Football Ramble

A frothy show as we enjoy the exploits of Spurs and young Harry Billy Winks, the lines on Pep Guardiola’s forehead visibly smooth out as he enjoys life and lusts after defeated Napoli and Antonio Conte wonders what the point of it all is. Elsewhere Roy Keane hits the form of his life as a pundit, the future looks bright for good old Peter Reid, and the correspondence gets tasty. Don't miss it! The...

Joe Hart is despondent, and we mean really despondent, after West Ham conceded a 97th minute equaliser to Big Roy and his boys. Basically everyone is fuming with professional-headerer Michail Antonio but not us! Not us, no! We are delighted for the drama here at Ramble HQ. Elsewhere, for obvious reasons (mostly physical) it's not easy to cast David Unsworth aside but Claude Puel and his Leicester...

There’s trouble in paradise in hit drama Wembley Lane as we see evidence of a new BFF in Dele Alli’s life, Diego Maradona’s trip to London continues with lots of fun and immaculate timekeeping, while Mark Noble gets generous with his kit with mixed results. As if all this isn’t enough there’s the usual searingly insightful chat and a novel way to give England an advantage at the World Cup. Welcome...

Frankly, if you're Dejan Lovren you should probably swerve this one. Poor guy. We look at Spurs getting cosy at Wembley and a doozy at Goodison Park where poor old Ronald Koeman’s Everton once again failed to set an example. Elsewhere a Premier League legend teaches us about brain signals, we question Garth Crooks' preparation methods and we learn of a truly awful Christmas beverage, invented by P...

We maraud across football like David Luiz marauds across a football pitch, with Big Sam heading Stateside, Leicester getting bored and hitting their panic button and Sadio Mane getting a distressing new fitness regime.  And we may also be witnessing the end of an era as Mike Ashley looks to sell up. And we all know what that means: Peak Donaldson. Tune in to hear exactly how excited he is......

As a weird dust cloud floats over Ramble HQ we lose ourselves over Roy Hodgson shuffling Crystal Palace into life, Man City playing the best football in all of recorded history ever and recoil at news of an interesting portrait Pete owns. There also digs from Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp and Troy Deeney...it's like an episode of Time Team. The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast...

Football! Everywhere! There's World Cup qualification drama, the Premier League diving straight back in with Liverpool vs Man United and... David Moyes. Ah well.  As well as all that there's an update on Stuart Pearce's toilet habits, Humble Mike Dean and an update on the strength of the pound, in what is a mixed listen for Neville Southall.  This show is sponsored by bet365 The Football...

This week we continue our deeply-held passion for international football and discuss what merry old England do now qualification is assured, how Scotland get over their 'genetic problems' and confusing permutations elsewhere in the world. As if that isn't enough we hear a heartwarming tale of charity work from one of the kindest men in football, a disturbing new theory on a Marcus Speller crush an...

It's a crunch international break and Ramble HQ is stricken with World Cup fever, though there's bad news for Joe Hart and an exciting endorsement from Pete Donaldson, who yet again forgets where the email section is supposed to be. The boys also find time to round up as much World Cup qualification action as possible, from Faroe Islands to Syria and just about everything in between. Elsewhere Jos...

Our favourite Northern prince returns from the Far East to much fanfare (most of which is warranted, we suppose), the Champions League is dished out early and we hear of Pep's dedication to team spirit.  Also, Crystal Palace's fans take a novel approach to their Goal of the Month competition, we hear of a Brazilian team who are badly disrespecting their supporters and we sound the call for yo...

Diego Costa has a lovely time parading himself around Atletico's shiny new stadium before Chelsea get one over on him, there's a striker crisis for Crystal Palace as they have no fit strikers (apart from the fit striker they have) and we conclude that Harry Kane is in fact very good indeed.  On top of that we travel back to the time of the superhero player manager again, and a new Ramble hono...

Liverpool’s whirlwind approach to how to play the game continues apace, we marvel as Wayne Rooney turns into the Terminator in front of our very eyes and we also find out how Brendan Rodgers is (clue: he’s ok). Elsewhere Ghana force their way into the running order in spectacular fashion and Chris Sutton finally has something to complain about. The Football Ramble, the original and best football p...

Spurs take some pressure off Arsenal with an embarrassing video, Jurgen Klopp's defence continues to wobble and Jose Mourinho is intent on destroying the Carabao Cup. As if that isn't enough there are David Seaman decoys, further incongruous unveiling and a Joey Barton anecdote featuring an old favourite. Here's a clue; Marcus enjoyed it very much. The Football Ramble, the original and best footba...

The boys take much delight in Luke having his backside burned in the hot seat, Arsenal manage to not disgrace themselves on the TV away from home and Marcus will not let up on his fantasy of going on holiday with Ronald Koeman, despite his recent run of bad results.  Elsewhere there's love for the record-equalling Gareth Barry, the Guangzhou Evergrande plot thickens and Harry Redknapp is fina...

Get ready for a bumper edition of football strangeness this week as Andre Villas-Boas brings forth a contender for best conspiracy theory ever, we hear of some confusingly sporting behaviour from Sevilla boss Eduardo Berizzo, and bear witness to a punchy prediction from #Moorestradamus for our best bet with bet365.Elsewhere, Liverpool legend Roy Hodgson is back in the dugout (although sadly not at...

Frank de Boer's time at Crystal Palace is no de moer, Chris Sutton defends the honour of Sadio Mane's flying boot and even Mark Hughes thinks this whole handshake thing is getting a bit silly. Elsewhere Jose Mourinho's fashion sense is starting to come into question, we hear from Luke Skywalker and medieval weaponry makes a welcome return. The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcas...

We open the show with talk of exciting opportunities for John Motson as he retires from the BBC, digs from Jamie Vardy and the rumble of yet more planes overhead. ALREADY.Meanwhile we also gain some insight into West Ham's behind the scenes omnishambles and unspeakable things happen in some beds and swimming pools, and all because of Neymar, apparently. DG.This show is sponsored by bet365. The Foo...

It's international week and England are almost in Russia, Wales and Northern Ireland continue to impress and Ruud Gullit keeps causing trouble with his camera. Elsewhere we reminisce about Pete the zookeeper, Sergio Ramos gets a surprise and we hear from Hearts of Oak. The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League...

International week is upon us and we have cameos from our beloved D-Beck, a resurgent David Villa and the ever-bubbling Sergio Ramos. Elsewhere there are notes from an elite meeting of managerial minds and a very creative application of one of the most famous roles in football. The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premi...

Mike Dean reminds us all who this is really about, the Pulis Derby provides the usual fireworks - off the pitch, obviously - and there's more of the same from Arsenal. It really is getting much harder to know what to say about them. On top of that there are flying fists among Forest fans for the most noble of reasons and despite their win at the weekend Newcastle suffer a damning assessment from t...

England's Wayne Rooney is now simply Wayne Rooney once more, Benjamin Mendy takes some time to settle into the parking regulations of his new surroundings and Jurgen Klopp turns it up to 11. Heavy metal football! If that isn't enough we also hear of a young Luke's rash consumer choices and an interesting plan to remodel St James' Park from our dear Pete, who is obviously pleased that his beloved N...

Behold, the brand new European football show from The Football Ramble! In the inaugural episode of On The Continent Marcus, Luke, James and Andy dissect the ramifications of Neymar's move to PSG and what it means for an increasingly shambolic Barcelona. They also take the time to look at the latest developments in Milan, Bayern Munich's new academy and the most recent Mario Balotelli debacle. To g...

This week Chelsea drum up a win at the Home of Spurs, Man United continue to maraud under Mourinho and there's the usual stuff like coincidental code words and aggressive US based printer issues. Seriously Trey, can you hand these out for me please? Woo! Also, Pete gets yet another lookalike, one with huge ramifications, and Newcastle ruin his weekend yet again. Elsewhere the eponymous Jesé gets r...

This week we get a welcome breath of fresh air in the Champions League as Brendan Rodgers rolls into town to run his mouth all over Liverpool's win in Hoffenheim, we visit Stoke's last chance saloon and Steve Claridge is still, well, Steve Claridge. We also look ahead to the beano that will be Newcastle's visit to Spurs' visit to Wembley and Gareth Barry goes on and on and on and on in his quest t...

Well, what a start to the Premier League that was! The boys get stuck in to all the big stories from the opening weekend in the top flight, a league which seems to have its heart set on getting more and more ridiculous as the seasons go on. There's also chat about the red cards that have been popping up all over the UK including a truly incredible contribution from our friends north of the border,...