The Totally Football Show with James Richardson

The olive in the martini

22 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sevilla won the Europa League. It’s what they do. What are the knock-on effects for Inter? Will it be arrivederci Antonio Conte? Enter Allegri?Bayer...

Distinct Khal Drogo stylings

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The favourites progress to the final with a 3-0 win over Lyon. But did Bayern’s defensive vulnerability show that they are ripe for the picking by P...

There's an omen looming

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the French champions eased to a 3-0 victory over RB Leipzig, are they more than just a team of superstars? Or are they in fact a team?Julien Lauren...

Not the face

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inter sweep aside Shakhtar to book a final date with Sevilla. Have Inter fans got their club back and can Conte finally strike it lucky in Europe?Juli...

Outstanding in their field

17 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester United lose the semi-final to Europa League juggernauts Sevilla, with some shoddy defending and sloppy finishing. Is the big problem that t...

Too many vowels

16 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lyon upset Man City with a 3-1 win in Lisbon to become the 2nd French team to progress to the semi-finals. Julien Laurens tells us about a manager reb...

Gary Neville against West Brom

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bayern Munich shock the world with an 8-2 victory over Barcelona to progress to the Champions League semi-finals. It looks like the end of a generatio...

Shouting in the middle of the ocean

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leipzig upset the odds and knock out Atletico Madrid to reach the semi-finals. How big a night was this for their managerial prodigy Julian Nagelsmann...

A uniquely moist experience

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Atalanta 1 - 2 PSG  (01m 00s) • PART 2: A word for the vanquished (12m 30s)• PART 3: RB Leipzig v Atlético Madrid p...

Squirt emoji

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: Sevilla 1 - 0 Wolves (01m 30s) • PART 2a: Shakhtar 4 - 1 Basel (10m 40s)• PART 2b: Russian round-up (17m 00s)• PART...

Prince of trigonometry

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

United progress to the semi’s after extra time despite an incredible performance from the Copenhagen keeper. But are the likes of Rashford and Ferna...

Banking and smoking

09 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Juventus shock the football world by sacking Maurizio Sarri and then replacing him with Andrea Pirlo in the same day. Can Pirlo handle a daunting firs...

Luxury Kevin Davies

08 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Manchester City sweep aside Real Madrid in possibly their biggest European statement yet. Alvaro Romeo assesses whether Real need a revamp to become a...

Deliberate ego

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wolves squeak past Olympiakos into a European quarter-final. Up next, a sumptuous Sevilla who dispatch Roma 2-0. Are Lopetegui’s men the best side w...

Cooks you slowly

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inter Milan and Manchester United progress to the last 8 of the Europa League - can anyone stop them meeting in the final?It could very well be Leverk...

Non-original pirate material

02 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Arsenal are FA Cup winners once again with Aubameyang proving he is world class. With questions surrounding his future, are there any viable suitors f...

Multi-goal ding-dong tussle

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Arsenal take on Chelsea this Saturday in the FA Cup final. With each side’s attacking strengths and defensive weaknesses, could we be in for a class...

So it was all Pogba

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Juventus win their 9th title in a row, a Scudetto that’s received more criticism than celebration. Are we wrong to be underwhelmed by Maurizio Sarri...

Who’s laughing now?

27 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bournemouth are victorious but go down with Watford as Villa stay up. Was it Grealish’s last game at Villa? Was it Howe’s final match as Bournemou...

Oh Kepa!

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Champions League chase goes down to the wire as Leicester take on Man Utd. Big game for the Foxes – and for Brendan Rodgers.The battle to beat t...

Fort Boyard

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: No Ballon d’Or! (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Juventus 2 - 1 Lazio (05m 00s)• PART 2b: Real’s 34th title and ZZ love (11m ...

Culturally notorious

20 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an Arsenal Chelsea final in the FA Cup as London reigns over Manchester.Did Solskjaer prioritise the league over the cup with his selection? An...

Like Sammy Kuffour

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Arsenal defy the odds and the stats to beat Klopp and co at the Emirates. They may be champions but are this Liverpool side damaging their legacy?From...

No camaraderie, no sweetness either

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Champions League quarter-finals look lopsided with some big names on one side of the draw. So could this finally be PSG’s year?Man City will be ...

Backup for wooden barns

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Norwich are relegated but the other 4 in the bottom 5 are all victorious, including an incredible turnaround as Bournemouth batter Leicester. What has...

Control of the Stokenchurch bypass

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the North London derby on Sunday as Tottenham and Arsenal compete for bragging rights and not much else? And how much are the Amazon film crew ...

They want a name on that bench

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bayern complete the double with victory in the Pokal. Will Lewandowski win the Ballon D’Or? Will Thiago be at Liverpool next season?The title race c...

Dispensing tactical justice

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Southampton stun Man City as Liverpool labour to victory over Villa. Brighton seem safe but it looks like bye-bye Bournemouth. All because of the recr...

Pep might wash his jet

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

West Ham shock Chelsea in a thrilling London derby. The Hammers move up to 30 points – could that be enough to stay up? And how worried should Frank...

Susceptible to a bit of flattery

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It was a terrible week for Barcelona in La Liga as they lose ground and Messi loses respect. But everyone’s talking about those assists from Benzema...

Pied Piper march

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It was a weekend of quarter-final football, as well as Premier League action, where we possibly learnt more about the losers than the winners. Could d...

And now it’s there

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the help of Duncan Alexander, Rory Smith and devoted Red Sasha Goryunov, we react to the end of one of the most famous sporting droughts. What wi...

60 million pounds of nothing

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liverpool wipe the floor with Palace and could be champions by Thursday night. Man City’s game with Burnley was overshadowed by a White Lives Matter...

Emotion escaping from somebody’s body

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

No doubt that it was a dour derby on Merseyside but the weekend prompted plenty of questions. Did Mourinho get it wrong with his tactics? Are Arsenal ...

Beginning to age disgracefully

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an evening of firsts in England with the first Premier League games behind closed doors and the first failure of goal-line technology. Hawk-eye...

Blurry masses

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the 2019/20 season set to get back underway on Wednesday, we look at the key talking points still to be resolved. What records can Liverpool brea...

Classic embarrassing move

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2004/05 saw a Champions League winner that finished level on points with Bolton. Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool went on an incredible journey to Istanbul....

Let’s just use teletext

07 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pod travels back 20 years, giving us a chance to bang the Marcus Stewart for England drum, reminisce about Wycombe’s FA Cup run and discuss Dani...

Intellectual doping

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

03/04 was the making of Mourinho on the world stage and the unravelling of Ranieri at Chelsea. We look back at a campaign that featured a goal-crazy M...

The clang of modern football

31 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The last Premier League season of the century. A time when Roy Keane was player of the year and Phillips and Bridges were banging in them in.The Dons ...

Grass art maniac

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 2002-03 Champions League campaign saw Serie A come roaring back after a few seasons out of the spotlight. Carlo Ancelotti claimed his first Champi...

Matching pink Ferraris

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

98/99 brought us the highest quality of title races, John Gregory’s big mouth, and Van Hooijdonk and Di Canio behaving badly.We look back at the sec...

Sausage factory owner

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 01/02 campaign saw Real Madrid win their 9th European Cup at the expense of Bayer Leverkusen, who knocked out all three English clubs on the way t...

Conglomerate striker

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The panel look back at the 97/98 season. Home to one of the best individual performances of the Premier League era. And the most bizarre managerial un...

More centimetres to score

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The panel look back at Bayern’s first European Cup win in 25 years. It was the final with all the penalties, so naturally the Germans won it. Featur...

Football with broccoli

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 1996/97, there was an Italian influx, Manchester United were the worst champions ever and Leeds experienced peak George Graham. Plus there was...

After 90 minutes of sheer hell

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Champions League season at the turn of the century was lit up by Batistuta’s Fiorentina, Mihajlovic’s Lazio and Flo’s Chelsea.The whole thin...

Get a Wim Jonk while you’re at it

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 94/95 season saw Shearer and Sutton fire Blackburn to their first title in 81 years. And Forest finished 3rd! The panel look back on a game-changi...

Airplanes in the belly

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

98/99 is defined by Man United’s treble success. We force Rafa to relive the United Bayern final - the substitutions that went right and the substit...

Blobby In, Branfoot Out

26 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

United’s second season in the Premier League wasn’t so difficult as they crushed all opposition in 93/94. Were they better than the United side of...

Club of the humble

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jupp Heynckes’s Real, thanks to the heroics of Predrag Mijatovic and Christian Karembeu, turned over Juve in the final, at the end of a scintillatin...

Current wine importer

19 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 2011/12 Premier League campaign saw Manchester City pip rivals United to the title on goal difference on the last day. You might remember how it e...

The human can opener

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The panel travel back to 96/97 when Dortmund and Schalke did a European double. Dortmund’s only Champions League success powered by Sammer, Ricken a...

Eight more votes than Theo Zagorakis

12 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Roman Abramovich arrived in England but nobody could beat Arsenal in the Premier League in 03/04. Do they – or indeed Thierry Henry – get enough l...

Snake power rankings

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We travel back in time to the 95/96 season of the Champions League which gives us a chance to rave about Raul. It was a disastrous campaign for Blackb...

Division One rolled in glitter

05 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the panel look back to 92-93, the very first Premier League campaign that saw Manchester United’s dominance commence and Clough’s last knoc...

Like a luxury Stewart Downing

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Flicks and Kicks sees the team review United Passions – the FIFA-funded film about FIFA with Tim Roth starring as Saint Sepp Blatter.With Kane’s f...

Die Hard henchman

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

PSG had a team to drool over, Milan were permanent fixtures in the final. But 94/95 was arguably Louis Van Gaal’s finest season as a manager, leadin...

Dawn of the dour

29 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 04/05 season saw Chelsea end Arsenal and United’s dominance of English football, plus the greatest relegation battle ever. Also big that season ...

Baked bean cake

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today we take on the film Escape To Victory, where football and POW camps collide. Starring Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Pele, John Wark and tha...

Volcanic characters

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The panel look back at the 93-94 Champions League, a place in which was turned down by PSG!Featuring Capello’s Milan, Cruyff’s Barcelona, Wenger’...

I’m a butterfly, you’re worker ants

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Keegan’s entertainers up against Fergie’s fledglings. We review one of the great title races in a campaign where English clubs were rubbish in Eur...

Pat Jennings’s oil filters

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rory Smith is back to bring us an update on the latest moves within UEFA, as to how to salvage the season.On the agenda today, we offer up a Ronaldinh...

A few transfusions

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We look back at the first Champions League final in 1993, which pitted Berlusconi against the Berlusconi who got busted. Milan versus Bernard Tapie’...

Couldn’t defend for butter

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With all major European leagues suspending football amid the coronavirus pandemic, we discuss with Rory Smith where the authorities go from here and w...

Elongated Lionel Messi

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last year’s Champions League finalists Liverpool and Tottenham are both knocked out at the last 16 stage. Where did it go wrong for the Reds? And ar...

Qatar karma

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Like many games this week, PSG v Dortmund will be behind closed doors. Can the Parisians end their knock-out stage hoodoo? And will Atletico upset hol...

Clown running through a minefield

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s another man of the match display from the boy wonder Billy Gilmour at Stamford Bridge. Are Man City missing Arteta?We recognise Roy Hodgson’s...

Siegfried Sassoon vibe

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tottenham head out of the cup as Eric Dier heads into the stands to confront a fan. We ask if Spurs should be expecting a bit more from the rather exp...

I’m not the midfielder you’re looking for

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Real Madrid win the Clasico, leading many to assume Barcelona – and Lionel Messi – are in decline.Lazio are top of Serie A but is the Italian seas...

Defence and justice

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The bottom 3 all taste victory in the Premier League. Emma Saunders pops in to discuss whether Watford’s win over the champions elect is the greates...

Driving through the smoke

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Man City make a statement in Europe with their win at the Bernabeu – next up Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup Final.Chelsea are embarrassed by Bayern ...

The most important of the least important things

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Will Bayern and Juve show they deserve to be among the favourites for the Champions League this week? Can a resurgent Napoli upset Barca? And will Rea...

An abject lack of responsibility

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s refereeing controversy in Burnley, Nottingham and Inverness, to name but a few. In the Premier League, there are plaudits aplenty for Saka, ...

Niche beef

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liverpool and Tottenham are both undone in Europe, both posing very little goal threat. The same can’t be said of Erling Haaland at Dortmund. Just h...

Full gas

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Will Dortmund v PSG deliver the goal-fest we all expect? Do Leipzig have the experience to progress? And what are the prospects for Atalanta and Atlet...

Very particular about his black Diadoras

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kieran Maguire from the Price of Football helps us discuss the ramifications of Manchester City’s two-year ban from the Champions League, with 5th b...

86 different pairs of shorts

13 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Can Norwich add champions elect Liverpool to their list of Carrow Road scalps? Will Wolves and Leicester feature in one of the games of the season? An...

Put him in the fridge

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inter come from behind to win the Milan derby and go top of Serie A. Could the consequences be serious for Sarri at Juventus?Are Dortmund fed up of Fa...

Gusty movements

09 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Everton are flying under Ancelotti but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t big up Big Dunc and pick on Pickford. Sheffield United are back in the spotl...

Electric shock salsa

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We look ahead to the first half of Matchweek 26 in the Premier League with a six-pointer at the bottom, plus an ageing Palace looking to get back on t...

It makes a hell of a cocktail

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kylian in the name of? What's gone on with Tuchel and Mbappe?Is Haaland scoring enough goals?Which Spanish manager has transformed over the years?And ...

Regrettable

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liverpool are 22 points clear at the top of the table and could win the title in the Merseyside derby. Why are Manchester City so wasteful? At the oth...

A Hotel Babylon vibe

30 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s the League Cup semi-finals, Premier League weekend and closing of the transfer window to be discussed. Plus Pacman, Thames AFC and Salomon K...

Mountaineering metaphors

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Atletico Madrid have slumped under Simeone, as La Liga as a whole asks where have all the goals gone?Germany, that’s where. And that was even before...

His legs are human legs

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shrewsbury force a replay with Liverpool thanks to the “Poundshop Jamie Vardy.” But did Jurgen Klopp go too far with his post-match statement that...

Vortex of heritage

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s not a lot of love for Solskjaer after Manchester United’s home humbling to Burnley at Old Trafford. But we are singing the praises of Gabr...

Like the T-Rex in Jurassic Park

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Erling Haaland scores 3 on his Dortmund debut, but it’s Timo Werner who’s the top scorer in the Bundesliga.16 year-old Rayan Cherki scores twice a...

Unserious football individual

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Liverpool take a step closer to the title and Bournemouth a step closer to the drop. Plus we discuss Gary Cahill’s comeback, Pepe Reina’s hotel ro...

Younger than Damon Albarn

16 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: FA Cup 4th round replay reaction (01m 00s) • PART 2: Arsenal v Sheff Utd preview with James Shield from The Star, She...

When there is no structure, there’s chaos

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Valverde is shown the door at Barcelona. Does the club’s courting of Xavi, Koeman and Pochettino show they don’t really know what they’re doing?...

The barrier to fun

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Tottenham 0-1 Liverpool (02m 00s) • PART 2: Aston Villa 1-6 Man City (15m 00s)• PART 3a: Bournemouth 0-3 Watford &a...

Villain in a Playstation 3 game

09 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Man Utd 1-3 Man City & Leicester 1-1 Aston Villa (01m 00s) • PART 2: Arsenal 1-0 Leeds + FA Cup 4th round draw (1...

We can’t have nice things, can we?

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: The magic of the cup? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Brighton 0-1 Sheff Wed & Liverpool 1-0 Everton (05m 00s)• PART 2b: M...

A joke football club run by clowns

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: More football on the telly? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd (03m 30s)• PART 2b: Southampton 1-0 Tottenham ...

Head canon

30 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Carl Anka’s origin story (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (03m 00s)• PART 2b: Burnley 0-2 Man Utd (11m 00...

Quelled

27 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: A powerful walk and Jose’s dog (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Leicester 0 - 4 Liverpool (03m 30s)• PART 2a: Chelsea 0 - 2 So...

Bring The Noise - Rafa Honigstein on Klopp

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Miller speaks to Rafa Honigstein about the updated edition of his magnificent biography of Jurgen Klopp.  What makes the manager of the current ...

Their heads just fell off

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER:  • PART 1: Game of the weekend? (01m 00s) • PART 2a: Racist abuse at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (03m 00s)• PART 2b: Tottenh...

Diet Pep? Sí

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1a: Little cookies big trouble in little Ostersunds (01m 00s) • PART 1b: Arteta and Ancelotti's imminent appointments (04m...