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Aug 2021
31m 45s

The Football League Is Back!

THE TIMES
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Hugh Woozencroft is joined by Gregor Robertson and Tom Clarke.


The EFL returns this weekend, and with fans! Despite this positive, how will the pandemic continue to affect clubs negatively and are players putting financial security above professional aspirations? (00:00)


It wouldn’t be a preview show without our predictions, so we pick which teams should be challenging in all three leagues this season (18:20)


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