🎧 New managers and the return of the Championshippublished at 10:23 BST 8 October
10:23 BST 8 October
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Posh get Savage, Bradford appoint Duff & the Championship returns
Robbie Savage will have his first crack at management in the EFL after taking over at Peterborough United, while Michael Duff has replaced Graham Alexander at Bradford City.
Savage and Duff both appear on the latest 72+ EFL podcast with Jobi McAnuff, who is joined by Luke Chambers and Tommy Smith.
The panel also discuss the teams who have impressed and disappointed them in the Championship so far this season.
Spoiler alert... Stoke City, Swansea City, QPR, Burnley, Norwich City and Derby County all get a mention.
Listen to the full episode above or on BBC Sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.
🎧 Managerial fireworks and Irish breakfastspublished at 16:28 BST 30 September
16:28 BST 30 September
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Managerial fireworks and Dean Brennan’s Irish breakfasts!
Graham Alexander to Preston North End, Robbie Savage to Peterborough? It's a big week for managerial movements in the EFL.
Two high-flying managers in League Two join Aaron Paul and Jobi McAnuff to analyse and debate the latest talking points.
Bristol Rovers' Steve Evans is fresh from celebrating a new club record in the supporters' bar, while table-topping Barnet's Dean Brennan reveals all on his regular arguments with the owner, his love for Irish breakfasts and how the Bees have risen back up.
The team discuss Alexander's move from Bradford to Deepdale, what Savage's arrival would do for Peterborough and Danny Ings' instant impact for Wycombe.
Listen to the full episode above or on BBC Sounds here - and don't forget to subscribe to get each episode into your My Sounds feed.
Reading trio earn call-ups but fixtures remain onpublished at 12:42 BST 21 September
12:42 BST 21 September
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Charlie Savage has been capped by Wales from Under-17 through to senior level
Reading have confirmed their League One fixtures against Wycombe Wanderers and Bradford City will go ahead despite three Royals players receiving international call-ups.
Midfielders Andy Rinomhota and Charlie Savage plus defender Jeriel Dorsett will be absent over the extended international break.
EFL rules state clubs are eligible to request the postponement of a league fixture if they have three or more players called up for international duty.
Five of the nine League One fixtures this Saturday have already been postponed along with seven of 11 on the following Saturday, however Royals boss Leam Richardson has opted not to postpone the Wycombe game.
Reading also state, external "as things stand, our fixture against Bradford City a week on Saturday will go ahead as scheduled".
Rinomhota, who has started all six of Reading's League One games this term, will join up with Zimbabwe as they face Sierra Leonne and DR Congo in African Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Savage, 23, who has made six appearances off the bench in the league, has been recalled by Wales after making his senior debut against Gibraltar in October 2023.
Craig Bellamy's side face Portugal, Denmark twice and Norway in Uefa Nations League fixtures.
Dorsett, who has made two league starts, has been selected by Montserrat who play four fixtures, twice against the British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands.
"Football is a squad game and we have confidence in the players available to us, while keeping the fixture in place also helps us avoid adding another game to an already busy schedule," Richardson said.
"It's better for the supporters too. Saturday afternoon is the ideal time to play football whenever circumstances allow, so we were pleased to keep this one in place."
