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George and Ali break down the best Championship weekend of all time.

Cardiff came back from 1-4 down to beat Burnley 5-4. Norwich scored five at Bristol City. Stoke City went top of the league at lunchtime, and then Birmingham City went above them at 5pm. There were ginormous, potentially job-saving wins for Preston North End, Derby County, Charlton Athletic. West Brom dominated Millwall, Blackburn beat Scott Parker's West Ham and QPR won 2-1 v Lincoln.

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George & Ali touch on FA Cup First Round, and zoom out to ask some big League One questions:

Huddersfield vs Stockport. Martin Drury vs Jimmy McNulty. Which do you have more faith in lasting the course, and which manager do you think will go higher?

Leicester and Sheffield Wednesday were the pre-season favourites, currently 10th and 9th. Will either have an impact on the automatic promotion battle or are their flaws too problematic?

Are Oxford United any good?

FA Cup First Round notes!

What are Luton Town's strengths or weaknesses?

Which team outside the bottom four is George most worried about?

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George & Ali discuss big League Two topics & FA Cup First Round.

Who would be George's current automatically promoted three?

What's wrong at Bristol Rovers?

How did Wimborne Town beat Crawley?

Who from the bottom half will challenge for promotion?

If you had to have a season ticket to one League Two team right now, who would it be?

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Betting picks ahead of the Championship and FA Cup First Round weekend, with Ali Maxwell and George Elek: best bets, goalscorer picks, Ali's acca, George's acca swerve, an over 4.5 & 5.5 double & a preview of Derby v Bolton.

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George & Ali talk League Two topics, including Grimsby and Port Vale's big wins. Ali details Newport County's improvement under Hayden Mullins. Salford and Walsall log good wins, as do Gillingham, Crawley, Swindon, Fleetwood and Tranmere.

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