We Are Going Up

... and it's LIVE! The boys are back with a bumper live podcast, recorded this weekend down at the ABAX Stadium, aka London Road, home of Peterborough United.

The Posh have been in the headlines following the sacking of their manager Darren Ferguson last Saturday. In two spells in charge, Ferguson won three promotions for Peterborough, plus the Johnstone's Paint Trophy at Wembley last season. However, with the club sitting in a miserable fifteenth place in League One after a 3-0 loss at MK Dons, enough was finally enough for their chairman Darragh MacAnthony.

We talk to a range of guests to discuss the decision and where the club should turn next. They include Adi Mowles, chairman of PISA 2000 (Peterborough United Independent Supporters Association), Jamie Jones, host of the Standing On The Glebe Podcast, John Verrall, who's previously written for The Guardian, Shoot and World Soccer, plus Paul Myland and other Posh fans outside the ground.

As for Bradford City, well... where to start? The Bantams are on the brink of an incredible third Wembley appearance in three years, as they prepare to face Reading in an FA Cup quarter final at Valley Parade on Saturday. They have already knocked out Chelsea, Sunderland and Millwall from the competition this season, plus are in with a chance of promotion to the Championship via the League One play-offs.

We speak to the travelling Bradford fans about another magnificent season, plus catch up for more with Simon Parker, Bradford City reporter for the Telegraph & Argus.

In addition, you can hear from both managers after the game, as Mark interviews Peterborough's caretaker boss Dave Robertson, plus the all-conquering Phil Parkinson.

Plus, we round up all the latest Football League action and give you our unique commentary on all the action at London Road. Expect talk of giant rabbits, cheerleaders, Spandau Ballet and Gustav Holst...

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Brentford owner Matthew Benham made his millions as a professional gambler, working as managing director of Smartodds, his company which provides statistical research to customers betting exclusively on football all around the world.

However, has he just made his biggest gamble yet?

With the Bees just one point outside the Championship play-off spots and in with a chance of an incredible promotion to the Premier League, the club have confirmed that their manager Mark Warburton (plus assistant boss David Weir and sporting director Frank McParland) will leave Griffin Park at the end of the season.

Warburton feels unable to work under the changed structure being proposed by Benham's 'remodelling of the club's football management', with a new head coach to be appointed to work alongside a new sporting director. The boys speak to Nick Bruzon, Brentford fan and author of 'The Last Word' for his reaction to the news, and ask if it will derail the club's form on the pitch.

On the other side of London, there's a mess that needs to be sorted out at the Matchroom Stadium. On Saturday May 24th last year, Leyton Orient were a penalty shoot-out win away from promotion to the Championship at Wembley. Now they lie second bottom of League One and three points from safety, with only seven wins all season.

The O's have had four managers since the arrival of Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti in the summer, plus are now the subject of a reality TV show in Italy, while stories do the rounds about a £4 million increase in the club’s wage bill, dressing room bust ups, poor communication and various players wanting out.

We’re joined by Orient writer Andy Brown, who writes for the Guardian Series, View From The West Stand and wearegoingup.co.uk, plus Paul Levy, co-host of The Orient Outlook Podcast.

Elsewhere there's Bradford, Blackburn and Reading reaching the FA Cup quarter finals, a huge midweek win for Wigan Athletic - and DC's new job as a linesman...

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Last Saturday, after a week of speculation, Gillingham finally announced the identity of their new manager - Justin Edinburgh.

The ex Spurs defender, hotly tipped as one of the Football League's brightest young bosses, won 2-1 at Peterborough on Tuesday night in his first game in charge.

He has made the move to the Priestfield after a memorable three years as manager of Newport County, during which time he helped guide the Exiles back into the Football League after a 25 year absence.

Mark is joined by Matt Cole, sports reporter at BBC Radio Kent, for a Gills' perspective - plus by Michael Pearlman, sports reporter on the South Wales Argus, who discusses Edinburgh's legacy at Rodney Parade and Newport's play-off prospects in League Two.

Elsewhere, we hear from Brentford boss Mark Warburton, after the Bees' disappointing 2-1 loss to Watford in the Championship in midweek. DC (who was at Griffin Park) fills us in on speculation in The Times that Brentford owner Matthew Benham will sack Warburton, even if the club win promotion to the Premier League.

We also discuss the sackings of Stuart Pearce and Gary Johnson by Nottingham Forest and Yeovil Town, the new Premier League TV deal and its implications for the Football League, Paul Buckle coming under increasing pressure at Cheltenham - plus what are they discussing on the Brentford players WhatsApp group?

To contact the show please e-mail via wearegoingup.co.uk or tweet @WAGUpodcast. You can listen on Acast and subscribe here on iTunes.

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The boys are back with a special podcast recorded live at The Anchor Bankside pub in London, as part of #MenUnited with Prostate Cancer UK, the official charity partner of both The Football League and talkSPORT.

In 2015 Prostate Cancer UK are turning pubs all over the land into The Men United Arms to inspire you to do something great to help beat prostate cancer.

With Mark Saggers and his guests busy broadcasting a special live edition of Kick Off on talkSPORT, we ate as much free food as possible and grabbed a word with some of the special guests in attendance.

You'll hear former Scotland, Ipswich and Derby manager George Burley on the race for promotion from the Championship, plus the strange case of Darren Bent. Also, former Republic of Ireland, Ipswich and Charlton midfielder Matt Holland joins us to discuss his forthcoming cycle to Amsterdam and the state of his two former clubs.

There's also Millwall chief executive Andy Ambler on a difficult period for Ian Holloway at the New Den, The Racing Posts' digital football editor (and all round football encyclopedia) Mark Langdon on his tips for the second half of the season - plus we hear from Prostate Cancer UK's director of fundraising Mark Bishop.

You can watch Prostate Cancer UK's latest #MenUnited video here and sign up to help beat prostate cancer here.

To contact the show please e-mail via wearegoingup.co.uk or tweet @WAGUpodcast. You can listen on Acast and subscribe here on iTunes.

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Wolves beat Blackpool 2-0 at Molineux last weekend to make it an impressive five wins from their last six Championship games. However, that run has been completely overshadowed by the sad news last week that their former chairman Sir Jack Hayward had passed away in Florida, aged 91. Hayward owned his boyhood club for seventeen years and pumped in £70 million of his own cash, which helped them finally clinch promotion to the Premier League back in 2003.

The boys discuss his life and legacy with David Evans, host of the award-winning 'Wolves Fancast', which was named 'Best Football Podcast' at the 2014 Football Blogging Awards. We also touch on the signing of Benik Akobe from Arsenal and their chances of promotion via the play-offs.

Elsewhere, it's all change once again at struggling Charlton Athletic. The Addicks were thrashed 5-0 at Watford on Saturday and still haven't won in the league since early November, a run which last week led to the sacking of Bob Peeters. Former Standard Liege boss Guy Luzon has taken his place, becoming the clubs' fourth manager in less than a year.

The boys are joined by Alex Stedman from the radio show and podcast 'Charlton Live', to find out more about a troubling time in south east London.

We also discuss a crucial win for Stuart Pearce, a changing of colours at Cardiff and Massimo Cellino losing another appeal - plus we've a new chant for Darren Pratley and the announcement of a special live podcast...

To contact the show please e-mail via wearegoingup.co.uk or tweet @WAGUpodcast. You can listen on Acast and subscribe here on iTunes.

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**You can also bet on the Football Pools for a month free, by signing up here to win huge cash prizes.**

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Happy New Year! It's the first show of 2015, with plenty to discuss. 

Neil Adams has resigned as Norwich City manager, following their 2-0 defeat at League One Preston in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. Adams was in charge at Carrow Road for nine months and he leaves the club seventh in the Championship, just three points off the play-off spots. 

On Christmas Eve 1914, all went quiet on the Western Front. The screaming stopped. The rifles relented. The brutality and bloodshed were broken up. British and German troops laid down their weapons and walked out of their trenches. They shook hands, they exchanged gifts and they played football.

But one hundred years on from the Christmas Truce, what do we know about the footballers that went to war? Those that swapped standing side by side on the field of play, for fighting side by side on the killing fields of the Somme. We find out more in this special documentary.

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Is it almost full time for The Football League Show? According to newspaper reports, the BBC has lost the rights to show weekly highlights from next season, which will instead move to a primetime 9pm Saturday night slot on Channel 5.

The reporter who broke the story, broadcaster and journalist 

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After thirteen consecutive years of Championship football, Ipswich Town fans are starting to dream. The Tractor Boys completed an unbeaten November with a last gasp 1-0 win at Charlton on Saturday (their fourth win in five games), which has lifted them into the automatic promotion places. The question is, can they stay there?

We find out more about Mick McCarthy's mini-revolution from Stuart Watson, chief football writer for the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star. Following the latest twist in the Massimo Cellino saga at Leeds United, the boys are also joined by solicitor and sports lawyer Daniel Geey, who has written for The World Sports Law Report and previously appeared on Sky Sports News, the...

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With no Championship action at the weekend due to the international break, the boys reflect on a stunning couple of months for AFC Bournemouth and their manager Eddie Howe. The Cherries are unbeaten since September and sit second in the table, plus have also knocked out Premier League opposition on their way to the Capital One Cup quarter finals, where a tie with Liverpool awaits.

We speak to Michael Dunne, host of the Bournemouth podcast 'All Departments', to talk Callum Wilson, Eddie Howe and financial fair play.

Elsewhere, the boys are joined in the studio by radio presenter, sports journalist and friend of the show

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