Football Ramble

Let's be honest, last season was great and all but it just isn't the same without our beloved Newcastle United. And now The Entertainers are back and already providing us with plenty of fun, albeit this time with just a touch more thrift. On top of that there's big talk from Danny Rose, glances towards Everton's ambitions, the return of Gary Megson and, of course, Pete's fleshy back. Don't ask. Th...

We're back! Clearly! After a summer bare of football but smothered in madness we discuss the glittering showpiece magic of the Community Shield, the new ABBA penalty system and once again struggle to catch up with what represents value in the transfer market. Elsewhere there's a party at Villa Park as John Terry starts to 'put down roots', Yeovil have unwelcome admin issues and there's a welcome r...

Hola! It's our final show of the season and Real Madrid dominated it as much as they've dominated everything else this season. Scotland sound brave ahead of their World Cup qualifier with minnows England and there are wicked whispers about potential impending transfers. Alongside all this there are the usual up to date references plus our, and your, favourite moments of the season. Have yourselves...

This week on the final preview show of the season, the boys look forward to what's sure to be a great Champions League Final, suggest what Tom Cruise can bring to the occasion and find time to mention the latest transfer rumours. There's also some Scotland v England chat and your finest email contributions of the week. Meanwhile, has Diggory Donaldson finally found a way to get himself into The Be...

Arsenal won the FA Cup! Ha! Brilliant. The game is relived with varying degrees of enthusiasm, as is the play off final, which was frankly another one in the eye for British managers. On top of this there are cup wins from all over the place, we discover some massive gaps in our film knowledge and updates on swimming pool maths and henges, of course. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footb...

Hello! We're back to examine Man United's pragmatic Europa League victory, a look ahead to the FA Cup and some play off finals! It's some sort of bonanza. Elsewhere we examine some of Britain's finest henges, hear a heartwarming tale about Ray Wilkins but also learn of a terrifying new strain of fake newsFind us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballr...

The Premier League is over for another season and somehow it's all about John Terry. There are play offs, leagues wrapping up all over Europe and our predictions for the season, made way back in August, are revealed. Elsewhere, invincibility pills and a much needed Donaldson gland update. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballramble on Faceboo...

We look ahead to the final weekend of Premier League football. Will we see some drama? There's the race for 8th, prize money issues and potential play off permutations. Elsewhere more of Jose's petulance, castle location chat and Edmonds is back. Stupid Edmonds. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballramble on Facebook. The Football Ramble, the...

It's party time for Chelsea as they're crowned champions and Diego Costa learns the perils of pouring carbonated liquids into his own eyes. Odd that he needed to. Elsewhere a career high for Big Sam, Jose whinging on again, and lovely scenes in the play offs. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballramble on Facebook. The Football Ramble, the or...

The little hairy boy is back! We chat Champions League, hear a "fascinating" "anecdote" about The Beano and cower at the calamity that may be happening under Crystal Palace. Elsewhere we look ahead to the last game at White Hart Lane, hear of Sean Dyche's culinary generosity and experiment with live jingles for the first and possibly last time. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballram...

This week we're expanding our horizons by making sitcom pitches and marveling as Sunderland go down in sulky flames and try to bring everyone with them. There's a surprising u-turn on managerial genius Harold Redknapp, Pompey achieve something the Hatton Garden gang would be proud of and there are yet more reminders that life isn't fair. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on...

The Champions League is mulled over as the big guns get there way before we look ahead to thrills at the top of the table, spills at the bottom and a fixture that was once box office but is now decidedly more arthouse. As well as this we have a pitch for a Neville brothers themed TV show, a goalkeeper as old as some precious metals and a new entry into the Ramble lexicon. Find us online at thefoot...

Prepare yourself to have chicken breast based nightmares after this one. You'll understand why soon enough. The bones of the North London Derby are picked over, there is more listener generated news of footballers tipping and behaving strangely and a Newcastle-based preview of next season's podcasts. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballrambl...

Newcastle remind us of what we’ve been missing with all kinds of calamity, plus some retro action from Terry McDermott. We hope Alexis Sanchez’s fat lip has recovered in time for the North London derby, everyone vies for a top half finish and there's the usual stuff about voodoo, inflatables and axes. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballramb...

On this week's Ramble we have election fever, FA Cup fever and to a lesser degree Tim Sherwood fever. On top of this there's Sergio Ramos doing what he does worst, digs from a certain Mr Redknapp and news of a shyness that is criminally adorable. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballramble on Facebook. The Football Ramble, the original and be...

Leicester's Champions League dream is over but there are still plenty of thigh rubbers to come in Europe and the good ol' FA Cup. Get your thigh patches ready. Elsewhere there's a bug in the Chelsea camp, Graeme Souness puts forward some ideas to shake up the modern game, we hear about Pete's latest purchases and there are more stories of footballers tipping. Find us online at thefootballramble.co...

A superb week for the South coast as Brighton, Portsmouth and Plymouth all get promoted. Forget all that though, as there's the MASSIVE news of Harry Redknapp flying back into the game. Thank you, football, thank you. Alongside this there are more fashion observations, something about a title race and the usual horse, dog and rat newsFind us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twit...

Big Sam is back in the swing of things, Jose Mourinho is angling for yet more revenge and we make the case for football to feature more Bez-like figures. On top of this Neil Warnock sticks the boot in from afar, there are revelations regarding cats and some surreptitious jacket arson while Pete digs through his big bag of emails. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter...

We're back after a weekend of football with talk of piggybacks, Paul Bearer impressions and listener generated news of Brendan Rodgers' dinner chat. Elsewhere there's a new managerial appointment for a Pompey legend and news of our recent trip to Spain, including some weird stuff Pete did with his face. As you were. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.c...

After free beer and three points for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge the potential late title race looks a little more unlikely, Jose Mourinho is as fed up with his own players as ever and the relegation battle just got confusing. Elsewhere there's more news of footballers shopping, we wonder whether England has been losing talent to Ibiza this whole time and we enjoy the greatest corner ever taken. Fi...

Do we have a title race on?! Maybe... While that's potentially happening there's long overdue eagle justice, a feisty Merseyside derby and yet more incredibly confusing mascots. There's also frankly excessive use of a personal shopper, a slick new surface on the Pompey highway and spat feathers from North of the border. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebo...

We do get around to talking about the upcoming weekend of football but we of course have to deal with that Ronaldo bust first. Jeez. Big Jim Duffy of Greenock Morton announces himself as a potential future favourite, there's another video technology punch up and we learn about Japanese love pillows. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @footballramble on Twitter and facebook.com/footballramble...

International week is here and it brings glee for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland but an unexpectedly savage time for our Norwegian listeners. Sorry about that. There's not just action on the pitch though! There's an update on Adrian Chiles' webcam, we learn about the Pulis family values and Gianluigi Buffon chimes in with a surprisingly retro dig. Find us online at thefootballramble.com, @...

The Festival of Lukas Podolski is sadly over and we hope you're well recovered from the thrill of it all. Thankfully there's international football aplenty to fill that void. Roy Keane has an unorthodox yet very predictable tactic to stop Gareth Bale, Belgium stop showing off and pick a sensible squad and we hear surprising news about Papa Donaldson's daily routine. Find us online at thefootballra...

Football moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. This certainly seems to be happnening to poor old David Moyes, while Pep Guardiola is full of the joys of spring and James Milner is as busy as ever. Elsewhere there are tetchy scenes at Selhurst Park and the Bayern Munich bench, as well as a surprising van update. Find us online at thefootballramble....