The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Joining Jimbo to discuss 5-2’s, derby drama and far too much VAR, it’s Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and Adrian Clarke.It’s 4 wins in a row for Erik ten Hag’s Man United as they end Arsenal’s 100% record. The panel agree that all of the Dutchman’s decisions are paying off right now.The Premier League weekend is steeped in VAR controversy. Hear why it was doomed from the start.Brighton batter Leicester in a meeting of the most opposite clubs in the Premier League. Liverpool stumble once more in the Merseyside derby - is this a transitional season for the Reds?Kieran Devlin joins us to discuss two of the most in-form teams in Europe clashing in the Champions League on Tuesday – it’s Celtic hosting Real Madrid.Plus hedge etiquette, the most exciting player in Europe and Adrian ghost-writing for Gary O’Neil (and Paolo Di Canio).RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man Utd 3-1 Arsenal and the VAR fallacy (05.00)• PART 1b: Brighton 5-2 Leicester (07.30)• PART 2a: Aston Villa 1-1 Man City (24.00) • PART 2b: Everton 0-0 Liverpool (30.00)• PART 2c: Celtic v Real Madrid preview with Kieran Devlin (39.30)• PART 2d: Nottingham Forest 2-3 Bournemouth (46.00)• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drowning in Premier League football? Let Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Matt Davies-Adams and Duncan Alexander pull you to shore with a look at several matchdays.Liverpool snatch a 98th minute victory over Newcastle and travel to Goodison to face Gordon and Garner’s Everton. Is Harvey Elliott the answer to Liverpool’s midfield issues? Is Arthur?Southampton impress by knocking off Chelsea. The Saints recruitment is looking pretty smart. What about Chelsea’s, with Aubameyang set to sign?Elsewhere, how many goals will Erling Haaland score this season? Will he be pushing for Dixie Dean’s record? And can the new Arsenal avoid another Old Trafford meltdown?Plus Ahmed Shooble on Scott Parker’s sacking and Charlie on the poetry of football commentary.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Charlie’s book on football commentary (01.30)• PART 1b: Scott Parker sacked by Bournemouth, with Ahmed Shooble (06.30)• PART 2a: A look ahead to the Merseyside derby (15.00) • PART 2b: Erling Haaland…discuss (26.00)• PART 3a: What’s going on at Chelsea? (35.00)• PART 3b: West Ham 1-1 Spurs & a great week for Mitrovic (44.30)• PART 4: Man United v Arsenal preview (52.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scouring the continent for content, it’s Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo.There are surprise top two’s in Spain and Germany. And they both meet this weekend. Real Madrid host Real Betis. Bayern travel to the rampant Union Berlin.PSG drop points as Galtier subs Messi, while the giants of Roma take a point from Turin. And find out why Antoine Griezmann isn't featuring that much for Atletico.Plus Cavani, Dele, Riqui and the whole sorry affair with the Pogba brothers.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.20)• PART 2: Serie A – Roma take their first point from the Allianz (06.00)• PART 3: Bundesliga – Bayern and Union prepare for top of the table clash (17.00) • PART 4a: Dele and Riqui resurrected (25.30)• PART 4b: La Liga – Real Madrid and Betis prepare for top of the table clash (28.30)• PART 5: Ligue 1 – PSG drop points against Monaco (37.00)• PART 6: The Pogba Pogba Mbappe story (44.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Adam Hurrey, Lynsey Hooper and Daniel Storey dissect another action-packed Premier League weekend with their scalpels.It’s a record-equalling win for Liverpool who batter Bournemouth 9-0. Why can’t we ever get to 10? And how big a lead do you need to build up to beat Man City?Arsenal make it 4 wins out of 4 against Fulham with their celebrations upsetting some people. Meanwhile we talk up the possibility of Mitrovic to Chelsea, Pochettino to Villa and Potter to Dortmund.Plus Burnley’s announcement videos, Evita and what constitutes a whipping boy.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 9-0 Bournemouth (05.30)• PART 1b: Wolves 1-1 Newcastle (15.30)• PART 2a: Man City 4-2 Crystal Palace (20.00) • PART 2b: Nottingham Forest 0-2 Spurs (27.00)• PART 3a: Aston Villa 0-1 West Ham (39.00)• PART 3b: Arsenal 2-1 Fulham (43.30)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (52.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a special extra Euro edition, Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo dissect the Champions League group stage draw.Ajax, Liverpool, Napoli and Rangers is the group that grabs the headlines. But can Barcelona escape a group containing Bayern and Inter?Tottenham face a kind draw and the Chris Waddle derby. Just why is Antonio Conte’s Champions League record so bad?Will Shakhtar provide a fairytale story and cause Real Madrid yet more problems?Plus why PSG are no joke and why Juve should be afraid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of another big Premier League weekend, Jimbo welcomes Carl Anka, Duncan Alexander and Adrian Clarke into the pod.It’s Hasenhuttl v ten Hag at St Mary’s. Can United play the same way they did against Liverpool? Or will Ralph wreak havoc with his substitutions?Speaking of Liverpool, what is going on with them and Virgil Van Dijk? And are Chelsea really going to spend £60million on Anthony Gordon?Rangers really are in the Champions League group stage. Jordan Campbell joins us after a memorable night in Eindhoven. Plus some analysis of Isak, Iwobi, paprika and what was number 1 in 2004.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Southampton v Man Utd preview (03.00)• PART 2a: Liverpool v Bournemouth preview (15.00) • PART 2b: Man City v Crystal Palace preview (23.30)• PART 3a: PSV 0-1 Rangers with Jordan Campbell (26.00)• PART 3b: Arsenal v Fulham preview (34.30)• PART 3c: Brighton v Leeds and Chelsea v Leicester (39.00)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (51.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo, cover a record-breaking weekend on the continent.Mbappe, Neymar and Messi put their differences aside to help PSG demolish Lille 7-1 on a matchday with 11 red cards in France.Bayern are averaging 5 goals a game in the Bundesliga, while nearest challengers Dortmund find an incredible way to lose against Werder Bremen.In Italy, new-look Napoli are top of the table thanks to an incredible start by Georgian midfielder Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. And Villarreal lead the way in Spain after Unai Emery finally beats Diego Simeone.Plus some reaction from Old Trafford and how Man United’s shock victory against Liverpool was covered across Europe.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool (01.30)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (08.00) • PART 1c: Bayern and Bremen breaking records in the Bundesliga (11.30)• PART 2: Lille 1-7 PSG + 11 red cards in Ligue 1 (21.00)• PART 3: Serie A – new look Napoli on top (30.00)• PART 4: La Liga – Emery finally beats Simeone (42.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram• find us on Facebook• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Tom Williams, Daniel Storey and Benji Lanyado convene to converse about another pulsating Premier League weekend.Newcastle and Man City contest a six-goal thriller as we address whether the Magpies are for real.Jesse Marsch’s Leeds appear to be the real deal as Aaronson tortures the Blues, with Chelsea needing some Wesley Fofana recovery pace. Good day for Leeds, bad day for Kalvin Phillips.Alvaro Romeo joins us to discuss what Man United can expect from new signing Casemiro, a man who lives between the yellow and the red card.Plus favourite chants, the Match of the Day theme, Thilo Kehrer’s height, Mitchell for England and Pereira for Brazil.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Newcastle 3-3 Man City (03.30)• PART 2: The Casemiro verdict with Alvaro Romeo (11.30) • PART 3a: Leeds 3-0 Chelsea (22.00)• PART 3b: Arsenal and Spurs emerge victorious (31.00)• PART 4a: Happy birthday MOTD (39.00)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (41.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the Totally Football Show so stop having an absolute nuclear, shut your mouth and eat it. In the company of Jimbo, Jack Lang, Duncan Alexander and Jobi McAnuff.Old Trafford could be the scene for yet more humiliation for the hosts as Liverpool arrive on Monday. We talk Nuñez and also Nunes, the new record signing at Wolves.Arsenal aim for 3 wins out of 3 as they travel to Bournemouth and All Or Nothing draws to a close. There’s also credit where it’s due for Jesse Marsch and Michail Antonio.Plus Palmeiras v Flamengo, ranking Forest signings and what if Ronaldo had gone to City?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Man Utd v Liverpool preview (03.00)• PART 2a: What if Ronaldo had joined Man City? (18.00) • PART 2b: Wolves make their move for Nunes and head to Spurs (23.00)• PART 2c: Leeds Marsching on and all or nothing for Arteta (27.00)• PART 3a: Palmeiras v Flamengo preview (40.00)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s the Euro crew of Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo in full effect.Drama in Paris as despite PSG’s rip-roaring start to the season, Kylian Mbappe falls out with Neymar over penalty duties and literally stops playing at one point. Lots for Luis Campos to sort out.In the Bundesliga, there’s a first goal for Dortmund’s Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. But it’s Bayern youngster Jamal Musiala who Lothar Matthaus thinks could be the best player in the world. Inter’s difficult summer doesn’t prevent them from securing a last-gasp victory at Lecce on the opening day of the Serie A season.And as La Liga returns, it’s not just Barcelona who are struggling to register players.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Moment of the weekend (02.30)• PART 1b: Mbappe versus Neymar and other Ligue 1 goings on (06.00) • PART 2: Serie A returns – Monza off to a losing start (19.00)• PART 3: La Liga - Barca draw a blank (26.00)• PART 4: Bundesliga – Tedesco and Dortmund’s kids (41.00)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR £1 A MONTH FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS• theathletic.com/totally Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.