Football Ramble

International football is back! There could be very exciting times ahead for the home nations aside from poor Northern Ireland, who have a draw Michael O’Neill called “very cruel”. England have an exciting crop of players coming through, Scotland look as strong as they have in years and Wales could do well if Ryan Giggs has got time to be around and coach them. 

Away from the international stage we have news of a Dickie Borthwick TV appearance, an email section with a jealousy-inspiring spend and the tantalising prospect of the first ever Order of the Ramble Empire…

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Further reading:

Declan Rice can bring something new to England:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/england-vs-czech-republic-declan-rice-squad-team-news-fixtures-euro-2020-epl-table-a8832666.html

Matej Vydra has some thoughts on Harry Maguire:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12016/11671431/harry-maguire-is-englands-weak-link-says-matej-vydra

Euro 2020 qualifiers ahoy:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/mar/21/euro-2020-qualifiers-and-international-football-10-things-to-look-out-for

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The FA Cup quarter finals are over and they were full of late goals, VAR controversy and sort-of-but-not-quite cupsets, the Championship had an outfield player in goal, and in the Premier League Javier Hernandez’s impressive under-the-radar goal return justified the West Ham spend that everyone’s jealous of.

As well as all this, Wes Morgan wins Brendan Rodgers’ Epitomising the Humble Attitude of the Group Award, Paul Scholes has enough and we learn of a delightfully specialist app, link below. Don’t worry, it’s safe for work…

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Further reading:

Is too much made of Liverpool and their bottle?

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/liverpool-fulham-result-table-manchester-city-bottle-jurgen-klopp-premier-league-title-race-epl-a8827476.html

Marcelo Bielsa’s wonderfully stroppy post-match interview:

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11667363/bielsa-quiet-on-defeat

The King Kev Quote Generator!

https://daniel-cross.github.io/keegan/

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What a competition-hopping show we have for you here; four English teams into the last eight of the Champions League! Man City making a daunting FA Cup trip to Swansea, with their fast players and hilariously bad penalties! West Ham and Huddersfield in the good old Premier League!

Despite so many competitions to cover we still find time to report on some father and son bragging rights, enjoy some cheeky goals from yesteryear and ask; do we eat up goalkeepers?

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Further reading:

Jurgen Klopp is in a good mood:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47564048

That magnificent Bersant Celina penalty:

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/championship/11664702/west-brom-3-0-swansea

Dickie Borthwick - you can still find him:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/05/never-slowed-down-sports-champions-playing-their-80s

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Another excellent weekend of action with an intense Weird Derby at Selhurst Park, a thrilling match between Newcastle United and Jordan Pickford, and Spurs thrusting themselves into the fight for the top four. 

As well as this red hot chat we’ve got a nuclear weapon on the pitch, we’ve got huddle etiquette, we’ve got dubious lookalikes, we’ve got it all, damn it. Come on in. 

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Further reading:

Ole the Landlord:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/manchester-united-liverpool-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-virgil-van-dijk-house-epl-table-a8815411.html

Jack Grealish had a strange old weekend:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/10/aston-villa-jack-grealish-attacked-by-spectator-birmingham-city

FIFA find themselves back in the limelight:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/10/qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022-damian-collins

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The good times continue for Man United as they make history in Europe by enjoyably mugging off PSG while their largely injured squad watched on from the sidelines (and internet). And, as well as looking back, we look forward to their trip to the Emirates, Crystal Palace and Brighton locking beaks in what may now become known as The Delayed Derby, while Neil Warnock tries to get in Southampton heads.

Off the pitch, Robert Snodgrass has a lot of explaining to do, we learn that as well as a David Beckham statue there’s a David Beckham temple, and Ramble Baker Steve Hobbs makes a welcome return, with news of an opportunity. 

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Further reading:

Crystal Palace and Brighton’s rivalry explained:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/sep/27/brighton-crystal-palace-rivalry

How the current rules on handball is applied:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47471380

Just some Man United legends having a nice time:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-man-utd-psg-vs-manchester-united-champions-league-sir-alex-ferguson-eric-a8811601.html

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Another excellent weekend of football involving surprisingly thrilling draws, confusion about the offside rule and late goals, which for the record still count. That makes it sound a bit pedestrian but honestly it was brilliant. 

While discussing all that we make our best Pep Guardiola noises, get some clarity on the cost of a booking, put a photoshop challenge to you, the listener, and get a comprehensive answer to last week’s joint question. 

Also, Pie and Chips Man HITS OUT. Now please stop emailing us about pies.

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Further reading:

Liverpool’s attacking presence is wobbling:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/mar/03/liverpool-mohamed-salah-everton-jurgen-klopp

Arsenal are gaining some versatility:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/arsenal-news-tottenham-fixtures-vs-manchester-united-watch-video-highlights-replay-europa-league-a8805956.html

The Beckhams and Snoop:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47432089

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A full round of midweek fixtures to play with! What a joy, and it didn’t disappoint. Liverpool were rampant, Spurs provided a comical own glol, even Mesut Ozil made a guest appearance. 

Best of all though, Brendan Rodgers stalks the land once more, ready to show us what we’ve been missing. 

You’ll also not be surprised to learn that the pie thing is rumbling on, with the opinion of a professional thrown into the mix, as well as a pondering of limbs and a surprising revelation about fines. 

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Further reading:

Maurizio Sarri gets his measured revenge:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/28/dropping-arrizabalaga-payback-chelsea-sarri

Trent Alexander-Arnold gets his own song:

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fans-answer-jurgen-klopps-15898753

Here comes Brendan Rodgers:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47381448

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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So much beef this weekend! Be it Maurizio Sarri and Kepa Arrizabalaga, Mauricio Pochettino and Mike Dean or The Football Ramble and The Football Ramble’s correspondence section, the place has been left looking like a butcher’s floor, and that butcher does not have a convincing hygiene rating. 

We have yet more pie chat, there’s a welcome appearance from Ian McShane, and this week the WhatsApp group is very fancy. 

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Further reading:

Has Maurizio Sarri been fatally undermined?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47352352

Farewell, Claude Puel:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/24/claude-puel-sacked-leicester-city

Man City may have won a cup, but at what cost? The cost is some injuries:

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/chelsea-vs-man-city-result-final-score-team-news-injury-latest-update-a8795371.html

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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It’s all happening! On Sunday, Man City and Chelsea face off for the season’s first chance of silverware, Cristiano Ronaldo is getting mugged off in the Champions League, and Liverpool are gearing up to visit Man United at Old Trafford in what could be one of the most crucial games of the season. What a time to be alive. 

As ever we hear from you, our dear listeners, with both informative and possibly made up correspondence, relish in our alternative game and discuss Diego Simeone and his famous cojones. 

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Further reading:

The Carabao Cup final looms:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/11636202/carabao-cup-final-can-pep-guardiola-and-manchester-city-really-win-the-quadruple

Man City have a lad in Sane:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/feb/21/leroy-sane-manchester-city-schalke-champions-league

Diego Simeone on his balls:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47310918

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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Newport County, we will miss you. A heroic FA Cup effort against Man City at Rodney Parade ended as it was always going to, but what an effort! It was a cagey weekend in the cup but Millwall gave it the love it deserves, Swansea’s Dan James impressed with his superhuman pace and Ashley Cole returned with a bang (goal).

Elsewhere Portsmouth embarrass themselves, we envision a Mike Dean testimonial and there’s a plea for information about a man who was once the future of law enforcement in Hartlepool. 

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Further reading:

Pep Guardiola was impressed with Rodney Parade:

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/17440753.pep-guardiolas-praise-for-amazing-rodney-parade-home-crowd-after-fa-cup-clash-between-newport-county-afc-and-manchester-city/

Daniel Taylor on football’s nepotism issue:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/feb/17/everythings-a-little-too-cosy-in-footballs-game-of-family-fortunes

Portsmouth. Oh, Portsmouth:

https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/league-one/11639244/southend-3-3-portsmouth

The Football Ramble, the original and best football podcast. No cliches. No ex-pros like Peter Crouch or The Rest is Football. Just the funniest football conversation out there. Your guardian for the season, daily not weekly. Stick to the Ramble, totally. Choose the Ramble vs everyone else.

Brand new podcasts every single weekday throughout the Premier League and Champions League season, covering Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brentford, Brighton, Chelsea, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Liverpool, Man City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Sunderland and Spurs. 

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