23/10/2026
Jack's Encyclopaedia: Prem Red cards, Portuguese Wolves and Real's CL Scorers Despite it's best efforts, The Ramble Intercontinental Senate has been unable to locate the dominion of Jimbuktu after it won the belt last weekend. Never mind - it’s back to league business!Speller gets on the 1s and 2s to host a truel for the ages between The Luke Nation, Cartalonia and the Ehanth
23/10/2026
The Preview Show: Bruno’s blog Right, enough of that European muck. The Premier League is back on our tellies this weekend, ladies and gents. At the time of recording, Michael Carrick is still in a job - but for how much longer will he cling on?Marcus, Luke, Vish & David are here to preview Manchester United's game against Bourne
22/10/2026
The Emperor’s New Broom Pete, Luke and Jim pick through the wreckage of Man United’s newest new low, after a 4-1 defeat in Como left Michael Carrick on the brink and the United fans scrapping among themselves - admittedly in a lovely Italian stately home.We wonder why they simply refuse to run and we get the INEOS-branded
21/10/2026
Hormuz banana Goals galore in the Champions League last night and a couple of lovely performances from young Rio Ngumoha and Phil Foden. When better for them to come into form than in a Nations League year? You can hear Tommy Tuchs licking his lips as we speak.Marcus, Pete & Vish are here to reflect on last night
20/10/2026
Mailbag: What’s going on at Newcastle United? Marcus, Luke and Jim kick off today’s Mailbag with the two most important questions concerning Newcastle United: is Matthias Jaissle up to the job? And does he look more like a cheap magician or failed snooker player?Elsewhere, we try to predict when Manchester United might actually be able to chall
19/10/2026
Dinner money goals Phwoar, be honest with yourselves. How many times have you watched back that Diego Gómez goal? An absolute peach of a strike that puts Brighton 3rd in the Premier League. So, come on... are they on the verge?Marcus, Luke & Jim are here to react to all of the weekend's action. Plus, confirmation from
16/10/2026
Jack's Encyclopaedia: Manchester United's treble-winning goalscorers, English talismen, and Leo Messi's pals Marcus Speller has been on a roll, but can he defeat the Luke Nation as they return to the Jack's Encyclopaedia arena?Jimbuktu might also have something to say about it with Pete on the buttons. Let's 'av it.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble
16/10/2026
The Preview Show: Can you hear the drums, Lisandro Pete survives a night with a freezermeat™ parmo and month-old gnocchi to join Marcus, Jim and Luke, as they check in with Lisandro Martínez vs The Once Great Manchester United.Elsewhere: we wonder if Micky Cazza can survive a trip to Elland Road, Marcus’ England radar plumbs previously uncharted dep
15/10/2026
Jerry “the King” Lawlerfication The Man City Circus rolls on and all we can do at this point is sit back and enjoy the “show”. At least the football is quite good…Today, Pete, Luke and Jim are here to share their thoughts on “Hate Watch Wednesday” in the Champions League.Get your Football Ramble x Admiral kit here.Find us on Blues
14/10/2026
Prometheus Ancelotti Poor old Gabriel Clarke. After a tricky World Cup with all of that Thomas Tuchel nonsense, the last thing he needed was an angry Argentinian venting his frustrations at him. A quiet day at the office it was not though as Manchester United sank to defeat at the Metropolitano.Vish gives his thoughts o
13/10/2026
Bacon ball After the commotion of Sunday's game at Anfield, we finally got some proper football played between two proper clubs. One owned by a beautiful British businessman, and the other... oh, that's right.Marcus and Vish are here to react to Coventry City's thumping of Newcastle United. Plus, Should Steve
12/10/2026
The Manchester City Museum After all the talk and all the statements, the football must carry on and we got a sharp reminder that Man City still have plenty of quality. Today, Jim and Vish are joined by Marcus Speller, aka England Dad, to break down everything we saw at Anfield.Elsewhere, Jordan Henderson channels the spirit
09/10/2026
Jack’s Encyclopaedia: Man City’s illegitimate players, Cristiano’s coaches, and successful Prem countries Well, well, well - how the turntables! From zero to hero, nothing to everything, Spelgium is back on top after victory last week.But Jimbabwe has returned with a vengeance, joined by the Ehantharajah Empire, as they duke it out for the title of biggest Jack’s Encyclopaedophile. To answer your questi
09/10/2026
The Preview Show: El Couponico It is with great sadness that we wave a fond farewell to the Great Autumn International Break of 2026™. But don't fret, the Premier League is back baby!Marcus, Jim, Pete & Vish are here to look ahead to the weekend's games, including an absolutely gargantuan meeting between Manchester City and Liver
08/10/2026
Mailbag: Are football's financial rules fair? Welcome to the Mailbag Moral Maze. A listener has got in touch regarding an inconvenient truth: Man City might be guilty as sin, but the Premier League's financial regulations are far from perfect. What can be done?Marcus, Jim and Luke answer that hefty question and plenty of other less hefty ones,
07/10/2026
The farewell tour That’s it, the Great Autumn International Break of 2026 is over. Marcus, Luke and Jim are here on a mournful day to reflect on England’s final win before club football returns.Has Harry Kane cemented himself as England’s greatest ever player? The lads reckon he has. Plus, Lionel Messi bows out of in
06/10/2026
Here comes the Shirtswapper Ahead of his lads holiday to Luxembourg, Vish takes half an hour out from pints with Pete at Stansted Airport to rip through another England preview with the only obvious candidate.Marcus and Vish tip their (non-international) caps to Harry Kane, who looks set to equal Peter Shilton’s all-time men’s
05/10/2026
Diamond Dog The Great Autumn International Break of 2026 just got better. Seven times better to be exact. Today, Marcus, Luke and Pete gather to rejoice in England’s thrashing of Croatia.Pete also shares his love for North Macedonian dogs after a great pitch invasion in Scotland’s win this weekend. Plus, Man Ci
02/10/2026
My Biddy Aunt: Statesiders Just when Marcus thought the haymakers had stopped, he staggered back to his feet only to get hit with a Jim Campbell special. Gutting.But every player deserves a shot at redemption, so now Marcus is facing... Vish. Good luck, Speller. LET BATTLE COMMENCE!Get your Football Ramble x Admiral kit here.
02/10/2026
The Preview Show: Eff off handsome The Manchester City charges saga continues to rumble on, but we've got the Nations League to preview, baby!Marcus, Pete and Vish are here to explain why you simply cannot have a party without Gary Megson. Plus, Cristiano Ronaldo throws a strop, big Andy Burnham puts his foot in it, and... IT'S A MAN
01/10/2026
Mailbag: Has this Premier League season become a farce? There's been a lot of talk about potential sanctions Manchester City could face for all these charges they've been found guilty of, but has anybody given much thought to the Premier League season that is actually going on right now?Luke, Jim & Vish are here to discuss what this season could mean for
30/09/2026
830 million spondulicks For the second time this week, Manchester City have pushed England down the running order and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the real sham. After the Premier League’s official statement last night, Marcus, Luke, Jim and Vish agree that the Premier League need to hand Man City the strongest possible
29/09/2026
The Bobby Williamson trail If you're feeling a little bit down this morning, don't worry. Just remember that we're not even halfway through the Great Autumn International Break of 2026™.Marcus and Luke are here to preview England's trip to the Czech Republic tonight, including some more mad quotes from Thomas Tuchel. Plus, Sé
28/09/2026
By order of the Premier League “Ladies and gentlemen, we got ‘em”. After a lot of waiting, Manchester City have been found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges against them. Just a shame they won’t be punished for stealing the Poznań.Today, Marcus, Luke and Jim take a look at what this seismic news could mean for the Premier League.

