The Football Ramble

It’s our first OTC Transfer Special of the summer! Dotun, Andy and wrongly-suspected Geordie David Cartlidge get under the skin of Europe’s biggest transfer stories right now.Andy explains why England’s brave boy Kyle Walker will fare well at Bayern Munich – but do they really need him? We also discuss how Dortmund can *maybe* replace Bellingham and ask who the ‘domino’ transfer will be this summer! Plus, listen out for Dotun’s grave error…We'll be back with another OTC Transfer Special next week. Got a question for us? Ask away! Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back with more moments of mischief! From Pete’s fibre glass crocodile, to Andy’s unprecedented meltdown - which was only narrowly edged by Spurs’ - the past six months have served us some gems. So, enjoy!First off, what’s Salt Bae doing with that coffin…Get in touch with your favourite Ramble moments from 2022/23! Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was good, but Marcus wanted eight.Marcus, Andy and their respective giddy aunts react to England’s season-closing demolition job! There’s lots of love for Bukayo Saka, not so much love for Thibaut Courtois who’s been an enormous silly sausage, and Wales leave us feeling nothing much at all. Plus, Spanish Mike Dean signs off in style! Off he pops. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Nations League Ramble! Where Marcus holds Andy and Luke at gunpoint to talk about the Nations League.On his return, Luke provides a (sort of) touching tribute to Martin Tyler and wages war with Harry Maguire – which Marcus simply cannot tolerate, of course.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International football is BACK! Football will never end. Ever. Don't worry though because Mr Worldwide himself Marcus Speller is joined by Andy and Pete to react to an eventful week for Jack Grealish, Callum Wilson’s unusual art collection, and Scotland’s showdown with the Big Huddy.Plus, Phil Neville has already ushered Canada to their first major final in 23 years. Haters gonna hate.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dotun and Andy are joined by Miguel Delaney, Jonathan Johnson and Nicky Bandini to discuss the big trends across the season that was!Will clubs like Lens and Union Berlin continue to upset the odds domestically? Can anyone really vie for Man City’s UCL crown next year? And it begins: where is Kylian Mbappé off to?Got a question for us? Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s strops? Marcus’ random beef with Harry Potter? Kevin Keegan’s involvement with the Freight Association?! Yep, those things all happened this season!Pete guides you through the Ramble’s best bits from the first half of this bumper season! We’re back next Wednesday with Part 2!Get in touch with your favourite Ramble moments from 2022/23! Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even if you couldn’t stand him, you were glad to see him. Unless you’re Ryan Shawcross.After his recent retirement, Marcus, Vish, Andy and Jim look back on the life and times of Zlatan Ibrahimović. Let us know what you thought of today’s Guide. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That’s a wrap on the Champions League! Marcus, Jim, Vish and Pete salute Pep Guardiola for the second treble of his career and Des Kelly for his charitable generosity. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus, Vish, Jim and Andy look ahead to the big one: Manchester City vs Interazionale!… aaaaand then get on to more pressing matters, including a Cumdog/Cumdingo/Cumgeroo update, the state of Luciano Spalletti’s Fiat Panda, and Neil Warnock’s plans to manage Huddersfield Town until 2123. Join us!Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dotun and Andy are joined by France football expert Jonathan Johnson for the most farewells we’ve ever had on OTC!We discuss whether Zlatan Ibrahimović really leaves behind legendary status at any of his clubs, the reasons behind Karim Benzema’s sudden Real Madrid exit, and just how Lionel Messi will be remembered in Paris after what Jonathan argues has been two seasons of regression. At least Neymar (aka Barney Gumble) is still there though…Plus, the small matter of this weekend’s Champions League finale!Got a question for us? Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

David Moyes embodied the spirit of Steve Bruce celebrating on Fifa as the Ferryman became the Trophyman thanks to West Ham’s first European trophy in 58 years.Marcus, Jim and Andy are here to revel in a glorious evening for the Hammers. But is it time for Moyes to sail off into the sunset with his trophy in hand?Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The A-Team, the Expendables, the Inglorious Bastards.José Mourinho’s treble-winning Inter side were a rag-tag bunch of disillusioned stars, but united by the most powerful combination football has ever seen: determination, plenty of skill, PLENTY of Argentinian barbecues, the power of volcanoes, and a huge chip on their shoulder!Ahead of Saturday’s final, we look back on one of the most remarkable club seasons of the 21st century.Let us know what you thought of today’s Guide. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To mark the end of one of football’s greatest managerial eras, Marcus brings you a selection of his favourite Ramble moments provided by Phil Neville’s Inter Miami.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Man City might be one step closer to the treble, but Pep Guardiola’s celebration was the worse thing we’ve ever seen on the Wembley touchline.Marcus, Vish and Jim expose news of a shocking punch-up between Elton John and Pep, put a red lightsaber in Harry Kane’s hand, and bid farewell to Zlatan! We thought it would never end!Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've only been given the keys to the Wembley dressing room ahead of the FA Cup Final!!Marcus, Jim, Andy and Pete bring you a very special Preview Show from the bowels of Wembley Stadium. Expect wicked whispers from Pete, a football club owner storming a pitch on a mobility scooter, and Jack's Encyclopaedia with a toilety twist!Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dotun and Andy are joined by Archie Rhind-Tutt to collectively ask: what the hell Dortmund?!Plus, Nicky joins us to discuss José Mourinho's future and Luciano Spalletti's farewell. We try to keep up with the Icardis, too!Got a question for us? Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I don’t care what you say, we absolutely do want to see it. Sevilla and Roma headlined a “festival of gamesmanship” last night and Real Betis… erm no sorry… Sevilla were the eventual winners. Obviously.Today Marcus, Jim and Andy are here to dissect the Europa League final, yellow cards and all, and explain why José Mourinho’s future will most likely be spent criticising the fan that took his runners-up medal. Tune in.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we're speaking to the man who runs perhaps the standout club in the Premier League. It's Brighton chief exec, Paul Barber!Who would you like Kate to speak to next? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After Big Sam's *checks notes* second Premier League relegation, we thought we'd remember better times.Marcus, Andy, Jim and Pete revisit his time at Bolton Wanderers, who went from Division Two strugglers to Premier-League-big-boy-botherers! It all started with Phil Brown getting smashed with an ashtray in the bogs of a golf club...Let us know what you thought of today’s Guide. Find us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive live events, ad-free Rambles, full video episodes and loads more: patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.