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Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look back on the Good Friday action from across the Championship.Luton get a BIG win at Derby!Victories for all of the top 3!The play-off race thins out!An Eleizer Mayenda wondergoal!It's the Second Tier.Watch this episode on YouTube here!Sign up to our Patreon here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our winner on the next Weekend Show!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to a massive day of Good Friday action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK. A relegation play-off at Pride Park! Burnley and Leeds to potentially go one step away from promotion! The play-off chase nears its climax! And who on earth is giving Wayne Rooney another chance at management?!It's the Second Tier. Sign up to our Patreon here! Watch this episode on YouTube here! Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com. Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around. SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK. T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org. **Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react fresh off the back of Hull v Coventry.A point earned for Hull?A point dropped for Coventry?A hilarious goalmouth scramble!Also, Luka Modric becomes a minority owner of Swansea!It's the Second Tier.Watch the live stream back on YouTube here! Subscribe to make sure you never miss a new stream.Sign up to our Patreon here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks & Justin Peach round up the weekend's action from across the Championship.Sheffield United capitulate!Is the top 2 race over?Cardiff and Luton are left staring down the barrel!Millwall continue the charge!It's the Second Tier.Watch this episode on YouTube here! Join us on YouTube on Monday night straight after full time of Hull City vs Coventry City for live reaction.Sign up to our Patreon here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to a massive weekend of action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.A huge weekend for the top three!A big relegation six-pointer at Fratton Park!Two play-off contenders clash at the Den!And are you sure David Nugent never played for Norwich?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the midweek action across the Championship.Leeds go back top of the league!Late winners at Bristol City and Coventry!The relegation battle tightens up!Birmingham City are back!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the 2025 NFL Draft rookie RB class, including elite second and third tiers that include 7 players that are must-draft for your fantasy football rosters!Subscribe to the RotoViz YouTube Channel here!HOSTSStealing Signals creator Ben Gretch (@Yardspergretch) - Subscribe to Stealing Signals and Stealing Lines today.RotoViz co-owner Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian)SPONSORSBetterHelp - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ROTOVIZ, and get on your way to being your best self.Gametime - Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code ROTOVIZ for $20 off your first purchase.Underdog Fantasy – Get a 100% deposit match on your first deposit up to $100 when you sign up at Underdogfantasy.com using this link or the promo code ROTOVIZ.Listeners of RotoViz Radio can save 10% on a one-year RotoViz subscription by visiting RotoViz.com/podcast or by using the promotional code "rvradio2025" at the time of purchase.SHOW NOTESEmail: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the 2025 NFL Draft rookie RB class, including elite second and third tiers that include 7 players that are must-draft for your fantasy football rosters!Subscribe to the RotoViz YouTube Channel here!HOSTSStealing Signals creator Ben Gretch (@Yardspergretch) - Subscribe to Stealing Signals and Stealing Lines today.RotoViz co-owner Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian)SPONSORSBetterHelp - This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/ROTOVIZ, and get on your way to being your best self.Gametime - Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code ROTOVIZ for $20 off your first purchase.Underdog Fantasy – Get a 100% deposit match on your first deposit up to $100 when you sign up at Underdogfantasy.com using this link or the promo code ROTOVIZ.Listeners of RotoViz Radio can save 10% on a one-year RotoViz subscription by visiting RotoViz.com/podcast or by using the promotional code "rvradio2025" at the time of purchase.SHOW NOTESEmail: RotoVizRadio@gmail.com
Ay up me duck! Today we're bringing you a taste of what you can expect every week on the Second Tier Patreon.For just £3.50 a month, you'll get an extended version of every Weekend Show! It's called Zamora Time (named after the great Bobby himself), where we dive into all the games we didn't cover in the main show - plus, we hear more of your thoughts from our Patreon-exclusive Discord channel.In addition to those perks, you'll also get ad-free listening and exclusive access to ticket giveaways - like the one we're running right now! If you sign up before the end of Monday, you'll be able to enter our ticket giveaway for the final day of the season! We've got Burnley, Portsmouth and Norwich City tickets on offer, so don't delay!Just head to patreon.com/secondtier to subscribe now!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach go through the weekend's action across the Championship.Sheffield United are shocked by Oxford!The falling apart continues for Leeds!Burnley go top!Troubling times at Sheffield Wednesday!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Leeds try not to fall apart at Luton!Sheffield United hope to strengthen their position at the top!Hull go to a very unhappy Sheffield Wednesday!Stoke continue their bid for survival!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the latest from across the Championship.Derby's win heats up the relegation battle!Sheffield Wednesday fail to pay their players on time!Sunderland sell Tommy Watson!Season-ending gym injuries!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the Championship action from the weekend.Are Leeds actually doing it… again?Sheffield United charge to the top!Luton's revival continues!Civil war at Blackburn!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.A blockbuster game at Bramall Lane!Can Leeds get back on track?A relegation six-pointer at Hull!An incredible new jingle!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss the latest news from the past international break.The difficult situation at Reading.Has Aaron Ramsey's return to Cardiff been a failure?A potential big blow for Leeds!The Millwall mobile network!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach predict how the Championship season is going to end.Who's winning the league?Who's finishing 2nd?Who's winning the play-offs?Who's getting relegated?It's the Second Tier.Odds correct as of 3pm on 18th March.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach answer your questions to keep you entertained over the international break!How would Birmingham and Wrexham do in the Championship?Who's the most promising young English manager?Did Chris Wilder's celebrations after the Steel City derby go too far?Which Championship manager would you get to cook a three-course meal?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Anyone who's collected sports cards for a while can tell you that it's not the cards of superstars that are hardest to find. It's the older, rarer cards of second-tier stars that drive us nuts. Caleb (@calebm2034) can testify to that. This is a story of patience and persistence.The Chase is a limited series on The Shallow End podcast feed. The Shallow End is hosted by Dave Schwartz @Iowa_Dave_SportscardsMusic from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/tumblin
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look back on a big weekend of Championship action.Sheffield United win the Steel City derby!Leeds slip up again!3 wins on the bounce for Derby!Do any meteorologists look at meteors?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK!The Steel City derby!A huge relegation six-pointer at Plymouth!A future play-off clash at Coventry?And Sweet Chin Musics all round!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss a crazy round of midweek action across the Championship.All of the bottom three win!Do we need to reassess who's in the relegation battle?Leeds have breathing room at the top again!A Wrestlemania preview at Bramall Lane!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the weekend's action from across the Championship.Leeds lose for the first time in 17 games!John Eustace gets the last laugh over Blackburn!Mark Robins has a miserable return to Coventry!Luke O'Nien signs an onion!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK, and it's a weekend of reunions…Mark Robins makes his first return to Coventry after his sacking!Blackburn seek revenge on John Eustace!Paul Heckingbottom goes back to Sheffield United!And Carlos Corberán doesn't care about childbirth!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the midweek action and news across the Championship.Hull get the win in a big relegation six-pointer against Plymouth!Burnley concede a goal!Millwall aren't happy with the media!Sheffield Wednesday face a fight to keep Danny Röhl!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look back on all the action from across the Championship.Luton get their first win since Christmas!Leeds are held by a valiant West Brom!Sunderland get a controversial win!A referee gets hit in the face by a ball!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Back Home, One week later.By FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.There is something worse than waking up and not knowing where you are: you could wake up and not know who you are.Note: World Events Stuff ~ aka Why things are happening in Cáel's lifeThe phone was from Iskender. His boss, Oyuun Tömörbaatar (OT), the former UN ambassador from Kazakhstan and now the informal and unrecognized UN representative and chief diplomat of the Khanate to the same august body, wanted to talk with me, immediately. OT wasn't being diplomatic at the moment, that would come later.{Now this is going to get convoluted}Any inquiries to the Khanate that didn't also include immediate official recognition of the Khanate currently were being steered my (and Hana's) way. For all the behind closed doors crap, he had me, his loyal ass-monkey mutton-head. I held faint hope that this latest meeting would work out to my benefit. For the meeting, I traveled light, only Naomi (the Amazon) and Chaz (British SRR) watched over me.Now fathers who know me, hide their daughters. I'd earned my 'scoundrel' reputation. T. Sarangerel, OT's daughter, was in the room when Iskender ushered me in. She gave me an uncertain look, I shrugged and she smiled. It took me 3 nano seconds to figure that out, OT was scoping me out as a potential son-in-law. I was in Temujin's Inner Circle and a man who he trusted (a rarity). Any union with me would strengthen OT's clan's standing in the new regime.The genetic footprint Temujin, and his immediate family collectively, had put down in the 13th and 14th centuries CE today was vast. He needed that to make his plans for the internal reorganization of the Khanate work. The old republics would go away, to be replaced by a system akin to the Byzantine 'themes, the re-organization of regions based on the recruitment of the Tumens.The Khanate was aiming for an 'Autocratic Republic' ~ a term invented in the 19th century. My use of this terminology was based on my gut instinct, Alal's host of memories involving every form of governance, and my experience with human nature. That clued me in to what Temujin was up to, his Greater Plan. He wasn't going to form a false-front government. He was going to retain the decision-making powers and do so openly, thus 'Autocratic'.He also planned to have a bicameral legislative branch. The Upper House would be based in Tumens and bureaucratic leadership, intellectual standing, religious sects, and tribal entities. This body would be based on merit, not primogeniture. The Lower, main chamber, would be a democratically-elected assembly (aka a democratic republic) that advised him on policy matters, thus 'Republic'.All the power would remain in the Great Khan's hands and would be exercised by his genetic descendants (which some geneticists estimated as being as high as 25% of the Central Asian population.) Marrying into that extended family would be easy, the 'family' itself would have a vested interesting in supporting a state that benefited them.Men and women could exercise power in the government through marriage alliances, identical to the manner Hana was working through me. Being surrounded by very populous countries in various states of belligerence, empowering women wouldn't be an issue since every willing mind and pair of hands mattered. Outsiders who shone through could be offered a spouse and brought into the ruling elite since polygamy was permissible.In the Khanate there would be universal compulsive suffrage (everyone 18+ was legally required to vote) to decide on the representatives in the new legislative body. Everyone was expected to fight, so everyone voted. It would be modeled on the Duma of early 20th century Imperial Russia. Unlike the ill-fated Tsar Nicholas II, Temujin would be much more attentive to the voice of the people, in the Information Age, he had to.Or so I hoped. I spewed forth my ideas to OT who didn't agree, or disagree with my vision. Perhaps Temujin and I did share a bond that went beyond obligation. OT then pulled a 'Pamela'."He told me he knew immediately you were his brother when you and I shared that vision," he commented out of nowhere."His words: You (Earth and Sky) are the old. He (meaning me) is the new. He (me again) will show us the way." My, that was nice, obtuse and not at all helpful. What did OT want? My good buddy, the Great Khan, wanted to cash in on Hana's and my sudden popularity. His most pressing need remained 'time'. He needed to have a cease-fire in the wings when his offensive resumed the next day.The Earth and Sky had moved, well, the Heaven and Earth to get the Tumens and their accompanying national armies up and running after only a two day respite. Thanks to me, Manchuria was a mess. The Russians had carried out my 'Operation: Funhouse' with mixed, mostly positive results.Dozens of smaller Chinese military police units along the border went, 'inactive' was the term most often used in the media. They didn't disarm, yet they didn't fight the Russians either. They sat back and let events unfold. The issue wasn't the Chinese's willingness to fight and die for their country. It was the schizophrenic government in Beijing.The PRC didn't want to wage a war with the Russian Federation at that moment. The Khanate was the priority. There were two fundamentally incompatible courses of action favored for dealing with the Russians:One large group advocated a passive Option A: let the Russians step in and shield the three remaining provinces making up Manchuria that were still in Chinese possession. Later, China would use military, economic and political means to edge the Russians out, once the Khanate was dealt with.A sizable faction favored a more aggressive Option B: play a game of chicken with Vladimir Putin. Tell the Bear not to come across the border while threatening him with a bloody and pointless (for him) guerilla war if he did intervene. Events on the ground were not providing a lot of support for that school of thought,However, this split at the highest levels of leadership left the local and regional commanders to try and muddle through as best they could. To the local commanders defending the Amur River side of the Chinese-Russian border, common sense dictated that they not oppose the Russian crossings, because the Russian 35th Army would kill them.All their military units had gone west to the Nen River line. With no heavy weapons and little air support, the People's Armed Police (PAP) (paramilitary) and the Public Security Bureau (regular police) units would be wiped out for little gain.Russia's GRU (Military Intelligence) sweetened the pot by allowing the police units to remain armed and in formation. It could be argued that they weren't even committing treason. At any time, they could throw themselves into the battle, or form the core of a resistance movement. 'Conserving your strength' had been a hallmark of the Communist Chinese struggle against the Imperial Japanese and Nationalists forces from the 1920's until 1945 and it had served them well.For the party officials, civil authorities and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Army Air Force (PLAAF), and Army Navy (PLAN) who had gone with Option B, things weren't working out. In the north of Heilongjiang province at Morin Dawa/the Nen River line, the regional commander of the ad hoc forces facing the Khanate decided to duke it out with the Russian 36th Army as well. He was boned from the get-go.The PLAAF's overall command and control had been badly disrupted in the first few hours of The Unification War and had never fully recovered. Of the 22 air regiments that the PLAAF had started the war with in the Shenyang Military District (NE China), only 5 remained as effective formations flying, on average, a meager 20% of their original complement of advanced Shenyang J-16's, J-11's, Chengdu J-10's and Xian JH-7's aircraft.Replacing their aircraft losses meant sending up aged Shenyang J-8's (rolled out in 1980) and Nanchang Q-5's (in 1970) to fly and die in droves fighting their technologically superior Khanate foes. To add insult to injury, China's fleet of 97 Su-30MKK/MK2's (built in Russia) had suffered numerous suspicious mechanical and electronic failures, rendering them either flying coffins, or space holders in bomb-proof shelters.Furthermore, of the forces arrayed in the far north, only two of the five air regiments were responding. Two of the other three had begun displacing south into the Beijing Military District and preparing to defend the capital city. The fifth formation had another problem, North Korea (, more on that later.)In opposition to those two Chinese air regiments (roughly 60 aircraft of mixed types) stood seven complete and fresh Russian air regiments (over 400 front-line aircraft) and that didn't include the regiment and elements of the Far East Naval Aviation which was ALSO watching North Korea (, again more on that later.) The latter was of small comfort to the forces trying to hold the already compromised Nen River line.Behind those valiant troops, along the much more defensible Amur River line, the commander of the key city of Heihe sided with the Option A group and let the Russian 35th Army cross the river unopposed. By the time the PLA commanding general of the 'Nen Force' (the 69th Motorized Division and the subordinate 7th Reserve Division) figured that out, he was already in a shooting war with the Russians. So his supply lines weren't in danger, they were lost.The final indignity took place at Zalantun. The commander of the 3rd Reserve Div. had died during the attempt to recapture Zalantun. His replacement died when his helicopter was shot down as he was coming to assume command. In the absence of these officers, the divisional chief of staff told his men, including two hastily hustled forward mechanized brigades, to put down their arms. That meant 'Nen Force' was completely cut-off and surrounded.One battalion of the 36th Russian Motorized Brigade (yes, too many 36's running around) disarmed the Chinese troops while the rest, plus the 74th Independent Motorized Brigade raced for the prize, the city of Qiqihar. The last major mechanized formation of the 36th Rus. Army, the 39th MB was following them. However, instead of manning Qiqihar's defenses, the Chinese garrison in that city was waging war on its own populace.It wasn't only in Qiqihar; chaos reigned throughout Heilongjiang province. The Provincial Head of the Communist Party, Wang Xiankui, supported Option A. The Provincial Governor, Lu Hao, went with Option B. Both figures were rising stars in the PRC. Wang had ordered the still forming Reserve Divisions and the PAP units to disperse, thus avoiding any untimely confrontations with the Russians.Lu, without consulting Wang, ordered the same forces to launch a violent crackdown on all dissident forces, specifically all racial minorities. (It turned out that Lu was also a member of the Seven Pillars and his witch-hunt was aimed at getting the Earth and Sky organization operating in Heilongjiang).For the men and women on the other end of those phone conversations, there was no 'right' answer. Lest we forget, their organizations were already degraded by the Anthrax outbreak. Both men were powerful and represented China's future leadership, so if the person in charge at the ground level obeyed the wrong one, they could be assured of being roasted by the other.Some did try to do both, repress and disband at the same time. That meant that in the process of making mass arrests among an already war-fearful and plague-fearful populace, the law enforcement infrastructure began disintegrating.The problem with Lu's/7P's plan was that there was no 'revolutionary' organization to round up. That wasn't how the Earth and Sky operated in North-East China. They remained in tiny sabotage and reconnaissance cells. While they were scurrying for cover from the police crackdown, an opportunity presented itself.The afflicted minorities were getting furious with their treatment. These minorities saw themselves as loyal Chinese, yet they were being dragged out into the streets, put in detentions centers and (in a few cases) summarily executed. Being less than 10% of the overall population, resistance had never crossed their minds. It seemed all that those defenseless people could do was pray for Russian intervention forces to arrive.Within that mix of fear, betrayal and rage, the E and S discovered a way to start the dominos falling. The small, well-armed and well-trained E and S cells began ambushing police detachments. Weapons from those dead men and women were turned over to the pissed off locals before the cell went off to stalk the next police unit.Wash, rinse and repeat. It became a perverse and bloody case of wish fulfillment. Lu and the 7P's had been looking for an insurrection and they started one. Even though a miniscule portion of the population was involved, from the outside looking in, it reinforced the Putin Public Affairs initiative that portrayed Putin (and his army) as coming in to restore order to a collapsing civil system, which he was helping disrupt.From Moscow, the PRC's indecisiveness looked like Manna from Heaven. For the massive numbers of Russian soldiers riding through the Manchurian countryside, it felt like they were rolling into Arkham Asylum. Unlike the NATO countries' professional armies, Russia remained a largely conscript force whose normal term of service was only one year. These unseasoned troops could never tell if the local military, military police and police would attack until they rolled up on the Chinese units.At the start of that Day One of Operation: Funhouse, the Russian ROE (Rules of Engagement) was 'Ask and Verify'. It was tactically advantageous for the belligerent Chinese forces to lie about their intentions, then begin shooting at the Russians when they got close enough to hurt them. By Day Two, the standard front-line Russian soldier had adjusted that ROE to 'if they look at us wrong, light their asses up'. By Day Three, the officers had stopped trying to enforce Moscow's ROE orders.That was fine for the combat and rear echelon support troops because both the Chinese and Russian governments had another series of problems and they all centered around Pyongyang and Kim Jong-un's declaration that North Korea would intervene as well, without letting anyone know who he was 'intervening' against. To keep everyone guessing, the North Korean' People's Army was massing on all three borders, facing off with the PRC, Russia and South Korea. To prove his diplomatic intentions, Kim pledged to only mobilize half of his reserves, merely 4,250,000 extra men and women to go with his 950,000 strong standing army.It didn't take a military, or economic genius to realize the North Korean's chronically 'near death' economy was stampeding off a cliff. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was in the middle of an oil crisis and Kim was increasing their fuel consumption by 400% while decreasing his workforce by 10%. To put it in perspective, the US unemployment was around 6%. Now imagine that in one week's time it would become 26%. One week, no severance packages. Would the population become unsettled?But wait, it gets better. The Secret War was colliding with the Real World in more places than Manchuria. Setting aside the assassination attempt (Grrr) of Hana Sulkanen, my fiancée, six Nipponese elders (two women and four men) appeared in the personal quarters of the Japanese Prime Minister on the first full night of 'Funhouse' and relayed their urgent requests.Those six were the Head of the Six (formerly Seven) Ninja Families and they were there at, my urging. Cause I'm an idiot and requiring the deaths of Romanians in my personal crusade obviously wasn't enough. Now I was asking the Japanese Defense Forces (JDF) to pony up as well. So take a deep breath and put on the hip-waders.You might be wondering why I would want the JDF, see, there was part of Operation: Funhouse that was hitting a predictable snag, namely the Korea People's Navy Force (KPNF) and the uncertain determination of the PLAN:The KPNF's vessels were rather old, small and crappy. They also had a love affair with anything that could launch a torpedo and they listed over 700 of these floating deathtraps (only 13 of which could be classified as surface warships) and the fanatical crews to take them into battle.The PLAN's numbers were far more realistic and the fleet generally more modern. Only their North (18 surface warships) and East Fleets (22 plus 5 'elsewhere') could play any role in an upcoming FUBAR, and both fleets were heading out to sea, mainly to avoid the sporadic, but increasingly effective Khanate air strikes.The FU to be BAR'ed was the Russian Far East Fleet (RFEF) (6 warships strong, ) that had seized on this crazy idea (per my suggestion) to sail south, around the Korean peninsula so they could land elements of the 55th Guards Red Banner Marine Brigade (the 165th Marine Regiment and the 180th Marine Tank Battalion).Theoretically they were going to be the 'Southern Shielding Force' that would interpose itself between the Khanate and Beijing. It should surprise no one that the RFEF's flotilla was unequal to the task of taking their destination, the port of Qinhuangdao, by amphibious assault. Fortunately for the Gods of War (which did not include me), there were five other navies involved.Meanwhile, South Korea was having kittens because their always crazy northern kin were slathering on the insanity. (In how many Buddhist countries do people flock to the temples and pray that their neighbor attacks someone, anyone else, but them? That wasn't a religious conundrum I wanted to deal with.) N.Korea mobilizing meant S.Korea had to mobilize, which sucked down on their GNP as well.Besides, N.Korean dams and coal-powered plants kept the lights on in Seoul. Erring on the side of caution, the S. Korea (aka Republic of Korea, ROK) Army suggested calling up only one million of their three million person reserve force in order to assure Cousin Kim that this was a purely defensive gesture. It didn't work. Kim Jong-un castigated the ROK for antagonizing him, despite his declaration that he 'might' feel like invading the South in the immediate future.Into the emerging crisis, the ROK Navy could sortie nineteen small surface ships. Japan's Navy wasn't up to its old imperial standards, but could still deploy 45 surface warships. The 800 lb. gorilla in the room was the core of the 7th Fleet stationed at Yokosuka, Japan, the USS carrier George Washington and her 14 escort vessels.If the George Washington was the gorilla, RIMPAC 2014 was King Kong. 22 nations, 50 ships, including the USS carrier Ronald Reagan were engaged in war games in the Central Pacific. With them were 5 vessels of the PLAN, had Kim Jong-un just kept his mouth shut, this wouldn't have been an issue. Hell, if the Khanate had not come into existence and launched its Unification War, but he had and they did,To show the US was taking this escalation seriously (without tipping their hand that they knew about Funhouse, Carrier Strike Group One (CSG 1) (the Carl Vinson +10) was rushing across the Pacific from San Diego. CSG 3 (the John C. Stennis +2) was being assembled hastily so that they could rendezvous with CSG 1 ASAP. So many brave souls running toward the danger, sometimes I hate myself.So now does it make sense that I found myself in a room with a US Senator tasked with riding herd on me?Anyway, there were the other three navies still unaccounted for, Taiwan / the Republic of China (ROC) (22 surface ships), Vietnam (7) and the Philippines (3). Taiwanese involvement was easy to explain, the PRC refused to acknowledge them as an independent country and probably never would.The Vietnam People's Navy was tiny in both numbers and tonnage. Five of the vessels were 1960's Soviet frigates. What Vietnam did have was a huge grudge against the PRC. The PLA invaded Vietnam in 1979 and devastated the northernmost provinces, killing as many as 100,000 civilians.The PLAN had walloped the VPN in 1974 (technically South Vietnam) and again in 1988. Out in the South China Sea were two island archipelagos; the Paracel (occupied by a small PLA garrison and claimed by the PRC, Vietnam and the ROC) and Spratlys Islands (disputed by Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, the PRC, the ROC, and Vietnam).The Philippines had a grand total of three frigates (all between 50 and 70 years old). 99% of the time, they faced a hopeless struggle enforcing Philippines' South China Sea claims, except they were now experiencing that 1% where the PRC found itself in a life and death struggle. Even then, the PLAN's South Sea Fleet was hands-down the biggest player with 26 surface warships centered on the Carrier Liaoning.Except (and there always seems to be an 'except') virtually all the PLAN's naval aviation had gone off to fight the Khanate and it wasn't coming back, ever. In the air, the Philippines was next to useless. What did they have of offer in the struggle for the South China Sea? Bases. The ROC and Vietnam had much more to bring to the table.The Vietnamese People's Liberation Air Force (VPLAR) had about 50 front-line aircraft and 175 nearly obsolete models ~ the same models the PLAAF was now piloting. The ROC Air Force could put up 325 almost-new fighters that were now superior to their opponents on the mainland. Why would I give a shit?Things cascade. The Khanate Air Force took a two-day long deep breath as Putin's 'Policeman that only looks like an invading army' started their intervention. Forty-eight hours later, the Khanate started the fourth stage (the first lunge, defeat the PLA's counter-attack then the second lunge) of the campaign.Their initial air power was still skating on thin ice where maintenance was concerned. They need more time to thoroughly rest their pilots and bring all their top-flight equipment to 100% working condition. Against them, in two days the PLAAF's assets increased by over 250 fighters.In turn, the Khanate had added their constituent state air forces plus nearly 80 new cutting edge air planes and 25 drones. Phase Four saw rolling airstrikes all along the forces massing in front of the northern and central Tumens. For a few hours, the PLA thought they knew what was going on.They were wrong and this was where my meeting with OT came in. Jab with the right, cut them down with the left. The left in my case was Tibet. Yeah, Tibet. Economic value = not nearly enough. From the very start of the war, a small number of seemingly inconsequential air strikes had seriously eroded the PLA and PLAAFs combat power in the Tibetan Plateau while leaving the roads, bridges and towns intact.Common military logic dictated that the Khanate had to punch their way further east into Qinghai (to the south) and Gansu (to the north) provinces. That was where the population and industry where. Farther east were even greater numbers of people and factories and the Khanate forces in the North hadn't been strong enough to threaten to cut off the Qinghai-Gansu front. Then the Russians showed up and the Khanate forces threatening that flank doubled overnight.The PLA hastily reinforced their northern flank, using troops from their strategic reserves. The move resulted in incredible attrition by airpower to the freshly equipped formations. The PLA was about to get flanked, but not from the north. Southwest of Qinghai was Tibet. A third of the Khanate's mobile forces now swept around in a huge left haymaker to the south.My job? I needed the 'Free Tibet' forces in the US and UK to provide public and moral support to the Khanate move. As Khanate Special Forces seized crucial bottlenecks in Tibet, they needed the locals to keep their 'liberators' informed of PLA presences and undermine any attempt to create a guerilla movement.The five Tumens dedicated to being the Schwerpunkt (point of maximum effort) of this flanking maneuver were going to be on a tight timetable if they were going to surround the PLA forces in Central China.My plan was to convince the Tibetans that the PRC's 55 years of occupation was coming to an end and the Great Khan wanted to sign a 'Treaty of Mutual Respect' (my invention). This would require both the Khanate and Tibet to recognize each other's right to exist the moment a cease-fire was reached. That was it. No 'armed presence', or 'mutual defense' agreements.The treaty would be formally signed in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, when the city was safe ~ as determined by the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan Government in Exile, CTA). Riki came up with an additional sweetener and proved she was quickly adjusting to our group's extra-governmental capabilities.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Can Sunderland get back on track at Sheffield Wednesday?Will Leeds take one step closer to promotion?Will Portsmouth just about secure safety at Luton?Can John Eustace finally get Derby going?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach bring you the latest from across the Championship.Cardiff win a huge relegation six-pointer!Are Stoke actually worse under Mark Robins?Blackburn appoint Valérien Ismaël!How do we fix the ever-increasing gap between the Premier League and the Championship?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ross & Emory break down Emory's 5th-10th ranked quarterback prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft alongside some other big names including: Tyler Shough, Louisville: 3:15 Quinn Ewers, Texas: 7:10 Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss: 9:50 Seth Henigan, Memphis: 12:10 Dillon Gabriel, Oregon: 13:40 Chandler Rodgers, Cal: 16:30 Will Howard, Ohio State: 18:15 Kyle McCord, Syracuse: 19:40 Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri: 21:05 Download the DraftKings Sports Book App and use code ROSS! Connect with the Pod: Website - https://www.rosstucker.com Become A Patron - https://www.patreon.com/RTMedia Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerPod Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rosstuckerpod/ Ross Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerNFL Youtube: Youtube.com/RossTuckerNFL TikTok: tiktok.com/@rosstuckernfl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react fresh off the back of the biggest game of the season - Sheffield United 1-3 Leeds UnitedLeeds come from a goal down once again to get a gigantic win!Is that the title heading to Elland Road?Where does this leave Sheffield United?Why is Ao Tanaka so damn good?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look back on a big weekend of Championship action.Are Sunderland's automatic promotion hopes over?More misery for Luton after defeat in the M1 derby!Burnley produce the least convincing 4-0 win!Poorly thought out celebrations!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Can Burnley keep the pressure on the top two?The M1 derby!A big relegation six-pointer at Home Park!Two managerless sides face off!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the latest from across the Championship.Luton and Plymouth draw in a big game at the bottom!Who next for Swansea after sacking Luke Williams?Middlesbrough choose to stick with Michael Carrick!Justin Peach's top 5 Championship goals of all time…It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Would you rather have Matt LaFleur or Dak Prescott? Is Trevor Lawrence Gen-Z Matthew Stafford? Would you rather be the Bills or Ravens for the next three years? Those are just three questions that Robert Mays and Derrik Klassen answer in this edition of The Athletic Football Show mailbag. Rundown QB vs. coach value The Chargers offseason Converting contracts into signing bonuses Is power football all the way back? The Eagles as a blueprint The most entertaining division in the league Which QB has your real-life skill set? WR vs. OL Who should be trading for Myles Garrett? Trevor Lawrence as Gen-Z Matthew Stafford Are the Bills or Ravens in a better spot? A documentary on...? Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Derrik Klassen Executive Producer: Michael Beller Producer: Michael Beller Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @robertmays Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react fresh off the back of Leeds' gigantic late win over Sunderland.A valiant effort from Sunderland!Are Leeds destined to win the Championship title?Are Sunderland heading for the play-offs?Plus, a brief chat about Swansea sacking Luke Williams!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss the weekend's action from across the Championship.A bad first day at work for John Eustace!Blackburn's Adam Forshaw celebrates against his old club!Michael Carrick's under pressure at Middlesbrough!A squirrel on the pitch!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Can John Eustace get off to a positive start at Derby?Sheffield United look to inflict more misery on Luton!The Severnside derby!Will Coventry's form continue?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look back on the midweek action in the Championship.John Eustace leaves Blackburn for Derby!Plymouth turn into Real Madrid!Are Leeds set to storm the league?Luton's struggles continue!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss the weekend's action across the Championship.Sheffield United scrape past Portsmouth!Sunderland falter against Watford!Carnage at West Brom!John Eustace leaving Blackburn for Derby?!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Can Sunderland keep the pressure on the other top two chasers?Sheffield United look to create some breathing space!Are Derby set for eight league losses in a row?A former £10 million striker playing in Ireland!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react to the news Paul Warne has been sacked by Derby County.Why now?Should it have been done sooner?And what next for the Rams?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss the latest action and news in the Championship.Leeds upset Frank Lampard!Burnley bore their way to another win!The late deadline day deals, including Adam Armstrong to West Brom!Who were in the winners and losers of the transfer window?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react off the back of Sunderland's 3-2 victory at Middlesbrough.Sunderland keep their automatic promotion hopes alive!Is Michael Carrick under some pressure at Boro?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the weekend's Championship action.Leeds are in seven heaven!Plymouth get their first league win in 16!Four wins on the trot for Coventry!The pressure builds on Paul Warne at Derby!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Can Plymouth get their survival bid back on track?A relegation six-pointer at Hull!Liam Manning's first trip back to Oxford!Luton look to improve their fortunes on the road!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach run through the latest news from across the Championship over the past few days.Louie Barry to Hull!Matt Grimes leaving Swansea for Coventry!Ryan's signing of the January window so far!Josh Windass > NeymarIt's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach react fresh off the back of Burnley v Leeds!Probably the biggest game of the season… but it wasn't a thriller.Were both satisfied with a draw?Who should be happier with the result?It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach discuss a surprising weekend of Championship action.Hull upset Sheffield United!Plymouth shock Sunderland!Big wins for West Brom and Norwich!Watford get an itchy trigger finger!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Win a FREE bottle of Jameson! To enter, nominate your Jameson Weekend Hero by sending a voicenote on WhatsApp to +44 75371 44387. We'll play our next winner on the show next week!**Please rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a lot and makes it easy for other people to find us. Thank you!** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Dilks and Justin Peach look ahead to the weekend's action in the Championship with the Preview Show sponsored by SBK.Can Sheffield United continue their fine form?Sunderland look to cash in their Plymouth at home voucher!Will the Rowett rocket keep flying high?Tony Mowbray has his first home game back in charge of West Brom!It's the Second Tier.Sign up to our Patreon here!Watch this episode on YouTube here!Follow us on X, Instagram and email us secondtierpod@gmail.com.Not heard of SBK yet? Then where have you been! SBK is sports betting for sports fans. It's purely about sports, there's no casino or roulette wheels or any of that funny business – and they offer some of the best odds around.SBK has a load of markets across all sports and their exclusive offers - which we flag up on our Preview Show each week - make it the best place to bet on the Championship this season. Don't believe us? Sign up today and find out: https://bit.ly/SecondTierSBK.T&Cs apply, 18+ only, and visit https://gambleaware.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.