Football Ramble

PSG will rate their Champions League chances after Bayern only managed a solitary goal last night. Marcus, Jim and Pete are here to remind you that goalscorer Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting once played for Stoke - join us!Elsewhere, Porto’s muggy little bicycle kick ended up being the only fly in Edouard Mendy’s ointment and Mesut Özil has resorted to buying his own club so he can then play himself. We also celebrate a momentous anniversary for Newcastle United and Emmanuel Frimpong’s reputation continues to precede him.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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!**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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cue the Mission Impossible theme tune and unwind the heavy-duty cables, because Big Sam’s Great Escape™️ is on! Jules, Vish and Pete are puzzled by their recent goalscoring form, after another win for the Baggies. We also chat about yet another 0-0 draw for Brighton, hear tales from Vish’s first lads holiday and wonder whether a social media boycott will help in football’s ongoing fight against online abuse.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Please help us out by taking a moment to complete this short survey here.***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!**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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate, Luke and Jim settle in after another round of barnstorming Barclays, with seismic results at both ends of the table.José Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjær argued over who should get fed after VAR stuck its unruly nose in, only for it to get switched off when Sean Longstaff got booted in the chin at Burnley. Elsewhere, Pep Guardiola celebrated his defeat to Sensei Bielsa, the Ferryman sails for European shores and we have a new contender for the Death of Football derby.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Please help us out by taking a moment to complete this short survey here.***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!**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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two inevitabilities reared their predictable heads in last night’s Europa League action, as Bruno Fernandes bagged another penalty and Arsenal couldn’t defend a 1-0 lead. Marcus, Luke and Andy are here to predict their Premier League fortunes on today’s episode of The Preview Show, sponsored by Betway!Pep Guardiola and Marcelo Bielsa shared some love before they come to tactical blows on Saturday, while Gareth Bale has been picking out UFOs across the Tottenham skyline. We also rate Jürgen Klopp’s latest office decorations, play out a vintage edition of Luke’s Game and announce our brand new show to celebrate the upcoming Euros! Vindaloo, vindaloo…Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Please help us out by taking a moment to complete this short survey here.***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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mason Mount was great and all that, but it's Big Sam who deserves the real credit. Jules, Pete and Andy react to last night’s action as Chelsea strike first in the Champions League against Porto.Elsewhere, Eric Chopper-Motor and co were outdone by PSG and Kylian Mbappé - who looks like a decent prospect. Meanwhile, Newcastle and Mike Ashley are chatted up by yet another suitor and Derby’s prospective owner makes some frankly outrageous claims about his boxing career. And speaking of outrageous: Portmantonio Conte is back.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Please help us out by taking a moment to complete this short survey here.***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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marcus, Jim and Vish look back on some dramatic happenings last night, where Real Madrid beat Liverpool on PES and Jude Bellingham stole our hearts. We hail Toni Kroos, who is probably still playing triangles now, and consider Erling Haaland’s visit to the Etihad, where he appears to have been duped into signing for them on £5k per week. Also, Norwich are edging back towards the Premier League like a peak Daniel Farke dancing his way over to you in a nightclub and Harry Redknapp has given Eddie Howe’s move to Celtic his stamp of approval. Join us!Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No matter how much vibes Jesse Lingard keeps bringing to West Ham’s Champions League chase, the Ferryman seems keen to slam the breaks on. Marcus, Luke and Vish are here to fast-track JLingz onto Sir Gareth’s barge.Elsewhere, some Roy Hodgson digs fuelled a Michy Batshuayi equaliser at Everton and we get stuck into a host of EFL action. There’s even time for Neil Warnock’s summer holiday plans, Uri Geller magical movements and the trickiest round of Play Your Pards Right to date – join us!Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newcastle turned in a respectable performance, but they’ve still got Big Sam’s sickly breath on their necks. Yum. Kate, Pete and Jim react to a weekend full of goals as the relegation tussle goes on!While West Brom dismantled Chelsea like they were 1970's Brazil, Scott Parker went back to the watering hole and Mike Ashley prepared to sell Newcastle as a non-fungible token. Elsewhere, Arsenal desperately turned to long ball tactics in the face of Alisson’s powerful moustache and Real Sociedad’s manager put on the best press conference we have ever seen.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crack open today’s Ramble Easter egg and join Marcus, Luke and Jim for The Preview Show, sponsored by Betway!Premier League football is back – which means Brendan Rodgers is back, okee? Marcus joins Luiz Felipe Scolari at the head of the Rodgers parade, while Leicester’s opponents Man City have other concerns as their dirty war with their city rivals goes on. Elsewhere, Sam Allardyce dishes out an ultimatum while Sammy Lee dishes out the treats, and Spurs travel to Newcastle for the Mole-Off. If José Mourinho has finished penning love letters to Sharon Warnock, that is. Plus, a Fort William update and a very pleasant Home Counties derby.Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vindaloo! Vindaloo! Never in doubt. Jules, Pete and Andy are here to assess just how beyond doubt England’s convincing 2-1 pummelling of Poland was last night.Elsewhere, we discuss Germany’s astonishing defeat to North Macedonia (*rubs hands*) and Goran Pandev’s bald patch. But while Joachim Löw’s nostrils were filled with the stench of defeat, Spain coach Luis Enrique frankly didn’t know what was going on after he got trapped in a lift. Plus, Luiz Felipe Scolari has finally got to the bottom of why he was sacked at Chelsea, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may have shown why he will almost definitely be sacked in the future. Join us!Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, 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!***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.No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.