Aaron Paul
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first heard Apr 2026
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Roy Hodgson, Roy Evans and Gerard Julio. Yeah, that's about it. I can't remember many others. Anyway, it's a strong division, Luke. Let's go straight to you. Out of those teams that have come down and the three favourites effectively, who's the most settled and ready for the season?
the squad that they've still managed to keep together, even at this point, a real big positive for them. If they can even add, they've just added Solomon as well. So West Ham, for me, are looking the most settled and probably the most strongest. Bowen is a big one to hold on to, Andy. Nuno is huge to hold on to. And you want that stability. I know they got relegated. They did show a bit of fight, though, under him last season. And you'd expect them to do well. In terms of the other core players, if they can keep hold of Mavropanos, who was excellent for them in the back end of last season...
I think West Ham will be a force to beat this year, in my opinion. They've made money as well. Crescentia Somerville has left for a big, big fee this summer. Mateusz Fernandes going around the A406 in Tottenham as well. Freddie Pott picking up £10 million for the academy players is huge in this day and age. They need more out the door, though.
Nicholas Fulcrook, who had a spell on loan at AC Milan last season. Again, no goals from him. You wonder about Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Will John-Claire Tadebo be playing championship football next year? The lesser spotted Maxwell Corne, Lyle Taylor?
There is that chance, but there's also a scientific formula with them, which is that despite having huge numbers at the stadium, and they've got 45,000 season ticket holders this year, or 50,000 season ticket holders, which is going to be great, there'll still be around 9,000 away fans in there. There's going to be a target on their back. And I'm not saying, you know, there's possibility of a Leicester, but is there possibility of them having the pressure pulled on them? Because we know...
And they don't deserve anyone's sympathy or anything. I don't think the points deduction they've had is harsh enough. I think what I'm trying to say is you just cannot have a level of arrogance in the championship. I know West Ham United are a big, big football club. Enormous football club. They've won a European trophy or European trophies.
This club should not be playing in the Football League, but they are here and they've got to do what they've got to do to get out of it. Worth saying, former West Ham United co-chairman David Sullivan did attend their Carabao Cup game against Portsmouth. Despite being advised he should stay away from home games at London Stadium, Sullivan resigned from his position as co-chair of the Hammers in June after seven women accused him of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour.
allegations he denies let's talk Wolves these guys are my favorites and and I don't know what it is about them there's something about them you're talking about a club in turmoil I think theirs hasn't been as public as as West Ham's and and there is a bubbling under the surface from the fans and you get it from the fans but maybe because it's Wolves you haven't heard so so much about it but you know sacking Rob Edwards in the summer came as a surprise for a lot of people maybe for Kieran Trippier
with, again, a manager, which we said at the top of the show, alongside a Burnley, without that championship experience, it is a brand new challenge for them, let alone them leading the team. Another manager making his debut in the EFL this season will be Nicky Hyne of Burnley. They seem to have this thing where it's just a huge turnover of players constantly. We look at key players, though, within these squads and these top-end championship squads. It's got to be...
The good thing for them and their football club is that they have a large sum of money coming in from the Premier League over the next two years to potentially do what needs to be done to get them back into the Premier League. What about that yo-yo mentality? What will that do for them? Because, you know, again, their squad has evolved so much over three, four years that the volume of players they're bringing in has been nuts. Is this going to be a calmer window for them?
The big story last season, I mean, he was at it on Saturday, believe me. He was fully up for the cup. Up for the cup was Tommy Smith. The big story last season, of course, was Spygate. Southampton thrown out of the playoffs after being found guilty of spying on three clubs last season, including Middlesbrough, before their playoff semi-final. They start the season on minus four points. Manager Tonda Eckert has been charged by the FA for his role in Spygate. We're still waiting to see what the outcome will be.
I've heard so many different opinions on this situation. Everyone's waded into it. And yet there's clarity. There was clarity at the end of last season, but there's no clarity now. What would you have done if you were Dragon Sola, the owner of Sport Republic in Southampton? I'd have got rid of the manager.
And we're going to win the league this year. I know we're starting on minus four, but our mindset is we're winning this league and that's it. Big statement from Southampton midfielder Flynn Downs. Lyle Taylor, you looked away. Luke James, I'll come to you first. He says it's as if we have a chip on our shoulder.
Now, I just want to say, if you think we're rattling through teams, we are, because we've got to cover the 72. We're trying to pick out the hot topics and the low-hanging fruit, if you like, off the Football League tree. But throughout the season on 72+, we will be across...
every single team out there, and one of them will certainly be Middlesbrough, one of the other clubs involved in Spygate. They've, of course, emerged as one of the favourites to be up there at the top, a real dramatic finish to the season, beaten, of course, by Southampton in the play-off semi-finals, reinstated, beaten by Hull at Wembley. Hayden Hackney's gone. That debate is done now, but they've spent, and they always reinvest wisely, Middlesbrough, Luke. I think what they've...
let's try and put those wrongs right and see how they can do. But they've been on a steady rise over the last probably, what, three or four seasons now. So I fully expect them to be at the top end, the right end of the table. I really like Kim Helberg from first meeting him. I think he's a cool guy. He buys into it. Obviously come in, made the statement of, you know, I want to get this club to the Premier League. I think he probably was expected to do it last season. They fell short.
will be the big big difference for them this season and it's about keeping him fit let's look at the best of the rest the dark horses I mean Luke you've mentioned Birmingham City shout out to Norwich City Swansea Wrexham and of course Millwall beating in the playoffs after missing out on the top two on the final day Andy who are you looking at?
he's done Anthony Patterson is through the door I think it's a fantastic signing as well just on Wrexham Lyle tactically I think they are they're very rigid in what they're doing Luke Wade in on this as well but I actually really enjoy watching him I love the intensity you know it feels as though they sort of coast for the first set of a game and then
that comes with the Americanisation of football from the football club? Look, I think from the ownership perspective, it's going to be interesting to see how much of an involvement Tom Wagner has after suffering a stroke. And look, we wish him well because he's been nothing but excellent for that football club, driving it forward. What happens with Chris Davis? Because again, Luke, just sorry, I know we've got to push on, but...
There was murmurings last season. There were frustrations and I was at one of their games and it wasn't fun at points. And I just wonder at what point did the fans go, we need someone new. Thank you, Chris, for everything you've done and you've been great, but we want something different.
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