specific game-plan with so little time between games? 59:00 - How to set up against teams like Wolves (3-4-2-1) & Sheffield United (3-4-1-2) 1:05:00 - Working with a Set-Piece Coach at Leeds. 1:07:15 - What’s next for Paul. 1:08:30 - How do managers apply for jobs? 1:09:30 - Working in a structure with a Director of Football as a Head Coach and the difference in interpretation. 1:11:30 - Charity Work and having something else aside from football 1:13:30 - What is Myanmar like? 1:14:30 - Quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Des 20181h 19min