The Football Ramble

Last night's Champions League brought an air of inevitability about it, even if Juventus could only draw with Rochdale's twin city over in Spain.Kate, Andy and Vish try to fit an expensive array of pieces into the Chelsea puzzle, offer advice on avoiding murderous neighbours and celebrate a historic moment for equal pay in US soccer.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jack Wilshere's back in town, baby! Never mind the injuries, the age or the penchant for a cheeky dart behind some bins - reserve that man a spot on Gareth's Qatar Barge. Speaking of second chances for football stalwarts: Paul Ince is back in management! Marcus, Luke and Pete celebrate the news and look ahead to some tasty ties in both the Championship and Champions League tonight.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Biblical conditions threw up all kinds of curveballs this weekend, including a hatful of goals for Burnley and a crazy game at Elland Road. And at the eye of the storm? Geoff Shreeves' bum.Kate, Jim and Pete revel in the Barclays aftermath as Man City slipped in the oil left by Charlie Kane's motorbike and Pete escaped from the West Ham home end after a 1-1 draw. Amidst the chaos, there was also time for more of the same from Everton and José Mourinho respectively.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Come for the defensive capitulations, stay for a Valentine’s Day meal with Claudio Ranieri - we’ve got all bases covered on today’s Preview Show, sponsored by Betway!Kate, Luke and Andy recap some continental capers for Leicester and Rangers, before looking ahead to a nostalgia throwback of a Premier League weekend: more red cards for Arsenal and Elland Road warming up the cauldron of hate for Manchester United!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kate, Andy and Jim settle in for another Champions League chinwag, as Liverpool kept an enthusiastic Inter at arm's length and Bayern nearly fell victim to a fizzy can of rasenball.We also remind Brendan Rodgers he's got a game later, unpick some Bodø/Glimt traditions ahead of their trip to Parkhead and toast to the grim inevitability of UEFA's expansion into cryptocurrency.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Pep Guardiola can take his own advice after his plucky underdogs blew Sporting to smithereens over in Lisbon last night. Strange that they're still only the world's seventh best team, behind Al Ahly and Palmeiras.Marcus, Pete and Vish work that one out before revelling in more Mbappé magic and Messi mishaps. We also check in with the salty side of Manchester after their win and officially open Nashville's new stadium.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!*** See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Plenty of chat to stick into that slither of a gap between the Premier League and European midweeks, as Proper Championship Man Steve Bruce got his West Brom rescue off and running at The Hawthorns. Well, they drew an offensively poor game 0-0, but alas.Marcus, Vish and Luke also set up camp in the pocket of Big Ralf in his fight against most of Man United’s playing squad, while Fizzer’s had his whispery say from across the pond. We also look ahead to Pep’s latest Champions League charge and the Kylian Mbappé Derby - tasty!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There’s romance in the air up on Tyneside, as the Kieran Trippier love-in continues and King Kevin Keegan celebrates his 71st birthday. Oo-la-la.Jules, Pete and Jim sort through the relegation fodder after impressive wins for Everton and Newcastle, while Spurs suffered another self-inflicted stumble - even Antonio Conte’s beautiful hair couldn’t save them. Oh, and Chelsea are world champions, which you definitely missed.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leeds vs Everton this weekend means Marcus, Luke and Andy can reminisce about Spygate ahead of Lampard vs Bielsa. Any secret report into Everton's training sessions recently would probably just read "my word, they're shite."Elsewhere, Arsenal and Wolves get down in the mud and Liverpool quietly go about their impressive regeneration. We also whether Palmeiras or Chelsea will be declared the Bestest Team Ever and look ahead to another tasty Premier League weekend - all on today's Preview Show, sponsored by Betway!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

More relegation movers and shakers across last night's Premier League dingdongs, as Palace continue to trust the process while they slide down the table and Brentford's Tweenies cling on. Who will make it out of The Scrap™ alive?Kate, Vish and Andy also stick some plasters over Spurs' leaky midfield and praise both Leeds and Villa, whose night out featured the reckless abandon of someone without work for a few days.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The midweek music stopped on another round of relegation musical chairs, with Newcastle safe for twelve hours at least after they dragged Frank's Everton in for a scrap.The Premier League's return coincides with Jules Breach's, who joins Pete and Jim to look over Newcastle's epic win and a stern point for Burnley. We also wonder whether Watford can survive and hear about a listener's truly epic FA Cup voyage!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our valiant bid to host the 2030 World Cup has been valiantly shut down, as the Corporate Buffet Tour called into its final stop. Euro 2028 here we come!Marcus, Jim and Vish lay out the sandwiches for that one and toast the imminent managerial arrivals of Roy Keane and Neil Warnock - provided Barnsley can build the latter an airport. We also despair at some alarmingly good business from Newcastle…Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marcus, Jim and Pete catch their breath after a frenetic football weekend as Senegal claim their first AFCON trophy and Kidderminster Harriers almost pulled off the greatest FA Cup shock for a generation. Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest swatted Leicester City aside thanks to seedless easy peeler Jack Colback, while Boreham Wood secured a cupset for the ages and Super Frank kicked off with a win!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kate, Luke and Vish settle in for traditions old and new on today's Preview Show, sponsored by Betway. From Meat Loaf's beloved Hartlepool off on an FA Cup jolly to fans continuing to punch horses, it's all here.We also look ahead to a crucial relegation six-pointer as Roy the Boy heads to Burnley, brush past some ropey AFCON penalties and enjoy another instalment of Luke Moore’s Frightening Football Sentences.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We heard it from Roy himself: he caught Watford's elegant siren song as he sailed past and simply couldn't resist. Never mind about the tradition of ships catastrophically crashing into the rocks. After Marcus, Luke and Andy hear from Roy, we ask Greg Rusedski who he'll support when England face Canada in the Qatar World Cup final. We also check in with the latest World Cup qualifiers, another AFCON semi-final win for Senegal and West Brom's Geordie lifeline.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Don't mourn the lack of Barclays, for the World Cup Qualifiers still provide that sweet stuff. Goals from Edinson Cavani and Luis Suárez? Bolivian pitches swimming underwater? Romario leading a young Ronaldo astray back in the 90s? Sign us up.Marcus, Andy and Vish check in with all of that, wonder how West Ham can sustain a top-four challenge and get a Pep Talks update from listener McKain after his Concacaf-interrupted date last week!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A whole host of transfers arrived late in the box last night - turns out Frank Lampard is having an influence already.Marcus, Jim and Pete round up the herd as Dele Alli and Donny van de Beek head to Merseyside, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang bids Arsenal farewell and Roberto Carlos joins a pub team. Even Aaron Ramsey and Jermaine Defoe get another roll of the dice!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Marcus, Jim and Pete look over the latest batch of AFCON drama, as The Mo Salah Experience swept Morocco aside and Burkina Faso continued their impressive recent form with another quarter-final win.We also update you on the latest Deadline Day happenings as Liverpool sign Luis Díaz and Newcastle snap up everyone else, while Spurs can't tempt a bloke from the Isthmian League.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A brief Barclays break means we get to tackle all the glorious chaos that the South American qualifiers regularly serve up. By tackle, we mean kick in the nads - much like Emerson Royal did last night, incidentally.There is plenty of football for us to look ahead to as Marcus, Luke and Pete check up on both ends of the Championship and preview some tasty AFCON ties. We also get a seismic update on Scott McTominay's infamous Player of the Season award whilst under José's tutelage. Lighters at the ready. All of that on a jam-packed Preview Show, sponsored by Betway!Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Despite Carlos Queiroz's miserly ways, Egypt lumber on in an AFCON beset with incidents and hot divorced dads, but not many goals. Kate, Andy and Jim also hear from potential Everton manager Vitor Pereira as part of his bizarre charm offensive, while Aaron Ramsey needs a Turin rescue mission and Ousmane Dembele's agent dazzles us with his underhand shenanigans.Tweet us @FootballRamble and email us here: show@footballramble.com.***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!***  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.