Episode 18: The EFL and Football Pyramid - "You don't love the game as much as us".

Football in England runs deep. It lives in the streets where we were raised, in overused but much beloved grassroots pitches, in the terrace chants passed down like heirlooms. It’s stitched into the fabric of families, of towns, of working weeks and weekend rituals.

Before the season begins, there’s always hope - fragile, stubborn, beautiful hope. Some hope for glory. Others just of survival. Some just want to avoid shame. But everyone dares to dream.

There’s always a route to the top - if you build, if you dream, if you refuse to let go. But blink, and you can tumble. Because the pyramid gives, and the pyramid takes away.

This is the story of a game that belongs to everyone. Of Billy Meredith fighting for players’ ...