{"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: Round up and play-off Predictions","slug":"efl-extra-round-up-and-play-off-predictions","published_at":"2026-05-05T15:36:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443/efl-extra-round-up-and-play-off-predictions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-game-1066443","url":"https://shows.acast.com/timesthegame/episodes/efl-extra-round-up-and-play-off-predictions","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/timesthegame/e/69f8c4b7836b4ec718712b7b/media.mp3","summary":"Ipswich did it on the last day...but with that squad were they always going to? Wrexham missed out to Hull City. That is Hull who stayed up on the final day of last season and faced a transfer embargo in the summer - quite an achievement. So, who makes it through the play-off's - is the smart money on the winner of Middlesbrough Southampton? In League One Stevenage defy the odds, Challinor does it again and Leyton Orient's Richie Wellens goes in two footed on his players. Lastly, in League Two final day heartbreak again for Salford and a step too far for Harrogate.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Ipswich did it on the last day...but with that squad were they always going to? Wrexham missed out to Hull City. That is Hull who stayed up on the final d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2128,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-game-1066443/episodes/efl-extra-round-up-and-play-off-predictions/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-round-up-and-play-off-predictions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}