Football Talk - The Yorkshire Post

On this week’s show, host Mark Singleton is joined by The YP’s Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall to pore over the latest news from the Yorkshire football scene.

They start off at Valley parade following Tuesday’s announcement that former Barnsley and Huddersfield Town manager Michael Duff would succeed Graham Alexander as the boss at Bradford City.

They then turn their attention to Yorkshire and League One rivals Huddersfield Town who, under Martin Drury have made an encouraging start to the 2026-27 campaign and sit third in the standings – just a point off a top two containing leaders Plymouth and the Bantams – following the weekend’s 3-1 win over Burton Albion.

Finally, the panel consider whether the extended international break has been a success – both for national teams and the clubs affected by not playing as a result of players being away on international duty.

On this week’s show The Yorkshire Post’s football writing team of Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall start off by joining host Mark Singleton to discuss the extended international break and England’s performances against Spain – in defeat – and the Czech Republic – in victory.

They then turn their attentions closer to home and, not surprisingly, start at Valley Parade after Graham Alexander’s departure from League One Bradford City to Preston North End in the Championship – along with assistant Chris Lucketti. They also look at the leading candidates to take over the Bantams’ helm.

The panel finish off by turning their attention to League Two and the start to the 2026-27 season made by Rotherham United and York City.

On this week’s show, Stuart Rayner and Tom Coates join host Mark Singleton to discuss the latest news and developments from the Yorkshire football scene.

We start this week with the clash between Hull City and Newcastle which ended in a 2-1 defeat and ended the Tigers’ unbeaten start to the season. While frustrating for manager Sergej Jakirovic and his players, there are still a wealth of positives to be had for the club going into the elongated international break.

Leeds United will also be going into the three-week break on the back of a strong 2026-27 campaign so far, extending their unbeaten start with a 0-0 draw at home to Crystal Palace. 

The panel discuss how the three-week hiatus can benefit both Leeds and Hull with various players away on international duty and how each manager can best use the time they have ahead of a return to action in mid-October.

We also carry out a review how Sheffield United and Middlesbrough – our two Yorkshire teams in the Championship – will view their respective starts to the campaign.

League One is more congested in terms of Yorkshire clubs – Barnsley, Bradford City, Doncaster Rovers, Huddersfield Town and Sheffield Wednesday – and we also cast an eye over how those teams have fared in the opening weeks.

Finally, Tom is handed the task of picking his Player of the Week before Stuart plumps for his Yorkshire Team of the Week. 

On this week’s show, Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton and start off by looking at Sheffield Wednesday’s start to life back in League One, currently sitting top of the standings after six games with four wins to their name under Henrik Pedersen.

Near-neighbours Sheffield United suffered a blow when going down 1-0 against Wolves and although they sit mid-table, can their start to the 2026-27 Championship campaign can still be viewed as promising – or not?

Leeds United delivered a statement performance with a resounding 4-1 win over Newcastle United at Elland Road on Monday, catapulting them up to third in the standings. Can they now build on their unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign?

Middlesbrough were left frustrated at just taking a point from their midweek tussle with visitors Millwall – but there remains plenty to be positive about, given they sit third in the standings and with the top four all locked on 14 points.

Finally, Stuart is required to pick a Player of the Week, while Leon singles out a Team of the Week from Yorkshire’s 11 Premier League and EFL clubs.

On this week’s show, The YP football writing duo of Leon Wobschall and Stuart Rayner join host Mark Singleton to discuss the latest news and issues from Yorkshire’s Premier League and EFL clubs.

They start by looking at Barnsley who claimed all three points when they paid a visit to Blackpool in a 2-1 win in midweek – only to then slip to a 5-1 defeat at home to Stevenage last weekend. But has it still been an impressive start under Daniel Stendel?

Hull City have enjoyed a promising start to life back in the Premier League – their 0-0 draw at home to Aston Villa meaning they remain unbeaten after three games. They lost their first game of the season – as well as conceded their first goals - in the League Cup at Sunderland.

There is also time to discuss Bradford City’s solid League One campaign – sat fourth inn the standings after their 1-0 win over Mansfield Town at the weekend, while Sheffield United’s gutsy 2-1 Championship win at Blackburn Rovers in midweek offers Chris Wilder hope of being among the promotion candidates later down the line, despite going through a frustrating summer transfer window.

This week, Leon is asked for his Yorkshire-based Player of the Week, while Stuart comes up with his more impressive Team of the Week.

The summer transfer window proved to be another heady cocktail of blockbusting deals and late, late agreements as Yorkshire’s clubs looked to try and set themselves up for a successful campaign.

In the Premier League, Leeds United and Hull City adopted contrasting approaches, with the Tigers confirming six new arrivals on the final day of transfer activity, taking their net spend past the £100m mark. 

Leeds were more reserved but still spent big, the most notable additions being goalkeeper James Trafford signed for £40m from Manchester City, while two new arrivals joined on deadline day to take their number of summer signings up to seven.

The signing of Eintracht Frankfurt's jet-paced winger Jean-Matteo Bahoya ended the club's search for a new striking option, while Nice left-back Melvin Bard completed his move on an initial loan.

All of Yorkshire’s clubs were busy with ins and outs and Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall joining host Mark Singleton to also discuss the deals for our Championship, League One and League Two clubs and who got the best deals – in either direction.

This week, Stuart is given the task of choosing a Player of the Week, leaving Leon to determine a Team of the Week.

On this week’s show, The YP’s Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton to discuss the start of the 2026-27 Premier League campaign, while there is also plenty to reflect on in the EFL once again and – earlier this week – the Carabao Cup.

Yorkshire derbies between Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers and Barnsley come under the spotlight, as does the stunning start made by Hull City on their return to the top-flight when they beat visitors Manchester United 2-0 at home. 

Leeds United also got their season off to the perfect start, winning twice at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground in four days, following up a 1-0 win in the league on Saturday with a 2-0 midweek triumph in the League Cup. 

Doncaster’s Cup defeat to Championship Middlesbrough also comes up for discussion before Leon picks out his Player of the Week and Stuart selects the standout Team of the Week.

On this week’s show, The YP’s chief football writer Stuart Rayner joins host Mark Singleton to discuss England’s World Cup quarter-final win over Norway before looking ahead to their mouthwatering semi-final clash against long-time rivals Argentina on Wednesday night.

Closer to home, the panel look at the transfer activity so far this summer of Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Middlesbrough and Hull City.

On this week's show, host Mark Singleton is joined by The YP's chief football writer Stuart Rayner and YP football reporter Tom Coates, the three of them starting by saluting the heroics of England in their magnificent 3-2 win over co-hosts Mexico on Sunday night – against all the odds. 

They then turn their attentions to closer to home and the latest transfer news involving Yorkshire’s clubs – starting with Harry Gray joining Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Leeds United. 

Goalkeeper Pierce Charles, meanwhile headed the other way to Manchester City. 

Over on the east coast, Hull City reported a significant change to their off-field department with the departure of sporting director Jared Dublin. 

Finally, the panel assess the impact of Harry Wilson’s move to Leeds United from Premier League rivals Fulham.

On this week’s show, Stuart Rayner and Leon Wobschall join host Mark Singleton to pick over England’s progression in the World Cup, topping the group with a 2-0 win over Panama before edging out the Demorcratic Republic of Congo 2-1 on Wednesday night, setting up a last 16 encounter with co-hosts Mexico on Sunday night. 

Closer to home, the panel discusses the impact of Pascal Struijk’s departure from Leeds United to Premier League rivals Brighton, as well as who stands to gain most from the opening of the free agent market earlier this week. 

Finally, with Hull City having met their Financial Fair Play deadline, how will this free up their preparations for their first season back in the Premier League?