Managerial Changes, Statement Signings and Promotion Favourites?! - League Two Pre-Season Chat!

The podcasts are back! Jordan Richards is joined alongside Luke Payne and Ryan Fairhead as they discuss all the key talking points from the off season as we head towards the 2026/27 League Two campaign. In this episode, they talk management changes at the likes of Salford City, Rotherham United, Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers and Northampton Town, with a deeper discussion about giving younger managers an opportunity. The hosts take a look at what transfer activity they’ve liked and haven’t liked as they start to form judgements as to whereabouts they could be in the league this season. They also look at what statements certain clubs have made, with the likes of York City, Bristol Rovers and Port Vale recruiting smartly, whilst Salford have forked out for Macauley Langstaff, which is also discussed. All that, and more, in this episode! Date recorded: 3/7/26 Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 05:41 - Salford City sack Karl Robinson, appoint Peter Cklamovski 10:56 - Macauley Langstaff signs for Salford City 18:10 - Rotherham appoint Alex Bruce 23:39 - Rochdale appoint Ian Watson 31:06 - Is going for a less experienced manager the way to go? 33:08 - Northampton appoint Chris Hogg 34:03 - Managerial roundup 37:09 - Walsall appoint Lee Grant 41:12 - Colin Kazim-Richards extends Crawley stay 45:13 - Tranmere appoint Darrell Clarke 51:15 - Christian Fuchs walks out on Newport 58:38 - Who’s winning the transfer window? 1:11:49 - Who’s losing the transfer window? 1:13:31 - Thoughts on other teams 1:15:40 - Ending ----------------------------------------------- Visit The Football Lowdown Website: https://footballlowdown.com/ The Football Lowdown Twitter / X: https://x.com/FBLowdown Read our Exclusive Andy's Man Club Article: https://deck.football/football/exclus... Find us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0f1N2Pv... Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Listen to our EXCLUSIVE interviews:      • Exclusive Andy Woodman - From Goalkeeper t...        • David Artell -  Life of a Manager, Grimsby...   Our sister pages: @NationalLeagueLowdown @LeagueOneLowdown⁩ @ChampionshipLowdown⁩ @PremierLeagueLowdown⁩ Current League Two Roster: Accrington Stanley Barnet Bristol Rovers Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Newport County Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Salford City Shrewsbury Town Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall York City Our Hosts: Jordan Richards - https://x.com/JordanRich03 Luke Payne - https://x.com/LukePayneMusic Keiron Jones - https://x.com/KeironMedia Jake Quellin - https://x.com/jake_quellin Jack Walton - https://x.com/jmwdesignss Producer - Ryan Whelan https://deck.football/author/ryanjwhe... Head of Podcasts - Sam Griffin https://x.com/Samuellofc97 The League Two Lowdown is your go to podcast covering the EFL League Two. All your latest transfer news, match reviews, previews, predictions, opinion and analysis from fans of League Two clubs. Part of The Football Lowdown network. The Football Lowdown is the home of independent home of football news, opinion, analysis and podcasts. #LeagueTwo #EFL #league2 #football #soccer #leaguetworeview #leaguetwopreview