The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

With Champions League matchday 4 looming, Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens cast their eye over the continent.Barcelona have begun life after Ronald Koeman and face a trip to Kiev that could make or break their season. How did it come to this?Juventus are cruising the Champions League but are proving themselves to be a mid-table Serie A side. While Zlatan is proving he’s still got it. Can Milan do an Atalanta in the group stage?PSG keep winning but aren’t winning well. How long before Pochettino’s luck runs out?Plus a new era at Wolfsburg, a big Basque derby and drooling over Dortmund v Ajax.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2a: Big weeks for Barca and Bayern (05m 00s) • PART 3a: Battle of the Burgs & Atalanta v Man Utd (18m 00s)• PART 3b: Woeful week for Juventus (28m 00s) • PART 4a: Pressure on PSG and Poch? (36m 30s)• PART 4b: Milan v Porto & Liverpool v Atletico (45m 00s)• PART 5a: Dortmund v Ajax and the latest on Real Madrid and inter (50m 30s)• PART 5b: Real Sociedad 1-1 Athletic Bilbao (59m 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, Daniel Storey, Dan Bardell and Tom Williams are on hand to react to another managerial casualty in the Premier League.Saturday’s defeat at home to Man United signals the end for Nuno at Spurs. A man without an obvious plan, failing to get the best out of Kane and Son and turning Tottenham into a team of midfielders.Will Dean Smith be next after Villa’s 4th defeat in a row, against a West Ham side running rampant on the road?On the other hand, we extol the virtues of Vieira after Palace’s win at the Etihad. And we praise Potter to the hilt. The poster boy for the next era of British coaches. Plus Tuchel’s rotation, Ramsdale’s mad vibes and why PSG fans aren’t pleased with Pochettino.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Nuno sacked as Spurs crumble at home to Man Utd (05m 00s)• PART 2a: Man City 0-2 Crystal Palace (15m 00s) • PART 2b: Liverpool 2-2 Brighton (22m 00s)• PART 2c: Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea (27m 00s) • PART 3: The rest of the Premier League weekend (34m 30s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (54m 00s)• PART 5: Euro headlines (56m 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 along Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Robyn Cowen after League Cup last 16 week and ahead of Premier League matchday 10.Manchester City are out of the League Cup for the first time in 5 years, knocked out by West Ham, a team of no stars, with their best squad in Premier League history.Tottenham host Man United in the headline fixture of the weekend. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be there but Dele Alli might not be. Whatever happened to him?It’s a miserable time to be a Norwich fan but we’ve found one willing to speak to us about what keeps going wrong at Carrow Road in the Premier LeagueWe salute Sean Dyche and his 9 years at Turf Moor.Plus Jonathan Pearce, bad weeks for Bayern and Barca, and the most symmetrical faces in the Premier League.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Paying tribute to Walter Smith & Josh Cavallo (02m 00s)• PART 2a: West Ham knock out Man City, with Benji Lanyado (06m 00s) • PART 2b: League Cup last 16 round-up (14m 00s)• PART 3a: Tottenham v Man Utd & the Dele Alli debate (22m 00s) • PART 3b: Liverpool, Chelsea & Man City in action at 3pm (33m 30s)• PART 4: Leicester v Arsenal preview (39m 00s)• PART 5a: Norwich City sadness with Dan Brigham (44m 00s)• PART 5b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s)• PART 6: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 7: Bayern thrashed, Barca bin Koeman (59m 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, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens are back to give you your fill of Euro football chat.El Clasico, Le Classique, Il Derby D’Italia and De Topper. It was a huge weekend of fixtures across the continent.Coaches in Serie A are raging at referees. Julian Nagelsmann is masterminding Bayern’s title charge from his kitchen. And Joshua Kimmich is not getting his Covid jab.It was a bad weekend for Dutch coaches. Ronald Koeman is harassed as he drives out of the Camp Nou following Barca’s defeat to Real Madrid. Mark Van Bommel is sacked by Wolfsburg. And Peter Bosz’s Lyon throw away another 3 points at Nice.But Erik ten Hag had a great week as Ajax follow up their dismantling of Dortmund with a five-star display against PSV.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)• PART 2: La Liga – Real rule in El Clasico (05m 00s) • PART 3: Serie A - managers raging at referees (21m 00s)• PART 4: Ligue 1 - a not so classic Classique (33m 00s) • PART 5a: Bundesliga – Kimmich controversy (41m 30s)• PART 5b: Ajax 5-0 PSV (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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After one of the most incredible results in Premier League history, Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Lynsey Hooper and a reeling Nooruddean Choudry.Manchester United are thrashed 5-0 by Liverpool at Old Trafford. We dissect a disaster for Solskjaer’s side and their childish performance, while Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap places Salah in the pantheon of Liverpool legendsChelsea and Man City also hand out hammerings as Grealish sacrifices his brand for the sake of the team. And Watford run riot at Goodison Park. Should Newcastle be making a play to get Rafa back?Plus managers with beards and the ugly heirloom that is the League Cup.RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Man Utd 0-5 Liverpool with Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap (03m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea and Man City also hand out hammerings (23m 00s) • PART 2b: West Ham 1-0 Spurs & some Carabao Cup chat (33m 00s)• PART 3a: Everton 2-5 Watford (40m 30s) • PART 3b: Leicester and Arsenal victorious (44m 30s)• PART 4: Selhurst Park banners and the rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: Daniel’s European tour (59m 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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Adam Crafton and Dominic Fifield take in another frantic midweek of Champions League action and a tantalising Premier League weekend.Man United rely on spirit, courage and Ronaldo again against Atalanta. But could Cristiano starting against Liverpool provide a problem for Solskjaer’s side?Chelsea hammer Malmo but lose Lukaku and Werner to injury. Meanwhile Man City have got Foden, Palmer and also the Salford Silva.Back in the Premier League, are Leeds in decline? Phil Hay tells us what the future holds this season under Marcelo Bielsa.Newcastle travel to Crystal Palace with the sub-plot of Parish and co versus the PIF. And Adam tells us about his report on the plight of Saudi LGBT+ people.Plus unsuccessful loans and sentient fixture computers.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1a: Man Utd 3-2 Atalanta (04m 00s)• PART 1b: Atletico 2-3 Liverpool (11m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea 4-0 Malmo (20m 00s)• PART 2b: Ajax and Man City run riot (25m 00s)• PART 3: Crystal Palace v Newcastle preview (32m 00s)• PART 4a: The apparent decline of Leeds with Phil Hay (44m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (61m 00s)• PART 6: The plight of LGBT+ people in Saudi Arabia (63m 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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of Champions League matchweek 3, Jimbo’s back with the Euro crew – namely James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo, Raphael Honigstein and Julien Laurens.This week in Europe offers such delights as Atletico v Liverpool, Ajax v Dortmund and Man Utd v Atalanta. Will it be 3 defeats out of 3 for Barcelona in the group stage? Will the fuse box at the Camp Nou go out before they do?Bayern offer a demonstration of their might as they batter Leverkusen while Marseille offer a fitting tribute to Bernard Tapie. Is it too much to expect a title race in Germany and France?Plus there’s the latest episode of the Icardi soap opera and more drama to come in the courtroom with Karim Benzema and Lucas Hernandez.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03m 30s)• PART 2: Tuesday night’s action in the Champions League (06m 00s)• PART 3: Wednesday night’s action in the Champions League (30m 00s)• PART 4: A big weekend to come domestically (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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special 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, Adrian Clarke and Sasha Goryunov after another stellar Premier League weekend.Newcastle’s new era begins in dismal fashion with defeat at home to Spurs. There may be big things to come in their future but is this current crop of players and manager doomed to relegation? West Ham are winners at Everton with everyone else starting to realise how good Declan Rice is. But nobody’s in any doubt that Mo Salah is operating on a Messi level right now as Liverpool hammer clueless Watford.Solskjaer is under more pressure as Man United lose at Leicester. James Horncastle tells us about the threat posed by Atalanta in the Champions League this week.Plus angry goalkeepers, the wimpiest effort on goal and one of the most ill-disciplined players of his generation.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1a: Newcastle 2-3 Tottenham (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Everton 0-1 West Ham (14m 30s)• PART 2a: Watford 0-5 Liverpool (19m 00s)• PART 2b: Brentford 0-1 Chelsea & Man City 2-0 Burnley (29m 00s)• PART 3: Leicester 4-2 Man Utd with James Horncastle (39m 00s)• PART 4: Angry goalkeepers and the rest of the Premier League weekend (50m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (63m 00s)• PART 6: Spartak Moscow and Elton John (65m 30s)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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Dominic Fifield into the Totally pod as the Premier League returns with a fascinating fixture list.Ranieri returns to the Premier League, Vieira goes back to Arsenal and Newcastle host Spurs with Steve Bruce set to take charge for his thousandth game and possibly his last at St James Park. We spare a thought for a manager who doesn’t get much – if any – respect. And is Harry Kane’s value falling?Brentford take on Chelsea in a West London derby. Is it time for Timo to be Romelu’s regular partner in attack?We venture into the Isthmian League and remember that Glenn Hoddle was very good at football.Plus meeting footballers in real life and the issues facing the door-to-door fishmonger.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Glenn Hoddle – very good at football (01m 30s)• PART 2: World Cup qualifying round-up (05m 00s)• PART 3a: Brentford v Chelsea preview (15m 00s)• PART 3b: Watford v Liverpool preview (22m 00s)• PART 4a: Incredible goings on the Isthmian League (27m 30s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (30m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (51m 30s)• PART 6: Spotting footballers IRL (53m 30s)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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimbo welcomes Julien Laurens, Colin Millar and Matt Davies-Adams into the chat after another dramatic weekend of international football.France secure the Nations League title with another come from behind win against Spain as Luis Enrique’s side again rue their lack of individual matchwinners.The Athletic’s George Caulkin joins us to discuss what Newcastle’s Saudi takeover means. For the future of the manager, the players and the fans resolving any inner moral conflict.Scotland v Israel delivers in World Cup qualifying and Laura Brannan is back to detail her experience of an epic afternoon at Hampden.We ask are players like Callum Robinson eroding public goodwill by refusing to get the vaccine for Covid 19.Plus Foden as Pirlo, the latest from the WSL and the Women’s Ballon d’Or nominations.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Spain 1-2 France (01m 00s)• PART 2: George Caulkin on the Newcastle takeover (17m 00s)• PART 3a: Scotland 3-2 Israel with Laura Brannan (35m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the World Cup qualifiers for the home nations (43m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 30s)• PART 5: WSL round-up (59m 30s)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 PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.