Surprises in Championship, dark horses in L1 & L2 goes goal crazy

With news filtering out that Harry Maguire, Jack Grealish and James Maddison are among the seven players to have been left out of Southgate's final 26 man squad, David Walker and George Elek are here with their reactions Will there be a moment in the tournament where we all rue the absence of Grealish? Is it actually quite an uncharacteristically bold move from Gareth to go with the more in-form Gordon, Eze and Bowen in the wide areas? Maguire's absence is coupled with the news that Jarrad Branthwaite is also among those not making the squad, so who lines up next to John Stones? Guehi, Dunk, Konsa or Gomez? There's also good news for George's new favourite player Adam Wharton who has seemingly done enough for a place in the squad, but how much of him will we see in Germany? If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Juni 202422min

It's another episode of The England Pod, and this time it's David Walker with George Elek reacting to the friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina at St James' Park where Southgate's side ran out 3-0 winners. We look at the players who caught the eye tonight including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eberechi Eze, Adam Wharton and a resurgent Jack Grealish. We consider whether Southgate's apparent preference for 4-2-3-1 is a good thing and ponder whether games like these are just simply too easy to read too much into If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Juni 202425min

In the third episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker look ahead to the warm-up friendlies against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland which take place next week. We take a thorough look at the ongoing left-back dilemma with continued doubts over Shaw and Trippier's fitness. Plus we tackle questions from the NTT20 community including whether we think there is one player who could "do a Saka" and emerge from the tournament having forced themselves into the side, and we each choose three players from England history to add to this squad, with some surprising choices. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

31 Maj 202437min

In the second episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell, George Elek and David Walker are back with more build-up to England's glorious summer of 2024. We put forward our case as to why England are well justified as the bookies' favourites to win the whole thing, we look at some of the notable features of the team's performances since the last world cup, and there's a trip down memory lane to relive some highs and lows of our England-watching pasts. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Maj 202448min

George Elek and Ali Maxwell recap Southampton 1-0 Leeds in the Championship Play-Off Final. Southampton are back in the Premier League. This podcast is sponsored by Betfair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

26 Maj 202445min

George Elek and Ali Maxwell preview the Championship Play-Offs Final 23/24 between Leeds United and Southampton, with match analysis and betting picks. This podcast is sponsored by Betfair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

23 Maj 202430min

In the first episode of The England Pod, Ali Maxwell and George Elek are joined by David Walker (Football Cliches) to react to the announcement of Gareth Southgate's Training Squad for Euro 2024. This new podcast will run throughout the summer, unashamedly supporting, and talking about, England out in Germany. If you are a potential sponsor of this podcast, please reach out to ali@ntt20.com for a sponsorship deck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

21 Maj 202445min

George Elek and Ali Maxwell recap an amazing weekend at Wembley, with Oxford and Crawley beating Bolton and Crewe in the Play-Off Finals. Also, a recap of the Championship Semi-Final second legs, with Leeds and Southampton the victors over Norwich and West Brom. 00:00 - 36:00: Oxford 2-0 Bolton 36:00 - 58:00: Crawley 2-0 Crewe 58:00 - 1:07:30: Leeds 4-0 Norwich 1:07:30 - 1:15:30: Southampton 3-1 West Brom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Maj 20241h 19min