National League Lowdown

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The definitive voice of the National League. Join Dan Bateman, Craig Porte, Mark Sharpley, and Louis Massingham Rowell every week for the most comprehensive coverage of the top flight of non-league football. Part of The Deck Podcast Network, we bring you honest, unfiltered analysis of the hardest league to get out of. Whether your club is fighting for that precious promotion spot to the EFL or battling to avoid the drop, we’ve got you covered. What to expect each week: Breaking Transfer News: Who is signing the non-league gems before the EFL clubs swoop? Match Previews & Tactical Analysis: Detailed breakdowns of the weekend’s biggest fixtures. Score Predictions: See who the team is backing to secure the points. Hot Takes & Debates: From promotion contenders to the "Overrated/Underrated" discussions. The Promotion Race & Relegation Battle: Tracking every twist in the drive for the Football League. 🎧 Subscribe now for your weekly fix of National League drama. 🔗 Read more at: https://thedeck.news/ Producer Ryan Whelan

  1. 1D AGO

    York Rolling With STONES!! - National League Review + Preview

    Dan and Louis are joined by Scunthorpe supporter Ryan as they discuss Scunthorpe’s season so far, current form and play off push. They are also covering the midweek games including York City’s 3-0 win at Scunthorpe, Rochdale being held 2-2 at Halifax, Boston winning once again at Forest Green by 3 goals to 2, Yeovil’s late comeback against Sutton and all the other National League action.  Time Stamps:  - Scunthorpe chat - 1:04 - Scunthorpe v York - 13:45 - Halifax v Rochdale - 20:01 - Forest Green v Boston - 25:02 - Gateshead v Morecambe - 31:00 - Eastleigh v Truro - 36:43 - Yeovil v Sutton - 41:39 - 5 in 5 - 46:06 - Predictions - 50:16 ------------ Your home of weekly National League content from the team at The Football Deck. Dan, Mark and Craig team up each week to bring you the latest transfer news, match previews, match reports and more from the top flight of the non-league pyramid. Our Website https://deck.football Our Twitter https://x.com/TheDeckNL Our sister pages @LeagueOneLowdown⁩ @League2Lowdown⁩ @ChampionshipLowdown⁩ @PremierLeagueLowdown⁩ Transfer News Retained Lists Match Previews Match Reviews Latest News Analysis Opinion Predictions Lists This year's EFL League One Roster is Aldershot Town, Altrincham, Boreham Wood, Boston United, Brackley Town, Braintree Town, Carlisle United, Eastleigh, FC Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Hartlepool United, Morecambe, Rochdale, Scunthorpe United, Solihull Moors, Southend United, Sutton United, Tamworth, Truro City, Wealdstone, Woking, Yeovil Town, York City, Find our hosts here: Dan - https://x.com/dan_batemannn and his podcast https://x.com/BeTheBestVY Craig - https://x.com/Cporte92 Mark - https://x.com/MarkSharpley1 Producer Ryan Whelan https://deck.football/author/ryanjwhe... Head of Podcasts Sam Griffin https://x.com/Samuellofc97 Head of Non-League Callum Moseley https://x.com/CalMosAnalysis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 hr

  2. 5D AGO

    Title Talk! - National League Review

    Dan and Mark are joined by York supporter Will as they discuss the National League title race as it heats up, York’s 4-1 win over Halifax, Rochdale’s 3-0 win over Woking, Aldershot’s 3-1 win over Scunthorpe, Morecambe’s 4-0 win over Eastleigh, round up the rest of the weekend’s National League action and talk manager sackings.  Timestamps  Intro 00:00 York’s Title Chances 03:00 York 4-1 Halifax 14:10 Rochdale 3-0 Woking 18:35 Aldershot 3-1 Scunthorpe 24:00 Morecambe 4-0 Eastleigh 30:03 Sutton 3-0 Wealdstone 35:11 Truro 1-2 Gateshead 41:00 Six in six minutes 46:17 Midweek predictions 50:50 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    59 min

  3. FEB 19

    How Has That Happened?! - National League Review & Preview

    Craig, Louis and Mark meet to discuss Tuesday night's games, including that Rochdale penalty, Gateshead finally winning, Sutton winning with 10 men and Aldershot's resistance under John Coleman. They also react to Brackley appointing Andy Whing and then predict the weekend's games Rochdale 1-1 Scunthorpe: 1:42 Fc Halifax 1-2 Gateshead: 8:26 Sutton 2-1 Woking: 15:00 Yeovil 1-2 Aldershot: 22:58 Brackley appoints Andy Whing: 29:30 Mark talks Macclesfield: 34:48 Predictions: 39:16 Finish: 49:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    51 min

  4. FEB 16

    The Joy of Six! - National League Review

    Dan, Craig and Mark come together to recap the weekends results where York dispatch Wealdstone, Rochdale drop points at Yeovil and Carlisle beat Forest Green. Boston hit Scunthorpe for six and Morecambe and Gateshead look doomed.  Timestamps:  Wealdstone 0-3 York City: 1:24 Yeovil 1-1 Rochdale: 6:28 Scunthorpe 3-6 Boston United: 11:21 Forest Green 1-3 Carlisle: 18:55 Southend 5-1 Morecambe: 29:59 Gateshead 1-2 Brackley: 35:44 4 in 4 minutes: 41:15 Predictions: 44:30 Finish: 48:00 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    52 min

  5. FEB 12

    Forget 6-7, it’s more 3-2 - National League Review

    Dan, Craig and Mark come together to discuss the midweek National League action. They are covering Rochdale’s 2-1 win over Forest Green, York’s late 3-2 win over Hartlepool, Carlisle’s 3-2 win over Scunthorpe plus all the other games and announcing their monthly award winners for January. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 1:21 - Rochdale 2-1 Forest Green 6:13 - York 3-2 Hartlepool 11:53 - Carlisle 3-2 Scunthorpe 17:40 - Boreham Wood 3-2 Yeovil 23:03 - Solihull Moors 2-3 Eastleigh 28:31 - Sutton 1-1 Braintree 36:26 - Morecambe 2-2 Tamworth 41:11 - Boston 1-0 Gateshead 45:50 - 3 in 3 minutes 49:00 - Monthly awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    56 min

  6. FEB 9

    A Two Horse Race - National League Review

    Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark look back on Saturdays matches, York and Rochdale both beat teams in the top six at home, Scunthorpe beat Southend and Aldershot, Boston and Yeovil move further away from the drop zone than Mark announces manager and player of the month nominees for January. They then make their predictions for the midweek fixtures Rochdale 1-0 Carlisle: 2:02 York City 2-1 Forest Green: 10:51 Scunthorpe 1-0 Southend: 19:11 Morecambe 1-2 Truro City: 27:03 Boston United 1-0 Sutton United: 35:46 Aldershot 3-2 Fc Halifax: 44:07 Altrincham 0-1 Yeovil town: 51:28 Eastleigh 2-2 Wealdstone: 52:29 Tamworth 1-1 Hartlepool: 54:00 Monthly award: 56:36 Predictions: 57:39 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 10m

  7. FEB 5

    The Mani of the Moment - National League Preview

    Dan, Craig and Louis come together to review the 3 midweek games where Rochdale go back on top, Forest Green come from behind twice to win and Morecambe start their rein under Jim Bentley with a draw. They then discuss and predict the weekends games with huge teams at the top and bottom respectively. Rochdale 4-1 Boreham Wood: 1:18 Forest Green 4-2 Woking: 10:35 Altrincham 1-1 Morecambe: 15:39 Predictions: Aldershot - Halifax: 21:28 Altrincham - Yeovil : 24:01 Boston United - Sutton United: 26:02 Brackley - Solihull Moors: 27:56 Gateshead - Braintree: 29:12 Morecambe - Truro : 31:02 Rochdale - Carlisle: 32:37 Scunthorpe - Southend : 35:28 Tamworth - Rochdale: 38:06 Woking - Boreham Wood : 39:38 York - Forest Green: 39:38 Eastleigh - Wealdstone: 43:20 Finish: 46:45 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    51 min

  8. FEB 2

    The Great Bentley Escape - National League Review

    Dan, Craig and Louis are joined by Dave Salmon (Morecambe fan and Broadcaster) to discuss the story at Morecambe including the dismissal of Ashvir Singh Johal and appointment of Jim Bentley, they then review the weekends results as York go back on top and the teams at the bottom grab a point or three! Ashvir Singh Johal gone: 1:21 Jim Bentley’s back: 5:59 Morecambes chances of survival: 11:17 Boreham Wood 1-2 Boston United: 20:52 Hartlepool 0-3 Aldershot: 26:49 Braintree 2-1 Eastleigh: 31:59 Sutton United 1-1 Brackley: 38:38 Solihull Moors 0-2 York City: 44:16 Carlisle 3-1 Altrincham: 49:08 Fa trophy roundup: 62:20 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 11m
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The definitive voice of the National League. Join Dan Bateman, Craig Porte, Mark Sharpley, and Louis Massingham Rowell every week for the most comprehensive coverage of the top flight of non-league football. Part of The Deck Podcast Network, we bring you honest, unfiltered analysis of the hardest league to get out of. Whether your club is fighting for that precious promotion spot to the EFL or battling to avoid the drop, we’ve got you covered. What to expect each week: Breaking Transfer News: Who is signing the non-league gems before the EFL clubs swoop? Match Previews & Tactical Analysis: Detailed breakdowns of the weekend’s biggest fixtures. Score Predictions: See who the team is backing to secure the points. Hot Takes & Debates: From promotion contenders to the "Overrated/Underrated" discussions. The Promotion Race & Relegation Battle: Tracking every twist in the drive for the Football League. 🎧 Subscribe now for your weekly fix of National League drama. 🔗 Read more at: https://thedeck.news/ Producer Ryan Whelan

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  • Creator
    The Deck
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    103
  • Rating
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