About this episode

The episode discusses England's promising performance in the World Cup and the future of local football clubs Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United, and Barnsley.

In this edition of the FootballTalk Podcast, we take out first look at the 2026 World Cup, the winners and losers in the first week, while assessing England’s promising performance in their 4-2 win over Croatia on Wednesday night in Dallas. Closer to home, Stuart Rayner, Leon Wobschall and host Mark Singleton turn their attention to Sheffield Wednesday and the appointment of new sporting director, Simon Wilson and his plans for making the owls a competitive force in 2026-27. The pressing need for Rotherham United to appoint a new permanent manager grows further after their top two choices both declined the chance to move to the New York Stadium, while the panel assess the comments of Barnsley ceo, Jon Flatman, with regard to the future direction of the club.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Singleton

Topics covered

• 2026 World Cup
• England football performance
• Sheffield Wednesday
• Rotherham United management
• Barnsley future direction

Keywords

• World Cup
• England
• Sheffield Wednesday
• Rotherham United
• Barnsley
• football
• Mark Singleton

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: England, Sheffield Wednesday, Rotherham United, Barnsley

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