Football Ramble
Episodes
Inside Luton Town: Episode 1
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Luton Town will be a Premier League club this season. But they’ll be a Premier League club like no other. Over the next two days on the Ramble feed,...
The Ramble: The Bath Demon
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Watch out! Mind you don’t get infected with Pete Donaldson-lookalike syndrome…Pete, Luke and Jim round-up the latest as another Viking joins the P...
OTC Transfer Special: Man United’s slice of Danish and Europe’s striker merry-go-round
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel Delaney and Nicky Bandini join Dotun for the final OTC transfer special of the summer, as Man United finalise a deal for one of Europe’s most...
The Ramble: I’m toooo loyal
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whether its footballers kicking lumps out of each other in the States or Jordan Henderson heading to Saudi Arabia, there ain’t time for pre-season r...
The Drop In: James Graham and writing Southgate
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’ve got something a little different on The Drop In! We’re joined by one of Britain’s most-celebrated writers for stage and screen: it’...
REVISITED | Pete's Film Club: Quincy, M.E.
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our final special Patreon drop of the summer, we’re throwing it back to one of Pete’s personal favourites of the season! Listen on to find out ...
OTC Transfer Special: A €300m offer for Kylian Mbappé - what does this mean?
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After Al-Hilal made a world-record transfer bid for Kylian Mbappé, Dotun is joined by Nicky Bandini and David Cartlidge to dissect what this means fo...
The Ramble: We’re off to JLingz FC
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In an absolutely seismic pre-season friendly, Man United beat up Arsenal on the pitch - while Arsenal fans in the stands beat up each other. Ahh, socc...
Upfront: The Lionesses struggle past Haiti
22 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Upfront team bring you all the reaction to England’s very first game at the Women’s World Cup!England got off to a winning start, but a pretty...
Ramble Reacts: A New Devil is Arriving
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus and Andy are back with big news! Everyone wants to leave Fulham.They discuss what playmaker-keeper André Onana will bring to Erik Ten Hag’s ...
OTC Transfer Special: What’s going on in Ligue 1?
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kylian Mbappé’s deadline to extend his PSG contract is approaching. Today, Jonathan Johnson joins Dotun and Andy to explain why Harry Kane to PSG w...
GOAT Farm: England
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re back with another of our Patreon mini-series: GOAT farm! In this series, we picked our favourite XI for a chosen team or subj...
Upfront's Guide to the Women's World Cup: England’s chances, Ireland’s hopes, and can Sam Kerr lead the co-hosts to glory?
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s FINALLY HERE! The World Cup starts on Thursday, and Upfront has all the info you need ahead of the biggest women’s football tournament in his...
The Football Ramble’s Guide to… David Beckham’s move to LA Galaxy
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For our final Guide To… of the summer, we could only end on football’s headline act making hay in Hollywood. Nope, it’s not Lionel Messi moving ...
The Ramble: The Fizzer Effect
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was another HUGE weekend in the football calendar… It’s always great to see the Scottish League Cup start again. It was a shame Bonnyrigg Rose ...
REVISITED | Ramble Meets… Declan Rice
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Declan Rice’s move to Arsenal FINALLY confirmed, Luke goes back into the archives to bring you his Ramble Meets interview episode with the man ...
Ramble Reacts: Breakfast with Bayern
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus and Luke return with fresh, breakfast-based developments around Harry Kane to Bayern Munich! Petty squabbling between Speller and Moore incomin...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… The first ever World Cup
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The World Cup is still brilliant, but it’s got its problems. And yet the issues we face today aren’t as confusing and downright obscene as those f...
Upfront: Ex-England keeper Carly Telford on Wiegman, Mary Earps’ story, and penalty psychology!
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chloe and Rachel bring you a very special episode of Upfront ahead of the World Cup next Thursday! Our guest today - Carly Telford - has been to not o...
OTC Transfer Special: Inter’s recovery, sweeper keepers, and the Saudi situation
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dotun and Andy are joined by Miguel Delaney to discuss why Inter could be Serie A’s early favourites – even as they look set to lose their No.1, A...
The Ramble: Give him the BRIT Awards
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s that, England silverware I see?! Marcus, Jim and Luke discuss yet more signs of England’s imminent domination of international football aft...
Ramble Reacts: Arsenal's new Vieira?
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus and Andy discuss a distinctly un-Arsenal last 24 hours at Arsenal, as the world and Dean Saunders await Declan Rice’s imminent announcement!W...
The Five Hive: Favourite football games we've attended
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we welcome you to another of our Patreon mini-series: The Five Hive! Every Sunday, we debated our favourite fives - from football's best v...
Pete's Film Club: United Passions
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pete’s Film Club made its long awaited return on the Football Ramble Patreon during the World Cup! The Club is the only place where you’ll hear us...
The Ramble: Top Pharmaceutical Manager
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is Andy Brassell a football journalist or a top pharmaceutical manager? You can tell it’s a summer Ramble…Marcus, Luke, Pete and Andy react to Mas...
OTC Transfer Special: Szoboszlai, stars of the U21s Euros, and the Turkish Messi
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the worst exoduses in European football continues at RB Leipzig. So, what is Dominik Szoboszlai bringing to Liverpool – but also what kind of...
The Football Ramble's Guide To... Zidane's headbutt
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zinedine Zidane. One of the all time greats. A gyroscopic magician. A picture of serene perfection. But also a picture of serene perfection that might...
The Ramble: Steve Fireball
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ALL ABOARD! Marcus, Luke, Pete and Jim discuss Englishmen on the move: from Declan Rice, to Madders, to… Gary Neville on Dragons Den?Pete makes a pi...
OTC Transfer Special: When Bayern met Harry
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dotun, Andy and Nicky Bandini discuss the question on everyone’s lips: could Bayern Munich and Harry Kane really be a match made in heaven? We ...
The Drop In: Patrice Evra and loving this game
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know him as the footballer and the social media eccentric. But today, you’re going to meet the many, many sides of Patrice Evra.From his activis...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… England 1-2 Iceland, Euro 2016
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It all started with Roy and Ray’s trip down the Seine…Seven years since it happened, we return to the most significant moment in the England men’...
The Ramble: The Begrudger
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Marvel’s newest superhero, played by Luke Moore: The Begrudger.Marcus, Luke, Pete and Jim discuss footballers at Glastonbury, Pete’s d...
The Ramble: Good Mum's Houses
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our end of season predictions are HERE! Jules, Vish, Pete and Jim reveal who they picked way back in August last year and there are - quite frankly - ...
OTC Transfer Special: Bayern’s Englishmen, Tonali the Geordie, and Dotun’s slip!
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our first OTC Transfer Special of the summer! Dotun, Andy and wrongly-suspected Geordie David Cartlidge get under the skin of Europe’s bigges...
The Football Ramble’s Best of 2022/23: Part 2
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with more moments of mischief! From Pete’s fibre glass crocodile, to Andy’s unprecedented meltdown - which was only narrowly edged by...
Ramble Reacts: Arjen Saka
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was good, but Marcus wanted eight.Marcus, Andy and their respective giddy aunts react to England’s season-closing demolition job! There’s lots ...
The Ramble: Sign Jermaine Defoe
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Nations League Ramble! Where Marcus holds Andy and Luke at gunpoint to talk about the Nations League.On his return, Luke provides a (so...
The Preview Show: Jack Grealish’s World
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
International football is BACK! Football will never end. Ever. Don't worry though because Mr Worldwide himself Marcus Speller is joined by Andy and Pe...
On The Continent: 2022/23 end of season special!
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dotun and Andy are joined by Miguel Delaney, Jonathan Johnson and Nicky Bandini to discuss the big trends across the season that was!Will clubs like L...
The Football Ramble’s Best of 2022/23: Part 1
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cristiano Ronaldo’s strops? Marcus’ random beef with Harry Potter? Kevin Keegan’s involvement with the Freight Association?! Yep, those things a...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Zlatan
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you couldn’t stand him, you were glad to see him. Unless you’re Ryan Shawcross.After his recent retirement, Marcus, Vish, Andy and Jim loo...
The Ramble: Silva-Tongued
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That’s a wrap on the Champions League! Marcus, Jim, Vish and Pete salute Pep Guardiola for the second treble of his career and Des Kelly for his cha...
The Preview Show: AI Warnock
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus, Vish, Jim and Andy look ahead to the big one: Manchester City vs Interazionale!… aaaaand then get on to more pressing matters, including a C...
On The Continent: The end of an era edition
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dotun and Andy are joined by France football expert Jonathan Johnson for the most farewells we’ve ever had on OTC!We discuss whether Zlatan Ibrahimo...
Ramble Reacts: The Trophyman
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Moyes embodied the spirit of Steve Bruce celebrating on Fifa as the Ferryman became the Trophyman thanks to West Ham’s first European trophy i...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Inter’s Treble Winners
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The A-Team, the Expendables, the Inglorious Bastards.José Mourinho’s treble-winning Inter side were a rag-tag bunch of disillusioned stars, but uni...
Phil Neville at Inter Miami: A Tribute
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
To mark the end of one of football’s greatest managerial eras, Marcus brings you a selection of his favourite Ramble moments provided by Phil Nevill...
The Ramble: Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Man City might be one step closer to the treble, but Pep Guardiola’s celebration was the worse thing we’ve ever seen on the Wembley touchline.Marc...
The Preview Show: WE'RE AT WEMBLEY!
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We've only been given the keys to the Wembley dressing room ahead of the FA Cup Final!!Marcus, Jim, Andy and Pete bring you a very special Preview Sho...
On The Continent: A Chuckle Brothers Title Race
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dotun and Andy are joined by Archie Rhind-Tutt to collectively ask: what the hell Dortmund?!Plus, Nicky joins us to discuss José Mourinho's future an...
Ramble Reacts: Sevilla have done it again
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t care what you say, we absolutely do want to see it. Sevilla and Roma headlined a “festival of gamesmanship” last night and Real Betis…...
The Drop In: Paul Barber and running Brighton
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're speaking to the man who runs perhaps the standout club in the Premier League. It's Brighton chief exec, Paul Barber!Who would you like Ka...
The Football Ramble's Guide To... Big Sam at Bolton
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After Big Sam's *checks notes* second Premier League relegation, we thought we'd remember better times.Marcus, Andy, Jim and Pete revisit his time at ...
The Ramble: Little hairy troll
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
That’s a wrap for the Premier League! Like Weston McKennie, we’re hopping on a train straight out of this madhouse as quickly as possible…Marcus...
The Preview Show: Double down Fizzer
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Man United secured Champions League football last night and Chelsea were, erm, Chelsea. Marcus, Jim, Andy and Pete try to decide whether Frank Lampard...
On The Continent: Are Bayern the bottlers now?
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As league seasons come to a close across Europe, Dotun, Andy and David have some huge stories to unpack.After Valencia double down in their self-defen...
The Drop In: Lee Dykes and mastering the transfer market
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're joined by one of the brains behind the Premier League's 'brainiest' club!Brentford Technical Director Lee Dykes welcomes Kate to the Bees...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Lasagne Gate
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Think the past couple of months have been, er, sticky for Spurs? You ain’t seen nothing yet.The night before the final day in May 2006, Spurs just n...
Ramble Reacts: Newcastle return to the Champions League!
23 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pete got his top off within the first 20 seconds of this. And who can blame him! He’s covered in pig piss after all…Marcus, Jim and Pete react to ...
The Ramble: And a hamstring injury!
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Manchester City are the champions, but we all know who the real winner was this weekend. That’s right, Big Sam found a fiver on the touchline.Jules,...
The Preview Show: Thursday’s the new Friday
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
West Ham are in a European final! Sheffield Wednesday gave us one of the most dramatic nights of the season! And José Mourinho’s Roma… yeah, well...
On The Continent: Man City’s pinnacle
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dotun and Andy are joined by Miguel Delaney to discuss perhaps THE best single performance by an English team in Europe we’ve ever seen and what has...
Ramble Reacts: Pep achieves perfection
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You know what is far from perfect though? DJ Grealo’s set in the metaverse! That’s right, Pete went in there and he brings news.Pete, Vish and Jim...
At The Match: The Dortmund Experience
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With Borussia Dortmund and Bayern locked in an epic title race, Andy had to head over to Dortmund to share the roar of the Yellow Wall for a crucial s...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… the 1999 Champions League final
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Close to 10 years to the day since Sir Alex Ferguson’s final game as manager of Manchester United, we had to look back at the defining game of his c...
Ramble Reacts: Pete’s lost VAR tapes
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leicester City are falling deeper into the mire and inexplicably Jonny Evans - the oldest man in the world - is the only one being asked to drag them ...
The Ramble: STILL fighting for this title
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It might be the fourth time we’ve said this, but Arsenal’s title dreams are surely, FINALLY over. Can someone tell Jim?Pete, Jim, Vish and Andy ho...
The Preview Show: Neil Warnock's escape room
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Speller returns! Open those gates to the weekend and run free. David Moyes is ready to cut some shapes, that’s for sure.That troubling news a...
On The Continent: Inter the Colosseum
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nicky Bandini joins us from Milan to relive a truly once-in-a-lifetime atmosphere at San Siro.How did Inter take control of this tie so decisively? We...
The Drop In: Rob Edwards and modern management
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the play-offs around the corner, today we have the pleasure of sitting down with one of the protagonists right in the thick of it: Luton Town man...
Ramble Reacts: Dani Carvajal hunts DJ Grealo
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was a big night in the Champions League last night and there is one burning question that we have to ask: Did you see what Man City were wearing pr...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the Champions League semi-finals return, we simply had to turn back the clock to May 2019, when something quite incredible went down at Anfield in ...
The Ramble: Slog on the Tyne
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pete, Vish and Jim bring their judges’ scorecards after Arsenal and Newcastle slugged out a proper humdinger. Arsenal edged that one because they re...
The Preview Show: King Sam’s coronation
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Big Sam’s coronation weekend! Today, Jules, Jim, Andy and Pete have gathered to celebrate not one but two coronations, as Napoli’s party bo...
On The Continent: Messi’s back door exit
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PSG are The Wombles of European football. That’s the conclusion that Dotun, Andy and David come to when trying to work out when PSG will ever not be...
Ramble Reacts: Big Sam’s back!
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The footballing gods have delivered! We’ve been served up the best piece of Barclays news of the season so far. Big Sam Allardyce has been given fou...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Lee Bowyer vs Kieron Dyer
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We saved the best Newcastle-themed Ramble Guide till last! Today, we look back on one of the most baffling, thrilling and things-you-don’t-like-to-s...
The Football Ramble's Guide To... Jamie Vardy
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine your loudmouth mate left your hometown, became one of the Premier League’s most fearsome strikers and secured a Premier League title, an FA ...
Ramble Reacts: Sean Dyche digs one out
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A chaotic game that benefited absolutely no one but was pure Barclays through and through. That calls for only one Reacts trio: Pete, Jim and Vish!The...
The Ramble: Tottenham “Silly Goose” Hotspur
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After all the badge chat on Friday, Jim’s decided that the animal on Tottenham's logo is actually a silly goose. There's no rest for Spurs fans just...
The Preview Show: Alexander Isak: No Way Home
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Mason picked his favourite Tottenham hoodie out of the club shop last night and lead Spurs to a credible draw. Today Pete, Luke, Jim and Vish are...
On The Continent: Serie A’s Champions League contenders
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juventus have got their points back - for now - but are they good enough on the pitch to make it count? Nicky’s not convinced but she does suggest I...
Ramble Reacts: Man City stomp on Arsenal’s dreams
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy, Pete and a mildly miffed Jim dial in after The Big One™, where Erling n’ co let their hair down as Man City continue to reel Arsenal in.We s...
The Ramble: COYS, Daniel
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The youngest person gets the job - that’s Daniel Levy’s new motto, apparently! Pete’s in the hot seat today and he’s joined by Luke and Jim to...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Steven Gerrard’s Slip
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Premier League title races have given us some great moments over the years, but few have reverberated through history quite as much as this one.Steven...
The Ramble: We’ve all got our jeans on!
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Parachute Harry Redknapp in there. If this is the answer, what is the question?Marcus, Luke and Vish react to an astonishing 20 minutes at St James’...
The Preview Show: I’m Anti Brassell
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Concerning news: Marcus’ Harry Maguire merch is rapidly decreasing in value. Marcus, Luke and Andy look back on a chaotic night in Spain, as Manches...
On The Continent: The final four
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
See you at the San Siro! Dotun and Andy are joined by Jonathan Johnson to wonder what’s in store in the last four of the Champions League. We discus...
Ramble Reacts: Thomas Tuchel and Andy Carroll see red!
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In separate games, sadly. But damn it all Marcus, Jim and Andy are here and armed with all the best bits from last night’s action nonetheless – fr...
Ramble Reacts: Chelsea are put out of their misery
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After Chelsea at last bowed out of the Champions League last night, Marcus, Andy and Luke are left scratching their heads over Frank Lampard’s lineu...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… David Moyes at Man United
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What’s that? The Grim Reaper in the front row of Goodison Park? That can only mean one thing…This Saturday will mark 9 years since David Moyes was...
The Ramble: Critical clown mass
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter’s here! And he’s actually meant to be! On the downside, he’s developed an addiction to shoplifting.He joins Marcus, Vish and Jim to look b...
At The Match: Man City and a night of contradictions
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This season, Manchester City’s project might be about to reach its final chapter: lifting the Champions League. Andy headed up to Manchester on Tues...
The Preview Show: Aim for his head!
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last night’s Europa League debacle leaves us asking: can Harry Maguire be to blame for the size of his head?Marcus, Luke, Andy and Jim have your wee...
On The Continent: Have Milan got Napoli’s number?
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s first blood in the Champions League quarter-finals! Nicky Bandini joins Dotun and Andy from Milan with the sound of a packed San Siro still rin...
Ramble Reacts: Chelsea get schooled in Madrid
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
And so did Todd Boehly, who predicted a 3-0 Chelsea win. Because of course he did.Marcus, Pete and Andy react to Chelsea’s tricky night at the Berna...
Ramble Reacts: Man City give Bayern a kicking
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As well as every cultural reference point from the year 1996, Marcus and Luke are here to react to Man City’s statement victory over Tommy Tuchel’...
The Football Ramble’s Guide To… Alan Shearer’s 8 games in charge of Newcastle
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For most clubs in the Premier League, eight matches remain this season. And those at the bottom - this campaign more than ever - have made their final...
The Ramble: Big baby... baby
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anfield was rockin’, Granit Xhaka was kickin’, and the assistant ref was elbowin’!Marcus, Pete, Vish and an emotionally shrivelled Jim look back...
The Preview Show: Sammy Amoebi the dog's debut
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a HUGE pod debut for… Sammy Ameobi the dog!In other news, Franky Lampard’s back! But is it all a bit… cruel? Marcus, Andy, Jim, Pete and ...