The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Tim Spiers into the pod after a pulsating FA Cup 3rd round weekend.

Chelsea are thrashed by Man City at the Etihad and we have that crazy conversation about Graham Potter’s future at the Bridge. Are the players playing for Potter? Do the fans need to accept some short-term pain for long-term gain?

Wolves fall victim to some questionable offside decisions in their draw with Liverpool at Anfield as Lopetegui continues to improve the players. But Emery’s Villa are upset by Stevenage while Wrexham, Boreham Wood and Chesterfield do the National League proud.

Elsewhere there’s the non-celebrating Josh Windass, the calm Marco Silva and the happy Marcus Rashford. Plus it’s Carabao Cup quarter-final time with possibly the biggest game of Newcastle’s season.

Real Madrid are beaten by Villarreal with The Athletic’s new Real correspondent Guillermo Rai telling us why the champions are so suspect defensively.

And the panel pay their tributes to the late, great Gianluca Vialli.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Wrexham and Stevenage cupsets (02.00)

• PART 2a: Chesterfield 3-3 West Brom (07.00)

• PART 2b: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Newcastle (11.00) 

• PART 3a: Man City 4-0 Chelsea (16.00) 

• PART 3b: Liverpool 2-2 Wolves (25.00) 

• PART 3c: Other 3rd round highlights (31.00) 

• PART 3d: Carabao Cup QF preview (42.00) 

• PART 4a: Villarreal 2-1 Real Madrid with Guillermo Rai (47.00) 

• PART 4b: Paying tribute to Gianluca Vialli (53.00) 

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Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Charlie Eccleshare and Benji Lanyado reconvene to discuss a hectic midweek Premier League schedule and FA Cup 3rd round weekend.

A turbulent week on Merseyside with Liverpool losing at Brentford and losing Virgil Van Dijk for the foreseeable future. How much do they need to make the top 4 during this transitional season?

Everton are hammered 4-1 by Brighton as the pressure intensifies on Frank Lampard. And it may already be red hot in the hot-seat at St Mary’s after just 4 league games at Southampton for Nathan Jones.

Elsewhere Newcastle channel Simeone’s Atletico at the Emirates. And we look ahead to FA Cup 3rd round weekend which stirs up memories of Kevin Moran and Sam Hammam.

Plus Bryan Gil, Evan Ferguson and Annie’s.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Duncan’s January move and the passing of David Gold (01.30)

• PART 2a: Crystal Palace 0-4 Spurs (07.00)

• PART 2b: Brentford 3-1 Liverpool (12.30) 

• PART 3a: Everton 1-4 Brighton (22.00) 

• PART 3b: Leeds 2-2 West Ham (29.00) 

• PART 3c: Southampton 0-1 Nottingham Forest (33.00) 

• PART 3d: Arsenal 0-0 Newcastle (37.00) 

• PART 4: FA Cup 3rd round preview (42.30) 

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After nearly 2 months apart, the Euro crew of Jimbo, Raphael Honigstein, James Horncastle, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo are back and in full effect.

Ligue 1 returns with Lens closing the gap on PSG to 4 points by inflicting a first league defeat of the season on the Parisians. Will Lionel Messi help or hinder PSG when he returns?

La Liga is back with unfortunately another racism controversy and with referee Mateu Lahoz adding to his celebrity status.

Serie A restarts on Wednesday with Napoli on fire on the pitch and Juventus in trouble off it with their entire board resigning.

And Kristof Terreur tells us just how did Scott Parker end up being appointed as the new manager of Club Brugge.

Plus Bayern’s goalkeeper hunt, Will Still, and life for Lyon after Aulas.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (03.30)

• PART 2a: Lens 3-1 PSG (06.30)

• PART 2b: Scott Parker to Brugge, with Kristof Terreur (19.00) 

• PART 2c: Transfer chit-chat (25.00) 

• PART 3: Serie A returns (31.00) 

• PART 4: La Liga - Lewandowski and Lahoz (40.00) 

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For the first pod of 2023, Jimbo is joined by Tim Spiers, Nick Miller and Matt Davies-Adams in the middle of a bumper Premier League schedule.

We keep expecting them to falter but Arsenal go 7 points clear at the top of the table. What exactly will be the thing that stops them going all the way? The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe tells us how chasing Man City slipped up against Everton.

Up next for City, it’s Chelsea. It’s another disappointing weekend for Graham from Solihull as the Blues are pegged back by Forest. And for Tottenham who are beaten 2-0 at home by Villa. What’s happened to Son and what has happened to Spurs?

Plus samurai Palhinha, walking Thiago and the joy Wout Faes brought us.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Farewell Pele and farewell Ronaldo (01.00)

• PART 2a: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea (05.00)

• PART 2b: Man City 1-1 Everton with Greg O’Keeffe (13.00) 

• PART 3a: Brighton 2-4 Arsenal (24.00) 

• PART 3b: Tottenham 0-2 Aston Villa (31.00) 

• PART 3c: Wolves 0-1 Man Utd (38.00) 

• PART 4: The rest of the Premier League weekend and midweek (40.00) 

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Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Adrian Clarke and Lynsey Hooper to reflect on a feast of festive football in the Premier League.

Arsenal kept their title-challenging form going by beating West Ham in front of a returning Arsène Wenger. 

Newcastle United also carried on their ominous pre-World Cup form by swatting aside Leicester City.

Yorkshireman Erling Haaland returned to his place of birth. His two goals for Manchester City against Leeds United saw him become the fastest player to reach twenty goals in the Premier League.

Plus Chelsea and Manchester United picked up wins as they try and regain some lost ground after stuttering starts.

At the bottom, there’s disagreement over the prospects for Nathan Jones at Southampton. 

But there’s consensus that Everton are in troubling form; the sort that may not see Frank Lampard’s time in the Goodison dugout last much longer.

Produced by Steve Hankey

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Arsenal beat West Ham (03.00)

• PART 2: Newcastle beat Leicester (12:30)

• PART 3: Haaland hauling Leeds over hot coals and footballer’s weight (19:30) 

• PART 4a: Wolves with two wins under Lopetegui (25.30) 

• PART 4b: Everton are in trouble (30:00) 

• PART 4c: Man Utd beat Forest (32:30)

• PART 5a: Liverpool lure Cody Gakpo (38:00)

• PART 5b:Brentford’s draw with Spurs, but how will they manage without Toney? (41.30) 

• PART 5c: How will Nathan Jones do at Southampton? And star spangled Fulham (49.30)

• PART 6: Chelsea and a lesser-spotted Denis Zakaria (59:30)

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Jimbo is joined by Charlie Eccleshare, Carl Anka and Matt Davies-Adams for a revelatory refresher on the return of the Premier League on Boxing Day.

With the World Cup now in the rear view mirror, can Arsenal hang on to top spot domestically without Gabriel Jesus? Can Miguel Almiron maintain his electrifying form? And can the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool force their way into the top 4?

At the other end of the table, is there more mutiny around the corner at Everton? Plus we get an update on the state of Jadon Sancho and get to know Nathan Jones and Nottingham Forest’s skateboarding new signing.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: What have you forgotten about the Premier League season? (01.00)

• PART 2a: Arsenal v West Ham preview (10.00)

• PART 2b: Leeds v Man City preview (15.30) 

• PART 2c: Leicester v Newcastle preview (18.30) 

• PART 2d: Brentford v Spurs preview (23.30) 

• PART 3a: Aston Villa v Liverpool preview (30.30) 

• PART 3b: Chelsea v Bournemouth preview (36.30) 

• PART 4: Nathan Jones, Jadon Sancho and a look at the bottom of the table (42.00) 

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Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Adrian Clarke and Daniel Storey react to an amazing day for football, as the game’s best player stars in the game’s best ever match to win the game’s biggest prize.

Argentina dethrone France as world champions via penalty shoot-out after an enthralling 3-3 draw, as Lionel Messi cements his legacy on the grandest stage.

With added reaction from Julien Laurens and Martin Mazur, we try and get to the bottom of what the hell happened in Doha. The Dir Maria selection, the Deschamps substitutions, the Mbappe hat-trick, the Martinez shenanigans and all the non-stop drama.

Plus a word for Sinisa Mihajlovic, Croatia and Morocco, and we montage our way out of Qatar 2022.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Argentina and Messi are world champions (01.00)

• PART 1b: A word from Julien Laurens (15.00)

• PART 2a: What the hell happened? (18.00) 

• PART 2b: A word from Martin Mazur (33.00) 

• PART 2c: Croatia finish 3rd (36.00) 

• PART 3a: RIP Sinisa (39.00) 

• PART 3b: We’re gonna need a montage (41.00) 

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It’s a crossover episode as Totally migrates to the Tifo studio, with Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie discussing who will lift the World Cup - France or Argentina?

Will Deschamps or Scaloni win the tactical battle? Will Mbappe or Messi steal the show? Or will it be all-rounder Julian Alvarez? And when was the last time we got a great World Cup final?

Plus why Antoine Griezmann is worth his weight in gold, why we should tune in to Croatia v Morocco and why you should buy Azzedine Ounahi.

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Produced by Charlie Jones.

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Jimbo discusses the second semi-final with Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams as France continue their defence of the World Cup.

Les Bleus see off Morocco without dazzling but once again getting the job done. We discuss how Antoine Griezmann became the midfield dynamo that Didier Deschamps’ tactical approach depends upon.

Their opponents on Sunday will be Argentina. Martin Mazur tells us how everyone is singing, everyone wants stickers and everyone wants to do it for Messi instead of Messi doing it for them.

Plus 3rd/4th place play-offs and the unsung XI.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: France 2-0 Morocco (02.00)

• PART 2: Argentina prepare for the final with Martin Mazur (11.00)

• PART 3: The unsung XI and other final thoughts (31.00) 

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Jimbo welcomes Raphael Honigstein and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod as Argentina book their ticket to the World Cup final.

Croatia are overcome by La Albiceleste in the first semi-final on Tuesday, with Messi continuing to dazzle in Qatar. Does Argentina effectively playing with 10 men and luxury Lionel show the differences between elite club competition and the World Cup? 

France or Morocco await for Argentina in the final. Can the holders succeed where Spain and Portugal failed in finding a way to the Africans’ goal? And how will brothers Mbappe and Hakimi fare against each other?

Plus we dive into the foreign manager debate and whether Thomas Tuchel would fancy a crack at the England job.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Argentina 3-0 Croatia (03.30)

• PART 2: A foreign England manager and Bayern’s injury woes (23.00)

• PART 3a: France v Morocco preview with Julien Laurens and Maher Mezahi (31.00) 

• PART 3b: Rapha pays tribute to Grant Wahl (41.00)

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