Spelgium was found this morning in the bogs of the Ramble Intercontinental Senate, down on one knee after suffering defeat to Cartalonia last week. Now, Jimababwe has entered the fray to knock Speller down another notch - but will he be successful?It's time to battle, but who's that on the buttons?

This week's Premier League fixtures have got Jim Campbell's Barclays sensors tingling. We're in for some barn burners, ladies and gents.He joins Marcus and Pete to preview this weekend's action. Plus, Hull City owner Acun Ilicali's bridge obsession, the FIFA-isation of UEFA, and a rather uninformati

The European football season is upon us once again and our friends over at On The Continent have got you covered. You may well have had enough of experts, but these ones are well worth listening to. Each week Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the very best European football minds to guid

Ladies and gentlemen, the Carabao is back! Sadly, Tom Brady did not show the competition the respect it deserves after he spent more time worrying about his leather trousers than he did investing in Birmingham City. Disappointing.Elsewhere, Marcus, Pete and David discuss Celtic’s Champions League ex

How about that for a first Monday Night Football of the season, eh? Marcus Spellers' beautiful Cottagers took the fight to their west London neighbours but in the end it was Chelsea who, despite Robert Sánchez's best efforts, came out on top.Jim joins Marcus this morning to react to the game. Plus,

Welcome back to the Premier League, Manchester United! And welcome back, Vithushan Ehantharajah…Today, Marcus and David join Vish to celebrate Hull’s eye-catching return to the top flight. Elsewhere, Marcus explains why things could be even worse for Spurs as they pick up where they left off last se

Today we cut the ribbon on the Ramble Intercontinental Senate after a much-needed summer repainting (thanks Pete). Spelgium returns to the soirée to square off against Cartalonia.Who will lay the first claim to the Biddy throne? Jimbabwe is refereeing this one.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon

The Premier League is back! What’s more, lovely Frank Lampard has also returned to the fold. Marcus, Jim and David look ahead to tonight’s opening fixture and wonder if Super Frank is ready to return to the big time as a manager.Elsewhere, there’s a classic thigh rubber to start the season between N

A new football season means a new season of Ramble Uncut, our exclusive weekly episode for our beautiful Patreon subscribers.Today, we're looking back on some of our favourite moments from last season, from avian appendages, to Pete's Bernie Sanders, and Robbie Earle's astonishing number of World Cu

We’re two days away from the return of the Premier League and, as always, there are many unanswered questions. Who will make a big push for the title? Who can make an unexpected run for Europe? Which team will be dragged into a relegation scrap? Are the rule changes going to actually do anything?Mar

You love it, we love it, so let’s get into it: Marcus, Luke and Jim are here with their Premier League predictions for the season!Not everyone’s gone for Arsenal, Luke’s upped the Southampton-related stakes and Marcus thinks a storied Barclaysman will make an unexpected managerial return – shocks ap

Arsenal are the Champions of the Community, and they gave their title rivals a slap across the chops along the way.Should Man City fans be concerned? Marcus, Luke and Jim are here to debate that and discuss whether Enzo Maresca needs an Argentinian s**t stain to replace the Rodri-shaped hole in the

We need to have a serious discussion. Adam Clery came on and won in Jack's Encyclopaedia, and then Jamie Carragher beat Luke at My Biddy Aunt. We literally invented these games, and we’re losing to people who have never played them before. Frankly, it’s disgusting.We need to turn things around. Ente

Domestic football is back! As is tradition, we kick things off this weekend with the somewhat mildly aggressively contested Community Shield between Arsenal and Man City. Today, Marcus, Jim and Vish are here to look ahead to that.Elsewhere, we explain why Marcus Rashford could still have a future at

To round off our Summer Series, we’re joined by presenter, podcaster and all-round brilliant football mind James Allcott. What’s more, James has some actual football to talk about (sort of).Today, he joins Marcus, Jim and Pete Pete Pete Pete Pete Pete to reflect on last night’s UEFA Super Cup. Plus,

Next up on the silly season agenda, Jeff Bezos is trying to buy a stake in Liverpool. Today, Marcus, Pete and Vish consider the impact that might have at Anfield.Elsewhere, Evangelos Marinakis continues his feud with Crystal Palace. Oh, good. Plus, we gear up for some real football tonight as Unai E

A young boy with his mother in hospital and a military father gone MIA pursues his footballing dream in 2015’s “Golden Shoes”, a cheap-as-chips soccer film featuring shoes (boots) that aren’t even golden and the hyper-prolific Eric Roberts phoning it in.Expect a bonkers plot, dreadful CGI and footba

In perhaps the most needlessly long-running transfer saga of the summer, Bruno Guimarães has finally left Newcastle United to join Arsenal. If Pete wasn't pessimistic enough already, his expectations have fallen even further.He's joined by Marcus and Jim to chat through all the latest on the transfe

Jamie Carragher enters the My Biddy Aunt arena to take on the Luke Nation.One of them has played hundreds of games of My Biddy Aunt, the other has played hundreds of actual Premier League games. Who will come out on top?Jim is reffing today's bout. Let the battle commence!Get your Football Ramble x

When will this silliness end? Yet more utter nonsense from FIFA as Gianni Infantino clings to his job. Oh, and Argentina have swooped in to save his skin too, because of course they have.Pete, Jim and Vish give their thoughts on the latest bizarre revelations. Plus, Nicky Butt is banned from his loc

A dirty rip of one of Will Ferrell's lesser-known films has found its way into Pete's grubby hands, meaning Luke and Jim have no choice but to dissect this very average (but also quite fun) football flick. It's Ferrell deep into his Anchorman era, surely it's a tap-in, right? Right?!We follow an anx

Next up on our Summer Series line-up: BBC 5 Live and Football Daily broadcaster, Rick Edwards! Just in time, incidentally, as he will soon pass the 5 Live Breakfast baton on to Gianni Infantino.Rick’s in with Pete, Luke and Vish to assess the latest FIFA developments, as Gianni scrambles around for

In keeping with the ongoing transfer window shenanigans, we’re unveiling another signing as part of our Ramble Summer Series: Jamie Carragher’s on the pod! Admittedly it’s a one-day loan from some other show you’ve probably never heard of, but lovely to have Jamie all the same.He joins Luke and Jim

It appears that Gianni Infantino’s own hubris has been the weakness in FIFA’s Death Star. After a quite ridiculous week of events, FIFA’s plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup has self-destructed in their own faces and big Gianni’s now fighting for his future.Pete, Luke & Jim are here to throw mo