The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The Athletic
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Jan 23, 2023 • 58min

Another big test passed by Arsenal but Man City are stirring

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Jon Mackenzie and Jay Harris cast their eyes over an intriguing and potentially pivotal Premier League weekend.Arsenal overcome Man United in dramatic fashion with Nketiah proving a brilliant alternative to Jesus and the inverted Zinchenko proving hugely influential.Man City are back in the goals though with universal acclaim for Erling Haaland and Rico Lewis. Can they chase the Gunners down in the title race?Some drab 0-0s across the matchday, including at Anfield but Mykhailo Mudryk’s exciting cameo for Chelsea shows why they might not need a striker.Plus Mitoma, Gnonto and why Sean Dyche would keep Everton up.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Arsenal 3-2 Man United (03.00)• PART 1b: Man City 3-0 Wolves (17.00)• PART 2a: West Ham 2-0 Everton (27.00) • PART 2b: Bournemouth 1-1 Forest & Southampton 0-1 Aston Villa (35.00) • PART 3a: Juve’s points deduction (38.00)• PART 3b: Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (41.00)• PART 3c: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 19, 2023 • 1h 8min

Arsenal v Man Utd is big again, plus Klopp’s landmark date with Chelsea

Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Matt Davies-Adams onto the latest Totally Football Show, ahead of another eye-catching Premier League weekend.Leaders Arsenal host Man United in a throwback to what the fixture used to be. The Gunners are celebrating the absence of the suspended Casemiro. Will De Gea be the key man at the Emirates?Jurgen Klopp takes charge of his 1000th game in management (or does he?) against a Chelsea side who one of our panel thinks are about to take the Premier League by storm.It’s been another turbulent week at Everton with the fans and the board at odds over how things have been reported. The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe explains more.All that plus an FA Cup midweek headlined by Gnonto’s wonder goal and Neil Etheridge’s triple save.Also Trossard is Arsenal-bound, Olise is an enigma and Ward-Prowse is saving us from the aliens.Produced by Jesse Howard and Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Leeds and Liverpool through to the FA Cup 4th round (04.00)• PART 2: Arsenal v Man United preview (13.09)• PART 3: Liverpool v Chelsea preview (28.40) • PART 4a: West Ham v Everton with Greg O’Keeffe (36.00) • PART 4b: Southampton v Aston Villa - JWP saves humanity (45.00)• PART 5a: The John Yems mess and the Haaland conundrum (51.15)• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (54.20)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 17, 2023 • 60min

Napoli race clear but could we see title races in France & Germany?

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back to review all the Euro action.PSG are beaten for the second away game in a row by their bogey team Rennes, allowing Lens to close the gap on the leaders to just 3 points.Napoli are 9 points clear after thrashing Juventus 5-1 as a first Serie A title for Spalletti surely beckons. Plus are Gasperini’s Atalanta back after putting 8 past Salernitana?Xavi secures silverware with the Spanish Super Cup, while Real Sociedad win the Basque derby, with Imanol Alguacil proving to be another great Basque manager.The Bundesliga returns on Friday with Leipzig looking to upset a Neuer-less Bayern.Plus Shakira versus Pique, Sampaoli’s Sevilla could go down and why Lyon players are the goats.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.30)• PART 2: PSG lose again to Rennes (07.00)• PART 3: Napoli hammer Juve, Atalanta spank Salernitana (19.00) • PART 4: Shakira, the Super Copa and the Basque Derby (33.00) • PART 5: The Bundesliga returns on Friday (47.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 16, 2023 • 1h 4min

Arsenal swagger past Spurs - is the Man City Liverpool era coming to an end?

Jimbo welcomes Natalie Gedra, Sasha Goryunov and Daniel Storey into the pod after a monumental Premier League derby weekend.Arsenal go 8 points clear and become title favourites for the very first time with a comfortable victory at Tottenham. So what exactly is the point of Antonio Conte at Spurs?Man City slip up again due to some refereeing controversy and an incredibly well organised Man United slide under Erik ten Hag.Brighton outclass Liverpool at the Amex with Roberto De Zerbi impressing more and more each week. Why did Liverpool choose to rebuild from front to back?And there are two points separating the bottom 7, with about 5 managers seemingly hanging on for dear life.Plus who is the biggest disappointment of the season? And hear why Forest have definitely signed a young Brazilian Rodri.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal (03.00)• PART 1b: Man Utd 2-1 Man City (12.00)• PART 2a: Brighton 3-0 Liverpool (26.00) • PART 2b: Chelsea beat Palace and sign Mudryk (34.00) • PART 2c: Newcastle 1-0 Fulham (42.00) • PART 3: Two points separate the bottom seven (51.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 2min

Saints stun City, ahead of Manchester and North London derby weekend

Jimbo’s joined by Duncan Alexander, Carl Anka and Tom Williams ahead of a mouthwatering Premier League weekend.Man City are knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Southampton, ahead of the Manchester derby against red-hot United. Hear how City have been low-key underwhelming for a while and why that might be.We also look ahead to a pivotal North London derby, Who can counterpunch their way to the local bragging rights? Plus Adam Crafton pops in to tell us about QSI’s interest in Spurs.Elsewhere, the relegation 12 pointer between Everton and Southampton, what would constitute an upset at Brighton Liverpool, and which fixture is a Paul Rudd meme of a match?Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: A Welshman’s Gareth Bale memories (01.00)• PART 2a: Southampton 2-0 Man City (07.00)• PART 2b: Manchester derby preview (15.00) • PART 3a: Adam Crafton on QSI’s interest in Spurs (26.00) • PART 3b: North London derby preview (35.00) • PART 4a: Brighton v Liverpool preview (42.00) • PART 4b: Burn’s Newcastle take on Fulham (46.00)• PART 4c: Chelsea v Crystal Palace preview (50.00)• PART 5: The rest of the League Cup and Premier League action (55.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 10, 2023 • 57min

Felix on his way, Deschamps set to stay and Bale calls it a day

Jimbo and the Euro crew are back after a weekend of moving and manoeuvring across the continent.Joao Felix is on his way from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea. Have the Blues struck gold or is this the latest error in a case study in how not to help a manager?Barcelona go 3 points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga but are we looking at a two horse race with weak horses?Didier Deschamps is staying as France manager but it’s the disrespecting of Zinedine Zidane by the head of the FFF that’s causing the biggest stir. Plus the Coupe De France brings shocks, sackings and the greatest talent of his generation…James Horncastle sifts through all the apex height stats to round up Serie A as the top two - Napoli and Juventus - prepare to clash on Friday.And we pick out our favourite memories from the career of the recently retired Gareth Bale.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03.00)• PART 2a: Joao Felix off to Chelsea (09.00)• PART 2b: Barcelona go 3 points clear (14.00) • PART 3: Gareth Bale retires (24.00) • PART 4: Serie A - comebacks and crazy stats (30.00) • PART 5a: Deschamps stays as France boss (44.00) • PART 5b: The magic of the Coupe De France (49.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 9, 2023 • 57min

Wolves cry foul while Potter needs patience

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Tim Spiers into the pod after a pulsating FA Cup 3rd round weekend.Chelsea are thrashed by Man City at the Etihad and we have that crazy conversation about Graham Potter’s future at the Bridge. Are the players playing for Potter? Do the fans need to accept some short-term pain for long-term gain?Wolves fall victim to some questionable offside decisions in their draw with Liverpool at Anfield as Lopetegui continues to improve the players. But Emery’s Villa are upset by Stevenage while Wrexham, Boreham Wood and Chesterfield do the National League proud.Elsewhere there’s the non-celebrating Josh Windass, the calm Marco Silva and the happy Marcus Rashford. Plus it’s Carabao Cup quarter-final time with possibly the biggest game of Newcastle’s season.Real Madrid are beaten by Villarreal with The Athletic’s new Real correspondent Guillermo Rai telling us why the champions are so suspect defensively.And the panel pay their tributes to the late, great Gianluca Vialli.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Wrexham and Stevenage cupsets (02.00)• PART 2a: Chesterfield 3-3 West Brom (07.00)• PART 2b: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle (11.00) • PART 3a: Man City 4-0 Chelsea (16.00) • PART 3b: Liverpool 2-2 Wolves (25.00) • PART 3c: Other 3rd round highlights (31.00) • PART 3d: Carabao Cup QF preview (42.00) • PART 4a: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid with Guillermo Rai (47.00) • PART 4b: Paying tribute to Gianluca Vialli (53.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totallyLISTEN TO OUR GIANLUCA VIALLI SPECIALS ON GOLAZZO:• https://spoti.fi/3ZlNZb2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 5, 2023 • 56min

FA Cup awaits for Liverpool, Everton and the crisis clubs

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Benji Lanyado reconvene to discuss a hectic midweek Premier League schedule and FA Cup 3rd round weekend.A turbulent week on Merseyside with Liverpool losing at Brentford and losing Virgil Van Dijk for the foreseeable future. How much do they need to make the top 4 during this transitional season?Everton are hammered 4-1 by Brighton as the pressure intensifies on Frank Lampard. And it may already be red hot in the hot-seat at St Mary’s after just 4 league games at Southampton for Nathan Jones.Elsewhere Newcastle channel Simeone’s Atletico at the Emirates. And we look ahead to FA Cup 3rd round weekend which stirs up memories of Kevin Moran and Sam Hammam.Plus Bryan Gil, Evan Ferguson and Annie’s.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Duncan’s January move and the passing of David Gold (01.30)• PART 2a: Crystal Palace 0-4 Spurs (07.00)• PART 2b: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool (12.30) • PART 3a: Everton 1-4 Brighton (22.00) • PART 3b: Leeds 2-2 West Ham (29.00) • PART 3c: Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest (33.00) • PART 3d: Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle (37.00) • PART 4: FA Cup 3rd round preview (42.30) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 3, 2023 • 52min

Parker pops up at Brugge, PSG lose and Serie A returns

After nearly 2 months apart, the Euro crew of Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back and in full effect.Ligue 1 returns with Lens closing the gap on PSG to 4 points by inflicting a first league defeat of the season on the Parisians. Will Lionel Messi help or hinder PSG when he returns?La Liga is back with unfortunately another racism controversy and with referee Mateu Lahoz adding to his celebrity status.Serie A restarts on Wednesday with Napoli on fire on the pitch and Juventus in trouble off it with their entire board resigning.And Kristof Terreur tells us just how did Scott Parker end up being appointed as the new manager of Club Brugge.Plus Bayern’s goalkeeper hunt, Will Still, and life for Lyon after Aulas.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03.30)• PART 2a: Lens 3-1 PSG (06.30)• PART 2b: Scott Parker to Brugge, with Kristof Terreur (19.00) • PART 2c: Transfer chit-chat (25.00) • PART 3: Serie A returns (31.00) • PART 4: La Liga - Lewandowski and Lahoz (40.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 2, 2023 • 54min

What is Arsenal’s weakness and what has happened to Spurs?

For the first pod of 2023, Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Nick Miller and Matt Davies-Adams in the middle of a bumper Premier League schedule.We keep expecting them to falter but Arsenal go 7 points clear at the top of the table. What exactly will be the thing that stops them going all the way? The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe tells us how chasing Man City slipped up against Everton.Up next for City, it’s Chelsea. It’s another disappointing weekend for Graham from Solihull as the Blues are pegged back by Forest. And for Tottenham who are beaten 2-0 at home by Villa. What’s happened to Son and what has happened to Spurs?Plus samurai Palhinha, walking Thiago and the joy Wout Faes brought us.Produced by Charlie Jones.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Farewell Pele and farewell Ronaldo (01.00)• PART 2a: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (05.00)• PART 2b: Man City 1-1 Everton with Greg O’Keeffe (13.00) • PART 3a: Brighton 2-4 Arsenal (24.00) • PART 3b: Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa (31.00) • PART 3c: Wolves 0-1 Man Utd (38.00) • PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend and midweek (40.00) SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1.99 A MONTH FOR 12 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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