The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Adrian Clarke on the pod where, in spite of the international break, there’s plenty to discuss.Mike Ashley’s reign at Newcastle looks to be coming to an end. But the Saudi Arabian-backed takeover raises many issues. Is this the natural conclusion to the total worship of money in English football?Italy’s world record breaking unbeaten run is over as Spain beat them 2-1 in the Nations League semi-finals, inspired by 17-year-old Gavi as the future looks bright for the Spanish. And for Barca?Arguably the biggest World Cup qualifier this weekend sees Scotland take on Israel at a packed Hampden. Laura Brannan tells us more.Duncan brings his stats of the season so far. Are we witnessing the most lenient campaign in Premier League history?Plus Claudio Ranieri returns to English football. And Duncan and Adrian relive their days in the cub scouts.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Newcastle takeover imminent (04m 00s)• PART 2: Italy 1-2 Spain (22m 00s)• PART 3: Duncan’s stats of the season so far (38m 00s)• PART 4: Scotland v Israel preview with Laura Brannan (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (56m 00s)• PART 6: Ranieri returns to English football with James Horncastle & Gab Marcotti (58m 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 once again by Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens after a weekend where Europe’s big guns all taste defeat.PSG are beaten for the first time this season at Rennes, as Neymar gets a 2/10 from L’Equipe. Meanwhile Bayern Munich play much better but miss a host of chances in defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.Real Madrid lose at Espanyol while Barcelona are beaten yet again at Atletico. Messi’s gone and so have the goals. But will Joan Laporta sack a manager mid-season for the first time in his career?Napoli make it 7 wins out of 7 in Serie A as they dare to dream of a title challenge. The same is true of Milan who are enjoying their best start since 2003.Jules pays tribute to Bernard Tapie, former president of Champions League winning Marseille. And we look ahead to, and try and build up some hype for, the Nations League Finals.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Moment of the week (02m 00s)• PART 2: Real, Barca, Bayern and PSG all lose (05m 00s)• PART 3: Ligue 1 – a tribute to Tapie (22m 00s)• PART 4: Bundesliga – the varying fortunes of Leverkusen and Leipzig (34m 00s)• PART 5: Serie A update – Napoli win 7 out of 7 (40m 00s)• PART 6: Nations League Finals preview (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.

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Charlie Eccleshare and Lynsey Hooper watch the Premier League sign off in style ahead of the international break.Liverpool v Man City gives us 45 minutes of pure pleasure on Sunday. Salah goes all Messi/Kinkladze, there’s a joint man of the match and comedy double act Guardiola and Dean. In terms of the title race, will City’s squad depth prove crucial in the second half of the season?Everton take a point at Old Trafford, driven by a Doucoure transformed by Benitez. United meanwhile are not even fun to watch under Solskjaer. Chelsea are top heading into the international break. But is Lukaku becoming less involved in the Blues’ play?Elsewhere, there are alarm bells at Burnley, the blossoming Hwang-Jimenez partnership and David Raya – goalkeeper of the season so far.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Liverpool 2-2 Man City (03m 30s)• PART 2a: Man Utd 1-1 Everton (16m 00s)• PART 2b: Chelsea 3-1 Southampton (25m 00s)• PART 3a: Watford sack Xisco….Ranieri returning? (30m 00s)• PART 3b: Burnley 0-0 Norwich & Wolves 2-1 Newcastle (37m 00s)• PART 4: An interesting Sunday in the capital (43m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: England squad reaction and some shameless plugging (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, Tom Williams and Adam Crafton react to another enthralling midweek in the Champions League.It’s a last-gasp, lucky victory for Man United against Villarreal, saved by De Gea and Ronaldo again. With so many star names to try and accommodate, is Paul Pogba the piece that doesn’t fit?Man City are beaten in Paris where Lionel Messi, like Ronaldo, doesn’t do anything until he does something decisive. Has Pochettino found a blueprint for success at PSG?Chelsea lose again, this time to Juventus. Can Thomas Tuchel afford to be without Mount AND Kante? And Sasha Goryunov fills us in on one of the biggest shocks of all time – Sheriff’s win at the Bernabeu.Liverpool take on Man City in a state of the nation type Premier League showdown this weekend. We take the opportunity to pay tribute to the ageless James Milner.Plus Kick-Off 2 inspired VAR and the story of Viv Nicholson winning millions on the pools.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Man Utd 2-1 Villarreal (03m 30s)• PART 2a: PSG 2-0 Man City (12m 00s)• PART 2b: Juventus 1-0 Chelsea (21m 00s)• PART 3a: Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff with Sasha Goryunov (27m 00s)• PART 3b: Barca battered, Bayern batter (34m 00s)• PART 4a: Liverpool v Man City preview (41m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (48m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)• PART 6: On This Day – Viv Nicholson wins big on the pools (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 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.

For a look ahead to Matchday 2 in the Champions League, who else would you rather hear from than Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo?PSG host Man City on Tuesday. Will Poch’s players be able to press City like City pressed Chelsea?It’s a Europa League final rematch as Man United take on Villarreal while Juventus, minus Dybala and the ability to keep clean sheets, face Chelsea.Ronald Koeman says Barca can’t win titles but do his players agree? Ansu Fati scores on his return to the side to give fans at the Camp Nou hope.In the Bundesliga, Leroy Sane is starting to shine for Bayern. Plus Henderson v Hickey in Serie A, Saint-Etienne struggles and Sasha Goryunov on Sheriff.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 00s)• PART 2: PSG v Man City & Leipzig v Bruges (05m 00s)• PART 3a: Milan v Atletico & Dortmund v Sporting (15m 00s)• PART 3b: Shakhtar v Inter & Real Madrid v Sheriff (24m 00s)• PART 4: Barcelona and Bayern back in action (32m 00s)• PART 5: Man Utd v Villarreal & Juventus v Chelsea (43m 00s)• PART 6: The rest of the Champions League & action from around the domestic leagues (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.

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Sasha Goryunov and Colin Millar into the pod after another pulsating weekend of Premier League action.The North London derby is settled before half-time with young Gunners Smith Rowe, Saka and hype man Aaron Ramsdale on song. Is this finally Arteta’s Arsenal? And does 5th choice Nuno have authority over this Tottenham squad?Man City get the better of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in a match that shows the true value of Rodri and Mason Mount. And United are beaten at home to Villa in a match that shows the true value of Luke Shaw and Austin MacPhee.Elsewhere, Brentford and Liverpool contest the game of the season so far. And are the natives starting to turn at Leicester?And Julien Laurens joins us to preview the standout fixture in the Champions League this week – PSG v Man City.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham (03m 00s)• PART 2: Chelsea 0-1 Man City (16m 00s)• PART 3: Brentford 3-3 Liverpool (25m 00s)• PART 4a: Man Utd 0-1 Aston Villa (35m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (44m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: PSG v Man City preview with Julien Laurens (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, Tom Williams, Adam Crafton and Dan Bardell pick apart another packed week of football fun.The Carabao Cup’s biggest story is victory for Moyes at Old Trafford at last. Could Man United’s bloated squad have used the extra games to keep the squad happy?United are Aston Villa’s bogey team and they meet at Old Trafford this weekend. And it’s Chelsea v Man City. Could the hardest week possible in world football define City’s season? Plus we examine Marcos Alonso’s stance on kneeling.The North London derby looks to have potential for content. Can either team breach perhaps the clearest top 4 ever?Elsewhere, the Premier League will say hello to its first ever foreign referee. Plus love bites, more fights in France and whether or not the launch of Wolves Records will lead to Conor Coady rapping unconvincingly.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Carabao Cup round-up (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Chelsea v Man City preview (10m 30s)• PART 2b: Man Utd v Aston Villa preview (24m 00s)• PART 3a: Get ready for refereeing history (33m 00s)• PART 3b: Arsenal v Tottenham preview (37m 30s)• PART 4a: Brentford v Liverpool preview (45m 00s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (47m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (57m 00s)• PART 6: Euro midweek action (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 is joined by Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Alvaro Romeo to chew over a smorgasbord of European football action.PSG make it 6 wins out of 6 in Ligue 1 but all the headlines surround Lionel Messi and his reaction to being substituted. Meanwhile at Dortmund, is there anything Erling Haaland can’t do?Real Madrid continue to entertain us with a late comeback at Valencia. Juventus are still winless and in the relegation zone as Allegri admits he’s worried.Plus the return of Radamel Falcao at Rayo Vallecano. And should Bayern wear lederhosen to even up the Bundesliga?RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Moment of the week (02m 00s)• PART 2: Ligue 1 latest – Messi scenes at PSG and Lens (05m 00s)• PART 3: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern hit Bochum for seven (20m 00s)• PART 4a: Ajax 9-0 Cambuur (35m 00s)• PART 4b: Serie A update – Roma lose for the first time (37m 30s)• PART 5: La Liga – more late drama as Real entertain again (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 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, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Matt Davies-Adams and Daniel Storey cast their eyes over another dramatic weekend as the Premier League perhaps begins to take shape.Chelsea swot Spurs aside on Sunday as Thomas Tuchel once again shows his worth as a problem-solver. Elsewhere is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lucky? Are Brighton luckier? And will Man City rue their dropped points against Southampton?There’s also credit to Arsenal for their new-found resilience with Ramsdale in goal. We look ahead to the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup, allowing us to look at the state of the EFL’s bottom club Oldham ahead of their trip to Brentford. And of course, there’s the Derby debacle.Plus missiles, Sarina Wiegman’s debut and Thomas Frank’s wine recommendations.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1: Tottenham 0-3 Chelsea (04m 30s)• PART 2a: West Ham 1-2 Man Utd (15m 00s)• PART 2b: Man City 0-0 Southampton (23m 30s)• PART 2c: Aston Villa 3-0 Everton (28m 00s)• PART 2d: Wolves 0-2 Brentford & Oldham’s struggles (30m 00s)• PART 3a: England 8-0 North Macedonia (35m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (38m 00s)• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (52m 00s)• PART 5: Derby enter administration (54m 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 welcomes along Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Natalie Gedra as the Champions League gets back into full swing.Manchester United are upset away at Young Boys. Do they lack personality in the Champions League? And will Solskjaer learn from his mistakes?Elsewhere, PSG continue to play as individuals, Man City don’t need a striker because they keep improving as a team. And the Nou Camp is the new Turf Moor.The Premier League weekend promises plenty. Matt Jones from The Blue Room talks to us about learning to love Rafa Benitez at Everton.Plus the origin of the term Route One. And the two big exits in football this week – Chris Hughton and Dani Alves.RUNNING ORDER:   • PART 1a: Young Boys 2-1 Man Utd (03m 30s)• PART 1b: Club Brugge 1-1 PSG (10m 00s)• PART 2a: Man City 6-3 Leipzig (17m 00s)• PART 2b: Elsewhere in the Champions League (23m 00s)• PART 3a: Spurs v Chelsea preview (34m 00s)• PART 3b: A look at Leeds, Norwich and the first ever televised game (41m 30s)• PART 4a: Everton’s excellent start with Matt Jones (49m 30s)• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (57m 00s)• PART 5: The odds with Paddy Power (63m 30s)• PART 6: Hughton out and Alves out (66m 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.