The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo, Charlie Eccleshare, Tom Williams and Liam Tharme cast their eye over a smorgasbord of football issues. After the confirmation that Rodri has damaged knee ligaments, Man City travel to Newcastle on Saturday. How will Pep cope without arguably his most important player for the majority of the season? Arsenal’s youngsters shine in the Carabao Cup. Leicester are the next visitors to the Emirate...

Podcast royalty Jimbo and James Horncastle, welcome Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Pol Ballus for a chat about the European football weekend. Milan finally win a derby and it might have saved Paulo Fonseca’s job. But how angry are the Roma ultras about the sacking of Daniele De Rossi? Dortmund are stuffed by Stuttgart, Leverkusen win late again and Bayern score a hatful again with Michael...

Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Daniel Storey and Adrian Clarke discuss a pulsating and intriguing Premier League weekend. Man City score a 98th minute equaliser after 10-man Arsenal come agonisingly close to becoming the first away team to win at the Etihad in almost 2 years. Did Man City fluff their lines in the second half? And what about the war on delaying restarts? Brighton and Forest remain unbeat...

Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Colin Millar for company with literally too much football to talk about. The top two for the last two seasons meet at the Etihad on Sunday. Can the best defence in decades stifle Man City again? David Mooney from the Blue Moon podcast joins us. How do we feel about the new Champions League format? Will we see more hidings the like of which Bayern and Ce...

Jimbo’s joined by James Horncastle, Pol Ballús, Julien Laurens and Seb Stafford Bloor to round up the welcome return to domestic action across the continent.  Barcelona extended their perfect start in La Liga under Hansi Flick with a 4-1 victory at Girona, while Real Madrid and Atleti both won to keep up the pressure - including first goals for Conor Gallagher and Julián Alvarez. Harry Kane’s been...

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Carl Anka and Jay Harris into the studio after a wonderful weekend of Barclays. Arsenal make an important statement with their 1-0 win in the North London derby. Should Ange worry more about set-pieces or are Tottenham destined for silverware in his second season? Arne Slot suffers his first defeat as Liverpool manager as they get picked off by unbeaten Forest. The At...

Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Adrian Clarke after the conclusion of the international break and what could be the spectacular return of the Premier League. It’s Tottenham taking on Arsenal in the North London derby with the Gunners missing both Rice and Odegaard . Opportunity knocks for Ange…and Arteta. Haaland hopes for another hat-trick against the Bees while Slot looks to...

Jimbo welcomes James Horncastle, Daniel Storey and Tim Spiers into the fold after an intriguing international weekend. Lee Carsley’s England ease past the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League in Dublin. An intelligent correction of Southgate’s errors or easy pickings against a team in a very weak group? Italy produce one of the shocks of the weekend, taking France apart in Paris. How to expla...

It’s the international break and Jimbo has rounded up Duncan Alexander, Jack Lang and Tom Williams to talk Turkey. And other nations too. The return of the Nations League ushers in the start of the Lee Carsley era with England, up against the start of the Heimir Hallgrímsson era with Republic of Ireland. Craig Bellamy also begins his international management career with Wales. Is Mauricio Pochetti...

Jimbo’s got Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford Bloor, James Horncastle and Pol Ballús alongside him for your latest dose of action from across the continent.  After 462 days Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga unbeaten streak is over after their 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig. Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season as Thomas Muller became Bayern's all-time record appearance holder in their win over Freiburg...

Jimbo welcomes Duncan Alexander, Daniel Storey and Mark Carey after a blockbuster Premier League weekend. Liverpool take Man United apart at Old Trafford thanks to Salah, Diaz and Gravenberch. Hear why Slot’s hot and ten Hag’s not. As Man City’s big Norwegian breaks more records, we discuss some of our favourite Haaland stats. Bournemouth complete possibly the greatest comeback in Premier League h...

Jimbo is joined by Duncan Alexander, Jay Harris and Benji Lanyado in the studio with a whole banquet of football topics to feast upon. The Premier League fixture list pairs up Arsenal and Brighton, Newcastle and Tottenham and Manchester United and Liverpool. Can sensible Slot maintain his 100% record as Reds manager? Is signing Chiesa another sensible move? And would United signing Raheem Sterling...

We recorded this show several hours before the sad news of Sven-Göran Eriksson’s death at the age of 76. We’ll share our memories of the manager who had such a huge impact on European football - and indeed Jimbo’s career - on Thursday’s Totally, and again when our Euro crew reassembles next week. *** In the meantime, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Pol Ballus are here to t...

Jimbo is joined in the studio by Tim Spiers, Matt Davies-Adams and Colin Millar after some extraordinary Premier League action. Enzo Maresca secures his first win in the Premier League as Chelsea beat Wolves 6-2 at Molineux. Noni Madueke scores a hat-trick after an accidental post about the city of Wolverhampton. Liam Twomey reviews a remarkable day. Arsenal are 2-0 winners at Villa but does the r...

Jimbo welcomes Charlie Eccleshare, Natalie Gedra and Liam Tharme into The Athletic studios ahead of the second weekend of Premier League action. Arsenal travel to Villa Park to face a team that scuppered their title hopes by winning both meetings last season. Can Unai Emery get one over on his old club again? Fabian Hürzeler has his first home game as Brighton boss with Man United visiting the Ame...

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens are with you to round up a busy first weekend of domestic action across the continent. Laterkusen strike again as Xabi Alonso's side needed an 88th-minute equaliser to force a penalty shootout before going on to win the German Super Cup against Stuttgart. Seb Stafford Bloor brings us the story plus the latest from across Germany. Kylian Mbappé’s start to...

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Matt Davies-Adams and Sasha Goryunov after the opening weekend of the new Premier League season. The champions ease to victory at Stamford Bridge to make it a losing start at Chelsea for Enzo Maresca. But the decision to leave out Raheem Sterling, and to make Enzo Fernandez captain, is what dominates discussion. Brighton sit top of the table after a 3-0 victory at...

Jimbo, James Horncastle and Julien Laurens are back and they’ve got some new friends as the season kicks off across the continent. Kylian Mbappe helped Real Madrid to the Super Cup on his debut. Will he help Real retain the La Liga title? Pol Ballus joins us from Spain. Leverkusen shocked Europe last season. Now it’s Vincent Kompany’s Bayern that are looking to catch them. Seb Stafford-Bloor has m...

Jimbo’s back! And so are Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and Adrian Clarke as the 2024/25 Premier League season dawns upon us. Man City are aiming for a fifth title in a row - can Arsenal stop them after two second place finishes? Or will it be Liverpool in Arne Slot’s first season in charge? Are Maresca and ten Hag the managers under most pressure after the events of last season and this summer? A...

Jimbo is joined by Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander, Tom Williams and many, many more after Spain deservedly win Euro 2024. It’s a 4th European title for the Spanish, with a late winner from Mikel Oyarzabal breaking England hearts in Berlin. Plenty to discuss regarding the Kane conundrum, Southgate’s style of football and whether he and England can go again. Plus our panelists from across the tourname...

Joining Jimbo are Daniel Storey, Pol Ballus, Dom Fifield, Jay Harris and Liam Tharme ahead of the highly anticipated conclusion of the Euros. England take on Spain. The English contingent on our panel are feeling more relaxed and more trusting in this Three Lions team than ever before. Tactically how can they overcome La Roja who have won 6 out of 6 at this tournament? Plus who do the Spanish fear...

Jimbo is joined by Carl Anka, Tim Spiers and Raphael Honigstein after a glorious night for Gareth Southgate’s England. The Three Lions are through to a second successive Euros final after a last-gasp victory over Netherlands. Ollie Watkins comes on for Harry Kane and scores the winner. Time to start giving Gareth some credit? Or did the officials offer a helping hand? Did the team show that they m...

Jimbo welcomes Tom Williams and Adrian Clarke into the studio after Spain overcome the French to book their place in the final in Berlin on Sunday. 16-year-old Lamine Yamal steals the show as La Roja reach their first major tournament final in 12 years. Will the best team at the Euros win the whole thing? And what are the factors that led to Kylian Mbappe being one of the flops of the tournament?...

Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Mark Carey, Daniel Storey and more as the semi-final line-up for Euro 2024 is completed. England labour once again but emerge victorious against Switzerland. Why were the penalties so good? Why did England stop playing for so long? How have England made it to yet another semi under Southgate? It will be the Netherlands on Wednesday after they come from behind to beat...

Jimbo is back with Tim Spiers and Colin Millar for company after the first two quarter-finals go the distance at Euro 2024. It’s not an easy watch but France are in the semi-finals after progressing past Portugal on penalties. Charlotte Harpur is feeling optimistic about the French style but how badly do they need a Giroud up front? Spain stun hosts Germany with a victory secured in the last-minut...