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National League Lowdown

The definitive voice of the National League. Join Dan Bateman, Craig Porte, Mark Sharpley, and Louis Massingham Rowell every week for the most comprehensive coverage of the top flight of non-league football. Part of The Deck Podcast Network, we bring you honest, unfiltered analysis of the hardest league to get out of. Whether your club is fighting for that precious promotion spot to the EFL or battling to avoid the drop, we’ve got you covered. What to expect each week: Breaking Transfer News:

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48:45

The Mani of the Moment - National League Preview

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2026/02/05

Dan, Craig and Louis come together to review the 3 midweek games where Rochdale go back on top, Forest Green come from behind twice to win and Morecambe start their rein under Jim Bentley with a draw. They then discuss and predict the weekends games with huge teams at the top and bottom respectively. Rochdale 4-1 Boreham Wood: 1:18 Forest Green 4-2 Woking: 10:35 Altrincham 1-1 Morecambe: 15:39 Predictions: Aldershot - Halifax: 21:28 Altrincham - Yeovil : 24:01 Boston United - Sutton United:

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69:17

The Great Bentley Escape - National League Review

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2026/02/02

Dan, Craig and Louis are joined by Dave Salmon (Morecambe fan and Broadcaster) to discuss the story at Morecambe including the dismissal of Ashvir Singh Johal and appointment of Jim Bentley, they then review the weekends results as York go back on top and the teams at the bottom grab a point or three! Ashvir Singh Johal gone: 1:21 Jim Bentley’s back: 5:59 Morecambes chances of survival: 11:17 Boreham Wood 1-2 Boston United: 20:52 Hartlepool 0-3 Aldershot: 26:49 Braintree 2-1 Eastleigh: 31:59 Sutton

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38:43

Ding Dong Johal Is GONE!! - All Change In The...

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2026/01/30

Dan, Mark and Louis get together to discuss Ashvir Singh Johal and Morecambe parting ways, they talk about the situation with the club and look at potential replacements. They also look at Gavin Cowan leaving Brackley Town for Shrewsbury Town this week and pick their perfect successor. Timestamps: Introductions - 0:00 Ashvir Singh Johal's Sacking - 2:08 Possible replacements for Morecambe - 16:30 Gavin Cowan Brackley Departure - 30:15 Possible replacements for Brackley - 34:00 Your

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48:02

The Sign Of Champions - National League Preview

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2026/01/29

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark come together to review Rochdale v Southend and preview Saturdays and Tuesdays games and look forward to the Fa trophy Rochdale v Southend: 3:22 6 games of Saturday: 15:16 Boreham Wood v Boston United Braintree Town v Eastleigh Carlisle United v Altrincham Hartlepool United v Aldershot Town Solihull Moors v York City Sutton United v Brackley Town 3 games of Tuesday: 34:20 Altrincham v Morecambe Forest Green v Woking Rochdale v Boreham Wood Fa trophy games:

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36:34

National League Transfer Roundup

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2026/01/29

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark reflect on a busy few months of transfer activity. 1:52 Dan - Ricardo Rees to Forest Green 4:21 Craig - Callum Perry to Rochdale 6:08 Louis - Nick Hayes to Hartlepool 8:01 Mark - Dan Creaney to Tamworth 10:42 Dan - Keaton Ward to Gateshead 12:44 Craig - Marley Miranda Marshall to Boreham Wood 14:42 Louis - Besart Topallaj to Sutton 17:16 Mark - Kian Harratt to Brackley 19:03 Dan - Coniah Boyce-Clarke to Aldershot 20:48 Craig - Zain Westbrooke to

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38:18

Keaton Ward Interview! - National League Review

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2026/01/26

Dan and Craig are joined by Gateshead midfielder Keaton Ward to discuss his career so far, They talk Boston, Altrincham and his recent move to Gateshead then they recap this weekends results where York scored 5, Scunthorpe starred in the evening kick off and Altrincham stun Boreham Wood and a six goal thriller at Boston. Keaton Ward Talks: 01:20 Altrincham 3-1 Boreham Wood: 11:10 Scunthorpe 3-2 Forest Green: 13:36 Who’s the best team in the league? : 18:29 York city 5-0 Braintree:

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59:24

Give Him His Marching Orders! - National League Preview

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2026/01/23

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark came together to review the midweek games where there was big away wins for York, Scunthorpe and Rochdale. Dan calls for a managerial change at Carlisle. Meanwhile Mark talks up the game of the week between Truro and Brackley. They then make their predictions for the weekends fixtures Carlisle - York: 1:38 Boreham Wood - Scunthorpe : 16:13 Solihull Moors - Rochdale: 24:19 Forest Green - Altrincham: 30:54 Southend- Eastleigh: 35:43 Truro - Brackley: 38:09 Hartlepool -

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61:22

The Late Late Showing - National League Review

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2026/01/18

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark came together to recap the weekend's game week, where late goals change the picture at the top yet again. Mark reviews six games in the shortest time known to man! The boys then predict the 10 midweek fixture,s including Carlisle v York and Boreham Wood v Scunthorpe Timestamps; York v Southend: 2:09 Braintree v Boreham Wood: 7:57 Solihull Moors v Carlisle: 16:06 Morecambe v Scunthorpe: 25:20 Sutton v Forest Green: 32:10 Eastleigh v Aldershot: 40:51 Mark's result recap:

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57:14

The Silence Says It All - National League Preview

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2026/01/15

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark come together to predict the upcoming games this weekend but first we'll discuss THAT game from Saturday and Louis recaps the fa trophy games from Tuesday night! Mark on Macclesfield: 1:16 Louis’ trophy recap: 7:35 Hartlepool - Altrincham: 11:20 Brackley - Yeovil: 14:58 Braintree - Boreham Wood : 17:03 Eastleigh- Aldershot: 22:25 Halifax - Boston: 24:45 Gateshead - Rochdale: 26:35 Morecambe - Scunthorpe: 29:06 Solihull Moors - Carlisle: 35:41 Sutton- Forest Green:

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47:38

THE BIGGEST SHOCK OF ALL TIME?! & MANAGERIAL SACKING

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2026/01/12

Dan, Craig, and Louis come together to discuss the four National League games this weekend. They also discuss the three FA Cup games featuring teams from the National League pyramid. Additionally, Louis looks back on the FA Trophy before Craig announces the award winners for December. Sutton vs York: 1:42 Aldershot vs Solihull Moors: 10:05 Woking vs Hartlepool: 16:29 Braintree v Boston: 20:56 Coughlan leaves Boston: 29:04 Fa cup recap: 29:55 Fa trophy recap: 35:56 Monthly awards:

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22:05

BONUS EPISODE - The Boreham Wood Special

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2026/01/09

Dan + Craig are joined by Boreham Wood fan Tom to discuss their Fa cup run and their fantastic return to the National League before previewing their third round tie at home to Burton Albion. League Form: 0:39 Incomings + outgoings: 3:20 Fa cup run so far & third round tie: 10:33 Season predictions: 15:52 Finish: 20:25 @FTS_BWFC - Tom's X Profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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58:28

We were WRONG about these National League Teams

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2026/01/08

Welcome back to the National League Lowdown! We have reached the halfway point of the season, which means it is time to face the music. Dan is joined by a full house—Craig, Mark, and Louis—to review our pre-season predictions, eat some humble pie, and grade every single team’s performance so far from A to F*. In this episode, we analyze the stats, the sackings, and the surprises. We break down how Boreham Wood have managed to secure 53 points from 24 games immediately after promotion, and debate if

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64:28

NATIONAL LEAGUE BACK WITH A BANG

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2026/01/05

The National League boys are back! For the first time in 2026, Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark get together to recap this weekends results and the 7 postponements, they also briefly look back at the final results of 2025. Louis announces the players and managers in the running for our December awards Boxing Day fixtures: 2:15 Midweek fixtures: 5:10 Postponements: 9:32 Carlisle v Wealdstone: 13:41 Forest Green v Halifax: 22:49 Tamworth v Gateshead: 30:50 Yeovil v Braintree: 38:56 Boston v Eastleigh:

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54:18

"Light Years Ahead!" - Are Rochdale & York...

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2025/12/22

Rochdale are top of the National Leagueat Christmas, but for how long? Dan, Craig, and Louis dive into a massive weekend of National League action and look ahead to the Boxing Day fixtures! About this Episode: In this festive edition of National League Lowdown, the team breaks down the "12 Days of Christmas" at The Zone. We analyse Rochdale’s "Champions performance" against Altrincham, York City’s dominance over Truro, and the worrying form of teams like Gateshead and Brackley. Plus, we debate

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58:11

National League Quiz of the Year

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2025/12/19

Think you know the National League better than the experts? In this festive special of National League Lowdown, hosts Dan and Craig are joined by Louis "The Statman" and Mark Sharpley for a massive 50-question Christmas Quiz!With Craig as your Quizmaster, we’re testing our panels' knowledge on everything from the 2025/26 season so far to the drama of the 2024/25 campaign. From Barnet’s dominance and York City’s record-breaking points tally in 2025, to Robbie Savage’s arrival at Forest Green

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48:36

The Best National League Title Race of All Time?

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2025/12/17

The National League title race is hitting full speed. Once again, Dan, Craig, Louis, and Mark gather to dive deep into the latest National League action. We kick things off by dissecting Truro City’s massive midweek victory over Wealdstone—is this the spark John Askey’s side needs to mount a survival charge, or is the hill still too steep to climb? Rest in Peace, Ethan McLeod. We begin today’s show with a heartfelt tribute to Macclesfield FC striker Ethan McLeod. The entire team at The Deck and

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50:58

We HATE Rochdale (Apparently) - SHOCK UPSETS? York...

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2025/12/11

The FA Trophy is HERE and the predictions are flying! 🏆 On this week's National League Lowdown, Dan, Craig, Louis, and Mark debate who will lift the silverware. Is it Southend United's year? Will York City rotate and crash out?Plus, we react to the HUGE news of Macclesfield drawing Crystal Palace in the FA Cup, address the "anti-Rochdale" allegations in the comments, and preview every major tie involving National League, North, and South sides. From the "Two Toddlers Fighting" at Gateshead to

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50:19

"THE EXPERIMENT HAS FAILED!" 😡 Morecambe Fans Turn on...

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2025/12/08

Is the Ashvir Singh Johal experiment over at Morecambe? Dan, Craig, and Louis dive deep into the toxic atmosphere at the Mazuma Stadium as the Shrimps fall 0-3 to Boston United. With the 30-year-old manager under fire and the fans making their feelings clear, we discuss if a change is inevitable for the former EFL side. Plus, we break down John Coleman's first win at Aldershot, Halifax destroying Braintree, and Forest Green's unbeaten run continuing against Solihull Moors. We also cover the FA Cup

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46:52

Jingle Goals & Magic Cups: The National League & FA...

National League Lowdown ·

2025/12/04

Dan, Craig, Louis and Mark come together to discuss the 8 national league games taking place this weekend plus talk about the Fa cup ties this weekend that feature non league sides Morecambe v Boston : 2:26 Aldershot v Altrincham: 6:28 Halifax v Braintree: 8:51 Forest Green v Solihull Moors: 13:21 Hartlepool v Yeovil: 15:54 Rochdale v Southend: 18:20 Scunthorpe v Tamworth: 21:40 Carlisle v Woking: 25:16 Fa cup results: 29:06 Finish: 42:53 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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43:12

Exclusive: John Coleman Interview on Aldershot Town,...

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2025/12/04

We welcome experienced National League, EFL and now Aldershot Town manager John Coleman to the National League Lowdown. Dan, Mark and Louis quiz him on his career so far, his plans at Aldershot Town, paper rumours and job offers, as well as managing in Ireland and controversial sackings. 👤 ABOUT THE GUEST: JOHN COLEMAN John Coleman is a legendary figure in lower-league management, best known for his immense influence at Accrington Stanley. A true club builder, he guided Stanley to four

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