Football Ramble

Bulgaria’s Yordan Letchkov poached one of the most memorable goals in the sizzling heat of USA ’94 to put himself into World (Egg) Cup yolk-lore. But there was more to the man than that iconic moment, with a surprisingly well documented leggacy at Hamburg, a clash with John Toshack and a political career with its fair share of eggnomony. This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on...

Cracking on with the second of our Easter specials we discuss the original notable egg, Pierluigi Collina. A rare eggxample of a universally popular referee, he remembranes a shining example of how one should officiate the game, and we pay our resp-egg-ts appropriately. This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find us, and email us here:  show@thefootballra...

What a belter from Watford and Wolves at Wembley! A world class finish from Gerard Deulofeu, a luchador inspired goal from Raul Jimenez, and an emotional post match interview from big-hearted Troy Deeney. Man City and Brighton also played.  Not to be outdone, the Premier League keeps it tight, and we also give our thoughts on Rube Goldberg machines, wiggly gigglys, and a certain Obvious Germa...

This Easter we’re bringing you, our dear listeners, 12 specials based around our favourite footballing eggs!  Our eggstravaganza begins with a look at the Red Devilled egg himself, Bobby Charlton. One of football’s most beloved eggs, the great man could crack a ball like few others and we’re here to revel in his l-egg-acy. This show is sponsored by bet365 Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social me...

FA Cup semi-final weekend is upon us, great news for Wembley as Spurs have now officially moved in to their new home, while over in West London the aisles of Waitrose are deathly quiet as Fulham go down. As well as a look ahead to the weekend’s action we hear of more football landlords, Benjamin Mendy’s exploits and Pete’s mattress conundrums.  Episode also features Big Sam, Cherie Blair and...

Another dramatic weekend of football as Liverpool and Spurs keep it topsy-turvy, Huddersfield get relegated, and the referee’s assistant and Neil Warnock put on a show at Cardiff, with Callum Hudson-Odoi having the best seat in the house.  Elsewhere we have Uri Geller, Jim’s medical adventures, Luke’s inspiring day out at Wembley and so much more. Get yourself on board.  Search ‘Football...

Sven in your ends: Ole gets the gig, Hudson-Odoi impresses and there’s a thigh rubber at Anfield  The Premier League is back and so are we! Obviously. Nothing else on.  Much to look forward to as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes charge of his first game as full time Man United boss, Liverpool welcome Spurs to Anfield, Neil Warnock and Maurizio Sarri clash on the Cardiff catwalk and Andros Town...

Happy Monday! Welcome to your all-new episode of The Football Ramble! This time around, we discuss England's dismantling of Czech Republic at Wembley, marvel at Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland's fine starts, and then laugh at Scotland. Sorry, Scotland, but you've brought it on yourselves. Elsewhere, there's a Fort William update, the best of the rest in European qualifying, and we...

International football is back! There could be very exciting times ahead for the home nations aside from poor Northern Ireland, who have a draw Michael O’Neill called “very cruel”. England have an exciting crop of players coming through, Scotland look as strong as they have in years and Wales could do well if Ryan Giggs has got time to be around and coach them.  Away from the international st...

The FA Cup quarter finals are over and they were full of late goals, VAR controversy and sort-of-but-not-quite cupsets, the Championship had an outfield player in goal, and in the Premier League Javier Hernandez’s impressive under-the-radar goal return justified the West Ham spend that everyone’s jealous of. As well as all this, Wes Morgan wins Brendan Rodgers’ Epitomising the Humble Attitude of t...

What a competition-hopping show we have for you here; four English teams into the last eight of the Champions League! Man City making a daunting FA Cup trip to Swansea, with their fast players and hilariously bad penalties! West Ham and Huddersfield in the good old Premier League! Despite so many competitions to cover we still find time to report on some father and son bragging rights, enjoy some...

Another excellent weekend of action with an intense Weird Derby at Selhurst Park, a thrilling match between Newcastle United and Jordan Pickford, and Spurs thrusting themselves into the fight for the top four.  As well as this red hot chat we’ve got a nuclear weapon on the pitch, we’ve got huddle etiquette, we’ve got dubious lookalikes, we’ve got it all, damn it. Come on in.  Search ‘Foo...

The good times continue for Man United as they make history in Europe by enjoyably mugging off PSG while their largely injured squad watched on from the sidelines (and internet). And, as well as looking back, we look forward to their trip to the Emirates, Crystal Palace and Brighton locking beaks in what may now become known as The Delayed Derby, while Neil Warnock tries to get in Southampton head...

Another excellent weekend of football involving surprisingly thrilling draws, confusion about the offside rule and late goals, which for the record still count. That makes it sound a bit pedestrian but honestly it was brilliant.  While discussing all that we make our best Pep Guardiola noises, get some clarity on the cost of a booking, put a photoshop challenge to you, the listener, and get a...

A full round of midweek fixtures to play with! What a joy, and it didn’t disappoint. Liverpool were rampant, Spurs provided a comical own glol, even Mesut Ozil made a guest appearance.  Best of all though, Brendan Rodgers stalks the land once more, ready to show us what we’ve been missing.  You’ll also not be surprised to learn that the pie thing is rumbling on, with the opinion of a pro...

So much beef this weekend! Be it Maurizio Sarri and Kepa Arrizabalaga, Mauricio Pochettino and Mike Dean or The Football Ramble and The Football Ramble’s correspondence section, the place has been left looking like a butcher’s floor, and that butcher does not have a convincing hygiene rating.  We have yet more pie chat, there’s a welcome appearance from Ian McShane, and this week the WhatsApp...

It’s all happening! On Sunday, Man City and Chelsea face off for the season’s first chance of silverware, Cristiano Ronaldo is getting mugged off in the Champions League, and Liverpool are gearing up to visit Man United at Old Trafford in what could be one of the most crucial games of the season. What a time to be alive.  As ever we hear from you, our dear listeners, with both informative and...

Newport County, we will miss you. A heroic FA Cup effort against Man City at Rodney Parade ended as it was always going to, but what an effort! It was a cagey weekend in the cup but Millwall gave it the love it deserves, Swansea’s Dan James impressed with his superhuman pace and Ashley Cole returned with a bang (goal). Elsewhere Portsmouth embarrass themselves, we envision a Mike Dean testimonial...

A mixed week for English clubs in Europe so far as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s party suffers its first real setback, in fact the party too such a turn he chucked out Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba takes himself home. Spurs, on the other hand, are having such a lovely time that if they’re not careful they won’t get their deposit back before they move into the new place. Looking ahead to an FA Cup weekend...

Hello! We keep ourselves in the studio for close to an hour for the inquest into Chelsea’s awful performance against Man City, also taking the time to run the rule over Spurs’ sneaky title bid and Southampton’s “disaster”. There are also “words of a non-pacifist nature” in The Old Farm Derby, some speedy subs, unusual diets, and improvised jingles. And fans of Marcus' best mate will also be deligh...

A busy weekend ahead as Man City and Chelsea face each other - and Mike Dean - in the thigh rubber of the weekend, Liverpool fill up on Imodium as Bournemouth visit and there are foxes in the chicken coop as Leicester visit Spurs. We also look back at Jose Mourinho’s latest pratfall with our stacking-it correspondent, bask in the glory of the FA Cup Shangri-La that is Rodney Parade and discuss som...

A football packed show (obviously) as we look back at another difficult top six away trip for Arsenal, which Pep Guardiola decided was exactly the time to see which of his players can function out of position, a feline pitch invader causing everyone to make the same joke about Everton’s running, and Wes Craven’s Leeds indulging in that familiar Marcelo Bielsa wobble.  We also give you a peak...

Crash, bang, wallop what a title race! Man City and Liverpool drop points, Spurs snatch a win and Chelsea rule themselves out by forgetting how to play football. What a contrast to the previous season.  We look back over all of it and still have time to revel in some rare Geordie joy, learn about the latest developments in the pastime of horse punching and uninformed discussion about the eyes...

Join us in the bath as we look over a fantastic weekend of FA Cup action, featuring a babyfaced post-match assassination, yet another goal for Andros Townsend, and more VAR-inspired bees. There’s also an incongruous appearance from Mr. Socko, a heartwarming display of loyalty towards Nigel Clough and a welcome discussion about  Wham  bars. Search ‘Football Ramble’ on social media to find...

The FA Cup is back with a thigh rubber between Arsenal and Man United, moneybags Newcastle taking on Watford and a Tony Pulis derby between Middlesbrough and Newport County. We learn about Pete’s morning emotions, discover Jesse Lingard’s dad’s past as a Power Ranger and reminisce about everyone bashing Kerlon. Please note, this episode also features those little slugs from Burton, and a love rat....