The Totally Football League Show

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin one last time to look back on the final two games of the EFL season which saw Nottingham Forest go up and Port Vale join League One.
This week we d...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin for a big play off chat.
This week: why Sunderland were well deserving of their win at the weekend, why no one can call Forest v Huddersfield, and...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin for a look back at a thrilling week of play off action and a look ahead to a scintillating League One play off final.
Today: how were Forest, Hudd...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen, and Adrian Clarke for a look back on the first legs of the Championship and League Two play offs.
This week: with 2-1s (almost) across the board there's everythi...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, and Robyn Cowen for a look ahead to the Championship and League Two play off semi finals, a look back on Monday night's League One play off victory for Sunderland, ...

Regular contributors Adrian and Sam feature alongside Sir Tom Finney award winner Jobi McAnuff, as Matt steers us through the landscape in the Championship ahead of the play-offs, dissects Wycombe's s...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Abigail Davies, and Adrian Clarke for a look back on Bournemouth's promotion back to the Premier League and Fulham's big win over Luton. Plus a look ahead to the key matches ta...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Flo Lloyd Hughes, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin for a look back on a big weekend in the EFL.

This week: can Forest pip Bournemouth to the automatic slot? What went wrong with ...

As we approach the final day of the League one season and the penultimate weekends in both League Two and the Championship, Matt is joined by Sam Parkin and Aaron McLean to officially anoint the 'Busi...

Evening all, on our first Totally Football League Show of this week Matt is joined by Adrian and Sam to discuss the EFL awards, Posh and Barnsley's relegation, the play off contenders in the Champions...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Ian Danter, and Sam Parkin for today's TFLS as we look back on Fulham's promotion and ahead to all the permutations that could happen this weekend.
This week Peter Rutzler join...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Jobi McAnuff and Sam Parkin for a look back on the Easter Feaster of EFL football.
This week: after Derby County are relegated we ask what's next for the Rams, for Rooney, and ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen, and Adrian Clarke for a look ahead to this weekend's easter bonanza!
We look at the fixtures that are most imperative across the bank holiday weekend, which ones...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Abigail Davies, and Adrian Clarke for a journey through the football league,
This week: we say goodbye to Crewe in League One. We wonder what's wrong with Fulham when they face...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Robyn Cowen, and Adrian Clarke for a look through the football league.
This week: the various types of goalkeeper wrists. The wonderous Mitrovic and his 38 goals and counting. ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and David Connolly for a look back on the weekend that was in the EFL.
This week: all hail Paul Chuckle and Tim Vine for their antics at the EFL Trophy final. All...

Join Robyn Cowen, Sam Parkin, and Millwall's Jed Wallace for all the latest from the English Football League.
This week we talk all about Jed's potential dilemma, Wimbledon's Mark swap, and the EFL Tr...

Join Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and the Athletics Nancy Frostick for a catch up on the English Football League.
This week: Wimbledon part company with manager Mark Robinson after a dismal run of form w...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Aaron McLean for a catch up on the English Football League.
This week: Jermain Defoe announced his retirement and we find out Aaron's memories of growing up ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Flo Lloyd Hughes, and Sam Parkin for a stroll through the English Football League.
This week we talk about Nathan Jones' utopia and what happens if he goes any f...

Join Matt Davies Adams and Sam Parkin for a look back on the midweek EFL action.
This week: it was the Davies Adams v Parkin derby with MDA coming out on top, we talk up Barnsley, and ask if Fleetwood...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Jobi McAnuff for a glide around the EFL
This week: Adrian's had enough and has come up with a new way to do penalties. Jobi's not with him though. We assess ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen, and Adrian Clarke for a look back on the latest from the english football league
This week we're talking about yet another Fulham goal haul, Sutton reaching Wemb...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Nancy Frostick as they look back on the pick of the football league action from the weekend
This week: who reminds Adrian of Chris Waddle? Who's ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Ian Danter, and David Connolly for a look back on the world of the football league including:
Derby's latest run in with the EFL, Oxford's latest five goal thriller, and a cont...

This week Matt is joined by Flo, Sam and Adrian to breakdown a huge win for the Cherries on the South-coast, challenging starts for Paul Ince and Grant McCann and troubling times for QPR. As if that w...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Aaron Mclean for not one, not two, but FIVE managerial moves in the football league.
This week: Mark Hughes, Grant McCann, Derek Adams, and Paul Simpson all ...

To kick off our first Totally Football League show of the week Matt is joined by Adrian Clarke and Michelle Owen to talk managerial changes at Reading and Peterborough, a debatable penalty at Fulham a...

Today's Totally Football League Show sees Matt Davies Adams joined by Sam Parkin and Joe Thompson as they discuss all the midweeks matters, the latest sackings and look ahead to some tasty duels at th...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Jobi McAnuff, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin for a look back at the football league action from the weekend.
Today: who's better: Djed Spence or Isaiah Jones? Does Kenny need to...

Join Faye Carruthers, Sam Parkin and Adrian Clarke for a look back at the football league's midweek action.
This week: how high can Forest go? Are Derby going to survive? And why did Sunderland sack L...

Joining Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, and Adrian Clarke this week it's Joe Jacobson from Wycombe!
This week: which on target forward caught our eye in the Championship? What to do about all this fan ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, and Ian Danter as they talk through the latest in the football league.
This week: Steve Bruce: Championship promotion expert or busted flush? Roy Keane: too old sch...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin as they discuss the latest from the football league.
This week: big scores and managerial changes in League One as Bolton's 6-0 thum...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Nancy Frostick for a look back on the midweek EFL action.
Today: which club's suffering from a toxic atmosphere? Who's suddenly back in the play off picture?...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke, and Ross Embleton for a look back at a full EFL fixture list.
This week: who's feeling like a proud uncle? Who's going to survive by default? And wha...

It's a derby show and there's a derby on the show as joining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Oxford supporting Robyn Cowen and Swindon Hall of Famer Sam Parkin.
This week: who's Sam now stan-ing? Who...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Flo Lloyd Hughes for a look through the football league.
This week: which ref had a shocker? Who's taking the medium way? And why can no one say ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Jobi McAnuff for a journey through the latest stories in the football league
This week: who was a bit of a nob? Who's winging it up front a little? And did A...

Join Michelle Owen, Ian Danter, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin for a look back over the FA Cup third round and some of the key results from Leagues One and Two
This week: who wore it best: Ainsworth or...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, and Adrian Clarke where we talk about car parks twice!
Far more to it than that if that hasn't whetted your football league appetite. We've got the latest headline ...

We're back for 2022! Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owen for a look at the football league and how it's all changed over Christmas.
This week: how to solve all the pos...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin and Nancy Frostick for one final round up of 2021.
Today: as Wales goes behind closed doors we ask if we'd rather have no football at all. After Fulham's stumble con...

Matt Davies Adams is joined by Adrian Clarke and Flo Lloyd Hughes for a look through the decimated weekend in the EFL, but fortunately there's still plenty to discuss
This week: who needs to simplify ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Robyn Cowen and Jobi McAnuff as they discuss the three Cs.
As more and more games fall by the wayside this week, we ask whether there needs to be stricter guidance or even a br...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Michelle Owen, Sam Parkin, and making his debut it's Derby defender Curtis Davies.
This week: who is the young Marcelo Salas? Who's smoking their pipe and wear...

For In The Boardroom, a brand new podcast series from The Athletic, Jacqui Oatley speaks to influential people who operate at senior levels in football about their experiences of working in the game.
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Joining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Sam Parkin and Ross Embleton to talk about some mad results from the midweeks, Preston getting Lowe, and to look ahead to the weekend too.
This week: it's gett...

On this week's Totally Football League Show Matt Davies-Adams and Sam Parkin are joined by EFL legend & current Crystal Palace coach Shaun Derry, and sports broadcasting hero Ian Danter to breakdown t...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen and Sam Parkin for ahead to a busy weekend in the Championship & League One 
Scott Parker make his first return to Craven Cottage since leaving Fulham during the ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Nancy Frostick for a look back on the football league action from the weekend including: a Coventry comeback, a Sheff Weds/Wycombe bust up, and a...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin for a look through the EFL as it reaches peak sacking season
This week: it's Si-gone Grayson, Sayonara Slavisa, and Keith Curle-d you shut the door...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Jobi McAnuff for a look back on the EFL action from the weekend.
Today: who's got a touch of the Brereton Diaz about them? What's West Brom's pla...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen and Adrian Clarke as they go through the biggest talking points from the EFL including Derby and Reading's deductions, Exeter's many subs, and find out all about ...

Joining Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Sam Parkin this week it's former Bury and Rochdale midfielder Joe Thompson.
This week: who's calling Plymouth 'boyish' and what did they mean to say, who ...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Adrian Clarke and Wycombe Wanderers' left back Joe Jacobson
This week we go behind the scenes at Adams Park to find out what life's like there for the Chairboy...

Matt Davies Adams has Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and Flo Lloyd-Hughes for company to reflect on Middlesbrough decision to replace Neil Warnock with Chris Wilder. Plus: all the rest of the weekend's goi...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week, pushing aside their bitter club rivalries, it's Robyn Cowen and Sam Parkin
Today: we speak with Blackpool keeper Chris Maxwell about his return from injury, what N...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week is Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and Nancy Frostick to discuss the latest goings on from the football league.
This week: sacking season gets into full swing as it's Cox...

Joining Matt Davies Adams today it's Adrian Clarke and Ross Embleton as we talk new manager, good managers, and on the edge managers.
This week: Plymouth manager Ryan Lowe tells us all about how he's ...

Joining Matt Davies Adams on this week's TFLS it's Ian Danter, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owen to discuss the big news from the football league.
This week: MM's final curtain call at Cardiff, JJ's br...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Adrian Clarke and Millwall's Jed Wallace to talk through the soggy affair at Plymouth, Adkins' Addicks exit, and to look ahead to a few of the upcoming matches...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week we have Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Michelle Owen to talk through everything football league from the Bluebirds getting bluer to an owls' ability to turn its hea...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week it's Adrian Clarke and Jobi McAnuff as the Championship makes its return after the break.
This week they talk to Wigan manager Leam Richardson about trying to keep ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin for a chat through the fixtures from League One and League Two.
This week: we scour the stats for good signs at Ipswich, we talk up the good work d...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this Thursday it's Ross Embleton and Sam Parkin to go deep on League Two - and a healthy dose of League One as well.
This week: we speak exclusively with Harrogate manager Si...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Flo Lloyd Hughes, and Michelle Owen are here with the latest from the football league.
This week: Joe Jacobson's wizardry, super duper Steve Cooper, and big prai...

Join the original trio of Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, and Adrian Clarke for some football league insights in a midweek that saw some HUGE scorelines.
Coming up: we speak with Gareth Ainsworth about...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and David Preece for a look back on the weekend's football league.
Today: Ben Brereton Diaz continues his spicy hot form, we're in agreement with Nei...

Join Matt Davies Adams. Sam Parkin, and Michelle Owen for a look at the latest in the Football League.
Today: we look back at the Carabao Cup action as QPR, Sunderland, Preston, and Stoke all progress...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Robyn Cowen for a look through the weekend's football league action.
Today we look at the dire states of the East Midlands with both Derby and Fo...

Matt Davies Adams has Adrian Clarke and Jobi McAnuff for company to reflect on the not-at-all-unexpected sacking of Chris Hughton - who will be the next unlucky soul to take up residence in Forest man...

Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin and Flo Lloyd-Hughes look back on goaltastic weekend in the EFL and ask is this QPR’s season? Will Paul Cook ever get it right at Ipswich? And where have y...

Matt Davies Adams has Sam Parkin and Ross Embleton for company as they look ahead to the return of the Championship and the resumption of League One and League Two.
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Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke and Sam Parkin are here to chew over the weekend's action in League One and League Two. - namely the strong starts made by AFC Wimbledon and Accrington Stanley and Old...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owens for a trip around the transfer window and the weekend fixtures in the football league.
This week we're talking Cheltenham with Michael Duff, w...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week is Sam Parkin, Robyn Cowen, and Ross Embleton to talk all things football league, and to pay respects to Keith the Duck as well.
This week we head to the East Midla...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Flo Lloyd Hughes, Sam Parkin, and Adrian Clarke for another flying trip around the EFL. This week's stops include: Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Bristol, Cambridge, and Mansfield, p...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Michelle Owen, and Adrian Clarke for a footbal league midweek round up. Coming up we discuss the rapid change at West Brom, preview the weekend fixtures, and assess the latest ...

Welcome along to another weekend in the EFL where we saw goals aplenty and few questionable moments. Here to go through all your headlines and big match moments it's Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, ...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin and Robyn Cowen for our midweek edition as we look back on the EFL Cup and pick out some plum fixtures from the leagues this weekend.
This week: we speak with Sunder...

And football is back. Supporters are back, Doesn't it just feel great?
Here to pick the bones from the weekend just gone it's Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Ryan Conway.
It's a week...

Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke are back for more preview action. And this time they're joined by Jobi McAnuff to help go through tiers 3 and 4.
Coming up we speak with Ipswich manager Pa...

Welcome to the new season! And here to get you ready for it all it's Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke and Ryan Conway to get you in the mood for the second tier of English football.
Today:...

And just like that...the 2020-21 season comes to an end!
It's all eyes on Wembley as we round up the Championship, League One and League Two play-off finals.
Join Matt Davies-Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian...

George Elek and Ali Maxwell are here to get you EFL Finals Weekend ready! And we've enlisted some help from those who will be, in Steve Cooper's words, "smelling it out on the pitch" in real life at t...

Join Faye Carruthers, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke, and Robyn Cowen for a trip through what was possibly the most exciting of play off weekends. We've got all the insight on how the Swansea triumphed ove...

We're halfway through the playoff semi finals so George and Ali are here to take you through them all with a few familiar faces along the way

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PART 1 - Back with the fans (00.30)

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And so we arrive at the play offs and we are here to give you a full guide to all six matches with some very exclusive interviews along the way. Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke and F...

This week George and Ali planned on doing a full review of the season, but then Derby happened so we had to tear up the script a little (rip it in places carefully?). This week we bring back an old fe...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Sam Parkin, Adrian Clarke, and Michelle Owen for a full recap on all the season defining moments from the final weekend in the EFL. We talk Sheffield Wednesday with Nancy Frost...

It's the final weekend of the Football League and there are four huge pockets of drama. Join Ali Maxwell and George Elek for the comprehensive take on everything from the Championship relegation battl...

Joining Matt Davies Adams this week is Sam Parkin, Kelly Somers, and Ross Embleton to discuss the ups and downs from the penultimate round of the 2020-21 EFL season.
In the Championship it's going rig...

Join Ali Maxwell and George Elek for a comprehensive run through the latest ups and downs in the EFL. This week we have a double interview as first up Ali speak with Michael Duff, manager of newly pro...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Wycombe Wanderers' direct-from-corner-scoring Joe Jacobson to discuss a huge weekend in the EFL that saw Watford and Hull officially promoted wit...

Join Ali Maxwell and George Elek for some EFL brilliance as this week brought you the goal of the season from Tom Conlon and coming up it's the game of the season between Bolton and Morecambe. There's...

Join Matt Davies Adams, Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Faye Carruthers for an antidote to the other football nonsense. This week we talk Oliver Skipp and Jose Mourinho's exit, the shambles at Swindon,...

Join Ali Maxwell and George Elek for a look back on the key moments from the Football League in the midweek and to look ahead to what could be some season defining matches.
On this episode how many po...

Matt Davies Adams is back with Adrian Clarke, Sam Parkin, and Kelly Somers to discuss the Championship promotion contenders, the goal thumpings in League One, and the headbutts of League Two.
This wee...

George and Ali are here to talk Norwich's magnificent SEVEN against Huddersfield, the many takeovers in the EFL this week, and the Jonathan Woodgate’s resurgent Cherries,
On the show this week Ali cat...

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