Koeman vs Bergwijn
09/10/2024
Koeman vs Bergwijn
Koeman vs Bergwijn, Gordon Ramsay vs Jeremy Clarkson and – the derby of Europe – England vs Finland. Marcus, Luke and Jim are back to talk about all the biggest clashes you can possibly think of.We decide who’s right, who’s wrong, and who’s got their balls out in the continuing standoff between Rona
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A practice stir
09/09/2024
A practice stir
Lee Carsley’s first game as interim England manager started amongst a media storm. Perfect preparation for getting the job full-time then…Today, Marcus, Luke and Jim explain why the players are all too happy to play under Carsley after England’s win at the weekend. Elsewhere, we analyse Steve McClar
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Mailbag: How do England move on from Southgate?
09/07/2024
Mailbag: How do England move on from Southgate?
Today, the post-Southgate era begins. Introducing… Carsball? Nah.One listener wonders just how important it is that England are radically different under Carsley compared to Southgate – Marcus, Luke & Andy discuss. Plus, will players start behaving differently to avoid ‘doing an Osimhen’? Will amate
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The Preview Show: Get your scraps
09/06/2024
The Preview Show: Get your scraps
San Marino officially “got their scraps” last night. Marcus, Luke and Andy are here to celebrate a historic night as they earned their first-ever competitive win.Billy Gilmour also got his scraps but Scotland didn’t get the points, much to the confusion of Andy. Plus, we look ahead to Lee Carsley’s
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Angel Delight
09/05/2024
Angel Delight
Three games into the new season and we’ve already got an international break… brilliant! Today, Marcus and Luke discuss Lee Carsley's brave but exciting first England squad.Marcus tells Luke why England need Reece James to bounce back from his injury troubles. Marcus also reveals what musician shoul
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Steve Bruce’s farewell kiss
09/04/2024
Steve Bruce’s farewell kiss
Steve Bruce is back, baby! Today, Marcus, Jim and Pete celebrate his arrival at Blackpool by trying to decide if they would rather go for a drink with him or Nathan Jones.Elsewhere, Jim explains why things might not be as bad as we think at Man United and Cristiano Ronaldo tells everyone that he sho
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Can I bring my wee mate?
09/03/2024
Can I bring my wee mate?
Everyone wants to bring a wee mate with them on deadline day, right? This year, the end of the window actually threw up some fascinating storylines for some big names, including Jadon Sancho switching one frying pan for another, slightly less hot frying pan.Marcus, Luke and Jim catch up with the bes
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The Goodison Chainsaw Massacre
09/02/2024
The Goodison Chainsaw Massacre
Everything looked so good for Everton but like all good horror films, it all went wrong in the end. Today, Marcus, Luke, Jim and Pete show a degree of sympathy towards Everton fans for the nightmare that they are currently living through.Elsewhere, it was the same old story for Man United at home to
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Mailbag: What’s the toughest job in world football?
08/31/2024
Mailbag: What’s the toughest job in world football?
With the transfer window shut Marcus, Jim and Andy dream up some transfers from football history they wish they could’ve forced through. Jim’s packing Carlos Tevez off to distant lands and guess where Andy’s sending Gabriel Batistuta and Ronaldo…We also try to decide what’s the toughest job in footb
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The Preview Show: Who ate all the sausages?
08/30/2024
The Preview Show: Who ate all the sausages?
Today, Pete and Andy have a Freaky Friday body swap, which means Pete tells Marcus and Jim about some Turkish transfer news and Andy tells us about a world-champion hot dog eater that has been banned from next year’s competition. Incredible.Elsewhere, we make the case for Ant and Dec to host the Cha
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Ramble Uncut: Gym Campbell
08/29/2024
Ramble Uncut: Gym Campbell
Today, we're bringing you a special teaser of what you can expect every week on the Football Ramble Patreon.For just $5 a month, you'll get an extended version of every Wednesday episode of the Ramble, which features 20 minutes of Ramble Uncut! Think spicy takes you won't get on the main show, corre
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An ice bucket of Carabao
08/28/2024
An ice bucket of Carabao
What a time to be alive, it’s the Carabao Cup second round! Like all of last night’s fixtures, Marcus, Jim and Luke start today’s show by continuing to pay tribute to the great Sven-Göran Eriksson.Elsewhere, Luke and Jim explain why Manuel Ugarte could be a great signing, not just for Man United but
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Farewell, Sven
08/27/2024
Farewell, Sven
We kick off today’s raving Ramble with the most important question to emerge from the opening rounds of the Premier League: is Lars Sivertsen’s Dad a better golfer than Kim Jong Un?We do find time to round up the rest of the weekend’s action, as the league’s newcomers are already struggling and Man
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I’d rather be in Wolverhampton
08/26/2024
I’d rather be in Wolverhampton
Who predicted Chelsea vs Wolves would be the barn barner of the weekend? Marcus, Andy, Vish and Pete revel in what turned out to be a very enjoyable trip to Wolverhampton for Noni Madueke.Elsewhere, Marcus comes to the realisation that Enzo Maresca could be the right man for Chelsea and Erik ten Hag
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Mailbag: How do we control rising ticket prices?
08/24/2024
Mailbag: How do we control rising ticket prices?
Only one of the 17 surviving Premier League clubs from last season hasn’t increased their ticket prices – and some of those clubs have hiked prices or even completely binned concession tickets for children.Marcus, Luke and Andy tackle one of the most burning issues in the Premier League right now. P
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The Preview Show: Cirque du Manchester
08/23/2024
The Preview Show: Cirque du Manchester
Roll up, roll up, the Man United Circus is coming to town! Grab your trapeze and juggling balls, Marcus, Luke and Andy are here to preview the weekend's football.Speaking of circuses, Performing monkey Luke questions whether Chelsea's 2-0 first-leg lead is enough for the return trip to Servette. Els
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Sorry lads, it’s too close to North Korea
08/22/2024
Sorry lads, it’s too close to North Korea
Marcus, Luke and Pete check in with the transfer merry-go-round as players are flung off it left and right. Various Crystal Palace defenders head for the door, while Ivan Toney’s definitely leaving Brentford - doesn’t even matter where he ends up, nobody knows anyway.Elsewhere, Aaron Ramsdale tries
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Strikers are lava
08/21/2024
Strikers are lava
Lars is on the pod! Lars is on the pod! Just like João Félix at Chelsea Lars Sivertsen has returned and he joins Marcus and Pete on today’s Ramble.Lars makes a strong start as he instantly labels Chelsea’s transfer policy as “mental”. Elsewhere Pete speculates on the colour of Jamie Vardy’s guts and
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Ramble Reacts: Don’t stop the party
08/20/2024
Ramble Reacts: Don’t stop the party
Jamie Vardy, oh how we have missed you! On this edition of Ramble Reacts, Marcus and Luke gush over an absolutely vintage display from Vardy, featuring a Red Bull and some unbelievable s**thousery.Elsewhere, Marcus backs Leicester to stay in the Premier League and Luke reminds us that Oliver Skipp i
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Big Daddy Premier League
08/19/2024
Big Daddy Premier League
It’s the first weekend and we’ve already had a referee apology, a broken VAR monitor and a dubious headbutt. Oh, how we've missed you, Big Daddy Premier League.Today, Pete tells Marcus and Luke that the Premier League should introduce a silly sausage card. Plus, Marcus has to come to terms with the
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Mailbag: Will we see a truly competitive Premier League this season?
08/17/2024
Mailbag: Will we see a truly competitive Premier League this season?
The new season's underway, so it's time to tackle some more questions about our dear old Barclays!Marcus, Luke and Vish wonder if the abundance of established top-flight sides might make for a competitive Premier League this year - but also decide on who's going to have the most boringly predictable
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The Preview Show: Guys, can anyone help Erik?
08/16/2024
The Preview Show: Guys, can anyone help Erik?
The Barclays is BACK! Pete, Vish and Luke welcome the return of our favourite ostentatious marketing exercise by deciding who will celebrate a goal this weekend with a tribute to that Turkish Olympic shooter.Don’t worry though, there’s plenty to look forward to this season. We’ve got Andrew Tate hos
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Our 2024/25 Premier League predictions!
08/15/2024
Our 2024/25 Premier League predictions!
That’s right, we’re mixing it up this year. Instead of only revealing our embarrassing predictions at the end of the Premier League like usual, we’re revealing them before the season even kicks off!Marcus, Luke and Vish are here to run through their predictions for what’s shaping up to be a proper t
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Come home, Garth
08/14/2024
Come home, Garth
Today is the final episode of the Football Ramble. Sadly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has overhead kicked us into court.Pete, Luke and Vish provide your midweek musings as the Premier League charges towards us. The cat gets revenge on Kurt Zouma, Conor Gallagher finally finds somewhere to sit, and Pete tries
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