#64: Matters of the EFL Variety

Ali sat down to get to know Richie Wellens and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes: 00:00 - introduction 02:00 - Describing himself as a player 4:30 - Coming through at Manchester United & taking things for granted! 08:00 - Move to Blackpool to make first steps in senior football & 5 years there. 10:45 - Move to Oldham & two seasons there. 12:30 - Finding success at Doncaster with Sean O'Driscoll & James Coppinger! 18:30 - Transfer to Leicester, playing under Sven Goran Eriksson. 22:30 - How he moved into coaching 26:00 - Working as First-Team Coach under John Sheridan at Oldham 27:30 - Becoming Oldham manager as caretaker & early success 30:30 - Mistakes made in early days at Oldham 31:45 - ‘Managing upwards’ at Oldham 32:45 - Players being signed he hadn’t heard of at Oldham 35:15 - Appointment at Swindon and reflections on first three months 38:00 - Discussion about style of play / footballing philosophy 41:00 - Making sure you are defensively sound as a technical, possession based team 43:40 - Adapting to the opposition game-by-game 46:00 - Why he missed Michael Doughty's panenka vs MK Dons! 47:45 - Whether he is interested in analytics: expected goals and other performance metrics. 49:30 - Having his first summer transfer window - what's he targeting? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Feb 201956min

Introducing the first of three podcasts this week. Discussing: Wins for the top 3 in the Championship. Wins for Boro, Sheff Wed, and a special chat with Brentford fan and broadcaster Natalie Sawyer. Touching on our partnership with Football Index and our portfolios. If you want to get involved with Football Index then you can use our referral code NTT20 when you sign up to get £20 to trade with when you deposit £20 or more. A great week for Sunderland. Sifting through the big results at the bottom of League One. David Hopkin leaves Bradford - are they doomed for relegation? The Top 3 flex their muscles in League Two, but George is excited about Exeter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

25 Feb 20191h 11min

The Match in Focus game is Wimbledon v Charlton this week. Season stats: AM -17.65 GE - 8.06 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

21 Feb 201936min

Ali sat down to get to know Paul Hurst and hear about his experiences in football. Below is a list of topics with timecodes: 1:45 - How Paul has filled his time after first experience of being sacked by Ipswich in October 3:15 - How difficult is it psychologically to lose your job? 5:10 - How does the relationship between a Manager and his long-term assistant change after departure from a club? 7:15 - Can you stay a fan of a club (E.G. Sheffield Wednesday) while working in the game as a player or manager? 13:00 - Reflections from a playing career with Rotherham United 1993-2008. 17:45 - Memories from a double promotion with Rotherham United 1999-2001. 20:30 - The team-mates who are now managers. 22:30 - How has the game changed & developed in terms of tactics? 25:30 - The use of stats in football and in football media. 30:15 - First steps in management with Ilkeston & Boston United, as joint-manager with Rob Scott. 37:00 - Move to full-time management with Grimsby Town & the difficulties of getting back into the Football League. 47:00 - Reflections on 6 yrs with Grimsby - relationship with the fans & board and reasons for leaving for Shrewsbury. 52:15 - Joining Shrewsbury when they were bottom of League One. 55:00 - Discussion about Shrewsbury’s 2017/18 season - at what point did Paul realise it could be a special team? 59:15 - The playing style and systems behind the 2017/18 Shrewsbury team. 1:06:00 - Shrewsbury’s defeat to Rotherham in the Play-Off Final. 1:11:15 - Departing Shrewsbury for Ipswich after the Play-Off Final - Paul’s perspective. 1:14:45 - Recruitment at Ipswich Town in the Summer of 2018 - the intentions and difficulties of that period. 1:20:00 - Dealing with a tough start at Ipswich, the reasons behind the # of changes being made game by game. 1:22:00 - The group of young players at Ipswich, how talented are they and are any destined for the top? 1:24:00 - Next steps for Paul Hurst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

19 Feb 20191h 28min

Running order: Football Index chat FA Cup - Millwall and Swans go through! Championship chat - Norwich and Sheff Utd batter lowly Bolton & Reading. West Brom and Boro putting the pressure on. League One - can anyone catch Luton and Barnsley? Southend 3-3 Portsmouth Coventry 3-0 Walsall Gillingham 1-0 Scunthorpe Oxford 0-1 Peterborough League Two Great weekend for Bury, worries for Lincoln or Mansfield? Grimsby four in a row. Morecambe do the usual! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

18 Feb 201959min

The Match in Focus game is Carlisle v MK Dons this week. Season stats: AM: -16.38 GE: -6.805 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

14 Feb 201935min

Sign up to Football Index using referral code 'NTT20': https://www.footballindex.co.uk/ A £20 deposit will be doubled by Football Index and can be used on any players - but we reckon we can do well out of the rising stars of the EFL! In this podcast, we talked about the usual stuff - matters at the top and bottom of the three EFL divisions. We appreciate any shares you give the podcast and thank you for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

11 Feb 20191h 1min

The Match in Focus game is Oxford v Sunderland this week. Season stats: GE: -10.815 AM: -22.47 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

7 Feb 201933min