The Football Ramble

There are few footballers that treat the ball with such intimate respect as Ivan Toney. Marcus and Luke discuss his sparkling form and Tammy Abraham’s struggles to we determine if we're 'Team Toney' or 'Team Tammy' ahead of the World Cup!In the second half, José Mourinho steps up for examination on this week’s Take Thermometer - as do you! Because we’re finally rating your most honest takes on the England team.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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, Luke, Pete and Andy pick through some post-Craven Cottage chaos, with Villa showing Stevie G the door after a turgid performance. At least they gave him a lift home! Also eyeing up the managerial buffet are Leeds and Southampton, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s insistent petulance threatens to overshadow his achievements. We also celebrate the return of two footballing icons: fans wearing goalie gloves in the crowd and Radja Nainggolan’s smoking habit.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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, Andy and Lars Sivertsen don their tuxedos for another episode of your one-stop shop for all things European football.Karim Benzema secures yet another bit of glitzy jewellery with a deserved Ballon d’Or win, so we celebrate his amazing year. We also assess Xabi Alonso’s tough start to managerial life and wonder what various German and French welterweights can do to challenge the heavy hitters.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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’re back with a bonus Ramble! Marcus, Luke and Jim are here to do forty minutes on Inter Miami’s playoff loss. Poor Fizzer. We just about get to some midweek Premier League too, as Adama Traoré reminds us he’s at Wolves and Brighton can’t buy a goal. Tonight, Eddie Howe’s hoping to avoid a dizzy stick headbutt from Duncan Ferguson and Steven Gerrard’s feeling the pressure ahead of a trip to the Cottage.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.You can sign up to our Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive access to live events and merch & a bonus weekly episode! Head to: 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 our deep dive into footballers’ good/awful acting careers a few weeks back, there was only one place we could go next. Because if a footballer’s on camera, they’re normally advertising something - especially if they play for Man United.Jules, Jim, Pete and Vish discover that the quest for a crisp pound note isn’t just confined to ex-pros hoarding crypto on Twitter. We’ve seen it all, from George Best sincerely advertising eggs to Kevin Keegan promoting road safety (terrifying) and Michael Owen’s chopper. Tremendous, by the way.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.You can sign up to our Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive access to live events and merch & a bonus weekly episode! Head to: 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/pri

There were scraps galore in another regular weekend of the Barclays. Jules, Jim, Pete and Vish are here with the tale of the tape - let’s get ready to Ramble!Liverpool edged out Man City in an absolute firecracker, while Nottingham Forest lost an early relegation six-pointer after getting too horny on main. We also check in with Graham Potter’s glow-up, take an angle grinder to yet more goalposts and applaud Blyth Spartans’ bespoke toasting services.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.You can sign up to our Patreon for ad-free episodes, exclusive access to live events and merch & a bonus weekly episode! Head to: 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.

Doesn't it just make you fizz when you see one of Gareth's gang having a lovely time? Doubts might have emerged about Mason Mount's fitness on Friday night after we recorded, but he has caught the eye under his new boss, Graham Potter.We also mourn another difficult week for England's defenders – but don't worry, at least Ben White is really attractive. And Jordan Pickford is the subject of the Take Thermometer! Will this week's take finally be a Carolina Reaper?Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Get along to our Friend of the Ramble watchalong on Sunday! Free tickets with ever $10/month membership: 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 check in with some of football’s most important Steves: Steven Gerrard, Steve Cooper, and... Steve Bruce. Oh no, there’s more.Marcus, Jim and Andy discuss a titanic clash between Liverpool and Man City, discover our new favourite goalkeeper from the Cypriot top-flight, and there’s a penis update from Bolivia, of course. Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Get along to our Friend of the Ramble watchalong on Sunday! Free tickets with ever $10/month membership: 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.

Andy was in Warsaw on Tuesday to witness Shakhtar Donetsk – a team playing thousands of miles from their home and made up of mainly Ukrainian players – draw with the European champions, Real Madrid. He tells Dotun and David Cartlidge about what it was like to be there and how the players are feeling as Russia’s invasion continues.Elsewhere, Club Brugge make it to the Champions League knockouts for the first time ever having still not conceded – what are they doing so well? Antoine Griezmann finally signs for Atlético, João Félix picks a fight with Diego Simeone, and… Kylian Mbappé again, is it? We discuss his mismanagement of the simmering tensions at PSG.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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 wi

Some men graft their way to the top thanks to the fruits of their relentless labour, a graceful demeanour and a healthy slice of acknowledged luck. And other men are Alan Pardew - because when you're the king, you can do anything.Spellso, Mooresey, Jimbo and Dono settle in for a thorough assessment of the perennial FA Cup bridesmaid, as we try to separate the art from the artist. How does Pete feel about his one decent season at Newcastle? Should he have managed England? Can he headbutt?Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for this week's London live event, 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 the release of his new book, today we're picking the brains of one of the most influential figures of the modern English game.David Dein was a director and major shareholder at Arsenal for 24 years and was a significant voice at the FA for many of them, too. In that time, he brought Arsène Wenger to England, helped assemble one of the greatest sides of all time, and forced through the commercial behemoth that is the Premier League.He’s certainly been at the heart of a lot of change down the years. So today, we’re asking what he makes of the game now: from its owners, to its Super League, to its money. And don't forget the vanishing spray!**You can purchase David's new book, 'Calling the Shots: How to Win in Football and Life', here. All profits go to 'The Twinning Project' charity, which partners prisons with local football clubs to help prisoners' physical and mental wellbeing and overall rehabilitation.**Who would you like Kate to speak to next? Find us on socials @FootballRamble. Sign up for our Patr

Marcus, Luke, Vish and Jim are here after a quadruple extravaganza on Sunday, with Cristiano Ronaldo bringing up 700 and Arsenal’s youngers brushing aside a leggy Liverpool. We wonder if Jürgen Klopp’s time is coming to a slow end on Merseyside, while Man United's one-trick pony strikes again. Elsewhere, Brentford got a Brucey Tummy Tickle™ up at St. James’ as Newcastle’s takeover anniversary loomed over a barnstorming performance.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up for our Patreon for this week's London live event, 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.

If there was ever an XI you wouldn't want to play against, it's this one...On last week's Patreon bonus episode, we had Marcus, Jim and Vish chose their ultimate shithouse XI. From straight-up hardmen, to downright cheats you know these teams will be... pretty formidable!Enjoyed this teaser? You can hear the full episode by signing up to our Patreon. For just $5 a month, you'll get Discord access and your own ad-free podcast feed with every Ramble show, including Patreon bonuses like this one!For $10 a month you can get all that plus a video version of every Monday Ramble show, first access to Ramble merch, and a FREE ticket to our exclusive Friend of The Ramble watchalong event of Liverpool vs Manchester City on October 16th in central London.To sign up click HERE or go to patreon.com/footballramble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's good and bad news coming out of Manchester City on this week's Lions Watch.Marcus and Luke discuss what role Jack Grealish can play at the World Cup after excelling in the Champos! Plus, we wonder how Southgate can replace Kyle Walker if he misses Qatar with injury and decide whether Brother Brendy's take on James Maddison is extra hot or mango and lime.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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, Luke, Vish and Jim settle in for another blockbuster Barclays weekend off the back of more midweek madness.We’ve realised that Pep Guardiola’s biggest fan is in fact Erik ten Hag - now that is Manchester, united. We also wonder if Brendan Rodgers’ envelopes can help them to a win over Bournemouth, check in with a miserly Everton defence and see if West Ham can lift their striker curse.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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.

Florentino Pérez put the European Super League front and centre of his address to Real Madrid’s General Assembly last weekend. Ahead of December’s crucial court ruling, is he quietly gathering more support?Miguel Delaney joins Dotun and Andy to discuss that, ask how far Luciano Spalletti’s young Neapolitan bucks can go in the Champions League, and assess how screwed Barcelona will be if they don’t make it out of the group stages.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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.

Trent Alexander-Arnold answered all the critics who have lambasted his defending in recent weeks by bagging a free-kick and watching Rangers huff n’ puff their way out of the Champions League. Justice!Elsewhere, Marcus, Luke and Lars Sivertsen check in with the various Champions League results, as Spurs stuttered to a draw and VAR unveiled its magnum opus over in Porto. We also wonder how much you could get for a hyperbaric oxygen chamber on eBay - just that sort of show, I guess.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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.

Becoming a famous professional in one demanding field is hard enough - but what if you’re just as talented doing a cockney impression as you were with a football? Well, you become an actor!Marcus, Luke, Jim and Pete are here with a rundown of some of the more infamous scene-stealing performances from our favourite footballing thespians. From art imitating Stan Collymore’s life, to Charlie Kane in Blues Brothers and David Beckham as geezers past and present - join us for the crème de la crème!Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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.

When Roy Keane tried to end Alf Inge Haaland's career all those years ago, who'd have thought that Liam Gallagher would eventually have the last laugh.Marcus, Luke and Vish are on hand to pick apart Man City's victory over those squares Man United and Arsenal's cracking North London derby triumph. Elsewhere, Bruno Lage leaves the pack and we jump to Bolivia for a predictably on-brand update.Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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 and Luke are back with Lions Watch as we look ahead to the World Cup in just seven weeks' time! Join us every Saturday as we recap the biggest England news, debate some Southgate Selections™ and tackle your questions. Today, we celebrate the impressive Nations League performances of Jude Bellingham, wonder how we can solve England's Harry Maguire dilemma and unveil our Take Thermometer!Got a question? Tweet us @FootballRamble 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.