{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655d0903bacc0900124179cd/694a7c8f184761c021377573?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Alfie Bates: Playoffs would be 'astronomical' for Tamworth","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/655d0903bacc0900124179cd/1766487565938-8e33aba8-894c-4b2b-a6a1-a6eea351e450.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Despite still being just 24 years old, Tamworth's Alfie Bates already has an impressive football CV. The midfielder has played club football in Finland and in European competition, as well as in the EFL for Walsall.</p><p><br></p><p>He also won the 2024/25 National League North title with Brackley Town, before joining Tamworth in the summer of 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>We spoke to Alfie a few days before Tamworth’s visit to Scunthorpe United in December.</p><p><br></p><p>Enjoying the podcast? Please leave us a five-star rating.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on X (previously known as Twitter): https://x.com/TFCSocialPod</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tfcsocialpod/</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tfcsocialpod</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TFCSocialPod/</p>","author_name":"The Tamworth FC Social"}