{"podcast":{"title":"The Game","slug":"the-game-1066443","podcast_index_feed_id":1066443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0fc6a233-bbae-4ba5-b882-c075544353a8","website_url":"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-game","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61ba0e501a8cbe71d83cf13e/1781622185758-e35264ad-4a4c-4124-b920-75949a523cf7.jpeg","author":"The Times","episode_count":1380,"summary":"The thinking fan's football podcast, providing previews and reviews of all the action - every Monday and Thursday. Listen to the best of The Times and The Sunday Times journalists as they cover the biggest sport on the planet; from winners to losers, who's in and out on the transfer roundabout, tactical developments, data analysis and the dreaded VAR. Hosted by Tom Clarke and Gregor Robertson alongside special guest appearances, the team bring you the latest on the Premier League and the EFL, as well as a front-row seat to international tournaments including the Champions League, European Championships and World Cups. We know football isn't life and death. It's much more serious than that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T06:20:51.825312+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443"},"episode":{"title":"EFL Extra: Promotion chasing or relegation threatened - \"The games are running out\"","slug":"efl-extra-promotion-chasing-or-relegation-threatened-the-games-are-running-out","published_at":"2026-04-08T13:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/efl-extra-promotion-chasing-or-relegation-threatened-the-games-are-running-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/efl-extra-promotion-chasing-or-relegation-threatened-the-gam","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/69d647fbe257f11e0374e7de/media.mp3","summary":"Tom clarke and Gregor Robertson with all the latest from the EFL. Lincoln are promoted! Tom was there and reflects on a remarkable day. Just how impressive is the Imps achievement ? The play offs are still wide open in League One, the top teams have found some form but as far down as Luton in tenth still have a chance. At the bottom it looks like only one place left in the relegation fight. In the Championship could Southampton still have a chance of second? how do Middlesborough arrest their slide and are Wrexham's hopes over? Plus Leicester fail to launch - again and in League Two big wins for salford and swindon, a crushing run for Tranmere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Tom clarke and Gregor Robertson with all the latest from the EFL. Lincoln are promoted! Tom was there and reflects on a remarkable day. Just how impressiv…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1965,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/efl-extra-promotion-chasing-or-relegation-threatened-the-games-are-running-out/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/efl-extra-promotion-chasing-or-relegation-threatened-the-games-are-running-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}