The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Natalie Gedra bring you a slightly later pod than usual after Thursday night’s pivotal North London derby.Have Spurs now seized the momentum in the battle for Champions League football? And given their streakiness and the collective age of the players and the coach, is it a wonder Arsenal are even in this top 4 race?Man City look imperious in their march towards the title, thanks to Kevin De Bruyne. Fantastic player, frustrating interviewee. Erling Haaland will be arriving in the summer. But could he be another Ibra or Lukaku?It’s the FA Cup final on Saturday. Will it be another in the long line of enthralling Chelsea Liverpool contests this season?Plus the panel lament the lack of football wackiness, Ajax's coach hiring process and the curious case of Lyon’s Marcelo.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Spurs 3-0 Arsenal (03m 00s)• PART 2: Wolves 1-5 Man City and the signing of Erling Haaland (21m 00s) • PART 3: FA Cup final preview (36m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (45m 00s)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 presents this special standalone edition of the final of the 2022 Inter Totally Cup. A new quizzing champion will be crowned - is it Daniel Storey or Charlie Eccleshare? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Christoph Biermann discuss the business end of the season across the continent.The title race and the battle to stay in Serie A are both going to the wire. Is it a job well done for Jose Mourinho this season as Roma reach the Conference League final?Nantes are Coupe De France winners thanks to the French Sam Allardyce. Meanwhile Aurelien Tchouameni has some big suitors across Europe after another stellar display for Monaco.Atletico finally win a derby to put themselves on the verge of Champions League qualification. And Alvaro is getting excited about the prospect of Fati and Pedri playing together at Barcelona.And Schalke are back in the Bundesliga, as Eintracht Frankfurt prepare for their Europa League final against Rangers.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 00s)• PART 2: Nantes win the Coupe De France (07m 00s) • PART 3: Milan and Inter win again in the Serie A title race (22m 00s)• PART 4: Atletico finally win a derby (35m 00s)• PART 5: Christoph Biermann ahead of the final week of the Bundesliga (43m 00s)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 is joined by Daniel Storey, Lynsey Hooper and Charlie Eccleshare after what could be a pivotal weekend in the Premier League season.Charlie upsets Klopp, as do Spurs who hold Liverpool at Anfield, allowing Man City to go 3 points clear by battering Newcastle. Is it City’s to lose? And are we any closer to knowing how Jack Grealish fits into the City side?It’s advantage Arsenal in the race for the top 4 ahead of the North London derby on Thursday. Hear why the panel think it’s still Spurs that will grab that Champions League place.Leeds look in big trouble at the bottom as Everton take a giant leap towards safety. Plus what about Southampton? Downgrading all over the pitch, Hasenhuttl under pressure, could they be doomed next season?Chelsea are champions of the WSL once again after an enthralling final day. But will Man City deny them a domestic double?It’s a great time for Scottish football. Jordan Campbell tells us about Rangers’ progression to the Europa League final and Celtic’s imminent title win.Plus Bristol Rovers, wow sensations and Man United’s staggering but not surprising performance at the Amex.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Liverpool 1-1 Spurs & Man City 5-0 Newcastle (03m 00s)• PART 2: North London derby preview (21m 00s) • PART 3: The battle to beat the drop (33m 00s)• PART 4a: Chelsea are WSL champions again (49m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (59m 00s)• PART 4c: Jordan Campbell and Rangers Europa League adventure and Celtic’s title (66m 00s)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.

Football, bloody hell. Jimbo is joined by Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Adrian Clarke after another phenomenal set of Champions League semis.Man City are seconds away from reaching the final but it’s Real Madrid who come back from the dead yet again. Was this a Champions League exit where Pep didn’t do anything wrong? And we pay tribute to calm Carlo Ancelotti.Liverpool survive a scare in Villarreal to reach the final. But don’t cry for Emery after an incredible campaign. Do Spurs have what it takes to trip the Reds up at Anfield on Saturday night?The battle at the bottom of the Premier League looks intriguing this weekend. Could it take more than 40 points to stay up? The Athletic’s Matt Slater fills us in on the latest regarding the contenders bidding to be the new Chelsea owners.Plus the WSL, Bert Trautmann, rolling subs and My Chemical Romance at MK Dons.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Real Madrid knock out Man City (01m 00s)• PART 2: Liverpool knock out Villarreal (23m 00s) • PART 3a: Bournemouth promoted as play-off season begins (33m 00s)• PART 3b: The battle at the bottom of the Premier League (39m 00s)• PART 4a: On This Day (50m 00s)• PART 4b: Matt Slater on the Chelsea ownership situation (53m 00s)• PART 4c: The final weekend of the WSL season (63m 00s)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 welcomes James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens into the Euro pod as we approach crunch time across the continent.The Champions League semi-finals are delicately poised with Liverpool expected to progress past Villarreal and Man City and Real Madrid expected to produce more chaos.The panel are also predicting some epic atmospheres in the Conference League semi-final second legs in Marseille and Rome.Christoph Biermann discusses the possibility of an all-German Europa League final as the nation starts to take the competition seriously again.Trabzonspor and Linfield are champions at a canter, just like PSG were. Can the Parisians persuade Zidane to become the new manager?Plus Bologna’s inspired form, Dortmund’s need for reinvention and a miserable year for Atletico.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Mino Raiola passes away (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Moment of the weekend (05m 00s) • PART 2: Champions League semi-final previews (09m 30s)• PART 3: Advantage Milan in the Serie A title race (22m 00s)• PART 4: Christoph Biermann on the Bundesliga and Europa League semis (37m 00s)• PART 5: Trabzonspor, Linfield and the race for Europe in France & Spain (50m 00s)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 is joined by Tom Williams, Nick Miller and Matt Davies-Adams after another dramatic Premier League weekend.Norwich are relegated but Burnley and Everton both achieve huge wins in the battle to survive, with Jordan Pickford proving the French wrong. Does Leeds’ goal difference make them the new favourites to go down?Man City and Liverpool both ease to comfortable wins once again. But does the lack of peril in games and continued brilliance of both sides make this a boring title race for the neutral?Inexperienced Arsenal maintain their advantage over Spurs in the race for the top 4.Half of our panel are feeling very nervous about what could be a Championship promotion decider between Bournemouth and Forest on Tuesday.Plus Roy Hodgson mafioso, Rob Holding’s hair transplant, predicting who’ll go down next season and failing to deliver a firm opinion on Southampton.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Forest fans feeling sick (02m 30s)• PART 2a: Everton 1-0 Chelsea (05m 30s) • PART 2b: The battle to beat the drop (17m 00s)• PART 3: The title race (30m 00s)• PART 4a: On This Day - the battle of the Bridge (41m 00s)• PART 4b: Arsenal, Spurs and the top 4 battle (45m 00s)• PART 5: Wolves 0-3 Brighton & Southampton 1-2 Palace (55m 00s)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 welcomes Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Colin Millar into the pod after a wonderful midweek of Champions League semi-final football.Man City and Real Madrid contest a 4-3 thriller at the Etihad in their semi-final first leg. But will City rue not killing off the archetypal villain in the horror movie?Liverpool make lighter work of Villarreal as we pay homage to the fabulous Fabinho. Is 2-0 a dangerous lead in this instance?The Premier League weekend provides plenty of intrigue. Is the Saturday lunchtime trip to St James Park the most difficult game of Liverpool’s run-in? Who has the easier fixture this weekend between Arsenal and Spurs? And if Burnley win at Watford, are they well on the way to safety?Plus the saddest Premier League game ever and a guide to the Heimlich.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: You gotta love Champions League semis (02m 30s)• PART 1b: Man City 4-3 Real Madrid (05m 30s) • PART 2a: Liverpool 2-0 Villarreal (20m 00s)• PART 2b: Newcastle v Liverpool and Leeds v Man City previews (28m 00s)• PART 3: The battle at the bottom (33m 00s)• PART 4: Arsenal, Spurs and the top 4 battle (47m 00s)• PART 5: Inter Totally Cup – Alexander v Laurens (57m 00s)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 assembles the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens ahead of another massive midweek of action.PSG are champions but the ultras are protesting and Pochettino’s exit appears imminent. Might we see a swap deal with Spurs for Conte?Bayern are champions but everyone’s questioning when will this unhealthy dominance end. And are we about to enter Robert Lewandowski’s final year in Munich?Real Betis win the Copa Del Rey, their first silverware since 2005. A wonderful night for Seville, Joaquin and Manuel Pellegrini.It’s semi-final first leg week in Europe. On paper, it looks like a Liverpool Man City final in the Champions League. Can the Spanish sides again defy expectations?Plus hear why Leicester should fear Zaniolo, how Barcelona made unwanted history and how Salernitana might be about to complete the greatest of escapes.  RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)• PART 2: PSG win the title but lose Pochettino? (06m 00s) • PART 3: Champions League semi-final previews (18m 00s)• PART 4a: Real Betis win the Copa Del Rey (33m 00s)• PART 4b: Bayern win their 10th Bundesliga in a row (38m 00s)• PART 4c: Europa League semi-final previews (43m 00s)• PART 5: Conference League semi-final previews (47m 00s)• PART 6: Napoli out of the title race as Barca lose at home again (54m 00s)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 is alongside Rory Smith, Daniel Storey and Adrian Clarke to dissect a big old weekend in the Premier League.An Origi inspired Liverpool eventually overcome Everton in the Merseyside derby to keep pace with Man City in the title race. The Toffees are now in the relegation zone. Is it a myth that Lampard is doing the best he can?It was a wonderful weekend for the reinvented Burnley and the aggressive Arsenal. But despite victory, there is a malaise at Chelsea. What does the imminent exit of Rudiger say about the state of the team? And is Eddie Howe the manager of the season?Plus Norwich’s missed opportunity, the end of skippy penalties and Adrian’s dream assists.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 2-0 Everton (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Burnley 1-0 Wolves and the picture at the bottom (12m 00s) • PART 1c: Man City 5-1 Watford (17m 00s)• PART 2a: A look at the Champions League semis (23m 00s)• PART 2b: Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd (29m 00s)• PART 3: Chelsea 1-0 West Ham & Brentford 0-0 Spurs (43m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)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.