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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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Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

A scheduling dilemma for Elton John 08.04.2019

Jimbo is joined by Natalie Gedra, Daniel Storey and Michael Cox to relive Watford’s FA Cup comeback and look ahead to a huge week for City, Spurs, Liverpool and United in the Champions League. Plus: bucket list fixtures; ‘joy in the legs’, and memories of Rory Delap RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Watford 3 - 2 Wolves - with Emma Saunders (01m 30s)• PART 1b: City 1 - 0 Brighton (12m 10s) • PART 1c: City...

A wine bar in Newport 04.04.2019

Jimbo, Rafa Honigstein, Lynsey Hooper and Duncan Alexander discuss the legend of the Watford fridge, Wengerian theology and big fish syndrome. Plus, FA Cup semi finals, Tottenham’s move home, and a look ahead to Der KlassikerRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Football domestics and going down (00m 40s)• PART 1b: Wolves 2 - 1 Man U and the Mike Dean 100 (02m 20s) • PART 1c: Wolves v Watford preview and the...

Mockingly casual 01.04.2019

Jimbo’s joined by Sasha Goryunov, Michael Cox and Leroy Rosenior MBE to talk lucky Liverpool, teetering Tottenham, and an extra angry Neil Warnock. Plus: adieu, Huddersfield; Benfica's new debutant; and No Room For Racism    RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 2 - 1 Spurs - and Anfield goes berzerk (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Chelsea 1 - 2 Chelsea (14m 50s) • PART 2: The relegation picture and favourite H...

The endless search for perfection 28.03.2019

Jimbo has Duncan Alexander, Matt Davies-Adams and Tom Williams for company to look ahead to Liverpool v Spurs and the inevitable farewell to Huddersfield. Plus bold predictions, pubic inflammation, and the dirtiest fixture in history RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Happy birthday, MD-A and Steve Bull (01m 40s)• PART 1b: Liverpool v Spurs preview and Harry Kane to the NFL (02m 10s) • PART 1c: Fulham v Ci...

A bone to pick 25.03.2019

Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Jack Lang to talk about England continuing to be really quite good indeed. Plus, Scotland hit rock bottom; Birmingham docked 9 points; and why it would have been better for Brazil if they hadn’t won World Cup ’94RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: England 5 - 0 Czech Rep (01m 40s)• PART 1b: Holland 2 - 3 Germany (09m 10s) • PART 1c: Gibraltar, home nations a...

More common than potato and pasta 21.03.2019

Jimbo lines up alongside Julien Laurens, Duncan Alexander and James Horncastle to talk Euro 2020 qualifiers, while Simon Kuper tells us about Holland’s rejuvenation. Plus: dinner with Mick McCarthy and what would have happened if Dion Dublin hadn’t suffered a broken leg in 1992?RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A Euro 2020 explainer (01m 00s)• PART 1b: Rice and riches up front England v Czech Republic pre...

Fading out of the photograph 18.03.2019

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Ian Irving on board to talk FA Cup and Champions League draw. Plus, naughty Q words, tales of wind, and what would have happened if Gazza never made that tackle on Gary Charles in 1991RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Swansea 2 - 3 City and the Q word (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Brighton come good at the Den (09m 10s) • PART 1c: Wolves and Watford set up their semi (10m 50...

An ideal farmhand 14.03.2019

Jimbo’s joined by Julien Laurens, Daniel Storey and Jack Lang to dissect more Premier League success in the Champions League. Plus, Rafa Honigstein on a potential Neu Gotterdammerung; Alvaro Romeo on Zidane turning up again at Real; and the first iteration of One Game to Replay RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Four PL sides in CL last 8 (00m 40s)• PART 1b: Bayern 1 - 3 Liverpool - with Rafa Honigstein (0...

Yin and yang 11.03.2019

Jimbo has Michael Cox, Tom Williams and James Horncastle in the pod to look back on a weekend of dodgy non-VAR goals and pitch invaders. Plus: Liverpool head to Bayern; Ranieri returns to Rome; and Dion Dublin days with Jason StathamRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: City 3 - 1 Watford (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Liverpool 4 - 2 Burnley (05m 00s) • PART 1c: Rafa Honigstein on Bayern v Liverpool and City v Schalke...

Les Miserables 07.03.2019

Jimbo has Natalie Gedra, James Horncastle and Tom Williams in the studio and Julien Laurens, Michiel Jongsma and Alvaro Romeo on the line to talk PSG v United, Real v Ajax and a truly amazing midweek in the Champions League. Plus: beard implants; sausage trains; and the Lionesses roar againRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: So United, so PSG - with a very sad Julien Laurens (03m 20s)• PART 2a: Ajax humble R...

The ‘Try Your Hardest, Lads’ Cup 04.03.2019

Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Sasha Goryunov review the weekend’s derbies and how they impact upon the the race for the title and top four. Plus, pontifications on the expected assists, Ji-Dong Won’s second act, and a new name for the SheBelieves CupRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Klopp blows the Merseyside derby (02m 00s)• PART 1b: City roll on - but at what cost (08m 30s) • PART 2: The North L...

Karmatic payback 28.02.2019

Jimbo has James Horncastle, Lynsey Hooper, and Duncan Alexander in to discuss all the midweek news including the repercussions on Kepa, Brendan Rodgers to Leicester, and a shout for goal of the season. Plus: a look ahead to the weekend in Europe, the SheBelieves Cup, and what exactly makes a pointless stat. RUNNING ORDER: * PART 1a: Leicester hire Rodgers (01m 30s)* PART 2a: Liverpool's 5 star per...

Brexit…Rodgers leaves for Leicester 27.02.2019

The Totally Scottish Football Show invades the Totally Football Show for a special episode. In the space of one crazy Tuesday, Brendan Rodgers walks away from Celtic for Leicester. And consigliere Neil Lennon returns to the managerial hot seat at Celtic Park. Our regular Scottish trio of Andrew Slaven, JJ Bull from the Telegraph and Laura Brannan from COPA90 are in the studio to discuss a huge sto...

Catering options 25.02.2019

Jimbo’s back and he’s got Daniel Storey, Michael Cox and Carl Anka for company to give scrutiny to Kepa’s act of Wembley mutiny.  Plus: a Phyrric draw at Old Trafford; Whisperin’ Claude Puel-ed off at Leicester; counting with Almiron RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Kepa, Sarri and a cup final (01m 30s)• PART 1b: Chelsea v Spurs preview, transfer bans and Burnley’s unbeaten run (11m 50s) • PART 2a: Unite...

The last hurrah? 21.02.2019

Lynsey Hooper is joined by Pat Nevin, Daniel Storey and Alvaro Romeo to look back on all things Champions League. Plus, Liverpool head to United, and Sarri’s likely Wembley swan songRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Liverpool 0 - 0 Bayern (02m 00s)• PART 1b: Schalke 2 - 3 City - comebacks, character and controVARsy (10m 30s) • PART 2a: Atletico 2 - 0 Juve (16m 20s)• PART 2b: Another blank for Barca - and...

A canary in the coal mine 18.02.2019

Lynsey Hooper’s holding the fort and she's got James Horncastle, Daniel Storey and Michael Cox for company to seek answers from the fifth round of the FA Cup and preview Liverpool v Bayern in the Champions League. Plus, another red card for Ramos; Arsenal on the brink against BATE; and a cricket score in Serie CRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Wolves, Watford and Palace all progress (01m 00s)• PART 1b: T...

Left for dust 14.02.2019

Jimbo’s joined by his three amigos Rafa Honigstein, Julien Laurens and James Horncastle to look back on great wins for Spurs and PSG in the Champions League. Plus: FA Cup previews; a salute to Gordon Banks; and the Icardi derbyRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Spurs 3- 0 Dortmund (01m 00s)• PART 2: Man U 0 - 2 PSG (13m 00s) • PART 2b: Dirty Leeds announcement, Dirty Ramos analysis, and Roma 2 - 1 Porto (27...

Awkward 11.02.2019

Jimbo’s joined by Matt Davies-Adams, Michael Cox and Ian Irving to gawp at City’s annihilation of Chelsea, gasp at the United’s prospects against PSG, and gather round to learn the German for 'lackadaisical' RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: City 6 - 0 Chelsea (01m 00s)• PART 2a: Liverpool 3 - 0 Bournemouth Spurs (15m 1 0s) • PART 2b: Spurs 3 - 1 Leicester (18m 00s)• PART 2c: Spurs v Dortmund preview - wit...

Shape damage 07.02.2019

Jimbo has Emma Saunders, Duncan Alexander and James Horncastle on board to discuss the jitters and jiggling at the top of the Premier League. Plus, Marco Silva returns to Vicarage Road; the DryWorld Cup; and tales from the French 6th divisionRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: City back on top - and who’ll be third in the two horse race? (01m 00s)• PART 2a: City v Chelsea, Liverpool v Bournemouth and Spurs v...

Pigs’ ears and divinity 04.02.2019

Jimbo has Matt Davies-Adams, Michael Cox and Daniel Storey in the pod to talk early Agüero goals, black cats, the ‘It Was Only Huddersfield’ caveat and Qatar win the Asian Cup. RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Lessons from the weekend and favourite footballing animals (00m 40s)• PART 1b: Arsenal 1 - 3 City (02m 50s) • PART 1c: Everton 1 - 3 Wolves (12m 30s)• PART 2a: Poch time, Son and the highest form o...

The art of the (transfer) deal 01.02.2019

Rafa Honigstein speaks to sports lawyer Daniel Geey about the hows, whys, ins and outs of transfers and players' contracts. Daniel's new book [Done Deal: An Insider's Guide to Football Contracts, Multi-Million Pound Transfers and Premier League Big Business](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Done-Deal-Contracts-Multi-Million-Transfers/dp/1472947177) is out now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...

Sarcastic spit 31.01.2019

Jimbo’s accompanied by Julien Laurens, Duncan Alexander and James Horncastle look back on a stunningly good midweek in the Premier League and around Europe. Plus: nerviness, sarcasm and spittingRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Newcastle 2 - 1 City (01 50s)• PART 1b: Liverpool 1 - 1 Leicester, with West Ham to come (06m 30s) • PART 2a: City v Arsenal preview (13m 10s)• PART 2b: Bournemouth 4 - 0 Chelsea a...

Running diagonally 28.01.2019

Jimbo has Daniel Storey, David Preece and Michael Cox in the pod to relive the highs and lows of the FA Cup fourth round and peer ahead to a full midweek round in the Premier League. Plus: poor grammar, saucy tweets, and bulging bicepsRUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: United knock out Arsenal (02m 40s)• PART 1b: AFC Wimbledon 4 - 2 West Ham (09m 00s)• PART 2a: Shews 2 - 2 Wolves (13m 20s)• PART 2b: Millwal...

Transporter bridges and the Whyteleafe curse 24.01.2019

Jimbo’s joined by Tom Williams, Daniel Storey and James Horncastle to talk FA Cup curses, civil engineering, the best run club in the Premier League and all the news from around Europe (well, mostly France)RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Emiliano Sala (00m 50s)
• PART 2a: Arsenal v United preview and memories of PJ and Duncan (03m 20s)• PART 2b: Palace v Spurs preview (12m 00s)• PART 3a: The Wham Stadium...

Get a room 21.01.2019

Jimbo has Michael Cox, Sasha Goryunov and Natalie Gedra (ESPN Brazil) to discuss Chelsea’s implosion amongst a goal-tastic weekend in the Premier League. Plus, billiards in Russia, horseback wrestling in Kyrgyzstan, and another job ends in tears for SvenRUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Fulham 1 - 2 Spurs (02m 00s)
• PART 1b: Arsenal 2 - 0 Chelsea and Sarri loses it (07m 50s)• PART 2a: Championship round-...

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