FootballTalk - Episode 228: Hull City's charge on track, Doncaster Rovers on the rise and all change at Rotherham United
About this episode
The episode discusses recent Yorkshire football matches, including Hull City's victory and changes at Rotherham United.
On this week’s show, Leon Wobschall and Stuart Rayner join host Mark Singleton and start off by assessing the Yorkshire derby between Hull City and Sheffield Wednesday – when the Tigers came from behind to win 3-1, maintaining their push for automatic promotion while piling on the agony for the beleagured Owls. In another Yorkshire derby, Doncaster Rovers took the points in a 1-0 win over Barnsley, before winning by the same scoreline against Port Vale to offer hope of a strong finish to what has been a testing first season back in League One. Following last week’s sacking of Matt Hamshaw – which happened while last week’s podcast was being recorded – the Millers have moved swiftly to bring in a replacement in the shape of former Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark. He had a tough start when overseeing a 3-0 defeat at runaway leaders Lincoln City, but it will have given him an insight into the size of the task he has been handed at the New York Stadium. Off the field, Tony Stewart has transferred the majority stake in the club to his son, Richard. Finally, Stuart singles out his Yorkshire-based Player of the Week, while Leon picks out which Yorkshire club is deserving of this week’s…
People in this episode
Host: Mark Singleton
Guests: Leon Wobschall, Stuart Rayner
Topics covered
- Yorkshire derby
- Hull City
- Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United
- football
- League One
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hull City, Sheffield Wednesday, Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Port Vale, Rotherham United, Huddersfield Town, Lincoln City
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- FootballTalk - Episode 226: Huddersfield and Rotherham's growing concerns plus Leeds United's rare FA Cup promise
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