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  • The Championship is HEATING UP! Wrexham Take Advantage of Preston, Birmingham Showboating & More

    Ben Whiteman forcing a move to Wrexham. Will Gustavo Hamer's return actually fix Coventry City? And are Swansea City quietly building a promotion-winning squad?
    Welcome back to the Championship Lowdown! Adam, Keelan, and James break down the absolute madness of the EFL Championship transfer window. As Football Lowdown continues to expand its coverage across the tiers, we are diving deep into the biggest rumours, completed deals, and pre-season chaos before the real action kicks off.
    We dissect Jack Moylan’s shock move to Cardiff City, debate whether Ross Stewart is the risk of the summer for Swansea and unpack the massive Saudi takeover rumours swirling around Derby County. Plus, we couldn't ignore Birmingham City's "glamour" friendly against Barcelona and Cardiff smashing Roma 4-1!


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    1️⃣ Was Ben Whiteman disrespectful to Preston North End?
    2️⃣ Can Derby County seriously push for promotion with their new signings?
    3️⃣ Which club is having the best transfer window so far?
    ⏳ Video Chapters:
    0:00 - Intro & 1-24 Championship Predictions Teaser
    0:40 - Ben Whiteman’s Standoff: Forcing a move to Wrexham?!
    06:10 - Jack Moylan to Cardiff City: A steal from Lincoln?
    13:30 - Gustavo Hamer to Coventry City: Romantic return or smart business?
    16:40 - Swansea City’s Masterclass: Ross Stewart & Vitor Matos’ rebuild
    23:30 - Derby County’s Saudi Takeover & Sammie Szmodics arrival
    26:50 - West Ham raiding the EFL (Wilson Isidor & Troy Parrott)
    29:20 - Pre-season Madness: Birmingham vs Barcelona & Cardiff smash Roma 4-1!
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    38 min
  • Who's Ready for the New Championship Season?

    The EFL Championship Preseason is heating up and the transfer window is getting busy. Tom, Kelan, and Adam are joined by new signing Jonathan as they break down Middlesbrough's impressive recruitment, West Ham's lack of post-relegation rebuild, stand out signings, Swansea's spending, and which Championship clubs are already looking worryingly light.
    Timestamps:
    0:00 Intro & Guest Welcome
    2:17 Middlesbrough
    9:33 West Ham
    15:07 Swansea City
    21:32 Lincoln City
    25:01 Millwall
    29:39 Wrexham
    34:36 Who's Falling Behind?
    44:46 Outro
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    What is the Football Lowdown
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    The entire business is created for fans, by fans who know their clubs best.
    What is the Championship Lowdown?
    The Championship Lowdown is a podcast and YouTube channel built to focus solely on the EFL Championship including the latest transfers, news and all the results across the season.

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    43 min
  • The Heat is Ramping Up In The Championship!

    Almost a full house as Tom, Kelan, Adam and James return to discuss the most eventful week of the off-season so far! Will Bowen be, the best Championship player of all time? Plus chaos reigns at Watford, Burnley and Birmingham.

    Time stamps
    0:05 Bowen Stays
    8:59 Birmingham City Slacking
    14:07 Bristol City striker shopping
    19:01 The League One to Championship step up
    21:49 Promoted Clubs
    29:44 Dobbin Signs for Saints
    34:01 Wilder Extended
    37:08 Burnley Struggles
    43:00 Watford Chaos
    46:58 Wrexham Spending

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    56 min
  • Even More Off the Pitch Championship Drama?!

    Adam is joined by James for the first time this season as they discuss another week of Championship news!


    Are Sheffield United and Blackburn in trouble off the pitch? Is the new Playoff format a mistake?


    Find out what we think in this week’s episode!


    Timestamps:


    Introductions - 0:15

    Sheffield United Ownership Trouble - 3:38

    Birmingham City Hire a New Set Piece Coach - 10:40

    Preston North End Sign Alfie Devine - 15:51

    Millwall’s Recent Transfer Business - 18:25

    All other transfer news this week - 21:37

    Blackburn Rovers vs Macron Dispute - 23:11

    Burnley Appoint Nicky Hayen - 26:09

    Birmingham vs Huddersfield Friendly - 29:33

    Championship 8-team Playoff Format - 32:48

    Charlton Athletic Friendly - 37:03

    Potential Surprising Teams Ahead of Next Season - 38:34

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    44 min
  • The Championship's New Money Era

    The Championship's financial rules have changed and the big spenders are already making their moves. Tom, Kelan and Adam break down Stoke and Portsmouth's big outlays, West Ham's summer fire sale, Burnley's managerial merry-go-round, and whether Middlesbrough have any idea what they're doing.


    0:00 – Intro

    2:18 – Stoke City

    7:14 – Squad Cost Ratio

    12:49 – Bolton, Lincoln & the League One gap

    15:33 – Portsmouth

    18:04 – Signing Players from League One

    23:27 – Norwich, Birmingham & Wrexham

    28:41 – West Ham

    38:05 – Burnley

    45:43 – Middlesbrough

    49:12 – Kim Hellberg’s Future?

    52:47 – Outro

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    57 min
  • The Championship - Bigger, Bolder and Better than Ever

    The Championship Lowdown returns for the 26/27 season! Tom, Kelan & Adam discuss all the new managerial appointments, stand out fixtures & transfers, and stick there necks out with a few, way too early, season predictions.
    0:05 — Welcome & show intro
    1:01 — Host introductions & favourite goals
    Managerial News
    3:13 — Wolves (Cesar Peixoto)
    5:50 — Blackburn Rovers (Tony Mowbray returns)
    7:37 — Watford (Alessio Dionisi)
    10:48 — Bristol City & Lincoln City (Skubala departure)
    20:43 — Burnley managerial vacancy
    Other Stories
    30:02 — Southampton & Spygate
    33:45 — Fixture list highlights & Welsh derby talk
    38:00 — Transfer window updates
    46:00 — Way too early predictions
    49:23 — Outro

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    46 min
  • The Referees Steal the Show, AGAIN! - Championship Review

    James is joined by Tom as they discuss all the action from yet another dramatic week in the Championship!

    With red card drama in Bristol and Swansea, Middlesbrough stamping their authority away at QPR, and some huge relegation six pointer results, this is certainly not an episode to miss!
    Preston North End 1-3 Oxford United - 0:37
    Hull City 1-3 Millwall - 6:27
    Bristol City 0-2 Coventry City - 13:49
    Ipswich Town 1-1 Leicester City - 20:58
    Swansea City 2-0 Stoke City - 28:35
    QPR 0-4 Middlesbrough - 36:56
    Other Results - 43:35

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    50 min
  • Could They Be The First Ever? - Championship Review

    Chris and Tom return to discuss all this weekend’s championship action as Wrexham and Ipswich play out an eight goal thriller. Sheffield Wednesday make unwanted history at the hands of their Steel City rivals as their relegation is confirmed, Coventry extend their lead at the top of the Championship as the playoff chase begins to heat up.

    Steel City Derby 0:50

    Wrexham Ipswich 3:30

    West Brom Coventry 9:01

    Stoke Leicester 13:35

    Millwall Portsmouth 20:20

    Hull QPR 24:40

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    39 min
  • New Year, New Form - Championship Review

    Chris is joined by Tom to discuss all the latest action in this week’s round of Championship fixtures.

    The relegation fight heats up as Portsmouth send West Bromwich Albion home with nothing and dangerously closer to the drop. Could a potential points deduction see Leicester City become the second Premier League winning team to drop to League One or will Blackburn Rovers achieve that feat for a second time.
    Coventry City lose at QPR which sees them now level on points with Middlesbrough, finally surrendering their points advantage with Hull City’s form leaving the pair looking over their shoulders.
    0:56 Portsmouth pile onto West Brom’s misery
    9:20 Swansea finally win away from home in 2026
    17:26 Derby County in dream land
    27:08 Southampton pick up form
    34:40 Leicester City’s woeful day
    43:20 Are Coventry City bottling it?

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    1 hr 6 min
  • A New Hollywood Script - Championship Review

    Ollie and Tom review the weekends games starting with Millwalls demolition of Charlton, Middlesbrough loudly rumble on, Leicester fail at the King power, Hull continue their impressive form, Ipswich stumble in Sheffield and Wrexham tear up the Hollywood script! 

    Millwall v Charlton - 1:50

    Middlesbrough v Preston - 6:50

    Leicester v Oxford - 12:05

    Hull v Swansea - 18:45

    Sheffield United v Ipswich - 25:16

     QPR v Wrexham - 29:15

    Norwich v Coventry preview - 34:35

    Round up of remaining results 38:25

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    50 min

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