Football Ramble

It's the one we've all been waiting for, ladies and gents. On a particularly superb Sunday, Manchester City host Arsenal right in the upper echelons of the Premier League. The unstoppable-looking force meets the moveable object, I suppose you could say. Jim joins Marcus and Luke to continue his nail-biting. Meanwhile, Fiorentina's ABBA goal music prompts Luke to assemble the 'Hologram XI', and Jonjo Shelvey drags the Kingdom's name into the mud. Bugger off, Jonj. Never liked you anyway. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League season and every day throughout the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We learnt one thing last night and it’s that everyone should take a leaf out of Keggy’s book and commit to full chaos. Marcus and Luke are here to reflect on a Champions League classic between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only game last night. We also re-live another tough watch at the Emirates, where Arsenal appear to be riding a roller coaster without any of the joy. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus and Luke pack up the truck and head out onto the plains for another edition of Lions Watch, the show where we continually talk up England outsiders’ chances without any consideration for who we’d have to drop from the squad. And plenty more besides. We kick off today with a chat about England’s defenders as Nico O’Reilly’s impressive form pushes him closer to many people’s starting XIs - but does he make ours? Plus: getting the attacking blend right, some of the other World Cup groups and whether the likes of Max Dowman and Rio Ngumoha can grab a last-minute spot on the plane. We stream Lions Watch live on YouTube every other Wednesday! Subscribe to our YouTube to get notified when we go live next. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. **Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show an will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today’s show, Marcus, Luke and Vish tackle the big question: is Bournemouth overrated? It’s possible that Andoni Iraola thinks so. As well as that hot debate, we’ve also got the small matter of some Champions League quarter-finals to enjoy. And DO NOT forget about Portsmouth who got a huge win in the Championship last night. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A trend appears to have emerged in recent years of managers coming to the Premier League and, despite everyone thinking they should change their system, sticking to their guns. Marcus, Jim & David are here to pick apart the reasons behind the inflexibility of modern managers. Plus, would we back a relegation play-off where the league's worst go head-to-head in a death match? And who should win the Premier League's manager of the season award? Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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 Arsenal boo boys were out in force after a damning defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend. Today, Marcus, Jim, Pete and David discuss what Arsenal need to change to get their title bid back on track. Elsewhere, Man City wore Arsenal's tears as they eased past Chelsea. Plus, the threat of relegation gets very real for Spurs and David Moyes is giddy at the thought of Champions League football. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.

Pete, still smarting from his defeat to Jim, returns to officiate a clash for the ages. Old Spelgium has been piping up once again - and who else but the Democratic Republic of Jimbabwe to answer that call? It's Marcus and Jim who square off in a feisty game of Jack-jitsu, battling for the honour of unlocking the pearly gates to the weekend. Who will come out on top? Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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 Premier League's back, baby! And the football gods have served up a whole platter of top flight goodness for us this weekend. It's a big one for Spurs as they head to Sunderland in Bobby De Zerbi's first game in charge. Is it possible for Spurs to sink any deeper? Yes, the answer is yes. Marcus, Jim & Pete look ahead to this weekend's action and look back on a big night of European football for the English teams. Elsewhere, Samir Nasri is under investigation for his Deliveroo orders and FIFA are back at their old tricks again. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.

Liverpool had a tough night in Paris, but it could've been worse. At least Arne Slot wasn't mistaken for a ball. Luke, Vish and Jim discuss last night's Champions League semi-finals and why Marcos Llorente is such a profoundly odd bloke. Vish makes the case that Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is an Enhanced Games version of Thomas Müller, while Spunkbubble Richard Keys reminds Jim of one of the greatest hatchet job interviews of all time (which you can read here)... Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.

Arsenal may have taken some hits at home, but get them on a ferry across the Channel and they'll get the job done. A tough old night for the Gunners but Kai Havertz got the goal to give them the win. Maybe that drill with the pens actually worked? Marcus, Luke & Vish give their thoughts on a big win for Mikel Arteta's boys. Plus, victory for Bayern in Madrid, Vish gets his atlas out, and Luke throws yet more shade on the Select Car Leasing Stadium. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.

No team has ever won a quadruple, but it doesn't stop us getting excited about the possibility every season. This year, Arsenal were in the conversation before they were dumped out of both the FA Cup and the League Cup. Alas, the quadruple is out of reach for another season - but will it ever be done? Marcus, Jim & David reach a verdict on that, before picking our all-time favourite players to have dragged their careers back from the brink. We also entertain the idea of restricting how often teams can change managers in a season (sorry, Spurs fans) and, inspired by the Artemis II launch, decide which players we'd take to the moon. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A weekend of football that had something for everyone, but especially – sunnies on, slippers off, and back to winning ways – Roy bloody Hodgson. Marcus, David and Jim discuss that and four FA Cup quarterfinals which all did lots for the Ramble. Jim explains the issue with Arsenal's mentality (and his position at the pub), while David argues that the Enzo Fernández situation shows just what Chelsea fans are dealing with under the current regime. Elsewhere, the disillusion deepens at Liverpool, with Rayan Cherki gleefully fanning the flames... Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today isn't just any My Biddy Aunt: the almighty Egg Cup is up for grabs. Can medicated Pete get his gloved hands on his first ever piece of silverware? Jim and a list of wonderfully obscure goalkeepers stand in his way. Let's find out! Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Domestic football is back! In other news, Pete’s got some new asthma medication and it’s unlocked a new dimension in his lungs (and mind). That means today’s show includes Erling Haaland eating old football relics and Eddie Murphy chasing all the snakes out of Ireland. Join Marcus, Jim, and Donny for all that and more. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, that's right ladies and gents. Lions Watch is back for the 2026 World Cup! After a couple of concerning displays against Uruguay and Japan, we get your thoughts and answer your questions about the Three Lions. Marcus, Luke & Jim are here to discuss the fringe players who played themselves in and out of contention, England's reliance on Harry Kane, and which player is going to give Pete a stonker this summer. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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 it, England have played their last game on home soil before the World Cup. It might not have inspired much World Cup fever, but don’t worry, Marcus is here to put that right. He even gets Luke and Jim on board the Harry Maguire train. Elsewhere, there will be no World Cup fever at all in Italy after they fail to qualify yet again. Plus, Luke explains why Roberto De Zerbi could be a disastrous appointment for Tottenham. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

England are back in action tonight in their penultimate fixture before heading to the States this summer. So, now we're less than 80 days away from kick-off in Texas, what are our biggest concerns for Tommy Tuchel's men going into the World Cup? Marcus, Pete & Vish share their concerns in today's Mailbag. Plus, the countries from outside the British Isles we'd most like to win the World Cup and football's greatest late bloomers. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.

How dare Spurs interrupt our beautiful international break with the news that they have parted ways with Igor Tudor. Today, Marcus, Vish and Pete are here to assess whether Roberto De Zerbi is the right man to get Spurs out of this mess. Elsewhere, Vish isn’t too worried after an uninspiring performance from England at Wembley. Plus, Senegal parade the AFCON trophy and Roy Hodgson returns to the dugout. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.

As we greet this week of international football with a firm handshake, the Luke Nation has decreed that a game of My Biddy Aunt shall be played between Spelgium and Jimbabwe. The two competitors will desperately vie for the opportunity to play the elusive Ehantharajah Empire in the coming weeks. Luke's on the buttons for this soirée. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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 a sickening night for the Kingdom and our friends in the Republic of Ireland. Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland all saw their chances of World Cup glory slip away from them. Those brave boys will have to watch on from home, but not England and Scotland, they march on! Marcus, Luke & Jim are here to discuss all of last night's action, including the Bosnia manager setting us all a little puzzle. Plus, the England boys are back in action at Wembo tonight with a chance for those young cubs to grab a golden ticket from Thomas Tuchel. You might need to sell your second home for one. Just ask big Andy Milne. Get your Ramble merch HERE. Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com. Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble. ***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. 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.