Second Tier - The Championship Football Podcast

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss the latest news from across the Championship. Sheffield United sack Chris Wilder and get in Ruben Selles! Bristol City go with Gerhard Struber! The latest carnage at Sheffield Wednesday… And all the latest transfers! It’s the Second Tier. Please fill out Stak's listener survey! It'll help us learn more about the content you love so we can bring you even more - you'll also be entered into a competition to win one of five PlayStation 5's! Click here: https://bit.ly/staksurvey2025 Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach are joined by Sky Sports’ EFL Editor Simeon Gholam and YouTuber Matt SB for the second edition of the Second Tier Quiz! Who is the ULTIMATE Championship expert? It’s the Second Tier. Please fill out Stak's listener survey! It'll help us learn more about the content you love so we can bring you even more - you'll also be entered into a competition to win one of five PlayStation 5's! Click here: https://bit.ly/staksurvey2025 Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss the latest news from across the Championship. Who’s going to take over at Middlesbrough? Who on earth is Hull’s new manager? The latest on the mess at Sheffield Wednesday! All the transfer news! It’s the Second Tier. Please fill out Stak's listener survey! It'll help us learn more about the content you love so we can bring you even more - you'll also be entered into a competition to win one of five PlayStation 5's! Click here: https://bit.ly/staksurvey2025 Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach each pick out the best managers currently available for clubs in the Championship. Which young coach might be the most promising English manager? Which former Prem boss is unlucky to not still be in the top flight? Who’s the manager with 3 play-off finishes and a Premier League survival to his name? And who suggested David Wagner? It’s the Second Tier. Please fill out Stak's listener survey! It'll help us learn more about the content you love so we can bring you even more - you'll also be entered into a competition to win one of five PlayStation 5's! Click here: https://bit.ly/staksurvey2025 Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach give their early takes on how the Championship’s new boys will get on next season. Are Birmingham and Wrexham promotion contenders? Will Ipswich and Southampton bounce back? How much of a mess are Leicester in? Will Charlton surprise people? It’s the Second Tier. Please fill out Stak's listener survey! It'll help us learn more about the content you love so we can bring you even more - you'll also be entered into a competition to win one of five PlayStation 5's! Click here: https://bit.ly/staksurvey2025 Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach give a grade for the season of every team in the Championship and have an early look ahead to next season. A fair few teams to be worried about! The side with the most mid-table energy in the league! The BIG winners of the past season! The latest news from across the Championship! It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach give a grade for the season of every team in the Championship and have an early look ahead to next season. Which team HAS to be competing for the automatics next season? Which team could be a dark horse? Liam Manning to Norwich! The latest news from across the Championship! It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. *Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach are at Wembley to react to all the drama, fresh off the back of Sunderland's win over Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final. Tommy Watson's 95th-minute winner! Limbs in the Sunderland end! Where do Sheffield United go from here? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the play-off final with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK. How’s the game going to go? Can Sheffield United break their play-off duck? Are Sunderland being underestimated? Who’s going to win?! It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around. SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don’t believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK. T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach are joined by Sky Sports pundits Curtis Davies and Don Goodman to look ahead to the play-off final. What’s it like to play in a play-off final? What have they made of Sheffield United and Sunderland this season? Who do they think is going to be key to victory? Who do they believe is going to win? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks is joined by Jonny Hawley from the Sunderland podcast 'the Roker Report' ahead of the their trip to Wembley for the Championship play-off final. How was THAT goal in the semi-final? Is the pressure off for Sunderland? Who starts in the final? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks is joined by Nick Wylie from the fan channel Sheff United Way ahead of the Blades' trip to Wembley for the Championship play-off final. Are they comfortable with being labelled the favourites? Who's going to be Sheffield United's difference-maker? Would they give the Premier League a better shot this time round? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach reflect on the play-offs so far and discuss the latest news from across the Championship. A play-off semis debrief! Watford appoint a new manager! A big blow for Burnley! Who has the best club crest in the Championship? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react straight off the back of one of the most dramatic endings to a game in Championship history. Dan Ballard’s 122nd minute header sends Sunderland to Wembley! Pandemonium! Heartbreak for Coventry! But a moment that is going to be looked back on for years to come… It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react to Sheffield United booking their place at Wembley by smashing Bristol City 6-0 in the play-off semi-finals. The biggest aggregate win in play-off history! Was it a fair scoreline over two legs? Are the Blades now the heavy favourites for the final? Are Bristol City the worst side to ever get a play-off place? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react to Sunderland’s first-leg victory over Coventry in the play-off semi-final. Eliezer Mayenda’s late winner! A Regis Le Bris tactical masterclass! Are Sunderland on their way to Wembley? How do Coventry get back into it? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react to Sheffield United thumping Bristol City in the play-off semi-final. Do the Blades have one foot in the final? What next for Bristol City? Should Rob Dickie have been sent off? Callum O’Hare’s delightful flick! It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the play-offs with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK. Will Sheffield United justify favouritism? Can Sunderland turn their form around? Can Lampard keep the good times going at Coventry? Will Bristol City defy the odds? It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around. SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don’t believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK. T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach reveal the winners of the Second Tier awards for the 2024/25 Championship season. Player of the season! Young player of the season! Manager of the season! And much more! It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach reflect on the news that Watford have sacked Tom Cleverley. Why has it happened? Is this the worst Watford sacking yet? What next for the Hornets? Why Cleverley’s next club will be very, very fortunate… It’s the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.