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The Preview Show: Test of strength

It’s Friday! Which means we’re on the cusp of another weekend of watching people kick stuff into stuff, our favourite activity on the Football Ramble.


Today, Marcus, Jim and Pete discuss Bournemouth's wonderful start to their European adventure. Plus, we look ahead to a potential bloodbath between Spurs and Aston Villa and wonder whether fat rats should be eating a Kinder Bueno?


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