Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 4
07/26/2024
Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 4
The finale is here! And Pete brings perhaps the best episode of the lot for you today. We pick things up at the start of April, where barns were burning everywhere, Nottingham Forest’s X admin was setting fire to bridges everywhere, and the Premier League approached its exciting conclusion.And don’t
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Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 3
07/25/2024
Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 3
In case anyone is unsure, Sean Connery is in fact no longer with us. Are you paying attention Vish?Pete’s back with another collection of the best moments from the 23/34 season. Today, we head into 2024 and revisit Jurgen Klopp announcing he was leaving Liverpool, Neil Warnock joining Aberdeen, and
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Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 2
07/24/2024
Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 2
Your Chief Keystone Cop Pete Donaldson is back with more of our favourite moments from the season that was. Today, we’ve got Manchester United’s Champions League adventures, lard mafias from Horsham, and a heartwarming poem about Emi Martinez. Come join us!We're back on stage and tickets are out NOW
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Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 1
07/23/2024
Football Ramble’s Best of 23/24: Part 1
The new club season is almost upon us! But before kick-off, we’re reliving our favourite moments from 2023/24.Today, Pete takes you back to the opening months of the season which began with Harry Kane finally saying goodbye to Tottenham (after spending 4-6 hours in a north London safe house, of cour
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A dildo to the heart
07/22/2024
A dildo to the heart
Before you listen to this episode, we want to set one thing straight: despite Pete’s accusations, Marcus does not smoke crack cocaine. All right? All right.Marcus, Jim and Pete catch up with the world of club football and quickly remember why Harry Redknapp definitely still records Match of the Day
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Football Ramble’s Best of the Euros: Part 2
07/19/2024
Football Ramble’s Best of the Euros: Part 2
Now it’s time for the painful bit. Join us for Part 2 of our Euro 2024 farewell, with all of our favourite moments from the Round of 16 and beyond! From Bukayo Saka’s penalty (and that smile), to Andy Carroll eating chicken off the floor outside a restaurant in Mayfair – it really was a tournament f
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Football Ramble’s Best of the Euros: Part 1
07/18/2024
Football Ramble’s Best of the Euros: Part 1
The groups stages were arguably the highlight of Euro 2024 - well, maybe not for England and Scotland. But we were blessed with some exciting football and introduced to some amazing new characters. Like... Big Mama UEFA and (even bigger) Martin Ádám.Join us to relive some of our favourite moments fr
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Mailbag: What is Gareth Southgate’s legacy?
07/17/2024
Mailbag: What is Gareth Southgate’s legacy?
After four tournaments, two finals, a collection of excellent waistcoats and one flare up the arse, Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager is over. Today Marcus, Luke and Jim are here to reflect on what Southgate’s legacy will be once the dust has settled.There's also the question of who comes n
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Revealing our Euro 2024 predictions!
07/16/2024
Revealing our Euro 2024 predictions!
How do you get over England losing a Euros final? Relive all your misplaced optimism before the tournament, of course! Marcus, Luke, Andy and Jim reveal their pre-tournament predictions for Euro 2024 – featuring a wild prediction for Spain, a bare Scottish bot-bot, and the return of Big Mama UEFA. S
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So close and yet so far
07/15/2024
So close and yet so far
Spain are the champions of Europe... and England have fallen at the last hurdle once more. Marcus, Luke, Andy and Jim pick up the pieces after another crushing Euros final defeat – but, you know what? Better to have scraped your way to the final than to never have scraped at all.They discuss what we
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It all comes down to this
07/14/2024
It all comes down to this
Tonight’s the night, it’s the Euro 2024 final. Excited? Nervous? However you’re feeling, come join the warm embrace of Marcus and Luke as we collectively gear up for potentially the biggest night of our lives.The lads are here to bring you the final team news and to try and put to rest any fears and
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Put a Peperami in the Paella... Our Euro 2024 final preview
07/13/2024
Put a Peperami in the Paella... Our Euro 2024 final preview
How can England beat Spain in the Euro 2024 final? Will it be because Bukayo Saka can do a better job of cutting in on his left foot than Lamine Yamal? Or will it be because Pete rattles the Spanish by putting a Peperami in a paella?Today, Marcus, Luke, Jim and Pete are here to preview the biggest g
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The story so far
07/12/2024
The story so far
How did Spain and England make it to the final? Will Gareth Southgate sub on Pete Donaldson? And will Pete wet himself?Two days out from the final of Euro 2024, Marcus, Luke, Pete and Jim relive Spain and England’s journey to the final!Along the way, Kevin Keegan carries the Olympic torch by an orph
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When something is good, it’s never gone
07/11/2024
When something is good, it’s never gone
EEEEAAASAAAAY!!!ENGLAND DID IT! Successive bloody Euros finals. And they did it with what we’re now completely, unbiasedly calling the best strikers’ finish ever from Ollie Watkins.Marcus (safely strapped into his chair), Luke, Andy and Jim react to a historic victory for England over the Dutch and
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Lamine “MacGyver” Yamal
07/10/2024
Lamine “MacGyver” Yamal
It’s happened, everybody: a player younger than the Football Ramble has scored in a major tournament semi-final. Today, Marcus, Luke, Jim and Andy are here to marvel at Lamine Yamal’s performance, even if Marcus does end up comparing him to MacGyver.Elsewhere, the Ramblers explain why this should be
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France get ready for the Spanish!
07/09/2024
France get ready for the Spanish!
 The supercomputer has chimed in on the Euros semi-finals and Luke and John Cross are NOT happy.Marcus, Luke and Andy preview Spain vs France tonight and try to figure out if Les Bleus can really grind Spain down with this whole 'not scoring goals' thing. We also give some deserved attention for one
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Is Tom Heaton the key?
07/08/2024
Is Tom Heaton the key?
Marcus, Luke, Jim and Positive Pete draw breath as England prepare for their semi-final in a few days’ time. Should Harry Kane spark up a big ol’ bifta to help with the injury?We also round up the heartwarming celebrations that have brought the nation together, from Wimbledon to James Corden’s new p
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Pengland
07/07/2024
Pengland
Ladies and gentlemen, England are in the semi-finals of Euro 2024! Today, Marcus, Andy and Vish are here to let out an almighty easaaay and explain why form no longer matters from here on out.There’s also delight for Gareth Southgate and - most of all - Bukayo Saka’s moment, which was even bigger th
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Ronaldone
07/06/2024
Ronaldone
What do you get when two cowardly coaches fight for a spot in the semis of the Euros? Portugal vs France and 120 minutes of Cristiano Ronaldo thinking he’s in The Truman Show, that's what...Marcus, Andy, Vish and Pete react to Portugal and Germany’s exits from the Euros and why Roberto Martínez has
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Introducing: P1 with Matt and Tommy
07/05/2024
Introducing: P1 with Matt and Tommy
England vs Switzerland isn’t the only big English sporting event happening this weekend: it’s also the British Formula 1 Grand Prix!P1 with Matt and Tommy is the world’s biggest F1 podcast and another brilliant show on the Stak network. So, ahead of the race this weekend, we thought it’d be the perf
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The Kevin Keegan Effect
07/04/2024
The Kevin Keegan Effect
Why can’t Kevin Keegan fly out to Germany to watch the Euros? I don’t know Kev, you tell us…Marcus, Pete and Jim preview the last 8, where it’s BUSINESS time. Marcus is living in the past about Germany as we size up their clash with the Spaniards, while over in the England camp Gareth Southgate is f
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It's all coming up Brassell
07/03/2024
It's all coming up Brassell
Austria vs Turkey…. how were there only three goals? Marcus, Luke and Andy are here to celebrate Brassell’s brave boys making it through to the quarter final after one of the best games at the tournament so far.Elsewhere, Luke heaps praise onto Cody Gakpo and we try work out whether Neil Warnock is
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Portugal thrash Slovenia… on pens
07/02/2024
Portugal thrash Slovenia… on pens
And it was enough to bring tears to (some people’s) eyes. Pete, Andy and Jim relive a dramatic night for Portugal which saw them escape calamity and Slovenia miss out on history. Meanwhile, we’re pretty sure Cristiano Ronaldo is still in the stadium smashing free kicks into the stands.We discuss why
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On The Continent: What really went wrong for Italy?
07/02/2024
On The Continent: What really went wrong for Italy?
This is a brilliant segment from our sister show – On The Continent – that we thought you had to hear. This week, Andy and Dotun were joined by Nicky Bandini to discuss Italy’s dramatic exit on Saturday and Nicky brilliantly explains how things went wrong – both on the pitch and in the press room fo
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