The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo welcomes Natalie Gedra, Carl Anka and Duncan Alexander into the studio in the middle of a packed week of Premier League football.

Man City dismantle Aston Villa thanks to a Phil Foden hat-trick. Is he becoming the frontrunner for the player of the year award or could it be his learned friend Rodri?

City are still behind Arsenal in the table who rotate but still ease past Luton. Do Pep and Arteta’s sides face potential banana skins at Palace and Brighton respectively this weekend?

For Liverpool, it’s another trip to Old Trafford on Sunday. Will the shots continue to rain down on Man United’s goal and has Casemiro been unfairly maligned this season?

Plus who the kids support, a bad day for Darwen, Shaqiri on a pogo stick and when commentators sing.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Man City and Arsenal win again (04.00)

• PART 2a: On This Day - a big Darwen defeat (18.00)

• PART 2b: Forest win big in the battle at the bottom (20.00)

• PART 2c: Everton, Burnley, pogo sticks and crooning commentators (27.00) 

• PART 3: Man Utd v Liverpool and the Premier League weekend (39.00)

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The Euro pod is back with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Alvaro Romeo, Julien Laurens and Raphael Honigstein on the scene.

Bayern are beaten in Der Klassiker and miss out on Xabi Alonso who is staying with champions-elect Bayer Leverkusen. Could Julian Nagelsmann be tempted back to Munich a year after being sacked?

Max Allegri is also under pressure as Juventus lose again in Igor Tudor’s first game in charge of Lazio. Could the Old Lady be set for an extraordinary collapse out of the top 4/5?

10-man PSG beat Marseille in Le Classique with headlines once again surrounding Luis Enrique’s decision to take off Kylian Mbappe.

Plus yet more incidents of racism in Spanish football. And how far can the richest club in Italian football go?

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.20)

• PART 2: Alonso stays, what next for Bayern? (08.00)

• PART 3: 10-man PSG win Le Classique (20.00)

• PART 4: Tudor wins first game at Lazio against Juve (30.00) 

• PART 5: Big win for Atleti in the race for the top 4 (45.00)

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Jimbo is joined in the studio by Tim Spiers and Adrian Clarke with Daniel Storey joining from the Etihad.

An organised Arsenal keep the title fight open with a draw and a rare clean sheet at The Etihad, limiting City to just 1 shot on target.

Earlier on Sunday, Salah had a record equalling 12 shots and one of them went in to help Liverpool go top of the Premier League.

On Saturday it was goals galore with Newcastle's 4-3 comeback against West Ham the pick of the bunch whilst Spurs and Villa won and Man Utd and Chelsea drew.

Plus a championship title rice and Arsenal Women win the Conti Cup in extra time following an on field collapse from their midfielder Frida Maanum.

Produced by Jesse Howard.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Man City Arsenal (01m 20s)

• PART 1b: Liverpool go top with win at Brighton

• PART 2a: Arsenal women win the Conti Cup (21m 00s)

• PART 2b: A thriller at St James Park (23m 30s)

• PART 2c: Spurs and Villa win in CL chase (26m 00s)

• PART 2d: Chelsea and Man Utd prepare for the midweek ‘banter derby’ with disappointing draws (39m 30s) 

• PART 3a: The Championship title race swings again (45m 00s)

• PART 3b: The PL relegation battle (47m 00s)

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Jimbo has Charlie Eccleshare, Benji Lanyado and a dejected Tom Williams in the pod to talk about England, Wales, and the rest of the international headlines before getting stuck into the long-awaited return of the Premier League - not least, Man City v Arsenal. Plus, who is the top flight's fouliest player?

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Welsh Euro dreams dashed but Ukraine and Georgia through (01m 20s)

• PART 2a: Assorted international news (13m 00s)

• PART 2b: England 2 - 2 Belgium, Mainoo, Toney, etc (17m 00s)

• PART 3a: City v Arsenal preview (26m 00s)

• PART 3b: Liverpool v Brighton and the best/worst foulers in the PL (34m 30s) 

• PART 4a: West Ham v Newcastle 40m 00s)

• PART 4b: Spurs v Luton and love for Ross Barkley (44m 00s)

• PART 4c: Villa v Wolves and the rest of the PL weekend (50m 10s)

Produced by Ben Green

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Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Seb Stafford-Bloor and more in the midst of a historic international break.

Brazil break down England at Wembley with the first ever international goal of Endrick’s career. Hear why the Three Lions need two defensive midfielders and why that’s not defensive.

Kristof Terreur gives us the lowdown on England’s next opponents Belgium. And Tom Williams feels that Wales are heading in the right direction ahead of their Euro 2024 play-off clash with Poland.

Germany raise many eyebrows by scoring against France after 7 seconds and outclassing their illustrious opponents, with Wirtz and Mittelstadt perhaps set to star this summer.

Plus Paul Cook, Ralf Rangnick and Gus Poyet’s contract situation.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: England 0-1 Brazil (02.30)

• PART 1b: A look at Belgium with Kristof Terreur (13.45)

• PART 2a: Wales v Poland preview with Tom Williams (29.00)

• PART 2b: Big nights for Ukraine and Georgia (37.00) 

• PART 3a: Leicester charged, Chesterfield promoted (45.00)

• PART 3b: France 0-2 Germany (48.00)

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Jimbo, Rory Smith, Duncan Alexander and Jack Lang look ahead to the enigma that is the March international break.

The last 3 spots at Euro 2024 will be decided with fans from Wales to Luxembourg dreaming of a place in Germany. But could it be a nightmare for the host nation?

England host Brazil at Wembley in a friendly that marks Dorival Junior’s first game in charge and perhaps sees the Seleção as underdogs. We ask when were Brazil last Brazil?

Elsewhere, San Marino’s bad moment continues against Saint Kitts & Nevis. Nottingham Forest are deducted 4 points for breaching PSR, with potentially more deductions to come for Everton.

Plus Rhys Ifans, Ian Ormondroyd and Gladiators.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Points per game and Gladiators (01.30)

• PART 2: England v Brazil preview (04.45)

• PART 3a: A look at the Euro 24 playoffs (17.00)

• PART 3b: France v Germany headlines other friendlies (27.00) 

• PART 4a: Richard Hughes and the Women’s Champions League (33.00)

• PART 4b: Nottingham Forest deducted 4 points (37.00)

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Jimbo and the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein are back to feast upon all the continental action.

The draws for the quarter-finals of the Champions League and beyond have everyone excited. Hear why it was the worst possible draw for Bayern and Real Madrid. And are PSG already at Wembley?

Not if Barcelona have their say. It’s been a great week for Xavi and the new generation of La Masia graduates as they hammer Atletico.

Juventus were challenging for the title two months ago but now their place in the top 4 is in real jeopardy. Where has it gone wrong for Max Allegri and the Old Lady?

Leverkusen make it 38 games unbeaten as the Bundesliga title becomes increasingly inevitable. Could David Moyes be the first manager to beat Xabi Alonso this season? 

Speaking of managers, it’s Sarri out and Tudor in at Lazio. Plus Christian Streich is leaving after 12 years at Freiburg, and Ralph Hasenhuttl is returning to management with Wolfsburg.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Moment of the weekend (02.30)

• PART 1b: Those European quarter-final draws (07.00)

• PART 2: Bundesliga - Streich out as Leverkusen win yet again (17.00)

• PART 3: La Liga - Barca batter Atletico and Almeria win at last (29.00) 

• PART 4: Serie A - Sarri leaves Lazio and Juventus go off the rails (43.00)

• PART 5: Ligue 1 - Mbappe’s hat-trick sinks Montpellier (60.00)

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Jimbo is joined in the studio by JJ Bull, Matt Davies-Adams and Tim Spiers to discuss the weekend's FA Cup and Premier League action.

Man United edged an FA Cup classic 4-3 against Liverpool with two extra time goals from Rashford and Diallo. Liverpool led in normal time before Antony struck back to take it to extra time. Klopp's side then led again in extra time via Harvey Elliott before Man Utd's late double sealed the tie.

Coventry provided the shock of the weekend, knocking out Gary O'Neil's Wolves side with two stoppage time goals to earn a trip to Wembley to face Man Utd. Chelsea and Man City complete the other semi final after wins against Leicester and Newcastle.

Plus Henderson watch, clashing socks and a look at all the Premier League games with big wins for Fulham and Burnley.

Produced by Jesse Howard.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Man Utd Vs Liverpool (05'20)

• PART 2a: Chelsea Vs Leicester (18'00) 

• PART 3a: Coventry shock Wolves (27'30)

• PART 3b: City beat Newcastle (33'00)

• PART 4a: Tim on Henderson watch (35'10)

• PART 4b: Premier League roundup (45'10)

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Jimbo is joined in the studio by Raphael Honigstein, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams in a week packed full of Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League action.

Not one but two penalty shootouts this week as Arsenal overcome Porto and Atletico power past Inter. Do the Gunners get enough credit for their defensive solidity? And are Dortmund the team everyone wants to play in the last 8?

However the game of the week came at the Vitality in the Premier League as Bournemouth come from 3-0 down at half-time against Luton to win 4-3. Elias Burke tells us about a heartbreaking night for the Hatters ahead of a literal six-pointer against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

It’s FA Cup quarter-final weekend with Man United versus Liverpool the headline fixture. Can Erik ten Hag save the season? Plus hear how Michael Edwards returning to Liverpool is significant.

Plus Saarbrücken, former Chelsea managers and why this is the most annoying weekend of the season.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Arsenal progress past Porto on penalties (05.30)

• PART 1b: Penalty joy as well for Atleti against Inter (12.45)

• PART 1c: Barca and Dortmund both through to the last 8 (16.00)

• PART 2a: Bournemouth 4-3 Luton with Elias Burke (24.00) 

• PART 2b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (29.00)

• PART 3: FA Cup quarter-final preview (35.00)

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Jimbo is joined by the Euro crew of James Horncastle, Julien Laurens, Alvaro Romeo and Raphael Honigstein ahead of a must-win week for clubs in the Champions League.

Napoli travel to Catalunya to take on Barcelona in the last 16 second leg. It could be season over for the losers, and an especially bleak future for Barca given their wage bill.

Meanwhile can Porto disrupt Arsenal and go through? Will Dortmund show the resilience against PSV that has characterised their Champions League campaign?

Inter take on Atletico having won 13 out of 13 in 2024. Why isn’t Simone Inzaghi being linked with more top jobs?

We revisit Roma’s incredible 4-0 win over Brighton in the Europa League with De Rossi adapting and De Zerbi losing his rag.

Plus Marseille make it 5 wins out of 5, Rafa Benitez’s Celta Vigo are in trouble and Harry Kane is chasing the Bundesliga scoring record.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02.00)

• PART 2: Champions League last 16 preview (07.00)

• PART 3a: Ligue 1 - Marseille cooking with Gasset (27.00)

• PART 3b: Europa League and Conference League last 16 preview (37.00) 

• PART 3c: Serie A - Atalanta players in the shop window (47.00)

• PART 4a: La Liga - Real Madrid thump Celta Vigo (53.00)

• PART 4b: Bundesliga - Kane chasing the record (60.00)

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