

The Totally Football Show with James Richardson
The Athletic
James Richardson and Team Totally are here four times a week throughout the season with all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 30, 2020 • 1h 25min
Die Hard henchman
PSG had a team to drool over, Milan were permanent fixtures in the final. But 94/95 was arguably Louis Van Gaal’s finest season as a manager, leading his Ajax starlets to Champions League glory. Although Jari Litmanen was robbed of the Ballon D’Or.It’s the whole story of the campaign. From Gothenburg to Gary Walsh.In the modern day, there’s contract reshuffles at Barca, Bayern and Juve. And Benzema’s got beef with Olivier Giroud.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Headlines from around Europe and favourite commentaries (01m 00s) • PART 2a: 94/95 Champions League review part 1 (12m 00s)• PART 2b: 94/95 Champions League review part 2 (22m 00s) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 29, 2020 • 58min
Dawn of the dour
The 04/05 season saw Chelsea end Arsenal and United’s dominance of English football, plus the greatest relegation battle ever. Also big that season - David Prutton, Frank Burrows and David James up front.Rory Smith is back to hold our hand in this football-less world. And it’s round 1 of our Totally World Cup quiz. Duncan Alexander versus Alvaro Romeo.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Rory Smith on seasons being voided (04m 00s) • PART 2a: Duncan Alexander v Alvaro Romeo in the Totally World Cup – part 1 (14m 00s)• PART 2b: Your questions (15m 30s)• PART 3: Zombie football – 04/05 season review (24m 00s)• PART 4: Duncan Alexander v Alvaro Romeo in the Totally World Cup – part 2 (52m 00s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 26, 2020 • 43min
Baked bean cake
Today we take on the film Escape To Victory, where football and POW camps collide. Starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pele, John Wark and that bloke from The Vicar of Dibley.Duncan Alexander constructs a reality where Roman Abramovich didn’t buy Chelsea – but Arsenal instead! Plus there’s George Weah’s new single, footballer’s weddings and a mouth-watering first round draw.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Weah’s worthy song & Hulk gets hitched (01m 00s) • PART 2: Solutions to finishing the season & the Totally Quiz draw (10m 30s)• PART 3: Flip Reverse It – if Abramovich had bought Arsenal (15m 30s)• PART 4: Flicks and Kicks – Escape To Victory review (24m 00s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 24, 2020 • 47min
Volcanic characters
The panel look back at the 93-94 Champions League, a place in which was turned down by PSG!Featuring Capello’s Milan, Cruyff’s Barcelona, Wenger’s Monaco. And Manchester United’s trip to hell. Plus the goalscoring exploits of Wynton Rufer.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines around Europe – eGames and Neymar to Barca? (01m 00s) • PART 2: Your questions – Borussia beef and Bilbao’s best (09m 30s)• PART 3: Zombie football: our look back at the 93-94 Champions League season (14m 00s)• PART 4: Milan 4-0 Barcelona - the greatest final performance ever? (31m 30s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 2020 • 55min
I’m a butterfly, you’re worker ants
Keegan’s entertainers up against Fergie’s fledglings. We review one of the great title races in a campaign where English clubs were rubbish in Europe. Except for Forest.Featuring some all-time great soundbites, relegation through a lack of social media and the most underrated Premier League player of all time.Elsewhere, we’ve got footballing mums and the mother of all goals.RUNNING ORDER• PART 1: Anyone see Maradona last night? (01m 00s) • PART 2: Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football podcast joins us (05m 30s)• PART 3: Mother’s Day mail and the best goals we’ve ever seen live (14m 00s)• PART 4: Zombie football – 95/96 season review (23m 00s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 19, 2020 • 1h 1min
Pat Jennings’s oil filters
Rory Smith is back to bring us an update on the latest moves within UEFA, as to how to salvage the season.On the agenda today, we offer up a Ronaldinho retrospective, with the brilliant Brazilian currently in Paraguyan prison. Plus we review Green Street, where Frodo does football fighting and Charlie Hunnam attempts a cockney accent.And there’s room for Eurovision and Glauber Berti the six-minute man.• PART 1: State of play with Rory Smith + which players will miss Euro 2020 the most? (03m 00s) • PART 2: Glauber Berti – Man City legend (12m 30s)• PART 3: Our Ronaldinho retrospective (20m 00s)• PART 4: Footballer endorsements – from Rooney to Blackburn (37m 00s)• PART 5: Green Street film review (46m 30s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 17, 2020 • 58min
A few transfusions
We look back at the first Champions League final in 1993, which pitted Berlusconi against the Berlusconi who got busted. Milan versus Bernard Tapie’s Marseille. The only European Cup won by a French side, a story of match-fixing, doping and another Chris Waddle single.Elsewhere, Michiel Jongsma discusses Alan Pardew’s time in Holland. Plus we pick out the worst managers ever, frustrating players and fallen giants.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The impact of coronavirus around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Pardew’s 100 days at Den Haag with Michiel Jongsma (09m 00s)• PART 3: Your questions – most frustrating players and investing in fallen giants (15m 00s)• PART 4: Zombie football: our look back at the 1993 Champions League final (30m 00s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 2020 • 57min
Couldn’t defend for butter
With all major European leagues suspending football amid the coronavirus pandemic, we discuss with Rory Smith where the authorities go from here and when we might see football played again.Turning back the clock, we look at the greatest title race in Premier League history and review the 2013-14 season. A time of Ozil, Di Canio and when Liverpool had a title taken away from them.Plus we finally have time for conversations on dribbling, Nicolas Anelka and Love Is Blind.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Coming up today (01m 00s) • PART 2: The future of football with Rory Smith (04m 00s)• PART 3: Your questions – season simulator, favourite games and dribblers (12m 30s)• PART 4: Zombie football: our look back at the 13/14 season (29m 00s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 12, 2020 • 1h 7min
Elongated Lionel Messi
Last year’s Champions League finalists Liverpool and Tottenham are both knocked out at the last 16 stage. Where did it go wrong for the Reds? And are we already reaching the end times under Mourinho at Tottenham?Watford v Leicester may or may not go ahead but we look back to 2013 and one of the greatest footballing finales of all time.Plus Nutella, the ownership situation at Newcastle and Pepe Reina tries to catch the tube.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: More coronavirus concerns (01m 00s) • PART 2: Liverpool 2-3 Atletico & PSG 2-0 Dortmund (04m 30s)• PART 3: Valencia 3-4 Atalanta & Leipzig 3-0 Tottenham (19m 00s)• PART 4a: Watford v Leicester, looking back to 2013 & games behind closed doors (30m 30s)• PART 4b: The rest of the games at the bottom of the Premier League (39m 30s)• PART 4c: The battle to reach the Champions League and will Liverpool win the title this weekend? (41m 30s)• PART 5: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (56m 00s) • PART 6: We’re going to Ibiza (58m 30s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 10, 2020 • 1h 10min
Qatar karma
Like many games this week, PSG v Dortmund will be behind closed doors. Can the Parisians end their knock-out stage hoodoo? And will Atletico upset holders Liverpool at Anfield?Leipzig move aside as we are appear to be moving towards a Bayern Dortmund title race. Juve lead the way in Italy and they will be staying there for a while as all sport is suspended until early April.Barcelona are back on top, while there’s an all Basque Copa Del Rey final to look forward to. Plus Boca, Boban and AVB blowing a fuse.RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Headlines from around Europe (01m 00s) • PART 2: Coronavirus across the continent (03m 00s)• PART 3: PSG v Dortmund & Liverpool v Atletico previews (12m 00s)• PART 4: Leipzig v Spurs & Valencia v Atalanta previews (23m 30s)• PART 5: Around the world – Boca, MLS & Pardew (31m 00s)• PART 6a: Serie A update – Juve beat Inter & Boban leaves Milan (37m 30s)• PART 6b: La Liga latest – an all Basque cup final (44m 00s)• PART 6c: Bundesliga bulletin – Bayern the team to beat (50m 30s)• PART 6d: Ligue 1 round-up – AVB’s meltdown (54m 30s)• PART 7: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (59m 00s) • PART 8: Europa League look ahead (61m 00s) GET IN TOUCH:• follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/totallyfootballshow/)• find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)• send us a tweet: @TheTotallyShow (http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by Paddy Power - home of the Money Back Special (http://www.paddypower.com/) READ STUFF ON OUR WEBSITE:• check out thetotallyfootballshow.com (http://thetotallyfootballshow.com/) . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


