Football Ramble

With several English sides gearing up for the Champions League, Marcus, Luke and Vish wonder which outsider would benefit most from a deep run? A reminder of Liverpool’s European credentials? A brief, sunny holiday to distract Spurs from impending doom? Or someone else?Plus, what jobs would Team Ramble look to do alongside the pod? Which manager would we want to run a 5k with? And, a dreamy one: as a lower league player, would you rather play against your boyhood club or their rivals?Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

We now know most of our FA Cup quarter-finalists and Marcus is furious that Fulham aren't among them. Today, Marcus, Luke and Vish explain why it was criminal for Marco Silva to let Fulham lose to Southampton.Elsewhere, we celebrate a great weekend for Port Vale and Southampton. Plus, Marcus warns DJs across the country about what will happen if you play too many Peter Andre songs.Get your Ramble merch HERE.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Just as it looked like all hope was lost, with the authoritative Ehantharajah Empire commanding the lands, the Luke Nation has emerged from the darkness and is back with a vengeance.It's arguably this season's biggest showdown - Luke vs Vish for the Jack's Encyclopaedia belt. Marcus is on the buttons for this one.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

It's gone from 'they can't, can they?' to 'it's happening, isn't it?' Tottenham Hotspur are in a terrible state. Now, having lost five Premier League games on the bounce and sitting a point away from relegation, is it time to press the Harry Redknapp button?Marcus tells Luke and Vish why that might be Tottenham's best option. Elsewhere, it's FA Cup fifth round weekend and there are some lovely ties, too. Should the winner of Wrexham vs Chelsea replace Iran at the World Cup? Will Daniel Farke run laps of Elland Road to protest his suspension? All will be answered in today's Preview Show.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Hello, Ramblers. Just to let you know, Mr Donaldson is here in place of Mr Speller today. Please be nice to him because he has forgotten his glasses.Pete's joined by Luke and Vish to look back on another pivotal night in the Premier League. Is Arsenal's time-wasting really an issue, or are they just better than everyone else at it? Plus, Newcastle win the Donaldson and Ehantharajah derby thanks to William Osula and Aaron Ramsdale. Pete's falling apart with joy.Get your Ramble merch HEREFind us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

Young Robby Edwards and his pack of wolves are back in the hunt! Teeth still red after a successful mauling of Aston Villa, they've only gone and taken a big old bite out of Liverpool too. So come on, are they on the verge?Luke tells Marcus and Jim why they might have a fighting chance. Plus, Jordan Henderson gets in a scrap, Daniel Farke compares himself to a butterfly, and old Warny is back in the big time.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

With high-profile transfers being increasingly scrutinised by the football media machine, we wonder why it’s so difficult to properly assess new arrivals to the Premier League without allowing them time to bed in. I mean, remember Dennis Bergkamp’s first season at Arsenal?!Marcus, Vish and Jim get stuck into that. Plus: what should Aston Villa realistically expect from Unai Emery and this team? Who’s had the most fairytale-tinged ending to their career? And, after Neil Warnock parachutes in at Torquay, what other managerial comebacks would we like to see?Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

When it comes to bears, if it's brown, lay down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight. And if it's a Daniel Farke Care Bear? Marcus, Pete, Jim and Vish issue their advice on that, try to stamp sexy shoulders out of the game, crown Liverpool Sporting de Club Set Piece, and launch Pete's brand new TV show in Moldova.There's also an unwelcome visit from the Spirit of the Game at Burnley, who continues to haunt us, and Vish makes the case for Jordan Pickford's save being the best in Premier League history. Let him cook.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***

After a meeting of the Ramble intercontinental senate, it's been decreed that the Ehantharajah Empire has simply been too powerful in the My Biddy Aunt arena of late, so a game of Jack's Encyclopaedia is the task this week.The belt is up for grabs with Marcus taking on Vish. Jim's on the whistle for this one.Find us on Bluesky, X, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, and email us here: show@footballramble.com.Sign up to the Football Ramble Patreon for ad-free shows for just $5 per month: https://www.patreon.com/footballramble.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!***