A podcast about the Football League from George and Ali, two keen observers. Outside of the dizzying Premier League spin-cycle, there are 72 other clubs in three professional leagues. The storylines are interesting and funny, and their results just as important for fans. We'll be uncovering it all, and treating the Football League with the podcasting coverage it deserves.
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NTT20 Pod Meets: Richie Wellens
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?
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