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The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

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James Richardson and Team Totally bring their blend of charming analysis and unique insights to Los Angeles this summer, where there'll be releasing episodes after every single World Cup matchday. It's all the football news and chat you need - and plenty that you don’t too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

They’re not fish, they’re not meat 17.09.2019

Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo review the latest from around Europe and look ahead to the return of the Champions League and Europa League. The gang are joined by Olympiacos manager Pedro Martins ahead of their clash with Spurs in Greece. There’s Dortmund v Barca, Napoli v Liverpool, PSG v Real and our now weekly slice of Mkhitaryan music. Plus domesti...

Lie back and think of Steve Bruce 16.09.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Norwich 3 - 2 City - with Ffion Thomas (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Liverpool 3 - 1 Newcastle (10m 40s)• PART 2b: Wolves 2 - 5 Chelsea (13m 40s)• PART 3a: Spurs 4 - 0 Palace (21m 30s)• PART 3b: United 1 -  0 Leicester (24m 40s)• PART 3c: Watford 2 - 2 Arsenal (27m 00s)   • PART 4a: Bournemouth 3 - 1 Everton (34m 40s)• PART 4b: Sheff U 0 - 1 Saints and the rest of the PL (39m 00s)•...

Family members 12.09.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England 5 - 3 Kosovo (02m 40s) • PART 1c: A word on Germany’s travails (09m 30s) • PART 2a: A brief history pod Liverpool v Newcastle - with Simon Bird (14m 00s)• PART 2b: Norwich v City preview (27m 30s)• PART 3a: United v Leicester preview (30m 30s)• PART 3b: Spurs v Palace preview (35m 00s)   • PART 3c: Wolves v Chelsea preview (37m 50s)• PART 4a: The rise and rise of...

The Haaland Globetrotters 09.09.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A whizz through England 4 - 0 Bulgaria  (00m 40s)• PART 1b: Why Kosovo are the biggest story in international football (03m 40s) • PART 2a: Elsewhere in the Euro qualifiers (08m 00s)• PART 2b: Erling Braut Haaland (16m 30s)• PART 3: Gracia out, QSF back in at Watford - with Mike Parkin (19m 00s)• PART 4: Amazing goals and record crowds at the WSL - with Kait Borsay (25m 3...

The canine chumming Chilean 05.09.2019

RUNNING ORDERPART 1 - Transfer noise (01.40)PART 2a - International chat - Germany v Netherlands with a remenisci-package feat. Raf Honigstein and Michiel Jongsma (10.00)PART 2b - England v Bulgaria and favourite Bulgarians (18.20)PART 2c - Home nations round up (23.40)PART 3a - WSL preview (29.50)PART 3b - Owen v Shearer (35.20)PART 4 - The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (38.20) PART 5a - F...

Super replacement 03.09.2019

It’s the Totally Football Show European edition, with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein scarcely able to believe that Mauro Icardi is now a PSG player. Unbelievable scenes as Juve and Napoli contest a seven-goal thriller in Serie A, but sadly predictable scenes as Romelu Lukaku suffers racist abuse at Cagliari. Atletico lead the way in Spain while Leipzig...

Getting their tummy tickled 02.09.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Airport transfers (00m 40s)• PART 1b: Arsenal 2 - 2 Spurs (05 00s) • PART 2a: Liverpool and City continue to set the pace (16m 50s)• PART 2b: Everton 3 - 2 Wolves - with Matt Jones (22m 40s)• PART 2c: Leicester 3 - 1 Bournemouth (31m 30s)• PART 3a: Southampton 1 - 1 Man U  (35m 00s)• PART 3b: Chelsea 2 - 2 Sheff U (38m 00) • PART 4a: The rest of the PL weekend  (42m 10s)•...

Small personing 29.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A Swede in England (00m 40s)• PART 1b: Arsenal v Spurs preview  (03 30s) • PART 2: Bury are gone, are Bolton next? - with Ashley Brown from the FSA (12m 10s)• PART 3a: Man City v Brighton preview and more on Graham Potter (17m 30s)• PART 3b: Burnley v Liverpool preview (25m 50s)• PART 4a: Saints v United preview (30m 00s)• PART 4b: Newcastle v Watford preview - with a bit...

We don’t need to translate that 27.08.2019

A stunning start to Serie A with goals galore and some inspirational stories off the pitch. Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein cast their eye over the weekend. Stepping into the spotlight this week, it’s Griezmann, Choupo-Moting and Guardiola. Not that one. Plus Pedro Pinto joins us to discuss O Clássico, Champions League draws and superstar Joao Felix. RU...

Putting a cloud in a headlock 26.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 3 - 1 Arsenal (02m 20s)• PART 1b: Bournemouth 1 - 3 City (11m 20s) • PART 2a: United 1 - 2 Palace - with Ed Malyon (14m 00s)• PART 2b: On twitter and racism (24m 50s)• PART 3a: Spurs 0 - 1 Newcastle (27m 30s)• PART 3b: Norwich 2 - 3 Chelsea (35m 50s)• PART 3c: Brighton 0 - 1 Southampton (38m 30s)• PART 4a: Bury and Bolton updates (42m 00s)• PART 4b: Watford 1 -...

British Teletext in Holland 22.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Wolves 1 - 1 United  - penalties and shirt numbers (02m 30s)• PART 1b: United v Palace preview (13m 30s) • PART 1c: Existentialism with Jesse Lingard (15m 10s)• PART 2: Memories of Liverpool v Arsenal (17m 30s)• PART 3: A look ahead to the weekend in Europe (28m 40s)• PART 4a: Watford v West Ham preview (31m 20s)• PART 4b: Spurs v Newcastle preview (32m 30s)• PART 4c: Nor...

He’s not a prospect, he’s a reality 20.08.2019

La Liga and the Bundesliga return in some style as Jimbo, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein look back at the weekend’s action. Bilbao beat Barca while Bale and Trippier impress for Real and Atleti. Bayern drop points but pick up Coutinho. And Rennes upset PSG with the help of a 16 year old prodigy. Is the Neymar saga getting to everyone? Plus Lee Cattermole’s go...

A language that we cannot speak 19.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: City 2 - 2 Spurs; KDB and VAR (02m 20s)• PART 1b: Southampton 1 - 2 Liverpool (09m 00s) • PART 2a: Norwich 3 - 1 Newcastle (12m 50s)• PART 2b: Sheff U 1 - 0 Palace (17m 30s)• PART 3a: Chelsea v Leicester (22m 10s)• PART 3b: Arsenal 2 -1 Burnley (27m 00s)• PART 4a: Brighton 1 - 1 West Ham (34m 30s)• PART 4b: The rest of the PL (38m 00s)• PART 5a: The odds with Lee Price fr...

Even their own mother can’t tell them apart 15.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool beat Chelsea in the Super Cup (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Chelsea v Leicester and Southampton v Liverpool previews (07m 00s) • PART 2a: City v Spurs preview (11m 30s)• PART 2b: Wolves v Man U preview (15m 20s)• PART 3a: Burnley v Arsenal preview (21m 00s)• PART 3b: The rest of the PL weekend (26m 00s)• PART 4a: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (35m 30s)• PART 4b...

In a gold cupboard 13.08.2019

Another European edition of the Totally Football Show, as James Richardson is joined once again by Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and James Horncastle. Ligue 1 is back underway and it’s a shocking start for AVB at Marseille and another red card for Fabregas at Monaco. How much longer will Neymar be a part of French football and where is he going? Romelu Lukaku’s going to Inter Mi...

Chaos theory 12.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Opening Andy Murray’s post (00m 40s)• PART 1b: United 4 - 0 Chelsea (03m 10s) • PART 2a: Liverpool 4 - 1 Norwich (11m 10s) • PART 2b: West Ham 0 - 5 City (17m 00s)• PART 3a: Bury, Bolton and more - with Nick Miller (21m 30s)• PART 3b: Watford 0 - 3 Brighton and staring at seagulls (26m 00s)• PART 3c: Spurs 3 - 1 Vila (33m 10s)• PART 3d: Newcastle 0 - 1 Arsenal (38m 20s)•...

Football hurts 08.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER:  PART 1 – Transfers on deadline day (03m 00s)PART 2 – Wolves lovin' (12m 15s) PART 3 – Who's tipped to topple the top six (22m 15s)PART 4a – Promoted teams (30m 27s)PART 4b – Relegation candidates (39m 55s)PART 5 - Paddy Power odds (50m 33s)PART 6 - Mailbag(52m 13s)TFS LIVE AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE - MON 30 SEPT 2019:Get your tickets now! (https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/1...

Goodbye to the old guard? 06.08.2019

James Richardson brings you the first of a weekly European edition of the Totally Football show with James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Raphael Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo. Are we set to see some title races around Europe? The panel preview the coming campaigns in Spain, Italy, Germany and France and offer insight on where Lukaku will end up, whether Bayern will get Sane and what were Juve thinking...

Aggressive and excessive squares 05.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: PART 1 - Liverpool and Man City - who will win? (03m 40s)PART 2 - Chelsea transfer ban, Arsenal transfer BOOM (16m 00s) PART 3 - Spurs is the word (28m 00s)PART 4 - Manchester United's various chances and changes with Ian Irving (34m 30s)PART 5 - Paddy Power odds (46m 00s)PART 6 - Mailbag, VAR and goal kicks (48m 00s)TFS LIVE AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE - MON 30 SEPT 2019:Get your ticke...

A transformative transfer 01.08.2019

RUNNING ORDER: PART 1a - MoPo Oh No! (01m 40s)PART 2a - The shutting of the transfer window is in sight (08m 10s) PART 2b - The Dybala-Lukaku conundrum with James Horncastle (10m50s)PART 2c - Inter British transfers, McPlayers, and Villa sign more people (17m 00s)PART 3a - Community Shield preview (27m 30s)PART 3b - League One and Bury (32m 30s)PART 4 - Paddy Power Odds (37m 20s)PART 5a - CR7 bein...

A colon *and* a question mark? 29.07.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Bale sent to Coventry as China move collapses (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Atletico 7 - 3 Real (09m 00s) • PART 2: Funny football injuries 1 (12m 00s) • PART 3a: Pepe, Zaha, Dybala and other transfer news (17m 00s)• PART 3b: The odds with Lee Price from Paddy Power (24m 00s)• PART 4a: The best and worst football chants (26m 10s)• PART 4b: Funny football injuries 2 and poached eggs...

Return to sender 25.07.2019

RUNNING ORDER: PART 1a: Best ice cream in town (01m 00s)PART 2a: Gareth Bale and Dani Ceballos news and updates with Alvaro Romeo (03m 10s) PART 2b: The rising cost of footballers (06m 00s)PART 3a: German focus including Chelsea, Newcastle, and Bayern (11m 10s) PART 4a: Italian focus including Lukaku and Higuain (23m 50s)PART 4b: Ronaldo case update (30m 20s)PART 5a: The odds with Lee Price from P...

Behind closed doors 22.07.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: More Scatman John (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Zlatan gonna Zlatan and the best footballing (02m 20s) • PART 2a: Gareth Bale heads to the Real exit door (06m 30s)  • PART 2b: Pochettino’s future (10m 00s) • PART 2c: Father and son combos at the same club (12m 30s)• PART 2d The Huddersfield kit hoo-haa and the best/worst sponsors of all time (15m 50s)• PART 3a: Mason Greenwood and...

An Englishman abroad... and back again 18.07.2019

RUNNING ORDER: PART 1a: Steve Bruce goes to Newcastle, officially (01m 30s)PART 1b: Further Bruce thoughts with Lee Ryder from the Newcastle Chronicle (03m 30s)PART 1c: Joey Barton news (08m 10s)  PART 2a: de Ligt in Turin as Juve aim to be youthful (11m 20s)PART 2b: Haller becomes a Hammer with Raf Honigstein (14m 40s)PART 3c: Lookman to Leipzig, Delph to Everton, Trippier to Atleti, and Ravel to...

A mixed record against the canine community 15.07.2019

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Scatman John (00m 50s)• PART 1b: Arsenal under the Kosc - with Charles Watts from Goal (02m 50s) • PART 2: From bad to worse at Newcastle (14m 00s)  • PART 3: Griezmann moves, Crouchy retires and Sturridge gets his dog back (18m 40s)• PART 4a: Afcon update - with Mani Djazmi (26m 00s)• PART 4b: Haddaway (33m 00s)TFS LIVE AT THE SOUTHBANK CENTRE - MON 30 SEPT 2019:Get your...

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