The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

For the final time in 2021, it’s the Totally Football Show with Jimbo joined by Duncan Alexander, Rory Smith and Dom Fifield.

It’s the end of the year and the end of the title race? Liverpool lose at Leicester while broken Chelsea are held by Bissouma’s brilliant Brighton. Is there any shame in finishing second to City?

Ralf Rangnick’s revolution at Man United takes a backward step with some not happy about training at night-time. Plus how bad are Norwich and what’s their beef with Billy Gilmour?

And we look back on the best and worst of 2021. It was the year of fans back in stadiums, the short-lived Super League and sticking Diaz on the end of your name.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Man City home and dry in the title race? (05m 00s)

• PART 2: Newcastle 1-1 Man Utd (31m 00s) 

• PART 3: The rest of the weekend Premier League action (41m 00s) 

• PART 4: Looking back on 2021 (51m 00s)

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Jimbo is joined by Daniel Storey, Tom Williams and Lynsey Hooper to look back on a Boxing Day bonanza of goals in the Premier League.

Manchester City eventually see off Leicester 6-3 to make it 9 league wins in a row. Is this current City side the finest tactical innovation of Pep’s career?

Arsenal and Southampton secure big wins away from home as we praise target men Lacazette and Broja, while saving some more love for Odegaard and Ward-Prowse. But did Dean Smith jump back into management too soon?

Plus AFCON, ball-cam and a bird in the hand

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Man City 6-3 Leicester (04m 00s)

• PART 2: Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea (21m 00s) 

• PART 3: Norwich 0-5 Arsenal and the rest of the Boxing Day action (27m 00s) 

• PART 4: Looking ahead to the Premier League midweek (45m 00s)

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Join Jimbo, Duncan Alexander, Nick Miller and Adrian Clarke for the pre-Christmas Totally Football Show.

The Carabao Cup quarter-finals provide much excitement with Leicester missing a golden opportunity to knock out Liverpool. And Tottenham continue to flourish under their scary Italian man.

Next up for the Foxes is a trip to the Etihad on Sunday, while low-scoring Chelsea look to break down Steven Gerrard’s Villa.

Plus Boxing Day 1963, the December 2006 goal of the month, Keown in the baths at Highbury, Roadhouse and World’s Strongest Man.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: The latest Covid landscape (05m 00s)

• PART 1b: Carabao Cup quarter-final round up (08m 30s) 

• PART 2a: Boxing Day – what’s the big deal? (26m 00s) 

• PART 2b: Man City v Leicester & Aston Villa v Chelsea previews (33m 30s)

• PART 3a: Sherwood and his gilet (45m 00s)

• PART 3b: Norwich v Arsenal preview (48m 00s)

• PART 4a: The December 2006 Goal Of The Month competition (50m 00s)

• PART 4b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (55m 00s)

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For the last time in 2021, it’s the European edition with Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Alvaro Romeo and Julien Laurens.

Is the title race over in the Bundesliga? Are Nagelsmann’s Bayern better than Flick’s Bayern? Or Pep’s Bayern?

Similarly Inzaghi’s done some wonderful interior design at Inter. Are the Nerazzurri playing some of their best football ever?

Atletico lose a third league game in a row for the first time under Simeone but there’s hope for Barcelona thanks to their talented youngsters.

The Coupe de France is marred by yet more crowd violence as the game between Paris FC and Lyon is abandoned at half-time.

And we end with some Secret Santa – or at least its audio equivalent.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)

• PART 2: Atalanta 1-4 Roma (06m 00s) 

• PART 3a: Atletico lose again, Real draw a blank (12m 30s) 

• PART 3b: Bayern go 9 points clear in the Bundesliga (19m 00s)

• PART 4: Coupe De France – more fan trouble (29m 00s)

• PART 5: Inter on fire in the title race (41m 30s)

• PART 6a: Barca’s young guns having some fun (49m 00s)

• PART 6b: Secret Santa! (56m 00s)

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Jimbo welcomes Daniel Storey, Natalie Gedra and Charlie Eccleshare into the pod after a weekend of not a lot of football but a whole lot of talking points.

Spurs and Liverpool share the spoils in one of the games of the season so far. But it’s the officiating that takes centre stage. Are we heading towards a refereeing crisis with a dearth of talented officials in this country?

Meanwhile Man City have entered champions mode, as we compare and contrast Cancelo and Alexander-Arnold. And Chelsea are paying the price for not matching the goal scoring prowess of their rivals.

Arsenal win again as Natalie tells us how Gabriel Martinelli has been manufactured for greatness.

Plus Ronaldo buys Cruzeiro and is South America joining the Nations League?

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Round 20 about to be postponed? (02m 00s)

• PART 1b: Spurs 2-2 Liverpool (09m 00s) 

• PART 2: Newcastle 0-4 Man City & Wolves 0-0 Chelsea (32m 30s) 

• PART 3a: Leeds 1-4 Arsenal (45m 30s)

• PART 3b: Ronaldo buys Cruzeiro (54m 00s)

• PART 3c: Brazil in the Nations League? (60m 00s)

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Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Adam Crafton and Flo Lloyd-Hughes engage in a race against time to produce a football podcast that isn’t immediately completely out of date.

With Premier League clubs registering a record number of positive Covid cases and games postponed, is it time for a circuit breaker? And why is this the worst time for that when it comes to the TV rights holders?

There’s plenty of midweek action to feast upon as Man City destroy Leeds 7-0. Are we in Bielsa’s last season at Elland Road? And is he the best manager for a relegation battle?

Plus the ludicrously inconsistent Arsenal are 4th and is James Ward-Prowse one of the best free-kick takers in Premier League history?

The panel pay tribute to the retiring Sergio Aguero. And Flo gives us a half-term report on the WSL and the details on their lucrative new sponsorship deal.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Time for another circuit breaker? (02m 00s)

• PART 1b: Man City 7-0 Leeds (08m 30s) 

• PART 1c: Arsenal 2-0 West Ham (19m 30s) 

• PART 2: Sergio Aguero retires (31m 00s)

• PART 3: The rest of the Premier League midweek (38m 30s)

• PART 4a: What may be happening this weekend (46m 00s)

• PART 4b: Half-term report in the WSL (51m 00s)

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Jimbo and the Euro crew (James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo) have a keen eye on footballing affairs across the continent.

The Champions League last 16 draw takes place twice and second time around, we see PSG paired with Real Madrid in a tie packed full of angles. And Man City face Sporting in the hipster’s choice.

Real Madrid look to be running away with the title while Real Betis sit 3rd as Manuel Pellegrini is once again doing a brilliant job in La Liga.

Inter go top of Serie A for the first time this season while Dusan Vlahovic’s exit from Fiorentina looks increasingly likely as he cannot stop scoring.

It’s a winning start for Domenico Tedesco at Leipzig as Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich admits he regrets not getting vaccinated after Covid causes him lung damage.

Plus The Athletic’s Sam Stejskal informs us about a first ever MLS Cup win for New York City FC. A result that sees Ronny Deila doing push-ups in his pants.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (02m 00s)

• PART 2: Champions League draw – the second one (05m 00s) 

• PART 3: Real Madrid and Real Betis still flying (16m 00s) 

• PART 4a: A good week for PSG & Lille (29m 00s)

• PART 4b: NYCFC win the MLS Cup, with Sam Stejskal (35m 00s)

• PART 5: Can Fiorentina hang on to Vlahovic? (45m 00s)

• PART 6: A winning start for Tedesco at Leipzig (57m 00s)

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Jimbo, Daniel Storey, Dan Bardell and Colin Millar are on the spot to review and preview all the Premier League action.

Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Man United are all victorious thanks to penalties. Are Jurgen Klopp’s side the best in the country at the top of their game? And how much of a difference does Thiago make?

Conversely, are Southampton the worst team in the league on their day? And could Claudio Ranieri’s reign at Watford come to an end at Turf Moor this week?

Plus a journey from Plymouth to Sunderland, accents, parachuting Santas and Manuel Pellegrini’s revival of Real Betis.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City & Man Utd win it from the spot (03m 00s)

• PART 2a: Daniel’s trip from Plymouth to Sunderland (27m 00s) 

• PART 2b: Leicester 4-0 Newcastle (33m 00s) 

• PART 3a: Crystal Palace 3-1 Everton (38m 00s)

• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (43m 00s)

• PART 4: Parachuting Santas and festive cheer for Seville clubs (51m 00s)

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Jimbo, Michael Cox, Duncan Alexander and Tom Williams discuss a footballing week chock-full of narrative.

The Champions League group stage concludes with the mighty Barcelona eliminated while underdogs Lille and Salzburg progress to the last 16.

Steven Gerrard returns to Anfield on Saturday with Aston Villa. Will Stevie G be keen to show some tactical bravery against Liverpool? Elsewhere will City continue to dominate and will Chelsea continue to wobble?

Arsenal suffer another away defeat at Everton on Monday night. Are we less clear about Arteta’s game plan than we were 2 years ago?

Also on the podcast - the Haller paradigm, an all-insect affair, Sam Kerr versus pitch invaders and the weather.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Champions League Matchday 6 round-up (02m 00s)

• PART 2a: Gerrard returns to Anfield (22m 00s) 

• PART 2b: Man City v Wolves & Chelsea v Leeds previews (29m 00s) 

• PART 3a: Everton 2-1 Arsenal (38m 00s)

• PART 3b: The rest of the Premier League weekend (46m 00s)

• PART 4: The odds with Paddy Power (58m 00s)

• PART 5: How to wrap up warm in this weather (60m 00s)

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Jimbo, James Horncastle, Raphael Honigstein, Julien Laurens and Alvaro Romeo digest a huge weekend across the continent, both on the pitch and in the post-match interviews.

Bayern overcome Dortmund but there’s controversy as Jude Bellingham highlights referee Felix Zwayer’s past dealings. Elsewhere in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen score 7, Freiburg score 6 in the first half and Jesse Marsch is sacked by Leipzig.

Also out of work is Claude Puel after Rennes run riot at Saint-Etienne. And PSG rescue a point but continue to look unimpressive.

Speaking of unimpressive, Roma are taken apart by Inter with Jose Mourinho taking his frustration out on journalists.

And it’s a nervous week for Spanish football fans with Barcelona, Villarreal and Sevilla all faced with potential elimination from the Champions League.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1: Moment of the weekend (01m 30s)

• PART 2: Big score lines and big accusations in the Bundesliga (05m 00s) 

• PART 3: Mourinho mouths off again (18m 00s) 

• PART 4: Champions League Matchday 6 – Spanish sides under threat (31m 00s)

• PART 5: Puel sacked by Saint-Etienne (43m 00s)

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