The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Lynsey Hooper and Matt Davies-Adams are all over the Premier League weekend and midweek action.Carrick’s United go ultra-defensive to draw at Stamford Bridge. Rangnick’s United on Thursday are up against an Arsenal side that are proving themselves better than the rest but worse than the best.There’s scarcely believable murmurings of discontent at Brighton and Wolves. But more believable disgruntlement at Goodison as Everton prepare for Liverpool in the Merseyside Derby. Matt Jones from the Blue Room tells us why Rafa is close to the least of Everton’s problems.And we speak to Ken Saxton, the Spurs fan from Dallas who travelled all the way to Burnley to see the game snowed off and is now friends with Harry Kane.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd (03m 00s)• PART 1b: Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle (14m 00s) • PART 3: Merseyside Derby preview with Matt Jones (19m 00s) • PART 4a: Ken Saxton on his trip from Dallas to Burnley (31m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend/midweek (38m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (50m 30s)• PART 6: The World Cup play-off draw (53m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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, Tom Williams and Nooruddean Choudry in for a jam-packed Totally Football Show.As exclusively revealed by The Athletic, Ralf Rangnick looks set to take over as interim manager at Manchester United. Raphael Honigstein tells us to expect pace and precision in United’s play.We look back at the midweek Champions League action, purring over Man City and the way Reece James and Thiago hit footballs. And we look back at the midweek karaoke action with Declan Rice.Plus Dyche going full Ossie Ardiles, the celebration police and the small matter of AFCON. And burgers.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Benzema found guilty (02m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea v Man Utd preview (07m 00s) • PART 3a: Raphael Honigstein on the prospect of Ralf Rangnick at United (20m 00s) • PART 3b: Man City 2-1 PSG & Rice Rice baby (25m 00s)• PART 3c: The rest of the Champions League action (35m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (59m 30s)• PART 6: Burgers (62m 30s)TO CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY, YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE ATHLETIC FOR JUST £1 A MONTH FOR A FULL 12 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, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo into the Euro pod after a hugely eventful week in the world of football.Lyon v Marseille is abandoned after yet more crowd trouble in France, with Dimitri Payet on the receiving end of a missile, not for the first time this season.In the Champions League, PSG travel to Manchester with speculation rife about Mauricio Pochettino. Could he actually be about to take the reins at Old Trafford here and now?Napol and Milan suffer their first defeats of the season as the Rossoneri’s attention turns to a great escape in the Champions League. The same goes for Xavi’s Barcelona as they take on Benfica.Covid 19 vaccination is very much in the news in Germany, with Bayern suspending salaries for players who end up in quarantine. And some peculiar goings on at Werder Bremen.Plus the panel discuss the Premier League’s new bumper TV deal in the USA. Could they kill the competition in Europe or will the smaller clubs continue to sell smart?RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: More crowd trouble in France (05m 30s) • PART 3a: Pochettino’s future (16m 00s) • PART 3b: The pick of the Champions League fixtures (21m 00s)• PART 4: The impact of the Premier League US TV deal on the rest of Europe (35m 00s)• PART 5: Vaccinations in the news in Germany (49m 00s)• PART 6: Serie A – Napoli and Milan beaten at last (56m 30s)TO CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY, YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE ATHLETIC FOR JUST £1 A MONTH FOR A FULL 12 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, Dan Bardell and Adrian Clarke after a momentous weekend in the Premier League weekend.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is dismissed as Man United manager after a 4-1 thrashing at Watford. Why did the day dreamers in the boardroom allow this to carry on for so long? Kelly Somers makes sure we don’t forget about the Hornets. And Alvaro Romeo gives us the latest on Man United’s next opponents Villarreal.The panel discuss the changes brought about by Gerrard, Howe and Smith at their new clubs.Other big questions from the weekend that need answering - did Klopp pick a fight with Arteta to get the crowd going at Anfield? Have Leicester fans turned on Brendan Rodgers? Are Man City players able to clone the skillsets of the players they train with?Plus there’s some love for the Ox, Cornet and Stockton.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: United sack Solskjaer (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Watford 4-1 Man Utd with Kelly Somers (09m 00s) • PART 2: Chelsea, City and Liverpool win comfortably (18m 00s) • PART 3: Gerrard, Smith and Howe make their bow (36m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (53m 30s)• PART 6: Stockton, Ojo + Alvaro Romeo on Villarreal (56m 00s)TO CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY, YOU CAN NOW SUBSCRIBE TO THE ATHLETIC FOR JUST £1 A MONTH FOR A FULL 12 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.

After a cracking international break, Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Flo Lloyd-Hughes preview a tantalising Premier League weekend.England batter San Marino 10-0 to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar. How do we feel about that kind of match and how do we feel about this kind of World Cup venue?Arsenal travel to Anfield in the headline fixture this weekend. In hindsight, did the Gunners win the transfer window?Three new managers take the Premier League stage on Saturday at 3 o’clock. The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell tells us what Aston Villa fans can expect Stevie G’s style to be.Plus Spurs have done a Gone With The Wind and Dean Smith is about to do a Bill McGarry.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: How about those play-offs? (01m 30s)• PART 2a: Liverpool v Arsenal preview (06m 00s) • PART 2b: Leicester v Chelsea, Wolves v West Ham & Man City v Everton (14m 00s) • PART 3a: Stevie G’s style with Jordan Campbell (26m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (35m 00s)• PART 4: England have qualified for Qatar – how do we feel? (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Barcelona Femeni at it again (55m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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.

In an international week full of drama, Jimbo welcomes Julien Laurens, Matt Davies-Adams and Sasha Goryunov into the pod.Serbia strike late to win in Lisbon and secure their World Cup qualification and push Portugal into the play-offs. Pressure grows on Fernando Santos after underachieving with one of the most talented squads in the whole world.It’s all to play for for Italy as they head to Northern Ireland on Monday. England are almost there as we give Gareth credit for getting a tune out of players who aren’t performing for their clubs.Dean Smith is the new Norwich manager as Michael Bailey tells us whether this is a situation the hierarchy at Carrow Road lucked into. But don’t get your hopes up of seeing Zizou and his interpreter rock up at Old Trafford any time soon.Plus the investigation rocking PSG women, John Portsmouth Football Club Westwood and the longest away trip in world football.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: The PSG women debacle (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Portugal 1-2 Serbia (05m 30s) • PART 2b: Croatia 1-0 Russia (12m 00s) • PART 2c: England 5-0 Albania (17m 30s)• PART 2d: France 8-0 Kazakhstan (22m 00s)• PART 3: Norwich appoint Dean Smith, with The Athletic’s Michael Bailey (29m 00s)• PART 4: World Cup qualifier previews (45m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (53m 00s)• PART 6: Women’s Football Weekend (55m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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 Rory Smith, James Horncastle and Colin Millar ahead of crunch time in World Cup qualifying.It’s going down to the wire as Spain face a tense double-header with Greece and Sweden, while the likes of Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands and Norway go head to head for a place in Qatar.Steven Gerrard is on the verge of leaving Rangers to become Aston Villa manager. Is this a bigger gamble for Villa or Gerrard? And does he need the experience at Villa before he can be considered as the next Liverpool manager?Elsewhere, would Lampard fit in at Norwich? And how will Liverpool’s recruitment fare without Michael Edwards and his laptop?Plus the most dominant team in the world, the importance we place in pundits’ words and why the world’s got football documentary fever.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Ole loses Rio – why do we care? (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Gerrard and Lampard returning to the Premier League? (12m 00s) • PART 2b: Michael Edwards leaves Liverpool (25m 00s) • PART 3: World Cup qualifiers preview – stress for the Spanish and a showdown in Rome (32m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (46m 00s)• PART 5: Barcelona Femeni and football documentaries (49m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo look back on a weekend across Europe headlined by new gaffers and late drama.Barcelona celebrate the appointment of Xavi by throwing away a three-goal lead against Celta Vigo. And champions Atletico draw 3-3 as well. Is this the worst group of defenders Simeone has ever had to work with?Meanwhile Real Sociedad stay top with their manager insisting former Newcastle man Mikel Merino is the best player in La Liga.The best player in the Bundesliga right now – outside of Munich – might be Christopher Nkunku who propels Leipzig to a huge win over Dortmund.It’s honours even in the Milan derby but former Milan man Andriy Shevchenko is making his first steps into club management….at Genoa.Plus it’s a good weekend in France for Lens and Rennes, while Claude Puel’s Saint-Etienne finally secure their first win of the season. RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: Barcelona appoint Xavi (04m 30s) • PART 3: Serie A – honours even in the Milan derby (11m 00s) • PART 4: Bundesliga – Leipzig on the mend under Marsch (21m 00s)• PART 5: La Liga – Atleti ship more goals (29m 00s)• PART 6a: Ligue 1 – Saint-Etienne win at last (38m 00s)• PART 6b: A look ahead to the World Cup qualifiers (45m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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 Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Charlie Eccleshare into the studio after a weekend where two Premier League managers bite the dust.City dominate the Manchester derby at Old Trafford thanks to the likes of Bernardo Silva, a dream player for Pep who plays everywhere and does everything. And Phil Foden who has to play on the left.West Ham are 3 points off top spot after rattling Liverpool at the London Stadium. Is talk of the Hammers doing a Leicester really that far-fetched?Villa and Norwich both dispense with their managers. Dan Bardell pays tribute to Dean Smith while we’re thankful Daniel Farke left Carrow Road before it got poisonous. Will we see Gerrard and Lampard replacing them? Elsewhere, Conte’s Spurs suffer with their unique shot on target drought. And how many defenders does Eddie Howe need to buy in January to fix Newcastle?Plus Wilder, mercurial players and the Buxton boss on holiday.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1a: Man Utd 0-2 Man City (04m 00s)• PART 1b: Chelsea 1-1 Burnley & West Ham 3-2 Liverpool (14m 00s) • PART 2a: Dean Smith leaves Villa, with Dan Bardell (23m 00s) • PART 2b: Daniel Farke leaves Norwich (32m 00s)• PART 3a: Everton 0-0 Tottenham (36m 00s)• PART 3b: Eddie Howe joins Newcastle (41m 00s)• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: Berlin & Boro (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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, Michael Cox, Adam Crafton and Duncan Alexander reflect on a massive midweek and preview a giant Premier League weekend.With Ronaldo once again Man United’s saviour in the Champions League and with the Manchester derby on Saturday, we imagine what life would be like if the Portuguese superstar had signed for City. Would we see a better Mason Greenwood? More sugar in the tea at Carrington?Antonio Conte is the new Tottenham manager – can he make the natives at Everton even more restless as Spurs travel to Goodison?Newcastle won’t be appointing Emery but might be appointing Howe. Should we expect chaotic mismanagement in the early days of this new regime at St James Park? And should people turn their noses up at survival specialist Eddie Howe?Plus the prospect of Xavi as Barca manager, win percentages and other banter stats.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: A new manager at Spurs but not at Newcastle (01m 30s)• PART 2a: Liverpool 2-0 Atletico (09m 00s) • PART 2b: Manchester derby preview – what if Ronaldo had gone to City? (14m 00s) • PART 3: West Ham v Liverpool preview (28m 00s)• PART 4: Everton v Tottenham preview (38m 00s)• PART 5: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 7: Xavi – the new Pep or the new Pirlo? (60m 00s)SIGN UP TO THE ATHLETIC TODAY FOR 33% OFF THE PRICE OF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION• 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.